Digital Text Bunch Andrea Wallace & Jill Pfluke Pinellas County TVIs WWE 12/6/12 Digital Text Session 1

Never have I ever... downloaded a book from Bookshare used a DAISY player heard of ASCII text used text-to-speech software taught a student to use a BookPort Plus created digital text taught a student to create digital text used a braille display used an iPad, Kindle... to access books used OCR

Literacy today is an all-encompassing term that has been applied across a variety of educational, vocational, societal and cultural domains. The printed word enables us to share knowledge. Regardless, it involves access to, understanding of and the ability to apply information. Literacy Today

One of the biggest barriers for students who have visual impairments is access to print.

Digital text is the representation of information in digital format. It can be accessed through many devices via a variety of programs. Text provided in digital format bridges the gap by allowing instant access. What & Why?

a) affordable: many resources are free b) interactive: can be manipulated c) complex content can be simplified: can remove/replace graphics-based components d) flexible: user accesses with preferred device/programs and sets individual options Advantages

Electronic file eBook eFile eText Digital text is... RTF TXT PDF ePUB ASCII DAISY BRF word processor text web text Digital Text

Download to devices, such as: o Computer/Laptop o Tablet o iDevices o Android-based devices o Bookport Plus o VictorStream o BraillePlus Mobile Manager o Ebook reader What to do with those files...

VictorReader Soft Read:OutLoud Read2Go GoRead Blio iBooks Kindle Nook Overdrive Media Console BookTransfer AMIS (Adaptive Multimedia Information System) AMIS How to read those files

Go: Project Gutenberg

Next screen contains a variety of format choices You can choose to read the book directly online Option of enabling access through screen magnification or screen reading programs Format and access

HTML link will also enable the reader to use screen magnification or screen reading with the online version. ePub link enables the reader to read online. The Kindle link, uses Kindle for PC. Link for download: Amazon Link for Kindle Download Formats

Plucker: enables the reader to use a Palm-based device. QiOO: does not work with a laptop; a proprietary format for older mobile phones. Plain Text: enables the reader to view it in any browser or with an editor like Windows Notepad. For best results set a monospaced font like Courier. Works well with screen magnification and screen reading programs. The More Files link provides the additional option of.zip format. Plucker and QiOO

DAISY Digital Accessible Information SYstem RTF Rich Text Format Other Formats: BRF Braille Ready Format PDF Portable Document Format ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange TXT Plain Text Format

Spreadsheet containing resources (sites and contents) Digital Text Resources

Take 5 to visit one or more of the resources Park questions in the parking lot Countdown! Your turn!

Intel Reader (Intel) Eye Pal (Abisee) KNFB Reader (NFB) Pearl (Freedom Scientific) Kurzweil Other avenues Braille displays Embossers

Digital Book Access on Mainstream Devices Benefits: One device – thousands of books Instant Access – anytime and (mostly) anywhere More affordable Devices that everyone uses With the right accessibility users are given a choice to listen or read tactually.

Major Players Kindles Nooks iPads OH MY!

The Kindle Family The Basic Kindle No flexibility in adjusting menu readability No text-to-speech (TTS). Reading Font can be increased Kindle Fire,Touch, Keyboard, & DX TTS Adjustable font for reading No Audio Guide through menus

Nook Simple Touch, Simple Touch with GlowLight, Color, Study and Tablet Adjustable contrast & brightness Adjustable font size & type TTS is limited – publisher must grant access. Keyboard navigation. Keyboard navigation + TTS = Voice guide menu

iPad & iPod VoiceOver Zoom Contrast and brightness Apps – accessible apps for reading 3 rd party apps not required to be accessible by VoiceOver Bluetooth braille display

Apps iBooks for iOS Compatible with VoiceOver & Zoom In app font adjustment Audio Descriptions of pictures* Bookmark Search word or page number Only available iOS

Apps cont … Learning Ally (RFB&D) Must be a member Compatible with VoiceOver DAISY titles only Easy browsing No in app font adjustment? Page and chapter navigation Bookmark Only available iOS

