Tutorials on Bookshare, Kurzweil3000, and Accessible Media
We hope these videos will be helpful as you learn about your accommodations. Please contact Accessible Media if you have any questions at alt-media@jmu.edu
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FAQs - quick videos that answer frequently asked questions with step-by-step instructions.
- Request Your Books using the online Accessible Media Request Form
- Intro to Kurzweil 3000: Upload your own readings
- Text-to-Speech and other tools in Kurzweil 3000
- Using Bookshare books with Bookshare Reader or Kurzweil 3000
Request Your Books
Instructions for finding and using the online Accessible Media Request Form
Introduction to Kurzweil 3000: Upload your own readings
Kurzweil 3000 reads text aloud while highlighting text on screen. You can load your own articles, papers, etc. into your Kurzweil 3000 account. Here's how.
Text-to-Speech and other tools in Kurzweil 3000
Learn how to customize Text-to-Speech in Kurzweil 3000 and explore some of the built-in writing and studying tools.
Using Bookshare books with Bookshare Reader or Kurzweil 3000
Bookshare is a library of electronic books. Both Bookshare Reader and Kurzweil 3000 allow you to read them using text-to-speech.