About Us
Based in Barendrecht, the Netherlands, Optelec is the leading designer and manufacturer of life-changing assisstive technologies for people who are visually impaired and dyslexic. Optelec continues to be the global front-runner with a multi-tiered distribution in more than 60 countries.
In 1975, Mr. Tieman was an optician who, one day, had a customer with such poor vision that wearing glasses was no longer sufficient. In his spare time, Mr. Tieman started working on a Television magnifier, in order to find an appropriate solution for his customers. This resulted in the first ever CCTV. Today, Optelec cultivates its rich history of design innovation and is honored to provide life-changing assistive technology.
The Optelec website was designed keeping the visually impaired in mind. We strive to make this website viewable for those that use a screen reader and people with a visual impairment (low vision). This means closely following W3C, Bobby and other accessibility guidelines, testing the site carefully, and being open to feedback.
Optelec is proud to be recognized by customers, vendors and the media for our innovative technologies, commitment to customer care and company-wide excellence.
Operating Manuals for all Optelec products are now available online in Adobe PDF format. If you have the Acrobat Reader you can view the document directly. You can also choose to download the file to your PC for future reference or printing.