Assistive Technology Quick Reference Series

Visual Impairments

Assistive Technology Quick Reference Series

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This list contains companies that offer various types of assistive technology to aid a person who has a visual impairment or who is blind. This information is not meant as an endorsement or recommendation of any specific company or product. Tech Connections staff encourage you to contact the companies and ask questions to find the appropriate device for your needs.

Ai Squared
P.O. Box 669
Manchester Center, VT 05255
Phone: 802-362-3612
http://www.aisquared.com
Computer magnification and screen reading for low vision (ZoomText, VisAbility, BigShot).

Alphatek
1223 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 494
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Phone: 310-393-7780
http://www.coastresources.com/alphatek/
Talking products including watches, clocks, key chains, and calculators.

Alva Access Group, Inc.
436 14th Street, Suite 700
Oakland CA 94612
Phone: 888-318-2582; 510-451-2582
TTY: 510-451-0879
http://www.aagi.com
Braille products, screen readers (outSPOKEN), computer magnification (inLARGE), organizers.

American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
1839 Frankfort Avenue, PO Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206
Phone: 800-223-1839
http://www.aph.org
Accessible books, low vision aids, talking software, braille materials, 4-track tape recorders, and educational materials.

Ann Morris Enterprises
551 Hosner Mountain Rd.
Stormville, NY 11554
Phone: 800-454-3175
http://www.annmorris.com
Low vision, talking or tactile aids for activities of daily living, work, school.

Arkenstone (Div. of Freedom Scientific)
11800 31st Court North
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Phone:800-444-4443; 727-803-8000
TTY: 800-444-4443
http://www.arkenstone.org
Scanning and reading software / hardware (Openbook, Vera).

Artic Technologies International
55 Park Street
Troy, MI 48083
Phone: 248-588-7370
http://www.artictech.com
Computer magnification (MAGNUM 95 / Deluxe).

Bausch & Lomb
1400 N. Goodman St.
P.O. Box 450
Rochester, NY 14603-0450
Phone: 800-553-5340; 716-338-6000
http://www.bausch.com
Magnifiers.

Beyond Sight
26 E, Arapahoe Rd.
Littleton, CO 80122
Phone: 303-795-6455
http://www.beyondsight.com
CCTVs, magnifiers, home & office, computers, notetakers, recorders, braille materials, and canes.

Biolink
4770 Glenwood Ave. North
Vancouver, B.C. Canada V7R 4G8
Phone: 604-984-4099
http://www.biolink.bc.ca
Computer magnification (Provision32) and screen readers (Protalk32, Biolink Document Reader).

Blazie Engineering (Div. of Freedom Scientific)
2850 SE Market Place
Stuart, FL 34997
Phone:800-444-4443; 727-803-8000
TDD: 800-444-4443
http://www.blazie.com
Braille notetakers, braille computer displays, and braille embossers.

Bossert Specialities, Inc.
PO Box 15441
Phoenix, AZ 85060
Phone: 800-776-5885
http://www.wemagnify.com
CCTVs, magnifiers, canes, large print or talking aids for daily living activities.

Carolyn's Catalog
PO Box 14577
Bradenton, FL 34280
Phone: 800-648-2266
Aids for activities of daily living, work, school.

Clarity Solutions
320B Tesconi Circle
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Phone: 800-575-1456
http://www.clarityaf.com
Video magnifiers.

Dolphin Computer Access
60 East Third Ave., Suite 130
San Mateo, CA 94401
Phone: 866-797-5921
http://www.dolphinusa.com
Screen readers (SuperNova, Hal), text readers, computer magnification (Lunar).

Duxbury Systems
270 Littleton Rd., Unit 6
Westford, MA 01886-3523
Phone: 978-692-3000
http://www.duxburysystems.com
Braille translation software.

Easier Ways International
2954 Shady Lane
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Phone: 303-290-0987
Aids for activities of daily living, work, school.

Enabling Technologies
1601 Northeast Braille Place
Jensen Beach, FL 34957
Phone: 800-777-3687
http://www.brailler.com
Braille embossers and labelers.

Eschenbach Optik of America
904 Ethan Allen Hwy.
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Phone: 203-438-7471
http://www.eschenbach.com
CCTVs and magnifiers.

Exceptional Teaching Aids
20102 Woodbine Avenue
Castro Valley, CA 94546
Phone: 800-549-6999
http://www.exceptionalteaching.com
Teaching aids for braille education; tactile graphics and labeling.

