From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Mon Dec 1 06:10:18 2008 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:14 2018 Subject: [Athen] Question about the Telex Scholar Plus In-Reply-To: <4268050.23031227885715172.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> References: <4268050.23031227885715172.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> Message-ID: Wish I could help. Our Telex Scholars were POS's that we dumped as soon as they broke (within 60 days of purchase). Worst piece of adaptive technology I've ever had my hands on. We had trouble with them being able to read RFBD daisy books, most of our students brought the units back and asked for something different. They hated them too. Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Dann Berkowitz > Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 9:22 AM > To: Alternate Media; Access Technologists in Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Question about the Telex Scholar Plus > > Hi All - > > Part of the fun of running Digilife is buying a variety of players and > putting them through their paces. Unfortunately, this is not always a > jolly time. > > Case in point is that we have a client who requested DAISY files for > use with a Telex Scholar Plus. This prompted us to add one to our > inventory so that we can quality control the output. > > However, we simply cannot get the Telex Scholar Plus to even recognize > the DAISY book burned to CD let alone read it. We have tried several > methods of building DTB but no avail. The player reads MP3 and Audio > files just fine so we know it is not a faulty unit. > > I have seen these units play RFB&D files just fine but cannot get it to > read the ones we produce. > > Anyone have suggestions? Feel free to contact me off-list. > > Thanks --- Dann > > -------------------- > Daniel Berkowitz > Digilife Media, LLC > 1 Bryant Avenue > Bradford, MA 01835-7424 > > phone: 978-914-4601 > e-mail: dann@digilifemedia.biz > web: www.digilifemedia.biz > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Mon Dec 1 06:12:50 2008 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:14 2018 Subject: [Athen] Telex Scholar Plus issue solved In-Reply-To: <26912157.24121228081581134.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> References: <4004996.24101228081421718.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> <26912157.24121228081581134.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> Message-ID: That makes perfect sense, actually. I've had so much trouble with the burn software on both XP and Vista that I don't ever use them, and instead use Roxio if I must, but mostly Deep Burner, which does a bangup (and speedy) job of burning CDs. Deep Burner is free, there is information about it in the manual I gave everyone at my AHG presentation. Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Mon Dec 1 06:53:34 2008 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:14 2018 Subject: [Athen] Some people go way out of their way... Message-ID: I have to have shoulder surgery on December 19th. Despite the fact that I was never a big league pitcher, I apparently have managed to tear my rotator cuff, and have some unusual bone growth and bursitis in the shoulder/arm joint that needs to be removed. I will lose the use of my right arm for several weeks, if not longer and am being told not to look for a miraculous recovery, that it may be a year before I'm back to a good arm again. The perverse side of me is looking forward to the experience of doing everything with my one non-dominant hand. Any adaptive technology I should be checking out (besides Dragon, I already have that in place)? I might as well use this down time for research in my field... Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at kckcc.edu Mon Dec 1 07:02:31 2008 From: rbeach at kckcc.edu (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:14 2018 Subject: [Athen] Some people go way out of their way... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4933A827020000CF0002290F@mymail.kckcc.edu> Now that's what I call going above and beyond. I wish you all the best with your recovery. 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 >>> "Kelmer, Susan M." 12/1/2008 8:53:34 AM >>> I have to have shoulder surgery on December 19th. Despite the fact that I was never a big league pitcher, I apparently have managed to tear my rotator cuff, and have some unusual bone growth and bursitis in the shoulder/arm joint that needs to be removed. I will lose the use of my right arm for several weeks, if not longer and am being told not to look for a miraculous recovery, that it may be a year before I'm back to a good arm again. The perverse side of me is looking forward to the experience of doing everything with my one non-dominant hand. Any adaptive technology I should be checking out (besides Dragon, I already have that in place)? I might as well use this down time for research in my field... Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 From goodman at eri-wi.org Mon Dec 1 07:18:42 2008 From: goodman at eri-wi.org (Phillip A. Goodman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:14 2018 Subject: [Athen] Some people go way out of their way... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9E30BD7D75E449E387E4B62C9D0E09E8@eriwi.local> HI Susan I had rotator cuff surgery some years back. As an OT I knew what I was in for having spent 3 months in an internship where it sometimes seemed all did was shoulder rehab. The Ergorest Arm Support product at this site http://www.comfortkeyboard.com/ is a lifesaver. I was back to using the keyboard and mouse way before I was supposed to. Not to say you should not follow your doctor or therapists instructions, but I know you will like this product! Phillip A. Goodman B.S. OTR Assistive Technology Consultant Employment Resources, Inc. "Your profession is not what brings home your paycheck. Your profession is what you were put on earth to do. With such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling." Virgil (70 BC - 19 BC) This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. _____ From: Kelmer, Susan M. [mailto:SKelmer@stlcc.edu] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 8:54 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Some people go way out of their way... I have to have shoulder surgery on December 19th. Despite the fact that I was never a big league pitcher, I apparently have managed to tear my rotator cuff, and have some unusual bone growth and bursitis in the shoulder/arm joint that needs to be removed. I will lose the use of my right arm for several weeks, if not longer and am being told not to look for a miraculous recovery, that it may be a year before I'm back to a good arm again. The perverse side of me is looking forward to the experience of doing everything with my one non-dominant hand. Any adaptive technology I should be checking out (besides Dragon, I already have that in place)? 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The client in this case had invested in these players for student use and definitely wants them to be as multifunctional as possible. For what we paid for this unit - and for what some of the other DAISY players on the market are priced at - I recommend that serious consideration be given to purchasing Netbooks and loading them with a variety of software. When I was at Boston University we found it most cost effective to purchase the necessary software for DAISY playback and load it directly onto student personal computers. Best --- Dann -------------------- Daniel Berkowitz Digilife Media, LLC 1 Bryant Avenue Bradford, MA 01835-7424 phone: 978-914-4601 e-mail: dann@digilifemedia.biz web: www.digilifemedia.biz ----- "Susan M. Kelmer" wrote: | From: "Susan M. Kelmer" | To: "Dann Berkowitz" , "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" | | Sent: Monday, December 1, 2008 9:10:18 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern | Subject: RE: [Athen] Question about the Telex Scholar Plus | | Wish I could help. Our Telex Scholars were POS's that we dumped as | soon | as they broke (within 60 days of purchase). Worst piece of adaptive | technology I've ever had my hands on. We had trouble with them being | able to read RFBD daisy books, most of our students brought the units | back and asked for something different. They hated them too. | | Susan Kelmer | Adaptive Technology Specialist/ | Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms | St. Louis Community College - Meramec | 314-984-7951 | | > -----Original Message----- | > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org | [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] | On | > Behalf Of Dann Berkowitz | > Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 9:22 AM | > To: Alternate Media; Access Technologists in Higher Education | Network | > Subject: [Athen] Question about the Telex Scholar Plus | > | > Hi All - | > | > Part of the fun of running Digilife is buying a variety of players | and | > putting them through their paces. Unfortunately, this is not always | a | > jolly time. | > | > Case in point is that we have a client who requested DAISY files | for | > use with a Telex Scholar Plus. This prompted us to add one to our | > inventory so that we can quality control the output. | > | > However, we simply cannot get the Telex Scholar Plus to even | recognize | > the DAISY book burned to CD let alone read it. We have tried | several | > methods of building DTB but no avail. The player reads MP3 and | Audio | > files just fine so we know it is not a faulty unit. | > | > I have seen these units play RFB&D files just fine but cannot get | it | to | > read the ones we produce. | > | > Anyone have suggestions? Feel free to contact me off-list. | > | > Thanks --- Dann | > | > -------------------- | > Daniel Berkowitz | > Digilife Media, LLC | > 1 Bryant Avenue | > Bradford, MA 01835-7424 | > | > phone: 978-914-4601 | > e-mail: dann@digilifemedia.biz | > web: www.digilifemedia.biz | > | > | > _______________________________________________ | > Athen mailing list | > Athen@athenpro.org | > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From pricek at uic.edu Tue Dec 2 07:10:28 2008 From: pricek at uic.edu (Kevin Price) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:14 2018 Subject: [Athen] Webcast: Implementing the Digital Accessibility Agenda of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 12/3/08, Message-ID: ATHEN Members, My supervisor forward me this notice about this UN live webcast (12/3/08 at 9:30 ET) and I thought I would forward this on. Barack Obama has indicated that he will sign the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Kevin Price MSW, ATP Assistive Technology Specialist Chair of the UIC Web Accessibility Committee Disability Resource Center (MC 321) University of Illinois at Chicago UNITAR/G3ict Seminar on Implementing the Digital Accessibility Agenda of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities for Signatory States Summary Date: 3 December 2008 (International Day of Persons with Disabilities) Location: United Nations Headquarters, New York The seminar will be aired live via webcast on http://www.un.org/webcast. Background: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is one of the fastest ever negotiated human rights treaties. Since its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2006, it was signed by 136 countries, and ratified by 41 as of October 2008. The Convention at large - and more specifically its Article 9 - creates the first universal framework addressing the accessibility of Information and Communication Technologies - ICTs - and assistive technologies, making it one of the most innovative and far reaching dispositions of the Convention. As a result, all mandates of the Convention regarding accessibility cover ICT applications. These dispositions benefit an estimated 650 million persons living with disabilities worldwide, most of them in developing countries. The Convention puts accessible and assistive ICT solutions even more into the focus in the coming years for industry, users, and policy makers, as it represents both a major human rights milestone and a considerable market driving force for assistive and accessible ICTs. Objectives On the occasion of the International Day of Person with Disabilities, the seminar aims to contribute to the rapid and effective implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in general and its digital accessibility agenda by: * providing an overview over the provisions and the status of the Convention; * introducing participants into the Digital Accessibility Agenda of the Convention; * reviewing the practical implications for signatory states with regard to provisions pertaining to digital accessibility; * sharing knowledge among key stakeholders on how ICT accessibility mandates can be best met, and the role that ICT vendors, users and policy makers can play in support its implementation; and * presenting tools and resources available to policy makers and civil society to monitor and implement the Digital Accessibility Agenda of the Convention. Additional Information Organization: The seminar will be conducted in English. Sign-language interpretation (US) will be available. Further, the seminar will be aired via webcast . Participants: The seminar is open to all delegates of Permanent Missions of Member States to the United Nations, civil society, UN agencies and departments, and all guests that wish to observe the International Day for Persons with Disabilities at UN Headquarters. Date and Venue: The seminar will be held at United Nations Headquarters, New York, in Conference Room 4, on 3 December 2008 from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Contact: David Koschel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pricek at uic.edu Tue Dec 2 09:42:53 2008 From: pricek at uic.edu (Kevin Price) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:14 2018 Subject: [Athen] NEW: Vibuntu (linux) Message-ID: <9BED7D0D7B9041D79C9A4997ACB4E1A3@D13GBMC1> FYI: Someone has released a customized version of ubuntu (linux) for the visually-impaired (screen magnification but works with Orca screen reader): http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Adaptive-Technologies/Vibuntu-43337.shtml Kevin Price MSW, ATP Assistive Technology Specialist Chair of the UIC Web Accessibility Committee Disability Resource Center (MC 321) University of Illinois at Chicago Suite 1190, Student Services Building 1200 West Harrison Street Chicago, Illinois 60607-7163 (312) 413-0886 Fax (312) 413-7781 Email: pricek@uic.edu From skeegan at stanford.edu Tue Dec 2 15:27:49 2008 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:14 2018 Subject: [Athen] iPhone accessible to visually impaired users? Maybe... In-Reply-To: <383724716.1159731228259986118.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Message-ID: <242212237.1161081228260469545.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Hello all, Saw this on Engadget.com last night and thought it was interesting. Basically, it is a sleeve that fits over the iPhone and has tactile buttons for controlling custom iPhone applications. While totally conceptual right now and extremely limited in its actual functionality (i.e., apps would need to be customized), it would be interesting if the basic interface could change by enabling an "access mode" such that the tactile sleeve could be functional. A similar concept was presented in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager for a computer terminal that adapted to a visually impaired crew member....not that I ever WATCHED the show. Anyway, check out the link for some additional information: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/01/silicon-touch-an-iphone-case-for-the-visually-impaired/ or http://tinyurl.com/6oefsg Take care, Sean Sean Keegan Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education Stanford University From rmhaven at stanford.edu Tue Dec 2 17:16:18 2008 From: rmhaven at stanford.edu (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:14 2018 Subject: [Athen] iPhone accessible to visually impaired users? Maybe... In-Reply-To: <242212237.1161081228260469545.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> References: <242212237.1161081228260469545.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Message-ID: Cool! I hope it moves beyond the idea stage. The approach seems conceptually similar to the VisuAide Maestro, which is essentially a tactile-button sleeve that slips over a touchscreen PDA, plus accompanying software. http://www.humanware.com/en-international/products/braille_and_speech/handheld_computers/_details/id_28/maestro.html - Shelley Haven At 3:27 PM -0800 12/2/08, Sean J Keegan wrote: >Hello all, > >Saw this on Engadget.com last night and thought it was interesting. >Basically, it is a sleeve that fits over the iPhone and has tactile >buttons for controlling custom iPhone applications. While totally >conceptual right now and extremely limited in its actual >functionality (i.e., apps would need to be customized), it would be >interesting if the basic interface could change by enabling an >"access mode" such that the tactile sleeve could be functional. > >A similar concept was presented in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager >for a computer terminal that adapted to a visually impaired crew >member....not that I ever WATCHED the show. > >Anyway, check out the link for some additional information: >http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/01/silicon-touch-an-iphone-case-for-the-visually-impaired/ > >or > >http://tinyurl.com/6oefsg > >Take care, >Sean > >Sean Keegan >Associate Director, Assistive Technology >Office of Accessible Education >Stanford University > >_______________________________________________ >Athen mailing list >Athen@athenpro.org >http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From gdietrich at htctu.net Wed Dec 3 16:52:31 2008 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Some people go way out of their way... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <787DEC0C4D0F4A50BD3C2016034FC440@htctu.fhda.edu> Just remember that you can reverse the mouse buttons so that when you mouse left-handed, you can still use your index finger as your main "clicking finger." I developed arm problems when I worked at the publishing company. I changed my mouse hand to the left for about three years. I was amazed at how quickly I was able to adapt...and you're right, in a perverse way, it's sort of fun! ****************************************************** Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6043 _____ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kelmer, Susan M. Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 6:54 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Some people go way out of their way... I have to have shoulder surgery on December 19th. Despite the fact that I was never a big league pitcher, I apparently have managed to tear my rotator cuff, and have some unusual bone growth and bursitis in the shoulder/arm joint that needs to be removed. I will lose the use of my right arm for several weeks, if not longer and am being told not to look for a miraculous recovery, that it may be a year before I'm back to a good arm again. The perverse side of me is looking forward to the experience of doing everything with my one non-dominant hand. Any adaptive technology I should be checking out (besides Dragon, I already have that in place)? I might as well use this down time for research in my field. Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dann at digilifemedia.biz Wed Dec 3 18:35:13 2008 From: dann at digilifemedia.biz (Dann Berkowitz) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] A Logic Named Joe In-Reply-To: <13718186.26281228358102453.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> Message-ID: <9747027.26301228358113600.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> http://athenpro.blogspot.com/2008/12/logic-named-joe.html At dinner this evening my younger son asked me a question to which I did not have a ready answer - and as usual my response was to inform him that if he is still interested after dinner we will look up an answer on the Internet. He agreed, paused for a moment, and asked me how the Internet knows all this stuff. Well, I started to explain that the Internet does not 'know' all of this stuff per se', but rather the Internet is made up of a vast array of resources within which may be the answers to the questions he is asking. This led to him asking where the Internet came from - and for that matter - who invented the Internet. My wife joked that it was Al Gore and my older son chimed in with Bill Gates . She was joking -- he was confused. The conversation quickly turned to disputing any claim Mr. Bill has on the creation of the Internet and explaining the joke about Mr. Gore. After dinner -- the original question being forgotten -- we did a quick search for the history of the Internet . I knew beforehand about MIT and ARPANET , but was a bit suprised to learn that like so many other technologies we take for granted today, the Internet owes a portion of its origin to science fiction. I grew up reading Asimov, Harrison, and Heinlein while watching Star Trek [TOS] and others, and am delighted every time some new gadget or gizmo hits the market that can be traced right back to its fantastical fictional origin.?Though I consider myself to be pretty well read in science fiction literature, I had never heard of the short story "A Logic Named Joe" until I came across it in the Wikipedia entry for Internet . Published in 1946 by Murray Leinster [the pseudoname of writer Will F. Jenkins], when computer technology was still in its trying to procreate stage , "A Logic Named Joe" is a unique?story even by today's standards in that it combines?possibility of too much information with a quietly efficient Artificial Intelligence bringing together disparate bits of?information. Replace the word 'logic' every time it appears in the story with the word 'computer'?and the term 'central tank' with 'Google' and you've got a tale worthy of today's "information age". Heck, within the first few paragraphs there is enough expository premonition to make you expect that by the end of the story the author will pinpoint the location of Bigfoots cave. I'm a maintenance man for the Logics Company. My job is servicing logics, and I admit modestly that I am pretty good. I was servicing televisions before that guy Carson invented his trick circuit that will select any of 'steenteen million other circuits?in theory there ain't no limit?and before the Logics Company hooked it into the tank-and-integrator set-up they were usin' 'em as business-machine service. They added a vision screen for speed?an' they found out they'd made logics. They were surprised an' pleased. They're still findin' out what logics will do, but everybody's got 'em. See what I mean. Written in a gutteral tone and at a time when computers were so rare they were given individual names, the story unfolds that "Joe" has somehow developed an independent personality and decides that he can do better than thems that are?maintainin' him. Joe decides? that information should be shared openly and freely - security protocols and logical reasoning be damned. In just a few pages, the story introduces and predicts a plethora of innovations and uses we take for granted today, including: ? Internet access from a desktop computer ? Fully searchable networks ? Video databases (fully searchable) ? On-line?accounting software ? Television available via desktop computers ? Real-time news , weather , stock quotes , etc. ? Internet telephone and televid service ? Personal Internet addresses ? Individual phone numbers (in a time of party lines) ? The ability to censor content for users ? On-line and On-screen technical support ? Web based software programs ? Cyber Cafes (for a fee) ? Log-In screens ? Pop-up ads ? Viruses ? I cannot believe that in my life to this day I had never even heard of this story let alone read it. It's like finding a band that was not known by me in their heyday but now I cannot get enough of because I love a cover of one of their tunes and am thrilled to hear the original . Now I need to find everything written by Will F. Jenkins [a.k.a Murray Lenister]. By the way - the story is available for reading through Baen Books and a 1950?radio recording in MP3 is available through Archive.org . -- Posted By Dann Berkowitz to Access Technologists Higher Education Network at 12/03/2008 07:49:00 PM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Big issue with Adobe inaccessibility Message-ID: <003e01c95618$c1dd7610$45986230$@info> Just thinking about Adobe Digital Editions - it is possible to get into the library with a series of keystrokes but really once in the books the text only appears to zoom to font 12 and you do not seem to be able to change the colour of the background etc. If anyone else has been experimenting with this application it would be interesting to learn about any other issues that arise. TechDis have flagged up the problem as you can see below and I found a blog on the subject http://blogs.adobe.com/digitaleditions/2007/08/bidirectional_text_and_mathml .html Many thanks. 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 From: Alistair McNaught [mailto:Alistair.McNaught@HEAcademy.ac.uk] Sent: 03 December 2008 23:27 To: ea@EMPTECH.INFO Subject: Big issue with Adobe inaccessibility Dear EA I mentioned to you the problems with Adobe Digital Editions and the fact that educational institutions using this software will be making themselves vulnerable to the disability legislation owing to its non-exisent accessibility options. I have copied you the text of my email to the Publishers Association accessibility steering group below. I have also copied the same text to the JISC projects dealing with e-texts and Alicia Wise at the Publishers Licensing Society. Becta are now aware of the problems which have been passed up to some of their senior personnel. If you could make your contacts aware of these issues I would be grateful. ? I am taking the liberty of contacting colleagues involved with e-book publishing and procurement regarding an early warning of an issue that may become bigger over the next few months and that might have implications for your own work. You may be aware that the Adobe Digital Editions software is being promoted as a leading e-book reader. Early usability testing by the RNIB and others are finding it very poor in terms of accessibility. The following issues render it inappropriate for many users with disabilities: *?????????? Inadequate magnification options *?????????? No options to change colours, contrast or fonts *?????????? Does not work with screen readers *?????????? Does not work with text to speech software. With many educational publishers investing heavily in e-book developments we believe it is the interests of publishers (and procurement services such as the JISC) to be aware of these difficulties - educational purchasers will expect their goods to be delivered through an accessible medium. The RNIB is currently engaging in talks with Adobe. The JISC TechDis service is talking with Becta in terms of advice and guidance to the education sector. We will keep you informed as to developments. In the meantime our best advice would be to ensure any discussions with potential e-book distributors makes a point of finding out about accessibility of the delivery mechanisms before committing to a partnership ? whichever product you are considering. If you have any comments or advice from your own perspectives we would be very pleased to hear them and, if appropriate, incorporate them in future guidance for the sectors. Hope this is helpful to you. Alistair ? ? ? 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We advise that you understand and observe this lack of security when e-mailing us Although we have taken steps to ensure this e-mail and attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free The Higher Education Academy Registered No 4930131 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.13/1827 - Release Date: 03/12/2008 17:41 From Tim.Spofford at ed.gov Thu Dec 4 13:30:48 2008 From: Tim.Spofford at ed.gov (Spofford, Tim) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <314F0717FFC2EF449CC7DAC0D6DF3D542845DC8158@EDUPTCEXMB03.ed.gov> I did a pesentation at CSUN on exactly that. Unfortunately for your purposes, it was in 1993. :-) ________________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Al Puzzuoli [alpuzz@msu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:31 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? Hi everyone, I'll soon be giving a presentation regarding Assistive Technologies for the computer that are freely available. So far, I intend to touch on the technologies listed below; However, I would welcome any additions, or pointers to lists of such technologies already compiled on the net. So far, I intend to cover: 1. System Access to Go 2. NVDA or nonvisual Desktop Access 3. ReadPlease text reading software. 4. The AMIS Daisy Reader 5. Orca, a screen reader for the Gnome Desktop Environment. 6. VoiceOver screen reader for the Mac What am I missing? Thanks, Al Puzzuoli Information Technologist Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 517-884-1915 120 Bessey Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1033 http://www.rcpd.msu.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From nettiet at frontiernet.net Thu Dec 4 14:13:48 2008 From: nettiet at frontiernet.net (nettiet@frontiernet.net) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? In-Reply-To: <314F0717FFC2EF449CC7DAC0D6DF3D542845DC8158@EDUPTCEXMB03.ed.gov> Message-ID: <736795305.3797691228428828240.JavaMail.root@cl02-host04.roch.ny.frontiernet.net> How a bout including a FREE on-screen keyboard "Click N Type" Free headmouse software "Point N Click" There is also the free pdf converter "cutepdf writer" a word prediction program "LetMeType" Screen Reader -check out Natural Reader - it allows you to add a mini-board to your desktop for quick use with any document -just highlight and click the read button. I have links to various Free software on my webpage www.nettietatpconsultants.com Whenever I find something new, I play with it a bit and add the link to my site. -wll, not always, I still have a short list of url addresses to add Hope this is helpful, Nettie Fischer, ATP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Spofford" To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2008 1:30:48 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? I did a pesentation at CSUN on exactly that. Unfortunately for your purposes, it was in 1993. :-) ________________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Al Puzzuoli [alpuzz@msu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:31 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? Hi everyone, I'll soon be giving a presentation regarding Assistive Technologies for the computer that are freely available. So far, I intend to touch on the technologies listed below; However, I would welcome any additions, or pointers to lists of such technologies already compiled on the net. So far, I intend to cover: 1. System Access to Go 2. NVDA or nonvisual Desktop Access 3. ReadPlease text reading software. 4. The AMIS Daisy Reader 5. Orca, a screen reader for the Gnome Desktop Environment. 6. VoiceOver screen reader for the Mac What am I missing? Thanks, Al Puzzuoli Information Technologist Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 517-884-1915 120 Bessey Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1033 http://www.rcpd.msu.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 dann at digilifemedia.biz Thu Dec 4 13:49:13 2008 From: dann at digilifemedia.biz (Dann Berkowitz) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? In-Reply-To: <736795305.3797691228428828240.JavaMail.root@cl02-host04.roch.ny.frontiernet.net> Message-ID: <22175440.26611228427353307.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> Hi Nettie, Would you like me to add your webpage to the resources on the ATHEN blog? http://athenpro.blogspot.com/ -------------------- Daniel Berkowitz Digilife Media, LLC 1 Bryant Avenue Bradford, MA 01835-7424 phone: 978-914-4601 e-mail: dann@digilifemedia.biz web: www.digilifemedia.biz ----- nettiet@frontiernet.net wrote: | From: nettiet@frontiernet.net | To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" | Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2008 5:13:48 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern | Subject: Re: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? | | How a bout including a FREE on-screen keyboard "Click N Type" | Free headmouse software "Point N Click" There is also the free pdf | converter "cutepdf writer" | a word prediction program "LetMeType" | Screen Reader -check out Natural Reader - it allows you to add a | mini-board to your desktop for quick use with any document -just | highlight and click the read button. | | I have links to various Free software on my webpage | www.nettietatpconsultants.com | Whenever I find something new, I play with it a bit and add the link | to my site. -wll, not always, I still have a short list of url | addresses to add | | Hope this is helpful, | Nettie Fischer, ATP | | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Tim Spofford" | To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" | | Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2008 1:30:48 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada | Pacific | Subject: Re: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? | | I did a pesentation at CSUN on exactly that. | | Unfortunately for your purposes, it was in 1993. :-) | | ________________________________________ | From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On | Behalf Of Al Puzzuoli [alpuzz@msu.edu] | Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:31 PM | To: athen@athenpro.org | Subject: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? | | Hi everyone, | | I'll soon be giving a presentation regarding Assistive Technologies | for | the computer that are freely available. So far, I intend to touch on | the technologies listed below; However, I would welcome any | additions, | or pointers to lists of such technologies already compiled on the | net. | So far, I intend to cover: | 1. System Access to Go | 2. NVDA or nonvisual Desktop Access | 3. ReadPlease text reading software. | 4. The AMIS Daisy Reader | 5. Orca, a screen reader for the Gnome Desktop Environment. | 6. VoiceOver screen reader for the Mac | | What am I missing? | | Thanks, | | | Al Puzzuoli | Information Technologist | Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 517-884-1915 120 | Bessey | Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1033 http://www.rcpd.msu.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 ea at emptech.info Thu Dec 4 14:58:51 2008 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? In-Reply-To: <314F0717FFC2EF449CC7DAC0D6DF3D542845DC8158@EDUPTCEXMB03.ed.gov> References: <314F0717FFC2EF449CC7DAC0D6DF3D542845DC8158@EDUPTCEXMB03.ed.gov> Message-ID: <002701c95663$e598b0b0$b0ca1210$@info> I have a feeling there were some lists on the subject on the wiki but just in case more are needed. Free stuff on EmpTech http://www.emptech.info/categories_list.php?M=1 Open source on OATS software http://www.oatsoft.org/ Adaptech http://www.adaptech.org/ and here in UK we have AccessApps. http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/accessapps/compare.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 http://www.emptech.info -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Spofford, Tim Sent: 04 December 2008 21:31 To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? I did a pesentation at CSUN on exactly that. Unfortunately for your purposes, it was in 1993. :-) ________________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Al Puzzuoli [alpuzz@msu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:31 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? Hi everyone, I'll soon be giving a presentation regarding Assistive Technologies for the computer that are freely available. So far, I intend to touch on the technologies listed below; However, I would welcome any additions, or pointers to lists of such technologies already compiled on the net. So far, I intend to cover: 1. System Access to Go 2. NVDA or nonvisual Desktop Access 3. ReadPlease text reading software. 4. The AMIS Daisy Reader 5. Orca, a screen reader for the Gnome Desktop Environment. 6. VoiceOver screen reader for the Mac What am I missing? Thanks, Al Puzzuoli Information Technologist Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 517-884-1915 120 Bessey Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1033 http://www.rcpd.msu.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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.14/1829 - Release Date: 04/12/2008 14:59 From tbalen at wsu.edu Thu Dec 4 15:13:05 2008 From: tbalen at wsu.edu (Balen, Tim) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? In-Reply-To: <002701c95663$e598b0b0$b0ca1210$@info> References: <314F0717FFC2EF449CC7DAC0D6DF3D542845DC8158@EDUPTCEXMB03.ed.gov> <002701c95663$e598b0b0$b0ca1210$@info> Message-ID: <9D2C575D42912646B5CC84E4F33C757196E375@EXCHANGEVS-03.ad.wsu.edu> This is a nice broad list of free/cheap apps: http://matnonline.pbwiki.com/AT+Toolkit Tim Balen Disability Specialist/AT Coordinator WSU DRC 509-335-7904 -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of E.A. Draffan Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 2:59 PM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? I have a feeling there were some lists on the subject on the wiki but just in case more are needed. Free stuff on EmpTech http://www.emptech.info/categories_list.php?M=1 Open source on OATS software http://www.oatsoft.org/ Adaptech http://www.adaptech.org/ and here in UK we have AccessApps. http://www.rsc-ne-scotland.ac.uk/accessapps/compare.