[Athen] accessibility of standalone BookEye scanner

[James Bailey]

Hi Ken, 

We have one which students with reading issues related to LD use. I have not tried to make it accessible and think doing so would be a real challenge.

James

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James Bailey
Adaptive Technology Access Adviser, University of Oregon
1501 Kincaid St.
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
Office: 541-346-1076
jbailey at uoregon.edu


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> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:07:57 -0400

> From: "Kenneth Elkind" <Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu>

> To: <athen at athenpro.org>

> Subject: [Athen] accessibility of standalone BookEye scanner

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> Has anybody experienced the accessibility of the BookEye scanner unit?

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> I received the following e-mail:

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> in searching for reviews/possible explanations of how (or how well) the

> Book Eye works for the visually impaired patrons, I found your post on a

> listserv.  Do you have one of these stations - such as the KIC station?

> Aside from the capacity to read text and output to MP3, do you know

> anything about how easily a visually impaired person can use it?  All

> the literature from DLSG shows or describes the touch screen input

> method, cropping, etc - all of which I have a hard time (as a sighted

> person) understanding how a blind person can use independently.

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> The folks at DLSG are at ALA and I'm not, so I'm grabbing at straws to

> have questions answered.  If you have had experience with the KIC system

> and visually impaired patrons, could you give me your opinion or share

> some of your knowledge?  Please ignore this request if you are too busy.

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> Many thanks,

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> Jacqueline Tygart, Associate Librarian for Art, Architecture, Philosophy

> & Religion

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> Drury University, F. W. Olin Library

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> 900 N. Benton

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> Springfield, MO  65802

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> jtygart at drury.edu <mailto:jtygart at drury.edu> 

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> Kenneth Elkind

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> Adaptive Technology Specialist

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> University of Massachusetts - Boston

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> IT-ED Tech Operations

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> Healey Library /UL/ 032

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> 617-287-5243

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> Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu