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- Database of Books in Accessible Formats News
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People who are blind or have low vision, as well as librarians and others looking for accessible books, can find the Louis database at the American Printing House for the Blind that covers more than 300,000 titles, available in braille ...
- Lists of Free Books in Alternative Formats News
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The Gizmo's Freeware website has two lists of websites that legally offer free books in alternative formats. One covers free audio books , the other covers free books in electronic text formats , many of which may be converted from text ...
- Another Way to Make Websites Easier to Read News
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Readable is a bookmarklet you can add to any browser Any application used to access the World Wide Web; the most popular are Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera. to re-format pages for easier reading -- alter the ...
- New App for DAISY Audio Books News
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Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D) has released an app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch that allows users to download and read their more than 60,000 DAISY A publishing format that provides audio, text, and image versions ...
- Accessibility Considerations for Library Software Article
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What Are the Problems? Using a library now means using software: online resources, Internet workstations, and the library's own website and catalogue create a software-based experience for ...
- Amazon's Kindle Offers Limited Text-to-Speech Access News
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Although Amazon's Kindle e-reader Any hardware or device used to read an electronic book. device lets users hear the content via synthetic speech, the publisher of the materials must permit this feature for it to work. A mid-2010 ...
- Kindle for PC Now Has Accessibility Plug-in News
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Amazon has released a version of its Kindle software for the PC with some additional accessibility features : Text-to-speech reading with adjustable voice settings Voice-guided menu navigation Large font sizes High ...
- Refreshable Braille Devices Article
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Individuals who can read braille A system of printing and writing for blind readers, in which characters are formed by patterns of raised dots which are felt with the fingers. may prefer it to ...
- ReadHear Makes Accessible Electronic Books Available for the Macintosh and PC News
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ReadHear is software that allows books in DAISY A publishing format that provides audio, text, and image versions of text within a single file. This facilitates access for people who need audio output, as well as for those who need ...
- File Conversion Software News
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DAISYtoEPUB software converts files in the accessible DAISY format into a form that can be read on popular mainstream e-readers such as the iPad, Nook, standard computers, etc. (Blind, Physical disability, Information management, ...
- Online Text-to-Speech News
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Inclusive Planet has a great list of 10 online text-to-speech services -- you enter text, and it is spoken right then and there. (Blind, Developmental disability, Learning disability, Low Vision, Speech / language impaired, Websites, ...
- Reading Bookshare Files on an iPad News
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Here's how to transfer Bookshare files so they can be read on an iPad . (Blind, Learning disability, Physical disability, Information management, Entertainment, Education, Child/Primary School, Adolescent/Transition, Adult, Senior, ...
- Search Engine for E-books News
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Just Free Books is a search engine that can browse 700+ websites to find free copies of books in text and audio formats. (Blind, Learning disability, Low Vision, Physical disability, Entertainment, Education, Child/Primary School, ...
- PDF Accessibility Article
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Portable Document Format (PDF) is a common file format that allows the layout of a document to look the same across different platforms and applications. This article explains how to view and create PDFs ...
- E-books and E-reading Software Article
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Electronic books (e-books) are an alternative to print, and may be useful to people who have difficulty reading because of vision or cognition disabilities, or who have difficulty holding a book or turning ...
- Braille and Braille Publishing Article
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Braille A system of printing and writing for blind readers, in which characters are formed by patterns of raised dots which are felt with the fingers. is a system for publishing text for blind ...
- Simple Language Makes Reading Easier Article
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Clearly written information benefits any website visitor. However, it is particularly important to the many people who generally have trouble understanding written text. This includes: • people ...
- O'Reilly Books Now Available in DAISY Format News
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O'Reilly, a major publisher of books about programming and other computer-related topics, is now making electronic copies of its publications available in the accessible DAISY A publishing format that provides audio, text, and image ...
- Text Reader for Windows Mobile Phones News
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CapturaTalk for Windows Mobile phones reads aloud email, Pocket Word files, Web sites, and PDF files. It can even speak text captured by the phone's camera. Each word is highlighted as it is read. CapturaTalk also has a dictionary that ...
- Audio Information Resources Article
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People with visual or cognitive impairments can access materials in alternate formats such as large-print, braille A system of printing and writing for blind readers, in which characters are ...
