From ccuevas14 at valenciacollege.edu Tue Sep 2 07:08:23 2014
From: ccuevas14 at valenciacollege.edu (Chris Cuevas)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:55 2018
Subject: [Athen] OCR Freeware
Message-ID: <89FDA3F5D1027E4386D9C585C2A76566694D9F02@EX2010-MB02.local.valenciacc.edu>
Good morning fellow ATHENites,
Does anyone have any recommendations for OCR freeware that I can pass along to some faculty that would like to make accessible documents for their students?
Kindest regards,
Christopher J. Cuevas
Assistive Technology Specialist
Valencia College | Office for Students with Disabilities
Mail Code: 3-31
701 N Econlockhatchee Trail
Orlando, FL 32825-6404
P: 407-582-2530 | F: 407-582-8908
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From Brad.Held at ucf.edu Tue Sep 2 07:16:57 2014
From: Brad.Held at ucf.edu (Brad Held)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:55 2018
Subject: [Athen] OCR Freeware
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Dear Chris,
I know that it isn't free, but most universities has copies available to staff. Adobe Acrobat Professional has features to do a decent job of OCR.
Maybe your faculty can get a university owned copy of the software. Just a suggestion.
Thanks
Brad Held
Assistive Technology Coordinator
Student Disability Services
University of Central Florida
Ferrell Commons 7F, Room 185
Orlando, FL 32816-0161
(407) 823-2371
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Cuevas
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 10:08 AM
To: athen-list@u.washington.edu
Subject: [Athen] OCR Freeware
Good morning fellow ATHENites,
Does anyone have any recommendations for OCR freeware that I can pass along to some faculty that would like to make accessible documents for their students?
Kindest regards,
Christopher J. Cuevas
Assistive Technology Specialist
Valencia College | Office for Students with Disabilities
Mail Code: 3-31
701 N Econlockhatchee Trail
Orlando, FL 32825-6404
P: 407-582-2530 | F: 407-582-8908
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From info at karlencommunications.com Tue Sep 2 07:22:11 2014
From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:55 2018
Subject: [Athen] OCR Freeware
In-Reply-To: <89FDA3F5D1027E4386D9C585C2A76566694D9F02@EX2010-MB02.local.valenciacc.edu>
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If you have Microsoft OneNote, you can scan directly into a OneNote page and
make the text searchable then copy and paste it wherever you want. You can
also insert a PDF document into a OneNote page and make the text searchable.
If you are using Office 2007, it includes the MODI or Microsoft Document
Imaging software which is a light version of OmniPage. As of Office 2010 the
MODI has been fully integrated into OneNote.
I have a how to booklet on the Karlen website about this tool.
http://karlencommunications.com/MicrosoftOfficeAccessibility.html It is
called "using the Microsoft Office Document Imaging tool."
Keep in mind it is free.so while it is generally usable, it is not always
respectful of layout.
I use the inexpensive ABBYY PDF Transformer, which has a cool name, but lets
me use keyboard commands to open documents and then convert them to Word
documents. I've been using this tool for about 4 years now and find it quite
reliable in the OCR.
http://pdftransformer.abbyy.com/
Cheers, Karen
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On
Behalf Of Chris Cuevas
Sent: September 2, 2014 10:08 AM
To: athen-list@u.washington.edu
Subject: [Athen] OCR Freeware
Good morning fellow ATHENites,
Does anyone have any recommendations for OCR freeware that I can pass along
to some faculty that would like to make accessible documents for their
students?
Kindest regards,
Christopher J. Cuevas
Assistive Technology Specialist
Valencia College | Office for Students
with Disabilities
Mail Code: 3-31
701 N Econlockhatchee Trail
Orlando, FL 32825-6404
P: 407-582-2530 | F: 407-582-8908
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From koupe at di.uoa.gr Mon Sep 1 22:58:35 2014
From: koupe at di.uoa.gr (Georgios Kouroupetroglou)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:55 2018
Subject: [Athen] ICEAPVI-2015: International Conference on Enabling Access
for Persons with Visual Impairment, call for papers
In-Reply-To: <54055986.8060409@di.uoa.gr>
References: <54055986.8060409@di.uoa.gr>
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*ICEAPVI-2015*
*International Conference on Enabling Access for Persons with Visual
Impairment*
February 12-14, 2015, Athens, Greece
http://access.uoa.gr/ICEAPVI-2015/
******************************************************
The *International Conference on Enabling Access for Persons with Visual
Impairment (ICEAPVI)* is an interdisciplinary scientific event, where
researchers in the domain of education, rehabilitation, Information &
Communication Technologies (ICT) as well as Assistive Technologies for
persons with blindness and low vision meet to present and exchange their
recent ideas and newest research.
ICEAPVI-2015 will be held in Athens, Greece, between February 12-14, 2015.
We invite researchers working in the domains for Persons with Visual
Impairment to submit papers for oral presentation or posters in the
areas of:
* access to the learning,
* access to the interpersonal communication,
* access to the printed information,
* access to the electronic information and the WWW content,
* access to the recreation and leisure and
* access to the built environment.
Deadline for submissions: September 15, 2014
ICEAPVI-2015 is co-organized by the National and Kapodistrian University
of Athens (Speech and Accessibility Laboratory, Department of
Informatics and Telecommunications) and the International Council for
Education and Rehabilitation of People with Visual Impairment- Europe
(ICEVI-Europe).
Further information: http://access.uoa.gr/ICEAPVI-2015
Email: iceapvi@di.uoa.gr
/The organizing committee of the ICEAPVI-2015/
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From hkramer at colorado.edu Tue Sep 2 11:13:28 2014
From: hkramer at colorado.edu (Howard Kramer)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:55 2018
Subject: [Athen] Accessing Higher Ground 2014: Invite & discount for ATHEN
members
Message-ID:
Dear ATHEN Members:
Early-bird Registration for the 2014 Accessing Higher Ground (AHG)
Conference is now open and available until September 24, 2014.
ATHEN members also receive a $75 discount off registration fees.
Keynote Speaker: Paul Grossman, Esq., Chief Regional Attorney, retired, US
Dept. of Education, will speak on the changing landscape of accessibility
legislation in the digital environment.
More about Paul Grossman and his keynote topic
Highlights from this year?s event:
(titles link to session description)
- Creating More Accessible Documents Using Word 2013
,
Karen McCall, Head of Quality Control and Training, Accessibil-IT
- Accessible Instructional Materials Program Design and Management
,
Ron Stewart, Alt Format Solutions, Teresa Haven, Northern Arizona University
- 360 Degrees: Approaching Accessibility in Math from All Sides
,
Wink Harner, Southern Oregon University, Marshall Sunnes, Stanford, et al
- Post Production Captioning: Choosing the Right Software for your
Institution
,
Cindy Camp, Pepnet. Beth Case, University of Louisville
- Implementing Universal Design Principles and Accessibility to Online
Courses at a Large University
,
Nancy Swenson, UCF
- When the Federal Government Comes Knocking on Your Virtual Door?What
to Expect in an ADA or 504 Technology Review
,
Mary Lou Mobley, U.S. Dept. of Education
- Able Player: A Fully Accessible Media Player
,
Terrill Thompson, University of Washington
- PDF in the Classroom: The Future of Digital Textbooks
,
Karen McCall, Accessibil-IT
View complete agenda
*Register now* .
Accessing Higher Ground is Presented by AHEAD in collaboration with ATHEN &
EASI
--
Howard Kramer
Accessing Higher Ground
303-492-8672
cell: 720-351-8668
AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability
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From hascherdss at gmail.com Tue Sep 2 15:23:45 2014
From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:55 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Message-ID:
Hi all,
This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY so
that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out there
converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare and
they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any luck
getting that to work.
Anyone have any ideas??
Thanks in advance!!
Heidi
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
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From skeegan at stanford.edu Wed Sep 3 09:46:06 2014
From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean Keegan)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:55 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID: <0CC071CF-77ED-4B60-9168-4ECF588370A2@stanford.edu>
Hi Heidi,
As part of our automated document conversion system (SCRIBE), we do support text-only DAISY conversions from MS Word documents. That said, we do not have a lot of people using that conversion as there is not much of an appetite for DAISY content.
When you are doing the conversion from MS Word, what is your process? Are you able to use the DAISY XML option from the Save As DAISY menu? What is the error that you are getting upon conversion?
Also, be careful of which version of the Save As DAISY plugin you are using. There are different versions for 32-bit vs. 64-bit (and Office 2010 vs. Office 2013).
Take care,
Sean
On Sep 2, 2014, at 3:23 PM, Heidi Scher wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any luck getting that to work.
>
> Anyone have any ideas??
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
> Heidi
>
>
>
> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
> Associate Director
> Center for Educational Access
> University of Arkansas
> ARKU 104
> Fayetteville, AR 72701
> 479.575.3104
> 479.575.7445 fax
> 479.575.3646 tdd
> +++++++++++++++
> _______________________________________________
> athen-list mailing list
> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu
> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list
From lisa.brandt1 at pcc.edu Wed Sep 3 10:20:30 2014
From: lisa.brandt1 at pcc.edu (Lisa Brandt)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:55 2018
Subject: [Athen] OCR Freeware
In-Reply-To: <89FDA3F5D1027E4386D9C585C2A76566694D9F02@EX2010-MB02.local.valenciacc.edu>
References: <89FDA3F5D1027E4386D9C585C2A76566694D9F02@EX2010-MB02.local.valenciacc.edu>
Message-ID:
Google Drive does OCR:
https://support.google.com/drive/answer/176692?hl=en
Lisa
--
Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services
Accessibility Technician
Alternate Media Formats Technician
971-722-4366
SY CC 260
On 2 Sep 2014, at 7:08, Chris Cuevas wrote:
> Good morning fellow ATHENites,
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations for OCR freeware that I can pass along to some faculty that would like to make accessible documents for their students?
>
> Kindest regards,
>
> Christopher J. Cuevas
>
> Assistive Technology Specialist
> Valencia College | Office for Students with Disabilities
> Mail Code: 3-31
> 701 N Econlockhatchee Trail
> Orlando, FL 32825-6404
> P: 407-582-2530 | F: 407-582-8908
>
> _______________________________________________
> athen-list mailing list
> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu
> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list
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From nsorensen at naropa.edu Wed Sep 3 12:18:47 2014
From: nsorensen at naropa.edu (Neal Sorensen)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:55 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Message-ID: <0EDA783F28EBCB4DA136913FECFCDF21ED72DA@DC-NAROPAEX10.naropa.edu>
Hello Heidi,
Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here's a quick how-to...
1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the extracted folder.
2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet browser (I recommend Firefox)
3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word processor.
4. Breathe easy
XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I don't think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility issues with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn't run successfully for me in almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those students.
Hope this helps!
Neal Sorensen
Specialist of Assistive Technology
Office of Disability Resources
Naropa University: Boulder, CO
nsorensen@naropa.edu
Phone: 303-546-3560
The Machine is Us/ing Us:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
"A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world..."
Hi all,
This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any luck getting that to work.
Anyone have any ideas??
Thanks in advance!!
Heidi
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From ronrstewart at gmail.com Wed Sep 3 12:21:55 2014
From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:55 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
In-Reply-To: <0EDA783F28EBCB4DA136913FECFCDF21ED72DA@DC-NAROPAEX10.naropa.edu>
References: <0EDA783F28EBCB4DA136913FECFCDF21ED72DA@DC-NAROPAEX10.naropa.edu>
Message-ID:
What a great idea, if they have the book. This is also what Sean was
getting at with save as XML with the SADX plugin.