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 http://www.emptech.info -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Spofford, Tim Sent: 04 December 2008 21:31 To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? I did a pesentation at CSUN on exactly that. Unfortunately for your purposes, it was in 1993. :-) ________________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Al Puzzuoli [alpuzz@msu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:31 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? Hi everyone, I'll soon be giving a presentation regarding Assistive Technologies for the computer that are freely available. So far, I intend to touch on the technologies listed below; However, I would welcome any additions, or pointers to lists of such technologies already compiled on the net. So far, I intend to cover: 1. System Access to Go 2. NVDA or nonvisual Desktop Access 3. ReadPlease text reading software. 4. The AMIS Daisy Reader 5. Orca, a screen reader for the Gnome Desktop Environment. 6. VoiceOver screen reader for the Mac What am I missing? Thanks, Al Puzzuoli Information Technologist Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 517-884-1915 120 Bessey Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1033 http://www.rcpd.msu.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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.14/1829 - Release Date: 04/12/2008 14:59 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From nettiet at frontiernet.net Thu Dec 4 16:03:41 2008 From: nettiet at frontiernet.net (nettiet@frontiernet.net) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? In-Reply-To: <22175440.26611228427353307.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> Message-ID: <519015368.3807831228435421054.JavaMail.root@cl02-host04.roch.ny.frontiernet.net> That would be nice and thank you. Nettie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dann Berkowitz" To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2008 1:49:13 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? Hi Nettie, Would you like me to add your webpage to the resources on the ATHEN blog? http://athenpro.blogspot.com/ -------------------- Daniel Berkowitz Digilife Media, LLC 1 Bryant Avenue Bradford, MA 01835-7424 phone: 978-914-4601 e-mail: dann@digilifemedia.biz web: www.digilifemedia.biz ----- nettiet@frontiernet.net wrote: | From: nettiet@frontiernet.net | To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" | Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2008 5:13:48 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern | Subject: Re: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? | | How a bout including a FREE on-screen keyboard "Click N Type" | Free headmouse software "Point N Click" There is also the free pdf | converter "cutepdf writer" | a word prediction program "LetMeType" | Screen Reader -check out Natural Reader - it allows you to add a | mini-board to your desktop for quick use with any document -just | highlight and click the read button. | | I have links to various Free software on my webpage | www.nettietatpconsultants.com | Whenever I find something new, I play with it a bit and add the link | to my site. -wll, not always, I still have a short list of url | addresses to add | | Hope this is helpful, | Nettie Fischer, ATP | | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Tim Spofford" | To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" | | Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2008 1:30:48 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada | Pacific | Subject: Re: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? | | I did a pesentation at CSUN on exactly that. | | Unfortunately for your purposes, it was in 1993. :-) | | ________________________________________ | From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On | Behalf Of Al Puzzuoli [alpuzz@msu.edu] | Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:31 PM | To: athen@athenpro.org | Subject: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? | | Hi everyone, | | I'll soon be giving a presentation regarding Assistive Technologies | for | the computer that are freely available. So far, I intend to touch on | the technologies listed below; However, I would welcome any | additions, | or pointers to lists of such technologies already compiled on the | net. | So far, I intend to cover: | 1. System Access to Go | 2. NVDA or nonvisual Desktop Access | 3. ReadPlease text reading software. | 4. The AMIS Daisy Reader | 5. Orca, a screen reader for the Gnome Desktop Environment. | 6. VoiceOver screen reader for the Mac | | What am I missing? | | Thanks, | | | Al Puzzuoli | Information Technologist | Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 517-884-1915 120 | Bessey | Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1033 http://www.rcpd.msu.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 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From ron at ahead.org Fri Dec 5 05:16:43 2008 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Evaluation Standards Message-ID: <00da01c956db$b8067fb0$28137f10$@org> Morning all, I am wondering if anyone has any technology evaluation protocols that are based on the CAS standards. Ron ********************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look forward to in the morning! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If the articles report is correct, it seems to be we will be stepping backwards not forwards. -- sckg ============================== Sheila Kieran-Greenbush, EdD Educational Consultant Instructor Teachers College, Columbia University sheila@columbia.edu From ron at ahead.org Fri Dec 5 06:45:21 2008 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Stats and screen readers Message-ID: <014e01c956e8$1c791af0$556b50d0$@org> Howdy all, I need your advice. Can anyone give me an update on the current state of the various stats packages such as SPSS, SAS, Minitab ect as far as working with the various screen readers versions. Thanks much, Ron ********************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look forward to in the morning! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sheila at columbia.edu Fri Dec 5 07:12:26 2008 From: sheila at columbia.edu (Sheila Kieran-Greenbush) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Stats and screen readers In-Reply-To: <014e01c956e8$1c791af0$556b50d0$@org> References: <014e01c956e8$1c791af0$556b50d0$@org> Message-ID: <493944DA.7090606@columbia.edu> Ron I used Dragon naturally speaking with all the versions of SPSS up to version 13. It was a little cumbersome but it definitely worked. Sckg Ron Stewart wrote: > > Howdy all, I need your advice. Can anyone give me an update on the > current state of the various stats packages such as SPSS, SAS, Minitab > ect as far as working with the various screen readers versions. > > Thanks much, > > Ron > > ********************************************************************* > Ron Stewart MS > > Technology Advisor > > Association on Higher Education and Disabilities > > Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > ron@ahead.org > > ___http://www.ahead.org_ > > *//**/Remember you are making a difference in someone?s > life/**//**//**//**/ and you never know how your time/**//**//**//**/ > and efforts will be passed forward. /**//**//**//**/ That is something > to look forward to in the morning!/**//* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- sckg ============================== Sheila Kieran-Greenbush, EdD Educational Consultant Instructor Teachers College, Columbia University sheila@columbia.edu From ron at ahead.org Fri Dec 5 07:44:25 2008 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Stats and screen readers In-Reply-To: <493944DA.7090606@columbia.edu> References: <014e01c956e8$1c791af0$556b50d0$@org> <493944DA.7090606@columbia.edu> Message-ID: <019301c956f0$59e8d260$0dba7720$@org> Thanks that is good info, Now how about screen readers especially those of you who are doing grad level work and have to use them with these products. Ron -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sheila Kieran-Greenbush Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:12 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers Ron I used Dragon naturally speaking with all the versions of SPSS up to version 13. It was a little cumbersome but it definitely worked. Sckg Ron Stewart wrote: > > Howdy all, I need your advice. Can anyone give me an update on the > current state of the various stats packages such as SPSS, SAS, Minitab > ect as far as working with the various screen readers versions. > > Thanks much, > > Ron > > ********************************************************************* > Ron Stewart MS > > Technology Advisor > > Association on Higher Education and Disabilities > > Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > ron@ahead.org > > ___http://www.ahead.org_ > > *//**/Remember you are making a difference in someone's > life/**//**//**//**/ and you never know how your time/**//**//**//**/ > and efforts will be passed forward. /**//**//**//**/ That is something > to look forward to in the morning!/**//* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- sckg ============================== Sheila Kieran-Greenbush, EdD Educational Consultant Instructor Teachers College, Columbia University sheila@columbia.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From gdausch at notes.cc.sunysb.edu Fri Dec 5 08:47:12 2008 From: gdausch at notes.cc.sunysb.edu (gdausch@notes.cc.sunysb.edu) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Stats and screen readers In-Reply-To: <019301c956f0$59e8d260$0dba7720$@org> References: <014e01c956e8$1c791af0$556b50d0$@org> <493944DA.7090606@columbia.edu> <019301c956f0$59e8d260$0dba7720$@org> Message-ID: I would appreciate any screenreader experiences with any of the stats packages as well. Thank you, Glenn Glenn Dausch Assistive Technology Specialist Disability Support Services 128 Educational Communications Center Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-2662 631 632 6548 From: "Ron Stewart" To: "'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'" Date: 12/05/2008 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers Sent by: athen-bounces@athenpro.org Thanks that is good info, Now how about screen readers especially those of you who are doing grad level work and have to use them with these products. Ron -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sheila Kieran-Greenbush Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:12 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers Ron I used Dragon naturally speaking with all the versions of SPSS up to version 13. It was a little cumbersome but it definitely worked. Sckg Ron Stewart wrote: > > Howdy all, I need your advice. Can anyone give me an update on the > current state of the various stats packages such as SPSS, SAS, Minitab > ect as far as working with the various screen readers versions. > > Thanks much, > > Ron > > ********************************************************************* > Ron Stewart MS > > Technology Advisor > > Association on Higher Education and Disabilities > > Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > ron@ahead.org > > ___http://www.ahead.org_ > > *//**/Remember you are making a difference in someone's > life/**//**//**//**/ and you never know how your time/**//**//**//**/ > and efforts will be passed forward. /**//**//**//**/ That is something > to look forward to in the morning!/**//* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- sckg ============================== Sheila Kieran-Greenbush, EdD Educational Consultant Instructor Teachers College, Columbia University sheila@columbia.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 info at karlencommunications.com Fri Dec 5 08:50:29 2008 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Stats and screen readers In-Reply-To: <019301c956f0$59e8d260$0dba7720$@org> References: <014e01c956e8$1c791af0$556b50d0$@org> <493944DA.7090606@columbia.edu> <019301c956f0$59e8d260$0dba7720$@org> Message-ID: <001201c956f9$94ab4eb0$be01ec10$@com> I know that JAWS has some support for SPSS. I found this from Open University: http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/workspace.cfm?wpid=4021#ou-content and this on setting up your screen reader/JAWS for SPSS https://docs.rice.edu/confluence/display/ITTUT/Screen+reading+software+(JAWS )+for+SPSS+set+up+instructions The JAWS scripting repository has: http://jawsscripts.com/2008/11/jaws-scripts-for-spss-a-statistical-software- suite/ I can't find sites that have as detailed information on Window-Eyes and SPSS. Most of the information is from lists. Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:44 AM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers Thanks that is good info, Now how about screen readers especially those of you who are doing grad level work and have to use them with these products. Ron -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sheila Kieran-Greenbush Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:12 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers Ron I used Dragon naturally speaking with all the versions of SPSS up to version 13. It was a little cumbersome but it definitely worked. Sckg Ron Stewart wrote: > > Howdy all, I need your advice. Can anyone give me an update on the > current state of the various stats packages such as SPSS, SAS, Minitab > ect as far as working with the various screen readers versions. > > Thanks much, > > Ron > > ********************************************************************* > Ron Stewart MS > > Technology Advisor > > Association on Higher Education and Disabilities > > Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > ron@ahead.org > > ___http://www.ahead.org_ > > *//**/Remember you are making a difference in someone's > life/**//**//**//**/ and you never know how your time/**//**//**//**/ > and efforts will be passed forward. /**//**//**//**/ That is something > to look forward to in the morning!/**//* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- sckg ============================== Sheila Kieran-Greenbush, EdD Educational Consultant Instructor Teachers College, Columbia University sheila@columbia.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 ron at ahead.org Fri Dec 5 10:00:29 2008 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Stats and screen readers In-Reply-To: <001201c956f9$94ab4eb0$be01ec10$@com> References: <014e01c956e8$1c791af0$556b50d0$@org> <493944DA.7090606@columbia.edu> <019301c956f0$59e8d260$0dba7720$@org> <001201c956f9$94ab4eb0$be01ec10$@com> Message-ID: <01ec01c95703$5bfebf70$13fc3e50$@org> Thanks Karen, last I heard the JAWS scripts for SPSS were written for a very old version and may or maynot work. I believe RNIB in the UK was the original author and I have not heard that they have been updated. It may be that they will work in XP but not in VISTA which I understand is true of many of the old scripts. Ron -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 11:50 AM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers I know that JAWS has some support for SPSS. I found this from Open University: http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/workspace.cfm?wpid=4021#ou-content and this on setting up your screen reader/JAWS for SPSS https://docs.rice.edu/confluence/display/ITTUT/Screen+reading+software+(JAWS )+for+SPSS+set+up+instructions The JAWS scripting repository has: http://jawsscripts.com/2008/11/jaws-scripts-for-spss-a-statistical-software- suite/ I can't find sites that have as detailed information on Window-Eyes and SPSS. Most of the information is from lists. Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:44 AM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers Thanks that is good info, Now how about screen readers especially those of you who are doing grad level work and have to use them with these products. Ron -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sheila Kieran-Greenbush Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:12 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers Ron I used Dragon naturally speaking with all the versions of SPSS up to version 13. It was a little cumbersome but it definitely worked. Sckg Ron Stewart wrote: > > Howdy all, I need your advice. Can anyone give me an update on the > current state of the various stats packages such as SPSS, SAS, Minitab > ect as far as working with the various screen readers versions. > > Thanks much, > > Ron > > ********************************************************************* > Ron Stewart MS > > Technology Advisor > > Association on Higher Education and Disabilities > > Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > ron@ahead.org > > ___http://www.ahead.org_ > > *//**/Remember you are making a difference in someone's > life/**//**//**//**/ and you never know how your time/**//**//**//**/ > and efforts will be passed forward. /**//**//**//**/ That is something > to look forward to in the morning!/**//* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- sckg ============================== Sheila Kieran-Greenbush, EdD Educational Consultant Instructor Teachers College, Columbia University sheila@columbia.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 PBuchmiller at columbiabasin.edu Fri Dec 5 10:06:25 2008 From: PBuchmiller at columbiabasin.edu (Buchmiller, Peggy) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Evaluation Standards In-Reply-To: <00da01c956db$b8067fb0$28137f10$@org> References: <00da01c956db$b8067fb0$28137f10$@org> Message-ID: Ron, Please share with the list if you get any! Thanks, Peggy Buchmiller Assistant Dean Student Programs and Support Services Director, Resource Center Columbia Basin College 2600 N 20th Ave Pasco, Washington 99301 509-547-0511, ext 2444 TTY 509-546-0400 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 5:17 AM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Evaluation Standards Morning all, I am wondering if anyone has any technology evaluation protocols that are based on the CAS standards. Ron ********************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look forward to in the morning! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbourbea at email.smith.edu Fri Dec 5 07:22:30 2008 From: mbourbea at email.smith.edu (Maureen Bourbeau) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] DOJ proposed changes to disability regulations In-Reply-To: <49393C81.3020306@columbia.edu> References: <49393C81.3020306@columbia.edu> Message-ID: <493900E6.ECE9.003C.0@email.smith.edu> Sheila. I am curious to read the article but cannot find it in the printed or online copy of Dec 5th. Could you point me in the right direction? did you read this online? Thanks, --Maureen >>> Sheila Kieran-Greenbush 12/5/2008 9:36 AM >>> I just read in the December 5 Chronicle of Higher Education in an article by Sara Lipka, " Proposed Federal Regulations Would Ease Up on Colleges' Responsibilities Under Disability Law" The that the Department of Justice is proposing new regulations "that would limit the accommodations universities and other entities must provide under the existing law." If the articles report is correct, it seems to be we will be stepping backwards not forwards. -- sckg ============================== Sheila Kieran-Greenbush, EdD Educational Consultant Instructor Teachers College, Columbia University sheila@columbia.