Family Support Division
Rehabilitation Services for the Blind

Training and Tutorial Materials

American Printing House for the Blind
1839 Frankfort Ave.
P.O. Box 6085
Louisville, KY 40206
voice phone: (502) 895-2405
e-mail: info@aph.org
Web site: http://www.aph.org
APH has a variety of training materials targeted toward computer users including Listening to Windows 95, a CD-ROM based tutorial that includes seven units of study. The tutorial covers basic Windows 95 operating procedures as well as a look at the Internet.

Bartimaeus Group
1481 Chain Bridge Rd.
Suite 100
McClean, VA 22101
voice phone: (703) 442-5023
fax: (703) 734-8381
e-mail: adapt2@bartsite.com
Web site: http://www.bartsite.com
This company offers a Windows 9x tutorial on CD-ROM. A sound card is required since this is an audio tutorial.

BRL, Inc.
110 Commerce Drive
Suite 210
Fayetteville, GA 30214
voice phone: (770) 716-9222
fax: (770) 716-9599
e-mail: brlinc@mindspring.com
Web site: http://www.wyfiwyg.com
A Verbal View of Windows 95 & 98: A comprehensive tutorial for Windows. Lessons are easily understood and materials are presented in a step-by-step fashion. This tutorial is available on disk, in braille, large print, and on cassette. Also available are tutorials on Microsoft Word and more.

Clovernook Printing House for the Blind
7000 Hamilton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45231
voice phone: (513) 522-3860
e-mail: jaymitchell@clovernook.org
Web site: http://www.clovernook.org
"Tactic": A quarterly magazine devoted to computers and adaptive equipment. Provides how-to articles.

Crisscross Technologies
110-64 Queens Blvd. #406
Forest Hills, NY 11475
voice phone: (718) 268-6988
e-mail: info@crisscrosstech.com
Web site: http://www.crisscrosstech.com
Offers cassette tape tutorials dealing with such topics as Windows 95, Windows 3.1, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Internet use, and Eudora electronic mail reader.

Henter-Joyce, Inc.
11800 31st Ct N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1805
voice phone: (727) 803-8000
toll-free: (800) 336-5658
fax: (727) 803-8001
e-mail: info@hj.com
Web site: http://www.hj.com
"Word 8 Fundamentals With Jaws for Windows": An instruction guide designed to teach MS Word specifically with JAWS for Windows.

I Can See Books
88 Captain Morgans Blvd.
Nanaimo, British Columbia V9R 6R1 Canada
voice phone: (250) 753-3096
e-mail: dr100@ncf.ca
Web site:http://www.braillebookstore.com/

"Typing Teacher Tutorial":
A tutorial designed specifically for blind and visually impaired people interested in improving typing skills. Can either use the PC speaker or the computer's sound card and speakers for verbal feedback. The program consists of conventional drills and other less conventional methods for teaching typing. There are memory games as well, and the computer can provide you with input regarding your typing speed.

Massachusetts Association for the Blind
200 Ivy St.
Brookline, MA 02146
toll-free: (800) 682-9200.
MAB has a variety of computer-related and technology-related documents in braille and on cassette tape.

National Braille Press
88 St. Stephen St.
Boston, MA 02115
voice phone: (617) 266-6160
e-mail: orders@nbp.org
Web site: http://www.nbp.org
This company offers a variety of books and other publications designed to provide computer hardware and software training. Among its most popular titles is "Windows 95 Explained." It also offers a variety of publications dealing with the Internet and on-line shopping.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
1291 Taylor St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20542
voice phone: (202) 707-5100
Web site: http://www.loc.gov/nls/
also http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/
The National Library Service produces numerous books in braille and audio cassette on computers and other topics. Of primary interest are two publications, "PC World" and "Smart Computing." "PC World" is available in braille; "Smart Computing" is available on four-track half-speed cassettes. The Wolfner Library is the closest point of contact for Missouri residents.

One-On-One Computer Training
2055 Army Trail Rd.
Suite 100
Addison, IL 60101
voice phone: (630) 628-0500
toll-free: (800) 424-8668
fax: (630) 628-0550
e-mail: oneonone@pincon.com
Web site: http://www.oootraining.com
One-On-One tutorials are available in audio tape and video formats. Tutorials include coverage of operating systems and specific software packages.

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
20 Roszel Rd.
Princeton, NJ 08540
Toll-free: (800) 221-4792
voice phone: (609) 452-0606
e-mail: custserv@rfbd.org
Web site: http://www.rfbd.org
RFB&D is the largest producer of taped textbooks in the United States. It offers numerous hardware and software-related books on tape as well as in electronic text.

Talk Me Through Tutorials
c/o Phil Scovell
840 S. Sheridan Blvd.
Denver, CO 80226-8017
toll-free: (888) 936-0001
fax: (303) 936-1841
e-mail: zenith@redwhiteandblue.org
Web site: http://www.redwhiteandblue.org
Offers tutorials on a variety of shareware and other products including tutorials on Internet use.

Top Dot Enterprises
8930 11th Place, S.E.
Everett, WA 98205
voice phone: (425) 335-4894
e-mail: deamar@eskimo.com
Offers a variety of tutorials on adaptive equipment, the Internet, and various software packages.