From norm.coombs at gmail.com Wed Apr 1 10:32:22 2009 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] James Bailey providing Webinar for EASI Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090401102949.02324620@pop.gmail.com> I realize that people on this list already have learned most of the content in this 4-part Webinar series. However, I wanted to highlight what James Bailey is doing and, even more, perhaps you have contacts who would benefit from this opportunity. Norm Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com Managing the Assistive Technology Process The Nontech Guide for Disability Service Providers. A 4-part tuition-based series April 21, 28, May 12, 19 all at 2 PM Eastern Presenter James Bailey, MS, Adaptive Technology Adviser, University of Oregon. this fee-based series is free to EASI Annual Webinar Members.) Anyone needing continuing education units, can pay an extra fee, take this series and also write a related paper and obtain 3 CEUS from EASI and the University of Southern Maine This series combines 4 90-minute live webinars, a text book and a Blackboard discussion board. This Webinar series is an unusual opportunity to experience the same content as James provides in on-site 2-day seminars. It focuses on the management aspects of AT in higher education rather than the technical features, and it will be especially helpful for both new DSS staff and AT or DS coordinators needing to organize and articulate their AT programs. Like other EASI events, the presentation will avoid the use of technical jargon. Those people who register by Monday April 6 will have the cost of James' book, included in the $195 cost for the Webinar series. Others will have to get the book themselves from the publisher, LRP. Brief series description Webinar 1 technical accommodations for various physical disabilities and deployment options for college AT programs. Webinar 2 accommodations for students with learning disabilities and AT training issues at the college level. Webinar 3 alt-text provision and accessibility issues with the web in higher education. Webinar 4 the law and AT and the creation of a college AT management plan. DO NOT MISS THIS UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EQUIVALENT OF A TWO-DAY SEMINAR FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME AND SAVE THE TIME AND EXPENSE OF TRAVEL! You can read more and register online at http://easi.cc/forms/bailey.htm From skeegan at gmail.com Wed Apr 1 12:43:24 2009 From: skeegan at gmail.com (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] Fwd: Math graphics In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Fellow ATHEN members, please see the message below. Take care, Sean ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Hong, Glenda Date: Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 5:48 AM Subject: Math graphics Are there any resources for graphics that are already in a useable format that I could be relabeled for a student taking PreAlgebra classes and will eventually have to move on to College level Algebra? I seem to remember there being a list of colleges that would share their graphics files but can?t remember how to get to them. Thanks for any help you can offer. gh Glenda Hong Assistive Technology Specialist Lone Star College-North Harris, ACAD 201 2700 W. W. Thorne Dr. Houston, TX 77073-3499 (281) 618-5745 FAX: (281) 618-7107 E-mail: glenda.hong@LoneStar.edu [image: Lone Star College System - North Harris] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I seem to remember there being a list of colleges that would share > their graphics files but can?t remember how to get to them. Thanks for any help you can > offer. gh > > > > Glenda Hong > > Assistive Technology Specialist > > Lone Star College-North Harris, ACAD 201 > > 2700 W. W. Thorne Dr. > > Houston, TX 77073-3499 > > (281) 618-5745???????? FAX: (281) 618-7107 > > E-mail: glenda.hong@LoneStar.edu > > > > Lone Star College System - North Harris > > > > > > > > From norm.coombs at gmail.com Wed Apr 1 14:47:00 2009 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] link for Webinar series:Managing the Assistive . . . Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090401144509.02300468@pop.gmail.com> I am sorry I failed to include the link for more info http://easi.cc/clinic.htm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone) ****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm From jbailey at uoregon.edu Thu Apr 2 11:45:23 2009 From: jbailey at uoregon.edu (James Bailey) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] old braille display Message-ID: <1238697923.150691.alphamail@mailapps1.uoregon.edu> I have an old Telesensory Navigator Braille Display with a serial connection. Can I get this to work on an XP box with USB? Will it work with JAWS 10 and is there a serial to usb converter? ? Thanks, James -- James Bailey Adaptive Technology Access Adviser, University of Oregon 1501 Kincaid St. Eugene, OR 97403-1299 Office: 541-346-1076 jbailey@uoregon.edu From twilight2 at kconline.com Thu Apr 2 14:53:50 2009 From: twilight2 at kconline.com (Lori) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] old braille display References: <1238697923.150691.alphamail@mailapps1.uoregon.edu> Message-ID: <59ABF49B27CA477ABA3860A792D1CBE8@userae1ae68953> Hi, I can't answer your question, but if for some reason if it can't, please check with Opticon folks as I believe the battery from the Navigater can be used with the Opticon. Lori ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Bailey" To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 2:45 PM Subject: [Athen] old braille display > > I have an old Telesensory Navigator Braille Display with a serial > connection. Can I get this to work on an XP box with USB? Will it work > with JAWS 10 and is there a serial to usb converter? > > ? Thanks, James > > -- > James Bailey > Adaptive Technology Access Adviser, University of Oregon > 1501 Kincaid St. > Eugene, OR 97403-1299 > Office: 541-346-1076 > jbailey@uoregon.edu > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 3984 (20090402) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > From ron at ahead.org Thu Apr 2 18:52:02 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] old Braille display In-Reply-To: <59ABF49B27CA477ABA3860A792D1CBE8@userae1ae68953> References: <1238697923.150691.alphamail@mailapps1.uoregon.edu> <59ABF49B27CA477ABA3860A792D1CBE8@userae1ae68953> Message-ID: <008c01c9b3fe$cadb3b00$6091b100$@org> Here is the converter that I have used in the past with pretty good success: http://www.iogear.com/product/GUC232A/ It should be recognized with JAWS, as long as the computer assigns the proper com port to the USB converter. Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Lori Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 5:54 PM To: James Bailey; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] old braille display Hi, I can't answer your question, but if for some reason if it can't, please check with Opticon folks as I believe the battery from the Navigater can be used with the Opticon. Lori ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Bailey" To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 2:45 PM Subject: [Athen] old braille display > > I have an old Telesensory Navigator Braille Display with a serial > connection. Can I get this to work on an XP box with USB? Will it work > with JAWS 10 and is there a serial to usb converter? > > ? Thanks, James > > -- > James Bailey > Adaptive Technology Access Adviser, University of Oregon > 1501 Kincaid St. > Eugene, OR 97403-1299 > Office: 541-346-1076 > jbailey@uoregon.edu > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 3984 (20090402) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From hkramer at colorado.edu Fri Apr 3 10:52:24 2009 From: hkramer at colorado.edu (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] April 10 deadline for AHG 2009 papers Message-ID: Request for Papers ? *April 10 deadline for first round of submissions * Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference November 10-14, 2009 Westin Westminster Hotel ? Westminster, Colorado (Between Boulder and Denver) Keynote Speaker: *T. V. Raman, Research Scientist, Google Inc. * The University of Colorado at Boulder invites papers for its 12th annual Accessing Higher Ground Conference. The conference focuses on the implementation and benefits of Assistive Technology and Accessible Media in the university and college setting. Other topic areas cover legal and policy issues, including ADA and 508 compliance. The creation of accessible media and information resources, including Web pages and library resources are a particular focus of the event. For the main conference, accepted out-of-town speakers will receive a $90 discount off conference registration fees. Local speakers will receive a $35 discount. Additional incentives are provided for accepted pre-conference proposals. For more information, use the contact information below. To see a list of past workshops or obtain a presenter application form (available March 5), visit our conference page at the URL below. For the first round rfp, please mail, fax or e-mail the completed application to Disability Services at CU-Boulder by April 10. A second round rfp, if needed, will have a deadline of May 10. You can also request a conference registration packet (mailed in August) at the URL below. Contact Information Disability Services: 303-492-8671 e-mail: hkramer@colorado.edu Conference URL: http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pminyard at memphis.edu Mon Apr 6 07:34:52 2009 From: pminyard at memphis.edu (Phillip M Minyard (pminyard)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] .cda files Message-ID: I use an audio conversion tool from AVS. There are free downloads, but the full versions have a cost. I've chosen to register all programs, so have access to all of their software. Might be worth a look. Phillip Minyard Disability Services Coordinator Student Disability Services University of Memphis 110 Wilder Tower Memphis, TN 38152-3520 Voice 901 678-2880 - fax 901 678-3070 "Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten." B. F. Skinner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbailey at uoregon.edu Mon Apr 6 09:18:58 2009 From: jbailey at uoregon.edu (James Bailey) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] jaws - braille display - russian Message-ID: <1239034738.428453.alphamail@mailapps2.uoregon.edu> I got the old TSI Navigator talking to JAWS 10. Does anyone know if this combo works with Russian? Thanks, James -- James Bailey Adaptive Technology Access Adviser, University of Oregon 1501 Kincaid St. Eugene, OR 97403-1299 Office: 541-346-1076 jbailey@uoregon.edu From Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu Mon Apr 6 10:03:52 2009 From: Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu (Kenneth Elkind) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] shrinking budget and hearing impaired students Message-ID: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB5731@ebe1.umassb.net> I received this e-mail from a reseller. We've had sum discussion in the list about remote capturing could somebody summarize the pros and cons of any these products if you know them. It is great to hear your experiences either online or off Thanks Ken His reseller wrote: Providing services for hearing impaired students can be a challenging and costly task. Balancing the needs of the student against a finite (if not shrinking) budget is difficult. We believe that our products and services can help you towards achieving that balance. We have assembled some of the 'best in class products' and services available in the areas of captioning, CART and face to face communications. Please visit our website at www.mhsa.us or contact us at info@mhsa.us for more info on our solutions. Live Captioning and CART Caption Mic is a speech recognition captioning software which allows the user to produce live captions for video and CART applications. An institution trains their own staff to act as voice captioners. The captions can be integrated into live video streams or displayed directly in the classroom. The resulting text can also used as class notes. Caption Mic can use used on-site or from a remote location. Caption Mic may also be used to caption pre-produced media in a variety of formats. Captioning pre-produced media CaptionSync is a service of Automatic Sync Technologies (AST). CaptionSync is web based service that creates caption files in a variety of formats. A user simply uploads their media and transcript to AST and a timed caption file is created and returned within minutes. AST can also produce the transcript of the uploaded media. For the latest CaptionSync newsletter: http://www.automaticsync.com/Newsletter/newsletter-Apr09.htm Face to Face communications The UbiDuo is a device developed by a deaf man to allow for communication with anyone, anywhere, anytime. The UbiDuo consists of two keyboards and displays that allow for simultaneous communication between two (or more) parties. This gives a deaf person the independence and freedom to communicate with anyone. Many institutions are providing UbiDuo units for their deaf employees or for departments on their campus to allow staff members to communicate with hearing impaired clients and customers. 