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From info at karlencommunications.com Fri Dec 5 11:01:32 2008 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Stats and screen readers In-Reply-To: <01ec01c95703$5bfebf70$13fc3e50$@org> References: <014e01c956e8$1c791af0$556b50d0$@org> <493944DA.7090606@columbia.edu> <019301c956f0$59e8d260$0dba7720$@org> <001201c956f9$94ab4eb0$be01ec10$@com> <01ec01c95703$5bfebf70$13fc3e50$@org> Message-ID: <002501c9570b$e420ee70$ac62cb50$@com> The Bartamus [spelling] had scripts and they were keeping them up to date since this is the preferred stats software for most academic institutions but I couldn't find their web site although I forget how to spell their company name. Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 1:00 PM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers Thanks Karen, last I heard the JAWS scripts for SPSS were written for a very old version and may or maynot work. I believe RNIB in the UK was the original author and I have not heard that they have been updated. It may be that they will work in XP but not in VISTA which I understand is true of many of the old scripts. Ron -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 11:50 AM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers I know that JAWS has some support for SPSS. I found this from Open University: http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/workspace.cfm?wpid=4021#ou-content and this on setting up your screen reader/JAWS for SPSS https://docs.rice.edu/confluence/display/ITTUT/Screen+reading+software+(JAWS )+for+SPSS+set+up+instructions The JAWS scripting repository has: http://jawsscripts.com/2008/11/jaws-scripts-for-spss-a-statistical-software- suite/ I can't find sites that have as detailed information on Window-Eyes and SPSS. Most of the information is from lists. Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:44 AM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers Thanks that is good info, Now how about screen readers especially those of you who are doing grad level work and have to use them with these products. Ron -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sheila Kieran-Greenbush Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:12 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers Ron I used Dragon naturally speaking with all the versions of SPSS up to version 13. It was a little cumbersome but it definitely worked. Sckg Ron Stewart wrote: > > Howdy all, I need your advice. Can anyone give me an update on the > current state of the various stats packages such as SPSS, SAS, Minitab > ect as far as working with the various screen readers versions. > > Thanks much, > > Ron > > ********************************************************************* > Ron Stewart MS > > Technology Advisor > > Association on Higher Education and Disabilities > > Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > ron@ahead.org > > ___http://www.ahead.org_ > > *//**/Remember you are making a difference in someone's > life/**//**//**//**/ and you never know how your time/**//**//**//**/ > and efforts will be passed forward. /**//**//**//**/ That is something > to look forward to in the morning!/**//* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- sckg ============================== Sheila Kieran-Greenbush, EdD Educational Consultant Instructor Teachers College, Columbia University sheila@columbia.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 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From burke at ucla.edu Fri Dec 5 11:09:12 2008 From: burke at ucla.edu (Patrick Burke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Stats and screen readers In-Reply-To: <002501c9570b$e420ee70$ac62cb50$@com> References: <014e01c956e8$1c791af0$556b50d0$@org> <493944DA.7090606@columbia.edu> <019301c956f0$59e8d260$0dba7720$@org> <001201c956f9$94ab4eb0$be01ec10$@com> <01ec01c95703$5bfebf70$13fc3e50$@org> <002501c9570b$e420ee70$ac62cb50$@com> Message-ID: <200812051909.mB5J8xFO026784@mail.ucla.edu> Hi Karen & all, These must be the scripts you're talking about, for SPSS 11.: Patrick At 11:01 AM 12/5/2008, Karlen Communications wrote: >The Bartamus [spelling] had scripts and they were keeping them up to date >since this is the preferred stats software for most academic institutions >but I couldn't find their web site although I forget how to spell their >company name. > >Cheers, Karen > >-----Original Message----- >From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On >Behalf Of Ron Stewart >Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 1:00 PM >To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' >Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers > >Thanks Karen, last I heard the JAWS scripts for SPSS were written for a very >old version and may or maynot work. I believe RNIB in the UK was the >original author and I have not heard that they have been updated. It may be >that they will work in XP but not in VISTA which I understand is true of >many of the old scripts. > >Ron > >-----Original Message----- >From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On >Behalf Of Karlen Communications >Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 11:50 AM >To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' >Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers > >I know that JAWS has some support for SPSS. > >I found this from Open University: >http://kn.open.ac.uk/public/workspace.cfm?wpid=4021#ou-content > >and this on setting up your screen reader/JAWS for SPSS >https://docs.rice.edu/confluence/display/ITTUT/Screen+reading+software+(JAWS >)+for+SPSS+set+up+instructions > >The JAWS scripting repository has: >http://jawsscripts.com/2008/11/jaws-scripts-for-spss-a-statistical-software- >suite/ > >I can't find sites that have as detailed information on Window-Eyes and >SPSS. Most of the information is from lists. > >Cheers, Karen > > >-----Original Message----- >From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On >Behalf Of Ron Stewart >Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:44 AM >To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' >Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers > >Thanks that is good info, > >Now how about screen readers especially those of you who are doing grad >level work and have to use them with these products. > >Ron > >-----Original Message----- >From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On >Behalf Of Sheila Kieran-Greenbush >Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:12 AM >To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network >Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers > >Ron > > >I used Dragon naturally speaking with all the versions of SPSS up to >version 13. It was a little cumbersome but it definitely worked. > > >Sckg -- Patrick J. Burke Coordinator UCLA Disabilities & Computing Program Phone: 310 206-6004 E-mail: burke ucla. edu From tft at u.washington.edu Fri Dec 5 11:22:39 2008 From: tft at u.washington.edu (Terrill Thompson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? In-Reply-To: <002701c95663$e598b0b0$b0ca1210$@info> References: <314F0717FFC2EF449CC7DAC0D6DF3D542845DC8158@EDUPTCEXMB03.ed.gov> <002701c95663$e598b0b0$b0ca1210$@info> Message-ID: <003401c9570e$d6693eb0$833bbc10$@washington.edu> Inspired by all the responses to this question, I've added a section called "Free and Open Source AT" to the main Assistive Technology page on the ATHEN wiki: http://www.athenpro.org/wiki/Assistive_Technology Feel free to add more to it. Terry Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, Accessible Technology UW Technology Services University of Washington tft@u.washington.edu 206/221-4168 > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf > Of > Al Puzzuoli [alpuzz@msu.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:31 PM > To: athen@athenpro.org > Subject: [Athen] Any Listings of Free Assistive Technologies? > > Hi everyone, > > I'll soon be giving a presentation regarding Assistive Technologies > for > the computer that are freely available. So far, I intend to touch on > the technologies listed below; However, I would welcome any additions, > or pointers to lists of such technologies already compiled on the net. > So far, I intend to cover: > 1. System Access to Go > 2. NVDA or nonvisual Desktop Access > 3. ReadPlease text reading software. > 4. The AMIS Daisy Reader > 5. Orca, a screen reader for the Gnome Desktop Environment. > 6. VoiceOver screen reader for the Mac > > What am I missing? > > Thanks, > > > Al Puzzuoli > Information Technologist > Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 517-884-1915 120 Bessey > Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1033 http://www.rcpd.msu.edu > From burke at mso.umt.edu Fri Dec 5 16:15:15 2008 From: burke at mso.umt.edu (Burke, Dan (DSS)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] A Logic Named Joe In-Reply-To: <9747027.26301228358113600.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> References: <13718186.26281228358102453.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> <9747027.26301228358113600.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> Message-ID: Dan, Enjoyed this post, and the short story. Thanks, Dan Daniel J. Burke Assistant Director/Coordinator Disability Services for Students Emma B. Lommasson 154 The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 www.umt.edu/dss/ 406.243.2243 voice/text 406.243.4424 direct line 406.243.5330 fax -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Dann Berkowitz Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:35 PM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] A Logic Named Joe http://athenpro.blogspot.com/2008/12/logic-named-joe.html At dinner this evening my younger son asked me a question to which I did not have a ready answer - and as usual my response was to inform him that if he is still interested after dinner we will look up an answer on the Internet. He agreed, paused for a moment, and asked me how the Internet knows all this stuff. Well, I started to explain that the Internet does not 'know' all of this stuff per se', but rather the Internet is made up of a vast array of resources within which may be the answers to the questions he is asking. This led to him asking where the Internet came from - and for that matter - who invented the Internet. My wife joked that it was Al Gore and my older son chimed in with Bill Gates . She was joking -- he was confused. The conversation quickly turned to disputing any claim Mr. Bill has on the creation of the Internet and explaining the joke about Mr. Gore. After dinner -- the original question being forgotten -- we did a quick search for the history of the Internet . I knew beforehand about MIT and ARPANET , but was a bit suprised to learn that like so many other technologies we take for granted today, the Internet owes a portion of its origin to science fiction. I grew up reading Asimov, Harrison, and Heinlein while watching Star Trek [TOS] and others, and am delighted every time some new gadget or gizmo hits the market that can be traced right back to its fantastical fictional origin. Though I consider myself to be pretty well read in science fiction literature, I had never heard of the short story "A Logic Named Joe" until I came across it in the Wikipedia entry for Internet . Published in 1946 by Murray Leinster [the pseudoname of writer Will F. Jenkins], when computer technology was still in its trying to procreate stage , "A Logic Named Joe" is a unique story even by today's standards in that it combines possibility of too much information with a quietly efficient Artificial Intelligence bringing together disparate bits of information. Replace the word 'logic' every time it appears in the story with the word 'computer' and the term 'central tank' with 'Google' and you've got a tale worthy of today's "information age". Heck, within the first few paragraphs there is enough expository premonition to make you expect that by the end of the story the author will pinpoint the location of Bigfoots cave. I'm a maintenance man for the Logics Company. My job is servicing logics, and I admit modestly that I am pretty good. I was servicing televisions before that guy Carson invented his trick circuit that will select any of 'steenteen million other circuits?in theory there ain't no limit?and before the Logics Company hooked it into the tank-and-integrator set-up they were usin' 'em as business-machine service. They added a vision screen for speed?an' they found out they'd made logics. They were surprised an' pleased. They're still findin' out what logics will do, but everybody's got 'em. See what I mean. Written in a gutteral tone and at a time when computers were so rare they were given individual names, the story unfolds that "Joe" has somehow developed an independent personality and decides that he can do better than thems that are maintainin' him. Joe decides that information should be shared openly and freely - security protocols and logical reasoning be damned. In just a few pages, the story introduces and predicts a plethora of innovations and uses we take for granted today, including: * Internet access from a desktop computer * Fully searchable networks * Video databases (fully searchable) * On-line accounting software * Television available via desktop computers * Real-time news , weather , stock quotes , etc. * Internet telephone and televid service * Personal Internet addresses * Individual phone numbers (in a time of party lines) * The ability to censor content for users * On-line and On-screen technical support * Web based software programs * Cyber Cafes (for a fee) * Log-In screens * Pop-up ads * Viruses I cannot believe that in my life to this day I had never even heard of this story let alone read it. It's like finding a band that was not known by me in their heyday but now I cannot get enough of because I love a cover of one of their tunes and am thrilled to hear the original . Now I need to find everything written by Will F. Jenkins [a.k.a Murray Lenister]. By the way - the story is available for reading through Baen Books and a 1950 radio recording in MP3 is available through Archive.org . -- Posted By Dann Berkowitz to Access Technologists Higher Education Network at 12/03/2008 07:49:00 PM From schwarte at purdue.edu Mon Dec 8 05:39:09 2008 From: schwarte at purdue.edu (Schwarte, David M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Stats and screen readers In-Reply-To: <019301c956f0$59e8d260$0dba7720$@org> References: <014e01c956e8$1c791af0$556b50d0$@org><493944DA.7090606@columbia.edu> <019301c956f0$59e8d260$0dba7720$@org> Message-ID: <6C476D2CC8F190448C2584C0A37A167104E101DF@EXCH06.purdue.lcl> Ron, I have had the "opportunity" to work with JAWS and SAS. SAS does not work well with JAWS out-of-the-box and I have not found any JAWS scripts. Basically, there are six to eight child windows in the SAS main window that do different things. Different child windows require different JAWS settings to interact with different window types. For example, read-only windows like the Results and Log windows need to be read with the JAWS cursor and the PC cursor. I wrote a very basic set of JAWS scripts that makes changing the settings a bit faster. I have worked with two students who have successfully used SAS for classes: however, they both would much rather use SPSS with the scripts included with JAWS. I can easily ask questions of one of the above students. If you have specific questions I would be happy to pass them along. David Schwarte -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:44 AM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers Thanks that is good info, Now how about screen readers especially those of you who are doing grad level work and have to use them with these products. Ron -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sheila Kieran-Greenbush Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 10:12 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Stats and screen readers Ron I used Dragon naturally speaking with all the versions of SPSS up to version 13. It was a little cumbersome but it definitely worked. Sckg Ron Stewart wrote: > > Howdy all, I need your advice. Can anyone give me an update on the > current state of the various stats packages such as SPSS, SAS, Minitab > ect as far as working with the various screen readers versions. > > Thanks much, > > Ron > > ********************************************************************* > Ron Stewart MS > > Technology Advisor > > Association on Higher Education and Disabilities > > Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > ron@ahead.org > > ___http://www.ahead.org_ > > *//**/Remember you are making a difference in someone's > life/**//**//**//**/ and you never know how your time/**//**//**//**/ > and efforts will be passed forward. /**//**//**//**/ That is something > to look forward to in the morning!/**//* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- sckg ============================== Sheila Kieran-Greenbush, EdD Educational Consultant Instructor Teachers College, Columbia University sheila@columbia.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 gerrynies at mail.und.nodak.edu Mon Dec 8 09:36:29 2008 From: gerrynies at mail.und.nodak.edu (Gerry Nies) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] HDTV and Captions In-Reply-To: <003e01c95618$c1dd7610$45986230$@info> References: <003e01c95618$c1dd7610$45986230$@info> Message-ID: <493D06BE.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> The quick question is do the HDTVs have captioning? The more I read on the topic the more confused I am. Seems like with it may be dependent on converter box cable etc. Thanks From info at karlencommunications.com Mon Dec 8 09:49:24 2008 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] HDTV and Captions In-Reply-To: <493D06BE.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> References: <003e01c95618$c1dd7610$45986230$@info> <493D06BE.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> Message-ID: <001f01c9595d$4efbb880$ecf32980$@com> Not quite related but Canada will have an accessible channel starting in January. TAC - The accessible channel http://www.nbrscanada.com/accessiblechannel.htm Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Gerry Nies Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 12:36 PM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] HDTV and Captions The quick question is do the HDTVs have captioning? The more I read on the topic the more confused I am. Seems like with it may be dependent on converter box cable etc. Thanks _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From skeegan at stanford.edu Mon Dec 8 11:20:32 2008 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] HDTV and Captions In-Reply-To: <1440873167.1850781228763988111.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Message-ID: <1209947766.1850891228764032261.