The blind and visually impaired face many challenges when using a computer. Thankfully there is a wide range of software and hardware devices available that can assist.
This list of visual aid resources was compiled by Robert (AKA "upamtn"). It consists of a mixture of free and commercial products. Feel free to post a comment below if you feel a particular product warrants inclusion in this list.
Visual Aid Resources
Adaptive Computer Products
http://www.makoa.org/computers.htm
e-speak also free trial, then $14 for license - voice recognition software
Arizona Assisted Technology Exchange
http://www.azatexchange.org/home.php
Oklahoma Able Tech - Assistance Technolgy:
http://www.ok.gov/abletech/
UCP State Guides:
http://www.ucp.org/ucp_generaldoc.cfm/1/3/43/43-43/5807
Virtual Assistive Technology Center: http://vatc.freeservers.com/
NYC:
http://www.ucpnyc.org/info/assist/types.cfm
WA Low Cost or Free:
http://watap.org/resources/providers.asp?LFL
Michigan Site:
http://www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154-28077_28313_33130-179596--,00....
– Awesome Stuff
ext Reader
http://www.readplease.com/english/downloads/#rp2003
Read Please (free) and not the Read Please Plus (trial)
http://www.ataccess.org/resources/lowcostnocost/lcncvision.html
http://www.ataccess.org/resources/lowcostnocost/lcncdownloads.html
Assistance Technology Exchange
http://www.atxchange.org/v3/home.php
http://www.blindsoftware.com/
Downloads here
http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/visually-impaired.html
TEXAS Center for the Physically Impaired - including FREE Computers for Visually Impaired Persons
http://www.handicapability.org/computers.html
in Dallas: Tel: (214) 340 6328 boblang@airmail.net
free e-books:
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
free version that reads text to you, computer voice stuff ... the one on the top left of the page
http://www.naturalreaders.com/download.htm
OPEN SOURCE software, has eSpeak in it, plus more
http://www.nvda-project.org/wiki/About
http://www.nvda-project.org/wiki/Download
iZoom - free trial, but $50 to buy
EasyRead is free but only works with HTML - internet pages
http://www.iconico.com/easyRead/
Desk Top Zoom, also freeware
http://users.telenet.be/littlegems/MySoft/Index.html
Virtual Magnifying Glass - A free, open source, screen magnifier
http://magnifier.sourceforge.net/
Workers Collection Magnifying Glass screen magnifier
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/wcmagnify.html
b-zone magnifier
http://www.b-zone.de/software/lens.htm
spoken text – converter
http://spokentext.net/
thunder – free screenreader
http://www.screenreader.net/