Spring Workshops - Dolphin/Optelec

Discover even more in the VisionZone:  Empower blind, low vision or partially sighted individuals with the very latest technologies: boost productivity, increase learning independence and access learning materials.
 
Create the ultimate low vision workstation and boost productivity. Choose magnification using the new TwinView low vision desktop workstation.  Add SuperNova and multiple monitors for true multi-tasking.  Choose a netbook and you’ve got instant portability on demand.  Research with Internet Explorer 9 on monitor 1, take notes with Word on monitor 2 and still keep up with latest Twitter trends on monitor 3. Choose your perfect mix of apps, all perfectly magnified, in high contrast colours with crystal clear True Font text.
 
Using the latest powerful video magnifiers, low vision students can view textbooks in high definition and the whiteboard as if the content was in large print.  Using a few simple tricks, learning materials can be captured and stored for easy reference – using either a USB or handheld video magnifier.  Also, see how captured images can be converted to an accessible Word document and then quickly and simply converted to large print, MP3 audio or Braille.
 
Braille display or Braille notetaker?  Learn how the world’s first Braille Controller provides the best of both worlds.  We show you how a Braillist can control their PC and Smartphone using a single device.  Write an assignment / report, research and browse the Internet and keep in touch with friends and family – all in Braille.
 
Your guided tour of the VisionZone is delivered by Optelec & Dolphin Computer Access and will use a range of learning tools including: SuperNova Magnifier, TwinView low vision screen, Compact 5 HD, ClearNote and FarView Video Magnifiers, Dolphin EasyConverter, ALVA Braille Controller and SuperNova Screen Reader.
 
In-depth view of Magnification and Text-to-Speech for visually impaired students and professionals
Join a member of the Optelec team on the stand and discover the latest gadgets for those who are visually impaired.
 
See the difference in high definition! Demonstrations will be available of the new Compact 5 HD – the first handheld video magnifier offering superior quality images and stepless continuous zoom from 1.5 to 18 times magnification.
 
The new TwinView low vision monitor will be on display – the first screen designed and optimized for visually impaired people. Low vision students and professionals can now combine both images from their PC and assistive reading device on a single screen in high definition.
 
Check out the award-winning ClearReader+, designed to offer synchronised text-to-speech and magnification for anyone with a visual impairment.
 
In-depth view of the ALVA Braille Controller & SuperNova
David Williams, an experienced Braille specialist will be on the Dolphin Computer Access stand to answer your questions and provide a more in-depth demonstration of SuperNova driving the ALVA Braille Controller.
 
Discover how a Braillist can compose an e-mail, read a word document, create a spreadsheet, surf the web and keep in touch with friends and colleagues – all in Braille, and without the use of the QWERTY keyboard.