Ron Stewart
On Wednesday, September 3, 2014, Neal Sorensen wrote:
> Hello Heidi,
>
>
>
> Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here?s a
> quick how-to?
>
>
>
> 1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the extracted
> folder.
>
> 2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet
> browser (I recommend Firefox)
>
> 3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word
> processor.
>
> 4. Breathe easy
>
>
>
> XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text
> formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I
> don?t think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
>
>
>
> I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility
> issues with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn?t run successfully for
> me in almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for
> working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those
> students.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps!
>
>
>
> Neal Sorensen
>
> Specialist of Assistive Technology
>
> Office of Disability Resources
>
> Naropa University: Boulder, CO
>
> nsorensen@naropa.edu
>
>
> Phone: 303-546-3560
>
>
>
> The Machine is Us/ing Us:
>
> The Machine is Us/ing Us (Final Version)
>
>
> "A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world?"
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY
> so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out
> there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare
> and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any
> luck getting that to work.
>
>
>
> Anyone have any ideas??
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
>
>
> Heidi
>
>
>
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From gdietrich at htctu.net Wed Sep 3 12:29:27 2014
From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:55 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
In-Reply-To: <0EDA783F28EBCB4DA136913FECFCDF21ED72DA@DC-NAROPAEX10.naropa.edu>
References: <0EDA783F28EBCB4DA136913FECFCDF21ED72DA@DC-NAROPAEX10.naropa.edu>
Message-ID: <02ed01cfc7ad$608df760$21a9e620$@htctu.net>
You can also use Tech Adapt's free TAMC program:
http://accessiblemediacenter.techadapt.com/
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On
Behalf Of Neal Sorensen
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:19 PM
To: athen-list@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Hello Heidi,
Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here's a
quick how-to.
1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the extracted
folder.
2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet browser
(I recommend Firefox)
3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word
processor.
4. Breathe easy
XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text
formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I
don't think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility issues
with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn't run successfully for me in
almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for
working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those
students.
Hope this helps!
Neal Sorensen
Specialist of Assistive Technology
Office of Disability Resources
Naropa University: Boulder, CO
nsorensen@naropa.edu
Phone: 303-546-3560
The Machine is Us/ing Us:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
"A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world."
Hi all,
This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY so
that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out there
converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare and they
use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any luck
getting that to work.
Anyone have any ideas??
Thanks in advance!!
Heidi
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From ron at ahead.org Wed Sep 3 12:48:02 2014
From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:55 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
In-Reply-To: <02ed01cfc7ad$608df760$21a9e620$@htctu.net>
References: <0EDA783F28EBCB4DA136913FECFCDF21ED72DA@DC-NAROPAEX10.naropa.edu>
<02ed01cfc7ad$608df760$21a9e620$@htctu.net>
Message-ID: <11e901cfc7af$f8d8b670$ea8a2350$@ahead.org>
That may be an option, and it still works. Unfortunately Kris is no longer
supporting it as far as I am aware.
Ron Stewart
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On
Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 2:29 PM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
You can also use Tech Adapt's free TAMC program:
http://accessiblemediacenter.techadapt.com/
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On
Behalf Of Neal Sorensen
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:19 PM
To: athen-list@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Hello Heidi,
Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here's a
quick how-to.
1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the extracted
folder.
2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet browser
(I recommend Firefox)
3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word
processor.
4. Breathe easy
XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text
formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I
don't think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility issues
with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn't run successfully for me in
almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for
working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those
students.
Hope this helps!
Neal Sorensen
Specialist of Assistive Technology
Office of Disability Resources
Naropa University: Boulder, CO
nsorensen@naropa.edu
Phone: 303-546-3560
The Machine is Us/ing Us:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
"A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world."
Hi all,
This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY so
that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out there
converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare and they
use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any luck
getting that to work.
Anyone have any ideas??
Thanks in advance!!
Heidi
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From foreigntype at gmail.com Wed Sep 3 13:41:33 2014
From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:55 2018
Subject: [Athen] OCR Freeware
In-Reply-To:
References: <89FDA3F5D1027E4386D9C585C2A76566694D9F02@EX2010-MB02.local.valenciacc.edu>
Message-ID: <033d01cfc7b7$73fdcff0$5bf96fd0$@gmail.com>
Hi all,
I have had mixed outcomes and incomplete file conversions with G-drive.
Would love to hear from others who have successfully converted (medium
size) from PDF to OCR recognized text.
Thanks,
Wink Harner
winkharner1113@gmail.com
foreigntype@gmail.com
(Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please
forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.)
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On
Behalf Of Lisa Brandt
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 10:21 AM
To: ATHEN Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Athen] OCR Freeware
Google Drive does OCR:
https://support.google.com/drive/answer/176692?hl=en
Lisa
--
Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services
Accessibility Technician
Alternate Media Formats Technician
971-722-4366
SY CC 260
On 2 Sep 2014, at 7:08, Chris Cuevas wrote:
Good morning fellow ATHENites,
Does anyone have any recommendations for OCR freeware that I can pass along
to some faculty that would like to make accessible documents for their
students?
Kindest regards,
Christopher J. Cuevas
Assistive Technology Specialist
Valencia College | Office for Students
with Disabilities
Mail Code: 3-31
701 N Econlockhatchee Trail
Orlando, FL 32825-6404
P: 407-582-2530 | F: 407-582-8908
_______________________________________________
athen-list mailing list
athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu
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From ronrstewart at gmail.com Wed Sep 3 14:34:12 2014
From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:55 2018
Subject: [Athen] Fwd: Call for Reading System Accessibility Testing
Moderators
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID:
Some may be interested in this, or perhaps you have some folks you know who
may be.
Ron Stewart
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *George Kerscher*
Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Subject: Call for Reading System Accessibility Testing Moderators
To: DAISY in Higher Education , Transition to
Accessible EPUB , diagram advisors
, DAISY Technical Developments <
technical-developments@daisy.org>
Cc: DAISY Staff , DAISY Board <
daisy-board@daisy.org>
DearDAISY Community,
We are starting to roll out our crowd sourcing approach for the testing of
reading systems. Please forward the announcement below to those you feel
would be qualified and interested. We will be distributing this more
broadly as time goes on.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or to volunteer.
Best
George
Email: Kerscher@montana.com
***
Qualified, enthusiastic testers are needed to make sure all reading systems
used for presentation of digital publishing of books, journals, magazines,
coursework, and all other types of digital publications are fully
accessible to persons with disabilities.
Visit: http://www.epubtest.org to review the work being done by the
International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), the Book Industry Study
Group (BISG), and the DAISY Consortium. The column titled ?accessibility?
is the focus of this call for moderators.
A moderator will be identified for each reading system on a specific
platform (OS) and that moderator will help other volunteer evaluators to
test and report findings using the Assistive Technology (AT) at their
disposal.
Individuals should be independent, have accessibility experience including
familiarity and knowledge of assistive technology and should understand the
Daisy Reading System standards
http://www.daisy.org/accessibility-screening-methodology-guidelines-and-checklist.html
This will be a demanding volunteer job that requires doing 1-2 tests first
and then supervising the completion of several tests per week. Initial
responsibilities include recruiting evaluators, coordinating credentials
and evaluating the evaluators, monitoring progress and being willing to
verify results.
Example: Reading system HappyReader (fictional name) running on Windows 7
will have a moderator that manages volunteers to test Happy reader with the
wide range of AT used on Windows 7. The screen reader JFW using TTS as
output would be one evaluation performed; another volunteer evaluator would
test HappyReader with NVDA using braille output; another tester would use
screen magnification ZoomText and report the results, etc. Because of the
wide range of AT used by persons with disabilities, a crowd source approach
is going to be used. We encourage organizations to sponsor the testing by
having people assigned to specific reading systems and technology, e.g. a
university using specific AT and specific reading systems should assign
people to work on the testing and share their findings with the world.
Qualifications of moderators
- Independent, self-motivated person
- Experience with testing of the accessibility of software, websites, or
reading systems.
- Good knowledge of assistive technology
Duties of Moderators
-Identify documentation for Reading Systems, e.g. user manual, getting
started, use with Assistive Technology (AT),
- Verify the qualification of evaluators
- Approve or assign the reading system configuration to the evaluators.
- Get the test forms completed by evaluators
- Facilitate the crowd sourcing for recruiting evaluators
- Coordinate with Reading system developer
- Review and approve the test results submitted by the evaluator
- Resolve the conflicts if the same reading system configuration yield
different results when tested by different evaluators.
George Kerscher Ph.D.
-In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right.
Secretary General, DAISY Consortium
http://www.daisy.org
Senior Officer, Accessible Technology Learning Ally Together It?s Possible
http://www.LearningAlly.org
President, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF)
http://www.idpf.org
Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board (IMLS)
http://www.imls.gov
Chair Steering Council Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), a division of
the W3C
http://www.w3c.org/wai
Phone: +1 406/549-4687
Cell:+1 406/544-2466
Email: kerscher@montana.com
---
The BEST Way to Read and Publish: http://www.daisy.org/get-involved
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From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] OCR Freeware
In-Reply-To: <033d01cfc7b7$73fdcff0$5bf96fd0$@gmail.com>
References: <89FDA3F5D1027E4386D9C585C2A76566694D9F02@EX2010-MB02.local.valenciacc.edu>
<033d01cfc7b7$73fdcff0$5bf96fd0$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <04b601cfc7c3$921eb5b0$b65c2110$@htctu.net>
Remember, too, if you have Adobe Acrobat Pro, it has built-in OCR
capability. Pro is not free, but if you already have it then the OCR part is
basically free.
I really do like MODI, as others have said. It works great, and it is still
free with MS Office-just very hard to find!!!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On
Behalf Of Wink Harner
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 1:42 PM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] OCR Freeware
Hi all,
I have had mixed outcomes and incomplete file conversions with G-drive.
Would love to hear from others who have successfully converted (medium
size) from PDF to OCR recognized text.
Thanks,
Wink Harner
winkharner1113@gmail.com
foreigntype@gmail.com
(Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please
forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.)
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On
Behalf Of Lisa Brandt
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 10:21 AM
To: ATHEN Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Athen] OCR Freeware
Google Drive does OCR:
https://support.google.com/drive/answer/176692?hl=en
Lisa
--
Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services
Accessibility Technician
Alternate Media Formats Technician
971-722-4366
SY CC 260
On 2 Sep 2014, at 7:08, Chris Cuevas wrote:
Good morning fellow ATHENites,
Does anyone have any recommendations for OCR freeware that I can pass along
to some faculty that would like to make accessible documents for their
students?
Kindest regards,
Christopher J. Cuevas
Assistive Technology Specialist
Valencia College | Office for Students
with Disabilities
Mail Code: 3-31
701 N Econlockhatchee Trail
Orlando, FL 32825-6404
P: 407-582-2530 | F: 407-582-8908
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From ron at altformatsolutions.com Wed Sep 3 15:13:21 2014
From: ron at altformatsolutions.com (Ron Stewart)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] OCR Freeware
In-Reply-To: <033d01cfc7b7$73fdcff0$5bf96fd0$@gmail.com>
References: <89FDA3F5D1027E4386D9C585C2A76566694D9F02@EX2010-MB02.local.valenciacc.edu>
<033d01cfc7b7$73fdcff0$5bf96fd0$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <137e01cfc7c4$46bad300$d4307900$@altformatsolutions.com>
In my experience none of the free products are really up to the job for
anything complicated. Straight linear text they tend to work pretty good,
but that is why they are free. My recommendation since they faculty are
authoring in Word or OpenOffice or something similar that they be given
basic instruction in using those tools with Styles and such. Unfortunately
if it is legacy stuff that is obviously not an option.
