two DAISY readers are availbe for the Mac now. Olearia www.cucat.org/projects/olearia/ and Emerson http://code.google.com/p/emerson-reader/
Gregory Kearney Manager - Accessible Media Association for the Blind of Western Australia 61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101 Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia Telephone: +61 (08) 9311 8202 Telephone: +1 (307) 224-4022 (North America) Fax: +61 (08) 9361 8696 Toll free: 1800 658 388 (Australia only) Email: [email protected] On 17/08/2009, at 7:16 AM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > > I do hope that a dazy book reader does become available for the mac > some time soon. They say the read aloud program for the mac is not > recomended for screen reader users, and they're not kiding. Even the > install screens don't speak well, so I didn't bother trying to go any > farther with it. > On Aug 16, 2009, at 1:36 PM, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> In the U.S., Bookshare membership costs $50 per year plus $25 the >> first year as a set-up fee. You can reduce the cost by scanning and >> submitting books and/or proofreading books others have scanned; you >> earn credit that you can deduct from the following year's fees. The >> number of books available internationally is growing, but you'd want >> to check first to see whether there's enough that you would want to >> make it worth it. I know the O'reilly books are available worldwide, >> adn several other publishers have made their books available >> worldwide >> as well. >> >> In the Windows version, the Acapella voices work only with the >> reading >> program, not with other applications. I don't know about the Mac >> equivalents. >> >> Best, >> Anna >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
