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This page is your "short cut" to a number of helpful,
interesting, and entertaining Web sites providing material of
interest to the visually impaired community generally, and the
Pittsburgh area visually impaired community in particular in some
cases. Simply select a link from the list below (i.e. "click" on
it) to visit any Web site that might interest you.
(Please do not hesitate to e-mail Web site recommendations
to our Web master for inclusion on this page!)
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PVS (Pittsburgh Vision
Services)
Pittsburgh Vision Services, Our mission is to reduce the
limitations that may result from loss of vision. - Blindness,
Vision Impairment, Rehabilitation, Vocation, Community Support,
Education, Community, Access, Eye, Health ...
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ACB Radio
ACB Radio features blind broadcasters in eight countries,
broadcasting to a world wide audience in over 70 countries. People
listen to ACB Radio using free software on their computer. If
you're a first time visitor ...
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For The People
You found us, For The People, where friendship and tolerance are
key ingredients for fun and rewarding conversations. There aren't
many rules and regulations around here beyond common sense and
common courtesy. You will find a wealth of friendship, support,
technical assistance, educational opportunities; a variety of
intriguing stores and services; many links to interesting or useful
web accessible sites ...
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Radio Information
Service
RIS Mission Statement: To further the independence of people in
Western Pennsylvania who are blind, visually impaired, or unable to
read or hold print material, by providing current information from
print media and other sources not readily available to them.
(Click here to go
directly to the Reading Service show archive.)
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EASI - Equal Access to
Software and Information
EASI is the Premiere Provider of Online Training on Accessible
Information Technology for Persons with Disabilities reaching more
than 4,000 people in over 3 dozen countries since 1993. Also note
EASI's Information
Technology and Disabilities online publication, a section of
the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Web site.
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Blind Bookworm
These pages are for everyone who believes technology has the
potential to uncover books ... From here, you can go directly to my
page of Accessible Audiobooks, Etexts and Ebooks or read notes I
have compiled specifically about Accessible Ebook Formats ... (Also
of interest: Accessible Ebooks,
Etexts, and Textbooks, and Making Math
Accessible.)
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Bender
Consulting Services: Disability Matters Talk Shows
Disability Matters with Joyce Bender. An archive of recorded
Disability Matters radio shows.
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Olympus.net E-Mail Tutorial
Entitled "Using E-Mail with Windows," this tutorial covers much
ground from basic e-mail concepts to error messages. Many client
mail handling applications are discussed including Microsoft
Outlook Express, Netscape Communicator, Eudora, and Web mail.
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ScanSoft Corporate
Website
ScanSoft, Inc. is the leading supplier of speech and imaging
solutions that are used to automate a wide range of manual
processes - increasing productivity, reducing costs and improving
customer service. (Of particular interest are their OCR
technologies and a PDF converter application.)
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Blind World: The
Blindness-related Magazine for the Blind and Visually
Impaired
Welcome to Blind World, where the world keeps up-to-date with
the latest news and goings-on in the blind and visually impaired
communities. Here you will find a variety of interesting,
informative and entertaining articles, pertaining specifically to
the world of the blind and visually impaired. Our Editors
constantly scan hundreds of sources from around the world ...
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SportsVision
Our Vision: A community where individuals who are visually
impaired have the freedom to pursue and experience the many
benefits of competitive sports and life-long leisure activities
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Western Pennsylvania Blind
Outdoor Leisure Development Web Page
BOLD organizes affordable outdoor and other leisure activities
to enrich the lives of our blind, visually impaired and sighted
members (18 and over) ... BOLD strives to create an environment
which includes persons, regardless of vision, in any outdoor or
leisure activity.
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Science
Education and Visual Impairment
John A. Gardner, Director, Science Access Project, Oregon State
University. Every science, Technology, engineering, and math (STEM)
class taught in every university in the world requires that
students learn the subject either through reading or
listening/observing a teacher. With few exceptions, students in
these classes are expected to learn how to work out problems,
manipulate mathematical formulas, and find an answer or explanation
to questions posed by the teacher. It is almost always assumed
implicitly that students can see and understand text, math
formulas, charts, graphs, and diagrams. This makes STEM education a
daunting challenge for students having serious print disabilities
(i.e. students who are blind, severely visually impaired, or
severely dyslexic) ...
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Weather Underground
Braille Page
Find the Weather for any City, State or Zip code, or Country
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