Vision impairment
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- Accessible Games Website
- A selection of computer games designed specifically for people who are blind or visually impaired. Games on this site are compatible with JFW version 3.3 or higher and Window-Eyes version 3.1 or higher. Registered copies can be downloaded from the web site or ordered on CD ROM.
- Blindness Resource Centre
- Topical information for people with low vision, including sections on Braille literacy, eye conditions, research, deaf-blindness, and access.
- Blind Spots
- Movie reviews rated on their ability to be followed by a blind person with the aid of a sighted assistant.
- Braille House - QBWA Inc
- Braille House is the office and library of the Queensland Braille Writing Association, a voluntary association producing Braille and Moon books for children and adults, school and university students. Information about the services and resources available to people with vision impairment, as well as the latest Braille and Moon library catalogues are available on their website.
- GMA Games
- Games designed to be fully accessible to blind and vison impaired individuals. GMA concentrates its efforts on developing sophisticated Windows-based games that are technically advanced, interesting and fun. Titles include Lone Wolf, Trek 2000 and Shades of Doom.
- Fill in the Gaps
- Live audio description for art lovers who are vision impaired.
- For the People
- A voice chatting service for people who are blind, where friendship and tolerance are key ingredients. You will find a wealth of friendship, support, technical assistance, educational opportunities, a variety of intriguing stories and services, many links to interesting or useful and accessible web sites and programs, but most importantly you're going to meet lots of other great people just like yourself.
- Future Alternatives
- Braille, large print and audio translation services for people with a vision impairment.
- Kester Braille
- Designed to teach early reading skills to students with vision impairment, in the same learning sequence these skills are taught to sighted students, including alphabet, numbers, three-letter words with the short vowel sound, and basic punctuation through reading and writing.
- International Braille Research Centre
- A non-profit organisation whose mission is to promote Braille literacy. The site includes an electronic Braille library as well as a resource library with educational papers relating to Braille.
- Online Originals
- A publishing company that operates exclusively on the Internet, publishing and selling books in a variety of electronic formats (including a number of titles that have audio associated with them).
- Quantech
- Quantech offers a comprehensive range of assistive technology hardware and software products designed for people who are blind or have a vision impairment, including products from other manufacturers around the world, as well as products developed and manufactured here in Australia by Quantum.
- Radio 4 All
- A radio station for people with reading difficulties. Programs include: newspaper read in full, births, deaths and marriages, plays, short stories, curent affairs, educational segments, and tourism
- Round Table
- A peak body that works collaboratively with education, government, business, community and disability organisations throughout Australia and New Zealand, to enhance information access for people with print disabilities.
- Vision Australia
- Vision Australia is the major service provider in NSW and the ACT for blind and vision impaired children and adults.
- South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (SPEVI)
- The professional body in matters pertaining to the education of people with a vision impairment within the South Pacific region (this web site also contains many useful blindness links).
- RSB Adaptive Technology
- This is the Royal Society for the Blinds Adaptive Technology site. It is a one stop shop for demos and information on vision relation products.
- See Through Barriers
- Information about making conferences and events accessible to people who are blind.
- Speech Friendly Search Engine Submission Forms
- This site offers reformatted query submission forms for popular search engines, optimised for screen readers.
- The Accessible Friends Network (TAFN)
- TAFN is a user-led voluntary group in the UK who use email, the internet, voice conferencing and other resources to improve the quality of life for people who are registered blind (who may have other disabilities) and their partners, by networking. The group provides support and organises activities online.
- Yext Web Access Resources
- A list of resources on web access, computer hardware, software, use and training available for people with vision impairment.
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