[Tektalkdiscussion] Fw: [Wcb-l] free Braille translation service

[Bob Acosta]

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To: "Robert Acosta" <boacosta at pacbell.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 5:57 AM
Subject: Fw: [Wcb-l] free Braille translation service


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> From: "Becky Frankeberger" <b.butterfly at comcast.net>
> To: <wcb-l at wcbinfo.org>
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> Subject: [Wcb-l] free Braille translation service
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>> The RoboBraille email service
>> The RoboBraille service is an email-based translation service capable of
>> translating documents to and from contracted Braille and to synthetic
>> speech. Users submit documents (e.g., text files, Word documents, HTML
>> pages) as email attachments. The translated results are returned to the
> user
>> via email, typically within a matter of minutes. The service is available
>> free of charge to all non-commercial users.
>> Braille Translation
>> The user sends an email with a document attachment to one of several 
>> email
>> accounts used to manage the translation process (e.g.,
>> eightdot at robobraille.org
>>  for eight-dot Braille translation,
>> sixdot at robobraille.org
>>  for six-dot Braille translation). Similar, localized
>> versions of the email accounts will be used to control the
> language-specific
>> translations as well as the language of any responses to the user. As an
>> example, mail to
>> ottepunkt at robobraille.org
>>  will result in Danish eight-dot
>> Braille translation and a user response in Danish whereas mail to
>> sixdot at robobraille.org
>>  will result in English six-dot Braille translation
>> and a user response in English.
>> Once received by the RoboBraille service, the attached file is processed.
>> The RoboBraille service is capable of handling a number of different
>> document types, including Word and Rich Text Format (RTF) documents, HTML
>> pages and text documents. Text files in the older ASCII asc format are
>> automatically converted to the standard ISO 8859-1 character set prior to
>> translation. Likewise, Word and RTF documents are converted into text
> files
>> prior to translation.
>> Since few standards exist for representing Braille character sets, it may
> be
>> required to convert the translated result into the Braille character set
> of
>> a particular Braille device before the result is mailed back to the user.
> By
>> allowing the user to specify an export filter for a Braille device in the
>> subject of the email, the RoboBraille is capable of automatically
> converting
>> the translated text into the correct Braille character set. To support a
>> particular Braille device, such as a Braille note taker or Braille
> embosser,
>> it may be necessary to develop a new export filter.
>> Text To Speech
>> Similar to the Braille translation processes, the user emails a document
>> attachment to an email account. As part of the eTEN RoboBraille project,
>> these email accounts will be moved from the Danish punktskrift.
>> dk domain to
>> the international robobraille.
>> org domain. Furthermore, In localized versions
>> of the email accounts will be used in the eTEN RoboBraille project to
> select
>> the correct text-to-speech synthesizer as well as the language of the 
>> user
>> response. The text-to-speech translation process is controlled by a
> separate
>> email account:
>> *
>> tale at robobraille.org
>> : Translates the attached document into synthetic
>> speech using a Danish Text-to-Speech engine.
>> *
>> britspeech at robobraille.org
>> : Translates the attached document into
>> synthetic speech using an British English Text-to-Speech engine.
>> *
>> usspeech at robobraille.org
>> : Translates the attached document into synthetic
>> speech using an American English Text-to-Speech engine.
>> *
>> audio at robobraille.org
>> : Translates the attached document into synthetic
>> speech using an Italian Text-to-Speech engine.
>> *
>> textoparavoz at robobraille.org
>> : Translates the attached document into
>> synthetic speech using a Portuguese Text-to-Speech engine.
>> *
>> potspeech at robobraille.org
>> : Translates the attached document into synthetic
>> speech using a Greek Text-to-Speech engine.
>> *
>> parlefrancais at robobraille.org
>> : Translates the attached document into
>> synthetic speech using a French Text-to-Speech engine.
>> To control the speech rate (e .g., the speed of the speech), write one or
>> more plusses or minuses in the subject of the email as follows:
>> * Three minuses (---) will result in the slowest speech rate
>> * Three plusses (+++) will result in the fastest speech rate
>> * One or two plusses or minuses will result in a speech rate between 
>> these
>> two extremes
>> Attachments are processed as described above regarding Braille
> translation.
>> Subsequently, the document is converted into an audio file in WAVE 
>> format.
>> This file is then compressed into an MP3 file which is then copied to a
> web
>> server. Finally, a link to the MP3 file is return ed to the user by 
>> email.
>> Winslow Parker
>> Adaptive Technology Specialist
>> Oregon Commission for the Blind
>> 535 SE 12th Avenue
>> Portland, OR 97214
>> (971) 673-1588
>> Ext: 31602
>> FAX: (971) 673-1570
>> winslow.parker at state.or.us
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