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Writer:
Jill
Weinischke
(863)
667-7010
Contact:
Lisa
Wetmore
(863)
667-7064
LAKELAND,
FL (April 02, 2004) - The University of South Florida Lakeland announces that Ted Henter, renowned software developer for the visually impaired, will present the final IT Colloquium of the spring term entitled, "Challenges of a blind student, software developer and entrepreneur." The Colloquium will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2004, 6:30 p.m., in the USF Lakeland Campus Auditorium (refreshments and conversation to follow.)
Featured speaker, Ted Henter, owner of Henter Math, will speak on his experiences searching for jobs and eventually starting and running his own software development company. Mr. Henter is also the co-founder of Henter-Joyce, the developers and distributors of JAWS for Windows, the premier screen reader for the blind in the world. Without JAWS, few if any, blind computer users would be able to use personal computers. Since selling his company to Freedom Scientific, Mr. Henter has been developing new software to help the blind learn mathematics.
According to Henter, his newest development, The Virtual Pencil, "provides the
user with verbal and nonverbal cues to read math equations and includes programmable
commands to allow flexibility in navigating and manipulating the equation." This
application is a valuable interactive tool for teachers, students and even parents
to assist with teaching and practicing mathematics.
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presentation
This lecture is part of the Information Technology lecture series given throughout the school year. Topics change monthly with lectures given by community members in the field of IT, USF Lakeland professors and visiting professors from other institutions. The Information Technology educational program is housed entirely on the Lakeland campus under the college of Undergraduate Studies. For more information about degrees offered in the field of IT, please call Lisa Wetmore, IT advisor, at (863) 667-7064.
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