[Athen] Re: athen-list Digest, Vol 64, Issue 27

Jean M Salzer jeano at uwm.edu
Tue Jun 14 12:00:40 PDT 2011


Bamboo pens are supposed to work with Macs too.

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Today's Topics:

1. OCR for Handwriting Recognition (Sean J Keegan)
2. Re: OCR for Handwriting Recognition (Wink Harner)
3. RE: Tactile graphics and IVEO (Gaeir Dietrich)


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Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 13:47:35 -0700
From: Sean J Keegan <skeegan at stanford.edu>
Subject: [Athen] OCR for Handwriting Recognition
To: Alternate Media <altmedia at htclistserv.htctu.fhda.edu>, Access
Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
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Hello all,

Has anyone used an OCR package for handwriting recognition? I have a
student who wants to use this solution to digitize handwritten notes (he
is unable to use a computer for any length of time, but does computer
programming). The student uses a Mac and I am not aware of any
mainstream applications for that platform that support handwriting
recognition.

I have considered recommending the use of a Livescribe Pen and then use
the MyScript app for the handwriting recognition, but he was not
thrilled about this solution. From what I have gathered, the desire is
to write out the actual code and then have this "recognized" into text
that he can copy/paste into programs.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Take care,
Sean

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Sean Keegan
Associate Director, Assistive Technology
Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University
http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae


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Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 14:08:05 -0700 (MST)
From: Wink Harner <winkharner at mesacc.edu>
Subject: Re: [Athen] OCR for Handwriting Recognition
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
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hey Sean,

Is there a tablet and/or bamboo input equivalent for Macs? I've been working with one of our math professors using LIvescribe, handwriting recognition & MathType, but in the PC environment. Also we've been using bamboo tablet input directly into Microsoft Word with MathType & equation editor. I can talk to my contact, Sue Glascoe, and find out what she may have learned from her Mac experiences & math. I'll let you know.


Wink
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Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 1:47:35 PM
Subject: [Athen] OCR for Handwriting Recognition

Hello all,

Has anyone used an OCR package for handwriting recognition? I have a
student who wants to use this solution to digitize handwritten notes (he
is unable to use a computer for any length of time, but does computer
programming). The student uses a Mac and I am not aware of any
mainstream applications for that platform that support handwriting
recognition.

I have considered recommending the use of a Livescribe Pen and then use
the MyScript app for the handwriting recognition, but he was not
thrilled about this solution. From what I have gathered, the desire is
to write out the actual code and then have this "recognized" into text
that he can copy/paste into programs.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Take care,
Sean

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Associate Director, Assistive Technology
Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University
http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 18:17:47 -0700
From: "Gaeir Dietrich" <gdietrich at htctu.net>
Subject: RE: [Athen] Tactile graphics and IVEO
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Attached is information from a couple versions ago. I'm not sure how much
has changed, although the basics are probably the same.if the documents do
not come through, please contact me off-list.



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Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
High Tech Center Training Unit of the
California Community Colleges
De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
<http://www.htctu.net/> www.htctu.net
408-996-6043

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[mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Kathleen
Cahill
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 10:57 AM
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Subject: [Athen] Tactile graphics and IVEO



Hi Athenites,


Does anyone have experience you could share with me regarding creating
tactile graphics with an IVEO from Viewplus? We are purchasing one and will
be creating tactile graphics in both Biology and Physics for a blind
student. While we are planning to call upon the expertise of people in
those academic departments, it would be really helpful to get further advice
from people currently creating tactile graphics from a design and IT
perspective.



Thanks a lot,
Kathy



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Kathleen Cahill

Assistive Technology Consultant

MIT ATIC (Assistive Technology Information Center)

77 Mass. Ave. 7-143

Cambridge MA 02139

(617) 253-5111





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