[Athen] Dolphin's Easy Reader

[Pratik Patel]

Hello all,

Those of you who are not able to attend AHG, I would highly recommend that
you order the DVD recordings of the presentations.  The list of
presentations/presenters is quite impressive.  Of course, the recordings
aren't as much fun.

Pratik



-----Original Message-----
From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Wink Harner
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 1:17 PM
To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] Dolphin's Easy Reader

Hi Dan,

I am impressed by your thorough response, especially as it pertains to a 
purchase we are considering for MCC. Unfortunately, I will be unable to 
attend AHG and would like to know if it would be remotely possible to 
get a copy of your presentation /information on how to set up a workflow 
for the alt text production prorcesses.

Thanks a mizillion!

Wink


Berkowitz, Daniel J wrote:


> Marla,

>

> We do not have a site license for EasyReader (yep - they Americanized 

> the name.). We would like to (one day) but our structure does not lend 

> itself to anything campus-wide. We are considering opening a dialogue 

> with some of the larger computer labs on campus to see what can be 

> done. On a side note- for those of you attending AHG in a few weeks - 

> I recommend the presentation by ATHEN members Alice Anderson & Henry 

> Huang "//Computer Access on Campus: Separate, Equal or Hybrid?"//

>

> We do use both Producer and Publisher extensively in our production 

> process and as we work our way through processes and workflows, we are 

> finding that each has it place. For the most part they have positively 

> impacted our workflow but not as much as the positive effects they 

> have had on student access to the materials - and student satisfaction 

> with the end products.

>

> Where we have found Producer to be quite effective is in creating 

> quick and simple DTB especially when students need portions of a book 

> (chapters, sections) early in the semester before we can get to the 

> complete book using the more extensive Publisher. Producer is also 

> extremely capable for knocking out 'one-offs' such as journal articles 

> professors have posted on Bb.

>

> As for the specific question of whether or not they have "eased 

> production" - that depends upon what you mean. They have made much of 

> our production easier BUT now that students have gotten wind of what 

> we can provide they are coming out of the wood work with requests. 

> Students who got fed up with Books on Tape years ago or found fault 

> with us when we were struggling in the early years of digital 

> production are coming back and asking for more and sooner! We have our 

> first student this year that came in already familiar with DAISY and 

> has some of the nastiest books (Graduate School of Management) I have 

> ever dealt with!

>

> One of my presentations at AHG will be on the topic of setting up such 

> workflows and organizing processes. For complete information on AHG - 

> visit the website: http://www.colorado.edu/atconference/

>

> =========================

> 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 at bu.edu <mailto:djbrky at bu.edu> (eMail)

> www.bu.edu/disability <http://www.bu.edu/disability>

>

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>

> *From:* athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] 

> *On Behalf Of *Roll,Marla

> *Sent:* Thursday, October 19, 2006 5:35 PM

> *To:* Access Technologists in Higher Education Network

> *Subject:* [Athen] Dolphin's Easy Reader

>

> Hello all,

>

> We have offered the use of Easy Reader this fall to students reading 

> books in alternate format and so far the response has been quite 

> positive. Now, we are considering buying a site license for the 

> product but I want to know if anyone out there has done so...

>

> 1. has any campus bought a site license for Easy Reader and if so are 

> they pleased or not with that decision?

>

> 2. has any campus implemented the use of Dolphin's Producer and/or 

> Publisher products and, if so, have they eased the production of 

> alternate format on your campus?

>

> Thanks for any input you can provide,

>

> 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 at cahs.colostate.edu

>

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