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Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
Hi, I'm Senator
Tom Harkin of
Iowa and I'm
sorry I couldn't
join you for
this year's
dinner with da
Vinci award
ceremony.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
Unfortunately,
Senate business
will once again
keep me here in
Washington.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
And while I
didn't get the
chance to say
it, I want to
say it now.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
Thank you for
honoring me last
year for the da
Vinci awards.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
It meant a great
deal to me. I
want to thank
Michael Rocosz,
a true
visionary.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
and the father
of the da Vinci
awards.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
He helped bring
together the
Michigan chapter
of the National
Multiple
Sclerosis
Society
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
and the
Engineering
Society of
Detroit
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
for a great
event, for a
great cause.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
My thanks as
well to Nick
Scheele of Ford
for chairing
this year's
dinner.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
A little over
twelve years
ago, America
committed itself
to the
principles
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
that disability
does not limit a
person's right
to participate
in the cultural,
economic,
educational,
political and
social
mainstream of
America.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
We made that
commitment when
the American's
with
disabilities act
became law of
the land.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
Passing the ADA
was a tremendous
victory and one
of the happiest
days of my life
because I was
the author and
chief sponsor of
that bill.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
But as you know,
we can't stop
there.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
There is still a
great deal more
to do.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
Especially in
the area of
accessibility.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
By recognizing
advances in
barrier free
design
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
and technology,
the MS Society
and the
Engineering
Society of
Detroit
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
are literally
helping to open
the doors of
opportunity.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
for millions of
Americans with
disabilities.
Senator Tom
Harkin (D) Iowa:
So my thanks and
congratulations
to all of this
year's honorees
and
participants.
Narrator: In
1452, one of the
world's greatest
innovators was
born near
Florence, Italy.
Narrator:
Leonardo da
Vinci was a
painter, but
quickly found
that his talents
were worth far
more than pretty
paintings.
Narrator: He
used drawing as
a tool of his
imagination.
Narrator:
creating not
just beautiful
art, but
scientific
inventions.
Narrator: More
than five
centuries later,
da Vinci is
still recognized
as a man ahead
of his time, a
universal
genius.
Narrator: His
ideas and
innovations
changed the
world.
Narrator: and
have shown all
the power of
imagination.
Narrator:
Tonight's da
Vinci awards
honor the
inventors of our
time, whose
brilliance and
vision are
making our world
a better place.
President George
H.W. Bush: By
creating the da
Vinci awards to
recognize those
who have
dedicated
themselves to
improving
accessibility,
President George
H.W. Bush: the
National
Multiple
Sclerosis
Society and ESD,
the engineering
society, have
helped open the
eyes of
Americans
President George
H.W. Bush: to
the needs and
more truly, the
universal
design;
President George
H.W. Bush:
design that not
only help
improve the
lives of people
with
disabilities,
President George
H.W. Bush: but
the lives of all
of us.
Michael Rocosz -
Ford Motor
Company: It is
very difficult
to get a large
company to
invest funds
into a
development that
may affect only
a small share of
the market.
Michael Rocosz -
Ford Motor
Company: but
when they see if
will affect
everybody, and
that everybody
will be
interested
Michael Rocosz -
Ford Motor
Company: in that
type of
assistance, then
they will commit
the funds to do
that.
Michael Rocosz -
Ford Motor
Company: We are
looking to
create magic.
Narrator:
Tonight's magic
begins with the
HiSoftware
Company in New
Hampshire.
Ross Doer - NH
Association for
the Blind:
Access to
information is
everything and
the road just
got wider and a
heck of a lot
smoother.
Narrator: With
HiSoftware
programs, web
developers can
test, verify and
monitor their
content,
Narrator: making
sure it is
accessible to
everyone.
Narrator: Web
developers say
the HiSoftware
programs are
simple and easy
to use.
Tom Sweet -
HiSoftware
Company: The
report will
list, by
checkpoint,
which items are
accessible, and
which ones
aren't.
Narrator:
HiSoftware helps
developers
deliver
information in a
way that
everyone can
use.
Narrator: While
this
accessibility
empowers the
disabled, other
users are
reaping the
benefits too.
Tom Sweet -
HiSoftware
Company: Not
only does this
help disabled
users, but other
other users who
may need
additional
assistance at a
given time.
Tom Sweet -
HiSoftware
Company: such as
when you are in
a library and
can't play a
media file
loudly
Tom Sweet -
HiSoftware
Company: because
of the audience,
then you can
play it with
captioning
Tom Sweet -
HiSoftware
Company: and you
can view the
whole contents
of the file
without actually
listening to the
contents.
Ross Doer - NH
Association for
the Blind:
HiSoftware has
really opened up
a world and a
highway into
information.
