Creating Accessible Course Reading From a Scanned Document
Is an electronic, text-based version of the reading available from the Healey Library? Check UMBrella.
Yes
Follow the instructions for creating links to library resources
No
Is there an alternative version elsewhere on the internet?
Yes
Awesome!
No
Can all of the essential information on the document be conveyed in a linear format?
Yes
Download the HTML version of the reading using Blackboard ALLY's alternative "accessible" versions
Copy/Paste into MS Word
Delete all non-essential text and images
Follow the guidelines for creating accessible documents in Word 2016 from WebAim, using the Accessibility Checker, Blackboard Ally, and Access 101. Correct any errors that occurred during the OCR process.
No
Send to Nick or Paula for use of Abbyy Finereader and/or Adobe Acrobat Pro DC