[Trainer-Talk] Preferred Desktop Scanning Solution

[Mark Nelson]

Hi Greg:

If you are using Kurzweil 1000, the Hovercam Solo 5 is a good option and
used by one of the largest non-profit training facilities in my area.  

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Hi all,
A few months back I asked for OCR software recommendations and got some
great responses. Now I'm looking to replace our aging flatbed scanners with
something else and wanted to reach out for more suggestions.

What are other trainers/centers using for hardware when teaching OCR?

Personally, I like something like a Perl or Bookscanner which sits on a
stand above the document for easy page turning so I can take advantage of
the automatic/batch mode options in some OCR software.

I believe the Perl is about $800 and I have found some commercial book
scanners for $400 or so which include their own OCR software. Are there
better solutions out there?

Thanks,
Greg

Greg Aikens
Senior Assistive Technology Instructor
Center for the Visually Impaired<http://www.cviga.org/>
739 West Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
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