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Large monitors.
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Adjustable
task lamp, using a fluorescent bulb, shines directly onto
the paper and can be adjusted to suit.
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Closed circuit television (CCTV) or video
magnifier. Printed materials and objects are placed under
a camera and the magnified image is displayed onto a screen.
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Modified cassette recorder. To record a lecture, own thoughts, ideas,
notes etc.
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Desktop compact
cassette dictation system.
To allow audio cassette playback with the aid of a foot pedal.
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Scanner.
A device used in conjunction with OCR software. The printed document
is scanned and converted into electronic text, which can then be displayed
on screen as recognisable text.
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Standalone reading aids are integrate a scanner, optical character
recognition (OCR) software and speech software in a single machine,
working without a separate PC.
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Refreshable
Braille display. An electronic tactile device which is placed
under the computer keyboard. A line of cells, that move up and down
to represent a line of text on the computer screen,enables the user
to read the contents of the computer screen in Braille.
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Electronic Notetaker.
A portable computer with a Braille or QWERTY keyboard and synthetic
speech. Some models have an integrated Braille display.
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Braille
embosser. Embosses Braille output from a computer by punching
dots onto paper. It connects to a computer in the same way as a text
printer.
