[Athen] Fwd: Blind Faculty

[Fertel, Dr. Lyndi]

William Hopton is now the sales director for Freedom Scientific in
Florida - 1-800-444-4443, ext. 3909 or whopton at FreedomScientific.com	

          Lyndi
Lyndi K. Fertel, Ph.D., Director
Office for Students with disAbilities
Brevard Community College
3865 N. Wickham Rd., Melbourne, FL 32935
1519 Clearlake Rd., Cocoa, FL 32922
(321) 433-5598
fax = (321) 433-5679
fertell at brevardcc.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Ed. Rosenthal
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 9:13 AM
To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] Fwd: Blind Faculty

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
WWW: ngtvoice.com

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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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