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A Victor Stream Reader -- a book reading machine -- demonstrated by Richard Marsolais at the CNIB, Ottawa office.

A braille note-taker, demonstrated by Richard Marsolais at the CNIB, Ottawa office.

A photograph of Robert Bender, a specialist in Assistive Technology with the CNIB at their Ottawa office.

A photograph of Leona Emberson, a specialist in independent living skills with the CNIB at their Ottawa office.

A photograph of Richard Marsolais, an independent living specialist with the CNIB at their Ottawa office.

A slate and stylus demonstrated by Leona Emberson of the CNIB on January 25th, 2016.

The second generation of the Converto-Braille, invented by Roland Galarneau, which was purchased by Telesensory System Inc. in 1982. By 1986, it was being distributed globally as the Versapoint Printer.

The first prototype of Roland Galarneau's Converto-Braille, a computerized device that could transcribe written text into braille.

An accessible clock developed by James Swail in 1975 at the NRC that converted digital display through a auditory and tactile P.C. board.

The fifth model of a punch card reader invented in 1970 by James Swail of the NRC to assist computer programmers who were blind or partially sighted.