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From the web page http://www.nfb.org/computer.htm

 INTERNATIONAL BRAILLE & TECHNOLOGY CENTER
                        1800 Johnson Street
                    Baltimore, Maryland  21230
                      COMPUTER RESOURCE LIST
                        Updated August 1998

 CONTENTS

BRAILLE NOTE TAKERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

HAND-HELD NOTE TAKERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

BRAILLE PRINTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

REFRESHABLE BRAILLE DISPLAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8

BRAILLE TRANSLATORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
     Hardware  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
     Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9

TDD's FOR THE DEAF-BLIND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

VOICE ACTIVATED SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

REFERENCE MATERIALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

SCANNERS AND READING MACHINES. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 15

SCANNING SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

DOS SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

MISCELLANEOUS SOFTWARE AND DEVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

PROGRAMS FOR USE WITH THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE . . . . . . 19

VOICE SYNTHESIZERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

COMPANIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

 COMPUTER RESOURCE LIST

 Note: As available, all addresses, telephone numbers, web
sites, and e-mail addresses of the manufacturers and/or distributors
of the items listed can be found at the end of this document. To the
best of our knowledge, these prices are accurate as of July 1998.
However, this list is only updated periodically through the year,
and prices are subject to change without notice. They are provided
only as a guideline. For up-to-date information contact the
manufacturer or distributor.

 Any devices or software marked with an asterisk (*) were not
available at the time this list was last updated, but were expected
to be released in the near future. Please check with the
manufacturers for pricing and availability.

 BRAILLE NOTE TAKERS

 Aria: Small, hand-held computer with a Perkins-style Braille
keyboard. Includes a  type 1 PCMCIA slot MS-DOS version 6.0,
telecommunications software, word processor, diary, address/phone
book, and speech. Robotron LTD of Australia. Available from
Technologies for the Visually Impaired. Price: $1,245.

 Braille Companion: This device is similar to the Keynote
Companion (described later in this document) except that it has a
Perkins-style Braille keyboard for input and a Braille translator.
HumanWare, Inc. Price: $2,195.

 Braille Desk: This device is the same as the TransType
(described later in this document) except that it has a Braille
keyboard for input.   Artic Technologies. Price: $1,495.

 Braille Lite: This is a small, battery-operated note taker
with a built-in 18-cell refreshable Braille display, Braille
keyboard, and speech. It is a Braille 'n Speak 640 with a
refreshable Braille display (see below for Braille 'n Speak 640
description). The newest model, the Braille Lite 2000, contains 2
megabytes of flash memory. Blazie Engineering. Price: $3,395.

 Braille Lite 40: Battery-operated note taker with a 40-cell
refreshable Braille display, Braille keyboard, and cursor routing
buttons. Otherwise similar to Braille Lite 18 and Braille n' Speak
640 (see below).  The Braille Lite 40 however, comes with 4
megabytes of flash memory. Blazie Engineering. Price: $5,500.

 Braillepad: A compact note taker with a Braille keyboard and
embedded cursor pad. Includes Artic Speech, powerful text editor,
Grade 2 back translator, calculator, terminal program and book
reader,  reminders/alarms, etc. Can function as an external
synthesizer. Artic Technologies. Price: $995.

 Braille 'n Speak 640: Small, battery-operated computer with
Braille keyboard which can be used as a note taker or speech
synthesizer.  Includes calculator, calendar, stopwatch, etc. It also
has the ability to run external programs such as a database
management system, a checkbook program, a scientific calculator, and
a telecommunications package. The newest model, the Braille 'n Speak
2000 contains 2 megabytes of flash memory. Blazie Engineering.
Price: $994 to $1,299; disk drive $495.

 BrailleX Compact: A portable computer with integrated
refreshable Braille display, light weight and equipped with a
Pentium processor. Has a 40-cell 8-dot piezo-electric Braille
display, integrated cursor routing keys, 86-key integrated computer
keyboard, 8 megabytes of ram expandable to 40 megabytes, 500
megabyte integrated hard disk, 3.5-inch removable floppy disk drive,
integrated 16-bit stereo sound with two speakers. Operating MS-DOS
and Windows. Sighted Electronics. Price: $11,500.

 David: This is a full 386 notebook computer with a Braille
keyboard, 40-cell Braille display, and built-in speech. It will run
standard MS-DOS programs. Baum. Price: $15,000. (Special pricing may
be available.)

 Ergo Braille: This is the same as Braillepad without the
embedded keypad. Artic Technologies. Price: $995.

 Mountbatten Brailler: This device can be used as a note taker,
Braille printer, electronic Braille writer, or as a "Braille
typewriter"--accepting characters from a standard QWERTY keyboard.
There are optional forward and reverse translators, and the unit can
be powered by a battery or by AC. HumanWare, Inc. Price: $2,495 to
$3,250, depending on options.

 SuperBraille-LT: Leading-Edge Braille and speech access with
built-in 40-cell 8-dot Braille display, 8 navigation keys, built-in
enhanced 101 QWERTY keyboard, one standard 9-pin RS-232 Braille
display port and a 9-pin serial port, four PCMCIA Type II slots, CD-
ROM voice and sound, and 16 megabytes of memory. Advanced Access
Devices. Price: $12,783.

 HAND-HELD NOTE TAKERS

 Keynote Companion: Small, hand-held palm top computer/personal
organizer that includes word processor, spell checker,
diary/calendar, calculator, address list manager, and terminal
software. HumanWare, Inc. Price:  $1,995.

 Myna: Small, 1-pound 3-ounce, hand-held 386 computer which
includes built-in DECtalk speech synthesizer, organizer with address
book, scheduler, and note taker. Four megabytes of memory and two
PCMCIA Type II slots. Screen review programs such as Vocal-Eyes and
ASAP are available. Myna Corporation. Price: $1,795.

 SQWERT: A talking QWERTY note taker/synthesizer with the same
features as Braille Pad and Ergo Braille. Artic Technologies. Price:
$995.

 Transtype: A note taker/synthesizer with a QWERTY keyboard,
editor, address book, terminal program, talking clock, and
stopwatch. This device has both serial and parallel ports.  Artic
Technologies. Price: $1,495.

 Type 'n Speak: This device is the same as the Braille 'n Speak
640 except that it has a regular computer-style keyboard instead of
a Braille keyboard. Blazie Engineering. Price: $1,399.

