Listen "Fully Automated Braille Translation with RoboBraille (Extra 72)"
Episode Synopsis
Sometimes, you just need a BRF file with no fuss, even though you know it might have the occasional error or won’t be formatted quite as you’d like.
RoboBraille is one solution to this problem. It works with a large variety of file formats including PDF, Microsoft Word and plain text, and converts them to braille within a matter of minutes. Best of all, it’s entirely online, so you don’t need to install anything. You can use it on computers even if you don’t have admin rights, smartphones, tablets and even braille notetakers.
Join us in this episode to find out:
When is fully automated translation appropriate (and when is it not)?
Translating files through the robobraille.org website
Translating files by emailing RoboBraille
How to evaluate the output
Where to find help
RoboBraille is one solution to this problem. It works with a large variety of file formats including PDF, Microsoft Word and plain text, and converts them to braille within a matter of minutes. Best of all, it’s entirely online, so you don’t need to install anything. You can use it on computers even if you don’t have admin rights, smartphones, tablets and even braille notetakers.
Join us in this episode to find out:
When is fully automated translation appropriate (and when is it not)?
Translating files through the robobraille.org website
Translating files by emailing RoboBraille
How to evaluate the output
Where to find help
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