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The first public beta of JAWS version 2020 has been posted. It's free for JAWS 2019users.

Reading and food might just be two of the things we excel at the most here on BBQ. Reading about food is also a fun thing we do from time to time. This week we'll feature segments on reading, food and some painful audio in the "Last Word". We'll speak with Alex Tavares and Cory Kadlik about the Read Read, a device which can help blind students learn braille. We take a visit back to the Blind Bargains test kitchen for another appliance. But rest assured that there are no cats mentioned in this episode. Okay, one cat does make an appearance. We're just not saying where.

Amazon.com has the Epson Perfection V30 Flatbed Scanner for $59.50. With free shipping, we couldn't find it for less elsewhere. As for OCR, we like this scanner for its fast acquisition times, roughly 6-8 seconds per page as tested with Omnipage. It should be compatible with all major scanning and OCR programs. This one sits in our office and is used often.

Touchboards.com has the HoverCam T5-V Scanner and Document Camera with accessories for the visually impaired for $319. With about $17 for shipping, it's the cheapest price we could find for this camera. In additional to the portable, folding camera, a special tactile mat, anchoring bumper, and carrying case are included. It's compatible with Serotek's DocuScan Plus OCR software which is available for Windows and Mac computers as well as mainstream software such as OmniPage.

B&H Photo-Video has the Epson Perfection V30 Flatbed Scanner for $54.95. With free shipping, we couldn't find it for less elsewhere. As for OCR, we like this scanner for its fast acquisition times, roughly 6-8 seconds per page as tested with Omnipage. It should be compatible with all major scanning and OCR programs. Deal ends December 11. Update, it's now on backorder and costing $59.95.

Freedom Scientific has released version 9 of its popular OpenBook scanning and OCR software for Windows PCs. In addition to the anticipated support for the new PEARL video camera, the new release also will allow for the camera to act as a video magnifier with zooming capabilities. OpenBook borrows a feature from popular mainstream applications such as OmniPage, enabling the ability to create scanning workflows for common tasks. OpenBook 9 includes RealSpeak™ Solo Direct synthesizers from Nuance® Communications, the same ones available for JAWS and MAGic users. The JAWS ILM licensing scheme has also made its way into OpenBook 9. For a complete list including many more changes, check the link on this post.

Buy.com has OmniPage 17 standard for $62.99. With free shipping, this is the best deal we could find on this program by about $30. Don't let the standard version fool you. It still includes the same
highly-accurate OCR engine as its much more expensive pro cousin with 99.9 percent text recognition accuracy.

Another chapter in the patent lawsuit between Freedom Scientific and GW Micro was concluded last December when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected Freedom Scientific's appeal of the original ruling which would, in essence, wipe out the place marker patent. Freedom Scientific is allowed another appeal of the ruling, and filed this appeal in February. We have provided links to the October appeal and the resulting decision handed down in accessible plain text.

Amazon.com has the standard version of OmniPage 17 for $103.49. Though this is at least $20 more than our black friday deal, this is still $50 off the list price, and is currently the best deal we can find on this software. Omnipage 17 features 99.9 percent text recognition accuracy.

There were some problems with the Omnipage link we posted, but one of our readers found a better deal.
Amazon.com offers the latest version of Omnipage from Nuance, version 17, for $66.95. With free shipping, that's $83 off list and the lowest price we could find. Don't let the standard version fool you. It still includes the same highly-accurate OCR engine as its much more expensive pro cousin with 99.9 percent accuracy. Deal ends November 30. Update: THe price jumped to $79.99, but it's still a good deal.

Nuance offers downloads of Omnipage 17 for $89.99. That's a $60 savings and the lowest price we've seen for the standard version of this OCR software. Omnipage is quite usable with screen reading software and includes one of the leading optical character recognition engines available. You can also scan directly into popular programs like Microsoft Word or Excel. Deal ends December 2.

In searching for a way to send and receive faxes from home, we came upon MyFax, and are convinced it's the simplest such service around. Sending a fax is as simple as attaching it to an Email message, while our received faxes come to the same Email box. Currently, get the third month for free when buying two months of service, which starts at around $10 per month for a basic plan. Numbers are available in a wide variety of area codes, and the site and service are quite accessible. Note that your received faxes will come in a graphical format like .TIF or .PDF so you'll need a program like Kurzweil 1000 or OmniPage to read them with a screen reader.