Goodkin Border & Assoc.
1862 Veterans Memorial Hwy.
Austell, GA 30168
Phone: 800-759-6275
http://www.gbacorp.com
Distributor of CCTVs, magnifiers, and computer access products.

GW Micro, Inc.
725 Airport North Office Park
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: 219-489-3671
http://www.gwmicro.com
Screen readers (Window-Eyes), speech synthesizers, computer magnification, OCR, and braille devices.

Henter-Joyce (Div. of Freedom Scientific)
11800 31st Court North
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Phone:800-444-4443; 727-803-8000
TDD: 800-444-4443
http://www.hj.com/main.html
Screen readers (JAWS), computer magnification (MAGic), and web access software.

Howe Press of Perkins School for the Blind
175 N. Beacon St
Watertown, MA 02172
Phone: 617-924-3490
http://www.perkins.pvt.k12.ma.us
Perkins Brailler, braille and talking book library.

HumanWare, Inc.
6245 King Rd.
Loomis, CA 95650
Phone: 800-722-3393
http://www.humanware.com
Video magnifiers, notetakers, screen readers, computer magnification, braille displays, embossers.

Innovation Management Group (IMG)
4425 East Sahara Ave., Suite 9
Las Vegas, NV 89104
Phone: 800-889-0987; 818-346-3581
http://www.IMGPresents.com
Computer magnification (The Magnifier).

Independent Living Aids
27 E. Mall
Plainview, NY 11803
Phone: 800-537-2118
http://www.independentliving.com
Magnifiers, computer access, large print, talking, and tactile aids, cane.

Keyboard Alternatives and Vision Solutions
537 College Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Phone: 800-953-9262
http://www.keyalt.com
Distributor of CCTVs, computer access software, and braille products.

Lernout & Hauspie Speech / Kurzweil Ed. Systems Group
52 Third Ave.
Burlington, MA 01803-4414
Phone: 800-894-5374; 781-203-5000
http://www.lhsl.com/education/
Scanning and reading software (Kurzweil 1000, MagniReader).

Lighthouse International
111 East 59th Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 800-829-0500
http://www.lighthouse.org
Publications; large print, talking, and tactile aids for activities of daily living, work, school.

LS&S Group
PO Box 673
Northbrook, IL 60065
Phone: 800-468-4789
Large print, talking, and tactile aids for activities of daily living, work, school.

MaxiAids
PO Box 3209
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Phone: 516-752-0521
http://www.maxiaids.com
Large print, talking, and tactile aids for activities of daily living, work, school.

MONS International Inc.
6595-G Roswell Rd., PMB #224
Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone: 800-541-7903
http://www.magnifiers.com
CCTVs, magnifiers, large print and talking products for daily living activities.

Optelec
6 Lyberty Way
Westford, MA 01886
Phone: 800-828-1056; 978-392-0707 ext.100
http://www.optelec.com
CCTVs, magnifiers, large print and talking products for daily living activities.

RJ Cooper
27601 Forbes Rd. #39
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Phone: 800-752-6673; 949-582-2749
http://www.rjcooper.com
Software to enlarge and brighten the cursor (Biggy).

Science Products for the Blind Box 888
Southeastern, PA 19399
Phone: 800-888-7400
Talking equipment, custom electronics, calculators, etc.

Sighted Electronics, Inc.
464 Tappan Road
Northvale, NJ 07647
Phone: 800-666-4883
http://www.sighted.com
Braille displays/ printers, CCTVs, braille recognition, computer access software.

Speak To Me
PMB 154, 330 SW 43rd St., Suite K
Renton, WA 98055
Phone: 800-248-9965
http://www.speaktomecatalog.com
Talking aids for activities of daily living, work, school.

Telesensory Corp.
520 Almanor Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Phone: 408-616-8700
http://www.telesensory.com
CCTVs, scanning and reading software / hardware (Aladdin, Reading Edge).

 

Updated 9/2001.

Tech Connections does not prescribe or recommend specific products. Instead, we hope to provide you with information about what products are available, and what features you may want to look for based on your particular needs.

Tech Connections is a collaborative project of the United Cerebral Palsy Associations, the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (formerly CRT) at Georgia Tech., and the Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center. Tech Connections is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the Department of Education under award # H133A980052. Content and opinions expressed in these materials do not necessarily reflect those of the NIDRR, UCP or other entities.