Dear AccessWorld Editor,
This message is in reference to Janet Ingber's September 2018 article, Envision AI and Seeing AI: Two Multi-Purpose Recognition Apps.
Thanks very much for this article. I am curious why the light detector in Seeing AI was not mentioned.
Personally, I find Seeing AI a much better app overall, but I'm glad there are choices.
Richard
Dear AccessWorld Editor,
This message is in reference to Bill Holton's January 2014 article, Three New Techniques for Treating Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
This is great news for everyone diagnosed with wet macular. God bless each and every one involved in this study!
Sharon
Dear AccessWorld Editor,
We are about to start a kitchen remodel which will include the purchase of a new range and dishwasher.?Because of my very poor vision I want an induction stove. We have looked at GE's Cafe line, but they are very expensive. It is hard to find one that does not use a touchscreen, and none seem to be able to be controlled through an app on my iPad. Any suggestions — especially one with control knobs?
Thanks,
Chris Hoffman
Response from AccessWorld Editor, Lee Huffman
Hello Chris,
Thank you for reading AccessWorld and for sending your questions. Currently, we do not have information about induction cooktops or ranges that use knobs. Finding and keeping accurate this kind of information is very difficult. Appliance models and features change often, and all models are not available in all stores or in all geographic locations. I understand your challenge and agree this is an area in need of attention.
I attend the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) each year, and I specifically visit the appliance manufacturers booths, including LG, Samsung, Whirlpool, and GE, to impress upon them the need for inclusive design in their appliances. CES will be held in January, and I will surely be visiting them again to represent our community's needs.
Dear AccessWorld Editor,
This message is in reference to Janet Ingber's September 2018 article, Envision AI and Seeing AI: Two Multi-Purpose Recognition Apps.
I was wondering if you would please consider doing a review of scanning stands for these sorts of apps, and the Android version of Envision AI too, which is yet to receive updates to give it the level of functionality of the iOS version? (I use the Kapsys SmartVision 2 phone, made by Kapsys in France.) And also, I have emailed previously with a suggestion for a comprehensive review of flatbed scanners (especially from a blindness perspective), and, similarly, ABBYY FineReader.
Regards
Vivien Palcic
Response from AccessWorld Associate, Aaron Preece
Hello Vivien,
Thank you for writing and being a reader of AccessWorld. As you noted in your previous message, we reviewed ABBYY Fine Reader and Text Cloner Pro in 2013, but there could have been significant changes in accessibility in the intervening years. Currently, there are no definite plans for specific scanner/OCR articles, but the topic is something planned for discussion among the AccessWorld team.
AccessWorld has published several articles evaluating the various scanning stands available for mobile devices often in conjunction with evaluations of various OCR apps. I have listed these articles below:
A Review of the New ScanJig Pro Scanning Stand, By Janet Ingber (May 2015), The Giraffe Reader Scanner Stand and the Prizmo Scanning App for iOS, By Janet Ingber (October 2014), TextGrabber + Translator from ABBYY and the StandScan Pro: A Review of Two Products, By Janet Ingber (June 2013).
Scanning apps and physical scan stands are also discussed in this holiday article.
We have also published an evaluation of the ScanSnap Overhead Scanner which you may find of interest.
Sincerely,
Aaron
