Stories Archive
Previous customer profiles from ZoomNews:
A Perfect Match with Ai Squared
January 14, 2007
Who would have guessed that an innocent question from someone with a curious mind would eventually turn into a spectacular match. Back in the late 1990’s when Maurie Hill was a new ZoomText user she called Ai Squared for assistance. During the call, Maurie and Ai Squared’s support specialist, Cathy Gettel, were chatting and Maurie asked, “Do you like your job?” Cathy answered, “I love my job”. It was a passing question and answer, but Maurie filed that information away…
Blind Photographer Still Capturing His Vision
December 15, 2006
In 1993, Kurt Weston took his mother to see “Tommy”, a movie about a blind pinball wizard. While watching the movie, Kurt realized he could see his mother sitting to his right, but could not see the woman sitting to his left. At that moment Kurt realized he was going blind…
A Low Vision Family To Inspire Us All
November 13, 2006
Many of us know what it’s like to raise a son. Some of us have even had the experience of raising more than one. But Shelley Bower of Quincy, California is busy raising four. That may not seem like a big deal, since there are lots of parents with four kids in their home. So what makes Shelley different? Well, for starters she has low vision. But what really caught our attention is that Shelley Bower is a low vision mom who with her husband is raising four low vision sons…
College Professor Finds New Career Teaching ZoomText
October 16, 2006
Karen Barlow is an assistive technology business owner who lost most of her vision and eventually one of her eyes to diabetes. Having only one eye with 20/400 acuity and a prosthesis has not stopped Karen from experiencing new people, places and other life opportunities. In fact, she is enjoying her work and life now more than ever…
ZoomText Helps Retiree Living With Macular Degeneration
September 15, 2006
In 1995, Aaron Beckwith was a retired businessman with a great life. Aaron and his wife Jane had moved from New Jersey to Boynton Beach, Florida where they could enjoy tennis and golf year round. Aaron also enjoyed marble sculpting and working with computers. One day while taking a golf lesson, Aaron noticed that the ball looked pebble-sized when viewed through one eye…
