Hi Peggy<br><br>I have not implemented a portable video magnifier in some years. The last one we had, a Clarity Classmate, died a while back and has not been replaced.<br><br>I just saw a product last week that may fit the bill -- literally -- if the student is a ZoomText user.<br>
<br>AISquared is now offering (with the release of the newest version of ZoomText magnification software) an option to pair a webcam to be used as a video magnifier. They sell a mount and camera combination for $150.<br><a href="http://aisquared.com/zoomtext/tour/camera/">http://aisquared.com/zoomtext/tour/camera/</a><br>
<br>Compare this with the usual video magnifier cost of thousands of dollars. Pretty cool stuff.<br><br>Other low cost options would be to use any video or digital camera with a laptop if it has zoom capability.<br><br>Otherwise, there are a number of products that provide distance viewing in classroom settings. They are purpose-built and the cost is significant. <br>
Examples include Clarity Deskmate (<a href="http://www.enablemart.com/Catalog/Portable-Magnifiers/Deskmate">http://www.enablemart.com/Catalog/Portable-Magnifiers/Deskmate</a>), and SmartView Graduate (<a href="http://www.enablemart.com/Catalog/Portable-Magnifiers/SmartView-Graduate-Magnifier">http://www.enablemart.com/Catalog/Portable-Magnifiers/SmartView-Graduate-Magnifier</a>)<br>
<br>-*- Dan<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Buchmiller, Peggy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:PBuchmiller@columbiabasin.edu">PBuchmiller@columbiabasin.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Good Morning,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Our campus is looking for recommendations for a magnification product that your campus has used to enlarge the board in class for a visually impaired student . We are researching products on line but would like a recommendation for a product you may have used successfully on your campus for this situation.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:#548dd4">Peggy Buchmiller</span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548dd4"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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