Department of Transportation, and White House Chief of Staff, Andrew H. Card noted that under the President's "New Freedom Initiative" the
nation has been challenged to create jobs that are inclusive of all sectors of
our society, including people with physical challenges. He co-founded Career
Opportunities for Students with Disabilities in Tennessee . Our haptic technology is so realistic that a surgeon can
use it to practice a medical procedure before ever touching a live patient. The event is being co-
sponsored by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), the American
Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and TDI (formerly
Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. He understands very well that we seek functional equivalency not
only in telecommunications, but in the Internet Age as we use an exciting
array of Internet applications for our daily needs.

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Card pointed out that 40 or more nations have copied the
Americans with Disabilities Act as a basis for their own disability rights
initiatives.

Five Individuals Honored for Greatness
The AAPD/Leadership Gala honored five individuals for their extraordinary
achievements and accomplishments.
Founded in 2000 and based in Albuquerque , New Mexico, Novint develops,
markets, and licenses technology that adds high-fidelity interactive 3D touch
to computing.

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He also serves on
the Tennessee Council of Developmental Disabilities.aapd-dc. Groundbreaking Controller Brings Realistic 3D Touch to Gaming

SAN JOSE, California, Novint Technologies
unveiled a new industrial design for the Novint Falcon, a revolutionary
interface device that makes high-fidelity interactive 3D touch possible and
practical for consumer computing for the first time. Novint is pioneering a
new category of 3D touch products for the consumer market and will introduce
the Falcon to the $35 billion(1) global game industry in 2007. Novint also licensed key portions of
the technology used in the Falcon from Force Dimension, a leading Swiss
developer of high-end haptic devices.

Upton and Disability Leaders Praise Report on Need for Affordable Broadband Technology for People with Disabilities

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C. Both men spoke passionately of the achievements that have happened in the
last 15 years since the ADA was signed into law. Presented by
AAPD, the award recognizes Womack's job as assistant to the president of the
AFL-CIO. Upton, Chairman of the
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050310/FLTH016 )
Guest speakers included the Honorable Norman Y. He noted that the
administration is releasing this week a new guidelines manual for public
comment covering air transportation for all people with disabilities. Betts Award was presented to
Paul Longmore, Ph.
The Linda Chavez-Thompson Award was given to Richard Womack for his
extraordinary leadership efforts to include people with disabilities and their
families as part of the labor movement and the U."
Walter Aviles, Novint's CTO said: "The outstanding efforts of our
internal team, including our Hardware General Manager, Jack Harrod, and our
partners , Lunar Design and Force Dimension, helped us to break the technical,
aesthetic and cost barriers to produce a great 3D touch device for consumers. Lunar is an award-winning firm that has worked
with Apple Computer, Google, Hewlett-Packard and others to create iconic new
products and successful brands experienced by millions of people around the
globe. As a national
federation of state association , organizational and corporate affiliates, the
advocacy work of the NAD encompasses a broad spectrum of areas including, but
not limited to, accessibility, education, employment, healthcare, mental
health, rehabilitation, technology, telecommunications, and transportation.

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It remains the largest piece
of sweeping legislative action ever taken in the United States. In the past, the price of
3D touch (haptic) hardware has made it impractical for consumer use, but the
Novint Falcon, which performs comparably to commercial devices that cost
thousands of dollars, is designed to retail for under $100 in mass market
volumes.nad.org) has a wealth of advocacy information and
resources.

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S. Muir ended a 16-year commercial banking career to devote his life
to helping college students with disabilities .org or write the AAPD at 1629 K Street
NW, suite 503, Washington, D.C. The new
design includes a quick disconnect feature which lets players change handles
for specific uses or types of game play .
Now, with our introduction of an affordable hardware solution, games can also
benefit from the addition of 3D touch. to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements."
Two-Way Technologies explores telecommunications technologies and their
enormous potential for bringing communications parity to all Americans. Brick, director of Law and Advocacy for the NAD.

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The Falcon not only represents a significant milestone for
Novint, but for computing in general ".