 BRAILLE PRINTERS

 Braille Blazer: Small, 15-CPS Braille printer with speech
output. Blazie Engineering. Price: $1,695.

 Braille Bookmaker: Fifty-pound, 80-CPS interpoint Braille
printer with built-in Doubletalk speech synthesizer. The menus are
now spoken, and the printer can be used as an external speech
synthesizer. Enabling Technologies Company. Price: $8,995.

 Braille Express: This printer is available in two speeds--a
100-CPS and a 150-CPS interpoint Braille printer, similar in design
to the Braille Bookmaker. Both of these printers are now shipped
with Doubletalk speech included. Enabling Technologies Company.
Price: $10,500 for the 100-CPS model, and $14,995 for the 150-CPS
model.

 Braille-n-Print: Back-translator translates Braille back into
ASCII code and transmits to ink printer. Allows multiple copies of
Braille and print. Requires a Perkins Braille Writer. HumanWare,
Inc. Price: $995.

 Braillo: Single-sided and interpoint Braille embossers
designed for large-volume use. Different models available including
the Braillo Comet, Braillo 200, Braillo 400S, and the Braillo 400SR
with printing speeds of 75, 200, 400, and 400 CPS respectively. The
Comet is single-sided, the other three models are interpoint
embossers. They are all tractor-feed printers except for the 400SR
which prints on a continuous roll of paper. Manufactured by Braillo,
NORWAY. Distributed by the American Thermoform Corporation. Prices:
Comet - $3,795; 200 - $37,995; 400S - $77,995; and Braillo 400SR -
$86,000.

 Everest D: This is an interpoint embosser with an approximate
speed of 100 CPS that embosses on single sheets of paper. Sighted
Electronics. Price: $4,000.

 Express 100: Interpoint, 100-CPS embosser similar to the Book
Maker, only faster. Enabling Technologies Company. Price:
$10,995.

 Express 150: A faster version of the Express 100, printing
interpoint Braille at approximately 150 characters per second.
Enabling Technologies. Price: $15,995.

 Impacto: High-speed interpoint Braille embosser from Thiel
GMBH of Germany. Manufacturer-rated print speed, 850 pages per hour.
Sighted Electronics. Price: $37,500.

 Index Basic D: This is a compact interpoint embosser that uses
tractor-feed paper and prints at an approximate speed of 100 CPS.
Sighted Electronics or Young Opportunities for the Blind. Price:
$3,295.

 Index Basic S: Same as Basic D except it prints single-sided
Braille rather than interpoint. Sighted Electronics. Price:
$2,595.

 Index 4x4 Professional: An interpoint Braille embosser that
automatically reformats text so that it is presented in a magazine
format.  This embosser can use ordinary card stock paper.  The
embosser comes with its own sound enclosure. Sighted Electronics.
Price: $8,295.

 Interpoint 03: Single-sided, 300-CPS embosser that prints on
a continuous roll of paper and cuts it off as it goes. Interpoint.
Price: $42,000 (approximate).

 Interpoint 55: Interpoint, high-speed embosser, rated at 800
CPS that prints on a continuous roll of paper. It can also print
sideways in a magazine style with double pages. Interpoint. Price:
$77,000.

 Juliet: This is a 40-CPS interpoint embosser based on Romeo
technology. Enabling Technologies Company. Price: $3,995.

 Marathon Brailler: High-speed, 200-CPS Braille embosser.
Enabling Technologies Company. Price: $14,995.

 * Magnum 860-I: This is a new unit from Germany that is
supposed to be introduced in April of 1999. It is approximately a
300-CPS interpoint unit. Suebia Marketing Services. Price:  $42,000
(approximate).

 MPRINT: Attaches to a Perkins Braille Writer and back
translates everything written on the Perkins for printing on an ink-
print printer. Requires Perkins Braille Writer. Telesensory. Price:
$995.

 Ohtsuki Printer: Produces Braille and print. American
Thermoform Corporation. Price: $4,695.

 Ohtsuki Typewriter: Standard typewriter-style keyboard that
prints in Braille and print simultaneously. Does not do Grade 2
Braille unless you type the proper ASCII characters on the keyboard.
American Thermoform Corp. Price: $15,000.

 Porta-Thiel: This is a small lightweight printer from Thiel
GMBH of Germany. It can print on single sheets or continuous paper
at approximately 10 CPS. Imported by Sighted Electronics.  Price:
$1,895.

 Porta-Thiel Interpoint: Same as Porta-Thiel, except it prints
interpoint Braille. Sighted Electronics. Price: $2,895.

 Romeo Braille Printer (RB-25 and Romeo Classic): Braille
embossers. Single-sided printers that print at 25 and 40 CPS,
respectively. Enabling Technologies Company. Price: $2,295 and
$3,795, respectively.

 TED 600: Interpoint Braille embosser that prints at
approximately 350 CPS. Enabling Technologies Company. Price:
$37,500.

 Thiel Beta X-10: High-speed interpoint Braille embosser (300
CPS). Sighted Electronics. Price: $66,000.

 Thomas: Single-sided, 40-CPS desktop printer which is similar
to the Romeo. This printer is physically designed like the Juliet;
that is, in a desktop-style case instead of with a handle and lid
like the Romeo. It is internally similar to the Romeo, however.
Enabling Technologies Company. Price:  $3,295.

 Thomas with ET Speaks: Similar to the Thomas, this printer has
a double-talk speech synthesizer which allows the user to hear
spoken feedback while configuring the printer via the menus.  The
synthesizer can also be used as a speech synthesizer with many
popular screen readers.  Enabling Technologies Company.  Price:
$3,395.

 Transend: System produces print and Braille on the same page.
The document is run through the ink-printer first, then the Braille
printer. Can produce large print as well. Enabling Technologies
Company. Price: $4,600, which includes an ink-print printer, Thomas
embosser, and Transend box with Duxbury in ROM.

 VersaPoint Braille Embosser: Braille embosser prints 40 CPS,
produces graphics and multiple copies. Telesensory. Price:
$3,795.

 VersaPoint Duo: Similar to original VersaPoint, but it is an
interpoint embosser. Telesensory. Price: $3,995.

 Note: All speeds are those provided by the manufacturers. For
speed tests performed by the International Braille and Technology
Center for the Blind see the Braille Monitor, January 1996.

