Far to much is made of the technology which is available to help blind people
do the things others do with sight. This is unfortunate because it gives
employers, not to mention the general public, the false impression that we
NEED these products for everything. This is, of course, not true. It's not
that we dislike technology but technology won't solve the real problems of
blindness which are the negative attitudes many people still have about
blindness and the abilities of the blind.
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----- Organization description: "We provide computer games that are accessible to gamers who are
blind. They are family friendly, easy to play, and reasonably priced. Our
Simply Entertainment games include the Instpector Cyndi in Newport series of
mysteries, the Tyler puzzle games, and the WOOPLE word games. All games are
rated for accessibility and age appropriateness. To read a newspaper article
about the people who are 7-128 Software, please go to
http://www.7128.com/news.
----- Company description: They sell bold line paper, raised line paper, 4-track recorders, braille
equipment and more. A catalog is available on request.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: Products include no-spill ice tray, microwave oven cookware, computer
cookbooks, (I've never eaten a computer before ... sorry) large digit items
and gift wrapping service. Catalog available free in large print, cassette and
IBM format disk.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: AsTeR (Audio System for Technical Readings) is a computing system for
rendering technical documents in audio. AsTeR was developed by T. V. Raman
for his PhD.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: "Fully computerized production of documents in Braille by
professional transcribers. All types of documents professional cards,
birthday, Christmas cards, etc. Foreign languages. We do Scientific with
Nemeth Code as well as computerized notations in Braille Code. Visit our Web
site and load our production catalog. Production of musical documents in
Braille we are the first private Canadian company to transcribe musical scores
and teaching methods for music and musical intstruments into Braille according
to musical Braille standards. Production of state-of-the-art tactile graphics
with GRAPHTACT, a high performance printer adapted to produce our standardized
tactile raised designs. A revolutionary technology developed in Quebec
City."
Last verified by the company - 1998-10-29.
----- Company description: Tours designed for the blind.
Not yet verified by the company.
Carolyn's P. O. Box 14577
Bradenton
Florida 34280-4577
U.S.A.
(800)648-2266 Voice
(813)761-8306 FAX
----- Company description: Some of the products available include CCTVs, watches, clocks and timers,
canes, kitchen products, household, personal and recreation items, writing
aids, sewing products, medical devices, magnifying glasses, tools, as well as
other items.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: All kinds of chocolate goodies with Braille and/or other blindness related
themes - Guide Dogs, etc.
Not yet verified by the company.
Data Systems Services Suite #320
20301 Ventura Boulevard
Woodland Hills
California 90364
U.S.A.
(818)712-0700 Voice
----- Company description: Sells talking watches, clocks, pens and calculators.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: Making television and movies more accessible to people who are blind or have
low vision! A service of the WGBH Educational Foundation in Boston.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: "Dolphin sells and supports their own range of screen readers, screen
magnifiers, OCR programs, Braille translation systems, and speech synthesisers
for DOS, Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, and Windows NT 4.0 Workstation. Products
include Hal screen reader, Lunar screen magnifier, Supernova screen
reader/magnifier, Cicero text reader, Cipher Braille translation system and
Orpheus software speech synthesiser."
Last verified by the company - 1998-10-29.
Duxbury 435 King Street
P. O. Box 1504
Littleton
Massachusetts 01460
U.S.A.
(978)486-9766 Voice
(978)486-9712 FAX
----- Company description: Develop and market software to produce braille in English, Spanish,
French, Arabic, Hebrew, Portuguese, and other languages on MS-DOS, Windows,
Macintosh, Unix, and other systems.
Not yet verified by the company.
Easier Ways, Inc. Suite #405
1101 North Calvert Street
Baltimore
Maryland 21202
U.S.A.
(410)659-0232 Voice
(410)659-0233 FAX
----- Company description: Carries a large assortment of aids and appliances for blind and visually
impaired people. Catalog available on cassette, 5 1/4-inch computer disk, and
in print.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: Combining - Henter-Joyce, Blazie Engineering, and Arkenstone.
This company sells screen readers and magnification software, Braille note
takers, embossers and displays, Scanning and reading software / hardware,
and learning systems software.
Not yet verified by the company.
Frontier Computing Suite #205
250 Davisville Avenue
Toronto
Ontario M4S 1H2
(416)489-6690 Voice
(416)489-6693 FAX
----- Company description: Their focus is mainly on text-to-speech, print scanning, and low-vision
products. They also sell braille embossers, PIM's (Personal Information
Managers), and many other devices.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: FutureForms is a developer of electronic forms solutions, their goal is
to develop electronic forms and workflow systems that are accessible to ALL
employees. Their solutions offer organizations the means to reduce costs and
increase productivity. For information call toll free 1-888-786-6455,
extension #227.
Not yet verified by the company.
