Technology
Top Low Vision Handheld Devices (With Handles)
Handle! – Handle! – Handle! Does your handheld magnifier have a handle? Why is the handle critical? Use like familiar traditional hand-held magnifier. Intuitive, Instinctive. Make easy to hold. (Price tags, Calendar, Microwave, Bulletin Board, Thermostat) Reduce stress on wrist. Not grabbing whole system, just the handle. Provide multiple display positions. (Rx & nutritional info,…
Read MoreTop 10 Low Vision Aids for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – 2021
This article has been updated: See what’s New! Click the link below to see the latest in low vision aids and technology. Read the newest Top 10 Low Vision Aids for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Top 10 Products For 2021: DaVinci Pro Portable 3-in-1 CCTV Desktop Magnifier MagniLink TAB Tablet Solution i7 Processor Merlin Ultra…
Read MoreCarroll Center Virtual Technology Fair Thank You Incentives
Thank you for taking the time to stop by the New England Low Vision and Blindness (virtual) booth at the Virtual Technology Fair on November 24th, hosted by The Carroll Center for the Blind. With the overwhelming attendance, we apologize if we were not able to spend adequate time with you. As a thank you…
Read MorePatriot Pro 12.9 Portable Video Magnifier for Business or Classroom
Think about the last time you went into a business meeting or a classroom and wanted both a laptop and video magnifier with you, but didn’t have the desk space or the ability to carry all that gear. Chances are you left the video magnifier at home and did your best with a magnifying glass…
Read MoreTop Collapsible Electronic Video Magnifiers
This article has been updated: See what’s New! Click the link below to see the latest in low vision aids and technology. Read the newest Top Collapsible Electronic Video Magnifiers Here Are Our Top Collapsible Electronic Video Magnifiers: 1. MagniLink Zip 17″ 2. Reveal 16i 3. Patriot Pro 4. Topaz PHD 15″ (Discontinued) 5. Clearview…
Read MoreOutdated Tech? …Consider Trading-In Your Old Clunker
Is your technology room old and outdated? Consider Trading-In Your Old Clunkers? Big November Incentives! Why settle for a loud, slow, gigantic, unreliable, rusty difficult to use old “CCTV” clunker? Consider investing in yourself or your client by taking advantage of our November specials and let the trained low vision specialists at New England Low Vision and…
Read MoreDoug’s …did you know… Favorite feature of ZoomText
Do you want to know one of my most favorite features of ZoomText? “Route Pointer over the Active Control” What does it do? It automatically moves the pointer to menu items and dialog controls when they receive focus. Why is this important? When you are using ZoomText and magnification is turned on, the entire screen…
Read More19 New Accessibility Features in iOS 14 That Everyone Can Take Advantage Of
According to the CDC, one in four U.S. adults has a disability, where limitations can involve vision, cognitive function, hearing, motor skills, and more. That’s why the iPhone has accessibility features; so that everyone can use an iPhone, not just those without any impairments. And iOS 14 has only made the iPhone even more accessible, with tools that even…
Read MoreTop 10 Technology Resources To Help Get You Thru Isolation
Resources To Help During Pandemic and Isolation Our suggested technology resources are designed to help anyone that is visually impaired while they are in quarantine and not able to have visitors or leave their home. The ideas below are selected because they can be directly shipped to the client and do not require human contact…
Read MoreMarch Madness 2020 Sale – Extended until May 31, 2020
New England Low Vision and Blindness is having a March Final Four sale! Take advantage of these savings today, our March Sale has been extended until May 31, 2020. To help get you started, please consider these incredible ideas: Technology Buy one, get the 2nd system for equal or lesser value for 15% off! Portables…
Read MoreHaving trouble reading restaurant menus?
When my father had advanced dry AMD (also called geographic atrophy) between 2005 and 2012, going out to eat was a problem for him, and as a result, a problem for those with him. He would have my mother put his reading glasses and a lighted magnifying glass in her purse. Much of the time,…
Read MoreMy Attempt to Use a Screen Reader for Google Docs
The job of a screen reader is just that: to read what is on the screen you are looking at which is certainly quite a good thing when you can’t read it. The screen can be attached to a desktop or laptop computer, a smartphone, or a tablet. How do screen readers work? There is not…
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