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Exhibition of technical aids for the blind, visually impaired, deafblind and persons with partial hearing and vision

The Swiss Federation of the Swiss Federation of the Blind and Visually Impaired and Blind and Visually Impaired its partner organizations welco- www.sbv-fsa.ch me to Geneva in August 2008 the blind and visually impaired delegates from all over the world for the 7th General Assembly of the World Blind Union (WBU).

The traditional exhibition on www.wbu2008.ch assistive technology Info Vision will be held at this occasion. Numerous companies and orga- nizations from abroad,Europe and Switzerland are presenting on 3000 m 2 a large overview on assistive devices and services for blind, visually impaired, deaf- blind and people with hearing www.cicg.ch and visual handicaps

from August 21 st to 23rd 2008 at the International Conference Centre Geneva (ICCG) 17, rue de Varembé, CH-1211 Genève 20 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 2

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Welcome!

The Swiss Federation of information that is relevant to them from the Blind and Visually the wealth available every day. The ability to Impaired (SFB), togeth- access all up-to-date content and formats er with its partner asso- and process them using the same tools as ciations and many exhi- non-handicapped persons is a prerequisite bitors, looks forward to for successful integration. It is therefore being able to present important to take the needs of disabled per- an extensive range of sons into account in IT research and devel- aids to blind, visually- opment in order to ensure unobstructed impaired, deaf-blind, visually and hearing- access to both current and future technolo- impaired persons as well as sighted persons. gy generations; be they audible, tactile or On display will be electronic as well as other presented large and in rich contrast on dis- aids to assist everyday life. plays. The many individuals, organisations and We greatly value the patronage of companies who work tirelessly to address Federal Councillor Micheline Calmy Rey these concerns deserve our particular thanks as a valuable support in our work. and appreciation.

Access to information is the key to social and occupational integration. Modern tech- Christian Hugentobler nology opens up opportunities for visually- President of the Swiss Federation of the impaired people to find and process the Blind and Visually Impaired (SFB)

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Thursday,August 21 st 2008 Lectures and workshops

NVDA, a free and open source screen Exhibition Opening hours reader for Windows 12.00–21.00 Exhibition on level 0 and -1 Workshop with Video Conference Room 18 14.00–14.45

Official opening Target audience: Technical interested com- puter users,Delegates, accompanying per- Room 18 12.30 son and guests of the WBU General Assembly Speaker: James Teh Press information Spoken Language:English, simultaneous Room 15 11.15 translation in German and French 3 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 4

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Tactile Acoustical Navigation and Infor- Braille printing made easy mation Assistant Workshop, Salle 15 19.00–19.45 Workshop,Room 18 16.00–16.45 Target audience:Braille users and producers Target audience: Participants interested in Speaker:Bjorn Lofstedt indoor/outdoor navigation systems, dele- Spoken Language:English, simultaneous gates, accompanying person and guests of translation in German and French the WBU General Assembly Speakers:Dr. Andreas Hub, BNI Blindnavi- gation International GmbH / Non-Profit Friday,August 22nd 2008 Organization Spoken Language :English, simultaneous translation in German and French Exhibition Opening hours 09.00–18.00 Braille in Early Education Workshop,Room 18 18.00–18.45 Exhibition on level 0 and -1 Target audience: WBU delegates, educa- tors, policy-makers, parent and child sup- Lectures and workshops port. Speaker: Patricia Fraser,International Sales Ergonomic concepts of modern refres- Manager,Quantum Technology hable Braille displays Spoken Language :English, simultaneous translation in German and French Workshop,Room 18 10.00–10.45 Target audience: IT specialists, blind com- Blind students in economics, sciences puter users and engineering – challenges in math Speaker: Hans W. Ring, F.H. Papenmeier and graphics GmbH&Co. KG Workshop,Room 15 15.00–15.45 Spoken Language:English, simultaneous translation in German and French Target audience:Professionals in the field of education, counselling and labour mar- E-mail By Voice:User Benefits &Busi- ket, visually impaired students, AT ness Opportunity researcher Speakers:Joachim Klaus,Gerhard Jaworek, Workshop,Room 18 12.00.–12.45 Andrea Gaal, Spoken Language:English, simultaneous Target audience:Organizations supporting translation in German and French the Visually Impaired &Blind Speaker:Mike Heinrich Answering The Myths About Swell Spoken Language:English, simultaneous Paper translation in German and French Workshop,Room 15 17.00–17.45 People with disabilities in working life Target Audience:Anyone who makes tacti- Workshop,Room 18 14.00–14.45 le diagrams Speaker:Philip Eccles, Managing Director Target audience:Employers, representati- of Zychem ves from disability insurance providers, Spoken Language:English, simultaneous social workers, leaders and professionals in translation in German and French the field of rehabilitation and counselling. 4 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 5

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Speakers:Jean-Michel Limat; Product Saturday,August 23rd 2008: Manager,Federal Social Insurance Office; Blaise Gauchat,Responsible SRIHV Spoken Language:French, simultaneous Exhibition Opening hours translation in German 09.00–17.00 Exhibition on level 0 and -1 Occupational integration at a time of technological change Lectures and workshops Workshop,Room 15 11.00–11.45 Innovative approach to an online play- Target audience:Employers, representati- er for ondemand spoken content from ves from disability insurance providers, the Internet without a PC social workers, leaders and professionals in the field of rehabilitation and counselling. Workshop,Room 18 10.00–10.45 Speakers:Urs Hiltebrand, Hans Hochstras- ser, Accesstech AG Switzerland Target Audience:Blind, visually impaired, Spoken Language:German, simultaneous people with hearing and visual handicaps translation in French using assistive devices, accompanying per- sons and guests. Speaker: Marianne van der Meulen (MD Easy braille and tactile graphic produc- Solutions Radio BV) tion in your language! Spoken language:German, simultaneous Workshop,Room 15 13.00–13.45 translation in French. Target audience:Beginner’s and experts loo- king at braille, textbook, and tactile graphics My favourite music – CDs are no lon- or wishing to see what is possible with com- ger needed puterized braille production. Workshop,Room 18 12.00–12.45 Speaker:Neal Kuniansky,Duxbury Systems, Inc. Target Audience:Blind, visually impaired, Spoken Language:English, simultaneous people with hearing and visual handicaps translation in German and French using assistive devices, accompanying per- sons and guests. Speaker:Ermano Magnani Delivering the required Alt Format Spoken language:German, simultaneous content from PDF, XML, HTML or MS translation in French. Word and review of the Dolphin Sight- savers Pen in Africa Don’t just phone, skype instead Workshop,Room 15 15.00–15.45 Target audience:Individuals, educators and Workshop,Room 18 14.00–14.45 professionals who require Braille, Large Target Audience:Blind, visually impaired, print, Daisy or MP3 formats quickly and people with hearing and visual handicaps efficiently using assistive devices, accompanying per- Speaker:Steve Bennett,Dolphin Computer sons and guests. Access Ltd Speaker:Alain Barrillier Spoken Language:English, simultaneous Spoken language:French, simultaneous translation in German and French translation in German. 5 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 6

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Internet radio and podcasts, modern Registration for presentations and radio listening workshops In order to attend the presentations and Workshop,Room 15 11.00–11.45 workshops free of charge, advance regis- Target Audience:Blind, visually impaired, tration is essential by means of the I nfo V i- people with hearing and visual handicaps sion 08 registration form (accompaniment using assistive devices, accompanying per- and simultaneous translation). sons and guests. Speaker:Kurt Morandi Cloakroom Spoken language:German, simultaneous Unguarded, free of charge translation in French. Lunch The best offer:Internet shopping Advance registration is essential, stating the menu desired, by means of the I nfo Workshop,Room 15 13.00–13.45 V ision 08 registration form. At the Regis- tration Desk you will receive a voucher for Target Audience:Blind, visually impaired, your ordered set meal of the day, vegetari- people with hearing and visual handicaps an menu or diabetic menu, incl. mineral using assistive devices, accompanying per- water. Price: CHF 19.– sons and guests. Speaker:Ermano Magnani Spoken language:German, simultaneous Other drinks are available from the drinks translation in French. buffet in return for payment in cash (in CHF).

