[Athen] notetaking solution that will sync notes/audio usable by blind student who doesn't know braille

[Lisa Brandt]

We're looking at Sonocent Audio Notetaker too, so I'll be interested in  
hearing about screen reader compatibility.

On Thu, 09 Jul 2015 11:02:08 -0700, Alexa Schriempf <ats169 at psu.edu> wrote:


> You state VoiceOver so I'm assuming you need a mac platform? That  

> constrains things a bit....if perhaps a PC could be used, OneNote by  

> Microsoft is >a possibility? I have not tested this for a blind user.

> I do suspect that the time lag between audio and the typing out of the  

> notes is a big problem, which isn't addressed satisfactorily by any tool  

> that syncs >typed text to audio on the fly, unless one can type REALLY  

> fast. What do others think about this? It is the one reason that I have  

> not taken up either the >Livescribe Pen or Audio Note in my own  

> content-capture practices.

> There is AudioNotetaker by Sonocent. This is a dream. It requires you to  

> change your entire workflow as a content-capturer, but that's the point.  

> And, if >you are willing to put in time after class to clean up and  

> organize your notes, you're absolutely assured of learning the material  

> as well. However, I do >not know if it's screen reader friendly. Josh  

> Hori can address that, and I copy him above to make sure he gets this  

> question. (Sorry, Josh! LOL!)

>

> -lex

>

>

-- 
Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services
Accessibility Technician
Alternate Media Formats Technician
971-722-4366
SY CC 260
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