 REFRESHABLE BRAILLE DISPLAYS

 Alva Braille Terminal: 43- and 83-cell desktop Braille
displays. Can use either serial or parallel connections. Imported
from Holland by HumanWare, Inc. Price: $8,995 to $14,495.

 Alva Braille Terminal (portable): Available as 23- or 43-cell
models with batteries. HumanWare, Inc. Price: $4,995 to $7,495.

 Braillex 2D: 80-cell refreshable Braille display with a
vertical strip that shows attribute and screen information.
Available from Sighted Electronics. Price: $16,500.

 Braillex 2D-Lite: This is a 40-cell refreshable Braille
display which, like the Braillex 2D, offers the vertical strip of 13
cells to provide additional information about screen attributes and
layout. Sighted Electronics. Price: $7,775.

 Braillex Tiny: This is a 40-cell, 8-dot, piezo-electric
Braille display which uses rechargeable batteries or power supply.
Same as the others except that it does not offer the vertical strip
of cells. Sighted Electronics. Price:  $6,450.

 Braille Window 40: Offers Braille access to Windows
environments. Available in a 45-cell portable model, runs on AC or
built-in rechargeable battery. Six programmable touch cursor keys,
serial and parallel interfaces, parallel pass-through for attaching
printer, five thumb key controls, and five cells to monitor status
information. The firm-ware is loaded into flash ROM. Programmable
keys allow users to navigate Windows 95 and/or 3.0 with fewer
keystrokes. HumanWare, Inc. Price: $5,395.

 Braille Window Desktop model: Same as Braille Window 40 except
it is an 85-cell desktop model. HumanWare, Inc. Price: $10,495.

 INKA: A new 40-cell Braille display. This one is a
keyboard/Braille display that plugs into the keyboard port. Also
available with speech and/or 12-cell monitoring modules.
Telesensory. Price $8,000 to $10,000 (approximate).

 KTS Brailloterm: 40- or 80-cell desktop Braille displays.
American Thermoform Corporation. Price: $6,995 to $15,500.

 Mini Braille: This is a 22-cell Braille display that is
portable and runs from batteries. It can be used as a Braille
display with a computer or with the Braille 'n Speak 640. HumanWare,
Inc. Price: $3,450.

 PowerBraille: A 40-cell display from Telesensory. Comes with
ScreenPower Braille support software that controls the unit.
ScreenPower Braille can also support speech synthesizers
simultaneously with the Braille display. Telesensory, Inc. Price:
$5,695.

 RBT 40: This device is a compact, 40-cell refreshable Braille
display that can be used with many popular Windows screen readers.
The manufacturer states that this display has a battery life of
approximately 40 hours.  The display is controlled by three buttons
on either side of the device and can be connected to either a serial
or parallel port.  AccessAblity, Inc.. Price: $5,000.

 BRAILLE TRANSLATORS

Hardware:

 Ransley Braille Interface: HumanWare, Inc. Price: $995.

Software:

 Auto Braille: Memory resident for IBM and compatible systems.
Can print out on paper or be used with a refreshable Braille device.
Available as shareware from Second Sight Software. Price: $195.

 BEX: Apple and compatible systems, editor and Braille
translator. Raised Dot Computing, Inc. Price: $450.

 BrailleMaster for DOS and Windows: This is a Braille
translation package that features support for both DOS and Windows
in one package. Robotron LTD. of Australia. Technologies for the
Visually Impaired. Price: $475.

 Braille Talk Apple: Apple compatible system. GW Micro. Price:
$195.

 Braille Talk PC: IBM compatible system. GW Micro. Price: $195.

 Duxbury Braille Translator: IBM compatible systems under DOS
or Windows, MacIntosh, and a number of mini and mainframe computers.
Duxbury Systems, Inc. Price: $495 for PC and Mac versions.

 E-Z Braille: Braille translator that automatically handles
ASCII and WordPerfect files. It is intended as a way for sighted
persons to produce Braille easily. Easy Talk. Price: $250.

 Mega Dots: Combination Braille translator and word processor.
Imports many file types including HTML and uses "Braille styles" to
format. Now has spell checker which can correct common errors that
occur in scanned text. Raised Dot Computing, Inc. Price: $500.

 NFBTRANS: IBM compatible systems. In 1992 the source code was
released to the public domain and has since been modified. Foreign
language versions are also available. NFB NET. Price: free.

 ProBraille: Apple compatible systems. Microtalk. Price: $150.

 Turbo Braille: IBM and compatible systems. Handles ASCII,
WordPerfect, and WordStar files. Includes partial implementation of
Grade 3 Braille and tools for including graphics and block print
letters into documents. Available as shareware from Second Sight
Software. Price: $295.

 TDD's FOR THE DEAF-BLIND

 InfoTouch: TDD for the deaf-blind that employs either a Romeo
RB-20 or Romeo Classic Braille embosser for its Braille output.
Enabling Technologies Company. Price: $3,795 to $4,695.

 TeleBraille III: This TDD system employs a 20-cell refreshable
Braille display and a Braille keyboard. Telesensory. Price:
$6,295.

 VOICE ACTIVATED SOFTWARE

 DragonDictate: Voice-activated system which can be used to
control a computer or run applications. There are four versions of
this software.
          DragonDictate Starter: this DOS edition has a 5,000 active
          vocabulary. Price: $395.

 DragonDictate Personal: this Windows edition has a 10,000
          active vocabulary. Price: $395.

 DragonDictate Classic: this edition has a 30,000 active
          vocabulary. Price: $695.

 DragonDictate Power: this edition has a 60,000 active
          vocabulary. Price: $695.

 All editions require a pentium 90 MHZ machine or faster, at
least 16 megabytes of ram, and a SoundBlaster 16 or compatible sound
card.. Each program comes with a microphone/headset. Dragon
International(TM) is available in U.S. English, British English,
French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Swedish. Features may differ
in international versions. Available from Dragon Systems.

 Kurzweil Voice Pad: This is a word processor which allows the
user to "write" using voice input. The software requires a sound
card and Windows 3.x. Kurzweil Applied Intelligence. Price: $80.

 Kurzweil Voice Plus: This is a voice activated system which
allows the user to control a computer. Requires Windows 3.x or
higher and a sound card. Kurzweil Applied Intelligence. Price:
$395.

