Hi Sanjay, Very useful info indeed. Many thanks. With Best regards, P. Balaraman. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sanjay Prasad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 1:51 PM Subject: [AI] some products and their contact details
> Zoom-Ex portable scanner, which, according to its manufacturer ABISee > Inc., is three tools in a single one-pound USB device: 1. an instant > book-to-speech tool; 2. a fast, 20-page-per-minute scanner plus OCR > (optical character recognition); and 3. a magnifier with no need for an > X-Y table. > ABISee's Web site says, "The durable but lightweight design of the > Zoom-Ex Portable Scanner consists of a 2-1/2-inch digital camera on a > specially designed stand, which also serves as a guide for lining up the > book or document to be scanned. Because of the unique camera and stand > design, the camera is always at the exact distance needed to create a > clear image, and a blind user will always know exactly where to place the > material to be scanned." The Zoom-Ex costs $2,395. Call 800-681-5909 or > 978-460-0480, or visit www.abisee.com. > LevelStar A company which produces a pocket-sized PDA with a 30GB hard > drive for music and digital book storage. The unit, which has Wi-fi and > Bluetooth capability, also contains a Web browser, word processor, voice > recorder and an e-mail client. The keypad is like that of a traditional > telephone, which can be used alpha- numerically or with braille code. > External keyboards are also available. Levelstar.com is the Web address, > and they also can be reached via telephone at 800-315-2305. The price of > this device is $1,395. > Handytech, which specializes in braille displays, was also among the > vendors who packed the hall. The company's latest product is a GPS > (Global Positioning System) receiver equipped with Way Finder Access > software for use with cell phones running the Symbian operating system. > At this point, AT&T and T- Mobile are the two providers with phones > running that system, and your monthly plan must include the data package. > Handytech will sell you a phone with speech software and a GPS receiver > for $1,295. The map covers the entire United States. Call 651-636-5184, > or visit www.handytech.us. > > Accent Signage Systems Inc. creates custom ADA-compliant interior > signage for companies throughout the world. Contact 800-215-9437, > 612-377-9156, or www.accentsignage.com > Ackley Appliance Service repairs braillers. Contact 4301 Park Ave. > #540, Des Moines, IA 50321; 515-288-3931 or www.braillerman.com. > Ai Squared sells the BigShot and ZoomText Magnifier/Reader software in > addition to the ZoomText Large-Print Keyboard. Contact 800- 859-0270, > 802-362-3612, or www.aisquared.com. > American Printing House for the Blind (APH) creates educational, > workplace and independent-living products and services for people who are > visually impaired. APH has several catalogs, including Products; Daily > Living; Family Life; Bookstore; and Assessment. This nonprofit offers > free subscriptions to Reader's Digest in braille and on four-track tape, > and Newsweek in braille. Also, APH sells the innovative new MaximEyes > desktop video magnification system. Contact APH Inc., 1839 Frankfort > Ave., Louisville, KY 40206; 800-223-1839, 502-895-2405, or www.aph.org. > At First Sight creates braille jewelry. Call 800-630-6650, or send > e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > All Star Brailler Repair guarantees its work for a year. Contact 947 > Delaware Ave., Mendota Heights, MN 55118; 651-343-2505, > www.braillerrepair.com or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Audio Bibles for the Blind, a division of Aurora Ministries, provides > free cassette Bibles in a number of languages and in English on both tape > and CD/MP3. Contact P.O. Box 621, Bradenton, Florida 34206; 941-748-3031, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] or www.auroraministries.org. > Bartimaeus Library for the Blind is a lending library of contemporary > Christian literature on cassette. This free service is available on > regular-format cassettes; the borrowing time is one month. Catalogs are > available in large print and on tape. Call 763-561-6955, or write to 3607 > Woodbine Lane N., Brooklyn Center, MN 55429; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Blind Signs developed Detectable Directional Guidance Systems to make > public or private pedestrian areas safer and more accessible. The > system's brightly colored markers, which have an adhesive backing, can be > applied to crosswalks, ramps, public entryways, transportation gates and > even stairways. Contact 800-873-0594, 541-538-0202, or > www.blindsigns.com. > Bumpy Pages makes affordable braille and large-print products, > including greeting cards, menus, business cards, clear adhesive labels, > adjustable bookmarks and dedication CD's. Contact 972-414-5678, or > www.bumpypages.com. > Capital Accessibility's Owasys 22C is a talking screenless cell phone > that costs $249.95 with a two-year service plan from T- Mobile. Contact > 877-292-2747, 202-595-7777, or www.screenlessphone.com. > CaptionMax provides closed-captioning, encoding, subtitling, Webcast > captioning and audio description for corporations. Contact > www.captionmax.com, or 800-822-3566. > Closed Caption Latina specializes in the design and implementation of > technological solutions for closed-captioning, computer-aided real-time > translation, video description, subtitling and dubbing. Contact > www.closedcaptionlatina.com, or 407-389-0712. > Dolphin Computer