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Colm O'Gairbhith edited this page Jan 6, 2017 · 34 revisions

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Upscribe : Transcribe 2.0.

  • With enough eyes, everyone can read.

What it is ?

  • A set of collaborative web-tools to facilitate the transformation of printed documents (graphics/pdf) to a high accessibility html format with an option to publish to epub format, the standard for electronic books.
    • UpBrowser, an enhanced browsing context that provides the non-visual browsing of a webpage
    • UpEditor, an online editor for the creation of well structured webpages that can be easily read by UpBrowser.
    • UpStore, a CMS that allows users to store/share/upscribe documents
    • UpFixer, a browser extension that allow the enhancement of pre-existing webpages
      • For example, one user can define the rules which will improves the accessibility of lemonde.fr articles so that they can be easily consulted by the UpBrowser

Why the need to transform existing electronic formats ,e.g. images/pdf ?

  • Why transformation ?

    • Because so much existing material is not accessible for the print-challenged.
      • By print-challenged we mean those who are unable to read, or have difficulty reading, printed materials, (Low-vision / Learning disabilities e.g. dyslexia / Neuro-motor )
      • Because the world is going digital but there is a risk that so much existing material gets left behind

  • Why a collaborative webtool ?

    • Crowd-sourcing the transcription of large documents allows them to be upscribed, and shared, quickly.

##Why ?##

  • Why html first ?

    • Because the web is everywhere, html can be consulted on practically every computer device (ebook reader / smartphone / PC )
    • Because html, can already avail of accessibility functions of web browsers, e.g. text highlighting, TTS
    • Because content can be created/modified directly without having the overhead of the epub3 wrapper

  • Why an epub3 option ?

    • Because epub3, is the standard for e-books and is compatible with all modern e-book readers, it's the future of electronic publishing, have a look [here](This has to go somewhere) to feel the power
    • epub3 documents allow simple navigation by line, by paragraph, by chapter bringing true accessibility to the print-challenged.
    • Because epub3 allows adding an audio layer (also called a media overlay) so that every epub3 document is instantly available in audio
    • Because

  • Have a look at some usecases

  • The FAQ

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