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Reading Applications

Access to text based entertainment.
A white remote control type device with menu options such as power, OK, volume, and directional arrows.

Digital Accessible Information Systems that play alarms and radio, includes an external mic and connects to a digital library to read or download books. It is suitable for people who are blind and visually impaired.

A DAISY book on a laptop with Microsoft Windows. Menu options are on the left side and chapter options for a text on the right, with one chapter highlighted.

An accessible DAISY book player customized for the visually impaired and print disabled, for use with computers running Microsoft Windows. The Reader Win player supports DAISY 2.02 and DAISY Online. 

A tablet with text on the screen and a sentence highlighted in yellow.

An accessible digital talking book player customized for use by the visually impaired and those with print disabilities. The player supports the international DAISY standard, works with common web browsers, and does not require installation. 

The text Portanum written in two colors and on one and a half lines: Porta is printed in green; then without space, the letters N and u follow and are written in light purple. The final letter m drops down to the next half-line and is written there, in white,  inside a light-purple triangle. Written in small letters on the same line and preceding the triangle-m in French: Software help for vision.

A vision aid software designed to help the reading of distant documents (charts or video projection screen). 

A rectangular-shaped device in portrait orientation with an optical arm extending over a paper. The base of the device has large buttons on it. Next to it is a remote with a cord and large buttons at each corner and a large wheel on its top middle.

A portable reading machine that has voice playback easily for users with low vision or blindness by pushing one button. A remote / console and a 13" screen that allows enlarged reading can both be purchased separately to make access even easier.

A man is sitting at a desk with his left hand on the bottom edge of a paper and his right on a keyboard that is sitting on top of a braille display. The paper is under a camera for OCR.

A text recognition software that uses a scanner to have text documents read aloud. iRead is optimized for use with screen readers such as ZoomText, SuperNova, Jaws, etc. 

A device that resembles a standard flatbed scanner with large, touch button controls on the inclined, front side.

A portable device that scans, with the camera scanner connected or using the built-in scanner bed for bulkier materials, and then reads the printed texts in a voice and language opted by the user. 

A device that resembles a standard flatbed scanner with large, touch button controls on the front side.

A reading machine capable of recognizing all typed documents that is transportable, and does not need any accessory or peripheral to function. It brings accessibility to users with all types of visual impairment.

FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC - OMNIREADER

A portable scanning and reading device that reads printed text by pressing a single button. Users can follow the magnified text in high-contrast colors on the built-in screen, or simply listen as the omniReader reads text out loud.

Blue text magnified on a yellow background and menu options around the edges of the screen.

An iOS app that works as a handheld electronic magnifier that utilizes the smartphone. It is designed to help people who are visually impaired with Low Vision conditions including AMD (age-related macular degeneration), Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataracts, and color blindness.