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From: mortent@ifi.uio.no (Morten Tollefsen)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: TEXT SCANNERS
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Date: 25 Apr 91 17:00:24 GMT
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In article <18901@bunker.isc-br.com> Nancy.Feldman@f605.n105.z1.fidonet.org
(Nancy Feldman) writes:

> Index Number: 15078
> 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?
[Remainder of quote deleted]

I'm using a HP ScanJet Plus, and this scanner is very easy to use.
Everything is done from the software, but the software is a problem
for blind people!

Most of the comersially availiable software require Windows 3.0,
and Windows isn't the easyest task for a blind person! In Norway
three programs are most used:

Omnipage
Recognita
Calera (WordScan)

I'm using the WordScan package, but I can use Windows with VISTA.
Recognita is a Hungarian product, and I think this program was
originally designed for blind people. I heared about Recognita some
years ago in Wienna at a conference on computers for the
handicapped.

Recognita is availiable in a command driven mode, and perhaps you
should examine this product?

*M-T*
University of Oslo
UNIK