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Optical character recognition (OCR) software works with your scanner/photocopier to convert printed characters into digital text, allowing you to search for or edit your document in a word processing program.
Optical character recognition (OCR) software works with your scanner/photocopier to convert printed characters into digital text, allowing you to search for or edit your document in a word processing program.
WordQ requires this format.
WordQ requires this format.
OCR on the Xerox Photocopier (Printables)
OCR on the Xerox Photocopier (Printables)
(Sends an email to your username@swlauriersb.qc.ca)
(Sends an email to your username@swlauriersb.qc.ca)
Adobe Scan  is  free to download and turns your mobile device into a powerful scanner that recognizes text automatically (OCR) and allows you to create, save, and organize your paper documents as a digital file.
Adobe Scan  is  free to download and turns your mobile device into a powerful scanner that recognizes text automatically (OCR) and allows you to create, save, and organize your paper documents as a digital file.
Try OfficeLens to convert paper into an accessible digital document
Try OfficeLens to convert paper into an accessible digital document
OCR on Google Drive (pdf 's & Images )
OCR on Google Drive (pdf 's & Images )
TextHelp Snapverter (Not Free) - Ask your school administrator for purchasing options
TextHelp Snapverter (Not Free) - Ask your school administrator for purchasing options
Annotate a PDF with a Recording
Annotate a PDF with a Recording
Problems! When OCR and Text-to-Speech does not read the way you want it to.
Problems! When OCR and Text-to-Speech does not read the way you want it to.
Alternative Text (Alt Text) in Google Docs/Slides/Sheets
Alternative Text (Alt Text) in Google Docs/Slides/Sheets
Format > Alt Text
Format > Alt Text
A screen reader can read images/graphs WOW!!
A screen reader can read images/graphs WOW!!
Creating Accessible Google Drive Documents
Creating Accessible Google Drive Documents
What is OCR and OCR Technology
What is OCR and OCR Technology
This software is not free but is pretty good.
Examples of Student Assessment Booklets and Scoring Guides - EQAO (Ontario)
Examples of Student Assessment Booklets and Scoring Guides - EQAO (Ontario)
Good Fonts for Dyslexia
Good Fonts for Dyslexia
The main conclusion is that font types have an impact on readability of people with dyslexia.
The main conclusion is that font types have an impact on readability of people with dyslexia.
Good fonts for people with dyslexia are Helvetica, Courier, Arial, Verdana and CMU, taking into consideration both, reading performance and subjective preferences. Also, sans serif, monospaced, and roman font types increased significantly the reading performance, while italic fonts decreased reading performance.
Good fonts for people with dyslexia are Helvetica, Courier, Arial, Verdana and CMU, taking into consideration both, reading performance and subjective preferences. Also, sans serif, monospaced, and roman font types increased significantly the reading performance, while italic fonts decreased reading performance.
In particular, Arial It. should be avoided since it significantly decreases readability. These findings can have impact on systems that rely on text as the main information medium, such as browsers, PDF viewers, or eBook readers.
In particular, Arial It. should be avoided since it significantly decreases readability. These findings can have impact on systems that rely on text as the main information medium, such as browsers, PDF viewers, or eBook readers.
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