Re: are books from ammazon accessible for jaws users
- From: "david Jennette" <dcjenn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:01:54 -0600
You might look at audible. no they aren't e-books but they may have some of
the books your needing as downloadable audio. Also you might look at
www.mobipocket.com for e-books. You'll havve to put jaws in say all mode to
read though. You'll have to play around a bit to get it to work but at the
moment, that's probably the most accessible mainstream format of e-books that
have drm. It's not much but it's something. Also the blio reader should be
released soon. Perhaps it may be more accessible. we'll just have to wait and
see about that one. Hope this helps.
From: Zdenek Vopat
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:20 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: are books from ammazon accessible for jaws users
I am from the Czech Republic part of the EU, but most of the scientific
literature is not in Czech but in English that is why books are being purchased
from the states.
Zdenek
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Spratt
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: are books from ammazon accessible for jaws users
Hi, Zdenek.
Unless you have reasons not to, you might get good advice if you tell us
which country you do live in. I moved to the US a long time ago in part to gain
access to the relatively large number of books accessible to blind people--I
was fortunate to have the opportunity. However, since then many countries and
regions of the world have dramatically increased this supply. Canada, the EU
and Japan come to mind.
A note on your term "US centric." Decades ago, the US dedicated enormous
resources and persuaded thousands of volunteers to create large libraries of
accessible books, especially ones needed by high school, college and graduate
students. US copyright laws were also amended to this end and became more
favorable than laws in other countries. But as I say, since then several
countries and regions of the world have pursued and achieved similar ends.
Meanwhile, to maintain some semblance of relevance to this list, you should
be able to obtain materials online or perform OCR on scientific books and thus
render them accessible to JAWS. If you don't have OCR capability, perhaps your
employer could pay for that in lieu of e-books that aren't yet accessible.
Good luck to you.
----- Original Message -----
From: Zdenek Vopat
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: are books from ammazon accessible for jaws users
No I do nnot live in the states and it is a pitty that so many services for
thqe blind are US centric, my employerr is willing to buy electronic books for
me from amazone or barns or other online bookstore but they must be accessible
first. Zdenek
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Spratt
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: are books from ammazon accessible for jaws users
It's hard to tell exactly what you're asking. If you live in the US,
plentiful scientific books can be obtained from RFB&D in Princeton, NJ. The NLS
has numerous scientific books of more general interest. both organizations
supply downloadable books that can be played on specifically authorized
devices, such as the Victor Stream and numerous other models that other
manufacturers have since released. If you live in another country, you will
need to consult other sources.
If you are looking for a way to play electronic books, you will probably need
to wait. Amazon's Kindle was the subject of a lawsuit against Arizona State
University and other parties that was recently settled. ASU has agreed to cease
requiring Kindle-based course materials until Amazon makes Kindle fully
accessible for visually impaired students. One can hope that this leverage will
induce Amazon to give priority to accessibility, but at this time the device is
not available to us. I believe Barnes and Noble's new competing device is
similarly hard to access, but I don't have specifics and could be misinformed.
If nothing else, I hope I've helped you clarify for you what the question is
that you need to ask.
----- Original Message -----
From: Zdenek Vopat
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 3:26 AM
Subject: Re: are books from ammazon accessible for jaws users
Hello the problem is that I don't need itt for popular titles but scientific
new titles. Anyone can helpp further? Maany thanks. Zdenek
----- Original Message -----
From: Pat L
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 3:03 AM
Subject: RE: are books from ammazon accessible for jaws users
Zdenek,
I assume you are looking for something other than Kindle, which has copyright
problems at the moment. However in addition to Audible downloads, one
alternative is MP3 CDs that Amazon sells for many popular titles. It will
require loading onto a player such as a Victor Reader stream or an iPod; but is
quite enjoyable after that.
HTH, Pat
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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Zdenek Vopat
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 9:00 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: are books from ammazon accessible for jaws users
Hello listers: I would like to buy books from Amazon, is there anyway I can
get the books from them in electronic form that would be accessible with jaws?
If so, how do I go about it, whom do I contact and so on. Your help is
appreciated. Zdenek
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