Nancy Shugart, Owner of AmazingVideoMagnifiers.com, is now collecting names of libraries who do not have a video magnifier or who are in need of a new one. She will then work with a corporate sponsor to purchase one for each library on the list.
A video magnifier, also called a CCTV, is an electronic magnifier which enables people with low vision to see to read and write.
There are an estimated 21.2 million Americans living with vision loss. As the 9 million baby boomers continue to age, this number is expected to grow substantially.
Many people who have low vision cannot afford to purchase their own video magnifier. Unfortunately, many libraries also do not have the funding to purchase this technology.
For this reason, Shugart am asking librarians to place their library’s name on this list to receive one, at no cost to their library, once funding has been secured.
To be included on this list, please send Nancy Shugart an email stating that, if funding can be secured, your library would benefit from having a video magnifier.
Please include the following information:
Contact person’s name
Name of your library
Address
Telephone #
Email Address
You may send this info to Nancy by email, phone, or fax.
nancy@AmazingVideoMagnifiers.com
Direct: 512-301-3887 (Austin, TX)
Toll-Free: 866-733-5157 (voice mail only)
Fax: 888-277-2573 (Toll-Free)
To watch a video of what a video magnifier can do, visit
http://www.AmazingVideoMagnifiers.com
and click on “Watch Video.”
Though she is not a librarian, she is a member of the ALA and a library patron who will be forever grateful to the librarian who first introduced me to this technology.
Her hope is that, once your library receives this technology as a gift, you will seek media coverage to inform people with low vision in your community about the valuable resource now available to them at your library.
“They will no longer need to depend on someone else to read to them. It is truly a gift of independence once they have the technology that allows them to read it for themselves.”
Please feel free to contact Nancy if you have any questions about this project.