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Now Shipping, Mac Academy Workbook and Study Guide Second Edition
Handy Tech North America is pleased to announce the availability of the Mac Academy Basic Training Workbook and Study Guide, Second Edition. This document was written by Earle Harrison President and Founder of Handy Tech North America and assistive technology veteran. Originally developed to be used with the Mac Academy Basic Training Workshop, a three day class that teaches participants how to use the Voiceover screen reader included with every Macintosh computer sold today, this newest publication now includes support for both Snow Leopard and the latest Lion operating systems. The beauty of this workbook is that it may also be used as a stand-alone training tool and reference resource by those who are not able to attend the workshop.
Adaptive technology trainers, vision teachers, rehabilitation professionals and anybody who would like to learn to use Voiceover will greatly benefit from this insightful and thorough publication which is available on CD, in regular print, large print, and in Braille formats.
The Mac Academy Workbook and Study Guide may be purchased online, by credit card over the phone, by check or money order, and purchase authorizations from companies, organizations and government agencies are also welcome.
Please make purchase authorizations out to :
Handy Tech North America
4110 Central Ave. NE.
Suite 104
Columbia Heights, MN 55421
Fax purchase authorizations to: 1-866-347-8249 or e-mail them to: sales@handytech.us.
Purchase Online
Nokia Screen Reader Now Availible
What do you get when you combine the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile phones and the world’s leading developer of mobile computing software? Answer, a stylish, tactile, easy to use accessible mobile phone for people who want a phone for the sake of having a phone. Nokia and Code Factory have teamed up to bring you the Nokia Screen Reader now available on the Nokia C5 5MP GSM mobile phones. This device is small enough to place in a shirt pocket, fits comfortably in the palm of your hand and boasts great call and sound quality. The Nokia Screen reader gives access to the phone’s menu system, call logs, caller ID and text messaging and boasts a 5 megapixel camera that can be shared during those spontaneous photo opportunities. People who subscribe to GSM providers such as AT and T or T-Mobile, need only to insert their sim card into the C5, turn on the device and they are up and running. No need to purchase a data plan and there is no QWERTY keyboard or touch screen with which to be concerned. There is also the option to purchase the C5 with a full license of MobileSpeak which is highly customizable and provides access to more apps such as the Ovi Maps GPS application.
The Nokia C5 5MP is available from Handy Tech North America for only $299 plus shipping and arrives at your door with the Nokia screen reader installed with one of the high quality Nokia voices and configured for optimal accessibility.
Follow the below link to purchase now, or call 651-636-5184 if you have any questions whatsoever. You may also send e-mail to info@handytech.us
Your portable Braille companion!
Connect to your phone, netbook, PC or PDA;
Write SMS, do 6-key entry into your favourite Braille translator, or simply type.
If you want to text and email in complete privacy, or proof read effectively, the BraillePens are the most economic and portable Braille display and keyboard on the market. The BraillePens connect via Bluetooth wireless to virtually any device you have. They support
Windows computers running System Access, Supernova, and Dolphin Pen. They also support MAC computer systems running Voiceover as well as Apple’s iPad, iPod and the iPhone 3GS and 4 as well as mobile phones running Talks or MobileSpeak.
Imagine the possibilities. Read and write email on your mobile phone while the
phone is sitting in your pocket. Surf the Internet on your computer while sitting comfortably across the room from it. The BraillePens give you a quick and easy
interface to all your accessible Bluetooth devices.
Purchase BraillePen 12 for $995.00 plus $20 shipping now
Purchase BraillePen Slim Braille keyboard for $299.00 plus $20.00 shippin
Have questions about the BraillePen 12 or BraillePen slim? Please call:
651-636-5184
info@handytech.us
ActiveBraille, the world's first portable Braille display with Active Tactile Control (ATC) technology!
