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What do you do when you are told your child is blind? What skills are the most important for a newly-blinded person to learn? What adaptations and technology is available? For many of us, these questions may have obvious answers, but for someone new to blindness, they are a mystery. Fred Olver's new book, Dealing with Vision Loss, is said to answer these questions and many more. Olver, who is blind himself, has a Bachelor of Science in Communication Arts and Secondary Education and a Master of Arts in Blind
Rehabilitation Teaching from Western Michigan University. According to the site's home page, "His life
experience as well as his work as a Rehabilitation Teacher and developing
technology and training for individuals in the use of talking computers and
software, uniquely qualifies him to speak to the many questions about vision
loss." In addition, a large list of resources is included. The book is available in many formats, including print, CD, and EBook. The latter, presented in Adobe PDF, is the best value at $15.95. An MP3 version of the book is also in the works.

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Bookshare, who has received a $32 million grant to offer increased access to textbooks
for students, has removed the 26-year-old age limit that was formerly listed as a
stipulation for a free subscription. Now, any student who qualifies for Bookshare's
services, regardless of age, may apply for a free membership. In addition, any student
who purchased a membership within the past few months may be eligible for a partial
refund. All of this according to Tiffany Medina, Outreach Coordination Intern for
Benetech. In addition, any student over 26 who purchased a membership after October
1 can ask for a complete refund. More information is available from Tiffany via a
mailing list post linked here.

A Spanish talking watch is available on EBay for a BuyItNow price of $6.95. Plus,
shipping is free. It's sold through the EBay store of BrailleBooks.com and has three
alarms and hourly announcement features. There were 4 watches available as of this
post. Learn to tell time in Spanish. Listing ends November 3.

One of the most popular services used to
sort through the millions of blogs on the net is Technorati. You may have seen blogs
with a Technorati link. If you were to select it, you'd add that blog to your Technorati
favorites. The site allows you to search through blogs on just about any topic or
view posts from your favorite blogs. Use the authority rating on a blog to determine
its popularity, or see what other blogs link to your favorite site. The site is quite
accessible, and many of the screen reader navigation commands work well on the pages.
You can start by Adding Blind Bargains to your Technorati Favorites.</
a> If you don't have an account, you'll be able to create one quickly using that
link.

Allegro Medical via Amazon.com has the Reizen Talking Atomic Sports Watch for $53.95.
With about $9 for shipping, it's the lowest price we could currently find for this
item. This watch works in the four major U.S. time zones and has a male voice.

I'm not sure what it is about these classic embossers, but they usually make it to our most popular deals list. So again, an EBay seller has listed a TeleSensory VersaPoint embosser with a starting bid of $49.95 plus about $25 for shipping. The printer is being sold as is, but the seller says the unit powers on and the feeds work.
Auction ends October 31. Spooky.

Today only, Yugster.com has a 5 pack of CD & DVD openers for $5. Coupon code GEN1027 drops the price to $4. Plus, shipping is free. According to the site, the CD and DVD Opener makes it easy to open factory sealed and shrink wrapped CDs
and DVDs. With one quick swipe, the hidden blade slices the shrink wrap and you're listening
to your music or watching your movie in no time.

Newegg.com has the LG 20X Internal IDE DVD burner for $28.99. Plus, 3-day shipping is free, making it one of the best deals we've seen for an internal DVD burner with this speed.

Sendero Group has released a version of Sendero GPS without the GPS. Titled Way to
Go
, the product includes the features of its GPS product without the actual tracking
support. Think of it as the virtual mode portion of navigational software. In addition,
you can attach audio narratives or sounds to specific points of interest, a feature
that we hope will find its
way into the regular GPS product. The cost for Way to Go
is $749 for the download or a bit more for a version shipped to your door. The download
is a better value, even if you choose to buy your own 8GB compact flash card and
download the maps.

Buy.com has the SanDisk 2GB Cruzer Micro Titanium Flash Drive for $28.81. Plus, shipping is free. In addition to its rugged construction and reasonable transfer speeds, this drive features ready Boost, a memory optimization technology that will benefit users of Windows Vista. The drive is still compatible with other operating systems. Deal ends October 28.

An EBay seller has listed a TeleSensory VersaPoint embosser with a starting bid of $24.99 plus about $35 for shipping. The printer is being sold as is, but the seller says the unit powers on and the feeds work.
Auction ends October 28.

Buy.com has the APC (American Power Conversion) 6 outlet power supply for $15.99. Plus, shipping is free. In addition to its 6 outlets, it has support for network and television coax protection.

Once again, Buy.com has the Cavalry 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for $99.99 after a $20 mail-in rebate. With free shipping, it's the cheapest price we could find for this drive. Deal ends October 22.

Geeks.com has the refurbished Seagate 750GB internal hard drive for $139.99. With about $8 for shipping, it's the cheapest price we've seen for this drive. This factory-reconditioned drive runs at 7200 RPM and has a 6 month warranty. Deal ends October 19.

An Ebay seller has again listed a BrailleNote 18 Classic PDA, this time for $759.45 or best offer. It's running Keysoft 3.06 and has a braille keyboard. If you're unfamiliar with Ebay's best offer feature, it allows you to offer a lower price for an item, which the seller can either accept or reject. Shipping adds about $10. Listing ends October 22 if not sold sooner.

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.

TigerDirect.com has the Buffalo DrivesStation 250GB External Hard Drive for $69.99. With about $10 for shipping, it's the lowest price we could find for this drive.
This drive has USB 2.0 connectivity and a 12 month warranty.

An Ebay seller has listed an Optacon reading aid, model R1B, with a starting bid of $299.95. Or, BuyItNow for $499.95. Add about $25 for shipping. Three carrying cases, power supply, and a manual are also included. The seller believes this item is in working condition, and it does hold a charge. Auction ends October 21, if not sold sooner.