2014 NFB Convention
Orlando, Florida
Exhibitors
Product/Service Description
Listed alphabetically below are the companies and organizations
participating as exhibitors at the 2014 National Federation of the Blind
Convention. For each exhibitor we have listed the company or organization
name, table number, product and/or service exhibited, telephone number,
and website.
3D Photoworks
Location: C23
Product or Service: 3DPhotoWorks has developed a printing process that
converts conventional photographs to 3-dimensional information. Our prints
have length, width, depth and texture and can be enjoyed and shared
through tactile feedback. The company is exhibiting to learn what members
think of the process and how it can be improved.
Phone: 518 392-8161
Website: www.3dphotoworks.com/
A T Guys
Location: D7
Product or Service: Your assistive technology experts and a leader in
affordable mobile technology. Check out our latest iPhone and Android
accessories, the Quantum bar code scanner, the Meteor vibrating pocket
watch, Aftershokz bluetooth headsets, and more.
Phone: 269-216-4798
Website: www.atguys.com
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ABiSee, Inc.
Location: C26
Product or Service: ABiSee, Inc. is a leading developer/manufacturer of
reading/magnifying devices for people who are blind and those with low
vision. The company's newest device is compatible with refreshable Braille
displays and WiFi, expanding the accessibility to people who are deafblind.
Phone: 855-354-4080
Website: www.abisee.com
AccessaMed, Inc.
Location: B22
Product or Service: The AccessaMed Digital Audio Label is the premier
prescription solution for the blind and visually impaired that is programmed
by the pharmacist. The Digital Audio Label accurately and independently
allows users to know what medication they are taking along with the
prescription details without assistance.
Phone: 360-696-5955
Website: www.accessamed.com
Ai Squared
Location: A14-15
Product or Service: Ai Squared is a worldwide leader in the assistive
technology field, proudly serving customers who are visually impaired and
blind. Learn about ZoomText (PC and Mac), Window-Eyes, ImageReader,
ZoomText Camera, Large-Print Keyboards, mobile apps, sitecues for web
accessibility and more.
Phone: 802-362-3612
Website: www.aisquared.com
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American Printing House for the Blind
Location: D8-11
Product or Service: APH is the world's largest company devoted solely to
making products for people who are visually impaired, and is the official
supplier of educational materials for blind students in the U.S.
Phone: 800-223-1839
Website: www.aph.org
American Thermoform Corporation
Location: C21
Product or Service: Braille and print embosser, MakerBot Replicator 2,
LabQuest and probes. Braille and print on a single page. Create 3D
objects. Accessible tools for making laboratory measurements.
Phone: 1-800-331-3676
Website: www.atcbraille.com
BAUM USA
Location: B2
Product or Service: Braille display, Braille notetaker, screen reading
software
Phone: 855-620-7985
Website: www.baumusa.com
Berklee College of Music - Assistive Music Technology
Location: C9
Product or Service: Berklee College of Music has started a program to
empower visually impaired students to create and perform music at the
highest levels, translating into a successful career in music. The course
includes audio recording production, music scoring, and Braille music.
Phone: 617-747-6148
Website: www.berklee.edu
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Bookshare
Location: C16
Product or Service: Bookshare, the world's largest online accessible library
of copyrighted content for people with print disabilities, provides +220,000
titles to 300,000 members. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education,
Office of Special Education Programs, Bookshare is free for qualified U.S.
students.
Phone: 650-352-0198
Website: www.bookshare.org
C & P - Chris Park Design
Location: B27
Product or Service: C&P, also known as Chris Park Designs, develops and
manufactures Assistive Technology products for people with vision loss
and learning disabilities. Chris Park is the world leading manufacturer of
canes and video magnifier for the visually impaired people.
Phone: 949-274-8662
Website: www.chrisparkdesign.com
Christian Record Services for the Blind
Location: C38
Product or Service: Provides free inspirational books for people who are
blind and operates National Camps for the Blind.
Phone: 402-488-0981
Website: www.christianrecord.org
Colorado Center for the Blind
Location: B23
Product or Service: Training Center of the National Federation of the Blind
Phone: 303-778-1130
Website: www.cocenter.org
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Deque Systems, Inc.
Location: B37,38
Product or Service: Deque Systems is a web accessibility software and
services company and NFB Accessibility Champion. This year we're
spotlighting Fix the Web, a web accessibility crowdsourcing non-profit
organization, and BrettApproved, a website for reviewing the accessibility
of hotels, restaurants, and entertainment venues. Come to our booth to
learn about the remarkable work their doing and how you can participate.
