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Welcome to (TAFN) The Accessible Friends Network

ONLINE SHOPPING GUIDE

Website reviews by screen reader users

13th Floor = Specialist products for Blind or Visually-impaired people

Contributed to by several TAFN members.

The Accessible Friends Network" logo. description featuring the letters T A F N with grade one braille on each letter, a V.I. awareness symbol on the letter "A", and a handshake between the letters "F" and "N".

Specialist products for Blind or Visually impaired people

Sites Reviewed on this Floor (3):

Cobolt Systems
The R N I B Online Shop
Techno-Vision Systems

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Site Review: COBOLT

Web Address: http://www.cobolt.co.uk/

Brief Rating: A very good site.

Cobolt Systems need no introduction to most of us.  They have an excellent reputation for producing quality products for the visually impaired, right from the fairly inexpensive talking watch or clock, up to the more expensive kitchen and labelling products.  They have a very good customer services.Purchases usually arrive promptly and it is very straightforward to buy from them online.

Reviewed by: Sue Pallett (& tried & tested by many TAFN members)

Site Review: The RNIB Online Shop

Web address: http://onlineshop.rnib.org.uk/

Brief Rating: A very good site.

Browse here for things that you might need to assist you with daily living.  There are items for the kitchen, home and garden, plus mobility aids, clocks and watches, games, books, magazines, hi-tech electronics, computers  and so much more.  Download product information to read at your leisure.

Pay by credit or debitcard  on this secure site, where you need to use a password to insure a safe transaction.

Site Review: Techno-Vision Systems

Web Address: http://www.techno-vision.co.uk/

Brief Rating: A very good site.

Techno-Vision Systems Ltd - Where Customer Service Counts!

Shop for your technology products with this friendly Company that have been around for a long time.

The site is clearly set out with good product information and description. Keep coming back to take a look at the news page to find out what's happening and see what's new.  Not only to Technovision offer technology products to help us,  I.e. braille embossers, speech screenreaders, music software and so much more! but they also offer training and help too!

Visit the TAFN webshop at www.buy.at/tafn where you can buy goods online and raise funds for The Accessible Friends Network (UK registered charity No, 1108043) at the same time!

DISCLAIMER: Neither Sue Pallett or the Accessible Friends Network accept liability for any transaction with any of the companies listed on this page, which is intended as a helpful guide and produced and run on an entirely voluntary basis.

Click here to contact Sue / Click here to contact the TAFN Webmaster

Other Pages on the TAFN website by Sue Pallett:-

Sue's Kitchen, a cookery guide for blind & VI people that featured on BBC in Touch, in 2005!

Also the excellent

Sue's Accessible Container Gardening Page

More Online Shopping recommendations by Blind/VI People are always wanted for this page and can help others!  

People from across our network would would love to hear of your online shopping experiences, both good and bad.  Is there a particular site YOU recommend or would like to add to this page?  Have YOU had problems with online shopping, either with screen reader navigation, or customer service?  Or has a particular supplier been especially helpful to you?  

If so please email us and let us know, we are happy to accredit website reviewers for their contributions.

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