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In this course you will learn how to extract the book text from these types of files and transfer it to Microsoft Word for initiating the creation of accessible books.\nIntroduction\nThe standard printed book is not accessible to many persons with disabilities. They need it in other accessible formats like EPUB or Braille. Let us now see what is the standard process for the conversion of a printed book to a digital format.\nMake sure that for any of the reproduction and transformation techniques discussed in this course you (or your organization) respects the relevant copyright laws in your jurisdiction. These legal conditions may vary from country to country, and they will depend notably on whether the provisions of the Marrakesh Treaty are implemented in your country or whether national law permits the reproduction, distribution, and making available to the public of Accessible Format Copies of Works for the benefit of people who are print disabled. Also note that some countries only allow the reproduction and transformation of printed works that are not commercially available in accessible formats.\nIf the national law in your jurisdiction does not have provisions allowing the reproduction, distribution, and making available to the public of Accessible Format Copies of Works for the benefit of people who are print disabled, you will need to request permission from the copyright owner before being able to produce an Accessible Format Copy of a Work.\nThe books are generally scanned and then converted to digital text using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) applications. The text is retained in Microsoft Word or similar word processors.\nIf the OCR is not available for a particular language, then the only way to convert the book to digital format is to type the whole book.\nFortunately, OCR software for the most commonly used languages including those used in low and middle-income countries has been released. Support for these languages has also been added to the Braille translation software such as Duxbury. Thus, the need for manual typing or direct Braille input has reduced considerably. Digital files of books are likely to be available from other sources as well and scanning or typing may not be necessary.\nThere is some movement towards inclusive practices in the publishing industry. Inclusive Publishing involves adopting those digital standards which are accessible for everyone and conversion to alternate format if required is simple and quick.\nUntil such standards are fully adopted, you will continue to get files in many formats and in multiple non-Unicode fonts from publishers. You are likely to get publications in the following formats that will need to be made accessible:\nPrinted book (hard copy)\nPDF files with an image of every page of book\nUntagged PDF file that does not copy properly to Braille translation software\nThere are tools and methodologies that can help in converting source file in any format to a format useful for accessible books production or Braille printing.\nA word processing tool such as Microsoft Word, LibreOffice Writer, Google Docs, or Apple Pages is required for preparing the document for Braille production. In this course, you will learn to use Microsoft Word for Braille production. However, note that the concepts and techniques explained in this course can be applied to other word processors as well.\nAfter preparing the document in Microsoft Word, an EPUB version can be created using the WordToEPUB tool or the same document can be imported into the Braille production tool. 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