 Kurzweil Voice Pro: This system is also a means by which an
individual can control a computer using the voice. This system has
a 60,000-word vocabulary. Kurzweil Applied Intelligence. Price:
$595.

 REFERENCE MATERIALS

 Bitstream: Bimonthly cassette magazine on access technology.
ShrinkWrap Computer Products. Price:  $22 per year.

 Braille Key Caps: (item #223-312-0441) are Braille key labels
which can be applied to a standard keyboard. Hooleon Corp. Price:
$14.95.

 Braille Reference Cards: Reference cards available for
WordPerfect, Lotus, Microsoft Word, DOS, ProComm, QWERTY, WordStar,
Quicken, and Dbase IV. For more information contact the National
Braille Press.

 C Programming: The C Programming Language by Kernighan and
Richie (considered to be the "Bible" of programming books in C
programming) is available in print and Braille. National Braille
Press. Cost is $24.95 for print and $24.95 for Braille (Braille is
a five-volume edition). Orders must be paid for in advance by either
check or money order or charged with Visa or MasterCard.

 Cassette tape tutorials: A company called One-on-One Computer
Training has a wide variety of tutorials available on cassette tape.
They are intended for the general market but are generally usable by
blind persons. Subjects include computer operation, operating
systems such as Using DOS, Windows, Windows 95, and software
specific tutorials. Titles include Word for Windows, Excel,
Netscape, Dbase, Lotus 1-2-3, and more.

 Cassette tape tutorials: Available tutorials include operation
of the Braille 'n Speak, using the Braille 'n Speak with a modem,
and ASAP screen review program. A Windows 3.1 tutorial is also
available. Top Dot Enterprises. Price: approximately $15 each.

 Cassette tape tutorials: Topics include: WordPerfect 6.0 for
DOS, Telix, Commo, and a three-cassette series on the Internet. Talk
Me Through Tutorials. Prices begin at $20 for single-tape tutorials,
add $10 for each additional tape.

 Cassette tape tutorials: Speaking of Windows 3.x and Speaking
of Windows 95. Speaking of Windows 3.x is recorded on four 90-minute
cassettes and sells for $50, and Speaking of Windows 95 is recorded
on six 90-minute cassettes and sells for $60. These tutorials
introduce Windows, cover installing new software, operating system
basics, and navigating the help system. Crisscross Technologies.

 Cassette tape tutorials: Windows 95, Removing The Screen. This
tutorial, recorded on four 90-minute cassettes, teaches Windows 95
basics. It is not screen-reader specific, so it can be used by
anyone no matter which screen review program one happens to prefer.
ShrinkWrap Computer Products. Price: $40.

 CD-ROM Book: The CD-ROM Advantage for Blind Users is a book
about this timely topic, how it can help blind people, and how we
can get into it. National Braille Press. Price: $11.95.

 Computer Consultation for Federal Employees: GSA.

 Computers: A monthly taped magazine on computers that contains
selections from BYTE magazine and PC World magazine. Available from
Recorded Periodicals, a division of Associated Services for the
Blind. Price: approximately $20 per year.

 International Braille and Technology Center for the Blind:
Demonstration center for computer technology used by blind persons.
Tours, hands-on experience and comparisons, consultation by letter
or phone. International Braille and Technology Center for the Blind,
National Federation of the Blind.

 Internet: The National Federation of the Blind operates an FTP
site and a World Wide Web site on the Internet. The FTP site can be
reached at http://ftp.nfb.org and the address of the WWW site is
http://www.nfb.org

 Internet Complete Reference: By Harley Hahn. This book is
available from the National Braille Press. It provides a good
explanation of the Internet, e-mail, FTP, Telnet, and the World Wide
Web. Also included in this eight-volume Braille book is a catalog of
Internet resources. Price: $33.

 Lotus 1-2-3 Learning Disk: Training documentation for Lotus 1-
2-3 in Braille and on cassette. Hands-On Learning Corp.

 Massachusetts Association for the Blind: Audio cassette
library of technical documentation for hardware and software.
Massachusetts Association for the Blind.

 Mastering DOS: Twelve-volume Braille DOS manual. National
Braille Press. Price: $48.

 National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science: Write to
or call the Computer Science Division for computer information
and/or questions.

 NFB NET: NFB NET is the computer Bulletin Board System or BBS
operated by the National Federation of the Blind. It offers
discussion areas on blindness and a variety of other subjects, the
Braille Monitor and other NFB literature, and a wide variety of
computer files. It supports baud rates from 300 to 28,800 and
parameters of N, 8, 1. The number is (612) 696-1975. NFB Net can now
be reached on the Internet via Telnet. The address is: telnet
nfbnet.org

 NFBTRANS Questions: You can call (612) 696-1975, the NFB NET
computer bulletin board, with your modem. NFBTRANS questions can be
left in Message Area 4 or Area 5. The latter area will get your
message out to other BBS's that cater to blind persons.

 PC World: Monthly general-interest computer magazine produced
in Braille by the National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped. Contact NLS or your local regional library
for the blind.

 Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic: Audio cassette library
of technical documentation for hardware and software. RFB&D
distributes E-Text materials on computer disk in both ASCII and
"Bookmanager" formats.

 Tactic Magazine: Quarterly magazine which gives information on
current computer software and hardware. Comes in print and Braille
and on computer disk.  Clovernook Printing House for the Blind.
Subscription costs are approximately $25 per year.

 Talk to Me Tutorials: Taped tutorials on WordPerfect, DOS,
Dbase, ProComm, Braille 'n Speak, and some screen review programs.
These tutorials are produced by Doug Wakefield and distributed by
Raised Dot Computing.

 Windows 95 Explained: By Sarah Moorley. This book, which is
available in Braille, on disk, on cassette, and in large print, is
a tutorial on Windows 95 written with the blind user in mind.
Tactile diagrams of the Windows 95 screens are also available.
National Braille Press. Price: $18

 WordPerfect Learning Disk: Hands-On Learning Corp.

 WordPerfect Manual on Diskette: WordPerfect Corporation.

 SCANNERS AND READING MACHINES

 An Open Book: Stand-alone reading machine from Arkenstone,
Inc. Can also be converted into a standard IBM compatible computer
with the addition of a keyboard and screen review program. Price:
$4,695 to $5,395.

 An Open Book Unbound: Software version of An Open Book.
Requires you to provide computer and access technology. Requires a
386SX or better. Arkenstone, Inc. Price: $995 for software, $1,594
with Hewlett-Packard scanner.

