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Carol Howieson Systems and Technology Manager Disability Service University of Strathclyde If I cant read it I cant learn it Student statement RNIB Transcription service Digitisation Service and ID: 652334

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Inclusion: access to text

Carol HowiesonSystems and Technology ManagerDisability Service, University of Strathclyde

If I can’t read it I can’t learn itStudent statement, RNIB Transcription serviceSlide3

Digitisation Service and reading

with Adobe Reader - Reflowuse of Hot Folder batch processingSTEM – Infty Readerreading with Voice Dream ReaderVoice Dream and BookShare research project

Overview of:Slide4

University adopted CLA scanning licence in 2006 and developed the Digitisation Service with two workflows

:to scan materials for the VLE in compliance with legislation (CLA Scans).to provide all “required reading” in readable format for students who are blind or have low vision (CVIP Scans).Disability Service developed the Alt-format workflowcapacity to provide all “required reading” as readable e-texts, on time, despite removal of DSA funding for transcription.2010 - introduced print assessments as an extension to needs assessment for visually impaired students.

2012 - alert emails introduced Survey CVIP students bi-annually on service

Digitisation ServiceSlide5

In session 2015/16

Print Requirements of Digitisation Service studentsSlide6

Print Requirements at StrathclydePie Chart shows Strathclyde disabled students who have recorded specific print requirements by % specific font size

12pt 10%; 14pt 20%;16pt 5%;18pt 10%;20pt 20%;24pt 5%;28pt 10%;34pt 10%;blind 10% Slide7

students with a visual impairment often:z

oom to a size that’s readable and paneffort to maintain reading positionTrade of between size of text and degree of panningDon’t know about Reflow, Read OutLoudstudents who are blind:read with screenreader (JAWS or equivalent)Mobility impaired: e-textPDF – student reading methodsSlide8

Comfortable sight reading in Adobe Reader:

Zoom and REFLOWAutoscroll Colour preferenceText-to-speech: with Scottish VoicesRead OutloudDocReader (Zoomtext), Readable text: readable PDFSlide9

Image onlyDigitisation Service PDF – REFLOW

PDF that doesn’t support reflowE-texts from Library Catalog or directly from Publishers may:retain pictures within REFLOW viewremove all spacing when in ReflowSecurity settings may prevent copying and and won’t support DocReader

Reading with Adobe Reader - Example PDFsSlide10

To increase page view:

Press Zoom button (shortcut Ctrl + Y)To view Zoomed view with Reflow:View > Reflow (shortcut Ctrl + 4)To AutoScroll Ctrl + Shift + HCheck:Logical reading orderWord spacing retained

Check PDF for accessibilitySlide11

Digitisation Service - studentsSlide12

170 in total6 in 2007/08; 8 in 2008/09; 12 in 2009/10; 13 in 2010/11;

23 in 2011/12 25 in 2012/13 29 in 2013/14 26 in 2014/15 28 in 2015/16Description slide: Number of students supported by digitisation service from session 2007/08 to 2015/16.Slide13

December 2011 - with increase in student numbers we could not meet demand and so sought batch processing solution

ABBYY FineReader Corporate Edition: Hot FolderSlide14

Create a Taskeach task can produce more than one file type

can have more than one task set uptask examples:PDF onlyPDF and Word DocPDF, Word Doc, txt and e-PubPDF FrenchHot Folder TasksSlide15

Hot Folder settingsSlide16

Description: Hot Folder settings

Previous image slide description:Task NameStep 1: Run OnceStart Date and TimeStep 2: Open file from folderSlide17

Hot Folder settings Slide18

Description: Hot Folder settings

Previous image slide description:Step 5: Save document PDF Document (*.pdf)Step 6: Save FineReader document Step 7: Save document Text Document (*.txt)Slide19

PDF Task settingsSlide20

Description: PDF Task settings

Previous slide description - PDF settings:Default paper size: Automatic (alt + D)Save Mode: Text under Page Image (alt +A) Checkboxes checked: Keep headers and footers (alt + H) Enable Tagged PDF (compatible with Adobe Acrobat 5.0 and above) Create outline (alt +R) Use Mixed Raster Content

Image Settings: Balanced (alt +I) and checkbox Keep pictures checkedFont settings: Use Windows fonts (alt + F) and checkbox Embed fonts checkedSecurity: PDF Security Settings… (alt + S) No securitySlide21

