Do you or your school not have access to text-to-speech software? Robobraille is very quick on short document conversions most of the time. Robobraille is really fast. You can get an accessible file in just minutes. I sent a file of 12 pages today and got the MP3 back in 7 minutes. Your time will vary based on server traffic.
It is free for non-commercial users (that's you; teachers, students, and parents), send the document you want converted to usspeech@robobraille.org, for MP3 audio. Make sure to read the instructions, there are many ways to tweak files to fit you, the files audio speed for example
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
A way to read dollar bills
I had a parent join me at lunch the other day. She shared with me that her high school student had problems telling dollar bills apart, both when shopping with her parents and when out on school community outings. I was aware of the vision difficulties she had from having met her.
As much as I like technology, I'm not one who introduces it for the sake of doing so. It always has to do with the functions that need support, and the "goodness of fit" for the individual.
I had read about in another Blog (Thank you Ron) about a bill reader the iBill talking banknote identifier from Orbit Research
"The iBill is built on a key-fob design, measuring only 3.0 x 1.6 x 0.7 inches and weighs 1.5 oz. It runs on a single AAA battery which should last more than a year, according to Orbit Research. The unit should be easy enough to operate as it has only two buttons. And, the brochure claims most bills are recognized in less than 1 second, with an accuracy rate of better than 99.9%."
I had already been looking at it for another student and In collaboration with the parents (Thank you, parents). I ordered one (its only $99).
The very successful outcome of adding this tool to the students activities was easy to measure.
As much as I like technology, I'm not one who introduces it for the sake of doing so. It always has to do with the functions that need support, and the "goodness of fit" for the individual.
I had read about in another Blog (Thank you Ron) about a bill reader the iBill talking banknote identifier from Orbit Research
"The iBill is built on a key-fob design, measuring only 3.0 x 1.6 x 0.7 inches and weighs 1.5 oz. It runs on a single AAA battery which should last more than a year, according to Orbit Research. The unit should be easy enough to operate as it has only two buttons. And, the brochure claims most bills are recognized in less than 1 second, with an accuracy rate of better than 99.9%."
I had already been looking at it for another student and In collaboration with the parents (Thank you, parents). I ordered one (its only $99).
The very successful outcome of adding this tool to the students activities was easy to measure.
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