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Dick Banks <[log in to unmask]>
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Equal Access to Software & Information <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 7 Sep 2006 18:30:23 -0500
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If the narrated powerpoint is scriped there is text.

On 9/7/06, David Poehlman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> but no braille or text.
>
> On Sep 7, 2006, at 7:06 PM, Dick Banks wrote:
>
> Yes it is David. It has pause, play, fast forward and rewind.
>
> On 9/7/06, David Poehlman <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > Problem with their web page creation is that it is not accessible
> > because as they say, it provides "embedded audio".  This is not
> > accessibility by any stretch of any standards or guidelines.
> > Further, there are well written guidelines for creating acccessible
> > powerpoints and they can be exported and used outside of powerpoint.
> >
> > On Sep 7, 2006, at 6:19 PM, Prof Norm Coombs wrote:
> >
> > Many online content providers make extensive use of narrated
> > PowerPoint, and I believe this new product is an excellent tool to
> > help providers create slick narrated PowerPoint and also make them
> > accessible to people with disabilities including those who are deaf
> > and who are blind.  Therefore I am forwarding this press release.
> >
> > Norman
> >
> >
> > <-- BEGIN PRESS RELEASE -->
> >
> > LecShare Pro Now Shipping  Create Accessible Online Narrated
> > Presentations from Microsoft PowerPoint
> >
> > Clayton, NC (September 6, 2006) - LecShare, Inc.
> > (
> > http://www.lecshare.com)
> > announces the release of LecShare Pro for
> > Microsoft Windows and Macintosh.  LecShare Pro allows you to add audio
> > to Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to create QuickTime movies,
> > MPEG-4 Video files (Video Podcasts), Accessible HTML, and Microsoft
> > Word documents.  You can either record audio through a microphone or
> > import an audio file.
> >
> > QuickTime Movies
> >
> > Create a fully captioned QuickTime movie from a Microsoft PowerPoint
> > presentation, recorded audio, and a transcript.  When you include the
> > transcript in the Lecturer's Notes all you have to do is click a
> > button
> > and LecShare Pro will automatically synchronize your transcript with
> > your  audio.  You can also include a browsable Table of Contents.
> >
> > MPEG-4 Video (Video Podcasts)
> >
> > Create MPEG-4 video files compatible with the Video iPod and other
> > MPEG-4 video devices.
> >
> > Accessible Web Pages
> >
> > Create Web Pages with embedded audio that meet Section 508 standards
> > and WAI's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).  LecShare Pro
> > will walk you through the process of making your presentation meet
> > these requirements.
> >
> > Microsoft Word Documents
> >
> > Create Microsoft Word documents containing images of all the slides
> > from a PowerPoint presentation.  These can be used by students to take
> > notes directly on their laptops.  People can now keep the slides and
> > their notes together right on their computers.
> >
> > Price
> >
> > Individual licenses may be purchased online for $69.  Volume discounts
> > are available.
> >
> > For more information and to download a free trial visit our website at
> > http://www.lecshare.com.
> >
> > --
> > LecShare, Inc.
> > P.O. Box 1119
> > Clayton, NC  27528
> > 919.300.7512 (voice)
> > 919.882.1275 (fax)
> > http://www.lecshare.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -------- -------- ------- -------
> > EASI October Online Course Barrier-free Web Design (part of the
> > Certificate in Accessible Information Technology)
> > http://easi.cc/workshops/easiweb.htm
> >
> > Join EASI Podcasts http://easi.cc/podcasts/
> >
> > Norman Coombs
> > Web http://easi.cc
> > (949) 855-4852 PACIFIC TIME ZONE!
> >
>
>
> --
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> Barrier-free Web Design
> http://easi.cc/workshops/easiweb.htm
>
> EASI four-part fee-based series:
> Creating Accessible Podcasts and Vodcasts: You can do it!
> REGISTER - http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
>


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