[Trainer-Talk] scanning and reading device for non pc user

[Nancy Coffman]

Hello,


The Ace and the roll are EyePal products from Freedom Lcientific. The buttons are nicely sized, different shapes and easy to recognize. The Roll is less expensive and doesn't have a screen. It also doesn't have any Internet reading capabilities. I lboth models. The EyePal Solo is kind of like the Sara. I haven't had as much time with it. 

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> On Feb 12, 2018, at 10:39 PM, Ashley Bramlett via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Is the Ace a type of Eye pal? It sounds like it is from what you say.
> Are the buttons different shapes? Are they rubber ones? If I remember right, the Sara has rubber buttons; I know they are large.
> 
> Does it have more than one speech synthesizer?
> When you say compact, does this mean you can put it in a backpack easily? How much weight is it?
> 
> Thanks.
> Ashley
> -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Coffman via Trainer-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2018 8:28 PM
> To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
> Cc: Nancy Coffman
> Subject: Re: [Trainer-Talk] scanning and reading device for non pc user
> 
> The EyePal is good  also. The Ace and the roll are very compact but have well marked buttons.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 11, 2018, at 7:22 PM, Scott Davert via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Ashley.
>> I'd go with the Sara CE is probably the best option. Not only does it have dedicated buttons, but you can put different tactual markings on each button to make them more disearnable from one another. I've not used the iPal, but I'm sure someone else can chime in about that device.
>> 
>> Good luck,
>> Scott
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Feb 11, 2018, at 7:28 PM, Ashley Bramlett via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello all,
>>> 
>>> I’m posting this to a few lists, so sorry if you saw this before.
>>> 
>>> I tried to train a person voluntarily on the pc but she could not feel the keyboard well enough and could not press keys together to execute commands; she had decreased sensativity in her hands making this hard for her.
>>> 
>>> This individual needs and wants to read her own mail, pleasure books and more.
>>> 
>>> What devices are out there which are simple to use with spaced apart buttons for scanning and reading which are  not dependent on a pc?
>>> 
>>> I know the Hymns product the Blaze EZ  can scan and read documents. However, I know this device is too small for this person.
>>> I am thinking the Sara from Freedom scientific might be a good fit. Any others? What about the Eye pal?
>>> Please provide some description of the device and the pros and cons of it.
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
>>> 
>>> Ashley
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