Seeing-Eye Computer Guides Blind

sushant_bhatia writes "Wired News has a story about seeing-eye computer guides for the blind. This is an interesting piece on efforts at Arizona State University and Wright State University to provide features for individuals who are blind. A very interesting project is called the iCare Reader, which allows any individual who is blind to read a normal library book through this product, which 'uses optical character-recognition software along with other software that compensates for different lighting conditions and orientations of the text.' Further details on this can be found at The Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing (Cubic)."

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[Anonymous Coward]

I am posting anonymously for obvious reasons.

I am a notable state political figure who sides with the idea that we should not cater to the disabled.

The blind have become blind for a reason, mostly because it is God's reason. We should be spending more money on getting ourselves off this rock first before catering to someone who cannot speak, see, or has the inability to walk.

Too many wasted dollars goes into catering the lives of the disabled, and I am working to fix that.