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Orientation and Mobility Evaluations and Instruction. 
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This is a private practice servicing local and international O & M contracts all over the world.  We fly anywhere in the world. We can quickly complete evaluations, assessments, supply the information and make the recommendations you need for your programming objectives or placement, and more importantly we can provide the  instruction your client needs for safe Orientation and Mobility!

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Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation Service

Low vision, a collective term for vision loss that cannot be reversed by glasses, medication, or surgery, is one of the major areas of research and treatment at the Wilmer Eye Institute. The work has led to novel solutions for some patients. Those with vision impairment suffering from macular degeneration (a disease that damages the center of the retina, called the macula) and other vision problems receive detailed visual-function testing, evaluation and rehabilitation.

At the Low Vision Rehabilitative Service, a multidisciplinary team of doctors and rehabilitative specialists works closely with the patient, family, friends and the referring doctor to assist an individual in regaining function lost by visual impairment. This typically includes addressing vision issues causing problems with reading, driving and activities of daily living. Home visits and other services provided by our occupational therapy staff outside of the Low Vision office are limited to a maximum of 60 miles round trip and within the State of Maryland.

A typical low vision evaluation involves a functional assessment including a low vision refraction and prescription of magnifiers, telescopes and assistive technology as appropriate. In addition, visual skills training such as eccentric viewing and blindness skills are provided as are referrals to comprehensive blind rehabilitation centers. The low vision service does not have minimum vision requirements, but works with all patients who have functional impairment due to an eye disease or condition.

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Conditions Typically Seen by the Low Vision Service

Diabetic Retinopathy
Glaucoma
Macular Degeneration
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Hereditary Eye Diseases

I am a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (ACVREP) graduating with my master's degree from Boston College and an undergraduate degree in Special Education, certified K – 12 Teacher of the handicapped. I have trained children and adults with visual impairments in every settings. I have also trained individuals with multiple disabilities giving me direct experience in evaluating people and their ability to use a public bus. I also have many personal experiences with people who are visually challenged giving me the experience needed to work with people with disabilities. I have conducted over 2,000 in-person assessments.

   

Orientation and Mobility for Working-Age Adults (O & M)

Orientation and mobility (O&M) is an exciting discipline in low vision and blind rehabilitation that teaches people to travel safely, efficiently and independently in their environment. Orientation is the process of mentally organizing the environment and determining one’s location within that environment. Mobility is the act of moving through the environment in a safe and graceful manner. An orientation and mobility specialist teaches people who are blind or visually impaired to travel by:

assessing an individual’s current travel-related skills, discussing goals, and helping her/him select a program of instruction that will allow for achieving the greatest travel potential
teaching people to travel by using their hearing, remaining vision, and other senses
teaching people to use a long cane for travel and to establish and maintain orientation while traveling.


O&M specialists work with people across the lifespan: from infants to senior citizens. The majority of clients on an O&M instructor’s caseload tend to have some remaining vision. It is also common to have clients with additional disabilities such as traumatic brain injury, hearing impairments, physical impairments, or cognitive impairments.

There has been a national shortage of orientation and mobility specialists for several years. Individuals willing to relocate generally have little difficulty in finding employment. O&M specialists may work in schools, at agencies for the blind or visually impaired, at Veteran Administration (VA) Medical Centers, and at universities and colleges. Many O&M specialists, after gaining experience in the field, contract to schools and agencies as part of their own private practice.

Orientation and mobility is a profession of highly trained, caring individuals who are committed to providing the best service to each client and who are committed to a professional code of ethics. Many professionals in the field are members of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) and are certified by the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP) which are professional organizations that govern the field.

 

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List of screen readers

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Screen readers are a form of assistive technology.

Contents

1 Contemporary screen readers
2 Unfinished Screenreader Projects
3 Historical interest
4 Software aids for people with reading difficulties
5 References

