York, PA -- June 15, 1994 -- Cyberia Communications, Inc. announced today that it will expand its services to offer a blind user interface, making its online service more easily accessible to the blind community. In the fast paced world of online services, major growth and expansion has been seen in graphical user interfaces. New graphical interfaces create an easy to use "point and click" environment for sighted users, but have ignored the community of blind users who are also trying to access the online world. When a user logs into Cyberia they will be prompted with a choice of three interfaces: Normal Emulation, Graphical Rip Emulation, and Easy Access for the Blind Emulation. When a user chooses the blind interface, all graphics are stripped, and the menus are presented in an easily readable format for interfacing with the various screen reading devices that are currently available. The new blind interface is currently being beta tested, and is scheduled for release on June 20th.

In conjunction with the release of its blind user interface, Cyberia will be creating a specialized section where blind users can discuss topics of interest with other blind users from around the globe, and obtain software for their home computer specially made for easy blind usage. Software programs available include screen readers, braille translators for word processors, speech interfaces for WordPerfect, lists of books available in braille, talking checkbook management programs, and other useful utilities.

"We are very excited to be able to make the online world more easily accessible to this community." said Sara Viener, Vice President of Cyberia Communications. "Our goal when we started Cyberia was to make the online world more user friendly. We have been very successful at doing this for the visual community, and we are proud to be able to do the same for the blind community."

Cyberia Communications, Inc., based in York, PA, is the area's fastest-growing provider of online services. The Company offers more than 4,500 callers a wide variety of services, including electronic mail, global messaging, multiuser games, software, computing support, interactive magazines and newspapers, and real-time chat lounges. Founded in 1993, The Company specializes in making the online world as easy as possible for all users. Anyone with a computer and a telephone modem can set up a free trial account on Cyberia by dialing (717)848-1666 with their telecommunications software, or may call for voice support at (717)848-1439.