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Regards, Pratik From Teresa.Haven at asu.edu Wed Apr 8 14:43:23 2009 From: Teresa.Haven at asu.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers Message-ID: <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C035CE2AA@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Come on, folks! This is a FUN thing to do! And think how good it will look on your list of accomplishments during your annual review. Share your stories and inspire your colleagues -- tell us about Wild Accommodations that Worked today. Your dedicated editor, Teresa ATHEN E-Journal SECOND Call for Papers The ATHEN E-Journal requests your contributions for the next issue. Our topic, decided at the November ATHEN general meeting, is "Wild Accommodations that Worked." This topic choice rose out of a discussion of unusual accommodations that several of us had attempted and found to be highly effective, if somewhat unconventional. We would therefore like to share stories from throughout the profession to encourage others to be creative in their use of technology. Please submit your papers of approximately 5-10 pages (double-spaced) via email to Teresa.Haven@asu.edu. Papers should conform to APA composition standards (http://www.apastyle.org/) as well as using proper (word processor) style tags. Questions are welcome and may be directed to the same email address. Extended submission deadline is May 31, 2009. Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Alternate Format Supervisor Disability Resource Center Arizona State University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ea at emptech.info Thu Apr 9 07:57:57 2009 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers In-Reply-To: <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C035CE2AA@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> References: <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C035CE2AA@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Message-ID: <008301c9b923$986f6180$c94e2480$@info> I am trying to think how I could write 5-10 pages on one particular 'wild accommodation' but I might try to make 5 pages on a collection based on a theme such as 'free and easy online ideas'! Maybe the pages will be UK size A4 rather than US legal paper sizes! I will have a go Teresa, and see if I can make it fit with my AHG paper that I have yet to submit - panic setting in! Tomorrow is Good Friday this side of the Atlantic so a holiday - packing up daughter's kit from our barn to take to another flat! Dan C. was there to see the arrival of the stuff last year! Better get going quick, thank goodness for time changes! Have a lovely break! 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: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: 08 April 2009 22:43 To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers Come on, folks! This is a FUN thing to do! And think how good it will look on your list of accomplishments during your annual review. Share your stories and inspire your colleagues -- tell us about Wild Accommodations that Worked today. Your dedicated editor, Teresa ATHEN E-Journal SECOND Call for Papers The ATHEN E-Journal requests your contributions for the next issue. Our topic, decided at the November ATHEN general meeting, is "Wild Accommodations that Worked." This topic choice rose out of a discussion of unusual accommodations that several of us had attempted and found to be highly effective, if somewhat unconventional. We would therefore like to share stories from throughout the profession to encourage others to be creative in their use of technology. Please submit your papers of approximately 5-10 pages (double-spaced) via email to Teresa.Haven@asu.edu. Papers should conform to APA composition standards (http://www.apastyle.org/) as well as using proper (word processor) style tags. Questions are welcome and may be directed to the same email address. Extended submission deadline is May 31, 2009. Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Alternate Format Supervisor Disability Resource Center Arizona State University No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.47/2047 - Release Date: 04/08/09 05:53:00 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Draffan Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 7:58 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers I am trying to think how I could write 5-10 pages on one particular 'wild accommodation' but I might try to make 5 pages on a collection based on a theme such as 'free and easy online ideas'! Maybe the pages will be UK size A4 rather than US legal paper sizes! I will have a go Teresa, and see if I can make it fit with my AHG paper that I have yet to submit - panic setting in! Tomorrow is Good Friday this side of the Atlantic so a holiday - packing up daughter's kit from our barn to take to another flat! Dan C. was there to see the arrival of the stuff last year! Better get going quick, thank goodness for time changes! Have a lovely break! 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: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: 08 April 2009 22:43 To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers Come on, folks! This is a FUN thing to do! And think how good it will look on your list of accomplishments during your annual review. Share your stories and inspire your colleagues -- tell us about Wild Accommodations that Worked today. Your dedicated editor, Teresa ATHEN E-Journal SECOND Call for Papers The ATHEN E-Journal requests your contributions for the next issue. Our topic, decided at the November ATHEN general meeting, is "Wild Accommodations that Worked." This topic choice rose out of a discussion of unusual accommodations that several of us had attempted and found to be highly effective, if somewhat unconventional. We would therefore like to share stories from throughout the profession to encourage others to be creative in their use of technology. Please submit your papers of approximately 5-10 pages (double-spaced) via email to Teresa.Haven@asu.edu. Papers should conform to APA composition standards (http://www.apastyle.org/) as well as using proper (word processor) style tags. Questions are welcome and may be directed to the same email address. Extended submission deadline is May 31, 2009. Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Alternate Format Supervisor Disability Resource Center Arizona State University No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.47/2047 - Release Date: 04/08/09 05:53:00 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This year's keynote speaker is > the renowned T.V Raman, Research Scientist from Google, Inc. > > The speaker proposal form [will be attached in a subsequent email] and > is available at the conference site: > http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference. (Direct link: > http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/AHG_2009_ProposalForm_pub_0002.pdf). > > In addition, if anyone is interested in organizing a track of sessions > or to be on a proposal review committee, let me know. I'll also bring > up this topic at the ATHEN meeting planned for CSUN. > > Let me know if you have any questions. > > Thanks, > Howard > > > > -- > Howard Kramer > AHG Conference Coordinator > Access Specialist > 303-492-8672 > fax: 492-5601 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- -- -- -- 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@ncsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hkramer.atsol at gmail.com Thu Apr 9 09:17:35 2009 From: hkramer.atsol at gmail.com (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] Proposals now being accepted for 2009 Accessing Higher Ground In-Reply-To: <49DE1D0B.4040402@ncsu.edu> References: <49DE1D0B.4040402@ncsu.edu> Message-ID: Hi Lisa, Sounds good on both those items. I'll put you on the review committee list. Thanks, Howard On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Lisa Fiedor wrote: > Hi Howard, > > I'm working on a usability and accessibility study of Moodle, which I would > like to present on at AHG. I don't have a paper or slides at this point, but > will be developing those after the testing, probably in the summer. > > Also, I'd like to volunteer to help serve on the proposal review committee, > or help however you need. > > Thanks! > Lisa > > > Howard Kramer wrote: > > [To get past the listserv filter, I'm sending out a version of this email > without the attachment] > > Hello All: > > I'm pleased to announce that proposals are now being accepted for our 2009 > Accessing Higher Ground Conference, to be held Nov. 10 - 14 at the Westin > Hotel in Westminster, CO. This year's keynote speaker is the renowned T.V > Raman, Research Scientist from Google, Inc. > > The speaker proposal form [will be attached in a subsequent email] and is > available at the conference site: http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference. > (Direct link: > http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/AHG_2009_ProposalForm_pub_0002.pdf). > > In addition, if anyone is interested in organizing a track of sessions or > to be on a proposal review committee, let me know. I'll also bring up this > topic at the ATHEN meeting planned for CSUN. > > Let me know if you have any questions. > > Thanks, > Howard > > > > -- > Howard Kramer > AHG Conference Coordinator > Access Specialist > 303-492-8672 > fax: 492-5601 > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing listAthen@athenpro.orghttp://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > -- > -- -- -- > 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 919-513-4005lisa_fiedor@ncsu.edu > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lisa_fiedor at ncsu.edu Thu Apr 9 09:24:52 2009 From: lisa_fiedor at ncsu.edu (Lisa Fiedor) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] Proposals now being accepted for 2009 Accessing Higher Ground In-Reply-To: References: <49DE1D0B.4040402@ncsu.edu> Message-ID: <49DE2154.1020607@ncsu.edu> Hi Howard, Great! Thanks! Lisa Howard Kramer wrote: > Hi Lisa, > > Sounds good on both those items. I'll put you on the review committee > list. > > Thanks, > Howard > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Lisa Fiedor > wrote: > > Hi Howard, > > I'm working on a usability and accessibility study of Moodle, > which I would like to present on at AHG. I don't have a paper or > slides at this point, but will be developing those after the > testing, probably in the summer. > > Also, I'd like to volunteer to help serve on the proposal review > committee, or help however you need. > > Thanks! > Lisa > > > Howard Kramer wrote: >> [To get past the listserv filter, I'm sending out a version of >> this email without the attachment] >> >> Hello All: >> >> I'm pleased to announce that proposals are now being accepted for >> our 2009 Accessing Higher Ground Conference, to be held Nov. 10 - >> 14 at the Westin Hotel in Westminster, CO. This year's keynote >> speaker is the renowned T.V Raman, Research Scientist from >> Google, Inc. >> >> The speaker proposal form [will be attached in a subsequent >> email] and is available at the conference site: >> http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference. (Direct link: >> http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/AHG_2009_ProposalForm_pub_0002.pdf). >> >> In addition, if anyone is interested in organizing a track of >> sessions or to be on a proposal review committee, let me know. >> I'll also bring up this topic at the ATHEN meeting planned for CSUN. >> >> Let me know if you have any questions. >> >> Thanks, >> Howard >> >> >> >> -- >> Howard Kramer >> AHG Conference Coordinator >> Access Specialist >> 303-492-8672 >> fax: 492-5601 >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org >> > > -- > -- -- -- > 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@ncsu.