Ron Stewart
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On
Behalf Of Wink Harner
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 3:42 PM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] OCR Freeware
Hi all,
I have had mixed outcomes and incomplete file conversions with G-drive.
Would love to hear from others who have successfully converted (medium
size) from PDF to OCR recognized text.
Thanks,
Wink Harner
winkharner1113@gmail.com
foreigntype@gmail.com
(Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please
forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.)
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On
Behalf Of Lisa Brandt
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 10:21 AM
To: ATHEN Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Athen] OCR Freeware
Google Drive does OCR:
https://support.google.com/drive/answer/176692?hl=en
Lisa
--
Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services
Accessibility Technician
Alternate Media Formats Technician
971-722-4366
SY CC 260
On 2 Sep 2014, at 7:08, Chris Cuevas wrote:
Good morning fellow ATHENites,
Does anyone have any recommendations for OCR freeware that I can pass along
to some faculty that would like to make accessible documents for their
students?
Kindest regards,
Christopher J. Cuevas
Assistive Technology Specialist
Valencia College | Office for Students
with Disabilities
Mail Code: 3-31
701 N Econlockhatchee Trail
Orlando, FL 32825-6404
P: 407-582-2530 | F: 407-582-8908
_______________________________________________
athen-list mailing list
athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu
http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list
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From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
In-Reply-To: <11e901cfc7af$f8d8b670$ea8a2350$@ahead.org>
References: <0EDA783F28EBCB4DA136913FECFCDF21ED72DA@DC-NAROPAEX10.naropa.edu>
<02ed01cfc7ad$608df760$21a9e620$@htctu.net>
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Message-ID:
Thank you everyone for the feedback! I'm passing every little tidbit along
to our lab coordinator.
I need to clarify a couple of points. We are not converting Bookshare
books, but are converting the student's course materials. We already do
full DAISY as most all of our students love using full DAISY. I'm not
having trouble converting to text-only DAISY. The files are converting and
work fine with AMIS. BUT, for students who want to use the GoRead DAISY app
for Android, the text-only DAISY that works in AMIS does not work in
GoRead.
Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to go a different route. I combined
all the Word Docx files that we use for DAISY conversion into one large
file. Then ran it through Calibre for ePub. AND...drumroll....it now reads
out loud in GoRead!
Just more information to put into our arsenal for future reference!
Thank you again one and all!
Heidi
+++++++++++++++
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
+++++++++++++++
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ron Stewart wrote:
> That may be an option, and it still works. Unfortunately Kris is no longer
> supporting it as far as I am aware.
>
>
>
> Ron Stewart
>
>
>
> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Gaeir Dietrich
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 03, 2014 2:29 PM
> *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>
>
>
> You can also use Tech Adapt?s free TAMC program:
>
>
>
> http://accessiblemediacenter.techadapt.com/
>
>
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
> 408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>
>
> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Neal Sorensen
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:19 PM
> *To:* athen-list@u.washington.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>
>
>
> Hello Heidi,
>
>
>
> Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here?s a
> quick how-to?
>
>
>
> 1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the extracted
> folder.
>
> 2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet
> browser (I recommend Firefox)
>
> 3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word
> processor.
>
> 4. Breathe easy
>
>
>
> XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text
> formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I
> don?t think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
>
>
>
> I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility
> issues with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn?t run successfully for
> me in almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for
> working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those
> students.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps!
>
>
>
> Neal Sorensen
>
> Specialist of Assistive Technology
>
> Office of Disability Resources
>
> Naropa University: Boulder, CO
>
> nsorensen@naropa.edu
>
> Phone: 303-546-3560
>
>
>
> The Machine is Us/ing Us:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
>
> "A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world?"
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY
> so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out
> there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare
> and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any
> luck getting that to work.
>
>
>
> Anyone have any ideas??
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
>
>
> Heidi
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> athen-list mailing list
> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu
> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list
>
>
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From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean Keegan)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
In-Reply-To:
References: <0EDA783F28EBCB4DA136913FECFCDF21ED72DA@DC-NAROPAEX10.naropa.edu>
<02ed01cfc7ad$608df760$21a9e620$@htctu.net>
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Message-ID: <6CC886C0-B715-40A4-92DF-95A2316A561C@stanford.edu>
Hi Heidi,
From what I understand about the DAISY XML file produced by the Save As DAISY plugin is that it is not exactly a text-only DAISY DTB as it is lacking the NCX or SMIL files. It is, essentially, a precursor to producing a DTB. That said, most DAISY reading apps can handle a DAISY XML file. Perhaps the issue is that the Go Read app will only support a complete DAISY 3 DTB and not the DAISY XML file?
Glad you were able to get it to work with the ePub conversion with Calibre. It's probably what MacGyver would use instead of his swiss army knife if he did alt media production...
Take care,
Sean
On Sep 4, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Heidi Scher wrote:
> Thank you everyone for the feedback! I'm passing every little tidbit along to our lab coordinator.
>
> I need to clarify a couple of points. We are not converting Bookshare books, but are converting the student's course materials. We already do full DAISY as most all of our students love using full DAISY. I'm not having trouble converting to text-only DAISY. The files are converting and work fine with AMIS. BUT, for students who want to use the GoRead DAISY app for Android, the text-only DAISY that works in AMIS does not work in GoRead.
>
> Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to go a different route. I combined all the Word Docx files that we use for DAISY conversion into one large file. Then ran it through Calibre for ePub. AND...drumroll....it now reads out loud in GoRead!
>
> Just more information to put into our arsenal for future reference!
>
> Thank you again one and all!
> Heidi
>
> +++++++++++++++
> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
> Associate Director
> Center for Educational Access
> University of Arkansas
> ARKU 104
> Fayetteville, AR 72701
> 479.575.3104
> 479.575.7445 fax
> 479.575.3646 tdd
> +++++++++++++++
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ron Stewart wrote:
> That may be an option, and it still works. Unfortunately Kris is no longer supporting it as far as I am aware.
>
>
>
> Ron Stewart
>
>
>
> From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 2:29 PM
> To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
>
>
> Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>
>
>
> You can also use Tech Adapt?s free TAMC program:
>
>
>
> http://accessiblemediacenter.techadapt.com/
>
>
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
> 408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>
>
> From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Neal Sorensen
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:19 PM
> To: athen-list@u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>
>
>
> Hello Heidi,
>
>
>
> Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here?s a quick how-to?
>
>
>
> 1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the extracted folder.
>
> 2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet browser (I recommend Firefox)
>
> 3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word processor.
>
> 4. Breathe easy
>
>
>
> XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I don?t think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
>
>
>
> I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility issues with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn?t run successfully for me in almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those students.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps!
>
>
>
> Neal Sorensen
>
> Specialist of Assistive Technology
>
> Office of Disability Resources
>
> Naropa University: Boulder, CO
>
> nsorensen@naropa.edu
>
> Phone: 303-546-3560
>
>
>
> The Machine is Us/ing Us:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
>
> "A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world?"
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any luck getting that to work.
>
>
>
> Anyone have any ideas??
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
>
>
> Heidi
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> athen-list mailing list
> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu
> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> athen-list mailing list
> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu
> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list
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From foreigntype at gmail.com Thu Sep 4 16:41:13 2014
From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
In-Reply-To:
References: <0EDA783F28EBCB4DA136913FECFCDF21ED72DA@DC-NAROPAEX10.naropa.edu>
<02ed01cfc7ad$608df760$21a9e620$@htctu.net>
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Message-ID:
Where is the "easy" button, Heidi? That was brilliant and a good piece of info for the rest of us to know for future work.
Wink
Wink Harner
foreigntype@gmail.com
> On Sep 4, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Heidi Scher wrote:
>
> Thank you everyone for the feedback! I'm passing every little tidbit along to our lab coordinator.
>
> I need to clarify a couple of points. We are not converting Bookshare books, but are converting the student's course materials. We already do full DAISY as most all of our students love using full DAISY. I'm not having trouble converting to text-only DAISY. The files are converting and work fine with AMIS. BUT, for students who want to use the GoRead DAISY app for Android, the text-only DAISY that works in AMIS does not work in GoRead.
>
> Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to go a different route. I combined all the Word Docx files that we use for DAISY conversion into one large file. Then ran it through Calibre for ePub. AND...drumroll....it now reads out loud in GoRead!
>
> Just more information to put into our arsenal for future reference!
>
> Thank you again one and all!
> Heidi
>
> +++++++++++++++
> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
> Associate Director
> Center for Educational Access
> University of Arkansas
> ARKU 104
> Fayetteville, AR 72701
> 479.575.3104
> 479.575.7445 fax
> 479.575.3646 tdd
> +++++++++++++++
>
>
>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ron Stewart wrote:
>> That may be an option, and it still works. Unfortunately Kris is no longer supporting it as far as I am aware.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ron Stewart
>>
>>
>>
>> From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 2:29 PM
>> To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
>>
>>
>> Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>>
>>
>> You can also use Tech Adapt?s free TAMC program:
>>
>>
>>
>> http://accessiblemediacenter.techadapt.com/
>>
>>
>>
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>> Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
>> 408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
>>
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>>
>>
>> From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Neal Sorensen
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:19 PM
>> To: athen-list@u.washington.edu
>> Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello Heidi,
>>
>>
>>
>> Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here?s a quick how-to?
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the extracted folder.
>>
>> 2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet browser (I recommend Firefox)
>>
>> 3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word processor.
>>
>> 4. Breathe easy
>>
>>
>>
>> XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I don?t think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility issues with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn?t run successfully for me in almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those students.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps!
>>
>>
>>
>> Neal Sorensen
>>
>> Specialist of Assistive Technology
>>
>> Office of Disability Resources
>>
>> Naropa University: Boulder, CO
>>
>> nsorensen@naropa.edu
>>
>> Phone: 303-546-3560
>>
>>
>>
>> The Machine is Us/ing Us:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
>>
>> "A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world?"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any luck getting that to work.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas??
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance!!
>>
>>
>>
>> Heidi
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> athen-list mailing list
>> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu
>> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list
>
> _______________________________________________
> athen-list mailing list
> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu
> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list
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From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] Google Sync
Message-ID:
Good morning ATHENians,
I had not realized Google-Outlook Sync had been end of lived. Has anyone
figured a good work around. Not using Outlook is really not a viable option
at this point.
Ron Stewart
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From: johumber at iu.edu (Humbert, Joseph A)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] Google Sync
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Hi Ron,
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/calendar/Xdzc6hLpz40[1-25-false]
Sincerely,
Joe
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From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron
Sent: Friday, September 5, 2014 8:21 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: [Athen] Google Sync
Good morning ATHENians,
I had not realized Google-Outlook Sync had been end of lived. Has anyone figured a good work around. Not using Outlook is really not a viable option at this point.
Ron Stewart
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From: Susan.Kelmer at Colorado.EDU (Susan Kelmer)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] Google Sync
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Joe, the link doesn?t take me anywhere but to a Google page with a link to forums. Do you have a different link you could share?
Susan Kelmer
Alternate Format Coordinator
Disability Services
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303-735-4836
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https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/calendar/Xdzc6hLpz40
Sincerely,
Joe
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer
Sent: Friday, September 5, 2014 9:54 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] Google Sync
Joe, the link doesn?t take me anywhere but to a Google page with a link to forums. Do you have a different link you could share?