CCTV for children and students – speci- Accompaniment and collection service al anatomical and physical require- On request, we will arrange for you to be ments of this user group accompanied in the mornings from the railway station to the congress centre and Workshop,Room 15 15.00–15.45 back again in the evening. We offer this service at the following times: Target Audience: Teachers, consultants, Product managers, visually impaired per- Thursday, 21 August 2008 sons Morning 11.30 to 12.30 Speaker:Dr. Frank Stein, Weimed Inge- Evening 18.30 to 20.30 nieurbüro Spoken language:German, simultaneous Friday, 22 August 2008 translation in French. Morning 08.30 to 09.30 Evening 17.30 to 18.30

Exhibition admission Saturday, 23 August 2008 Morning 08.30 to 09.30 Admission costs CHF 12.00 for all visitors – Evening 16.30 to 17.30 disabled persons, accompanying persons, students, school children, etc. All visitors Additional coach receive a visitor’s badge, entitling them to On Friday and Saturday morning and eve- refreshments from the buffet during the ning, an additional coach will be available morning and afternoon intervals. for one journey each. 6 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 7

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Friday, 22 August 2008 not wishing to make use of any of the above-mentioned services should obtain Additional coach the obligatory Visitor Badge at the Regis- morning: Departure 9h30 tration Desk for CHF 12.–. Railway station Cornavin 6 ICCG Registration evening: Departure 17h45 Kuoni Travel Ltd. Destination Management ICCG 6 Railway station Cornavin Geneva Business Center, Av. des Morgines 12 CH-1213 Petit-Lancy Switzerland Saturday, 23 August 2008 Phone:+41 22 908 18 55 Additional coach Fax:+41 22 908 18 35 morning: Departure 9h30 E-Mail:[email protected] Railway station Cornavin 6 ICCG Internet: www.wbu2008.ch evening: Departure 16h45 Information ICCG 6 Railway station Cornavin Swiss Federation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (SFB) Hans Keller Travelling by public transport Project Manager I nfo V ision 08 From Cornavin station take bus No. 5 in Gutenbergstrasse 40b the “Le Grand-Saconnex, Palexpo” direc- CH-3011 Bern tion. Alight at the Vermont stop. Switzerland

This stop is located directly next to the Inter- Registration confirmation national Conference Centre Geneva (ICCG) On receipt of the registration form, we will 17, rue de Varembé, CH-1211 Geneva 20. send you a written confirmation. Closing date for registration 10.8.2008 The exhibition Visitors wishing to attend a presentation or The exhibition is spread over two floors. The workshop, to make use of the collection exhibitor stands will be acoustically and service from the station or the bus stop or visually separated by dividing walls. The to eat lunch at the exhibition are required stands are numbered and signs written with to register in advance using the enclosed the names of the respective companies or registration form, or by phone. Anyone organisations.

weimed ® specialists in technology for lowvision aids come andsee how we can help youwith: " Optical and electronical magnification aids and illumination " Special products for mobility and education

______weimed ®Phone +49 (0) 2461–347927 Wolfshovener Strasse 77 –79Fax +49 (0) 2461 –348061 52428 Juelich, GermanyEmail: [email protected] Fax:0700 -0www0348061.weimed.de

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List of exhibitors in alphabetic order

Stand Nom 011 LVILow Vision International 107 Mission Evangélique Braille MEB 031ABAPLANS 001Musée de l'Association Valentin 007 Abilis Foundation Haüy 112Accesstech AG 101ONCE-CIDAT 118 African Union of the Blind 121Optelec BV 102 Ash Technologies Ltd 003 OPTRON Produktion & Vertrieb 002 Association Valentin Haüy e.K. 021Aurora Ministries 023 Quantum Technology (UK) Ltd 012BAUM Retec AG 111 Ramstein Optik AG 026 Blista-Brailletec GmbH 103 Royal National Institute of Blind 109Braille-Code SA People 029Braillo Norway A/S 110Schweizerische Bibliothek für 024Buchstaben AG Blinde und Sehbehinderte 004CareTec GmbH 113Schweizerischer Blindenbund 105Cobolt Systems Ltd 108Schweizerischer Zentralverein für 122 Code Factory / Vodafone das Blindenwesen 114 Dancing dots Braille 115 Sehbehindertenhilfe Basel Music Technology 120 Sensotec NV/SA 017Dolphin Computer Access Ltd 020 Solutions Radio BV 106 Dräger &Lienert 124Stephear Ltd 019 Duxbury Systems,Inc. 015 Study Centre for the Visually 022 Enabling Technologies Impaired Students SZS 027 Eurisco Sagl 116Svarovsky, s.r.o 016F.H. Papenmeier GmbH&Co. KG 025Svec a SPOL s.r.o 008Fondation Pro Visu 028Télévox &Kiosque électronique 010Freedom Scientific GmbH 123 The Daylight Company Ltd 013HIMS CO. Ltd 009Tools4theblind GmbH 006 Hôtel-Restaurant Solsana 125Verein Zur Förderung der 030 HumanWare Limited Blindenbildung e.V 005Independent Living Aids,Inc. 119 Voice on the Go 014 Index Braille 104Weimed 117InSiPhil (S) Lte. Ptd 018 Zychem Ltd

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Floor plan Level 0

Booth numbers 001 to 031

101 - 125

Floor plan Level -1i

Booth numbers 101 to 125

001 - 031

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ListTheeS detudyCrenAtrefusstorthe ViellesuallyImrpaairednStu dedenrts (ISZnfoS) isanV intiesrfacionultative0in8 stituteatthe UniversitaetKarlsruhe (TH)whichbelongstothe Faculty of Informatics.Asaserviceand research institutethe SZSsupportsblind and partiallysighted students in all coursesoffered atthe university. The serviceiscounselling,guidanceandspecialsupport in pedagogicaland technicalfields,when enteringhighereducation,during the studiesand in transition tothe labour market. Electronicinformationand communicationhaveacentralrole.The researchprogrammeisfocussed on mathematicalworking environments and descriptionlanguagesaswellasaccesstographicsfor the blind. The aim istorealiseacomprehensiveinclusion of students withvisualimpairmentin everydaylife. Thisholisticapproachgivesaword-wideleading role tothe SZS. Additionallythe SZSisinvolved intoaninternationalnetworkinordertopromotestudents´and scientists´exchange. The contacts include Europeanand globalcooperation tothe USA, Japan, North- andSouthAfrica.

StudyCentreforthe VisuallyImpaired Students (SZS) UniversitaetKarlsruhe (TH) Engesserstr.4 D76131Karlsruhe Tel. +49(0)721/608-2760 Fax+49(0)721/608-2020 [email protected] www.szs.uni-karlsruhe.de

MouskieisaBraille computer mouse and software.

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001Musée de l'Association 002 Association Valentin Haüy Valentin Haüy

Valentin Haüy Museum 5, rue du Roc, F-75343 Paris Cedex 07 5 rue Duroc, F-75343 Paris CEDEX 07 Phone: +33 (1) 44 49 27 20 Phone: +33 (1) 44 49 27 27 Fax: +33 (1) 44 49 27 20 Fax: +33 (1) 44 49 27 10 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.avh.asso.fr At the service of the blind and visually Louis Braille 1809–1852 impaired

Touch Exhibition presented by the For more than 100 years, the Association Valentin Haüy Association Valentin Haüy has been offering numerous The following choice of nine works from services to the blind and visually impaired the Valentin Haüy Museum’s collections and in order to help them archieve greater four facsimiles of old documents is a prelu- autonomy: de to the exhibition for the bicentenary of mobiliti training, braille and audio libraries, Louis Braille’s birth that is to be held at the specially adapted computer technology, National Institute for the Young Blind in recording centre, culture and leisure, pro- Paris at the beginning of January 2009 and fessionnal readaptation and numerous subsequently at Louis Braille’s birthplace in products adapted for everyday life. Coupvray,France, from February to June.

1. Bust of Louis Braille 2.Book with embossed printing 003 OPTRON 3.Barbier’s Alphabet Method 4. Barbier’s sonographic table Produktion & Vertrieb e.K. 5. Barbier writing slate Steinschoenauer Str. 4b, 6.Braille tables dating from 1829 D-64823 Gross-Umstadt 7.Braille tables dating from 1837 Phone: +49 (0)6078.911772 8. Braille writing slate Fax: +49 (0)6078.911774 9. Indexed Braille table E-Mail: [email protected] 10.Braille numbered characters Web: www.optron.de 11. Raphigraph 12.Stereotyped negatives Our representatives (partners) are in 13.Hall’s braille writing machine following countries: France,Denmark,Switzerland, USA, Cana- da, Belgium,Norway,Finland,Poland,Aus- tria, Czech Republic

Products on display: – OPTRON ORAKEL: The new and easy- to-use reading machine for blind. It comes with a unique keyboard with big symbols and perfect speech. 11 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 12

