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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, ABILITY Magazine!
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are all differently abled.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I'm Chris from Whill. We have a very\Nunique technology applied in the front
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wheels. It's an omniwheel, which lets me\Nturn sideways with a really tight turning
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,radius. It's actually four-wheel drive,\Nso it does really well on terrains, grass,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pebble, dirt, we can handle all that.\NSo it's pretty practical for daily use.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a control that's more of a computer\Nmouse than a joystick, so you slide it sideways.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm James McCarthy, and I'm the\Npresident of HIMS Inc.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're an assistive technology company\Nfor products for the blind and visually-impaired.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This year at CSUN we have an exciting booth.\NWe're introducing several new products.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The E-bot is the first and currently the\Nonly iPad- and Android-compatible reading,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,writing, and distance video magnifier with\NOCR text-to-speech available on the market.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's very useful in the classroom for students\Nbecause it's got reading, writing, and distance.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't want to design me to products.\NWe always want to do something new and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unique and beneficial for our blind and\Nlow-vision consumers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, our company is a French company\Ncreated 20 years ago,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we created the company on one idea: to\Nmake the traffic lights talking to blind people.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The principle is quite simple. When you come\Nclose to the traffic lights, you press the button,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you would stop walking.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Traffic light speaks)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And 20 years later, we have 100 thousand\Ntraffic lights equipped in France.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We put the remote control inside the\Nsmartphone, and we develop smartphone
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,applications to communicate with\Nthe traffic lights.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name's Thomas, I'm with\NViewPlus Technologies.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, we're here representing a few\Ndifferent types of technologies.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One that's really exciting is Voiceye.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Voiceye is a system comprised of a\Ntwo-dimensional barcode
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a smartphone application.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of our great early adopters is\Nactually ABILITY Magazine.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So ABILITY Magazine is the first major\Npublication to utilize VOICEYE to make
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their magazine accessible.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(VOICEYE reads from page)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, this is Betsy's interface, and there's\Nthe camera looking at her moving.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, I'm Sergio, I'm the father of Betsy\NSergio Fernandez.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm a software developer.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since Betsey has CP, and we've tried to\Nget her to communicate with us,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we haven't been very successful because\Nshe doesn't have enough control to hit the buttons,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or enough trunk support to use eye-gaze.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I decided to build a system for her.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The system basically is going to be using this\Ncamera, which is a perceptual technology camera,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that allows the computer to see her\Nmovement, and then is going to use
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that iPad and the app is going to hear\Nher when she talks to select movies.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,APP: To watch Nickelodeon Music, say yes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,BETSY: Yes!
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,APP: Okay.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(TV plays)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And once we get her to consistently use\Nthe movement of the hand, and the yes or no,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we can really open the path of\Ncommunication for her.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, we'll hope that she will end up\Nusing it in school, and all kinds of situations.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, we can! Isn't that exciting?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can tell, she gets very excited\Nabout using it, because for her she's never
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been able to actually say what she wants,\Nso she knows this is the first time that
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she can actually choose one thing over\Nanother.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes! Exciting, huh?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes!
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got low-vision when I was 17.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of a sudden, it was baseball season,\NI was a baseball player,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had, I took a line drive off of my face!
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Living with low-vision is my life, this\Nhas become my career,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know, it's my passion, it's my hobby,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'm really passionate about the things\Nthat we do!
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not because they're devices, but because\Nthey help people.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I see the smiles on people's faces,\Nand they say thank you, that's when I say,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Wow, I found my calling in life from\Nmy injury!"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nice to meet you, ABILITY!