                 CD-ROM Access Registry -- David Holladay
 
     At recent conferences (C-SUN and CTEVH), people have urged Raised Dot
Computing to maintain and publish a registry of accessible and
inaccessible CD-ROM titles. I agree that such a list would be very useful.
Without dwelling on the negative, I must point out that no one has
answered my pleas for information on what they have learned about CD-ROMs.
Thus this list is entirely based on my own collection. If some readers who
work with CD-ROMs would be so kind as to write up their own experiences
with CD-ROM titles, we could make a more complete list. If you are
interested in purchasing accessible CD-ROM titles, contact Raised Dot
Computing for more information.
     Warning: sometimes new editions of disks use different programming
techniques that are designed to appeal to sighted persons. Always buy
titles from vendors with a 30 day return policy. As a general rule, disks
containing shareware collections and massive amounts of raw data are
accessible. Disks containing maps, games, and material for small children
are not. To my knowledge, the only accessible encyclopedia is the Grolier
Encyclopedia.
 
-- Accessible CD-ROMs --
 
American Business Phonebook
Bible Library
CD-ROM Sourcedisc (Helgerson)
Chestnut Software Titles (cheap but hard to use)
CO-NET (TRACE Center database)
Colossal Cookbook (Chestnut)
Computer Select
Core Medline (EBSCO)
Countries of the World
Dictionaries & Languages (Chestnut)
Digital Visually Impaired Information Services
Family Doctor
Front Page News (Washington Times)
Grolier Encyclopedia
Hall of Fame CD-ROM (lousy shareware collection)
Insight on the News (Washington Times)
KGB-CIA World Factbook
Languages of the World
Library of The Future First Edition
Library of The Future Second Edition
Magazine Article Summaries (EBSCO)
Magazine Rack
Medline/EBSCO
Microsoft Bookshelf (1991 Edition)
Newsbytes
Phonedisc U.S.A. (3 disk set residence & business)
Programmer's Library (Microsoft)
Reference Library (Software Toolworks)
Shareware Bonanza (3 disk set)
Small Business Consultant (Microsoft)
Time Magazine Almanac 1990
Time Magazine Almanac 1992
 
-- Inaccessible CD-ROMs --
 
Battle Chess
Global Explorer (DeLorme)
Map Expert (DeLorme)
MPC Wizard
Nautilus
Silver Pallet Cookbook
Street Atlas USA (DeLorme)
Time Tables of History Disks
U.S. Atlas (Software Toolworks)
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