[nabs-l] Epub questions

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hi, Elif,

Thanks so much for the information you provided.  I did end up buying
the epub edition of my book, though I was hesitant to install adobe
digital editions as they instructed.  I was able to get it on my
BrailleSense though, which saved me for the time being.  I will
download the program and find the list of keyboard shortcut commands
so I can have the book on my laptop as well as I like to for my other
books.

Thanks, and as a personal note I hope you're doing well and having a
good start to your semester.

On 8/30/15, Elif Emir Öksüz <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Kaiti,
> Several times I did buy e-pub books.
> I use Adobe Digital Editions. It is totally free. It takes maybe an
> hour to get used to the keyboard short cuts.
> I like it because, it allows you to navegate in the content page. You
> can see the chapters and sometimes even subtitles as submenues. When
> you hit on the chapter name, it takes you to the related chapter in
> the book. It is very easy and fast to jump from page to page.
> It is pretty accessible generally. I mean the program is accessible;
> however, book accessibility generally depends on the books.
> You can contact to the seller to ask about whether it is accessible or
> not. It is different than asking for coppy for DSO. You are a current
> customer who is ready to spend. So I think they are mor likely to
> respond.
>
>
> 2015-08-29 19:23 GMT-04:00, David Andrews via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>:
>> Whether or not an ePub book is accessible or not depends in part on
>> the content, that is the book, and in part on the player.   However,
>> ePub 3 was designed from the ground up, with accessibility in mind,
>> so the odds are it will be ok, unless you are in a stem field or
>> something unusual.  There are lots of players out there, stand alone,
>> software, phone.  Some are accessible, some not.  The stream with
>> softpack will play, as will the 2nd generation stream.  Don't
>> remember about the Braille sense.  There is Adobe Digital Editions,
>> iBooks, Voice Dream Reader, QBlio, Vital Source Bookshelf, Readium,
>> Google PlayBooks, and more.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>   Read, At 02:46 PM 8/29/2015, you wrote:
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I am faced with the option of buying an Epub book verses waiting for
>>>the publisher, which has been unresponsive to my disabilities office,
>>>to get them the publisher files.  I have never used Epub format files
>>>before, so I'm wondering a few things:
>>>
>>>I've heard conflicting reports on Epub.  Is it or is it not accessible?
>>>How can I access the information on Epub files?  I use windows 7 with
>>>jaws/NVDA.  I also have a notetaker (BrailleSense) and a Booksense I
>>>can use to hear the file read aloud, though the latter option is not
>>>preferred if it can be avoided.
>>>Are there any programs I will need to download to my PC to access the
>>>files?  If so, do these programs cost money/where can I get them?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>--
>>>Kaiti Shelton
>>>University of Dayton-Music Therapy
>>>President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present
>>>Secretary, The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
>>>Division 2015-2016
>>>
>>>"You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back!"
>>
>>          David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
>> E-Mail:  dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>>
>>
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Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton-Music Therapy
President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present
Secretary, The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
Division 2015-2016

"You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back!"