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Contact: Brad Davis
Blind/Low Vision Group
800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000
www.FreedomScientific.com
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Freedom Scientific Releases SARA™ 9.0 with New Features for Blind and Low Vision Users
(St. Petersburg, Florida — August 14, 2008) Freedom Scientific today released their newest version of the SARA scanning and reading appliance, including numerous enhancements that make the reading experience more enjoyable for both blind and low vision users.
“SARA 9.0 now features built-in braille support, making the SARA a dynamic reading solution for blind and deaf-blind users,” said Dusty Voorhees, Senior Product Manager. “Just connect a portable braille display — such as a Focus or PAC Mate™ Braille Display — to the SARA’s USB and any scanned document can be read in braille.
“Low vision users have long appreciated that they can connect the SARA to a monitor for large print access that complements the speech. SARA 9.0 adds new features that let these users control how information is both displayed and read, including 35 new text and background color combinations and options to customize how words are highlighted on the screen as they are spoken.
“SARA 9.0 is an extremely versatile and easy to use reading solution for people with any degree of visual impairment.”
Other new features in SARA 9.0 include:
- Updated Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engines that provide users with the latest in available OCR technology
- BuckScan mode to identify U.S. and Canadian paper currency to determine bill denominations
- RealSpeak® Solo Direct to provide faster response in menu and document navigation
- Contrast Adjustment to improve accuracy when scanning low-contrast documents
To learn more about all the features of the SARA and to listen to the wide array of the human-sounding SARA voices, go to SARA Scanning and Reading Appliance.
Existing SARA customers can easily update to SARA 9.0. Contact your local dealer or Freedom Scientific to obtain the update DVD.
About Freedom Scientific
Freedom Scientific is the world’s leading manufacturer of assistive technology products for those who are vision impaired and products for the special education and learning disability market.
Freedom Scientific®, SARA™, and PAC Mate™ 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.
