[Athen] [WebAIM] web accessibility retrofitting service

[Robert Beach]

Yes, the college needs to purchase appropriate screen reading technologies (JAWS is just one option) so that the student can access the course materials in class, independently.  Having a person read the screen is not sufficient, especially for out-of-class work.



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 at kckcc.edu


>>> "Prezant, Fran" <fprezant at abilitiesonline.org> 3/28/2008 8:17 AM >>>

If a blind student is registering for a computer based course ,  does
the university need to purchase JAWS to provide access to the materials
and class participation  if they don't already have it.  What is the
benefit, disadvantage and/or legality of having an aide provide the
assistance to the student.

 

Thanks for any and all input.

 

Fran Prezant

 

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From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Phil Teare
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 12:19 PM
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Cc: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] [WebAIM] web accessibility retrofitting service

 


In which case, like I say, a redesign would usually be best. And there
are dozens of excellent companies out there, to do just that.

 

If there are clear reasons for this being impractical, a retrofit is
going to have many problems to overcome. Adding a self voiceing system
and/or templated patch (a little like T.V Raman's AxsJax) is a way to
work around these issues. This is something I'd be more than happy to
investigate for you, and is something we've done before.

 

I'd list other design companies for a redesign, but there are so many
and I'd hate to leave anyone out.

 

Best

Phil


 

On 24/03/2008, Lisa Fiedor <lisa_fiedor at ncsu.edu> wrote: 

Actually, I'm scoping out the development of an accessibility production
service for our campus, and was wondering whether anyone has done that
somewhere else. Our faculty are generally not experienced web
developers, and there is interest in providing a service that will work
with their online course materials and either redesign or retrofit them
to be accessible. The majority of our public sites are accessible, but
when it comes to course pages, there is some work that needs to be done.
By whom, is the question.

Thanks,
Lisa

Phil Teare wrote:

> Looking at your site, its not so bad. Which areas are you wanting work

done

> on? Are they they public, for me to have a poke at?

> Cheers

> Phil

>

>

> On 24/03/2008, Phil Teare <phil.a.teare at googlemail.com> wrote:

>

>> While most would say rewrites are better than retrofitting (and I'd

>> agree), if you have the resources/time... we could look at it as a

project.

>> Talklets and V Browser offer fairly unique add-on services. They can

both be

>> bespoke tailored to work around the shortcomings of a given legacy

system.

>>

>> Best,

>> Phil

>> --

>> Phil Teare,

>> CTO & Chief Architect,

>> http://www.talklets.com from Textic Ltd.

>> (44) [0] 208 4452871

>>

>>

>

>

>

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Lisa Marie Fiedor
Web Accessibility, Usability, & Design Specialist
DELTA Instructional Support Services
Campus Box 7111, NC State University, Raleigh NC  27695-7111
Rm 2133 DH Hill Library, East Wing
v 919-513-4616 f 919-513-4005
lisa_fiedor at ncsu.edu 

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