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– OPTRON SIMPLY: The video magnifier –SHERLOCK – easy to handle, talking with 17” TFT panel and full autofocus. label identifier Easy to use and perfect image. –GLUKIPLUS - talking blood sugar meter – OPTRON PCTIV: The video magnifier for –SWEETHEART – talking blood pressure people at work, in school or for private and puls meter users who wants more than reading. –SCALES - talking bathroom, diet and kit- chen scales –VOXTAPE – slim and handy talking tape 004CareTec GmbH measure –TURBO – talking battery charger Stubenbastei 1,A-1010 Vienna –LUMITEST – acoustic light probe Phone: +43 (1) 513 80 81 - 0 –WOOFFY – acoustic battery tester Fax: +43 (1) 513 80 81 - 9 –TAPEQUEEN – handy Braille slate for E-mail: [email protected] Dymo labels Web: www.caretec.at –DRAFTSMAN – advanced drawing board CARETEC is an for blind people Austrian corpora- –RULER – tactile rulers in CM or INCHES tion dedicated to the development of innovative products for blind and visual- 005Independent Living ly impaired people. Aids,Inc. These are sophisti- cated electronic 200 Robbins Lane, products as well as Jericho, NY 11753 USA nonelectronic technical aids of utmost Phone: +1 516 937 1848 practical value. Some of them have re- Fax: +1 516 937 3906 ceived highest international recognition, E-mail: [email protected] such as the Winston Gordon Award from Web: www. independentliving.com the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Our products are available in more Independent Living Aids than 25 languages and being sold is America's oldest pri- through a worldwide network of distribu- vately-held company tors. supplying products for people who are blind or visually impaired. We –COLORTEST & COLORINO – sophistica- carry a complete range ted color identifiers of magnifiers and tal- –DOUBLECHECK – talking commercial king products, as well as calculator aids-to-living. Please visit our booth, –ZEITGEIST – most intelligent talking where we will be exhibiting many new pocket watch and exciting items that make life easier –NANO – PDA lite for the blind and visu- for blind people. ally impaired –GALATEE – Braille keyboard 12 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 13

Years of experience: Serving our clients for morethan 25 years.

We arealeading provider of products and services for blind and visually impaired people and we offer awide range of electronic devices for educational,professional and private use.

Visit our booth nr.012 Level0during WBU 2008.

We offer Braille Displays,Braille Organizers,Reading Machines, CCTVs, Screen Reader &Screen Magnifier. Our consultants will supportyou in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Arabic,Persian…

BAUM Retec AG Telefon: +49 6223 4909-0 Schloss Langenzell Fax: +49 6223 4909-7321 D-69257 Wiesenbach E-Mail: [email protected] Germany Internet: www.baum.de

Products and services forthe blind and visually impaired

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006 Hôtel-Restaurant 007 Abilis Foundation Solsana Aleksanterinkatu 48 A, Hotel Solsana, CH-3792 Saanen/Gstaad FI-00100 Helsinki Finland Phone: +41 (0) 33 748 94 94 Phone: +35 (8) 9 682 1725 Fax: +41 (0) 33 748 94 88 Fax: +35 8 9 (6)124 0333 E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.abilis.fi Web: www.solsana.ch ABILIS Foundation is a development fund, founded by Finnish disabled people in 1998. They support NGO's of disabled people in the South.

Their goal is to support activities which promote: –equal opportunities –independent living –human rights –and economic self-sufficiency of disabled people.

Special offer for participants to the 008Fondation Pro Visu WBU General Assembly Avenue de Champel 4, CH-1211 Genève Extend your stay at the congress with a Web: www.provisu.ch week’s holiday in the Hotel Solsana at CH-3792 Saanen-Gstaad: Seven nights’ accommodation in a double bedroom with balcony, including break- fast buffet, evening meals and a welcome The Pro Visu Foundation presents a selec- drink. tion of trustworthy Internet documents about eye diseases and focusing on the Transport from Geneva (departure from prevention of blindness. railway station at 14.00) to Saanen and Our website www.provisu.ch enable users back to display, on every browser, any visited Price per person: CHF 810.00 webpage using a sight-enhanced style Single room supplement: CHF 90.00 they define.

Available dates: 10 – 17 August 2008 009Tools4theblind GmbH 24 – 31 August 2008 Sunday to Sunday in both cases Feldstrasse 10, CH-8400 Winterthur Phone: +41 52 222 11 99 Reservations: +41 (0) 33 748 94 94 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.Tools4theBlind.ch 14 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 15

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Handy Tech Elektronik GmbH – Major – Tools4theBlind workplace: With Representatives speech,Braille display, scanner and Switzerland: Tools4theBlind Braille printer. US and Canada: Handy Tech North Ameri- – RTFC, HTCom: Grade 2 Braille transla- ca; Norway: Handy Tech Norge; tion and back translation (German, Sweden: ICAP; French and US/UK English) Austria: Transdanubia; – WEFBX: Audio file editor designed for France: Accessolutions; the blind. UK: ForceTenCo; – Miscellaneous hot stuff: Linux with Poland:Medison; Orca, maybe Vista, Talks&Braille, Way- Netherlands: Babbage; finder Access. Finland: Näkopiste; Belgium:Integra; UAE: Nattiq; 010Freedom Scientific GmbH Slovenia: MISKA; Croatia: Savez Slijepih Hrvatske; High-Tech-Center 2, CH-8274 Tägerwilen Greece: IGI Group Phone: +41 (0)71 666 77 10 Products on display Fax: +41 (0)71 666 77 19 Handy Tech is presen- Web: www.freedomscientific.com ting their ergonomically North American Corporate Offices, optimized Braille pro- 11800 31st Court North, ducts including their St. Petersburg FL 33716, USA flagship, the Modular Phone: 800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000 Evolution. The Evolution opens interesting Fax: 727-803-8001 possibilities by letting the computer know where you are reading. In Switzerland all Freedom Scientific is the world’s leader in Handy Tech products are available through technology-based solutions for people Tools4theBlind, a company specialising in with visual impairments. Our low vision computer equipment for the blind. products are designed to improve the lives of those whose eyesight is diminished to – Modular Evolution: The world’s first any degree and for any reason, including: Braille display controlling the PC with diabetes, macular degeneration, glauco- the reading position. ma, cataracts, and retinitis pigmentosa. – Braillino: Note taker with 20 Braille Freedom Scientific has also developed lea- cells,Braille input and Bluetooth. ding-edge products that enable the blind – Easy Braille: Ultra compact 40 charac- to have complete access to information ter Braille display with Bluetooth option. and computing. In addition,Freedom – Braille Star: Braille display with internal Scientific is a leading developer of pro- note taking using a standard keyboard. ducts specifically designed to assist per- The Braille Star 40 is optimized for lap- sons with reading-related learning chal- top use. The 80 cell version offers a lenges. Freedom Scientific’s products help 2 PC mode. people stay active, remain independent, – Braille Wave: Compact 40 character and live better. Approximately one in four Braille display with note taking,Braille of Freedom Scientific’s employees has a keyboard and Bluetooth. visual impairment. At Info Vision Freedom – Sophie: Reading system with utmost Scientific will exhibit the following pro- user-friendlyness. ducts: 15 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 16

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Blindness Products LVILow Vision Inter- –JAWS® screen reading software national was founded –PAC Mate Omni™ accessible Pocket PC in 1978 and is one of –MAGic® screen magnification software the world's leading –SARA™ scanning and reading aloud manufacturers of appliance equipment for visually impaired people. Our –OpenBook™ scanning and reading head office is located software in Växjö,Sweden, –PAC Mate™ Portable Braille Displays where all develop- –Focus Braille Displays ment and manufacturing takes place. It is Low Vision Products a great advantage to have everything wit- –TOPAZ™ desktop video magnifier hin the building, from production to finis- hed product as well as sales and service. –ONYX™ multiple view magnification Through our subsidiaries and distributors cameras we are well represented worldwide. –SARA™ scanning and reading aloud appliance LVI is certified according to ISO 9001:2000 –OPAL™ ultra-portable magnifier for its quality management systems, and ISO 14001 for its environmental manage- ment. New products are developed in 011 LVILow Vision close cooperation with users and profes- sionals within the sphere of low vision International rehabilitation. The products are designed for high standards of reliability, simplicity Verkstadsgatan 5, SE-35246 Växjö and serviceability. They are sold under the Phone: +46 470 – 727700 registered trademark MagniLink. Fax: +46 470 – 727725 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.lvi.se 012BAUM Retec AG

Branch Offices Schloss Langenzell,D-69257 Wiesenbach LVILow Vision Phone: +49 6223 49090 International GmbH, Fax: +49 6223 4909 397 Jägerstrasse 2, Web: www.baum.de Technopark, CH-8406 Winterthur BAUM Retec AG is one of the world's lea- Phone: +41 (0)52 20 29616 ding manufacturers of Braille and Low Fax: +41 (0)52 20 29615 Vision products, represented by authorized E-mail: [email protected] distributors in nearly all European coun- Web: www.lvi.ch tries as well as in the USA, in Russia, in most Arabic countries, in Asia and Ocea- Major Representatives: nia. For more details please see: Belgium www.lvi.be, http://www.baum.de/international Denmark www.lvi.dk, Norway: www.lvi.no, BAUM will be showcasing the whole range Finland www.lowvision.fi of products for professional, school and and agencies worldwide private use. 16 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 17

