Building Your Workplace Toolkit

Juno magnifying whiteboard text from a distance with contrast

August 4, 2022

Maintaining independence in the workplace is key to a long and successful career. APH offers a variety of products and services that help make the workplace accessible for anyone who is blind or low vision. We’ve compiled a list of popular APH products for the workplace.

Lined Paper

Bold Line Paper: This paper has bold, black lines printed on it without a margin. Available with 7/16 inch line spacing and 9/16 inch line spacing.
Collegiate Boldline Spiral Notebook: Easily compose large print notes and journal entries with this bold-lined spiral notebook.

Organizational Solutions

Floppy Braille Binders: Use these flexible, colorful three-ring binders to hold all of your braille materials. Holds 11.5 x 11-inch braille sheets.
Braille Pocket Folders: These durable, flexible plastic folders will hold 11.5 x 11-inch braille sheets.
Transition Tote System: Backpack Revised: Store all of your assistive technology in this comfortable, spacious backpack.

Braillers

Smart Brailler: The APH SMART Brailler by Perkins combines a standard braille keyboard, speech output, SimBraille, and large print on a colorful screen to create a product that enables users to assist one another in mastering the Braille code.

SMART Brailler with a white screen and black text that reads “Hello” in simbraille at top and large print then small print at bottom.

Light Touch Brailler: The APH Light-Touch Perkins Brailler makes typing a faster, more enjoyable experience by requiring less pressure to press the keys.
Mantis Q40: Keep braille at your fingertips anytime, anywhere, with the Mantis™ Q40: a Bluetooth® keyboard and 40-cell refreshable braille display.

User interacting with the braille display

Chameleon 20: Featuring Text-to-Speech, the Chameleon 20 is the perfect device for learning and reinforcing braille literacy skills. This portable braille display with local apps, like an editor and library, is perfect for improving productivity in the classroom and the workplace.

Magnifiers and Stands

The MATT Connect V2.1 (Magnifier and Tablet Together) is a compact all-in-one magnifier, distance viewer, and educational Android tablet. This powerful device allows students to magnify a print document, conduct research, write and email assignments, and much more. This updated version of the first-generation MATT Connect includes an Android 12 tablet. Already have a MATT Connect? Get the upgraded tablet.
Jupiter Portable Magnifier: A sleek and compact device that helps low vision users of all ages see the world in high definition.
Juno: Magnify on-the-go with this powerful, 7-inch LCD touchscreen handheld video magnifier with Optical Character Recognition (OCR).

Juno magnifying text on an envelope on a desk

Video Mag HD: A durable and kid-friendly handheld video magnifier.
ReadWrite Stand: Positioned at one’s preferred angle, this stand helps large print readers to compose and interact with written materials.

Embossers

PageBlaster: a powerful braille embosser for continuous fanfold paper. The tractor-fed design provides smooth paper handling and produces double-sided interpoint braille.

PageBlaster embosser on a desk next to an office phone

PixBlaster: easily produces double-sided interpoint braille with smooth, rounded dots for improved readability along with industry-leading, high-quality tactile graphics with seven variable dot heights for color representation.

Measuring and Folding

Cranmer Abacus: A specially designed abacus that keeps beads in position once they have been set.

abacus with white beads, a red background, and a black frame

Rulers: These plastic tactile rulers include a caliper slide to aid in accuracy.
Meterstick (Braille): Plastic meterstick with raised lines every centimeter and braille every other centimeter.
Protractors: This convenient measuring tool allows for the measurement and construction of angles.
FoldRite: Letter Folding Tool: Made of durable plastic and designed to make folding 8.5 x 11-inch paper a snap.

Guides, Books, and Software

APH Signature Guide: Sign important documents with the help of the APH Signature Guide.
College Bound: A Guide for Students with Visual Impairments: This APH Press book gives students tools to select and apply to colleges and live on campus with skill and confidence.
Fusion Suite: This software combines the screen reading functionality of JAWS with the magnification and visual enhancement of ZoomText.

Resources

CareerConnect: an employment information resource offered by APH for job seekers who are blind or low vison. CareerConnect provides employment information, career exploration tools, and job-seeking guidance for individuals with vision loss and the professionals who work with them.

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