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Sao Mai Center, established in 2001,  is a non-profit organization for the visually impaired people.

We work to empower the blind by using and developing assistive technology in education, employment and daily living activities.

We provide assistive products, computer training and music classes  for the blind.

We also work for vocational, job training and placement for the blind.

Along the years we created a network of 26 comp labs in 23 provinces.
Along the years we created a network of 26 comp labs in 23 provinces.

 

The Gallery menu provides information about our origin and activities.

More information about our achievements is available in the About menu.

We publish, in Vietnamese,  Sao Mai AccessTech Magazine focusing on assistive technology perspectives. All issues are available from the Magazine menu.

The Book Library menu gives access to our digital library. In our system we have about 3.000 materials including academic books, textbooks, handouts, lessons, references, etc.

We translated in Vietnamese a free Linux distribution for sighted children. The DDLinux Viet menu  will tell you about it.

 We need support to operate the Center and run our  activities. This is how you can help.

 

Please note that not all website pages are available in English yet.

You may use Google Translate or Bing Translator services to translate and learn more about us.

Most Recent Posts

  • Maintaining Laptop - Eyes off Hands on Episode #2
    Let's watch our episode #2 to know how a totally blind person maintaining his laptop by opening and replacing hardware parts.
    Updated on: 01/20/2019 - 08:34, for the page: Eyes by hands
  • Beadwork - Eyes off Hands on Episode 1
    Welcome to the first eposode of the Eyes off Hands on program produced by Sao Mai Center for the Blind. Let's explore how a blind person does the beadwork with Ms Dang Pham Diem Hong.
    Updated on: 01/03/2019 - 21:03, for the page: Eyes by hands
  • SAO MAI ACCESSTECH ISSUE 56
    News about technology for the blind, the article section introduces new features in NVDA 2018.3, NVDA 2018.4, Jaws 2019, and some useful tips for improving Google search experience. The tips section shares on how to automatically check for, download, and install updates for NVDA add-ons. The Useful apps section introduces application in Windows, and Android OS.
    Updated on: 12/30/2018 - 13:36, for the page: Newsletter Issue
  • 14 Hacks to Improve Your Google Searche
    • Wrritten by JACOB KLEINMAN
    • Date: March 5, 2018
    • Screen reader user, press H to pass parts you
    Updated on: 12/30/2018 - 13:11, for the page: Blog
  • Automatically check, and update NVDA add-ons
    This will check, download, and install new add-ons for NVDA automatically.
    Updated on: 12/30/2018 - 13:10, for the page: Blog
  • Burmese Text-To-Speech Engine for Myanmar
    The first Burmese SAPI text-to-speech engine in Myanmar is released. It is implemented by the Sao Mai Center for the Blind, NHM Team and the Myanmar Assistive Technology Research and Development Center. Thanks for ICEVI, ON-NET and The Nippon Foundation for the financial support.
    Updated on: 12/27/2018 - 05:03, for the page: Sao Mai Soft
  • What's New in NVDA 2018.4
    Highlights of this release include performance improvements in recent Mozilla Firefox versions, announcement of emojis with all synthesizers, reporting of replied/forwarded status in Outlook, reporting the distance of the cursor to the edge of a Microsoft Word page, and many bug fixes.
    Updated on: 12/17/2018 - 10:19, for the page: Blog
  • A trip to Mongolian National Federation of the Blind
    From 18 to 24 November 2018, Mr. Dang Hoai Phuc/Sao Mai's Executive Director and Mr. Phung Minh Tuan/Media Staff went on a trip to Mongolia to study and suggest plans for the MNFB's technology development programs.
    Updated on: 12/06/2018 - 20:59, for the page: Article
  • What's New in JAWS 2019

    Dear all,

    Updated on: 12/17/2018 - 15:37, for the page: Blog
  • Sao Mai Software Launching Event, Oct 23, 2018
    Introducing two new software developed by Sao Mai: the Sao Mai Typing Tutor (SMTT) for both new computer learners/teachers to improve typing skills/manage students' keyboard learning activities; and the Sao Mai Braille (SMB), a rich-text editor + Braille translation program.
    Updated on: 11/09/2018 - 13:10, for the page: Article
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