Web Friendly Help

Thanks for checking out the resources page. This list of resources is organized into headings and lists for easier navigation. Check back from time to time, because I will be updating this list as new resources turn up.

Thanks again, and I do hope that you find what you’re looking for here! If you think something should be here, please let me know or just email me.

Access Technology

Serotek

First up is Serotek. They offer magnification, and screen reading support accessible anywhere. Just type in SAToGo.com from Internet Explorer, and you have a working screen reader/magnifier! Paying for services from Serotek, gets you some of the following, document scanning software that enables you to scan paper documents, and human-friendly voices that are clear, and easy to understand. They also have a great online network of content such as described movies, (audio tracks only), radio from around the world, chatting, audio books, textbooks, forums, information resources like consumer info/recipes etc, and much more! Help is available online, and is frequently updated whenever new keyboard commands and/or features are added to the software, or to the SA Mobile Network.

IZoom

If you are only interested in low-cost magnification software check out IZoom. They are innovative without the price tag. Pricing planns can probably fit any budget.

NVDA

Non Visual Desktop Access is rapidly becoming a cheep screen reader with no hastles. The default voice that ships with the product probably will find you desiring more in the way of voice quality, and object navigation will be sure to make you say, "hmmm". Despite these caveats NVDA should be considered if not watched for future developments.

ReadingMadeEZ

A web site called Reading Made EZ offers a wide range of products to help the blind and visually impaired. You can see a list of all of their products here. Among my favorites are:

• PDF Magic: allows you to convert pdf files to text formats, txt, rtf, and html, as well as other languages. It also does optical character recognition (OCR) of graphical PDF files.
• Premier CD/DVD Creator: this application makes it very easy to rip, or copy cds to your computer. This also allows you to burn, or create audio, or data CDs, and DVDs.
• Text Cloner: this will scan paper documents to your computer. It is very easy to use, just tap one button, and you’re scanning! If you are familiar with notepad, or wordpad you will not have trouble using this program.

AISquared

AISquared is a company that produces a high quality screen magnifier. If this is not magnifying to your satisfaction, it is probably because you have not tried all of the settings.

Freedom Scientific

Freedom Scientific is most famous for the Jaws screen reader, as well as for Open book, an OCR scanning program, and Magic, a screen magnification program.

GWMicro

GWMicro is most famous for the Window-Eyes screen-reading program. They have quite a few other products software and hardware that you may be interested in though.

Lifestyle

Lighthouse

First of all, if you are blind, or visually impaired, please check out anyone of the Lighthouse for the blind and visually impaired web sites. You will find contact info as well as resources to help you.

Guide Dogs

If you are considering guide dogs as a life style choice, I would like to recommend Guide Dogs for the Blind. While all guide dog schools have their great traits, Guide Dogs for the Blind truly goes the extra mile for their guide dog teams.

They also have a lot of support via local alumni chapters such as Sunshine Guide Dog Teams of Florida.

If you are looking at all schools within the United States it is important to do your homework to find the school that is best for you, and you're lifestyle. One place that can help with this is the ,GDUI home page. One resource that is particularly helpful is their survey of guide dog schools. The survey allows for an at a glance view of all schools, and what each school provides, from dog breeds to entrence requirements.

Vision Aware

VisionAware.org has a great services page that covers the following broad categories:

• Living
• Coping
• Learning
• Find services by state, (eye doctors, veterans, elderly, sports, and much more.
• Accessibility Tips

Chances are high that you will find something of use here!

TheBlindCanSee.org

Visit your Outreach to provide for and bring the blind to a saving knowledge of Yahshua the Messiah and into a Nazarene Israelite Lifestyle! TheBlindCanSee.org

Useful Web Sites

First up is a new computational engine that I believe will change the way we work with information via computers. It’s called WolfRamAlpha.com. You can ask it a question like, “Why is the sky blue”? In addition, it will tell you. You can find out how many calories you could burn by walking for 30 minutes. You could find out where the international space station is right now, if you cared about such trivialities… below is some info from the web site itself.

How does Wolfram|Alpha compare to search engines?
Search engines give you links to pages that exist on the web. Wolfram|Alpha computes answers to specific questions using its built-in knowledge base and algorithms. Wolfram|Alpha has sidebar links for doing web searches.

How does Wolfram|Alpha compare to Wikipedia?
Wikipedia gives you pages of narrative about topics. Wolfram|Alpha computes answers to specific questions you ask, just giving facts, not narrative. Wolfram|Alpha often includes sidebar links to Wikipedia.

Mobile Web Sites

This area consists of web sites that create a mobile version of their web site. Mobile versions are generally easier to navigate with access Technologies. sometimes these mobile sites have limited functionality however.

m.facebook.com. If you have trouble with the facebook web site, here's a version that is easier to navigate. This web site has limited functionality, but for the basic functions this should work nicely.

If you use twitter, you can use twitters mobile site, or you can use Accessible Twitter.

The weather underground has a mobile site that gives current conditions, as well as the forcast. braille.wunderground.com. Just type in your zip code, or city. Then just use the arrow keys to move through the site. The current conditions are in a table, and it isn't confusing to move through via the arrow keys.

If you like CNN, check out the m.cnn.com web site. You don't seem to get as many navigational headings, but you also don't get the adds.

The New York Post has a mobile site. m.nyPost.com. As with CNN, just navigate by paragraphs.

The New York times has a mobile site as well, New York Times. The web site has headings, but it takes a little time to load up fully.

USA Today's mobile site simply uses paragraphs to move around. USA Today

If you live in the Central Florida area WFTV has a mobile site. WFTV Mobile.

WordTube shows news from several sources from around the world. WordTube Mobile News: Breaking News, World News, top stories from the New York Times, Cnn, Time Magazine, Newsweek, and the Wall Street Journal from WordTube.com.