[Web4lib] Kindle vs. Accessibility

[Sharon Foster]

Real Soon Now. Some of the AI folks have been making similar claims
for over 40 years. It will be at least another 40 years before a
computer-generated voice will be able to read Dr. Seuss, much less
Shakespeare, with the inflections, intonations, emphasis, and pauses
that a human being would consider acceptable for long-term listening.
Jim Dale isn't going to lose his audiobook gig anytime soon.


Sharon M. Foster, 99% Librarian (waiting for the official okey-dokey
to change it to 100%)
Speaker-to-Computers
http://www.vsa-software.com/mlsportfolio/






On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Cary Gordon <listuser at chillco.com> wrote:
> But they certainly could be and likely will be equivalent, sooner than
> later. Like newspapers and reporters, and record companies and
> recording artists, publishers and authors are in for a rocky ride.
> Determining what is or isn't a legitimate right will be decided in the
> courts and refined in the legislature.
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> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Sharon Foster <fostersm1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Kelly's right. A computer-generated voice and a dramatic reading by a
>> pro are not equivalent. How would you like to listen to the voice at
>> <fill in the name of any voice menu system> read the newspaper to you?
>> I'd rather go to the dentist. I'm sure Amazon and the publishers and
>> authors will figure out a way to allow blind and low-vision people to
>> purchase the audio-enabled item for a few dollar$ more.
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>> Next they'll forbid children's librarians from holding story hours, or
>> holding up the books so children can see the pictures.
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>> Sharon M. Foster, 99% Librarian (waiting for the official okey-dokey
>> to change it to 100%)
>> Speaker-to-Computers
>> http://www.vsa-software.com/mlsportfolio/
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>> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 12:31 PM,  <kellyaquinn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> There is a copyright exemption for Braille, and Braille and a screenreader serve the same exact purpose. How can publishers compare a computer-generated voice to a dramatic reading by an author or professional reader? This is just plain greed.
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