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Follow on Google News | Kirtas Technologies provides alternative solution to help organizations meet ADA requirementsKirtas Technologies is known around the world for its automatic page turning (APT) systems. Now the company is enabling customers to take digitized files a step further to create new media for students with disabilities.
But what about improving access to information for your own students, on your own campus? What if a student is unable to read the book in the format that it is currently in, or simply learns best by listening? Kirtas Technologies is known around the world for its automatic page turning (APT) systems. The company helps universities, libraries, and other organizations convert old, rare and fragile books and documents into digital content. The University of California, Merced (UC Merced) is using their APT system to take those digitized files one step further and create new media for its students with disabilities. “The compliance obligation under ADA is quite high, requiring program and information accessibility,” The benefit of the Kirtas APT system is that it doesn’t simply scan a book, it digitizes a book creating a usable, searchable document. “Extractable text is needed versus a scanned image, which isn’t useful when OCR [optical character recognition] Another significant appeal of the Kirtas APT system is the machine’s ability to handle books more gently than the human hand. Students are still required to purchase the textbook they need transformed into alternative media, however they are usually required to disbind the book in order to feed pages through a traditional sheet-feed scanner. A benefit for students is that they now have an opportunity to resell their textbooks, rather than placing them in the trash. The APT system is unique in that the binding does not have to be removed or forced open 180 degrees for digitizing. Instead, special page-turning technology gently advances each page with the SureTurn robotic arm and safely holds the book in a continuous, height-adjusting 110 degree smart cradle. To learn more about UC Merced’s experience with their Kirtas APT system and how you can improve your alternative media offerings, read their story: http://www.kirtas.com/ # # # Kirtas Technologies has pioneered and perfected the technology used today in quality, high-speed, nondestructive mass book digitization. A proven workflow ensuring superior image quality, advanced search capabilities, unique archiving technology, and extensive metadata enabling multiple output options that stand the test of time are what set us apart and keep Kirtas at the forefront of the digital revolution. Learn more at www.kirtas.com End
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