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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'>I’m glad to hear that Natural Reader worked for you, as I have many students who prefer that, but I’ve never been able to get it to work with Kindle to PC, even with the Accessibility Plugin. Did the books have to be TTS enabled by Amazon?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman, MS, MAT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Coordinator, Assistive Technology and Test Administration Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>B-204, Memorial Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>SUNY Cortland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>81 Prospect Terrace - PO Box 2000<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cortland, NY 13045<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Phone: (607) 753-2358<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Fax: (607) 753-5495<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"'> KRISTA L. GREEAR [mailto:greeark@uw.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 27, 2014 3:31 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><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>I had a similar situation with a student this week. They wanted to be able to use TTS with the Kindle books they purchased. They have the Kindle to PC w/ Accessibility Plug in software on their Windows computer. I tested and was able to get Natural Reader, Balabolka and CAR (Central Access Reader) to read the Kindle book in the Kindle to PC software. The student doesn't want to have to learn how to use a screen reader (VoiceOver or NVDA) as they are sighted and find the additional navigation cues annoying. Thankfully, using Kindle books in this manner prevented the student from having to learn how to use another piece of software as the 3 TTS engines worked for me. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Krista Greear<br>Access Text & Technology Manager<br>Disability Resources for Students<br>(206) 543-8924<br>disability.wa.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRpF305050><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Wink Harner [foreigntype@gmail.com]<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hi out there in ATHEN-Land,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>- Chegg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>- CourseSmart<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>- GooglePlay-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>- Kindle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>- Kno <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>- Vital Source<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Let me know!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Wink Harner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:foreigntype@gmail.com" target="_blank">foreigntype@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>480-984-0034<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cooper Black","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>