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Blindness
These products provide access to printed material, photographs or computer interfaces for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Vision aids are available as lightweight, portable devices, sophisticated, stationary desktop devices or easy-to-use software programs.
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A refreshable Braille display or Braille terminal is an electro-mechanical device for displaying Braille characters, usually by means of raising dots through holes in a flat surface. Blind computer users, who cannot use a normal computer monitor, use it to read text output.
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Braille embossers, unlike ink printers, render text as Braille on uniquely thick paper or plastic. Used in conjunction with Braille translation software, embossers can print single-sided or double-sided Braille characters as well as Braille images.
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Optical character recognition, usually abbreviated to OCR, is the mechanical or electronic translation of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-encoded text. OCR provides alternative access to printed materials by converting it to speech or other formats.
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Screen readers are computer software programs that read aloud the text displayed on a computer screen. Screen readers may be used by individuals who are blind or have low vision to navigate the internet, compose a document and have access to written word.
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These products have been adapted or specially designed and developed for individuals with vision impairments. These items also incorporate technologies that assist in completing daily tasks and include large button phones, digital talking book players, color identifiers, and talking watches.
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