A Nattiq representative was invited last week by one of the organizers to attend the founding of the Arab Blind Federation. The activity was conducted in Qatar between August 5 - 8 2007 and was observed by representatives of the Arab League. 12 Countries from the Arab World representing Asia and Africa attended the founding conference. Nattiq was the only company invited to the conference.
Nattiq Technologies delivered a one-week training on Hal screen reader in Kuwait. The training was requested and sponsored by The Kuwaiti Association for the Blind in Kuwait City. The Association selected a group of qualified members who had basic keyboard and computer knowledge to receive the training.
Being on the road lately, I became aware of a very important observation. The level of awareness, at the minds of blind users, has improved noticeably as to what is important in dealing with adaptive technology companies in the Middle East. Up until 5 years ago, people didn't understand the concept of customer service in this part of the world as it was completely absent.
Nattiq urges all qualified Hal users to apply for a certification program which enables them to be certified Hal trainers. Due to the popularity of Hal in the Middle East, requests for training from beginners as well as intermediate Hal users continue to be received by Nattiq Technologies. Candidates must meet certain conditions to qualify for the certification.
A week long training on Arabic Hal screen reader started on July 7th 2007 and will continue until June 12. Kuwait Association for the Blind recently acquired a number of Hal packages and offered its members introductory and advanced training on Hal. The screen reader is becoming increasingly popular in Kuwait and demand for it is increasing.
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A talking alarm clock is available directly from Nattiq Technologies with the following features:
- Large digit-display for partially sighted users
- Multiple alarms , one for weekdays and one for weekends
- Blue luminescent back light for night viewing
- Adjustable volume control
- 100-Year calendar - visual only
- Temperature in Fahrenheits or Celsius
Talks 3.20 is expected to be released on June 30th as the final formal touches are being put on the famous program which transformed the lives of thousands of Arabic-speaking users in the Middle East. Nattiq continues to receive inquires about the release on daily basis. Talks user will be able to use newer handsets from Nokia with the release of 3.20.
Nattiq's and Dolphin's technical support team reported additional enhancements to existing Word XP and Word 2003 map file. Selecting and cutting a piece of text will be spoken. Pasting the selected text will automatically speak the text being pasted. Other bug fixing included appropriately announcing bold, italics and underlined texts.
