We are currently using software developed by Premier.
http://www.premier-programming.com/
They have many programs to help those who have difficulty reading due to
vision or learning disability at a very affordable price. The one that
may
work is Universal Reader Plus. Your client would need to have a scanner
attached to his laptop. I carry my laptop and a Canon Lide in my case.
The
Canon is powered by the laptop.
I would recommend this program and others over Kurzweil - the cost of this
program is around $80.00.
Susan Kruse
Carmel Clay Schools,
Carmel IN 46032
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Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 5:15 PM
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Subject: portable scanning
I'll take advantage of the last few weeks of this list to go fishing for
ideas.
I'm looking for technology I'm not sure is out there. I have an adult
client that is unable to read due to an undiagnosed head injury he
received as a child. He is employed as a plumber. Part of his job
requires him to install equipment, often times given written
instructions on the spot. Up till now he has been getting phone support
from his wife, this is not functional because she is working too. He
needs to scan a small amount of material into a readable format in a
quick way in the field.
For general reading we are exploring Kurzweil and WYNN as well as
TextHelp. But he needs to scan material in the field. We have tried the
Readingpen from Wizcom but it will only scan one line at a time. While
this is somewhat of an improvement, it is not functional either as he
often has a full paragraph of text to read. The instructions are not
always in one line text. We are going to see if the Quick link-Pen Elite
will meet our needs but I must admit I'm not too hopeful.
Any bites?
Christine Jasch, OTR/L
Technology Center for the Environment, Computers and Communication
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
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