Return to the Blindness Resource Center Index

      Welcome to the 10th edition of What's New On the Web

      What's New on the Web October 1-28, 1996


        NEW AT THE 'tute
        • Latest Version of What's New


        • Career and Guidance Department of NYI -The first of what I hope will be many pages by this department.

      1. Coming in the next edition: The Closing the Gap Conference-Insights and discoveries


      2. Canes and Accessories Support canes, quad canes, Walkmate, cane holster, cane holders and theWCIB White Cane. To place an order call (800) 454-3175


      3. eduRING: A ring of vision related educational institutions.


      4. Internet Audio Services for the Blind. See also our view mail


      5. LS&S Group, Inc. Home Page. Specializing in products for the visually and hearing impaired. Receive their New Free Catalog 116 page catalog containing over 1500 products is also available for download


      6. Lynx 2.6 released!


      7. Nathaniel Hawthorne home page: More than you'll ever want to know.


      8. Sarah Pleasant's Website has many good resources
        • Education of the Visually Impaired
        • Special Education Resources
        • Info for parents of children with disabilities

      9. Brea Technical Products who produce a "Talking Table" which is a fully automatic page reading system. They also have a digital CCTV reading system. [Cornwall, UK]


      10. Universita' degli Studi di Padova Commissione Disabilita' e Handicap (in English and Italian)


      11. UnWindows , a set of tools designed to assist low vision users of X Windows (Large Print Unix)
        • UnWindows V1 can be downloaded without charge
        • "Improving GUI Accessibility for People with Low Vision": a paper presented at CHI 95 on UnWindows V1

      12. Previous What's New Editions: Vol. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 and 9

        Top of List

      Viewer Mail   -   NYISE Home Page

      BLINDNESS RESOURCE CENTER

      Guestbook   -   Contribute Link   -   E-Mail



      NYISE link
      This page is made possible by:
      The New York Institute for Special Education

      Comments and/or suggestions on this site can be addressed to:
      John Hernandez, Media Coordinator
      Last October 1, 1996
      http://www.nyise.org/whatsnew.htm