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from all across the United States to honor their leaders and recognize
that a disability is often just a stepping stone to greatness.D, a disability rights activist, author, professor and polio
survivor. Since then he has
worked tirelessly to establish and now direct the Institute on Disability
Studies at San Francisco State University. workforce.
Alan D.

Novint Falcon Gets a New Look

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060321/SFTU065 )
Sporting a sleek new industrial design, the Novint Falcon, like all true
3D touch controllers is, in essence, a robot .
Novint's founder and CEO Tom Anderson said, "The Novint Falcon represents
an exceptional marriage of technology and design that adds a powerful new
dimension to gaming.

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He spoke of the
"doors of opportunity" being opened wide to all peoples regardless of their
physical abilities . Roy is
an emerging leader among the young Deaf lawyers in America.

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In the 1980's he battled
to reform Social Security policies that penalized disabled professionals for
earning money through education, fellowships and grants. lawyer, Elise C.

The Falcon lets players feel a character's actions instead of
controlling a game through mouse clicks or meters. Francois Conti, VP of operations at
Force Dimension said: "We strongly believe that the Novint Falcon will bring
to the entertainment world the benefits that high-end haptic devices have made
available to the robotics and medical industry. Novint is demonstrating
the Falcon at the Game Developer's Conference in San Jose, California at booth
1448, March 22-24th. The federal government
regulatory structure does have room for revision to allow further progress in
disability access.

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AAPD
president and CEO Anthony Imparato thanked the many corporate, government and
private citizens who support the tenants of the ADA and the work of AAPD. The Falcon also
overcomes key limitations of the computer mouse. The Novint
Falcon connects to PC platforms through a USB port.

About Novint Technologies
Novint, a leading developer of commercial touch applications, is
pioneering a new category of 3D touch products for the consumer market.lunardesign. "The
paper provides an excellent overview of how far we have come in terms of
telecommunications parity-and yet reminds us of how much work remains," said
Kelby N."

About the NAD
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has been safeguarding the civil
rights of deaf and hard of hearing Americans since 1880.

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It promotes public policies that advance the goals of the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Equality of opportunity, full
participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency .

For further information about the American Association of People with
Disabilities, visit http://www. Imparato, president and CEO of AAPD, commented, "The broadband
technologies discussed in this report not only provide new and better ways for
people with disabilities to communicate with each other, they also enable new
employment opportunities, increased access to health care and a higher quality
of life.

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WASHINGTON, Attendees traveled to Washington ,
D. The Henry B.
Try and imagine your life without a sense of touch. Video games have added
increasingly sophisticated graphics and sound, but none have incorporated
realistic touch.com

About Force Dimension: http://www., Representative Fred Upton
(R-MI) and key leaders in the disability community are all praising a
compelling new report written by Hofstra University professor and NAD
governmental affairs consultant Frank Bowe. "Advances in
technology and telecommunications have brought gains to many people, but also
have left millions behind.

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Players feel the weight of
a basketball as they shoot it towards a hoop -- the momentum and impact as
they swing a golf club and strike a ball -- the recoil of a weapon -- or the
characteristics of virtual objects and environments - adding a new level of
realism to interactions.

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Disabilities Celebrated as Stepping Stones to Greatness

White House Chief of Staff Andy Card and Secretary of Transportation Norman
Mineta Speak to Issues Affecting 56 Million People with Disabilities
at Washington, D. Mineta , Secretary, U. He also
stated that his office is working at the federal, state and local levels to
create transportation internships for returning disabled veterans from the
Middle East conflicts .
The three final honorees received the Paul G. Hearne/AAPD Leadership Award
in recognition and support of their far-reaching accomplishments throughout
the disability community. As the market reaches a saturation
point, players are demanding more than just incremental improvements in
graphics or game play. I believe the industry needs an innovation like this to
take things to the next level , and to put the 'Wow!' factor back in games.
Consider how the addition of sound changed motion pictures . Jeff Smith, Lunar Design's CEO and a key member of the design team,
said: "Novint looked to Lunar to create a remarkable experience for this
device -- a controller that puts the feel of the action right in the hands of
a computer gamer.

