I
would like to talk with any folks who can collaborate or help
establishing a book scanner in Oakland. I am talking about a complete system,
finished, effective and quick. I myself need to be able to scan
quantities of books several times a month easily. I cannot afford the
total cost maybe $1500 of the base kit, cameras(aprox $100 per) and computer hardware of
full fledged system recommended by
There
are many DIY project designs out there and software great to tinker with. But, what I am interested in is quickly completing setting up a fast stable
system(or getting one donated or purchased) - and working with the projects and
issues that begin at that point: starting with scanning lots of books. I have a huge
number of books I need to scan for personal and political projects which have broader applications.
I
would prefer working on a system that could serve many people and needs
- and I would be interested in being part of a collective working on
getting books scanned and converted to accessible formats (particularly
http://daisy.org)
- but also interested in working on making the system available to more
people and the whole thing accessible for the disabled. I am also
interested in discussing working on the further extensions of accommodating reading
disabilities, books and computer access for the blind.
I
volunteer at Revolution Books to fight the power and transform the
people for revolution. I have a good basis in literature of art,
politics, history, science and international fiction needing to be read
and made available. I have a reading disability. I have taught TV
production and media in public schools. I live in Oakland.
Jacques
