Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 22, 2013
The digital content is presented as text, but the built-in read-aloud capability is disabled because of ambiguity over audio rights. It’s allowed in many formats to present the text not in logical reading order, but completely out of order with instructions to the device on how to make the content “look” on the page.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 3, 2013
federal law supports braille instruction. argued that we must shift from spending on the provision of hard copy braille to the provision of refreshable braille and the associated digital file formats to enable people to read so much more. “As Accordingly, U.S.
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sgEngage
JUNE 23, 2022
Recent court cases have found that if charges are filed against a nonprofit for not being accessible, they can be required to bring their site up to par from an accessibility standpoint. When it comes to accessibility for interactive forms, all instructions to fill out the form should be clearly communicated. Live captions.
Museum 2.0
JULY 27, 2009
I particularly like the MP3 experiments , events at which Improv Everywhere distribute an audio file to people for free as a podcast. Participants gather in a physical venue with their own digital audio players, and everyone hits “play” at the same time. The MP3 experiment is an exercise in following instructions.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 16, 2005
My big mistake was that I neglected to make sure the recorder was turned off while transferring the files to the computer. The files were corrupted! It records in WMA format (Windows Media Audio). I fiddled around with Audacity to attempt to edit and splice several audio files. Lost the fantastic interview!
NTEN
JANUARY 22, 2009
From questions about the actual production of the files, to distribution, to listener metrics and feedback, there are plenty of moving parts that can raise questions. Podcasting is formally defined as the act of distributing syndicated audio content online via RSS to listeners who use software or a hardware device to receive updates.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 9, 2018
We can use the same ebook file to deliver the content ten different ways. With a press of a virtual button, an ebook can be printed, displayed in large print (on a page or on a display), made into braille (on a page or on an electronic braille display), or read aloud as audio. I love to hark back to Thomas Jefferson’s take on ideas. “He
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