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                    _COMPUTER _RESOURCE _LIST


                     _Updated _August _1996


                            _CONTENTS

BRAILLE NOTE TAKERS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2


HAND-HELD NOTE TAKERS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 3


BRAILLE PRINTERS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 4


REFRESHABLE BRAILLE DISPLAYS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 7


BRAILLE TRANSLATORS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 8

  Hardware """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 8

  Software: """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 8


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


VOICE ACTIVATED """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 10


REFERENCE MATERIALS """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 10


SCANNERS AND READING MACHINES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 13


SCANNING SERVICES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 15


DOS SOFTWARE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 15


MISCELLANEOUS SOFTWARE AND DEVICES """"""""""""""""""""""""""" 17


PROGRAMS FOR USE WITH THE
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 18


VOICE SYNTHESIZERS """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 20


COMPANIES """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 22



                    _COMPUTER _RESOURCE _LIST

  Note: All addresses and telephone numbers 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 early August 1996. However, this list is only
updated approximately twice a 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.

_BRAILLE _NOTE _TAKERS

  _Aria_: Small, hand-held computer with a Perkins style Braille
keyboard. Includes a type 1 PCMCIA slots 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: $2,160.

  _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). 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)
Price: $5,500

  _Braillepad: A compact note taker with a Braille keyboard and
embedded cursor pad. Includes Artic Speech, powerful text editor,
Grade II back translator, menus, reminders/alarms, etc. Can
function as an external synthesizer. Telecommunications software
is also available. Artic Technologies. Price: $995.

  __BrailleMate 2 and 2 Plus _2: A pocket computer which can be
used as a note taker, calculator, clock, etc. It can communicate
with other computers and can store many Braille pages in its
internal user memory. Comes in 2 and 4 megabyte models.
TeleSensory. Price: $995.

  _Braille _'n _Speak: Small battery-operated computer with
Braille keyboard which can be used as a note taker or speech
synthesizer. Also includes calculator, calendar, stopwatch, etc.
The newest model, the Braille 'n Speak 640 contains additional
memory, functions, and the ability to run auxiliary programs such
as a spelling checker, checkbook program, and scientific
calculator. Blazie Engineering. Price: $994 to $1,299, disk drive
$495.

  _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. 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.

  __Notex 25 and _40: Portable Braille note-taking device and
computer access system. Adaptec. Price: $5,995 to $6,995.

  _Notex _486: A 486 computer with built-in 40-cell Braille
display and Braille keyboard. This machine will run MS-DOS
programs. ATR/J. Wood and Associates. Price: $11,995.

_HAND-HELD _NOTE _TAKERS

  _Keynote _Companion: Small, hand-held 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. Technology for Independence
Engineering. Price: $1,795.

  _SQWERT: A speaking qwerty note taker/synthesizer with the same
features as Braille Pad and Ergo Braille. Artic Technologies.
Price: $995.

  _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. Available from Enabling Technologies Company. Price
$7,995.

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

  _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 and the 400SR prints on a continuous roll of paper.
The other two models are interpoint embossers. 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.

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

  _Elekul-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. Elbicon. Price:
$75,000 (approximate).

  _Everest-D: Made by Index AB of Sweden, this is a 100 CPS
interpoint embosser that prints on single sheets of paper.
Available from Sighted Electronics. Price: $3,695. Prices may
vary.

  _Express _100: Interpoint, 100 CPS embosser similar to the Book
Maker, only faster. Enabling Technologies Company. Price:
$10,500.

  _Index _Basic _D: Similar to the Everest except that it prints
on continuous form-feed paper. Available from 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. Available from Sighted
Electronics. Price: $2,595.

  _Impacto: High speed interpoint Braille embosser from Thiel
Gmbh Germany. Manufacturer-rated print speed, 850 pages per hour.
This printer is expected to be available in 1998. Available from
Sighted Electronics. Price: Unknown.

  _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
available from Enabling Technologies Company. Price: $12,995.

  _Magnum _860-I: This is a new unit from Germany that is
supposed to be introduced in April of 1996. It is approximately a
300 CPS interpoint unit. Manufacturer: Suebia Marketing Services.
Price: $42,000 approximately.

