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Foundation and Institutes- Anthony
Famous people and inspirational speakers.- Jared & Ryan
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Arts research- Bernard
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Hey guys,
Definitely something we should check out!!! see if we can tag along with a group, good for interviews as well.
http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/ed/access/vision_impaired
http://ngimagination.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/photography-by-blind-people-interactive-game-this-weekend-in-nyc/ another great blog lolzzz
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/18/eveningnews/eyeontech/main2373433.shtml
There is a interesting story on the technology side for blind or visual imapared people
I read about this guy Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. It’s pretty hard to find inspirational speakers/famous people. But i thought this guy was pretty interesting.
BLIND HERO LEADS EXPEDITION DOWN UNDER
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/08/2158209.htm
BIOGRAPHY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Weihenmayer
WEBSITE
http://www.touchthetop.com/
Overview of Technology for Visually Impaired and Blind Students
* Large Print Access
* Speech Access
* Braille Access
* Scanned Material Access
Large Print Access
Screen Magnification Software
ZoomText- a family of products (ZoomText, ZoomText Plus, and ZoomText Xtra!); magnifies text and graphics programs. Magnify the full screen, a portion of the screen or a single line at a time. Three built-in fonts provide smooth-edged characters at any magnification. Simple pop-up menus give you instant access to all of ZoomText’s features. Magnification levels from 2x to 16x ; three smooth-edged fonts available in all powers; zoom by full-screen, single line, partial-screen or moving lens; scroll, move, size and view the magnified window; track on cursor, mouse and menu bar activity; edge, center and full-window justifications; review mode smoothly pans in all directions at adjustable speeds; wrap lines of text within a zoom window; magnified pop-up menus and hotkey user interface; Configuration files for saving user preference. ZoomText Xtra! Consists of Level 1, which is the most advanced screen magnifier on the market! Level 2 offers a fully integrated magnifier and screen reader designed specifically for the low-vision computer user. Level 3, which is still under development, will add scanning, OCR, form-filling and printing. ZoomText Xtra! incorporates your windows sound card to utilize the speech functions.
InLARGE- ™ is a screen magnification software package for low vision and learning disabled Macintosh users. The program features the ability to enlarge any portion of the screen from 2 to 16 times, automatic scanning, a crosshairs option for easy cursor location, the ability to invert the screen to white on black, horizontal and vertical image stretching, and a control panel interface. InLARGE is available for all Macintosh and Power Macintosh computers. This program enlarges areas of the screen, full screen, or user created areas of the screen. It will also invert the colors on screen; utilizes a scanning, panning, tracking, hotkeys and advanced options.
Lunar – Lunar is the world’s leading screen magnification program for visually impaired computer users. It has a number of advanced features to help you manage the enlarged screen more efficiently. Magnification from 2x to 32x with five different viewing modes. Image smoothing for clear text and graphics at any size. Change screen colors with easy to use TV-style sliders. Hooked areas enable you to keep a particular area of the screen permanently displayed. This allows you to keep an eye on important on-screen information, such as the page number in a word processor, or the current cell coordinates in a spreadsheet.
CCTV and Magnification Scanning Systems
CCTV- “A closed-circuit television (CCTV) system uses a stand-mounted or hand-held video camera to project a magnified image onto a video monitor or a television (TV) screen” (from AFB information sheet). A CCTV includes the following basic features: video camera with zoom lens (hand-held or stand); monitor or television (attached camera or external); provide enlarged image of material under camera; magnification range of 2X to 60X+; switchable polarity (black text/white background or white text/black background); controls for focus, magnification, brightness, contrast; X-Y viewing table for easy material movement; variety of monitor sizes (5 inches to 20+ inches); black and white camera with color monitor (allows user selectable foreground and background colors); color camera with color monitor (view full color enlarged images); controls for foreground and background color, split image, color or b/w presentation; line markers or windowing (horizontal and/or vertical screen masking that provides a user selectable viewing window for reading); motorized viewing table
Speech Access
Talking Word Processors
Intellitalk- Talking word processing program. Allows student to hear the letter, word, sentence or phrase as it is entered into the computer. Available for both the Macintosh and Windows 3.1, 95 computer operating system. The Pull down menus also has speech output. Student can choose background and font colors.