Susan Kelmer
Alternate Format Coordinator
Disability Services
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Subject: [Athen] Google Sync
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Ron,
You could also try gSyncit (note: I?ve never used it myself) if you need to sync your contacts as well as mail and calendar.
http://www.fieldstonsoftware.com/software/gsyncit3/
If you don?t care about contacts then I?d do mail via an IMAP connection and Calendar via one of the mechanism outlined at
http://www.ablebits.com/office-addins-blog/2013/11/20/sync-google-calendar-with-outlook/
-Paul
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 8:21 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: [Athen] Google Sync
Good morning ATHENians,
I had not realized Google-Outlook Sync had been end of lived. Has anyone figured a good work around. Not using Outlook is really not a viable option at this point.
Ron Stewart
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From: Susan.Kelmer at Colorado.EDU (Susan Kelmer)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] Google Sync
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I was hoping there was something new out there, but there isn?t. These are not plug-n-play solutions, which I desperately need (don?t have the hours to spend learning how to make it all work), and some of them sync google to outlook, when I need to sync outlook to google. Yes, those are different things. This has become a huge frustration for me. I wish Google and Microsoft would get it together and make it work. We are a Microsoft campus, with Google being pushed on us (docs, drive) and the two REALLY need to work together better.
I guess I?m still stuck doing it manually for now?
Susan Kelmer
Alternate Format Coordinator
Disability Services
University of Colorado
303-735-4836
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Paul E. Paire
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 8:21 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] Google Sync
Ron,
You could also try gSyncit (note: I?ve never used it myself) if you need to sync your contacts as well as mail and calendar.
http://www.fieldstonsoftware.com/software/gsyncit3/
If you don?t care about contacts then I?d do mail via an IMAP connection and Calendar via one of the mechanism outlined at
http://www.ablebits.com/office-addins-blog/2013/11/20/sync-google-calendar-with-outlook/
-Paul
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 8:21 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: [Athen] Google Sync
Good morning ATHENians,
I had not realized Google-Outlook Sync had been end of lived. Has anyone figured a good work around. Not using Outlook is really not a viable option at this point.
Ron Stewart
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From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] Google Sync
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Thanks Paul that was a level of complexity I was trying to avoid. So much for the myth of having everything in the cloud, but I already knew that.
I like having an Android phone, an iPad and my Windows laptop to actually get my work done as seamlessly as possible. Two bad the three companies cannot play nice with each other, but that was never a surprise either.
Ron
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Paul E. Paire
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 9:21 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] Google Sync
Ron,
You could also try gSyncit (note: I?ve never used it myself) if you need to sync your contacts as well as mail and calendar.
http://www.fieldstonsoftware.com/software/gsyncit3/
If you don?t care about contacts then I?d do mail via an IMAP connection and Calendar via one of the mechanism outlined at
http://www.ablebits.com/office-addins-blog/2013/11/20/sync-google-calendar-with-outlook/
-Paul
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 8:21 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: [Athen] Google Sync
Good morning ATHENians,
I had not realized Google-Outlook Sync had been end of lived. Has anyone figured a good work around. Not using Outlook is really not a viable option at this point.
Ron Stewart
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From hascherdss at gmail.com Fri Sep 5 09:06:40 2014
From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
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Hey there, Sean,
According to the tech at Bookshare, they use the Save As DAISY plug-in. So
not sure why we can't get it to work but they can. For GoRead, it doesn't
want all the SMIL files either. But since we're swamped right now, I've
moved on since my MacGyver solution has worked! But, if things ever slow
down, I'll revisit the issue - unless someone else can figure out what we
haven't.
Wink, I SOOOO wish we had an easy button for conversion!
Heidi
+++++++++++++++
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
+++++++++++++++
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Sean Keegan wrote:
> Hi Heidi,
>
> From what I understand about the DAISY XML file produced by the Save As
> DAISY plugin is that it is not exactly a text-only DAISY DTB as it is
> lacking the NCX or SMIL files. It is, essentially, a precursor to
> producing a DTB. That said, most DAISY reading apps can handle a DAISY XML
> file. Perhaps the issue is that the Go Read app will only support a
> complete DAISY 3 DTB and not the DAISY XML file?
>
> Glad you were able to get it to work with the ePub conversion with
> Calibre. It's probably what MacGyver would use instead of his swiss army
> knife if he did alt media production...
>
> Take care,
> Sean
>
>
> On Sep 4, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Heidi Scher wrote:
>
> Thank you everyone for the feedback! I'm passing every little tidbit
> along to our lab coordinator.
>
> I need to clarify a couple of points. We are not converting Bookshare
> books, but are converting the student's course materials. We already do
> full DAISY as most all of our students love using full DAISY. I'm not
> having trouble converting to text-only DAISY. The files are converting and
> work fine with AMIS. BUT, for students who want to use the GoRead DAISY app
> for Android, the text-only DAISY that works in AMIS does not work in
> GoRead.
>
> Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to go a different route. I
> combined all the Word Docx files that we use for DAISY conversion into one
> large file. Then ran it through Calibre for ePub. AND...drumroll....it now
> reads out loud in GoRead!
>
> Just more information to put into our arsenal for future reference!
>
> Thank you again one and all!
> Heidi
>
> +++++++++++++++
> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
> Associate Director
> Center for Educational Access
> University of Arkansas
> ARKU 104
> Fayetteville, AR 72701
> 479.575.3104
> 479.575.7445 fax
> 479.575.3646 tdd
> +++++++++++++++
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ron Stewart wrote:
>
>> That may be an option, and it still works. Unfortunately Kris is no
>> longer supporting it as far as I am aware.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ron Stewart
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu]
>> *On Behalf Of *Gaeir Dietrich
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 03, 2014 2:29 PM
>> *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>>
>>
>>
>> You can also use Tech Adapt?s free TAMC program:
>>
>>
>>
>> http://accessiblemediacenter.techadapt.com/
>>
>>
>>
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>> Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
>> 408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
>>
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On
>> Behalf Of *Neal Sorensen
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:19 PM
>> *To:* athen-list@u.washington.edu
>> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello Heidi,
>>
>>
>>
>> Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here?s a
>> quick how-to?
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the
>> extracted folder.
>>
>> 2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet
>> browser (I recommend Firefox)
>>
>> 3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word
>> processor.
>>
>> 4. Breathe easy
>>
>>
>>
>> XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text
>> formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I
>> don?t think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility
>> issues with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn?t run successfully for
>> me in almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for
>> working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those
>> students.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps!
>>
>>
>>
>> Neal Sorensen
>>
>> Specialist of Assistive Technology
>>
>> Office of Disability Resources
>>
>> Naropa University: Boulder, CO
>>
>> nsorensen@naropa.edu
>>
>> Phone: 303-546-3560
>>
>>
>>
>> The Machine is Us/ing Us:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
>>
>> "A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world?"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY
>> so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out
>> there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare
>> and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any
>> luck getting that to work.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas??
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance!!
>>
>>
>>
>> Heidi
>>
>>
>>
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From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
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References: <0EDA783F28EBCB4DA136913FECFCDF21ED72DA@DC-NAROPAEX10.naropa.edu>
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Hahahaha! We should discuss how to do this at AHG ---we could get rich and retire.
;>)
Wink Harner
foreigntype@gmail.com
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Heidi Scher
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 9:07 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Hey there, Sean,
According to the tech at Bookshare, they use the Save As DAISY plug-in. So not sure why we can't get it to work but they can. For GoRead, it doesn't want all the SMIL files either. But since we're swamped right now, I've moved on since my MacGyver solution has worked! But, if things ever slow down, I'll revisit the issue - unless someone else can figure out what we haven't.
Wink, I SOOOO wish we had an easy button for conversion!
Heidi
+++++++++++++++
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
+++++++++++++++
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Sean Keegan wrote:
Hi Heidi,
>From what I understand about the DAISY XML file produced by the Save As DAISY plugin is that it is not exactly a text-only DAISY DTB as it is lacking the NCX or SMIL files. It is, essentially, a precursor to producing a DTB. That said, most DAISY reading apps can handle a DAISY XML file. Perhaps the issue is that the Go Read app will only support a complete DAISY 3 DTB and not the DAISY XML file?
Glad you were able to get it to work with the ePub conversion with Calibre. It's probably what MacGyver would use instead of his swiss army knife if he did alt media production...
Take care,
Sean
On Sep 4, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Heidi Scher wrote:
Thank you everyone for the feedback! I'm passing every little tidbit along to our lab coordinator.
I need to clarify a couple of points. We are not converting Bookshare books, but are converting the student's course materials. We already do full DAISY as most all of our students love using full DAISY. I'm not having trouble converting to text-only DAISY. The files are converting and work fine with AMIS. BUT, for students who want to use the GoRead DAISY app for Android, the text-only DAISY that works in AMIS does not work in GoRead.
Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to go a different route. I combined all the Word Docx files that we use for DAISY conversion into one large file. Then ran it through Calibre for ePub. AND...drumroll....it now reads out loud in GoRead!
Just more information to put into our arsenal for future reference!
Thank you again one and all!
Heidi
+++++++++++++++
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
+++++++++++++++
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ron Stewart wrote:
That may be an option, and it still works. Unfortunately Kris is no longer supporting it as far as I am aware.
Ron Stewart
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 2:29 PM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
You can also use Tech Adapt?s free TAMC program:
http://accessiblemediacenter.techadapt.com/
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Neal Sorensen
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:19 PM
To: athen-list@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Hello Heidi,
Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here?s a quick how-to?
1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the extracted folder.
2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet browser (I recommend Firefox)
3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word processor.
4. Breathe easy
XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I don?t think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility issues with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn?t run successfully for me in almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those students.
Hope this helps!
Neal Sorensen
Specialist of Assistive Technology
Office of Disability Resources
Naropa University: Boulder, CO
nsorensen@naropa.edu
Phone: 303-546-3560
The Machine is Us/ing Us:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
"A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world?"
Hi all,
This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any luck getting that to work.
Anyone have any ideas??
Thanks in advance!!
Heidi
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From: ron at altformatsolutions.com (Ron Stewart)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
In-Reply-To:
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Afternoon all, it was my understanding that they were using components of the DAISY Pipeline, which while close is not exactly the same thing. All the major converters that are using either have for the most part added custom scripting to standardize the output and avoid issues such as those caused in the proprietary markup that you will find in specific XML implementations such as that is found in Docx.
Not sure if it makes any real difference to most of you but this has been one of the challenges that we have faced over the years as we have tried to move forward with a robust, standardized and easily implemented solution in the AIM space. XML is a specification but it can be implemented in a huge variety of ways and forms.
Ron Stewart
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Heidi Scher
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 11:07 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Hey there, Sean,
According to the tech at Bookshare, they use the Save As DAISY plug-in. So not sure why we can't get it to work but they can. For GoRead, it doesn't want all the SMIL files either. But since we're swamped right now, I've moved on since my MacGyver solution has worked! But, if things ever slow down, I'll revisit the issue - unless someone else can figure out what we haven't.
Wink, I SOOOO wish we had an easy button for conversion!
Heidi
+++++++++++++++
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
+++++++++++++++
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Sean Keegan wrote:
Hi Heidi,
>From what I understand about the DAISY XML file produced by the Save As DAISY plugin is that it is not exactly a text-only DAISY DTB as it is lacking the NCX or SMIL files. It is, essentially, a precursor to producing a DTB. That said, most DAISY reading apps can handle a DAISY XML file. Perhaps the issue is that the Go Read app will only support a complete DAISY 3 DTB and not the DAISY XML file?
Glad you were able to get it to work with the ePub conversion with Calibre. It's probably what MacGyver would use instead of his swiss army knife if he did alt media production...
