<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">Alhamdulillah! I have worked with the translator of <a href="http://www.clearquran.com">ClearQuran</a> to produce a large print and screen reader accessible version of his AI-generated translation of The Qur'an. I am happy to be able to provide these files for members of NFB Muslims for Ramadan 1445/2024.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">Note that the attached files are not from the same translator of "<a href="https://theclearquran.org/endorsements-2/">The Clear Quran</a>" series that was originally posted by Sister Heather last week. The English translation in <a href="http://www.clearquran.com/">ClearQuran</a> is partially performed by artificial intelligence, but the Arabic is true to The Qur'an. (I have a copy of
"<a href="https://theclearquran.org/endorsements-2/">The Clear Quran</a>" and it is part of my regular study, along with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Study_Quran">The Study Quran</a>.)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">The attached files include both English and Arabic. I tested screen reader functions using NVDA on a Windows 10 computer. NVDA reads both the English and Arabic text in the PDF version attached, when using the simple arrow-down method for moving from paragraph to paragraph. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large">Unfortunately, NVDA does not read Arabic in the TXT file attached. 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Itani.</p><p class="MsoNormal">I used the English translation that uses "Allah," in the msword file and converted to Txt format.</p><p class="MsoNormal">I want to note that YAQEEN tends to go by juzz, not by chapter. Now this is only for following along with the speaker. </p><p class="MsoNormal">there is nothing wrong with Our braille Qurans by Islam by touch and the app. It is simply for clarification if you here some reding something but, you cant see it. The braille Quran by Islam by touch does have the juzz that that chapter is in labeled on each volume mashallah. The app also lets you know if you moved to another juzz. YAQEEN starts reading the first juzz the night before we start fasting for Ramadan. And remember it is on US CST time. We currently do not have a hosting platform to upload the files so if anyone wants these files, contact me off list inshallah. I am using seven zip and you will have to abstract the files. This program works with older windows versions.</p><p class="MsoNormal">I was unable to make the Arabic/English file accessible as I do not have office for Arabic or a screen reader that can do Arabic either.</p><p class="MsoNormal">If someone is able to make this accessible for others, Alhamdulillah.</p><p class="MsoNormal">I know this will come up so I have included who verified this English translation, remember English is not the Quran, it is just translation of the Arabic text. </p><p class="MsoNormal">So for transparency purposes I have post the link where you can find that information inshallah</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://theclearquran.org/endorsements-2/" target="_blank">https://theclearquran.org/endorsements-2/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">I chose to just do txt as many may not have ms office on their computers as it is a paid program.</p><p class="MsoNormal">All assistive software will read the txt files inshallah: NVDA, Narrator, jaws, Window Eyes, supernova, Dolphin, voice over, talk back, voicebox etc.</p><p class="MsoNormal">I also want to note I did not here anything back from the publisher and I wanted to go ahead as Ramadan is coming up quickly mashallah.</p><p class="MsoNormal">YAQEEN will be putting out their text they will be using a couple of days before Ramadan and all their booklets are in inaccessible PDF formats. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Do we have someone who knows how to change PDF files in to accessible OCR format? </p><p class="MsoNormal">It will have to do Arabic along with the English as most of the text are in both languages.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Just wondering is the Rain project still active?</p><p class="MsoNormal">Salaam wa-nor sister Heather </p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">.</p></div></div>
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