• We have expanded and updated our New York State Information Page which is now also available in large print.
• Virtual Visit of the Blindness Resource Center: A presentation on the website will be made at ISTE's Sixth International Conference on Telecommunications and Multimedia in Education in November in Austin, Texas.

Pick of the Month
• ASSIST With Windows develops tutorials for using Windows applications with a screen reader. They have on line tutorials for JAWS for Windows, Window Bridge and WinVision. All of the tutorials are free and cassettes are available. Check out the FAQ for more information. The site is developed by the Iowa Department for the Blind.



• The Able Informer, the international resource newsletter for people with disabilities.
• Election season is upon us - get political and visit: The Congressional Corner at Cathy's Newstand
• Home Pages of Network Libraries for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals
• DAWWN: Disability Information Resources on the Internet Through Disability Advocacy Work With Networking
• dizABLED: A cartoon about a heart-warming cartoon adventures of Leeder O. Men, world famous disABLED stuntman/superhero!
• Independent Living Aids is the oldest, privately held, national mail-order distributor of aids to daily living for the blind and visually impaired in the United States.
  Independent Living Aids
  27 East Mall Plainview, NY 11803
  Telephone: (516) 752-8080 Fax: (516) 752-3135



• The LaserVue Eye Center in California has some excellent pages on vision.
  • Facts About Refractive Surgery Laser Vision Correction
  • FAQ Regarding Laser Vision Correction
  • Glossary of Terms


• Lynx2.7 for DOS 386+ or Win32
• TalkingKeys Pro: text to speech output for blind users of Macs from Graham Software Co.
• The VISIONS Lab (Visually Impaired Students' Initiative ON Science) Homepage. Sponsored by Purdue University has a download macro for converting WordPerfect 6.0x and 6.1 Equations into Braille. This macro allows complex mathematical equations to be instantly converted into Nemeth Braille code


• WinGuide: Windows Concepts Training and Documentation: Guides and Courses on Windows for Blind and Visually Impaired Users and other Professionals

Deafness
• British Deaf KnowledgeBase: The UK's Definitive Deaf Knowledgebase
• Sign Writing Site ...read, write and type signed languages...

• Blind RAP is a virtual worldwide community of the blind.
• Quick guide to irc and #blindtalk
• Braille awards/trophies, gifts and more
• Website and Email Support Group for parents and caregivers of children with septo optic dysplasia
• Windows tutorials available on Empowerment Zone web site

• The Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children provides opportunities for training and education to students who in addition to visual impairment are disabled by other severe conditions.
  The Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
  201 North Bellefield Avenue
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-1499
  412-621-0100 - FAX:412-681-1736
  
• The Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak Hill provides children and adults with multiple disabilities the opportunity to live, learn and work in the community.
  The Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak Hill
  120 Holcomb Street Hartford, CT 06112
  Telephone (860)242-2274 Fax (860)242-3103
  Email: oak.hill.sch@snet.net

• Texas School for the Blind


• Overbrook School for the Blind

• Special Needs Education Network (SNE). SNE provides Internet resources specific to parents, teachers, schools, and other professionals, individuals, groups, and organizations involved in the education of students with special needs. They also produce a monthly newsletter.

• IBM Demonstrated the first Internet browser based on the Java programming language at Closing the Gap last month. Here are some links related to that event.
  • IBM Uses Java to Help the Blind Access the Net
  • IBM Creates New Java Technology to Help Blind Computer Users Access the 'Net
  • Re-directing Access: IBM's Outlook on Java, Accessibility, and Special Needs

• Artic Technologies tests audio on the Web
• New Vendors to our list:
  • Artic Technologies: A leading developer of Adaptive Speech Synthesizers, Talking Braille & QWERTY PDA/PIM Notetaker Devices, DOS & Windows Computer Screen Access & Magnification Software for Blindness & Low Vision since 1984
    Artic Technologies
    55 Park Street, Troy, Michigan 48083
    Email: ARTIC@IC.NET
    WWW.ARTICTECH.COM
    
    
  • GW Micro, Inc.
    25 Airport North Office Park
    Fort Wayne, IN 46825 USA
    voice: (219) 489-3671 fax: (219) 489-2608 BBS: (219) 489-5281
    E-mail: support@gwmicro.com
    Web Page:http:// www.gwmicro.com
    FTP Site: ftp.gwmicro.com
    
    
  • JBliss Imaging Systems: vendor for VIPinfoNet 1.00, a highly configurable Low Vision Internet Browser for the blind and visually impaired. Many other computer products are available.
    JBliss Imaging Systems, P.O. Box 1746, Los Altos, CA 94023
    Phone: (408)-246-5783 FAX: (408)-246-5735
    E-mail: info@jbliss.com
• Visit our Vendors page for a complete list

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• Visually Impaired Computer Users Group of New York City (VICUG-NYC) meets on the second Monday of every month at the Associated Blind building, which is located at 135 West Twenty-third Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, in New York City.
  Directions to the meeting site are available here.
• MOVING TARGETS: Topical Topics of Interest to the Blind and Visually Impaired Community of the New York Metropolitan Area
• Web Sites of Blind/VI Computer User Groups Nationwide
• NYC: Blazie Special Interest Group to Meets

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