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Elliot, a young deafblind boy

Sense is running a special TV appeal for our work with children who are both deaf and blind.


You can watch the appeal or read the transcript. Please make a donation now and help us bring a child like Elliot into our world.

Sense is the leading national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind

Products for your PC

PCs can open up a world of information, giving you access to live news, entertainment and communication with others. They can also be useful at work.

Products for your PC can convert text into braille, change text into large print and change to colours on the screen, and speak the text to you.

Braille and your PC There are several different braille products for use with your PC.

Screen magnification This allows you to increase the size of text and graphics on your PC to make it easier to see. There are a number of different methods for achieving this, some of which require new equipment and some which just need software.

Screen readers They do literally what their name suggests - they read the text from the screen. Unlike Talking Browsers, they function with almost any computer program and are not just used to browse the internet.

Talking browsers They differ from screen readers. They are specially designed for reading webpages and they are a browser and screen reader combined.

 ProductSupplierProduct codePrice
Braille Keytop StickersBraille Keytop StickersAdapt-IT57BKS£17.50
Keytop stickers are self-adhesive stickers, which can be stuck onto individual keys on the computer keyboard. The lettering on these stickers is in Braille.
Keytop stickersKeytop stickersRNIBHK14£11.75
Keytop stickers are self-adhesive stickers, which can be stuck onto individual keys on the computer keyboard.
Magnifying filter screenMagnifying filter screenRNIBHT230£82.25 - £94.00
A magnifying screen that can increase character size more than double will attach to a flat panel computer screen.
Lunar screen magnification softwareLunar screen magnification softwareRNIBHT198£295.00-£346.63
Lunar is a screen enlarge program that allows partially sighted computer users to easily magnify and manipulate the on screen display of their computer, in a variety of ways, to suit their requirements.
Supernova Screen magnification softwareSupernova Screen magnification softwareRNIBHT193£835.00- £981.13
Supernova combines magnification, speech and braille output in one program. This is to benefit individuals and establishments with a range of requirements.
Jaws for windowsJaws for windowsSight and SoundWindows 98/ME/XP Home£655
With its internal software speech synthesizer and the computer’s sound card, information from the screen is read aloud.
Braille Maker for Windows translation softwareBraille Maker for Windows translation softwareRNIBHT85£229.13
Software package that turns a word processed document into grade one or grade two braille format.
Zoom Text Magnification softwareZoom Text Magnification softwareRNIBHT69£310.00 - £364.25
This magnification software is most suitable for large print users. It has advanced features for magnifying Microsoft Windows.
Maestro NotetakerMaestro NotetakerHumanwareN/A£870.00 +VAT
A very portable solution of a note-taker for those who use braille. Can also access web site and get emails on the move.
Pacmate Portable Braille DisplayPacmate Portable Braille DisplaySight and SoundQX440 £3750
This 40-cell refreshable braille unit adds the most manageable functionality available to any computer with a USB port.

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