[Trainer-talk] OCR software and scanning

[Caroline]

I'm a huge fan of the Canon LIDE series of scanners. They're small and
portable, but, at least in my experience, they're work horses. I don't keep
mine connected to this laptop at all times so can't remember exactly which
model I currently have, but I've had really good luck with all of them, and
their installation is uncluttered and straight-forward.

Caroline


-----Original Message-----
From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Jeanine Lineback
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 2:47 PM
To: 'List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology'
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] OCR software and scanning

Oh Caroline, I'm really glad you mentioned DocuScan Plus. I'm going to be
purchasing that package in the next month for my business. I completely
forgot about it because I don't have it yet. Do you own a scanner and if so
what one are you using with DocuScan?

Thanks
Jeanine

-----Original Message-----
From: Trainer-talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Caroline
Sent: February 19, 2013 2:25 PM
To: 'List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology'
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] OCR software and scanning

Hi. Personally, these days I'm using DocuScan Plus from Serotek.
It may not be as feature-rich as Kurzweil 1000 or OpenBook, but it really
does a great job, and is available from anywhere that has a scanner and an
Internet connection. Also, there are no yearly fees to pay for updates. I
still own a version of K1000, but DocuScan Plus is really meeting my needs.
It does single pages, batch scanning, and PDF recognition, and those are the
main things I use my scanner for these days. If a client doesn't need
anything more than a way to scan and read books or regular documents, I
personally think that this is a great solution. I know some people are using
some of the mainstream scanning solutions too, but having never used those,
I don't know how they compare.

Caroline


-----Original Message-----
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Bonnie Lucas
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 2:08 PM
To: trainer-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Trainer-talk] OCR software and scanning

Hello,
Looking for advice regarding what folks are doing nowadays with scanning
things such as mail, handouts, small pamphlets and such.
What are differences between standard OCR software and ones specifically for
blind users (Open Book and Kurzweil), in terms of how well they work with
JAWS and how accessible they are in general. Also, given the price of Open
Book with the Pearl Scanner from FS, is it worth recommending them for a
client when VR doesn't think they are worth the money? Hope this is making
sense. Thanks for your suggestions.


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