  _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. Available from
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. Available from Sighted Electronics. Price:
$2895.00

  __Romeo Braille Printer (RB-25 and _RB-40): Braille embossers
available from Enabling Technologies Company. Single-sided
printers that print at 25 and 40 CPS respectively and are priced
at $2,295 and $3,495.

  _TED _600: Interpoint Braille embosser that prints at
approximately 350 CPS and is available from Enabling Technologies
Company. Price: $37,500.

  __Thiel BAX-10 interpoint Braille _Printer: High speed
interpoint embosser (300 CPS) distributed by Sighted Electronics.
Price: $66,000.

  __Thiel Beta X/3 Braille _Printer: Medium speed embosser (130
CPS) available from Sighted Electronics. Price: $13,995.

  _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: $2,995.

  _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
characters per second, produces graphics and multiple copies.
TeleSensory. Price: $3,795.

  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.
Adaptec. Price: $16,500.

  _DMFM-80: This is a Braille workstation with 80-cell Braille
display, two ten-cell status banks, built-in Braille keyboard,
and more. Telesensory. Price: $25,000.

  _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 approximately.

  _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.

  _Navigator: 80-cell refreshable Braille display. TeleSensory,
Inc. Price: $9,995.

  _PowerBraille: New 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.

_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. Kansys, Inc. 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. Available
from 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.

  _DUXWP: Automatically formats and translates WordPerfect files.
Only works with WordPerfect. Duxbury Systems, Inc. Price: $295.

  _E-Z _Braille: New Braille translator that automatically
handles ASCII and WordPerfect files. It is intended as a way for
sighted persons to produce Braille easily. High Expectations.
Price: $250.

  _Mega _Dots: Combination Braille translator and word processor.
Imports many file types and uses "Braille styles" to format. Now
has spell checker which can correct for 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.

  _PC _Braille: IBM and compatible systems. Has filter programs
automatically to pre-process ASCII and/or WordPerfect files. ARTS
Computer Products, Inc. Price: $495 to $795.

  _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. Kansys, Inc. Price: $295.

__TDD's FOR THE _DEAF-BLIND

  _InfoTouch: TDD for the deaf-blind that employs either a Romeo
RB-20 or RB-40 Braille embosser for its Braille output. Enabling
Technologies Company. Price: $3,795 to $4,695.

  _Lite _Touch: TDD for the deaf-blind that uses a Braille Lite
for its Braille output. Blazie Engineering or Enabling
Technologies. Price: $4,600.

  _TeleBraille _III: This TDD system employs a 20-cell
refreshable Braille display and a Braille keyboard. TeleSensory.
Price: $6,295.

_VOICE _ACTIVATED

  _DragonDictate: Voice activated system which can be used to
control a computer or run applications. Requires minimum of 386
computer and 24 megabytes of memory. Dragon Systems. Price:
$1,995.

  _Kurzweil _Voice/Meta _Voice: Kurzweil Voice is a voice-
activated system which can be used to control a computer with
your voice. Meta Voice is a module that provides speech output to
Kurzweil Voice so that a blind person can use them. Requires 486
computer and 32 megabytes of memory. Kurzweil Voice from Kurzweil
Applied Engineering and Meta Voice from Adaptek Systems. Price:
$2,995 for Kurzweil Voice and $2,395 for Meta Voice.

_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 _Taped _tutorials: A company called Flip-Trak
Learning Systems 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, and software
specific tutorials. Titles include WordPerfect, Dbase, Lotus
1-2-3 and more.

  _Cassette _Taped _tutorials: Available tutorials include
operation of the Braille 'n Speak, using the Braille 'n Speak
with a modem, and ASAP screen review program. Top Dot
Enterprises. Price: approximately $15 each.

  _Cassette _Taped _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.

  _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 $20.00 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.

  __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: $48.00.

  __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 [phone].

  _NFBTRANS _Questions: You can call [phone], 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/Computing: 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 has
merged with Computerized Books for the Blind and now distributes
CBFB's E-Text materials on computer disk.

  _Tactic _Magazine: Quarterly magazine which gives information
on current computer software and hardware. Comes in print and
Braille. Clovernook Printing House for the Blind. Subscription
costs are approximately $20.00 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.

