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Talking map software.
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| Article Type: | Brief article |
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Computer software industry
(Product information) Medical practice software (Product information) |
| Pub Date: | 04/01/2012 |
| Publication: | Name: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind Audience: Academic Format: Magazine/Journal Subject: Health Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2012 American Foundation for the Blind ISSN: 0145-482X |
| Issue: | Date: April, 2012 Source Volume: 106 Source Issue: 4 |
| Topic: | Event Code: 330 Product information Computer Subject: Physician practice management software |
| Product: | Product Code: 7372466 Health Practitioner Software Pkgs (Micro NAICS Code: 51121 Software Publishers SIC Code: 7372 Prepackaged software |
| Geographic: | Geographic Scope: United States Geographic Code: 1USA United States |
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| Accession Number: | 287867037 |
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The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) and Sendero,
developers of location-information systems for people with vision
impairments, recently released the new APH Talking PC Maps. Designed to
be used by individual consumers, orientation and mobility specialists,
and teachers of persons who are visually impaired, the software provides
spoken and on-screen map data and 12 million points of interest for U.S.
states, territories, and Canadian provinces on one flash drive. It is
designed to speak on any computer that uses the Windows XP or later
operating system whether or not the computer has screen reading software
installed. APH Talking Maps do not give information about a user's
physical location, since it is not a GPS system. Instead, it provides a
verbal description of physical space and what it contains--the same
information that is visually observable in the environment and on maps,
street signs, and signage on buildings. As the first map package that
tracks the side of street on which the virtual traveler walks, the
software is designed to simulate actual travel: the students presses
keys for appropriate turns and street crossings in the process of map
exploration. Points of interest can be explored, searched, or announced
as the student virtually passes them. In addition, the software is also
designed to allow users to: * set a destination by street address or point of interest and track the distance and compass heading to that destination, * save and print or emboss pedestrian or vehicle routes, and * add customized descriptive information about a particular site on the map. The cost for the APH Talking Map thumb drive is $299. For more information, contact: American Printing House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206; phone: 800-223-1839; e-mail: |
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