From djbrky at bu.edu Fri Jun 2 04:03:50 2006 From: djbrky at bu.edu (Berkowitz, Daniel J) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Remote Exam Proctoring Message-ID: Are the days of finding enough exam proctors coming to a close? How about the growing need for distance education exam security? Could this be the answer: http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/06/02/proctor Proctor 2.0 [Inside Higher Ed - June 2, 2006] It's time for final exams. You're a student in Tokyo and your professor works in Alabama. It's after midnight and you're ready to take the test from your bedroom. No problem. Flip open your laptop, plug in special hardware, take a fingerprint, answer the questions and you're good to go. Just know this: Your professor can watch your every move ... and see the pile of laundry building up in the corner of the room. Distance learning programs - no matter their structure or locations - have always wrestled with the issue of student authentication. How do you verify that the person who signed up for a class is the one taking the test if that student is hundreds, often thousands, of miles away? Human oversight, in the form of proctors who administer exams from a variety of places, has long been the solution. But for some of the larger distance education programs - such as Troy University, with about 17,000 eCampus students in 13 time zones - finding willing proctors and centralized testing locations has become cumbersome. New hardware being developed in conjunction with Troy would allow faculty members to monitor online test takers and give students the freedom to take the exam anywhere and at any time. In principle, it is intended to defend against cheating. But some say the technology is going overboard. Sallie Johnson, director of instructional design and education technologies for Troy's eCampus, approached Cambridge, Mass.-based Software Secure Inc. less than two years ago to develop a unit that would eliminate the need for a human proctor. Johnson said the hardware is the university's response to the urgings of both Congress and regional accrediting boards to make authentication a priority. The product, called Securexam Remote Proctor, would likely cost students about $200. It plugs into a USB port and does not contain the student's personal information, allowing students to share the product. The authentication is done through the server, so once a student is in the database, he or she can take an exam from any computer that is hardware compatible. A fingerprint sensor is built into the base of the remote proctor, and professors can choose when and how often they want students to identify themselves during the test, Johnson said. In the prototype, a small camera with a 360-degree-view capabilities is attached to the base of the unit. Real-time audio and video is taken from the test taker's room, and any unusual activity - another person walking into the room, an unfamiliar voice speaking - leads to a red flag message to the professor that something might be awry. Professors need not watch students taking the test live; they can view the streaming audio or video at any time. "We can see them and hear them, periodically do a thumb print and have voice verification," Johnson said. "This allows faculty members to have total control over their exams." Douglas Winneg, president of Software Secure, said the new hardware is the first the company has developed with the distance learning market in mind. It has developed software tools that filter material so that students taking tests can't access any unauthorized material. Winneg, whose company works with a range of colleges, said authentication is "a painful issue for institutions, both traditional brick-and-mortar schools and distance learning programs." Troy is beta testing the hardware with students at its home campus. Johnson said by next spring, the product could commonly used in distance learning classes, with the eventual expectation that it will be mandatory for those students. When Troy unveiled the unit last winter at the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools meeting in Atlanta, dozens of college officials expressed an interest in participating in beta testing. (Johnson said she has also received calls from interested parties who would like to use the software to help disabled students). Susan Aldridge, president of University of Maryland University College, said she would like her college to be one of the first testing sites. Aldridge has first-hand knowledge of the technology - she was vice chancellor of Troy's University College, which oversees the university's distance-learning eCampus, before coming to UMUC. (Both UMUC and Troy have extensive distance programs all over the world, growing out of their work with students in the military). She said she brought up the idea of a device to plug into a computer a few years back, but that the cost of fingerprinting hardware was too high. Aldridge said this technology would go a long way in solving what she calls "a logistical nightmare." "The concept is revolutionary for the industry," Aldridge said. "Authentication is a huge issue in this sector. Coming up with a way to preserve academic integrity is critical. It will continue to be a challenge for any university conducting classes at a distance." Brian Douglas, chief technology officer for UMass Online, said the issue of online cheating is overstated. "In my opinion, it doesn't occur in any greater frequency than in the traditional classroom. This solution seems like quite an intrusion into a student's life, and you are introducing a technological challenge into an already nerve-wracking testing situation." Douglas said UMass Online is not considering such a device and has not heard of other colleges proposing a similar product. He said the university relies on the honor code and tries to structure online exams so that it is difficult to cheat. Rebecca Jeschke, a spokeswoman for Electronic Frontier Foundation, a group concerned with privacy and digital freedom, said she doesn't see a problem with the use of the technology. "It seems like it's pretty containable. It might feel a little creepy, but at least it's transparent. People make privacy bargains every day; you give up privacy in exchange for convenience." Johnson said students at Troy were hesitant about the hardware at first but have warmed up to the idea. For those who say the Securexam Remote Proctor sounds like something out of a George Orwell novel, Johnson has this response: "You don't have to take an online class. You can always come to our campus. It's your choice." ========================= Daniel Berkowitz - Assistant Director Boston University Office of Disability Services 19 Deerfield Street, 2nd floor Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-3658 (office) (617) 353-9646 (fax) djbrky@bu.edu (eMail) www.bu.edu/disability From gerrynies at mail.und.nodak.edu Fri Jun 2 08:36:53 2006 From: gerrynies at mail.und.nodak.edu (Gerry Nies) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Scanner Message-ID: We have been using the Canon DR5080C and agree that it is indeed great. We are now looking at a flat bed scanner that has document feed capability. We are looking at a mid priced scanner ie. cheaper than a 5080, would like to keep at or under $1000. Any recommendations would be helpful. Thanks Gerry Nies -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cathk at cahs.colostate.edu Fri Jun 2 10:59:41 2006 From: cathk at cahs.colostate.edu (Kilcommons,Cath) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Scanner Message-ID: Gerry Nies wrote - "We are looking at a mid priced scanner ie. cheaper than a 5080, would like to keep at or under $1000." At Colorado State, we have used the Epson Perfection scanners (with doc feeder) for our student's AT stations, and have had good results interfacing them with most all of our AT programs. Although their native scanning interface, the Epson interface, is not great, they can be set up with the WIA or TWAIN drivers, and have never given us any problems. The doc feeder is more expensive than the scanner itself, interestingly enough. The Perfection 3170 with ADF runs about 400$ - doc feeder can hold 30 pages. We also have used Fujitsu flatbeds with doc feeders that we inherited from our library. These older Fujitsu's have been real workhorses, and we found good access to drivers through Fujitsu Canada. I have heard some good things about the ScanParnter 15C... that runs around 700$, and includes the ADF. Best of luck, Cath ++++++ Cath Stager-Kilcommons ACCESS Project Access Specialist Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) Colorado State University 970-491-0788 http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ATRC/ cathk@cahs.colostate.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Fri Jun 2 14:25:07 2006 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Scanner In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <001401c6868b$059a4410$5e821299@htctu.fhda.edu> I recently worked with a Fujitsu flatbed with ADF. It wasn't fast, but the Fujitsu scanning software that came with the scanner had the color dropout feature that I just love. The folks who owned the scanner had been using OmniPage to scan, and when I showed them the way the Fujitsu's own scanning software could drop out the orange highlight on a book they had to do, they couldn't believe it. So remember that whatever scanner you get (and there are many nice little Canon's and Fujitsu's available), make sure you also look at the software that is included for running the scanner. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich Alternate Media Training Specialist / Instructor High Tech Center Training Unit De Anza College, Cupertino, CA 408.996.6043 www.htctu.net _____ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kilcommons,Cath Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 11:00 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Scanner Gerry Nies wrote - "We are looking at a mid priced scanner ie. cheaper than a 5080, would like to keep at or under $1000." At Colorado State, we have used the Epson Perfection scanners (with doc feeder) for our student's AT stations, and have had good results interfacing them with most all of our AT programs. Although their native scanning interface, the Epson interface, is not great, they can be set up with the WIA or TWAIN drivers, and have never given us any problems. The doc feeder is more expensive than the scanner itself, interestingly enough. The Perfection 3170 with ADF runs about 400$ - doc feeder can hold 30 pages. We also have used Fujitsu flatbeds with doc feeders that we inherited from our library. These older Fujitsu's have been real workhorses, and we found good access to drivers through Fujitsu Canada. I have heard some good things about the ScanParnter 15C... that runs around 700$, and includes the ADF. Best of luck, Cath ++++++ Cath Stager-Kilcommons ACCESS Project Access Specialist Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) Colorado State University 970-491-0788 http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ATRC/ cathk@cahs.colostate.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ronv at unt.edu Mon Jun 5 13:13:00 2006 From: ronv at unt.edu (Ron Venable) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Job Posting: AT Specialist/Test Coord. Univ. of North Texas Message-ID: University of North Texas, Denton TX Job Title Student Services Coord IV (Adaptive Technology/Testing Coordinator) Department Office of Disability Accommodations (Dean of Students) To Apply https://jobs.unt.edu/ Select in "Job Title" drop down menu: Student Services Coord IV (Adaptive Technology/Testing Coordinator) Contact Please use the following for all questions regarding this position: employment@unt.edu or 940-565-4240. Work Schedule Mon.- Fri. 8-5, with occasional nights and weekends. Job Description This position is an Adaptive Technology Specialist/Test Coordinator in the Office of Disability Accomodation. This is senior level specialized administrative work administering comprehensive educational, cultural, employment and/or social programs and activities that meet the interests and needs of general and/or specific student populations. An employee in this class functions with vested authority utilizing independent judgment and general direction from the Director of assignment. This employee may supervise full-time and part-time employees. Minimum Qualifications Master's degree in Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, Special Education, Social Welfare, Information Systems or closely related field and two years experience working with people with disabilities; or a Bachelor's degree and three years of related experience; ability to sit or stand for 6-8 hours per day, and lift office supplies/equipment associated with the position. Preferred Qualifications The successful applicant will possess the following: ability to manage ODA testing procedures, track usage of ODA testing facilities, and ensure test integrity with the support of a lead proctor; ability to access and train students in the use of common types of adaptive technology; strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office products, methods for the creation of alternative formats including etext/Braille, and an understanding of accessible web page design; strong oral communication and interpersonal skills. Special Instructions to Applicants Is this a security sensitive position? Yes Driving a University Vehicle? No Job Open Date 06-02-2006 Pay Rate $3,198-$3,350 per month, commensurate with experience. Pay Basis Monthly Job Category Administrative/Professional/Technical Job Type Full-time Permanent Requisition Number 060821 From WCOCCHI at cscc.edu Mon Jun 5 13:17:18 2006 From: WCOCCHI at cscc.edu (Wayne Cocchi) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Job Posting: AT Specialist/Test Coord. Univ. of North Texas (I am sorry but I will be out of the office.) Message-ID: Hello and thank you for your e-mail. I am sorry I can not respond to you at this time. I will be out of the office Monday, June 5th, at a Commissioners meeting for Ohio Legal Rights Service. If you wish to speak with someone today, you may call Betty Brown at 614-287-2570 (V/TTY) and you will be directed to the appropriate staff. Thank you and have a good day. >>> athen 06/05/06 16:13 >>> University of North Texas, Denton TX Job Title Student Services Coord IV (Adaptive Technology/Testing Coordinator) Department Office of Disability Accommodations (Dean of Students) To Apply https://jobs.unt.edu/ Select in "Job Title" drop down menu: Student Services Coord IV (Adaptive Technology/Testing Coordinator) Contact Please use the following for all questions regarding this position: employment@unt.edu or 940-565-4240. Work Schedule Mon.- Fri. 8-5, with occasional nights and weekends. Job Description This position is an Adaptive Technology Specialist/Test Coordinator in the Office of Disability Accomodation. This is senior level specialized administrative work administering comprehensive educational, cultural, employment and/or social programs and activities that meet the interests and needs of general and/or specific student populations. An employee in this class functions with vested authority utilizing independent judgment and general direction from the Director of assignment. This employee may supervise full-time and part-time employees. Minimum Qualifications Master's degree in Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, Special Education, Social Welfare, Information Systems or closely related field and two years experience working with people with disabilities; or a Bachelor's degree and three years of related experience; ability to sit or stand for 6-8 hours per day, and lift office supplies/equipment associated with the position. Preferred Qualifications The successful applicant will possess the following: ability to manage ODA testing procedures, track usage of ODA testing facilities, and ensure test integrity with the support of a lead proctor; ability to access and train students in the use of common types of adaptive technology; strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office products, methods for the creation of alternative formats including etext/Braille, and an understanding of accessible web page design; strong oral communication and interpersonal skills. Special Instructions to Applicants Is this a security sensitive position? Yes Driving a University Vehicle? No Job Open Date 06-02-2006 Pay Rate $3,198-$3,350 per month, commensurate with experience. Pay Basis Monthly Job Category Administrative/Professional/Technical Job Type Full-time Permanent Requisition Number 060821 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From RJiron at roguecc.edu Mon Jun 5 16:07:49 2006 From: RJiron at roguecc.edu (Jiron, Randi) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this?? Message-ID: <187E4E45E2F9AB4D8B17418C64855FFB0159C96D@mercury.admin.rcc> We received some information from Premier Assistive Technology, Inc. regarding appying for a "Breaking Down Barriers to Assistive Technology " grant. The description is available at http://www.premier-programming.com/grant/grantform.htm This grant is for an Unlimited Site License to install software on computers at one's institution. Apparently it is a complete assistive technology package. Has anyone heard of this before? If so, has anyone tried it?? Thanks, Randi Jiron Support Services Specialist Rogue Community College Disability Support Services Redwood Campus (541) 956-7337 Voice (541) 956-7338 TTY Website: http://learn.roguecc.edu/developmental/support/ From fgsmith at vcu.edu Mon Jun 5 16:22:57 2006 From: fgsmith at vcu.edu (Frances G Smith/AC/VCU) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Frances G Smith/AC/VCU is out of the office. Message-ID: I will be out of the office starting 06/05/2006 and will not return until 06/06/2006. I will be out of the office from Wednesday, June 7 until Monday, June 19, 2006 From debgrant at sbceo.org Mon Jun 5 16:18:03 2006 From: debgrant at sbceo.org (Debbie Grant) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this?? In-Reply-To: <187E4E45E2F9AB4D8B17418C64855FFB0159C96D@mercury.admin.rcc> References: <187E4E45E2F9AB4D8B17418C64855FFB0159C96D@mercury.admin.rcc> Message-ID: <016B6670-E81E-4D28-BDD5-223B3B60FBC0@sbceo.org> they presented at Closing The Gap last year. It looks good, not a lot of bells and whistles, but I use a Mac and I believe it is PC only. On Jun 5, 2006, at 4:07 PM, Jiron, Randi wrote: > We received some information from Premier Assistive Technology, Inc. > regarding appying for a "Breaking Down Barriers to Assistive > Technology > " grant. The description is available at > http://www.premier-programming.com/grant/grantform.htm > > This grant is for an Unlimited Site License to install software on > computers at one's institution. Apparently it is a complete assistive > technology package. > > > Has anyone heard of this before? If so, has anyone tried it?? > > Thanks, > > > Randi Jiron > > Support Services Specialist > > Rogue Community College > > Disability Support Services > > Redwood Campus > > (541) 956-7337 Voice > > (541) 956-7338 TTY > > Website: http://learn.roguecc.edu/developmental/support/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From rbeach at kckcc.edu Tue Jun 6 05:32:19 2006 From: rbeach at kckcc.edu (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this?? Message-ID: Randy, Yes, this is a real deal. Premier offers several assistive tech packages, some of them I like and some of them I think are a bit lacking. One that several of my students like is the Ultimate Talking Dictionary. We have used the Text-2-Audio program here to assist with some of the alt text production. I have mixed feelings about PDF Magic as sometimes the results are fine and other times they are not fine at all. I recommend downloading the demos of the products and testing them for yourself before going for the grant. My one causion is not to depend on this company's products to be a complete assistive technology solution. For the price, they are good. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: (913) 288-7671 Fax: (913) 288-7678 E-mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu >>> RJiron@roguecc.edu 6/5/2006 6:07 PM >>> We received some information from Premier Assistive Technology, Inc. regarding appying for a "Breaking Down Barriers to Assistive Technology " grant. The description is available at http://www.premier-programming.com/grant/grantform.htm This grant is for an Unlimited Site License to install software on computers at one's institution. Apparently it is a complete assistive technology package. Has anyone heard of this before? If so, has anyone tried it?? Thanks, Randi Jiron Support Services Specialist Rogue Community College Disability Support Services Redwood Campus (541) 956-7337 Voice (541) 956-7338 TTY Website: http://learn.roguecc.edu/developmental/support/ _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Tue Jun 6 06:04:42 2006 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this?? Message-ID: We use it on this campus, primarily the talking word processor, the text-to-audio feature, and the magic PDF converter. They are a suitable low-cost alternative for some of our LD students. Susan Kelmer Coordinator Information ACCESS Lab St. Louis Community College at Meramec 314/984-7951 From RJiron at roguecc.edu Tue Jun 6 08:51:42 2006 From: RJiron at roguecc.edu (Jiron, Randi) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] Message-ID: <187E4E45E2F9AB4D8B17418C64855FFB0159C972@mercury.admin.rcc> Have you had any blind students use this? Can it be used instead of JAWS or Zoomtext? Randi Jiron Support Services Specialist -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kelmer, Susan M Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:05 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] We use it on this campus, primarily the talking word processor, the text-to-audio feature, and the magic PDF converter. They are a suitable low-cost alternative for some of our LD students. Susan Kelmer Coordinator Information ACCESS Lab St. Louis Community College at Meramec 314/984-7951 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Tue Jun 6 08:57:00 2006 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] Message-ID: >Have you had any blind students use this? Can it be used >instead of JAWS or Zoomtext? It is not appropriate for visually disabled students and will not replace the "big boy" products of Jaws and Zoomtext. In fact, it offers no product that competes with those. However, the package has some wonderful tools for LD students. Susan Kelmer Coordinator Information ACCESS Lab St. Louis Community College at Meramec 314/984-7951 >-----Original Message----- >From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org >[mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Jiron, Randi >Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 10:52 AM >To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network >Subject: Re: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] > >Have you had any blind students use this? Can it be used >instead of JAWS or Zoomtext? > >Randi Jiron >Support Services Specialist > >-----Original Message----- >From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org >[mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kelmer, Susan M >Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:05 AM >To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network >Subject: Re: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] > >We use it on this campus, primarily the talking word >processor, the text-to-audio feature, and the magic PDF >converter. They are a suitable low-cost alternative for some >of our LD students. > >Susan Kelmer >Coordinator >Information ACCESS Lab >St. Louis Community College at Meramec >314/984-7951 > >_______________________________________________ >Athen mailing list >Athen@athenpro.org >http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > >_______________________________________________ >Athen mailing list >Athen@athenpro.org >http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From rbeach at kckcc.edu Tue Jun 6 09:16:55 2006 From: rbeach at kckcc.edu (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] Message-ID: Randy, The Ultimate Talking Dictionary, Text-2-Audio and PDF Magic can be used by a blind individual. However, none of the Premier products are designed to be screen readers and therefore cannot substitute for JAWS or Window-Eyes. By the same token, Premier does not have a screen magnification program that can substitute for ZoomText or Magic. Their products are more specific in nature such as the Talking Word Processor and Universal Reader. Don't be mislead. The Universal Reader is not designed for the visually impaired and cannot substitute for a screen reader. I've known people who thought they would use it as such only to find it wouldn't work for a blind person. It is specifically designed to support reading for individuals with learning disabilities and/or language barriers. Hope this helps. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: (913) 288-7671 Fax: (913) 288-7678 E-mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu >>> RJiron@roguecc.edu 6/6/2006 10:51 AM >>> Have you had any blind students use this? Can it be used instead of JAWS or Zoomtext? Randi Jiron Support Services Specialist -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kelmer, Susan M Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:05 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] We use it on this campus, primarily the talking word processor, the text-to-audio feature, and the magic PDF converter. They are a suitable low-cost alternative for some of our LD students. Susan Kelmer Coordinator Information ACCESS Lab St. Louis Community College at Meramec 314/984-7951 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From RJiron at roguecc.edu Tue Jun 6 09:27:03 2006 From: RJiron at roguecc.edu (Jiron, Randi) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] Message-ID: <187E4E45E2F9AB4D8B17418C64855FFB0159C974@mercury.admin.rcc> Thanks so much. You all have been very helpful. One of our staff on another of our campuses is touting this software as a blanket solution for all assistive technology issues. I had my doubts and I know the person had not researched this at all. This same person applied for the grant and we have been accepted....this person has also convinced our IT Dept. that we won't need Jaws, etc. Again, I had my doubts. I see how this can be used for LD students, so we will have our chance to see it in action next year. I just didn't want staff on campus to believe this was a complete assistive technology package. We still need Jaws and Zoomtext. Randi Jiron Support Services Specialist -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 9:17 AM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: Re: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] Randy, The Ultimate Talking Dictionary, Text-2-Audio and PDF Magic can be used by a blind individual. However, none of the Premier products are designed to be screen readers and therefore cannot substitute for JAWS or Window-Eyes. By the same token, Premier does not have a screen magnification program that can substitute for ZoomText or Magic. Their products are more specific in nature such as the Talking Word Processor and Universal Reader. Don't be mislead. The Universal Reader is not designed for the visually impaired and cannot substitute for a screen reader. I've known people who thought they would use it as such only to find it wouldn't work for a blind person. It is specifically designed to support reading for individuals with learning disabilities and/or language barriers. Hope this helps. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: (913) 288-7671 Fax: (913) 288-7678 E-mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu >>> RJiron@roguecc.edu 6/6/2006 10:51 AM >>> Have you had any blind students use this? Can it be used instead of JAWS or Zoomtext? Randi Jiron Support Services Specialist -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kelmer, Susan M Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:05 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] We use it on this campus, primarily the talking word processor, the text-to-audio feature, and the magic PDF converter. They are a suitable low-cost alternative for some of our LD students. Susan Kelmer Coordinator Information ACCESS Lab St. Louis Community College at Meramec 314/984-7951 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Tue Jun 6 09:33:12 2006 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] Message-ID: >Thanks so much. You all have been very helpful. One of our >staff on another of our campuses is touting this software as a >blanket solution for all assistive technology issues. I had my >doubts and I know the person had not researched this at all. >This same person applied for the grant and we have been >accepted....this person has also convinced our IT Dept. that >we won't need Jaws, etc. Again, I had my doubts. You were right to have your doubts. It's a great suite of products, but not intended to replace everything out there. We use it in addition to other more high-priced products. Susan Kelmer Coordinator Information ACCESS Lab St. Louis Community College at Meramec 314/984-7951 From RJiron at roguecc.edu Tue Jun 6 10:14:20 2006 From: RJiron at roguecc.edu (Jiron, Randi) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] Message-ID: <187E4E45E2F9AB4D8B17418C64855FFB0159C976@mercury.admin.rcc> I hear that we also pay a percentage of the cost of the product the second year....Can you tell me anything about that? Thanks, Randi Jiron Support Services Specialist -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 9:17 AM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: Re: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] Randy, The Ultimate Talking Dictionary, Text-2-Audio and PDF Magic can be used by a blind individual. However, none of the Premier products are designed to be screen readers and therefore cannot substitute for JAWS or Window-Eyes. By the same token, Premier does not have a screen magnification program that can substitute for ZoomText or Magic. Their products are more specific in nature such as the Talking Word Processor and Universal Reader. Don't be mislead. The Universal Reader is not designed for the visually impaired and cannot substitute for a screen reader. I've known people who thought they would use it as such only to find it wouldn't work for a blind person. It is specifically designed to support reading for individuals with learning disabilities and/or language barriers. Hope this helps. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: (913) 288-7671 Fax: (913) 288-7678 E-mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu >>> RJiron@roguecc.edu 6/6/2006 10:51 AM >>> Have you had any blind students use this? Can it be used instead of JAWS or Zoomtext? Randi Jiron Support Services Specialist -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kelmer, Susan M Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:05 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] We use it on this campus, primarily the talking word processor, the text-to-audio feature, and the magic PDF converter. They are a suitable low-cost alternative for some of our LD students. Susan Kelmer Coordinator Information ACCESS Lab St. Louis Community College at Meramec 314/984-7951 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From rbeach at kckcc.edu Tue Jun 6 10:42:35 2006 From: rbeach at kckcc.edu (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] Message-ID: Yes, if you decide to continue getting tech support and upgrades to the products, you will need to pay a yearly fee. It will be based on your student population. At least that's the way they ran it a couple of years ago when I was speaking with Ken about it. You'll need to check with Premier to find out exactly what the formula is that they use. I also know they have a plan where you pay a fee based on population and it allows you to share the software with the students so they can install it on their home systems. Again, I'm not sure just what the formula is so you'll need to check with the company on it. Later! Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: (913) 288-7671 Fax: (913) 288-7678 E-mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu >>> RJiron@roguecc.edu 6/6/2006 12:14 PM >>> I hear that we also pay a percentage of the cost of the product the second year....Can you tell me anything about that? Thanks, Randi Jiron Support Services Specialist -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 9:17 AM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: Re: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] Randy, The Ultimate Talking Dictionary, Text-2-Audio and PDF Magic can be used by a blind individual. However, none of the Premier products are designed to be screen readers and therefore cannot substitute for JAWS or Window-Eyes. By the same token, Premier does not have a screen magnification program that can substitute for ZoomText or Magic. Their products are more specific in nature such as the Talking Word Processor and Universal Reader. Don't be mislead. The Universal Reader is not designed for the visually impaired and cannot substitute for a screen reader. I've known people who thought they would use it as such only to find it wouldn't work for a blind person. It is specifically designed to support reading for individuals with learning disabilities and/or language barriers. Hope this helps. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: (913) 288-7671 Fax: (913) 288-7678 E-mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu >>> RJiron@roguecc.edu 6/6/2006 10:51 AM >>> Have you had any blind students use this? Can it be used instead of JAWS or Zoomtext? Randi Jiron Support Services Specialist -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kelmer, Susan M Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:05 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Has anyone heard of this??[Scanned] We use it on this campus, primarily the talking word processor, the text-to-audio feature, and the magic PDF converter. They are a suitable low-cost alternative for some of our LD students. Susan Kelmer Coordinator Information ACCESS Lab St. Louis Community College at Meramec 314/984-7951 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From dborg at cahs.colostate.edu Tue Jun 6 13:58:56 2006 From: dborg at cahs.colostate.edu (Borg,Douglas) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Network Enabled Assistive Technology in a Campus Environment Message-ID: Hello everyone, I am currently planning out a move to network based management and deployment of assistive technology here at Colorado State University. Currently, we mostly have single user or single seat licenses for software installed on a handful of AT stations dispersed among most of the computer labs across campus. I am hoping to change that and move to more network-based solutions including: 1. Implementing Roaming Profiles for AT user accounts. 2. Using the students roaming profile to store as many AT application settings and files as possible. 3. Using a network license server to manage licenses for Jaws, WYNN, ZoomText (Or possibly MAGic), and Inspiration. 4. Storing AT application installation files on a central server so I can remotely install more specialized applications as they are needed and set up GPO's and silent installs to install and update more common software automatically. 5. Generally better manage the AT stations across campus using Active Directory as much as possible. 6. A further goal of mine is to have basic AT software (mentioned in #3) installed on most, if not all, college computers. (This would be pursued if/when I can get the other goals taken care of on the current number of AT stations) I am posting here because I would like to get some advice/ideas/options for this. Specifically I'd like to know: How did you set up and how do you manage your AT systems on campus? Are you doing / Have you tried any of the above on your network? What works? What doesn't? Most importantly of all: Am I crazy? (See below) Obviously, some solutions are very dependent on the network environment. Here is a little bit about the CSU network, the AT here, and my situation: Every student, staff, and faculty member has a user account in the root COLOSTATE domain (called their eID). In addition, each college and even some departments have their own domain that they manage independently and use to provide services to their faculty and students. This means that a student can have multiple accounts that are not linked in any way and each account has specific and separate permissions and services. Many of the University's computer labs are managed by the individual colleges. At this time there is no central place to keep track of or manage AT user accounts or computers; they all belong to different colleges and domains. Adding roaming profiles to the root COLOSTATE user account presents some problems such as the inability (or immense difficulty) of users to access college-specific resources such as file shares and college-purchased software. Creating a separate ATRC (Assistive Tech Resource Center) domain is not possible at this time as there is nobody to manage it (I am the only IT person here and I work 15-20 hours a week) and we would have to purchase, install, and manage a server to act as the domain controller. We currently have a server (that is being under-utilized at the moment) that is designated for AT use only and managed very graciously by our library and it belongs to the library's domain, MORGAN. This server manages licenses and provides other services for the 5 AT stations in the library. This would be the server I would use for license management, user profile storage and application install storage. Please let me know what you think. I deeply appreciate any help you can give. Douglas Borg Assistive Technology Support Specialist - IT Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) Department of Occupational Therapy Colorado State University (970) 491-0625 F: (970) 491-6290 dborg@cahs.colostate.edu www.colostate.edu/depts/ATRC/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wilsonl at brevardcc.edu Wed Jun 7 05:44:09 2006 From: wilsonl at brevardcc.edu (Wilson, Linda) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard Message-ID: <3C2D9FDCACFBCB4183516E784E9DC7DE05E29F84@cocoaex3.brevard.cc.fl.us> Hello All, Does anyone have any experience using JAWS with Blackboard for online classes? I have a blind student who uses JAWS 6.1 and is interested in taking an online class where Blackboard 6 is used. Before putting the student in the class, I'd like to be aware of any problems that anyone has encountered. Thanks. Linda Wilson, B.S. Math/Assistive Technology Specialist Office for Students with Disabilities Brevard Community College 3695 N. Wickham Rd Melbourne, FL 32935 321.433.5599 wilsonl@brevardcc.edu From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Wed Jun 7 05:50:14 2006 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard Message-ID: JAWS is unable to access certain parts of Blackboard, mainly the chat and forum/bulletin board sections and in some cases the onboard email. Blackboard is almost exclusively built in a frame set, which can make navigation difficult (but not impossible) in other areas. In other words, Blackboard doesn't play well with others. Susan Kelmer Coordinator Information ACCESS Lab St. Louis Community College at Meramec 314/984-7951 From rbeach at kckcc.edu Wed Jun 7 06:12:21 2006 From: rbeach at kckcc.edu (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard Message-ID: Hi, I'm a JAWS user and have taken online courses using both Black Board and WebCT. It does take a little getting used to, but it is certainly possible. The only features I have not tried in either system is the chat room. I'm not sure how accessible they will be, but I wouldn't hold out much hope. Now, having said that, let me add that it also depends on how the instructor creates their material for the class. If the course uses a lot of pictures and/or graphics and there aren't any descriptions, then of course that will not work. That is up to the instructor and out of the bounds of Black Board's accessibility. If your student would like some help, let me know and I'll see what I can do. It has been a bit since I've used Black Board so some things may have changed since then, but I'm sure we can figure out something. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: (913) 288-7671 Fax: (913) 288-7678 E-mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu >>> wilsonl@brevardcc.edu 6/7/2006 7:44 AM >>> Hello All, Does anyone have any experience using JAWS with Blackboard for online classes? I have a blind student who uses JAWS 6.1 and is interested in taking an online class where Blackboard 6 is used. Before putting the student in the class, I'd like to be aware of any problems that anyone has encountered. Thanks. Linda Wilson, B.S. Math/Assistive Technology Specialist Office for Students with Disabilities Brevard Community College 3695 N. Wickham Rd Melbourne, FL 32935 321.433.5599 wilsonl@brevardcc.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From rbeach at kckcc.edu Wed Jun 7 06:16:22 2006 From: rbeach at kckcc.edu (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard Message-ID: I'm sure the forum/bulletin board sections you mention are what we used for our class discussions when I took the online class with Black Board. I was able to access them with JAWS. I don't remember having any problems accessing the e-mail system either. Yes, navigation can be a bother, but just takes a bit of getting used to. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: (913) 288-7671 Fax: (913) 288-7678 E-mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu >>> SKelmer@stlcc.edu 6/7/2006 7:50 AM >>> JAWS is unable to access certain parts of Blackboard, mainly the chat and forum/bulletin board sections and in some cases the onboard email. Blackboard is almost exclusively built in a frame set, which can make navigation difficult (but not impossible) in other areas. In other words, Blackboard doesn't play well with others. Susan Kelmer Coordinator Information ACCESS Lab St. Louis Community College at Meramec 314/984-7951 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From rbeach at kckcc.edu Wed Jun 7 06:19:36 2006 From: rbeach at kckcc.edu (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard Message-ID: Here's an idea. Does the instructor already have a copy of the class ready in Black Board? If so, will they let you have access to it now? If so, you can have a JAWS user go in and see how well it works. I would be happy to test that for you if your institution would allow that. They might be a bit reluctant to let the student go into the class ahead of time, but maybe an off-campus person would be okay with them. Let me know. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: (913) 288-7671 Fax: (913) 288-7678 E-mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu >>> wilsonl@brevardcc.edu 6/7/2006 7:44 AM >>> Hello All, Does anyone have any experience using JAWS with Blackboard for online classes? I have a blind student who uses JAWS 6.1 and is interested in taking an online class where Blackboard 6 is used. Before putting the student in the class, I'd like to be aware of any problems that anyone has encountered. Thanks. Linda Wilson, B.S. Math/Assistive Technology Specialist Office for Students with Disabilities Brevard Community College 3695 N. Wickham Rd Melbourne, FL 32935 321.433.5599 wilsonl@brevardcc.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From fgsmith at vcu.edu Wed Jun 7 07:01:08 2006 From: fgsmith at vcu.edu (Frances G Smith/AC/VCU) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Frances G Smith/AC/VCU is out of the office. Message-ID: I will be out of the office starting Wed 06/07/2006 and will not return until Mon 06/19/2006. I will be out of the office from Wednesday, June 7 until Monday, June 19, 2006 From nrcgsh at rit.edu Wed Jun 7 07:23:43 2006 From: nrcgsh at rit.edu (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard In-Reply-To: <3C2D9FDCACFBCB4183516E784E9DC7DE05E29F84@cocoaex3.brevard. cc.fl.us> References: <3C2D9FDCACFBCB4183516E784E9DC7DE05E29F84@cocoaex3.brevard.cc.fl.us> Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20060607072126.022fe5e8@mymail.rit.edu> There are some problems. It partly will depend on which features the teacher will use most of the time. It is horrible at the text chat and the white board. The discussion board can be very awkward but is technically accessible. As for course content, the major problem is how the faculty member designs the content and what format is used. . powerpoint, multimedia, text files, Word files etc. If I can help further, let me know. We teach courses using Blackboard all the time. Norman Coombs EASI http://easi.cc At 05:44 AM 6/7/2006, you wrote: >Hello All, > > Does anyone have any experience using JAWS with Blackboard for >online classes? I have a blind student who uses JAWS 6.1 and is >interested in taking an online class where Blackboard 6 is used. Before >putting the student in the class, I'd like to be aware of any problems >that anyone has encountered. > > Thanks. > >Linda Wilson, B.S. >Math/Assistive Technology Specialist >Office for Students with Disabilities >Brevard Community College >3695 N. Wickham Rd >Melbourne, FL 32935 >321.433.5599 >wilsonl@brevardcc.edu > > >_______________________________________________ >Athen mailing list >Athen@athenpro.org >http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org ---------------------------------------- EASI Online Courses for June: Barrier-free Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm Learning Disabilities and Accessible Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshops/ld.htm Subscribe to EASI Free Podcasts: http://easi.cc/podcasts/ Norman Coombs 22196 Caminito Tasquillo Laguna Hills CA 92653 http://easi.cc/easi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nrcgsh at rit.edu Wed Jun 7 07:24:31 2006 From: nrcgsh at rit.edu (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20060607072416.022fe5e8@mymail.rit.edu> JAWS will technically work with forums but it is awkward. At 05:50 AM 6/7/2006, you wrote: >JAWS is unable to access certain parts of Blackboard, mainly the chat and >forum/bulletin board sections and in some cases the onboard email. >Blackboard is almost exclusively built in a frame set, which can make >navigation difficult (but not impossible) in other areas. > >In other words, Blackboard doesn't play well with others. > >Susan Kelmer >Coordinator >Information ACCESS Lab >St. Louis Community College at Meramec >314/984-7951 > >_______________________________________________ >Athen mailing list >Athen@athenpro.org >http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org ---------------------------------------- EASI Online Courses for June: Barrier-free Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm Learning Disabilities and Accessible Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshops/ld.htm Subscribe to EASI Free Podcasts: http://easi.cc/podcasts/ Norman Coombs 22196 Caminito Tasquillo Laguna Hills CA 92653 http://easi.cc/easi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wilsonl at brevardcc.edu Wed Jun 7 08:47:03 2006 From: wilsonl at brevardcc.edu (Wilson, Linda) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard Message-ID: <3C2D9FDCACFBCB4183516E784E9DC7DE05E2A4A1@cocoaex3.brevard.cc.fl.us> I would like to thank everyone for their responses. I'm going to contact the instructors involved and ask about the curriculum for their class. One is a music class and the other is Psychology. I think the major problem will be if the discussion board in Blackboard is not accessible with JAWS. I've found the most instructors use the discussion board heavily. Linda Wilson, B.S. Math/Assistive Technology Specialist Office for Students with Disabilities Brevard Community College 3865 N. Wickham Road Melbourne, FL 32935 (321) 433 - 5599 wilsonl@brevardcc.edu " In Mathematics, you never understand things, you just get used to them." ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 10:24 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard There are some problems. It partly will depend on which features the teacher will use most of the time. It is horrible at the text chat and the white board. The discussion board can be very awkward but is technically accessible. As for course content, the major problem is how the faculty member designs the content and what format is used. . powerpoint, multimedia, text files, Word files etc. If I can help further, let me know. We teach courses using Blackboard all the time. Norman Coombs EASI http://easi.cc At 05:44 AM 6/7/2006, you wrote: Hello All, Does anyone have any experience using JAWS with Blackboard for online classes? I have a blind student who uses JAWS 6.1 and is interested in taking an online class where Blackboard 6 is used. Before putting the student in the class, I'd like to be aware of any problems that anyone has encountered. Thanks. Linda Wilson, B.S. Math/Assistive Technology Specialist Office for Students with Disabilities Brevard Community College 3695 N. Wickham Rd Melbourne, FL 32935 321.433.5599 wilsonl@brevardcc.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org ---------------------------------------- EASI Online Courses for June: Barrier-free Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm Learning Disabilities and Accessible Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshops/ld.htm Subscribe to EASI Free Podcasts: http://easi.cc/podcasts/ Norman Coombs 22196 Caminito Tasquillo Laguna Hills CA 92653 http://easi.cc/easi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wilsonl at brevardcc.edu Wed Jun 7 08:48:12 2006 From: wilsonl at brevardcc.edu (Wilson, Linda) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard Message-ID: <3C2D9FDCACFBCB4183516E784E9DC7DE05E2A4AA@cocoaex3.brevard.cc.fl.us> Mr. Beach, Thanks so much for your generous offer. I will be in contact with you. The student will be taking the course during the Fall semester. I wanted to do some legwork in the meantime. Linda Wilson, B.S. Math/Assistive Technology Specialist Office for Students with Disabilities Brevard Community College 3865 N. Wickham Road Melbourne, FL 32935 (321) 433 - 5599 wilsonl@brevardcc.edu " In Mathematics, you never understand things, you just get used to them." -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 9:12 AM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: Re: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard Hi, I'm a JAWS user and have taken online courses using both Black Board and WebCT. It does take a little getting used to, but it is certainly possible. The only features I have not tried in either system is the chat room. I'm not sure how accessible they will be, but I wouldn't hold out much hope. Now, having said that, let me add that it also depends on how the instructor creates their material for the class. If the course uses a lot of pictures and/or graphics and there aren't any descriptions, then of course that will not work. That is up to the instructor and out of the bounds of Black Board's accessibility. If your student would like some help, let me know and I'll see what I can do. It has been a bit since I've used Black Board so some things may have changed since then, but I'm sure we can figure out something. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: (913) 288-7671 Fax: (913) 288-7678 E-mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu >>> wilsonl@brevardcc.edu 6/7/2006 7:44 AM >>> Hello All, Does anyone have any experience using JAWS with Blackboard for online classes? I have a blind student who uses JAWS 6.1 and is interested in taking an online class where Blackboard 6 is used. Before putting the student in the class, I'd like to be aware of any problems that anyone has encountered. Thanks. Linda Wilson, B.S. Math/Assistive Technology Specialist Office for Students with Disabilities Brevard Community College 3695 N. Wickham Rd Melbourne, FL 32935 321.433.5599 wilsonl@brevardcc.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From tft at u.washington.edu Wed Jun 7 08:55:33 2006 From: tft at u.washington.edu (Terry Thompson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Blackboard Accessibility Interest Group Message-ID: <00f901c68a4a$d00d66b0$6601a8c0@MH350Athompst3> With the recent discussions on Blackboard accessibility, some of you might be interested in participating in this group... Terry -----Original Message----- From: Equal Access to Software & Information [mailto:EASI@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On Behalf Of Hadi Bargi Rangin Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 12:39 PM To: EASI@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG Subject: Blackboard Accessibility Interest Group To anyone interested in accessibility of Blackboard Course Management Tool We would like to start the Blackboard Accessibility Interest Group that will be focusing and resolving accessibility issues with Blackboard in a kind of collaborative way with other colleges and the Blackboard/WebCT company. About 1.5 years ago we established a similar interest group with other universities and worked together with WebCT (before WebCT/Blackboard merge) and achieved very positive results so that accessibility is now part of their design and QA process. We believe we can achieve similar result if we work together. To start the Blackboard Accessibility Interest Group I would like to ask anyone who is interested in working together on this project to join us at our first teleconference in this regard. Call-in information follows. Please drop me a note and let me know if you are planning to participate. I need to know how many people are joining us on this teleconference to order enough call-in telephone ports. Please send your note to hadi@uiuc.edu and not to the list. Info about the first Blackboard Accessibility teleconference: Date: Tuesday June 13 2006 Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT (Chicago Local Time) Phone: 217 244-7532 Thanks and sorry for cross-postings. Hadi ---------------------------------------- Hadi Bargi Rangin Web Design and Accessibility Specialist Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign 1207 S. Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820 Voice: (217) 244-0518 Fax: (217) 333-0248 E-mail: hadi@uiuc.edu WWW: http://disability.uiuc.edu From rbeach at kckcc.edu Wed Jun 7 09:06:01 2006 From: rbeach at kckcc.edu (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard Message-ID: No problem. Feel free to give me a call or drop me a line. I'll be hear all summer, for the most part. I think you've got a good idea to start investigating now. Later! Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: (913) 288-7671 Fax: (913) 288-7678 E-mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu >>> wilsonl@brevardcc.edu 6/7/2006 10:48 AM >>> Mr. Beach, Thanks so much for your generous offer. I will be in contact with you. The student will be taking the course during the Fall semester. I wanted to do some legwork in the meantime. Linda Wilson, B.S. Math/Assistive Technology Specialist Office for Students with Disabilities Brevard Community College 3865 N. Wickham Road Melbourne, FL 32935 (321) 433 - 5599 wilsonl@brevardcc.edu " In Mathematics, you never understand things, you just get used to them." -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 9:12 AM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: Re: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard Hi, I'm a JAWS user and have taken online courses using both Black Board and WebCT. It does take a little getting used to, but it is certainly possible. The only features I have not tried in either system is the chat room. I'm not sure how accessible they will be, but I wouldn't hold out much hope. Now, having said that, let me add that it also depends on how the instructor creates their material for the class. If the course uses a lot of pictures and/or graphics and there aren't any descriptions, then of course that will not work. That is up to the instructor and out of the bounds of Black Board's accessibility. If your student would like some help, let me know and I'll see what I can do. It has been a bit since I've used Black Board so some things may have changed since then, but I'm sure we can figure out something. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: (913) 288-7671 Fax: (913) 288-7678 E-mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu >>> wilsonl@brevardcc.edu 6/7/2006 7:44 AM >>> Hello All, Does anyone have any experience using JAWS with Blackboard for online classes? I have a blind student who uses JAWS 6.1 and is interested in taking an online class where Blackboard 6 is used. Before putting the student in the class, I'd like to be aware of any problems that anyone has encountered. Thanks. Linda Wilson, B.S. Math/Assistive Technology Specialist Office for Students with Disabilities Brevard Community College 3695 N. Wickham Rd Melbourne, FL 32935 321.433.5599 wilsonl@brevardcc.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From terrih at asu.edu Wed Jun 7 10:20:44 2006 From: terrih at asu.edu (Terri Hedgpeth) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard Message-ID: <6DC38348EDE07642B024AA3CA0AA1BDC027BC272@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Hello Linda, You've indeed received some great feedback. One thing I'd add is if you could sit with the student as soon as the course is online and give them a verbal overview and maybe they would like to browse the site getting your feedback as to layout of different screens. Explaining to the student things like: There 3 frames on the screen with a hundred plus links in each, half of which are navigational links. Terri Hedgpeth Academic Research Professional CUbiC #376, iCare (480) 727-8133 V (480) 965-1885 Fax CUbiC.asu.edu http://www.fulton.asu.edu/fulton/ ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wilson, Linda Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 8:47 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard I would like to thank everyone for their responses. I'm going to contact the instructors involved and ask about the curriculum for their class. One is a music class and the other is Psychology. I think the major problem will be if the discussion board in Blackboard is not accessible with JAWS. I've found the most instructors use the discussion board heavily. Linda Wilson, B.S. Math/Assistive Technology Specialist Office for Students with Disabilities Brevard Community College 3865 N. Wickham Road Melbourne, FL 32935 (321) 433 - 5599 wilsonl@brevardcc.edu " In Mathematics, you never understand things, you just get used to them." ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 10:24 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard There are some problems. It partly will depend on which features the teacher will use most of the time. It is horrible at the text chat and the white board. The discussion board can be very awkward but is technically accessible. As for course content, the major problem is how the faculty member designs the content and what format is used. . powerpoint, multimedia, text files, Word files etc. If I can help further, let me know. We teach courses using Blackboard all the time. Norman Coombs EASI http://easi.cc At 05:44 AM 6/7/2006, you wrote: Hello All, Does anyone have any experience using JAWS with Blackboard for online classes? I have a blind student who uses JAWS 6.1 and is interested in taking an online class where Blackboard 6 is used. Before putting the student in the class, I'd like to be aware of any problems that anyone has encountered. Thanks. Linda Wilson, B.S. Math/Assistive Technology Specialist Office for Students with Disabilities Brevard Community College 3695 N. Wickham Rd Melbourne, FL 32935 321.433.5599 wilsonl@brevardcc.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org ---------------------------------------- EASI Online Courses for June: Barrier-free Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshops/adaptit.htm Learning Disabilities and Accessible Information Technology http://easi.cc/workshops/ld.htm Subscribe to EASI Free Podcasts: http://easi.cc/podcasts/ Norman Coombs 22196 Caminito Tasquillo Laguna Hills CA 92653 http://easi.cc/easi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wilsonl at brevardcc.edu Thu Jun 8 06:01:55 2006 From: wilsonl at brevardcc.edu (Wilson, Linda) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard Message-ID: <3C2D9FDCACFBCB4183516E784E9DC7DE05E8D379@cocoaex3.brevard.cc.fl.us> Terri, Excellent suggestion and I will do just that. Linda Wilson, B.S. Math/Assistive Technology Specialist Office for Students with Disabilities Brevard Community College 3865 N. Wickham Road Melbourne, FL 32935 (321) 433 - 5599 wilsonl@brevardcc.edu " In Mathematics, you never understand things, you just get used to them." ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Terri Hedgpeth Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 1:21 PM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard Hello Linda, You've indeed received some great feedback. One thing I'd add is if you could sit with the student as soon as the course is online and give them a verbal overview and maybe they would like to browse the site getting your feedback as to layout of different screens. Explaining to the student things like: There 3 frames on the screen with a hundred plus links in each, half of which are navigational links. Terri Hedgpeth Academic Research Professional CUbiC #376, iCare (480) 727-8133 V (480) 965-1885 Fax CUbiC.asu.edu http://www.fulton.asu.edu/fulton/ ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wilson, Linda Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 8:47 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard I would like to thank everyone for their responses. I'm going to contact the instructors involved and ask about the curriculum for their class. One is a music class and the other is Psychology. I think the major problem will be if the discussion board in Blackboard is not accessible with JAWS. I've found the most instructors use the discussion board heavily. Linda Wilson, B.S. Math/Assistive Technology Specialist Office for Students with Disabilities Brevard Community College 3865 N. Wickham Road Melbourne, FL 32935 (321) 433 - 5599 wilsonl@brevardcc.edu " In Mathematics, you never understand things, you just get used to them." ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 10:24 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] JAWS and Blackboard There are some problems. It partly will depend on which features the teacher will use most of the time. It is horrible at the text chat and the white board. The discussion board can be very awkward but is technically accessible. As for course content, the major problem is how the faculty member designs the content and what format is used. . powerpoint, multimedia, text files, Word files etc. If I can help further, let me know. We teach courses using Blackboard all the time. Norman Coombs EASI http://easi.cc At 05:44 AM 6/7/2006, you wrote: Hello All, Does anyone have any experience using JAWS with Blackboard for online classes? I have a blind student who uses JAWS 6.1 and is interested in taking an online class where Blackboard 6 is used. Before putting the student in the class, I'd like to be aware of any problems that anyone has encountered. Thanks. Linda Wilson, B.S. Math/Assistive Technology Specialist Office for Students with Disabilities Brevard Community College 3695 N. 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URL: From smorgado at wheatonma.edu Tue Jun 13 08:19:12 2006 From: smorgado at wheatonma.edu (Sue Morgado) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Key Strokes info Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.2.20060613111336.021b4f88@wheatonma.edu> Hello, I have a 3rd year college student who is confined to a wheelchair and has trouble typing on his Mac laptop. He has looked into purchasing Key Strokes which is a fully-functional advanced virtual on-screen keyboard that allows you to type with a mouse, trackball, head pointer or other mouse emulator to type characters into any standard Macintosh application. It also provides advanced multilingual word prediction. It costs about $300.00! Do any of you have any familiarity with this product and care to share some comments/advice? Do any of you use something similar that would be less costly? Any HELP would be appreciated! Thanks! Sue *********************************************************** Susan A. Morgado Director of Technology Support Assistive Technology Specialist Library and Information Services Wheaton College Norton, MA 02766 508.286.3754 http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/IT_S/support/ http://www/staff/suemorgado.html *********************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From WCOCCHI at cscc.edu Tue Jun 13 08:22:41 2006 From: WCOCCHI at cscc.edu (Wayne Cocchi) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Key Strokes info (I am sorry but I will be out of the office.) Message-ID: Hello and thank you for your e-mail. I am sorry I can not respond to you at this time. I will be out of the office Tuesday June 13th. If you wish to speak with someone today, you may call Betty Brown at 614-287-2570 (V/TTY) and you will be directed to the appropriate staff. Thank you and have a good day. >>> athen 06/13/06 11:19 >>> Hello, I have a 3rd year college student who is confined to a wheelchair and has trouble typing on his Mac laptop. He has looked into purchasing Key Strokes which is a fully-functional advanced virtual on-screen keyboard that allows you to type with a mouse, trackball, head pointer or other mouse emulator to type characters into any standard Macintosh application. It also provides advanced multilingual word prediction. It costs about $300.00! Do any of you have any familiarity with this product and care to share some comments/advice? Do any of you use something similar that would be less costly? Any HELP would be appreciated! Thanks! Sue *********************************************************** Susan A. Morgado Director of Technology Support Assistive Technology Specialist Library and Information Services Wheaton College Norton, MA 02766 508.286.3754 http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/IT_S/support/ http://www/staff/suemorgado.html *********************************************************** From PeplowM at missouri.edu Tue Jun 13 10:43:31 2006 From: PeplowM at missouri.edu (Peplow, Michael O.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Key Strokes info Message-ID: <93FF41EA7C3CB24BB7234B82F43530C302DAE3@UM-XMAIL06.um.umsystem.edu> If he has good breath support and clear enough speech he would probably be better off with iListen (speech recognition for the Macintosh). It's been around for about 5 years and it is continually be updated. The price is better as well at $149-$179. I have used the product in the past and for dictation it is very good however for command and control of the computer environment and for correction of dictation errors it does not seem as intuitive as Dragon NaturallySpeaking for the PC. Having said that iListen is far superior (in my opinion) to IBM ViaVoice which was previously the only player on the Macintosh for speech recognition. I'm not familiar with Key Strokes so I cannot comment on it, but $300 seems quite steep to me as well. Mike Mike Peplow Assistive Technology Practitioner Adaptive Computing Technology Center University of Missouri-Columbia N215 Memorial Union 573 882-5657 1-866 396-2380 peplowm@Missouri.edu http://IATservices.Missouri.edu/adaptive ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sue Morgado Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:19 AM To: GBAT@yahoogroups.com; athen@athenpro.org; atacpgen04-c@csun.edu Subject: [Athen] Key Strokes info Hello, I have a 3rd year college student who is confined to a wheelchair and has trouble typing on his Mac laptop. He has looked into purchasing Key Strokes which is a fully-functional advanced virtual on-screen keyboard that allows you to type with a mouse, trackball, head pointer or other mouse emulator to type characters into any standard Macintosh application. It also provides advanced multilingual word prediction. It costs about $300.00! Do any of you have any familiarity with this product and care to share some comments/advice? Do any of you use something similar that would be less costly? Any HELP would be appreciated! Thanks! Sue *********************************************************** Susan A. Morgado Director of Technology Support Assistive Technology Specialist Library and Information Services Wheaton College Norton, MA 02766 508.286.3754 http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/IT_S/support/ http://www/staff/suemorgado.html *********************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Glenda at webaccessibility.biz Tue Jun 13 10:50:20 2006 From: Glenda at webaccessibility.biz (Glenda Watson Hyatt) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Key Strokes info In-Reply-To: <93FF41EA7C3CB24BB7234B82F43530C302DAE3@UM-XMAIL06.um.umsystem.edu> Message-ID: Another option is the onscreen keyboard My-T-Soft perhaps with Letmetype for word prediction - just not sure if those two play nicely together or if they are Mac compatible. I do know they are inexpensive or free, which is a good thing! Good luck. Cheers, Glenda Glenda Watson Hyatt, Principal Soaring Eagle Communications Accessible websites. Accessible content. Accessible solutions. www.webaccessibility.biz Check out my autobiography I'll Do It Myself due out November 2006! -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org]On Behalf Of Peplow, Michael O. Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:44 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network; GBAT@yahoogroups.com; atacpgen04-c@csun.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] Key Strokes info If he has good breath support and clear enough speech he would probably be better off with iListen (speech recognition for the Macintosh). It's been around for about 5 years and it is continually be updated. The price is better as well at $149-$179. I have used the product in the past and for dictation it is very good however for command and control of the computer environment and for correction of dictation errors it does not seem as intuitive as Dragon NaturallySpeaking for the PC. Having said that iListen is far superior (in my opinion) to IBM ViaVoice which was previously the only player on the Macintosh for speech recognition. I'm not familiar with Key Strokes so I cannot comment on it, but $300 seems quite steep to me as well. Mike Mike Peplow Assistive Technology Practitioner Adaptive Computing Technology Center University of Missouri-Columbia N215 Memorial Union 573 882-5657 1-866 396-2380 peplowm@Missouri.edu http://IATservices.Missouri.edu/adaptive ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sue Morgado Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 10:19 AM To: GBAT@yahoogroups.com; athen@athenpro.org; atacpgen04-c@csun.edu Subject: [Athen] Key Strokes info Hello, I have a 3rd year college student who is confined to a wheelchair and has trouble typing on his Mac laptop. He has looked into purchasing Key Strokes which is a fully-functional advanced virtual on-screen keyboard that allows you to type with a mouse, trackball, head pointer or other mouse emulator to type characters into any standard Macintosh application. It also provides advanced multilingual word prediction. It costs about $300.00! Do any of you have any familiarity with this product and care to share some comments/advice? Do any of you use something similar that would be less costly? Any HELP would be appreciated! Thanks! Sue *********************************************************** Susan A. Morgado Director of Technology Support Assistive Technology Specialist Library and Information Services Wheaton College Norton, MA 02766 508.286.3754 http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/IT_S/support/ http://www/staff/suemorgado.html *********************************************************** -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/362 - Release Date: 6/12/2006 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charles.silverman at utoronto.ca Wed Jun 14 07:25:15 2006 From: charles.silverman at utoronto.ca (Charles Silverman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Onscreen keyboards for Mac OS X In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Sue, Spending $300 or so for KeyStrokes puts you in the same price range as other supported commercial onscreen keyboard software, either Mac or WIndows. Wivik(Windows only) goes for about $400 and Discover:Screen(Mac/Windows) is about $200. I've looked at KeyStrokes briefly and was impressed but need to spend more time with it. Check out the comments over at MacUpdate (http:// www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/7479) and an older (2003) review at http://www.applelinks.com/mooresviews/ks3.shtml . Also, AssistiveWare, one of the KeyStroke vendors, maintains a discussion forum (http://www.assistiveware.com/keystrokes.php) . For what it's worth, there's an interesting set of videos (http:// www.assistiveware.com/videos.php?video=Joe_SWKOTOR&format=mov), though this is coming from a vendor and focuses more on the switch and scanning end of things. Jon Adams, over at the Mass. Hospital School in Canton, MA, might have some helpful observations on Macs and on-screen keyboards. Email me offline and I can give you his contact info. Hope this helps. best, Charles ______________ Charles Silverman, M.Ed. Coordinator, Special Needs Opportunity Windows- SNOW Adaptive Technology Resource Centre/Faculty of Information Studies University of Toronto web: http://snow.utoronto.ca email: charles.silverman@utoronto.ca phone: 416-946-8301 > > Hello, > > I have a 3rd year college student who is confined to a wheelchair and > has trouble typing on his Mac laptop. He has looked into purchasing > Key Strokes which is a fully-functional advanced virtual on-screen > keyboard that allows you to type with a mouse, trackball, head > pointer or other mouse emulator to type characters into any standard > Macintosh application. It also provides advanced multilingual word > prediction. > > It costs about $300.00! > > Do any of you have any familiarity with this product and care to > share some comments/advice? > > Do any of you use something similar that would be less costly? > > Any HELP would be appreciated! > > Thanks! > > > Sue > *********************************************************** > Susan A. Morgado > Director of Technology Support > Assistive Technology Specialist > Library and Information Services > Wheaton College > Norton, MA 02766 > 508.286.3754 > http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/IT_S/support/ > http://www/staff/suemorgado.html > *********************************************************** > From JSmith5799 at aol.com Wed Jun 14 07:36:59 2006 From: JSmith5799 at aol.com (JSmith5799@aol.com) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Onscreen keyboards for Mac OS X Message-ID: <235.b6421f6.31c1790b@aol.com> If you are just looking for an on screen keyboard R.J. cooper has one that is $99.00 check that out on his site. Jean, In a message dated 6/14/06 10:26:33 AM, charles.silverman@utoronto.ca writes: << Hi Sue, Spending $300 or so for KeyStrokes puts you in the same price range as other supported commercial onscreen keyboard software, either Mac or WIndows. Wivik(Windows only) goes for about $400 and Discover:Screen(Mac/Windows) is about $200. I've looked at KeyStrokes briefly and was impressed but need to spend more time with it. Check out the comments over at MacUpdate (http:// www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/7479) and an older (2003) review at http://www.applelinks.com/mooresviews/ks3.shtml . Also, AssistiveWare, one of the KeyStroke vendors, maintains a discussion forum (http://www.assistiveware.com/keystrokes.php) . For what it's worth, there's an interesting set of videos (http:// www.assistiveware.com/videos.php?video=Joe_SWKOTOR&format=mov), though this is coming from a vendor and focuses more on the switch and scanning end of things. Jon Adams, over at the Mass. Hospital School in Canton, MA, might have some helpful observations on Macs and on-screen keyboards. Email me offline and I can give you his contact info. Hope this helps. best, Charles ______________ Charles Silverman, M.Ed. Coordinator, Special Needs Opportunity Windows- SNOW Adaptive Technology Resource Centre/Faculty of Information Studies University of Toronto web: http://snow.utoronto.ca email: charles.silverman@utoronto.ca phone: 416-946-8301 > > Hello, > > I have a 3rd year college student who is confined to a wheelchair and > has trouble typing on his Mac laptop. He has looked into purchasing > Key Strokes which is a fully-functional advanced virtual on-screen > keyboard that allows you to type with a mouse, trackball, head > pointer or other mouse emulator to type characters into any standard > Macintosh application. It also provides advanced multilingual word > prediction. > > It costs about $300.00! > > Do any of you have any familiarity with this product and care to > share some comments/advice? > > Do any of you use something similar that would be less costly? > > Any HELP would be appreciated! > > Thanks! > > > Sue > *********************************************************** > Susan A. Morgado > Director of Technology Support > Assistive Technology Specialist > Library and Information Services > Wheaton College > Norton, MA 02766 > 508.286.3754 > http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/IT_S/support/ > http://www/staff/suemorgado.html > *********************************************************** > >> From smorgado at wheatonma.edu Wed Jun 14 07:40:40 2006 From: smorgado at wheatonma.edu (Sue Morgado) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Onscreen keyboards for Mac OS X In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.2.20060614103704.0219d998@wheatonma.edu> Thanks for all your help! I've seen it and read about it--- now I'm looking for some assurance from my fellow A T folks! I hate to suggest something without finding out the "real facts" about it! So I turn to the PROS! Is the Jon Adams you mention- the same person who also runs a music business-- I think its called A Switch in Time? If so- I've met him before and have his contact info already- Thanks! At 10:25 AM 6/14/2006, you wrote: >Hi Sue, > >Spending $300 or so for KeyStrokes puts you in the same price range >as other supported commercial onscreen keyboard software, either Mac >or WIndows. Wivik(Windows only) goes for about $400 and >Discover:Screen(Mac/Windows) is about $200. > >I've looked at KeyStrokes briefly and was impressed but need to spend >more time with it. Check out the comments over at MacUpdate (http:// >www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/7479) and an older (2003) review at >http://www.applelinks.com/mooresviews/ks3.shtml . Also, >AssistiveWare, one of the KeyStroke vendors, maintains a discussion >forum (http://www.assistiveware.com/keystrokes.php) . > >For what it's worth, there's an interesting set of videos (http:// >www.assistiveware.com/videos.php?video=Joe_SWKOTOR&format=mov), >though this is coming from a vendor and focuses more on the switch >and scanning end of things. > >Jon Adams, over at the Mass. Hospital School in Canton, MA, might >have some helpful observations on Macs and on-screen keyboards. Email >me offline and I can give you his contact info. > >Hope this helps. > >best, >Charles >______________ >Charles Silverman, M.Ed. >Coordinator, Special Needs Opportunity Windows- SNOW >Adaptive Technology Resource Centre/Faculty of Information Studies >University of Toronto >web: http://snow.utoronto.ca >email: charles.silverman@utoronto.ca >phone: 416-946-8301 > > > > > > Hello, > > > > I have a 3rd year college student who is confined to a wheelchair and > > has trouble typing on his Mac laptop. He has looked into purchasing > > Key Strokes which is a fully-functional advanced virtual on-screen > > keyboard that allows you to type with a mouse, trackball, head > > pointer or other mouse emulator to type characters into any standard > > Macintosh application. It also provides advanced multilingual word > > prediction. > > > > It costs about $300.00! > > > > Do any of you have any familiarity with this product and care to > > share some comments/advice? > > > > Do any of you use something similar that would be less costly? > > > > Any HELP would be appreciated! > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Sue > > *********************************************************** > > Susan A. Morgado > > Director of Technology Support > > Assistive Technology Specialist > > Library and Information Services > > Wheaton College > > Norton, MA 02766 > > 508.286.3754 > > http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/IT_S/support/ > > http://www/staff/suemorgado.html > > *********************************************************** > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Athen mailing list >Athen@athenpro.org >http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org Sue Please visit our support site at: http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/IT_S/support/ http://www/staff/suemorgado.