Contemporary screen readers

Screen reader Creator Supported platforms License Notes
ChromeVox Google ChromeOS or, with a speech processor, Linux, Mac, Windows Free ChromeVox is a screen reader for Chrome OS, intended to bring the speed, versatility, and security of Chrome OS to visually impaired users. Because ChromeVox is built by Google, it's optimized for the web. It supports the latest web standards and excels at accessing the most modern interactive websites.
VoiceOver Apple Inc. Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad, iPods, and Apple TV Free, Commercial Free and included with any Apple product. No installation or setup required. Available in over 30 language voices, which are also included for free. See Apple Accessibility [1] for more information.
ClickHear gh LLC Windows and Mac Commercial Enables text to be read aloud at the reading comfort of the user. Choose from three high quality Nuance voices. Variable text and highlighting color options. Translates to several different languages: Spanish, French and German. Configuration settings saved per user. Click to hear any part of the web. Play/Pause, Previous, and Next playback. Set volume and speech rate to your needs.
ClickHear Mobile gh LLC Windows and Mac Commercial No software installation required. Enables text to be read aloud at the reading comfort of the user. Choose from three high quality Nuance voices. Variable text and highlighting color options. Translates to several different languages: Spanish, French and German. Configuration settings saved per user. Click to hear any part of the web. Play/Pause, Previous, and Next playback. Set volume and speech rate to your needs.
ReadHear gh LLC Windows and Mac Commercial Support for NIMAS 1.1 and DAISY/NISO 2005. Support for MathML-enabled NIMAS and Digital Talking Books. Additional navigation for escapable and skippable text. Easier book import. New navigation pane. SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) support. Roaming activation for greater portability. Concurrent licensing for institutions. Optimized for large books. Page-by-page display. Improved support for books on CD. Revised keyboard shortcuts and support for multi-media keys. New AT hardware support. Continuous playback without focus. Automatic update checking. Save As DAISY compatibility.
Recite Me[2] Recite Me Ltd Web-based Commercial Recite is an online software as a service system that acts as a translation layer between the user and the website.
Project metalmouth Alistair Garrison ChromeOS, or via Chrome Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows Free open source (Apache 2.0) Project metalmouth is developing a free fully functioned open source voice browser as an installable extension for Chrome. The ambition is to give Chrome users the best possible experience when interacting with a spoken web - by voice commands or using the keyboard.
ClipSpeak[3] Daniel Innala Ahlmark Windows Freeware A lightweight text-to-speech tool with a minimal user interface that speaks text copied to the clipboard.
Text to Speech[4] SpeakComputers.com Windows Freeware
A free program that converts written text into spoken words or even written text into MP3 files.
Seven programs: Text to speech: Reader, Web browser, Mini Clipboard reader, Image Presentation, Appointment Reminder, Speaking Clock, Parental Controls
95Reader SSCT Windows Commercial Japanese screen reader
BRLTTY The BRLTTY Team *nix and Windows console Free and open source (GPL2) Available to download; part of most Linux distributions
BrowseAloud Texthelp Systems Inc Windows and Mac Free for Users, Commercial
Capture Assistant Renovation Software Windows Commercial Multilanguage screen reader
Claro ScreenRuler Suite Claro Software Windows Commercial Provides a "strip" or "ruler" across the screen.
COBRA BAUM Retec Windows Commercial Supports Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and the Java Access Bridge.
Edbrowse Karl Dahlke *nix console Free and open source Makes a complete audio desktop, including web access with JavaScript support.
Spoken Web[5] Eyal Shalom Windows Free Web Site A free web portal managing a wide range of articles
Emacspeak T. V. Raman Emacs (on *nix) Free and open source Turns Emacs into a "complete audio desktop".
Fire Vox Charles L. Chen Unix, Linux, Windows, OS X Free and open source For browsing with Firefox only (plugin)
Gnopernicus BAUM Retec AG GNOME/Linux Free and open source Used to be bundled with GNOME, but now replaced by Orca. Includes a screen magnifier. Supports AT-SPI and the Java Access Bridge.
HAL Dolphin Computer Access Windows Commercial Supports MSAA, the Java Access Bridge, and PDF. 30 day Free Trial available for download.
HT Reader HT Visual Windows Commercial Includes support for MSAA and PDF.
iZoom Issist Windows Commercial Screen magnifier with low-vision speech capabilities. Includes support for Mozilla Firefox.
JAWS Freedom Scientific Windows and DOS Commercial for Windows; freeware for DOS Includes support for MSAA, the Java Access Bridge, and PDF.
Leitor de Telas MC / CPqD Windows Free Brazilian Portuguese screen reader. MSAA support.
Lingspeak Lingit Windows Commercial A visual screen reader, which highlights the object and text being read. Supports MSAA, Java Access Bridge (OpenOffice), per line reading from Win32 classes "Edit"(Notepad) and "RichEdit"(Wordpad), MS Word. UIA and IAccessible2 is being worked on. One-month trial version available.
Linux Screen Reader (LSR) GNOME/Linux GNOME/Linux Free and open source Supports AT-SPI.
SodelsCot[6] Sodels Factory Windows Commercial Spanish screen reader. Converts copied or typed text to speech in any Windows program. Includes voices in Spanish and can use others compatible with SAPI5. It can create wav and mp3 files.
LookOUT Choice Technology Windows Commercial Also available integrated with a screen magnifier.
MAGic Freedom Scientific Windows Commercial Speech magnifier with low-vision speech capabilities. It can be used together with JAWS.
Microsoft Narrator Microsoft Windows Commercial Bundled with recent versions of Windows, this basic screen reader makes use of MSAA.
Mobile Speak Code Factory Symbian OS, Windows Mobile Commercial Full-fledged screen readers and Braille interfaces that let you access your mobile phone. One-month trial version available.
Model T Reader Dolphin Computer Access DOS Freeware
NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) NonVisual Desktop Access project Windows Free and open source (GPL2) Programmed and scriptable in Python. Supports Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Word, Excel and Outlook Express, and Mozilla Thunderbird. Supports web content using JavaScript. Supports Java Access Bridge. IAccessible2 is supported.
Orca GNOME/Linux *nix Free and open source Bundled with GNOME. Supports AT-SPI and the Java Access Bridge.
PC-Talker Kochi System Development Windows Commercial Japanese screen reader. Supports MSAA and Flash[7]
PCVoz EzHermatic Windows Commercial Available to buy or download trial. Supports MSAA.
Proloquo AssistiveWare Mac OS X Commercial Includes a license for Infovox iVox. 15 days trials.
Read:Outloud Don Johnston Inc. Windows and Mac OS Commercial Incorporates reading guide for easy note taking and outline construction. Supports Daisy, NIMAS, PDF, RTF, HTML and TXT.
ReadSpeaker ReadSpeaker Holding B.V. Web-based Free for Users, Commercial Available in 35 languages and 90 voices. Device-independent and no downloads required by end-user. Synchronized highlighting of the text being read.
Read & Write Texthelp Systems Windows and Mac OS Commercial Support toolbar designed to assist users who require extra assistance when reading or composing text.
Simply Talker EcoNet International Windows Commercial Trial download available.
SUSE-Blinux Novell Linux Free and open source
Supernova Dolphin Computer Access Windows Commercial Includes a screen magnifier and output to Braille devices. 30 day Free Trial available for download. Supports MSAA, the Java Access Bridge, and PDF.
System Access Serotek Windows Commercial Trial download available. Supports Microsoft Internet Explorer (including DHTML/Ajax and Flash), Outlook Express, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Skype, and Adobe Reader. No support for Java yet.
TalkBack[8] Google Android 1.6+ Opensource Use with SoundBack and kickback
Talks Nuance Communications Symbian OS Series 60 or 80 Commercial Presentation and free Trial Version to be found on the site.
Thunder ScreenReader Sensory Software Windows Freeware Supports MSAA.
SpeakEasy Media System NDU Windows Commercial Specialized suite of vocalized programs designed for ease of use
Virtual Vision MicroPower Windows Commercial Brazilian screen reader. Supports MSAA.
WebAnywhere University of Washington Web Free and Open Source (new BSD) Doesn't require any software installation to run so can be used at any public terminal that has sound available - works on any platform.
WinZoom Clarity Windows Commercial Screen reader with magnifier. USB version does not require any installation and can be used on any public computer.
Window-Eyes GW Micro Windows Commercial Available to buy or download 30-minutes per Windows session demo. Supports MSAA.
Screen Access for All National Association for the Blind, New Delhi Windows Open source
ZoomText Ai Squared Windows Commercial Includes a screen magnifier. Trial download available.
Screen reader Creator Supported platforms License Notes

