Not defensively, but just an aside. For many non-typists (like myself) due to physical disability, computer shorthand is a time and energy saver, although we should never assume others know the lingo. Take care! Valerie On Dec 21, 2009, at 9:03 PM, Debby Franson wrote: > Hi Kim! > > I don't go wild on the computer shorthand either. > > Debby > > At 03:03 PM 12/20/2009, Kim Friedman wrote >> Hi, Debby, Kim here. HTH is a shortcut way of saying "hope that (or this) >> helps". I personally prefer to write what I want to say without resorting to >> such computer shorthand. Regards, Kim. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debby Franson >> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 12:55 PM >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Auditory Processing Disorder and Reading >> Accessibility >> >> Hi Lynnsky! >> >> You must have had the page that Melissa had, because we had the same >> experience with the combo box and play button after I followed Melissa's >> link. Thanks for your help by describing yur experiences. It showed we >> were on the same page, both litterally and figuratively. >> >> What does HTH mean? I have seen it in a few messages including yours. >> >> Debby >> >> At 12:44 AM 12/19/2009, Lynn I wrote >> >Hi Debby! >> > >> >I don't remember how many voices were in the combo box. There were at >> >least three or more English voices, including an Australian English >> >one. There were also several voices in other languages. I didn't find a >> >specific play button for each voice. I chose the voice from within the >> >combo box, and used the play button below to open Windows Media Player. >> > >> >HTH >> > >> >Blessings. >> > >> >Lynnsky >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Debby Franson >> >Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 3:46 PM >> >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Auditory Processing Disorder and Reading >> >Accessibility >> > >> >Hi Lynnsky and Melissa! >> > >> >Did you have more than three voices to listen too? On the page where I >> >was successful that I wrote about earlier, I had the button for each >> >voice and Windows Media Player came up just as for you. >> > >> >Debby >> > >> >At 06:06 PM 12/17/2009, Lynn I wrote >> > >Hi Debby! >> > > >> > >I did pretty much the same thing. There is a combo box that allows >> > >you to choose the voice you want to listen to. Below that is a (play) >> > >button. I also just opened the file and didn't save it. >> > > >> > >After I listened to one voice, I closed the link to (media player) >> > >and went back into the combo box and chose another voice. There a >> > >quite a few good ones on the site. >> > > >> > >HTH >> > > >> > >Blessings. >> > > >> > >Lynnsky >> > > >> > > >> > >-----Original Message----- >> > >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Melissa >> > >Smith >> > >Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:02 PM >> > >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Auditory Processing Disorder and >> > >Reading Accessibility >> > > >> > >Debby, >> > >I also use Window-Eyes. Here is what I did. I changed the voice, >> > >which automatically changed the text in the box. The page would >> > >refresh after I switched voices. After the page had refreshed, I >> > >pressed play. A dialog popped up, asking if I wanted to open or save >> > >the file. I chose to >> >open it. >> > >It took a little while to download, as the files were about >> > >1 MB. Once it ad downloaded, Windows Media Player automatically >> > >opened and played the sample text in the voice I selected. >> > > >> > >Melissa >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >Debby Franson wrote: >> > > > Hi Chela! >> > > > >> > > > I followed your link, which brought me to a list of all of the >> > > > voices and text of what they said, but, although I followed the >> > > > instructions to click on the version to hear the voice both with >> > > > the enter key and routing the Window-Eyes mouse and clicking with >> > > > the left mouse button hot key, nothing happened on any of the >> > > > voices. I was on a different page when I heard Simon. That time, >> > > > there was a link to the sample, unlike what I found on this page. >> > > > >> > > > Debby >> > > > >> > > > At 02:25 PM 12/15/2009, Chela Robles wrote >> > > >> Hello everyone, here is a demo page of Lequendo voices they sound >> > > >> quite natural don't you think? >> > > >> Enjoy and let me know what you all think, >> > > >> http://www.loquendo.com/en/demos/demo_tts.htm >> > > >> >> > > >> ---------------- >> > > >> "If you go without playing the trumpet for one day, no one knows, >> > > >> two days, only you know, and more than three days without >> > > >> practicing, girl you better look out, because everyone will know!" >> > > >> Today, I find myself constantly saying those words, just to get >> > > >> myself going, to not give up, and it works. Since I learned to >> > > >> play the trumpet at the tender age of 10, I have spent so much >> > > >> passion and much diligence with that instrument that I will not give >> up on it. >> > > >> Sometimes my instrument puts me into awkward situations where I >> > > >> feel like they won't ever end, but the trumpet gives me a lot of >> > > >> hope with the majestic, crystal-clear sound it brings to my ears. >> > > >> ---------------- >> > > >> Chela Robles >> > > >> E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx >> > > >> MSNWindowsLive Messenger: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx >> > > >> Skype: jazzytrumpet >> > > >> >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Valerie Maples" >> > > >> <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > > >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 11:42 AM >> > > >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Auditory