BlackBerry Screen Reader Makes Curve Smartphone More Accessible to Blind VI Users

Research In Motion (RIM) has launched BlackBerry Screen Reader, a free screen reader app designed to help blind and visually impaired users operate their BlackBerry smartphone

The screen reader speaks aloud visual information that's displayed on the screens of its Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370 smartphones.

Key features include:

• Support for Core BlackBerry Apps: e.g. email, calendar, phone calls etc.
• Customizable Speech Settings: e.g. volume, pitch, rate of speech rate, punctuation preferences, verbosity, etc.
• Keyboard Shortcuts: enable users to set speech and audio preferences quickly
• Multilingual: BlackBerry Screen Reader is available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish
• Accessible Documentation: BlackBerry Screen Reader User Guide is in navigable HTML that can be read as audio, enlarged, or converted into braille.

Visit BlackBerry to download its free Screen Reader app and to learn more about its solutions for customers with disabilities.