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Back to School Low Vision and Blindness Resources For You
For most schools, August 27th means back to school and for schools with low vision and blind students it can also be a time to review your adaptive technology to help make your visually impaired students a success.
To help you select your back to school vision technology, we at New England Low Vision and Blindness have put together a list of our top products for your visually impaired students.
*New* Products Available!
- Acrobat Mini HD - Portable Low Vision Electronic Magnifier
- This portable electronic video magnifier weighs just 12 pounds, is battery operated and has a built in handle and rolling case making it ideal for students on the go between school and home
- View pictures, textbooks, maps, charts, blackboards, presentations and so
much more.
- Transformer for Mac and PC - Portable Low Vision Electronic Magnifier
- The same great Transformer now covers Macs to so whether your student uses a Mac or a PC their vision needs will be met.Compatible with popular magnification software and both the latest windows pc and Apple Mac operating systems.
- This is the most flexible and portable solution for reading, writing and viewing magnified images at any distance, perfect for school, work or home.
Low Vision Devices For Your Visually Impaired Students
- Pebble HD - Handheld Magnifier
- This handheld magnifier is portable so your students can read on the wall, in the cafeteria, in the bus line, outside of teh classroom and anywhere they are on the go.
- Connects with all of Apple iDevices (iPad, iPhone, etc.)
- DaVinci - All-in-One HD Video Magnifier with Text-to-Speech
- This versatile workstation system is multifunctional, yet easy to use and can handle all your low vision needs.
- Text-to-speech (OCR) feature gives your student's tired eyes a rest as it reads books, handouts, articles or any printed material out loud.
- 3-in-1 camera can be used as a video magnifier to see near, far and everything in between (even self-viewing). Gives students the freedom to
read, write, view presentations, whiteboards, and lessons at school or at home.
Products for Your Blind Students
Braille Embossers
- Romeo Pro 50
- Known as the daily workhorse of braille embossers, the Romeo Pro 50 is a solid all-around printer for all your daily needs.
- Prints on continuous form, tractor feed paper up to 13.25 inches wide at 50 characters per second
- Tiger MAX
- The only braille printer that fits Common Core standards and requirements.
- Fast and versatile of desktop series braille printer.
Text-to-Speech Products
IEP - Individualized Education Programs, Education and Training Services
Our Assistive Technology Specialists bring over 28 over of low vision training and blindness training and comprehensive technology evaluation services to you. Whether it is a K-12 student or a college student, we endeavor to fully understand individual needs and to work in collaboration with student's team in order to identify the best possible solution.
- A comprehensive Assistive Technology Evaluation is a key component to the IEP for any student who has low vision or blindness.
- Our team will drive to your location (school, office, or home) to perform your IEP evaluation in partnership with the students existing IEP team.
- Our team works with the (TVI) Teacher of the Visually Impaired, and Low Vision Optometrist to make sure that each evaluation is customized and specific to the special education and related services the student needs.
- Our specialists do not receive commissions on product, allowing them to freely recommend the best possible solution.
To learn more about our full suite of low vision and blindness products and services or students and schools, call us at 888-211-6933 or email [email protected]
Thank you for reading our email. Please share it with others. We hope to continue to be a valued resource for your low vision and blindness technology needs for years to come.
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