This elegant wooden stand-alone reading machine is designed for those who are blind or with low vision who want to continue reading easily and independently. The VERA System takes a picture of your printed material with its scanner and then reads the text in crisp, clear speech through an internal synthesizer. You can also view it on a computer monitor or television in large format. VERA's easy to understand keypad has large keys with colorful tactile markings and intuitive placement. You can read a page continuously, line-by-line or word-by-word, and save documents or entire books in its simple file system. Plug it in, turn it on and begin reading.