[blindlaw] Accessible Multifunctioning printers

Tue Aug 1 13:44:34 UTC 2017

Prior to having the M4580 for my use, our office did have an accessible unit with Android. However, it was difficutl to turn speech on and off on the fly and my colleagues had trouble operating the unit using the alternate touch commands required by the screen reader, so we switched back to the old familiar unit they had been using prior.  

Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D.
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Staff Attorney

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Des Moines, Iowa 50309
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Ok, I thought that you had full and accessible control of the office unit but this device is for your use only and you are fully able to control it.
Jim

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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.
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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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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

Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D.
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Staff Attorney

400 East Court Ave., Ste. 300
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Tel: 515-278-2502; Toll Free: 1-800-779-2502
FAX: 515-278-0539; Relay 711
E-mail: ttomasi at driowa.org<mailto:ttomasi at driowa.org>
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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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