It _might_ be possible with a perl script.
I am not yet that good with perl but someone
on this list might be. Otherwise you might check
one of the perl lists or sights.
Frank Arnold
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On Wednesday 30 January 2002 13:07, EILEEN HADDON wrote:
> A client whose team I will be working with had a major TBI a couple years
> ago. The injury wasn't an SCI, but it had similiar results. He is unable to
> read from left to right, even if it's on a computer screen with a masking
> feature. What they've found is that he can read if it's a single line of
> words on a strip of paper, like ticker tape. I don't know yet if a
> single-line sized viewing screen would also work.
>
> Cognitively, the guy is doing great -- his lowest grade so far has been a
> 95. The team is hoping that somewhere a device exists that could convert
> computer text and/or hard-copy text into  this ticker-tape format.
>
> As always, I look forward to your ideas and suggestions!
>
>
> Eileen Haddon, ATP
> Vermont Assistive Technology Project
>
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> Vermont Assistive Technology Project
> Vermont Technical College
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