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > > > -- > Howard Kramer > AHG Conference Coordinator > Access Specialist > 303-492-8672 > fax: 492-5601 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- -- -- -- 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@ncsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From susan.cullen at csun.edu Thu Apr 9 16:05:08 2009 From: susan.cullen at csun.edu (Susan E Cullen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:25 2018 Subject: [Athen] job opportunity Message-ID: <61F0DB1A764A014893D96C871F9B2480A54577BBB5@CSUN-EX-V02.csun.edu> California State University, Northridge (CSUN), has an opening for a Universal Design Consultant. The Universal Design Consultant is part of a team working collaboratively across campus to infuse accessibility and universal design of educational materials into the delivery of learning opportunities. In addition, we support the Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) which reflects the California State University's (CSU) ongoing commitment to provide access to information resources and technologies to individuals with disabilities. This commitment is articulated in Executive Order 926 (EO 926), the CSU Board of Trustees Policy on Disability Support and Accommodations. Join a campus that has been hosting the International Conference on Assistive Technology and Persons with Disabilities for 23 years. California State University, Northridge is a vibrant, diverse university community of nearly 36,000 students and more than 4,000 faculty and staff, sited on a 356-acre campus in the heart of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. Universal Design Consultant Job ID: 980 Full-Time Job Code: 0420 Information Technology Consultant -12 Job Grade: Career Hiring Range: $4314- $5581 Department: Faculty Technology Ctr-8235 Major Duties Under general supervision, works collaboratively with the Instructional Designers, Faculty Technology Center Staff, University Web Communications, Academic Technology, and other departments/divisions across the campus to provide analytic assistance and campus training in support of the implementation of Executive Order 926 (EO 926) and disability related legislation (including Section 508 technical standards for accessibility). Provides technical knowledge and expertise to faculty, with a focus in Universal Design, to assist in utilization of software tools and hardware in the development and delivery of learning components. Designs, develops, and delivers a wide variety of Web and/or multimedia materials for ATI training; conducts one-on-one training, seminar, and online webinar style trainings as required; and provides easy to use written documentation of step-by-step procedures for various delivery methods. Explores and researches accessible technologies and software applications in support of a universally designed learning and working environment, including various tools that enhance or augment the University's Learning Management Environment. Directs Universal Design training and support; creates and maintains Web Content; and performs Universal Design testing of applications. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a job-related field. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis up to two years. Equivalent to three years of full-time, progressively responsible computing experience that includes user support services. THE SELECTED CANDIDATE MUST PASS A FINGERPRINT CLEARANCE. Knowledge, Specialized Skills, and Abilities: Demonstrated knowledge of the Web environment as a medium to present information from a user interface perspective. Knowledge of accessibility and interoperability issues of technology integration techniques. Knowledge of information technology systems and/or applications; generally accepted methods of documentation; and methods and techniques of programming. Familiarity with course authoring software and other programming tools. Ability and specialized skills to: research and survey new projections and/or releases to aid in the creation of accessible materials; apply and assess user needs; identify, analyze, and address user problems; communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing to individuals and groups; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule Salary is commensurate with knowledge, skills, and experience. The university offers an excellent benefit package. Hiring Maximum for this position is $5581 per month. How To Apply Please complete the on-line application/resume upload submission process in order to be considered for any open position within the university and its auxiliaries. The hiring department will contact the best qualified candidates and invite them to participate in the interview process. For more detailed information on the application and hiring process, please view the link below: http://www-admn.csun.edu/ohrs/employment/ Equal Employment Opportunity The university is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of age, disability, disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran status, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, or sexual orientation. More information can be found at: http://www-admn.csun.edu/ohrs/employment/ Thank you, Sue Cullen Accessible Technology Initiative and Online Support Coordinator Academic Affairs Part-Time Faculty Department of Special Education 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge California 91330-8201 Phone: (818) 677 - 2152 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Jennison Jennison Asuncion Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network http://www.adaptech.org LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennison ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:00:26 -0700 From: Karyn Moffatt Subject: CFP: ASSETS 09 -- Eleventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility The submission deadline for technical papers is quickly approaching! ************************************************************************************ Eleventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility October 26-28, 2009 Pittsburgh, PA, USA www.sigaccess.org/assets09 CALL FOR PAPERS People with disabilities can use Computer and Information Technologies to overcome barriers encountered in day-to-day life, and to participate more fully in society. The ASSETS series of conferences explores the potential of Computer and Information Technologies to support and include individuals with disabilities, and those around them. ASSETS is the premier forum for presenting innovative research on the design and use of both mainstream and specialized assistive technologies by people with disabilities. Sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and its SIGACCESS Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing, ASSETS includes formal paper sessions, demonstrations, posters, a doctoral consortium, and a student research competition. The single track and friendly atmosphere make ASSETS the ideal venue to meet researchers, practitioners, developers and policymakers to exchange ideas, share information, and make new contacts. Topics ------ High quality, original submissions on topics relevant to computers and accessibility are invited. Appropriate topics include (but are not limited to) the use of technology by and in support of: * Individuals with hearing, sight and other sensory impairments, * Individuals with motor impairments, * Individuals with memory, learning and cognitive impairments, * Individuals with multiple impairments, * Older adults Successful submissions typically present (though submissions from other related areas are encouraged) novel ideas, designs, techniques, systems, evaluations, scientific investigations, methodologies, social issues or policy issues relating to: * assistive technologies that improve day-to-day life * assistive technologies that improve access to mainstream Computer and Information Technologies * innovative use of mainstream technologies to overcome access barriers * accessibility and usability of mainstream technologies * identification of barriers to technology access that are not addressed by existing research Where relevant, work that includes empirical data from the target user groups is strongly preferred. Submission Procedures --------------------- ASSETS accepts submissions in the following categories: * Technical papers * Posters * Demonstrations * Student research competition * Doctoral consortium All submissions will be peer-reviewed by an international panel. Submissions MUST contain substantial original, unpublished material. Overlapping material should not be submitted to multiple categories. Please refer to the ACM policy on plagiarism (http://www.acm.org/pubs/plagiarism%20policy.html) for guidance. Important Dates --------------- * Paper submission: May 10, 2009 * Notification of acceptance (papers): June 29, 2009 * Poster and demo submission: July 6, 2009 * Student research competition submission: July 6, 2009 * Doctoral consortium submission: July 17, 2009 * Notification of acceptance (posters and demos): July 27, 2009 * Notification of acceptance (student research competition): July 27, 2009 * Camera-ready materials due: August 11, 2009 * Notification of acceptance (doctoral consortium): August 21, 2009 Technical Papers ---------------- Accepted technical papers will be presented at the conference, will appear in the conference proceedings, and will remain accessible after the conference as part of the ACM Digital Library. Authors of select papers will be invited to submit extended versions to a special issue of ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS). Papers must be a maximum of 8 pages long, in the ACM conference format (http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html). Papers that do not follow the submission guidelines will be returned without review. Writing guidelines on technology and people with disabilities are available at http://www.sigaccess.org/newsletter/sept08/sep08_4.pdf. Papers should be submitted electronically (in PDF format) via the conference web site no later than May 10, 2009. Posters and Demonstrations -------------------------- Posters and demonstration proposals should be submitted using the ACM conference format (http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html), and they are limited in length to 2 pages. Proposals will be reviewed, and accepted proposals will be included in the conference proceedings. Submissions (in PDF format) should be submitted electronically via the conference web site no later than July 6, 2009. Doctoral Consortium ------------------- The ASSETS 2009 Doctoral Consortium will provide a forum for doctoral students to present their research plans and receive feedback from senior researchers, and promote contact among students working in similar areas. Doctoral Consortium papers will appear in a special issue of the SIGACCESS newsletter. The focus of the Doctoral Consortium is on work in progress - more advanced research should be submitted to the Student Research Competition or the main conference. Submissions (in PDF format) are due July 17, 2009; more information about the consortium and submission instructions are available on the conference website (http://www.sigaccess.org/assets09/submission/dc.php) Student Research Competition ---------------------------- The ACM Student Research Competition (SRC) is an event open to undergraduate and graduate