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Visit our booth and see the wide range of Products Description Braille displays, starting from the Super- Braille Products Vario family, the VarioConnect models – –Braille SENSE Plus B32 :A new Braille connecting to mobile phones, smartpho- note taker with 32 Braille cells. It has nes and PDA's – to the professional Braille 8GB flash memory, built-in WiFi and displays VarioPro 64 or 80 . Learn more Bluetooth. It also has a DAISY player, about our new screen reader COBRA for MP3 player and recorder, FM radio, web Windows VISTA and our special solutions browser, e-mail functions and a word for telephone operator consoles, like Alca- processor, address book and schedule tel-Lucent,Ericsson Aastra Netwise, NEC- manager. MP3 format recording and Philips,Siemens and others. navigation service is available. Or try our pocketsize organizers Pronto! –Voice SENSE : The smallest and lightest available with Braille or Qwerty-keyboard, Braille PDA with voice output and Per- equipped with all the features for every kins keyboard. It has the whole function day or school use. of a Braille note taker except Braille dis- Learn more about our Poet reading machi- play. It connects to the web by wireless nes, the innovative and lightweight CCTV LAN and Bluetooth. With a flash memo- VISIO and the Information and Orienta- ry of 1GB, it weighs only 266 grams. tion Systems for public areas. –SyncBraille: A braille display with 20 The innovative design and high quality of cells and 32 cells connected to Voice BAUM's products are the result of 20 years SENSE or PC by USB cable. experience in the field of development and manufacturing of hardware and software Low Vision Products for the blind. –SenseView P430 :Gives you a clean Come and test yourself! image through a 4.3” wide LCD. It’s magnification rate goes from 4x to 22.5x. Hand writing is available when connected to the external camera. –SenseView Duo M430:An advanced portable magnifier with close-up camera and distance viewing camera in one unit. It can store 20 images, magni- fy and pan them on the 4.3” wide LCD. Handwriting mode is activated when the close-up camera is tilted. 013HIMS Co.,Ltd –SenseView D600/D700:A module- based desktop CCTV, with camera, LCD 139-9, Gajung.Dong, Yuseon-Gu, Daejeon and reading table. Every component can 305-050,South Korea be selected at user’s convenience. Split Phone: +82 42 864 44 60 screen is available with the external con- Fax: +82 42 864 44 62 troller. E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.himsintl.com

Major Representatives USA, Canada,UK, France,Germany,Spain, Italy,Sweden,Switzerland,Israel, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan,Singapore,Australia 17 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 18

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students´ and scientists´ exchange. The 014 Index Braille contacts include European and global coo- peration to the USA, Japan,North- and Box 155, SE-95423 Gammelstad South Africa. Phone: +46 920 203084 Fax: +46 920 203085 E-mail: [email protected] 016F.H. Papenmeier GmbH Web: www.indexbraille.com &Co. KG

Reha Division, Talweg 2, 015 Study Centre for the D-58239 Schwerte Visually Impaired Phone: +49-(0)2304-9460 Students SZS Fax: +49-(0)2304-946246 E-mail: [email protected] Studienzentrum für Sehgeschädigte SZS Web: www.papenmeier.de Universitaet Karlsruhe (TH), Engesserstr. 4, Major Papenmeier representatives D 76131 Karlsruhe around the world Phone: +49 (0)721/ 608-2760 Austria: E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: +49 (0)721/ 608-2020 E-mail: [email protected] Belgium:E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.szs.uni-karlsruhe.de Croatia; E-Mail: [email protected] Czech Republic: E-Mail: [email protected] The Study Centre for the Visually Impaired Students (SZS) is an Finland:E-Mail: [email protected] interdepartmental institute at France:E-Mail: [email protected] the Universitaet Karlsruhe (TH) Great Britain:E-Mail: sales@professional- which belongs to the Faculty of vision-services.co.uk Informatics. As a service and research institute the SZS supports blind Iceland:E-Mail: and partially sighted students in all courses [email protected] offered at the university. Italy:E-Mail: [email protected] The service is counselling, guidance and Malaysia: E-Mail: special support in pedagogical and techni- [email protected] cal fields, when entering higher education, Netherlands:E-Mail: [email protected] during the studies and in transition to the labour market. Norway:E-Mail: [email protected] Electronic information and communication have a central role. The research program- BRAILLEX Trio is a 40-cell refreshable Braille me is focussed on mathematical working display and a Braille keyboard for PCs, PDAs environments and description languages or mobile phones with appropriate screen as well as access to graphics for the blind. readers, and a basic notetaker. All this is con- The aim is to realise a comprehensive in- centrated in a small, portable device with clusion of students with visual impairment unique ergonomics. in everyday life. This holistic approach Like all newer Papenmeier displays, BRAIL- gives a worldwide leading role to the SZS. LEX Trio features the patented joystick-like Additionally the SZS is involved into an Easy Access Bar (EAB) on its front. The EAB international network in order to promote allows screen navigation and even entering 18 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 19

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of people with vision and print impair- ments. Our range of software products, for people with low vision, dyslexia and other reading difficulties, exist to give independence – to make information accessible to everyone, wherever they are. Dolphin offers a complete range of soft- ware solutions, including screen readers, PC functions in a fast and intuitive way, screen magnifiers, braille translators, edu- without you ever taking your reading hands cational software, DAISY talking books off the Braille display, just using your thumb. and Alternative Format conversion tools. This increases the reading speed and thus Dolphin has also developed SuperNova the efficiency. (Screen reader/Magnifier), the world’s only Thanks to its Bluetooth interface, BRAILLEX software solution which includes speech, Trio is independent from any connection magnification and Braille in a single cables. Within a range of 10 meters, it can package. communicate with other Bluetooth devices. You can also use BRAILLEX Trio as a basic note taker. With 20 hours battery life and a text memory of 4000 Braille pages, you jot down your ideas wherever you are, or read a Dolphin’s solutions operate seamlessly in book in the train. The internal functions of the home, education and in business. BRAILLEX Trio include a calculator, clock and Dolphin is the world leader in the develop- calendar. ment of DAISY software players and con- BRAILLEX EL 80s and BRAILLEX EL 40s are tent creation tools, including EasyReader two examples of the world-renowned and EasyConverter. Papenmeier Efficiency Line professional Brail- le displays with the EAB. Papenmeier is a pioneer in refreshable Brail- le, with more than 30 years experience 018 Zychem Ltd (BRAILLEX, the world's first device with a Braille display was presented in 1975). Unit 1, Valley Court, Sanderson Way, 017Dolphin Computer Middlewich,Cheshire, CW10 0GF, United Kingdom Access Ltd Phone: +44 1606 738739 Fax: +44 1606 738752 Technology House,Blackpole Estate West, Web: www.zychem-ltd.co.uk Worcester WR3 8TJ, United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1905 754 577 Zychem are based near Manchester in Eng- Fax: +44 (0) 1905 754 559 land. For the last 16 years we have been Email: [email protected] manufacturing and supplying swell paper Web: www.YourDolphin.com for making tactile diagrams for the blind. Zychem are a small company but its distribu- Dolphin Computer Access is a world leader tion network covers most of the world. If in the Assistive Technology industry, with people want to make tactile diagrams they offices in the UK, USA and Sweden. generally turn to Zychem products. Dolphin is dedicated to improving the lives The special paper, ZY®-TEX2 Swell Paper is

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initially treated like any other piece of paper. You can print onto it, photocopy onto it or 020 Solutions Radio BV draw on it. The objective is to get your dia- gram onto the swell paper. Motorenweg 5-k, 2623 CR Delft, When fed through the ZY®-FUSE Heater Niederlande (which we also manufacture) the image rai- Phone: + 31 15 262 5955 ses up or swells, giving a 3 dimensional Fax: + 31 15 257 1595 representation of the original. Web: www.orionwebbox.nl The special thing is the paper. The printer or Web: www.solutionsradio.com the printing ink are normal, standard pro- ducts. They are solely required for printing Listen to spoken content on the Inter- the image onto the swell paper. net, without a PC! The main application is in education. Most Solutions Radio BV, a Dutch privately held subjects involve the use of diagrams and company with its headquarters in Delft, is swell paper can be used throughout. An- known as the specialist of on-line players other key area is in access, producing layouts for special user groups such as the elderly of buildings or tactile maps. or the reading disabled. Zychem will be showing both products at the World Blind Union Conference and Exhi- This on-line player is called the ORION- bition and welcome anyone to come and Webbox, which is an acronym for O n-line create their own tactile diagram. R eading and I nformation ON demand! It is a plug and play device. Once connected to broadband, audible prompts guide one 019 Duxbury Systems,Inc. through choices, which open up a cross media world of information and enter- 270 Littleton Road, #6, tainment. Westford MA, 01886 USA Web: www.duxburysystems.com It plays out Internet radio streams, pod- Email: [email protected] casts, talking newspapers, talking maga- zines, talking books, church services, DBT WIN – The Duxbury Braille Translator music programs, archived plays, audible for preparing, editing, composing, format- subtitling of TV programs, descriptive ting braille, and translating print to Braille video and so much more! This single in over 60 languages. device can handle different media. The It also includes facilities for Braille math basic version of this on-line player is a and Braille graphics. proven concept of technology as tens of Soon to include many Indian languages, thousands of WebRadios are presently Mandarin, Tibetan and other Asian lan- being deployed worldwide! Since the guages as well. beginning of 2007 ORIONWebboxes with Please check with us if you need us to add the audible program guide have been your language or braille code! rolled out in the Netherlands,Belgium, Supports virtually every braille embosser. Germany,Norway, UK and USA. Pilot Imports many file formats including MS projects in Finland and Denmark are Word, HTML, XML, LaTeX, ASCII, MathML ongoing. coming soon, and many more. At I nfo V ision 08 ,Solutions Radio will give a The leader in braille software live demonstration of its On-line player, with since 1975. DAISY capability. 22 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 23

