The following sites have been suggested by members during Accessible Devices sessions. They either provide a useful product, information or a service. They all appear to work well with screen readers.
Avast is a free program which has proven to be quite good. It is quite screen reader friendly when you make use of the Applications key.
http://www.avast.com/This free antivirus program is used by quite a few of our members. Both the URL and the link provided will take you to the correct page for the free version. Simply tab down to locate the link for the free version and follow the prompts.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-products/us/frt/0?prd=aff
Visit The AVG Free Download Page
This website provides a list of downloads that contain spyware. You can get specific information about each download. While you're on the site your Internet Explorer is checked for a partial list of the spyware and a report given. Be sure to search for the words Questionable Anti-Parasite Software this is a list of software claiming to remove spyware, that instead actually contains it.
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite
Spyware Information And Checking Website
This cooperative effort between several universities and corporations looks to be an excellent resource in the anti-spyware battle.
http://stopbadware.org
Stop Badware Website
BadwareBusters.org is a community of people working together to fight back against
viruses, spyware, and other bad software.
Whether you're seeking assistance, offering your expertise, or simply trying to learn
more about badware, it's easy to
get started
http://badwarebusters.org/
Visit The Badware Busters Website
This website offers accessible currency conversion. Simply enter the amount in the first edit box. Than select the currencies from the two combo boxes and press submit. The results will appear on a second page and may be read with the arrow keys.
Visit The XE Currency Converter Website
This URL will lead to a page at Google especially designed for Accessibility.
http://www.deafblind.com/google.html
Google's Accessibility Page
This site is a valuable resource for information on efforts to improve accessibility.
http://www.accessiblesociety.org
An online news magazine focusing on news related to the interests of the Blind.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~blindworld
Blind World Website
A site offering various types of news and material focusing specifically on the Blind.
http://www.visionconnection.org
Vision Connection.Org Website
A comprehensive list of online electronic book sources provided by the NLS. Contains description of available material and contact information.
Electronic Book Sources
The folloing Web Sites are sources for useful Computer programs of many types.
www.whitestick.co.ukOffers a number of tutorials and user guides for a number of programs and devices.
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~fromthekeyboard
John Wilson's From The Keyboard Website
This site offers a wide variety of downloads including the program that equalizes the volume of your MP3's.
http://www.webattack.com/freeware
Web Attack Website
The following Website offers a comprehensive Outlook Express Tutorial.
http://www.lib.uom.gr/accelerate/ttu_en/oe.html
Outlook Express Tutorial
This site provides a wealth of technical information and evaluations of products for the Blind.
http://www.afb.org/aw/main.asp
Access World Website
Check out this website for reviews of software done by other Blind users. See what they think about accessibility. You may even add your own reviews.
Access Watch Software Reviews By Blind Users
Technology news from the American Foundation For The Blind.
Access World Website
This Website is a very useful resource for locating sources for products for the Blind.
Vendors Specializing In Technology For The Blind
Do you have a file to send that's too large for e-mail? Here's a website that offers an alternative.
http://s11.yousendit.com/
You Send It Website
Blind users tell us this service is quite simple to use. It does require that you register for a free account. There are no limits as to file size or frequency of use.
http://www.sendthisfile.com
Send This File Website
Especially for the Blind and Visually Impaired this site offers a collection of manuals. These include manuals for amateur radio equipment, cell phones and miscellaneous electronic equipment.
I Can Work This Thing Website
Current version is 4.10
Convert is an easy to use unit conversion program that will convert the most popular units of distance, temperature, volume, time, speed, mass, power, density,
pressure, energy and many others, including the ability to create custom conversions!
Convert units from one type to another. Over 250 units in more than 20 categories.
It's FREEThis website can provide you with your IP address and other useful tools.
What's My IP Website
This site allows you to compare your local retail store sale prices with local competitors and displays results in a screen reader friendly manner.
http://www.SalesCircular.com
Visit The Sales Circular Website
This site offers a set of tools that allow you to determine the current time anywhere in the World. You can also find the calling code for any country.
http://timeanddate.com/s/8
The World Clock, Time Zone Converter Website
This site offers a wide variety of information and resources for the Blind computer user.
Visit The Blind Computing Website
RoboBraille automates the translation of text documents into Braille and speech.
The service is available free of charge to all non-commercial users.
With RoboBraille, you can
Translate documents into contracted Braille
Translate documents into speech
Translate text into visual Braille
Convert text documents between different character sets
Convert Braille documents to specific Braille character sets
Partition documents into smaller parts
Robo Braille Website
This is the most screen reader friendly site, of this type, weve seen. Simply choose TV listings on the first page. Than on the next page enter your Zip Code. On the next page Tab to the provider you use. Last Tab to the show your interested in. The program description is presented in text format.
Accessible TV Listings Website
Looking for the best price on a piece of Blindness related technology? Here's the first place to look. They research the web Daily looking for the best prices, plus they offer some other excellent resources.
Blind Bargains Website
This site offers a well run E Mail list, plus a large number of program resources.
Jaws Users Mailing List Home Page
This website allows you to fax a document to them and they will call back and read it to you. All you need is a phone line and a fax machine.
Read This To Me Website
This organization offers you the opportunity to get a refurbished computer complete with monitor for the donation of $100.00 to cover parts and shipping. You must be visually impaired to qualify. Currently this offer only applies to the United States and Canada. Visit their website for further details.
Visit The Texas Center For The Visually Impaired Website
This Saint Louis travel agency is making a point of providing travel services specially
designed to benefit Blind travelers.
Damar Travel Website
Allows you to quickly and easily locate the keyboard shortcuts for multiple applications from various companies.
http://www.keyxl.com
Visit The Key XL Website
This well organized and easy to use website provides hot keys for multiple manufacturers and applications.
http://allhotkeys.com/
All Hot Keys Website
This site will allow you to convert text to audio for use on an audio player. You'll need to open a free account. Easy to use and screen reader friendly.
http://www.readthewords.co m
Visit The Read The Words Website
This site offers reviews for many products including software. It seems to work well with screen readers.
http://www.toptenreviews.com/
Visit The TopTen Product Reviews Site
This website offers a free bar code data base which in conjunction with a bar code scanner can be used to identify products. It even allows you to create cooking instructions. Bar code scanners are available for a modest cost.
http://www.bcscan.com/
Visit The BC Scan Website
Blind File Sharing dot com is a website that provides Internet file storage and file delivery services for visually impaired people.
http://www.blindfilesharing.com/
Visit The Blind File Sharing Website
This site offers several means of determineing what the error message you're getting means.
http://www.whatdoesthiserrormean.com/
Visit The What Does This Error Mean? Website
If you need help in setting up a router or opening a new port, you can probably find it here.
http://www.portforward.com/cports.htm
Visit The Port Forward Website
This website allows you to determine what programs to use to open specific file types. It also suggests some free alternatives to the programs that must be purchased.
http://www.openwith.org/
Visit The Open With.org Website
Need an old version of a computer software application? The chances are good you'll be able to find it at Old Version.com. This includes browsers including Internet Explorer.
Visit The Old Version.com Website
This website can take that long URL that keeps getting broken when you try to e mail it and shrink it down into a much more useful size.
Visit The Tiny URL Website
Updated on ... September 25, 2009