students, interested in presenting their research to a panel of experts. Students wishing to participate submit abstracts of their work. Qualifying research must deal with topics that are relevant to the mission of the ASSETS series, as described by the call-for-papers. Preference will be given to work that has been completed (or close to completion), and not submitted for presentation as a regular technical paper. Selected students will receive partial support from ACM to attend the conference. At the conference, entrants will display a poster and make a brief presentation to a panel of judges. A small number of semifinalists will be chosen by the judges to present their work in a conference session, and of those up to three students will be designated finalists by the judges, receive cash prizes and award certificates from the ACM, and a chance to compete in the SRC Grand Finals, whose winners will be recognized at the Annual ACM Awards Banquet. An ASSETS finalist recently won the top award at the ACM Grand Finals. Submissions (in PDF format) are due July 6, 2009; more information is available on the conference website (http://www.sigaccess.org/assets09/information/student-research-competition.php). ACM SIGACCESS Best Paper Awards ----------------- The following awards will be made at ASSETS 2009: * SIGACCESS Best Paper Award (chosen from the technical program) * SIGACCESS Best Student Paper Award (chosen from the technical program) The selection process for SIGACCESS Best Paper Award and SIGACCESS Best Student Paper Award will be carried out by members of the program committee based on the technical paper review process. Papers to be considered for the SIGACCESS Best Student Paper Award, must have the name of the student as first author and must be indicated as such on submission. Awardees will be presented with a certificate from ACM during the conference. ASSETS 2009 COMMITTEE --------------------- General Chair: Shari Trewin (IBM Research, USA) Treasurer & Registration Chair: Sri Kurniawan (University of California Santa Cruz, USA) Program Chair: Kathleen F. McCoy (University of Delaware, USA) Associate Chair for Posters and Demos: Harriet Fell (Northeastern University, USA) Mentor Chair: Alistair Edwards (University of York, UK) Doctoral Consortium Chair: Richard E. Ladner (University of Washington, USA) Student Research Competition Chair: Faustina Hwang (University of Reading, UK) Local Arrangements Chair: Joshua Hailpern (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA) Publicity Chair: Karyn Moffatt (University of British Columbia, Canada) Web Chair: Jeffrey Bigham (University of Washington, USA) PROGRAM COMMITTEE --------------------- Julio Abascal, University of the Basque Country, Spain Ray Adams, University of Middlesex, UK John Arnott, University of Dundee, UK Chieko Asakawa, IBM Research, Japan Melanie Baljko, York University, Canada Kenneth E. Barner, University of Delaware, USA Jeffrey P. Bigham, University of Washington, USA John Black, Arizona State University, USA Giorgio Brajnik, University of Udine, Italy Noelle Carbonell, University Henri Poincare, LORIA, France Sara Czaja, University of Miami, USA Olga De Troyer, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Alistair D.N. Edwards, University of York, UK Torsten Felzer, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany Jinjuan Heidi Feng, Towson University, USA Peter Gregor, University of Dundee, UK Vicki Hanson, University of Dundee, UK Simon Harper, University of Manchester, UK Terri Hedgepeth, Arizona State University, USA Matt Huenerfauth, City University of New York, USA Sri Kurniawan, University of California Santa Cruz, USA Jonathan Lazar, Towson University, USA Laura Leventhal, Bowling Green State University, USA Clayton Lewis, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA Klaus Miesenberger, University of Linz, Austria Karyn Moffatt, University of British Columbia, Canada Enrico Pontelli, New Mexico State University, USA Jaime Sanchez, University of Chile, Chile Andrew Sears, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA Constantine Stephanidis, FORTH ICS, Greece Hironobu Takagi, IBM Research, Japan Marilyn Tremaine, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA Annalu Waller, University of Dundee, UK Takayuki Watanabe, Tokyo Woman's Christian University, Japan Gerhard Weber, Multimedia Campus Kiel, Germany Yeliz Yesilada, University of Manchester, UK From hkramer at colorado.edu Fri Apr 10 13:52:58 2009 From: hkramer at colorado.edu (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] Volunteers for Proposal review committee Message-ID: Dear Athen colleagues: At the CSUN ATHEN meeting I solicited volunteers for reviewing proposals for our 2009 Accessing Higher Ground conference. In case you weren't at the meeting, here's another invitation. If you'd like to participate in this committee, please send me your email and your gmail user name, if you have one. (You can sign up for a gmail account for free if you don't have one - it takes about 2 minutes). I'll be posting proposals on Google docs for committee review. Thanks, Howard -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hkramer at colorado.edu Fri Apr 10 14:42:25 2009 From: hkramer at colorado.edu (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] Membership liaison Message-ID: I forgot if the membership liaison is still Dann or has it switched. I have about 3 or 4 contacts from CSUN & ATIA who had an interest in ATHEN. Who should I pass these on to? 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The previous issues appear to be almost exclusively text, save for some tables and graphs. (As Yudie the Universal Design Aardvark might say, "More pictures, please!" ;-) - Previous issues seem to focus on more "scholarly" topics (the kind you'd expect in professional journals), whereas the current topic, "Wild Accommodations That Worked" sounds like it would be at home in "Popular Assistive Technology" (were there such a magazine). Not that that's a problem -- frankly, I think it's a great topic -- but the theme kind of calls for a different writing style. Your thoughts on this? - Is there a specific format or structure you want contributors to follow in terms of how they describe the accommodation (e.g., Background, Statement of Problem, Options Considered, etc.)? Thanks, Shelley (the "other" Haven ;-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teresa Haven" To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:43:23 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers Come on, folks! This is a FUN thing to do! And think how good it will look on your list of accomplishments during your annual review. Share your stories and inspire your colleagues -- tell us about Wild Accommodations that Worked today. Your dedicated editor, Teresa ATHEN E-Journal SECOND Call for Papers The ATHEN E-Journal requests your contributions for the next issue. Our topic, decided at the November ATHEN general meeting, is ?Wild Accommodations that Worked.? This topic choice rose out of a discussion of unusual accommodations that several of us had attempted and found to be highly effective, if somewhat unconventional. We would therefore like to share stories from throughout the profession to encourage others to be creative in their use of technology. Please submit your papers of approximately 5-10 pages (double-spaced) via email to Teresa.Haven@asu.edu . Papers should conform to APA composition standards (http://www.apastyle.org/) as well as using proper (word processor) style tags. Questions are welcome and may be directed to the same email address. Extended submission deadline is May 31, 2009. Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Alternate Format Supervisor Disability Resource Center Arizona State University _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From ea at emptech.info Sat Apr 11 11:57:32 2009 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers In-Reply-To: <625329366.2003901239425642752.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> References: <795940070.2003691239425339838.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> <625329366.2003901239425642752.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Message-ID: <000b01c9bad7$668afed0$33a0fc70$@info> It was great to hear all those questions as I was thinking along the same lines and am tempted to make mine a mix and match as shown by the LexDis students (http://www.lexdis.org) where they very firmly reckoned it was the difficulties that some academic tasks imposed that resulted in some very nifty strategies and for some the assistive technologies were seen as not always the most helpful solutions, especially when it came to Web 2.0 applications/services. 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 Shelley Haven Sent: 11 April 2009 05:54 To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers Hi, Teresa! Some questions for you: - Does the "wild accommodation" have to be for a higher education student, or even for a student at all? (I did most of my "wilder" work, and more creative work, years ago when I worked with individuals who had developmental and severe physical disabilities -- many did not attend school.) - Are photographs encouraged or discouraged in the e-journal papers? The previous issues appear to be almost exclusively text, save for some tables and graphs. (As Yudie the Universal Design Aardvark might say, "More pictures, please!" ;-) - Previous issues seem to focus on more "scholarly" topics (the kind you'd expect in professional journals), whereas the current topic, "Wild Accommodations That Worked" sounds like it would be at home in "Popular Assistive Technology" (were there such a magazine). Not that that's a problem -- frankly, I think it's a great topic -- but the theme kind of calls for a different writing style. Your thoughts on this? - Is there a specific format or structure you want contributors to follow in terms of how they describe the accommodation (e.g., Background, Statement of Problem, Options Considered, etc.)? Thanks, Shelley (the "other" Haven ;-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teresa Haven" To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:43:23 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers Come on, folks! This is a FUN thing to do! And think how good it will look on your list of accomplishments during your annual review. Share your stories and inspire your colleagues -- tell us about Wild Accommodations that Worked today. Your dedicated editor, Teresa ATHEN E-Journal SECOND Call for Papers The ATHEN E-Journal requests your contributions for the next issue. Our topic, decided at the November ATHEN general meeting, is ?Wild Accommodations that Worked.? This topic choice rose out of a discussion of unusual accommodations that several of us had attempted and found to be highly effective, if somewhat unconventional. We would therefore like to share stories from throughout the profession to encourage others to be creative in their use of technology. Please submit your papers of approximately 5-10 pages (double-spaced) via email to Teresa.Haven@asu.edu . Papers should conform to APA composition standards (http://www.apastyle.org/) as well as using proper (word processor) style tags. Questions are welcome and may be directed to the same email address. Extended submission deadline is May 31, 2009. Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Alternate Format Supervisor Disability Resource Center Arizona State University _______________________________________________ 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 - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.52/2053 - Release Date: 04/10/09 18:27:00 From Teresa.Haven at asu.edu Mon Apr 13 08:08:31 2009 From: Teresa.Haven at asu.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers In-Reply-To: <625329366.2003901239425642752.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> References: <795940070.2003691239425339838.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> <625329366.2003901239425642752.