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> > The quick question is do the HDTVs have captioning? HDTVs generally have caption decoders, but that is just a small part of the larger picture. You can view closed captions on a HD system, BUT it depends on a number of factors that includes how the TV is connected to the "source", the devices between the "source" and the TV, the cables being used, etc. I have been trying to figure this out for some time and it can get complicated. Most new HDTVs have a caption decoder, but if you are connecting to the TV with a HDMI cable then I do not believe the TV would be doing the decoding (the HDMI spec does not include support for caption data). The decoding would need to take place either in the DVD player or set-top box and then overlayed onto the video before being sent to the TV. Wikipedia has a quick overview of some of the incompatibility issues here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_captioning#HDTV_interoperability_issues If the TV station is transmitting caption data as part of the HD data stream and you are using a built-in tuner (e.g., QAM tuner), then the TV should be able to display the caption information (just enable the caption option). The TV itself is doing the decoding of the video data stream and overlaying the display of the captions. If you are using a set-top box, then my suggestion would be to enable captions on the set-top box as this will decode the video data stream and then overlay the display of captions before transmitting to the TV. Take care, Sean Sean Keegan Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education Stanford University From kerri.hicks at gmail.com Mon Dec 8 11:56:31 2008 From: kerri.hicks at gmail.com (Kerri Hicks) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] HDTV and Captions In-Reply-To: <493D06BE.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> References: <003e01c95618$c1dd7610$45986230$@info> <493D06BE.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> Message-ID: <9879d07c0812081156r7abde189va8965f38663b6bd8@mail.gmail.com> On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 12:36 PM, Gerry Nies wrote: > The quick question is do the HDTVs have captioning? > > The more I read on the topic the more confused I am. Seems like with it may be dependent on converter box cable etc. I grappled with this a while back, and wrote a blog post on it. http://kerrihicks.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/cable-hdtv-hdmi-and-closed-captions/ The takeaway is, if you have digital cable, the cable box probably has a closed-caption decoder in it, which will send captions to an HDMI broadcast. Unless it doesn't. :-) Good luck! --Kerri From Vasquez at sbcc.edu Mon Dec 8 15:36:54 2008 From: Vasquez at sbcc.edu (Laurie Vasquez) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] DOJ proposed changes to disability regulations In-Reply-To: <493900E6.ECE9.003C.0@email.smith.edu> References: <49393C81.3020306@columbia.edu> <493900E6.ECE9.003C.0@email.smith.edu> Message-ID: <493D3F15.1869.00F8.0@sbcc.edu> Proposed Federal Regulations Would Ease Up on Colleges' Responsibilities Under Disability Law By SARA LIPKA Chronicle of Higher Ed. As Congress considers a bill that would bolster the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Justice Department has proposed new regulations that would limit the accommodations universities and other entities must provide under the existing law. The lengthy new regulations, which detail requirements for handicapped-accessible seating and qualifications for service animals, among other issues, are scheduled to be published today in the Federal Register. Counting Seats Compared with current regulations, the proposed update decreases the proportion of seats an "assembly area" must make accessible to people who use wheelchairs. Now that figure is about 1 percent, with the exact proportion depending on the size of the venue. A stadium of 5,000 seats, for example, must provide space for 51 wheelchairs. Stadiums larger than that must provide one more space for every 100 additional seats. Under the proposed new regulations, a stadium of 5,001 seats would have to provide space for 36 wheelchairs. One more space would be required for every 200 additional seats a stadium has. For a stadium with a 50,000-person capacity, that would mean 261-as opposed to 501-handicapped-accessible spots. "That seems like a step backwards to me," said L. Scott Lissner, who coordinates disability-law compliance for the Ohio State University system. "I don't know of any past examples that actually reduced the standard of access." At Ohio State's football stadium, Mr. Lissner said, wheelchair-accessible seating is in high demand. "We're easily filling 2 percent" of all seats, he said. The proposed revisions of regulations, he said, were driven by professional arenas, which tend to draw fewer fans with disabilities than do college stadiums. The new regulations, if unchanged after a public comment period, would be roughly comparable to the terms of a recent settlement between the federal government and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. This spring, in response to a lawsuit over handicapped-accessible seating in its football stadium, the university agreed to provide 329 spots-or a third of a percent of its 107,000 seats-for fans in wheelchairs. The proposed new regulations on seating would modify the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, an attempt to consolidate several building codes, Mr. Lissner said. As of now, depending on facilities' age and the source of funds for their construction, colleges may be complying with the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Architectural Barriers Act, the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, and the American National Standards Institute's guidelines. If the changes pass, Mr. Lissner said, "all of the buildings will be under the same set of standards on campus." Residence halls, whether operated by or on behalf of a college, would have to meet existing accessibility guidelines for "transient lodging," according to the proposed regulations. Apartment-style housing, on the other hand, would be subject to existing requirements for residential dwelling units. Prior rules did not specify how to classify campus housing for compliance purposes, the Justice Department said. No Ferrets Service animals are another focal point of the new regulations. The proposed rules distinguish service animals from "emotional-support animals," which they say are not covered by federal disability law. "Animals whose sole function is to provide emotional support, comfort, therapy, companionship, therapeutic benefits, or promote emotional well-being are not service animals," the Justice Department said in an early copy of the proposed regulations posted online. Support animals, like ferrets and snakes, have been a sticking point for colleges, where students have asked to keep them in residence halls and take them to class (The Chronicle, October 13, 2006). "The arguments have been made with increasing frequency in recent years that lots of animals other than traditional service animals should qualify," said Michael R. Masinter, a professor of law at Nova Southeastern University. The new regulations would define service animals as those that are specially trained to perform a demonstrable task. That definition may still include "psychiatric-service animals" that remind their owners to take medication or that interrupt incidents of cutting or other self-mutilation. "The regulations permit one to ask what service the animal has been trained to perform," Mr. Masinter said. "That's a fair question." Certain animals are explicitly prohibited. They include "nonhuman primates," as well as "reptiles, rabbits, farm animals (including horses, miniature horses, ponies, pigs, and goats), ferrets, amphibians, and rodents." The bill pending in Congress, the ADA Restoration Act (HR 3195 and S 1881), has concerned some higher-education officials because it defines disabilities more broadly than have a handful of recent court decisions (The Chronicle, June 13). When the legislation, now stalled, becomes final, the group it defines will be eligible for the accommodations the new regulations-and maybe more to follow-propose. Those, however, are just the minimum requirements, Mr. Masinter pointed out. "All of these laws serve as a floor of what schools may provide," he said. "Schools are always free to go further than where the law requires them to go in accommodating students with disabilities." >>> "Maureen Bourbeau" 12/5/2008 7:22 AM >>> Sheila. I am curious to read the article but cannot find it in the printed or online copy of Dec 5th. Could you point me in the right direction? did you read this online? Thanks, --Maureen >>> Sheila Kieran-Greenbush 12/5/2008 9:36 AM >>> I just read in the December 5 Chronicle of Higher Education in an article by Sara Lipka, " Proposed Federal Regulations Would Ease Up on Colleges' Responsibilities Under Disability Law" The that the Department of Justice is proposing new regulations "that would limit the accommodations universities and other entities must provide under the existing law." If the articles report is correct, it seems to be we will be stepping backwards not forwards. -- sckg ============================== Sheila Kieran-Greenbush, EdD Educational Consultant Instructor Teachers College, Columbia University sheila@columbia.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 dann at digilifemedia.biz Mon Dec 8 16:47:55 2008 From: dann at digilifemedia.biz (Dann Berkowitz) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Firefox Jaws In-Reply-To: <345112.29371228783497693.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> Message-ID: <21785798.29391228783675759.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> I hate to interrupt a good mashup of commercial software and open source banter - but is anyone tracking this conversation, filtering it, and then adding it to the growing knowledge base that is the ATHEN Wiki? http://www.athenpro.org/wiki/Main_Page I'd like to propose a new unofficial rule - whomever posts a query and solicits solid feedback and technical advice should organize the information and post it to the Wiki. Dann - the ATHEN Secretary -------------------- Daniel Berkowitz Digilife Media, LLC 1 Bryant Avenue Bradford, MA 01835-7424 phone: ?978-914-4601 e-mail: dann@digilifemedia.biz web: www.digilifemedia.biz ----- "Pratik Patel" wrote: | From: "Pratik Patel" | To: "Alternate Media" | Sent: Monday, December 8, 2008 6:40:29 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern | Subject: RE: Firefox | | | JAWS 10 has full support for Firefox.? Unlike previous versions, JAWS works as well with FF as IE.? In some cases, I've found it to be better. | ? | Regards, | ? | Pratik | ? | | From: Lee Peevy [mailto:lpeevy@peralta.edu] | Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 6:25 PM | To: Alternate Media | Subject: RE: Firefox | | | Thank you Bruce. I have Jaws Version 10, so will give it a whirl sometime this week. Do you k n ow if Freedom Scientific has scripts for Firefox? Lee? Lee Peevy Alternate Media Technology Wosh (Workability Occupational Safety & Health Training Specialist.) Merritt College Room P-304 12500 Campus Drive Oakland, CA? 94619 Tel: 510-434-3910 Email: lpeevy@peralta.edu | From: Coonce, David B [mailto:dc06@txstate.edu] | Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 3:24 PM | To: Alternate Media | Subject: RE: Firefox It works with the later version. I thinks there was some support bebeginning in Version 7, but the later versions would be better. Bruce Coonce | General Disability Specialist | Office of Disability Services | Texas State University-San Marcos | e-mail: dc06@txstate.edu | Phone: 512.245.3451 | Texas State University-San Marcos is a member of the Texas State University system. | From: Lee Peevy [mailto:lpeevy@peralta.edu] | Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 5:16 PM | To: Alternate Media | Subject: Firefox Hi all. Just wondering, does Firefox work with Jaws? Thank you. Lee? Lee Peevy Alternate Media Technology Wosh (Workability Occupational Safety & Health Training Specialist.) 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Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] W3C Web Standard Defines Accessibility for Next Generation Web Message-ID: <009201c95bba$75635aa0$602a0fe0$@info> Apologies for cross posting but WCAG 2.0 is official - 11 December 2008 -- Today W3C announces a new standard that will help Web designers and developers create sites that better meet the needs of users with disabilities and older users. Drawing on extensive experience and community feedback, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 improve upon W3C's groundbreaking initial standard for accessible Web content. http://www.w3.org/2008/12/wcag20-pressrelease.html 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 From hascherdss at gmail.com Thu Dec 11 13:51:24 2008 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Fwd: off topic -- slip out the back jack In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6e0d34c90812111351m8c108edt168c88c1fdb5924d@mail.gmail.com> Just wanting to add a bit of levity to your day, I thought I'd send this to the list :-) Heidi (For those of you wondering about the "slip out the back, Jack" - the line relates to the song "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon.) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab http://www.washington.edu/computing/atl/ University of Washington UW Technology Services From gdietrich at htctu.net Thu Dec 11 17:21:31 2008 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN Officer Elections In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <302590AC99ED487C91BC4B9005C15AE3@htctu.fhda.edu> I nominate Heidi for treasurer and Terry Thompson for VP (so you can have a break--unless you don't want a break??). ****************************************************** Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6043 -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Dan Comden Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:17 PM To: ATHEN list Subject: [Athen] ATHEN Officer Elections Nominations for ATHEN Officers closes Monday, December 15. Please forward your nominations to me before 5pm (PST) on December 15, 2008. If you are nominating someone other than yourself, please make sure the candidate is willing to serve in that office. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab http://www.washington.edu/computing/atl/ University of Washington UW Technology Services _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From gdietrich at htctu.net Thu Dec 11 17:23:33 2008 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN Officer Elections In-Reply-To: <302590AC99ED487C91BC4B9005C15AE3@htctu.fhda.edu> References: <302590AC99ED487C91BC4B9005C15AE3@htctu.fhda.edu> Message-ID: <3CEDAA07BFFD4BA09FFB0CA514D38CA2@htctu.fhda.edu> Okay, so that was my one mistake for the year...do you think, just maybe, since it's December and all, I could count it toward next year's mistake tally?? And if you couldn't tell, that was meant to go off-list to Dan C. ****************************************************** Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6043 -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:22 PM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN Officer Elections I nominate Heidi for treasurer and Terry Thompson for VP (so you can have a break--unless you don't want a break??). ****************************************************** Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6043 -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Dan Comden Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:17 PM To: ATHEN list Subject: [Athen] ATHEN Officer Elections Nominations for ATHEN Officers closes Monday, December 15. Please forward your nominations to me before 5pm (PST) on December 15, 2008. If you are nominating someone other than yourself, please make sure the candidate is willing to serve in that office. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab http://www.washington.edu/computing/atl/ University of Washington UW Technology Services _______________________________________________ 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 Fri Dec 12 05:52:13 2008 From: rbeach at kckcc.edu (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN Officer Elections In-Reply-To: <3CEDAA07BFFD4BA09FFB0CA514D38CA2@htctu.fhda.edu> References: <302590AC99ED487C91BC4B9005C15AE3@htctu.fhda.edu> <3CEDAA07BFFD4BA09FFB0CA514D38CA2@htctu.fhda.edu> Message-ID: <4942182D020000CF0002380B@mymail.kckcc.edu> How about, since it's Christmas, we just not count it and say it's a gift? 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 >>> "Gaeir Dietrich" 12/11/2008 7:23 PM >>> Okay, so that was my one mistake for the year...do you think, just maybe, since it's December and all, I could count it toward next year's mistake tally?? And if you couldn't tell, that was meant to go off-list to Dan C. ****************************************************** Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6043 -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:22 PM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN Officer Elections I nominate Heidi for treasurer and Terry Thompson for VP (so you can have a break--unless you don't want a break??). ****************************************************** Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6043 -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Dan Comden Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:17 PM To: ATHEN list Subject: [Athen] ATHEN Officer Elections Nominations for ATHEN Officers closes Monday, December 15. Please forward your nominations to me before 5pm (PST) on December 15, 2008. If you are nominating someone other than yourself, please make sure the candidate is willing to serve in that office. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab http://www.washington.edu/computing/atl/ University of Washington UW Technology Services _______________________________________________ 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 nettiet at frontiernet.net Fri Dec 12 10:26:06 2008 From: nettiet at frontiernet.net (nettiet@frontiernet.net) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Fwd: off topic -- slip out the back jack In-Reply-To: <6e0d34c90812111351m8c108edt168c88c1fdb5924d@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <1677781947.74141229106366906.JavaMail.root@cl02-host04.roch.ny.frontiernet.net> Thanks for sharing Heidi - Nice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heidi Scher" To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 1:51:24 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Athen] Fwd: off topic -- slip out the back jack Just wanting to add a bit of levity to your day, I thought I'd send this to the list :-) Heidi (For those of you wondering about the "slip out the back, Jack" - the line relates to the song "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" by Paul Simon.) ? ? _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From sogami at calstate.edu Fri Dec 12 15:21:07 2008 From: sogami at calstate.edu (Ogami, Sam) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN Officer Elections In-Reply-To: <4942182D020000CF0002380B@mymail.kckcc.edu> References: <302590AC99ED487C91BC4B9005C15AE3@htctu.fhda.edu> <3CEDAA07BFFD4BA09FFB0CA514D38CA2@htctu.fhda.edu> <4942182D020000CF0002380B@mymail.kckcc.edu> Message-ID: Hello, I nominate Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich for secretary. Sam Ogami Accessible Technology Expert CSU Office of the Chancellor (562) 951-4201 voice (562) 951-4925 fax sogami@calstate.