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Vision Enhancement
(Just the Table of Contents)

Vol. 6 No. 4, Fall 2001

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VISION WORLD WIDE, INC. NEWS

  • Your Gifts Mean So Much
  • Welcome To Cheryl Bellamy
  • Electronic Edition Now Available
  • Are You Receiving the Vision E-News Webletter?
  • Our Privacy Policy
  • Subscription / Renewal Application
  • Contributing Writers
  • All About Us (VWW)

READERS ASK

  • Gift Ideas For Those With Vision Impairment
  • Essential Job Skills

FEATURES

  • Understanding Stargardt's Disease by Richard L. Windsor, O.D., F.A.A.O. & Laura K. Windsor, O.D.
  • Woolf Foundation Expands Large Print Availability
  • Common Sense Tips On Organizing by Amy Pais, M.S.
  • Guide To Making Your Environment Safer
  • An Accessible Guidance System Is Exciting, But...by Mildred Frank

ACHIEVERS

  • Helping Others Access Success: A Behind the Scenes Look at Access Technology Institute by Suzanne Westhaver
  • Margaret and Cody Pfanstiehl: Queen & King of Video Description
  • Hilliary Bates: Achieves Independence In Spite of Being Deaf-Blind

MEDICAL / RESEARCH

  • Space Technology Develops Bionic Eye
  • Study of Protective Pigments of the Retina & Dietary Intake
  • FDA Approves Clinical Testing of Toric Implantable Contact Lens
  • Spinach Implants May Improve Sight
  • Interesting Facts About Eye Injuries
  • Optics in China
  • Eye Donation Gives Insight Into Rare Form of Blindness
  • Gene Linked To Open-Angle Glaucoma

UNIQUE PROJECTS

  • Hi-Tech Becoming A Reality For Uganda's Blind
  • Braille Transcription Source
  • Making Art Really Accessible
  • Latinos & Hispanics Helped By World Institute on Disability
  • AFB To Train Home-Care Service Providers
  • Free Computers, Software & Training

TECHNOLOGY

  • Telesensory Introduces the MiniViewer
  • Talking Signs: Making the Built Environment Accessible
  • A Hearing Aid That Points To The Sound
  • Mobilux Far: Two Products In One
  • Total Spectrum Lighting For People With Low-Vision
  • Control Electronic Equipment With Your Voice
  • An Accessible Thermostat

LIBRARY CORNER

  • Wolfner Library Provides Fun With Bi-Folkal Kits
  • NLS Music Section Releases New Audio Cassettes
  • Share Your Memories With NLS

PUBLICATIONS

  • Special Offer On Comprehensive Lighthouse Handbook
  • New Magazines On Tape From VCS
  • How To Adapt Computers For Individuals With Disabilities
  • Strategies For Transportation Independence For Nondrivers
  • The Red Book On Employment Support

EDUCATION

  • Canadian Innovative Learning System Being Tested by Stanford University
  • New Distance Education Course on Low-Vision
  • American Occupational Therapy Association Offers Vision Course

NEWS & EVENTS

  • Grand Lady Causes Vision Loss To Designer
  • New Website Address For NAPVI
  • Austria Hosts International Conference
  • Eschenbach Optik Forms Alliance With Bausch & Lomb
  • Airline Security & Disability Rights
  • International Initiatives To Educate Disability Community
  • Community-Based Alternatives Legislation

BYTES & Chips

  • SWIFT - From MS Word To Braille In One Easy Step
  • Nero: Accessible CD Burning Software
  • eDiary: A Simple To Install & Fun To Use Multi-platform Java Application
  • QuickBooks Hotkey Reference Card
  • Get Notified of An Emergency by E-Mail
  • Improved ZoomText Released by Ai Squared
  • Assistive Technology Database
  • File Extensions List.

RESOURCE DIRECTORY

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

  • The Primer: Innoventions, Inc.
  • An Invitation From Eye Care India
  • The Advantage Cane: Revolution Enterprises, Inc.
  • Window-Eyes: GW Micro
  • Low Vision Centers of Indiana
  • SightConnection.com: Community Services for the Blind & Partially Sighted.

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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