There is no link to downloaded from the iTunes store.

Jon

> On Apr 21, 2015, at 9:01 PM, Marvin Hunkin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Sent: Wednesday, 22 April 2015 1:04 PM
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> Subject: trying high school student encouragement again
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> Shalin Shah, a high schooler, designed an iPhone appfor people who are blind
> or are visually impaired. Help encourage him by testing his app and give him
> feedback.  On his own initiative, and without teacher input, Shalin, created
> an app which will:
> * assist a user to take a picture of a page containing text, and it will:
> * tell the user if the focus is correct
> * adjust for brightness
> * adjust for a picture of text on a curve such as a can label
> * take the actual picture when auto settings are acceptable
> * run optical character recognition on the picture
> * read the resulting text using text-to-speach software The app begins
> explaining the app and how it works. It then lets the user know if the
> camera has the picture properly aligned and, if so, announces that it has
> located all four corners of the text. With voiceover on, the user is told
> when the picture is taken; when the OCR is processing it; and finally uses a
> text-to-speech engine to read it to the user. The speed of the reading is
> adjustable All this is accomplished in a brief time and is done
> automatically without requiring user input in the process. Because the OCR
> relies on an online application, the time required is slightly dependant on
> the quality of the Internet connection.
> 
> The app, (name here) can be downloaded free from the iTune store. 
> Shalin is eager to receive evaluations and any tips for improvements and
> modifications.
> His email address is: [log in to unmask]
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