[nabs-l] Textbook Help

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hi,
I don't know how to do it.  But I heard OCR software like Kurzweil and 
Openbook will convert pdf to text.

Ashley
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> Some PDfFs are made to be accessible with Jaws, but some just aren't and I 
> don't think you'll know if it is, until you get the book.
>
> Serena
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>> hello nabsters,
>> I am needing some help. This year, one of my "accessible" textbooks is
>> going to be in PDF format. Does anyone know of an accessible program
>> that I might be able to get a hold of that will convert this to a text
>> file, preferrably something that is not going to cost me? I am not
>> sure how well Adobe works with jaws, but from my past experience with
>> it, I haven't found it very helpful. Does anyone know how this might
>> work? Obviously I will need access to my textbook, so any help would
>> be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
>> Ashley
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