Write: OUTLOUD- similar to Intellitalk. Allows the student to set background and font colors, and then save the configuration (will look the same overtime).
Speech synthesizers
Hardware versions- can be internal card devices or external serial devices; allow specialized software programs to integrate speech output. Depending on the software program used to read the screen, the synthesizers can work in the DOS, Win 3.x, or Win 95 environment. (Very rarely ever used).
* Artic SynPhonix
* Accent PC, SA
* Sounding Board
* DECtalk
* DoubleTalk
* Keynote GOLD
Software versions- works in the Windows 95/98 environment with a SoundBlaster compatible sound card. If the sound card is used with a screen reading software program, WAV files will not play.
* AT&T Natural Voices
* DECaccess 32
* Eloquence
* Microsoft SDK
Screen Review Software
Braille Displays
Braille readers can use Braille Terminals to navigate through Windows 3.x and 95, Windows NT, MS-DOS, IBM OS/2 and UNIX. These braille terminals can be used with a desktop PC or a laptop. They utilize what is called refreshable braille cells to allow the computer screen to be read line by line in braille.
* Braille Wave
* Braille Connedt
* Brilliant
* Focus
* Braillex
Portable Devices
* PacMate BNS or VoiceNote BT- has a braille keyboard layout and speech output.
* BrailleNote BT or PacMate BX – has a braille keyboard, speech output and refreshable braille.
* Braille Wave – braille keyboard, refershable braille.
* PaceMate TNS or VoiceNote QT – have a Qwerty keyboard and speech output.
* PaceMate QX or BrailleNote QT – has a Qwerty keyboard layout, speech output, and refreshable braille..
* Mountbatten- braille keyboard; speech, and paper braille output.
All of the above- you can write, review and edit data, keep a virtual address book, and store many pages of Braille or print. Files stored in flash memory can be read but not changed, although you can move files back and forth between the two types of memory if you wish. Access information like time, date and appointments throughout the day as you please. Switch between two different languages at the touch of a key. Use it as the speech synthesizer for your computer. Create output in Braille or print. With a modem, go on-line to send and receive e-mail, and surf the Internet. A regular ink-printer will produce typewritten output when you use the built-in Braille-to-print translation feature (with Braille ‘n Speak, Braille Lite, Braille Companion, or Aria).
* ErgoBraille- has a braille keyboard, some function keys, and speech output.
* BrailleDesk- has a braille keyboard, all function keys, numeric keypad, and speech output.
* SQWERT- has a Qwerty keyboard, some function keys, and speech output.
* TransType- has a Qwerty keyboard, all function keys, numeric keypad, and speech output.
All of the above- Use as a Synthesizer & a Notetaker simultaneously without switching modes. Grade-2 Back Translator & computer braille mode. Standard RS-232 with DB-9 connector uses standard PC cables. PC-File Transfer software is built into the Notetaker, serial cable included. Internal 2″ full range mylar speaker. Clean sounding audio amplifier with software controlled Tone and Volume. CALCULATOR. DateBook Reminder Alarms (with Auto Power-Up). Talking Clock with 10 Alarms that Auto Power-up and Speak Your Messages. Ultimate accuracy in Stopwatch / Timer. Rechargeable NiCad Battery (Optional Removable Pack with Quick Charge Pod). RESPONSIVE, ACCURATE & HIGH SPEED Artic Speech (our Trademark) Two Power-Up modes: RESUME (Last Task) or EXPRESS (to Editor) Powerful Editor with familiar computer style features. Automatic file sizing as you work. Instant text insert at cursor. Search & Replace, etc. Menus and Hot Keys. High Quality Keyboard. 1 Mega Byte Flash ROM for system programs and Power Safe files storage. Over 700,000 bytes of Flash File Storage (Safe for 10+ years without power). Save a large number of files (1 – 2,000 depending upon average size). Your data is packed back to back without any wasted blocks of memory! 256K System area can be user updated from a PC,.
Privacy and Anti-theft features (Owner ID can be branded into ROM).
