Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian and Special Needs and Minor Affairs will hold a conference on blindness and visual impairment in Abu Dhabi this month, February 2010. The conference will start on February 23rd and will end on February 25th. An Adaptive Technology exhibition will also be held to display the latest technical advancements in the field of blindness and visual impairment.
Funded by Alnoor Association in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Friends of the Blind Association in Ramallh distributed 50 lap tops equipped with Hal to blind candidates who could utilize the equipment at work or school. The distribution of the gifts was conducted in a ceremony attended by Her Excellency the Minister of Social Affairs in the Palestinian Authory Madam Majida Almasri.
Awq Albasari Assocaition of Buraidah, Saudi Arabia launched a contest on Faisalit.com to give a free Talks on SIM to a lucky winner. The initiative is a part of an effort to raise awareness about the risks of piracy on continuing the development of Adaptive Technology in our region. For details on how to win a free Talks, please visit the following link: ttp://faisalit.com/blog/?p=564
In the occasion of Eid Al-Fitir Feast, we take this opportunity to wish all of our friends happy holidays. Our offices will remain closed starting from September 20. Normal office hours will resume on Wednesday, September 22. Eid Mubarak.
In an effort to create awareness on the risks of using pirated Adaptive Technology software, FaisalIT.com launched this week a contests through which a lucky winner will win Talks - SIM chip license. The link for the contest is: http://faisalit.com/blog/?p=506.
Nattiq Technologies announced today the successful delivery and installation of Braillo 440 SF to the Printing Press for the Blind in Abu Dhabi. The fully automated B440 SF is an all-in-one Braille embosser which takes Braille papers and turns them into complete Braille books for the benefit of blind students across the UAE.
Alawq Albasari in Buraidah starts another training campaign to train more than 70 blind men and woman on Hal. The project is funded by Aljazera Bank and will result in granting all participants with a lap top and Hal Arabic screen reader. More than 200 blind beneficiaries are expected to benefit from such grants between now and the end of the year.
Nattiq Technologies announced the completion of a project to deliver the latest technology for blind students at King Saud University in Riyadh, KSA. 95 Male and female students received the Braille Sense Plus, an all-in-one solution, with Braille and speech application capabilities which enable students to stay up with their studies in the university.
Aowk Albasari Association of Buraidah, Saudi Arabia will host an event of distributing 74 Hal screen readers with lap tops to blind Saudi youths. The equipment and software is donated by Aljazeera Bank. The event will be held at the King Abdulla's Sports City in Buraidah on Tuesday December 23rd at 8:00 P.M.
Nattiq Technologies participated in a forum hosted by ictQatar on December 3rd which coincided with the UN International Day of Persons with Disability. Dr. Hessa Al-Jaber Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) opened the forum stating that the “miracle of technology” was available to all.