General Electric Corporation Consumer Affairs
Appliance Park
Louisville
Kentucky 40225
U.S.A.
(800)626-2000 Voice
(502)452-4311 Voice
----- Company description: Produces tactile knobs for electric appliances and overlays for microwave
and washer/dryer units.
Not yet verified by the company.
Gladys E. Loeb Foundation 2002 Forest Hill Drive
Silver Spring
Maryland 20903
U.S.A.
(301)434-7748 Voice
----- Company description: Has guard rail rings for electric stoves, food labeling kits and other
kitchen items.
Not yet verified by the company.
G. W. Micro 725 Airport North Office Park
Fort Wayne
Indiana 46825
U.S.A.
(219)489-3671 Voice
(219)489-2608 FAX
(219)489-5281 BBS
E-Mail:
- support@gwmicro.com
----- Company description: They offer a variety of software and hardware solutions for blind and
visually impaired people. Some of the products include Vocal-Eyes, Sounding
Boards, Speak-Out and the Small Talk PC family of laptop computers.
Not yet verified by the company.
Hartzler's, Inc. P. O. Box 3553
Arcadia
California 91006
U.S.A.
(818)796-6606 Voice
(818)445-5223 FAX
----- Company description: Markets products made by Carex which includes a variety of canes (heavy
duty folding aluminum, lightweight folding, folding support canes), kitchen
accessories and bathroom safety accessories.
Not yet verified by the company.
Hooleon Corporation Buillding B
411 South. 6th Street
Cottonwood
Arizona 86326
U.S.A.
(520)634-7515 Voice
(800)937-1337 Voice
(520)634-4620 FAX
(520)639-3300 FAX Back
E-Mail:
- sales@hooleon.com - info@hooleon.com
----- Company description: Manufactures and sells Large Print Keytop Labels, Large Print/Braille
Keytop Labels, and Home Row Key Indicators, which come in different print and
background colors.
Not yet verified by the company.
Howe Press of
Perkins School for the Blind 175 North Beacon Street
Watertown
Massachusetts 02172-9982
U.S.A.
(617)924-3490 Voice
(617)926-2027 FAX
----- Company description: Sells braillers, slates and accessories, measuring and drawing supplies,
games and more.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: Manufactures and sells Large Print Keytop Labels, Large Print/Braille
Keytop Labels, and Home Row Key Indicators, which come in different print and
background colors.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: A 24 hour hotline for travellers seeking that perfect bed & breakfast or
country inn. Anyone with a touchtone phone can search by state, region or city
... and not only specify smoking, children, pet and wheelchair preferences,
but also request special inn features like clawfoot tub or local activities,
like hot air ballooning.
Not yet verified by the company.
Independent Living Aids, Inc. 27 East Mall
Plainview
New York 11803
U.S.A.
(800)537-2118 Voice
----- Company description: Sells watches, clocks and timers, canes, kitchen products, household,
personal and recreation items, writing aids, sewing products, medical devices,
tools and other items.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: Index Braille Printer Company the manufacturer of the full range of INDEX
Braille embossers such as INDEX Everest, a double sided embosser for cut sheet
paper; INDEX 4X4, the only embosser on the market producing documents in
saddle stich binding format; INDEX Basic D and INDEX Basic S, small compact
embossers, double and sigle-sided versions for fan-fold paper.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: "In business since 1979, IRTI has been providing everyday useful
products as well as high tech innovations for the blind, visually impaired,
and individuals with dyslexia. Our general line up of products and services
include: Talking appliances and devices, Talking book four track cassette
players and recorders, talking document readers, talking computers, screen
reading software, speech synthesizers, magnifiers, CCTV, and recreational
products by SONY and other major manufacturers. Many IRTI products are
available with auto cassette instructions. " ----- Publications: "IRTI offers a free cassette magazine called
-- Technical Innovations Bulletin."
Last verified by the company - 1998-12-13.
Innoventions, Inc. Suite #102
5921 South Middlefield Road
Littleton
Colorado 80123
U.S.A.
(303)797-6554 Voice
(800)854-6554 Toll Free
(303)727-4940 FAX
E-Mail:
- magnicam@magnicam.com
----- Company description: Source of the Magni-Cam, a portable, affordable electronic magnifier for
people with low vision.
Not yet verified by the company.
J & K Trophy and Engraving 18693 Levan
Livonia
Michigan 48152
U.S.A.
(248)473-7871 Voice
(248)473-7879 Fax
----- Company description: Braille engraving in acrylic and plastic available in a variety of colors
for trophies and gifts. A clear material with braille is laid over a engraved
metal plate or multi colored acrylic is used to give one color for the
background and another for the raised dots and surrounding area. All the
braille is in grade 2 which is used for legal ADA signage.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: Multimedia shareware - speech synthesis and recognition including:
PAM, Talking Appointment Mgr., Text Reader
SAM, A male speaking PAM program
JTS READER, A Complete Text File Reader, Talking Aid.
