- Access Adobe
- resource designed to help people with visual disabilities work more effectively with Adobe Acrobat Software.
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- A-Prompt
- A-Prompt - Web Accessibility Verifier Checks Web pages for barriers to accessibility and makes repairs to correct any problems.
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- Various links to web sites for low vision and other disabilities.
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- AER Online
- Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired Programs, services, and products for people who are visually impaired.
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- American Printing House for the Blind
- APH is the largest not-for-profit company that creates educational, workplace, and lifestyle products and services for people with visual impairments.
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- Assistive Technology Catalogs for Visual Impairment/Blindness
- This list contains companies that offer assistive technology to aid a person who has a visual impairment or who is blind. (Note: You need to have Acrobat Reader to open this file.)
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- About Braille
- Information about Braille Systems used in the United States.
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- Blind/Visual Impairments
- This site contains excellent web sites, organizations, general informations and chat lines dealing vision impairments.
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- Blindness Resource Center
- Eye diseases, the history of Braille, latest research.
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- Guild For The Blind
- The Guild for the Blind serves individuals who are blind or visually impaired, including those with new vision loss. The Guild strives to promote positive attitudes about visual impairment and to assist its members in achieving dignity and independence at home, in the workplace and in the community.
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- Helen Keller National Center For Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults
- This center operates an extensive system of field services nationwide for people who are deaf-blind within their local communities and their families, as well as public and private service providers and professionals.
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- LazLight
- This website provide the High Performance Reading Lamp for low vision.
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- L&H Kurzweil 3000
- Developer of reading technology for people who are blind and for people with reading difficulties.
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- Lighthouse International - Part I
- Basic guidelines for making effective text legibility choices.
- Lighthouse International - Part II
- Effective color contrast design for people with partial sight and color deficiencies.
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- Louis Database: Accessible Materials and APH File Repository (Vision)
- The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) currently houses a database called the Louis Database of Accessible Materials for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired. Louis contains information about tens of thousands of titles of accessible materials, including braille, large print, sound recordings, and computer files from over 170 agencies throughout the United States.
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- National Association of Blind Students
- The National Association of Blind Students (NABS) is a division of the National Federation of the Blind.ÊÊ Established in 1967, NABS is an organization comprised of blind high school and college students and is dedicated to changing the negative attitudes and stereotypes that exist about blindness in order to secure equality, and opportunity for all blind students.
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- National Association for Visually Handicapped
- Low vision aids and information about NAVH membership.
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- National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
- The Library Service provides, free-of-charge, recorded and Braille reading materials to persons with documented visual or physical impairments.
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- National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
- NOPBC provides magainzes for parents and teachers of blind/VI children and a national network of people to turn to for ideas and advice. NOPBC is a division of the National Federation of the Blind.
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- Recording for the Blind, Inc.
- RFB provides taped educational books free on loan, books on diskette.
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- The Rehabilitation Research Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision
- Has individuals interested in research and training programs that focus on the need to identify, assess, and augment services intended to facilitate the employment and career development of persons who are blind or severely visually impaired.
Techonlogy for the Visual Impaired - Black Light version 1.1 by Michel Fortin This utility inverts your screen colors, which return to normal when you quit from the application. This could be very useful for vision-impaired users.
- Availability: Freeware
- Contact: Michel Fortin
- Email:
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- Duxbury Braille Translator version 10.2 (DBT MAC) by Duxbury System Inc.
- DBT for MAC includes full word-processing of both print and Braille version of a document, automatic translation between the two, complete Nemeth Braille translation, accepts Braille clip-art and much more. Files are compatible with the latest DBT for windows and MS-DOS. Availability: Commercial Product.
Contact: Duxbury Systems, Inc. USA
Phone: +1-978-486-9766
Fax: +1-978-486-9712
E-mail:
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- Jumbo Lupe version 1.2 by Kohshin Graphic Systems Inc.
- A utility for magnification, widening of various windows, changing the contrast and color tone displayed regardless of the software being used.
Availability: Commercial Product
Contact: Kohshin Graphic Systems Inc. Japan.
