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Customer Spotlight: Fullerton Public Library

Customer Spotlight: Fullerton Public Library

In the small rural town of Fullerton, Nebraska, home to around 1,500 residents, the local library plays a vital role in supporting the community. When we spoke with Laurel Marlatt, Director of the Fullerton Public Library, she emphasized her mission to ensure the library meets the needs of everyone, including those with vision loss.

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Braille Printer Comparison Chart

Braille Printer Comparison Chart

Braille Printers NanoPac will be pleased to help you select the best Braille printer for your needs.  Braille printers, (Braille Embossers), work best with Braille translation software such as Duxbury. Click on one of the Brailler links below for more information:...

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Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic Retinopathy: Although diabetes does not necessarily lead to diabetic retinopathy, people with the diabetic retinopathy may experience a condition in which their diabetes causes blood vessels that feed the retina of the eye to break. The resulting damage may...

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Glaucoma

Glaucoma: Glaucoma is a serious eye disease caused by a build-up of pressure in the eye that damages the optic nerve which transmits impulses to the brain that create sight. Glaucoma affects side vision causing the edges of the visual field to fade, although glaucoma...

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Retinitis Pigmentosa

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP): Retinitis Pigmentosa is actually a group of inherited diseases that affect the retina of the eye causing a degeneration of photoreceptor cells. These cells are what capture light enabling us to see. When these cells degenerate, patients...

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Cataracts

Cataracts: Cataracts are a clouding of the eye's lens that causes blurriness and loss of vision. The word cataract literally means waterfall and when a cataract is severe it's like trying to see through a waterfall. Cataracts occur when the protein that makes up the...

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Macular Degeneration

Macular Degeneration  or Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Macular degeneration or age related macular degeneration is a degenerative disease of the retina that causes progressive loss of vision in the center of the eye. There are two types of age-related macular...

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Man using Merlin Mini to read a document

Merlin Mini

Merlin mini offers the same reading comfort, ease of use, and functionality as a desktop video magnifier – but in a compact and foldable design. The Merlin mini is available in your choice of a 15” or 17” screen. A 3-in-1 rotating camera allows you to magnify text and...
close up image of the braillesense 6 mini which is a white braille notetaker with a perkins style keyboard, and refreshable braille display

BrailleSense 6 Mini

With the BrailleSense 6 mini, you can read books, write reports, complete assignments, send emails, share documents, and stay connected. The BrailleSense 6 Mini is built to go with you, where you need to go.

JAWS product image - picture of computer monitor with the JAWS logo on the front and JAWS box next to it

JAWS

JAWS, Job Access With Speech, is the world’s most popular screen reader, developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with a mouse.

front view image of the BrailleTrac Braille Embosser

BrailleTrac 120

Braille Trac 120 – Leading Braille & Tactile Graphics Embosser

Transformer with 12 inch Panel

Transformer HD Wi-Fi OCR

Transformer HD – Portable Electronic Magnifier with Built In Wi-Fi New - Now MAC compatible. Transformer HD is a high performance portable video magnifier (CCTV), featuring a Sony ® Full HD 1080p 3-in-1 camera, Wi-Fi capability, and optional Full Page Text-to-Speech...
image of the odyssey reader from the side with the handle up and the camera locked

Odyssey Desktop Reader

Enhance your next reading journey with the Odyssey Desktop Reader … HumanWare’s compact, lightweight, easy-to-use text-to-speech reader features large, tactile keys and generates an incomparably streamlined reading experience.

Front View image of the Vision Buddy Device

Vision Buddy

Vision Buddy is the world’s first all-in-one assistive device designed for the visually impaired to perform day to day tasks.

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OrCam Read for Reading Challenges

Whether you have dyslexia, another reading-related learning disability, ADHD, or simply process written information better by listening, OrCam Read can make reading more accessible. This lightweight handheld device instantly reads printed or digital text aloud, helping students, professionals, and adults stay engaged without the frustration of decoding every word.

Logan 6dot Braille Maker

Logan 6dot Braille Label Maker

The 6dot Braille Label Maker is ergonomically designed to be portable and easy to use anywhere.  It has a built in Braille keyboard that supports all grades of Braille in virtually every language.  The powered embossing makes for high quality Braille labels that are...
Kurzweil 1000 Box

Kurzweil 1000

Kurzweil 1000 is an advanced reading tool for people who are blind or severely visually impaired. It works on a personal computer in conjunction with a flatbed scanner and synthetic speech to convert the printed word into speech.