Take care,
Sean
On Sep 4, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Heidi Scher wrote:
Thank you everyone for the feedback! I'm passing every little tidbit along to our lab coordinator.
I need to clarify a couple of points. We are not converting Bookshare books, but are converting the student's course materials. We already do full DAISY as most all of our students love using full DAISY. I'm not having trouble converting to text-only DAISY. The files are converting and work fine with AMIS. BUT, for students who want to use the GoRead DAISY app for Android, the text-only DAISY that works in AMIS does not work in GoRead.
Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to go a different route. I combined all the Word Docx files that we use for DAISY conversion into one large file. Then ran it through Calibre for ePub. AND...drumroll....it now reads out loud in GoRead!
Just more information to put into our arsenal for future reference!
Thank you again one and all!
Heidi
+++++++++++++++
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
+++++++++++++++
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ron Stewart wrote:
That may be an option, and it still works. Unfortunately Kris is no longer supporting it as far as I am aware.
Ron Stewart
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 2:29 PM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
You can also use Tech Adapt?s free TAMC program:
http://accessiblemediacenter.techadapt.com/
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Neal Sorensen
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:19 PM
To: athen-list@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Hello Heidi,
Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here?s a quick how-to?
1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the extracted folder.
2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet browser (I recommend Firefox)
3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word processor.
4. Breathe easy
XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I don?t think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility issues with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn?t run successfully for me in almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those students.
Hope this helps!
Neal Sorensen
Specialist of Assistive Technology
Office of Disability Resources
Naropa University: Boulder, CO
nsorensen@naropa.edu
Phone: 303-546-3560
The Machine is Us/ing Us:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
"A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world?"
Hi all,
This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any luck getting that to work.
Anyone have any ideas??
Thanks in advance!!
Heidi
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http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list
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From gdietrich at htctu.net Fri Sep 5 11:13:19 2014
From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] FW: NFBC 2014 Scholarships
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID: <075701cfc935$14326390$3c972ab0$@htctu.net>
Subject: NFBC 2014 Scholarships
Hi List,
Please let your blind and visually impaired students know about the NFBC
scholarships.
Thanks.
Louis
The National Federation of the Blind of California is pleased to award three
scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each to eligible blind or visually
impaired college students. The NFBC annually awards several scholarships to
qualified blind students pursuing undergraduate or graduate studies in order
to achieve an academic degree.
Eligibility Requirements Are:
1. Applicant must be legally blind. Include a proof of blindness letter from
your Doctor, Rehabilitation Counselor, or your Disabled Students Office at
your college.
2. The applicant must be a full time student in the Fall of 2014 and show
proof of enrollment.
3. Applicant must submit transcripts from college showing a G.P.A. of
3.0 or higher.
4. Winners must attend the NFB of California Convention held October 9-12,
2014 at Embassy Suites in El Segundo.
5. Expenses which will be paid for are: airfare, Amtrak, winner's portion of
the hotel room for three nights, convention registration, banquet ticket,
Diabetes Action Network Luncheon on Saturday, October 11.
6. Completed applications and all required documents must be postmarked by
September 19, 2014 or submitted electronically by midnight September 19,
2014. All documents will be uploaded to the Scholarship form. They are the
proof of blindness, unofficial transcripts, proof of enrollment, and 3
letters of recommendation.
Click here to complete the scholarship application online.
http://www.formstack.com/forms/?973942-RdalroecB2
The National Federation of the blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams.
You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
National Federation of the Blind of California (NFBC)
3934 Kern Court
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Thank you,
Mary Willows, President NFBC
mwillows@sbcglobal.net
--
Louis A. Lucero, Ed.D.
Director
Office for Students with Disabilities
Antelope Valley College
3041 West Ave. K
Lancaster, CA 93536
Phone: (661) 722-6300, ext. 6161
Front Desk: (661) 722-6360
Fax: (661) 722-6361
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:
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From ron at altformatsolutions.com Fri Sep 5 11:40:19 2014
From: ron at altformatsolutions.com (Ron Stewart)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] FW: ADA Technology Compliance Analyst at Butler University
In-Reply-To: <4897318859878662.WA.rhartmanbutler.edu@listserv.buffalo.edu>
References: <4897318859878662.WA.rhartmanbutler.edu@listserv.buffalo.edu>
Message-ID: <04bb01cfc938$d836df20$88a49d60$@altformatsolutions.com>
Some may be interested in this position. Butler is a progressive small private school in Indianapolis
Ron Stewart
Butler University Office of Student Disability Services is actively searching for an ADA Technology Compliance Analyst. The position description is below, and for further information on the application process, please visit: http://www.butler.edu/human-resources/employment/professional.
Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
Position Responsibilities:
*Facilitate a technological campus-wide ADA accessibility audit *Establish and ensure campus-wide ADA accessibility and compliance for all electronic and information technology systems, including web-based information and applications *Collaborate with Instructional Designers within the Center for Academic Technology to create ADA accessible on-line and on-ground coursework *Work closely with relevant faculty/staff across campus to ensure equitable ADA access for all technological aspects of Butler courses including their interface with learning management systems *Develop and present training programs, and provide individual consultations, to campus community with regards to ADA technological/electronic access *Create policy, under supervision of director, regarding university expectations for ADA compliance for technology, electronics, websites, captioning, and electronically presented coursework materials *Provide technical support for assistive technology as needed *Work with departments on campus to develop procurement policies that support the purchase of ADA accessible technological and electronic products and services *Provide direct assistive technology and technical departmental support to students/staff members in Student Disability Services *Research, assess, and address campus-wide compliance-based responsibilities regarding captioning
Position requirements:
*Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred *Two to four years related and progressively responsible experience required; higher education experience preferred *Demonstrated initiative and ability to work in a self-directed manner under supervision *Demonstrated organizational ability *Demonstrated understanding of ADA requirements as they relate to technological access *Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills
To apply: Please visit www.careerbuilder.com and enter keywords "Butler University". Follow the instructions to upload your resume and a cover letter that details your interest in this position.
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From gardnerj at onid.orst.edu Fri Sep 5 15:04:01 2014
From: gardnerj at onid.orst.edu (John Gardner)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
In-Reply-To: <038b01cfc934$f2c569a0$d8503ce0$@altformatsolutions.com>
References: <0EDA783F28EBCB4DA136913FECFCDF21ED72DA@DC-NAROPAEX10.naropa.edu> <02ed01cfc7ad$608df760$21a9e620$@htctu.net> <11e901cfc7af$f8d8b670$ea8a2350$@ahead.org> <6CC886C0-B715-40A4-92DF-95A2316A561C@stanford.edu>
<038b01cfc934$f2c569a0$d8503ce0$@altformatsolutions.com>
Message-ID: <02cc01cfc955$50172150$f04563f0$@orst.edu>
Ron, are there any open source scripts that convert MS Word XML to something more straightforward? Or even just algorithms. It would be nice to have something we could all standardize on.
John
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 11:12 AM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Afternoon all, it was my understanding that they were using components of the DAISY Pipeline, which while close is not exactly the same thing. All the major converters that are using either have for the most part added custom scripting to standardize the output and avoid issues such as those caused in the proprietary markup that you will find in specific XML implementations such as that is found in Docx.
Not sure if it makes any real difference to most of you but this has been one of the challenges that we have faced over the years as we have tried to move forward with a robust, standardized and easily implemented solution in the AIM space. XML is a specification but it can be implemented in a huge variety of ways and forms.
Ron Stewart
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Heidi Scher
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 11:07 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Hey there, Sean,
According to the tech at Bookshare, they use the Save As DAISY plug-in. So not sure why we can't get it to work but they can. For GoRead, it doesn't want all the SMIL files either. But since we're swamped right now, I've moved on since my MacGyver solution has worked! But, if things ever slow down, I'll revisit the issue - unless someone else can figure out what we haven't.
Wink, I SOOOO wish we had an easy button for conversion!
Heidi
+++++++++++++++
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
+++++++++++++++
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Sean Keegan wrote:
Hi Heidi,
>From what I understand about the DAISY XML file produced by the Save As DAISY plugin is that it is not exactly a text-only DAISY DTB as it is lacking the NCX or SMIL files. It is, essentially, a precursor to producing a DTB. That said, most DAISY reading apps can handle a DAISY XML file. Perhaps the issue is that the Go Read app will only support a complete DAISY 3 DTB and not the DAISY XML file?
Glad you were able to get it to work with the ePub conversion with Calibre. It's probably what MacGyver would use instead of his swiss army knife if he did alt media production...
Take care,
Sean
On Sep 4, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Heidi Scher wrote:
Thank you everyone for the feedback! I'm passing every little tidbit along to our lab coordinator.
I need to clarify a couple of points. We are not converting Bookshare books, but are converting the student's course materials. We already do full DAISY as most all of our students love using full DAISY. I'm not having trouble converting to text-only DAISY. The files are converting and work fine with AMIS. BUT, for students who want to use the GoRead DAISY app for Android, the text-only DAISY that works in AMIS does not work in GoRead.
Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to go a different route. I combined all the Word Docx files that we use for DAISY conversion into one large file. Then ran it through Calibre for ePub. AND...drumroll....it now reads out loud in GoRead!
Just more information to put into our arsenal for future reference!
Thank you again one and all!
Heidi
+++++++++++++++
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
+++++++++++++++
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ron Stewart wrote:
That may be an option, and it still works. Unfortunately Kris is no longer supporting it as far as I am aware.
Ron Stewart
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 2:29 PM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
You can also use Tech Adapt?s free TAMC program:
http://accessiblemediacenter.techadapt.com/
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Neal Sorensen
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:19 PM
To: athen-list@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Hello Heidi,
Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here?s a quick how-to?
1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the extracted folder.
2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet browser (I recommend Firefox)
3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word processor.
4. Breathe easy
XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I don?t think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility issues with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn?t run successfully for me in almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those students.
Hope this helps!
Neal Sorensen
Specialist of Assistive Technology
Office of Disability Resources
Naropa University: Boulder, CO
nsorensen@naropa.edu
Phone: 303-546-3560
The Machine is Us/ing Us:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
"A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world?"
Hi all,
This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any luck getting that to work.
Anyone have any ideas??
Thanks in advance!!
Heidi
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From ron at ahead.org Fri Sep 5 21:39:18 2014
From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
In-Reply-To: <02cc01cfc955$50172150$f04563f0$@orst.edu>
References: <0EDA783F28EBCB4DA136913FECFCDF21ED72DA@DC-NAROPAEX10.naropa.edu> <02ed01cfc7ad$608df760$21a9e620$@htctu.net> <11e901cfc7af$f8d8b670$ea8a2350$@ahead.org> <6CC886C0-B715-40A4-92DF-95A2316A561C@stanford.edu> <038b01cfc934$f2c569a0$d8503ce0$@altformatsolutions.com>
<02cc01cfc955$50172150$f04563f0$@orst.edu>
Message-ID: <078001cfc98c$856de550$9049aff0$@ahead.org>
Evening John, just getting home.
The only one that I am aware of is the TAMC tool that Kris Von See created. I am not aware of the licensing associated with it but would be more than happy to look into it. If there is an interest. It was really valuable in the early NIMAS days and actually something I still use when nothing else will work.
Ron Stewart
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of John Gardner
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 5:04 PM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Ron, are there any open source scripts that convert MS Word XML to something more straightforward? Or even just algorithms. It would be nice to have something we could all standardize on.
John
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 11:12 AM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Afternoon all, it was my understanding that they were using components of the DAISY Pipeline, which while close is not exactly the same thing. All the major converters that are using either have for the most part added custom scripting to standardize the output and avoid issues such as those caused in the proprietary markup that you will find in specific XML implementations such as that is found in Docx.