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recognised internationally for its range of 021Aurora Ministries innovative devices for people with vision impairments. POBox 621,Bradenton, FL 34206 USA E-mail: [email protected] On show at I nfo V ision 08: Web: www.auroraministries.org The Mountbatten Learning Aurora Ministries provides the Bible on System:Ideal for the early audio cassette and MP3 in over 60 lan- Braille learner, this wonderful guages free of charge to visually impaired tool acts as Braille writer, people worldwide. A complimentary set is note-taker, embosser,Braille music editor also available to care professionals and and more. Produce graphics, use the on- organizations that work with the visually board calculator, keep a diary of appoint- impaired. ments; or simply learn Braille on a device that's kind to little arms and fingers. Comes with both digitised and synthesised speech, 022 Enabling Technologies and can connect to computer, printer, exter- nal keyboard or the MiMic external display. 1601 Northeast Braille Place,Jensen The Jot-a-Dot Pocket Brailler: 350 grams of Beach,Florida 34957 USA tiny, portable, easy-to-use Brailler. Great for Phone: +1 772 225 3687or 800 777 3687 field trips, making labels, jotting a quick Fax: 772.225.3299 or 800 950 3687 note. Takes up to A5 paper, brailles up to 20 E-Mail: [email protected] cells per line. Sleek, good to look at, and Web: www.brailler.com designed for the widest possible range of hand sizes – so good for children too! The best of braille technology p.i.a.f. - pictures in a flash Enabling Technologies is the World's lea- The safe, sturdy, reliable piaf will keep pro- ding manufacturer of a complete line of ducing tactile graphics year after year. Uses Braille embossers. We are dedicated to the standard swell-paper up to A3; has audio development, manufacture, service and signal to alert the operator when a sheet marketing of a complete and versatile line has been processed; will not operate if no of high quality Braille embossers, including paper inserted. Comes with templates and the famous “Romeo” and “Juliet” models. resources. Energy efficient and quiet – ideal Our line includes embossers for home, for classroom or office use. Strong handle school, office and commercial use. for easy portability; weight 5.9 kg.

023 Quantum Technology 024Buchstaben AG (UK) Ltd 4/1 Henry Bird Way, Aefligenstrasse 3, Northampton NN4 8GB CH-3312 Fraubrunnen Phone: +44 1604 705 680 Phone: +41 (0)31 767 88 88 Email: [email protected] Fax: +41 (0)31 767 82 58 Web: www.quantech.com E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.buchstaben.ch Quantum Technology (UK) is the daughter company of Quantum Technology, an Aus- tralian company specialising in adaptive technology since 1983. Quantum has been 23 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 24

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025Svec a SPOL s.r.o 026 Blista Brailletec GmbH

Stanicna 502, 95201 Vrable,Slovakia Industriestrasse 11,D-35041 Marburg Phone: +421 37 783 3445 Fon: +49-6421-802-0 Fax: +421 37 783 3137 Fax: +49-6421-802-14 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.svecaspol.sk Web: www.brailletec.de TATRAPOINT mechanical typewriters for the blind Our product line: adjustable left and right margins the bell is –Braille writing frames 5 cells before end of the line brailling on –Braille drawing boards DYMO tape – special holders –Mechanical and electronic braille writers on carriage –Embossing machines for the production carriage release key of braille printing plates backspace key –Rotary printing presses for large-scale quiet operation production of braille including packing: suitcase or backpack –Flat-bed printing presses, for the pro- duction of high-quality braille Tatrapoint Adaptive –Complete equipment for braille printing adjustable keyboard houses ergonomic molding and arrangement of keys At the I nfo V ision 08 in Geneva we produced in blue and red color present the following: –BTec 100 Mini Braille Printer for Win- Tatrapoint Standard dows 9x-XP possible modification for single hand use –ELOTYPE 4E electronic Braille typewriter Both models produced in two sizes: and printer roller 235 mm, max 34 cells/line –EUROTYPE / E electrified Braille Writer roller 275 mm, max 40 cells/line –EUROTYPE mechanical braille writer –PIAF Heater Heating Machine for tactile output –MARBURG TAPE WRITER Mechanical Braille stenographic machine –Marburg Braille Sudoku. –The Sudoku-game for both blind and seeing people with Braille on the chips and sheets

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accessible from any telephone, broadcasts 027 Eurisco Sagl information intended for visually impaired persons in German,French and Italian. Via San Gottardo 82, CH-6900 Massagno –The people in charge of these media await Phone: +41 (0)91 966 31 24 you at “Communication Square” in order Fax: +41 (0)91 968 11 28 to obtain all useful information or to let us E-mail: [email protected] share in your experiences, wishes and Web: www.eurisco.com comments in particularly convivial sur- roundings. Eurisco is a Swiss IT company with more than 15 years of experience in the field of rehabilitation technology for blind and visu- 029Braillo Norway A/S ally impaired users. We run the prestigious Electronic Kiosk project for the Swiss Fede- P.O. Box 447,N-3101 Tonsberg,Norway ration for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Phone: +47 330 02870 and at our stand we will show the brand Fax: +47 330 02871 new Zenbox, the first Swiss Linux notebook E-mail: [email protected] specifically configured for blind users. Web: www.braillo.com 028Télévox &Kiosque Braillo Norway is one of the leading com- électronique panies in development, production and marketing of computerized technical aids for visually impaired and production equipment Communication Square for braille printing. Fédération suisse des aveugles The company was founded in January 1980 et malvoyants, by personnel with background in mechanics, Gutenbergstrasse 40b, CH-3011 Bern electronics and marketing. Phone: +41 (0)31 390 88 00 Braillo Norway developed together with SIN- E-mail: [email protected] TEF (a research institute) in Trondheim the Web: www.sfb-fsa.ch world's first double sided (interpoint) braille printer, BRAILLO 270. The first Braillo 270 Televox and the Electronic Kiosk – Two was delivered to Tambartun School for the services of the Swiss Federation of the Blind (Trondheim,Norway) in 1980 and is still Blind and Visually Impaired FSA in use. –Thanks to a software produced by the Braillo Norway has placed products in more Swiss Federation of the Blind and Visually than 70 countries. Many well-known organi- Impaired, the electronic kiosk allows ever- zations use printers from Braillo Norway in yone equipped with a computer to access their production of braille, and a reference about 30 Swiss press titles (dailies, wee- list is available. klies) in German,French and Italian and The product range consists of Braillo 200, about ten specialized publications from Braillo 400 S, Braillo 400 SR and Braillo the field of visual impairment. In addition 440SW. to the usual aids, this software allows newspapers to be read by vocal synthesis on CD or smart cards in DAISY format. –Télévox is the telephone information jour- nal of the Swiss Federation of the Blind and Visually Impaired. This vocal server,

