VOX 3,000 Talking Kitchen Scale Manual

This manual was provided by Blind Mice Mart.

VOX3000 Version 1.0 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

The VOX3000 is very easy to operate. However, there are certain caring and operation instructions you should read before your first use. We know taking the time to read these instructions is time consuming, but this scale is a precision instrument and must be handled with the utmost care. Read the rest of this entry »

National Credit Reporting Companies Announce Landmark Initiative To Make Online Credit Reporting Accessible

National Credit Reporting Companies, Blind Community, Announce Landmark Initiative to Provide Accessible Online Credit Reports
Posted : Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:02:07 GMT
Author : TransUnion; Equifax; Experian

Braille and other formats also to be made available - ATLANTA, CHICAGO and COSTA MESA, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall, The nation’s three major consumer credit reporting companies today unveiled a comprehensive program to provide improved access to important credit information for people who are blind or visually impaired. Read the rest of this entry »

Kitchen Center

All of the products which are kitchen related are gathered in this section.

Consumer Appliance and Electronics Accessibility Initiative

This information details an effort being made by The National Federation of The Blind to improve product accessibility. It also contains some information about products which meet their current accessibility criteria. Read the rest of this entry »

PayPal To Block Unsafe Browsers

BBC NEWS Paypal to block ‘unsafe browsers’

Web payment firm Paypal has said it will block “unsafe browsers” from using its service as part of wider anti-phishing efforts. Customers will first be warned that a browser is unsafe but could then be blocked if they continue using it.

Paypal said it was “an alarming fact that there is a significant set of users who use very old and vulnerable browsers such as Internet Explorer 4″. Read the rest of this entry »

World’s First True Bionic Eye

World’s First True Bionic Eye
Thomas Moore Health correspondent Updated:09:32, Monday April 21, 2008

Doctors have exclusively shown Sky News the world’s first true bionic eye that could allow the blind to see.

Breakthrough for the blind
The pea-sized video camera is small enough to fit inside the eyeball.

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Microsoft Finalizes Windows XP SP3

Microsoft Finalizes Windows XP SP3
Paul Thurrott, news editor,
thurrott@windowsitpro.com

Microsoft announced yesterday the completion of Windows XP SP3, the final service pack for the aging and soon-to-be-discontinued desktop OS. XP SP3 will make its way to PC makers and Microsoft’s enterprise customers in the coming weeks, the software giant says. Read the rest of this entry »

iVisit SeeStar Offers Persons Who Are Visually Impaired Access To a Remote Sighted Assistant

iVisit SeeStar offers persons who are visually impaired access to a remote sighted assistant.
© Business Wire 2008 2008-04-01 02:30:00 -

iVisit LLC announced today that its iVisit SeeStar & SeeScan mobile applications were selected as finalists in the Third Annual CTIA Emerging Technologies (E-Tech) Awards. Read the rest of this entry »

Most Computer Users Repeat Passwords At Their Peril

Most computer users repeat passwords, at their peril
By JORDAN ROBERTSON, AP Technology Writer Thu Apr 17, 12:14 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO

Using the same password for multiple Web pages is the Internet-era equivalent of having the same key for your home, car and bank safe-deposit box. Read the rest of this entry »