Processing Disorder and >> > > >> Reading Accessibility >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>> It certainly might be indicative of a Central Auditory >> > > >>> Processing disorder, only testing can tell for sure. >> > > >>> >> > > >>> Valerie >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> On Dec 15, 2009, at 1:02 PM, Roger Loran Bailey wrote: >> > > >>> >> > > >>>> For those of you who know something about audio processing >> > > >>>> disorders I wonder if you can make a guess as to whether I have >> > > >>>> one. I do not have a problem understanding synthetic voices or >> > > >>>> any of the talking book narrators, but I seem to have a problem >> > > >>>> understanding a person talking when there is back ground noise. >> > > >>>> I do not necessarily mean loudness, but that is a definite problem. >> > > >>>> I mean even soft sounds like elevator music in the background. >> > > >>>> I have a very difficult time having a conversation with someone >> > > >>>> on a city sidewalk. I have to keep asking for the speaker to >> > > >>>> repeat her or himself and I have noticed that some people >> > > >>>> become annoyed >> >with me. >> > > >>>> This is a problem I have always had and for the most part I >> > > >>>> have not thought about it being abnormal, but when no one else >> > > >>>> seems to have a problem understanding someone in the exact same >> > > >>>> environment I have sometimes wondered. The best way I can >> > > >>>> describe it is to say that it seems to me that the background >> > > >>>> noise is as important as what >> > > >>> I am trying to listen to and it is a conscious effort on my part >> > > >>> to ignore it. >> > > >>>> "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them >> > > >>>> to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." >> > > >>>> - Susan B. Anthony >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> The Militant: >> > > >>>> http://www.themilitant.com >> > > >>>> Pathfinder Press: >> > > >>>> http://www.pathfinderpress.com >> > > >>>> Granma International: >> > > >>>> http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html >> > > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Valerie Maples" >> > > >>>> <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > > >>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 1:44 PM >> > > >>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Auditory Processing Disorder and >> > > >>>> Reading Accessibility >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> Dear Monica; >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> Just like so many areas in health care, there are a wide range >> > > >>>> of variance in people who have auditory processing disorders. I >> > > >>>> certainly don't know what is considered typical, I just know >> > > >>>> about the spectrum they can cover. The new Acapello voices are >> > > >>>> far superior for most people. I think you will be pleased with >> > > >>>> the investment. >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> Unfortunately I am in no position to site I have read things as >> > > >>>> my computers are in total upheaval. I can only speak to my 2 >> > > >>>> children who were identified as having auditory processing >> > > >>>> disorders and the fact that they could not follow commands by >> > > >>>> earlier speech devices using DECtalk and I was told that that >> > > >>>> was common. I know that many individuals with auditory >> > > >>>> processing disorders could not retain information presented in >> > > >>>> SAPI 4 voices and then he still can only use some of the SAPI 5 >> > > >>>> voices. Sorry I cannot be of more help. I know more about >> > > >>>> solutions then the research >> >behind them. Smiles. >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> Valerie >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> On Dec 14, 2009, at 3:34 PM, Monica Willyard wrote: >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>>> Hi Valerie. I'm probably an odd exception to the auditory >> > > >>>>> processing disorder group. I don't know what is typical, and >> > > >>>>> I'm learning more about it as I go. I was only correctly >> > > >>>>> diagnosed this year, as an adult. >> > > >>>>> Like Nicole, >> > > >>>>> I like the new Acapella voice Bookshare gives us and would >> > > >>>>> love to have all of my devices and programs use that voice, >> > > >>>>> especially JAWS. I'm going to buy it for my computer as soon >> > > >>>>> as I can afford it. >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> You mentioned that people with auditory processing disorder >> > > >>>>> don't recognize TTS speech as sound. That confuses me a little. >> > > >>>>> Do you have any books or web sites you could recommend about >> > > >>>>> this? If there is no information on Bookshare, I will look for >> > > >>>>> a couple of books to scan about it. I seem to be backward if >> > > >>>>> this is >> >normal. >> > > >>>>> Then again, I'm blind too, so maybe normal isn't really >> > > >>>>> applicable. >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> I do well using specific types of speech, and there are some >> > > >>>>> human readers I can barely comprehend. My inability to >> > > >>>>> understand certain readers makes those books inaccessible for >> > > >>>>> me unless I scan them for myself. That's something champions >> > > >>>>> of audiobooks probably don't really understand. I look at the >> > > >>>>> name of the narrator of a book or listen to a sample of the >> > > >>>>> speech before even considering buying it from Audible. >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> I like books that are in a text format so I can use a voice >> > > >>>>> that I understand clearly. I prefer Braille if I can get it. >> > > >>>>> If