Midwinter 2009 Conference Guide Available in Accessible Formats for ALL Kinds of Readers
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Once again, ReadHowYouWant is proud to offer you the Conference Guide to the ALA in multiple accessible formats! Our award winning technology converts standard books into seven different EasyRead print formats as well as Braille, DAISY and e-books so that visually impaired and reading disabled persons can read all kinds of books. We use the same technology to create accessible editions of the official ALA guides to major conferences.Over 7,000 librarians downloaded our editions of the ALA 2008 Annual Conference documents.
Save up to 40% on our bestselling titles! Take advantage of our special Midwinter discount offer. See our blog at http://theaccessiblelibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/01/midwinter-2009-discounts-and-special.html for details.
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Before you download your ALA Midwinter Conference Guide, click here for a chart of your formatting options. The download links to the Conference Guide are below.
EasyRead Print Formats
Our EasyRead format has been designed to make reading easier for all kinds of readers. EasyRead books have been optimized to improve both word recognition and ease of eye tracking by adjusting word and line spacing. Line spacing has been increased to stop the eye moving to adjacent lines, but is still close enough for the line above and below to be used as an eye tracking guide. Hyphenation has been minimized.
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EasyRead Comfort for people who don’t yet need large print, but find normal type tiring: Click here to download the Midwinter Conference Guide in EasyRead Comfort format |
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EasyRead Large for people with reduced vision: Click here to download the Midwinter Program Guide in EasyRead Large format |
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EasyRead Large Bold for people with retinal problems who need to read high contrast text: Click here to download the Midwinter Program Guide in EasyRead Large Bold format |
EasyRead Super Large Formats
Our EasyRead Super Large Formats have been designed to make reading easier for people with a broad range of vision issues. The EasyRead SuperLarge books are available in:
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EasyRead Super Large 18pt: Click here to download the Midwinter Program Guide in EasyRead Super Large 18pt |
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EasyRead Super Large 20pt: Click here to download the Midwinter Program Guide in EasyRead Super Large 20pt |
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EasyRead Super Large 24pt: Click here to download the Midwinter Program Guide in EasyRead Super Large 24pt |
BRAILLE
> ReadHowYouWant's braille store offers Grade 2 (contracted) Braille files. We have developed a house style that supports automated transcription while maintaining accuracy. Our files meet the BANA standard. These files may be read with a refreshable (electronic) Braille display or embossed to make traditional Braille books.
Our Braille is transcribed using the Carnegie Mellon Dictionary, and only the words found in the dictionary are contracted. Therefore, it is easily understood by anyone with a reading knowledge of Braille. We do not split words at line ends because this makes reading more difficult, particularly for newer Braille readers. We are working with several organizations to produce Braille books for library use.
We offer a large number of current in-copyright as well as classic titles in Braille. Visit our Braille site for details at http://www.readhowyouwant.com/braille/
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Click here to download the Midwinter Program Guide in Braille |
DAISY
DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) is a new e-book and talking book format that synchronizes an audio rendition with the written text. DAISY books play on DAISY players, which are either standalone units or computer applications. DAISY is ideal for vision-impaired and blind readers, dyslexic readers, and for readers who are unable to hold a conventional book or turn pages. ReadHowYouWant is a
member of the DAISY Consortium and has developed a method of automatically converting books into DAISY format. We are the first company to publish DAISY books commercially. See our DAISY site at http://www.readhowyouwant.com/braille/ for free samples.
DAISY empowers a reader to:
- Listen to the text as it is read aloud.
- Read the text in very large fonts.
- Read the text while listening to the audio.
- Read and listen to the text without using one's hands.
- Bookmark passages.
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Click here to download the Midwinter Program Guide in DAISY |