[Athen] Question about speech to text program to read graphic novels

[Susan Kelmer]

Not every PDF is going to be workable, and this is one of these times when you need to do something else.

You need to turn this graphic novel into text-only, aka, a Word file.  No pictures. The student can then listen to the files while viewing the hard copy of the book with their eyes.  It may help to name characters and make the file like a script for a movie.


Susan Kelmer
Alternate Format Production Program Manager
Disability Services
Division of Student Affairs
T 303 735 4836
www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices<http://www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices>


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From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Charlotte Schiff-Norton
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 12:22 PM
To: athen-list at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Athen] Question about speech to text program to read graphic novels

Hello All,

I am working on a graph novel for a student that needs it to be read to them. I am using Kurzweil. Unfortunately Kurzweil is not a fan of this kind of format for books and I am forced to do all the editing manually in Kurzweil to make sure its reads it correctly.

I was wondering if there is any other program out there (perferble free) that  reads graphic novels better than Kurzweil?

Or is there another format I should be uploading into Kurzweil that would read it better? At the moment I am using PDF files to upload to Kurzweil.

Thank you for your time and help.
_________________________
Charlotte Schiff-Norton
she/her/hers
Saint Mary's College of California
Student Disability Services<https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/student-disability-services>
Accessibility & Assistive Technology Coordinator
Office: (925) 631-5071
Email: cgs5 at stmarys-ca.edu<mailto:cgs5 at stmarys-ca.edu>

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