Not sure if it makes any real difference to most of you but this has been one of the challenges that we have faced over the years as we have tried to move forward with a robust, standardized and easily implemented solution in the AIM space. XML is a specification but it can be implemented in a huge variety of ways and forms.
Ron Stewart
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Heidi Scher
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 11:07 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Hey there, Sean,
According to the tech at Bookshare, they use the Save As DAISY plug-in. So not sure why we can't get it to work but they can. For GoRead, it doesn't want all the SMIL files either. But since we're swamped right now, I've moved on since my MacGyver solution has worked! But, if things ever slow down, I'll revisit the issue - unless someone else can figure out what we haven't.
Wink, I SOOOO wish we had an easy button for conversion!
Heidi
+++++++++++++++
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
+++++++++++++++
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Sean Keegan wrote:
Hi Heidi,
>From what I understand about the DAISY XML file produced by the Save As DAISY plugin is that it is not exactly a text-only DAISY DTB as it is lacking the NCX or SMIL files. It is, essentially, a precursor to producing a DTB. That said, most DAISY reading apps can handle a DAISY XML file. Perhaps the issue is that the Go Read app will only support a complete DAISY 3 DTB and not the DAISY XML file?
Glad you were able to get it to work with the ePub conversion with Calibre. It's probably what MacGyver would use instead of his swiss army knife if he did alt media production...
Take care,
Sean
On Sep 4, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Heidi Scher wrote:
Thank you everyone for the feedback! I'm passing every little tidbit along to our lab coordinator.
I need to clarify a couple of points. We are not converting Bookshare books, but are converting the student's course materials. We already do full DAISY as most all of our students love using full DAISY. I'm not having trouble converting to text-only DAISY. The files are converting and work fine with AMIS. BUT, for students who want to use the GoRead DAISY app for Android, the text-only DAISY that works in AMIS does not work in GoRead.
Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to go a different route. I combined all the Word Docx files that we use for DAISY conversion into one large file. Then ran it through Calibre for ePub. AND...drumroll....it now reads out loud in GoRead!
Just more information to put into our arsenal for future reference!
Thank you again one and all!
Heidi
+++++++++++++++
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
+++++++++++++++
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ron Stewart wrote:
That may be an option, and it still works. Unfortunately Kris is no longer supporting it as far as I am aware.
Ron Stewart
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 2:29 PM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
You can also use Tech Adapt?s free TAMC program:
http://accessiblemediacenter.techadapt.com/
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Neal Sorensen
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:19 PM
To: athen-list@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Hello Heidi,
Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here?s a quick how-to?
1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the extracted folder.
2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet browser (I recommend Firefox)
3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word processor.
4. Breathe easy
XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I don?t think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility issues with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn?t run successfully for me in almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those students.
Hope this helps!
Neal Sorensen
Specialist of Assistive Technology
Office of Disability Resources
Naropa University: Boulder, CO
nsorensen@naropa.edu
Phone: 303-546-3560
The Machine is Us/ing Us:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
"A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world?"
Hi all,
This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any luck getting that to work.
Anyone have any ideas??
Thanks in advance!!
Heidi
_______________________________________________
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http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list
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From kcahill at mit.edu Sat Sep 6 05:45:27 2014
From: kcahill at mit.edu (Kathleen Cahill)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] Opinion column about TEACH Act and Accessibility
Message-ID:
Colleagues,
Saw this article in the Boston Globe by the President of NFB of Massachusetts. He writes about the fact that ACE (American Council on Education) has been lobbying Congress not to pass the TEACH Act because of the burden that regulations around Accessible Instructional Materials would put on universities!
http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/09/05/education-technology-college-lobbyists-are-keeping-disabled-students-behind/jQ8UFe44BeFBumbTTqBzFL/story.html?s_campaign=8315
Kathy
Kathleen Cahill
MIT Assistive Technology Information Center (ATIC)
77 Mass. Ave. 7-143
Cambridge MA 02139
(617) 253-5111
kcahill@mit.edu
From: "ron@ahead.org" >
Reply-To: Access Network >
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 12:39 AM
To: "john.gardner@oregonstate.edu" >, Access Network >
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Evening John, just getting home.
The only one that I am aware of is the TAMC tool that Kris Von See created. I am not aware of the licensing associated with it but would be more than happy to look into it. If there is an interest. It was really valuable in the early NIMAS days and actually something I still use when nothing else will work.
Ron Stewart
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of John Gardner
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 5:04 PM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Ron, are there any open source scripts that convert MS Word XML to something more straightforward? Or even just algorithms. It would be nice to have something we could all standardize on.
John
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Ron Stewart
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 11:12 AM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Afternoon all, it was my understanding that they were using components of the DAISY Pipeline, which while close is not exactly the same thing. All the major converters that are using either have for the most part added custom scripting to standardize the output and avoid issues such as those caused in the proprietary markup that you will find in specific XML implementations such as that is found in Docx.
Not sure if it makes any real difference to most of you but this has been one of the challenges that we have faced over the years as we have tried to move forward with a robust, standardized and easily implemented solution in the AIM space. XML is a specification but it can be implemented in a huge variety of ways and forms.
Ron Stewart
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Heidi Scher
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 11:07 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Hey there, Sean,
According to the tech at Bookshare, they use the Save As DAISY plug-in. So not sure why we can't get it to work but they can. For GoRead, it doesn't want all the SMIL files either. But since we're swamped right now, I've moved on since my MacGyver solution has worked! But, if things ever slow down, I'll revisit the issue - unless someone else can figure out what we haven't.
Wink, I SOOOO wish we had an easy button for conversion!
Heidi
+++++++++++++++
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
+++++++++++++++
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Sean Keegan > wrote:
Hi Heidi,
>From what I understand about the DAISY XML file produced by the Save As DAISY plugin is that it is not exactly a text-only DAISY DTB as it is lacking the NCX or SMIL files. It is, essentially, a precursor to producing a DTB. That said, most DAISY reading apps can handle a DAISY XML file. Perhaps the issue is that the Go Read app will only support a complete DAISY 3 DTB and not the DAISY XML file?
Glad you were able to get it to work with the ePub conversion with Calibre. It's probably what MacGyver would use instead of his swiss army knife if he did alt media production...
Take care,
Sean
On Sep 4, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Heidi Scher > wrote:
Thank you everyone for the feedback! I'm passing every little tidbit along to our lab coordinator.
I need to clarify a couple of points. We are not converting Bookshare books, but are converting the student's course materials. We already do full DAISY as most all of our students love using full DAISY. I'm not having trouble converting to text-only DAISY. The files are converting and work fine with AMIS. BUT, for students who want to use the GoRead DAISY app for Android, the text-only DAISY that works in AMIS does not work in GoRead.
Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to go a different route. I combined all the Word Docx files that we use for DAISY conversion into one large file. Then ran it through Calibre for ePub. AND...drumroll....it now reads out loud in GoRead!
Just more information to put into our arsenal for future reference!
Thank you again one and all!
Heidi
+++++++++++++++
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
+++++++++++++++
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ron Stewart > wrote:
That may be an option, and it still works. Unfortunately Kris is no longer supporting it as far as I am aware.
Ron Stewart
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 2:29 PM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
You can also use Tech Adapt?s free TAMC program:
http://accessiblemediacenter.techadapt.com/
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Neal Sorensen
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:19 PM
To: athen-list@u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
Hello Heidi,
Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here?s a quick how-to?
1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the extracted folder.
2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet browser (I recommend Firefox)
3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word processor.
4. Breathe easy
XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I don?t think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility issues with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn?t run successfully for me in almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those students.
Hope this helps!
Neal Sorensen
Specialist of Assistive Technology
Office of Disability Resources
Naropa University: Boulder, CO
nsorensen@naropa.edu
Phone: 303-546-3560
The Machine is Us/ing Us:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
"A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world?"
Hi all,
This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any luck getting that to work.
Anyone have any ideas??
Thanks in advance!!
Heidi
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From alipkin at brandeis.edu Sat Sep 6 06:20:01 2014
From: alipkin at brandeis.edu (Adam Lipkin)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] Opinion column about TEACH Act and Accessibility
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID:
Reading the link in the article, it's not just ACE -- it's about a dozen
organizations that collectively represent just about every major and minor
US college and university. It also, I'm amazed to see, included Educause.
Really depressing.
--Adam
On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 8:45 AM, Kathleen Cahill wrote:
> Colleagues,
>
> Saw this article in the Boston Globe by the President of NFB of
> Massachusetts. He writes about the fact that ACE (American Council on
> Education) has been lobbying Congress not to pass the TEACH Act because of
> the burden that regulations around Accessible Instructional Materials would
> put on universities!
>
>
> http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/09/05/education-technology-college-lobbyists-are-keeping-disabled-students-behind/jQ8UFe44BeFBumbTTqBzFL/story.html?s_campaign=8315
>
>
> Kathy
>
> Kathleen Cahill
> MIT Assistive Technology Information Center (ATIC)
> 77 Mass. Ave. 7-143
> Cambridge MA 02139
> (617) 253-5111
> kcahill@mit.edu
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> athen-list mailing list
> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu
> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list
>
>
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alipkin@brandeis.edu
781-736-4795
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Mailstop 045
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From dann at digilifemedia.biz Sat Sep 6 08:04:35 2014
From: dann at digilifemedia.biz (Dann Berkowitz)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
In-Reply-To: <142101cfc92d$04cd52f0$0e67f8d0$@gmail.com>
References: <0EDA783F28EBCB4DA136913FECFCDF21ED72DA@DC-NAROPAEX10.naropa.edu>
<02ed01cfc7ad$608df760$21a9e620$@htctu.net>
<11e901cfc7af$f8d8b670$ea8a2350$@ahead.org>
<6CC886C0-B715-40A4-92DF-95A2316A561C@stanford.edu>
<142101cfc92d$04cd52f0$0e67f8d0$@gmail.com>
Message-ID:
Don't get too excited Wink ... Adam and I developed a pretty good system
for building DTB files, but as Sean noted, DAISY as a format has not gained
as much usage as we all hoped.
On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 1:15 PM, foreigntype wrote:
> Hahahaha! We should discuss how to do this at AHG ---we could get rich and
> retire.
>
> ;>)
>
>
>
> Wink Harner
>
> foreigntype@gmail.com
>
>
>
> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Heidi Scher
> *Sent:* Friday, September 05, 2014 9:07 AM
>
> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network
> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>
>
>
> Hey there, Sean,
>
> According to the tech at Bookshare, they use the Save As DAISY plug-in. So
> not sure why we can't get it to work but they can. For GoRead, it doesn't
> want all the SMIL files either. But since we're swamped right now, I've
> moved on since my MacGyver solution has worked! But, if things ever slow
> down, I'll revisit the issue - unless someone else can figure out what we
> haven't.
>
> Wink, I SOOOO wish we had an easy button for conversion!
>
> Heidi
>
>
> +++++++++++++++
> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
> Associate Director
> Center for Educational Access
> University of Arkansas
> ARKU 104
> Fayetteville, AR 72701
> 479.575.3104
> 479.575.7445 fax
> 479.575.3646 tdd
> +++++++++++++++
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Sean Keegan wrote:
>
> Hi Heidi,
>
>
>
> From what I understand about the DAISY XML file produced by the Save As
> DAISY plugin is that it is not exactly a text-only DAISY DTB as it is
> lacking the NCX or SMIL files. It is, essentially, a precursor to
> producing a DTB. That said, most DAISY reading apps can handle a DAISY XML
> file. Perhaps the issue is that the Go Read app will only support a
> complete DAISY 3 DTB and not the DAISY XML file?
