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Serotek
Helps Aging New Mexicans Regain Computer Use
System
Access Deemed ‘Route to Freedom'
Minneapolis
, Minn. – August 22, 2007 – Serotek
Corporation, the leading provider of Internet and digital information
accessibility software and services, announces the final grant
report for “Route to Freedom” has been published. This Quality
of Life grant was intended to provide specialized software to
assist aging New Mexicans who are blind or losing vision to use
their computers without sight. The National Federation of the
Blind of New Mexico (NFBNM), the grant applicant, decided to focus
exclusively on Serotek's System Access software. After deployment,
survey results showed a 100 percent positive response from users.
“As
baby boomers age, we will be seeing a much higher incidence of
visual impairment, low vision and vision loss, making this technology
more mainstream than ever,” said Mike Calvo, CEO, Serotek Corporation,
“from macular degeneration to diabetes and more, there are a number
of vision challenges ahead for the world's aging population, and
Serotek expects this population to demand simple computer access
that is not dependent upon sight and does not require weeks of
training.”
The
New Mexico state legislature approved the funding of 15 “Quality
of Life” grants, and the Governor's Commission on Disability selected
the NFBNM as one of the recipients. Serotek helped to multiply
the effective grant by providing 60 premium versions of its System
Access software at a reduced rate. The New Mexico Commission for
the Blind (NMCFB) delivered and installed the software.
“This
grant amplifies the need for accessibility options,” added Calvo,
“and Serotek is honored to have been the conduit for returning
these participants to full accessibility.”
The
final grant report posed the question “Did the Quality of Life
grant…achieve its goal?” and the report answers the question with
an emphatic “It most certainly did.” Surveys conducted with more
than 50 percent of the recipients returned statements like “I'm
excited,” “it's great to do my email on my own,” and “I can again
use my computer.”
The
final grant report is on public record. It should be noted that
System Access products were formerly marketed under the name of
FreedomBox.
Serotek
Corporation
Serotek
Corporation is a leading technology company that develops software
and manufactures accessibility solutions. Committed to the mission
of providing accessibility anywhere , Serotek launched an online
community specifically designed to meet the needs of people with
disabilities. Since then, Serotek has introduced several powerful,
affordable solutions that require minimal training, including
System Access, for which it was awarded the prestigious da Vinci
award for innovation in universal accessibility by the National
Multiple Sclerosis Association. For more information, visit www.serotek.com
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