Phone: +81-011-281-9391
Fax: +81-011-208-2035
E-mail:
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- Magnifier version 1.0b2 by Grog Ware
- Utility for magnifying part of your screen up to 32x; also displays coordinates and RGB values.
Availability: Freeware
Contact: Greg Ware
E-mail:
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- Popchart [D] version 3.8.4 by Corda
- Popchart [D] providing visually impaired individuals the ability to "see" information contained in graphs by providing D-link descriptive text with each chart and graph. A screen reader can read the descriptive text, providing the visually impaired the same accesses to the information as other users.
Availability: Commercial product
Contact: Corda, USA
Phone: +1-800-968-3240
+1-800-805-9400
Fax: +1-801-805-9405
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- Biggy & Biggy Light by R. J. Cooper & Associates
- Utility for enlarging the cursor to 32 x 32or 32x 65 pixels; great for visually impaired users; Quick Point feature can jump the cursor to the OK/Save/Open/Default button.
Availability: Commercial Product
Contact: R. J. Cooper & Associates
Phone: +1-800-7526-6737
+1-949-661-6904
Fax: +1-949-240-9785
E-mail:
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- Braille Keytop labels by Hooleon Corp.
- Feature a 101-style keyboard in a combination of raised Braille characters and high contrast, large print on adhesive labels, which adhere directly to the top of the keyboard's key.
Availability: Commercial Product
Contact: Hooleon Corp. USA
Phone: +1-800-937-1337
+1-520-634-1337
Fax: +1-520-635-4620
E-mail:
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- Dot to Dot version 0.8 by James Jennings
- Designed for trained Braille transcribers; this is a simple Braille editor.
Availability: Freeware
Contact: James Jennings
E-mail:
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- Find the Buttons by R. J. Cooper & Associates
- This is a mouse-training program for the blind.
Availability: Commercial Product
Contact: R. J. Cooper & Associates
Phone: +1-800-7526-6737
+1-949-661-6904
Fax: +1-949-240-9785
E-mail:
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- Glass II version 3.2.1 by Allen Gainsford
- Utility which magnifies the section of your screen under the cursor.
Availability: freeware
Contact: Allen Gainsford
E-mail:
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- inLarge version 2.1 by ALVA Access Group Inc.
- Utility which magnifies the screen, color inversion, easy cursor location, three different glass motions, and more. InLarge can be adjusted to give people with low vision access to most Macintosh applications.
Availability: Commercial product
Contact: ALVA Access Group Inc. USA
Phone: +1-510-451-2582
Fax: +1-510-451-0878
E-mail:
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- Jumbo Editor version 1.5 by Kohshin Graphic Systems Inc.
- Jumbo editor is recommended to the person who has difficulties reading the screen.
Availability: Commercial Product
Contact: Kohshin Graphic Systems Inc. Japan
Phone: +81-011-281-9391
Fax: +81-011-208-2035
E-mail:
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- Large Print Key Labels by Hooleon Corp.
- Designed for low light environments and vision impaired users, these keyboard labels feature large print characters; available in a range of color options.
Availability: Commercial Product
Contact: Hooleon Corp. USA
Phone: +1-800-937-1337
+1-520-634-7515
Fax: +1-520-635-4620
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- Lupe version 1.1 by ARTIS Software
- This utility provides a magnifies view of what's under your cursor, with magnifications from 1:2 through to 1:8.
Availability: Freeware
Contact: ARTIS Software, Austria
Phone: +43-01-533-1786
Fax: +43-01-533-6045
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- outSPOKEN version 9.0 by ALVA Access Group Inc.
- outSPOKEN allows blind and visually impaired people to use the computer. Talking interface announces virtually everything on the screen. Combined with a powerful, yet easy to learn navigation tool, which eliminates the use of the mouse, outSPOKEN, allows access to even the most complex applications.
Availability: Commercial Product
Contact: ALVA Access Group Inc. USA
Phone: +1-510-451-2582
Fax: +1-510-451-0878
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- Pixel Inspector version 1.2.2 by White Box.
