Thursday, December 1, 2011

Photocopiers

By Terry Stagnitto


More than just duplicating hard copies of documents, the Photocopiers have drastically changed in the last ten years, and now being able to perform many more tasks. There are already many photocopiers that use a built in hard drive to function in a different way to some older photocopiers, and this is due to the improvements in technology. Although these are giving you an impressive appeal, these changes sometimes cause a few problems with accessibility for disabled users, especially as small touch screens that have replaced the old large, easily recognizable buttons. The Photocopiers can perform many more functions and hence, needing for a screen to display all the options, however, this change meant that there are some people who found them hard to access. But today, there are a few photocopier manufacturers who have come up with ways to improve the accessibility of photocopiers.

One of the great advantages of using networked digital photocopiers is that, hard copies of documents can be scanned into device and forwarded to the appropriate department without the need of making another hard copy. The changes are being tracked while the documents are stored electronically. Any alterations needed before printing can be done very easily and this is typically because, the employees can also scan copies of documents into the photocopier and send them directly to their computer.

Multiple documents can be copied and this is true with the increasing speed brought about by the Automatic document feeders that are now included in photocopiers. However, in the past, these were just used to be a straight forward platen cover that is covering the platen glass, but today, these often incorporates automatic document feeding equipment, hence, making them heavier to lift and especially difficult for wheelchair users. To combat this problem, an accessibility handle can be fitted to many photocopiers which then makes lifting the document feeder to be much easier.

The Touch screens can also be a problem as they are designed to be viewed from above and sometimes, they do not have very high contrasts, hence, making them difficult to access by wheelchair users and people with low vision. These problems have been addressed by some photocopier manufacturers. Today, the majority of photocopiers can now be networked. On the photocopiers, Software such as Remote Operator's software kit can be installed hence, allowing the users to access from a laptop or desktop PC, where the contrast and size of the information can be changed to make it more easily readable.

A number of measures have to be taken and this is to improve the accessibility of your photocopiers. Technology in photocopiers and their capabilities has vastly improved in the last ten years and this is even made accessible to everyone. Today, there are a few photocopier manufacturers that have taken measures to improve accessibility for disabled users, hence, it should mean that more people will be able to take advantage of these new features and access them easily.




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