General Alt Media Resources

Links

The Distributed Scanning Network of the California Community Colleges

HTCTU

Introduction to Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic

- RFB&D (2006)

Bookshare

Free membership that provides accessible books and periodicals to students

Faculty Podcasting Tip Sheet

University of Arizona

Music Section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress

The Music Section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress includes a circulating collection of braille, large print, and recorded instructional materials and a subscription program of magazines produced in braille, on cassette, and in large print.

Free Firefox plug-in for DAISY files

The Center for Disability Services is making available a FREE Firefox plug-in designed to read DAISY XML e-text files, PDF files, web pages & Word documents. The ability to save to audio file has recently been added and DAISY XML books can be read and listened to (at the same time) on the iPod/iPhone. Central Washington University

Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc

Guidelines The Round Table has produced a number of guidelines and standards on the production of materials in alternate formats. These guidelines should be used by anyone producing alternate formats to ensure quality and usability for people with a print disability. Recently updated guidelines are now freely available as a downloadable file. As new guidelines are produced and existing guidelines updated they will also be available free of charge in an electronic format. Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities Inc (Round Table) has a broad membership of education, government, business, alternate format producers, community and disability organisations throughout Australia and New Zealand