Apps cont … Read2Go Direct access from Bookshare – member access Import other downloads HTML, text, and DAISY titles In app highlighting, text colors and type sizes Ease of navigation Only iOS

Apps cont … Blio Windows, iOS and Android Import other downloads In app voice purchase or VoiceOver audio and video playback highlighting, note taking and reference options Does not have audio descriptions of pictures Kindle Windows, Android, and iOS Not accessible with VoiceOver

Apps cont … Audiobooks iOS and Android Accesses Librivox library Use with VoiceOver or built-in audio Text Access OverDrive Ebooks and audio books from your library Compatible with VoiceOver

Current players BookPort Book Sense PlexTalk Victor Reader Stream

Not only do you want to learn how to do this for your students, BUT... they need to be empowered to do be able to do this for themselves! Final Thoughts... Declaration of Independence

Moving on to Bookshare Questions

Introduction to Bookshare and Software Playback

Online library of accessible media for individuals with print disabilities Free membership to qualified students Provides 4 ways to enjoy reading: o multi-modal (see/hear simultaneously) o read with screen magnification o listen o electronic braille or hardcopy Bookshare

Add Members (the students) and additional Sponsors (staff). Video demonstration members-and-sponsors/lib/playback.htmlhttp://assets.bookshare.org/guides/add- members-and-sponsors/lib/playback.html. Adding members

Students can also have Individual Memberships. Video Demonstration im/lib/playback.htmlhttp://assets.bookshare.org/guides/om-to- im/lib/playback.html. Individual Memberships

HumanWare Victor Reader Soft Don Johnston Read:OutLoud Kurzweil 3000/ 1000 TextHelp WYNN OpenBook Window-Eyes JAWS Zoomtext Compatible AT Software

Getting Started → Reading Tools →Free Readers for Bookshare Members o Read:OutLoud (PC and Mac) & o Victor Reader Soft (PC only) Higher quality voices are also available to download: o Acapela TTS Voices by Acapela Group Free software

Login to Bookshare and select “Reading Tools” under “Getting Started” in the primary navigation bar. Select “Download Victor Reader Soft.” Save the installer file to your computer (Note where it saves to). Find the downloaded installer file. Open by double-clicking it, and run. Victor Reader Soft (VRS)

Complete Setup Wizard by following prompts, reading and accepting the license agreement, and installing the application onto your computer (a shortcut will be placed onto your computer desktop). VRS Cont'd

Select “Reading Tools” under “Getting Started” in the primary navigation bar, select “Download Acapela TTS Voices,” and save the installer file to your computer. Find the downloaded installer file, open by double-clicking it, and run. Complete the Setup Wizard by following prompts, reading and accepting license agreement, and installing the application onto computer. VRS Voices

Two Acapela voices will be automatically installed into Victor Reader Soft. To select one of these voices: open Victor Reader Soft, select “Settings →Audio→TTS Settings.” Select either the Heather22k or Ryan22k voice. Choose your voice

READ:OutLoud is a reading tool provided by Bookshare™ trusted partner Don Johnston. It is designed for people with learning disabilities. This software application is available for free to Bookshare Members and this guide will help you install it onto your computer. READ:OutLoud (ROL)

Select “Reading Tools” under “Getting Started” in the primary navigation bar. Select “Download READ:OutLoud.” Save the installer file to your computer (download location will vary based upon computer and download settings). Find the downloaded installer file, open by double-clicking it, and run. ROL

Complete the READ:OutLoud Bookshare Setup Wizard by following prompts, reading and accepting the license agreement, and selecting the Standard setup (a shortcut will be placed onto your computer desktop). ROL

Select “Reading Tools” under “Getting Started” in the primary navigation bar, select “Download Acapela TTS Voices,” and save the installer file to your computer. Find the downloaded installer file, open by double-clicking it, and run. Complete the Setup Wizard by following prompts, reading and accepting license agreement, and installing the application onto computer. ROL Voices

Two Acapela voices will be automatically installed into READ:OutLoud. To select one of these voices: Open READ:OutLoud Select “Speech→Voice Settings.” Choose either the Heather22k or Ryan22k voice. Select your ROL voice

Questions Thank you!

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