[Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned]

[Robert Beach]

Randy,

The Ultimate Talking Dictionary, Text-2-Audio and PDF Magic can be used by a blind individual.  However, none of the Premier products are designed to be screen readers and therefore cannot substitute for JAWS or Window-Eyes.  By the same token, Premier does not have a screen magnification program that can substitute for ZoomText or Magic.  Their products are more specific in nature such as the Talking Word Processor and Universal Reader.

Don't be mislead.  The Universal Reader is not designed for the visually impaired and cannot substitute for a screen reader.  I've known people who thought they would use it as such only to find it wouldn't work for a blind person.  It is specifically designed to support reading for individuals with learning disabilities and/or language barriers.

Hope this helps.



Robert Lee Beach
Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS  66112
Phone:  (913) 288-7671
Fax: (913) 288-7678
E-mail:  rbeach at kckcc.edu


>>> RJiron at roguecc.edu 6/6/2006 10:51 AM >>>

Have you had any blind students use this? Can it be used instead of JAWS
or Zoomtext?

Randi Jiron
Support Services Specialist

-----Original Message-----
From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
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Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:05 AM
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Subject: Re: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned]

We use it on this campus, primarily the talking word processor, the
text-to-audio feature, and the magic PDF converter.  They are a suitable
low-cost alternative for some of our LD students.  

Susan Kelmer
Coordinator
Information ACCESS Lab
St. Louis Community College at Meramec
314/984-7951

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