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Premier Programming Solutions, www.premier-programming.com, Software, Free to schools

After losing most of his vision in 1996, software developer Steve v. t. 1. To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold. See Steeve.  Timmer created Scan and Read, a software program that translates written text into spoken language. It's now available free to schools, libraries, literacy groups and nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive.

Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law.
 training organizations.

The software is compatible with any computer system running Windows 98 (and higher) and with any Twain flatbed scanner A scanner that provides a flat, glass surface to hold pages of paper, books and other objects for scanning. The scan head is moved under the glass across the page. Sheet feeders are usually optionally available that allow multiple sheets to be fed automatically. . Books, magazines, recipes, manuals and forms can be read with the software, which is designed for ease of use. It includes 17 different voices and can accommodate most languages spoken in the Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere

Part of Earth comprising North and South America and the surrounding waters. Longitudes 20° W and 160° E are often considered its boundaries.
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