Since I have no sighted assistance about 98 percent of the time, I think I
would tend to consider it a flaw at best and a deficit is probably more
accurate.
Kristeen Hughes
On Aug 30, 2012, at 10:39 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:
> I agree, David, just because a blind person is simply not capable of taking
> an image that is lined up and focused as well as a sighted person this does
> not make the app less useful or constitude a “deficit”. For LookTel
> Recognizer to be at its best the image has to be of the most unique part of a
> package and if possible contain no background. I had relatively good results
> by taking pictures myself by placing the item on a large white piece of
> paper, but I also don’t find it a big deal to make a list of items I want to
> put into Recognizer and then ask a sighted friend to take the pictures for
> me. One can always make this into a bit of a social get-together and I have
> long since learned that trying to be independent where it’s not really
> necessarily at best is time consuming and a pain in the neck and at worst it
> reduces one’s social skills and interaction with others. LookTel Recognizer
> is an awesome tool and for those often used every-day items it’s a one-time
> setup process which means that as my database grows I will need sighted help
> less often.
>
>
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>
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