Text – to- audio Converting Standard Print into Electronic Text into Audio

Information on Adaptive Computing from DSS at UAA

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  Read out loud or converted to a sound file (explored in this session)
  
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  Magnified on screen
  
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  Converted to Braille
  
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  Personalized for study
  

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  Standard print (copy clarity is important) – Textbooks, handouts, etc
  
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  Image file (created with scanner) – PDF, TIF, JPEG, GIF, etc
  
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  Optical Character Recognition (OCR) – Automatic or Manual process
  
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  Electronic text (Word or text files) – can be edited or read out loud
  
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  Filereader that “reads to file” creating a sound file of the computer reading the text out loud
  
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  MP3 player that can then play the file
  

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  Adaptive Computing Lab – Rasmuson Hall 103 with full range of software
  
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  Library Adaptive Computing Station – near reference desk with full range of software
  
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  Learning Resource Center – in back of CAWL lab with full range of software
  
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  IT Labs – scanning stations with OmniPage and Text-to-Audio
  

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  Scan and Read Pro – Available on campus and home licensing option – complete process
  
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  Read and Write Gold – Available on campus – complete process
  
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  Kurzweil, OpenBook, WYNN – Used by some students at home – complete process
  

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  ABBYY – loaded up on DSS maintained adaptive computing stations
  
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  OmniPage – loaded in IT labs on stations with scanners
  

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  TextAloud, Text-to-Audio – loaded up on DSS maintained adaptive computing stations
  
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  Text-to-Audio – loaded in IT labs on stations with scanners
  

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  Campus Access maps identifying adaptive computing station locations
  
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  Ability to drill down to see what software is loaded on stations
  
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  Access to tutorials describing how to use software