Equipment for the visually impaired
What's on this page
- Low Vision Aids
- Magnifiers
- Eezee Readers (Plug Into Television)
- CCTV Video Magnification
- Portset Reader
- Computer Enabling Software
- Clocks and Watches
- Kitchen Aids
- Other Home Aids
- Games and Hobbies
- Keeping In Touch
- Other Equipment
Support 4 Sight has a wide range of equipment in its resource centre for demonstration purposes as well as for use by any visually impaired people that come into the centre, it can also be loaned for 2 weeks to allow people to try in the comfort of their own home before purchasing an item if it is going to be of use to them.
Support 4 Sight can purchase any equipment on behalf of its service user, or simply follow the links to the appropriate website where you can obtain contact and order details.
Below is a list of equipment that can be demonstrated in the resource centre:
Low Vision Aids
If you struggle to read your personal correspondence, bank statements, utility bills, the newspapers or even books, then why not take a look at the list of equipment below:
Magnifiers
We have a wide range of magnifiers that could possibly assist you to read text that is just too small. Lighting is also very important when reading or working close up. We have a range of florescent angle poise lamps that could also help.
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Eezee Readers (Plug Into Television)
These useful little gadgets simply plug into the back of your television via a scart lead. They sit in a small cradle and are mains powered. If you want to look up a telephone number whilst you are in the middle of watching a television programme, simply lift the mouse like scanner from its cradle, place it on top of the document you wish to read on a solid flat surface i.e. coffee table the Eezee Reader will tune itself to its own channel on your TV and if you move the mouse across the page, it will show the text in large letters on the screen. Once you have finished, simply replace the Eezee Reader back in its cradle and your television is restored to the channel you were watching.
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Eletronic Video Magnifiers
A wide range of CCTVs are available to assist with the reading of documents such as Bank statements, Utility Bills, Personal Correspondence, books, newspapers and magazines. CCTVs are available with colour or black and white options. The CCTV will via its camera place an image of what has been placed on its plinth up onto a monitor. This image or text can be enlarged using a leaver or button to the size that is easiest for you to see. Different colour enhancements can be chosen to suit your eye condition therefore making reading allot easier. There are also portable versions that will allow you to read prices in shops or menus in your favourite restaurants.
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Portset Reader
The Portset Reader is a stand alone scanner which is uncomplicated and will allow you to scan word processed (printed) documents at the touch of a button. The Portset has a clear spoken voice and is able to read back items such as Bank statements, Utility Bills, books and magazines. The Portset comes with a set of headphones to allow you complete privacy and at the same time will give you back that independence and freedom to read your own correspondence at your leisure. Scanned documents can be saved to the Portset's memory, to disk or simply erased before scanning the next document.
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Computer Enabling Software
For those of you that have a liking for computers, we have a range of the latest Adaptive Software for PCs.
- JAWS screen reading software
This will read what is on the screen in front of you as you type or read documents, emails and allow you to surf the internet giving you feedback at all times.
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- Zoomtext Screen Magnification
For those of you with a useful amount of vision, this software will enlarge the characters on screen to a size most comfortable for you to read. You can also change the colour options to suit your eye condition giving you the best possible results.
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- Supernova
This combined screen reading and magnification program gives you all the above options, but in one programme.
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- Kurzweil1000 OCR Scanning Software
This software package allows you to scan and read word processed (printed ) text with a computer system. It also allows you to save documents and edit them at a later date.
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Clocks and Watches
The resource Centre can offer a wide range of Talking watches Clocks and Easy to see watches as well as vibrating watches for those of you with a hearing and visual impairment.
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Kitchen Aids
Do you enjoy cooking? But find it hard to carry out those tasks in the kitchen? Do you find it difficult making a hot drink? Are you always scolding yourself? Why not have a look at some of the items to help visually impaired people with such tasks.
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Other Home Aids
We also have a range of labelling devices to make identifying items such as tinned products, food items in the freezer etc. These devices also allow you to mark items of clothing etc.
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Games and Hobbies
The Resource Centre has a wide range of games and even items that enable you to carry out those DIY hobbies in your home.
For those DIY enthusiasts
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Keeping In Touch
Don't forget those important diary dates and telephone numbers, there is a wide range of stationary available in large print and Braille to keep those important dates, telephone numbers and addresses:
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Other Equipment
At the Resource Centre we have a comprehensive list of many other items available to assist Visually Impaired People but do not have the space to list them all here. If you have a problem that you think we may be able to assist you with, or you require more details, please feel free to contact us and we will try to assist and we are always prepared to research any problems that we do not have the answers readily available to hand.
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