Announcing Screen Reader/2 Version 1.1. IBM is proud to announce the availability of Screen Reader/2 Version 1.1 for OS/2 Version 2.1. Screen Reader/2 enables blind or visually impaired computer users to access multiple operating system environments and graphical user interfaces (GUIs). In fact, Screen Reader/2 is the first system to offer access to three operating environments: OS/2 Version 2.1, Windows Version 3.1 and DOS. Screen Reader/2 includes the following features: * Switch List. Use the Screen Reader/2 Switch List as a "fast path" for accessing your applications. This feature is comparable to locating an application visually and then clicking on it to bring it to the foreground. But, instead of using the mouse, you use the Screen Reader/2 keypad. The Switch List is saved for you even if you turn off the computer! * Automatic Reading. Move your focus to an application and Screen Reader/2 will announce its title automatically. Move a selector to a menu item and you'll hear it. You even hear pushbuttons, radio buttons, spin buttons and other controls described! This works in both OS/2 Presentation Manager and Windows applications! * Profiles for Popular Applications. Choose from over 35 applications and Screen Reader/2 will automatically select a profile that optomizes your work with that application. Screen Reader/2 includes profiles for OS/2 (e.g. applets, BookManager Read/2, Communications Manager, Describe), Windows (e.g. Quicken 2, Word, WordPerfect and WordScan Plus), and DOS (e.g. Lotus 1-2-3, Quicken, WordPerfect 5.1). * Multiple Serial Device Support. Attach any of the many popular speech synthesizers for voice output or refreshable braille devices for tactile input and output. In fact, you can now achieve multi-sensory access by using both at the same time. * Icon Recognition. Hear icons announced as you select them - this is true GUI access! * Mouse Simulation. Simulate the actions of a mouse - single or double-click on either mouse button - using the Screen Reader/2 keypad. And you still get all of the features and functions of Screen Reader/DOS. Like: Reading by line, word, paragraph, screen, etc. Echoing keystrokes, words, or lines. Autospeaks. Profile Access Language. The following is specific Part Number (P/N) information: 1. Screen Reader/2 Software and Getting Started Cassettes P/N 2261649. 2. Screen Reader Keypad P/N 1393515. 3. Screen Reader Keypad Cable P/N 72X8537. 4. Screen Reader Adapter Card P/N 57F1588. Please note these parts are "unbundled." If you are upgrading from srd 1.1 then you need only 1. If you are installing on a new system with AT bus and no mouse port, you need all four. If you get 2. you almost certainly will want 3 as well! The following numbers are available for Special Needs Systems customers: Information: 1-800-426-4832 Ordering: 1-800-426-7630 Technical support: 1-800-426-8637