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WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN FIRST EVER BLINDBARGAINS.COM ACCESS AWARDS

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WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN FIRST EVER BLINDBARGAINS.COM ACCESS AWARDS
HUMANWARE, SENDERO AMONG TOP RECIPIENTS

Kalamazoo, Mi, January 23, 2008 - After weeks of nominations and hundreds of votes, BlindBargains.com has announced the winners of the first ever Blind Bargains Access Awards. The accolades are being handed out to companies and individuals in ten categories and represent the best in accessible hardware, software, and design.

Taking top honors was Humanware's Victor Reader Stream, winning both the Best New Product or Innovation and Best Hardware Product. The audio book player was recognized by many as a breakthrough product and also propelled Humanware to the honor of best Company of 2007. The stream is the first commercially-available device to play the new digital book format provided by the National Library Service.

Sendero Group also has attracted a following, winning in the Best Software category for its popular Sendero GPS product. The latest version of the package includes faster route calculations and descriptive audio points of interest. One of the instrumental figures behind Sendero's success, Charles La Pierre, was also recognized as 2007 Person of the Year.

"We were thrilled at the level of participation and interest our users showed in this contest," commented site owner J.J. Meddaugh. Well over 100 ballots were processed during the contest, which included both write-in nomination and voting rounds.

Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows continues to be the screen access product of choice according to the site's users while Blind Adrenaline Simulations' Rail Racer took the honor for Best Accessible Game in this year's tightest race.

The awards also recognized the contributions by webmasters, bloggers, and online retailers to the blind community. Dean Martineau's popular Top Tech Tidbits Repository was voted as Best Blindness-related Website while APH's Fred's Head Companion took the honor for Best Blindness-related Blog. Both resources include a wide variety of knowledge, information, and links to relevant and interesting information. Finally, Independent Living Aids was recognized as the Best Store for Blindness-related Products. The retailer sells hundreds of items from talking watches to playing cards.

For a complete list of winners and nominations, visit http://www.blindbargains.com/awardlist07.php

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