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Message-ID: <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C035CE2D9@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Hi, Shelley! These are great questions, and ones that could well take the E-Journal in a different direction depending on the answers. I'd like to open up these questions to the officers and membership of ATHEN -- opinions, reasoning? Thanks, Teresa Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Alternate Format Supervisor Disability Resource Center Arizona State University -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shelley Haven Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:54 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers Hi, Teresa! Some questions for you: - Does the "wild accommodation" have to be for a higher education student, or even for a student at all? (I did most of my "wilder" work, and more creative work, years ago when I worked with individuals who had developmental and severe physical disabilities -- many did not attend school.) - Are photographs encouraged or discouraged in the e-journal papers? The previous issues appear to be almost exclusively text, save for some tables and graphs. (As Yudie the Universal Design Aardvark might say, "More pictures, please!" ;-) - Previous issues seem to focus on more "scholarly" topics (the kind you'd expect in professional journals), whereas the current topic, "Wild Accommodations That Worked" sounds like it would be at home in "Popular Assistive Technology" (were there such a magazine). Not that that's a problem -- frankly, I think it's a great topic -- but the theme kind of calls for a different writing style. Your thoughts on this? - Is there a specific format or structure you want contributors to follow in terms of how they describe the accommodation (e.g., Background, Statement of Problem, Options Considered, etc.)? Thanks, Shelley (the "other" Haven ;-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teresa Haven" To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:43:23 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers Come on, folks! This is a FUN thing to do! And think how good it will look on your list of accomplishments during your annual review. Share your stories and inspire your colleagues -- tell us about Wild Accommodations that Worked today. Your dedicated editor, Teresa ATHEN E-Journal SECOND Call for Papers The ATHEN E-Journal requests your contributions for the next issue. Our topic, decided at the November ATHEN general meeting, is "Wild Accommodations that Worked." This topic choice rose out of a discussion of unusual accommodations that several of us had attempted and found to be highly effective, if somewhat unconventional. We would therefore like to share stories from throughout the profession to encourage others to be creative in their use of technology. Please submit your papers of approximately 5-10 pages (double-spaced) via email to Teresa.Haven@asu.edu . Papers should conform to APA composition standards (http://www.apastyle.org/) as well as using proper (word processor) style tags. Questions are welcome and may be directed to the same email address. Extended submission deadline is May 31, 2009. Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Alternate Format Supervisor Disability Resource Center Arizona State University _______________________________________________ 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 Mon Apr 13 09:18:19 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers In-Reply-To: <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C035CE2D9@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> References: <795940070.2003691239425339838.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> <625329366.2003901239425642752.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C035CE2D9@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Message-ID: <06f901c9bc53$758381f0$608a85d0$@org> I have made some comments in response to Shelly's questions, others please give your input as well. Ron - Does the "wild accommodation" have to be for a higher education student, or even for a student at all? (I did most of my "wilder" work, and more creative work, years ago when I worked with individuals who had developmental and severe physical disabilities -- many did not attend school.) Given ATHEN's focus on Higher and Adults this would be the context I would hope to continue. School to Work would also be an appropriate venue, I think there are a lot of other opportunities to publish for other population groups. - Are photographs encouraged or discouraged in the e-journal papers? The previous issues appear to be almost exclusively text, save for some tables and graphs. (As Yudie the Universal Design Aardvark might say, "More pictures, please!" ;-) All forms of media are encouraged as long as they necessary accessibility attributes are included by the . Sean may have some additional comments as our webmaster, but I do not want the work to fall to the web committee. - Previous issues seem to focus on more "scholarly" topics (the kind you'd expect in professional journals), whereas the current topic, "Wild Accommodations That Worked" sounds like it would be at home in "Popular Assistive Technology" (were there such a magazine). Not that that's a problem -- frankly, I think it's a great topic -- but the theme kind of calls for a different writing style. Your thoughts on this? Some issues have been, but not all I don't think. There is a place for both, and may well be a direction we want to take the ejournal. It is supposed to be a professional journal but scholarly as well as practitioner based material is needed since we are not really a profession at this point. - Is there a specific format or structure you want contributors to follow in terms of how they describe the accommodation (e.g., Background, Statement of Problem, Options Considered, etc.)? I think we typically leave that up to the Author and guest editor. Thanks, Shelley (the "other" Haven ;-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teresa Haven" To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 2:43:23 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers Come on, folks! This is a FUN thing to do! And think how good it will look on your list of accomplishments during your annual review. Share your stories and inspire your colleagues -- tell us about Wild Accommodations that Worked today. Your dedicated editor, Teresa ATHEN E-Journal SECOND Call for Papers The ATHEN E-Journal requests your contributions for the next issue. Our topic, decided at the November ATHEN general meeting, is "Wild Accommodations that Worked." This topic choice rose out of a discussion of unusual accommodations that several of us had attempted and found to be highly effective, if somewhat unconventional. We would therefore like to share stories from throughout the profession to encourage others to be creative in their use of technology. Please submit your papers of approximately 5-10 pages (double-spaced) via email to Teresa.Haven@asu.edu . Papers should conform to APA composition standards (http://www.apastyle.org/) as well as using proper (word processor) style tags. Questions are welcome and may be directed to the same email address. Extended submission deadline is May 31, 2009. Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Alternate Format Supervisor Disability Resource Center Arizona State University _______________________________________________ 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 Apr 13 10:04:45 2009 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers In-Reply-To: <06f901c9bc53$758381f0$608a85d0$@org> References: <795940070.2003691239425339838.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> <625329366.2003901239425642752.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C035CE2D9@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> <06f901c9bc53$758381f0$608a85d0$@org> Message-ID: <49E370AD.5060904@stanford.edu> > All forms of media are encouraged as long as they > necessary accessibility attributes are included > by the . Sean may have some additional comments as > our webmaster, but I do not want the work to fall > to the web committee. Pictures, tables, graphs, and audio files are all welcome. I would like to be able to include movies/video files at some point, but that is on the "to do" at some point in the future. It is expected that the article author will include all necessary information as required to make the content accessible. For pictures, an alternate text description is required that follows appropriate standards and guidelines for such content. Same for audio files, etc. Take care, Sean From gdietrich at htctu.net Mon Apr 13 16:04:53 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] DNS mini course? In-Reply-To: <49B7DBD2.B63E.00EA.0@linnbenton.edu> References: <49B79178020000CF0002A268@mymail.kckcc.edu> <49B7DBD2.B63E.00EA.0@linnbenton.edu> Message-ID: <6697E1EE106C470AA1067234D6EB2B23@htctu.fhda.edu> I offer two one-day Dragon training. The next one is on May 6-7. It is free, and anyone who wishes to register can do so through our Web site www.htctu.net. We also have a very nice Dragon manual online that was created by some of our campuses: http://www.htctu.net/trainings/manuals/contributions/carolyn/DragonManual200 6v1.1.pdf ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students with disabilities. _____ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Carol Raymundo Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 3:42 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] DNS mini course? I am wondering if any of you offer Dragon Naturally Speaking as a mini course? Our college offers a course but it is very business related and there is a higher level reading involved. Simply put, it is to intense for students who just want to speak their papers and exams. I am interested in making it easy and fun to learn. We have so many students who could benefit from using the program but the class is causing a lot of stress for those who take it. I am interested in any course syllabus that you may have and brief description of what is covered. I am thinking that I would offer 3 or 4 weeks of training twice a term and offer follow-up appointments with those who need additional assistance. I am open for any suggestions and appreciate the help. You may e-mail me off list if you wish. Thank you! 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URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Mon Apr 13 16:07:24 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] AMIS Stability In-Reply-To: <047601c9a240$5ed98490$1c8c8db0$@org> References: <047601c9a240$5ed98490$1c8c8db0$@org> Message-ID: <915DDACDFED04B8F885A2F3EB7B5B267@htctu.fhda.edu> I have heard that same report about instability from others who have tried it. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students with disabilities. _____ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:56 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] AMIS Stability Hi folks, as anyone had and experience with AMIS the free DAISY player. I am having a lot of problems with its stability and am wondering if anyone else can speak to the program. Ron Stewart ************************************************************************* 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 Teresa.Haven at asu.edu Tue Apr 14 10:45:07 2009 From: Teresa.Haven at asu.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers In-Reply-To: <49E370AD.5060904@stanford.edu> References: <795940070.2003691239425339838.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> <625329366.2003901239425642752.