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<font size=2>Free 2-part Webinar in November building on the Webinar on
Etext Advances<br>
DIGITAL BOOKS & PLAYERS, AN UPDATE<br>
By Robert Lee Beach, Assistive Technology Specialist<br>
Kansas City Kansas Community College<br>
Two part free series. Thursday November 15 and 29 - 2PM EASTERN<br><br>
The advent of digital books has made accessing reading materials for
individuals with disabilities a more pleasant experience. Sound quality
is better<br>
and navigation is far superior to the old analog tape books.<br>
However, with so many options for players and sources of books, what does
one need to be aware of when shopping for reading materials and
equipment.<br><br>
In December of 2005, Robert presented a 2-part workshop titled “Why Pick
a DAISY” which looked at some of the resources and players for DAISY
books. Some<br>
changes have happened with both the players and sources. In this
presentation, Robert will again discuss some of the sources of books and
update you on<br>
what is happening with these. <br><br>
Then he will review software and hardware players for digital books and
update you on the offerings available today. Included will be a
demonstration of<br>
the new Victor Stream and a discussion of the new NLSbooks that are
expected to come out in 2008. <br><br>
PART ONE will give a brief description of digital books, where they can
be found, and what some of the differences are between books from these
sources.<br>
Then there will be demonstrations of 3 out of 4 software players: Book
Wizard Reader, Easy-Reader, and Victor ReaderSoft. <br><br>
Part 2 will finish the software player demonstrations with the gh Player.
Then there will be demonstrations of 4 hardware players: Victor Classic,
Victor<br>
Wave, Book Port, and the new Victor Stream. As time<br>
permits, other players can be discussed.<br><br>
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EASI Events for November<br>
Webinar 4-part Series Taming PowerPoint and Designing for Accessibility
On and Off the Web <br>
Read more and register at easi.cc/clinic.htm<br>
Month-long Online Course Barrier-free E-learning<br>
Read more and register at http//easi.cc/workshop.htm<br><br>
Norman Coombs<br>
CEO EASI
(<a href="http://www.easi.cc/" eudora="autourl">www.easi.cc</a>)<br>
(949) 855-4852 Pacific time zone) <br><br>
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