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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Press Release: Nonprofit Launched to Bring Free Accessibility Worldwide
 


Nonprofit Launched to Bring Free Accessibility Worldwide





The AIR Foundation committed to ‘accessibility is a right’





Media Contact:

Janelle Schulenberg

Tacet Consulting

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Orlando, Florida – January 31, 2008 – The AIR Foundation, a nonprofit organization headquartered
in Minneapolis, Minn. was announced today at a press conference held during the Assistive
Technology Industry Association (ATIA) 2008 National Conference at the Caribe Royale Resort in
Orlando, Florida. The mission of the foundation is to promote universal accessibility so that
every blind and low-vision person in the world has access to digital information over the Internet
and Worldwide Web.





The foundation’s executive director, Art Schreiber, also announced that the organization’s first
offering will be free usage of a Web 2.0 accessible screen reader. The product is provided through
an exclusive license in perpetuity granted to The AIR Foundation from Serotek Corporation, the
leading provider of Internet and digital information accessibility software and services. The
screen reader is called SA To Go and is powered by Serotek’s award-winning System Access software
which provides immediate text to speech, magnified visual, and Braille access to digital
information presented through the Web or other means, while the user is directly connected to the
Internet. The software does not remain resident on the user’s computer when the connection to the
Internet is interrupted or terminated. Users can obtain access to the free software by calling
877-369-0101 or visiting www.AccessibilityIsaRight.org.





“The basic tenet of The AIR Foundation is that accessibility is a fundamental human right,
regardless of financial or geographic constraints” said Art Schreiber, executive director of The
AIR Foundation, “by allowing the blind and visually impaired to have equal access to computer and
Internet information through the free use of an advanced screen reader like SA To Go, we have
already taken great strides toward our mission.”
The AIR Foundation will solicit funds and contract development of product enhancements including
availability in other languages. The organization’s first priority is to make SA To Go available
in Mandarin Chinese. 





“SA To Go is highly intuitive and requires minimal training to use,” said Serotek CEO, Mike Calvo,
“the user not only has access to information displayed on Web pages, but to Web-based applications
such as Internet telephone service, and to applications resident on the host computer. The user
can also access PDF files, fill out forms, and otherwise interact with information with the same
facility as a sighted person.”





The AIR Foundation will operate through the generosity of organizations donating their time,
expertise, and funds. It invites other nonprofits, assistive technology vendors, mainstream
hardware and software companies and anyone interested in promoting accessibility as every person’s
right, to align with the AIR team.





The AIR Foundation





The AIR Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advocate, teach, and deliver
information accessibility tools. We focus on the accessibility needs of blind and low-vision
people. Our mantra is “accessibility is a right” and we work with corporations and agencies
worldwide to deliver free accessibility to all. For more information, call 877-369-0101 or visit
www.AccessibilityIsaRight.org.





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 the first 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 and investment. For more information, visit www.serotek.com.

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