Creating Text-Based PDFs
A variety of accessible formats of text options are available to students with disabilities, 包括音频, 大的打印, 和盲文. Most students at CC who are approved for this accommodation use text-to-speech software to create an audio version of the text materials. To do this, students need access to PDF documents that are text-based rather than image-based. Individual words and letters can be highlighted on a text-based document. Image-based text appears as a square block when the text is highlighted. 教师 can help to support an inclusive academic experience by providing students with text-based PDFs that offer immediate access to course materials for all students. Accessible PDFs can be created easily by scanning documents on one of the college’s Xerox brand copier/scanners or by using 读&编写软件. Instructions for both are provided below.
What is a high-quality scanned PDF?
- The text is not cut off.
- The pages are straight, not crooked or curved.
- No shadows are covering the print.
- Handwriting, highlighting, annotations, circles, or underlining is limited and do not cover any text.
- There is good color contrast throughout the page.
- The scan is clear with no blurry text.
提示 & 技巧
- When scanning a book with a spine, push the spine of the book down while scanning to ensure the text will copy clearly.
- Scan one page at a time, and do not combine pages. This improves reading on mobile platforms and speeds up the conversion process for optical character recognition (OCR) software.
- Avoid scanned documents that need to be rotated when viewed on a screen.
- Document names should correspond to how documents are named on the syllabus and in Canvas.
Xerox brand machines on campus should automatically create a text-based format when selecting the "scan to email" option. Advanced setting options allow manual adjustments if the quality of the original scan is not optimal.
- “Image Options” allows the user to adjust the light/dark contrast & 锐度.
- Selecting a higher “Quality/File Size” will create a larger file.
- Avoid the “Book Scanning Option” as this will scan two pages at a time.
- “Resolution” should be set to 300 dots per inch (DPI) or higher.
- 使用黑色 & white or 24-bit coloring.
Example of a high-quality scan:
The text is faded and the contrast is very light in both examples. |
This scan has a darkened margin and shadows the text making it illegible. |
Part of a cut-off page has been included in the scan which can slow down the conversion process. |
书页歪了. |
There is too much underlining and it goes over some of the text. |
The scan has 2 side-by-side pages and is rotated.
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读&写 is a software program that provides tools to assist with reading and writing. 它有很多特点, including an optical character recognition tool to convert image-based documents to text-based documents. The scan feature in 读&写 works best to convert documents that are shorter and scanned clearly. Anyone with a 科罗拉多大学 email address can download this software at no cost.
Below are the links to instructions on how to install and use 读&写. 请赌博正规的十大网站 accessibleformats@422121.com if we can assist you in any way.
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