[Athen] Kindle software

Pratik Patel pratikp1 at gmail.com
Thu Feb 9 06:55:57 PST 2012


If you go to the Kindle page for the book, you should be able to determine
whether TTS is enabled. Each listing at least provides that information. If
it's a complicated textbook, you'll have a hard time. Have you checked
Google books? It's iOS app is actually very nice.

Pratik


From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert
Beach
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 9:40 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: RE: [Athen] Kindle software

Hmmm, sounds rather gloomy. There is a book I need that is not available at
any other resource (that I can find), but is available for the Kindle.
Since it is a textbook and not a leasure read, I really would like to have
at least paragraph navigation. Also, since I don't know if TTS is turned on
or off in the book, I hate to go that route.

Thanks for the feed back.


Robert Lee Beach
Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66112
913-288-7671
rbeach at kckcc.edu

From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Pratik
Patel
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 8:31 AM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: RE: [Athen] Kindle software

Hello Robert,

There is a specific piece of software that can be downloaded for some
accessible output. It hasn't been improved.

There are built-in voices that can be used to read out loud. You can use
speed control. You can read page by page. You won't be able to read by
paragraph, line, word, sentence, etc. There is no support for a screen
reader to read the book; nor is there support for braille displays. For
books that do not have TTS enabled, you will get no speech.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Pratik

From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert
Beach
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 9:30 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list at u.washington.edu)
Subject: [Athen] Kindle software

Hello all,

I know this was discussed some time ago, but I need an update/reminder.

I know there is an accessibility patch for the Kindle software for PC that
supposedly makes it work with JAWS. I also remember the reviews weren't
very exciting when I first heard it discussed. What kind of luck are folks
having with this setup? Have there been any improvements? What draw backs
might I expect to find?

Thanks.


Robert Lee Beach
Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66112
913-288-7671
rbeach at kckcc.edu

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