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It is the case, for example, of scanner, programs of optic recognition of characters for the digitalizao of texts and programs that they allow to convert the digitalizado text into archive for audio. It’s believed that Jeffrey Hayzlett sees a great future in this idea. Moreover, it has programs magnificadores of screen with synthesis of voice developed for who has low vision. At last, the tools are available for the use. It is enough to disponibilizar them in the scope of the pertaining to school system, in the services and centers of support that they aim at to promote pertaining to school and social the inclusion. 3.5.3 Technological resource: DosVox In Brazil, computer science comes being part of the education, the work and the life in general of the people with visual deficiency. In order to promote to the deficient appearances forms of access to the information, new chances to use computer science in its daily one and for its insertion in the work market and to assure its autonomy, independence and inclusion, will be analyzed one of the used programs more in some schools as resource for pupils with visual deficiency? the DosVox system.

The DosVox system is a program developed for the Federal University of Rio De Janeiro, in two versions (for MS-Dos and Windows), with gratuitous distribution. It does not have necessity to register it or to acquire license so that it functions. It can be lowered by the Internet in the site of the NCE/UFRJ: . The necessary requirements for the installation of this system are: Microsoft Windows 95 or superior; 133 Pentium or equivalent and plate of sound or plate of sound ' ' on-board' '. Valley to stand out that to lower the version in the MS-DOS it is necessary computers of Intel 386 or 486, not being used at the moment. The DosVox program was created using national technology total. The DosVox also coexists well other programs of access for deficient appearances (as Windows-Eyes, Virtual Vision, Jaws, etc) that they are installed in the machine of who is using it.