New Technology for Blind People: A Revolution for Libraries

Synopsis: Shows the latest developments in new technology applied to the needs of the visually handicapped. The Kurzweil reading machine, Viewscan and Optacon are demonstrated at the Resources Unit for the Visually Handicapped at Manchester Central Library. A discussion of the financing of the Kurzweil machine is also included.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 20 min.
Year of production: 1985
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Uses: Librarians, students of librarianship, those who work with blind people and blind people themselves.
Subjects: Librarianship
Keywords: blindness; Kurzweil reading machine; libraries; visually impaired people

Writer

Cast

Patsy Cullen
W Anderson

Name: Leeds Metropolitan University, Department of Library and Information Studies

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