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Assistive Technology: Blind / Low Vision
Assistive Technology: Learning Disabilities
Assistive Technology: General
Accessible Book Providers
Electronic Book Collections
Other Resources

Assistive Technology: Blind / Low Vision

Screen Reading Software

• JAWS for Windows
• Window-Eyes
• CAST eReader
• TextHelp

Screen Magnification Software

• Zoomtext
• MAGic

Web Access Software

• Connect Outloud
• IBM Home Page Reader

Braille Notetakers, Embossers & Displays

• Freedom Scientific
  PowerBraille and Braille' n Speak, Braille Lite, Type' n Speak, and Type Lite products
• Pulse Data
  BrailleNote and VoiceNote products

Scanning, Reading and Writing Software

• OPENBook
• Kurzweil 1000

Scanning and Reading Hardware

• SARA

Assistive Technology: Learning Disabilties

Scanning, Reading and Writing Software

• WYNN - For more information about using Bookshare.org books with WYNN, we have prepared detailed instructions.
• Kurzweil 3000
• Kurzweil 3000 for Mac
• TextHelp

Reading Software

• CAST eReader

Assistive Technology: General

DAISY format readers

• Victor Reader and Victor Reader Soft from VisuAide
• gh Player 2.0 from from gh
• LP Player from Labyrinten Data

Text to MP3 Converters

• TextAloud

Accessible Book Providers

• American Printing House for the Blind
• Assistive Media
• Books Aloud
• Braille Institute
• CAST
• National Braille Press
• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
• Recording For the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D)

Electronic Book Collections

• Project Gutenberg
  Project Gutenberg has given Bookshare.org permission to include its public domain books in the collection in specialized formats for this community. Several thousand books are made available on Bookshare.org through Project Gutenberg.

• B&R Samizdat Express Classic Collections of books on CD-ROM
  
  • Children's Books CD
  • American Literature CD
  • British Literature CD
  • Non-Fiction CD
  • World Literature CD
  • Religion CD

Other Resources

• National Federation of the Blind Computer Files
• Apple Computer Disability Resources

This list of resources is intended as a general overview. Other organizations such as Closing the Gap (www.closingthegap.com) maintain much more detailed resource lists.

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