Technology for the Handicapped: Kurzweil and Viewscan
Eithne Cotter
(Reference Librarian at the Duane Library of Fordham University.)
Emily McCarty
(Librarian for the Physically Impaired at Queens Borough Public Library and Assistant Editor of LHT.)
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Abstract
The Kurzweil Reading Machine, which uses a special camera and a computer to transform printed matter into synthetic speech, is described. The author explains the machine's mechanism and how it is operated. Several of the limitations of the machine are mentioned. Problems associated with the Kurzweil machine are far outweighed by the services it provides for the visually impaired.
Citation
Cotter, E. and McCarty, E. (1983), "Technology for the Handicapped: Kurzweil and Viewscan", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 63-66. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb047515
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1983, MCB UP Limited