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C035CE2D9@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu><06f901c9bc53$758381f0$608a85d0$@org> <49E370AD.5060904@stanford.edu> Message-ID: <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C035CE2EC@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Aloha, folks. I'm still open to more input, but in order to let us proceed with getting this issue on the road and following Ron's and Sean's responses, here are some new basic guidelines: All forms of media are fine, so long as the author makes them properly accessible. Writing style can be slightly less formal for this issue; for example, I'm open to allowing first-person narration ("I", "We") rather than restricting to third-person ("the author", "the subject"). As Ron says, this is still intended to be a professional journal, so keep that in mind as you are composing. If a submitted paper seems too informal, I'll discuss it with the author(s). As always, I and the publications committee will perform minor edits as necessary to pull the issue together into a coherent whole. As for a particular format, I think this time around, given that we will have a slightly more relaxed style I will also leave the internal organization of the paper up to the authors. I like "the First Haven's" suggestion of major headings such as Background, Statement of Problem, Solutions Considered, however, and if authors find such structure useful, please feel free to apply it. I can imagine where, in many cases, such structure would be appropriate, and a few cases in which it might not fit the information being shared, so don't want to exclude potential papers on that ground. Hope this helps; please put on your thinking caps and start writing those stories! Thanks, Teresa "the Second Haven" ;) Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Alternate Format Supervisor Disability Resource Center Arizona State University -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 10:05 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers > All forms of media are encouraged as long as they > necessary accessibility attributes are included > by the . Sean may have some additional comments as > our webmaster, but I do not want the work to fall > to the web committee. Pictures, tables, graphs, and audio files are all welcome. I would like to be able to include movies/video files at some point, but that is on the "to do" at some point in the future. It is expected that the article author will include all necessary information as required to make the content accessible. For pictures, an alternate text description is required that follows appropriate standards and guidelines for such content. Same for audio files, etc. Take care, Sean _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From rmhaven at stanford.edu Tue Apr 14 11:09:08 2009 From: rmhaven at stanford.edu (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers In-Reply-To: <813948103.297041239732324809.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Message-ID: <451821259.298081239732548190.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Hi, Teresa (and all)! Rather than adhering to any specific "major headings", perhaps the idea is to just make sure that each of those areas is touched on: What was the problem?, What were the constraints?, What was considered?, etc. so that all the articles have a similar flow. I assume Ron's suggestion also applies: articles should focus on the needs of higher ed, adults, and school-to-work transition -- is that right? - Shelley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teresa Haven" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:45:07 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers Aloha, folks. I'm still open to more input, but in order to let us proceed with getting this issue on the road and following Ron's and Sean's responses, here are some new basic guidelines: All forms of media are fine, so long as the author makes them properly accessible. Writing style can be slightly less formal for this issue; for example, I'm open to allowing first-person narration ("I", "We") rather than restricting to third-person ("the author", "the subject"). As Ron says, this is still intended to be a professional journal, so keep that in mind as you are composing. If a submitted paper seems too informal, I'll discuss it with the author(s). As always, I and the publications committee will perform minor edits as necessary to pull the issue together into a coherent whole. As for a particular format, I think this time around, given that we will have a slightly more relaxed style I will also leave the internal organization of the paper up to the authors. I like "the First Haven's" suggestion of major headings such as Background, Statement of Problem, Solutions Considered, however, and if authors find such structure useful, please feel free to apply it. I can imagine where, in many cases, such structure would be appropriate, and a few cases in which it might not fit the information being shared, so don't want to exclude potential papers on that ground. Hope this helps; please put on your thinking caps and start writing those stories! Thanks, Teresa "the Second Haven" ;) Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Alternate Format Supervisor Disability Resource Center Arizona State University -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 10:05 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers > All forms of media are encouraged as long as they > necessary accessibility attributes are included > by the . Sean may have some additional comments as > our webmaster, but I do not want the work to fall > to the web committee. Pictures, tables, graphs, and audio files are all welcome. I would like to be able to include movies/video files at some point, but that is on the "to do" at some point in the future. It is expected that the article author will include all necessary information as required to make the content accessible. For pictures, an alternate text description is required that follows appropriate standards and guidelines for such content. Same for audio files, etc. Take care, Sean _______________________________________________ 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 Teresa.Haven at asu.edu Tue Apr 14 11:42:58 2009 From: Teresa.Haven at asu.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers In-Reply-To: <451821259.298081239732548190.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> References: <813948103.297041239732324809.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> <451821259.298081239732548190.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Message-ID: <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C035CE2EF@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Thanks for pointing that out -- I didn't specifically echo Ron's request to keep focus on higher education, but I agree entirely that it is a reasonable expectation. As you say, using the same general ideals in designing papers would be helpful to authors and the editorial group. :) Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Alternate Format Supervisor Disability Resource Center Arizona State University -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shelley Haven Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:09 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers Hi, Teresa (and all)! Rather than adhering to any specific "major headings", perhaps the idea is to just make sure that each of those areas is touched on: What was the problem?, What were the constraints?, What was considered?, etc. so that all the articles have a similar flow. I assume Ron's suggestion also applies: articles should focus on the needs of higher ed, adults, and school-to-work transition -- is that right? - Shelley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teresa Haven" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 10:45:07 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers Aloha, folks. I'm still open to more input, but in order to let us proceed with getting this issue on the road and following Ron's and Sean's responses, here are some new basic guidelines: All forms of media are fine, so long as the author makes them properly accessible. Writing style can be slightly less formal for this issue; for example, I'm open to allowing first-person narration ("I", "We") rather than restricting to third-person ("the author", "the subject"). As Ron says, this is still intended to be a professional journal, so keep that in mind as you are composing. If a submitted paper seems too informal, I'll discuss it with the author(s). As always, I and the publications committee will perform minor edits as necessary to pull the issue together into a coherent whole. As for a particular format, I think this time around, given that we will have a slightly more relaxed style I will also leave the internal organization of the paper up to the authors. I like "the First Haven's" suggestion of major headings such as Background, Statement of Problem, Solutions Considered, however, and if authors find such structure useful, please feel free to apply it. I can imagine where, in many cases, such structure would be appropriate, and a few cases in which it might not fit the information being shared, so don't want to exclude potential papers on that ground. Hope this helps; please put on your thinking caps and start writing those stories! Thanks, Teresa "the Second Haven" ;) Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Alternate Format Supervisor Disability Resource Center Arizona State University -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 10:05 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers > All forms of media are encouraged as long as they > necessary accessibility attributes are included > by the . Sean may have some additional comments as > our webmaster, but I do not want the work to fall > to the web committee. Pictures, tables, graphs, and audio files are all welcome. I would like to be able to include movies/video files at some point, but that is on the "to do" at some point in the future. It is expected that the article author will include all necessary information as required to make the content accessible. For pictures, an alternate text description is required that follows appropriate standards and guidelines for such content. Same for audio files, etc. Take care, Sean _______________________________________________ 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 scottk44 at gmail.com Tue Apr 14 17:19:58 2009 From: scottk44 at gmail.com (Scott Kupferman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] DNS mini course? In-Reply-To: <49B7DBD2.B63E.00EA.0@linnbenton.edu> References: <49B79178020000CF0002A268@mymail.kckcc.edu> <49B7DBD2.B63E.00EA.0@linnbenton.edu> Message-ID: <95e86fdd0904141719y3881f5e9t8f4f9e3337bb1f82@mail.gmail.com> Hi Carol, The Assistive Technology Training Center here at Sonoma State Univ. originally offered a fairly comprehensive DNS training course. However, we have now set up other options, such as (1) a lending library of DNS material for self-paced study, (2) a network of advanced DNS users (students) who are willing to mentor new DNS users, and (3) half day workshops. Obviously each student is different and comes in with varying levels of basic computer skills...thus, each of the above-mentioned training options have their place. Feel free to email me off list to chat more. I'll try to compile some training documents for you as well. Scott Kupferman Assistive Technology Specialist/Lab Coordinator Sonoma State University scott.kupferman@sonoma.edu 2009/3/11 Carol Raymundo > I am wondering if any of you offer Dragon Naturally Speaking as a mini > course? Our college offers a course but it is very business related and > there is a higher level reading involved. Simply put, it is to intense for > students who just want to speak their papers and exams. I am interested in > making it easy and fun to learn. We have so many students who could benefit > from using the program but the class is causing a lot of stress for > those who take it. I am interested in any course syllabus that you may have > and brief description of what is covered. > > I am thinking that I would offer 3 or 4 weeks of training twice a term and > offer follow-up appointments with those who need additional assistance. I > am open for any suggestions and appreciate the help. You may e-mail me off > list if you wish. > > Thank you! > > > > Carol Raymundo > Instructional Specialist with Assistive Technology > Linn-Benton Community College > Office of Disability Services > Phone: 541-917-4832 > Fax: 541-917-4328 > > NOTICE: This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic > Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be > privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete and do not > forward. > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From