[bksvol-discuss] Re: Fw: Help Needed OCR To Voice Reader Recommendations
- From: James Nuttall <jnuttallphd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:52:12 -0800 (PST)
Hello Michael/Lois:
Many OCR programs can be set up as a one-button click situation. You can do
that with FineReader Pro ($150). A more expensive solution the one that would
allow your mother to scan and read books as well is her mail would be Kurzweil
1000 http://www.kurzweiledu.com/ ($1000). It has a big price but is the
easiest software for those were blind to use for scanning/reading.
Jim Nuttall -- Michigan
Louise <lougou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Forwarded from another list.
----- Original Message -----
From: "mpm1634"
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Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 8:16 PM
Subject: Help Needed OCR To Voice Reader Recommendations
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> My mother is totally blind and lives alone, 50 miles away from me.
> Because of her blindness, she used to hold her mail for me to read
> to her when I came to town.
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> Unfortunately, this didn't allow her to read her mail in a timely
> manor, so several years ago I bought her a computer with Window Eyes
> software, a scanner, a Read IRIS O C R program and an all in one
> printer fax scanner. Things worked well. All she had to do was
> feed the mail into her scanner and the computer would read it to her.
> It was extremely easy for her, considering she is not computer
> literate. With just one or two buttons to push she could listen to
> her mail.
>
> All went well until it was time to upgrade her operating system to
> Windows XP. All the other programs on her computer had to be
> upgraded including Read Iris. Unfortunately, the latest version of
> Read IRIS doesn't work like the old one did under Windows 98. As a
> result, the O C R program no longer reads her mail for her. Now she
> must hold it again until I can come into town read it to her or fax
> it to me so I can read it over the phone.
>
> I have tried various OCR software packages and haven't been able to
> make them work. I hate to keep throwing good money after bad so I
> was hoping some of you could suggest the following for me so I fix
> this:
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> First, does anyone out there know of an inexpensive, stand alone OCR
> reader that does not rely on, or need a computer interphase?? The
> least expensive I can find is $3,100 and I just don't have that kind
> of money. I would even be happy to find a used one.
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> Second, if there is no such thing as an inexpensive stand alone
> reader, can anyone recommend a good, inexpensive O C R software and
> scanner bundle that is easy to install and not too complex for
> someone who is not computer literate to operate?
>
> Third, do any of you know of any firms in the Los Angeles (Santa
> Monica) area that can recommend and install new O C R software that
> will work in conjunction with a Hewlett Packard printer scanner fax
> to read her mail?
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> Thanks in advance for all yor help.
>
> Michael
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> hold her mail again for me to read to her whenever I come to town.
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> and she feed her was able to until it was time to upgrade to
> Windows XP.
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