I don't edit the content at all, at present. I just take the portion of the RSS feed that is in the <description> tags. I have the technology to grab the html that comprises each full news story, but, due to the terms of use for the backstage project, I don't do this.
I've never experimented with applying filters that adjust the reading age. This sounds intriguing, though.
I'm at an exploratory stage with my project, and I'm eager and willing to push it in various directions. The disability ange might be one to pursue.
Ted
On 8/9/05, Jonathan Chetwynd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ted,
it appears that you are editing the BBC feeds, assuming this is
automated would you be able to adjust the reading age?
a slider would be ideal, but in the meantime a radio selection would
be fine.
Fleisch-Kincaid is the most well known automated test for reading
age, as used in microsoft Word.
It's not perfect, but would help people with low level reading and
comprehension skills a lot.
Please let me know if you can take this idea further, as I believe it
could be a 'backstage' prize winner.
stress the disability angle.
Graeme Mulvaney is releasing a "filter the output of TTS engines to
annotate them with better inflection and intonation" which might
greatly assist comprehension, from the sample he sent me.
please let me know if I can be of further assistance
cheers
Jonathan
On 8 Aug 2005, at 21:55, Ted Gilchrist wrote:
Hi,
I guess this would qualify as an aurally repurposed backstage
project:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/bbcworldRebotcast
Ted Gilchrist
On 8/8/05, David Tattersall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have
create some software that takes the images from BBC news stories and
provided a searchable database. However I had difficulty getting it live
onto the web (problem with accessing a remote IP from my host). This is
supposedly sorted now, however since then I've moved onto pastures
anew. If
there is sufficient demand then I'd happily upload Iris (as it's
called) for
people to play around with.
David
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Subject: [backstage] Where are the examples that re-purpose bbc
content that
isn't text?
Where are the graphical or aurally re-purposed 'backstage' projects?
I'm having great difficulty accessing any examples of ideas or
prototypes
that re-purpose bbc content that isn't text.
About 10% of the population is functionally illiterate.
Many people prefer graphics to text, and most of us, who are visually
able,
for instance use and understand the 'home button'.
text news feeds are excellent for those that don't have access to
graphics,
but a newspaper without images doesn't seem to be popular at the present
time.
cheers
Jonathan Chetwynd
design consultant
accessibility for people with learning difficulties
recent reference: http://www.bsi-global.com/accessibility
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