David Frye at Easter Seals Crossroads in Indiana talks about the Optelec ClearReader+, a helpful, portable device for visually impaired individuals.
Posts with the Visually Impaired tag
Candy Grip Portable Video Magnifier
Portable magnifiers are useful for people who are visually impaired that need to read small print on the go. These can be used to read food labels, newspapers, menus or other text that can be more easily read when enlarged. Candy Grip‘s large 5″ LCD display provides magnification from 1.5x to 22.5x. This device shows images […]
Sci-Plus 300 Large Display Talking Calculator
The Sci-Plus calculators are large display scientific calculators in the market with speech output for visually impaired users. As you use the device it “speaks” to you to ensure that even if you can’t see the keyboard, you are pushing the buttons you intended to. It also includes fraction calculations, backspace key and variable decimal […]
ColorMouse Magnifier for the Visually Impaired
The ColorMouse, a piece of assistive technology for the visually impaired, is a portable magnifier the size of a computer mouse. It magnifies everything you scroll over in full color and displays onto your TV or computer monitor. It can magnify up to 24x on a 20″ TV. The magnification varies according to monitor size. It displays […]
Braillephone
The Braillephone is a portable braille telephone device designed for people who are Deaf Blind. This device can be used like a telephone or for face-to-face communication between a person who is Deaf Blind and another person using a telecommunications device for the Deaf (TDD) or deaf relay service. It’s designed to enable those who […]
VoiceOver Technology Makes iPhone More Accessible
With the influx of smart phone technology showing no signs of slowing down, universal accessibility has become a concern, and is often times a flaw of smart phone design. Fortunately, the Apple iPhone is one product on the market that has made accessibility a priority. The VoiceOver program is a screen reader for iPhone that […]