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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR>I'm using the plug-in, but it still only provides
a restricted level of access--it doesn't increase the range of possible ways of
reading the text, as sentence by sentence, or word by word, for instance. Also,
the accessibility hasn't been improved at all since the plug-in was released, so
I don't expect that this will change anytime
soon.<BR><BR>Kestrell<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jbalassa@valenciacollege.edu
href="mailto:jbalassa@valenciacollege.edu">Julie Balassa</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=athen-list@u.washington.edu
href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">Access Technology Higher Education
Network</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 09, 2012 9:36
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Athen] RE: Kindle
software</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Robert, I’ll reply but not
with a payload of firsthand knowledge. Students here are using it for mainly
the smaller literature classics as the Kindle editions are so much less
expensive than the printed books, and of course they have to buy the printed
book as we need a receipt before we can release edited publisher files. The
interface is less of a problem than the navigation of the book itself.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Student experiences here I
think pretty much mirror the findings listed in this article: <A
href="http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw120506">http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw120506</A>.
Unlike Pratik’s experience, with the plugin they are able to enable speech
even if the book itself has no TTS functionality. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><SPAN
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athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Robert Beach<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 09, 2012 9:30
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Access Technology Higher Education Network
(athen-list@u.washington.edu)<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Athen] Kindle
software<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I know this was discussed some time ago, but I need an
update/reminder.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I know there is an accessibility patch for the Kindle
software for PC that supposedly makes it work with JAWS. I also remember
the reviews weren’t very exciting when I first heard it discussed. What
kind of luck are folks having with this setup? Have there been any
improvements? What draw backs might I expect to find?<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Robert Lee Beach<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Assistive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Kansas City Kansas Community College<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>7250 State Avenue<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Kansas City, KS 66112<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>913-288-7671<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>rbeach@kckcc.edu<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV>
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