Peter,
If you mean the ADS-1000W, there are plenty of specs on Buy.com to tell
you just about everything you could want to know but were afraid to ask.
Honestly, it sounds like it does not have a flat bed at all. A 20 page
document feeder is how you scan documents. It comes with Control Center
4, which is very accessible, so there are very few things you would ever
need to do from the touchscreen. About the only thing you couldn't do is
one-touch scan to destinations like Email. But you could still Email
documents. You would just use Control Center with JAWS and you could
scan the docs to files, then attach them to Emails yourself. It does
have duplex scanning (scan both sides of the page at one time), which is
a nice feature.
Having said that, this thing is expensive, especially for what it
doesn't seem to be--a flat scanner. Honestly, you would probably do
better to get the Brother All-In-One MFC-L2740DW. It black and white
prints and copies, color scans, and it faxes if you have a land line.
About the only thing you don't get with the MFC-L2740DW that you would
get with the scanner you mentioned is the Brother Receipt manager
program, and I can't tell you if that works with JAWS or not. I do have
the MFC-L2740DW and I love it. Amazon sells it for $189.99 here.
<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MRAU8OE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00MRAU8OE&linkCode=as2&tag=form0d-20&linkId=AX4H3YH3Q3SSGCPC>
You didn't say which brother printer you have, so I can't tell you how
it compares with this one, but we're getting a little far of field
anyway. Email me at [email protected] if you want to discuss off
list. For now, the software that comes with the scanner you're looking
at (control center 4) is accessible (I use it with JAWS 15 and Windows
7) and will let you do almost everything with the scanner, but it does
not appear to come with a flatbed, and it's awfully expensive. I get the
sense it's supposed to be portable since it only weighs 3.3 pounds.
Brad
On 9/19/2015 6:52 PM, Peter Tesar via Jfw wrote:
Hello List,
I need to get a new scanner. The problem is that the technology has
changed over 20 years. Can a blind person do a simple scan, without
sighted assistance, on these new types of scanners?
The old scanning process was simple. My old HP scanner is a flat bed.
Just lift the lid, place the letter size page face down and close the
lid. Then I could use the HP software to start the scan.
The HP scanner also had physical buttons for e-mail, PDF and even copy
to the default printer.
My online browsing of scanners makes me wonder if I will have a
problem. The Brother ATS-1000w has dimensions less than a letter size
paper.
11 inches wide, 4 inches deep & 3 inches high.
It also has a 20 sheet feeder. It also has a touch screen display.
I assume that there is no flat bed. Maybe a slot. Maybe an attachment
to hold the document or photo which means the foot print is larger
than listed.
I already have a Brother Laser printer. The Brother Creative Center is
very accessible with JAWS.
Online shopping is limited in the information presented. I would
appreciate any comments on possible problems that I might encounter
after getting the scanner home and set up.
Peter T.
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