The National Association for the Visually Handicapped Receives a $28,000 Anniversary Gift from Optelec
Optelec US, Inc.has presented the National Association for the Visually Handicapped (NAVH) with a donation of 150 portable magnifiers in honor of the organization’s 50th anniversary. The Handiview™ units, valued at more than $28,000 dollars, can be attached to any television and magnify text and photos up to 20 times, enabling those with low vision to read again.
Chelmsford, MA (PRWEB) March 15, 2004--Optelec US, Inc. announced today that
it has presented the National Association for the Visually Handicapped (NAVH)
with a donation of 150 portable magnifiers in honor of the organization’s 50th
anniversary.
The Handiview™ units, valued at more than $28,000 dollars,
are illuminated stand magnifiers with integrated cameras. The units can be
attached to any television and magnify text and photos up to 20 times, enabling
those with low vision to read again. This donation will enable NAVH to put the
power to see in the hands of people who could otherwise not afford this type of
advanced technology.
Dr. Lorraine Marchi, Founder and CEO of NAVH
stated: “This is a wonderful gift from Optelec. We have so many individuals who
are ‘hard of seeing’ and just cannot afford to purchase this type of electronic
technology. It opens up a whole new world for people who have had to give up
reading because of their limited vision.”
Dr. Marchi founded NAVH 50
years ago in order to provide textbooks for visually impaired youth. Today NAVH
houses the nation’s largest, free by mail, lending library of large print books.
In addition, the organization supplies a wide variety of large print educational
publications on vision and vision impairment written for the layperson. NAVH
also assists people with low vision by providing access to a variety of low
vision aids ranging from hand magnifiers to talking watches and lighting
solutions.
Optelec to Direct Web Traffic to NAVH Online Store
In
a related development, Optelec announced that it would link their website to the
online store run by NAVH. Optelec President, Annette Fasnacht, commented,
“NAVH’s online store offers people with low vision and their families the
opportunity to purchase many tools that make living with low vision so much more
manageable. It also helps to raise additional funds for the organization’s
important work. We are pleased to have the opportunity to direct our many
customers to this site.”
Optelec is the leading supplier of the
ClearView® line of video magnifiers. These integrated camera and monitor
products magnify text and objects over 50 times, allowing people with low vision
to resume many of the activities of daily living.
Contacts:
Optelec US Inc.
Marie
Roy
800-828-1056 x 111
www.optelec.com ;
NAVH
Dr. Lorraine
Marchi
212-255-2804
www.navh.org ;
New York/New Jersey
Sales:
CTECH
800-228-7798
wwww.lowvisionproducts.com
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