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JWeier at stlcc.edu Thu Jun 15 11:08:41 2006 From: JWeier at stlcc.edu (Weier, James) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Daisy Software Message-ID: Hello, I'm new to this listserv. I've been on the DSSHE listserv for a long time and only recently decided to see what this listserv is like. Anyway, I have a question about Daisy Readers and Authoring software. I've been testing Daisy software lately...Dolphin EaseReader (they sent me the full version to test), ghPlayer, eClipseWriter, and Book Wizard Reader. I know my likes and dislikes about these and would like to find out what other schools are using to create and/or read Daisy books (software-wise, not hardware-wise). I would also like to know as to why you use that software, and what you like & dislike about it. Thank you, James A. Weier Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office St. Louis Community College 3400 Pershall Road Ferguson, MO. 63135 314-513-4162 (phone) 314-513-4876 (fax) jweier@stlcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From WCOCCHI at cscc.edu Thu Jun 15 11:11:19 2006 From: WCOCCHI at cscc.edu (Wayne Cocchi) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Daisy Software (I am sorry but I will be out of the office.) Message-ID: Hello and thank you for your e-mail. I am sorry I can not respond to you at this time. I will be out of the office Thursday June 15th. If you wish to speak with someone today, you may call Betty Brown at 614-287-2570 (V/TTY) and you will be directed to the appropriate staff. Thank you and have a good day. >>> athen 06/15/06 14:08 >>> Hello, I'm new to this listserv. I've been on the DSSHE listserv for a long time and only recently decided to see what this listserv is like. Anyway, I have a question about Daisy Readers and Authoring software. I've been testing Daisy software lately...Dolphin EaseReader (they sent me the full version to test), ghPlayer, eClipseWriter, and Book Wizard Reader. I know my likes and dislikes about these and would like to find out what other schools are using to create and/or read Daisy books (software-wise, not hardware-wise). I would also like to know as to why you use that software, and what you like & dislike about it. Thank you, James A. Weier Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office St. Louis Community College 3400 Pershall Road Ferguson, MO. 63135 314-513-4162 (phone) 314-513-4876 (fax) jweier@stlcc.edu From djbrky at bu.edu Thu Jun 15 11:46:03 2006 From: djbrky at bu.edu (Berkowitz, Daniel J) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Daisy Software Message-ID: James, We are a Dolphin campus. Feel free to take a look at our training site: http://people.bu.edu/access/ Check the listserv archives both here and at the Alt-Media list for discussions of these issues. Cheers --- Dann ========================= Daniel Berkowitz - Assistant Director Boston University Office of Disability Services 19 Deerfield Street, 2nd floor Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-3658 (office) (617) 353-9646 (fax) djbrky@bu.edu (eMail) www.bu.edu/disability ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Weier, James Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 2:09 PM To: 'athen@athenpro.org' Subject: [Athen] Daisy Software Hello, I'm new to this listserv. I've been on the DSSHE listserv for a long time and only recently decided to see what this listserv is like. Anyway, I have a question about Daisy Readers and Authoring software. I've been testing Daisy software lately...Dolphin EaseReader (they sent me the full version to test), ghPlayer, eClipseWriter, and Book Wizard Reader. I know my likes and dislikes about these and would like to find out what other schools are using to create and/or read Daisy books (software-wise, not hardware-wise). I would also like to know as to why you use that software, and what you like & dislike about it. Thank you, James A. Weier Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office St. Louis Community College 3400 Pershall Road Ferguson, MO. 63135 314-513-4162 (phone) 314-513-4876 (fax) jweier@stlcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cathk at cahs.colostate.edu Thu Jun 15 11:48:46 2006 From: cathk at cahs.colostate.edu (Kilcommons,Cath) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Daisy Software In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi James, At CSU, we are still experimenting with a variety of ways to have our students access the content of digital talking books, and what is used tends to depend upon a variety of things, including where the DTB originated from and the format (DAISY 2 vs.3). Our students also tend to like the hardware players, and we continue to look at various options for these. Personally, I tend to like the ghplayer because of its versatility. Back in March, Robert Beach starting working on an ATHEN project to compile member reviews of some of the players, and you might want to contact him to find out about the status of this project. He is on the list or you could contact him directly: Robert Beach [rbeach@kckcc.edu]. Regarding production, (which we are not currently doing), I think a prime candidate is the Dolphin software. One of the nicest aspects of this is that there is great documentation on using this from AHEAD - AHEAD's Alternate media Production Resources (http://www.ahead.org/etext/AHEAD%202005%20Production%20Binder%20-%20Dis tribution.pdf) . Thanks again, Gaier and Ron! Please feel free to look at the materials that our center and grant complied for a recent training we provided for our CO/WYO Disability Provider Consortium: http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ATRC/alttext/alt_textbooks.htm. Best regards, Cath ++++++ Cath Stager-Kilcommons ACCESS Project Access Specialist Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) Colorado State University 970-491-0788 http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ATRC/ cathk@cahs.colostate.edu ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Weier, James Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 12:09 PM To: 'athen@athenpro.org' Subject: [Athen] Daisy Software Hello, I'm new to this listserv. I've been on the DSSHE listserv for a long time and only recently decided to see what this listserv is like. Anyway, I have a question about Daisy Readers and Authoring software. I've been testing Daisy software lately...Dolphin EaseReader (they sent me the full version to test), ghPlayer, eClipseWriter, and Book Wizard Reader. I know my likes and dislikes about these and would like to find out what other schools are using to create and/or read Daisy books (software-wise, not hardware-wise). I would also like to know as to why you use that software, and what you like & dislike about it. Thank you, James A. Weier Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office St. Louis Community College 3400 Pershall Road Ferguson, MO. 63135 314-513-4162 (phone) 314-513-4876 (fax) jweier@stlcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevin.sesock at okstate.edu Thu Jun 15 12:00:54 2006 From: kevin.sesock at okstate.edu (Sesock, Kevin A) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Daisy Software In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <987761BC3F676843B8EAB3E0BEA07C8F6A675E@EXE2.ad.okstate.edu> Don't forget about AMIS, the open source DTB playback software. http://amis.sourceforge.net/ Kevin A. Sesock, A+, NET+, CNA, MCSA Assistive Technology Specialist Student Disability Services Division of Student Affairs Oklahoma State University http://access.it.okstate.edu "Hail to the speaker, hail to the knower; joy to he who has understood, delight to they who have listened." --Odin ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kilcommons,Cath Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 1:49 PM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Daisy Software Hi James, At CSU, we are still experimenting with a variety of ways to have our students access the content of digital talking books, and what is used tends to depend upon a variety of things, including where the DTB originated from and the format (DAISY 2 vs.3). Our students also tend to like the hardware players, and we continue to look at various options for these. Personally, I tend to like the ghplayer because of its versatility. Back in March, Robert Beach starting working on an ATHEN project to compile member reviews of some of the players, and you might want to contact him to find out about the status of this project. He is on the list or you could contact him directly: Robert Beach [rbeach@kckcc.edu]. Regarding production, (which we are not currently doing), I think a prime candidate is the Dolphin software. One of the nicest aspects of this is that there is great documentation on using this from AHEAD - AHEAD's Alternate media Production Resources (http://www.ahead.org/etext/AHEAD%202005%20Production%20Binder%20-%20Dis tribution.pdf) . Thanks again, Gaier and Ron! Please feel free to look at the materials that our center and grant complied for a recent training we provided for our CO/WYO Disability Provider Consortium: http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ATRC/alttext/alt_textbooks.htm. Best regards, Cath ++++++ Cath Stager-Kilcommons ACCESS Project Access Specialist Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) Colorado State University 970-491-0788 http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ATRC/ cathk@cahs.colostate.edu ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Weier, James Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 12:09 PM To: 'athen@athenpro.org' Subject: [Athen] Daisy Software Hello, I'm new to this listserv. I've been on the DSSHE listserv for a long time and only recently decided to see what this listserv is like. Anyway, I have a question about Daisy Readers and Authoring software. I've been testing Daisy software lately...Dolphin EaseReader (they sent me the full version to test), ghPlayer, eClipseWriter, and Book Wizard Reader. I know my likes and dislikes about these and would like to find out what other schools are using to create and/or read Daisy books (software-wise, not hardware-wise). I would also like to know as to why you use that software, and what you like & dislike about it. Thank you, James A. Weier Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office St. Louis Community College 3400 Pershall Road Ferguson, MO. 63135 314-513-4162 (phone) 314-513-4876 (fax) jweier@stlcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ea at emptech.info Thu Jun 15 14:20:28 2006 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Daisy Software In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <009501c690c1$86f3f2a0$0a01a8c0@laptop> We have just had three awareness raising days on the subject of Daisy here in UK and the www.altformat.com website will, we hope, become a repository for ideas, papers and other resources with lots of links inc those to AHEAD etc. So please, if anyone is willing to send me reviews or anything they find really helpful in relation to producing and using alternative formats I will try to make up some pages for the site. In this case I have my British Dyslexia Association hat on, as one of the organisations supporting the events, so if there are items linked to LD as well as Visual Impairment I would be even more happy!! :>) I would also really appreciate hearing about the comparison of Dolphin EaseReader, ghPlayer, eClipseWriter, and Book Wizard Reader and even TPB. I am looking at how other programs such as TextHelp Read and Write, ClaroRead Plus etc read DTBs. Many thanks. Best Wishes E.A. Mrs E.A. Draffan Assistive Technologist Mobile: 07976 289103 http://www.emptech.info/ ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kilcommons,Cath Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 7:49 PM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Daisy Software Hi James, At CSU, we are still experimenting with a variety of ways to have our students access the content of digital talking books, and what is used tends to depend upon a variety of things, including where the DTB originated from and the format (DAISY 2 vs.3). Our students also tend to like the hardware players, and we continue to look at various options for these. Personally, I tend to like the ghplayer because of its versatility. Back in March, Robert Beach starting working on an ATHEN project to compile member reviews of some of the players, and you might want to contact him to find out about the status of this project. He is on the list or you could contact him directly: Robert Beach [rbeach@kckcc.edu]. Regarding production, (which we are not currently doing), I think a prime candidate is the Dolphin software. One of the nicest aspects of this is that there is great documentation on using this from AHEAD - AHEAD's Alternate media Production Resources (http://www.ahead.org/etext/AHEAD%202005%20Production%20Binder%20-%20Distrib ution.pdf) . Thanks again, Gaier and Ron! Please feel free to look at the materials that our center and grant complied for a recent training we provided for our CO/WYO Disability Provider Consortium: http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ATRC/alttext/alt_textbooks.htm. Best regards, Cath ++++++ Cath Stager-Kilcommons ACCESS Project Access Specialist Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) Colorado State University 970-491-0788 http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/ATRC/ cathk@cahs.colostate.edu ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Weier, James Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 12:09 PM To: 'athen@athenpro.org' Subject: [Athen] Daisy Software Hello, I'm new to this listserv. I've been on the DSSHE listserv for a long time and only recently decided to see what this listserv is like. Anyway, I have a question about Daisy Readers and Authoring software. I've been testing Daisy software lately...Dolphin EaseReader (they sent me the full version to test), ghPlayer, eClipseWriter, and Book Wizard Reader. I know my likes and dislikes about these and would like to find out what other schools are using to create and/or read Daisy books (software-wise, not hardware-wise). I would also like to know as to why you use that software, and what you like & dislike about it. Thank you, James A. Weier Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office St. Louis Community College 3400 Pershall Road Ferguson, MO. 63135 314-513-4162 (phone) 314-513-4876 (fax) jweier@stlcc.edu -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/364 - Release Date: 14/06/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.4/364 - Release Date: 14/06/2006 From tkrieg at mlmic.com Sun Jun 18 23:20:41 2006 From: tkrieg at mlmic.com (Carol Hagen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] (no subject) Message-ID: 0MQI -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Appointment Type Ongoing Time Base Full-Time Work Schedule M-F, 8am-5pm Job Summary Provides technical support and qualified training in the use of adaptive technology for students, staff, and faculty with disabilities. Sets up, configures, troubleshoots, and maintains standard and adaptive computer hardware and software throughout the university. Creates and maintains adaptive software images and manages adaptive workstation security. Assists with the conversion of information into alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic text. Develops, maintains, and provides reports from equipment inventory and user tracking databases. Other duties as assigned. Essential Qualifications A Bachelor?s degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent certified training and experience. Advanced level of knowledge and experience using JAWS, ZoomText, Open Book, Kurzweil 1000, Kurzweil 3000, Duxbury Braille Translator, and Dragon Naturally Speaking. Moderate to advanced level of knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, Power Point, and Internet Explorer. Strong understanding of various adaptive technologies and web browsers to navigate and access information on the Internet. Demonstrated skill in developing effective training materials and training individuals with disabilities how to use these adaptive and standard technologies together. Demonstrated ability to select, setup, configure, and maintain adaptive technology equipped computers in a large complex secured network environment. Sufficiently skilled in database development and maintenance to create, modify, and maintain inventory and user tracking program data. Preferred Qualifications Demonstrated experience operating a computer access lab for students with disabilities. Experience assessing and training students with disabilities in the use of adaptive technology. 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This learning disability specialist at the office for Student Disability Resources also serves students with any disability. This is a great opportunity to develop disability services and help implement the bold vision of a young university. The salary is $42,732/year plus excellent benefits. Priority screening of applications extends to Friday, July 7, 2006. Must apply on-line. Position announcement and application instructions are at University Human Resources [ http://uhr.csumb.edu/jobs/db/mb/ ]http://uhr.csumb.edu/jobs/db/mb/ To request disability accommodations in CSUMB's application process, please contact: human_resources@csumb.edu 831/582-3389 voice 831/582-3369 TDD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college in a related field; including or supplemented by upper division or graduate course work in counseling techniques, interviewing and conflict resolution where such are job related AND three years of progressively responsible professional student services work experience. One year in the program area to which assigned may be preferred but is not required. A Master's Degree in Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, or a directly related field may be substituted for one year of experience. Thank you for your assistance! Margaret Keith, Coordinator, Student Disability Resources CSU Monterey Bay, 100 Campus Center, Bldg. 47, Seaside CA 93955-8001 831/582-3672 voice 831/582-4024 TTY/Fax http://sdr.csumb.edu/ margaret_keith@csumb.edu From shannon.mccue at umb.edu Tue Jun 27 07:18:45 2006 From: shannon.mccue at umb.edu (Shannon McCue) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Education? Message-ID: Hello, I'm new to this list but I'm very interested in access technology and I was wondering how I would get into this industry? What kind of educational background do I need to have? I currently have an associates degree in "Media Technology' and I'm working towards my bachelor's degree in "Community Media and Technology". Also, I'm currently an Americorps VISTA for the Community Technology Center VISTA Project, which works with underprivileged communities to help bridge the digital divide. So, I have a background in technology but not so much in access technology, what can I do? Thank you! _________________________________ Shannon McCue VISTA Technical Coordinator CTC VISTA Project College of Public and Community Service University of Massachusetts/Boston 100 Morrissey BLVD. Boston, MA. 02125 Phone: 617-287-7385 Fax: 617-287-7274 From JWeier at stlcc.edu Tue Jun 27 08:35:03 2006 From: JWeier at stlcc.edu (Weier, James) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Education? Message-ID: Hello Shannon, I have an A.S. Degree in Network Technology and a B.S. in Biology. The Biology degree does no good in this field except for just having a B.S. Degree. I would recommend though that you have a clear understanding of software in general. That you are a quick learner of software and hardware. In this field, I don't think there is a degree specific for this field, but it helps a lot to have some sort of computer/networking degree. When installing software on computers, you may need to know how to troubleshoot issues with software, depending on your job description. I've encountered several and resolved them mostly due to my computer networking experience. I manage the department's computers, which is part of my job description but this duty is not standard for all places. Sometimes, some schools (companies) only allow their IT dept. to manage the computers. I guess that's about it in a nutshell. Since the field deals with software and hardware, it doesn't hurt to have a computer/networking degree. James A. Weier Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office St. Louis Community College 3400 Pershall Road Ferguson, MO. 63135 314-513-4162 (phone) 314-513-4876 (fax) jweier@stlcc.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shannon McCue Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:19 AM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Education? Hello, I'm new to this list but I'm very interested in access technology and I was wondering how I would get into this industry? What kind of educational background do I need to have? I currently have an associates degree in "Media Technology' and I'm working towards my bachelor's degree in "Community Media and Technology". Also, I'm currently an Americorps VISTA for the Community Technology Center VISTA Project, which works with underprivileged communities to help bridge the digital divide. So, I have a background in technology but not so much in access technology, what can I do? Thank you! _________________________________ Shannon McCue VISTA Technical Coordinator CTC VISTA Project College of Public and Community Service University of Massachusetts/Boston 100 Morrissey BLVD. Boston, MA. 02125 Phone: 617-287-7385 Fax: 617-287-7274 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From Tim.Sears at mcckc.edu Tue Jun 27 12:24:55 2006 From: Tim.Sears at mcckc.edu (Tim Sears) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Athen Digest, Vol 5, Issue 16 Message-ID: <44A13FB70200006700003442@MAIL.MCCKC.EDU> I think that it is also important that you have experience working with people with disabilities especially computers and individuals with disabilities. In this field, it is not just important to know about the technology but also the ability to have patience and clearly understand the difficulties individuals are going through as it relates to using the computer. Tim Tim Sears Adaptive Technology Specialist 3200 Broadway Blvd. Kansas City MO 64111 email: tim.sears@mcckc.edu telephone: 816-759-1092 "Encourage the Discouraged" >>> 06/27/06 2:00 PM >>> Send Athen mailing list submissions to athen@athenpro.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to athen-request@athenpro.org You can reach the person managing the list at athen-owner@athenpro.