[blindlaw] Accessible Multifunctioning printers

Tue Aug 1 00:17:28 UTC 2017

Thanks Tai for your comments & providing the feedback!

Justin

On 7/31/17, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I'm sorry. My statement has nothing to do with the fact that the printer is
> controlled by an android tablet. However, having my own unit with an android
> tablet allows me to keep all of my documents separate from the main office
> printer which is not controlled by an android tablet. I hope that
> clarifies.
>
> Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A.
> Email: ttomasi at driowa.org<mailto:ttomasi at driowa.org>
> Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors.
>
> On Jul 31, 2017, at 5:22 PM, Jim McCarthy via BlindLaw
> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>
> Tai,
> I see how communicating with your multifunction office machine by use of an
> android tablet increases its accessibility to you. I am having a hard time
> following how this assures the statement you make, "It has the added bonus
> that my documents are always kept separate from those of others, so I am
> better able to identify and label which document is which by printing each
> and labeling it as I go," a true statement. Someone could still do a print
> job it seems and you not know whether it was your job or another. What am I
> missing?
> Jim
>
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> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Accessible Multifunctioning printers
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> Hello. I was the presenter at NABL that mentioned this printer. I also sent
> a message to the list about it. The model I am using is the Samsung M4580
> smart printer which is controlled by an Android tablet that has speech
> capabilities. My office is renting this printer for $20 a month. I am not
> sure what it retails for. It can print, scan and copy but does not have a
> fax machine. My office used the Samsung X7400 for a time and this printer
> also had an Android tablet for controls. The X7400 has fax capabilities. It
> would be worthwhile to investigate which models in the Samsung line use
> Android tablets. I haven't begun to delve into the advanced features of
> these machines. It has been very helpful to have a unit of my own for
> making
> copies, scanning, and printing documents. It has the added bonus that my
> documents are always kept separate from those of others, so I am better
> able
> to identify and label which document is which by printing each and labeling
> it as I go. In the past, I had to hope there wasn't a stack of papers at
> the
> main printer everyone shared. Of course, I just had a reader identify them,
> but this new machine has somewhat decreased my reliance on a reader. I say
> that with the caveat that no machine can replace a human reader. Until OCR
> systems can recognize handwriting, human readers will be indispensable.
>
> Tai
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> Young via BlindLaw
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 2:51 PM
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> Subject: [blindlaw] Accessible Multifunctioning printers
>
> Hello All!
>
> Hope this message finds you well!  It was mentioned during the National
> Association of Blind Lawyers meeting that a message was sent awhile ago to
> this mailing list related to Accessible printers through Samson I believe
> it
> was related to using a tablet to make them accessible.  I can't seem to
> find
> that message and was wondering if someone could send me the information
> related to that printer message?
> It sounded very interesting and I wanted to look at it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Justin Young
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