Resource & Insights Hub

Welcome to the NanoPac Resource Hub! Discover customer success stories, find local organizations and state agencies specializing in visual services, learn about eye conditions causing vision loss, access training materials on assistive technology products, and explore other industry resources.

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Explore product highlights, comparisons, and training resources to help you choose and use assistive technology with confidence.

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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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CloverBook Lite XL

This large 16′′ FHD touchscreen video magnifier has the feel and function of a desktop CCTV, in a much smaller and lightweight design. Fold up CloverBook Lite XL to take it with you, or simply to save desk space when not in use.

Vision Buddy Mini

Rediscover life with Vision Buddy 4 Mini. Enjoy greater independence by streaming television directly to your eyes, allowing you to watch your favorite shows with enhanced clarity. It also makes everyday reading easier, whether you are looking through documents, letters, books, medication labels, or bills.

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.

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ViewPlus Rogue

The ViewPlus Rogue is the only embosser approved for Smarter Balanced testing. Industry leading tactile graphics all in a convenient desktop embosser.

Image of a computer screen with the OpenBook logo on it with the software box sitting to the left of the monitor.

OpenBook

OpenBook scanning and reading system instantly converts printed materials to speech or large print output.

Adjustable Table Infinity 2 story

Infinity Adjustable Tables

This powered height-adjustable table is a wheelchair accessible activity table or computer workstation that’s as stylish as it is functional. Adjusts with the push of a button.

Ruby HD Reading pill bottle

Ruby HD

Crystal-clear Image in a Lightweight Handheld HD Video Magnifier The RUBY HD combines high-definition camera technology with a lightweight body to bring you crystal-clear images in a small package. The 4.3-inch screen and built-in LED lighting provide magnified...
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Compact 10 HD

Compact 10 HD + Compact 10 HD Speech With the large 10” screen, customizable features, intuitive operation, and optional full-page text-to-speech, the Compact 10 HD and the Compact 10 HD Speech offer all the benefits of a desktop video magnifier, but in a much...
Explore 12 Video Magnifier Front View

Explorē 12

explorē 12 – Portable video magnifier Magnify your active lifestyle! explore 12 is an easy-to-use, portable electronic magnifier that offers HD image quality for improved near and distance viewing. As the largest portable magnifier in our explorē series, its 12-inch...
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Envision Glasses

Envision Glasses – Articulating everyday visual information into speech. And, with this information, comes the feeling of independence and the perception of possibilities.