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Enable Mart - helping the people in need

November 8, 2008
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OK, maybe that’s a bit harsh title, but still. I work with a few people with disabilities and always wondered why the software developers don’t create for them software which really works and is useful in the same time. There’s Microsoft’s speech recognition on Windows Vista, but that’s extremely far from being useful, Magnifier on the other hand is useful for those who’s sight is limited, then the text-to-voice software which is more like a useless piece of code because it’s hard to understand what the robot-like sound tries to tell. I never understood why a man with a disability like blindness can’t use a PC and always blamed the PC software developers.

Today my opinion has changed, thanks to EnableMart. EnableMart provides assistive technology for people with disabilities, products which really makes difference for those with any type of disability. They feature 9 categories, including mobility, hearing and vision assisting software and gadgets, and even complete access suites. They provided assistive tech for people in 50 states and more than 45 countries already, that means they ship worldwide which kinda shocked me since I reviewed some other shops, too within the industry and there are extremely few shops which do this for their customers.
Another interesting aspect of their website is that they have a live support system and toll free phone number; again something which is very rare and can be extremely useful.
Navigating on some shops’ website can be a pain. EnableMart’s website was easy to navigate, their search system returned results I expected, not what the webiste back-end thought would be interesting for me. On-site financing also available but if I’m not mistaken only in the US; again, very useful since some products are expensive.

If you’re in search for software or tools which can assist you, check the website I linked to about. They really rock and I’m kinda pleased I found this webiste.

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