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Perhaps the most significant element of this technology revolution for persons who are blind is the ability to access a vast range of printed material. Until just a few years ago, the only way persons with severe vision loss could access such material was by using a sighted reader. Today, using computers equipped with specialized software, blind persons can |
— just like their sighted counterparts.
Links:
[1] http://www.visionaware.org/american_foundation_for_the_blind
[2] http://www.visionaware.org/eco_on_blindness_and_the_arts
[3] http://www.visionaware.org/making-computers-accessible
[4] http://www.visionaware.org/buying_computer_for_partial_sight
[5] http://www.visionaware.org/darrell_shandrow
[6] http://www.visionaware.org/california_state_university_northridge_csun
[7] http://www.visionaware.org/can_computers_help_me_read_books_magazines_mail
[8] http://www.visionaware.org/pennsylvania_assistive_technology_foundation
[9] http://www.visionaware.org/pdas_for_the_blind
[10] http://www.visionaware.org/mystory_pratik_patel
[11] http://www.visionaware.org/digital-talking-book-players
[12] http://www.visionaware.org/how-to-use-cell-phones-vision-loss
[13] http://www.visionaware.org/blindresourcesinfo
[14] http://www.visionaware.org/rehabilitation_engineering_and_assistive_technology_society_of_north_america
[15] http://www.visionaware.org/using_screen_reading_software
[16] http://www.visionaware.org/assistive_technology_news_independence_through_technology
[17] http://www.visionaware.org/web_eyes_0
[18] http://www.visionaware.org/computer-aids-low-vision
[19] http://www.visionaware.org/enabling_technologies
[20] http://www.visionaware.org/pda-features
