Re: Modern Optacon
- From: "Cynthia Handel" <cindy425@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:05:29 -0500
Hi Steve,
The problem I have with handwriting is that people form their letters so
differently. Some have extra loops on letters and some make very plain
letters. But, that's not all. There are some people who form letters well
and some who sort of stretch them out. It's difficult for many sighted
people to read handwriting, even though they do it all the time.
I have, on occasion, been able to read a few short notes, if the handwriting
is very clear. But, it also seems that the longer a person writes, the less
clear their writing becomes. When I have been able to recognize the
letters, in the beginning of a note, I often find that after a few lines, I
can no longer recognize the letters and words.
Cindy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <k8sp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Modern Optacon
Beth,
I would suspect that a majority of Optacon users, like myself, have been
blind
from birth. It isn't really that difficult to learn upper and lower case
print. The hard thing for me is handwriting recognition, which I stilll
can't
do. The only thing I've been able to accomplish is reading notes, as long
as
the writer hand prints it rather than writing in cursive.
This inability to recognize handwriting is purely a personal shortcoming, as
the Optacon picks it up fairly well as long as there is enough color
contrast.
Part of the beauty of the Optacon is there is no conversion to another
format,
whether it be Braillle or synthetic speech.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "beth" <fb-oe@xxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 8:36 AM
Subject: Modern Optacon
What you guys are suggesting assumes knowledge of print. For those of us
who have been blind from birth and who never learned print, something like
what is being worked on now--which will give Braille--would be necessary.
So, we need both fronts worked on. Beth
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