 Expert Reader: This is the latest stand-alone reading machine
from Telesensory.  It is available in two models:  The Expert Reader
Standard edition and the Express edition.  The Standard edition
features a one-piece unit combining a scanner, microprocessor, and
software speech synthesis along with a 19-key keypad.  This machine
allows the user to scan, edit, and save documents.  The Express
edition is similar to the standard edition except that it features
a 9-key keypad and fewer available functions.  It is designed for
people who only want to scan or read documents. Expert Reader
Standard edition price:  $3,695.  Expert Reader Express edition
price:  $3,395.

 Galileo: The newest stand-alone reading machine from Robotron
LTD. of Australia. Features a color scanner, 1-gigabyte hard drive,
and floppy drive. Uses SoundBlaster and Text Assist for its speech.
Price: $3,195.

 Kurzweil 1000: This is a software-based reading package from
Kurzweil Educational Systems. The software features OCR
capabilities, a 65,000-word dictionary, a spell-checker, and many
other editing functions.  The program can be purchased with either
of the following software-cased synthesizers: Flextalk from AT&T or
DECTalk Access 32 from Digital Equipment Corporation. Kurzweil
Educational Systems. Price with Flextalk: $1,095; with DECTalk
Access 32: $1,295.

 Rainbow: Stand-alone reading machine from Robotron, LTD. of
Australia. Same as their TR320 except that it has a DECtalk
synthesizer. Price: $4,500.

 Reading AdvantEdge Software: This software-based reading system
includes a dictionary, spell-checker, and editing functions.  It
comes complete with the DECTalk Access 32 software speech
synthesizer.  Telesensory, Inc. Price: $795.

 Reading Edge: Stand-alone reading machine that is a one-piece
unit and weighs 20 pounds. Has scaled-down book-edge scanner. Xerox
Imaging Systems. Price: $3,995.

 VERA (Very Easy Reading Appliance): Similar to the Open Book.
System consists of a scanner, computer, and a nine-key keypad.  The
speech is provided by a SoundBlaster and Text Assist software.  The
process used to scan and read a document has been greatly
simplified.  Arkenstone, Inc.  Price:  $3,195; with monitor,
$3,495.

 SCANNING SERVICES

 Note: Many of the services which provide Braille transcription
perform scanning as a part of their process. A list of Braille
transcription services is available from the National Federation of
the Blind or via NFB NET.

 Text Scanning: Provides scanning service. Will scan textbooks,
manuals, and publications to disk in WordStar, Multimate, Display
Write, WordPerfect, ASCII, and others. First Run Computer
Services.

 Text Scanning: Provides scanning service. Will scan in most
major computer programs. Media Conversion Corporation.

 Text Scanning: National Braille Press.

 DOS SOFTWARE

 Articvision, Artic Businessvision, and Businessvision DT:
Screen review programs from Artic Technologies. Price: $395 for
Articvision, and $495 for the others.

 ASAP: Automatic Screen Access Program from Microtalk. Price:
$525.

 BuckScan/PicTac: Software for the Arkenstone Reader and An
Open Book Unbound. BuckScan identifies money, and PicTac scans
drawings and produces Braille raised-line graphics on embossers that
have a graphics mode. Personal Data Systems. Price: $195 for both,
or free with purchases of Arkenstone products.

 CompuSite Reader: Screen review program sold as Hal in Great
Britain. Supports Apollo line of synthesizers and a few others.
E.V.A.S. Price: $495.

 Encore: Speech-optimized personal data keeper. Artic
Technologies. Price: $150 for use with other Artic products, $195
for generic version.

 Eye Relief: Word processing package which provides large-type
text. SkiSoft Publishing. Price: $295.

 Flipper: Screen review software. Omnichron or Raised Dot
Computing. Price: $495.

 IBM Screen Reader: Screen review program for DOS. Contact IBM
or your local IBM Branch Office. Price: $600 to $723.

 JAWS: Job Access With Speech, screen review program. Henter-
Joyce. Price: $495.

 KeySoft: A set of programs designed to work with speech
synthesizers. Includes word processor, spell checker, and
calculator. Requires a KeyNote Gold synthesizer. HumanWare, Inc.
Price: $595 and up.

 KeyTerm: A speech-friendly terminal communications program
that is designed in a similar manner to the KeySoft products.
Requires a KeyNote Gold synthesizer. HumanWare, Inc. Price: $295.

 Lowrez: Program to produce and manipulate Braille graphics.
Will allow a blind person independently to draw using his/her
computer. Will also accept WordPerfect clip-art or TIF files as
input. Supports all graphics-capable Braille embossers. Available as
shareware from Second Sight Software. Price: $295.

 Master Touch: Screen review program that features Touch Tablet
which has raised lines representing lines on a computer screen. The
system reads what is under your finger as you move it across a line.
Also features conventional screen review access. HumanWare, Inc.
Price: Software $495, Touch Tablet $375. Requires KeyNote
synthesizer.

 Names: Name and address management software. Available as
shareware from Second Sight Software. Price: $79.

 PC Master: Screen review program that uses Braille 'n Speak
for both keyboard input and speech output. Blazie Engineering.
Price: $395.

 Provox: Screen review program. Available as shareware from
Second Sight Software. Price: $295.

 Screen Power: Screen access software. Telesensory. Price:
Free!

 Shareware utilities: Barb the Browser, Ralph the Reader,
LETTERS, HIGHLIGHT, and Watchdog. Available as shareware from Second
Sight Software. Prices are in the $10 range.

 Slimware for DOS: Screen review program from Canada. Syntha-
Voice Computers. Price: $595.

 Tinytalk: Shareware screen review program. Can download from
NFB NET. OMS Development. Price: $100.

 Vocal-Eyes: Screen Review Program. GW Micro. Price: $450.

 MISCELLANEOUS SOFTWARE AND DEVICES

 Audiocad: This MS-DOS software uses a touch screen, a speech
synthesizer, and an ink print or Braille printer to allow blind
individuals to draw. The user determines where the elements that
will comprise the drawing should be placed, and the software "draws"
them. These elements are geometric shapes such as circles, squares,
lines, arrows, etc. Reprotronics Inc. Price: $495.

