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6th May 2005 - Vodafone Italia is once again this year
a partner of the Dishow, the exhibition for technologies
capable of improving the quality of life of disabled
persons. The Company will use the occasion to show off
its new cell phone for blind users, the Vodafone Speaking
Phone, at the stand run by the Italian Association for
the Blind (UIC).
Thanks to a special software, the Vodafone Speaking
Phone reads and describes the icons in the menu to the
blind user. It is also capable of reading text messages
and allows users to compose and send their own messages.
Vodafone's close collaboration with the UIC on the
Vodafone Speaking Phone project includes a trial phase,
which is still in progress, and the subsequent distribution
of the phones to as many blind people as possible.
"We believe that the Vodafone Speaking Phone can
help to improve the quality of life of the visually
impaired who, in this way, can take full advantage of
the services and all the opportunities offered by mobile
telephony," declares Giovanni Orestano, Director
of Vodafone Italia's North-western Region. "On
the other hand, a company of our size must set itself
ambitious goals regarding sustainability and social
responsibility, aware of just how much we are capable
of doing to improve certain aspects of life."
Vodafone Italia is again providing a Dishow SMS service,
which enables users to receive free text messages with
information on the times and content of the various
events planned to take place during the fair: sports
events, films, theatre shows and scientific meetings.
There are three ways of subscribing: send an SMS (at
the cost of an ordinary message) to the short number
4399008 (Vodafone customers) or 340 4399008 (the customers
of other operators), indicating the word "Events";
connect to the www.dishow.com site and click on "Subscribe
to Dishow SMS"; or connect to the www.vodafone.it
site, and go to the section "Public services -
Access the Dishow SMS service".
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