The sites found on this page provide a variety of useful resources for the blind computer user.
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
The folloing Web Sites are sources for useful Computer programs of many types.
www.whitestick.co.ukThis 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
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
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
This website can provide you with your IP address and other useful tools.
What's My IP 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 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
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
This website will tell you if your flash player is up to date. If not it allows you to quickly update it without having to deal with any tool bars being added to your computer. Fast and easy to use.
Update Flash Player .org Will update Your Flash Player to The Latest Version Without Having To Deal With Tool Bars Etc.
This website will buy some electronics and provide recycling for most. (Currently Only In The United States)
Sell Or Recycle ElectronicsThis product allows you to retrieve your product key from Windows and some other software products when you've misplaced the product key.
Key Finder Website, Retrieve Misplaced Product Keys From The Software Return To Resource PageUpdated on ... July 14, 2011