Are you sure you want to do that?  Our experience indicates that scanning a
book in and using OCR to convert it to a file that can be read online using
a screen reader takes about the same amount of time and, after set up, about
the same cost.  The result is much more useful if the user has access to a
system with a screen reader.  In addition, we found that finding qualified
readers was a major problem since student employees hated the reading job,
but loved the scanning work.

See http://www.amherst.edu/~pdchapin/accessibility/nercomp_paper.html for a
presentation on work done here on providing course material in electronic
format.

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Paul Chapin
Curricular Computing Specialist
Amherst College
413 542-2144


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Penny Gray [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 2:40 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: need textbook to tape reader
>
>
> Can anyone guide me as to where to turn to have a textbook (computer
> hardware) read to tape?  RFB&D does not have the book yet.
> It just came
> out in June 2002.  We often rely on volunteers but I believe we need
> this professionally read.
>
> Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions.
>
> Penny
>
>
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> Penny Gray
> Adaptive Technology Specialist
> Bucks County community college
> Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
> 215-968-8104
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