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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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Image of the front and the back of the SensePlayer

SensePlayer

The SensePlayer is more than your normal multimedia player. Read and play your favorite documents and media from a wide variety of supported file types using the tactile keyboard that fits comfortably in the palm of your hand. Access web radio, download books, make high-fidelity recordings, connect and control your mobile device, and so much more.

Pebble HD handheld video magnifier reading Pill bottles

Pebble HD

Pebble HD Hand Held Magnifier The Only HD Hand Held Magnifier You'll Ever Need! HD • Lightweight • Portable Pebble HD boasts a new HD camera providing a crisp, clear, colorful, high definition picture. A new ergonomic lightweight compact design makes it the perfect...
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insideSUPRA

insideSUPRA brings you the versatility of a tablet and the performance of a laptop. The combination of Braille, speech coupled with the Windows operating system, makes this device a must-have tool for students and professionals to get the job done right and do it independently.

ViewPlus Columbia Braille Printer

ViewPlus Columbia

The ViewPlus Columbia is the perfect blend of tactile graphics and Braille at 120 CPS. Large format paper and industry leading tactile graphics all in a convenient desktop embosser. 120 characters per second 400 pph (A4 Paper Size) Double Sided Braille Printing...
ViewPlus Delta Braille Printer

ViewPlus Delta

  The ViewPlus Delta is the perfect blend of tactile graphics and Braille at 120 CPS. Large format paper and industry leading tactile graphics all in a convenient desktop embosser. 120 characters per second 400 pph (A4 Paper Size) Double Sided Braille Printing...
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CoaSt (Camera-on-a-Stick)

CoaSt is a small, lightweight camera, complete with a tripod (and clamp) mount that can extend to view from greater heights.

TOPAZ XL HD Video Magnifier

TOPAZ XL HD

The TOPAZ XL HD is the most versatile desktop video magnifier available – with the clarity and crispness of high definition plus PC compatibility. The TOPAZ XL HD uses a high definition camera to produce a clearer picture with sharper images and crisper text even at...
Topaz OCR video Magnifier

TOPAZ OCR

It reads to you! Enjoy faster reading and better comprehension with less fatigue The multi-featured TOPAZ OCR magnifies and reads aloud any printed document. The clear voice, high-definition magnification and high contrast makes reading so much easier. Comfortably...
image of the HIMS Braille eMotion Braille Display, a long 40-cell display that is black with a Perkins style keyboard

Braille eMotion

Braille eMotion is a multi-media braille display with new dimensions in braille connectivity.

image of the Mantis Q40 with a full QWERTY keyboard with a refreshable braille display below

Mantis Q40

The Mantis Q40 is the first-ever Bluetooth® QWERTY keyboard and 40-cell refreshable braille display that you can pair with your screen reader or smartphone or simply use as a standalone device. Either way, you have braille at your fingertips, every time.