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hand. If you would like to rediscover the joy of 030 HumanWare Limited reading again, myReader2, the world’s first Low Vision Auto Reader is the perfect HumanWare Group Corporate solution. At the press of a button, read Headquarters several pages of text exactly the way you 445, rue du Parc Industriel,Longueuil, want to. SmartView Xtend is the unique (Quebec), Canada J4H 3V7 electronic magnifier which can be upgra- Phone: +1 450 463 1717 ded at any time to suit your changing Fax: +1 450 463 0120 needs. E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.humanware.com Trekker the GPS system for blind and visu- ally impaired people gives users the confi- HumanWare US Headquarters dence to extend their horizons and take in- 175 Mason Circle,Concord, CA 94520, USA dependence to a new level. Trekker GPS Toll-free: 1 800 722-3393,Phone: +1 925 lets users know their location anywhere in 680-7100 the world with continually growing preci- Fax: +1 925 681-4630 sion. The new Trekker Breeze is Human- E-mail: [email protected] Ware’s latest GPS system for blind people Web: www.humanware.com to use when travelling in familiar surroun- dings. Trekker Breeze offers the impor- Sales Offices tant benefits of GPS orientation tools, United Kingdom: [email protected] enhancing independence and confidence Australia: [email protected] in travelling. Easy and intuitive, Trekker Breeze offers basic orientation functions HumanWare design and manufacture in an all-in-one hand size device. innovative solutions for blind and partially sighted people. These solutions provide independence and give our customers the 031ABAPLANS opportunity to compete effectively and to be part of the global information age in Michel Lazeyras,Professeur HES which we live. Ecole d’Ingénieurs Genève-EIG, rue de la Prairie 4, CH-1202 Genève BrailleNote mPower the award winning Phone: +41 (0)22 546 25 37 family of notetakers offers a choice of out- E-mail: [email protected] put options – crisp high definition 18 or 32 Web: http://abaplans.eig.ch braille cell displays combined with clear responsive speech Interactive, tactile maps based on geogra- HumanWare are the leading providers phic data. worldwide of Digital Talking Books. The VictorReader ClassicX and VictorReader ClassicX+ players are simple and intuitive to use making reading for pleasure or lear- ning enjoyable. You can download your favourite books and MP3s onto VictorRe- ader Stream , this versatile, powerful DAISY-MP3 player means you can leave home with your library in the palm of your

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See the world through awhole new light.

Enabling Technologies has been manufacturing Braille Embossers for over 36 years. We provide top quality Single- Sided and Interpoint Braille Embossers for home, office, school and business use. Open up your world, don’t just feel –SEE! 4 High-Low Resolution Graphics 4 ET Speaks, Our innovative speech system 4 Dynamic Braille Scaling 4 USB Port (on select models) 4 Ethernet Network (on select models)

World’s Leading Manufacturer of Braille Embossers 1601 NE Braille Place, Jensen Beach, FL 34957 Phone: 772. 225.3687 Romeo Pro 50 Romeo Attache Pro Juliet Pro 60 Toll-Free (Continental USA) 800.777.3687 [email protected] www.brailler.com

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E-mail: [email protected] 101ONCE – CIDAT 103 Royal National Institute of Blind People Camino de Hormigueras 172, 28031, Madrid (Spain) Bakewell Road,Orton Southgate, Phone: +34 91 709 76 00 Peterborough Cambridgeshire Fax: +34 91 709 77 77 PE7 8EQ, England E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +44 1733 37 52 49 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +44 1733 37 53 83 Web: www.once.es/cidat E-mail: [email protected] 104Weimed

Ingenieurbüro für Technologien im Gesundheitswesen e.K. Wolfshovener Str. 77 – 79,D-52428 Juelich CIDAT-Centre for Research,Develop- Phone: +49 (0) 2461 347927 ment and Implementation of Technical Fax: +49 (0) 2461 348061 Appliances for the blind and visually Weimed – a 10 years old german company impaired. for low vision- and assistive technologies The Spanish National Organisation of the for impaired people – develop and sell pro- Blind ONCE is a socially orientated Public Ser- ducts for different low vision customers. vice Corporation, which has been committed This company is represented in Germany to grant the full integration of the blind in and some other european countries. Our Spanish society for more than 65 years. working fields are school, aged people and The CIDAT is the area of ONCE which aims working places. We present a full range of to outfit their members with the technical low vision products. means necessary to achieve their occupatio- List of products: nal, educational and personal development. Magnifiers, monoculars, binoculars, special Thanks to our team of qualified professio- illumination, other optical aids, electronical nals with a high understanding of the needs magnifiers, magnification software, voice of blind and visually impaired people, we software, reading machines, talking clocks, can have a sound knowledge of their other talking devices for daily use in kit- requests. chen and house keeping. You may also visit our web site Weimed is represented in Germany, Baltic www.once.es/cidat, fully accessible to peo- States,Russian Federation,Georgia, Ukrai- ple with visual disabilities (soon available in English) to check on ONCE-CIDAT products.

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B5,M7 Business Park, Naas,Co Kildare,Ireland Phone: +353 45 28 27 12 Fax: +353 45 88 22 14 28 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 29

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ne, Kazakhstan. Product: Tag It Guide Tag It Guide is an RFID-based System that 105Cobolt Systems Ltd enables the blind to identify and find objects. The system runs on different hard- The Old Mill House,Mill Road,Reedham, and software platforms such as PCs, PDAs, Norwich,Norfolk, NR13 3TL some mobile phones, the Pronto Organizer Phone: +44 (0) 1493 700172 from BAUM, and integrates a variety of Fax: +44 (0) 1493 701037 RFID-readers, some of them as small as a E-mail: [email protected] pen, others huge as a gate way. Web: Tag It Guide provides InDoor-Navigation in buildings. It connects 3D-objects with Audio and video. Points of interest on a tactile model appear like a small tactile dot. In fact they are RFID-Chips. The user scans a dot and he gets audio information. Tag It Guide can be used for E-Learning, for example in biology where one can www.cobolt.co.uk make a skeleton talking. Tactile maps can be connected with audio whereas the user Cobolt Systems Ltd are a well established can trigger audio information from diffe- U.K. company supply-ing Daily Living Aids rent layers of information. In a museum, in multiple languages to the Visually Impai- Tag It Guide gives access to descriptions of red worldwide. exhibits. In a tourist office, children, sigh- We supply to a large amount of national ted people and blind people can explore a organisations and businesses as well as to region by touching points of interest and individuals worldwide. Our product range triggering the matching information. Tag It includes: talking clocks and watches, talking Guide can represent tactile or audio maps healthcare products, talking combination of bus or trains network. oven and microwave, microwave cooking accessories and much more along with our latest product the ‘Itell’ for your Ipod, which enables your new or existing Ipod to talk. Our catalogue and all our products can be accessed and viewed on our website at www.cobolt.co.uk Tag It Guide makes the environment acces- 106 Dräger &Lienert sible. It lets you know, where your are and lets you explore tactile objects.

Stadtwaldstr. 62,D-35037 Marburg Tag It Guide is multilingual, the user can Phone: +49 6421 165555 switch languages by scanning a flag of a Fax: +49 6421 165556 country. The content of a Tag It Guide sys- E-Mail: [email protected] tem can be transferred into Daisy by Max Web: www.dlinfo.de The DaisyMaker.

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Product: Max The DaisyMaker –Bilingual alphabetisation in Africa Max the DaisyMaker automatically con- –School projects for blind children in a verts Text, HTML, PDF, tagged PDF, Doc, rural environment Windows-Helpfiles and a lot more into –The Bible in Braille Daisy. The user can then listen to the con- –The Bible on CD MP3 Daisy tent on a mobile Daisy player. Max the DaisyMaker automatically converts news What does the MEB do? papers into Daisy. The content can then be It responds to the spiritual needs of the automatically distributed onto mobile devi- blind and makes society more aware of ces of users, such as MileStone 311/312, their problems. It runs a multimedia libra- VR-Stream,Olympus DS 50,Zen Stone or ry. It cooperates actively on the lasting any other mp3-player. development and social integration of the blind in Africa. It passes on the technical 107 Mission Evangélique know-how for Braille printing. Braille (MEB) What is the MEB? Founded in 1956, the MEB is a non-profit 20, Avenue Ruchonnet, CH-1800 Vevey organisation of recognised public benefit. Phone: +41 (0)21 921 66 88 It is interconfessional in character and Fax: +41 (0)21 922 26 58 works in Switzerland and in various E-mail: [email protected] French-speaking countries. Web: www.mebraille.ch At the service of French-speaking 108Schweizerischer blind and visually impaired persons Zentralverein für das Where is it represented? Blindenwesen ZSB Burkina Faso,Ivory Coast,Benin,Democra- tic Republic of the Congo,Republic of the Swiss National Association of and for Congo, Cameroon,Central African Re- the Blind SNAB public, Togo,Chad, Madagascar. List of the products exhibited: Blindentechnische Hilfsmittel, –Alphabet book “Du noir au braille” Niederlenzer Kirchweg 1, –Braille spelling books in vernacular Afri- CH-5600 Lenzburg can languages Phone: +41 (0)62 888 28 70 Fax: +41 (0)62 888 28 77 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.szb.ch Internet: www.szb.ch The Swiss National Association of and for the Blind SNAB is the national umbrella organisation for 60 member organisations, which are all active in the field of blind- ness. The technical aids department offer more than 500 articles. We collaborate, as much as we can, with 30 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 31