JTS Bridge Bidding System.
Not yet verified by the company.
Kun Yoong Trading Co. Room #1302
Hwanghwa Building #832-7
Yeokssam-Dong
Kangnam-Ku
SEOUL 135-080
Republic of Korea
82 2 563 5260 Voice
82 2 561 5928 FAX
E-Mail:
- kunyoong@kotis.net
----- Company description: "We are a well-established manufacturer and exporter of many kinds of
goods for disabled people. Our products are Vibration Alarm Watch, (VIBRATO),
for the deaf, and Telescopic Cane, (Aurora Cane), for the Blind."
Last verified by the company - 1998-10-29.
LAB Resources 17700 West Capitol Drive
Building #31
Brookfield
Wisconsin 53045
U.S.A.
(414)691-3476 Voice
E-Mail:
- labres@execpc.com
----- Company description: Computer Products for Education and Assistive Technology. Offering the
finest technology, professional assistance and the lowest prices.
Not yet verified by the company.
The Lighthouse, Inc. Product Center
36-02 Northern Boulevard
Long Island City
New York 11101
U.S.A.
(718)937-6959 Voice
(800)829-0500 Toll Free
----- Company description: Carries a variety of products including watches, canes, household and
kitchen items, personal products, writing aids, recreational products, medical
devices, tools and more.
Not yet verified by the company.
LS & S Group P. O. Box 673
Northbrook
Illinois 60065
U.S.A.
(708)498-9777 Voice
(800)468-4789 Toll Free
----- Company description: Products include talking watches, bathroom scales, clocks, calculators,
large print alarm clocks, computers and TV screen enlargers, TV radios,
4-track cassette machines, voice activated telephones and many other products.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: "Illuminated magnifiers with optical quality lenses and durable,
impact-resistant casings. All products come with a convenient locking on-off
switch and lifetime guarantee."
Last verified by the company - 1998-10-29.
Massachusetts Association for the Blind 200 Ivy Street
Brookline
Massachusetts 02146-3995
U.S.A.
(617)738-5110 Voice
(800)682-9200 Toll Free In Massachusetts
(617)731-6444 TDD
(617)738-1247 FAX
----- Company description: A wide variety of products for blind people.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: HandiWARE, a family of adaptive access software solutions that includes
screen magnification, word prediction and keyboard alternatives.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: "We sell the Latest technology of products for the Visually Impaired
including the V-Max (Headborn CCTV), The Liberty (Portable CCTV), and more. We
also carry binoculars, spectacles, Giraffe Lamps, and every type of magnifier
including hand, stand, lighted, and hands free magnifiers, and much, much more.
Last verified by the company - 1999-01-06.
----- Company description: Products include: Myna talking computer, Talkman player/recorders for
Library of Congress speed tapes, Life Scan, One Touch II Monitor, One Touch II
voice synthesizer, talking watches and clocks, talking blood pressure
monitors, talking credit card terminals and talking calculators.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: "Parrot S.A. is a specialist in hand-held voice recognition products
and applications. Its latest product, the Parrot Plus voice recognition
organizer, has a built-in accessibility option providing visually impaired
persons with the same level of features all users get. Parrot Plus can now
speak help and directory information to guide users in 6 languages."
Last verified by this company - 1998-10-29.
----- Company description: Electronic travel aids, the sonic pathfinder.
Not yet verified by the company.
Prophecy Designs P. O. Box 84
Round Pond
Maine 04564
U.S.A.
(207)529-5318 Voice
----- Company description: Braille embossed and large print greeting cards.
Not yet verified by the company.
Ocutech Suite #2105
109 Conner Drive
Chapel Hill
North Carolina 27514
U.S.A.
(919)967-6460 Voice
(800)326-6460 Toll Free
(919)967-8146 FAX
E-Mail:
- info@ocutech.com
----- Company description: "Ocutech is the developer/manufacturer of the
VES-AutoFocus, a 4x magnification, spectacle-mounted, bioptic telescope that
eliminates the challenge of focusing. Ocutech also offers manual focus
telescopes, all of which can help those with macular degeneration, diabetic
retinopathy, albinism, high myopia, nystagmus and similar eye diseases where
ability to see detail is lost."
Last verified by the company - 2001-06-05.
----- Company description: "Orbit Research develops and manufactures products for the blind and
visually impaired, using cutting edge technology to bring to the community
affordable aids for independent living. Our latest product, the ORION TI-34 is
the world's first Talking Scientific Calculator for less than $200."
Last verified by the company - 1999-01-30.
----- Company description: Manufactures and sells Large Print Keytop Labels, Large Print/Braille
Keytop Labels, and Home Row Key Indicators, which come in different print and
background colors.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: Provides educational materials in recorded and computerized formats at
every academic level.
