Baltimore-Based National Federation of the Blind's New Device Gives Voice to Documents

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The National Federation of the Blind yesterday rolled out a new, portable device that allows blind people to translate written text into audible words.

The Baltimore-based federation partnered with inventor Ray Kurzweil and spent more than $2 million to develop the handheld device, which federation officials call a breakthrough for the visually impaired.

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Baltimore-Based National Federation of the Blind's New Device Gives Voice to Documents

However, the item's expense may keep it from being rapidly adopted.

The idea for the device, called the Kurzweil-National Federation of the Blind Reader, came abo...

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