[Blindtlk] devices RE: introduction

[Jasmine Kotsay]

Does that program work for totally blind users? I only ask because of the camera it uses.

Sent from my iPod Touch

On Sep 8, 2012, at 6:35 PM, "Roger devin Prater" <r.d.t.prater at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hmm, have any of you tried the vOICe? http://seeingwithsound.com It works, as far as I know about the opticon, like it, only it uses sound instead of tactiles, and is free. http://seeingwithsound.come just in case I misspelled it the first time, LOL.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
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> Cc: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 8:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] devices RE: introduction
> 
> 
>> Absolutely not! Translation into Braille means the unit would be telling you what it think it sees, not letting you interpret for yourself what the unit sees.
>> 
>> Mike
>> 
>> On Sep 8, 2012, at 17:06, "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Mike and everyone,
>>> 
>>> Now, wouldn't it be great if the Optacon was remade with a Braille display
>>> so you could read what the Optacon was scanning in Braille? This is purely
>>> hypothetical; I don't even know if it would be possible to do this. But it
>>> would be very cool if it is possible!
>>> 
>>> Chris
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 10:20 PM
>>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] devices RE: introduction
>>> 
>>> Jasmine:
>>> 
>>> The Optacon doesn't actually read anything: you use the Optacon to read
>>> stuff using your own brain and fingers. Some people can read handwriting;
>>> others cannot. I never mastered that skill. However, I could read line
>>> drawings and some maps. Judy Jones has given you a decent description of the
>>> Optacon.
>>> 
>>> Mike
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Jasmine Kotsay
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 3:23 PM
>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] devices RE: introduction
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>>   Until now, I've never heard ofan
>>> Opticon.  It actually reads handwriting? What actually is an Opticon?
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net
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