DocumentCode
107319
Title
Tools for the Vision Impaired [Opinion]
Author
Hartman, Mindy
Author_Institution
Out of Sight Ministries, Chambersburg, PA, USA
Volume
34
Issue
2
fYear
2015
fDate
Jun-15
Firstpage
16
Lastpage
17
Abstract
The paper states that the author is used so many different talking gadgets. However, the piece of assistive technology the author cannot bear to be without is the Apex - a very powerful, portable notetaker with a builtin Braille display. The author is a totally blind Braille reader who only tolerates synthesized speech when forced to use its laptop with a screen reader for tasks it cannot do with the Apex.
Keywords
handicapped aids; interactive devices; Apex; Braille display; notetaker; talking gadgets; vision impaired; Assistive devices; Assistive technologies; Performance evaluation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0278-0097
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MTS.2015.2425812
Filename
7128837
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