That might be an option we could ask Winston for I think that would be a great option. Ocr would be a great deal for pdf’s since they can be a handul some times.
> On Feb 19, 2016, at 9:59 AM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > > Voice Dream Reader cannot read image based PDF files. It does not do any OCR. > Your text book was in text PDF. However, for sighted users, Voice Dream > Reader gives the option to view image PDF files in original layout. > Richard > > > > (Sent from my iPhone 5S) > > On Feb 19, 2016, at 8:29 AM, Michael Malver <mmal...@gmail.com > <mailto:mmal...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> Voice Dream Reader does a great jobwith pdfs. I don’t know if it can handle >> pdfs based on images, but I read an entire textbook using it. >> If VoiceDream can do it, perhaps this other app can be made to handle pdf >> through some sort of ocr-based solution. >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli >> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 10:18 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding >> VoiceOver Accessibility >> >> I went through this with iPhone Life. They were very nice folks who took >> the time to explain to me that the reason why they use PDF is so the >> magazine in PDF format looks exactly like the print magazine. PDF is >> actually a picture of the document and no screen reader can read a picture >> to you. >> >> HTH >> >> >> Alan >> >> Sent from my iPad Air >> >> On Feb 19, 2016, at 7:31 AM, Christine Grassman <cgrassman1...@gmail.com >> <mailto:cgrassman1...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> >> Dear All: >> >> Issuu is an app which provides access to millions of magazines, newsletters, >> etc., on virtually any topic you can think of. My son, who is also a >> VoiceOver user, wanted to access his high school’s newspaper which is on the >> platform. However, it is in an image pdf. Furthermore, trying to get around >> the app is nightmarish, and it does not appear that any of the available >> resources is accessible. >> I wrote to their support center, and this is the response I received. My >> response to that unhelpful response is first, with the response in the >> middle, with my original message at the bottom. I think this is absolutely >> something which should be available to those who use screen readers. If >> others agree, I think we should bombard them with requests to make their >> platform accessible. >> Christine >> >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: "Christine Grassman (issuu Support Team)" <feedb...@issuu.com >> <mailto:feedb...@issuu.com>> >> Subject: Update from issuu Support Re: Poor VoiceOver accessibility >> Date: February 19, 2016 at 10:16:27 AM EST >> To: Christine Grassman <cgrassman1...@gmail.com >> <mailto:cgrassman1...@gmail.com>> >> Reply-To: issuu Support Team <feedb...@issuu.com <mailto:feedb...@issuu.com>> >> >> ## Please do not write below this line ## >> >> >> Christine Grassman >> Feb 19, 16:16 >> >> With all due respect, there is no excuse for this. Apple makes available to >> developers, free of charge, guidelines for making apps accessible. There's >> absolutely no reason not to do this. >> Christine >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> >> Angel (Help Center) >> Feb 19, 11:51 >> >> Hi Christine, >> >> Unfortunately we don't have a way for those with visual impairments to use >> screen reading technology or have a way to make our site accessible at this >> time. We also haven't been informed of any plans to add that functionality >> any time soon. I'm so very sorry about that. >> >> If we do introduce this functionality at any point, we will put up an >> announcement on our blog (blog.issuu.com <http://blog.issuu.com/>) and on >> our help center (help.issuu.com <http://help.issuu.com/>), so please do keep >> checking these places for updates. >> >> Please don't hesitate to write back if you have any other questions, and >> we'd be happy to assist you. >> >> Best regards, >> Angel >> >> issuu is on iOS <http://bit.ly/issuuonios> and Android >> <http://bit.ly/IssuuOnAndroid>. >> >> To learn more about issuu, please visit our Help Center >> <http://help.issuu.com/hc/en-us>. >> >> >> >> Christine Grassman >> Feb 15, 22:42 >> >> I am blind, as are my children. We use iPhones with VoiceOver accessibility >> to access text. I am deeply disappointed that Issuu is not voiceover >> accessible. Only some features are accessible, and one cannot find and read >> magazines. In this day and age, this is unacceptable. Information should be >> accessible to us just as to others. >> There is no reason why the text of your millions of publications should not >> be accessible using a screen reader. I hope that you will address this as >> quickly as possible. >> Christine Grassman >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> This email is a service from Help Center. 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