It is amazing to see how technology is now making printed books accessible to the disabled. Bookshare.org is probably the most popular sites in the US that makes printed books available in digital form to the disabled. It is an online library of digital books for people with print disabilities -like visually impaired, people with physical disabilities who can not hold a book and people with learning disabilities.This is very much superior to the audio books that we have here.Bookshare Members download books, textbooks and newspapers in a compressed, encrypted file. They then read the material using adaptive technology, typically software that reads the book aloud (text-to-speech) and/or displays the text of the book on a computer screen.
Now this has been launched in India in partnership with Xavier's Resource Center for the Visually Challenged, Mumbai. This service is being offered at a highly subsidized rate. I think this is a good beginning.
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It is great to see technology being used along the disabled. There are so many promising ways to use technology. I'm glad to see it expanded into a realm where some would fear to take it. Thanks for your courage and I hope all goes well as you use technology in this way.
Simply, admirable what you
Simply, admirable what you have done. Today's date Technology is increasing tremendously. Digital Technology help us to save time and money. Availability of printed books is very nice concept. This concept will help people with disabilities.
Hope you'll get expected support.
I agree with you friend that
I agree with you friend that its a good beginning. Today everyone crazy about digital services like digital camera thus idea of printed books available with digital form is damn good. It will definitely get popular in India also very soon.
Bookshare's free membership campaign in Mar
Bookshare is currently offering free membership for 6 months to individuals and organizations serving the print disabled in India. Contact Worth Trust if interested.
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