[gui-talk] Fwd: Tek Talk Explores Optical Character Recognition Monday, 9-10-07

[Steve Pattison]

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Topic:  OCR - If Johnny can read, why can't my computer?
 
Presenter:  Stephen Baum, Vice President, Kurzweil Educational Systems.
800-894-5374 Ext. 618
Email:   mailto:steve at kesi.com steve at kesi.com
. Web: http://www.kesi.com http://www.kesi.com
 
The Accessible World Tek Talk event this week will focus on optical
character recognition (OCR), one of the major technologies that has played a
significant role in providing access to the printed page for those with
disabilities. Leading the discussion will be Kurzweil Vice-President Stephen
Baum, a recognized OCR authority.
He will begin by discussing , what optical character recognition is and what
else it should be. Then, following  a   technical and corporate history of
OCR, he will describe the state of the art today and its future direction. A
question and answer period will follow the presentation.
Plan now to take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn first-hand
from Stephen about this amazing technology that continues to impact the
lives of many blind and visually impaired individuals.
Date:  Monday, September 10, 2007
Time: 5:00 p.m. Pacific, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 7:00 p.m. Central, 8:00 p.m.
Eastern and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 00:00 GMT.
Where: Tek Talk Conference Room at http://www.accessibleworld.org/ http://www.accessibleworld.org
.
All programs are open to everyone worldwide.  There is no direct cost, and
no need to register. . No password is required.
 
If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing
software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download
and run.  A link to the software is available on every entry screen to the
Accessible World online rooms.
 
Archives of all training events and sign up information for the two Tek Talk
mailing lists are available at: http://www.accessibleworld.org/ http://www.accessibleworld.org
.
 
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Media Contacts
 Robert Acosta, Chair, Planning Committee Helping Hands for the Blind
phone: 818-998-0044
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< http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com/ http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com
> http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com/ http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com
Pat Price, Events Coordinator
The Accessible World Symposiums
phone: 317-254-1185
Skype: patprice1
Email: < mailto:pat at patprice.org mailto:pat at patprice.org
>pat at patprice.org
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Media Contacts for Additional Information:
Robert Acosta, Chair, Planning Committee
Helping Hands for the Blind
818-998-0044
Email: boacosta at pacbell.net
http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com/ http://www.helpinghands4theblind.com
Pat Price, Events Coordinator
The Accessible World Symposiums
317-254-1185
Skype: patprice1
Email: pat at patprice.org
http://www.accessibleworld.org/ http://www.accessibleworld.org
Regards Steve
Email:  srp at internode.on.net
Skype:  steve1963
MSN Messenger:  internetuser383 at hotmail.com