Hi
yes I am lookikng with a low budget scanner tha comes with ocr software and
works with jaws.
I purchased an Epsom several years ago back in England and I was able to use
that straight out of the box to scann and read all my mail. it was just
what I needed as all I am intrested in is a couple of letters a week and
scanning nothing else.
It was extremely quick and was very cheap to buy, I believe it came with
Omnipro software but am not sure about that.
I seem to remember hearing that the latest versions of omnipage are not
accessible, is this right?
I currently use Jaws 11 and windows 7, if anyone knows of a scanner that
would suit me I would appreciate the make and model.
Regards
Graham
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From: "Donald Marang" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 11:37 AM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] OCR Software and Scanner
RecommendationsNeeded
Thanks. Not personally in the market for a new scanner right now. I was
a huge fan of HP printers and scanners for decades. I had gotten
frustrated with the poor quality of the paper feeder on the HP home
All-In-One printers recently. The last OfficeJet I had was so terrible
that my wife refused to fax anything with it and drove to CVS and pay to
send a fax! I was not able to use the feeder at all! My Epson Artisan
810 has a great feeder. It has never failed, even on large documents. It
is networked and also has a flatbed scanner. I have been using it heavily
to send and receive faxes, scan and print. The software is not impressive
and they have no direct support for Linux. It is a great device for me,
but might not be perfect for most blind users. I would like to find a mid
to low range device that has a sturdy feeder and is accessible to the
blind, both in software and operation. I am not sure many users need the
powerhouse you have but I am looking around for something to recommend.
Don Marang
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From: "mark Torgerson" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 2:48 AM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] OCR Software and Scanner
RecommendationsNeeded
Hi Don Marang,
I really don't know if they only come with the high end HP scanners.
My
impression was that they were standard features. The trick is that most
often as a blind person we only install the drivers so that we can use
our
OCR software. In this case one needs to install all the software that
comes
with the scanner. Also, a person can down load most of the software for
one's scanner from HP. I would definitely contact HP and find out if the
scanner I was wanting to buy came with the "HP Smart Document Scan
Software". If it does then with a little adjusting to fit one's needs you
are good to go.
God bless,
Mark
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