Exhibit Will Highlight Products Blind People Can Use
BALTIMORE, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Federation of the
Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the United
States, in partnership with the Sendero Group, will exhibit at the
international Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held January 6-11, 2009, in Las
Vegas. The CES, the largest technology showcase in the world, will feature a
booth sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind and the Sendero Group
that highlights "vision free" products -- mainstream products that blind
people can use independently.
The NFB and the Sendero Group will be manning the booth along with
internationally-acclaimed singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. The Sendero Group
is the developer of the first accessible GPS and talking map, and one of the
products that will be featured at the booth is their new Mobile Geo, an
accessible GPS program for cell phones and PDAs.
Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
"Many new consumer electronics and home appliances are designed with visual
displays and interfaces that make it extremely difficult and in some cases
impossible for the blind to use them independently. It is critical that blind
people have access to all features of mainstream products and technology with
the same ease of use as the sighted. The Consumer Electronics Show is an
important opportunity to reach out to manufacturers and encourage them to
create accessible products. Creating technology that is accessible to and
usable by blind people is not difficult, and it is essential if the blind are
to be independent, productive citizens."
Representatives from the National Federation of the Blind and the Sendero
Group, along with Stevie Wonder, will be at the Sands Expo and Convention
Center, in booth 72044 during the Consumer Electronics Show. For more
information about accessible technology or the National Federation of the
Blind, please visit www.nfb.org.
About the National Federation of the Blind
With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is the
largest and most influential membership organization of blind people in the
United States. The NFB improves blind people's lives through advocacy,
education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and
self-confidence. It is the leading force in the blindness field today and the
voice of the nation's blind. In January 2004 the NFB opened the National
Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training
center in the United States for the blind led by the blind. Please visit our
Web site: www.nfb.org.
SOURCE National Federation of the Blind
Chris Danielsen, Public Relations Specialist of National Federation of the
Blind, +1-410-659-9314, ext. 2330, +1-410-262-1281 (Cell), cdanielsen@nfb.org
