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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've already tried out the demonstrations of two
popular ocr software for the blind which are: open book from Freedom Scientific
and Kurzweill 1000. 1. What are other peoples impressionof each ocr product for
the blind in terms of accuracy of scanning and ocr recognition of printed
material? 2. Have other blind people tried to use microsoft scanning program? If
anyone has used this program how does this program work with the ocr recognition
feature? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My initial impressions of the blindness ocr
products are the following: Regarding open book, I have found it easier to learn
how to scan a document and save the document in various formats. Regarding
Kurzweill 1000, I have it initially a bit more difficult to understand how to
scan a documen and save a document. Regarding the accuracy of recognition, I
find either product despite the specific ocr recognition software doesn't
provide a good record of accurately recognizing the texton a book that is
pprinted.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regarding microsoft scanning, I've learnt how to
scan a document but don't know what to do to ensure that the words are
recognized upon scanning in a printed page. I've already enabled ocr
recognition. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, I am open to everyone's opinion about this
topic.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanls for reading my post.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sara Rooz</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Blind certified teacher of the blind and visually
impaired in new york</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>