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i-Reader
The i-Reader is a modern, user-friendly text-to-speech device that reads out loud many types of text for you.
Obviously, the device offers you basic options such as the adjustment of the reading speed and volume, and also has a pause option. You can opt for a male or a female voice and you can choose from virtually every language. You can also connect a monitor to the text-to-speech device to view the scanned document and read along with the spoken text by following the words that are highlighted as they are read out.
The i-Reader recognizes text in columns. The i-Reader can also scan and read complete A4 documents.
Product specifications
- Compact and light in weight
- Supplied with travel case
- Starts up in just 45 seconds
- Internal battery for mobile use
- Battery life 3 to 4 hours between charges
- Text navigation with arrow keys (fast forward and rewind by word and line)
- Simple document positioning
- Multiple languages
- Clear sound
- Headphones jack socket
- VGA & HDMI outputs
On connection to external monitor:
- Eight zoom levels (1.5X to 65X)
- Image rotate
- Full screen, high contrast and original image
Frequently asked questions
A text-to-speech device is an electronic aid that consists of a camera arm above a table with an integral speaker. Software converts the text into speech. The device can read printed text such as bank statements, books and folders, etc., out loud to you.
You put the printed text on the text-to-speech device’s table, under the camera. You press a button to give the device the command to record the page and use OCR text recognition software to convert the page into digital text. The text-to-speech software then reads the text out loud to you from the integral speaker or, if you so wish, from the speaker of an audio set connected to the headphone jack socket.
First of all, the device has been designed for people with low vision for whom glasses or a handheld magnifier is no longer sufficient and for people who are completely blind. Our text-to-speech devices are used by people with disorders such as macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and cataracts, and complete blindness.
Our text-to-speech devices are supplied with an integral battery so that you can not only use them at home but also at the office, on holiday and when you are out. The internal memory and output for external storage enable you to save important documents and take them with you in digital form.
You qualify for an electronic magnifier when you have been diagnosed with a visual impairment to a degree that makes it impossible or almost impossible to read without this aid.
This must in any case state the explicit reasons and your medical data. The applicant is usually an ophthalmologist, the physician who is treating you or an institution for the blind and visually impaired. A GP cannot usually prescribe an electronic magnifier.
Your healthcare insurer reimburses the full cost of our text-to-speech devices. The text-to-speech device must be prescribed by a specialist recognized by the healthcare insurer to qualify for reimbursement, such as the ophthalmologist or other physician who is treating you or a regional institution such as Royal Dutch Visio or Bartiméus. Information about the reimbursement of the costs of our text-to-speech devices is available under the ‘your healthcare insurer’ heading on our website.
Your GP will usually refer you to an ophthalmologist or other specialist. The Netherlands has a number of regional institutions that have a great deal of knowledge about aids such as electronic magnifiers and have demonstration appliances available. You can contact us for an address in your neighbourhood.
- What is a text-to-speech device?
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A text-to-speech device is an electronic aid that consists of a camera arm above a table with an integral speaker. Software converts the text into speech. The device can read printed text such as bank statements, books and folders, etc., out loud to you.
- How does a text-to-speech device work?
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You put the printed text on the text-to-speech device’s table, under the camera. You press a button to give the device the command to record the page and use OCR text recognition software to convert the page into digital text. The text-to-speech software then reads the text out loud to you from the integral speaker or, if you so wish, from the speaker of an audio set connected to the headphone jack socket.
- Who use text-to-speech devices?
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First of all, the device has been designed for people with low vision for whom glasses or a handheld magnifier is no longer sufficient and for people who are completely blind. Our text-to-speech devices are used by people with disorders such as macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and cataracts, and complete blindness.
- Where can text-to-speech devices be used?
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Our text-to-speech devices are supplied with an integral battery so that you can not only use them at home but also at the office, on holiday and when you are out. The internal memory and output for external storage enable you to save important documents and take them with you in digital form.
- When do I qualify for a text-to-speech device?
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You qualify for an electronic magnifier when you have been diagnosed with a visual impairment to a degree that makes it impossible or almost impossible to read without this aid.
- Which conditions must be met by applications for text-to-speech devices?
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This must in any case state the explicit reasons and your medical data. The applicant is usually an ophthalmologist, the physician who is treating you or an institution for the blind and visually impaired. A GP cannot usually prescribe an electronic magnifier.
- Are the costs of a text-to-speech device reimbursed?
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Your healthcare insurer reimburses the full cost of our text-to-speech devices. The text-to-speech device must be prescribed by a specialist recognized by the healthcare insurer to qualify for reimbursement, such as the ophthalmologist or other physician who is treating you or a regional institution such as Royal Dutch Visio or Bartiméus. Information about the reimbursement of the costs of our text-to-speech devices is available under the ‘your healthcare insurer’ heading on our website.
- How can I contact a specialist who can prescribe this for me?
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Your GP will usually refer you to an ophthalmologist or other specialist. The Netherlands has a number of regional institutions that have a great deal of knowledge about aids such as electronic magnifiers and have demonstration appliances available. You can contact us for an address in your neighbourhood.