 PW-Webspeak: This software is a "talking" web browser for
blind computer users. It attempts to arrange a web page in such a
way that it makes sense when spoken. The software requires Microsoft
Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. The Productivity Works, Inc. Price:
Unknown.

 Talking Dictionary: Franklin Language Master 600SE miniature
talking dictionary. This device, which is based on one made for the
general public, measures about six inches square and is battery
powered. Speech is fully integrated. Franklin Electronic Publishers.
Price:  $450.

 PROGRAMS FOR USE WITH THE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

 ASAW Automatic Screen Access for Windows: Microtalk. Price:
$495.

 *ASAW 98: This is Microtalk's 32-byte screen reader which will
run under Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT.  This software
should be available in the fourth quarter of 1998.  Microtalk.
Price: $495.

 Hal 95: Screen access software for Windows 95 produced by
Dolphin Systems L.T.D. Available from E.V.A.S. Price: Unknown.

 IBM Screen Reader/2: This is the IBM Screen Reader for OS/2 and
the Workplace Shell. Contact IBM or your local IBM Branch Office.
Price: $600 to $723.

 JAWS for Windows: This is Henter-Joyce's entry to provide the
blind computer user with Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and
Windows NT access. Henter-Joyce, Inc. Price: $795 for Windows 95 and
Windows 3.1, $1,495 for Windows NT version. JAWS for Windows is
shipped with the Eloquence software speech synthesizer.

 OutSpoken: Speech access software for Macintosh. Alva Access
Group Inc. Price: $495.

 OutSpoken for Windows: Microsoft Windows access program. Uses
different DECtalk voices to represent different objects on the
screen. Requires DOS screen review program for full DOS access. Alva
Access Group Inc. Price:  $595.

 Outspoken for Windows 95: This is Alva Access Group's screen
review program for both Windows 3.x and Windows 95. Price: $595.

 ProTalk32 for Windows/Windows 95: Microsoft Windows access
program that supports a number of off-the-shelf sound cards such as
the SoundBlaster and Thunder Board in addition to standard speech
synthesizers. BioLink Computer Research and Development Ltd. Price:
$895.

 Protalk for Windows NT: This is Biolink's screen access
package for Microsoft Windows NT operating system. Price: $2,495.

 Screen Power for Windows and Windows 95: This product supports
a variety of speech synthesizers and refreshable Braille displays.
Supported displays include those from Telesensory and Baum. Puts
Windows information in a navigable matrix. Can use speech, Braille,
or both. Telesensory, Inc. Price:  $1,195.

 Slimware Window Bridge: This was the first program that
allowed access to Microsoft Windows and one of the earliest to
provide access to Windows 95 via speech and/or Braille. Syntha-Voice
Computers. Price: $695.

 * Windows City: A screen access program for Microsoft Windows
95 and 3.x. This program will allow "three-dimensional" access to
the Windows environment. Expected release date: winter 1998.
Automated Functions, Inc. Price: $795.

 Windots: Program that uses the Braillex 2D refreshable Braille
display to access Microsoft Windows 3.1 by Papenmeier. Available
from Sighted Electronics. Price: $3,000.

 Window-Eyes: Windows access program for Windows 95 and Windows
3.1 from GW Micro. Price: $495.

 Windows Master: Microsoft Windows access program that works
like PC Master. It will use a Braille 'n Speak for both input and
output. It also supports standard speech synthesizers and a regular
keyboard. Blazie Engineering. Price: $495.

 WinVision: Microsoft Windows access program which requires an
Artic Technologies Synphonix 215 speech card or Transport external
synthesizer or Mini-Transport TransType or TransBook and Artic
Businessvision version 3.09 or better. There is also a version of
WinVision and Business Vision for the DECtalk PC. Artic
Technologies. Price: $495.

 WinVision Solo: Microsoft Windows access program that supports
all Artic synthesizers and a wide range of others. Business Vision
is not required to run this program. Artic Technologies. Price:
$495.

 WinVision 95: Artic Technologies Windows 95 screen review
program. Price: $495.

 WinVision 97: Screen access software for Microsoft Windows 95.
Will support active accessibility. Artic Technologies. Price:
$495.

 VOICE SYNTHESIZERS
Hardware

 Accent: Internal, external, and PCMCIA units available. Aicom
Corporation. Price:  $395 to $995.

 Apollo Speech Synthesizers: From Dolphin Systems of England,
both internal and external units are made. A number of other
languages besides English are available. E.V.A.S. Price: $995.

 Artic Synphonix: Internal speech synthesizers for desktop
computers. Models for ISA and microchannel bus computers are
available. The latest model, the Synphonix 216, functions correctly
in Windows 95. Artic Technologies. Price: $395 and up.

 Artic TransPort: External speech synthesizer with built-in RAM
disk and capacity to upload a screen review program to your
computer. Artic Technologies. Price: $895 to $1,295.

 Artic Mini Transport: A more compact version of the Artic
Transport. Two models available. Artic Technologies. Mini Transport
basic price: $995; Mini Transport deluxe price: $1,195 includes 832K
RAM disk.

 Artic Spirit: This is an external voice synthesizer without
extras.  Two models are available, one with a rechargable Nicad
bettery, and one without. Artic Technologies. Price: $349 and $299,
respectively.

 Audapter Speech System: External speech synthesizer with
serial port and optional parallel port and battery. Personal Data
Systems. Price: $895.

 DECtalk PC: Internal speech card. Digital Equipment Corp.
Price: $1,195.

 DECtalk Express: External battery-powered DECtalk synthesizer
that weighs about one pound and is driven from a PC's serial port.
Digital Equipment Corporation. Price:  $1,195.

 Double Talk LT: Small external version of the Double Talk PC.
Serial and Macintosh ports. RC Systems. Price: $310.

 Double Talk PC: Internal speech synthesizer card. RC Systems,
Inc. Price: $279.

 Echo PC: Inexpensive external synthesizer. Echo Corp. Price:
$129.95.

 InfoVox: Swedish-made speech synthesizer that can support
multiple languages. Available as internal and external models.
Price: $1,295.

 Gemini: A PCMCIA card synthesizer produced by Dolphin Systems,
makers of Apollo speech synthesizers. E.V.A.S. Price: $995.

