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<H1>AdvantEdge Reader for People with Visual Disabilities</H1>Published: Jun 25,
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<P>The Assistive Technology Center (ATC) in Sacramento has announced the release
of a completely portable scan-and-read system for people with visual
disabilities. The system, named the "AdvantEdge Reader," combines several
mainstream and adaptive technologies in order to achieve the goal of a pocket
scan-and-read solution. </P><A id=more-13593></A>
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<P>The AdvantEdge Reader is a simple system. The users just have to insert the
material to be read into the scanner. The material is then scanned, recognized,
converted into readable format and read automatically. </P>
<P>The AdvantEdge Reader is a merger of a tiny, portable strobe scanner and
SmallTalk computer. ATC had recently adapted the Visioneer strobe scanner. While
SmallTalk is a hand held uPC made by Indiana-based <A title="GW Micro"
href="http://www.axistive.com/gw-micro.html"><FONT color=#3366cc>GW
Micro</FONT></A>. Assistive Technology Center provided this merger with the
proper recognition program and hardware driver.</P>
<P lang=en-US>Apart from being the first portable scan-and-read system, the
AdvantEdge Reader is also a Windows XP compliant computer. The Reader has a
docking cable that connects to an external monitor, printer, network, keyboard,
firewire devices and more. Additionally, the Reader has internal Bluetooth and
Wireless LAN technology. These features make it a perfect makeshift desktop
computer.</P>
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