Richard The OL book reader presents an image, not selectable text. There are other formats, but access to them is less direct, and therefore less accessible, most likely.
kc On 9/25/13 12:15 PM, Richard Cox wrote: > This should help: > > 1. Open Settings. > 2. Select the General tab. > 3. Scroll down and select the Accessibility tab. > 4. Select the Speak Selection option (it should be set to off, currently). > 5. Select the toggle switch to turn it on. > > You still have to highlight the text, but then you can select "Speak" > and that should work. > > Richard Cox > Digital Technology Consultant > Electronic Resources & Information Technology > University Libraries, UNC Greensboro > http://library.uncg.edu/ > > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Ann <cradlingarm...@gmail.com > <mailto:cradlingarm...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hello, my iPhone is my only computer. I don't have a regular desktop > computer. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 25, 2013, at 1:51 PM, Karen Coyle <kco...@kcoyle.net > <mailto:kco...@kcoyle.net>> wrote: > > > > Ann, I'm not expert on either accessibility nor the Open Library > reading > > software, but I did just try to use the reader on my iPhone. On my > > computer, when I open the reader, there is a "sound" icon in the > upper > > menu bar that turns on the 'read aloud' feature. On the iPhone in > Safari > > that upper bar is not present, therefore I do not see how to turn on > > 'read aloud.' > > > > Do we have anyone on the list who knows details of the reader > software? > > > > Ann, have you used 'read aloud' on the computer, and if so is > that what > > you are looking for on the iPhone? > > > > kc > > > >> On 9/25/13 8:48 AM, Ann wrote: > >> Hello, I just joined your mailing list. I'm using an iPhone 4S. > I am completely blind, and was wondering how I would go about using > your library books and either Safari or a special application that I > need to download. Thank you in advance for any tips tricks or advice > you may offer. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Ol-discuss mailing list - Ol-discuss@archive.org > <mailto:Ol-discuss@archive.org> > >> http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss > >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ol-discuss@archive.org/ > >> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to > ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org > <mailto:ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org> > > > > -- > > Karen Coyle > > kco...@kcoyle.net <mailto:kco...@kcoyle.net> http://kcoyle.net > > m: 1-510-435-8234 <tel:1-510-435-8234> > > skype: kcoylenet > > _______________________________________________ > > Ol-discuss mailing list - Ol-discuss@archive.org > <mailto:Ol-discuss@archive.org> > > http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss > > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ol-discuss@archive.org/ > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to > ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org > <mailto:ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org> > _______________________________________________ > Ol-discuss mailing list - Ol-discuss@archive.org > <mailto:Ol-discuss@archive.org> > http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ol-discuss@archive.org/ > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to > ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org > <mailto:ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org> > > -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet _______________________________________________ Ol-discuss mailing list - Ol-discuss@archive.org http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ol-discuss@archive.org/ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org
