Here's a list of some of the companies that sell products of interest to the blind.

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• Karisell Communications.
  (602)375-3420 Voice
  (602)530-3631 FAX
  E-Mail karisell@netzone.com
  Selling adaptive technology equipment and computer programs for blind and visually impaired computer users. They also do document conversion - print to Braille and/or print to disk.

• Access First.

• Adaptek Systems, Kurzweil Voice For Windows.

• Alphatek
  Suite #494
  1223 Wilshire Boulevard
  Santa Monica, CA 90403
  (310) 393-7780
  Distributing talking watches, clocks and calculators.

• American Foundation for the Blind.

• American Printing House for the Blind
  1839 Frankfurt Avenue
  P.O. Box 6085
  Louisville, KY 40206
  (800) 223-1839 or
  (502) 895-2405
  (502) 899-2292 FAX
  They sell bold line paper, raised line paper, 4-track recorders, braille equipment and more. A catalog is available on request.

• Ann Morris Enterprises, Inc.

890 Fams Court
East Meadow, NY 11554
(516) 292-9232
Products include no-spill ice tray, microwave oven cookware, computer cookbooks, (I've never eaten a computer before... sorry) large digit items and gift wrapping service. Catalog available free in large print, cassette and IBM format disk. 
• Assistive Technology Online (at U. Of Delaware)
• Aster Synthetic Speech Application (at Cornell)
• Berkeley Access.
• Blazie Engineering.
• Carolyn's

Box 14577
Bradenton, FL 34280-4577
(800)648-2266
(813)761-8306 FAX
Some of the products available include CCTVs, watches, clocks and timers, canes, kitchen products, household, personal and recreation items, writing aids, sewing products, medical devices, magnifying glasses, tools, as well as other items.
• The Chocolate Experience, Inc.

150-57 Bayside Avenue
Flushing, NY 11354
(718)461-1873
(718)321-0217 FAX
Braille chocolate greeting bars, available as gifts, for fundraising or for resale. Messages available on the window of the box: "Love You," "Happy Birthday," "Thank You," "Happy Holiday," "Have a Nice Day" and "Merry Christmas." 
• Data Systems Services

20301 Ventura Boulevard, Suite #320
Woodland Hills, CA 90364
(818) 712-0700
Sells talking watches, clocks, pens and calculators.
• Descriptive Video Services, (DVS)
• Dragon Systems.
• Duxbury.
• Easier Ways, Inc.

1101 North Calvert Street, Suite #405
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410)659-0232
(410)659-0233 FAX
Carries a large assortment of aids and appliances for blind and visually impaired people. Catalog available on cassette, 5 1/4-inch computer disk, and in print.
• Enabling Technologies.
• Equipment for Visually Disabled People: An International Guide.
  Technical Research and Development Department
  Royal National Institute for the Blind
  224 Great Portland Street
  London WI N 6 AA, England
  Has lists of commercially available preschool and primary devices, handwriting and braille writing devices, measuring devices, canes, braille editing and translation software.

• Evan Kemp Associates.
• Frontier Computing.
• Future Forms.
• General Electric Corporation

Consumer Affairs
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
(800)626-2000 or
(502)452-4311
Produces tactile knobs for electric appliances and overlays for microwave and washer/dryer units.
• Gladys E. Loeb Foundation

2002 Forest Hill Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20903
(301)434-7748
Has guard rail rings for electric stoves, food labeling kits and other kitchen items.
• G.W. Micro.
• Henter-Joyce.
• Hartzler's, Inc.

P.O. Box 3553
Arcadia, CA 91006
(818)796-6606
(818)445-5223 FAX
Markets products made by Carex which includes a variety of canes (heavy duty folding aluminum, lightweight folding, folding support canes), kitchen accessories and bathroom safety accessories.
• Howe Press of Perkins School for the Blind

175 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02172-9982
(617)924-3490
(617)926-2027 FAX
Sells braillers, slates and accessories, measuring and drawing supplies, games and more.
• IBM Special Needs Solutions.
• Independent Living Aids, Inc.

