Visual Travel Tours present Mobile QuietGuides for hearing impaired
Posted on July 21st, 2009 | Filed under: Software
Visual Travel Tours (VTT) recently introduced QuietGuides, innovative multimedia travel guides with script and imagery, specially designed for the hearing impaired and deaf. VTT is apparently the first online medium for professional multimedia tours devised for viewing via several smartphones, iPhone 3G S, PDAs, mobile video players, laptops and more.
These multimedia guides facilitate deaf and hearing impaired travelers to pre-plan adventures as well as access travel information easily. Users can select finest places to visit from Main Street to Mongolia. Presently, more than 115 QuietGuides are available and new releases are introduced every month.
“The QuietGuides are multimedia guidebooks that elevate the on-location experience for special needs travelers. Text and photos are formatted for viewing on mobile devices for an easy, lightweight alternative to heavy, out of date guidebooks,” remarked Marie Profant, President and Founder of VTT.
The company optimizes QuietGuide text and image-sharing interfaces for seamless, multi-platform delivery and offers premium experience just like tours with audio soundtracks. The standard QuietGuide file size is below 4MB, allowing people even with limited mobile storage to enjoy the services.
On downloading, the QuietGuides operate even without Internet service, enabling hearing impaired travelers to ‘stroll and scroll’ while underground or in the middle of an Egyptian pyramid. VTT also provides instant access to web-based travel advice from local experts and handy links to travel based services on the Internet including maps, weather, currency conversion, products and reservations details.
In order to benefit from these tours, travelers need to use their credit card to purchase and download tours from Visual Travel Tours’ official website.
