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kestrellKes: I've mentioned this online tool before in one of my first Covid-19 resources posts, but it seems convenient to mention it in relation to the preceding post on accessible documents.
File Transformer
https://ally.ac/covid19/
is a free tool developed by Blackboard Ally, which allows users to convert already-created files into various alternate formats such as HTML, audio MP3, ePub, or electronic Braille, in order to better fit their individual needs, devices, and learning preferences.
What is the difference between an "accessible" format and an "alternate" format?
Readers with disabilities--and even those without disabilities--often find that a particular mode of learning suits their individual learning style. Some visually impaired readers prefer to listen to audio formats, while others prefer braille. Some sighted learners with reading impairments, such as dyslexia, learn better by listening to audio, others may learn through a combination of listening and reading print. In addition, many of these formats require assistive technologies--devices apart from a basic PC or laptop set up with Windows or iOS--which can best access the format desired by the user. So, just because a file is in an accessible format, doesn't mean it is necessarily in the format preferred by the reader, that is, that reader's preferred alternate format.
File Transformer
https://ally.ac/covid19/
is a free tool developed by Blackboard Ally, which allows users to convert already-created files into various alternate formats such as HTML, audio MP3, ePub, or electronic Braille, in order to better fit their individual needs, devices, and learning preferences.
What is the difference between an "accessible" format and an "alternate" format?
Readers with disabilities--and even those without disabilities--often find that a particular mode of learning suits their individual learning style. Some visually impaired readers prefer to listen to audio formats, while others prefer braille. Some sighted learners with reading impairments, such as dyslexia, learn better by listening to audio, others may learn through a combination of listening and reading print. In addition, many of these formats require assistive technologies--devices apart from a basic PC or laptop set up with Windows or iOS--which can best access the format desired by the user. So, just because a file is in an accessible format, doesn't mean it is necessarily in the format preferred by the reader, that is, that reader's preferred alternate format.