27 East Mall
Plainview, NY 11803
(800)537-2118
Sells watches, clocks and timers, canes, kitchen products, household, personal and recreation items, writing aids, sewing products, medical devices, tools and other items.
• Innovative Rehabilitation Technology, Inc. (IRTI)

1411 West El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA 94040
(415)961-3161
Distributes calculators, watches, tapes and recorders, radios, talking products, compasses and other simillar products.
• Innoventions, Inc..
• Kurzwell-AI.
• LAB Resources.
• The Lighthouse, Inc. Product Center

36-02 Northern Boulevard
Long Island City, NY 11101
(800)829-0500 or
(718)937-6959
Carries a variety of products including watches, canes, household and kitchen items, personal products, writing aids, recreational products, medical devices, tools and more.
• LS & S Group.

P.O. Box 673
Northbrook, IL 60065
(800)468-4789 or
(708)498-9777
Products include talking watches, bathroom scales, clocks, calculators, large print alarm clocks, computers and TV screen enlargers, TV radios, 4-track cassette machines, voice activated telephones and many other products.
• MaxEye Electronic reading kit.
• Massachusetts Association for the Blind

200 Ivy Street
Brookline, MA 02146-3995
(617)738-5110
(800)682-9200 In Massachusetts
(617)731-6444 TDD
(617)738-1247 FAX
A wide variety of products for blind people.
• Microsystems, Inc..
• MONS International, Inc. Products for the Visually Impaired

6595 Roswell Road #224
Atlanta, GA 30328
(800)541-7903 or
(404)551-8455
Sells braille watches, Optelec CCTVs, games, talking calculators, 4-track recorders, kitchen aids, writing guides, magnifiers, computer software and accessories, greeting cards, talking scales, etc.

• NCSA Mosaic Access Page for Blind.
• PAM, Personal Talking Schedueler And More.
• National Association for the Visually Handicapped

22 West 21st Street
New York, NY 10010
(212)889-3141
Has visual aids, informational material and other publications.
• Open Options.
• Prophecy Designs - Braille Embossed Cards

P.O. Box 84
Round Pond, ME 04564
(207)529-5318
Braille embossed and large print greeting cards.
• Raised Dot Computing.
• Science Products for the Blind.

P.O. Box 888
Southeastern, PA 19399
(800)888-7400
Many products including vendor equipment with voice, custom electronics, low vision aids, recreation products, calculators, computers, recorders, musical, large print and tactile books, toys and games, voice output instruments, medical, ham radio aids, etc.
• Speech interface for emacs.
• Syntha-Voice.
• Technology for Independence

529 Main Street
Schraft Center Annex
Boston, MA 02129
(617)242-7007
Products include: Myna talking computer, Talkman player/recorders for Library of Congress speed tapes, Life Scan, One Touch II Monitor, One Touch II voice synthesizer, talking watches and clocks, talking blood pressure monitors, talking credit card terminals and talking calculators.
• Telephone Pioneers of America

P.O. Box 18388
Denver, CO 80204
(303)571-1200
Has local chapters which manufacture various products for visually impaired persons. Call the number above for referral to the appropriate chapter.
• Telesensory.
• TINYTALK from Eric Bohlman OMS Development.
• Tony Heyes - ETAs.
• Trace Center, R&D.
• Trace Center, gopher.
• Vis-Aids

102-09 Jamaica Avenue
P.O. Box 180026
Richmond Hills, NY 11418
(718)847-4734
(718)441-2550 FAX
Sells clocks, watches, timers, writing guides, magnifiers, kitchen aids, sewing aids, games, etc.
• Whirlpool Corporation

Consumer Information
AIS 2000 M-63
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
(800)253-1301 or
(800)632-2243
Has large print, braille and cassette cookbooks as well as use and care guides and overlays for controls on Whirlpool appliances.

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