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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sales Contact:
Bryan Carver, Inside Sales Director
Media Contact:
Brad Davis
Blind/Low Vision Group
800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000
www.FreedomScientific.com
FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC
DEBUTS THE SARA
(SCANNING AND READING APPLIANCE)
(St. Petersburg, Florida
November 17, 2004) - Freedom Scientific today announced the SARA™,
an easy, compact, and very affordable scanning and reading appliance for
the blind
and those with low vision.
The colorful SARA is
so simple to use that it works right out of the box. Just place a book,
magazine, newspaper,
bill, or other document on
the scanning surface and press a button. SARA reads aloud in a crisp
clear voice. Absolutely no technical or computer experience is needed.
SARA can
read columns and sidebars as well as text in a huge array of type styles
and colors.
SARA’s design recognizes the special needs of its users. A small group
of large buttons perform all the basic functions any user needs. The buttons
on a straight-forward keypad, are colorful, with tactile symbols that convey
each button’s use. If assistance is needed to identify a button, a
Help key can be pushed to speak the button’s name and function. Front-mounted
stereo speakers make SARA easy to hear, and the RealSpeak® voice can
be changed for the user’s preference. The speaking speed and
volume can be adjusted while reading or controlled to read a single
word
or line at a time. Users can even have SARA spell words to get
a better understanding
of what is being spoken.
SARA remembers hundreds
of thousands of pages and handles everything from small-print phone book
pages to your favorite novel. SARA’s
built-in CD player gives the user options to read books saved on
disk. SARA also
can be attached to a computer monitor or TV for colorful, large
print to complement the speech. You can adjust the print, type style,
color,
spacing and size to meet your needs.
While packed with features, the SARA also is one of the most
affordable scanning and reading appliances on the market. Freedom
Scientific
will price the SARA at $2,595 retail and plans to begin taking
orders in December
for
January shipping.
About Freedom Scientific
Freedom Scientific is the world's leading manufacturer of assistive
technology products for the blind and products for the
special education and learning disability markets.
Freedom
Scientific®, RealSpeak® and SARA™ are either
trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States
and/or other countries.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein
may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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