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Measurement

Low Vision Ruler
Provides a ruler for users with visual impairments.  Black bold 1/2 inch high numbers on snow white background.  Informational website:  http://www.independentliving.com

12 inch Braille Ruler
Twelve inch metal ruler with increments indicated in Braille.  Informational website:  http://www.beyondsight.com

25 Foot Braille Steel Tape Measure
Measuring tape for persons with visual impairment.  Each foot is brailled and each 6 inches have single raised dots on the lower edge.  Has a 3 inch tactually marked extension.  Flexible steel ruler with push-button blade return and lock, plus belt clip.    Informational website:  http://www.maxiaids.com

25 Foot Tactile Tape Measure
Tape measure / ruler combination.  Holes mark every 6inches on tape.  Count holes and multiply by 6 inches to find distance.  Remaining distance measured by attachd 6 inch ruler which has raised lines at every 1/8 inch, and raised and Braille numbers.  Informational website: http://www.independentliving.com  

25 inch Braille Tape Measure
Tape measure that has Braille numbering every foot and a dot every six inches.  There is also a six inch marked ruler attached to the unit.  Informational website:  http://www.beyondsight.com

Braille Low Vision Ruler
Plastic ruler with Braille and tactile symbols and 1/2 inch large black numbers.  Tactile lines of different lengths mark each eighth, quarter, half and one inch segments for easy identification.  Informational website:  http://www.independentliving.com

Protractor, Braille/Print
Bold large type numbers and Braille dots mark the degrees along the half circle of this 180-degree protractor.  Informational website:  http://www.aph.org

DigiCite
DigiCite is an electronic device that converts LED display to speech output.  It is a compact machine-vision system that continuously monitors and captures images of digital displays, such as alphanumeric LEDs.  Whenever the display changes, DigiCite converts the display image to text and provides notification using recorded speech or othr, optional outputs.  DigiCite works with telephone consoles, measurement, recording and test equipment, and many other electronic devices. Informational website:  http://www.hear-it.com

 

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