The USBLN and ATIA are proud to announce our Assistive Technology (AT) Showcase. Our AT Showcase will feature the newest innovations in AT. You will find information and solutions about many types of AT. Technologies will focus on blind/low vision, AAC, deafness/hard of hearing, learning disabilities, computer access and many other segments of the AT industry. Come view the AT industry leaders as they showcase, educate, inform and market their innovative assistive technology products and services.

Booth 1 – Reserved for Career Connect

Scott Truax CareerConnect Program Manager www.afb.org American Foundation for the Blind’s CareerConnect® is a free employment resource designed to expand employment options for people with vision loss. Stop by to learn about the ways employees with vision loss perform their jobs, using both low and high tech approaches. Employers are invited to explore the new CareerConnect virtual worksites. These interactive images have been designed to show the range of tools available, and how easily individuals with vision loss can be accommodated on the job. Do you want to learn about the range and diversity of jobs performed by adults who are blind or visually impaired throughout the United States and Canada? Check out CareerConnect. Whether you are an employer planning to diversify your workforce, a student exploring careers, a job seeker investigating work options, a professional working with visually impaired people, or a friend or family member assisting someone who is blind or has low vision, come by and see how this web site can help you!

Booth 2 – Reserved for Dolphin Company

Van Credle Dolphin Computer Access www.YourDolphin.com Dolphin develops an array of access software for the visually impaired community to provide full access to computers via screen readers, screen magnifiers, and Braille output. This technology has also developed into screen readers for Smartphones, Pocket PCs, and access software from a USB flash drive, giving people with visual impairments access and mobility. Our alt format division is dedicated to making text accessible in a way that is meaningful to people with visual and print impairments. Dolphin has been at the core of DAISY (Digital Accessible Information Systems) development since the DAISY standard was conceived back in 1996. We developed the first software to make DAISY a reality. Since then our tools, which include production tools to create DAISY books and reading tools to play them back, are leading the way to new frontiers of accessibility for anyone who is either visually or print impaired. Check us out on the web at: www.YourDolphin.com.

Booth 3 – Reserved for Florida Reading & Vision Technology

Lesa Kretschmer, President/Owner Florida Reading & Vision Technology www.floridareading.com One-stop source for assistive technology solutions for the blind and visually impaired. Providing product demonstrations, technology assessments, sales, installation, and training on state-of-the-art equipment from the world's premier manufacturers of low vision and blindness technology. Our clients include rehabilitation counselors, students of all ages, senior citizens, employees, vision teachers, libraries, colleges, universities, workforce boards, hospitals, doctors, and technical departments from various corporations and institutions.

Booth 4 – Reserved for Guerilla Technologies

Richard Greiner, VP Sales & Marketing Guerilla Technologies Inc. www.GuerillaTechnologies.com Establish in 2002 with the goal of minimizing the gap between the release of new commercial technology and the availability of related assistive technology, Guerilla Technologies produces five products within two product families for persons with low vision or blindness. Guerilla Technologies’ primary focus has been OCR (Optical Character Recognition) applied to home, work and travel environments. However, an underlying theme has prevailed in all their developed products, namely, “multi-tasking”. Whether you’re talking about stationary or portable reading machines, no other company has produced devices with as many types of media recognition or auxiliary functions. Both Extreme Readers (Stationary) and MobilEyes (Portable) products are classed alone in durability, versatility, and popularity. ABBYY FineReader OCR, AT&T Natural Voices, HumanWare and Kurzweil Education Systems Software all contribute to the robust design of Guerilla Technologies' Products.

Booth 5 – Reserved for Somatic Digital

Jason E. Barkeloo, President Somatic Digital, LLC http://somaticdigital.com Somatic Digital, LLC, is the developer of the Touch User Interface (TUI) technology as the TouchBook™ platform for media content owners and publishers. As a platform and tool provider, Somatic Digital provides publishers and content owners with the ability to provide an inclusive universally-designed multi-media experience for everyone through the convergence of print and digital environments. More on Somatic Digital at http://somaticdigital.com.

