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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.

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OrCam Read for Reading Challenges

Whether you have dyslexia, another reading-related learning disability, ADHD, or simply process written information better by listening, OrCam Read can make reading more accessible. This lightweight handheld device instantly reads printed or digital text aloud, helping students, professionals, and adults stay engaged without the frustration of decoding every word.

Traveller HD Portable Video Magnifier by the numbers

Traveller HD

Take it anywhere Unlike desktop magnifiers, the Traveller HD allows you to comfortably read letters, newspapers and other materials at the dining table, in bed, or in your favorite chair. Wherever you are, at home, in the office, at school or on vacation, the...
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...
PIAF - Pictures in a Flash - Braille Tactile Printer sitting next to a laptop with a math equation on the screen

PIAF – Pictures in a Flash

PIAF translates images into simple or complex tactile concepts like clockwork. Used in a variety of educational, professional and personal settings, it offers you a simple way to prepare tactile graphics, embossing any black lines, letters or shapes that are drawn or printed.

Onyx OCR Video Magnifier

ONYX OCR

The ONYX OCR magnifies and reads aloud any document. The clear voice, magnification and high contrast makes reading so much easier. Comfortably change your focus from reading magnified texts yourself, to letting the ONYX OCR read them to you when reading becomes too...
PowerMag Handheld Magnifier 3.5x

PowerMag Handheld Magnifiers

Clear and Sharp Image The PowerMag Handheld Magnifiers provide high-quality, lightweight and scratch-resistant magnifying lens ensures a sharply defined image, while the integrated lighting provides evenly dispensed clear white light for high contrast and high...
Man using ClearView Magnifier

ClearView+ Full HD 24″ (Speech)

Quick Overview Does reading your newspaper or favorite book become too tiresome with a video magnifier? Do you lose time searching through text? Now enjoy the Optelec ClearView+ Speech, a completly new approach for the integration of OCR and text-to-speech technology...
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CoaSt (Camera on a Stick) Duo!

Use CoaSt Duo to see the whiteboard or presentation or anything you need to magnify at a distance. Point CoaSt Duo down to magnify documents on your desk. Or aim CoaSt Duo toward you to use mirror-mode for grooming.

ClearView+ 24 inch Full HD Ultra Flexible Arm

ClearView+ HD (22″)

Convenient use The ClearView+’s smoothly sliding reading platform helps you to navigate around documents. On the ergonomic wrist pad you can rest your hands next to the controls while reading. The “one touch” brake instantly and effortlessly freezes the position of...