[Pibe-division] Digital Handwritten Notes

Fri Sep 23 13:49:19 UTC 2011

Thank you dear heart.

Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
Founder
My Blind Spot, Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Denise M.
Robinson
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 9:37 AM
To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Digital Handwritten Notes

Ok Albert
I had to go to my blog to get it...if you ever need anything repeated I have
set up links to all the major products I talk about within the page on the
blog

but I will save you time--here is the link on amazon

http://www.amazon.com/SolidTek-DigiMemo-692-Digital-Notepad/dp/B0009OD4CS/re
f=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1316716386&sr=8-3
..remember, you MUST get the handwriting software that goes with it--another
45 bucks...here is another issue...it does take sighted help to select the
image and translate it, unless you have practiced your mouse skills then you
may be able to do it yourself--
I really believe a blind company needs to get a hold of this so they can put
it in camera size AND improve some of the inaccessible parts like the
selecting of the image

       Denise 

Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired
TechVision-Independent Contractor
Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training
509-674-1853     deniserob at gmail.com <mailto:deniserob at gmail.com> 

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________________________________

	From: Albert J Rizzi <albert at myblindspot.org>
	To: 'Professionals in Blindness Education Division List'
<pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
	Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 4:59 AM
	Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Digital Handwritten Notes

	Ok. what is the name of that software?

	Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
	Founder
	My Blind Spot, Inc.
	90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
	New York, New York  10004
	www.myblindspot.org
	PH: 917-553-0347
	Fax: 212-858-5759
	"The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one
who is
	doing it."

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	-----Original Message-----
	From: pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org
	[mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Denise M.
	Robinson
	Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 7:45 AM
	To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
	Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Digital Handwritten Notes

	Albert..to add to the story. When I first got the digimemo and tried
it out,
	then translated it and only got an inaccessible PDF image I was
pretty
	disgusted, and that is putting it mildly....more research into this
and I
	found the handwriting translation software. I installed it and when
I copied
	that image and it made text and jaws talked it...I thought I had
gone to
	heaven....it was and is that incredible. So the moral here
is....make sure
	you get both--the tool AND the extra software--smile

	      Denise 

	Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
	Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired
	TechVision-Independent Contractor
	Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training
	509-674-1853    deniserob at gmail.com <mailto:deniserob at gmail.com> 

	http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/

	________________________________

	    From: Albert J Rizzi <albert at myblindspot.org>
	    To: 'Professionals in Blindness Education Division List'
	<pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
	    Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 4:15 AM
	    Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Digital Handwritten Notes

	    Yes. print is print and cursive is cursive. So I am fascinated
to
	learn that
	    this tool can interpret hand printed writing. Wow. 

	    Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
	    Founder
	    My Blind Spot, Inc.
	    90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
	    New York, New York  10004
	    www.myblindspot.org
	    PH: 917-553-0347
	    Fax: 212-858-5759
	    "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the
one
	who is
	    doing it."

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	    -----Original Message-----
	    From: pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org
	    [mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dr.
Denise M.
	    Robinson
	    Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 6:20 PM
	    To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
	    Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Digital Handwritten Notes

	    Albert
	    I need to be careful here, yes, hand written notes as in printed
	text. I did
	    try cursive, but it misses too many of the characters and does
not
	translate
	    well...printing letters as in from the hand....did I do a better
job
	of
	    explaining?--smile

	          Denise 

	    Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
	    Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired
	    TechVision-Independent Contractor
	    Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training
	    509-674-1853    deniserob at gmail.com <mailto:deniserob at gmail.com>

	    http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/

	    ________________________________

	        From: Albert J Rizzi <albert at myblindspot.org>
	        To: 'Professionals in Blindness Education Division List'
	    <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
	        Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 2:25 PM
	        Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Digital Handwritten Notes

	        Denise,

	        Not sure I am understanding you. when I saw it demonstrated
it
	was
	    doing so
	        with printed text. are you saying it can also do the same
thing
	with
	    hand
	        written documents?

	        Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
	        Founder
	        My Blind Spot, Inc.
	        90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
	        New York, New York  10004
	        www.myblindspot.org
	        PH: 917-553-0347
	        Fax: 212-858-5759
	        "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt
the
	one
	    who is
	        doing it."

