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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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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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Reveal 16i

Reveal 16i Overview Reveal 16i is a unique, smart, intuitive, and compact foldable magnifier. Designed with simplicity in mind, this new versatile digital magnifier is the perfect solution to help you stay productive in your daily life. Google Play Store accessible to...
Image of the Connect 12- Smart Portable HD Magnifier viewing a math equation on a desktop

Connect 12

Connect 12 – Smart portable HD magnifier A smart, ultra-portable magnifier for the connected classroom Combining the power and connectivity of mainstream technology with the efficiency and ease of use of assistive technology, Connect 12 is a unique, powerful, and...
ZoomText USB Keyboard with White Letters on Black

ZoomText Keyboards

ZoomText Large-Print Keyboards make typing and using ZoomText faster, easier, and more enjoyable than ever before.

Juliet 120 Braille Embosser Printer

Juliet 120 Double-Sided Braille

Juliet 120 - World Leading Tractor-Fed Braille Embosser The Juliet 120 sets a new standard in producing high-quality double-sided Braille documents, delivering impressive speeds of up to 140 characters per second and generating over 400 pages per hour. Built with...
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Explorē 5

Explore 5 Handheld 5" Video Magnifier Quick Overview HD image quality: Brilliant 5˝ LCD screen and sharp HD autofocus camera 2X-22X magnification: Sharpness and clarity at the touch of a button Customizable: More than 18 enhancement modes The smallest, lightest 5˝ HD...
Photo of the a computer with the ZoomText Logo on the screen with the product box for the ZoomText software sitting on the left-hand side of the computer screen.

ZoomText

ZoomText Magnifier/Reader is a fully integrated magnification and reading program tailored for low-vision users. Magnifier/Reader enlarges and enhances everything on your computer screen, echoes your typing and essential program activity, and automatically reads documents, web pages, and emails.

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Merlin Ultra

Merlin ultra – Desktop Magnifier for Low Vision The new affordable Merlin ultra magnifier offers high definition color and contrast, resulting in a beautiful crystal clear picture with vibrant colors. See for yourself what makes Merlin ultra magnifier the greatest...
Clearview Magnifier

ClearView C Full HD

  Overview The new Optelec ClearView C Full HD is a unique desktop video magnifier that is designed to improve your reading experience. With the Optelec ClearView C Full HD Speech - select your preferred reading voice and sit back, relax, and listen to documents as...
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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.

Activator

The Activator is a new kind of Braille display concept: it extends the proven features of our Braille displays – such as the concave Braille cells and the patented ATC technology for automatic switching – with forward-looking innovations from unprecedented hardware and software solutions in a modern design.