THUNDER HELP SYSTEM

SOME USEFUL INTERNET SITES

Listed below are some Web Sites, with their site addresses, which you may find useful. If you think that there may be some others then please send them to the ScreenReader manager by use of the email link below. The full Web Site Address (WSA) as well as a link to the site has been included below.

Sensory software Ltd
Educational but fun software for people with severe or moderate learning difficulties and little or no sight. Inventor of Thunder, the free talking screenreader.
http://www.sensorysoftware.co.uk
ASDA Shopping UK
A pretty accessible shopping website.
http://www.asda.co.uk/corp/home.html
Audio Listening
SpeakOn is free software making it very easy to listen to a whole range of audio, your CD's, internet radio, Talking Newspapers and Last FM music.
http://www.a-technic.net/download.htm
BBC
So much good stuff here. Enjoy Listen Again radio which is part of the Thunder Download. It appears amongst All Programs under Accessibles.
http://www.bbc.co.uk
Blind Cooltech:
Maybe for the techie but full of intresting descriptions of equipment.
http://www.blindcooltech.com/
Blindness useful websites and lists:
Masses of information, well categorised.
http://ashishrohtagi.org/mailinglist.html
Blind societies UK
An up-to-date list of organisations for the blind in the UK.
http://info.rnib.org.uk/Agencies/Agencies.htm
Dictionary Etc
This website is stuffed with reference information, dictionaries and answers.
http://www.answers.com/
Encyclopaedia
Free and stuffed with information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Games for the
Talking games for all ages and a talking typing tutorial. Fun for all the family and a challenge for seeing people to play games and learn to type with the screen turned off.
http://www.azabat.co.uk/
Grants for Holidays Etc UK
The Royal Blind society is rare in focusing on direct financial help to needy blind people.
http://www.royalblindsociety.org/
Insightreadio.net
The UK's own blindness radio station from Scotland.
http://www.insightradio-net.com/
Library at Home
WebbIE provides the easiest access the huge Gutenberg Library and its all free. You will find it in All Programs under Accessibles.
Looking for more modern books to listen to! Enjoy the Seeing Ear Library.
http://www.seeingear.org/
Mild Vision and Dyslexia Disability software
Some can cope with just a little straightforward magnification.
http://www.clarosoftware.com/
Money Savers
A weekly update on the latest bargains and financial tips.
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
News Latest
With the WebbIE text browser comes the easiest way to listen to the latest news RSS feeds: you find them unmder All Programs, Accessibles.
Ocado Shopping UK
This is our favourite. We get everything from John Lewis or Waitrose.
http://www.ocado.com/webshop/startWebshop.do
Phone Calls Low cost UK
You need to set this facility up on your PC but ever after, you can use the landline phone.
http://www.call18866.co.uk/index2.php
QVC Shopping UK
The TV shopping channel delivers remarkably clear descriptions of products and the website is very accessible.
http://www.qvcuk.com/
Screenreader Software, Low Cost
Thunder is free but we also sell a whole range of other appropriate access software.
http://www.screenreader.co.uk
Searching the Web, Complex Searches
Boolean Searching is for the advanced or academic browser.
http://adam.ac.uk/info/boolean.html
Sight Village Exhibition UK
Every July in Birmingham, the biggest and best blindness technology exhibition.
An ideal reference and information point for blind technology matters.
http://www.qac.ac.uk/sightvillage/
Skype free computer chatting
With a Microphone connected to your PC, chat or conference for free.
http://www.skype.com/download/
Talking Gadgets
The best talking gadget range from alarm clocks to a microwave.
http://www.cobolt.co.uk/
Technology for Blind People
An excellent range of goods and services as well as after-sales support.
http://www.cragside.com/
Tesco Shopping UK
The first of the big supermarkets to develop an accessible website.
http://www.tesco.com/access/
Travel help for blind people UK
Describe Online gives excellent travel journey instructions; Railway stations and places of interest.
http://www.describe-online.com/
Waitrose Shopping UK
Accessible posh grocer. And the fabulous John Lewis service.
http://www.waitrose.com/
WavePad
Free audio editing and many other music-related features.
http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/
WebbIE, our own web text browser
Get the latest WebbIE download and e-mail the WebbIE developer.
http://www.webbie.org.uk
The Blind Blogger.
A link at the bottom of the screenreader website which tries to keep you upto date.
http://theblindblogger.blogspot.com/
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