Software
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Abbyy FineReader
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Capture Perfect
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Translates typed text into accurate braille to provide a reading
medium for people with Blind –Low Vision.
Dragon Naturally Speaking
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Speech to text software that transforms spoken words into a
readable, editable document.
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Allows people with Blind –Low Vision to have a computer screen
read to them to convey all the information on screen.
Jaws
ReadPlease
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Captures images of Book pages, Magazine articles and loose papers
and converts them to PDF files.
Duxbury Braille Translator
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Changes Scanned Documents, PDFs and Digital Photos into
searchable and editable data.
Allows any text copied and pasted into the program to be read
aloud, and highlights as it reads. Also allows users to enlarge the
text, and control the reading speed.
TextAloud
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Converts word documents into MP3 files as part of the books in
alternate format process.
Hardware
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Brailler: Juliet, Perkins, Versa
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Prints type into accurate braille for people who with Blind –Low
Vision
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CCTV: Acrobat LCD SyncMaster 2243, Merlin LCD
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FM System: Conversor Individual, Phonic Ear Lexis, Phonic Ear Easy Listener,
Sennheiser Infraport - Set 810 S
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Communication option for American Sign Language users to make
and receive phone calls via Sorenson relay.
Raised Line Drawing Kits
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Allows for students with blind-low vision to complete calculations
with the audio feature.
Videophone: Sorenson nTouch VP
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Cancels out noise to provide a quiet environment to listen to
lectures and optimize other software
Talking Scientific Calculator
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Allows for paper notes and spoken lectures to become documents
and MP3s through passive data collection
Noise Reducing Headphones
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Increases the clarity and volume of phone conversations and
eliminates background noise for those with hearing loss
Livescribe Smart Pen (Training Purposes Only)
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Amplifies the effectiveness of hearing aids to provide better quality
audio
Handset Amplifier: Ameriphone HA-40
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Magnifies books, texts and pictures and displays them on a screen
to allow for easier observation and reading
Gives People with Blind –Low Vision the means to draw via tactile
feedback
Ubiduo communication device
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Allows for face-to-face communication via a portable device similar
to a laptop that allows for instant messaging between conversation
participants.