Our new store at our Market Street headquarters is open and ready for your business. To start things off we’re pleased to announce that in addition to the other Humanware products we sell we’re now able to offer for sale the Victor Reader Stream, a handheld accessible media player that is second to none.
The Victor Reader Stream features the following:
- Plays DAISY books, MP3, MP4, EPUB, and many other media formats.
- Easy access to over 36,000 web radio stations
- Wireless access to rich media content
- Records voice and media with built-in microphone or line-in.
- Two built-in, human-sounding voices for a pleasant text-to-speech experience.
- Built-in wireless networking capability.
- Weighs less than 4 ounces (110 grams).
The Victor Reader Stream retails at $369.00 but Adaptations is selling it for the low price of $329.00. Take one home today.
Adaptations is located at our new headquarters at 1155 Market St., 10th Floor, in San Francisco. We are open Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Call us at (415) 694-7301 or email us at adaptations@old.lighthouse-sf.org with any questions.
Now available at Adaptations: the recently redesigned Rainbow II Color Reader. Small, accurate and easy to use, the Rainbow Color Reader will easily fit in a pocket. The Rainbow Color Reader provides accurate color discrimination for over 40 colors, without confusing the user with odd color names or vague descriptions of the color. Only one button and only a single AAA battery (included) means simple operation and maintenance.
The Stella desk lamp is making waves in the low vision community and is now available at Adaptations in both black and white. It’s a very dynamic lamp with a total of fifteen different lighting intensities. You can choose from three primary light levels – bright white light, soft white light and a softer orange. You can also toggle through five different brightness modes within each of these three light levels. The Stella retails for $180.00, but during February, if you enter the store yelling “Stella!” (à la Marlon Brando in Streetcar Named Desire), we will give you 5% off your purchase of this lamp. You’ll save some money and we’ll share a laugh together.
Over the last several decades braille educators have been updating the braille code to make it more consistent and user friendly. Beginning January 4, Unified English Braille (UEB), will become the official braille reading and writing system for the United States. Why January 4? Louis Braille, the 19th century French educator and inventor of the braille system of reading and writing, was born on January 4 and to commemorate his creation, the United States will launch the official UEB start date on his birthday.
Come to Adaptations for Compact and Affordable Gifts for that Special Blind or Low Vision Person in Your Life
Just in time for the New Year, our 2016 Calendars have arrived.
White Cane Safety Day has been nationally observed in the United States since 1964 and is celebrated on October 15th each year. On this day we celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired and the importance of the white cane, a symbol of blindness and a tool of independence.
Now available to order from Adaptations: the new Ambutech Aluminum Color Accented canes, available with handles of hot pink, neon green, electric blue, or, for you Giants fans, bright orange. We currently have demo models of these canes for you to try; stop by the store and check them out!! And we are now accepting special orders, please let us know if you are interested in purchasing one.