[Missouri-l] ACCESSIBLE WORLD TEK TALK PRESENTS SEROTEK TO DISCUSS AND DEMONSTRATE DOCUSCAN, JANUARY 31, 2011

[Nancy Lynn]

News Wire:
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Ricky Enger Demonstrates Serotek's DocuScan Plus On Tek Talk Monday, January 
31, 2011





Easy access to the printed word has long been a significant challenge facing 
those who are blind or print-disabled.  The need to scan and read printed 
information is not restricted to a single location, and for this reason it 
is important to have a tool which can access printed documents just as 
easily from a public computer with no assistive technology installed as it 
is to access at home.  Ricky Enger of Serotek Corporation will join us to 
discuss and demonstrate software from Serotek enabling computer users to 
scan and read paper documents and PDF's anytime, anywhere.



We'll explore Serotek's DocuScan Plus, an affordable and easy-to-use piece 
of software which can scan printed materials and convert them to text, daisy 
books, or MP3's for access on a portable device.  We'll demonstrate how 
previously scanned documents can be saved to a hard drive, or to a 
centralized location for easy retrieval from any computer, regardless of 
whether it has other assistive technology installed.

Following the demonstration, the audience will have the opportunity to ask 
questions about this self-voicing OCR application which can be used at home, 
work, and even in the classroom.



 Date:  Monday, January 31, 2011



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 1:00 GMT.



Where:  TekTalk Conference Room at: 
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2



or



http://www.accessibleworld.org. Select the Tek Talk room, enter your first 
and last names on the sign-in screen.



All Tech Talk training events are recorded so if you are unable to 
participate live at the above times then you may download the presentation 
or podcast from the Tech Talk archives on our website at 
http://www.accessibleworld.org.

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Accessible World Contacts:



Robert Acosta, Chair

Accessible World

818-998-0044

Email: boacosta at pacbell.net

Web: www.helpinghands4theblind.org



Marcia Moses, Events Coordinator

Accessible World

734-495-1496

Email: mgmoses at comcast.net



Steve Hoffman, President

Talking Communities

Email: steve at talkingcommunities.com



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not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the general public, the 
disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly 
relevant information about new products, services, and training 
opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access 
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Robert Acosta, President
Helping Hands for the Blind
Email: boacosta at pacbell.net
Web Site: www.helpinghands4theblind.org

You can assist Helping Hands for the Blind by donating your used computers 
to us. If you have a blind friend in need of a computer, please mail us at 
the above address.