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Dolphin Easy Converter 1-In-5-Out. Julie K Balassa Valencia College November 2011. Vision. Alternate formats so woven into the fabric of the learning experience that they disappear as a separate entity. Mission. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Dolphin Easy Converter
1-In-5-Out
Julie K BalassaValencia College November 2011
Alternate formats so woven into the fabric of the
learning experience that they disappear as a separate entity
Vision
Alternate Format Services offers premier technologies
that support students in the achievement of learning, personal, and professional goals
by seamless inclusion in every aspect of the learning communitywithout distinction from their peers.
Mission
Books on tape
Standard Good enough? Better than nothing? Navigation? New bar
Cal State Fullerton FSU Penn State You?
Where we came from
Navigable? Usable? Legal?
Is one huge PM3 good enough?
Navigable? Usable? Legal?
Is a publisher file good enough?
Much bigger than just breaking the law Violating the Civil Rights of a human being
Disability law is Civil Rights law
Microsoft Word OCR software DAISY production software Large Print production software MP3 production software Adobe Acrobat Pro Math production software you
What goes in the toolkit?
Valencia College decided on
Dolphin Publisher Dolphin Producer Dolphin Easy Converter Duxbury Infty Scientific Notebook
But what brands should I use?
1-In-5-Out
In Microsoft Word documents EPUB files (open or unprotected files) PDFs HTML Text Scanned paper documents NIMAS DAISY XML Rich Text Format Kurzweil project files Image files
1-In-5-Out
Out DAISY digital talking books MP3 audio Large Print Braille Text
Stay tuned for the magic…well not really Easy Converter is not a magic wand You can’t feed roadkill into a grinder & get steak tartare You can’t feed an unstructured or badly structured file
into EC and get an accessible alt format (if you don’t edit in the 2nd stage)
That’s why you belong in the toolkit!
Summary