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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you could us the EPUB with Thorium on Windows, the screen reader experience would be great. Agreed that Digital Editions has always been a mess.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>George<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Justin Romack<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 2, 2020 11:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Need help understanding title on Internet Archive for blind student<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Unfortunately, in all the research I’ve done to this point – the VR Stream is the ONLY blindness-friendly option I can dig up.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It looks like the EPUB and PDF options I can download are available for Digital Editions – which I’ve found to be a disaster with JAWS (personally.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This student would be fine with DAISY or EPUB … if I could get them in their app of choice.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for this, though! I’m glad to know that SOMEONE out there has had some luck with their content.<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>J<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>Justin Romack</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'> | Assistive Technology Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>Disability Resources | Texas A&M University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>1224 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-1224<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>ph: 979.845.1637 | <a href="mailto:justinr@disability.tamu.edu">justinr@disability.tamu.edu</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>| disability.tamu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:#500000'>DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:#500000'>| One Division. One Mission</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Deborah Armstrong<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 2, 2020 12:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Need help understanding title on Internet Archive for blind student<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I’ve downloaded historical books on communism from the internet archive in Daisy and they played on the VR stream just fine. I don’t think things on the archive are protected though.<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 #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Justin Romack<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 2, 2020 9:29 AM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Need help understanding title on Internet Archive for blind student<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Howdy all!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hoping you are safe and well in your respective corner of the world. I know we’re all desperately awaiting news that we’re trending in a positive direction …<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m researching alt format materials for a totally blind student. I found one of their books in the Internet Archive – and see it’s available for download in a protected DAISY format (as well as encrypted PDF and EPUB files to borrow.) I’ve never had experience with IA … and truthfully, this is why. Access to their resources … especially for blind students … feels like a black box.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Can anyone shed some light on how I can help my student access these materials?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gratefully,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>J<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>Justin Romack</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'> | Assistive Technology Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>Disability Resources | Texas A&M University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>1224 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-1224<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>ph: 979.845.1637 | <a href="mailto:justinr@disability.tamu.edu">justinr@disability.tamu.edu</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>| disability.tamu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:#500000'>DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:#500000'>| One Division. One Mission</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>