Top 10 Low Vision Products for Schools and Educators – 2018
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Additional Years:
- 2020 Top 10 Low Vision Products for Schools and Educators
- 2019 Top 10 Low Vision Products for Schools and Educators
Additional Topics:
- Top 5 New Low Vision Technologies for Visually Impaired Students, Their Teachers, and TVIs
- Top 10 Low Vision Aids for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
- Top Products for People who are Blind
Our full-suite of low vision and blindness products and training services are designed to help visually impaired students, their teachers and TVIs be most productive and successful. Given the wide variety of low vision and blindness aids and software products on the market, our recommendations cover all the products we sell as well as other products in the marketplace.
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Here Are Our Top Products for Visually Impaired Students, Their Teachers and TVIs for 2018
1. Education Training Services
2. Transformer HD with WiFi + OCR <New Video>
3. Ruby 7 HD Handheld Video Magnifier <New Video>
4. DaVinci Pro — Portable 3-in-1 CCTV Video Magnifier <New Video>
5. Prodigi Connect 12 With Distance Viewing <New Video>
6. MagniLink Zip Premium Full HD 17 Video Magnifier <New Video>
7. Acrobat HD Mini Ultra <New Video>
8. Pebble HD With Stand <New Video>
1. Education Training Services
A Comprehensive Assistive Technology Evaluation is a key component to the IEP (Individual Education Program) for any student who has low vision or blindness.
Our extensive Comprehensive Assistive Technology Evaluation is designed to supplement the overall educational plan for special needs students. Our primary goal is to identify what type or combination of assistive technology will be the most appropriate for the needs of the student.
Our Low Vision Technology Rehabilitation Experts can be hired for $1,995 to provide a Comprehensive Assistive Technology Evaluation. <Click Here To Learn More>
2. Transformer HD with WiFi + OCR
iPad, iPad, iPad!! – Transformer HD WiFi + OCR connects wirelessly to your iPad! Its New Design, Connects not only to an iPad, but also to a PC, Mac & Android – all wirelessly! The Transformer HD Wi-Fi + OCR has all the functionality of the former version, plus so much more! Did we mention it also has full-page OCR?Incredible! It also has its own Built in 2-hour rechargeable battery, so students with low vision do not have to power it from their laptop or plug it in during class (a 2nd 2-hour battery and 2nd charger are also included) – students are not anchored to a wall with a long power cord, and they are not fighting with messy “spaghetti” wires. Transformer HD WiFi + OCR is a must for Students and Mobile Professionals. <Click Here To Learn More About Transformer HD With WiFi+OCR>
3. Ruby 7 HD Handheld Video Magnifier
Ruby 7 HD is one of the newest handheld video magnifier in the popular Ruby series. Ruby 7 HD comes with a bigger screen, higher magnification and all sorts of new and improved features, including the new PivotCam™ – a rotating camera that gives you even more viewing options, including distance viewing.
Ruby 7 HD has a bigger 7-inch screen (2 full inches larger than other Ruby magnifiers) that lets you see more and gives you even more magnifying power. This larger screen can display more text and images so you can see more and reading is easier. The bigger screen size also gives you 24x magnification (versus a 14x maximum with other Ruby magnifiers). <Click Here To Learn More About Ruby 7 HD Handheld Video Magnifier>
4. DaVinci Pro — Portable 3-in-1 CCTV Video Magnifier
DaVinci Pro is continually upgraded and is still considered the “best-of-the-best” when it comes to an everyday simple to use desktop video magnifier workstation. DaVinci Pro’s 3-in-1 Full HD camera displays a super-sharp true-to-life crisp image with no ghosting. DaVinci Pro casts a very wide viewable field and it has an incredible 18″ of working space for most any reading and writing task. It’s 13mp full-page OCR camera is nearly 100% accurate for reading newspapers, books, magazines, newsletters, and it is very easy to operate. DaVinci Pro has passed the test of both our most novice and our most advanced power users. It still remains the perfect tool for students who want to do get a lot of stuff done. <Click Here To Learn More DaVinci Pro>
It is a wonderful solution for low vision students or anyone suffering from low vision who is looking to enlarge print and images, using an Android tablet. The Distance Viewing camera allows user to view documents or classwork from their desk.
Prodigi “MATT” Connect is extremely portable and lightweight (under 2 pounds.) It’s equipped with diamond edge technology which will keep the letters crisp and precise even when you maximize the size of the image. The Prodigi software is built into/on a Samsung Tablet, is Google Approved and allows access to all applications and Google settings. <Click Here To Learn More About Prodigi “MATT” Connect>
(New England Low Vision and Blindness is pleased to offer support for APH MATT Connect. <Click here to learn more about support>)
6. MagniLink Zip Premium Full HD 17 Video Magnifier
The MagniLink Zip Premium Full HD 17 desktop video magnifier is at the forefront of modern technology and a winner of the prestigious Red Dot Design Award. It was developed to be easy to use, light in weight, and with small dimensions when folded down. This model is equipped with a Full Hi-Definition monitor and reading / distance camera, that both swivels and tilts.