- Utility for magnifying of your screen; also displays coordinates and RGB values.
Availability: Freeware
Contact: White Box
E-mail: s.sudrefree.fr
- Snoop by Brian Hall
- Utility that lets you zoom in on a screen of your screen with magnification ranges from 1:1 through to 32:1.
Availability: Freeware
Contact: Brian Hall
E-mail:
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- Sweet Writer version 1.0 by Crescendo Software
- This text writing applications was designed for vision impaired users.
Availability: Shareware
Contact: Crescendo Software
E-mail:
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- Talking Keys Pro version 2.0 by Graham Software Co.
- Talking keys Pro version 2.0 has been designed for blind and sight impaired users. Every command and keystroke can be spoken. It features a word processor, a pronunciation editor and file commands that can be sued by a blind user.
Availability: Commercial Product
Contact: Graham Software Co. USA
Phone: +1-303-422-0757
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- vCD: Utilities for Visually Impaired Macintosh Users by Dairnac Developments.
- VCD is a collection of 30 different utilities that make using a Macintosh computer easier for the visually impaired.
Availability: Commercial Product
Contact: Dairnac Developments, Canada
Phone: +1-416-466-4732
Fax: +1-416-466-3196
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- Zoom Caps by Meeting the Challenge Inc.
- Designed for low light environments and vision impaired users, these stick on keyboard labels feature large print alphabetic and numeric characters.
Availability: Commercial Product
Contact: Meeting the Challenge Inc. USA
Phone: +1-719-444-0252
Resources Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet is produced by Disability Resources Monthly. This site is designed for consumers, libraries, disability organizations, and professionals. They monitor, review, and report on available internet resources related to disability. National Organization on Disability The NOD has information and resources for people interested in closing the participation gaps between people with and without disabilities. World Institute on Disability is a nonprofit research, training and public policy center promoting the civil rights and the full societal inclusion of people with disabilities. UCP (also known as United Cerebral Palsy) is the leading source of information on cerebral palsy. The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a national resource for people who are blind or visually impaired, the organizations that serve them, and the general public. The site contains fact sheets and short documents on technology issues important to the blindness community, as well as a services directory and other publications. The American Council of the Blind (ACB) is a membership organization of people who are blind and visually impaired. The site contains a number of resources on technology and policy issues. The National Foundation of the Blind (NFB) is a membership organization of people who are blind. The site contains resources on technology issues related to blind access. Tiresias is an information resource for professionals who work in the field of visual disabilities. It includes a family of highly readable fonts which are widely accepted in Europe for use in accessible signage, etc. Lighthouse International is a resource on vision impairment and vision rehabilitation, and has a number of special resources, including low vision simulation glasses and brochures on large print, color blindness, and other topics. National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has information and programs on a variety of issues important to the deaf community and holds a biennial conference. Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) is an association representing consumers with hearing loss. TDI (also known as Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.) promotes equal access in telecommunication and media by people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened, and deaf-blind. The Arc is the national organization of and for people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities. United Nations Enable is an international resource for disability information including legislation, standards, and disability rights resources. American Society on Aging is a nonprofit organization committed to enhancing the knowledge and skills of those working with older adults. Statistics The Disability Statistics Center is a national center of research and training in disability statistics. It receives primary funding from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. The Center has ongoing research projects on the cost of disability, employment and earnings, access to health and long-term care services, housing, mortality, and national statistical indicators on the status of people with disabilities in America. DisabilityStatistics.org condenses several data sources into a single, user-friendly, accessible, Internet resource. Developed by a NIDRR-funded center at Cornell University, this site also provides essential background information on key issues related to disability statistics. InfoUse has an "Access to Disability Data" project funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, and has the most up-to-date versions of the "Chartbook" series, listings of organizations in the field of disability, and accessibility issues. The National Center for Health Statistics' National Health Interview Survey on Disability (1994 and 1995 data) developed a series of questionnaires that would provide a useful set of measures while maintaining a balance between the social, administrative, and medical considerations involved in disability measurement. The U.S. Census Bureau has a section on disability statistics. |