Booth 6 – Reserved for Freedom Scientific/LSG

Bonnie Hill, Southeast Regional Manager Freedom Scientific/LSG www.freedomscientific.com/lsg At Freedom Scientific LSG, we’re committed to innovative literacy software tools designed to enhance success for individuals with reading challenges and writing difficulties. WYNN software is an easy-to-use productivity aid including the highly effective bi-modal approach to simultaneously hearing and seeing information spotlighted when reading and writing. With the ability to convert printed documents from text-to-speech, employee support might include work projects, policy handbooks, memos, and online surveys read aloud. We also developed TestTalker to assist individuals in completing forms, job applications, and tests using bi-modal support. WYNN and TestTalker will enhance employee performance and productivity. Please visit us on the web at www.freedomscientific.com/lsg.

Booth 7 – Reserved for Peacock Communications

Jack Peacock, CEO Peacock Communications, Inc. www.commplements.com Peacock Communications provides computer hardware, networking and miscellaneous equipment and accessories, software and communication devices, to enable business venues to reach a greater number of individuals. Using the product name COMMplements, these devices will complement businesses, groups and institutions to enable them to serve deaf and blind individuals, persons with hearing or vision loss, individuals where English is a second language, and anyone with a desire to learn more about the exhibits and attractions at certain venues. These venues include movie theaters, live theaters, amusement parks, schools, dentist and physician offices, sports venues, etc. For more information please visit us on the web at www.commplements.com.

Booth 8 – Reserved for FAAST

Michael Daniels FAAST www.faast.org The Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST) is a non-profit organization funded by the U.S. Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) through the Assistive Technology Act of 2004 and the State of Florida Department of Education Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. FAAST's mission is to improve the quality of life for all Floridians with disabilities through advocacy and awareness activities that increase access to and acquisition of assistive services and technology. The core work of FAAST's mission is achieved through Regional Demonstration Centers (RDCs) throughout the state. There are six RDCs which provide services in the following areas: education and training, information and referral, presentations, exhibits and forums, demonstrations of assistive technology, resource provision, assessments, intervention, device recycling, and device loans. Check us out on the web at: www.faast.org.

Booth 9 – Reserved for Freedom Scientific

Jeff Bazer, Southeast Regional Accounts Manager Freedom Scientific Inc. www.freedomscientific.com Freedom Scientific delivers the latest in technology for the blind, low vision, and learning disabled markets, including our exciting new line of TOPAZ™ desktop video magnifiers, the OPAL™ ultra-portable video magnifier, and the SARA™ scanning and reading appliance, as well as solutions for the blind including the worldwide favorites: JAWS ® screen reading software, MAGic® screen magnification, seamless braille displays, and the powerful PAC Mate™ accessible Pocket PC with capabilities for GPS solutions, DAISY reading, and deaf-blind communications. Please visit us on the web at www.freedomscientific.com.

Booth 10 – Reserved for Aequus Technologies Corp./Snap!VRS

Andrew Forti, Director of Marketing Aequus Technologies Corp./Snap!VRS www.aequustechnologies.com www.snapvrs.com We will demonstrate our Video Relay Service for the deaf community at the show, including our Ojo video phone (www.snapvrs.com) which has been used on TV shows "24", "CSI", and others. Snap!VRS is a video relay service that enables Deaf or hard-of-hearing subscribers to improve the connection with people in their personal and business life when they use the Ojo™ video phone to conduct true-to-life video relay calls through certified ASL interpreters over a high-speed Internet connection. Using Ojo, subscribers dial 711 and communicate with the interpreter using sign language while the interpreter simultaneously relays the comments in spoken English to the standard telephone user. Visit our website at www.snapvrs.com.

Booth 11 – Reserved for Ai Squared

Scott D. Moore, Director of Marketing Ai Squared - Making Accessibility Simple ® www.aisquared.com Ai Squared is a worldwide leader in computer access software for the visually impaired. Our flagship product, ZoomText, is the industry standard for combined screen magnification and screen reading. Our new ZoomText 9.1 features unmatched magnification quality, human sounding voices and support for Windows Vista, Office 2007 and dual monitor systems. Stop by our booth for a hands-on demonstration and free trial software. Please visit Ai Squared online at www.aisquared.com.