Accessible Books
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Transcript of Accessible Books
Team 5*• Manoj Ravikumar
– Senior in Computer Engineering Class of 2012– Hobbies – Basketball, Projects, and
Volunteering– Co-op at EMC Corporation, Hopkinton,MA
• Akshay Dave– Senior in Electrical Engineering Class of 2012– Hobbies – Football, Running, and Reading – Intern at Analog Devices, Wilmington, MA
Shore Educational Collaborative
• Henry W. Owen School – Chelsea, Ma. 23 classrooms(kitchen, computer lab, library, motor area)
• Lease classes in public school districts.
• Operate 6 classrooms during community programs.
• Disability students ages 3 to 22 years old.
Shore Educational Collaborative
• Students with medical needs: – Developmental delay– Intellectual impairment– Autism– Conduct behavior / Social emotional needs
• Provide programs• Develop Life Skills• Achieve Academic Goals• Transition to Public School Setting
Accessible Books Template• Mr. Robert Wierzbicki – Project Coordinator.
• Create Accessible Books Template.
• Accessible Books - Digital Text-To-Speech eBooks.
• Project to assist students with learning disabilities, inability to read on individual basis.
Objective
• Design template for Accessible Books.
• Children’s books through the use of scanning and recording and accessed by technology.
• High interest/low reading level students with disabilities.
Objective
• Includes numerous Stock photos depicting the texts.
• Texts narrated through digitized(Human reader) or synthesized (Computer speech).
• Children can read and re-read independently.
Specifications• Created using an Object Oriented Program: Java.
• Components on Accessible Book Template: Create Edit Save Delete Read
• Books created are stored in a bookshelf by cover title.
Specifications• Components of the Accessible Book: Record Insert (Text/Picture) Edit (Text/Picture) Insert Page Delete Page Sound Icon(ON/OFF) Re-Read Left Arrow Key Right Arrow Key Stop/Play Page Numbers
Specifications• Books constructed for pages to be turned automatically.
• Pages can be turned via the arrow keys/page numbers indicated bottom of the screen.
• Pages are also turned by touching of the screen.
• Instructions “Hit the Arrow Key” is prompted for student’s to turn the page.
• Option included to highlight texts sequentially with the narration.
Functional Diagram
• User Interface is designed for a Touch Screen
• Has options to – Turn pages– Read– Edit– Toggle Sound On / Off
Dragon Naturally Speaking
• Text to Speech and Speech to Text
• Nuance Claims 99% accurate
• Widely used at offices all over the world
• Cost - $99 to $499
Microsoft Text to Speech
• Reads prompts/words• Standard in all
versions of Windows• Poor Pronunciation• User can take control
of computer• Not recommended for
learning disabilities• Free of Cost
Natural Speak
• Can covert scanned documents to speech
• Covert text to audio• Browser Applet –
convert website text to speech
• Picture to Speech• Price – Free - $299