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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hello Hadi,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We would also greatly appreciate a copy of the presentation if possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cindy G<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#943634'>Cindy Gershman<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Advanced Program Coordinator, Alt Format<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Disabled Student Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Pima Community College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tucson, AZ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>520-206-6688<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:cgershman@pima.edu"><span style='color:blue'>cgershman@pima.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rangin, Hadi Bargi<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'>Hi Wink,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'>Ken and I presented at the CSUN last week. We don’t have any comprehensive paper to answer all your questions but I guess our presentation at CSUN would provide answers to some of your questions. Maybe Ken and I can coordinate with Norm and present it at EASI for those who couldn’t come to CSUN/our session.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'>I will send you the presentation offline.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'>Hadi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Wink Harner<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 26, 2014 2:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi out there in ATHEN-Land,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Chegg<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- CourseSmart<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- GooglePlay-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Kindle<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Kno <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>- Vital Source<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student’s preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Let me know!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wink Harner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:foreigntype@gmail.com">foreigntype@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>480-984-0034<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cooper Black","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>