Uncompromising true-color image quality is ever present and the MagniLink Zip Premium Full HD 17 desktop video magnifier is intuitive and user friendly. The control panel was designed according to the highest technology standards and with client feedback in mind. It’s easy to find, learn, and maneuver – for example, the function knobs rotate and are simple to handle, easily seen, and there is an advance mode for advanced users. <Click Here To Learn More About MagniLink Zip Premium>
The Acrobat HD Mini Ultra system is a low vision aid that has a remarkably wide 10.3″ viewable field. Why is this important? Users can see much more on screen, reducing back and forth movement of magnified text, increasing reading speed, reducing fatigue, increasing personal productivity, and most of all, increasing feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction. <Click Here To Learn More About Acrobat HD Mini Ultra>
The Pebble HD with stand made the top 10 list for Students and Schools that it is incredibly lightweight, has a very well balanced monitor and handle, and it is extremely easy to use. The handle makes all the difference, as veterans can angle, position and hold the Pebble in a variety of ways. The image quality is also stunningly bright, clear and colorful, allowing Students to easily “pick up and use” to read text in a book, easy for note, review homework assignments, and much more. The Pebble HD With Stand gives Students increased magnification (3x more) without having to lift the Pebble from the reading surface. <Click Here To Learn More About Pebble HD With Stand>
Explore 8 – Amazing near and distance optics on an 8″ Screen. Key design is the position of the operational buttons, where they are not easily pushed when moving the product. Explore 8 is a smart, portable, touch-screen, two-camera tablet, designed with the user in mind. The unmatched clarity of image with the most powerful camera on the market. Easy to use, intuitive use and one-touch buttons to activate features. Light, portable, customizable. This is the perfect electronic video magnifier for anyone with low vision and age related macular degeneration. <Click Here To Learn More About Explore 8>
10. Wearables
Some of our experts have said wearable technology is the future to help those with vision loss live an active lifestyle. Our wearable options makes it possible for those with low vision to see and take part in everyday tasks, such as reading and being able to see a loved ones face.
NuEyes Featuring ODG SmartGlasses
NuEyes low vision glasses are the newest head-mounted, hands-free wearable technology that gives low vision users CCTV and text-to speech capabilities in an easy-to-use headset about the size of a pair of sunglasses. NuEyes featuring ODG smartglasses magnify (up to 12x) and display enhanced versions of anything that you look at. NuEyes low vision glasses gives you all the video magnification you need built into a comfortable headset and without bulky control pack. <Click Here To Learn More About NuEyes>
Jordy is a hands free distance and close focus wearable magnifier in the form of low vision glasses. Some have called Jordy “Macular Degeneration Glasses”. Jordy low vision glasses are a battery-operated wearable magnifier with a pantoscopic tilt. Jordy glasses can also be used as two low vision systems in one. Jordy can be worn like a pair of glasses to see near, far, & everything in between or mounted to the optional docking stand turning the Jordy into a Desktop video magnifier. <Click Here To Learn More About Jordy>
Are you diagnosed with Macular Degeneration or Stargardts? 
If so, then the Patriot ViewPoint, the latest wearable low-vision glasses showcasing a spectacular 96 degree viewable field, is the product you have always been waiting for. You must try this product!
The wide-screen 96 degree viewable field is the largest on the market, and it makes all the difference having a super-sharp wide display bringing close to you nearly everything that is displayed at a distance.
You can also read up close, plus see people’s faces, watch TV, read the newspaper, the possibilities are endless. <Click Here To Learn More About Patriot ViewPoint>
Low Vision Training Services for Students and Teachers
Please keep in mind that New England Low Vision and Blindness offers low vision and blindness assessment and training services for students, teachers and schools and an Advanced Low Vision Rehab Clinic to help students with vision impairment maximize the remaining vision that they do have.
Low Vision Training Services for Students, Teachers and Schools
Our Assistive Technology Specialists and Trainers can assess needs, recommend low vision and blindness devices, set up systems and provide training for visually impaired students and the education professionals who work with them. Our training services enable students and teachers to use technology to get the visually impaired student immediate access to tests, notes, presentations, etc. and to have the same equal access to educational information as their peers.
We help you and your students with low vision better understand the specific vision loss, by teaching you new skills like eccentric viewing to make the most of your remaining vision, and by using the latest vision technologies. We determine the best distance correction levels of magnification (needed for different activities), tools and technology to maximize your residual vision.
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If you cannot come to us, our staff can even drive out and bring our Vision Store to you, for a no-obligation product demonstration. We offer a comprehensive line of products including electronic magnification low vision aids, blindness products, and leading low vision products for people with glaucoma, macular degeneration and other forms of vision loss.
