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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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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.

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...
featured image of the compact go handheld video magnifier

Compact GO

Compact Go is a lightweight and easy-to-use portable video magnifier that delivers clear, high quality images wherever you are. Whether you’re reading mail, checking labels, or viewing details at home or on the go, Compact Go combines powerful magnification, intuitive controls, and versatile viewing modes in a sleek, pocket-sized design. With dual cameras, vibrant contrast options, and reliable performance, it empowers users to see more clearly and stay independent throughout the day.

humanware explore 8 video magnifier on its stand viewing a magazine underneath

Explorē 8

The explorē 8 is a touchscreen portable magnifier that is ideal for anyone with vision loss who needs an electronic reading aid for magnifying documents.

Index FanFold-D_V5 Braille Printer

Index FanFold-D V5

FanFold-D V5 Tractor-Fed Embosser Best braille printing technology rolled into a tractor-fed production embosser! With best-in-class indexing technology, the FanFold-D V5 is a high-speed, tractor-fed embosser that combines excellent dot quality, low maintenance, and...
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...
Compact 10 HD showing Optelec Logo

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...

EYE5 Glasses

Eyedaptic EYE5 glasses optimizes the user’s functional peripheral across a wide range of use cases.

Max TV Glasses Eschenbach

MAX TV Glasses

Maximize the size of TV screens with the easiest-to-fit, binocular, telescopic distance system ever introduced - MAXTV glasses! These hands-free, head-mounted glasses provide 2.1x magnification and can be adjusted so that each eye lens can be focused separately [±3...
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.