>
>
>
> Glad you were able to get it to work with the ePub conversion with
> Calibre. It's probably what MacGyver would use instead of his swiss army
> knife if he did alt media production...
>
>
>
> Take care,
>
> Sean
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 4, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Heidi Scher wrote:
>
>
>
> Thank you everyone for the feedback! I'm passing every little tidbit
> along to our lab coordinator.
>
> I need to clarify a couple of points. We are not converting Bookshare
> books, but are converting the student's course materials. We already do
> full DAISY as most all of our students love using full DAISY. I'm not
> having trouble converting to text-only DAISY. The files are converting and
> work fine with AMIS. BUT, for students who want to use the GoRead DAISY app
> for Android, the text-only DAISY that works in AMIS does not work in
> GoRead.
>
> Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to go a different route. I
> combined all the Word Docx files that we use for DAISY conversion into one
> large file. Then ran it through Calibre for ePub. AND...drumroll....it now
> reads out loud in GoRead!
>
> Just more information to put into our arsenal for future reference!
>
> Thank you again one and all!
>
> Heidi
>
>
> +++++++++++++++
> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
> Associate Director
> Center for Educational Access
> University of Arkansas
> ARKU 104
> Fayetteville, AR 72701
> 479.575.3104
> 479.575.7445 fax
> 479.575.3646 tdd
> +++++++++++++++
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ron Stewart wrote:
>
> That may be an option, and it still works. Unfortunately Kris is no longer
> supporting it as far as I am aware.
>
>
>
> Ron Stewart
>
>
>
> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Gaeir Dietrich
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 03, 2014 2:29 PM
> *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
>
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>
>
>
>
>
> You can also use Tech Adapt?s free TAMC program:
>
>
>
> http://accessiblemediacenter.techadapt.com/
>
>
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
> 408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>
>
> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Neal Sorensen
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:19 PM
> *To:* athen-list@u.washington.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>
>
>
> Hello Heidi,
>
>
>
> Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here?s a
> quick how-to?
>
>
>
> 1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the extracted
> folder.
>
> 2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet
> browser (I recommend Firefox)
>
> 3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word
> processor.
>
> 4. Breathe easy
>
>
>
> XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text
> formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I
> don?t think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
>
>
>
> I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility
> issues with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn?t run successfully for
> me in almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for
> working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those
> students.
>
>
>
> Hope this helps!
>
>
>
> Neal Sorensen
>
> Specialist of Assistive Technology
>
> Office of Disability Resources
>
> Naropa University: Boulder, CO
>
> nsorensen@naropa.edu
>
> Phone: 303-546-3560
>
>
>
> The Machine is Us/ing Us:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
>
> "A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world?"
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY
> so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out
> there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare
> and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any
> luck getting that to work.
>
>
>
> Anyone have any ideas??
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
>
>
> Heidi
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> athen-list mailing list
> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu
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>
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From rsthompson2 at ua.edu Sat Sep 6 08:26:41 2014
From: rsthompson2 at ua.edu (Thompson, Rachel)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] Opinion column about TEACH Act and Accessibility
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID: <72C58680-A9EB-4CC8-8391-63C8D57D341C@ua.edu>
This is disheartening. How can we change it?
Dr. Rachel S. Thompson
Director, Emerging Technology
Center for Instructional Technology
University of Alabama
On Sep 6, 2014, at 8:23 AM, "Adam Lipkin" > wrote:
Reading the link in the article, it's not just ACE -- it's about a dozen organizations that collectively represent just about every major and minor US college and university. It also, I'm amazed to see, included Educause. Really depressing.
--Adam
On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 8:45 AM, Kathleen Cahill > wrote:
Colleagues,
Saw this article in the Boston Globe by the President of NFB of Massachusetts. He writes about the fact that ACE (American Council on Education) has been lobbying Congress not to pass the TEACH Act because of the burden that regulations around Accessible Instructional Materials would put on universities!
http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/09/05/education-technology-college-lobbyists-are-keeping-disabled-students-behind/jQ8UFe44BeFBumbTTqBzFL/story.html?s_campaign=8315
Kathy
Kathleen Cahill
MIT Assistive Technology Information Center (ATIC)
77 Mass. Ave. 7-143
Cambridge MA 02139
(617) 253-5111
kcahill@mit.edu
_______________________________________________
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--
Adam Lipkin
Associate Director for Academic Technology
alipkin@brandeis.edu
781-736-4795
Brandeis University Library and Technology Services
Mailstop 045
Waltham, MA 02454
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From kcahill at mit.edu Sat Sep 6 09:02:50 2014
From: kcahill at mit.edu (Kathleen Cahill)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] Opinion column about TEACH Act and Accessibility
In-Reply-To: <72C58680-A9EB-4CC8-8391-63C8D57D341C@ua.edu>
References:
<72C58680-A9EB-4CC8-8391-63C8D57D341C@ua.edu>
Message-ID:
Is there anyone on the ATHEN list who is also involved in the EDUCAUSE IT
Accessibility group? Just wondering if EDUCAUSE (or any of these
organizations) sought out expert accessibility advice before formulating
their opposition to the TEACH Act. It?s starting to sound more and more
like the concerns of these umbrella organizations are about avoiding more
regulation by the government.
Kathy
Kathleen Cahill
MIT Assistive Technology Information Center (ATIC)
77 Mass. Ave. 7-143
Cambridge MA 02139
(617) 253-5111
kcahill@mit.edu
On 9/6/14, 11:26 AM, "Thompson, Rachel" wrote:
>This is disheartening. How can we change it?
>
>Dr. Rachel S. Thompson
>Director, Emerging Technology
>Center for Instructional Technology
>University of Alabama
>
>On Sep 6, 2014, at 8:23 AM, "Adam Lipkin"
>> wrote:
>
>Reading the link in the article, it's not just ACE -- it's about a dozen
>organizations that collectively represent just about every major and
>minor US college and university. It also, I'm amazed to see, included
>Educause. Really depressing.
>
>--Adam
>
>
>On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 8:45 AM, Kathleen Cahill
>> wrote:
>Colleagues,
>
>Saw this article in the Boston Globe by the President of NFB of
>Massachusetts. He writes about the fact that ACE (American Council on
>Education) has been lobbying Congress not to pass the TEACH Act because
>of the burden that regulations around Accessible Instructional Materials
>would put on universities!
>
>http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/09/05/education-technology-college
>-lobbyists-are-keeping-disabled-students-behind/jQ8UFe44BeFBumbTTqBzFL/sto
>ry.html?s_campaign=8315
>
>Kathy
>
>Kathleen Cahill
>MIT Assistive Technology Information Center (ATIC)
>77 Mass. Ave. 7-143
>Cambridge MA 02139
>(617) 253-5111
>kcahill@mit.edu
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>athen-list mailing list
>athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edugton.edu>
>http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list
>
>
>
>
>--
>Adam Lipkin
>Associate Director for Academic Technology
>alipkin@brandeis.edu
>781-736-4795
>Brandeis University Library and Technology Services
>Mailstop 045
>Waltham, MA 02454
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From ronrstewart at gmail.com Sat Sep 6 09:09:03 2014
From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] Opinion column about TEACH Act and Accessibility
In-Reply-To:
References:
<72C58680-A9EB-4CC8-8391-63C8D57D341C@ua.edu>
Message-ID:
If history is any indicator it is very likely they did not.
Ron Stewart
On Saturday, September 6, 2014, Kathleen Cahill wrote:
> Is there anyone on the ATHEN list who is also involved in the EDUCAUSE IT
> Accessibility group? Just wondering if EDUCAUSE (or any of these
> organizations) sought out expert accessibility advice before formulating
> their opposition to the TEACH Act. It?s starting to sound more and more
> like the concerns of these umbrella organizations are about avoiding more
> regulation by the government.
>
> Kathy
>
> Kathleen Cahill
> MIT Assistive Technology Information Center (ATIC)
> 77 Mass. Ave. 7-143
> Cambridge MA 02139
> (617) 253-5111
> kcahill@mit.edu
>
>
>
>
>
> On 9/6/14, 11:26 AM, "Thompson, Rachel" >
> wrote:
>
> >This is disheartening. How can we change it?
> >
> >Dr. Rachel S. Thompson
> >Director, Emerging Technology
> >Center for Instructional Technology
> >University of Alabama
> >
> >On Sep 6, 2014, at 8:23 AM, "Adam Lipkin"
> > >> wrote:
> >
> >Reading the link in the article, it's not just ACE -- it's about a dozen
> >organizations that collectively represent just about every major and
> >minor US college and university. It also, I'm amazed to see, included
> >Educause. Really depressing.
> >
> >--Adam
> >
> >
> >On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 8:45 AM, Kathleen Cahill
> >>>
> wrote:
> >Colleagues,
> >
> >Saw this article in the Boston Globe by the President of NFB of
> >Massachusetts. He writes about the fact that ACE (American Council on
> >Education) has been lobbying Congress not to pass the TEACH Act because
> >of the burden that regulations around Accessible Instructional Materials
> >would put on universities!
> >
> >
> http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/09/05/education-technology-college
> >-lobbyists-are-keeping-disabled-students-behind/jQ8UFe44BeFBumbTTqBzFL/sto
> >ry.html?s_campaign=8315
> >
> >Kathy
> >
> >Kathleen Cahill
> >MIT Assistive Technology Information Center (ATIC)
> >77 Mass. Ave. 7-143
> >Cambridge MA 02139
> >(617) 253-5111
> >kcahill@mit.edu >
> >
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >athen-list mailing list
> >athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu athen-list@mailman13.u.washin
> >gton.edu>
> >http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Adam Lipkin
> >Associate Director for Academic Technology
> >alipkin@brandeis.edu >
> >781-736-4795
> >Brandeis University Library and Technology Services
> >Mailstop 045
> >Waltham, MA 02454
> >_______________________________________________
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From jsuttondc at gmail.com Sat Sep 6 13:55:25 2014
From: jsuttondc at gmail.com (Jennifer Sutton)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] Journal on Technology & Persons with Disabilities Volume 1
Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20140906135444.05cd5358@gmail.com>
Greetings, ATHEN:
I thought some of you might want to at least take a skim through this
Table of Contents. Apologies for cross-posting.
Journal on Technology & Persons with Disabilities Volume 1:
http://scholarworks.csun.edu/handle/10211.3/125008
From jsuttondc at gmail.com Sat Sep 6 16:47:02 2014
From: jsuttondc at gmail.com (Jennifer Sutton)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:56 2018
Subject: [Athen] webaim Survey of Web Accessibility Practitioners Results
Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20140906164533.05d89db0@gmail.com>
ATHEN:
While the following was posted to the WebAIM list, I thought some
here might also like to see it.
Best,
Jennifer
webaim Survey of Web Accessibility Practitioners Results
http://webaim.org/projects/practitionersurvey/
From hascherdss at gmail.com Mon Sep 8 08:03:27 2014
From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:57 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
In-Reply-To:
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<02ed01cfc7ad$608df760$21a9e620$@htctu.net>
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Happy Monday all!
So I'm wondering why full DAISY so popular with our students and not with
coastal students? Hm.........
Heidi
+++++++++++++++
Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
+++++++++++++++
On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 10:04 AM, Dann Berkowitz
wrote:
> Don't get too excited Wink ... Adam and I developed a pretty good system
> for building DTB files, but as Sean noted, DAISY as a format has not gained
> as much usage as we all hoped.
