Digital talking books are much like an audio book in that written books, documents and reports can be verbally recorded onto a device to allow access for individuals with print reading difficulties.
Workplace solutions and adjustments:
Reading written documents, reports and other literature is an important part of many work roles. However, for some individuals reading standard print can be difficult due to:
- literacy difficulties
- vision impairments
- learning disabilities such as dyslexia
- cognitive impairment
- early dementia
- difficulty holding the document or manipulating the pages due to physical impairment.
Providing audio versions of documents within the workplace can allow individuals to hear the document via the spoken word and therefore allow access to information relevant to their workplace.
Digital Talking Books (DTB) services can be accessed via local libraries and/or via the internet. The services are able to transcribe a wide variety of documents such as phone contact lists, instruction books, newsletters, textbooks, information brochures or contracts.
Another option to assist with hearing rather than reading of workplace documents is through the use of computer based adaptive technology which reads text on the screen:
(Vision Australia 2007; Royal Society for the Blind 2008)
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