Comment It's already in use quite wonderfully... (Score 1) 135
blind users everywhere have the chance to use it.
there is a product called openbook (http://www.hj.com) which is for blind people. you can scan a mag, a book, whatever and then by moving the force-feedback mouse over the scanned page it will change texture if you are on a heading, a picture, a colum and such. it reads it as well as you pass over the various items giving each area a distinctive feel. pretty neat as it give blind users a quick "feel" for a page and the layout of the info.
the combo of the two give us a peek at the future of accessibility software.
there is a product called openbook (http://www.hj.com) which is for blind people. you can scan a mag, a book, whatever and then by moving the force-feedback mouse over the scanned page it will change texture if you are on a heading, a picture, a colum and such. it reads it as well as you pass over the various items giving each area a distinctive feel. pretty neat as it give blind users a quick "feel" for a page and the layout of the info.
the combo of the two give us a peek at the future of accessibility software.
