Helpful Links
Technology Information
ACB Radio - Main Menu is ACB Radio Mainstream's regular look at
technology from a blindness perspective. Main Menu carries
technology news, interviews, reviews and hints from blind people
around the world
Braille
Braille Bug - Braille
Bug is a kids' site from AFB that teaches sighted children grades 3
through 6 about Braille, and encourages literacy among sighted and
visually impaired children in a fun environment packed with facts,
information, games, graphics, and activities
BRL -- Braille through Remote
Learning -- is an online instructional program that provides
teachers, parents, social workers, and current/future Braille
transcribers with a series of three integrated online courses in
Braille and Braille transcribing
Memco (Merrimack
Engraving & Marking Co) - Company creates raised lettered and
Braille signs to comply with the ADA or Braille controls for
appliances.
Kiosks
Quad Media -
specialize in
developing kiosks with cross disability access systems that meet the
requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Large Print Books
Large Print
Book Reviews -
Presenting reviews of large print books, audio book reviews, low
vision software evaluations, and other items of interest to
individuals with low vision
Medical Information
Karolinska
Institutet is one of Europe's largest medical universities.
located in Sweden, this site provides extensive information on eye
conditions. As they caution, "Patients and laypersons looking
for guidance among the target sources of this collection of links
are strongly advised to review the information retrieved with their
professional health care provider"
Optical Devices
Ocutech - This company
makes a continuous focus Bioptic Telescope System which can operate
from 12 inches to infinity
Professional Associations
ATIA -
Assistive Technology Industry
Association
Scholarships
The Jewish Guild for
the Blind - has created an annual
scholarship program for college bound high school students who are
legally blind . Applications will be accepted from students
at the end of their junior year, with recipients selected and
scholarships awarded the following academic year. The GuildScholar
Program will award 12 to15 scholarships of up to $15,000 each.
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