We'll see you there!
Phone: 888-306-0467
Website: www.deque.com
Disability Rights Florida
Location: D12
Product or Service: Disability Rights Florida is the designated protection
and advocacy system for individuals with disabilities in the state of Florida.
Disability Rights Florida has authority and responsibility under eight federal
grants. Established in 1987, Disability Rights Florida is a statewide, not-forprofit.
Phone: 800-342-0823
Website: www.disabilityrightsflorida.org
Discover Technologies, LLC
Location: B19
Product or Service: Making SharePoint usable.
Phone: 800-368 2344
Website: www.discovertechnologies.com
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Duxbury Systems, Inc.
Location: D16
Product or Service: Software for Braille Windows & Mac, Over 140
Languages, math & graphics.
Phone: 978-692-3000
Website: www.duxsys.com
E.A.S.Y. LLC
Location: C7-8
Product or Service: Provider of inTACT Products - a system for creating,
editing and sharing tactile drawings.
Phone: 802-549-4707
Website: www.easytactilegraphics.com
eBay Inc.
Location: B28
Product or Service: With 128 million active users globally, eBay is one of
the world's largest online marketplaces, where practically anyone can buy
and sell practically anything.
Website: www.ebay.com
Election Systems & Software, LLC
Location: B16
Product or Service: Election Systems & Software (ES&S) is an Omaha,
Nebraska-based company that manufactures and sells voting machine
equipment and services. The company's offerings include vote tabulators,
direct-recording electronic (DRE) machines, voter registration and election
management systems, ballot-marking devices, ballot-on-demand printing
services, and absentee voting-by-mail services.
Phone: 877-377-8683
Website: www.essvote.com
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Electronic Brailler LLC
Location: B10
Product or Service: The Braille Education Remote Tool (BERT) and the
quiet classroom friendly Cosmo Braille Writer provide teachers and
students a virtual side by side Braille education experience over the
internet.
Phone: 585-413-4401
Website: www.ebrailler.com
Enabling Technologies
Location: C29
Product or Service: Come see the best in Braille embossers at Enabling
Technologies. We are the leading U.S. manufacturer of a complete line of
Braille Embossers. Our lengendary "Romeo and Juliet" models to the New
Trident, Cyclone and Phoenix Graphic/Braille embossers.
Phone: 772-225-3687
Website: www.brailler.com/
En-Vision America
Location: D5
Phone: 309-452-3088
Website: www.envisionamerica.com
eSight
Location: B22b
Product or Service: eSight is digital eyewear that enables the visually
impaired to actually see.
Phone: 855-837-4448
Website: www.esighteyewear.com
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Florida Reading & Vision/Echo-Sense
Location: C24
Product or Service: Display of what is new in assistive technology including
Echo Sense Checkmates Network Glasses, Victor Reader Stream, etc.
Phone: 800-981-5119
Website: www.floridareading.com/
Freedom Scientific
Location: A8-13
Product or Service: Assistive Technology for Blindness and Low Vision
Phone: 800-444-4443
Website: www.freedomscientific.com
Google, Inc.
Location: D1,2
Product or Service: Google’s booth will feature Chromebooks, Android
tablets and phones each manned by a Google engineer available for 1:1
demos and help support.
Phone: 650-253-0000
Website: www.google.com
Guide Dogs for the Blind
Location: C13
Product or Service: Guide Dogs for the Blind is more than an industryleading guide dog school; we are a passionate community that serves the
visually impaired. With exceptional client services and a robust network of
trainers, puppy raisers, donors and volunteers, we prepare highly qualified
guide dogs to serve and empower individuals who are blind or have low
vision. All of our services are provided free of charge; we receive no
government funding.
Phone: 800-295-4050
Website: www.guidedogs.com
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HIMS, Inc.
Location: B3-5
Product or Service: HIMS, a global leader in the development and
manufacturing of assistive blindness and low vision technology, will feature
the new BLAZE EZ with OCR, E-bot iPad-compatible distance camera with
OCR, Braille EDGE 40 Braille display, Braille Sense U2 notetakers,
CANDY 4 and CANDY 5 HD handheld video magnifiers.
Phone: 512-837-2000
Website: www.hims-inc.com
HumanWare
Location: B30-34
Product or Service: For over 25 years, HumanWare has developed
innovative products for blind and visually impaired people, including the
BrailleNote and Brailliant Braille products, the Victor Stream, the world's
leading digital audiobook player; the SmartView CCTV and the new Prodigi
digital magnifier.
