Accessible Books

Accessible BooksAkshay Dave

Manoj Ravikumar

Agenda

• Client Background

• Project Objectives

• Project Specifications

• Functional Diagram

Agenda

• Products in Market

• Ghant Chart

• Cost Analysis

• Questions

Team 5*• Manoj Ravikumar

– Senior in Computer Engineering Class of 2012– Hobbies – Basketball, Projects, and

Volunteering– Co-op at EMC Corporation, Hopkinton,MA

• Akshay Dave– Senior in Electrical Engineering Class of 2012– Hobbies – Football, Running, and Reading – Intern at Analog Devices, Wilmington, MA

Shore Educational Collaborative

• Henry W. Owen School – Chelsea, Ma. 23 classrooms(kitchen, computer lab, library, motor area)

• Lease classes in public school districts.

• Operate 6 classrooms during community programs.

• Disability students ages 3 to 22 years old.

Shore Educational Collaborative

• Students with medical needs: – Developmental delay– Intellectual impairment– Autism– Conduct behavior / Social emotional needs

• Provide programs• Develop Life Skills• Achieve Academic Goals• Transition to Public School Setting

Accessible Books Template• Mr. Robert Wierzbicki – Project Coordinator.

• Create Accessible Books Template.

• Accessible Books - Digital Text-To-Speech eBooks.

• Project to assist students with learning disabilities, inability to read on individual basis.

Objective

• Design template for Accessible Books.

• Children’s books through the use of scanning and recording and accessed by technology.

• High interest/low reading level students with disabilities.

Objective

• Includes numerous Stock photos depicting the texts.

• Texts narrated through digitized(Human reader) or synthesized (Computer speech).

• Children can read and re-read independently.

Specifications• Created using an Object Oriented Program: Java.

• Components on Accessible Book Template: Create Edit Save Delete Read

• Books created are stored in a bookshelf by cover title.

Specifications• Components of the Accessible Book: Record Insert (Text/Picture) Edit (Text/Picture) Insert Page Delete Page Sound Icon(ON/OFF) Re-Read Left Arrow Key Right Arrow Key Stop/Play Page Numbers

Specifications• Books constructed for pages to be turned automatically.

• Pages can be turned via the arrow keys/page numbers indicated bottom of the screen.

• Pages are also turned by touching of the screen.

• Instructions “Hit the Arrow Key” is prompted for student’s to turn the page.

• Option included to highlight texts sequentially with the narration.

Functional Diagram

• User Interface is designed for a Touch Screen

• Has options to – Turn pages– Read– Edit– Toggle Sound On / Off

Functional Diagram

Dragon Naturally Speaking

• Text to Speech and Speech to Text

• Nuance Claims 99% accurate

• Widely used at offices all over the world

• Cost - $99 to $499

Microsoft Text to Speech

• Reads prompts/words• Standard in all

versions of Windows• Poor Pronunciation• User can take control

of computer• Not recommended for

learning disabilities• Free of Cost

Natural Speak

• Can covert scanned documents to speech

• Covert text to audio• Browser Applet –

convert website text to speech

• Picture to Speech• Price – Free - $299

Gantt Chart

Cost Analysis

Cost Analysis

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