Intel Corporation has announced their Intel Reader, a mobile handheld device designed to increase independence for people who have trouble reading standard print. The Intel Reader can assist those with dyslexia or other specific learning disabilities, or have vision problems such as low-vision or blindness, which makes reading printed words difficult or impossible.<\/p>\n
The device, about the size of a paperback book, converts printed text to digital text, and then reads it aloud to the user. The design combines a high-resolution camera with an Intel Atom processor, allowing users to point, shoot and listen to printed text.<\/p>\n
When used together with the Intel Portable Capture Station, large amounts of text, such as a chapters or an entire book, can be easily captured for reading later. The Intel Reader has been endorsed by the International Dyslexia Association as an important advance in assistive technology.<\/p>\n
The original concept for the Intel Reader came from Ben Foss, a researcher at Intel who was identified in elementary school as one of the estimated 20 percent of people nationwide who have symptoms of dyslexia.<\/p>\n
“As someone who is part of this dyslexic community, I am thrilled to be able to help level the playing field for people who, like me, do not have easy access to the printed word,” Foss said.<\/p>\n
“Feelings of loneliness are often the experience of not being able to read easily. We hope to open the doors for people in these communities. The Intel Reader is a tool that can help give people with dyslexia, low-vision, blindness or other reading-based disabilities access to the resources they need to participate and be successful in school, work and life,” Foss concluded.<\/p>\n
“The Intel Digital Health Group’s expertise is in finding innovative technology solutions to improve quality of life,” said Louis Burns, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Digital Health Group.<\/p>\n
“We are proud to offer the Intel Reader as a tool for people who have trouble reading standard print so they can more easily access the information many of us take for granted every day, such as reading a job offer letter or even the menu at a restaurant,” Burns concluded.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Intel is working with the Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs, the Council for Exceptional Children, Lighthouse International, the National Center for Learning Disabilities and the National Federation of the Blind, to help reach and address the needs of people who have difficulty reading print.<\/p>\n
The Intel Reader will only be available in the United States for the time being.<\/p>\n
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