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Are there Decent CCTV's (self.Blind)
submitted 5.342823206018519y ago by blindvalkyrre
So BUAM went out of business, so they no longer produce the Visio Book. Now that I'm about to go to college I need a good small portable one similar to the Visio Book. I've tried the human ware connect 12 and I hate it any suggestions?
YorDnilb 1 points 5y ago
I use a portable cctv called acrobat enhanced vision from Aroga it easily moves from my computers monitor to my shops or my 50 inch tv & can be adjusted to many heights & angles to read anything.
blindjo 1 points 5y ago
Hi, current college student here-
See if you can get a technology assessment through the DOR (if you live in the states) so you can find the best set up for your needs.
I use a unit called a "revo to go" (basically a fancy android tablet). It can connect wirelessly to a small portable camera so i can "look" around the classroom and view things from a distance. It also comes with an optioonal stand so i can prop the tablet up and use the tablet as a CCTV.
It's fairly lightweight and it performs wayyy better than my visionbook did. The only downside is that the actual cctv function (just for looking directly at papers) is pretty limited. But, that won't be an issue for you in college. A lot of information will be available online and you can request to have your materials sent to you in an accessible digital format, so you don't have to use paper all that often anyway.
Also, i'm shook that BUAM went out of business. I don't use their products anymore, but i do feel some nostalgia for my highschool visiobooj
See if you can get a technology assessment through the DOR (if you live in the states) so you can find the best set up for your needs.
I use a unit called a "revo to go" (basically a fancy android tablet). It can connect wirelessly to a small portable camera so i can "look" around the classroom and view things from a distance. It also comes with an optioonal stand so i can prop the tablet up and use the tablet as a CCTV.
It's fairly lightweight and it performs wayyy better than my visionbook did. The only downside is that the actual cctv function (just for looking directly at papers) is pretty limited. But, that won't be an issue for you in college. A lot of information will be available online and you can request to have your materials sent to you in an accessible digital format, so you don't have to use paper all that often anyway.
Also, i'm shook that BUAM went out of business. I don't use their products anymore, but i do feel some nostalgia for my highschool visiobooj
blindvalkyrre [OP] 2 points 5y ago
#RIPBUAM also when you say that the CCTV table top mode was limited do yuou mean that there was a delay between when do did something and it happening of screen? Not only to I do work sheets and test under my visiobook but I also draw under it. For me the camera and screen must communicate in real time with no lag. Thank you for your reply
blindjo 1 points 5y ago
There's no lag but there's a limited amount of space. So like, you cant fit an entire sheet of paper under it (vertically) unless you fold the paper. And sometimes the angling od the camera is a bit funky.
Aside from that though, you more than likely won't do a lot of worksheets in college (and whenever you do use them, you can usually type them up). And your tests will probably be held in your college's disability center (we call ours disability support services). They normally have their own cctvs for you to use during tests.
Btw low vision drawing tip: large sketchbooks and small, adjustable metal easles make life so much easier. My "small" sketchbooj is a 14 by 17
Aside from that though, you more than likely won't do a lot of worksheets in college (and whenever you do use them, you can usually type them up). And your tests will probably be held in your college's disability center (we call ours disability support services). They normally have their own cctvs for you to use during tests.
Btw low vision drawing tip: large sketchbooks and small, adjustable metal easles make life so much easier. My "small" sketchbooj is a 14 by 17
jrs12 1 points 5y ago
Have you tried a transformer or a magnilink? They both connect to laptops.
Dofolo 1 points 5y ago
Any experience with other models? Brand preference?
blindvalkyrre [OP] 1 points 5y ago
No. I'm open to anything, it's cool that the connect 12 ran open Android so I could read my Google play books, but that isn't a necessity. Also price isn't an issue BC the Nebraska Comission of the Blind is paying for it. So any suggestions?
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