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Upscribe : Transcribe 2.0.

• With enough eyes, everyone can read.

What it is ?

• A suite of tools to facilitate the transition to accessible html format
  • An online editor (UpEditor) for the creation of html files.
    • This editor integrates an OCR engine for use with clipboard contents.
    • After editing, the content is parsed/modifed to augment navigation, e.g. wrapping phrases in span element
  • A browser extension (UpBrowser) that allow the easy navigation and TTS of a html file
    • This would be an extension to the Firefox Reader function or the Google Chrome Reader function.
    • Navigation by keyboard would be simplified and enhanced
  • A browser extension (UpFixer) 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
  • A CMS that allows the storage of multiple documents for a user (UpStore)
    • This covers all formats from an input pdf/docx/jpeg to the final html/epub3 file
    • Integrates the sharing of documents
    • Heavily based on the tagging of documents

What it is ? (Previous)

• A collaborative web-tool that facilitates the transformation of printed documents (graphics/pdf) to html format with an option to publish to epub format, the standard for electronic books.

• A web-app that allows

  • the creation of html documents from scratch
  • the collaborative transcription of existing documents/books to html format with built-in OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
  • the automatic generation of an synchronised audio version
  • the online reading of epub3 documents based on the Readium

• Why html first ?

  • Because the web is everywhere. Because content can be created/modified directly without having the overhead of the epub3 wrapper

• Why epub3 ?

  • 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

• 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.

• Have a look at some usecases

• The FAQ

Accessibility enhancements are

• Font size/color, background color adapted per student
• Text-highlighting as student moves through text
• Text-To-Speech with highlighting
• Enhanced navigation by keyboard (and other enhanced accessibility input devices)