The whole process is totally accessible. I use Firefox and JFW to
search through the lists of available books. You select a book, add it
to your book bag, check it out and then download it to your PC. This is
all done on the web, and it's all totally accessible.
Once you start the download process, the OverDrive Media Console is
launched and you can download the entire book or individual sections.
Once downloaded, you can use the OverDrive Media Console or Windows
Media Explorer to listen to your book on the PC. I tend to use
OverDrive Media Console just because it's so simple. You can move
around by part or section, you have some control over the speed and you
can set bookmarks. You can also pause the reading.
The current version of OverDrive Media Console lets you copy parts of
the book to a supported MP3 player or burn them to CD. The previous
version just turned control over to Windows Media Player for this, but
the current version of OverDrive Media Console uses a wizzard interface
to ask you which parts you want to transfer. I haven't tried burning
anything to a CD, but I copy books to my MP3 player all of the time. I
use the original Creative Labs MuVo.
Like I said, everything is easy to use, well documented and very
accessible. I hope this helps, and let me know if there's any other
information I can provide.
Valerie Lewis wrote:
> I would like to know how accessible the download process is. Are you
> downloading the books to a computer, and if so, how well does JAWS work with
> that. Are you downloading the books to an mp3 player of some kind and if so,
> which one...and how accessible to screen reader technology is that process.
>
> Overall, I am just trying to get some feedback on the accessibility of
> downloadable books for people who are using screen reader technology.
>
> Valerie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain
> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 8:33 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [VICUG-L] OverDrive books [was "Re: [VICUG-L] 2 questions shuffle
> Ipod and fileMaker Pro"]
>
> Please send comments on list operation to
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>
>
> I'm using JAWS 8 and reading books from OverDrive. What would you like
> to know?
>
> Valerie Lewis wrote:
>
>> Please send comments on list operation to
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>>
>>
>> I would like to add to this list of items...and ask if anyone is using
>> Overdrive downloadable books with a screen reading software.
>>
>> Valerie
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Severine Renard
>> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 10:37 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [VICUG-L] 2 questions shuffle Ipod and fileMaker Pro
>>
>> Please send comments on list operation to
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>>
>>
>> Hi listers,
>> I'd like to know users' impressions of the Ipod Shuffle the screenless
>> model. Does anyone know of good reviews?
>> Then, noone has answered my question about the accessibility of File Maker
>> Pro using Jaws. Isn't anybody using or have
>> experience with this program?
>> Thank you in advance for any help.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Severine
>>
>> ----- Message d'origine -----
>> De : "Catherine Close" <[log in to unmask]>
>> A : <[log in to unmask]>
>> Envoyé : vendredi 19 janvier 2007 23:17
>> Objet : [VICUG-L] sorting email
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Could someone send me some instructions as to how to put emails from each
>> list in separate folders in MS Outlook 2003--not Outlook Express. I know
>>
> it
>
>> should be easy, but I just haven't done it, and sometimes the menus in
>> Outlook are weird. Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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Christopher
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