lisa_fiedor at ncsu.edu Wed Apr 15 13:34:38 2009 From: lisa_fiedor at ncsu.edu (Lisa Fiedor) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online Survey In-Reply-To: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB5769@ebe1.umassb.net> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB5769@ebe1.umassb.net> Message-ID: <49E644DE.1070106@ncsu.edu> Hi Kenneth, The survey tool I recommend in SurveyGizmo (http://surveygizmo.com). I'm not sure how much you get for free, but I've used it, and, I think it's the most accessible survey tool out there. Hope this helps. Lisa Kenneth Elkind wrote: > > I'm currently trying to create and deliver a questionnaire for my AT > users. I try to make sure the online program will be accessible using > Jaws, ZoomText, or Kurzweil 3000. > > > > I've tried were survey monkey that may work pretty good except it only > allows you to use 10 questions in their free version > > I'm also trying Zoomerang but I'm a little bit concerned about its > ability to be used with Kurzweil 3000 and the clarity of Zoomtext. > > > > Does anybody have any suggestions? > > > > > > > > Kenneth Elkind > > Adaptive Technology Specialist > > University of Massachusetts - Boston > > IT-ED Tech Operations > > Healey Library /UL/ 032 > > 617-287-5243 > > Kenneth.Elkind@umb.edu > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- -- -- -- 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@ncsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ea at emptech.info Wed Apr 15 14:12:02 2009 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online Survey In-Reply-To: <49E644DE.1070106@ncsu.edu> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB5769@ebe1.umassb.net> <49E644DE.1070106@ncsu.edu> Message-ID: <002c01c9be0e$d7761730$86624590$@info> Here are some old 2007 notes about the accessibility of Survey Monkey and Survey Gizmo - the authors chose the latter http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/upa_publications/upa_voice/volumes/200 7/april/access.html but I know on Webaim there was an update for Survey Monkey http://www.webaim.org/discussion/mail_thread.php?thread=3495 I just wonder if anyone else has concerns about these two survey tools as to the way they are hosted, when it comes to data protection if names or IDs are used? We have decided to try to make sure QuestionMark Perception surveys can be made accessible with various options, knowing the data gathered will be on our servers and backed up. However, I realise this is using costly software. 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: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Fiedor Sent: 15 April 2009 21:35 To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Online Survey Hi Kenneth, The survey tool I recommend in SurveyGizmo (http://surveygizmo.com). I'm not sure how much you get for free, but I've used it, and, I think it's the most accessible survey tool out there. Hope this helps. Lisa From nettiet at gmail.com Wed Apr 15 14:43:25 2009 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online Survey In-Reply-To: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB5769@ebe1.umassb.net> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB5769@ebe1.umassb.net> Message-ID: Question: Did you try setting it up in Kurzweil with text box zones, for check boxes, you could say put X in all applicable boxes or ??? Also, Have you looked at using locked documents in Word. I use this format for my forms so that the responder can just click, tab through, etc. I haven't explored the use of a screen reader but, it might work. Just a thought Nettie On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 12:46 PM, Kenneth Elkind wrote: > I'm currently trying to create and deliver a questionnaire for my AT > users. I try to make sure the online program will be accessible using Jaws, > ZoomText, or Kurzweil 3000. > > > > I've tried were survey monkey that may work pretty good except it only > allows you to use 10 questions in their free version > > I'm also trying Zoomerang but I'm a little bit concerned about its ability > to be used with Kurzweil 3000 and the clarity of Zoomtext. > > > > Does anybody have any suggestions? > > > > > > > > Kenneth Elkind > > Adaptive Technology Specialist > > University of Massachusetts - Boston > > IT-ED Tech Operations > > Healey Library /UL/ 032 > > 617-287-5243 > > Kenneth.Elkind@umb.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -- Nettie T. Fischer, ATP Assistive Technology Practitioner nettiet, ATP Consultants www.nettietatpconsultants.com [916] 704-1456 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Kurzweil website has little to no information about the issue other than a statement indicating the recommended voices are Bruce, Victoria, and Agnes (http://tinyurl.com/ctyokn). The previous page, however, has not been updated since March, 2004. Anyone have any information about the lack of support of the Alex voice in K3000 ver. 4 for the Mac? Take care, sean From maryz at MIT.EDU Fri Apr 17 12:37:12 2009 From: maryz at MIT.EDU (Mary Ziegler) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kurzweil 3000 for Mac In-Reply-To: <49E8C594.8090204@stanford.edu> References: <49E8C594.8090204@stanford.edu> Message-ID: <49E8DA68.8080504@mit.edu> Sean, Yes. Unfortunately, we discovered Kurzweil 3000 and Alex are not compatible last fall. Here is, verbatim, the info. I was sent from Kurzweil on 9/11/2008: "Unfortunately, the documentation for Kurzweil 3000 is incorrect. The Mac OS X Alex voice does not function within Kurzweil. The Alex voice was released at the tail end of Kurzweil's development process and although the documentation was made referencing Alex, Kurzweil is unable to function with it. We recommend using one of the two high quality Cepstral Voices included on the Kurzweil 3000 CD. I'm sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us." - Mary Sean J Keegan wrote: > Hi all, > > I ran into an issue regarding K3000 ver. 4 for the Mac and supported > voices. I am running OS X 10.5 (Leopard). > > Basically, I am unable to select the Alex voice as the preferred > text-to-speech voice for reading. Other voices are available (e.g., > Bruce, Victoria, Agnes), but Alex is not available for selection. > > The Kurzweil website has little to no information about the issue > other than a statement indicating the recommended voices are Bruce, > Victoria, and Agnes (http://tinyurl.com/ctyokn). The previous page, > however, has not been updated since March, 2004. > > Anyone have any information about the lack of support of the Alex > voice in K3000 ver. 4 for the Mac? > > Take care, > sean > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Mary J. Ziegler Team Leader, Adaptive Technology Services MIT Information Services and Technology (IS&T) ATIC Room 7-143 Tel. 617.258.9328 maryz@mit.edu From tschwanke at wisc.edu Fri Apr 17 13:26:00 2009 From: tschwanke at wisc.edu (Todd Schwanke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kurzweil 3000 for Mac In-Reply-To: <23217_1239997086_ZZg0s0xAowAKi.00_49E8DA68.8080504@mit.edu> References: <49E8C594.8090204@stanford.edu> <23217_1239997086_ZZg0s0xAowAKi.00_49E8DA68.8080504@mit.edu> Message-ID: <20090417152600439.00000001484@AT_Specialist> I received a similar response from Kurzweil. The odd thing is that K 3000 v3 works just fine with Alex, even it predates the introduction of Alex. I pushed them a little bit to see if this compatibility might be released as a patch to v4, but it seemed like a long-shot. -Todd -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Mary Ziegler Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 2:37 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Cc: Alternate Media Subject: Re: [Athen] Kurzweil 3000 for Mac Sean, Yes. Unfortunately, we discovered Kurzweil 3000 and Alex are not compatible last fall. Here is, verbatim, the info. I was sent from Kurzweil on 9/11/2008: "Unfortunately, the documentation for Kurzweil 3000 is incorrect. The Mac OS X Alex voice does not function within Kurzweil. The Alex voice was released at the tail end of Kurzweil's development process and although the documentation was made referencing Alex, Kurzweil is unable to function with it. We recommend using one of the two high quality Cepstral Voices included on the Kurzweil 3000 CD. I'm sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us." - Mary Sean J Keegan wrote: > Hi all, > > I ran into an issue regarding K3000 ver. 4 for the Mac and supported > voices. I am running OS X 10.5 (Leopard). > > Basically, I am unable to select the Alex voice as the preferred > text-to-speech voice for reading. Other voices are available (e.g., > Bruce, Victoria, Agnes), but Alex is not available for selection. > > The Kurzweil website has little to no information about the issue > other than a statement indicating the recommended voices are Bruce, > Victoria, and Agnes (http://tinyurl.com/ctyokn). The previous page, > however, has not been updated since March, 2004. > > Anyone have any information about the lack of support of the Alex > voice in K3000 ver. 4 for the Mac? > > Take care, > sean > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Mary J. Ziegler Team Leader, Adaptive Technology Services MIT Information Services and Technology (IS&T) ATIC Room 7-143 Tel. 617.258.9328 maryz@mit.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu Tue Apr 21 06:44:48 2009 From: Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu (Kenneth Elkind) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] recommendations for braille Embosser paper? Message-ID: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB576B@ebe1.umassb.net> Looking for any recommendations for purchasing Braille paper? 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The service was very good: http://secure.nfb.org/ecommerce/asp/prodtype.asp?prodtype=25&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID= Kathy (Kenneth Elkind wrote: > Looking for any recommendations for purchasing Braille paper? > > > > > > Kenneth Elkind > > Adaptive Technology Specialist > > University of Massachusetts - Boston > > IT-ED Tech Operations > > Healey Library /UL/ 032 > > 617-287-5243 > > Kenneth.Elkind@umb.edu > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- ************************* 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 rbeach at kckcc.edu Tue Apr 21 07:15:43 2009 From: rbeach at kckcc.edu (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] recommendations for braille Embosser paper? In-Reply-To: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB576B@ebe1.umassb.net> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB576B@ebe1.umassb.net> Message-ID: <49ED8EBF020000CF0002C658@mymail.kckcc.edu> I really like the products from Star Continuous Cards Systems. You can find them at http://www.braillepaper.com As a braille reader, I think their paper is great. I like to order the white. American Thermoform also sells braille paper at a reasonable price, but I don't care for their paper as well. Star is the third vendor I've used and they are by far my favorite. HTH! 