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 5:52 AM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN Officer Elections How about, since it's Christmas, we just not count it and say it's a gift? 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 >>> "Gaeir Dietrich" 12/11/2008 7:23 PM >>> Okay, so that was my one mistake for the year...do you think, just maybe, since it's December and all, I could count it toward next year's mistake tally?? And if you couldn't tell, that was meant to go off-list to Dan C. ****************************************************** Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6043 -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:22 PM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN Officer Elections I nominate Heidi for treasurer and Terry Thompson for VP (so you can have a break--unless you don't want a break??). ****************************************************** Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6043 -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Dan Comden Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 5:17 PM To: ATHEN list Subject: [Athen] ATHEN Officer Elections Nominations for ATHEN Officers closes Monday, December 15. Please forward your nominations to me before 5pm (PST) on December 15, 2008. If you are nominating someone other than yourself, please make sure the candidate is willing to serve in that office. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab http://www.washington.edu/computing/atl/ University of Washington UW Technology Services _______________________________________________ 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 skeegan at stanford.edu Mon Dec 15 10:04:16 2008 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Presenters for ATIA Message-ID: <49469C20.4060008@stanford.edu> Hello ATHEN members, If you are presenting at ATIA in January, please send me the following and I can showcase this information on the ATHEN site. Session name Date and Time Location Your Name and affiliation Thank you, Sean From hunziker at email.arizona.edu Mon Dec 15 12:55:01 2008 From: hunziker at email.arizona.edu (Dawn Hunziker) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon Preferred - Outlook and PowerPoint Message-ID: <4946C425.9000506@email.arizona.edu> Hi all, I was double checking the requirements / specifics for Dragon NaturallySpeaking today and I noticed that Preferred version now states that it will not work with Powerpoint and Outlook. Have any of you found this to be true? For email, are there other email programs that would work out ok with Dragon? Here is the page that provides the comparison of products: http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/resources/product-matrix.asp I just didn't want to pay out $700 - $800 for the Professional version just for access to one email program but if that's what's needed, that's what we'll do..... Thanks for your expertise! Dawn -- Dawn Hunziker Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center 520-626-9409 Web Page: http://drc.arizona.edu hunziker@email.arizona.edu Mailing Address: Disability Resouce Center 1224 E. Lowell St. Tucson, AZ 85721 From nettiet at frontiernet.net Mon Dec 15 19:45:46 2008 From: nettiet at frontiernet.net (nettiet@frontiernet.net) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon Preferred - Outlook and PowerPoint In-Reply-To: <4946C425.9000506@email.arizona.edu> Message-ID: <989720874.346941229399146101.JavaMail.root@cl02-host04.roch.ny.frontiernet.net> Have you looked at SpringDoo - It goes by another name now but it is free email service with video and/or audio composition platform and, it is FREE. If you are looking at being able to send audo emails rather than dictating to get text, this might be an option. I used it quite a while back but I beleive it is still available. Beats the heck out of $700. Nettie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn Hunziker" To: "ATHEN" Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 12:55:01 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Athen] Dragon Preferred - Outlook and PowerPoint Hi all, I was double checking the requirements / specifics for Dragon NaturallySpeaking today and I noticed that Preferred version now states that it will not work with Powerpoint and Outlook. Have any of you found this to be true? For email, are there other email programs that would work out ok with Dragon? Here is the page that provides the comparison of products: http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/resources/product-matrix.asp I just didn't want to pay out $700 - $800 for the Professional version just for access to one email program but if that's what's needed, that's what we'll do..... Thanks for your expertise! Dawn -- Dawn Hunziker Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center 520-626-9409 Web Page: http://drc.arizona.edu hunziker@email.arizona.edu Mailing Address: Disability Resouce Center 1224 E. Lowell St. Tucson, AZ 85721 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From ea at emptech.info Tue Dec 16 03:48:34 2008 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon Preferred - Outlook and PowerPoint In-Reply-To: <989720874.346941229399146101.JavaMail.root@cl02-host04.roch.ny.frontiernet.net> References: <4946C425.9000506@email.arizona.edu> <989720874.346941229399146101.JavaMail.root@cl02-host04.roch.ny.frontiernet.net> Message-ID: <001d01c95f74$428ece30$c7ac6a90$@info> Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred can be used with any text window and even its own Dragon Pad, so works with edit mode in PowerPoint and Outlook. However, you need to be able to use the mouse more compared to Dragon Professional and it does not have all the voice commands or "natural language controls" and macros offered by the latter. So I feel total hands free and sometimes certain types of correction are not really options when using Preferred. 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 -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of nettiet@frontiernet.net Sent: 16 December 2008 03:46 To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Dragon Preferred - Outlook and PowerPoint Have you looked at SpringDoo - It goes by another name now but it is free email service with video and/or audio composition platform and, it is FREE. If you are looking at being able to send audo emails rather than dictating to get text, this might be an option. I used it quite a while back but I beleive it is still available. Beats the heck out of $700. Nettie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn Hunziker" To: "ATHEN" Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 12:55:01 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Athen] Dragon Preferred - Outlook and PowerPoint Hi all, I was double checking the requirements / specifics for Dragon NaturallySpeaking today and I noticed that Preferred version now states that it will not work with Powerpoint and Outlook. Have any of you found this to be true? For email, are there other email programs that would work out ok with Dragon? Here is the page that provides the comparison of products: http://www.nuance.com/naturallyspeaking/resources/product-matrix.asp I just didn't want to pay out $700 - $800 for the Professional version just for access to one email program but if that's what's needed, that's what we'll do..... Thanks for your expertise! Dawn -- Dawn Hunziker Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center 520-626-9409 Web Page: http://drc.arizona.edu hunziker@email.arizona.edu Mailing Address: Disability Resouce Center 1224 E. Lowell St. Tucson, AZ 85721 _______________________________________________ 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.18/1850 - Release Date: 15/12/2008 17:04 From twhalen at mesastate.edu Tue Dec 16 07:11:39 2008 From: twhalen at mesastate.edu (Tom Whalen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dues Message-ID: <494762BB020000CF000295D3@gwmail.mesastate.edu> Can someone tell me how I can find out when my dues need to be updated? Happy Holidays, Tom Whalen Assistant Coordinator Educational Access Services Mesa State College 1100 North Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81504 970-248-1801 From dann at digilifemedia.biz Tue Dec 16 07:43:13 2008 From: dann at digilifemedia.biz (Dann Berkowitz) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dues In-Reply-To: <3281576.521229442080102.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> Message-ID: <32724947.541229442193484.JavaMail.root@zimbra.digilifemedia.biz> Hello Tom and all, Queries regarding membership status and dues payment should be made to Joe Humbert, Membership Coordinator: Joe Humbert Email: johumber@iupui.edu Phone: 317-274-4378 Cell: 847-431-6545 Cheers ---- Dann Berkowitz (ATHEN Secretary) ----- "Tom Whalen" wrote: | From: "Tom Whalen" | To: athen@athenpro.org | Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 10:11:39 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern | Subject: [Athen] Dues | | Can someone tell me how I can find out when my dues need to be | updated? | | Happy Holidays, | | Tom Whalen | Assistant Coordinator | Educational Access Services | Mesa State College | 1100 North Avenue | Grand Junction, CO 81504 | 970-248-1801 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | _______________________________________________ | Athen mailing list | Athen@athenpro.org | http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From jongund at illinois.edu Tue Dec 16 13:33:51 2008 From: jongund at illinois.edu (Jon Gunderson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Presenters for ATIA Message-ID: <20081216153351.BNJ14230@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu> Jon Gunderson, Ph.D. University of Illinois Session Code: F0202 Session Title: Functional Accessibility Evaluation of Web 2.0 Applications Event Date/Time: Jan 30, 8:00AM to 9:00AM I am not sure about the location at this time. Jon ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:04:16 -0800 >From: Sean Keegan >Subject: [Athen] Presenters for ATIA >To: athen@athenpro.org > >Hello ATHEN members, > >If you are presenting at ATIA in January, please send me the following >and I can showcase this information on the ATHEN site. > >Session name >Date and Time >Location >Your Name and affiliation > >Thank you, >Sean > >_______________________________________________ >Athen mailing list >Athen@athenpro.org >http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org Jon Gunderson, Ph.D. Coordinator Information Technology Accessibility Disability Resources and Educational Services Rehabilitation Education Center Room 86 1207 S. Oak Street Champaign, Illinois 61821 Voice: (217) 244-5870 WWW: http://www.cita.uiuc.edu/ WWW: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jongund/www/ From mbourbea at email.smith.edu Tue Dec 16 11:35:23 2008 From: mbourbea at email.smith.edu (Maureen Bourbeau) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Victor Reader Soft Mac question Message-ID: <4947BCAB.ECE9.003C.0@email.smith.edu> RFBD's website states that the Victor Reader Software has not been tested on Mac OS above 10.3. Has anyone been using it on 10.5.5, and if so, does it work properly? I have a student who would like to purchase it, but I don't want her to buy something that won't run properly. Any feedback would be welcome! Thanks. Maureen Bourbeau Smith College Northampton MA From normajean.brand at hccs.edu Wed Dec 17 12:37:52 2008 From: normajean.brand at hccs.edu (normajean.brand) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] PeopleSoft, accessibility/mobility? Message-ID: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1D2B1A5A@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> Dear ATHENites, I know that you are all trying to wind down for the upcoming break - much needed for us all - but I have a question regarding PeopleSoft. Our counseling department has a candidate who they are highly interested in hiring but are worried that PeopleSoft will not be accessible to this person should they hire him/her. The question comes because this person has extremely limited use of upper body/hands and normally uses voice-activation to accomplish most computer related tasks. My first thought was Dragon NaturallySpeaking. I have tried to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking with PeopleSoft and have been unsuccessful from my trials. My second thought is some type of Headmouse, puff/sip, onscreen keyboard or other stick device. Have any of you had any experiences with PeopleSoft and limited mobility? If so, what devices have you used or suggested? Thank you for your help! And, Merry Christmas and a Better New Year! NJ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Personal Mission Statement Integrity, trust, commitment and talent is the foundation of my existence. My dedication to providing the highest level of technical expertise to help solve client's problems is why I'm here. I strive to create, innovate, and to research solutions to meet and exceed expectations. -- NJ Brand ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NJ Brand Houston Community College-NW Academic Technical Support and Innovation Center Assistive Technology Specialist/Sr. Lab Assistant Town and Country Square Campus MC 1379 Room RC13 1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N. Houston TX 77043 VM/Office: 713.718.5604 FAX: 713.718.5430 Email: normajean.brand@hccs.edu http://nwc.hccs.edu http://learning.nwc.hccs.edu/members/normajean.brand ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rmhaven at stanford.edu Wed Dec 17 13:58:57 2008 From: rmhaven at stanford.edu (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Victor Reader Soft Mac question In-Reply-To: <4947BCAB.ECE9.003C.0@email.smith.edu> References: <4947BCAB.ECE9.003C.0@email.smith.edu> Message-ID: Hi, Maureen! I spoke to the RFB&D technical support people about 8 weeks ago, and they acknowledged that Victor Reader for Mac indeed does NOT work with Leopard (but does with Tiger - OS 10.4.x). They anticipated that a fix would be forthcoming in "the next few months", but not to hold my breath. I guess it's about time to check back with them. - Shelley Haven At 2:35 PM -0500 12/16/08, Maureen Bourbeau wrote: >RFBD's website states that the Victor Reader Software has not been >tested on Mac OS above 10.3. > >Has anyone been using it on 10.5.5, and if so, does it work properly? > >I have a student who would like to purchase it, but I don't want her >to buy something that won't run properly. > >Any feedback would be welcome! > >Thanks. >Maureen Bourbeau >Smith College >Northampton MA > > >_______________________________________________ >Athen mailing list >Athen@athenpro.org >http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From twhalen at mesastate.edu Thu Dec 18 11:21:36 2008 From: twhalen at mesastate.edu (Tom Whalen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] College Algebra Message-ID: <494A4050020000CF000297F4@gwmail.mesastate.edu> Hello, Please excuse the cross posting, I am currently looking to purchase a Braille version of College Algebra by Ratti. ISBN # 978-0321296443 published by Pearson/Addison Wesley in 2008. Please contact me off list if you can be of any help. Happy Holidays, Tom Whalen Assistant Coordinator Educational Access Services Mesa State College 1100 North Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81504 970-248-1801 From E.Henley at snhu.edu Thu Dec 18 11:59:41 2008 From: E.Henley at snhu.edu (Henley, Elizabeth) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Tax Cut and Jaws In-Reply-To: <20081216153351.BNJ14230@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu> References: <20081216153351.BNJ14230@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu> Message-ID: <55544D528384A540A4FBC885CB2BF04101C7CEC7DDCA@SNHU-CCR-A.snhu.edu> Does anyone know how well Tax Cut and Jaws work together? We have a student who may be using that program in an accounting class next semester and he uses Jaws. Thanks, Liz Liz Henley Disability Specialist, Office of Disability Services Southern New Hampshire University 2500 North River Rd Manchester, NH 03106 (603) 668-2211, ext. 2118 From pratikp1 at gmail.com Thu Dec 18 13:24:01 2008 From: pratikp1 at gmail.com (Pratik Patel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: [WebAIM] Screen reader survey Message-ID: -----Original Message----- From: webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org [mailto:webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org] On Behalf Of Jared Smith Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 3:50 PM To: WebAIM Discussion List Subject: [WebAIM] Screen reader survey WebAIM is conducting a survey of screen reader users - http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey/ Web accessibility experts often say something like, "Screen reader users prefer." followed by some accessibility recommendation. However, many of these recommendations are based on personal preference or conjecture - often from sighted users who only test with screen readers. The fact is that there is little data about screen reader usage to back up these recommendations. This survey will ask screen reader users about their usage and preferences. If you are a full-time, part-time, or even occasional screen reader user, please take a few minutes to complete the survey and provide us with a few details on your screen reader usage and preferences. We will be comparing results between those that rely on screen readers and those that primarily use them for evaluation and testing, so all screen reader users are invited to respond. Your feedback will help influence the accessibility techniques that web developers implement and that experts recommend. We'll be posting the survey results in a few months. Please post this announcement and/or the URL to other accessibility, disability, and assistive technology lists. More screen reader user responses will help solidify the recommendations made. http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey/ Jared Smith WebAIM _______________________________________________ To manage your subscription, visit http://list.webaim.org/ Address list messages to webaim-forum@list.webaim.org From edward at ngtvoice.com Thu Dec 18 13:52:55 2008 From: edward at ngtvoice.com (Ed. Rosenthal) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: [WebAIM] Screen reader survey In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <007801c9615a$fd4f8dd0$f7eea970$@com> Pratik- when I go to this site it appears that the section that is requesting the demographics information at the top doesn't have any content or data. I did send this along to another listserv that I monitor. -ed. Edward S. Rosenthal President and CEO Next Generation Technologies, Inc. (NGT Inc.) 20006 Cedar Valley Rd. #101 Lynnwood, Wa. 998036-6334 Ph: 425-744-1100 ext. 15 Fx: 425-778-5547 Skype: ed.rosenthal7 EM: edward@ngtvoice.com and This document may have been dictated with speech recognition software. Please disregard any remaining miscrecognitions. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Pratik Patel Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 1:24 PM To: 'Alternate Media'; 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] FW: [WebAIM] Screen reader survey -----Original Message----- From: webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org [mailto:webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org] On Behalf Of Jared Smith Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 3:50 PM To: WebAIM Discussion List Subject: [WebAIM] Screen reader survey WebAIM is conducting a survey of screen reader users - http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey/ Web accessibility experts often say something like, "Screen reader users prefer." followed by some accessibility recommendation. However, many of these recommendations are based on personal preference or conjecture - often from sighted users who only test with screen readers. The fact is that there is little data about screen reader usage to back up these recommendations. This survey will ask screen reader users about their usage and preferences. If you are a full-time, part-time, or even occasional screen reader user, please take a few minutes to complete the survey and provide us with a few details on your screen reader usage and preferences. We will be comparing results between those that rely on screen readers and those that primarily use them for evaluation and testing, so all screen reader users are invited to respond. Your feedback will help influence the accessibility techniques that web developers implement and that experts recommend. We'll be posting the survey results in a few months. Please post this announcement and/or the URL to other accessibility, disability, and assistive technology lists. More screen reader user responses will help solidify the recommendations made. http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey/ Jared Smith WebAIM _______________________________________________ To manage your subscription, visit http://list.webaim.org/ Address list messages to webaim-forum@list.webaim.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From danc at washington.edu Thu Dec 18 13:57:29 2008 From: danc at washington.edu (Dan Comden) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] 2009 Executive Council Nominations Message-ID: At the close of nominations, here are the candidates for ATHEN Executive Council: ATHEN Executive Council Nominations 2009 President: * Ron Stewart Vice President: * Terrill (Terry) Thompson Secretary: * Dann Berkowitz * Gaeir Dietrich Treasurer: * Heidi Scher The elections committee is working on an online voting format and plan to have this in place after the holidays. We will announce when elections are open, where to go to vote, and related information when we have that ready for you. Look for the announcement in early January. This is a good time to remind everyone that in order to vote, now is the time to become current with your membership if necessary. You must be a professional member, an executive council member, or if you are part of an institutional membership, the designated voting member for your institution. -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl University of Washington UW Technology Services From marks at mso.umt.edu Thu Dec 18 15:01:34 2008 From: marks at mso.umt.edu (Marks, Jim) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Plextalk Pocket Message-ID: <14BCA38CB48BE940AB983D950061FA7A01250580@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> A new device for reading audio and e-text books has been released, and many will want to check it out. It's called the Plextalk Pocket from Plextor. It's also called the PTP1. More information on the device is located here: http://www.plextalk.com/in/ The Pocket is a competitor for the Victor Stream. These devices play audio and e-text. They also serve as digital recorders. Bothe the Pocket and Stream are designed to play books from Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, and Bookshare. User Authorization Keys for the Pocket are not quite available yet because the device is so new. Both the Pocket and Stream include text-to-speech capabilities, so they serve as e-text players for text and html files. The Stream plays more file formats than does the Pocket, but the devices are upgradable with firmware upgrades, and it's only a matter of time before both play the same file formats. The Pocket is very small, smaller than the Stream. It uses an SD card for data storage. It can also connect to USB drives, and it can run a USB CD player as well. Audio books can be sped up and read very handily. E-text works well, although the text-to-speech engine, Vocalizer, takes some getting used to because it is a bit fuzzy. The Stream also used Vocalizer for its text-to-speech engine. The Pocket has very highly developed recording capabilities. It allows users to build Daisy recordings in a variety of recording formats complete with bookmarks and headings. One can add voice notes to recordings as well. It provides a revolutionary way of recording lectures in ways that make the recordings useful to students. I've never like recording as an accommodation because rarely is any lecture worth listening to twice. With the Pocket, users can organize and identify important elements in the recording, which permits users access to the relevant information quickly and easily. The Pocket costs about $360. It comes with a re-chargeable battery much like those in cell phones. It can be charged with either a wall charger or a USB cable connected to a computer. Files can be transferred in a variety of ways, including via USB cable, the SD card, and from an external device. The Pocket also plays MP3 files, so it can be used as a music player. Colleges Disability Service offices may want to purchase the Pocket to loan to students who use alternate formats of their textbooks. That's what my office does. We like the small hardware players because they work so well, and students love them. Hope this information helps. Plextor, the maker of the Pocket, gave me a Pocket to try out. I really like the Pocket, especially since I know the Pocket will be upgraded over time to improve its performance. ----- Jim Marks Director of Disability Services University of Montana jim.marks@umontana.edu http://www.umt.edu/disability ----- From dann at digilifemedia.biz Fri Dec 19 06:52:08 2008 From: dann at digilifemedia.biz (Dann Berkowitz) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] 2009 Executive Council Nominations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <171304154-1229698322-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-945917520-@bxe278.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Dan - do you want candidate statements from the candidates? Dann - ATHEN Secretary Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Dan Comden Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:57:29 To: ATHEN list Subject: [Athen] 2009 Executive Council Nominations At the close of nominations, here are the candidates for ATHEN Executive Council: ATHEN Executive Council Nominations 2009 President: * Ron Stewart Vice President: * Terrill (Terry) Thompson Secretary: * Dann Berkowitz * Gaeir Dietrich Treasurer: * Heidi Scher The elections committee is working on an online voting format and plan to have this in place after the holidays. We will announce when elections are open, where to go to vote, and related information when we have that ready for you. Look for the announcement in early January. This is a good time to remind everyone that in order to vote, now is the time to become current with your membership if necessary. You must be a professional member, an executive council member, or if you are part of an institutional membership, the designated voting member for your institution. -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl University of Washington UW Technology Services _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From arobertsongann at nwacc.edu Fri Dec 19 11:52:07 2008 From: arobertsongann at nwacc.edu (Robertson-Gann, Amy H.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Canon DR-4010C? Message-ID: <6EDA9A718ADCBD47B2DC2852B62147BC05B3F672@boreas.nwacc.edu> Hello, ATHEN-ites, Wondering if anyone out there has any opinion on the Canon DR-4010C as a primary scanner for text conversion. Thoughts? With thanks in advance, ARG ___________________________________________ Amy Robertson-Gann, M.S. Coordinator, Disability Services Northwest Arkansas Community College One College Drive Bentonville, AR 72712 Phone: (479) 619-2660 Fax: (479) 619-4346 arobertsongann@nwacc.edu "You've done it before, and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination." - Ralph Marston "This message is intended solely for the recipient to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disclose, distribute or copy this email. Please notify the sender immediately that you are not the person for whom this email was intended and delete this email from your system." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ead at ecs.soton.ac.uk Mon Dec 22 08:19:55 2008 From: ead at ecs.soton.ac.uk (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] BBC videos on web accessibility Message-ID: Apologies for cross posting but I thought this may be a useful link when demonstrating some of the issues that arise related to web accessibility http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7789622.stm 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 From kcahill at MIT.EDU Tue Dec 23 07:33:31 2008 From: kcahill at MIT.EDU (Kathy Cahill) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Captioning guidelines In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <495104CB.6070601@mit.edu> Hello fellow ATHEN members; Do those of you involved in alternative formats have any guidelines for captioning? The media production dept that we deal with here on campus is looking for some guidelines when they do the work or hire someone else to do it. I do know that NCAM has captioning guidelines at http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/services/captioning/faq/sugg-styles-conv-faq.html However, I am wondering if your university or alt. media center has their own guidelines or different ones. Many thanks, Kathy ************************* Kathleen Cahill Adaptive Technology Specialist MIT ATIC (Adaptive Technology) Lab 77 Mass. Ave. 7-143 Cambridge MA 02139 (617) 253-5111 kcahill@mit.edu From saroj_primlani at ncsu.edu Tue Dec 23 07:47:15 2008 From: saroj_primlani at ncsu.edu (Saroj Primlani) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] WCAG theme song In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2101.24.40.128.28.1230047235.squirrel@webmail.ncsu.edu> Funny video on you tube http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=gtuna2AWvqk Happy holidays and a very good 2009 for everyone Saroj 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. BBC videos on web accessibility (E.A. Draffan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:19:55 +0000 > From: "E.A. Draffan" > Subject: [Athen] BBC videos on web accessibility > To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network > , "accessibleweb@u.washington.edu" > , Disabilities and Technology > > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Apologies for cross posting but I thought this may be a useful link when > demonstrating some of the issues that arise related to web accessibility > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7789622.stm > > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > End of Athen Digest, Vol 35, Issue 22 > ************************************* > -- Saroj Primlani Coordinator of University IT Accessibility Office of Information Technology NC State Campus Box 7109 Raleigh, NC 27695-7109 Phone: 919-513-4087 Email: Saroj_Primlani@ncsu.edu http://www.ncsu.edu/it/access From ron at altformatsolutions.com Tue Dec 23 07:58:46 2008 From: ron at altformatsolutions.com (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Captioning guidelines In-Reply-To: <495104CB.6070601@mit.edu> References: <495104CB.6070601@mit.edu> Message-ID: <008301c96517$56d0afa0$04720ee0$@com> Hi Kathy, there are captioning guidelines and procedures on the AHEAD E-Text website at: http://ahead.org/resources/e-text Ron -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kathy Cahill Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 10:34 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Captioning guidelines Hello fellow ATHEN members; Do those of you involved in alternative formats have any guidelines for captioning? The media production dept that we deal with here on campus is looking for some guidelines when they do the work or hire someone else to do it. I do know that NCAM has captioning guidelines at http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/services/captioning/faq/sugg-styles-conv -faq.html However, I am wondering if your university or alt. media center has their own guidelines or different ones. Many thanks, Kathy ************************* Kathleen Cahill Adaptive Technology Specialist MIT ATIC (Adaptive Technology) 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 nettiet at frontiernet.net Tue Dec 23 09:32:28 2008 From: nettiet at frontiernet.net (nettiet@frontiernet.net) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] WCAG theme song In-Reply-To: <2101.24.40.128.28.1230047235.squirrel@webmail.ncsu.edu> Message-ID: <645357924.1009321230053548275.JavaMail.root@cl02-host04.roch.ny.frontiernet.net> Just too great ! a real body mover :) Okay, so I need some help in saving this so that when they stop sharing it on Youtube I will still be able to boogey to its sound. thanks in advance for any instructions on how to save. A very happy holiday Nettie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Saroj Primlani" To: athen@athenpro.org Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:47:15 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Athen] WCAG theme song Funny video on you tube http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=gtuna2AWvqk Happy holidays and a very good 2009 for everyone Saroj 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. BBC videos on web accessibility (E.A. Draffan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:19:55 +0000 > From: "E.A. Draffan" > Subject: [Athen] BBC videos on web accessibility > To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network > , "accessibleweb@u.washington.edu" > , Disabilities and Technology > > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Apologies for cross posting but I thought this may be a useful link when > demonstrating some of the issues that arise related to web accessibility > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7789622.stm > > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > End of Athen Digest, Vol 35, Issue 22 > ************************************* > -- Saroj Primlani Coordinator of University IT Accessibility Office of Information Technology NC State Campus Box 7109 Raleigh, NC 27695-7109 Phone: 919-513-4087 Email: Saroj_Primlani@ncsu.edu http://www.ncsu.edu/it/access _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From christopher.doucet at gmail.com Tue Dec 23 09:50:39 2008 From: christopher.doucet at gmail.com (Christopher Doucet) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] WCAG theme song In-Reply-To: <645357924.1009321230053548275.JavaMail.root@cl02-host04.roch.ny.frontiernet.net> References: <645357924.1009321230053548275.JavaMail.root@cl02-host04.roch.ny.frontiernet.net> Message-ID: <495124EF.7050509@gmail.com> I saw this on the versiontracker rss feed, but haven't had the chance to try it... http://freeyoutubedownloader.net/ Chris nettiet@frontiernet.net wrote: > Just too great ! a real body mover :) > > Okay, so I need some help in saving this so that when they stop sharing it on Youtube I will still be able to boogey to its sound. > > thanks in advance for any instructions on how to save. > > A very happy holiday > Nettie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Saroj Primlani" > To: athen@athenpro.org > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:47:15 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: [Athen] WCAG theme song > > > > Funny video on you tube > http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=gtuna2AWvqk > > Happy holidays and a very good 2009 for everyone > Saroj > > > > > 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. BBC videos on web accessibility (E.A. Draffan) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:19:55 +0000 >> From: "E.A. Draffan" >> Subject: [Athen] BBC videos on web accessibility >> To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network >> , "accessibleweb@u.washington.edu" >> , Disabilities and Technology >> >> Message-ID: >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> Apologies for cross posting but I thought this may be a useful link when >> demonstrating some of the issues that arise related to web accessibility >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7789622.stm >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org >> >> >> End of Athen Digest, Vol 35, Issue 22 >> ************************************* >> >> > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbourbea at email.smith.edu Tue Dec 23 11:20:28 2008 From: mbourbea at email.smith.edu (Maureen Bourbeau) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] RFBD Audio Access MP3 Compatibility Message-ID: <4950F3AC.ECE9.003C.0@email.smith.edu> Wondering if anyone has sucessfully used these RFBD downloadable audio files on portable MP3 players? And if so, what MP3 players will it work with (specific vendor and model info would be great). RFBD's website is vague on the issue and only lists vendors such as Creative, Samsung, SanDisk and Sony with no specific model information. I'd like to give our students a little more information if it is available. Or is it simply a trial and error activity? I'd appreciate learning from someone else's efforts :) Wishing you all a restful holiday. Thanks. --Maureen From tschwanke at wisc.edu Tue Dec 23 13:10:16 2008 From: tschwanke at wisc.edu (Todd Schwanke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] RFBD Audio Access MP3 Compatibility In-Reply-To: <4950F3AC.ECE9.003C.0@email.smith.edu> References: <4950F3AC.ECE9.003C.0@email.smith.edu> Message-ID: <20081223151016202.00000003624@AT_Specialist> Here at UW-Madison we are successfully using the Creative Zen 8 GB Portable Media Player I recommend the Creative silicone sleeves and screen protectors as the screen and cases are a soft plastic. We were initially going to use the SanDisk Sansa Fuze 8GB. The features looked the best and the wheel made it more iPod like. And, it was just about the only one I found that seemed to have a decent ability to use an expansion micro-SD card, which we thought would be helpful if we downloaded additional books for a student. However, in syncing our first couple books they took a half a day or more, which wasn't at all practical. They'd start out fast and then pages would get slower and slower and we couldn't find a fix. Another issue we found with the Fuze is that you couldn't put bookmarks in audiobooks unless you reclassified them as some genre of music. Additionally, you