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Picture books are books were there are more images than text. Often the text will be part of the image itself, so we have developed a way to describe this book for conversion. Though these are mainly children’s books, sometimes you will have other reading level books that are heavily illustrated. With children’s books, most of the time, they do not have tables of contents or chapter headings, and their text is usually part of an image, or they are image-heavy. | Picture books are books were there are more images than text. Often the text will be part of the image itself, so we have developed a way to describe this book for conversion. Though these are mainly children’s books, sometimes you will have other reading level books that are heavily illustrated. With children’s books, most of the time, they do not have tables of contents or chapter headings, and their text is usually part of an image, or they are image-heavy. | ||
- | If the book you are working on is image-based (i.e. the text is part of the image), then you will need to transcribe the text below the image. You will also need to create headings, and add a producer’s note at the beginning of the book stating why you did so. | + | If the book you are working on is image-based (i.e. the text is part of the image), then you will need to transcribe the text above the image. You will also need to create headings, and add a producer’s note at the beginning of the book stating why you did so. |
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For more information about formatting and book sections please see below. | For more information about formatting and book sections please see below. | ||
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- | <note tip>If you have any questions, post your question on the [[public: | + | ======Image Descriptions for Children' |
+ | It is possible to describe picture books using [[public: | ||
- | ---- | + | Tone and word choice are very important with Picture Books. Aiming to match these will help keep the narrative flow for your readers with print disabilities, |
+ | Remember you are also creating books for adults! If an adult with a print disability is reading to a child who does not have one, the adult will want to know what is in that image. Children love to point out details of pictures. So keep that in mind. | ||
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+ | For more documentation for how to describe images for Children' | ||
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+ | <note tip>If you have any questions about images, post your question on the [[public: | ||
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