[nabs-l] Tool for accessing print materials.

[Dan Burke]

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


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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?

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> 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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