  _Update: Quarterly print or cassette magazine on computer
access for the blind. Sensory Aids Foundation.

  _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 3p or 3p scanner.

  _Arkenstone _600: Same as Arkenstone Reader except that it is
based on an accelerated OCR card. Consequently, it processes
scanned pages much faster than basic model. Arkenstone, Inc.
Price: $5,140.

  _Optacon _II: Camera, control unit, and tactile array.
TeleSensory. Price: $3,695.

  _OsCar: Software-based scanning/reading system. Requires 386 SX
or better. TeleSensory. Price: $1,695.

  _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: Newest PC-based scanning/reading system
from Kurzweil Computer Products. Price: $795 for software alone,
$1,295 to $2,995 including scanner. Price depends on specific
scanner purchased.

  _Reading _Edge: Stand-alone reading machine that is a one-piece
unit and weighs 20 pounds. Has scaled down book edge scanner.
Kurzweil Computer Products. Price: $5,495.

  _ReadMan _Pronounce _Plus: Stand-alone reading machine which
uses DECtalk speech. Available from Schamex Research. Price:
$5,994.
  _Robotron _TR320_: Stand-alone reading machine from the maker
of the Eureka A4. Robotron LTD. Price: $3,995.

_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.

  _Arts _Info: Speech optimized data management system. Arts
Computer Products, Inc. Price: $495.

  _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. Price: $495, (also
available from Raised Dot Computing.)

  _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 TIFF files as
input. Supports all graphics-capable Braille embossers. KANSYS,
Inc. Price: $295.

  _Master _Touch: Screen review program that features touch
tablet which has raised lines representing lines on 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. Kansys, Inc.
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. Kansys, Inc. Price: $295.

  _Screen _Power: Screen access software. TeleSensory. Price:
$495.

  _Shareware _utilities: Barb the Browser, Ralph the Reader,
LETTERS, HIGHLITE, and Watchdog. Kansys, Inc. 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

  _Artesian _Software: Computer games for the Versa Braille II.

  _BrailleMaster: Braille translation program for the Eureka A4.
Integrated Assistive Technologies.

  _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

  Note: Products marked with an asterisk (*) were not available
at the time this list was last updated but were expected in the
near future. Please check with the manufacturer for availability
and price.

  __ASAW Automatic Screen Access for _Windows: Microtalk. Price:
$495.

  _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 access. Henter-
Joyce, Inc. Price: $695.

  _OutSpoken: Speech access software for Macintosh. Berkeley
Systems, 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. Berkeley Systems. Price: $595.

  __ProTalk32 for Windows/Windows _95: Microsoft Windows access
program that supports a number of off-the-shelf sound cards such
as the Sound Blaster 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: 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: $995.

  _Slimware _Window _Bridge: This was the first program that
allows access to Microsoft Windows via speech. Syntha-Voice
Computers. Price: $695.

  _*Windows _City: A screen access program for Microsoft Windows
Version 3.1. This program will allow "three dimensional" access
to the Windows environment. Expected release date: late autumn
1996. Automated Functions, Inc. Price: $795.

  _Windots: Program that uses the Braillex 3D refreshable Braille
display to access Microsoft Windows 3.1. ATR/J. Wood and
Associates. Price: $3,000.

  _Window-Eyes: Windows access program 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 3.08 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: Screen Access software for Microsoft Windows
95. Price: $525.

  Note: For more information on screen review programs order a
computer disk of comprehensive evaluations from the NFB Materials
Center. This disk, which was prepared by the staff of the
International Braille and Technology Center for the Blind, costs
$5 and has an order number of LSA57D.

_VOICE _SYNTHESIZERS

  _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. 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. Mini Transport basic price:
$995.00; Mini Transport deluxe price: $1,195 includes 832K RAM
disk; Synphonix P27 PCMCIA synthesizer price: $950.

  _Audapter _Speech _System: External speech synthesizer with
serial port and optional parallel port and battery. Personal Data
Systems. Price: $895.

  _DECtalk _Multi-Voice: Portable external version of the
DECtalk. Boston Children's Hospital. Price: $1,500

  _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.
Henter-Joyce. Price: $1,295.

  _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.

