[access-uk] Re: the knfb reader
- From: Aman Singer <aman.singer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 11:09:12 -0400
Hi, Eleanor and all,
This is just another tool for the toolbox. I sometimes use it to do
quick sorting of mail, have used it to determine whether a document is
the one I wanted when there was no scanner around, etc. The use cases
can all, I think, be done differently. If I was near my PC, I could
have scanned that document and seen whether it was what I wanted. If I
had a family member around, they could have sorted the mail. There is
nothing this can do that a sighted person, a scanner, an electronic
file from the publisher... can't do, the point is to have this extra
tool when it is the best method or the most convenient.
Aman
On 9/21/14, Steve Hyde-Dryden <csdryden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Elanor,
>
> There are occasions when you may not have someone with you who can read the
> menu. For example, my partner and I are both blind so in that situation...
> As it is, I always ask the waitor or waitress if they'd mind reading it. I
> may do it on occasions when I'm with sighted friends simply to demonstrate
> it or to show off a little. The issue around this discussion though is not
> what we do as a blind person in social settings but more what is possible
> to
> do! Also, I used the concept of using a menu as purely an example. It
> could be a time table or a letter or anything else. I also do not have any
> problems in listening to someone read a menu or anything else for that
> matter if they are able to and don't mind it.
>
> Regards.
>
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Eleanor Martha Burke
> Sent: 21 September 2014 10:12
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the knfb reader
>
> I can't imagine going out for a meal with someone and while they read the
> menu, I use KNFB and headphones. Surely discussing what is on the menu can
> be social as well. I know we want independence but I have never felt
> awkward when someone is reading a menu to me.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Hyde-Dryden" <csdryden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 12:13 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the knfb reader
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Without actually going through the settings, I'm pretty sure you can
>> alter the columnisation. Mind you, I've never had much problems with
>> it reading menus.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Eleanor Martha Burke
>> Sent: 20 September 2014 19:27
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the knfb reader
>>
>> Steve, what with a menu if it is set out in columns?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Hyde-Dryden" <csdryden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 6:57 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the knfb reader
>>
>>
>>> I've never really gotten prismo to give me any positive experiences.
>>> I have KNF still on an old N86 and the results are still exceptional!
>>> I'd take the plunge and get it for the iPhone 5S but I'm reluctant in
>>> case it isn't as good as on the N86?
>>>
>>> Anyone compared yet? I do not want to use one of these stand things
>>> as I do not want to be restricted when I'm out somewhere having to
>>> set up something else. With my N86, I can simply take a pic of a
>>> menu and hey presto, after a minute or so, its reading out to me.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>> Behalf Of Barry Hill
>>> Sent: 20 September 2014 16:19
>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the knfb reader
>>>
>>> It was a great OCR on the Nokia, but I'm going to stick with Prismo
>>> for now.
>>> As long as Prismo is working ok for free, I can't justify £65.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Barry
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>> Behalf Of john gallagher
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 2:04 PM
>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [access-uk] the knfb reader
>>>
>>> hi all amazingly i just got this app but, it said it was free must be
>>> a mistake in the app store.
>>>
>>> i must say though i have just tried it with a cheque i received for a
>>> piano tuning and it is very very good indeed i know many people will
>>> moan about the price but you get what you pay for i say and for me
>>> personally it is truly a really very very good app for a blind person
>>> to be able to scan anything that they need to read. it is the best
>>> app i have seen in this kind of field and though i have to test it a
>>> good bit more even though it will be a real help for me.
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