Some temporary Internet connectivity issues and a rather busy schedule helped this issue come late and perhaps a bit short.

1) Jamal Mazrui has produced a free way to access those pesky pdf documents that are just scanned images of the text, that no screen reader can read. You can download it at
http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/pdf2ocr.zip

2) Humanware has set up an announce-only "newswire" to disseminate news about the Victor Reader Stream. If you bought one electronically, you're already on the list. Everybody else can join on the web page:
http://www.humanware.com/products/digital_talking_books/portable_cd_and_flash_player/_details/id_81/victorreader_stream.html

3) the Blind Confidential blog leads us to an article about Roselle Ambubuyog, the tech support specialist for Code Factory.
http://www.hardwarezone.com.ph/news/view.php?id=8586&cid=12.

4) the ViTechPodcast seeks to take a different slant on blindness-related tehcnology, doing product comparisons and interviews not available elsewhere.
http://www.vitechpodcast.com

5) Design Science has released version 2.1 of MathPlayer, a program for increasing the accessibility of mathematically-oriented web pages. This version adds braille support and screen reader integration. The company has a National Science Foundation grant to develop accessible software and promises more to come quite soon. They also have a program called MathType.
http://www.dessci.com/en/company/press/releases/default.htm

6) On GMT Tuesday 25 September at 00:00, Tek Talk will present as its weekly free online training: What's New in KeySoft 7.5
http://www.accessibleworld.org.

7) The September-October 2007 issue of DIALOGUE: A WORLD OF IDEAS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE OF ALL AGES is here!
http://blindskills.com/sep_oct_2007_toc.html 

8) those interested in the BrailleNote family of products are welcome to join either of two online chats this weekend, lasting at least two hours each, in the BlindCoolTech chatroom. the chats will take place on Saturday 22 September at 19:00 GMT and Monday 24 September at 00:00 GMT.
http://67.19.90.10/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs12e65f29fafa

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