[bookshare-discuss] OT: synthetic voice shock
- From: "susan l. gerhart" <slger123@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:58:35 -0700
Hi, possibly OT, but fastest way I could figure to reach booksharians..
I post to a mailing list for support for macular degenerates in various stages
of vision loss. Explaining how to use Bookshare invokes a major YECH about
robotic voices. Indeed, the demo on the bookshare website is pretty bad, far
worse than natural voices that might be less repellant. There should be a
steady flow of baby boomers becoming eligible for bookshare who might need some
help overcoming what I have termed synthetic voice shock. see more just posted
at http://asyourworldchanges.wordpress.com.
so, how can we help? Is there an alternate bookshare book reading site?
podcast? demo? How can I refer Vision Losers to the most positive and helpful
introduction to book reading?
Please let me add my appreciation for how much easier Bookshare made my rite of
passage into partial sight two years ago. I found it easy to get admitted to
membership then realized how much reading I could do, so went out and bought
the book reader devices I needed. I'm still a novice scanner with 3 books yet
to be submitted so I especially appreciate the volunteer corps work. I'd like
to make this possible also for older people to cross the chasm of assistive
tech.
advice?
susan
"As Your World changes" blog at http://asyourworldchanges.wordpress.com
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