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Remediating a Document

Remediating a document through Scribe is an extremely simple and efficient procedure.

  1. Visit scribeit.io
  2. For best results, we recommend logging in before remediating a document. Click on the “Log in” link.
    1. Enter your email address. You will receive an email with a verification link that will log you in.
  3. Once logged in, there are two ways to send a document to Scribe
    1. Click on the “File Browse…” button, locate the file on your computer, then click the “Preview” button on the Scribe webpage.
    2. Enter the URL of the document, then press enter or click on the “Preview” button.
      1. Note that this must be the URL to a direct file download, I.E. a URL that ends with a file extension such as .pdf, .jpg, etc. Scribe does not support URL’s for protected downloads that require login information. Protected files must be downloaded manually and then uploaded to Scribe.
  4. Once the preview is ready, you will be presented with the first two pages of the document.
  5. Below the preview, you will find a new section of the page denoted by the “Remediate Full Document” heading. Here is where you can select a conversion format, as well as customize conversion settings that depend on your chosen format via the “Customize Settings” expandable button. Regardless of conversion format, the basic conversion settings allow you to determine whether a document should have image descriptions generated, or whether or not to have math content converted into accessible MathML. The available conversion formats include:
    • Accessible webpage viewed directly on Scribe
    • Tagged PDF
      • Supports large print
    • MP3, via text-to-speech in about a dozen languages
      • Additional settings for voice and speaking rate are offered with this conversion.
    • Braille
      • Grade 1 (EBAE)
      • Grade 2 (EBAE)
      • Unified English Braille (UEB)
      • and many other languages
    • Downloadable web page
    • EPUB
    • Microsoft Word
      • Supports large print
    • DAISY, text plus audio
      • Additional settings for voice and speaking rate are offered with this conversion.
    • MOBI
  6. Once you have selected your format and configured any additional settings for the chosen format, do one of the following:
    1. Activate the “Next: Pricing Options” button to begin the payment process.
      • You can choose to buy a subscription, a prepaid page pack, or a single on-demand remediation. The Plans and Purchasing section will cover the plans in more detail.
    2. If you already have a subscription or account credit, activate the “Convert” button to begin the automated remediation process.

That’s all there is to it! The final landing page will usually offer a download link to your file within seconds. Certain remediations, however, may take more time to process. This is standard issue for audio and daisy conversions due to the generation of the text to speech, however this may also happen if the document being remediated is quite large. In these cases, you can either leave the page open and wait for the link to appear, or look for an email to arrive with your file downloads.
On this landing page, you can convert the document to another format. However, the initially chosen format will not show up in the list of format options as that format has already been used.

Remediating Math content

Scribe for Documents offers the ability to convert print math content into an accessible format that can be read via speech and Braille. The resulting format will be the web-friendly MathML specification. MathML is readily supported by all modern web browsers, as well as most, if not all screen readers. These include:

  • NVDA: via the free MathCAT addon
  • JAWS: built-in support via Direct embedding of the MathCAT library
  • VoiceOver: Built-in support
  • ChromeVox: Built-in support

Follow these steps to remediate a document containing math content:

  1. Choose your desired conversion format.
  2. Click the “Customize Settings” button.
  3. Check the “Process mathematical notation (beta)” checkbox.
  4. Make any further setting adjustments, then click “Convert”.

The resulting output will include the mathematical notation rendered in a fully accessible format.

Accessing Documents on a Later Date

Once logged into your Scribe account, a “Previously Scribed Documents” section will display the documents that you have already remediated. Clicking on one of them will pull up its preview along with any existing conversion downloads.