For children in the 21st century, using a computer is as basic as learning to read or riding a bike.  Serotek Corporation is introducing a program today that will put blind children on the same page with their sighted peers --  giving them the ability to use a computer anytime, anywhere, with help from Keys for K-12 (kk12.)

Keys for K-12 is a free license to carry the System Access Mobile capabilities on a portable thumb drive.  With the SA Mobile Software, your student can plug his or her flash drive into any computer, anywhere, and have instant access -- through text-to-speech and/or magnification -- to all Windows-based applications already there.

At school, the library, Grandma's house or a sleepover, a blind child can access the same information on the computer as any sighted student who can see the screen.

A licensed copy of System Access Mobile sells for $499.00, and now students K-12 can have it for free!

You can begin familiarizing yourself with System Access by using our free web-resident version.  You can also read the help documentation for System Access.  

Want to help spread the word about KK-12? 

You can download and print the KK-12 flyer.

System Access for Instructors:

If you are an instructor with a student who has applied for the Keys for K-12 program, you may fill out this online form to receive your own instructor's license for System Access. Please note that only one instructor per school is eligible for this free license.

What you need to do:

Download and complete the Eligibility Form certifying visual impairment,

and complete the online KK-12 Application Form, which will produce another form to print and sign.  A school official must sign the completed application where indicated.  This could be a principal or other school administrator, but it cannot be the student's teacher.

Fax the completed forms to Serotek at (612) 659-0760 with a cover letter on your school's letterhead stating that the documents are to be used for participation in the Keys for K-12 program.

You may also mail documents to:

Serotek Corporation

1128 Harmon Place Suite 310

Minneapolis, MN 55403

Once eligibility has been verified, an authorization number along with instructions on downloading software to a thumb drive will be emailed to the contacts listed on the application form.  Please note that the thumb drive is not supplied as part of this program, but can be easily obtained from local and online retailers who sell computer accessories.  The thumbdrive can be as small as 512 MB.

Please check back often as this page will be updated frequently in the coming months.  You can also subscribe to the KK12 mailing list to keep up to date on the latest happenings with the Keys for K-12 program.  

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