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CD‐ROM: A New Light For The Blind And Visually Impaired

Barbara T. Mates

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Abstract

Advocates the use of CD‐ROM technology to enable blind or visually impaired library users to access information, which can be downloaded on to a disk and then treated in one of three ways: it can be translated into and printed in Braille; it can have the text enlarged sufficiently for a visually impaired person to read it; or it can be read aloud by screen‐reading software. Evaluates some of the reference CD‐ROMs available and lists the equipment that will be needed in order to provide access for the users.

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Advocates the use of CD‐ROM technology to enable blind or visually impaired library users to access information, which can be downloaded on to a disk and then treated in one of three ways: it can be translated into and printed in Braille; it can have the text enlarged sufficiently for a visually impaired person to read it; or it can be read aloud by screen‐reading software. Evaluates some of the reference CD‐ROMs available and lists the equipment that will be needed in order to provide access for the users.

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Advocates the use of CD‐ROM technology to enable blind or visually impaired library users to access information, which can be downloaded on to a disk and then treated in one of three ways: it can be translated into and printed in Braille; it can have the text enlarged sufficiently for a visually impaired person to read it; or it can be read aloud by screen‐reading software. Evaluates some of the reference CD‐ROMs available and lists the equipment that will be needed in order to provide access for the users.

Key concepts: Braille, Visually impaired, Screen reader, CD-ROM, Computer science, Reading (process), Multimedia, Software

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