Tech Increases Braille Availability This article about the 2018 rollout of the original braille e-reader pilot program with Perkins and the National Library Service (NLS) …
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Braille is for Students With Sight Too January is Braille Awareness Month in honor of Louis Braille’s birthday on January 4, 1809. It might be…
Leave a CommentElectronic Refreshable Braille Display Bonnie Gouzie, former Director of the Access Technology and Employment Services, at The Iris Network in Portland, Maine demonstrates a Focus…
Leave a CommentWhy Read Print? In this digital age, when smart phones, tablets and computers can read text out loud, narrated books can be downloaded and played…
Leave a CommentBraille in the Workplace If you are blind or visually impaired you are probably familiar with the unemployment statistics for individuals with a vision loss–…
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Imagine, for a moment, a video magnifier small enough to fit in your pocket—with a sturdy stand that unfolds to keep it steady, and make…
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The first week of March is Read an Ebook Week, so it’s the perfect time to celebrate how digital eBooks have transformed reading for those…
Leave a CommentAs a vision rehabilitation therapist, my usual goal in writing for LowVisionTech.com is to write about accessibility in the blindness, or low vision space. In…
Leave a CommentFor those who attended the 2021 Northeast AER professional conference, here are the links to handouts for the presentation, Alexa the VRT: Alexa the VRT…
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This morning, I sat down to my home computer, and had a real moment of gratitude. The desktop opened on my Mac, on a 22…
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