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Win a $20 Amazon Gift Certificate in our Best Deal Contest (expired)



Are you a person that loves to scour the net for deals and news? Do you want money? Since you probably answered yes to both of these questions, check the link on this post for information on our new Best Deal contest, where you could win a $20 Amazon.com gift certificate. The contest ends November 15.

Accessibility Improvements; Headings are now Anchors



If you use a screen reader, we've changed the way to jump between headlines. Formerly, you would use the H key to jump from heading to heading. We've now changed this to the A key for next and previous anchor. Why? Because we feel that the H key should be reserved for actual headings. Our subsections like "Most popular Deals" and "other Features" were hard to get to because they were buried amongst many headings. Hopefully you should now be able to jump through the list of deals or the headings on the page, all with simple commands. If you have any ideas for accessibility improvements, let us know using the link on this post.

Beta: Search Many Stores from One Page



We're testing a new page which lets
you search the entire inventory for many online stores from one page. Go to our new
merchant search portal to find search boxes for several online stores. Let us know
what you think.

Blind Bargains Daily Deals by Email



We've created another way for you to keep up with the latest deals and news posted to the site. Subscribe to our Daily Deals email newsletter. You'll receive a daily message with our latest deals including links to jump directly to the site. You can subscribe and unsubscribe at any time. Follow the link on this post to join the list.

Thanks for Applying (expired)



Thanks to all who applied for our position post from Saturday. We'll have more updates soon. Thanks again.

Paid Job Opportunity at Blind Bargains (expired)



As you've probably noticed, we've been quite busy lately, which has sadly left this site without many updates. So, we're hiring. We are looking for a person to write deals for the site. You will be responsible for posting roughly 3-5 deals a day and may be asked to help with other projects. The ideal candidate must possess excellent writing skills and pay attention to detail. We will provide you with tools for finding deals to post and help you along the way. If interested, use the contact form on our website and include your name, age, location, contact information, and why you think you would be good for the position. We will follow-up with further questions. We look forward to hearing from you.

The Lack of Bargains (expired)



We would like to apologize for the lack of posts over the past week. In a word, exams. We hope to return to a more regular schedule later in the week. If you have any deals to submit, please send them in and we'll consider posting them.

The Best Low-budget CSUN Coverage



Watch Blind Bargains through next week for coverage of the Center on Disabilities 2007 Technology Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN). We don't exactly have money in the budget to fly there ourselves, but we'll keep you updated with the latest product announcements, company news, and demonstrations. We'll also link to the most interesting content provided by other sources, the ones that will actually be there. If you are planning on attending and wish to help with our coverage, or if you have CSUN news or press releases to share, please contact us. CSUN is March 19-24 in Los Angeles.

Introducing the Blind Bargains Flea Market



We have added a new feature to the site which lets people sell their used high-tech and low-tech items. Check out the Attic, the first store in the Blind Bargains Flea Market. Included are several notetakers, a braille embosser, and speech synthesizer. More items will be posted in the coming weeks.

Blind Bargains Phone Week (expired)



Starting Monday, it's the Blind Bargains Phone Week. Each day, we'll feature a different accessible cell phone. Since most of our readers already have a cell phone plan, we'll be featuring unlocked versions of these phones, meaning that they do not require a new contract to activate. There are now many accessible cell phone options to choose from, so check back all next week to help make your decision a bit easier.

Blind Search Crosses 100



Blind Search, our search engine of blindness-related websites, has crossed the 100 site mark. We've still got more to add, but we're definitely off to a good start. Go to the Blind Search page to learn more, add your site, or add the search to your website.

How to Get your Used Items Mentioned Here



We've had some readers who wish to advertise their used items, but we are unable to publish them. The primary reason for this is the lack of a website. When we post an item on our site, our practice is to link to a page with more information and contact information for the item. So if you only have an Email address, we are unable to do this. As some have discovered, there are ways around this. As you know, we list several items a week off Ebay, so if you sell your item on that site, we may see it. If you wish to set up a website and need some help, send us a note. Finally, remember that we only list the best deals we can find, so not everything gets posted. If you have something to sell and you have a link, auction, or some other page where the item is described, send it along and we'd love to take a look. I hope this answers some of the questions we've been getting about used items.

Search now on Home Page



We've made some cosmetic improvements to the site. First, you'll now find the search box near the top of each page. Search through all deals that we've posted in the past. Also, we've redesigned our links at the top of the page to make it look better to those with sight. For our screen reader users, remember that you can press H to jump past the heading block on the top of the page and also press H to jump to the title for each bargain. Be sure to check out the new Amazon store that we set up over the weekend. Have a great week.

Announcing the Blind Bargains Amazon Store



We have launched a brand new feature on our site that will make it easier to find the many blindness-related items on Amazon.com. Browse the Blind Bargains Amazon store for talking clocks, calculators, pedometers, scales, and watches, braille watches and books, accessible cell phones, toys, games, and much more. Browse and purchase these products in a much-simplified interface. Check it out by following the link on this post, and let us know what you think.

So, How are we Doing?



Blind Bargains officially turns one month old this week. So, how are we doing? Tell us what you think, and what you'd like to see improved. We've got more great features planned in the coming weeks and months, so stay tuned. Thanks for your support, and spread the word.

Easier Navigation Introduced



We liked Google's idea of making each search result into a heading, so we've done the same here. You can now use heading navigation commands, H in both Jaws and Window-Eyes, to jump through the list of deals on the home page and in search results. If you have ideas for other accessibility improvements, please let us know.

Add Blind Search to your Website



It is now possible for you to add our new Blind Search to your website. Simply cut and paste the search box code we've provided to allow your visitors to search dozens of blindness-related websites. Select the link on this post to get the code and learn more.

Mainstream Deals



While we intend to focus this site on deals on blindness-related products and products that are accessible, we're also interested in knowing what mainstream products you want us to cover. Based on feedback we've received, we'll be posting some deals on cell phones, MP3 players, and notebooks over the coming days making sure that we post the most accessible models for each. Thanks for your feedback.

Try out Blind Search to find Blindness-related Information



We're launching a new service to help you find information on blindness. Blind Search searches dozens of popular blindness-related websites for the information you want. Tired of searching on Google and getting meaningless results about window blinds or other nonsensical things? Try Blind Search and you'll get more relevant information. Blind Search is powered by Google CoOp, a new custom search engine tool. Let us know what you think.

Blind Bargains Mentioned on Sound Prints



Blind Bargains was mentioned on this week's edition of Sound Prints, heard in Louisville on 1080 WKJK and on ACB Radio Mainstream. Thanks to Carla Ruschival and Michael McCarty for helping to spread the word.

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