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[Menu 2] 1 Introduction of barrier-free books
Last update date September 19, 2023
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Introduction of various barrier-free books
1 Read with your ears
1-1 Voice Daisy
It is a recording of the contents of the book. It also includes explanations of figures and photographs.
You can read using a personal computer, tablet / smartphone, or dedicated device.
※Those who can use this service are limited to those who have difficulty reading, such as visual impairment, physical disabilities, developmental disabilities and learning disabilities.
1-2 E-books and audiobooks
Some e-books can be read out using the speech synthesis function.
In some cases, the font size, color, and background color can be changed.
An audio book is audio data that reads the contents of a book.
You can listen to it on a computer, tablet, or smartphone.
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Read it at second glance
2-1 Large print book
This book is written in large letters so that those who are hard to see can read easily.
2-2 LL book
It is a book written in easy-to-understand manner.
It is written in an easy-to-understand manner using pictograms (emojis) and photos and figures.
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3 Reading with ears and eyes
3-1 Multimedia Daisy
You can read the audio recording the contents of the book together while highlighting the characters and images in that part.
You can change the size of the text and the color of the background.
You can read it using a computer, tablet, or smartphone.
※Those who can use this service are limited to those who have difficulty reading, such as visual impairment, physical disabilities, developmental disabilities and learning disabilities.
3-2 Text Daisy
It reads text information (text data) using the voice synthesis function.
It can be read using a personal computer, tablet, smartphone, or dedicated device.
When reading on a computer or tablet using a playback application.
You can display text information and change the size of the text and background color.
Depending on the playback application, you can also highlight the reading part.
※Those who can use this service are limited to those who have difficulty reading, such as visual impairment, physical disabilities, developmental disabilities and learning disabilities.
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4 Touch and read
4-1 Braille books
This book has been translated into Braille.
A diagram or a picture using a point is called a "dot map".
There is also a "braille translation picture book" in which Braille and dotted on a transparent sheet and affixed to a picture book.
In addition to paper books, there is also Braille data.
4-2 cloth picture books and touch picture books
It is a picture book made using cloth, leather, wool, etc., so that you can touch and understand the shape of the picture.
Some devices have devices such as stopping buttons and passing strings, so you can read them while having fun.
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For inquiries to this page
Board of Education Secretariat General Affairs Department Lifelong Learning Cultural Properties Division
Phone: 045-671-3282
Phone: 045-671-3282
Fax: 045-224-5863
Email address: ky-syobun@city.yokohama.jp
Page ID: 500-714-692