[Athen] Thoughts on DAISY

[E.A. Draffan]

Thank you for the explanation as I have to admit I was a little confused -
this is such an important subject and we are all working at it in so many
different ways :>))  One of the recent developments over here is the
Publisher Lookup UK http://www.publisherlookup.org.uk/index.php 
Best wishes E.A. 

Mrs E.A. Draffan
Learning Societies Lab,
ECS, University of Southampton,
Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246
http://www.lexdis.ecs.soton.ac.uk
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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Martinengo [mailto:accessible.text at gmail.com] 
Sent: 14 April 2008 22:16
To: ea at emptech.info; Access Technologists in Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] Thoughts on DAISY

Hello E.A.,

DAISY has made considerable efforts to define equal access as equal
usability, but it is not always clear where to draw the line. One
persons 'study tool' is another persons accommodation. The best way to
minimize the problem is to offer the same accessibility options to ALL
students, not just the 'Chafee population' (a US specific term, I
know). This is unlikely to happen as long as copyright exemptions
cloud the picture.

Regards,
Bob

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 4:55 PM, E.A. Draffan <ea at emptech.info> wrote:

> Yes I did and I thought how helpful that would be for those with a wide

>  range of learning difficulties (LD, dyslexia, ADD, ADHD etc).  I would

have

>  said this would normally be part of the study skills advice student's

>  receive rather than an accessibility option.

>

>  Best wishes E.A.

>

>  Mrs E.A. Draffan

>  Learning Societies Lab,

>  ECS, University of Southampton,

>  Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246

>  http://www.lexdis.ecs.soton.ac.uk

>  http://www.emptech.info

>

>

>

>

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

>  Behalf Of Kelmer, Susan M.

>  Sent: 14 April 2008 14:03

>  To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network

>  Subject: Re: [Athen] Thoughts on DAISY

>

>  Interesting article.  However, I take exception to the section about

>  topic sentences and main ideas.  If someone wants to do markup for such

>  things, then I, as a non-disabled person, want the same for my books.

>

>  If I had had textbooks in college that highlighted the main topic

>  sentences, I'd have never had to read a textbook all the way through.

>

>  I'm sorry, where's the equal access in this idea?  To me this sounds

>  like way more than equal access, this sounds like learning tools added

>  in to the document, and that, to me, sounds more like enabling than

>  equal access.

>

>  Did anyone else notice this?

>

>  Susan Kelmer

>  Adaptive Technology Specialist

>  Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms/IAL

>  Technology and Educational Support Services/

>  Campus Technology Support Services

>  St. Louis Community College at Meramec

>  314/984-7951

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