  __Personal Speech System _(PSS): Speech synthesizer with music
capabilities. Votrax, Inc. Price: $450.

  _Personal _Vert: Half-card internal speech synthesizer.
TeleSensory. Price: $495.

  _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.

  _Soundingboard: 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.

  _TransBook: Portable, battery-powered speech synthesizer which
also includes a 20-key keypad and book/text file reading program.
The system, which is based on the TransPort speech synthesizer,
can be used as a portable reader and has a removable battery and
memory card slot. Artic Technologies. Price: $1,195 to $1,895.

_COMPANIES

  _Adaptec, Attn: Tommy Craig, 6909 Rufus Dr., Austin, TX 78752;
[phone].
  _Adaptek _Systems, 2320 Brighton-Henrietta Town Road,
Rochester, NY 14623; [phone] or [phone].
  _Aicom _Corp., 1590 Oakland Road, Suite B112, San Jose, CA
95131; [phone].
  __American Printing House for the _Blind, 1839 Frankfort Ave.,
P.O. Box 6085, Louisville, KY 40206; [phone].
  _American _Thermoform _Corp., 2311 Travers Ave., City of
Commerce, CA 90040; [phone].
  _Arkenstone, _Inc., 555 Oakmead Parkway, Sunnyvale, CA 94086;
[phone] or [phone], Fax [phone].
  _Artesian _Software, Cheri Wells at: [phone].
  _Artic _Technologies, 55 Park St., Suite 2, Troy, MI 48083-2753
[phone].

