Presented by Jim Pors - International Sales Manager, Optelec BV at Techshare India 2014. A look at how technology can make a difference for Visually impaired.

1. Inclusive Libraries

2. Inclusive Libraries
How technology can make a difference for
Visually impaired

3. Why do we use a Library?
•Get knowledge
• books, periodicals, reports etc
•Find information
• books, journals, encyclopedias
•Enrich our imagination
• books
•Stay in touch with what is happening in the world
• newspapers

4. Formats available in Library
•Printed (paper)
•Audio (CD)
•Video (DVD)
•Online (Computer, Tablet, Smartphone)

5. Where do we find libraries
• In Schools
• In colleges
• In universities
They can be public or private

6. Why inclusive libraries
Visually impaired people have the same needs as well
sighted people.
They also have the same right to access
• Knowledge
• Education
• Information

7. How to access the resources
• Printed Material
– Provide Magnification
– Provide optical character recognition and speech
• Online Content, Videos, CD’s, DVD’s, etc
– Provide Screen Reading & Magnification
– Alternative Input Devices
• Digital Library
– Develop Accessible Website

8. Making printed material accessible
Magnification

9. Optelec ClearView
Simple and effective
• Magnify the text of a book or a newspaper up to 60 times
• Access the text in your preferred high contrast color
• No complicated buttons on the monitor, just one
simple button for easy use
• Optional speech solution

10. Making printed material accessible
Optical character recognition and speech

11. ClearReader
Sit back and listen to the book or journal
•Capture the text
•Wait 2-3 seconds and listen
•Many voices and languages (no hindi)
•Easy to use
•Optional magnificion solution

12. Making online/digital content accessible
Access to assistive technology

13. Access with braille and speech
• Make the screen accessible with a screen reader magnifier
• Dolphin SuperNova
SuperNova provides output in
• Speech
• Magnification
• Braille by using a Braille display

14. Braille displays
Various solutions
•EaslyLink 12
• Simple and ideal for access to mobile computing
(tablet/smartphone)
•ALVA USB 640
• Simple access to laptops and computers
•ALVA 640 Comfort
• Comfortably connects wirelessly to computers and mobile
computing devices
• Built in Notetaker

15. Other disabilties
Much more is possible
• Printing in alternative formats
• Use adaptive keyboard, mouse or switches
• Sign language
Contact Barrier Break for more information

16. Thank you for your attention
And a big thank you for the
Barrier Break team