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	        -----Original Message-----
	        From: pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org
	        [mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dr.
	Denise M.
	        Robinson
	        Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 5:16 PM
	        To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
	        Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Digital Handwritten Notes

	        Albert
	        Yes, I am so amazed at the accuracy too. I tried drawing
pies
	and
	    other
	        graphs and though when you translate the handwriting into
text
	it
	    will take
	        out the pictures, but the words are still there. If low
vision,
	you
	    can get
	        a PDF image of it and enlarge for the low vision student, or
	just
	    keep it on
	        the computer and they can enlarge it themselves...technology
is
	    really a wow
	        thing

	              Denise 

	        Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
	        Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired
	        TechVision-Independent Contractor
	        Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training
	        509-674-1853    deniserob at gmail.com
<mailto:deniserob at gmail.com>

	        http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/

	            From: Albert J Rizzi <albert at myblindspot.org>
	            To: 'Professionals in Blindness Education Division List'
	        <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
	            Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:51 PM
	            Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Digital Handwritten Notes

	            Denise and all,

	            I actually had a friend  who uses this tool demonstrate
the
	same
	    in
	        my
	            presence. It is fantastic  and very very precise. It is
more
	    precise
	        then my
	            kursweil scanner. 

	            Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
	            Founder
	            My Blind Spot, Inc.
	            90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
	            New York, New York  10004
	            www.myblindspot.org
	            PH: 917-553-0347
	            Fax: 212-858-5759
	            "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't
interrupt
	the
	    one
	        who is
	            doing it."

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	            -----Original Message-----
	            From: pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org
	            [mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Dr.
	    Denise M.
	            Robinson
	            Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 3:32 PM
	            To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
	            Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Digital Handwritten Notes

	            Ok Lori--there is
	            The NFB-Kurzweil reader is the size of a phone because
it is
	a
	    phone
	        but
	            also has a camera attached. You hold it over anything in
	print
	    about
	        your
	            elbow to arm length, take a picture and it will read the
	text to
	        you. I will
	            do a longer blog on this to more fully explain its
	capabilites 

	                  Denise 

	            Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
	            Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired
	            TechVision-Independent Contractor
	            Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training
	            509-674-1853    deniserob at gmail.com
	<mailto:deniserob at gmail.com>

	            http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/

	                From: Zephyr <twilight2 at kconline.com>
	                To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division
List
	            <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
	                Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:04 PM
	                Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Digital Handwritten
Notes

	                Wow! It's not Sci-fi any more?

	                Now, I want an ap that can scan and read
hand-writing. I
	can
	        always
	            hope there already something in existence that I am just
in
	the
	    dark
	        about.

	                Thanks for sharing the topics which should be
brought to
	the
	            attention of all blind students, families, and teachers
and
	        administrators.

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	                    From: Dr. Denise M. Robinson
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	                    Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 2:44 PM
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Notes

	                    Digital Handwritten Notes

<http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/2011/09/digital-handwritten-notes.html
	            >  

	                    Digital Handwritten Notes. it sounds like an
	    oxymoron...kind
	            of like a hairy bald guy, but it is here.

	                    The writing surface is about the size of a small
	piece
	    of
	            paper. The whole board is light and easy to carry and
about
	the
	    size
	        of an
	            8x11 piece of paper. It is a tiny computer and you can
add
	more
	    RAM-
	        with a
	            memory card. 

	                    The blind student can take the digital
note-taking
	    device to
	            a class where the teacher is very driven by writing on
the
	    board.
	        The blind
	            student hands it to a sighted student and she takes
notes on
	it.
	    At
	        the end
	            of class, the sighted student rips off the pages for
	themself
	    and
	        hands the
	            board back to the blind student. The blind student can
then
	    download
	        all the
	            notes onto the computer. In tangent with this is a
	handwriting
	        recognition
	            tool, which translates the handwriting into digital text
	that
	        talking
	            software can read. Note taking made easy.

	                    This is the one I have been using and as long as
the
	            handwritten notes are legible, the pad can read it to
the
	    computer.
	        SolidTek
	            DigiMemo 692 Digital Notepad with Memory by SolidTek

<http://www.amazon.com/SolidTek-DigiMemo-692-Digital-Notepad/dp/B0009OD4CS/r
	            ef=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1316716386&sr=8-3> 

	                    If you read this information in my blog,
	            http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/ you can just click
on
	the
	        links and it
	            will take you directly to the product, or if you are
using
	    talking
	        software,
	            just bring up your links and you can go to the product.
This
	is
	    true
	        for all
	            the information in the blog.

	                          Denise 

	                    Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
	                    Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired
	                    TechVision-Independent Contractor
	                    Specialist in blind
programming/teaching/training
	                    509-674-1853    deniserob at gmail.com
	            <mailto:deniserob at gmail.com> 

	                    http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/

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