Hot Folder batch processing

[PDF Folder] - Library deposits image scans[To be processed] – Disability Service move image scans to process via Hot Folder Hot Folder batch process task outputs:[Auto 1_PDF Searchable] –

pre-release[Auto 2_FR] – for proofreading/editing[Auto 3_PDF Images] – original image scans

[Auto 4_TXT_RTF_DOC]

- source from FR Save AsSlide22

Standardpre-release jobslight-touch proofreadingNon

-standardNot so modern EnglishLong s http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/37982/use-of-f-instead-of-s-in-historic-printed-english-documents STEM, mathematical notationOCR challengesSlide23
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Description of previous slideTwo

Pictures. 1.image of text book page where old text using ‘long s’ looks like an ‘f’. 2.image of OCR result when run through ABBYY FineReader showing recognition errors where ‘long s’ is recognised in OCR as an ‘f’Slide25

Math xmlSlide26

Description: Math OCR exampleThree Pictures.

1.original image of text book page with mathematical equations. 2.image of OCR result when run through ABBYY FineReader showing recognition errors. 3. Image of OCR result when processed using Infty Reader. Less recognition errors and equations converted into equation objects.Slide27

STEMSource Math:

Image scanEquation as PictureWord Equation EditorMathTypeTexLaTexRender and Read:AltTextLong DescriptionInftyReader OCRMathplayerInternet Explorer9IE11 Enterprise NavigableZoomScreenreaderText-to-speechMathJAXSlide28

anticipatory dutyDigital-bourne from publisherSTEM image scanABBYY FineReader - won’t work

Infty Reader – STEM OCRMathType, MathPlayerhttp://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/check.htm MathJAXSTEM- readable maths Slide29

Issues include:

Can’t create Large Print hard copyCan’t print Braille copyNot fully configurable e.g. can’t change font or line spacing.Text-to-speech can’t read Maths in Pdfimportant:Always retain original Word source documentPDF accessibility issuesSlide30

Demo - VoiceDream app

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/voice-dream-reader-text-to/id496177674?mt=8 Slide31

VoiceDream Reader - Universal design

fully customisable text only viewREFLOWS larger text Words synchronised with speechAuto-scrollStudy toolsExtract all notesSlide32

Text-only view fully customisable for comfortable sight reading:

font face, text size, text colour, page colour, highlight colourline spacing, margins width, number of visible linesText-to-speech (TTS) - choice of voices:Navigation Reading unit: sentence, paragraph, page, chapter

allows sighted students to read bi-modaly TTS supports reading unfamiliar words

Tools (available in

both text-only

and original view

) active reading:

Dictionary, Highlights, Bookmarks and Notes

Allows export of Notes/Highlights to an annotated text file.

Voice Dream

Text only

viewSlide33

Digitisation Service - provisionSlide34

2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 publisher files 2% 20% 38% 48% Reused scans 36% 8% 11% 10% new scans 41% 22% 23% 22% electronic resources 21% 50% 28% 18%

Load2Learn 2015/16 2% Description: Digitisation Service provision by year 2012/13 to 2015/16Slide35

Digitisation Service: CLA and CVIP

All studentsPrint impaired

CVIP

Digitisation

Service

CVIP

AltFormat

StrathCloud

(

Sharefile

)

CLA

Myplace

(Moodle)Slide36

Description of previous slide animation

Animation showing that the Digitisation service serves has two work streams. CLA scanning and CVIP scanning.1. CLA services academic departments in making available copyright compliant materials for VLE and 2. CVIP services required reading for blind and visually impaired students and those traditionally covered by CVIP, mobility impaired, difficulty carrying books and or page turning difficulties.Slide37

Pilot:

May to August 2015. Introduction, Orientation, Trial and Focus Group.

12 Print Disabled students only

to receive feedback from students on using Voice Dream Reader in

conjunction with

Bookshare

and

Load2Learn

(now RNIB

BookShare

)

Voice Dream and

BookShare

research projectSlide38

Print disabled – access to text

CVIP:Digitisation Service Department reading lists – all required readingStudent own requests for assignments – extended readingMyplace - scanned class materialsown scannerRNIB BookShareWider group, dyslexia, other:

Myplace - scanned class materialsAT Room scannersown scannerRNIB BookShare

SensusAccess

digital to digitalSlide39

E booksNearly 99% of adult fiction books are available as an eBook less than 7% are accessible

Marrakesh TreatyBookshareLoad2learn rebranded as RNIB BookshareBook repositoriesSlide40

The treaty, signed in Marrakesh on 27 June 2016, enables blind organisations in different countries to share books in accessible formats (braille, large prints and audiobooks), without duplicating production. This was previously prevented by copyright laws.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital-agenda/news/books-without-borders-give-blind-new-opportunities/ Once the treaty becomes law, and once the U.S. ratifies the treaty, all Bookshare books will be available to members in countries that have ratified the treaty!http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/marrakesh/ Marrakesh TreatySlide41

It’s good because it's practical to make your own choices. It curves round you.