Phone: 800-722-3393
Website: www.humanware.com
Independent Science
Location: C21
Product or Service: Braille and print embosser, MakerBot Replicator 2,
LabQuest and probes. Braille and print on a single page. Create 3D
objects. Accessible tools for making laboratory measurements.
Phone: 866-862-9665
Website: www.independencescience.com
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Independent Living Aids
Location: C27-28
Product or Service: Products for daily living and aids for the visually
impaired
Phone: 800-537-2118
Website: www.independentliving.com
International Christian Braille Mission
Location: B14
Product or Service: We distribute Christian Braille material.
Phone: 304-893-0552
Website: www.icbminc.org/
IRIE-AT Inc.
Location: C31
Product or Service: IRIE-AT brings the best assistive technology training
and products to people with vision disabilities. We will be demonstrating
Index Braille embossers, Tactile Graphic solutions, and ALVA Braille
displays.
Phone: 888-308-0059
Website: www.irie-at.com
JW.ORG
Location: D19
Product or Service: Literature offering children, teenagers, adults, and
seniors a happy future. Audio CDs, DVDs, Bibles, books, tracts in large
print or Grade 1 and 2 Braille are provided at absolutely no cost. In many
languages, free downloads for Notetaker (BRL) / Rich Text Format (RTF)
screen reader from--jw.org.
Website: www.jw.org
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Kurzweil Educational Systems
Location: C35
Product or Service: Kurzweil Educational Systems develops software
promoting independence at school and in the workplace. With Kurzweil
1000, the award-winning scan and read software, people who are blind or
visually impaired can have access to printed or electronic text. The
software combines traditional reading machine technologies to ease and
enhance users' reading, writing, and learning experiences. Visit
www.kurzweiledu.com.
Phone: 800-894-5374
Website: www.kurzweiledu.com
Leader Dogs for the Blind
Location: C37
Product or Service: Since 1939, Leader Dogs for the Blind has been
empowering people who are blind, visually impaired or Deaf-Blind with
skills for a lifetime of independent travel.
Phone: 888-777-5332
Website: www.leaderdog.org
Library of Congress, National Library Service BPH
Location: B7
Product or Service: The National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped provides free Braille and recorded books,
magazines, catalogs, bibliographies, music scores, and music instruction
materials, digital talking-book players and accessories to use the
audiobooks for blind and physically disabled individuals.
Phone: 202-707-5100
Website: www.loc.gov/nls
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Louisiana Center for the Blind and NFB of Louisiana
Location: D3
Product or Service: Louisiana Center for the Blind literature and
information, Louisiana spices, play CD's, play tickets, Louisiana souvenirs
Phone: 318-251-2891
Website: www.louisianacenter.org & www.nfbla.org
MegaVoice
Location: B26
Product or Service: MegaVoice provides the best solar-powered digital
audio players. We make durable, cost-effective, intuitive players ideal for;
teaching, training, educational and humanitarian messages for oral learning
in even most remote areas. Come see our new intuitive key pad.
Phone: 800-219-1778
Website: www.megavoice.com
National Association of Blind Automobile Enthusiasts Division
Location: C39
Product or Service: Small diecast automobiles and trucks, informational
materials
Phone: 816-942-3233
National Association of Blind Merchants
Location: C6
Product or Service: Selling raffle tickets
Phone: 719-527-0488
Website: www.blindmerchants.org
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National Association of Blind Students
Location: D17
Product or Service: We will be selling raffle tickets, possibly some
fundraising item, and providing information for blind students, parents, and
others.
Phone: 262 309-1034
Website: https://nfb.org/nabs
National Association of Blind Veterans
Location: C36
Product or Service: Sale items
Phone: 321-948-1466
Website: www.nabv.org
National Association of Guide Dog Users
Location: B17
Product or Service: Fundraising/information
Phone: 813-626-2789
Website: www.nagdu.org
National Braille Press
Location: D14,15
Product or Service: Braille and tactile products
88 Saint Stephen Street
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-266-6160
Website: www.nbp.org
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National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
Location: C10
Product or Service: Sale items
Phone: 713-825-4513
Website: www.blindchildren.org
National Statler Center for Careers in Hospitality Service
Location: B9
Product or Service: www.statlercenter.org
Phone: 716-888-4632
Website: www.olmstedcenter.org/Programs-Services/Statler
NFB-NEWSLINE®
Location: C1-2
Product or Service: NFB-NEWSLINE® is a FREE electronic service that
gives blind and visually impaired persons access to over 300 newspapers,
40 magazines, and TV and job listings.