 KeyNote Gold synthesizers: These synthesizers, which are sold
by HumanWare, are primarily supported by the Master Touch screen
review program. There is a driver which makes the synthesizers
emulate an Accent synthesizer. They are available as internal and
external units, as well as an internal unit for some Toshiba laptop
computers. HumanWare also sells a variety of turnkey computer
systems using this speech. Price: $1,395 to $2,295. (This product is
generally sold with software, Master Touch, KeySoft, etc., and
prices depend on options purchased.)

 KeyNote Gold Voice Card: A KeyNote Gold synthesizer on a
PCMCIA Type II card for use with laptops equipped with PCMCIA slots.
HumanWare, Inc. Price:  $995.

 Litetalk: External synthesizer based on Double Talk PC.
MicroTalk. Price: $595.

 Messenger IC: Credit-card-sized speech synthesizer which uses
a PCMCIA slot. This slot is increasingly available on laptop and
notebook computers. Aicom Corp. Price: $995.

 Smartalk: Small external speech synthesizer that emulates an
Accent and is hooked up to the parallel port of a computer.
Automated Functions, Inc. Price:  $369.

 Sounding Board: Internal speech synthesizer. GW Micro. Price:
$395.

 Speak Out: External synthesizer based on the Sounding Board.
GW Micro. Price: $650.

 Speaqualizer: External speech synthesizer and screen access
system created by the National Federation of the Blind and
distributed by American Printing House for the Blind. Price:
$925.55.

 Synphonix P27 PCMCIA Synthesizer: This is a Type 2 synthesizer
which can be used with many laptop or notebook computers that
feature PCMCIA slots. The synthesizer can only be used under Windows
3.1 or MS DOS. Artic Technologies. Price: $995.

Software

 KeyNote Gold Multimedia Synthesizer: This is a software speech
synthesizer that requires a computer with a sound card.  The voice
sounds similar to that of the KeyNote Gold hardware synthesizer.
The software can run in either Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows
98. Synthesizer is supported by most screen readers. HumanWare, Inc.
Price: $249.95

 COMPANIES

 AccessAbility, Inc., 320 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA
94118; (888) 322-7200 or (415) 751-6455; Fax: (415) 751-5262; e-
mail: [log in to unmask]  World Wide Web: http://www.4access.com

 Adaptec, Attention: Tommy Craig, 6909 Rufus Drive, Austin, TX
78752; (512) 451-1717

 Adaptek Systems, 2320 Brighton-Henrietta Town Road, Rochester,
NY  14623; (716) 475-9770 or (800) 685-4566

 Advanced Access Devices, 2066-C Walsh Avenue, Santa Clara, CA
95050; (408) 970-9760; Fax: (408) 727-9351; e-mail:
[log in to unmask]

 Aicom Corporation, 2381 Zanker Road, Suite 160, San Jose, CA
95131; (408) 577-0370; Fax: (408) 577-0373

 Alva Access Group, Inc., 5801 Christie Avenue, Suite 475,
Emeryville, CA  94608; (510) 883-6280; World Wide Web:
http://www.aagi.com

 American Printing House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Avenue,
P.O. Box 6085, Louisville, KY 40206; (502) 895-2405;  e-mail:
[log in to unmask]  World Wide Web: http://www.aph.org

 American Thermoform Corp., 2311 Travers Avenue, City of
Commerce, CA 90040; (213) 723-9021

 Arkenstone, Inc., NASA AMES Moffett Complex, Building 23, P.O.
Box 215, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0215; (800) 444-4443 or (650) 603-
8880; Fax: (650) 603-8887; TDD: (800) 833-2753; World Wide Web:
http://www.arkenstone.org

 Artic Technologies, 55 Park Street, Suite 2, Troy, MI 48083-
2753; (248) 588-7370; BBS: (248) 588-1424; World Wide Web:
http://www.artictech.com

 Automated Functions, Inc., 7700 Leesburg Pike, Suite 420, Falls
Church, VA 22043; (703) 883-9797; Fax: (703) 883-9798

 Baum, Germany (no other information available at this time.)

 BioLink Computer Research and Development Ltd., 140 West 15
Street, Suite 305, North Vancouver, BC  N7M 1R6, CANADA; (604) 984-
4099; Fax: (604) 985-8493; BBS: (604) 985-8431

 Blazie Engineering, 109 East Jarrettsville Road, Forest Hill,
MD 21050; (410) 893-9333; BBS: (410) 893-8944; World Wide Web:
http://www.blazie.com

 Clovernook Printing House for the Blind, 7000 Hamilton Avenue,
Cincinnati, OH 45231; (513) 522-3860; e-mail:
[log in to unmask]  World Wide Web:
http://www.clovernook.org

 Crisscross Technologies, 110-64 Queens Boulevard, #406, Forest
Hills, NY 11475; (718) 268-6988; e-mail: [log in to unmask]
World Wide Web: www.crisscrosstech.com

 Dancing Dots, 130 Hampden Road, Third Floor, Upper Darby, PA
19082-3110; (610) 352-7607; Fax: 610-352-4582; e-mail:
[log in to unmask]  World Wide Web:  http://www.netaxz.com/~ddots

 Digital Equipment Corporation, 111 Powdermill Road, Maynard, MA
01754; (800) 344-4825

 Dolphin Computer Access LLC, 100 South Ellsworth Avenue, 4th
Floor, San Mateo, CA 94401; (650) 348-7401; Fax: (650) 348-7403; e-
mail: [log in to unmask]  World Wide Web:
http://www.dolphinusa.com

 Dragon Systems, Inc., 320 Nevada Street, Newton, MA 02160;
(617) 965-5200

 Duxbury Systems, Inc., 435 King Street, P.O. Box 1504,
Littleton, MA 01460; (798) 486-9766

 Easy Talk, 4128 Kreisch Way, Tallahassee, FL 32310; (850) 942-
9821

 Echo Corp., 6420 Via Real, Carpinteria, CA 93013; (805) 684-
4593

 Enabling Technologies Company, 1601 Northeast Braille Place,
Jensen Beach, FL 34957; (561) 225-3687 or (800) 777-3687; Fax: (561)
225-3299; e-mail: [log in to unmask]  World Wide Web:
http://www.brailler.com

 E.V.A.S., 16 David Avenue, P.O. Box 371, Westerly, RI 02891;
(401) 596-3155 or (800) 872-3827

 First Run Computer Services, 1261 Broadway, Suite 508, New
York, NY 10001; (212) 779-0800

 Franklin Electronic Publishers, 122 Burns Road, Mount Holly, NJ
08060; (609) 261-4800

