Do you still have the old scanner and software and
does the old scanner work? You may have to connect the old scanner to
install the software. You may be able to begin the installation but at
some point, it may ask you to connect the scanner. If you install the old
software, and it has Fine Reader as the provided OCR program, you can use it
with other scanners or with the old one.
Gene
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Sent: Friday, May 22, 2020 2:19 AM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Accessible scanner drivers
Abby fine reader can scan your document
To clarify my original question, my old scanner is Epson, and it's driver
was completely inaccessible, so I was unable to install it, and back then I
didn't have anyone sighted to help me - so no matter what OCR program you're
using, without a driver it's not going to work. So this time I would like to
check that the driver is accessible first and foremost.
On 5/21/2020 9:21 AM, Brian Vogel wrote:
On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 10:59 AM, Gene wrote:
It used to be that at least some scanners came with accessible
OCR programs. I don't know enough about this to generalize, but it
is my impression that not as many do now. Gene, since you asked
for comment, this is precisely the opposite of my experience, still
ongoing. I don't know of a single home or office grade flatbed scanner
or multi-function that doesn't include OCR as part of its "scan to PDF"
function. They've all been doing this for years now.
I have a
personal preference for Canon multi-function machines, which definitely
include OCR functionality, but mostly because they still sell a number of
models with separate ink tanks, which are less expensive in the long run,
and infinitely less expensive if you buy automatic reset chip (ARC) tanks
that you can refill.
A dear friend of mine who's my mother's age, and
has been totally blind since birth, has been using a now-out-of-production
Canon multi-function that I recommended to her for somewhere around 5 years
or so now. She does have scanning software other than that which comes
with the multi-function, though, and I'm not sure which software she's using
with it.
I have to admit that I am at least a bit confused by the
original question, as I have not directly interfaced with a scanner driver,
whether with a sighted or blind client, in years. The application
software that comes with or that you can use with the device is the user
interface.
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