[Trainer-talk] PDF files on the Mac

[nancy coffman]

Does Adobe Reader for mac have the read aloud function?

nancy coffman

-----Original Message-----
From: Gabe Vega <theblindtech at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 10:56 AM
To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] PDF files on the Mac

interesting issue. would you be willing to send the PDF for further research on your issue?
Gabe Vega - A+, Net+, ATACP
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On Sep 19, 2011, at 8:48 AM, S A. Marositz wrote:

> Hello List
> 
> I am hopeful you can help.
> 
> I have a very good, accessible PDF version of my textbook.  It is
> searchable, correctly paginated, and has a table of contents with several
> layers of bookmarks for easy navigation.  I say this because I don't want
> anyone to think this is a problem with the PDF file itself.  At home, I have
> a windows based computer I can use Adobe Acrobat Pro to read the file but
> in class, I bring a Mac notebook for taking notes.  When I view my textbook
> on the Mac using Preview, Voiceover does not recognize many of the text
> characters in the file.  For instance, "They" becomes "hey".  The errors are
> so frequent, the book is nearly unreadable.  There are times when I need to
> refer to the book in class.
> 
> Can anyone suggest changes I need to make to Voiceover or Preview to have it
> read correctly.  Short of that, can anyone suggest an alternative  program
> for reading PDF files on the Mac?  So far as I can tell, Adobe Reader is
> inaccessible to Voiceover.
> 
> Thank you in advance for your time and attention.
> 
> 
> Stephen A. Marositz
> Assistive Technology Specialist
> Pasadena City College
> 626.585.7242
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