Access Inc. sells access software, alt-format tools, > mobile tools and hardware. Contact 866-797-5921, 609-803-2171, or > www.dolphinusa.com. > Duxbury Systems Inc. creates braille software that supports > uncontracted and contracted translation in many languages as well as > graphics, mathematics and technical braille. Contact > www.duxburysystems.com, or 978-692-3000. > Easter Seals is a partner of the National AgrAbility Project, which > assists disabled people employed in production agriculture on both large > and small farms. The project links the Cooperative Extension Service at a > land-grant university with a private nonprofit disability service > organization to provide practical education and assistance that promotes > independence in agricultural production and rural living. The Cooperative > State Research, Education and Extension Service, an agency of the U.S. > Department of Agriculture, administers the AgrAbility Project. In > partnership, the National AgrAbility Project staff at the University of > Wisconsin (866-259-6280) and Easter Seals (800-914-4424) provide training, > technical assistance and information on available resources to the state > AgrAbility Project staffs. They provide training, site visits, on-farm > assessments, technical assistance, and other information directly to the > farmer or rancher with a disability. Visit www.agrabilityproject.org. > E-mail2phone allows blind and visually impaired people to access > e-mail via the telephone. Contact Brad Canham, 952-513-4392, ext. 208, > [EMAIL PROTECTED], or www.email2phone.net. > Envision America is a private, not-for-profit agency that uniquely > combines employment opportunities with rehabilitation services for Kansans > who are blind or have low vision. Envision is one of the largest > employers of individuals who are blind or low vision in a six-state > region, and it also operates retail stores on 15 military bases. Contact > 2301 South Water, Wichita, KS 67213; 316-267-2244, or www.envisionus.com. > Enabling Technologies designs, manufactures and supports braille > embossers. Contact 800-777-3687, 772-225-3687, or www.brailler.com. > Friends-in-Art is an organization of blind and sighted persons in > visual art, tactile art, music, writing, drama, photography and other art > forms. The group sponsors an annual showcase at the ACB national > convention. Write to 400 W. 43rd St. #20L, New York, NY 10036. > Freedom Scientific creates screen-reading software, magnification > software, and other products for accessible scanning and reading as well > as braille displays, notetakers and an accessible PDA. Contact > 800-444-4443, 727-803-8000, or www.freedomscientific.com. > GW Micro's products include Window-Eyes, the screen-reading software; > the Braille Sense, which offers notetaking and entertainment in a single > package; the Small-Talk Ultra palm-top computer; the SenseView portable > CCTV; the Voice Sense, a small, light PDA with a Perkins- style keyboard; > and the SyncBraille portable braille display. Contact 260-489-3671, or > www.gwmicro.com. > HandiWorks sells a variety of "handy" products for people who are > blind or visually impaired. Contact 17216 Saticoy St. #418, Van Nuys, CA > 91406; 800-331-6123, 818-704-7511, or www.handiworks.com. > Humanware makes myReader, a low vision auto-reader; the SmartView > desktop and the portable PocketViewer magnifiers; the Victor Reader family > of digital talking books; the BrailleNote personal information-management > systems; Maestro, an accessible PDA with speech; the ScannaR, which scans > and reads documents in seconds; the Brailliant range of braille displays; > and two GPS-based orientation solutions. Contact 800-722-3393, > 925-680-7100, or www.humanware.com, > In Touch Graphics creates high-quality tactile maps in both permanent > display and portable formats. Contact 612-220-6657, or > www.intouchgraphics.com. > InternetSpeech.com's netECHO service lets users listen to any Web site > by calling a toll- free telephone number. The company also provides > customized audio-based Internet solutions to businesses. Call > 877-312-4638, 408-360-7730, or visit www.internetspeech.com. > The Internal Revenue Service--Stakeholder Partnerships, Education and > Communication organization educates taxpayers with disabilities on > available tax credits, deductions and free tax help. Visit www.irs.gov, > keyword Community Network. The IRS also has several pamphlets for > disabled people available, including one in the LifeCycle series, "Living > and Working with Disabilities," with information about pertinent > publications and the VITA program, volunteers who do taxes free for people > with low to moderate income. Call 800-829-1040. Also, the Alternative > Media Center provides IRS products in many alternate formats. Contact > 800-829- 3676, or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Innovative Rehabilitation Technology Inc. (IRTI) specializes in a wide > range of assistive technology hardware and software tools. Contact > 800-322-4784, or www.irti.net. > Kurzweil Educational Systems's Kurzweil 1000 software scans and reads > aloud print documents and digital files (such as eBooks or e-mail). > Contact 800-894-5374, or www.kurzweiledu.com. > The Low Vision Store. This Minneapolis business sells adaptive > equipment for work and school, including magnifiers, CCTV's, used > equipment--even an affordable large-print calendar to rival the Ziegler > Magazine's! Contact 800-871-8780, or www.thelowvisionstore.com. > Maxi-Aids sells a wide variety of assistive products for people with > visual, hearing