declan@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (D Fleming) (04/24/91)
Hi! I have a lot of hardware experience with the innards of the IBM compatible world, but I've run into an area that I know little about: Setting up systems for visually impaired people. From what I glean from the mountain of docs I've been given, there are these key areas: Computer, scanner, voice synthesizer, and OCR package. Anyone out there have any experience with these? I'm looking for the best bang for the buck, so reviews would be nice. Is there a newsgroup that deals with this? I couldn't find one... thanks for any help!!! Declan J. Fleming Manager of CSO Sites U. of Ill.
yonezawa@simap.pa.Yokogawa.CO.JP (Masaaki Yonezawa ) (04/28/91)
In article <1991Apr23.224151.2029@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> declan@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (D Fleming) writes: >Hi! I have a lot of hardware experience with the innards of the >IBM compatible world, but I've run into an area that I know little >about: Setting up systems for visually impaired people. Have you already contacted National Braille Press (Boston,MA)? "The Second Beginner's Guide to Personal Computer for the Blind and Visually Impaired" 2nd edition published by National Braille Press is a good guide for Speech machine, Read out software, magazines by/for blind computer users, and braille & recorded manuals/books on computers. The book (printed) is $14.95. Braille or casette are available. Please contact to: National Braille Press Inc. 88 St. Stephen Street, Boston, MA 02115 U.S.A. | M.YONEZAWA Yokogawa Electric Corp. FA Control Instruments Center | | e-mail yonezawa@fa.yokogawa.co.jp Fax.81-422-55-1728 |