Magnifying equipment included in this section is designed to be attached externally over a TV or computer screen. As with the stickers the keyboards may be available with black letters on a white or yellow background or white letters with a black background. This is part of the Department of Health’s Transforming Community Equipment Services (TCES) programme.

In past years I have reviewed a number of Doro phones for both house and their specialist mobile phones for those with sight and hearing problems. A low vision assessment can identify a specific type of sight loss such as macular degeneration, glaucoma or Retinitis Pigmentosa. These computer keyboards with Braille keys and are different in design to the traditional QWERTY keyboard keys. Most libraries hold directories of suitable funders in their reference section, such as the The Directory of Grant Making Trusts.Extra handset for use with our stylish and exceptionally loud Doro Magna 2000 and 2005 cordless phones. The supply of equipment depends upon the type and extent of your disability, your age and your circumstances. Additional features include flashing ringer, extra volume boost button, hearing aid compatibility and tone control for clear sound adjustable to your hearing needs. A growing range of tablet and ereader accessories are available including mounts for tablets such as the iPad, and switches and switch interfaces for use with tablets and ebook readers. Eventually the problem was solved and while it seems obvious now it’s not clear from the manual as the < and > keys are on the base station and not the handset.

Moon can be produced using portable hand frames or a computer with a Braille embosser and translation software. The software uses the phone's built-in camera to capture an image of text and then converts it to synthetic speech. It is designed to pay for the additional cost of aids and adaptations needed because of your disability. The Braille dots are used to represent words and numbers, punctuation characters and even mathematics, science and music notation.The magnification range for these magnifiers tends to be limited relative to desktop video magnifiers.