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Vision Enhancement
(Just the Table of Contents)

Vol. 5 No. 4, Fall 2000

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FEATURES:

  • Common Sense Tips by Amy Pais, M.S.
  • The Accessible Planet by William Loughborough
  • Don't Reduce the Benefits -- Just Change the Terminology by Mildred Frank
  • Shadow Runner by Larry Harper.

ACHIEVERS

  • Nolan Crabb: A Life Characterized by Change & Love of Family
  • Henri Saint-Laurent: Motivational Speaker & Aging Activist
  • Bonnie Story: Learns & Then Helps Others
  • Mildred Frank: Blind Author Sees What She Can Do

MEDICAL / RESEARCH

  • Understanding Nystagmus by Richard L. Windsor, O.D. and Laura K. Windsor, B.S.
  • MDLinx.com: New Medical Specialists' Network
  • Development of Young Children With Retinoblastoma
  • Innovative Diabetic Eye Exam Initiative to Prevent Blindness
  • New TV PSAs on Diabetes

UNIQUE PROJECTS

  • A Unique Way To Remember A Faithful Friend
  • Update on YUP
  • Low-Cost Eyeglasses for Children

TECHNOLOGY

  • HeyAnita!: Voice Internet Portal
  • New Family of Fonts for Vision Impaired Can Help Everyone
  • Voice-Guided Cash Machines
  • Prisma: A New CCTV
  • Digital TV Comes to Life for UK Vision Impaired
  • New Portable Money Identifiers
  • Global Tracking System in a Watch
  • Microwave Cooking To Change Drastically
  • Looking Back At Trade & Technology

LIBRARY CORNER

  • Braille: Into the Next Millennium
  • Flexible Discs No Longer Distributed by NLS
  • Teen People Now Available
  • CNIB Creating A Digital Library in English & French
  • Library Catalog Now Links to Web-Braille Files

PUBLICATIONS

  • toy Guide for Children Who Are Blind & Visually Impaired
  • Medicare & You
  • Art History Through Touch and Sound
  • Guide to Disability Rights Laws
  • New Report on Employment of People With Disabilities
  • Doubleday Large Print Book Club
  • WeMedia Magazine Available on Audiotape
  • New Products Catalog for Your Dog

EDUCATION

  • On-Line Computer Course for Spring 2001
  • IBM Supports Training Program in India's School for the Blind
  • BRL: Braille Through Remote Learning
  • 16 Scholarships Offered by BVA
  • BVAA Offers 3 Scholarships
  • Three Typing Tutorials Worth Noting
  • Tactile Cards for Geometry Students

NEWS & EVENTS

  • Big Sky Conference for Optometrists
  • New California Minimum Visual Acuity Standards for Driver License
  • Find Phone Numbers Without Knowing Area Code
  • Blind & Deaf May Soon Legally Practice Medicine & Dentistry
  • Weapons Permit Issued To Blind Man
  • Freedom Scientific Acquires Omni PC

BYTES & Chips

  • Emulate Braille On A Computer Keyboard With Perky Duck
  • GW Micro Releases Window-Eyes 4.0
  • Surf the WWW Easier With WebWizard
  • Improved NCD Website
  • Is It A Virus or A Hoax?
  • Useful Internet Bookmarks
  • Keep Your PC Up-To-Date
  • Moving Favorites & Cookies
  • Emacspeak-13.0: Opening Doors To A Windows-Free Millennium
  • Police Scanner Discussion List
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RESOURCE DIRECTORY Vol. 5 No. 4, 2000

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

  • Magni-Cam - Innoventions, Inc.
  • Optometry Today
  • Low Vision Centers of Indiana
  • ELF - M. G. Harrington Co.
  • Graphite Canes - Revolution Enterprises
  • Window-Eyes - GW Micro
  • Mystery of Life - Poetic Expressions

Vision World Wide
5707 Brockton Drive, #302
Indianapolis, IN 46220-5481


Phone: 317-254-1332
Toll Free: 800-431-1739
Fax: 317-251-6588
E-Mail: info
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Updated August 12, 2001




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