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From: Nancy.Feldman@f605.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Nancy Feldman)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: TEXT SCANNERS
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Date: 19 Apr 91 20:27:24 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

I know there are several text scanners designed specifically for
use by blind people:  Kurzweil Personal Reader and Arkenstone to
name just two.

My problem with these is that although I'd love to own one the
price is prohibiive.  What I was wondering is whether there is
anyone out there who is using a simple page scanner and OCR
software?  The price would be much lower, but I was wondering if
there are any specific scanners that are easier or more difficult
for blind people to use in this manner.

Does anyone know?

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