 General Services Administration, Susan Brummel, Federal
Computer Consultant, 18th and F Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20405; (202) 501-4096

 GW Micro, 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825;
(219) 489-3671; Fax: (219) 489-2608; BBS: (219) 489-5281; World Wide
Web: http://www.gwmicro.com

 Hands-On Learning Corp., 27 Cambridge Street, Burlington, MA
01803; (617) 272-0088

 Henter-Joyce, Inc., 11800 31st Court N., St. Petersburg, FL
33716-1805; (813) 803-8000 or (800) 336-5658; Fax: (813) 803-8001;
World Wide Web: http://www.hj.com

 Hooleon Corp.; (800) 937-1337 or (602) 634-7515

 HumanWare, Inc., 6245 King Road, Loomis, CA 95650; (916) 652-
7253 or (800) 722-3393; World Wide Web: http://www.humanware.com

 IBM: (800) 426-4832

 Integrated Assistive Technologies, 250 H Street, Box 751,
Blaine, WA  98230; (800) 688-9538

 Kurzweil Applied Intelligence, 411 Waverly Oaks Road, Waltham,
MA  02154; (800) 894-5374 or (617) 893-8200; Fax: (617) 893-6525

 Kurzweil Educational Systems Inc., 411 Waverley Oaks Road,
Waltham, MA  02154; (800) 894-5374 or (617) 893-8200; Fax: (617)
893-4157; e-mail: [log in to unmask]
World Wide Web: http://www.kurzweiledu.com

 Massachusetts Association for the Blind, 200 Ivy Street,
Brookline, MA  02146; (800) 682-9200

 Media Conversion Corp., 320 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1202,
Chicago, IL 60601; (312) 346-0102

 Microtalk, 721 Olive Street, Texarkana, TX 75501; (903) 792-
2570; Fax: (903) 792-5140; BBS: (903) 832-3722; Atlanta BBS: (404)
296-0485; World Wide Web: http://www.screenaccess.com

 Myna Corporation, 239 Western Avenue, Essex, MA 01929; (508)
768-9000

 National Braille Press, 88 St. Stephen Street, Boston, MA
02115; (617) 266-6160; e-mail: [log in to unmask]  World Wide Web:
http://www.nbp.org

 National Federation of the Blind, International Braille and
Technology Center for the Blind, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, MD
 21230; (410) 659-9314; e-mail: [log in to unmask]   World Wide
Web: http://www.nfb.org

 National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science,
Attention:  Curtis Chong, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, MD  21230;
(410) 659-9314; e-mail: [log in to unmask]   World Wide Web:
http://www.nfb.org

 National Federation of the Blind Materials Center, 1800 Johnson
Street, Baltimore, MD  21230; (410) 659-9314--call between 12:30
p.m. and 5:00 p.m. eastern time; e-mail: [log in to unmask]
World Wide Web: http://www.nfb.org

 National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1291 Taylor Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20542; World Wide Web: http://lcweb.loc.gov/nls

 Omnichron, 1438 Oxford Street, Berkeley, CA 04709; (510) 540-
6455

 OMS Development, 610-B Forest Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091;
(800) 831-0272 or (847) 251-5787

 One-on-One Computer Training, 2055 Army Trail Road, Suite 100,
Addison, IL 60101; (630) 628-0500 or (800) 424-8668; Fax: (630) 628-
0550; e-mail: [log in to unmask]  World Wide Web:
http://www.oootraining.com

 Personal Data Systems, 100 W. Rincon Avenue, Suite 217, P.O.
Box 1008, Campbell, CA  95009; (408) 866-1126

 The Productivity Works, Inc., 7 Belmont Circle, Trenton, NJ
08618; (609) 984-8044; Fax: (609) 984-8048; World Wide Web:
http://www.prodworks.com

 Raised Dot Computing, Inc., 408 S. Baldwin Street, Madison, WI
53703; (608) 257-9595; World Wide Web:
http://www.well.com/user/dnavy

 RC Systems, Inc., 1609 England Avenue, Everett, WA 98203-1617;
(206) 355-3800; Fax: (206) 355-1098

 Recorded Periodicals, Associated Services for the Blind, 919
Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA  19107; (215) 627-0600

 Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, 20 Roszel Road,
Princeton, NJ  08540; (800) 221-4792; World Wide Web:
http://www.rfbd.org

 Reprotronics, Inc., 75 Carver Avenue, Westwood, NJ 07675; (201)
722-1880 or (800) 948-8453

 Royal National Institute for the Blind, Customer Services, P.O.
Box 173, Peterborough  PE2 6WS, UK; 011-44-1-0733370777; Fax: 011-
44-1-0733371555; World Wide Web: http://www.rnib.org.uk

 Second Sight Software: World Wide Web:
http://www.secondsightsoftware.com/kansys.html

 Sensory Aids Foundation, 385 Sherman Avenue, Suite 2, Palo
Alto, CA  94306; (415) 329-0430

 ShrinkWrap Computer Products, 11706 Saddle Crescent Circle,
Oakton, VA  22124; (703) 620-4642 or (800) 377-0774; World Wide Web:
http://www.erols.com/shrink

 Sighted Electronics, 464 Tappan Road, Northvale, NJ 07647;
(201) 767-3977

 Skisoft Publishing, 1644 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 79,
Lexington, MA  02173; (800) 662-3622

 Syntha-Voice Computers Inc., 800 Queenston Road, Suite 304,
Stoney Creek, Ontario  L8G 1A7, CANADA; (905) 662-0565; Fax:  (905)
662-0568; BBS: (905) 662-0569; World Wide Web:
http://www.synthavoice.on.ca

 Talk Me Through Tutorials, c/o Phil Scovell, 840 South Sheridan
Boulevard, Denver, CO  80226-8017; (888) 936-0001; World Wide Web:
http://www.onisland.com/vi/tmt

 Telesensory, Inc., 520 Almanor Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-
3533; (408) 616-8700 or (800) 227-8418; World Wide Web:
http://www.telesensory.com

 Technologies for the Visually Impaired, 9 Nolan Court,
Hauppauge, NY  11788; (516) 724-4479

 Top Dot Enterprises, 8930 11th Place, S.E., Everett, WA 98205;
(206) 335-4894

 Young Opportunities, 464 Sylvania Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038;
(215) 988-0888

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