[Reader-users] Reading Food Cans

[Kathy Davis]

I don't think the reader does a good job at all reading labels on cans.  For 
that, your best bet is to purchase the ID Mate from Envision America.  I 
love this piece of adaptive equipment and couldn't manage without it.  The 
ID Mate scans and reads the bar codes on food items and then announces what 
it is.  In addition, if it doesn't know a certain food item, you can just 
get someone sighted to reade it for you and you can record it with your own 
voice.  You can also record preparation instructions.  After you have done 
this once, the ID Mate will always have it in its database.

Just thought you might be interested.  Of course it is expensive as is the 
case for most adaptive equipment items we have to purchase.  I was able to 
get DBS to purchase the ID Mate for me since I live alone and have no 
sighted assistance.

Kathy Davis

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader users list" 
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Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 1:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Reader-users] Reading Food Cans


> When I've made it work -- sort of -- I took four pictures, turning the can 
> a
> quarter-turn between pictures. Then I had to put the information voiced
> together in my mind. It was enough to tell me what was in the can though 
> it
> was by no means a complete read.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sid Ordway" <docsgo at swbell.net>
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> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 9:33 PM
> Subject: [Reader-users] Reading Food Cans
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>
> Has anyone developed a good system for reading the labels on a can of 
> food?
>
> Thanks, Sid Ordway
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