  __ARTS Computer Products, _Inc., 33 Richdale Ave., Box 604,
Cambridge, MA 02140; [phone].
  __ATR/J. Wood and _Associates, P.O. Box 180, Fairfax Station,
VA 22039; [phone].
  _Automated _Functions, _Inc. 7700 Leesburg Pike, Suite 420,
Falls Church, VA 22043; [phone], FAX: [phone].
  _Berkeley _Systems, _Inc., 2095 Rose St., Berkeley, CA 94709;
[phone].
  __BioLink Computer Research and Development _Ltd., 140 West 15
St., Suite 305, North Vancouver, BC, Canada N7M 1R6; (604)
984-4099, fax [phone], BBS: [phone].
  _Blazie _Engineering, 109 East Jarrettsville Road, Forest Hill,
MD 21050; [phone], BBS: [phone]
  __Clovernook Printing House for the _Blind, 7000 Hamilton Ave.,
Cincinnati, OH 45231.
  _Digital _Equipment _Corp., 20 Forbes Road, Northboro, MA
01532; [phone].
  _Dragon _Systems, _Inc., 320 Nevada St., Newton, MA 02160;
[phone].
  _Duxbury _Systems, _Inc., 435 King St., P.O. Box 1504,
Littleton, MA 01460; [phone].
  _Echo _Corp., 6420 Via Real, Carpinteria, CA 93013; (805)
684-4593. _Enabling _Technologies _Company, 3102 S.E. Jay St.,
Stuart, FL 34997; [phone] or [phone].
  _E.V.A.S., 16 David Ave., P.O. Box 371, Westerly, RI 02891;
[phone] or [phone].
  __First Run Computer _Services, 1261 Broadway, Suite 508, New
York, NY 10001; [phone].
  _Flip-Track _Learning _Systems, 2055 Army Trail Road, Suite
100, Addison, IL 60101.
  _Franklin _Electronic _Publishers, 122 Burns Road, Mount Holly,
NJ 08060; [phone].
  _General _Services _Administration, Susan Brummel, Federal
Computer Consultant, 18th and F Streets., N.W., Washington, D.C.
20405; [phone].
  _GW _Micro, 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN
46825; [phone], Fax [phone], BBS [phone].
  _Hands-On _Learning _Corp., 27 Cambridge St., Burlington, MA
01803; [phone].
  _Henter-Joyce, _Inc., 2100 62nd Ave., N, St. Petersburg, FL
33701; Voice: [phone], toll-free: [phone], FAX:
[phone], BBS: [phone]
  _High _Expectations, 1012 Reilus Court, Lexington, KY 40517;
[phone]
  _Hooleon _Corp. [phone] or [phone].
  _HumanWare, _Inc., 6245 King Road, Loomis, CA 95650; (916) 652-
7253; [phone].
  _IBM: [phone]
  _Integrated _Assistive _Technologies, 250 H St., Box 751,
Blaine, WA 98230; [phone].
  _Kansys, _Inc., P.O. Box 1070, Lawrence, KS 66044-8070; (913)
843-0351.
  _Kurzweil _Applied _Intelligence, 411 Waverley Oaks Road,
Waltham, MA 02154; [phone], Fax [phone].
  _Kurzweil _Computer _Products, Xerox Imaging Systems, 9
Centennial Park Dr., Peabody, MA 01960; [phone] or (508)
977-2000.
  __Massachusetts Association for the _Blind, 200 Ivy St.,
Brookline, MA 02146; [phone].
  _Media _Conversion _Corp., 320 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1202,
Chicago, IL 60601; [phone].
  _Microtalk, 721 Olive Street, Texarkana, TX 75501; (903)
792-2570, FAX [phone], BBS [phone], ATLANTA BBS
[phone].
  _National _Braille _Press, 88 St. Stephen St., Boston, MA
02115; [phone].
  __National Federation of the _Blind, International Braille and
Technology Center for the Blind, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore,
MD 21230; [phone].
  __National Federation of the Blind in Computer _Science,
Attention: Curtis Chong, 20 N.E. 2nd Street, Apartment 908,
Minneapolis, MN 55413; [phone].
  __National Federation of the Blind Materials _Center, 1800
Johnson Street, Baltimore, MD 21230; [phone]; call between
12:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. eastern time.
  __National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
_Handicapped, Library of Congress, 1291 Taylor St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20542
  _Omnichron, 1438 Oxford St., Berkeley, CA 04709; (510)
540-6455.
  _OMS _Development, 610-B Forest Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091; (800)
831-0272 or [phone].
  _Personal _Data _Systems, 100 W. Rincon Ave., Suite 217, P.O.
Box 1008, Campbell, CA 95009; [phone].
  __Raised Dot Computing, _Inc., 408 S. Baldwin St., Madison, WI
53703; [phone]
  _RC _Systems, _Inc., 1609 England Ave., Everett, WA 98203-1617;
[phone], Fax [phone].
  _Recorded _Periodicals, Associated Services for the Blind, 919
Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19107; [phone].
  __Recording for the Blind and _Dyslexic, 20 Roszel Road,
Princeton, NJ 08540; [phone].
  _Roudley _Associates, P.O. Box 608, Owings Mills, MD 21117;
[phone] or [phone].
  _Schamex _Research, 19443 Superior St., Northridge, CA 91324;
[phone].
  _Sensory _Aids _Foundation, 385 Sherman Ave., Suite 2, Palo
Alto, CA 94306; [phone].
  _ShrinkWrap _Computer _Products, 11706 Saddle Crescent Circle,
Oakton, VA 22124; [phone] or [phone]
  _Sighted _Electronics, 464 Tappan Road, Northvale, N.J. 07647;
[phone].
  _Skisoft _Publishing, 1644 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 79,
Lexington, MA 02173; [phone].
  _Syntha-Voice _Computers _Inc., 800 Queenston Rd., Suite 304,
Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, L8G 1A7; [phone], FAX:
[phone], BBS:[phone].
  __Talk Me Through _Tutorials, c/o Phil Scovell, 840 South
Sheridan Blvd., Denver, CO 80226-8017; [phone] ext 9579_.
  TeleSensory, _Inc., 455 N. Bernardo Ave., P.O. Box 7455,
Mountain View, CA 94039-7455; [phone] or [phone].
  _T.F.I. _Engineering, (Myna Corporation) 529 Main Street,
Boston, MA 02129; [phone].
  __Technologies for the Visually _Impaired, 9 Nolan Court,
Hauppauge, NY 11788; [phone].
  _Top _Dot _Enterprises, 8930 11th Place, S.E., Everett, WA
98205; [phone].

  _Votrax, _Inc., Consumer Products, 38455 Hills Tech Dr.,
Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3421; [phone].
  _WordPerfect _Corp., 266 W. Center St., Orem, UT 84057; (801)
227-4020.
  _Young _Opportunities, 464 Sylvania Ave., Glenside, PA 19038;
[phone].