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Athen digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Education? (Shannon McCue) 2. Re: Education? (Weier, James) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:18:45 -0400 From: Shannon McCue Subject: [Athen] Education? To: athen@athenpro.org Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Hello, I'm new to this list but I'm very interested in access technology and I was wondering how I would get into this industry? What kind of educational background do I need to have? I currently have an associates degree in "Media Technology' and I'm working towards my bachelor's degree in "Community Media and Technology". Also, I'm currently an Americorps VISTA for the Community Technology Center VISTA Project, which works with underprivileged communities to help bridge the digital divide. So, I have a background in technology but not so much in access technology, what can I do? Thank you! _________________________________ Shannon McCue VISTA Technical Coordinator CTC VISTA Project College of Public and Community Service University of Massachusetts/Boston 100 Morrissey BLVD. Boston, MA. 02125 Phone: 617-287-7385 Fax: 617-287-7274 ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:35:03 -0500 From: "Weier, James" Subject: Re: [Athen] Education? To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain Hello Shannon, I have an A.S. Degree in Network Technology and a B.S. in Biology. The Biology degree does no good in this field except for just having a B.S. Degree. I would recommend though that you have a clear understanding of software in general. That you are a quick learner of software and hardware. In this field, I don't think there is a degree specific for this field, but it helps a lot to have some sort of computer/networking degree. When installing software on computers, you may need to know how to troubleshoot issues with software, depending on your job description. I've encountered several and resolved them mostly due to my computer networking experience. I manage the department's computers, which is part of my job description but this duty is not standard for all places. Sometimes, some schools (companies) only allow their IT dept. to manage the computers. I guess that's about it in a nutshell. Since the field deals with software and hardware, it doesn't hurt to have a computer/networking degree. James A. Weier Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office St. Louis Community College 3400 Pershall Road Ferguson, MO. 63135 314-513-4162 (phone) 314-513-4876 (fax) jweier@stlcc.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shannon McCue Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:19 AM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Education? Hello, I'm new to this list but I'm very interested in access technology and I was wondering how I would get into this industry? What kind of educational background do I need to have? I currently have an associates degree in "Media Technology' and I'm working towards my bachelor's degree in "Community Media and Technology". Also, I'm currently an Americorps VISTA for the Community Technology Center VISTA Project, which works with underprivileged communities to help bridge the digital divide. So, I have a background in technology but not so much in access technology, what can I do? Thank you! _________________________________ Shannon McCue VISTA Technical Coordinator CTC VISTA Project College of Public and Community Service University of Massachusetts/Boston 100 Morrissey BLVD. Boston, MA. 02125 Phone: 617-287-7385 Fax: 617-287-7274 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org End of Athen Digest, Vol 5, Issue 16 ************************************ From defnick at yahoo.com Tue Jun 27 12:43:35 2006 From: defnick at yahoo.com (Nick Ogrizovich III) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know In-Reply-To: <44A13FB70200006700003442@MAIL.MCCKC.EDU> Message-ID: <20060627194335.87985.qmail@web33003.mail.mud.yahoo.com> To add to Tim's remarks, I would also suggest familiarity with many of the various disabilities, and how different adaptive technology enables people with these various disabilities. Although some of this work seems to be one size fits all (document conversion efforts) the majority of it requires some customization and guidance based on disability. http://www.rit.edu/~easi/ offers fast online courses that will get you up to speed on a lot of what we do, too. Document everything you do, since the majority of us seem to always need more resources and assistance- data is the only thing the bean counters understand. And speaking of bean counters, you are also going to have to beef up your debate and rationalization skills, especially when it comes time to justify budgets and purchases. ;) Nick Ogrizovich Adaptive Technology Manager University of Vermont --- Tim Sears wrote: > I think that it is also important that you have experience working > with > people with disabilities especially computers and individuals with > disabilities. In this field, it is not just important to know > about the > technology but also the ability to have patience and clearly > understand > the difficulties individuals are going through as it relates to > using > the computer. > > Tim > > Tim Sears > Adaptive Technology Specialist > 3200 Broadway Blvd. > Kansas City MO 64111 > email: tim.sears@mcckc.edu > telephone: 816-759-1092 > "Encourage the Discouraged" > >>> 06/27/06 2:00 PM >>> > Send Athen mailing list submissions to > athen@athenpro.org > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:18:45 -0400 > From: Shannon McCue > Subject: [Athen] Education? > To: athen@athenpro.org > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > Hello, > I'm new to this list but I'm very interested in access technology > and I > was wondering how I would get into this industry? What kind of > educational background do I need to have? I currently have an > associates degree in "Media Technology' and I'm working towards my > bachelor's degree in "Community Media and Technology". Also, I'm > currently an Americorps VISTA for the Community Technology Center > VISTA > Project, which works with underprivileged communities to help > bridge > the digital divide. So, I have a background in technology but not > so > much in access technology, what can I do? Thank you! > > _________________________________ > Shannon McCue > VISTA Technical Coordinator > > CTC VISTA Project > College of Public and Community Service > University of Massachusetts/Boston > 100 Morrissey BLVD. > Boston, MA. 02125 > > Phone: 617-287-7385 > Fax: 617-287-7274 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:35:03 -0500 > From: "Weier, James" > Subject: Re: [Athen] Education? > To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' > > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain > > Hello Shannon, > > I have an A.S. Degree in Network Technology and a B.S. in Biology. > The > Biology degree does no good in this field except for just having a > B.S. > Degree. I would recommend though that you have a clear > understanding of > software in general. That you are a quick learner of software and > hardware. > In this field, I don't think there is a degree specific for this > field, > but > it helps a lot to have some sort of computer/networking degree. > When > installing software on computers, you may need to know how to > troubleshoot > issues with software, depending on your job description. I've > encountered > several and resolved them mostly due to my computer networking > experience. I > manage the department's computers, which is part of my job > description > but > this duty is not standard for all places. Sometimes, some schools > (companies) only allow their IT dept. to manage the computers. > > I guess that's about it in a nutshell. Since the field deals with > software > and hardware, it doesn't hurt to have a computer/networking degree. > > James A. Weier > Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office > St. Louis Community College > 3400 Pershall Road > Ferguson, MO. 63135 > 314-513-4162 (phone) > 314-513-4876 (fax) > jweier@stlcc.edu > > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org > [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Shannon McCue > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:19 AM > To: athen@athenpro.org > Subject: [Athen] Education? > > Hello, > I'm new to this list but I'm very interested in access technology > and I > was wondering how I would get into this industry? What kind of > educational background do I need to have? I currently have an > associates degree in "Media Technology' and I'm working towards my > bachelor's degree in "Community Media and Technology". Also, I'm > currently an Americorps VISTA for the Community Technology Center > VISTA > Project, which works with underprivileged communities to help > bridge > the digital divide. So, I have a background in technology but not > so > much in access technology, what can I do? Thank you! > > _________________________________ > Shannon McCue > VISTA Technical Coordinator > > CTC VISTA Project > College of Public and Community Service > University of Massachusetts/Boston > 100 Morrissey BLVD. > Boston, MA. 02125 > > Phone: 617-287-7385 > Fax: 617-287-7274 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From JWeier at stlcc.edu Tue Jun 27 13:22:14 2006 From: JWeier at stlcc.edu (Weier, James) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know Message-ID: Just to add one more thing to this topic. Good topic. When I was hired to perform the duties of this position, I didn't have any experience working with people with disabilities and didn't know how to use any Adaptive Technology, but I did know it existed (i.e. screen readers, dictation software, etc.). I know I'm probably not typical, however, but I also know other Adaptive Technology Specialists who were hired and never had experience with Adaptive Technology nor knowledge of disabilities. They too, just like me have been very successful in this field. My success, I believe, stems from my desire to learn as much as I can about this field, my research on various Adaptive Technology, and my quick learning capabilities. I do have a degree in Network Technology though and that has been beneficial as well considering I manage the departments accessible computers. Therefore, in my experience, I guess having some experience with Adaptive Technology and knowledge of disabilities and the Adaptive Technology to assist would be a desired skill, but not required for hire. This is just my opinion, but schools look at things differently...predominantly based on the "bottom line", since schools are a business. In my mind, if the person has knowledge of software and computers and minimum of an A.S. Degree in some computer field, and good references of their technical skills, then I would hire the person because learning about disabilities can be acquired on the job. I've done it and proved it. The technology, on the other hand, if the person has good, quick learning skills, and experience with software and other computer-related technology, that would be the easy part for the potential hire. Of course, this is only my opinion and does not reflect many schools around the nation. James A. Weier Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office St. Louis Community College 3400 Pershall Road Ferguson, MO. 63135 314-513-4162 (phone) 314-513-4876 (fax) jweier@stlcc.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Nick Ogrizovich III Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 2:44 PM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know To add to Tim's remarks, I would also suggest familiarity with many of the various disabilities, and how different adaptive technology enables people with these various disabilities. Although some of this work seems to be one size fits all (document conversion efforts) the majority of it requires some customization and guidance based on disability. http://www.rit.edu/~easi/ offers fast online courses that will get you up to speed on a lot of what we do, too. Document everything you do, since the majority of us seem to always need more resources and assistance- data is the only thing the bean counters understand. And speaking of bean counters, you are also going to have to beef up your debate and rationalization skills, especially when it comes time to justify budgets and purchases. ;) Nick Ogrizovich Adaptive Technology Manager University of Vermont --- Tim Sears wrote: > I think that it is also important that you have experience working > with > people with disabilities especially computers and individuals with > disabilities. In this field, it is not just important to know > about the > technology but also the ability to have patience and clearly > understand > the difficulties individuals are going through as it relates to > using > the computer. > > Tim > > Tim Sears > Adaptive Technology Specialist > 3200 Broadway Blvd. > Kansas City MO 64111 > email: tim.sears@mcckc.edu > telephone: 816-759-1092 > "Encourage the Discouraged" > >>> 06/27/06 2:00 PM >>> > Send Athen mailing list submissions to > athen@athenpro.org > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:18:45 -0400 > From: Shannon McCue > Subject: [Athen] Education? > To: athen@athenpro.org > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > Hello, > I'm new to this list but I'm very interested in access technology > and I > was wondering how I would get into this industry? What kind of > educational background do I need to have? I currently have an > associates degree in "Media Technology' and I'm working towards my > bachelor's degree in "Community Media and Technology". Also, I'm > currently an Americorps VISTA for the Community Technology Center > VISTA > Project, which works with underprivileged communities to help > bridge > the digital divide. So, I have a background in technology but not > so > much in access technology, what can I do? Thank you! > > _________________________________ > Shannon McCue > VISTA Technical Coordinator > > CTC VISTA Project > College of Public and Community Service > University of Massachusetts/Boston > 100 Morrissey BLVD. > Boston, MA. 02125 > > Phone: 617-287-7385 > Fax: 617-287-7274 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:35:03 -0500 > From: "Weier, James" > Subject: Re: [Athen] Education? > To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' > > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain > > Hello Shannon, > > I have an A.S. Degree in Network Technology and a B.S. in Biology. > The > Biology degree does no good in this field except for just having a > B.S. > Degree. I would recommend though that you have a clear > understanding of > software in general. That you are a quick learner of software and > hardware. > In this field, I don't think there is a degree specific for this > field, > but > it helps a lot to have some sort of computer/networking degree. > When > installing software on computers, you may need to know how to > troubleshoot > issues with software, depending on your job description. I've > encountered > several and resolved them mostly due to my computer networking > experience. I > manage the department's computers, which is part of my job > description > but > this duty is not standard for all places. Sometimes, some schools > (companies) only allow their IT dept. to manage the computers. > > I guess that's about it in a nutshell. Since the field deals with > software > and hardware, it doesn't hurt to have a computer/networking degree. > > James A. Weier > Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office > St. Louis Community College > 3400 Pershall Road > Ferguson, MO. 63135 > 314-513-4162 (phone) > 314-513-4876 (fax) > jweier@stlcc.edu > > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org > [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Shannon McCue > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:19 AM > To: athen@athenpro.org > Subject: [Athen] Education? > > Hello, > I'm new to this list but I'm very interested in access technology > and I > was wondering how I would get into this industry? What kind of > educational background do I need to have? I currently have an > associates degree in "Media Technology' and I'm working towards my > bachelor's degree in "Community Media and Technology". Also, I'm > currently an Americorps VISTA for the Community Technology Center > VISTA > Project, which works with underprivileged communities to help > bridge > the digital divide. So, I have a background in technology but not > so > much in access technology, what can I do? Thank you! > > _________________________________ > Shannon McCue > VISTA Technical Coordinator > > CTC VISTA Project > College of Public and Community Service > University of Massachusetts/Boston > 100 Morrissey BLVD. > Boston, MA. 02125 > > Phone: 617-287-7385 > Fax: 617-287-7274 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From shannon.mccue at umb.edu Tue Jun 27 13:31:25 2006 From: shannon.mccue at umb.edu (Shannon McCue) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <71900f9b83dbedd2692a4615ef7c1013@umb.edu> Thanks for all the great information everyone! I definitely have desire to learn everything I can about this field and I appreciate all of the suggestions that you have given me. I look forward to maybe working with some of you in the future. Shannon McCue On Jun 27, 2006, at 4:22 PM, Weier, James wrote: > Just to add one more thing to this topic. Good topic. When I was hired > to > perform the duties of this position, I didn't have any experience > working > with people with disabilities and didn't know how to use any Adaptive > Technology, but I did know it existed (i.e. screen readers, dictation > software, etc.). I know I'm probably not typical, however, but I also > know > other Adaptive Technology Specialists who were hired and never had > experience with Adaptive Technology nor knowledge of disabilities. > They too, > just like me have been very successful in this field. My success, I > believe, > stems from my desire to learn as much as I can about this field, my > research > on various Adaptive Technology, and my quick learning capabilities. I > do > have a degree in Network Technology though and that has been > beneficial as > well considering I manage the departments accessible computers. > Therefore, > in my experience, I guess having some experience with Adaptive > Technology > and knowledge of disabilities and the Adaptive Technology to assist > would be > a desired skill, but not required for hire. This is just my opinion, > but > schools look at things differently...predominantly based on the "bottom > line", since schools are a business. > > In my mind, if the person has knowledge of software and computers and > minimum of an A.S. Degree in some computer field, and good references > of > their technical skills, then I would hire the person because learning > about > disabilities can be acquired on the job. I've done it and proved it. > The > technology, on the other hand, if the person has good, quick learning > skills, and experience with software and other computer-related > technology, > that would be the easy part for the potential hire. > > Of course, this is only my opinion and does not reflect many schools > around > the nation. > > James A. Weier > Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office > St. Louis Community College > 3400 Pershall Road > Ferguson, MO. 63135 > 314-513-4162 (phone) > 314-513-4876 (fax) > jweier@stlcc.edu > > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Nick Ogrizovich III > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 2:44 PM > To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to > know > > To add to Tim's remarks, I would also suggest familiarity with many > of the various disabilities, and how different adaptive technology > enables people with these various disabilities. Although some of this > work seems to be one size fits all (document conversion efforts) the > majority of it requires some customization and guidance based on > disability. > > http://www.rit.edu/~easi/ offers fast online courses that will get > you up to speed on a lot of what we do, too. > > Document everything you do, since the majority of us seem to always > need more resources and assistance- data is the only thing the bean > counters understand. And speaking of bean counters, you are also > going to have to beef up your debate and rationalization skills, > especially when it comes time to justify budgets and purchases. ;) > > Nick Ogrizovich > Adaptive Technology Manager > University of Vermont > > --- Tim Sears wrote: > >> I think that it is also important that you have experience working >> with >> people with disabilities especially computers and individuals with >> disabilities. In this field, it is not just important to know >> about the >> technology but also the ability to have patience and clearly >> understand >> the difficulties individuals are going through as it relates to >> using >> the computer. >> >> Tim >> >> Tim Sears >> Adaptive Technology Specialist >> 3200 Broadway Blvd. >> Kansas City MO 64111 >> email: tim.sears@mcckc.edu >> telephone: 816-759-1092 >> "Encourage the Discouraged" >>>>> 06/27/06 2:00 PM >>> >> Send Athen mailing list submissions to >> athen@athenpro.org > >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:18:45 -0400 >> From: Shannon McCue >> Subject: [Athen] Education? >> To: athen@athenpro.org >> Message-ID: >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed >> >> Hello, >> I'm new to this list but I'm very interested in access technology >> and I >> was wondering how I would get into this industry? What kind of >> educational background do I need to have? I currently have an >> associates degree in "Media Technology' and I'm working towards my >> bachelor's degree in "Community Media and Technology". Also, I'm >> currently an Americorps VISTA for the Community Technology Center >> VISTA >> Project, which works with underprivileged communities to help >> bridge >> the digital divide. So, I have a background in technology but not >> so >> much in access technology, what can I do? Thank you! >> >> _________________________________ >> Shannon McCue >> VISTA Technical