Scanned Material Access
Open Book – Open Book uses a scanner to take a picture of the page, which it sends it to your PC, translates the picture into understandable text, and then speaks the text aloud or outputs to Braille. You can scan and read a page in less than a minute: in English or in more than a dozen other languages. An Open Book gives you flexible, easy scanning. If your page is on the scanner sideways or upside down — Open Book can read it anyway. Open Book is ideal for scanning books, magazines, and business mail. Or, you can partner your flatbed scanner with an automatic document feeder to read multiple pages quickly and easily. Open Book’s flexible interface and detailed on-line Help makes it easy to start reading, using just one key.
Expert Reader- The new, powerful, and easy-to-use stand-alone reading machine from Xerox. Expert Reader combines state-of-the-art reading machine technology, the simplicity of an integrated appliance, and revolutionary price performance. Expert Reader, the newest addition to the Xerox Adaptive Products line of fully integrated reading machines, offers improved levels of speed, accuracy, and ease of use.
Kurzweil 1000- software that works on your personal computer and a scanner to convert the printed word into speech. It has the ability to find key words or phrases within a document, editing of scanned text, magnification of scanned documents to accommodate users with visual impairments, and the ability to specify unlimited bookmarks within a document. Other unique features include: a 175,000 word talking dictionary; the ability to insert a scanned page within a document, and the added convenience of background scanning which allows users to scan while working within another application. Additional feat
On Site is a selection of portraits, which reflect upon how the blind and vision impaired are represented in contemporary photography. This resulting corpus grew from the collaboration between the artist and Arielle, an Arizona State University student who responded to Connor’s advertisement. Arielle has been blind from birth, and spends a lot of time at airports. On Site is part of an ongoing research project for Connor.
Ang Connor is a Melbourne based artist studying her Masters in Fine Art by Research at the Victorian College of the Arts. In 2007 she was awarded the Kodak Salon Best Portrait at Centre for Contemporary Photography in Melbourne and was a finalist in the National Head-On Portrait Award at the Australian Centre for Photography in Sydney.
http://www.westspace.org.au/program/ang-connor.html
This exciting exhibition is a joint presentation between Vision Australia and the Powerhouse Museum.
Today, Australians with blindness or low vision participate in every aspect of community life, thanks to developments in education and training, technology, legislation and social change over the past 140 years.
This exhibition gives visitors an understanding of the world of the blindness and low vision community and celebrates their achievements. It features objects from Vision Australia’s heritage collection, compelling accounts and examples of new technologies that are increasing the independence of thousands of Australians.
WE HAVE TO GO TO THIS!!!!
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/living/
On friday the 20/03/09 me and Anthony visit the art gallery of NSW. We had a interview with the lady that is organising the access program. this is the respond that we got from the visit
A new exhibition will be open on the 5th of April at 11am which will be for the visual impaired people. This exhibition includes sound. The exhibition for visually impaired people has special system of working. Normally they choose five artworks which they think are interesting and describe them. They also bring different materials that depend on the work they are showing example: marble, textures so they can touch, feel and smell.
The NSW Gallery also organises touch tours where they can touch certain scultures in the museum. They normally choose materials like bronze so they have a good visualization about the artwork.Lots of mainsteam schools visit the gallery and many times happens to have a blind student with them so the gallery organise an assistant to join the student.
Blind people are very interested in art and they love experiencing this exhibitions.
The first exhibition in Sydney for blind people was a year ago.
The interview
Her name is Stephanie she is currently an year 9 student. When I asked her questions this is what she answered
She is not a part of any blind institute because she doesn’t feel she has the need to be.
She is not very interested in art so she doesn’t feel disadvantage in creativity of any form. One of the things that really were hard on her was reading and writing she said. Her eye gets tired after studying. At her young age she was always wondering how is to have a vision using both of your eyes, this made her stronger because now she does everything that everybody else does. Likes to hang out with friends.
She finds creativeness in good music.
When I asked her is there anything she would like to add she said that one thing that people believe about blind people is that they live in darkness, she said “Blind people don’t live in darkness they may not be able to see colours and the beautiful things in this world but they see much deeper like personality which people that see can’t see.’
Sorry i couldn’t attach the file but i pretty much typed up everything she said.
My friend also mentioned how she heard that people don’t see black but the opposite white when they are blind” it is same as looking at the sun for a minute and then trying to see in front of you.”