In my last post about scanning, I forgot to mention a couple of things:
First, by scanning the printed work into a digital file you enable
enlargement on screen. Folks who need a page turner also may find it
difficult to read small text at the distances needed for page turning.
When a document is converted to digital format, the reader can enlarge
it to a comfortable reading size.
Second, if it's a book you want to scan, you will need cut the spine off
to make nice clean pages to run through the scanner feeder. You can do
that by hand, obviously -- but copy places like Ikon and probably most
other places that make volume copies will also cut the binders off books
for a very small price, possibly a dollar or less.
Best wishes
Richard Galli
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free 30 minute excerpt from "Of Rice and Men"
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Richard Galli wrote:
My son is a high quad, nothing below the neck. He has a laptop on his
wheelchair and a desktop on his -- you guessed it -- desk.
When he needs to read a book or any other document of more than a couple
of pages, we scan it. The resulting file can be viewed in its as-scanned
digital format -- a multipage tiff file -- or we convert it into Adobe
acrobat.
No expensive software is necessary to do this. Some versions of windows
come with a program called Imaging or Kodak Imaging that will scan to
multipage tiff; or you can use Irfanview [http://www.irfanview.com] or
similar free programs to do the scanning.
We just chop up the books and scan the sheets. If there are size or
other non-routine problems, we might copy the pages first before scanning.
Don't have a feeder-equipped scanner handy? Many of the multifunction
copy machines used in standard office environments have scanners built
in, although their owners don't know it. It should not be that hard to
find someone who will do the scanning or let you do it -- especially
since no actual paper or toner is used up to produce the digital file.
Having the book or other document available any time on screen is much
superior to using any of the mechanical "reading" devices, whether it be
low tech like mouth sticks or high tech like page turners.
Best wishes
Richard Galli
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Treat yourself to "The Pig Trilogy"
free 30 minute excerpt from "Of Rice and Men"
an audio book published by Random House
http://www.richardgalli.com/trilogy.htm
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am having a dilemma. I was an avid book reader before I became a
quadriplegic due to Transverse Myelitis. Now I am in a dilemma as to
how do I manage to read a book. I have a book stand, but it is
virtually impossible for me to turn the pages. I have looked on the
Internet for page turners, but I haven't found any that are suitable
for my need. This is really driving me crazy, especially since there
are so many things I need to read. I would like to know how anyone
else manage to read a book. For novels, I get books on tape, if
they're available, but some things I need to read, do not come on a
tape. I would appreciate any suggestions.
Naomi
