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Accessible BBC iPlayer

BBC iPlayer TV from the producers of the accessible web browser Webbie, provides a simplified  interface to the BBC’’s iPlayer service.

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The Optelec Compact+ Hand Held Magnifier

Improvements in both LCD and camera technologies over the past few years, have seen several hand held electronic magnifiers come onto the market. In this, the first article of three on hand held magnifiers, I will be looking at the Optelec Compact+.

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BT Freestyle 710 Cordless Phone

The BT Freestyle 710 is the latest big button cordless phone from BT, featuring extra large buttons, customisable ring tones and a large display.

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Victor Reader Stream

There are a wide variety of portable MP3 players on the market, but other than the very simple players that just play all the tracks that are stored on them, only giving you a choice between random playback and sequential playback. Most are not accessible to blind or partially sighted users.

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