Active Braille is the world’s first 40 character Braille display with patented ATC technology. In addition to being an ergonomically optimized Braille display, Active Braille is also a powerful note taker on which you can store hundreds of books. Reading is a real pleasure with the automatic scrolling of the Bookworm mode. Read books at your own speed from beginning to end without hardly ever having to press a button.
Handy Tech sets new standards for Braille displays with the use of HID technology (Human Interface Device) drivers that makes it easier than ever to simply plug and Braille. Connected via USB to a computer, Active Braille is immediately ready to use.
Active Braille also offers wireless Bluetooth connectivity for use with computers and mobile devices. The ergonomically designed Braille keyboard allows for the entry of text directly from Active Braille.
Active Braille is ideal for reading books. With its unique ability to detect the tactile reading position, the Bookworm mode allows for the automatic scrolling of text and Active Braille is also an awesome note taking, reading and Braille instructional companion.
The ATC Log Analyzer provides trainers and Braille teachers with the ability to monitor specific reading behaviors and provide measurable, quantitative data on their student's progress on the lesson-by-lesson basis.
Accomplish Ltd of New Zealand has partnered with the Minnesota based adaptive technology company, Handy Tech North America (HTNA) to distribute the very powerful ‘CashManager’ software.
CashManager has been widely used throughout the mainstream sector in New Zealand and Australia for over 20 years, and now United States customers can purchase this accessible, feature rich, yet easy to use financial management software either from Handy Tech North America or from one of several Handy Tech dealers.
For more information please visit Accomplish Global
or for specific content relating to the blind & vision impaired
Cash Manager for the Visually impaired
Cash Manager is available in three versions - Home, Not-For-Profit, and Business. You can read more about the software and download a fully functioning trial from:
Trial version for U.S. customers
Purchase Cash Manager Now
As the owner of a company who happens to be blind, HTNA president and founder Earle Harrison has this to say about Cash Manager:
“When I started my company in 2005, I had no idea what challenges I would face with regards to managing my own business finances. Service Manager and long time friend Russell Richardson took care of the invoicing, accounts receivables and accounts payables, but we would soon find out the hard way with several avoidable tax penalties and expensive accounting fees that this was only a small fraction of what's involved with running a company. Eventually we retained the services of a local accountant and plodded along with a mostly non-accessible popular accounting program, but I was frustrated because only a small fraction of features were accessible and I certainly couldn't use the software as could my sighted counterparts. Later on, I subscribed to an online version of the same popular software, and that was a more accessible experience, but there were still gaping holes in its accessibility. For example I could access reports, but generating quotes and invoices simply wasn't possible.
Since I started using Cash Manager myself, I have experienced first-hand the high level of service and support that Accomplish has to offer and now I can independently access virtually every aspect of my company finances."
Owner and General Manager of Accomplish Ltd, Grant Hewson comments:
“We are very excited to be partnering with HTNA as we make our software available to the US blind & vision impaired market. After realising the need some two years ago, we have invested significant resources into making CashManager accessible. Over the past 12 months we have received huge interest from all over the world, but particularly from the US. We are looking forward to providing a product & service for which there would appear to be a real need.”
As always, please don't hesitate to call Handy Tech North America should you have any questions whatsoever at:
651-636-5184
or by sending e-mail to:
info@handytech.us
Thank you for considering Handy Tech North America (HTNA) for your blindness or low vision adaptive technology. Handy Tech North America is a Minneapolis-based company that is owned and operated by business professionals with visual impairments. In addition to our own innovative and cost-effective low vision solutions, we distribute cutting-edge products for some of the best-known companies in the assistive technology industry. Handy Tech North America also offers customized assistive technology training and consulting services to organizations and individuals throughout the United States and Canada.
At Handy Tech North America, we work hard to make sure that the assistive technology products and services you purchase are the ones that best meet your individual needs. Whether you are in the market for assistive technology solutions, training and consulting services, or you are just shopping around, Handy Tech North America is the company you can depend on for timely and reliable service and support.
