We sell these, and we should really have a page on our web site which
makes the differences between the different pens clearer. You can
however, download part of our catalogue from
http://www.dyslexic.com/downloads/accessibilitytools.pdf which shows all
three possibilities on the same page.
They tend not to be very good for VI - you need to be able to see well
enough to draw the pen along a line moderately accurately.
You would not want to scan large amounts of text with them - a page
scanner is much more convenient for that.
The speech is not really audible until you either hold it up to your ear
or use the earphone, so not a problem in libraries.
There are basically three types of Functionaility:
1) scan and listen
2) scan, store and upload to the computer
3) dictionary look up.
You can get pens which offer different combinations of these.
For dyslexic people who have problems decoding the occasional word, the
Reading Pen and the SuperPen are great in solving the problem - with
dictionary lookup in case hearing the word still does not fully identify
it.
For taking notes and quotes the Quicklink Pen, SuperPen or Reading Pen
with memory extension kit meet the need.
Regards
Ian Litterick
http://www.dyslexic.com <http://www.dyslexic.com/>
http://www.iansyst.co.uk <http://www.iansyst.co.uk/>
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From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Susannah Barnett
Sent: 12 October 2005 15:59
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [DIS-FORUM] scanning pens
Hi
Having never heard of this equipment before, I am interested in this
scanning pen, but not for dyslexia as such - but could it be used by a
visually impaired person to scan text which is too small for them to
read - to then be downloaded onto a PC to be changed into a larger
font??
And is it possible to turn the 'voice' function off, for example if
someone was in a quiet library wanting to scan quotes from a book -
could the voice reading function be turned off?
Just a thought?
Susannah Barnett
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From: Lim, Pauline [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 12 October 2005 15:18
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: scanning pens
Thank you everyone who responded - have managed to get quite a
bit of information about quite a range of pens that I will pass on to my
student.
Pauline Lim
S/L - Midwifery (School of Health)
Boundary House - Gorway Road Campus
University of Wolverhampton.
(01902) 518868
Be alert ......We need more lerts.
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