In case you're new to the world of accessible technology, we will take a few moments to explain what some of the product descriptions below mean. A screen reader is a computer program that will read the screen to a visually impaired person using synthetic speech. Scanning and reading programs take printed pages and turn them into spoken words, after the pages are scanned into a computer through a scanner.

Freedom Scientific
Freedom Scientific makes a popular screen reader, Jaws For Windows. They also produce a scanning and reading program called Openbook.

Visit the JFW Lite Page
The JFW Lite page contains downloadable programs that work well with Jaws for Windows, and hints on how to use them.

GW Micro, Inc.
GW Micro, Inc. makes Window Eyes, another popular screen reader.

Pulse Data International
Pulse Data makes the Braille Note, (a note taker for visually impaired people)

Access Technology Institute
The Access Technology Institue offers computer related tutorials. You can take the classes online, or order accessible textbooks and study at home.

Assistive Technology News Portal
Offers free news, articles, product reviews and all product and vendor information of assistive technology devices.

Research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

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