Coordinator >> >> CTC VISTA Project >> College of Public and Community Service >> University of Massachusetts/Boston >> 100 Morrissey BLVD. >> Boston, MA. 02125 >> >> Phone: 617-287-7385 >> Fax: 617-287-7274 >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:35:03 -0500 >> From: "Weier, James" >> Subject: Re: [Athen] Education? >> To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' >> >> Message-ID: >> >> Content-Type: text/plain >> >> Hello Shannon, >> >> I have an A.S. Degree in Network Technology and a B.S. in Biology. >> The >> Biology degree does no good in this field except for just having a >> B.S. >> Degree. I would recommend though that you have a clear >> understanding of >> software in general. That you are a quick learner of software and >> hardware. >> In this field, I don't think there is a degree specific for this >> field, >> but >> it helps a lot to have some sort of computer/networking degree. >> When >> installing software on computers, you may need to know how to >> troubleshoot >> issues with software, depending on your job description. I've >> encountered >> several and resolved them mostly due to my computer networking >> experience. I >> manage the department's computers, which is part of my job >> description >> but >> this duty is not standard for all places. Sometimes, some schools >> (companies) only allow their IT dept. to manage the computers. >> >> I guess that's about it in a nutshell. Since the field deals with >> software >> and hardware, it doesn't hurt to have a computer/networking degree. >> >> James A. Weier >> Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office >> St. Louis Community College >> 3400 Pershall Road >> Ferguson, MO. 63135 >> 314-513-4162 (phone) >> 314-513-4876 (fax) >> jweier@stlcc.edu >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org >> [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On >> Behalf Of Shannon McCue >> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:19 AM >> To: athen@athenpro.org >> Subject: [Athen] Education? >> >> Hello, >> I'm new to this list but I'm very interested in access technology >> and I >> was wondering how I would get into this industry? What kind of >> educational background do I need to have? I currently have an >> associates degree in "Media Technology' and I'm working towards my >> bachelor's degree in "Community Media and Technology". Also, I'm >> currently an Americorps VISTA for the Community Technology Center >> VISTA >> Project, which works with underprivileged communities to help >> bridge >> the digital divide. So, I have a background in technology but not >> so >> much in access technology, what can I do? Thank you! >> >> _________________________________ >> Shannon McCue >> VISTA Technical Coordinator >> >> CTC VISTA Project >> College of Public and Community Service >> University of Massachusetts/Boston >> 100 Morrissey BLVD. >> Boston, MA. 02125 >> >> Phone: 617-287-7385 >> Fax: 617-287-7274 > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > _________________________________ Shannon McCue VISTA Technical Coordinator CTC VISTA Project College of Public and Community Service University of Massachusetts/Boston 100 Morrissey BLVD. Boston, MA. 02125 Phone: 617-287-7385 Fax: 617-287-7274 From mcroll at CAHS.Colostate.edu Tue Jun 27 16:46:43 2006 From: mcroll at CAHS.Colostate.edu (Roll,Marla) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know In-Reply-To: <71900f9b83dbedd2692a4615ef7c1013@umb.edu> Message-ID: Here is another take... Our university houses all of the assistive technology in the department of occupational therapy. My background is in occupational therapy which gave me a wonderful base for understanding disability and accommodation. I then sought continuing ed opportunities to learn the technical aspects of the job and aligned myself very closely with the IT side of things on our campus including hiring a technical support person specific to AT. I guess I feel a need to make the plug for career fields that have a deep understanding of disability and how it manifests itself... A degree in Occupational Therapy has served me quite well in the field of assistive technology. Marla Roll ________________________________________ Marla C. Roll, MS, OTR Director, Assistive Technology Resource Center 304 Occupational Therapy Building Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 - 1586 970-491-2016 970-491-6290 (fax) mcroll@cahs.colostate.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shannon McCue Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 2:31 PM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know Thanks for all the great information everyone! I definitely have desire to learn everything I can about this field and I appreciate all of the suggestions that you have given me. I look forward to maybe working with some of you in the future. Shannon McCue On Jun 27, 2006, at 4:22 PM, Weier, James wrote: > Just to add one more thing to this topic. Good topic. When I was hired > to perform the duties of this position, I didn't have any experience > working with people with disabilities and didn't know how to use any > Adaptive Technology, but I did know it existed (i.e. screen readers, > dictation software, etc.). I know I'm probably not typical, however, > but I also know other Adaptive Technology Specialists who were hired > and never had experience with Adaptive Technology nor knowledge of > disabilities. > They too, > just like me have been very successful in this field. My success, I > believe, stems from my desire to learn as much as I can about this > field, my research on various Adaptive Technology, and my quick > learning capabilities. I do have a degree in Network Technology though > and that has been beneficial as well considering I manage the > departments accessible computers. > Therefore, > in my experience, I guess having some experience with Adaptive > Technology and knowledge of disabilities and the Adaptive Technology > to assist would be a desired skill, but not required for hire. This is > just my opinion, but schools look at things > differently...predominantly based on the "bottom line", since schools > are a business. > > In my mind, if the person has knowledge of software and computers and > minimum of an A.S. Degree in some computer field, and good references > of their technical skills, then I would hire the person because > learning about disabilities can be acquired on the job. I've done it > and proved it. > The > technology, on the other hand, if the person has good, quick learning > skills, and experience with software and other computer-related > technology, that would be the easy part for the potential hire. > > Of course, this is only my opinion and does not reflect many schools > around the nation. > > James A. Weier > Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office St. Louis Community College > 3400 Pershall Road Ferguson, MO. 63135 > 314-513-4162 (phone) > 314-513-4876 (fax) > jweier@stlcc.edu > > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > On Behalf Of Nick Ogrizovich III > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 2:44 PM > To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to > know > > To add to Tim's remarks, I would also suggest familiarity with many of > the various disabilities, and how different adaptive technology > enables people with these various disabilities. Although some of this > work seems to be one size fits all (document conversion efforts) the > majority of it requires some customization and guidance based on > disability. > > http://www.rit.edu/~easi/ offers fast online courses that will get > you up to speed on a lot of what we do, too. > > Document everything you do, since the majority of us seem to always > need more resources and assistance- data is the only thing the bean > counters understand. And speaking of bean counters, you are also going > to have to beef up your debate and rationalization skills, especially > when it comes time to justify budgets and purchases. ;) > > Nick Ogrizovich > Adaptive Technology Manager > University of Vermont > > --- Tim Sears wrote: > >> I think that it is also important that you have experience working >> with people with disabilities especially computers and individuals >> with disabilities. In this field, it is not just important to know >> about the technology but also the ability to have patience and >> clearly understand the difficulties individuals are going through as >> it relates to using the computer. >> >> Tim >> >> Tim Sears >> Adaptive Technology Specialist >> 3200 Broadway Blvd. >> Kansas City MO 64111 >> email: tim.sears@mcckc.edu >> telephone: 816-759-1092 >> "Encourage the Discouraged" >>>>> 06/27/06 2:00 PM >>> >> Send Athen mailing list submissions to >> athen@athenpro.org > >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:18:45 -0400 >> From: Shannon McCue >> Subject: [Athen] Education? >> To: athen@athenpro.org >> Message-ID: >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed >> >> Hello, >> I'm new to this list but I'm very interested in access technology >> and I >> was wondering how I would get into this industry? What kind of >> educational background do I need to have? I currently have an >> associates degree in "Media Technology' and I'm working towards my >> bachelor's degree in "Community Media and Technology". Also, I'm >> currently an Americorps VISTA for the Community Technology Center >> VISTA >> Project, which works with underprivileged communities to help >> bridge >> the digital divide. So, I have a background in technology but not >> so >> much in access technology, what can I do? Thank you! >> >> _________________________________ >> Shannon McCue >> VISTA Technical Coordinator >> >> CTC VISTA Project >> College of Public and Community Service >> University of Massachusetts/Boston >> 100 Morrissey BLVD. >> Boston, MA. 02125 >> >> Phone: 617-287-7385 >> Fax: 617-287-7274 >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:35:03 -0500 >> From: "Weier, James" >> Subject: Re: [Athen] Education? >> To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' >> >> Message-ID: >> >> Content-Type: text/plain >> >> Hello Shannon, >> >> I have an A.S. Degree in Network Technology and a B.S. in Biology. >> The >> Biology degree does no good in this field except for just having a >> B.S. >> Degree. I would recommend though that you have a clear >> understanding of >> software in general. That you are a quick learner of software and >> hardware. >> In this field, I don't think there is a degree specific for this >> field, >> but >> it helps a lot to have some sort of computer/networking degree. >> When >> installing software on computers, you may need to know how to >> troubleshoot >> issues with software, depending on your job description. I've >> encountered >> several and resolved them mostly due to my computer networking >> experience. I >> manage the department's computers, which is part of my job >> description >> but >> this duty is not standard for all places. Sometimes, some schools >> (companies) only allow their IT dept. to manage the computers. >> >> I guess that's about it in a nutshell. Since the field deals with >> software >> and hardware, it doesn't hurt to have a computer/networking degree. >> >> James A. Weier >> Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office >> St. Louis Community College >> 3400 Pershall Road >> Ferguson, MO. 63135 >> 314-513-4162 (phone) >> 314-513-4876 (fax) >> jweier@stlcc.edu >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org >> [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On >> Behalf Of Shannon McCue >> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:19 AM >> To: athen@athenpro.org >> Subject: [Athen] Education? >> >> Hello, >> I'm new to this list but I'm very interested in access technology >> and I >> was wondering how I would get into this industry? What kind of >> educational background do I need to have? I currently have an >> associates degree in "Media Technology' and I'm working towards my >> bachelor's degree in "Community Media and Technology". Also, I'm >> currently an Americorps VISTA for the Community Technology Center >> VISTA >> Project, which works with underprivileged communities to help >> bridge >> the digital divide. So, I have a background in technology but not >> so >> much in access technology, what can I do? Thank you! >> >> _________________________________ >> Shannon McCue >> VISTA Technical Coordinator >> >> CTC VISTA Project >> College of Public and Community Service >> University of Massachusetts/Boston >> 100 Morrissey BLVD. >> Boston, MA. 02125 >> >> Phone: 617-287-7385 >> Fax: 617-287-7274 > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > _________________________________ Shannon McCue VISTA Technical Coordinator CTC VISTA Project College of Public and Community Service University of Massachusetts/Boston 100 Morrissey BLVD. Boston, MA. 02125 Phone: 617-287-7385 Fax: 617-287-7274 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From mamaleah at comcast.net Tue Jun 27 18:00:48 2006 From: mamaleah at comcast.net (Mama Leah) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Greetings! A great deal of wisdom is being shared...exactly what this list is about...and I will at my two cents worth as well. My educational background is Psychological Science...Counseling...and Computer Science. Add to that...I am a person with multiple disabilities...onset later in life. We all seem to come into the AT field for or from various reasons or situations. Mine started with my own need to know...then my desire to share what I had learned...knowledge and experience are the only things in life you can give all of it away and still retain it. As a person with disabilities...who utilizes AT every day...the best advice I can give anyone coming into the field is to listen to their consumers/customers/students/etc...with your head...heart...and gut instinct! Yes...there are laws...protocols...least restrictive...best practice...we all know the rules. Please...do not get into AT...trying to get into Heaven...or make yourself feel good...it is just wrong! Do it for the right reasons...and it will bring you many blessings. Mama Leah -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org]On Behalf Of Roll,Marla Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 6:47 PM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know Here is another take... Our university houses all of the assistive technology in the department of occupational therapy. My background is in occupational therapy which gave me a wonderful base for understanding disability and accommodation. I then sought continuing ed opportunities to learn the technical aspects of the job and aligned myself very closely with the IT side of things on our campus including hiring a technical support person specific to AT. I guess I feel a need to make the plug for career fields that have a deep understanding of disability and how it manifests itself... A degree in Occupational Therapy has served me quite well in the field of assistive technology. Marla Roll ________________________________________ Marla C. Roll, MS, OTR Director, Assistive Technology Resource Center 304 Occupational Therapy Building Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 - 1586 970-491-2016 970-491-6290 (fax) mcroll@cahs.colostate.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shannon McCue Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 2:31 PM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know Thanks for all the great information everyone! I definitely have desire to learn everything I can about this field and I appreciate all of the suggestions that you have given me. I look forward to maybe working with some of you in the future. Shannon McCue On Jun 27, 2006, at 4:22 PM, Weier, James wrote: > Just to add one more thing to this topic. Good topic. When I was hired > to perform the duties of this position, I didn't have any experience > working with people with disabilities and didn't know how to use any > Adaptive Technology, but I did know it existed (i.e. screen readers, > dictation software, etc.). I know I'm probably not typical, however, > but I also know other Adaptive Technology Specialists who were hired > and never had experience with Adaptive Technology nor knowledge of > disabilities. > They too, > just like me have been very successful in this field. My success, I > believe, stems from my desire to learn as much as I can about this > field, my research on various Adaptive Technology, and my quick > learning capabilities. I do have a degree in Network Technology though > and that has been beneficial as well considering I manage the > departments accessible computers. > Therefore, > in my experience, I guess having some experience with Adaptive > Technology and knowledge of disabilities and the Adaptive Technology > to assist would be a desired skill, but not required for hire. This is > just my opinion, but schools look at things > differently...predominantly based on the "bottom line", since schools > are a business. > > In my mind, if the person has knowledge of software and computers and > minimum of an A.S. Degree in some computer field, and good references > of their technical skills, then I would hire the person because > learning about disabilities can be acquired on the job. I've done it > and proved it. > The > technology, on the other hand, if the person has good, quick learning > skills, and experience with software and other computer-related > technology, that would be the easy part for the potential hire. > > Of course, this is only my opinion and does not reflect many schools > around the nation. > > James A. Weier > Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office St. Louis Community College > 3400 Pershall Road Ferguson, MO. 63135 > 314-513-4162 (phone) > 314-513-4876 (fax) > jweier@stlcc.edu > > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > On Behalf Of Nick Ogrizovich III > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 2:44 PM > To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to > know > > To add to Tim's remarks, I would also suggest familiarity with many of > the various disabilities, and how different adaptive technology > enables people with these various disabilities. Although some of this > work seems to be one size fits all (document conversion efforts) the > majority of it requires some customization and guidance based on > disability. > > http://www.rit.edu/~easi/ offers fast online courses that will get > you up to speed on a lot of what we do, too. > > Document everything you do, since the majority of us seem to always > need more resources and assistance- data is the only thing the bean > counters understand. And speaking of bean counters, you are also going > to have to beef up your debate and rationalization skills, especially > when it comes time to justify budgets and purchases. ;) > > Nick Ogrizovich > Adaptive Technology Manager > University of Vermont > > --- Tim Sears wrote: > >> I think that it is also important that you have experience working >> with people with disabilities especially computers and individuals >> with disabilities. In this field, it is not just important to know >> about the technology but also the ability to have patience and >> clearly understand the difficulties individuals are going through as >> it relates to using the computer. >> >> Tim >> >> Tim Sears >> Adaptive Technology Specialist >> 3200 Broadway Blvd. >> Kansas City MO 64111 >> email: tim.sears@mcckc.edu >> telephone: 816-759-1092 >> "Encourage the Discouraged" >>>>> 06/27/06 2:00 PM >>> >> Send Athen mailing list submissions to >> athen@athenpro.org > >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:18:45 -0400 >> From: Shannon McCue >> Subject: [Athen] Education? >> To: athen@athenpro.org >> Message-ID: >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed >> >> Hello, >> I'm new to this list but I'm very interested in access technology >> and I >> was wondering how I would get into this industry? What kind of >> educational background do I need to have? I currently have an >> associates degree in "Media Technology' and I'm working towards my >> bachelor's degree in "Community Media and Technology". Also, I'm >> currently an Americorps VISTA for the Community Technology Center >> VISTA >> Project, which works with underprivileged communities to help >> bridge >> the digital divide. So, I have a background in technology but not >> so >> much in access technology, what can I do? Thank you! >> >> _________________________________ >> Shannon McCue >> VISTA Technical Coordinator >> >> CTC VISTA Project >> College of Public and Community Service >> University of Massachusetts/Boston >> 100 Morrissey BLVD. >> Boston, MA. 02125 >> >> Phone: 617-287-7385 >> Fax: 617-287-7274 >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:35:03 -0500 >> From: "Weier, James" >> Subject: Re: [Athen] Education? >> To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' >> >> Message-ID: >> >> Content-Type: text/plain >> >> Hello Shannon, >> >> I have an A.S. Degree in Network Technology and a B.S. in Biology. >> The >> Biology degree does no good in this