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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Joseph—<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:16.0pt">“Matching” mini-exercises that ask the reader to match items in the first column to a list of choices in the second.<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">How about adding a heading style to the title before the set of questions and to the title before the answers? In that way, a student could quickly navigate to the question set, find the number question they
want (an ordered list), and then navigate out to the beginning of the answers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Additionally, I’m concerned about the book’s use of mixed Spanish and English within the same sentence. I know that JAWS (at least v12 and up) has a Spanish voice (Paulina) and is capable of reading Spanish
comprehensibly. However, I’m concerned about the Spanish voice’s pronunciation of English words. (I’ve heard the English voice butcher Spanish words).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I also recommend creating a DAISY or EPUB book, where all of the Spanish language parts (and the rest of the book too) have been voiced by high quality synthesized voices. I recommend the SAPI 5 voices by
<a href="http://harposoftware.com/en/">Ivona</a>. For creating an EPUB book with a lot of language switching, I recommend
<a href="http://www.linguatec.net/products/tts/voice_reader/vrs15">Voice Recorder Studio by Linguatec</a>. This product makes adding all of the language switching tags very easy. Among other features, you can create speaker profiles (with varying voice speed,
pitch, volume, and pausing), customize the pronunciation dictionary, add pauses to the ends of sentences, and export to EPUB. It integrates into MS Word too! Alas the program is expensive ($500), and any additional voices you purchase to use with the program
must be bought at the same price as the program itself. (Any voices you have purchased that are not packaged with Voice Recorder Studio will not be available in the program.) The command line utility tool for batch processing is also $500.<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">Alternatively, you could try using Balabolka to create the MP3s for your EPUB, as that program has some handy Direct Speech and Foreign Words features under the text menu. You can do a quick find and replace
search to add the English SAPI 5 voice instead. The language tag syntax in Balabolka is: <voice required="Name=IVONA 2 name_of_voice">.
<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">For playback of your EPUB book, I recommend
<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readium/fepbnnnkkadjhjahcafoaglimekefifl?hl=en-US">
Readium</a>.<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">Have fun!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Joseph Polizzotto</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Associate Professor, Learning Skills</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>High Tech Center Access Specialist</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Taft College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">29 Cougar Court<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Taft CA 93268<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">661-763-7977 (work)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">408-504-7404 (cell)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">661-763-7758 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:jpolizzotto@taftcollege.edu">jpolizzotto@taftcollege.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nast, Joseph M<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Need Tips: Preparing JAWS-ready beginning Spanish textbook (Accessible PDF)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Title: Puntos de partida: An Invitation to Spanish<br>
Author: Dorwick, Thalia; Pérez-Gironés, Ana María; Becher, Anne<br>
ISBN13: 9780073385419<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Beyond simply using my OmniPage Pro to save\convert the publisher’s non-accessible PDF to the tagged, searchable flavor, I was wondering if those wiser than me (meaning everyone) have any tips\best practices
to offer regarding possibly problematic visual elements of the textbook, such as:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:16.0pt">“Matching” mini-exercises that ask the reader to match items in the first column to a list of choices in the second.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Textbook’s use of text color to tag important elements (quote: “Note the use of red to highlight aspects of Spanish that you should pay special attention to”).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Additionally, I’m concerned about the book’s use of mixed Spanish and English within the same sentence. I know that JAWS (at least v12 and up) has a Spanish voice (Paulina) and is capable of reading Spanish
comprehensibly. However, I’m concerned about the Spanish voice’s pronunciation of English words. (I’ve heard the English voice butcher Spanish words).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Any pointers are much appreciated. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20.0pt"><a href="mailto:joseph.m.nast@lonestar.edu"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Joseph M. Nast</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt">Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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