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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Customer Success Stories

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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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Focus Braille Displays

The 5th Generation of the Focus 40 Blue Braille Display is more rugged and stronger than ever. We’ve built the housing from aluminum and steel, added bumpers to absorb shock, and physically isolated the Braille cells to create a Braille Display to meet the demands of the active user

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MagniLink TAB 2 with Surface Pro 8

This tablet solution based on a Microsoft Surface Pro with 12.3” screen gives the user a complete mobile solution. The unit is perfect for any smaller task, as well as for long term reading. Use it as a video magnifier with built in OCR, or as a complete computer with access to everything – gives endless possibilities!

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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...
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ClearReader+

Instant reading Rediscover the joy of reading anytime and anywhere. Within a few seconds, the ClearReader+ scans any magazine articles and reads them to you in naturally sounding voices. View pricing details on our price list page. Intuitive operation The...
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Splay

The world’s first big screen, portable desktop magnifier – Splay portable foldable monitor and projector works as a mobile magnifier camera. Simple plug and play any device with HDMI connection anywhere – magnifying on the go!

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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.

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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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BrailleNote Evolve

BrailleNote evolve is the first device to bring the trusted KeySoft experience into the world of Windows 11 Pro. This is more than a technical change; it is a shift in what a braille notetaker can be.

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ZoomText Keyboards

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

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GuideConnect

Designed for people with visual impairments, GuideConnect helps people who are losing their sight stay independent for longer. It connects you to friends and family, and provides easy access to a range of entertainment.