field except for just having a >> B.S. >> Degree. I would recommend though that you have a clear >> understanding of >> software in general. That you are a quick learner of software and >> hardware. >> In this field, I don't think there is a degree specific for this >> field, >> but >> it helps a lot to have some sort of computer/networking degree. >> When >> installing software on computers, you may need to know how to >> troubleshoot >> issues with software, depending on your job description. I've >> encountered >> several and resolved them mostly due to my computer networking >> experience. I >> manage the department's computers, which is part of my job >> description >> but >> this duty is not standard for all places. Sometimes, some schools >> (companies) only allow their IT dept. to manage the computers. >> >> I guess that's about it in a nutshell. Since the field deals with >> software >> and hardware, it doesn't hurt to have a computer/networking degree. >> >> James A. Weier >> Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office >> St. Louis Community College >> 3400 Pershall Road >> Ferguson, MO. 63135 >> 314-513-4162 (phone) >> 314-513-4876 (fax) >> jweier@stlcc.edu >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org >> [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On >> Behalf Of Shannon McCue >> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:19 AM >> To: athen@athenpro.org >> Subject: [Athen] Education? >> >> Hello, >> I'm new to this list but I'm very interested in access technology >> and I >> was wondering how I would get into this industry? What kind of >> educational background do I need to have? I currently have an >> associates degree in "Media Technology' and I'm working towards my >> bachelor's degree in "Community Media and Technology". Also, I'm >> currently an Americorps VISTA for the Community Technology Center >> VISTA >> Project, which works with underprivileged communities to help >> bridge >> the digital divide. So, I have a background in technology but not >> so >> much in access technology, what can I do? Thank you! >> >> _________________________________ >> Shannon McCue >> VISTA Technical Coordinator >> >> CTC VISTA Project >> College of Public and Community Service >> University of Massachusetts/Boston >> 100 Morrissey BLVD. >> Boston, MA. 02125 >> >> Phone: 617-287-7385 >> Fax: 617-287-7274 > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > _________________________________ Shannon McCue VISTA Technical Coordinator CTC VISTA Project College of Public and Community Service University of Massachusetts/Boston 100 Morrissey BLVD. Boston, MA. 02125 Phone: 617-287-7385 Fax: 617-287-7274 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Wed Jun 28 06:07:12 2006 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know Message-ID: This is still a relatively "new" field, Adaptive Technology. My bachelor's is in Management and Communications, with minors in English and Secondary Ed. How's that for non-conformity? However, I'm a geek at heart and was the de-facto geeky person with the answers everyone needed about software. That got me through the 80's as a secretary and administrative type person. Then I got into academics, and am now working for the IT department at my campus (for the last six years). I am not disabled, but have plenty of friends who are, and was blessed with two children with special needs. My oldest has ADD and seizure disorder, my second child as a processing disorder. When I was interviewed for this job, which was really rather a new position on this campus and we were creating new paths in the wilderness, the interviewers asked me how I would get answers to accommodation questions. I said I had a blind friend in Virginia I could call on whenever I wanted, and that I would do my research. I guess I was convincing enough, and I got the job. I have very much enjoyed what I am doing, and have tried to keep us on the cutting edge of adaptive technology accommodations as well as being a pioneer in the production of audio text for our students, before there were standards or tried-and-true ways to do it. I do recommend getting a subscription to Closing the Gap magazine. The yearly Resource Guide they produce is like my bible. Their conference is also supposed to be good, although I've never been. I try to always go to Accessing Higher Ground conference in Boulder every November, it is primarily for Adaptive Technologists and I get a lot out of the conference (and make good networking connections as well). Like some others, my job is not JUST adaptive technology. Because I work for the IT department, I also have other duties that have nothing to do with disability services. Ideally, I should be spending only 1/3 of my time doing adaptive technology, per my job description. In reality, it is about 80%. I also run a general-use computer lab that houses some specialized equipment for SWD's, and I also have direct responsibility for maintaining, forecasting, and troubleshooting 1/4th of the campus computerized classrooms. So I keep busy. If I had to sum up, I'd say get plenty of technical experience, especially software. If you have an ability to learn these quickly, and an ability to use help files, this is the easy part of this job. Coming up with accommodations can be a bit dicier, but there are lots of resources out there to use, including networking on lists and etc. And never forget that high-tech is not always the way to go...sometimes the simple solution is best. We had a visually impaired student here who no amount of technology was getting him through his algebra classes. Finally, we hired a visual describer and gave her a sharpie marker and a big pad of huge-square graph paper, and she got that guy through class. He actually finished with a high B. Low-tech was the solution there, and is for some other things too. Susan Kelmer Coordinator Information ACCESS Lab St. Louis Community College at Meramec 314/984-7951 From smorgado at wheatonma.edu Wed Jun 28 07:11:24 2006 From: smorgado at wheatonma.edu (Sue Morgado) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7.0.0.16.2.20060628100735.0223bce0@wheatonma.edu> The ATACP training is great for starters. For more info please visit: http://www.csun.edu/codtraining/. I was in a similar position here at Wheaton and this training helped me very much. I attended the training in DC in 1998 and it was money well spent. Good luck! At 09:07 AM 6/28/2006, you wrote: >This is still a relatively "new" field, Adaptive Technology. My bachelor's >is in Management and Communications, with minors in English and Secondary >Ed. How's that for non-conformity? > >However, I'm a geek at heart and was the de-facto geeky person with the >answers everyone needed about software. That got me through the 80's as a >secretary and administrative type person. Then I got into academics, and am >now working for the IT department at my campus (for the last six years). > >I am not disabled, but have plenty of friends who are, and was blessed with >two children with special needs. My oldest has ADD and seizure disorder, my >second child as a processing disorder. When I was interviewed for this job, >which was really rather a new position on this campus and we were creating >new paths in the wilderness, the interviewers asked me how I would get >answers to accommodation questions. I said I had a blind friend in Virginia >I could call on whenever I wanted, and that I would do my research. I guess >I was convincing enough, and I got the job. I have very much enjoyed what I >am doing, and have tried to keep us on the cutting edge of adaptive >technology accommodations as well as being a pioneer in the production of >audio text for our students, before there were standards or tried-and-true >ways to do it. > >I do recommend getting a subscription to Closing the Gap magazine. The >yearly Resource Guide they produce is like my bible. Their conference is >also supposed to be good, although I've never been. I try to always go to >Accessing Higher Ground conference in Boulder every November, it is >primarily for Adaptive Technologists and I get a lot out of the conference >(and make good networking connections as well). > >Like some others, my job is not JUST adaptive technology. Because I work >for the IT department, I also have other duties that have nothing to do with >disability services. Ideally, I should be spending only 1/3 of my time >doing adaptive technology, per my job description. In reality, it is about >80%. I also run a general-use computer lab that houses some specialized >equipment for SWD's, and I also have direct responsibility for maintaining, >forecasting, and troubleshooting 1/4th of the campus computerized >classrooms. So I keep busy. > >If I had to sum up, I'd say get plenty of technical experience, especially >software. If you have an ability to learn these quickly, and an ability to >use help files, this is the easy part of this job. Coming up with >accommodations can be a bit dicier, but there are lots of resources out >there to use, including networking on lists and etc. And never forget that >high-tech is not always the way to go...sometimes the simple solution is >best. We had a visually impaired student here who no amount of technology >was getting him through his algebra classes. Finally, we hired a visual >describer and gave her a sharpie marker and a big pad of huge-square graph >paper, and she got that guy through class. He actually finished with a high >B. Low-tech was the solution there, and is for some other things too. > >Susan Kelmer >Coordinator >Information ACCESS Lab >St. Louis Community College at Meramec >314/984-7951 > >_______________________________________________ >Athen mailing list >Athen@athenpro.org >http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org Sue *********************************************************** Susan A. Morgado Director of Technology Support Assistive Technology Specialist Library and Information Services Wheaton College Norton, MA 02766 508.286.3754 http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/IT_S/support/ http://www/staff/suemorgado.html *********************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Julie.Joffray at mail.tamucc.edu Wed Jun 28 07:19:24 2006 From: Julie.Joffray at mail.tamucc.edu (Julie Joffray) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know Message-ID: I may be the odd person in this group. My A.A., B.A. and M.A. are all in psychology. My knowledge of computers and software came from hanging out with computer science majors...and taking one lone computer networking class. All of my knowledge on adaptive technology and software came after I was hired from extensive research, talking with students, reading list-servs and web sites, and attending AHEAD conferences. My position here is a kind of "jack of all trades and master of none." I over see all accommodations our office provides....furniture, text conversion, exam proctoring, installing and maintaining adaptive software....you name it...if we provide it, I make it happen. I obviously don't consider myself an adaptive technology expert, but I do know that the knowledge I've gained with this position is invaluable and can give me an edge down the road...where ever life may take me. Julie Joffray Disability Accommodations Specialist Disability Services Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 6300 Ocean Drive, UNIT 5717 Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5717 Office: (361) 825-2155 Fax: (361) 825-2536 e-mail: Julie.Joffray@mail.tamucc.edu Department Website: http://www.tamucc.edu/~ssd Campus Website: http://www.tamucc.edu/ "Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspect of their lives." ~ William James (1842-1910) From kcahill at MIT.EDU Wed Jun 28 18:45:37 2006 From: kcahill at MIT.EDU (Kathleen Cahill) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20060628214537.btaoqenaia5ck804@webmail.mit.edu> I've enjoyed reading everyone's responses and thanks to the list member who wrote in with the original question! So, here's my two cents. I have a BS in Management, took programming courses and was a programmer for 5-6 years. I wasn't very good at it nor did I enjoy it. I left work and got a Masters in Social Work. During my time at graduate school, I needed a part-time job and someone suggested I look into adaptive technology, which I thought sounded great! So, I found a part time position with the Mass. Commission for the Blind, adapting computers for our Vocational Rehab. clients. I loved it. And I still love it! I stayed there for 7 years and moved on to my present position at MIT, where I work on the team that administers the Adaptive Computing lab, provides technology services to students with disabilities, converts print materials to electronic format when needed and promotes web accessibility. My social work background is very useful in my current job, both with staff and students. My team reports to the IT department, which makes it much easier to stay on track with current versions of hardware and software that are supported at MIT. I try to get to a few conferences a year and have found the EASI online web conferences and courses to be quite useful. I find that how you do things varies tremendously by the university, its culture, and the students that we see. It's always fun to figure out the best way to do things for a student. Best wishes to you, Kathy Cahill MIT ATIC (Adaptive Computing) Lab 77 Mass. Ave 7-143 Cambridge MA 02139 (617) 253-5111 kcahill@mit.edu From tlwells at uark.edu Fri Jun 30 11:35:19 2006 From: tlwells at uark.edu (Teresa Wells Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know In-Reply-To: <20060628214537.btaoqenaia5ck804@webmail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <009801c69c73$f18141f0$ba56fea9@CSDAdTech> I have to second Kathy's comments on the fun of adapting to new situations and individual students. I have a BA in Foreign Languages (Spanish and Japanese) and Computer Science, an MA in Linguistics, and a PhD in English Composition, Rhetoric, and Linguistics. Doesn't sound much like an Access Technologist, but I worked my way thru my undergrad as a research assistant for a blind grad student, so started learning access tech in its infancy. While I was working on my two upper degrees, I earned my way thru school working as a lab assistant in a computer lab reserved specifically for SWD, then temporarily as a TRIO coordinator and finally as an alt format production manager, while also teaching at the college level in mainstream classes. Along the way I learned a whole lot about all kinds of access tech, alt format, accessible teaching methods, accessible web design, you name it. My linguistics experience has given me a lot of insight into helping students with speech recognition, ASL-to-English issues, and understanding why synthesized speech can sometimes be so odd to listen to. I've ended up being a jack of all trades and master of most, and I love every part of it. It's challenging but also incredibly rewarding, and I hope new folks coming into the field can enjoy it as much as many of us already do. Although formal training is good to have, you never know where training in other fields is going to serve you well. Best, Teresa Wells Haven University of Arkansas -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kathleen Cahill Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:46 PM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network; Julie Joffray Subject: Re: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know I've enjoyed reading everyone's responses and thanks to the list member who wrote in with the original question! So, here's my two cents. I have a BS in Management, took programming courses and was a programmer for 5-6 years. I wasn't very good at it nor did I enjoy it. I left work and got a Masters in Social Work. During my time at graduate school, I needed a part-time job and someone suggested I look into adaptive technology, which I thought sounded great! So, I found a part time position with the Mass. Commission for the Blind, adapting computers for our Vocational Rehab. clients. I loved it. And I still love it! I stayed there for 7 years and moved on to my present position at MIT, where I work on the team that administers the Adaptive Computing lab, provides technology services to students with disabilities, converts print materials to electronic format when needed and promotes web accessibility. My social work background is very useful in my current job, both with staff and students. My team reports to the IT department, which makes it much easier to stay on track with current versions of hardware and software that are supported at MIT. I try to get to a few conferences a year and have found the EASI online web conferences and courses to be quite useful. I find that how you do things varies tremendously by the university, its culture, and the students that we see. It's always fun to figure out the best way to do things for a student. Best wishes to you, Kathy Cahill MIT ATIC (Adaptive Computing) Lab 77 Mass. Ave 7-143 Cambridge MA 02139 (617) 253-5111 kcahill@mit.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From LHARDMAN at georgianc.on.ca Fri Jun 30 11:42:37 2006 From: LHARDMAN at georgianc.on.ca (Linda Hardman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:28:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know (Vacation Alert Auto Response) Message-ID: I will be off campus on Monday and will be responding to email messages when I return to the office on Tuesday, July 4. Please note Georgian College will be closed on Friday, June 30. Linda Hardman Testing and Adaptive Technology Services Owen Sound Campus 1450 8th Street East Owen Sound ON N4K 5R4 Phone: (519) 376-0840 ext. 2047 Fax: (519) 372-3216 lhardman@georgianc.on.ca www.georgianc.on.ca >>> athen 06/30/06 14:35 >>> I have to second Kathy's comments on the fun of adapting to new situations and individual students. I have a BA in Foreign Languages (Spanish and Japanese) and Computer Science, an MA in Linguistics, and a PhD in English Composition, Rhetoric, and Linguistics. Doesn't sound much like an Access Technologist, but I worked my way thru my undergrad as a research assistant for a blind grad student, so started learning access tech in its infancy. While I was working on my two upper degrees, I earned my way thru school working as a lab assistant in a computer lab reserved specifically for SWD, then temporarily as a TRIO coordinator and finally as an alt format production manager, while also teaching at the college level in mainstream classes. Along the way I learned a whole lot about all kinds of access tech, alt format, accessible teaching methods, accessible web design, you name it. My linguistics experience has given me a lot of insight into helping students with speech recognition, ASL-to-English issues, and understanding why synthesized speech can sometimes be so odd to listen to. I've ended up being a jack of all trades and master of most, and I love every part of it. It's challenging but also incredibly rewarding, and I hope new folks coming into the field can enjoy it as much as many of us already do. Although formal training is good to have, you never know where training in other fields is going to serve you well. Best, Teresa Wells Haven University of Arkansas -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kathleen Cahill Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:46 PM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network; Julie Joffray Subject: Re: [Athen] some things adaptive technology experts need to know I've enjoyed reading everyone's responses and thanks to the list member who wrote in with the original question! So, here's my two cents. I have a BS in Management, took programming courses and was a programmer for 5-6 years. I wasn't very good at it nor did I enjoy it. I left work and got a Masters in Social Work. During my time at graduate school, I needed a part-time job and someone suggested I look into adaptive technology, which I thought sounded great! So, I found a part time position with the Mass. Commission for the Blind, adapting computers for our Vocational Rehab. clients. I loved it. And I still love it! I stayed there for 7 years and moved on to my present position at MIT, where I work on the team that administers the Adaptive Computing lab, provides technology services to students with disabilities, converts print materials to electronic format when needed and promotes web accessibility. My social work background is very useful in my current job, both with staff and students. My team reports to the IT department, which makes it much easier to stay on track with current versions of hardware and software that are supported at MIT. I try to get to a few conferences a year and have found the EASI online web conferences and courses to be quite useful. I find that how you do things varies tremendously by the university, its culture, and the students that we see. It's always fun to figure out the best way to do things for a student. Best wishes to you, Kathy Cahill MIT ATIC (Adaptive Computing) Lab 77 Mass. 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