[Athen] Need help understanding title on Internet Archive for blind student

[Deborah Armstrong]

Digital editions works great if you have to read something straight through. But it has no ability to let you jump to a particular section.

However if you get a book in digital editions, free speech-friendly software called Codex can convert it to an epub with all the headings intact. Codex no longer apparently can remove the dRM from Kindle books.

What makes Codex legal is that you have to legally have the book on your own PC. It uses the license information that's already on your computer to decrypt the DRM. Print-impaired folks can decrypt the DRM for their personal use.
                http://jscholes.net/project/codex/

--Debee


From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Justin Romack
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 10:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [Athen] Need help understanding title on Internet Archive for blind student

Unfortunately, in all the research I've done to this point - the VR Stream is the ONLY blindness-friendly option I can dig up.

It looks like the EPUB and PDF options I can download are available for Digital Editions - which I've found to be a disaster with JAWS (personally.)

This student would be fine with DAISY or EPUB ... if I could get them in their app of choice.

Thanks for this, though! I'm glad to know that SOMEONE out there has had some luck with their content.

Thanks,
J



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From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu>> On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 12:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [Athen] Need help understanding title on Internet Archive for blind student

I've downloaded historical books on communism from the internet archive in Daisy and they played on the VR stream just fine. I don't think things on the archive are protected though.


From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu>> On Behalf Of Justin Romack
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 9:29 AM
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Subject: [Athen] Need help understanding title on Internet Archive for blind student

Howdy all!

Hoping you are safe and well in your respective corner of the world. I know we're all desperately awaiting news that we're trending in a positive direction ...

I'm researching alt format materials for a totally blind student. I found one of their books in the Internet Archive - and see it's available for download in a protected DAISY format (as well as encrypted PDF and EPUB files to borrow.) I've never had experience with IA ... and truthfully, this is why. Access to their resources ... especially for blind students ... feels like a black box.

Can anyone shed some light on how I can help my student access these materials?

Gratefully,
J

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