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The machine was more. since the univer» made available to the sity library " open UW library by the Cana- manv more hours a dian National Institute week than any of the for the Blind tKitchener public libraries In the district). It had been area its presence on donated to CNIB by Mrs. Elizabeth Burton. Blood do Guelph, who is interest- ed in helping visually The next Red Cross handicapped students. blood donor clinic will CNIB determined the be held Wednesday, De- UW library was the cember 3 at Grace Luth- most appropriate Ioca- eran Church, l36 Mar- tion for it and turned it garet Ave. in Kitchener. CNIB determined the UW library was the most appropriate loca- tion for it and turned it over to the university, officially. in a brief The machine elec- tromcally scans printed Maternal that ts placed face down on a glass plate. Electronic sug- nals. triggered try the printing, are fed Into a computer that IS pro- grammed to recognize each letter, group the letters Into words. com- pute pronunciation and stress and produce synthetic speech. The user can regulate the machine's volume. speed up or slow down the words. repeat lines, spell out obscure words. or mark certain words or phrases for later re- ference Along with the Kurz- wen there IS also a brailler so that a blind student can convert .what the machine reads Into a set of notes. In braille. Blmd students on the Unteersity of Waterloo campus need no longer rely on friends to read to them A recent addition to the campus library Is a Kurzweil reading ma- chine for the blind, man- ufactured by Kurzwell Computer Products. Inc , of Cambridge) Mass, Egl§foilver P_ood|e . - Boutique 15%0FF ALL MERCHANDISE ‘s’ A: iittt , tIll , , , .14 hf == , Pitt. Illrll, Cu" ch 50 LAUREL ST. WATERLOO SILVER POODLE BOUTIQUE ' BOOKS " PET CARE . GROOMING ACCESSORIES Now the blind can 'read' ELEGANT FUN-EUR COATS FOR BOSS " Sins Available HOODED BEDS FOR SMALL DOGS AND CATS CAT SCRATCHERS AID TOYS PET BEDS II SOFT FUN-FOB Atmiuttkt in Open: Monday Alice Clair, University of Waterloo library staff member. demonstrates Kurzweil reading machine, on UW campus. Machine will actually read a printed page for blind students. " is also available for use by the general public. ceremony last month campus will mean 1t IS flfMrfMrMlllf.ll The university s Ir more readily available brarlan. Murray She- late In the evenings and ' pherd, says the machine on weekends, . l . . Members of the Kitchener Rangers The umversity's li- brarian. Murray She- pherd. says the machine IS available to the gener- al public as well as to UW students. Further- more. since the univer, sity library IS open many more hours a week than any of the public libraries in the area its presence on '-Saturdaz 7 .00 884-0968 :30 mm. - 5:30 p.m. Pre-Christmas hockey team will be on hand to sign autographs and meet fans, The clinic will be open from 2 pm. to 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8:30 pm. The Red Cross has set its quota at 300 donors, uw Librarians report only about 200 of the ma- chines are in existence to date. Cost of each IS about $25.000. The uw machine tS the only one In Ontario west of Toronto, at the 3M$.W¢‘IM flt"gtltt I'ttt.TJ","d"g I 11-... “IO-9 6. a an m“. ”Nd-349‘) rm._' o AM/FM memo, was 3 ahort-tiq bands oThroo-oo sum tape ”be! switch tor normal. Cr02 and metal moo o 2-way walks! anion! o Two-motor tuB4ogic tape transport - even trom payback to record o AM/FM stereo. plus 4 short-wave bands . The- smon up. Mock switch tor nonnal. CN? and metal Moe q Output power 30 mm; (15w ' 15W) munmum o 2-way speaks: system (6%" woofers and 2" Melon) And The Sound of JVC Portable Radio Cassette Recorders. Port-bio India We recorder: are today‘s hand“ and mom ottqo ad item of undue equipment. JVC': denim is to moor" you with WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WENESDAV, DECEWER 3. I”) - PAGE " [moo-po- 591/“ new tune s l,r, minimum L _ tweeters) v n. “"11an set Mas Human - ant‘ Sm! sum. sum. Faun. Shanon, Storm Windows I Doom lumen"! Window: 8 Mutual Entrance Dun. Saul-u Euuuoughs . I 5 Inch ll colour: Paw Deon Ammo: 207 Madison Ave. South "NPI' Kitchener 742.3394 - ECaEiiEEiiE WI can INSTALL "emu-u. In all m “we you on hour " DO-IY YOURSELF Woekdavs 730-5430 Sat. 8-12 Noon PUT YOUR HOME IN EXPERIENCED HANDS Siding ' Supplies Ltd. r'""'" v'ls,'lr1l)eT VINYL WHITE SOFFIIS (100 sq. tt) ‘4... nusco Reg. $210 ’1...“ Rog, 8674 DOUBLE PATIO SLIDING DOORS STEEL STORM DOORS. White, Self Storing