Miscellaneous Deals, Sales, and News

GW Micro has released their schedule of events for the CSUN conference in Los Angeles. Sessions on March 13 and 14 include Window-Eyes scripting, the SenseNav GPS, the portable SenseView, among others. The announcement also hints at some new products and enhancements.

Future Forms still offers coupons good for discounts on braille paper by filling out an online form. At last check, this included a coupon good for $5 off your order, which would make many of their prices for a box of paper at the lowest price we could find.

In the March specials list for Independent Living Aids, get a tactile map of the Middle East so you can keep track of current events for $5.50. Or, save money on a food storage vacuum sealing system, a pots and pans set, or an AM/FM/TV radio. Check the link on this post for the complete list. Some items tend to sell out fast, though all specials will end March 31.

Some sites post the best of other blogs. This aggregator from Blind Planet, however, posts everything from just about any blindness-related blog or feed you could think of, including our own site. New posts show up in real-time, and cover everything from the Desert Skies blog to corporate blogs from major assistive technology companies.

Independent Living Aids takes $10 off a purchase of $50 or more with coupon code "10WS". It's the best coupon we've seen from this site, which sells primarily blindness and low-vision products. The coupon is only good when placing orders online. Deal ends February 29.

It's no secret why Top Tech Tidbits won a Blind Bargains Access Award for best blindness-related website. This week's issue has tips on everything from Skype call recording to the LevelStar icon and everything in between. Read the latest issue, then subscribe like we do so you don't miss the next one.

Two new articles have been posted to the AFB AccessWorld page. First up is a review of Zoom-Ex and Zoom-Twix, one of the fastest and portable OCR products available. Also, AccessWorld offers their take on the much-publicized KNFB Reader Mobile.

In case you missed it, Top Tech Tidbits is back for 2008, now with a partnership with Flying Blind, LLC who is now distributing the weekly technology newsletter. Dean Martineau still compiles this useful list of technology news links which is available via Email or on the web. Look at this issue and see why it was voted website of the year in the 2007 Blind Bargains Access Awards.

AFB has published the January issue of AccessWorld, a free online technology magazine. Among the articles in this issue is a discussion of accessibility in telephone call centers, an interview with an IBM executive, and a review of the Victor Reader Stream. AccessWorld is published six times per year.

For the United States, Turbo Tax has launched their annual tax preparation software, and once again, you can file your Federal return for free. Other options that may give you a higher return are also available from this page. Tax day isn't until April 15, but you might as well pick up that refund now. It's your money.

Here's one for our overseas readers. Traveleyes, a UK-based company specializing in travel excursions for the blind and visually impaired, offers an 11-day, 10-night Cuban vacation for 1,049 pounds (about $2,000). To get this rate, mention Blindbargains2008 when booking, saving you 100 pounds. The trip is April 16-26, 2008 and includes your flight, lodging, and most meals. A detailed itinerary is available from the link on this post.

Dean Martineau has put together a loaded Top Tech Tidbits for this week. Read to learn about some great articles from Fred's Head, some vista tips, and the latest technology news. Tidbits is published most Thursdays.

Independent Living Aids has this simple talking watch with a male voice for $3.50. With about $7 for shipping, it's one of the cheapest talking watches we've ever seen. It has three alarm sounds and distinguishable buttons for setting the time and alarm. Deal ends December 31.

Once again, Blind Mice Mart has the Talking Cooking Thermometer for $27. With free shipping, it's the lowest price we could find for this item. Stick the long probe into meat or other foods and hear the temperature to the nearest tenth of a degree.

Independent Living Aids has a Silver Tone Talking Watch with Vibrating Alarm for $22 plus about $7 for shipping. That's nearly half off the list price for this item. It includes actual watch hands and uses a female voice. The alarm can either vibrate, make a sound, or play a song. Deal ends December 31.

For a reader, Bargain Bob has found the Franklin Language Master Special Edition for $399.99 at Allheart.com. It includes a talking dictionary and other tools, but I always liked the games like Anagrams and Word Train.

Princeton Watches has the Seiko Ladies Braille Watch for $120. With free shipping, that's $80 off retail and the lowest price we could find. It includes a leather band and carrying case and opens at the 6 o'clock position.

AFB's AccessWorld is looking for input on your reading habits pertaining to audio and electronic books. Results from the short survey may be used in future articles on the topic. Use the link on this post to fill it out.

Independent Living Aids notes that for items shipped to west of the Mississippi River, orders must be placed by December 17 for standard ground shipping by the holidays. For the rest of the country, place your order by December 19. Additionally, you have until December 21 for overnight shipments.

Through the next few days, we'll be posting shipping deadlines for some of the stores frequently mentioned on our site. There's only a few shopping days until Christmas, and even less if you're ordering products online. Blind Mice Mart says that for adaptive products, order by December 12 for pacific time customers, December 14 for mountain time users, the 16th for central time, and the 18th for eastern time. This'll guarantee you a December 24th or earlier delivery. Watch out for updates from more stores coming soon. Update: link fixed.