Longueuil, Quebec (June 25, 2008) — Guide Dogs for the Blind and HumanWare
are pleased to announce the Victor Reader Stream will become an integral
part of the curriculum at Guide Dogs for the Blind in the early fall of
2008. The Victor Reader Stream players will allow students attending Guide
Dogs for the Blind to read and navigate through class materials, providing
them with unprecedented access to materials on campus and beyond.

“All information will be in the DAISY format (digital accessible information
system) which can be read by the Victor Reader Stream,” says Michael
Hingson, president of The Michael Hingson Group, technical consultant for
the new program. “When played on the Victor Reader Stream, the recorded
data can be navigated much like a print book, allowing the reader to move
from chapter to chapter, section to section or jump directly to any page.”

Over the past three years Guide Dogs for the Blind has been conducting a
total make over of their training program, especially concerning how
information is presented to their students. Now with the addition of the
Victor Reader Stream students will have all needed documentation available
at their finger tips at any time.

“The Victor Reader Stream offers blind people an enhanced reading experience
and we are excited to see it used in a true educational way at Guide Dogs
for the Blind,” says Gerry Chevalier, Victor Reader Product Manager at
HumanWare. “This is the first time we have seen the Stream be fully
integrated into any educational environment.”

The Victor Reader Stream which normally sells to blind users for
approximately $330 will be available to Guide Dogs students for $150 to take
home following class. All general take home materials from GDB, including
all state access legislation concerning guide dogs, information about
traveling internationally with guide dogs such as access rules and
regulations from many countries will be contained on the Victor Reader
Stream.

About Guide Dogs for the Blind
Established in 1942, Guide Dogs for the Blind provides enhanced mobility and
quality of life to people who are blind through lifetime partnerships with
Guide Dogs. This non-profit organization, headquartered in San Rafael,
Calif., is the largest school of its kind and has produced more than 11,000
partnerships across the United States and Canada. Services are provided
free-of-charge to those it serves, and relies entirely on private donations.
Please visit www.guidedogs.com or call toll free 800.295.4050 for
additional information.

About HumanWare
HumanWare www.humanware.com is the global leader in assistive technologies
for vision, including products for the blind and visually impaired.
HumanWare’s products include BrailleNote, the leading productivity device
for blind people in education, in business and in their personal lives; the
Victor Reader product line, the world’s leading digital talking book
players; and myReader2, the new version of HumanWare’s unique “auto-reader”
for people with low vision.

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Contacts:

HumanWare Canada
Nicolas Lagace
(450) 463-1717
nicolas.lagace@humanware.com

Guide Dogs for the Blind
Denise St. Jean
(415) 492-5544
dstjean@guidedogs.com