Holding the iPad is more relaxed than sitting on the computer screen. I'd rarely used Read and Write Gold to read an academic paper, cos I just find it very hard to sit at the screen and be reading a book. It's a bit weird. [The] best thing probably is adding notes in and highlighting, so you can go back and look at it. It's like having little stick-it notes.Focus Group – some feedbackSlide42

Loan pool of tablets with Voice Dream Reader

Manage student membership of RNIB Booksharemake available to all print disabled studentsUpload intermediate copies to RNIB Bookshareallows non-CVIP access to re-use materialsWhat next… Slide43

Primary Contact: Sarah Scott, LibraryCan Add Sponsors

Sponsors: Carol and Colin, Disability ServiceCan Add Members Add Members – print disabled students Manage your list of membersCreate Reading Lists – by Class CodeAssign members to reading listsView Download HistoryRNIB BookshareSlide44

RNIB

Bookshare home pagewww.load2learn.org Slide45

RNIB Book Share Request and ShareSlide46

Reflow: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fCrZhnFrxjk

Tools for Creating Accessible Math:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1hrSK4HJ5d0Math on the Web: https://oit.ncsu.edu/help-support/it-accessibility/tutorials/math/ MathJAX: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TairRxyy_HsMathML and HTML5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h7mMFFWer0

Useful videosSlide47

Additional Resources

Teaching Strategies with blind and partially sighted http://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/wellbeing/assets/documents/SuggestedTeachingStrategiestousewithBlindandPartiallySightedStudents.pdf QAA Code of practice for the assurance of academic quality and standards in higher education. Section 3: Disabled students (local link required)Enhancing staff support for learners with disabilities (JISC Guide) https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/enhancing-staff-support-for-learners-with-disabilities

Access to Science website http://www.access2science.com/ Good Practice on Inclusive Curricula in the Mathematical Sciences booklet, Emma Cliffe www.mathcentre.ac.uk/…loaded/inclusivecurricula.pdf

Tran

sforming

LATEX documents: software and processes

http://

www.bath.ac.uk/study/mash/maths-access/xht/transformations.xht

http://www.bath.ac.uk/study/mash

/

Slide48

Inclusive practiceMASH is the institutional mathematics resources centre which can offer help with maths and stats problems

for all students at the University of Bath. http://www.bath.ac.uk/study/mash/ STEM and VIhttp://www.hestem-sw.org.uk/reports?type=11 Slide49
Slide50

Disability Service

Print assessmentsAlert emailsAlt-format expertiseSTEMDelivery StudentAcademic department (Reading Lists)Library (Request Service)Information

ServicesI: drive (shared network drive)StrathCloud (Sharefile)

Digitisation Service:

partnershipSlide51

hard copy - non-configurable

would require magnifier (handheld; digital; CCTV); colour filter, can’t change font or line-spacingaccessible electronic copy is readable with: screenreadermagnification softwareBraille displayalternative devices such as e-book reader, iPadaccessible electronic copy is configurable

can be used to produce Large Print or Braille hardcopyAccessible material can be accessed in multiple formatsSlide52

AT strategic objective

To provide first class assistive technology support to disabled studentsTo enable students to maximise their independent participation in their course:work with student to determine solutions to reduce the impact of their impairment on studywork across institution to develop inclusive servicesguide department on accessible resourcesSlide53

Legislation and Sector Developments

1995 Disability Discrimination Act 1999 QAA standards disabled students2002 education exemption removed SENDA - reasonable adjustments; anticipatory duty2003 Auxiliary Aids and Services2005 Disability Equality SchemeDecember 2005 Toolkit pilot2010 Equality Act2011 Single Equality DutySlide54

Working towards inclusionWhat we have

What we can doWho should be involvedWhat we’re aiming forbenefits to students and staffchallenges