Unfinished Screenreader Projects

Screen reader Creator Supported platforms License Notes
Screenful Screenful Team Windows Open source Concept is done. Due to problems finding skilled developers, the project is idling
The Longhorn Screen Reader Project OSSRP Team Windows Vista Open source Concept ideas have been made. Latest news said that the project had not succeeded. Whether or not they will continue or let it die is not known at the moment.

Historical interest

Screen reader Creator Supported platforms License Notes
ASAW (Automatic Screen Access for Windows)[9] MicroTalk Windows Commercial
Blindows BAUM Retec (formerly Audiodata) Windows Commercial Substituted by COBRA
DRACULA family Eurobraille Windows Commercial
Enable Reader Professional Speech System Enable Talking Software DOS Uncertain
Enhanced PC Talking Program Computer Conversations DOS Uncertain
Pocket Hal Dolphin Computer Access Windows Mobile PDA and PDA Phones Commercial
PROVOX Kansys, Inc. DOS Uncertain
Screen Reader Research Centre for the Education of the Visually Handicapped (RCEVH) BBC Micro and NEC portable
Screen Reader/2 IBM OS/2 Commercial
Smart Hal Dolphin Computer Access Windows Mobile and WM Smartphone Commercial
Soft Vert TeleSensory Systems DOS Commercial
Tinytalk OMS Development DOS and perhaps Windows Shareware
Virgo BAUM Retec AG Windows Commercial Substituted by COBRA.
Window Bridge Syntha-voice Computers (now out of business) Windows Commercial
WinVision Artic Technologies Windows Commercial Not officially discontinued, but there has been no further release since 1997.

Software aids for people with reading difficulties

Penfriend from Penfriend Ltd
ClaroRead from Claro Software
EasyTutor from Dolphin Computer Access
EnVision: basic multi-featured Windows accessibility tool
Read & Write, Screenreader from TextHelp Systems
yRead from Spacejock Software
ReadPlease from ReadPlease Corporation
TextAloud from NextUp.com
Alvin Kurzweil 1000 (for the visually impaired) and Kurzweil 3000 (for those with reading difficulty) from Kurzweil Educational Systems
Read:OutLoud from Don Johnston, Inc.

References

  1. ^ Apple Accessibility
  2. ^ Reciteme.com
  3. ^ Clipspeak.codeplex.com
  4. ^ Speakcomputers.com
  5. ^ Spoken-web.com
  6. ^ Sodels.com
  7. ^ Bob Regan, Best Practices for Accessible Flash Design (PDF)
  8. ^ http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2009/10/talkback-open-source-screenreader-for.html
  9. ^ Kenneth Frasse, GUI Access: A Comparison of Screen-Readers (Part I), Access Review (Summer 1997)
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