Verizon Offers TALKS on Moto Q 9C for Blind and Visually Impaired

Verizon Wireless is now offering new assistive technology that converts displayed text into speech for users who are blind or visually impaired. It will available on the  MOTO Q 9c smartphone beginning March 15.  TALKS for Verizon Wireless supports audio feedback for writing and reading text messages, e-mail and notes.

Powered by Nuance Communications, TALKS for uses ETI-Eloquence text-to-speech software - similar to other screen-reading packages on WindowsPC platforms. With the TALKS application, the MOTO Q 9c from Verizon Wireless can:

• Hear the caller ID of an incoming call.
• Dial a number from the phone's Contacts directory.
• Add and edit entries in the Contacts directory.
• Read and write text messages and e-mail.
• Read and write documents using Mobile Office.
• Access and compose multimedia message service (MMS) messages.
• Use Mobile Internet Explorer to access the Internet.
• Control speech volume and rate of speech.

The MOTO Q 9c with TALKS for Verizon Wireless will be available online on Sunday for $249.99 after a $70 online instant rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Existing MOTO Q 9c customers who wish can add the TALKS application.