About Lunar Design: http://www.

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With over 100,000 members nationwide, the American Association of People
with Disabilities is the largest cross-disability membership organization in
the United States. Using the Novint Falcon, players
experience realistic 3D touch sensations and haptic effects that are far
superior to existing 2D rumble or force feedback devices. I believe our
technology will fundamentally change gaming and Novint is committed to leading
the way in the development of next generation products for gaming and other
consumer applications.com

This document contains "forward-looking statements " that involve risks and
uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove
incorrect, could cause the results of Novint Technologies, Inc.
Broadband is available today -- for some people, in some locations.

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As a result of
the ADA, Secretary Mineta said that 82% of the nation's rail structure and 90%
of the nation's busses have been made ADA accessible. He is also an elected member of the NAACP's National Board of
Directors, where he chairs its Labor Committee and is vice chair of its
Political Action Legislative Committee. Recipients included Berhanu Joffe Deboch, a
political refugee from Ethiopia who has used his own vision impairment and
leadership skills to start volunteer work at a refugee center in Portland, OR."
"Bowe's document traces well into the past on the barriers and
legislative/regulatory successes in telecommunications access for people with
hearing loss," added TDI Executive Director Claude Stout.
The NAD website (http: //www.

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A two-sport varsity athlete and a Washington, D., 20006. The Novint
Falcon lets users feel weight, shape, texture, dimension, dynamics, 3D motion
and force effects when playing touch -enabled games. Bowe's report
which illustrates the historical strides that have been achieved that bring us
to today's broadband technology," said Rep. We need it
available for all people and in all locations. "He puts together a
well-defined projection of what our needs and preferences are as we enter into
the future.

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The Honorable Tony Coelho, principal author of the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA), welcomed guests and hosted the evening.S. For AAPD membership inquiries, call
toll-free 1-800-840-8844 (V/TTY). This
additional freedom, coupled with the Falcon's high -fidelity interactive touch
feedback, lets you play more naturally and intuitively.), in cooperation with Rep.

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It was the 10th
Anniversary Leadership Gala for the American Association of People with
Disabilities (AAPD), celebrating and recognizing the accomplishments of
individuals who have overcome physical obstacles to inspire people everywhere.
(Photo: http://www. Users hold the Falcon through an
"end effector," or handle, which can come in many shapes and forms."
Novint worked closely with Lunar Design, which spearheaded the industrial
design efforts for the Falcon .
The report is being released in combination with a Capitol Hill event
featuring a live demonstration of Peer-to-Peer signing. Upton.

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Longmore has fought against injustices and public policies that
thwarted employment for Americans with disabilities. Alan works fulltime to
create close collaboration between career services, disability services and
employers nationally.forcedimension.

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C. In 2004, she
assembled and led a panel at the United Nations to brief delegates on the
importance of including a sports and recreation provision in a proposed
international treaty on the rights of people with disabilities . A mouse moves forward and
backward and left and right, but the Falcon also moves up and down."
Novint will bundle an original collection of touch-enabled games with the
Falcon, which demonstrate the power of the technology in a variety of genres.
Novint also plans to license its patented technology to game developers and
publishers, giving them a valuable product differentiator that can be
seamlessly and cost-effectively added to new or existing content. Two-Way Technologies: A History
of the Struggle to Communicate, discusses the development of two-way
communications at a distance for people with disabilities. As Congress looks to update current telecom legislation, we urge them
to ensure that these advanced services are made accessible and affordable to
all Americans.

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Mr. SILVER SPRING, Md. "The technology that is
now available can remarkably provide the means for private, 2-way, long-
distance conversation for the deaf -- something that the hearing community has
taken for granted from the very invention of the telephone. Bowe makes it clear that by addressing
telecommunication access for individuals with disabilities, Congress will also
bring economic benefits to millions of non-disabled individuals, as well.

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