I had never heard of the optacon until joining this list. When did the Optacon come out? I lost my sight in the mid-80's at the age of 7, but, I'm sure there were some technology developments I didn't hear about. I wish I had a Optacon though. It sounds a bit cumbersome for reading, but sure could be helpful when proofing.
Melissa Smith On 3/26/2010 10:34 AM, EVAN REESE wrote:
A totally blind person with an Optacon could do it, although those fractions can be quite small. Still, I've used my Optacon to check and make corrections to fractions for a few recipes in a book or two that didn't scan well. It would be a hassle if there were a lot of them, though, say a whole recipe book where the fractions didn't come out. Yet I think a sufficiently dedicated person with good Optacon skills could do it if they really wanted to.Evan ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Larry Lumpkin <mailto:llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *Sent:* Friday, March 26, 2010 9:51 AM *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: question please thank you. we've had a lot of troble with cookbooks. I don't think so. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *gwen tweedy *Sent:* Friday, March 26, 2010 6:56 AM *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] question please thank you. Can a totally blind person proof a recipe book? Gwen