Unfortunately I haven't tried using Scan Soft, but it seems to be a farely
good program from the little i have heard. I never have time to test it
when I visit my Dad, who has it. I know that people do use it, and it is
cheeper than Abby Fine Reader, and of course cheeper than Open Book or
Kurzweil.
I wouldn't say it is better than them, though. Both Kurzweil and Open book
have more than one scanning engine, are made to be completely accessible,
and have extra features, Kurzweil more than Open Book. You have to decide
between ease of use and price. If someone only scans a little than Scan
Soft is probably fine, but if they are going to be scanning and reading
their scans all the time they will appreciate the ease of use and extra
features of a specialized scanning program, and I would suggest Kurzweil.
Try doing an Internet search that encludes the name of their screen reader
and the name of any off the shelf software they want to use. The word
accessible in that search also frequently increases the relevance of the
results. That is how I investigate programs. I find that someone has
written about the usability of almost everything in existence with some
popularity. :-)
Sarah Van Oosterwijck Assistive Technology Trainer http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity
Hi all,
I am an access technology specialist and several of my clients of late have had Scansoft on their computer, instead of Openbook or Kurzweil. Because of this, I have had a bit of time to explore this program, which I believe used to be Omni Page.
Anyhow, if anybody here uses this, do you find it to be user-friendly for a blind person, using a screen reader. Is this method of scanning preferrable to the programs designed specifically for the blind? I guess I'd just like to know what people think about this and other scanning alternatives as they relate to Bookshare.
Thanks, Scott
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