There are many considerations to take into account when designing a space to record audio.

Strabismus involves deviation of the alignment of one eye in relation to the other. This is sometimes called Crossed Eyes, Esotropia, Exotropia, Squint, or Walleye. Caused by a lack of coordination between the eyes, the eyes look in different directions and do not focus together on a single point. In most cases of strabismus in […]

Supplemental Security Income A cash assistance program administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) that has guidelines for eligibility based on both financial need and degree of disability.

Social Security Disability Insurance This long-term disability insurance program is operated by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Eligibility is based on the severity of disability and amount of earnings from jobs recorded with SSA during the lifetime of the worker. For more information, see the “Services” section of our Resources Links.

Social Security Administration The branch of the U.S. federal government administering a variety of health and cash assistance programs including Medicare, Social Security Retirement and Widows Benefits, Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, among others.

A device that is capable of accepting digital or analog data and developing intelligible speech sounds that correspond to the input data, without resorting to recorded sounds or without simply being a speech scrambler operating in reverse. This device is usually a computer keyboard that uses special software and hardware to create artificial speech. Such […]

This is a term referring to use of a computer software package, a sound card and speakers to create speech as a substitute for a computer monitor for blind people. In simplest terms, the software analyzes the data in the video buffer of the computer and turns what it sees into phonic components. Typically, the […]

Used to describe a device such as a computer that supports software speech synthesis. Also refers to website or document design in which certain features can be more easily identified, voiced and located through use of speech synthesis software.

The creation of an adequate sound studio for producing audio recordings must take several things into consideration: » Wall density » Room size » Reverberation or “liveness” Sound travels the path of least resistance when it is changing from one transmission medium to another – air to brick, wood to glass. Next, the human ear […]

When Louis Braille began to create braille, he used an awl to punch bumps down into paper or other products. Over time, the awl’s shape was modified into a stylus tipped with metal and usually equipped with a pear-shaped handle for ease of grasping. The slate evolved as a way to bring consistency to the […]