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engineer offices, high specialized schools ally impaired or persons becoming blind. It is and SNAB member organisations in order also a tool for those who want to assist the to develop new products; we adapt as well visually challenged. everyday products available on the market The software is JAWS compatible and is to make them accessible to the concerned available in French,German,Italian,Spanish people. and English. Thanks to our regional distribution centers, Novelty of the Mouskie concept: the SNAB endeavours to give partially sigh- The importance of this new pedagogic tool ted, blind and deafblind people the oppor- has created great interest amongst specia- tunity to determine their own way of life. lists because information is instantaneously felt through the Braille units on the mouse, thus allowing a faster memorisation of the 109Braille-Code SA Braille alphabet. Avenue des Platanes 6, CH-3960 Sierre Phone: +41 (0)79 628 64 26 The finger no longer seeks information; E-mail: [email protected] it is the information that comes to your finger. Mouskie is a Braille computer mouse and In addition,Mouskie can help in the psycho- software logical preparation for those who are loo- sing their vision. Mastering the Braille alpha- The mouse bet will allow one to face with more serenity, The ergonomic shape allows the hand to the ultimate stage of their handicap. Kno- finds it’s ideal position for Braille reading. wing Braille will greatly increase their inde- The mouse can be used indiscriminately by pendence when blindness occurs. adults and children, whether right handed or left handed. 110Schweizerische The mouse is composed of two Braille units Bibliothek für Blinde und driven by an USB port. Mouskie was develo- Sehbehinderte (SBS) ped in collaboration with the infotronic department of the HEVs: Haute Ecole Valai- Swiss Library for the Blind and sanne in Switzerland, and Metec AG, a com- Visually Impaired pany specializing in research and develop- ment of medical technology in Stuttgart, Germany. Grubenstrasse 12, CH-8045 Zürich Phone: +41 (0)43 333 32 32 The software Fax: +41 (0)43 333 32 33 The computer program follows the learning E-Mail: [email protected] methods established by ergotherapists, who Web: www.sbszh.ch have been consulted throughout the cre- ation of the product. Since over 25 years, the SBS is committed It offers a variety of exercises:Letter by letter, to make the widest possible range of tests of knowledge, sequence of two cha- reading materials and information accessi- racters, learning in column, translation of ble for the Blind and Visually Impaired per- complex texts. sons. We produce and provide talking- This new concept of learning Braille with books,Braille and large-print books, Mouskie makes Braille accessible to the visu- musical and tactile games and make them

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available free of charge to our clients. Optelec BV, F.H Papenmeier GmbH, Rehan Electronics Ltd,Reinecker Reha- Technik GmbH, Tagarno AS. Our mission is not only to provide the world leading solutions for blind and visually impaired but also to offer excel- 111 Ramstein Optik AG lent service and support as well as trai- ning and workplace adaptation. Our Sattelgasse 4, 4051 Basel operating field is whole Switzerland Phone: +41 (0)61 261 58 72 covering all its language regions. Fax: +41 (0)61 261 58 06 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ramstein-optik.ch 113Schweizerischer Blindenbund Low Vision Specialists Being able to read again… Swiss Blind League We will be pleased to provide individual advice according to your needs whether Friedackerstrasse 8, CH-8050 Zürich for portable smallscreen reading devices or Phone +41 (0)44 317 9014 stationary reading systems. E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.blind.ch

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Bürgenstrasse 12, CH-6005 Luzern Talking Barcode Reader Phone: +41 (0)41 22741 27 This brandnew device was developped by Fax: +41 (0)41 227 41 21 Bones SA along with the Swiss Blind E-mail: [email protected] League and MIGROS, one of the largest Web: www.accesstech.ch retailers in Switzerland. Based on the popular voice recorder Milestone, it recog- nizes barcodes on any kind of goods and Branch offices: then reads the corresponding article name Crêt-Taconnet 12a, CH-2000 Neuchâtel and quantity in a brilliant voice. This sensa- Rosenbergstr. 87, CH-9000 St. Gallen tional new device will become a usefull Accesstech AG is Switzerland’s leading helper for blind people having to identify company supplying products for visually products in their houshold. impaired persons. We sell products of the following companies Furthermore at our booth, INVASUPPORT will feature most innovative technology Acapela/Infovox,Ai Squared,Ash Tech- nologies, BAUM Retec AG, Blista Braille- tec, Braillo Norway A/S, Code Factory, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) W. Hubert,Dolphin Com- puter Access Ltd,Enabling Technologies, Foci BV, FreedomScientific, Inc., Handy- tech Elektronik GmbH, HIMS Co.,Ltd, Humanware,Index Braille AB, KOBA Vision,Nuance Communications,Inc., 32 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 33

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by BAUM RETEC AG, Germany, such as Braille Displays in different sizes, Screen- readers and the best known family of POET Reading machines. A portable Reading machine will as well be shown as one with a bookedge. –Canada: Frontier Computing, 114 Dancing dots Braille www.frontiercomputing.on.ca –Croatia: INDRIKI, Music Technology [email protected] –Hong Kong:Potential Resources 1754 Quarry Lane, P.O. Box 927, Company, www.prchk.com.hk Valley Forge, PA 19482-0927, USA –Ireland: NCBI, www.ncbi.ie Phone: +1 610 783-6692 –Italy: Tiflosystem S.p.A., Fax: +1 610 783-6732 www.tiflosystem.it E-mail: [email protected] –Mexico:Soluciones en Tecnología Adap- Web: www.dancingdots.com tada México, www.sta-mexico.com –Norway: Tagarno Norway, Major representatives around the world www.tagarno.no –Australia: T&T Consultancy, –Poland: www.altix.pl www.tandt-consultancy.com.au –Portugal: Tiflotecnia, www.tiflotecnia.com –Belgium and Netherlands:Sensotec, –Sweden:Insyn, www.insyn.se, www.sensotec.be Polar Print, www.polarprint.se –UK: Techno-Vision Systems, –Brazil: Laramara, www.laramara.org.br

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www.techno-vision.co.uk complete systems with screen magnification, speech and Braille output, scanner and OCR. Dancing dots Braille Music Technology Our services comprise the assessment of indi- Developing and adapting technology to vidual needs and possible solutions, installa- benefit blind musicians and their educators tion, system configuration, instruction and since 1992. training as well as maintenance (adaptation, Scan printed scores, listen to results or con- repairs...). Owing to years of experience in vert to braille music notation. this area, we are able to offer instruction and Play your musical ideas into your PC. training in numerous applications in various Convert to print notation, braille score or fields of work and general use. audio CD. Braille music courses/educational resources, 116Svarovsky, s.r.o consultation and training. Individualized and group instruction availa- ble on-site or online. Odlehla 26, CZ-62100 Brno Phone: +42 (0) 604 282 197 Key Products Fax: +42 (0) 541 237 504 GOODFEEL Braille Music Translator: Techno- E-mail: [email protected] logy to help blind musicians to learn new material from print scores and for allowing We are endeavouring with our offer to blind musicians to create new material in meet the needs of all groups of visually print music format. impaired persons. In order to identify these CakeTalking for SONAR: Access method and needs and take them into account in the detailed tutorial to permit blind musicians to production, we work together with orga- independently create multi-track sound nisations that deal with the training of recordings using audio and MIDI input. blind and visually impaired persons in the area of spatial orientation and indepen- Publications dent movement as part of the social reha- An Introduction to Music for the Blind Stu- dent; An Introduction to Piano for the Blind Student; Who’s Afraid of Braille Music?.

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Zürcherstrasse 149, CH-4052 Basel Phone: +41 (0)61 564 04 05 Web: www.sbh-basel.ch bilitation process. Through our participa- SRIHV, ch. des 3 Rois 5b, tion in the orientation and mobility CH-1005 Lausanne training courses and our active work with Phone: +41 (0)21 345 00 70 blind and visually impaired people, we gain Web: www.srihv.ch valuable experience that we endeavour to implement in the production. Products on display: We are a service provider in the field of computer technology for blind and partially- 117InSiPhil (S) Lte. Ptd sighted persons in Switzerland and exhibit 34 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 35

