Tools and Devices
Impaired Vision
Last revised: January 15, 2008.
- K12 Academics
- Information about blindness, aimed at newly blind and their relatives.
- http://www.k12academics.com/blind.htm
- New
Audio for Books
- Articles and reviews of suppliers of audiobooks and of speech recognition software (and more).
- http://www.audioforbooks.com/
- Axistive Assistive Technology News Portal
- Website providing news and reviews on assistive technology.
http://www.axistive.com/
- Grigori Evreinov's Home Page
- Many links to items of interest to the blind.
http://www.cs.uta.fi/~grse/GRSE_HomePage6.htm
- Change How to Choose Appropriate Adapted Technology
- An article by Kelly Pierce on how not to buy something best left in its box.
http://www.empowermentzone.com/atchoice.txt
- tiresias.org
- Named for a blind prophet of Greek myth, this site offers discussion of the types of gadgets useful for the visually impaired.
http://www.tiresias.org/
- VisionTech
- Links to discussions and sources of assistive technology for those with vision impairments. Out of Melbourne, Australia.
http://www.visiontech.svrc.vic.edu.au/index.htm
- Allied Technologies, Inc.
- Kurzweil Educational Systems. Scan-and-speech systems for anything printed, or already on the Internet.
http://www.kurzweiledu.com/kurz1000.aspx
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Blind Links
- Pages of useful links.
http://www.seidata.com/~marriage/rbadapt.html
- The Blind Readers' Page
- Links to sites for information sources, adaptive computers, about blindness, organizations, activities, employment, helpful products.
http://blindreaders.info/
- Freedom Scientific
- Hardware and software for blind, low vision, learning disabilities.
http://www.freedomscientific.com/index.html
- Robotron Group: Sensory Tools Division
- Reading machines (Pronto and Galileo), to convert printed book into speech. Based in Australia; markets in most of the world.
http://www.sensorytools.com/
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Aroga
- Assistive technology for low vision and blind access to computers. Website in English or French.
http://www.aroga.com/
- AT&T Natural Voices
- A text-to-speech engine, available in several languages.
http://www.naturalvoices.att.com
- New
NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access)
- A screen reader, free and open-source, for use with MS Windows. Available in several languages.
- http://www.nvda-project.org/
- Blind Links
- Pages of useful links.
http://www.seidata.com/~marriage/rbadapt.html
- ByteCool
- CoolSpeech, text-to-speech software, and TextSound, text to wav or mp3.
http://www.bytecool.com/
- Dolphin Computer Access
- Screen enlargers, text reader, speech synthesizer.
http://www.yourdolphin.com/
- Freedom Scientific
- Hardware and software for blind, low vision, learning disabilities.
http://www.freedomscientific.com/index.html
- HumanWare
- Braille and voice notetakers, screen readers, more.
http://www.pulsedata.com/
- Kafka's Daytime
- katieplayer: a DAISY Digital Talking Book (DTB) player for Mac OS X.
http://www.kafkasdaytime.com
- Kafka's Daytime
- C-Speech: text to audio conversion for Mac OS X.
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NaturalSoft
- Software for reading text files.
http://www.naturalreaders.com
- NextUp.com
- Converts text into voice or MP3. TextAloud, NextUp Talker.
http://www.nextup.com/index.html
- ReadPlease Corporation
- Text-to-speech software for Windows© based operating systems; several languages available.
http://readplease.com/
- Sighted Electronics, Inc.
- Braillex notetakers, computer displays, Braille In keyboard.
http://www.sighted.com/
- Spacejock Software
- Software for various things, including reading ebooks aloud.
http://spacejock.com
- Synapse Adaptive
- Speech recognition and voice-to-text hardware and software.
http://www.synapseadaptive.com/
- TMA Associates
- Speech recognition news and critique.
http://www.tmaa.com
- Artic Annex Main Menu
- Ways to make better use of Artic Technology products.
http://www.articanex.ws/
- Blind Links
- Pages of useful links.
http://www.seidata.com/~marriage/rbadapt.html
- Dolphin Computer Access
- Screen enlargers, text reader, speech synthesizer.
http://www.yourdolphin.com/
- First Street
- Products to assist those with low vision, and more.
http://www.firststreetonline.com
- Freedom Scientific
- Hardware and software for blind, low vision, learning disabilities.
http://www.freedomscientific.com/index.html
- LazLight
- High performance reading lamp, for those with low vision. Very bright, with dimmer.
- http://www.lazlight.com/
- Screen Magnifiers
- News about vision-impaired issues, discussions of technology and the vision-impaired, links.
- http://www.magnifiers.org
- National Association for Visually Handicapped
- Low Vision Aids, newsletter, links.
http://www.navh.org/
- National Braille Press
- Non-profit Braille printing and publishing house. Some SF. Astronomy book with tactile illustrations, more.
http://www.nbp.org/
- Sighted Electronics, Inc.
- Braillex notetakers, computer displays, Braille In keyboard.
http://www.sighted.com/
- VideoEye! Corporation
- Video camera on adjustable stand, connected to 27-inch monitor, for magnifying pages (or anything else). For those with deteriorating vision.
http://www.videoeye.com
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