[Athen] Fwd: Blind Faculty
Ed. Rosenthal
edward at ngtvoice.com
Wed Aug 29 06:12:41 PDT 2007
I think there are several good assistive technology consultants in Florida,
and I don't know if Freedom Scientific does that type of consulting but if
they do I think Dina's suggestion is a good one. You also may want to try
contacting a consultant named: Harris Rosensweig who works with the ITG
group out of Falls Church Virginia. They do a lot of federal government
work, and he is very conversant with AT in general, and accommodations for
blind low vision individuals and specific. He can be reached at:
ITG
2745 Hartland Rd
Falls Church, VA 22043
(703) 698-8282 x293
Harris.Rosensweig at itgonline.com
Edward S. Rosenthal, President and CEO, Next Generation Technologies Inc.
20006 Cedar Valley Rd. #101, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Phone: 425-744-1100 extension 15; Fax: 425-778-5547
E-Mail: edward at ngtvoice.com
Skype: erossore
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-----Original Message-----
From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of dina.rosenbaum at carroll.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 5:25 AM
To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] Fwd: Blind Faculty
>with Freedom Scientific being in FL why would you not use them? (they
produce JAWS)
Greetings, all -
>
> I'm posting this for a colleague on the DSSHE listserv. If you have
> helpful advice for her regarding JAWS compatibility with any of the
> software she lists below, as well as a few moments to spare, please
> respond directly to:
>
> Arlene Giczkowski <giczkows at nova.edu>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Stacy
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Arlene Giczkowski <giczkows at NOVA.EDU> -----
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:54:16 -0400
> From: Arlene Giczkowski <giczkows at NOVA.EDU>
> Reply-To: Arlene Giczkowski <giczkows at NOVA.EDU>
> Subject: Blind Faculty
> To: DSSHE-L at LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU
>
> Greetings! I am assisting our HR department in getting some feedback
> regarding accessibility for one of our faculty. This professor works in
> the
> graduate school for psychology. He is blind and currently uses JAWS.
> He is
> reporting displeasure with the compatibility of JAWS with our current
> platforms and databases. These specifically include: Banner, WebCT,
> WebStar, and the research database ProQuest. This faculty member took
> it
> upon himself to get a proposal and quote from a consultant group in CA
> (NSU
> is in FL). The quote came out to $9,600 for 64 hours to do an
> assessment of
> the technology accessibility issues and make recommendations. (This did
> not
> include travel/hotel/meals, etc)
>
>
>
> I have several questions to pose to this diverse and experienced group.
>
>
>
> 1. Is this an excessive or competitive quote? I believe it comes out to
> be
> $150/hour
>
> 2. Is there alternative software that may better suit his needs or be
> more
> compatible with the technology?
>
> 3. Does anyone know of a local or regional consulting company that is
> reputable so we can seek other proposals? Our main campus is in the
> Fort
> Lauderdale area.
>
>
>
> Any guidance or advice would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
> Arlene Giczkowski, M.S. Ed.
>
> Director, Student Disability Services
>
> Nova Southeastern University
>
> (954) 262-7189
>
> http://www.nova.edu/disabilityservices
>
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>
> Stacy Smith
> Adaptive Technology Specialist, Disability Support Services
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