Phone: 410-659-9314
Website: www.nfbnewslineonline.org
NFB Deaf-Blind Division
Location: C40
Product or Service: NFB T-shirts,informational materials, meeting agendas,
membership forms
Phone: 321-768-9500
Website: http://www.nfbdeaf-blind.org/
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NFB Human Services Division
Location: B18
Product or Service: Fundraising products
Phone: 813-626-2789 or 443-803-0266
NFB Krafters Division
Location: C25
Product or Service: Handmade items for sale and information.
Phone: 203-378-8928
Website: www.krafterskorner.org
NFB of Alabama
Location: B13
Product or Service: Selling small items plus Braille greeting cards.
Phone: 205-356-5658
Website: www.nfbal.org
NFB of Arkansas
Location: B15
Product or Service: We will be fundraising by selling Ozark Delight
Lollipops, NFB and paracord bracelets, Whozit items.
Phone: 479-841-6081
Website: www.nfbar.org/
NFB of California
Location: C14
Product or Service: We will be selling candy, tote bags and other
miscellaneous items.
Phone: 530-474-3885
Website: www.nfbcal.org/
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NFB of Colorado
Location: B24
Product or Service: NFB of Colorado will be selling snack items.
Phone: 303-504-5979
Website: www.nfbco.org
NFB of the District of Columbia
Location: D18
Product or Service: Selling T-shirts and raffle tickets
Phone: 202-352-1511
Website: www.nfbdc.org
NFB of Florida
Location: C3
Product or Service: Sale of raffle tickets and possibly new 2014 T-shirts
Phone: 813-943-5544
Website: www.nfbflorida.org
NFB of Georgia
Location: A17
Product or Service: Selling Whozit back packs
Website: www.nfbga.org
NFB of Illinois
Location: C19
Product or Service: Selling Mary Kay products; recruit for at-large chapter.
Phone: 847-636-1662
Website: www.nfbofillinois.org/
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NFB of Maryland
Location: B8
Product or Service: Braille card games, instant lottery tickets, snacks
Phone: 410-235-3073
Website: www.nfbmd.org
NFB of Michigan
Location: C17
Product or Service: We will sell Braille mugs for $15.00 and tote bags for
$15.00.
Phone: 313-727-3546
Website: www.nfbmi.org
NFB of Minnesota/BLIND, Inc.
Location: B11
Product or Service: We are selling Minnesota salted nut rolls and Nut
Goodies; BLIND, Inc. t-shirts; and Minnesota Word Scrambles. We also
have plenty of information about our affiliate and our adjustment-toblindness training center, BLIND Incorporated.
Phone: 612-203-2738
Website: www.members.tcq.net/nfbmn/
NFB of Missouri
Location: C5
Phone: 573-855-9667
Website: www.nfbmo.org
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NFB of Nebraska
Location: C12
Product or Service: The Nebraska afflliate will once again be selling Colby
Ridge popcorn balls; one for $3 and two for $5. It will also be selling
gourmet LaRue coffee flavors, Jamaican Me Crazy and Seattle French
Toast, for $11 per bag.
Phone: 402-779-1990
Website: www.ne.nfb.org
NFB of New Jersey
Location: C30
Product or Service: Whozit ties, Whozit scarves, perfume, blue ribbons:
NFB Who We Are Makes a Difference.
Phone: 973-743-0075
Website: www.nfbnj.org
NFB of New Mexico
Location: C22
Product or Service: State affiliate will sell pistachio nuts and bag holders.
Phone: 505-268-3895
Website: www.nfbnm.org
NFB of Oklahoma
Location: C4
Product or Service: NFB baseball caps, NFB smart phone easels, 'Made in
Oklahoma' basket raffle
Phone: 405-600-0695
Website: www.nfbok.org
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NFB of Pennsylvania
Location: D6
Product or Service: Jewelry
Phone: 215-988-0888
Website: www.nfbp.org
NFB of Texas
Location: A18
Phone: 512-323-5444
Website: www.nfbtx.org
NFB of Virginia
Location: C33
Product or Service: Sales of peanuts, raffle tickets.
Phone: 757-472-2495
Website: www.nfbv.org
NFB of Wisconsin
Location: B20
Product or Service: Sell fundraising items.
