[nabs-l] Tool for accessing print materials.

Sat Oct 5 15:39:26 UTC 2013

Send an email with the file you want converted to
convert at robobraille.org. In the subject line of this email, enter the
file type you want the original file to be converted to: DOC, TXT,
RTF, BRF, etc. Within a few minutes, you will receive an email from
RoboBraille with the converted file attached.

Chris Nusbaum

Sent from my iPhone

> On Oct 5, 2013, at 10:24 AM, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> How do I use robo braille?  How does it work?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Josh Gregory
> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 11:03 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Tool for accessing print materials.
>
> Perhaps not, but voice over reads my pdf political science book as pictures, which Robo braille converts just fine. Whether they are pictures or not I don't know, but I know voiceover won't read it and if I have a way to independently get it in a text format without having to rely on help, that's all that matters to me personally.
>
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>> On Oct 4, 2013, at 10:57 PM, christopher nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yes—RoboBraille is awesome! However, I still see a place for dedicated
>> OCR software, as RoboBraille can't scan printed text in a hardcopy
>> format. Even if a print document were scanned with a mainstream
>> scanner without OCR software, it would scan to either a JPEG or image
>> PDF file, which I don't think Robobraille can convert.
>>
>> Chris Nusbaum
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Oct 4, 2013, at 4:42 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I've been using RoboBraille for the past two years or so, after Vejas
>>> on this list told me about it. It's really amazing. I've stopped
>>> using Kurzweil because RoboBraille is more accurate, and free. Hoping
>>> this free service will help cut down on students' reliance on
>>> expensive OCR technology (which IMHO doesn't do as good of a job).
>>>
>>> Arielle
>>>
>>>> On 10/4/13, Dan Burke <dburke at cocenter.org> wrote:
>>>> Looking through the web site, it is RoboBraille.  Just a new home
>>>> page that emphasizes that it is somehow an initiative of and for
>>>> higher education, and without the language choices on the RoboBraille site.
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dan Burke
>>>> Academic and Youth Services
>>>> Colorado Center for the Blind
>>>> Take charge with confidence and self-reliance
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Josh
>>>> Gregory
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 5:10 AM
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Tool for accessing print materials.
>>>>
>>>> Just pointing this out, but doesn't Robobraille pretty much do the
>>>> same thing?
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>> On Oct 4, 2013, at 6:59 AM, christopher nusbaum
>>>>> <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Does this require that an account be set up?
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris Nusbaum
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 4, 2013, at 1:33 AM, Kaiti Shelton
>>>>>> <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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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