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Genie Bingo partners with eSSENTIAL ACCESSIBILITY

Genie Bingo is proud to announce that it will become the first online bingo operator equipped with eSSENTIAL's ACCESSIBILITY's cutting edge software for disabled users

With an estimated 10 to 15 percent of all web users requiring some form of assistive software to enable their web experience, online bingo industry analysts have estimated that the numbers are even greater among internet bingo players.

"A growing number of older players are discovering online bingo as a more convenient alternative to the bingo halls, so we have an obvious responsibility to service these players' needs as best we can" says Kyra Gee, head of customer relations for Genie Bingo. "eSSENTIAL ACCESSIBILITY's wide-range of web solutions is a natural fit for our players."

eSSENTIAL ACCESSIBILITY is rapidly becoming the standard for online disabled access, an issue at the front and centre of web politics. As more and more essential information, entertainment and services migrate online, advocacy groups voicing the needs of disabled users have rallied to bring the cause to public attention. The issue gained particular notice last year when the US's National Federation of the Blind sued Target, one of the nation's top retailers, for their failure to make their website accessible to the blind. The greatest difficulty for web operators, including the major bingo sites, is that accessibility usual demands extensive redesign. eSSENTIAL ACCESSIBILITY's software greatly facilitates this problem.

eSSENTIAL ACCESSIBILITY uses a standalone web browser to enable the standard HTML experience through a myriad of special features, included web-cam mouse tracking control for those with limited motion, and intuitive text-to-speech capabilities for the blind. Online bingo players will be able to access Genie Bingo's webpages, account details, articles, and community postings via this browser.

"We're delighted to have Genie Bingo as our first internet bingo partner site," said Simon Dermer, the company's managing director, "Internet accessibility is not only a financial issue, but it's an ethical obligation... Genie is setting the right example, and we hope the rest of the bingo and gaming industry will soon follow".

When it comes to actually entering the rooms to play bingo for prizes, players can make use of the chatroom's auto-play feature to have Genie's own bingo game software complete the bingo cards automatically for them.

"Internet Bingo is a very community-driven gaming experiences, offering people the excitement of real cash bingo prizes in their homes for as little as 5 cents a card" says Gee. "We've always believed that bingo is one of the most inclusive, accessible forms of gaming excitement online, so we're very proud to finally open that experience to everyone."

Genie plans to have the software live as soon as initial tests are completed, and welcomes bingo players looking for a cash bingo site with full accessibility to visit GenieBingo.com.

You can learn more about the services at eSSENTIALACCESSIBILITY.com.

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