Examples of realized projects

A physicist who went blind during his dissertation

He dropped out of the dissertation and received basic technical training for the blind. He got a job at a very large, public bank. He is responsible for designing new software systems. Tools are DL®  EasyTask, DL® Contact Manager and DL® Exchange. He has to permanently make appointments with several people and keep them on record.

A blind telephone operator in the switchboard of a large industrial company

The company manufactures and sells axles worldwide. It is so large that it is very difficult to get and keep track of the departments. We use DL® ETB (electronic telephone book). Using a command line, the employee can enter a search query and therefore does not have to fill in several fields for the search. In DL® ETB, he can find people even if he does not know the exact spelling of the names. Our customer is the high performer in this switchboard.

Multiple blind persons working in an association

Tool is DL® association. A total of 15 employees work in the team. The blind employees can do all activities independently. Bank statements are digitized. The sale of blind aids runs via a cash register system suitable for the blind.

A blind department manager

He must coordinate and control the activities of his employees. Agreements on objectives, deadlines, protocols, projects, etc. must be managed. It is more or less a managerial job.

A manager of an association for the blind

She herself has only been blind for about 7 years. Using DL® Contact Manager, she assigns staff and determines which federal volunteer service provider goes where and when. She logs counseling sessions and manages the activities needed to bring everyone together on a case. With DL® Tag It, she is able to demonstrate and sell blind aids such as various talking watches, blind canes, accessories, blindfolds, etc., without sighted assistance.

A blind psychologist and crisis counselor

He has a lot of professional literature to evaluate. He has contacts with teachers, students, principals, institutes, the ministry, etc., etc. He must know exactly what he discussed and agreed upon, when and with whom. He must be able to retrieve minutes of conversations by person or topic and take note of them in full or in key words. He gives various seminars, which he must prepare. His tools are: DL® EasyTask, DL® Contact Manager,

A lawyer at a government agency

He had to change departments frequently and learn new areas and new cases quickly. The tools are DL® EasyTask, DL® Law and DL® XTab.

A blind lady at an airline

We had to customize quite a few very unusual software systems. SAP was a big one. Synchronization of appointments between Outlook and DL® Contact Manager was critical so she could deal with parallel appointments. DL® EasyTask is instrumental in helping her work competitively.

An employee of a savings bank who was blind

He was deputy manager of a savings bank. He did basic technical training for the blind at BFW Würzburg. He could no longer work in the area of financial consulting because the savings bank software was inaccessible. He now designs seminars for staff training, holds seminars himself and also works as a business mediator.

Two blind employees in a switchboard of a medium-sized savings bank

The tool is DL® ETB. A total of four people work in the switchboard, which is spatially distributed across four locations. A blind employee maintains and configures the system for colleagues. There is an interface to software of the savings bank. This allows callers to be put through directly to the right contacts.

A blind computer scientist who opened a store

Tools include DL® Contact Manager and DL® EasyTask. He repairs computers. His customers are sighted. He sells PC accessories and media. He manages his entire business with DL® Contact Manager.

Nearly 10 employees in a switchboard at a regional council

In DL® ETB, data is maintained that was in many different systems and lists before DL® ETB was introduced. Thus, there is now a so-called single point of administration. Blind employees can not only retrieve data, but also maintain it. The system has been extended to such an extent that the display of Alcatel telephones, which are distributed over many buildings, also comes from DL® ETB.