Optelec Compact 5 HD
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The first handheld video magnifier offering superior images in high definition!
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Optelec Compact 4 HD
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Are you a person with low vision and Are you looking for a stylish, High Definition portable magnifier in a convenient size without compromising on comfort and functionality?
Compact Mini
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Imagine being able to easily read from medicine dosage labels, restaurant menus and bus timetables despite of low vision.
Simply position the Compact mini over reading material and objects and view an enlarged, high contrast image on the 3.5-inch full color screen.
Simply position the Compact mini over reading material and objects and view an enlarged, high contrast image on the 3.5-inch full color screen.
Discover the power of using an ultra-slim pocket video magnifier. The Compact mini is the smallest and lightest video magnifier offered by Optelec, designed as a simple and effective, high contrast alternative to a traditional optical magnifier.
Optelec Twinview
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Enjoy Split-Screen in glorious HD and never lose sight of the mouse pointer!
Optelec ClearView One 18 Wide
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Rediscover the joy and comfort of reading with the Optelec ClearView One - the low cost desktop video magnifier that can be controlled with a simple touch of a button.
The ClearView One provides easy reading for people with glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, old age or any other reason causing low vision and can be installed in libraries, resource centers or at home.
Optelec ClearNote+
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Combining near and distance viewing with a robust, portable and user-friendly design makes the Optelec ClearNote+ your ideal companion in the classroom & office.
This lightweight unit makes transportation to school or the office easy and is ideal for near, distance or self viewing.
This lightweight unit makes transportation to school or the office easy and is ideal for near, distance or self viewing.
Optelec ClearNote Portable
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The ClearNote Portable is a powerful laptop magnification solution just like the ClearNote+.
But ClearNote Portable goes further by adding a foldable, lightweight design, making it more convenient to bring it with you anywhere you go.
But ClearNote Portable goes further by adding a foldable, lightweight design, making it more convenient to bring it with you anywhere you go.
Multiview
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Imagine the possibility of using a flexible, powerful and transportable low vision solution.
The MultiView is a practical desktop video magnifier featuring a 3-in-1 flexible camera, movable reading table and a large widescreen display.
The MultiView is designed for use on a table, desk or worktop. Wherever the MultiView is used, only minimal desk space is needed and the whole unit can be moved from room to room using the integrated handle.
Donated human eye cells could help restore vision
Cells from eyes of dead 'may give sight to blind'," BBC News reports. This gruesome sounding news is based on a study that found that after being grown in the lab, a type of cell found in the retina could restore limited vision in rats. However, the research was carried out in rats genetically engineered to develop visual impairment, so it's not something that will be used to treat people any time soon.
Dolphin EasyReader
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EasyReader is a software digital talking book player, allowing the user to read and listen to content through a combination of text, audio and images.
The main advantage of using EasyReader is that the content in a book becomes easy to navigate through, where a reader can skip through sections of the content and place bookmarks to highlight areas of interest.
The main advantage of using EasyReader is that the content in a book becomes easy to navigate through, where a reader can skip through sections of the content and place bookmarks to highlight areas of interest.
The blind coconut seller
His world is dark. Still, 50-year-old Raja has to work for a living in order to look after his family consisting of a wife and two children.
He is usually to be found inside a small shack on the uneven pavement opposite the Pandiyan pastry shop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. His frail and malnourished body is often hidden behind the piles of coconuts .
ZY®-Tex2 Swell Paper
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Zy-Tex2 Swell Paper is used in conjunction with theZy-Fuse Heater that is an innovative piece of technology that creates tactile diagrams.
It is a High Quality paper designed to work with PIAF or Zy-Fuse heating machines for making tactile graphics or diagrams.
It is a High Quality paper designed to work with PIAF or Zy-Fuse heating machines for making tactile graphics or diagrams.
ZY®-Fuse Starter Pack
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The Zy-Fuse Starter Pack is a combo of the stunning technology which includes everything you need to produce tactile diagrams.
The pack includes a Zy-Fuse heater, 2 boxes of Zy-Tex2 swell paper, 2 Zy-Markers (thick & thin), Braille & Moon fonts.
The pack includes a Zy-Fuse heater, 2 boxes of Zy-Tex2 swell paper, 2 Zy-Markers (thick & thin), Braille & Moon fonts.
Concern over Disabilities Bill
As a person with visual impairment, the experience of disability has been a routine one for me, and disability studies constitutes a significant part of my academic engagement as well. I have also been involved with the activities of the disability rights movement. Your editorial “Disabled by Lack of Political Will” (EPW, 11 January 2014) was a timely intervention in the evolving debates on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill that was cleared by the cabinet in December 2013.
ZY®-Fuse Heater
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Explore and interpret pictures, maps, mathematical symbols, graphs & diagrams with Tactile diagrams which can be easily produced using the ZY®-Fuse Heater.
The ZY®-Fuse Heater is Fast, Reliable and User Friendly for producing stunning tactile diagrams very useful to benefit the visually impaired.
The ZY®-Fuse Heater is Fast, Reliable and User Friendly for producing stunning tactile diagrams very useful to benefit the visually impaired.
Memorable Drive for Visually Challenged
It was a memorable day for the visually impaired students of the Institute for the Blind as they went around the city as navigators for a unique car rally here on Sunday.
Dolphin Publisher
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Dolphin Publisher is the premier tool for the creation of DAISY digital talking books (synchronised audio and text) that can be searched and navigated.
It uses human recorded audio, synthetic speech or records your own audio directly into Dolphin Publisher for use in your talking book.
It uses human recorded audio, synthetic speech or records your own audio directly into Dolphin Publisher for use in your talking book.
Visually impaired artist aims to inspire, chasing his dream as a painter
Artist Owen McCafferty listens as teacher JoAnn DePolo offers him advice on skin tone and brush strokes.
He takes in her words, nodding, before placing his face close to the canvas and getting down to business.
McCafferty, 51, is like many artists — creative and determined to express himself through his work. But he differs from most for one noticeable reason — he is visually impaired.
Dolphin EasyConverter
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EasyConverter software easily creates Large Print, MP3, DAISY and Braille versions of learning materials that can either be scanned from paper or taken as input from Word, PDF, html or text files.
Either you are a beginner or a professional Dolphin EasyConverter is capable to single handedly meet all your Alt Format conversion needs.
Either you are a beginner or a professional Dolphin EasyConverter is capable to single handedly meet all your Alt Format conversion needs.
Visually impaired guide drivers during Nagpur car rally
In one-of-its-kind initiative, a car rally for visually impaired people was organised in Nagpur, Maharashtra, over the weekend.
During the rally, participants used a route map in Braille to guide drivers to navigate the terrain.
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