Could a CCTV magnifier enable access to this information? He could use it
alongside scanner/OCR strategies for text access? Kurzweil 3000 might
help as it displays both graphics and text on screen and can be set to
enlarge things, but he needs to try it with some typical course material.
Ian Francis
On 18 Feb 2003 at 16:21, Charles Keogh wrote:
> This probably sounds like a Noddy question but does any one have
> experience with OCR software that can scan diagrams? We have a student
> who has a visual impairment and he needs to scan text to increase the
> font size. The course he is studying includes a lot of line diagrams
> with text and labels explaining the diagrams. If anybody has experience
> and can offer any suggestions than it would be greatly appreciated. I
> know that you can you use picture scanning software and then insert
> picture into Word or Paint and enlarge it that way but it might not keep
> a good resolution.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
> Charles Keogh
> Assessor/Trainer
> Access Centre
> University of Dundee.
>
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