----- Organization publications: -- Recording for the Blind News, 3/year.
Not yet verified by the company.
RJ Cooper & Associates Suite #283
24843 Del Prado
Dana Point
California 92629
U.S.A.
(949)661-6904 Voice
(800)RJCooper [(800)752-6673] Toll Free
(949)240-9785 FAX
E-Mail:
- rj@rjcooper.com
----- Company description: Software and hardware for young blind children.
Not yet verified by the company.
Science Products for the Blind P. O. Box 888
Southeastern
Pensylvania 19399
U.S.A.
(800)888-7400 Toll Free
----- Company description: Many products including vendor equipment with speech, custom electronics,
low vision aids, recreation products, calculators, computers, recorders;
music, large print, and tactile books, toys and games, voice output devices,
medical, ham radio aids, etc.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: Includes the One Step Ahead newspaper and Evan Kemp Associates.
Not yet verified by the company.
Sounds True, Inc. 413 South Arthur Avenue
Louisville
Colorado
80027
U.S.A.
(303)665-3151 Voice
(800)333-9185 Toll Free
(303)665-5292 FAX
E-Mail:
- webmaster@soundstrue.com
----- Company description: "Sounds True publishes live teaching presentations on audiotape by
leading figures in spirituality, psychology, creativity, relationships, and
health. Products range from single-cassette presentations to volumes of up to
12 cassettes packaged in vinyl binders. Teachers include Thich Nhat Hanh,
Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Caroline Myss, Dean Ornish, Harriet Lerner, and Thomas
Moore." ----- Publications: -- The Sounds True Catalog, published twice annually.
Last verified by the company - 1998-10-16.
----- Company description: "Produces mechanical typewriting machines for the blind and partially
sighted, Tatrapoint Adaptive and the Tatrapoint Standard."
Last verified by the company - 2008-04-17.
----- Company description: Phil Scovell sells a wide variety of recorded tutorials designed to help
blind people use different computer programs. The Electronic Library is also
available.
Not yet verified by the company.
Technology Tree Co., Ltd. Hanil Bldg 6F, 296-10,
Ulgiro 3-ka
Chung-gu
Seoul 100-193
Korea
(822)278-1670 Voice
(822)278-1675 FAX
E-Mail:
- tnt1996@chollian.net
----- Company description: "According to the company, Techno-Braille Print is an automatic
screen print. This printing method uses a special resin that was developed by
the Technology Tree Co. and differs from current punch type methods used on
zinc plates. Using the transparent ink blind and sighted people can read a
book that is printed by Techno-Braille Print together. Techno-Braille can
print a large quantity in a short time."
Last verified by the company - 1998-10-29.
Telephone Pioneers of America P. O. Box 18388
Denver
Colorado 80204
U.S.A.
(303)571-1200 Voice
----- Company description: Has local chapters which manufacture various products for visually
impaired persons. Call the number above for referral to the appropriate
chapter.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description: "A leading worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative, technology-based products to assist people with visual disabilities. Telesensory’s product line includes video magnifiers, scanners and computer screen magnification products."
Last verified by the company - 2000-01-04.
----- Company description: "
The Tieman Group is a manufacturer of electronic equipment for the blind and
visually impaired. They distribute and sell products such as electronic
magnifiers and Braille devices. Their main products are the Twinkle /
ClearView CCTV range, the Twinkle / ClearView Traveller (a portable electronic
magnifier) and Braille displays (the Braille Voyager series.)
Not yet verified by the company.
Trace Research And Development Center University of Wisconsin-Madison
S-151 Waisman Center
1500 Highland Avenue
Madison
Wisconsin 53705-2280
U.S.A.
(608)262-6966 Voice
(608)263-5408 TTY
(608)262-8848 FAX
E-Mail:
- web@trace.wisc.edu
Vis-Aids 102-09 Jamaica Avenue
P. O. Box 180026
Richmond Hills
New York 11418
U.S.A.
(718)847-4734 Voice
(718)441-2550 FAX
----- Company description: Sells clocks, watches, timers, writing guides, magnifiers, kitchen aids,
sewing aids, games, etc.
Not yet verified by the company.
----- Company description:
We carry CCTVs, screen reading and magnification software for computers, ALVA Braille displays, screen
reading software for cell phones, and navigation software for cell phones.
Verified on 2009-08-12.
----- Company description: "The Voice Diary is a full featured, palm sized Personal Information
Manager with 30 minutes of recordings time in a sophisticated database
structure. Schedules appointments, phonebook, talking calculator, alarm and
more. Accessible website for visually impaired people to access."
Last verified by the company - 1998-10-29.
----- Company description: Has large print, braille and cassette cookbooks, use and care guides and
overlays for controls on Whirlpool appliances.
Not yet verified by the company.