could speed up or slow down playback, but it had the same tone problems at the old tape players. So, we switched to the Creative Zen 8 GB and that worked pretty well. Sync's still aren't particularly quick (about 20min per book), but are way better than the Sansa. If students want portable and discreet it seems they are choosing this device over CDs. However, if the ability to change playback speed is particularly important to them, then we are finding that they are choosing to stick with the CDs. One real success we had was a student who said that having the compact size of the audio player was an incentive for him to start using his audio books more, which made him realize that they helped and caused regret that he had not used the CDs more when they were available, despite the form factor. I haven't had any students yet come in with cell phones that do WMA/DRM that we could put their audio files on, but I'm eager to see how well that works. If anyone knows of a site that does a grid comparison of features of different audio players and phones including WMA, DRM, iTunes, etc. that would be really helpful. Another hint is to watch out for the Windows Media Player autosync if you are connecting multiple devices to a computer. If the available content is less than the storage on the player it will start the autosync upon connection and you'll end up inadvertently using up your book licenses even if it only manages to sync 1 page of a book. Happy holidays, -Todd -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Maureen Bourbeau Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 1:20 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] RFBD Audio Access MP3 Compatibility Wondering if anyone has sucessfully used these RFBD downloadable audio files on portable MP3 players? And if so, what MP3 players will it work with (specific vendor and model info would be great). RFBD's website is vague on the issue and only lists vendors such as Creative, Samsung, SanDisk and Sony with no specific model information. I'd like to give our students a little more information if it is available. Or is it simply a trial and error activity? I'd appreciate learning from someone else's efforts :) Wishing you all a restful holiday. Thanks. --Maureen _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From mpethel at uga.edu Tue Dec 23 13:19:01 2008 From: mpethel at uga.edu (Melinda J Pethel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] RFBD Audio Access MP3 Compatibility In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5879938EA8894628ADD61A9023DD5FB9@AMACAT> I was able to do a firmware updgrade (to handle the new DRM) on my Creative Labs Zen Jukebox Xtra and it works great. Regards, Melinda From ea at emptech.info Tue Dec 23 15:03:22 2008 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] WCAG theme song In-Reply-To: <2101.24.40.128.28.1230047235.squirrel@webmail.ncsu.edu> References: <2101.24.40.128.28.1230047235.squirrel@webmail.ncsu.edu> Message-ID: <005601c96552$ac08a0a0$0419e1e0$@info> I have passed it onto the BS8878 team just in case anyone is feeling as brave as the WCAG team! Wonderful Saroj and Happy Christmas and New Year to everyone. 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 -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Saroj Primlani Sent: 23 December 2008 15:47 To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] WCAG theme song Funny video on you tube http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=gtuna2AWvqk Happy holidays and a very good 2009 for everyone Saroj 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. BBC videos on web accessibility (E.A. Draffan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:19:55 +0000 > From: "E.A. Draffan" > Subject: [Athen] BBC videos on web accessibility > To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network > , "accessibleweb@u.washington.edu" > , Disabilities and Technology > > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Apologies for cross posting but I thought this may be a useful link when > demonstrating some of the issues that arise related to web accessibility > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7789622.stm > > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > End of Athen Digest, Vol 35, Issue 22 > ************************************* > -- Saroj Primlani Coordinator of University IT Accessibility Office of Information Technology NC State Campus Box 7109 Raleigh, NC 27695-7109 Phone: 919-513-4087 Email: Saroj_Primlani@ncsu.edu http://www.ncsu.edu/it/access _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1862 - Release Date: 23/12/2008 12:08 From Glenda at webaccessibility.biz Tue Dec 23 16:39:22 2008 From: Glenda at webaccessibility.biz (Glenda Watson Hyatt - Soaring Eagle Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] WCAG theme song In-Reply-To: <2101.24.40.128.28.1230047235.squirrel@webmail.ncsu.edu> Message-ID: Awesome video to introduce WCAG 2.0! I wonder if there are any plans to caption it. Happy holidays everyone! Cheers, Glenda Check out Accessibility 100 - a series of 100 easy-to-implement, free and inexpensive tips for improving accessibility for people with disabilities, available at http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/category/accessibility-100/ Glenda Watson Hyatt, The Left Thumb Blogger Author of I'll Do It Myself Blog: www.doitmyselfblog.com Email: Glenda@doitmyselfblog.com Facebook: http://profile.to/GlendaWatsonHyatt/ Skype: Glenda.Watson.Hyatt (text only, please) Twitter: http://twitter.com/GlendaWH -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Saroj Primlani Sent: December 23, 2008 7:47 AM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] WCAG theme song Funny video on you tube http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=gtuna2AWvqk Happy holidays and a very good 2009 for everyone Saroj 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. BBC videos on web accessibility (E.A. Draffan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:19:55 +0000 > From: "E.A. Draffan" > Subject: [Athen] BBC videos on web accessibility > To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network > , "accessibleweb@u.washington.edu" > , Disabilities and Technology > > Message-ID: > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Apologies for cross posting but I thought this may be a useful link > when demonstrating some of the issues that arise related to web > accessibility http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7789622.stm > > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > End of Athen Digest, Vol 35, Issue 22 > ************************************* > -- Saroj Primlani Coordinator of University IT Accessibility Office of Information Technology NC State Campus Box 7109 Raleigh, NC 27695-7109 Phone: 919-513-4087 Email: Saroj_Primlani@ncsu.edu http://www.ncsu.edu/it/access _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1861 - Release Date: 12/22/2008 11:23 AM From danc at washington.edu Tue Dec 23 16:48:57 2008 From: danc at washington.edu (Dan Comden) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] WCAG theme song In-Reply-To: <200812240041.mBO0fGFv026955@cg53.u.washington.edu> References: <200812240041.mBO0fGFv026955@cg53.u.washington.edu> Message-ID: It is captioned -- click on the "CC" link in the corner of the video. -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl University of Washington UW Technology Services On Tue, 23 Dec 2008, Glenda Watson Hyatt - Soaring Eagle Communications wrote: > Awesome video to introduce WCAG 2.0! I wonder if there are any plans to > caption it. From Glenda at webaccessibility.biz Tue Dec 23 16:58:29 2008 From: Glenda at webaccessibility.biz (Glenda Watson Hyatt - Soaring Eagle Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] WCAG theme song Message-ID: Please ignore my last email regarding captioning the WCAG 2.0. I found captioning on YouTube. Now my face is ready for the holidays: red! Cheers, Glenda -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Glenda Watson Hyatt - Soaring Eagle Communications Sent: December 23, 2008 4:39 PM To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] WCAG theme song Awesome video to introduce WCAG 2.0! I wonder if there are any plans to caption it. Happy holidays everyone! Cheers, Glenda Check out Accessibility 100 - a series of 100 easy-to-implement, free and inexpensive tips for improving accessibility for people with disabilities, available at http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/category/accessibility-100/ Glenda Watson Hyatt, The Left Thumb Blogger Author of I'll Do It Myself Blog: www.doitmyselfblog.com Email: Glenda@doitmyselfblog.com Facebook: http://profile.to/GlendaWatsonHyatt/ Skype: Glenda.Watson.Hyatt (text only, please) Twitter: http://twitter.com/GlendaWH -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Saroj Primlani Sent: December 23, 2008 7:47 AM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] WCAG theme song Funny video on you tube http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=gtuna2AWvqk Happy holidays and a very good 2009 for everyone Saroj 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. BBC videos on web accessibility (E.A. Draffan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:19:55 +0000 > From: "E.A. Draffan" > Subject: [Athen] BBC videos on web accessibility > To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network > , "accessibleweb@u.washington.edu" > , Disabilities and Technology > > Message-ID: > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Apologies for cross posting but I thought this may be a useful link > when demonstrating some of the issues that arise related to web > accessibility http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7789622.stm > > Best wishes E.A. > > Mrs E.A. 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Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1861 - Release Date: 12/22/2008 11:23 AM _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1861 - Release Date: 12/22/2008 11:23 AM From Glenda at webaccessibility.biz Tue Dec 23 17:00:54 2008 From: Glenda at webaccessibility.biz (Glenda Watson Hyatt - Soaring Eagle Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] WCAG theme song In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Thanks, I found the CC after sending the email. Doh! Cheers, Glenda Check out Accessibility 100 - a series of 100 easy-to-implement, free and inexpensive tips for improving accessibility for people with disabilities, available at http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/category/accessibility-100/ Glenda Watson Hyatt, The Left Thumb Blogger Author of I'll Do It Myself Blog: www.doitmyselfblog.com Email: Glenda@doitmyselfblog.com Facebook: http://profile.to/GlendaWatsonHyatt/ Skype: Glenda.Watson.Hyatt (text only, please) Twitter: http://twitter.com/GlendaWH -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Dan Comden Sent: December 23, 2008 4:49 PM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] WCAG theme song It is captioned -- click on the "CC" link in the corner of the video. -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl University of Washington UW Technology Services On Tue, 23 Dec 2008, Glenda Watson Hyatt - Soaring Eagle Communications wrote: > Awesome video to introduce WCAG 2.0! I wonder if there are any plans > to caption it. _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1861 - Release Date: 12/22/2008 11:23 AM From isuredbirds at centurytel.net Tue Dec 23 17:05:35 2008 From: isuredbirds at centurytel.net (monty cassellius) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] digest Message-ID: <0E7AFF0A15F045DD9F3DD4F72E16D566@Monty> hello how do i setup digest mode for the list? Monty Cassellius 565 Meadows Drive Hammond, WI 54015 804.370.0358 isuredbirds@centurytel.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tft at u.washington.edu Wed Dec 31 08:47:23 2008 From: tft at u.washington.edu (Terrill Thompson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] PeopleSoft, accessibility/mobility? In-Reply-To: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1D2B1A5A@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> References: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1D2B1A5A@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> Message-ID: <002d01c96b67$74d46590$5e7d30b0$@washington.edu> Hi NJ, I don't have firsthand experience using PeopleSoft with an alternative input technology, but for what it's worth Oracle does provide PeopleSoft VPATs: http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/gsa_peoplesoft.html The VPAT for versions 8.8.0-8.9.x is more informative than the one for 9.0x, but maybe that suggests the more recent version has fixed all the accessibility problems from previous versions? Terry Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, Accessible Technology UW Technology Services University of Washington tft@u.washington.edu 206/221-4168 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of normajean.brand Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 12:38 PM To: Athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] PeopleSoft, accessibility/mobility? Dear ATHENites, I know that you are all trying to wind down for the upcoming break - much needed for us all - but I have a question regarding PeopleSoft. Our counseling department has a candidate who they are highly interested in hiring but are worried that PeopleSoft will not be accessible to this person should they hire him/her. The question comes because this person has extremely limited use of upper body/hands and normally uses voice-activation to accomplish most computer related tasks. My first thought was Dragon NaturallySpeaking. I have tried to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking with PeopleSoft and have been unsuccessful from my trials. My second thought is some type of Headmouse, puff/sip, onscreen keyboard or other stick device. Have any of you had any experiences with PeopleSoft and limited mobility? If so, what devices have you used or suggested? Thank you for your help! And, Merry Christmas and a Better New Year! NJ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Personal Mission Statement Integrity, trust, commitment and talent is the foundation of my existence. My dedication to providing the highest level of technical expertise to help solve client's problems is why I'm here. I strive to create, innovate, and to research solutions to meet and exceed expectations. -- NJ Brand ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NJ Brand Houston Community College-NW Academic Technical Support and Innovation Center Assistive Technology Specialist/Sr. Lab Assistant Town and Country Square Campus MC 1379 Room RC13 1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N. Houston TX 77043 VM/Office: 713.718.5604 FAX: 713.718.5430 Email: normajean.brand@hccs.edu http://nwc.hccs.edu http://learning.nwc.hccs.edu/members/normajean.brand ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wink.harner at mcmail.maricopa.edu Wed Dec 31 13:45:23 2008 From: wink.harner at mcmail.maricopa.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] PeopleSoft, accessibility/mobility? In-Reply-To: <002d01c96b67$74d46590$5e7d30b0$@washington.edu> Message-ID: <485D76DB00018E05@email3.dist.maricopa.edu> Hi NJ et al, Have you tried DNS 10.0 Professional? It has voice command capacity and works much better than previous versions. ScanSoft will allow a 30 day full refund if it doesn't work, so it's worth trying it out! I have found it to be MUCH better at all sorts of things. Even version 10.0, however good as it is, will not eliminate the need to use the mouse or or keyboard occasionally. Let us know if it works or not. Also, remember there are Dragon experts lurking on the list who can help. Blessings. Wink >-- Original Message -- >From: "Terrill Thompson" >To: "'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'" >Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:47:23 -0800 >Subject: Re: [Athen] PeopleSoft, accessibility/mobility? >Reply-To: tft@u.washington.edu, > Access Technologists in Higher Education Network > > >Hi NJ, > > > >I don't have firsthand experience using PeopleSoft with an alternative input >technology, but for what it's worth Oracle does provide PeopleSoft VPATs: > > > > >http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/gsa_peoplesoft.html > > > >The VPAT for versions 8.8.0-8.9.x is more informative than the one for >9.0x, but maybe that suggests the more recent version has fixed all the >accessibility problems from previous versions? > > > >Terry > > > >Terrill Thompson >Technology Accessibility Specialist >DO-IT, Accessible Technology >UW Technology Services >University of Washington >tft@u.washington.edu >206/221-4168 > > > > > > > >From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On >Behalf Of normajean.brand >Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 12:38 PM >To: Athen@athenpro.org >Subject: [Athen] PeopleSoft, accessibility/mobility? > > > >Dear ATHENites, > >I know that you are all trying to wind down for the upcoming break - much >needed for us all - but I have a question regarding PeopleSoft. Our >counseling department has a candidate who they are highly interested in >hiring but are worried that PeopleSoft will not be accessible to this person >should they hire him/her. The question comes because this person has >extremely limited use of upper body/hands and normally uses voice-activation >to accomplish most computer related tasks. My first thought was Dragon >NaturallySpeaking. I have tried to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking with >PeopleSoft and have been unsuccessful from my trials. My second thought is >some type of Headmouse, puff/sip, onscreen keyboard or other stick device. >Have any of you had any experiences with PeopleSoft and limited mobility? >If >so, what devices have you used or suggested? Thank you for your help! And, >Merry Christmas and a Better New Year! > > > >NJ > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Personal Mission Statement > >Integrity, trust, commitment and talent is the foundation of my existence. > >My dedication to providing the highest level of technical expertise to help > >solve client's problems is why I'm here. I strive to create, innovate, and >to > >research solutions to meet and exceed expectations. -- NJ Brand > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > >NJ Brand > >Houston Community College-NW > >Academic Technical Support and Innovation Center > >Assistive Technology Specialist/Sr. Lab Assistant > >Town and Country Square Campus > >MC 1379 Room RC13 > >1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N. > >Houston TX 77043 > >VM/Office: 713.718.5604 > >FAX: 713.718.5430 > >Email: normajean.brand@hccs.edu > >http://nwc.hccs.edu > >http://learning.nwc.hccs.edu/members/normajean.brand > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >---------------------------------- > > > >_______________________________________________ >Athen mailing list >Athen@athenpro.org >http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org Ms. Wink Harner Manager Disability Resources & Services Mesa Community College Mesa AZ 480-461-7447