We've had a busy spring so far here at  De Witt & Associates!
In March we were a major sponsor of the William Paterson University AccessAbilities conference in Wayne, New Jersey. Seventeen De Witt employees participated in the conference, delivering hands-on presentations on Dragon Naturally Speaking, HomePage Reader, JAWS, Inspiration, Duxbury, Apple VoiceOver and Zoom, Math Tools for Students with Print Disabilities and Making Tests More Accessible.
We had a great time and got to work with teachers from New Jersey, New York & Pennsylvania!
One week later, six De Witt & Associates employees headed to CSUN in Los Angeles, California to learn about the latest developments in assistive technology.  This year's conference included several exciting new products and we look forward to providing them to our clients. De Witt staff held two presentations at the conference one on using All inPlay software to teach computer skills and the other on using eHarmony with JAWS.
In April, our Midland Park, NJ headquarters were visited by Clarence Whaley and Bill Herzler of GW Micro who demonstrated the Braille Sense, SmallTalk Ultra, and some of the many new features of Window-Eyes 5.5.
The Braille Sense is a modern note taker with a 32-character Braille display. Some of the Braille Sense' outstanding features are:
• An LCD display enables an instructor to see what a student is Brailling,
• A video port allows the contents of the LCD display to appear on a PC monitor,
• Runs up to seven different applications simultaneously,
• Stereo speakers,
• The user can replace the battery independently, and
• Online update capability.
The SmallTalk Ultra is a pocket-sized Windows XP computer  with a 1GHZ processor, 512MB of RAM, and a 30GB hard drive. Clarence says they're jumping off the shelf, and we can see why.
We were also impressed by the new Excel support contained in Window-Eyes 5.5. We've not had a chance to put it through its paces yet, but we'll review it in time for our summer newsletter!
Updated Courseware Available!
We've just finished completely updating our Sendero GPS User Guide and Courseware titles Computer Basics with JAWS and ZoomText and Outlook Express with JAWS and ZoomText. For a limited time, if you purchase a Sendero GPS from De Witt & Associates, we'll include a personal version of the GPS Courseware FREE!
In addition, we are in the process of creating DAISY versions of all our Courseware titles. These new files will come with new Courseware purchases and will be provided to existing customers when they purchase Courseware upgrades.
Our phone system has changed!
For existing customers, you might have noticed a change to our phone system recently. You can now get directly to the person you want to speak with without speaking to the operator first, just dial in the extension number as soon as the main number is answered. If you don't know the extension number, press the pound sign for a company directory where you may enter either the first four letters of your party's first or last name. You can still reach the operator any time by pressing “0”.
Kristyn Leigh Joins
De Witt & Associates!
Kristyn Leigh joins De Witt & Associates as a specialist in assessment, training and technical support.
Kristyn has a BS Degree in History and Business Administration and an MS Degree in Special Education, emphasis on blindness and visual impairment, both from Illinois State University at Normal.
She has been an itinerant teacher of the blind in Illinois and spent eight years at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts teaching academic subjects and technology. She was a member of the Perkins technology committee and has background in curriculum development, assistive technology hardware and software.
Kristyn is also certified in literary Braille from the Library of Congress.
Kristyn enjoys walking with her dog, knitting and reading. She now lives in New Jersey with her current Seeing Eye dog guide, Gwen, and her retired dog, Helga.
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