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71 Bukit Batok Crescent # 05-10, Africa. Prestige Center,Singapore 658071 Phone: +65 6316 5370 AFUB main objectives are capacity buil- Fax: +65 6316 5373 ding among its member organizations, E-Mail: [email protected] empowerment of blind women and Internet: www.insiphil.com youth, promotion of education, vocational training and assistive devices. InSiPhil is an international group with com- Dschang Blind School is an integrated panies in Singapore, Malaysia and the school for the blind founded in 1975 by USA. The corporate head office in Singa- myself to enhance educational programs pore includes the company's product deve- for young blind and partially sighted chil- lopment, sales, and marketing depart- dren through reading and writing Braille, ments. facilitating inclusive education by integra- Manufacturing is done entirely at our own ting them in ordinary mainstream schools. site in Senai,Johor, Malaysia and we ope- One of the missions and vision of the Cen- rate a North America's Sales &Service Sup- tre is the economic empowerment of its port Center in Sunnyvale, California, USA. members through income generating acti- Through a wide network of companies vities, culture and sport. The trainees of and distributors, our newly acquired Tele- this reference centre in the central Africa sensory products are available in 50 coun- region originate from Chad, DRC Congo, tries worldwide. In the United States, pro- Central Africa republic, Rwanda and of ducts are sold by more than 100 course Cameroon. Some came to pursue distributors, dealers, and resellers who pro- their university studies, others for vocatio- vide personalized customer support nal training in handicraft making, brushes, throughout the country piggery, agriculture (blind method), etc. The centre also put emphasis on training 118 African Union of the of trainers. The following items would be exhibited at Blind (AFUB) WBU 7th General Assembly: local stylus produced by our organizations as well as AFUB and Dschang Blind school in other didactic materials enabling blind cooperation with Caritas Geneva youth below 15 to develop their sense of Paul Tezanou, [email protected] feeling and touching the Braille dot. It is President of the African Union of the Blind called in French “Figures et Planchettes”. Executive Director of the Dschang Blind Handicraft produced by the blind would School also be exhibited for sale. The African Union of the Blind (AFUB) is a continental organization with about 50 member countries. Its board of directors includes myself as president, a vice-presi- dent from Morocco, a secretary general from Rwanda, a women chairperson from Zimbabwe and six regional representati- ves, male and female, namely 119 Voice on the Go – Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, West Africa Francophone, West Africa Anglo- Michael Heinrich,Director, phone,Northern Africa and Central 35 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 36

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UK & European Sales Belgium Phone: +44 (0) 208 742 0592 Mobile: +44 (0) 790 046 8227 Knfb Reading Technologies Inc., P.O. Box E-mail: [email protected] 620128 Newton Lower Falls, MA USA

Voice on the Go is one of the Fastest Gro- The Mobile Phone that Reads to You wing New Wireless Applications, and now knfbReading Technologies and Sensotec will recommended for use by the Canadian be presenting the Mobile Reader Product National Institute for the Blind. Voice on Line:The Mobile Reader Product Line from the Go users listen to their email and con- knfbReading Technologies,Inc., is a major tacts hands-free. breakthrough in portability and functionali- With just their voice, subscribers can ty of print access for stay connected: blind, vision impai- –Listen to emails red and those with –Compose, reply, forward, and delete reading difficulties. emails all by voice Currently the soft- –Search contacts by voice ware is available in following langua- Calendar by Voice ges: –Accessing your calendar through your mobile phone allows you to: –English –Check your schedule –French –Have your appointments read to you and –German –Add new events, all by voice –Spanish –Italian VOTG can also synchronize with your –Dutch calendar in Microsoft Outlook. Easy to Use The knfbReader Mobile and kReader Mobile –Easy-to-use with no voice training software packages run on a Nokia N82 and –Works with ANY mobile phone,Black- allows you to read mail, receipts, handouts Berry, iPhone, or Windows Smartphone and many other documents on the go. The on any carrier network Mobile Reader products can be activated and –Superior voice recognition and accuracy made ready to use with the touch of a single –Available in English,French,German, button on the phone. The user takes a photo Spanish,Italian &Dutch of the print to be read, and the character recognition software in conjunction with VOTG supports most popular email servi- high quality text-to-speech will read the con- ces including Gmail,Hotmail and other tents of the document aloud. At the same free POP3 or IMAP email service. time, it can display the print on the phone’s There is no special equipment to buy, Voice built-in screen and highlight each word as it on the Go even works from your home is spoken. telephone! This is a truly pocket-size solution to reading on the go. The knfbReader Mobile software has a feature set which is designed for use 120 Sensotec NV/SA by blind or low-vision users. The kReader Mobile is an identical software package, but Gistelsteenweg 112,B-8490 Varsenare, offers tailor-made add-ons for users who 37 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 38

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have difficulty reading due to learning or and the company supports a strong distri- language problems. bution network throughout North Ameri- ca, Europe,Asia, Africa and the Middle Please visit East. http://www.knfbreader.eu/knfbReader/Dea- lers.aspx for your local European dealer or Company description: http://www.knfbreader.com/purchase.php “Optelec is the leading manufacturer of for dealers around the world. life-changing assistive technologies for blind and visually impaired people. A wide 121 Optelec B.V. range of simple and effective solutions, including the ClearView+ line of CCTVs, Breslau 4, Compact+ portable CCTV and the ALVA 2993 LT Barendrecht The Netherlands BC640 and EasyLink series of wireless Phone: +31 88 678 34 44 Braille controllers have improved the quali- Fax: +31 88 678 34 00 ty of life of thousands of people around E-mail: [email protected] the world.” Web: www.optelec.eu Major representatives around the 122 Code Factory/Vodafone world: Sales offices have been established in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Code Factory Germany,Belgium, and the Netherlands Rambla Egara, 148, 2-2,E-08221 - Terrassa

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(Barcelona) VODAFONE SPEAK, MOBILE SPEAK, Phone: +34-93 733 7066 MOBILE MAGNIFIER, MOBILE DAISY Fax: +34-93 789 3051 PLAYER and MOBILE GEO: screen rea- E-mail: [email protected] ders, screen magnifiers, digital book Web: www.codefactory.es reader and GPS software navigation applications that make mobile phones Founded in 1998 and headquartered in accessible to the blind and visually impai- Terrassa/Barcelona, Spain,Code Factory is red. the global leader committed to the devel- opment of products designed to elimina- EMPORIA LIFE: Terminal designed for te barriers to the accessibility of mobile elderly or visually impaired persons. technology for the blind and visually Short description of the company impaired. Today,Code Factory is the lea- Vodafone Group Plc is the world's lea- ding provider of screen readers, screen ding mobile telecommunications compa- magnifiers, and Braille interfaces for the ny, with a significant presence in Europe, widest range of mainstream mobile devi- the Middle East,Africa, Asia-Pacific and ces including Symbian-based and Win- the United States through the Company's dows Mobile-powered subsidiary undertakings, joint ventures, Smartphones as well as associated undertakings and invest- Pocket PC phones and ments. PDAs. Its product line is the only one to support phones working on the 123 The Daylight GSM, CDMA and Company Ltd WCDMA networks. Code Factory's success lies in giving 89-91 Scrubs Lane, excellent customer support and in res- NW10 6QU London UK ponding immediately to the needs of its Phone: +44 (0)20 89 64 1200 end users. Fax: +44 (0)20 89 64 1300 E-mail: [email protected] Vodafone Web: www.daylightcompany.com Vodafone Group Plc Vodafone House Daylight™ design and manufacture inno- The Connection, vative lamps specifically to help the visu- Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2FN , England

Major representatives around the world Frank Rovekamp (Chief Marketing Voda- fone Group) Antonio García-Urgeles Capdevila (Direc- tor for the Residential Business Unit at Vodafone Spain) José Manuel Azorín-Albiñana (Social Pro- ducts Manager at Vodafone Spain) Products on display Flexi-Vision Lamp,D/E31067 39 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 40

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ally impaired to maintain their visual independence. The company’s award winning in-house design team works in close cooperation with the Royal Natio- nal Institute for the Blind (RNIB) in the UK and has done so for a number of years. The RNIB provides valuable advice on the research and development of innovative new lamps and accessories for the low vi- sion sector. All Daylight™ lamps are fit- ted with Daylight™ energy saving bulbs or tubes which improve working and reading conditions but also help reduce greenhouse gases by consuming 75% less energy. Therefore every single person who uses a Daylight™ lamp benefits from the uni- que features of this innovative form of light – all of which are particularly impor- tant to people who are experiencing Impressum sight loss or are visually impaired. Sponsorship of the exhibition This year, we are delighted to launch the Swiss Federation of the Blind and Visually Flexi-Vision Floor Lamp. This unique Impaired (SFB) floorstanding lamp combines all the best World Blind Union (WBU) features to make it the ultimate reading Swiss National Association of and for the lamp. Blind (SNAB) Association pour le Bien des Aveugles et The 20w Daylight™ energy saving bulb Malvoyants (ABA) reduces glare and improves contrast Swiss Blind League (SBL) allowing the user to read and write for Retina Suisse longer in optimal comfort. The Flexi- vision™ Floor Lamp is also one of the Responsibility safest lamps on the market with clear Swiss Federation of the Blind and Visually on/off switch location, anti-trip cable hol- Impaired (SFB) ders and low heat shade. Come and see us for more information about the TM Patronage of the WBU Daylight range. General Assembly 2008 Member of the Federal Council Micheline Calmy Rey 124Stephear Ltd Support Swiss Confederation 153 Igal Alon Street, Tel Aviv, 67443 Israel Canton of Geneva Phone: 972 3 57 10 794 Fax: 972 3 57 10 680 Partner E-mail: [email protected] Kuoni Travel Ltd. Destination Management 40 500886_InfoVision_E.qxd 28.7.2008 12:50 Uhr Seite 41

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