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 1:15 PM, foreigntype wrote:
>
>> Hahahaha! We should discuss how to do this at AHG ---we could get rich
>> and retire.
>>
>> ;>)
>>
>>
>>
>> Wink Harner
>>
>> foreigntype@gmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu]
>> *On Behalf Of *Heidi Scher
>> *Sent:* Friday, September 05, 2014 9:07 AM
>>
>> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network
>> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>>
>>
>>
>> Hey there, Sean,
>>
>> According to the tech at Bookshare, they use the Save As DAISY plug-in.
>> So not sure why we can't get it to work but they can. For GoRead, it
>> doesn't want all the SMIL files either. But since we're swamped right now,
>> I've moved on since my MacGyver solution has worked! But, if things ever
>> slow down, I'll revisit the issue - unless someone else can figure out what
>> we haven't.
>>
>> Wink, I SOOOO wish we had an easy button for conversion!
>>
>> Heidi
>>
>>
>> +++++++++++++++
>> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
>> Associate Director
>> Center for Educational Access
>> University of Arkansas
>> ARKU 104
>> Fayetteville, AR 72701
>> 479.575.3104
>> 479.575.7445 fax
>> 479.575.3646 tdd
>> +++++++++++++++
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Sean Keegan wrote:
>>
>> Hi Heidi,
>>
>>
>>
>> From what I understand about the DAISY XML file produced by the Save As
>> DAISY plugin is that it is not exactly a text-only DAISY DTB as it is
>> lacking the NCX or SMIL files. It is, essentially, a precursor to
>> producing a DTB. That said, most DAISY reading apps can handle a DAISY XML
>> file. Perhaps the issue is that the Go Read app will only support a
>> complete DAISY 3 DTB and not the DAISY XML file?
>>
>>
>>
>> Glad you were able to get it to work with the ePub conversion with
>> Calibre. It's probably what MacGyver would use instead of his swiss army
>> knife if he did alt media production...
>>
>>
>>
>> Take care,
>>
>> Sean
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 4, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Heidi Scher wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you everyone for the feedback! I'm passing every little tidbit
>> along to our lab coordinator.
>>
>> I need to clarify a couple of points. We are not converting Bookshare
>> books, but are converting the student's course materials. We already do
>> full DAISY as most all of our students love using full DAISY. I'm not
>> having trouble converting to text-only DAISY. The files are converting and
>> work fine with AMIS. BUT, for students who want to use the GoRead DAISY app
>> for Android, the text-only DAISY that works in AMIS does not work in
>> GoRead.
>>
>> Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to go a different route. I
>> combined all the Word Docx files that we use for DAISY conversion into one
>> large file. Then ran it through Calibre for ePub. AND...drumroll....it now
>> reads out loud in GoRead!
>>
>> Just more information to put into our arsenal for future reference!
>>
>> Thank you again one and all!
>>
>> Heidi
>>
>>
>> +++++++++++++++
>> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
>> Associate Director
>> Center for Educational Access
>> University of Arkansas
>> ARKU 104
>> Fayetteville, AR 72701
>> 479.575.3104
>> 479.575.7445 fax
>> 479.575.3646 tdd
>> +++++++++++++++
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ron Stewart wrote:
>>
>> That may be an option, and it still works. Unfortunately Kris is no
>> longer supporting it as far as I am aware.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ron Stewart
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu]
>> *On Behalf Of *Gaeir Dietrich
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 03, 2014 2:29 PM
>> *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
>>
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> You can also use Tech Adapt?s free TAMC program:
>>
>>
>>
>> http://accessiblemediacenter.techadapt.com/
>>
>>
>>
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>> Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
>> 408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
>>
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On
>> Behalf Of *Neal Sorensen
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:19 PM
>> *To:* athen-list@u.washington.edu
>> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello Heidi,
>>
>>
>>
>> Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here?s a
>> quick how-to?
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the
>> extracted folder.
>>
>> 2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet
>> browser (I recommend Firefox)
>>
>> 3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word
>> processor.
>>
>> 4. Breathe easy
>>
>>
>>
>> XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text
>> formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I
>> don?t think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility
>> issues with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn?t run successfully for
>> me in almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for
>> working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those
>> students.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps!
>>
>>
>>
>> Neal Sorensen
>>
>> Specialist of Assistive Technology
>>
>> Office of Disability Resources
>>
>> Naropa University: Boulder, CO
>>
>> nsorensen@naropa.edu
>>
>> Phone: 303-546-3560
>>
>>
>>
>> The Machine is Us/ing Us:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
>>
>> "A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the world?"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY
>> so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out
>> there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare
>> and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any
>> luck getting that to work.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas??
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance!!
>>
>>
>>
>> Heidi
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> athen-list mailing list
>> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu
>> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list
>>
>>
>>
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From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron)
Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:57 2018
Subject: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
In-Reply-To:
References: <0EDA783F28EBCB4DA136913FECFCDF21ED72DA@DC-NAROPAEX10.naropa.edu>
<02ed01cfc7ad$608df760$21a9e620$@htctu.net>
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Message-ID:
DAISY is very popular with students who have been properly exposed to it
and understand its strengths and limitations. In my experience the real
challenge is in getting folks to try something new or be willing to give up
their current solution for a better one.
Ron Stewart
On Monday, September 8, 2014, Heidi Scher wrote:
> Happy Monday all!
>
> So I'm wondering why full DAISY so popular with our students and not with
> coastal students? Hm.........
>
> Heidi
>
>
>
> +++++++++++++++
> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
> Associate Director
> Center for Educational Access
> University of Arkansas
> ARKU 104
> Fayetteville, AR 72701
> 479.575.3104
> 479.575.7445 fax
> 479.575.3646 tdd
> +++++++++++++++
>
> On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 10:04 AM, Dann Berkowitz > wrote:
>
>> Don't get too excited Wink ... Adam and I developed a pretty good system
>> for building DTB files, but as Sean noted, DAISY as a format has not gained
>> as much usage as we all hoped.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 1:15 PM, foreigntype > > wrote:
>>
>>> Hahahaha! We should discuss how to do this at AHG ---we could get rich
>>> and retire.
>>>
>>> ;>)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wink Harner
>>>
>>> foreigntype@gmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu
>>> ]
>>> *On Behalf Of *Heidi Scher
>>> *Sent:* Friday, September 05, 2014 9:07 AM
>>>
>>> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hey there, Sean,
>>>
>>> According to the tech at Bookshare, they use the Save As DAISY plug-in.
>>> So not sure why we can't get it to work but they can. For GoRead, it
>>> doesn't want all the SMIL files either. But since we're swamped right now,
>>> I've moved on since my MacGyver solution has worked! But, if things ever
>>> slow down, I'll revisit the issue - unless someone else can figure out what
>>> we haven't.
>>>
>>> Wink, I SOOOO wish we had an easy button for conversion!
>>>
>>> Heidi
>>>
>>>
>>> +++++++++++++++
>>> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
>>> Associate Director
>>> Center for Educational Access
>>> University of Arkansas
>>> ARKU 104
>>> Fayetteville, AR 72701
>>> 479.575.3104
>>> 479.575.7445 fax
>>> 479.575.3646 tdd
>>> +++++++++++++++
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Sean Keegan >> > wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Heidi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From what I understand about the DAISY XML file produced by the Save As
>>> DAISY plugin is that it is not exactly a text-only DAISY DTB as it is
>>> lacking the NCX or SMIL files. It is, essentially, a precursor to
>>> producing a DTB. That said, most DAISY reading apps can handle a DAISY XML
>>> file. Perhaps the issue is that the Go Read app will only support a
>>> complete DAISY 3 DTB and not the DAISY XML file?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Glad you were able to get it to work with the ePub conversion with
>>> Calibre. It's probably what MacGyver would use instead of his swiss army
>>> knife if he did alt media production...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Take care,
>>>
>>> Sean
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 4, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Heidi Scher >> > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you everyone for the feedback! I'm passing every little tidbit
>>> along to our lab coordinator.
>>>
>>> I need to clarify a couple of points. We are not converting Bookshare
>>> books, but are converting the student's course materials. We already do
>>> full DAISY as most all of our students love using full DAISY. I'm not
>>> having trouble converting to text-only DAISY. The files are converting and
>>> work fine with AMIS. BUT, for students who want to use the GoRead DAISY app
>>> for Android, the text-only DAISY that works in AMIS does not work in
>>> GoRead.
>>>
>>> Yesterday I got a wild hair and decided to go a different route. I
>>> combined all the Word Docx files that we use for DAISY conversion into one
>>> large file. Then ran it through Calibre for ePub. AND...drumroll....it now
>>> reads out loud in GoRead!
>>>
>>> Just more information to put into our arsenal for future reference!
>>>
>>> Thank you again one and all!
>>>
>>> Heidi
>>>
>>>
>>> +++++++++++++++
>>> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
>>> Associate Director
>>> Center for Educational Access
>>> University of Arkansas
>>> ARKU 104
>>> Fayetteville, AR 72701
>>> 479.575.3104
>>> 479.575.7445 fax
>>> 479.575.3646 tdd
>>> +++++++++++++++
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:48 PM, Ron Stewart >> > wrote:
>>>
>>> That may be an option, and it still works. Unfortunately Kris is no
>>> longer supporting it as far as I am aware.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ron Stewart
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu
>>> ]
>>> *On Behalf Of *Gaeir Dietrich
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 03, 2014 2:29 PM
>>> *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
>>>
>>>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> You can also use Tech Adapt?s free TAMC program:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> http://accessiblemediacenter.techadapt.com/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>
>>> Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich
>>> 408-996-6047 or 408-996-4636
>>>
>>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* athen-list
>>> [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu]
>>> *On
>>> Behalf Of *Neal Sorensen
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 03, 2014 12:19 PM
>>> *To:* athen-list@u.washington.edu
>>>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] text-only DAISY conversion
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Heidi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bookshare books are surprisingly easy to convert to Text Only. Here?s a
>>> quick how-to?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1. Unzip the file downloaded from Bookshare, and open the
>>> extracted folder.
>>>
>>> 2. Look for the file ending in .XML and open it in an internet
>>> browser (I recommend Firefox)
>>>
>>> 3. Copy the full text from the browser and paste it into a word
>>> processor.
>>>
>>> 4. Breathe easy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> XML file contains the full text, often with Images, with some rich text
>>> formatting and pages indicated. XML usually contains styles too, but I
>>> don?t think that is included in the Bookshare XML.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have noticed that newer versions of Mac OS X have had compatibility
>>> issues with Bookshare software. Read:OutLoud hasn?t run successfully for
>>> me in almost a year on Macs. This is the best method I have discovered for
>>> working around that issue, and still using Bookshare content with those
>>> students.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hope this helps!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Neal Sorensen
>>>
>>> Specialist of Assistive Technology
>>>
>>> Office of Disability Resources
>>>
>>> Naropa University: Boulder, CO
>>>
>>> nsorensen@naropa.edu
>>>
>>>
>>> Phone: 303-546-3560
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Machine is Us/ing Us:
>>>
>>> The Machine is Us/ing Us (Final Version)
>>>
>>>
>>> "A wonderful exploration of how new types of text are changing the
>>> world?"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This semester we've had several students who are needing text-only DAISY
>>> so that they can access DAISY on their Android devices. Is anyone out
>>> there converting to text-only DAISY? We've been in contact with Bookshare
>>> and they use the Save As DAISY plug-in for Word. But we aren't having any
>>> luck getting that to work.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyone have any ideas??
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Heidi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> athen-list mailing list
>>> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu
>>>