and mobility impairments. They also have household, > technology and medical/health products. Call 800-522-6294, 800-281-3555 > (TTY), or visit www.maxiaids.com. > Piano Boutique. William Benjamin's business card says, "piano tuner > extraordinaire" and "The tuner alone preserves the tone." Contact him at > 2625 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308; 800-297-1861, or > www.pianoboutique.biz. > Polara Engineering Inc. manufactures accessible pedestrian products, > such as accessible pedestrian signals and ADA-compliant pedestrian push > buttons. Its Navigator APS provides audible and vibro-tactile features > for all pedestrian phases, while the BullDog Push Button offers durability > and state-of-the-art electronic technology. Contact 888-340-4872, > 714-521-0900, or www.polara.com > QuikScrybe Inc. is a one-stop transcription shop for all braille, > sight-saving large-print and audio CD needs. Contact 303-485-6895, or > www.quikscrybe.com. > Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic's library contains an extensive > collection of audiobook titles in a broad variety of subjects at all > academic levels. Anyone with a documented disability that makes reading > standard print difficult is eligible to use RFB&D's audio textbooks, but > they must become a member. Contact 800-221-4792, or www.rfbd.org. > RJ Cooper and Associates carries special software and hardware > products for persons with special needs. A very nice man, Louis Herrera, > showed me two of them: an accessible mp3 player as well as the Thunder > screen reader, which plugs into a Windows computer with a USB port. This > portable, simple and powerful screen reader is tailored for blind people > who may be new to using a computer, or who need a simpler, cheaper > alternative to more costly (and comprehensive) programs. Contact > 800-752-6673, 949-582-2572, or www.rjcooper.com. > Sendero Group manufactures GPS products, including the BrailleNote, > VoiceNote and other adaptive technology. Contact 888-757-6810, > 530-757-6800, or www.senderogroup.com. > Serotek Corporation has developed a network that enables users > requiring adaptive technology to access the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms > and shopping while using the simple FreedomBox designed interface. Over > the years, Serotek has added products that allow users with varying > disabilities the freedom to access computers outside their homes. Contact > 866- 202-0520, or www.serotek.com. > Sighted Electronics Inc. manufactures braille displays, braille > embossers, braille notetakers, screen readers and screen magnifiers. > Contact 800-666-4883, 201- 666-2221, or www.sighted.com. > The Social Security Administration has produced the pamphlet, "Working > While Disabled- -How We Can Help." Contact 800-772-1213, 800- 325-0778 > (TTY), or www.socialsecurity.gov. > Talking Tabs teaches guitar using all-audio music instruction on CD's. > Contact 800-660-6850, or www.talkingtabs.com. > TalkingThermostats.com sells several thermostats that talk. Contact > P.O. Box 27145, Golden Valley, MN 55427-0145; 800-838-8860 or > 763-591-9557. > Tenacity Corporation's newest software is Access A Phone, which is > designed to allow people with vision, mobility and cognitive impairments > to utilize the full functionality of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) > telephones with ease and comfort. Contact 866-756-0321, or > www.tenacitycorp.com. > According to the FCC.gov Web site, VoIP technology allows you to make > voice calls using a broadband Internet connection instead of a regular (or > analog) phone line. Some VoIP services may only allow you to call other > people using the same service, but others may allow you to call any > telephone number. Also, while some VoIP services only work over your > computer or a special VoIP phone, other services allow you to use a > traditional phone connected to a VoIP adapter. > Vision Cue offers a select assortment of braille, low-vision and > speech products from a variety of key manufacturers. Contact 4858-A S.W. > Scholls Ferry Road, Portland, OR 97225; 888-318-2582, 503-297-1510, or > www.visioncue.com. > WGBH/Descriptive Video Service provides descriptive narration of key > visual elements, which is then inserted within the natural pauses in > dialogue to help low-vision viewers to better understand the story. > Descriptions are accessed on TV programs via the Second Audio Program > (SAP) option, which is standard on most contemporary TV's and VCR's. DVS > descriptions are currently available on: 169 PBS stations nationwide; > Turner Classic Movies cable network; selected series on the CBS, Fox and > Nickelodeon networks; feature films; large-format and IMAX films; and more > than 200 major home video releases available for purchase through the DVS > Home Video catalog or on loan at 1,300 public libraries nationwide. No > special equipment is required, only a standard TV and VCR are needed to > enjoy home videos. All videos are sold at the suggested retail > price--there's no additional charge for the description. Described movies > are also available on loan from more than 1,200 public libraries. To > purchase a DVS Home Video, call 317-579-0439. To request a large-print > catalog, call 888-818-1999. To request a braille catalog, call > 888-818-1181. To hear a listing of the latest DVS Home Video titles > available or to hear a listing of television programs broadcast with DVS, > call 800-333-1203. > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. 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