Braille reading with a standard PC scanner.Optical Braille Recognition (OBR) is a Windows software program that allows you to 'read' single and double sided braille document on a standard A4 scanner. OBR is for people who work with blind people and do not read braille. For example, teachers, public organisations communicating with Blind individuals and Computerised Braille Libraries.

The scanning process is simple and quick and you can process two sides of a braille-sheet in a single scan. Pressing the scan icon, starts the process of scanning. After less than thirty seconds the information is presented at the screen. You can continue to scan the next page or start to use the information.

The braille information in a small letter or a complete Braille Book can be retrieved into computer form in the same easy way, even if you do not read braille at all. The recognition from a good quality braille document is excellent but even when scanning an old worn-out braille document, the fault frequency is surprisingly low. By using standard Windows functions your braille handling system will be complete and effective.

OBR runs on a standard Pentium PC with Windows 95,98 and Windows NT. The OBR software can be used with any type of Index Braille embosser for direct embossing of a scanned document. Independent of language or type of braille code, the copy will be embossed without the involvement of any translated program.