Phone: 608-387-0494
Website: www.nfbwis.org/
NFB Performing Arts Division
Location: C20
Product or Service: Information, CD sales, raffle items, and music
Phone: 317-629-4639
Website: www.padnfb.org
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Odin Mobile
Location: D4
Product or Service: Accessible cell phones and service
Phone: 855-217-9459
Website: www.odinmobile.com
Optelec
Location: C32
Phone: 800-826-4200
Website: www.optelec.com
OrCam Inc
Location: D13
Product or Service: OrCam harnesses the power of Artificial Vision to assist
the visually impaired. OrCam is an intuitive portable device that recognizes
text and objects and speaks to the wearer through a bone-conduction
earpiece.
Website: www.orcam.com
Pearson
Location: B36
Product or Service: A chance to meet with Pearson representatives to learn
about our products and services. You can also sign up for future user
testing on products, tools, and instructional materials.
Phone: 212 641 2400
Website: www.accessibility.pearson.com/NFB2014
Perkins School for the Blind/Perkins Products
Location: C11
Phone: 617-924-3434
Website: www.perkins.org
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Piano Technology Group
Location: B12
Product or Service: The piano technology group presents piano tuning and
repairing as one way to gain financial independence. Visit with
representatives of the School of Piano Technology for the Blind.
julial@pianotuningschool.org
Phone: 888-693-1511
Website: www.pianotuningschool.org
Project RAY
Location: C18
Product or Service: RAY – smartphone and mobility services specially
developed for the visually impaired
Phone: 972-54-6817316 (international)
Website: www.project-ray.com
Social Security Administration
Location: B6
Product or Service: Social Security delivers a broad range of services
online at www.socialsecurity.gov and through a nationwide network of over
1,400 offices. We launched a new initiative, The Faces and Facts of
Disability. Visit the Social Security Exhibit Booth to learn more about this
disability initiative and get the facts as real people share their stories and
sign up for a my Social Security account.
Phone: 800-772-1213
Website: www.socialsecurity.gov
Sprint
Location: B1
Phone: 844-665-6327
Website: www.sprint.com
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SSB Bart Group, Inc.
Location: B35
Product or Service: SSB Bart Group provides compliance solutions and
services, and is the developer of the accessibility management platform, an
accessible browser-based platform and handles all of your digital
accessibility needs.
Phone: 800-889-9659
Website: www.ssbbartgroup.com
The Hadley School for the Blind
Location: C15
Product or Service: So much is new @ Hadley - online/mobile, UEB
transition, entrepreneurial and employment skills, personal financial
planning, Spanish, iFocus seminars/videos, i-device training and so much
more! Visit the Hadley exhibit to hear the latest.
Phone: 847-446-8111
Website: www.hadley.edu
The Seeing Eye, Inc.
Location: C34
Product or Service: If you have ever thought about being a guide dog
traveler stop by and get information about the oldest guide dog school in
the world. Get all of your questions answered and go for a juno walk.
Phone: 800-539-4425
Website: www.seeingeye.org
UBER Technologies, Inc.
Location: A16
Product or Service: UBER is a free mobile app that gets you a ride on
demand in over 100 cities worldwide. Download it and register with code
NFB2014 for a first ride free up to $20.00.
Website: www.uber.com/go/nfb2014
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UPS
Location: A5,6
Product or Service: Shipping services for exhibitors. Open Saturday only.
Phone: 407-352-3767
Website: www.ups.com
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Location #1: B25
Product or Service: Information about Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder,
a serios, chronic disorder that disrupts a person's circadian rhythms.
Phone: 855-856-2424
Website: www.Non-24.com
Location #2: A7
Product or Service: Learn about Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake disorder, a new
treatment option, and the HETLIOZ Solutions ™ Program.
Phone: 855-856-2424
Website: www.HETLIOZ.com
ViewPlus Technologies
Location: B21
Product or Service: ViewPlus provides Braille Embossers and other
technology across the globe.
Phone: 866-836-2184
Website: www.viewplus.com
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VitalSource Technologies
Location: B29
Product or Service: Vital Source Technologies is a global leader in building,
enhancing and delivering digital content for higher education and the
VitalSource Bookshelf® platform is the most used delivery platform for this
market. Now, with the recent acquisition of CourseSmart®, Vital Source
offers the world's largest digital content catalog, greater scalability and
award-winning analytics, resulting in a best-in-class digital content platform
that provides more options for institutions as well as more inventory for
faculty and course designers.
Phone: 855-200-4146
Website: www.vitalsource.com
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