Printed Pages (books, magazines, etc.)

Tools to make the printed page accessible to students with print disabilities

Jordy Stand

An elderly woman wearing a camera device over her eyes, with the device strapped around her head similar to a headlamp. She is looking at a book with the camera, and a younger woman is beside her.

Wearable video magnifier and CCTV monitor system that allows individuals with low vision to magnify content. The magnifier is battery-operated and full-color.

Da Vinci HD/OCR Video Magnifier

A silver desktop monitor displaying a black screen with high-contrast white font that reads "Da Vinci, crystal clear picture and text-to-speech." Above the monitor is a camera mounted on a gooseneck that is positioned over the monitor.

Desktop video magnifier (CCTV), text-to-speech (OCR) and a 3-in-1 camera designed for use by individuals with low vision.

ColorMouse

A woman uses a Mac desktop computer, which is displaying high-contrast, black-on-white, magnified content.

Plug-and-play video magnifier designed for use by individuals with low vision.

Optical character recognition scanner designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. Once the user enters the number of pages to be scanned, this scanner automatically turns the pages of a book as it is scanned.

Portset Text Reader

A medium-sized black device resembling a scanner.

The Portset Reader is a text reader in a compact table model for any visually impaired person. A page size up to A4 (28 x 20 cm) with a font as fine as 8-point can be read.

Eye-Scan (Various Models)

Voice output reading machine designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision.

Eye-Snap (Various Models)

A large platform base on which documents are placed and a small camera mounted on a tall pole above it. A separate component, similar to a TV remote, is shown adjacent.

Voice-output reading machine (text-to-speech) designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision.

EClipseReader

Screenshot of program featuring a text article with a portion highlighted in turquoise.There is a left-hand pane displaying a table of contents. There is also a menu bar at the top.

Digital talking book player program designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision.

Allreader

A black and silver machine resembling a scanner, with a long and narrow LCD display panel and several black menu buttons on the top.

Voice-output reading machine designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. This device integrates a scanner, optical character recognition (OCR), voice synthesis, a Daisy player, and a CD-ROM drive in a single unit.

Coin-U-Lator Coin Calculator

A large yellow device with round, blue menu buttons on the left-hand side and various coin icons, as well as a U.S. dollar image on the right and center of the device. At the top, there is a narrow LCD display panel.

A hand-held coin counting calculator that features realistic coin and dollar buttons and has an easy-to-read LCD screen display with animated voice, sound effects for feedback, and an automatic shutoff.