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Subject: Looking for computer bits
From: Jack Crenshaw
Newsgroups: soc.support.vision-impaired
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 06:10 UTC

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Hi. I just discovered this group. Like many of you, I'm looking for
items that can help me due computer work with impaired vision. Here are
some things I'm looking for:

o A "magnifying glass" for the computer. I saw an on-line tutorial
where the guy had a software gidget that would magnify the area around
the mouse. It made it much easier to see in his demo. I'm not sure if
the feature was just for that application (e.g., Power Point) or whether
it worked for all things displayed on the screen. Apple has a similar
thing, I think. I've got a <sob!> Windows system.

o A hand-held scanner that I can "wand" over books and other printed
matter, and see the text displayed on my CRT. I found a similar gadget
from FirstStreet, but for some reason it only displays on a TV set, not
a computer.

o Alternatively, a full-page scanner that displays on the screen with
adjustable magnification

o A backlit keyboard.

Hoping y'all can help. Thanks

Jack

Subject: Re: Looking for computer bits
From: Brian Gaff
Newsgroups: soc.support.vision-impaired
Organization: Warthog Enterprises
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:05 UTC
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Try alt.comp.blind-users

Brian

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"Jack Crenshaw" <jcrens@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:LYydneTygst_OoXWnZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@earthlink.com...
> Hi. I just discovered this group. Like many of you, I'm looking for items
> that can help me due computer work with impaired vision. Here are some
> things I'm looking for:
>
> o A "magnifying glass" for the computer. I saw an on-line tutorial where
> the guy had a software gidget that would magnify the area around the
> mouse. It made it much easier to see in his demo. I'm not sure if the
> feature was just for that application (e.g., Power Point) or whether it
> worked for all things displayed on the screen. Apple has a similar thing,
> I think. I've got a <sob!> Windows system.
>
> o A hand-held scanner that I can "wand" over books and other printed
> matter, and see the text displayed on my CRT. I found a similar gadget
> from FirstStreet, but for some reason it only displays on a TV set, not a
> computer.
>
> o Alternatively, a full-page scanner that displays on the screen with
> adjustable magnification
>
> o A backlit keyboard.
>
> Hoping y'all can help. Thanks
>
> Jack

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soc / soc.support.vision-impaired / Looking for computer bits

Subject	Author
Looking for computer bits	Jack Crenshaw
Re: Looking for computer bits	Brian Gaff