GW Micro Featured on Tek Talk
Jan-18-2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fort Wayne, Indiana (January 18, 2012) - GW Micro, Inc. (www.gwmicro.com) will be featured on Tek Talk, hosted by Accessible World, on Monday, January 23, 2012.
GW Micro, maker of Window-Eyes, recently released a free program called GWSkype, a program that is plugged into Skype™ and makes it accessible to all blind and visually impaired people. "This program became viral, and blind people around the world started using it almost as soon as it was on the market," said Bob Acosta, Chair of Accessible World. Due to its extreme popularity, GW Micro was invited on Tek Talk to demonstrate the capabilities of the GWSkype as well as to discuss future developments.
"GW Micro is very excited about this latest innovation. It has helped many blind people communicate using Skype via a completely accessible interface," said Steve Clower, App Developer for GW Micro. The GWSkype app can be downloaded for free at GW Micro's App Central via the following link: http://www.gwmicro.com/apps/gwskype. GWSkype can be used ad-free by Window-Eyes users, and be used with very short advertisements for those who are not running Window-Eyes.
Continue reading to learn about the presentation and how to access it:
Presenter: Steve Clower, Support Specialist for GW Micro
E-Mail: [email protected]
Date: Monday, January 23, 2012
Time: 5:00 PM PST, 6:00 PM MST, 7:00 PM CST, 8:00 PM EST and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 01:00 GMT
Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at:
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2
Or, alternatively, select The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at: www.accessibleworld.org.
Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.
All Tek Talk training events are recorded so if you are unable to participate live at the above times then you may download the presentation or podcast from the Tek Talk archives on our website at www.accessibleworld.org.
If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download and then run. A link to the software is available on every entry screen to the Accessible World online rooms.
All online interactive programs are free of charge, and open to anyone worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a sound card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with the presenters and others in the virtual audience or text chat with the attendees. To speak to us, hold down the Control key and talk; then let up to listen.
Accessible World uses News Wires, like this one, to inform people of the topic and times for the many Discussion Groups on Accessible World. The lists are announce-only to keep the traffic to a minimum.
You can join the Accessible World Announce List, the Tek Talk Announce List or the Sports Talk Announce List by completing the form at: www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists.
Accessible World also provides a Tek Talk Discussion List. This list is intended to give you an opportunity to ask computer related questions, suggest topics to be used in the weekly Monday training programs, or just to interact with others interested in using assistive devices to access computers. You may sign up for this list by selecting the Tek Talk Discussion link on the same page and completing the form.
Accessible World Contacts:
Robert Acosta, Chair
Accessible World
(818) 998-0044
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.helpinghands4theblind.org
Marcia Moses, Events Coordinator
Accessible World
(734) 495-1496
Email: [email protected]
Steve Hoffman, President
Talking Communities
Email: [email protected]
The Accessible World, a division of Helping Hands For The Blind, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the general public, the disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly relevant information about new products, services, and training opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that adversely affect them.
GW Micro has been a trusted pioneer in the adaptive technology industry since 1990, and continues to lead with innovative, customer driven solutions.
Skype™ is a trademark of Skype Technologies S.A.
Contact:
Dan Weirich, VP of Sales and Marketing
[email protected]
(260) 489-3671
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