[nabs-l] Tool for accessing print materials.

[Bobbi Pompey]

What are the file types that you can choose from? I'm guessing this works for scanned documents as well, correct? 

Bobbi A. L. Pompey
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> On Oct 4, 2013, at 1:50 AM, Lucy Sirianni <lucysirianni at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Agreed; this service is fantastic! It's freely available to all (no university affiliation required) and can be accessed through the website Kaiti shared or by emailing the file you'd like to convert to  convert at robobraille.org,  with your desired file type as the subject line of the email.
> 
> Lucy
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 01:33:30 -0400
> Subject: [nabs-l] Tool for accessing print materials.
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I saw the email about the Reading Project, and thought it would be a
> good time to share a useful link.
> 
> My university's Office of Learning Resources has just implimented a
> tool that allows students to upload files of varrying filetypes to a
> service that will convert them to accessible files and email them back
> to you.  This is great for those times when your professor gives you a
> last-minute worksheet, or if you just can't make it to the DS office
> before it closes but don't want to wait another day to get your copy
> of the homework.  It's called Sensus Access.  There are four easy
> steps to getting your file converted, and emails usually reach my
> inbox in 5 minutes or less.  I would highly recommend you talk to your
> DS offices about it because, although the editting isn't perfect, it's
> great for getting materials on demand.
> 
> I've included a link so you can see the basics of what it's like.  I
> can't vouch for if this site will work for everyone, (as I have to
> actually access a page specific to my university and haven't used this
> one before), but it looks like you might be able to test it out.
> http://sensusaccess.com/
> --
> Kaiti
> 
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