ZoomText Goes Social!
 ZoomText is venturing out into the blogosphere! Our new blog, Zoomed In, is being launched tomorrow - check your inboxes on Friday for all the details.
And that's not all! We invite you to follow us on Twitter and become a fan of ZoomText on Facebook - you never know what special deals might come your way. Plus you can stay up to date with the happenings of all of us here at Ai Squared. Join in the fun!
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Pebble Sale!
 For a limited time (until June 18th, 2010), we are having a sale on the Pebble handheld video magnifier: buy yours today for $495 - this is $100 off!
You can read more about the Pebble and even watch a video of it in action. Use code "PEBBLE" when you place your order online or just give us a call at 800-859-0270 to order yours today!
**USA ONLY**
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Survey Results
 The April issue of ZoomNews polled our readers about how ZoomText has changed their lives. First off, congratulations to Glenn Goodeaux whose name was chosen in the raffle from all the participants - he won a $100 Amazon.com gift certificate!
We are planning on making these stories into videos read aloud by some of the staff here at Ai Squared. We are so excited to share them all with you, plus then you get to "meet" some of the people that develop, support, market and sell the ZoomText that you know and love! In the meantime, we'll share Glenn's story since he won the raffle:
"ZoomText has changed my life because of my RP (Retinitis pigmentosa), I could not read my etext book fast enough. But with ZoomText reading to me as fast as I want it to I can make it through my ebooks for school. I have tried other software but none of them highlighted the word for me to view where it was reading. So now with ZoomText reading and highlighting I am able to follow alone and not be behind any longer. I don't think I would have stayed in college if I didn't have ZoomText to help me along the way. Thanks ZoomText."
Thanks to everyone who participated - not only did you have a chance to win a prize, but your stories will make for really interesting and inspirational videos. Keep an eye on our new blog for these videos to appear. Thanks again to Ted McCoskey for a great topic.
Read on for this month's contest and another chance to win!
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New Contest
 The next survey topic comes to us from Ben Utley and Angela Sarhaddi. They had both sent in the same request for a future survey: what's the best cell phone for someone who is visually impaired? Angela specifically asked about which phones are good for texting when you're visually impaired. They were both awarded a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate for their suggestion.
Let us know your thoughts on what cell phones are great and which ones aren't so great for the visually impaired - I'm sure all our readers will be looking forward to hearing the results of this survey. Send your answers to Becca at rproskin@aisquared.com by June 30th to be entered into this month's raffle for a $100 Amazon.com gift certificate!
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Living Full Out
 Nancy Solari is a motivational speaker, life coach and #1 best-selling author who mentors entrepreneurs, business owners, professional speakers, and people with disabilities.
She also happens to be a ZoomText user!
Read the rest of Nancy's story!
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$50 Classic Keyboards Still Available!
 Even though we sold out of our White-on-Black classic keyboards, we still have a supply of the Black-on-Yellow keyboards for only $50 (plus shipping)! That's half off the original price! To take advantage of this amazing offer, give us a call toll free at 800-859-0270 to order your classic keyboard today.
You can read about the differences between the classic keyboards and the "second generation" keyboards and you can also check out pictures of both versions.
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ZoomText Express and Windows 7
 We just released a patch for ZoomText Express that clears up any of the issues with Windows 7 compatibility!
This is a free update if you already own the software and as long as you have automatic updates turned on, it will notify you when you start up the program. To download it manually, simply go to our updates page and scroll down to ZoomText Express.
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Upcoming Webinars
 We invite you to join our upcoming webinar entitled "Training the ZoomText Trainer". This free webinar will take place in three segments: on June 29th, July 8th and July 13th, each day from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST. They are specifically geared toward dealers, trainers, and advanced ZoomText users and will focus on giving you the resources to train ZoomText users on how to best use ZoomText.
The focus of the first webinar (6/29) will be on Training Approach and Visual Enhancements; the second (7/8) on Reading and Speech features; and the last (7/13) on troubleshooting tips and miscellaneous items such as Application Settings.
They will be given by Product Support Specialists Tony Jomaa and Gus Fleischmann. While it's free to participate, each webinar is limited to 15 seats so send an email to training@aisquared.com today with "Train The Trainer" in the subject field along with your name, email address, and which webinar(s) you want to sign up for.
Check out our training page for a complete list of all upcoming educational opportunities.
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Ai Squared Sponsors VABVI Annual Dinner
 The Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (VABVI) and we here at Ai Squared work together in our home state to bring tools, training and support services to residents in need. We are sponsoring the 2010 Annual Dinner and Silent Auction for the VABVI which will be held at the Burlington Country Club tonight! Attendees will enjoy an evening of dinner, music, dancing, and donations.
You can read more about the VABVI or read the press release we sent out for even more information.
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In the News
 TextMagic launches text messaging service for the blind and visually impaired - UK-based TextMagic launched a web-based service that assist the blind and/or visually impaired to communicate with their friends and/or family members via SMS.
New technology helps visually impaired to 'see' emotions - Umea University's Shafiq ur Rehman has developed a system that offers visually impaired users a method for interpreting people's facial expressions.
World's first blind film crew - An innovative film crew in Jeruselam is working on a project that may possibly change the views of blind and visually impaired people playing the role of film director and camera man.
Free computer games for children who are blind/visually impaired - Check out this list of games that are great educational tools (and they are fun!) for children who are visually impaired.
Vision loss doesn't stop fashion designer - The American Foundation for the Blind hosted a fashion show featuring the work of Sergey Ermakov, a designer who is visually impaired.
Scientists unveil bionic eye for future implantation - The bionic eye prototype, developed by Bionic Vision Australia (BVA) researchers at the University of New South Wales, will deliver improved quality of life for patients suffering from degenerative vision loss caused by retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.
St. Albert boy blazes a trail for visually impaired in judo - 10-year-old Justin Wack is a pioneer in the sport of judo; he has already captured a bronze medal in competition this year and now he is the first visually impaired person to compete in Edmonton's International Judo Championships.
U.S. dollar bills could change size, shape, texture to help the blind - The U.S. Department of the Treasury will be unveiling its vision for a new universal American currency that's more low vision friendly.
Visually impaired students learn to surf - 14- to 22-year-olds come to the Center for the Visually Impaired in Daytona Beach after school and on weekends to learn how to cope with being legally blind - recently they went surfing!
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Tradeshow Schedule
 It's finally starting to feel like summertime in Vermont and our tradeshow schedule is heating up, too! If you're planning on attending any of these shows, be sure to stop by and see what's new with us.
Texas Assistive Technology Network (TATN) Statewide Conference
June 15th - June 18th, 2010
San Antonio, TX
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) National Convention
July 3rd - July 8th, 2010
Dallas, TX
American Council of the Blind (ACB) Conference & Convention
July 9th - July 17th, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) Conference
July 12th - July 17th, 2010
Denver, CO
Booth #35
Queen Alexandra College (QAC) Sight Village Birmingham Conference
July 13th - July 15th, 2010
Birmingham, UK
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) International Conference
July 21st - July 25th, 2010
Little Rock, AR
New England Library Association (NELA) Conference
October 17th - October 19th, 2010
Boxborough, MA
Booth #207
Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) Chicago Conference
October 27th - October 30th, 2010
Schaumburg, IL
Booth #309
National Ergonomics Conference & Exposition (NECE)
December 1st - December 3rd, 2010
Las Vegas, NV
Booth #241
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