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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi all ATHEN-ites,<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'>Kurzweil has the option of working in Arabic & English. Make sure the Arabic voice is loaded and have the student choose a suitable English voice. All text must be marked as one language or the other. The beginning levels of a language there is a predominance of English and short phrases & vocabulary in the target language. This level is tedious to switch back and forth, marking one or two words in a sentence as Arabic. The switching back & forth between languages is not an automatic recognition accomplished by the scan. Unless the entire book is in Arabic, of course. Otherwise it’s a manual process of selecting blocks of text as either English or Arabic.<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'>Note that the OCR engine Kurzweil uses does not allow you to separate out color layers, so blocks of text in a FL book which are in pretty color overlays are often screened completely blank, completely screening out all text, when run through the OCR. These blocks of text must be retyped from scratch (I dictated the last book conversion I did in Spanish, so that made it easier for me production-wise). You CAN create specialized pronunciation vocabulary files in Kurzweil, so if you run into “funky” TTS pronunciation, you can manually flag the word and type in a unique pronunciation for it. Save the specialized pronunciation file with the book(s). That way every time that word appears in the text, it will be pronounced per the specialized pronunciation you created. Find a work study student or a TA who is fluent in Arabic or a student who has taken and done well (B or better) in the upper division Arabic language classes to process the alt-text from pdf to Kurzweil. A non-Arabic speaker/reader may not produce an acceptable quality conversion for your student.<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'>Since Arabic reads from right to left, you’ll need to ensure Kurzweil is reading it in the correct order, and make sure your keyboard is set up to type from right to left. Create a toggle key combo to switch your keyboard quickly back to English. I switch between English, Spanish, Portuguese and French keyboards with ALT-SHIFT keys as my toggle combo.<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'>The student will need the DNS in Arabic version of the program. When setting up Dragon in Arabic and English, the menus and instructions can be set to English, but the commands will be done in Arabic. Tt’s true that you can have multiple voice/multiple language profiles set up in the same version of Dragon, but switching back and forth is clunky. It’s not as simple as speaking fluently or fluidly switching from Arabic to English, for example. When you want to incorporate English in the midst of a dictation in Arabic or vice versa, you must first SAVE the Arabic voice profile, then OPEN the English profile from the TOOLS menu, and so on, back and forth each time you switch languages. It takes some getting used to, and it is not as intuitive as just speaking to the computer and having it type what you say. Providing the student with some tech support & training for this would be important to ensure their grasping Nuance’s nuances and their learning the program doesn’t interfere with their learning the needed material for classes.<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'>I have done a number of specialized conversions (physics, chemistry, Spanish and French) in Kurzweil, and have extensive skill in using other languages of Dragon in my professional career(s). <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'>If you would like to contact me for more info or support, please do. Would be glad to help.<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'>Wink Harner<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'>Wink Harner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Adaptive Technology Consulting & Training<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Alternative Text & Media Production<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The Foreigntype<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'><a href="mailto:foreigntype@gmail.com"><span style='color:blue'>foreigntype@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:winkharner1113@gmail.com"><span style='color:blue'>winkharner1113@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cooper Black","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cooper Black","serif";color:#1F497D'>(Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.)<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><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>Villanueva, K-leigh<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 06, 2017 11:21 AM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Learning Arabic with AT?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Kurzweil has an Arabic option...and there is a keyboard conversion tool/ and or an arabic keyboard. Is this what is needed? K-leigh<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="composer_signature"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#364F67'>Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy® Note 4.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: "DiMola, Amy E" <<a href="mailto:dimolaa@uww.edu">dimolaa@uww.edu</a>> <br>Date: 4/6/17 1:17 PM (GMT-06:00) <br>To: <a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a> <br>Subject: [Athen] Learning Arabic with AT? <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I have a college student who uses speech-to-text (Dragon NaturallySpeaking) and text-to-speech (Kurzweil 3000) who plans on taking Arabic in the fall. The student is physically unable to write, and relies on a combination of speech-to-text and aides to complete assignments.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I would greatly appreciate some recommendations for helping this student access and complete the course!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#381850'>Amy DiMola</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#381850'>Adaptive Technology Specialist/Disability Services Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#381850'>Center for Students with Disabilities</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#381850'>Andersen Library Room 2002E</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#381850'>800 West Main Street</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#381850'>Whitewater, WI 53190</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#381850'>Appointments: 262-472-4711</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#381850'>Direct: 262-472-5207</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#381850'>Fax: 262-472-4865</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="www.uww.edu/csd">www.uww.edu/csd</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>*</span></i><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please remember to submit your Alternative Media requests as soon as possible.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*<b> Deadline to submit testing appointment requests for Spring finals in CSD is May 1.</b></span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>