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The Optical Braille Reader (O.B.R.) Expands Communications Opportunities for Blind People

By Williams, John M.; National Organization on Disability E-Newsletter,
Publication Date: April 2002

Article describing Optical Braille Recognition (OBR) software from Sighted Electronics, which is an optical character recognition program that converts Braille to text. When using OBR software, users place a Braille page on a scanner, where the Braille is converted to text and then printed. A 15-year-old student who is blind tested the program, and was able to copy a Braille page in under a minute. The program can save Braille documents to disk as formatted Braille files, and reprint Braille books using a Braille embosser.

Assistive Products Discussed: OBR OPTICAL BRAILLE RECOGNITION
Published by: National Organization on Disability   (Website:http://www.nod.org)

Link to text: http://www.nod.org/content.cfm?id=891
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