not, I need a fairly constant, very clear, and unaccented >> > > >>>>> voice to cope with reading. When I have to use a device with a >> > > >>>>> confusing voice, I use my computer to record books into mp3 >> > > >>>>> files using a voice that I do understand well. Then I put my >> > > >>>>> good files on the bad device and can function well. >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> Knowing what I'm dealing with, and that it will benefit our >> > > >>>>> deaf/blind members as well, I usually end up scanning books I >> > > >>>>> want to read from NLS unless they have the book in WebBraille. >> > > >>>>> I often end up scanning my Audible books too, especially ones >> > > >>>>> that I want to learn from or read in depth. >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> Monica Willyard >> > > >>>>> "The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter >> > > >>>>> Drucker >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> -----Original Message----- >> > > >>>>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > >>>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of >> > > >>>>> Valerie Maples >> > > >>>>> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 8:18 PM >> > > >>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > >>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Publishers and Bookshare As a >> > > >>>>> Library >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> I have to agree with Judy. As a matter of fact, Nichole would >> > > >>>>> never listen to a synthetic voice until the acapella voices >> > > >>>>> that are now available on her device. I don't know anyone who >> > > >>>>> prefers TTS over audio books and most are more than willing to >> > > >>>>> pay for the alternative. The only people who learn to accept >> > > >>>>> TTS are those who need a wider range of books or budget >> > > >>>>> constraints make the other alternative unaffordable. Then >> > > >>>>> there are people with auditory processing disorders who do not >> > > >>>>> even acknowledge TTS as speech as it is processed slightly >> differently in the brain. >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> In my opinion we need to constantly be exploring and expanding >> > > >>>>> all mediums all of text accessibility and in a cooperative >> > > >>>>> effort like Bookshare, I think that everyone comes out winners. >> > > >>>>> I know that even though I have a membership now I will >> > > >>>>> probably almost exclusively be a volunteer due to time >> > > >>>>> constraints, but being a member will allow me to check how >> > > >>>>> certain things are handled in the final process or view how >> > > >>>>> proofreaders have handled >> >my scans. >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> Interesting dialogue everyone... >> > > >>>>> Valerie >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >> > > >>>>>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > >>>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >> > > >>>>>> Behalf Of Judy s. >> > > >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 2:39 PM >> > > >>>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > >>>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Publishers and Bookshare As a >> > > >>>>>> Library >> > > >>>>>> >> > > >>>>>> I view the disabling of TTS as about as silly as the digital >> > > >>>>>> rights management. >> > > >>>>> <snip> >> > > >>>>>> I don't know a single sighted person, other than myself, who >> > > >>>>>> will willingly listen to listen to a book that they can read >> > > >>>>>> by listening to it in a synthetic voice. Me? I can't afford >> > > >>>>>> expensive audible downloads, and the NLS's offerings are very >> > > >>>>>> limited in my tastes, so listening to books via bookshare >> > > >>>>>> downloads using either DAISY or Text Aloud has become an >> > > >>>>>> acquired taste, one I've become used to and actually very >> > > >>>>>> much >> >enjoy. >> > > >>>>>> >> > > >>>>>> If sighted readers were the least bit interested in hearing >> > > >>>>>> books read with a synthetic voice, I suspect the market would >> > > >>>>>> be flooded with that sort of book. Why? It is much cheaper >> > > >>>>>> for a book publisher to produce that en masse than it is to >> > > >>>>>> hire a professional reader and studio to produce the master >> > > >>>>>> for each and every book that becomes an audible book. >> > > >>>>>> >> > > >>>>>> I really doubt that sales of human-read audible books would >> > > >>>>>> waver one whit if ebooks had TTS enabled. It would expand the >> > > >>>>>> market of ebooks available to the sighted/disabled reader, >> > > >>>>>> but that's about it. >> > > >>>>>> >> > > >>>>>> Just my opinion. Grin. >> > > >>>>>> >> > > >>>>>> Judy s. >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >> > > >>>>> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > >>>>> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To >> > > >>>>> get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by >> > > >>>>> itself in the subject line. >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >> > > >>>>> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > >>>>> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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To get a list of >> available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.717 / Virus Database: 270.14.116/2580 - Release Date: 12/21/09 >> 13:13:00 > > > -- > mailto:<the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx> > -- > Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don't have. Just dreaming > about nice things is meaningless; it is like chasing the wind.--Ecclesiastes > 6:9 NLT > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of > available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.