Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Making the print yours with KNFB Reader is one more way the NFB helps blind people live the lives they want."Ībout the National Federation of the Blind: Scott White, Director of Sponsored Technology Programs at the National Federation of the Blind, said: "We are extremely pleased that the AppleVis community is rewarding the way this app helps level the playing field in education, the workplace, and daily living. We deeply appreciate this acknowledgment by the blind community that our work is having such a meaningful impact on the ability of blind people throughout the world to access printed information." Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: "KNFB Reader is an app developed by the blind, for the blind. To learn more about the KNFB Reader or to purchase, visit Mark A. The sale price of $74.99 is available through today, January 4, 2016.
#KNFB READER FOR MAC MANUALS#
The app also has a batch scan mode to process and read multiple page documents such as manuals or books.ĭuring the 2015 holiday season, KNFB Reader offered a discount of 25% off the regular price. The scanned material can be imported, exported in txt and html formats, and stored to cloud storage including Dropbox and Google Drive. It provides a field of view report and tilt guidance for more accurate capturing of print in the photograph, and automatic text detection. The app allows for high quality digital output to speech or refreshable Braille displays. It has reading modes for books, articles and labels, and bills and memos. The KNFB Reader is a fast, accurate, and efficient text recognition mobile app that delivers near instantaneous results. Hall of Fame apps are nominated and voted on by the AppleVis community. This award follows the 2014 AppleVis Golden Apple win for Best Assistive App, and the induction of KNFB Reader into the AppleVis iOS Hall of Fame. AppleVis reports that KNFB Reader won the vote for 2015 in a "landslide." To learn more about AppleVis Golden Apple Awards, visit. Highlight the text you want to hear, then click the Option-Esc keystroke to listen to it.
Select the Speak selected text when the key is pressed check box.
#KNFB READER FOR MAC SOFTWARE#
AppleVis Golden Apple Awards are awarded by community votes to developers in recognition of excellence in iOS apps. Assistive Technology Software Hardware SoftwarePay: Free: Text-To-Speech WINDOWS: MAC: Enable the Text-To-Speech feature in System Preferences, Dictation and Speech. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - The National Federation of the Blind is pleased to announce that KNFB Reader has been chosen by the AppleVis community as the winner of the Best Assistive iOS App of the year for the second year in a row.
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