Opportunity for Schools and Vocational Rehabilitation Centers to Participate Free of Charge

October 5th, 2004 - Oxford, MA - All inPlay has announced the expansion of its Free Educational Pilot Program. The overwhelmingly positive response to All inPlay's initial efforts at the Carroll Center in Massachusetts, Dewitt and Associates in New Jersey, and other locations around the country, has precipitated this expansion. All inPlay is now pleased to offer this free, three-month program to eight additional blindness institutions and vocational rehabilitation centers interested in participating.

What Is The All inPlay Free Educational Pilot Program?

All inPlay's Free Educational Pilot Program lets organizations that teach computer skills to blind and visually impaired students include All inPlay games in addition to their current curriculum. All inPlay believes, and the first trials have shown, that All inPlay's games serve not only to give students additional motivation, but indeed to further their typing, web browsing, and screen-reading skills.

According to Rick Fox, director of sales and marketing for De Witt and Associates, "The All inPlay games are easy to learn, easy to navigate and the chat feature is a great antidote for isolation. Our experience with our students tells us that All inPlay generates a lot of excitement among our students."

Vicky Essner, an itinerant teacher of the blind in Nevada agrees: "I have found that when I show my students how to play All inPlay games, they are much more motivated to practice using a computer even when I'm not there - AND - they are finally having fun!"

"Probably the best part about All inPlay's Educational Pilot Program is that everybody wins," says Jeremie Spitzer, All inPlay's co-founder and president. "All inPlay gains valuable feedback as to the educational value and feasibility of our products, educators are given another tool that motivates their students while enhancing their skills, and of course the students are able to enjoy an online game where they can socialize with blind and sighted players from around the world, while at the same time furthering their education."

To learn how to sign up your organization as one of the eight new Pilot Program Sites, contact Jeremie Spitzer by phone at (413) 585-9691, or by e-mail at 'jspitzer[at]allinplay[dot]com'.

About All inPlay:

All inPlay is a unique online community where blind and sighted people from around the world gather to play and interact as equals.  At the heart of this community are games that provide a fun, friendly setting where people can celebrate old friendships and create new ones from across the globe. Not only are All inPlay's inclusive community and games bringing people together from around the world, but now All inPlay is being incorporated into job training, computer literacy, and youth programs for the blind around the United States. A free trial of All inPlay software is available at: http://www.allinplay.com

Press Contact: Jeremie Spitzer, Co-founder | e: press@allinplay.com | v: 413-585-9690

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