HV PLAYER
HV player is an extremely helpful product for the blind and visually impaired.
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Smart View 5000
The SmartView 5000 video magnifier is a low vision aid that enlarges objects, actions and text onto a display screen. Its key features include the ability to :, , View objects in brilliant full color or in black and white. , Enjoy crystal clear display of images with our fully auto focus system. , View reading material from one of sixteen colored background/foreground combinations in the contrast best suited to your vision requirements.
Scholarship for visually challenged girl students
UDIS Forum has invited applications from visually challenged girl students for the Marga Schulze Scholarship.
A release from the organisation said it was a merit-based scholarship aimed at motivating visually challenged girls to pursue higher education.
Nehru's letters now in Braille
In 1928, Jawaharlal Nehru decided to open Indira's eyes to the world. He wrote to his 10 year-old daughter from Allahabad and filled his letters with what amounted to history lessons. The batch of 30 letters that makes up "Letters from a Father to his Daughter" was first published in 1929. And now, a brand new Braille version will reveal their contents to the visually impaired.
Smart View 3000
The SmartView 3000 video magnifier is a low vision aid that enlarges objects, actions and text onto a display screen. Some key features of SmartView 3000 include the ability to : View your object or text in high contrast, black on white, or white on black depending on your preference. View reading material from one of sixteen colored background/foreground combinations in the contrast best suited to your vision requirements. Use a 75Hz camera which provides a quicker refresh rate and less flicker . Control the clarity of the object you want to see using the manual focus.
Talking Weighing Scale
A very good looking and sleek Weighing scale made of tough glass. It can measure weight up to 150 KGs.
Tablemate
If your primary needs for magnification include reading, writing, and other close-up tasks, the Clarity Tablemate is the video magnification solution for you. It features a unique Vector Imaging System™ for smooth, hands-free automatic focusing. You’ll view three-dimensional items -- such as prescription bottles -- with amazing sharpness, and see your favorite photos in full color!
Himachal to get first school for visually impaired
In a step towards empowering visually impaired persons in Himachal Pradesh, National Federation of the Blind is all set to open a school in Shimla.
The school, which was approved by the National Federation of the Blind, shall be opened in Rohroo area of Shimla, an official said.
In north India the Special Blind Schools are already working in Kapurthala in Punjab and Ambala in Haryana, and now Himachal shall have its own school for blind, Kuldeep Singh Thakur, Vice President of National Federation of the Blind said.
Plextalk Talking Pocket Daisy Reader cum Recorder
- The Plextalk Portable Daisy Player cum Recorder offers several benefits for Daisy book production.
Pico
Examine grocery labels, restaurant menus and more with the handheld Pico video magnifier. View objects in full color, positive text(black on white), negative text (white-on-black) or yellow on blue modes. Convenience is at your fingertips with Pico. It fits easily in your purse or pocket, and the integrated battery makes it easy to carry wherever you go. With Pico, you can read even in dimly lit areas. Pico is so small you will always want it with you-shopping for greeting cards, looking at price tags and reading on the go.
DU isn’t sensitive to differently-abled
The Delhi University may consider itself disable-friendly, but the South Campus has proved to be insensitive to the needs of these students. Last week, Kanika Saxena, a Delhi University aspirant, had a tough time while appearing for Bachelor of Business Study (BBS) interview and group discussion at the department of business economics at South Campus.
Alva USB 640
Optelec is setting the standard in Braille communication.
Olympia
This powerful new portable unit gives you more options, and more freedom. It is packed with maximum flexibility and control into a portable unit - including a wider range of magnification settings, adjustable brightness, and even a tilted screen to reduce glare. With a unique wide screen viewing mode you can enjoy hours of reading for work, school or pleasure., , You'll want to take this lightweight unit wherever you go - and use it for whatever you do. Experience even greater magnification levels by connecting Olympia to any compatible TV monitor.
Now, a pen that can read Koran
Come Ramzan and Koran is the fastest moving product. But this time round, it is going to sell in a different format.
The Koran reading pen has hit the market here and more than a month before Ramzan is to begin, it is making waves here.
What is so special about it? Well, the pen can read any verse of the Koran loud and clear. All one has to do is to touch it on any page or verse and listen to the Arabic version.
One can also choose the voice of famous reciters such as Abdul Rahman Al Sudais, Abdul Baset Abdu Essmad, Ali Al Hudhaifi, Sa'd Al-Ghamidi.
Mobile Speak 4.5
Mobile Speak 4.5, a free update for all users of Mobile Speak 4.0, is now available!
Genie Pro
The Genie Pro can be used with most computer monitors or televisions to create a color magnification system that best suits an individual’s unique viewing needs. Using advanced technology to support multiple computer resolutions and frequencies, the Genie Pro allows a user to simultaneously view the computer image and the video magnified image when attached to a compatible computer. This split screen mode helps create a work station environment allowing an individual with low vision to view magnified images while also reviewing information from their computer.
Delhi HC allows scribes to help visually-impaired candidates
The Delhi High Court today directed the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to provide "scribes" to visually- impaired candidates appearing for Central Teachers Eligibility Test(CTET) tomorrow. Scribes are persons who would do the writing the answer sheets for the visually-impaired candidates. The court also directed them to provide extra 30 minutes for the candidates to facilitate them to write the examination.
Dolphin EasyReader
EasyReader is a software digital talking book player, allowing the user to read and listen to content through a co
Discovery Plus
This video magnifier is an easy to use, full color autofocus device that is designed so that the monitor (either a computer or a television) sits on top of the video magnifier and is not built in. It has a built in SVGA adapter allowing it to be connected to a computer so that the magnified image from the video magnifier is displayed on the computer screen. , , The user can switch from displaying the video magnifier image to displaying what is on the computer by simply moving a switch.
‘3 per cent funds must for disabled’
Criminal cases will be registered against the head of departments who fail to earmark three per cent of budgetary outlay for welfare of the disabled, according to Disabilities Commissioner K V Rajanna.
Speaking to reporters after a progress review meeting on Friday, Rajanna said he had requested all the departments to issue circulars on reserving funds for the disabled.
Persons with visible disabilities need not approach the medical board for a disability certificate. The certificate could now be obtained from a physician at any local primary health centre, he said.
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