Links

Links - Products

ACCESSIBILITY

http://www.enablemart.com/Catalog/Vision

(An online store that sells a large selection of assistive devices for the blind and

visually impaired)

http://sales.freedomscientific.com/

(An online store that offers numerous helpful products including magnifiers and

computer software)

http://www.adaptivetech.net/html/products.htm

(Both an online and physical store that sells assistive technology for all sorts of impairments)

http://www.maxiaids.com/store/default.asp?idstore=1

(An online store that sells many products for the home designed to aide those

who are blind or have low vision)

http://www.humanware.com/en-usa/home

(website offers readers, GPS ,Braille devices and more)

http://www.independentliving.com/

(website offers many assistive devices and is in a large print)

MOBILITY

http://www.rehabmart.com/category/Blind_Canes.htm

(An online store that sells several different styles of canes as well as many other

kinds of products)

http://adaptivetech.net/products/trekker.htm

(A fantastic GPS guidance system for the blind and viisually impaired)

EDUCATIONAL

http://www.enablemart.com/Catalog/Learning

(Page that offers plenty of student and teacher resources)

http://www.adaptivetech.net/php/products/learning_enhancement.php

(Page that lists numerous accessible educational products and tools ready for

purchase)

http://www.aph.org/

(organization provides special media, materials and tools for education and

life skills for visually impaired individuals)

http://www.k12academics.com/index.html

(A National Education & Disability Resource web site)

http://www.apple.com/accessibility/learning/

(page that provides information on how to use Apple products to improve

Literacy and learning)

http://www.braillejail.net/

(A website devoted to learning Braille)

http://www.esight.org/View.cfm?x=506

(website discusses career opportunities for visually impaired individuals)

COMPUTER ACCESSIBILITY

Mac

http://www.apple.com/accessibility/

(Information about how to use Apple computer products to assist with a wide range of different disabilities, including low vision)

Windows

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windowsvista/

(Lists and describes all that Windows Vista has to offer as far as accessibility)

SOFTWARE

http://www.kurzweiledu.com/default.aspx

(An amazing piece of software that enables you to access almost anything on your

computer. It includes countless tools and capabilities)

http://www.icanseemypc.com/

(A great software application that magnifies the screen, enlarges text in any window, and can read web pages and your e-mail aloud to you)

http://www.webaim.org/articles/visual/blind.php

(website offers info regarding screen readers and accessibility to the internet)

INFORMATION ON OPTICAL DISORDERS

http://www.macular.org/

(Information about macular degeneration, news, and helpful advice)

http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=40&DocumentID=2139

(An alphabetical listing of every optical disorder)

http://www.aph.org/fh/index.html

(a website full of resource (articles) for the visually impaired)

http://www.preventblindness.org/

(Since 1908, Prevent Blindness America has been the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization with the sole mission of preventing blindness and preserving sight.)

ORGANIZATIONS FOR MEDIA SERVICES

http://www.rfbd.org

(Educational library for people with print disabilities, with a 77000-title library of taped textbooks, reference and professional materials)

http://www.perkins.org

(Educational library for people with print disabilities with a library of taped books and some large print and Braille materials)

http://worldcat.org

(Public library resource to locate large print, computerized and audio materials)

http://www.loc.gov/nls/

(Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS administers a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail.)

ORGANIZATIONS AND HELPFUL RESOURCES

http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=500

(An expansive resource website that provides lots of information about disability services, programs, laws, and much more. It also includes information on accessing transportation, finding employment, health information, and educational information)

http://www.seidata.com/~marriage/rblind.html

(resourceful site full of links to helpful websites)

http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Default.asp

(organization for the blind with many resources)

http://www.afb.org/

(non profit organization, that insures that blind and visually impaired individuals have the same rights and opportunities as other citizens.)

http://www.atnet.org/index.php?page=selected-resources-for-low-vision

(website offers info for blind and disabled individuals, lists of service organizations)

http://www.adawatch.org/

(ADA Watch is a project of the National Coalition for Disability Rights (NCDR), a nonprofit alliance of hundreds of disability, civil rights, and social justice organizations united to defend and strengthen disability rights.)

WEBSITES OF SPECIAL INTEREST

http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/public_moon.hcsp

(inventor of Moon system of reading)

http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/public_braille.hcsp

(inventor of Braille)

http://www.isletsofhope.com/family/famous_blind_people_1.html#became

(List of interesting blind people)