Carl Rogers Wireless, Canada’s largest radio provider, today announced the availability of an additional mobile device enabled with Nuance’s TALKS(TM) software system for consumers who ar blind or living with vision deprivation. The Nokia E71 is pre-loaded with TALKS, Nuance’s assistive technology that converts displayed textual matter into language. According to the Canadian River National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), there ar more than 836,000 Canadians life with significant imagination deprivation, with that figure expected to grow dramatically over the next 10 days due to an ageing population.
“As Canada’s most reliable meshing, Carl Rogers Wireless is proud to be a drawing card in oblation an innovative radio resolution for our customers who are blind or have vision deprivation,” said Gospel According to John Boynton, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Rogers Communications. “The power to communicate is of paramount grandness to everyone. Now with the handiness of TALKS software system on the Nokia E71 from Carl Rogers Wireless, customers with vision deprivation rich person more pick when it comes to selecting a gimmick that topper suits their needs.”
With TALKS, customers with imagination loss are able to take advantage of the many features found on today’s popular mobile phones, including contact directories, caller ID, text messaging, access to the Web browser, and other blind content. Carl Rogers’ customers can also:
Leverage Nuance’s trusted ETI-Eloquence textual matter-to-language (TTS) software system to power all updated features
Take advantage of the DAISY2GO text and audio volume thespian to read content from their mobile phone
Use Quickword to retrieve email documents and attachments, and even make edits right field from the gimmick. “TALKS has long enabled those who ar screen or life with imagination deprivation to stay connected to friends, family unit and colleagues. This latest version of TALKS, now offered by Carl Rogers, eliminates even more of the challenges posed by traditional phones, providing a productive and inspired mobile experience for all of our end users,” said Michael Benjamin Thompson, elder vice president and general manager, Nuance Mobile.
“Accessible technologies swordplay a critical part in enhancing independence for citizenry who are blind or partially sighted, and enabling them to participate in all the parts of life they choose,” said John M. Rafferty, president and chief executive officer of CNIB. “CNIB therefore applauds Carl Rogers’ ongoing committal to devising this latest accessible mobile headphone available in the Canadian River marketplace.”
The gray Nokia E71 with TALKS software is available online or by calling 1-888-ROGERS2. The Nokia E71 retails for $99.99 on a ternary year part and information term. Some conditions apply. The Nokia E71 smartphone joins the Nokia 6682RVI (launched by Rogers in 2007) in Carl Rogers’ job-up of accessibility products.