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 >>> "Kenneth Elkind" 4/21/2009 8:44 AM >>> Looking for any recommendations for purchasing Braille paper? Kenneth Elkind Adaptive Technology Specialist University of Massachusetts - Boston IT-ED Tech Operations Healey Library /UL/ 032 617-287-5243 Kenneth.Elkind@umb.edu From tbalen at wsu.edu Tue Apr 21 09:08:11 2009 From: tbalen at wsu.edu (Balen, Tim) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] Using DNS with Titanium Scheduling Software. Message-ID: <9D2C575D42912646B5CC84E4F33C7571C3ACA9@EXCHANGEVS-03.ad.wsu.edu> Good Morning/Afternoon Listers, I received an email from a faculty member inquiring about the interaction between DNS & Titanium Scheduling software, particularly in regards to mouse pointer navigation. Does anybody have any experience working with the two together. I am unfamiliar with Titanium. Thanks, Tim Balen Washington State University www.drc.wsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danc at washington.edu Tue Apr 21 17:12:03 2009 From: danc at washington.edu (Dan Comden) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] Using DNS with Titanium Scheduling Software. In-Reply-To: <9D2C575D42912646B5CC84E4F33C7571C3ACA9@EXCHANGEVS-03.ad.wsu.edu> References: <9D2C575D42912646B5CC84E4F33C7571C3ACA9@EXCHANGEVS-03.ad.wsu.edu> Message-ID: Hi Tim, I've found mouse control with NatSpeak to be pretty ungainly for regular tasks. Quite often I'll try and find a keyboard workaround for what I want to do and then create a custom voice macro to accomplish that task. Hopefully the Titanium software is fully keyboard navigable -- but I know that can be an irrational optimism. Have been playing -- errr, I mean TESTING with an add-on product for NatSpeak called Utter Command that looks very promising -- it uses a coordinate system to pinpoint click the mouse with a single voice command. Many other features that increase the capability of NatSpeak for power users. www.redstartsystems.com -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl University of Washington UW Technology Services On Tue, 21 Apr 2009, Balen, Tim wrote: > > Good Morning/Afternoon Listers, > > > > I received an email from a faculty member inquiring about the interaction between DNS & > Titanium Scheduling software, particularly in regards to mouse pointer navigation.? Does > anybody have any experience working with the two together.? I am unfamiliar with > Titanium. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tim Balen > > > > Washington State University > > www.drc.wsu.edu > > > > > From ron at ahead.org Wed Apr 22 10:36:18 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] Need Sample Kzy files Message-ID: <029101c9c370$d8532190$88f964b0$@org> Hi folks, I need some help please, I am wanting to locate some decent size Kzy files for some software testing. At least a ch would be idea and a couple of entire books would be even better. If you can help please contact me privately. Ron Stewart ************************************************************************* 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 ron at ahead.org Thu Apr 23 12:51:09 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: DisabilityInfo.gov Employment News & Events Update: ODEP Releases Roadmaps II Message-ID: <04de01c9c44c$d98ec1e0$8cac45a0$@org> Some may find this a useful document. Ron From: DisabilityInfo.gov [mailto:disabilityinfo@dol.gov] Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 2:41 PM To: ron@ahead.org Subject: DisabilityInfo.gov Employment News & Events Update: ODEP Releases Roadmaps II The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has released a follow up to last year's Roadmaps for Enhancing Employment of Persons with Disabilities Through Accessible Technology (AT). Roadmaps II provides an overview of federally funded AT programs; a summary of some of the barriers that affect the use of AT by individuals with disabilities; and recommendations to increase the employment of individuals with disabilities though AT. The complete report can be downloaded in PDF or Word format. This information has recently been updated, and can be read by visiting this link: http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolde rId=10. Follow DisabilityInfo.gov updates at http://twitter.com/Disabilitygov. 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We have reached a solution and that is to conduct and email election this year why we develop an online system that meets our expectations for the next election in November at AHG. Those individuals with current membership will receive an email ballot in approximately one week. The ballot will contain the slate of officers up for election as well as instructions on how to complete your voting. I appreciate everyone's patience with this process. Ron Stewart ************************************************************************* 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. 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URL: From norm.coombs at gmail.com Fri Apr 24 06:44:26 2009 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] connecting 2 PCs running XP Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090424064205.02317248@pop.gmail.com> I am sure this can be done and probably is not difficulty but I just don't understand the steps. . . . I have 2 laptops running Windows XP. I'd like to run a cable from a USB in one to a similar USB in the other that would let me access files on the other's hard drive as if it were an external drive. Anyone know what is involved or know where I might find instructions on the Internet. Norm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone) ****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Fri Apr 24 06:48:10 2009 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] connecting 2 PCs running XP In-Reply-To: <6.0.3.0.2.20090424064205.02317248@pop.gmail.com> References: <6.0.3.0.2.20090424064205.02317248@pop.gmail.com> Message-ID: You could put them both on the network and share the desired folders or drives, to gain access that way. That is actually the easiest way, in my opinion. 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 Prof Norm Coombs > Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 8:44 AM > To: athen-athenpro.org > Subject: [Athen] connecting 2 PCs running XP > > I am sure this can be done and probably is not difficulty but I just > don't > understand the steps. . . . > > I have 2 laptops running Windows XP. I'd like to run a cable from a > USB in > one to a similar USB in the other that would let me access files on the > other's hard drive as if it were an external drive. > > Anyone know what is involved or know where I might find instructions on > the > Internet. > > Norm > > > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > > Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com > CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information > phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone) > ****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: > http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From rbeach at kckcc.edu Fri Apr 24 06:50:48 2009 From: rbeach at kckcc.edu (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] connecting 2 PCs running XP In-Reply-To: <6.0.3.0.2.20090424064205.02317248@pop.gmail.com> References: <6.0.3.0.2.20090424064205.02317248@pop.gmail.com> Message-ID: <49F17D68020000CF0002CA1C@mymail.kckcc.edu> Norm, I think you'll need to use an ethernet network cable or set it up wirelessly in order to do this. Maybe somebody else can give directions. I haven't actually done the process, just talked with folks who have. 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 >>> Prof Norm Coombs 4/24/2009 8:44 AM >>> I am sure this can be done and probably is not difficulty but I just don't understand the steps. . . . I have 2 laptops running Windows XP. I'd like to run a cable from a USB in one to a similar USB in the other that would let me access files on the other's hard drive as if it were an external drive. Anyone know what is involved or know where I might find instructions on the Internet. Norm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone) ****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From JWeier at stlcc.edu Fri Apr 24 07:00:39 2009 From: JWeier at stlcc.edu (Weier, James A.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] connecting 2 PCs running XP In-Reply-To: <6.0.3.0.2.20090424064205.02317248@pop.gmail.com> References: <6.0.3.0.2.20090424064205.02317248@pop.gmail.com> Message-ID: The only way to share data between 2 computers using a USB cable is like this: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/248 (Need a special "bridged" USB cable). This kinda acts in the same way as an Ethernet Crossover Cable that enables you to share data between 2 computers. Yet another way is to setup an Ad Hoc network between both computers, but you need a wireless adapter on both computers to do this: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/bowman_02april08.mspx Third way is like Sue Kelmer said is to plug them both into the network and then gain access to each computers resources that way. James A. Weier Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office St. Louis Community College 3400 Pershall Road Ferguson, MO. 63135 314-513-4162 (voice) 314-513-4876 (fax) jweier@stlcc.edu ? There are three basic types, the wills, the won'ts, and the can'ts. The wills accomplish everything, the won'ts oppose everything, and the can'ts won't try anything.? -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 8:44 AM To: athen-athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] connecting 2 PCs running XP I am sure this can be done and probably is not difficulty but I just don't understand the steps. . . . I have 2 laptops running Windows XP. I'd like to run a cable from a USB in one to a similar USB in the other that would let me access files on the other's hard drive as if it were an external drive. Anyone know what is involved or know where I might find instructions on the Internet. Norm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone) ****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From ron at ahead.org Fri Apr 24 07:06:38 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] connecting 2 PCs running XP In-Reply-To: <49F17D68020000CF0002CA1C@mymail.kckcc.edu> References: <6.0.3.0.2.20090424064205.02317248@pop.gmail.com> <49F17D68020000CF0002CA1C@mymail.kckcc.edu> Message-ID: <05d501c9c4e5$e314b5f0$a93e21d0$@org> Hi Norm what you want is a USB transfer cable. It is a special type of USB connector, and here is the one that I use: http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=1504&sku=39977&st=easy%20usb%20 transger%20cable Ron -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 9:51 AM To: athen-athenpro.org Subject: Re: [Athen] connecting 2 PCs running XP Norm, I think you'll need to use an ethernet network cable or set it up wirelessly in order to do this. Maybe somebody else can give directions. I haven't actually done the process, just talked with folks who have. 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 >>> Prof Norm Coombs 4/24/2009 8:44 AM >>> I am sure this can be done and probably is not difficulty but I just don't understand the steps. . . . I have 2 laptops running Windows XP. I'd like to run a cable from a USB in one to a similar USB in the other that would let me access files on the other's hard drive as if it were an external drive. Anyone know what is involved or know where I might find instructions on the Internet. Norm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone) ****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm _______________________________________________ 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 hadi at illinois.edu Fri Apr 24 07:26:39 2009 From: hadi at illinois.edu (Hadi Rangin) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:26 2018 Subject: [Athen] connecting 2 PCs running XP References: <6.0.3.0.2.20090424064205.02317248@pop.gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Norm, You have at least 3 options to connect your laptops together: Option 1. Via the wireless network at your place. 1a. Set the work group name of both computer to the same value like "NC". To set the work group go to the Computer name tab in Control panel->System Modify the workgroups of both computer to the same work group name and reboot your computers. 1b. Go to My Network Places->Entire Network->Microsoft Windows Network There you should be able to see your workgroup name and if you enter on it you will see all the members of your work group. 1c. Go to the desire computer and folder and map the desired folder using the Tools->Map a network drive function. Option 2: Use a hub You can connect both computers using a simple hub or switch but note that they still need to have the same work group name in order to access each others files/folders. Option 3: Use BlueTooth feature if applicable Another easy way to connect computers is via the BlueTooth technology but it requires that both computer support BlueTooth capability and is enabled. Depending on your computer setting you might not be able to see the external drives. You might need to enable the file sharing in the Property of the drives you want to share in your network and set password for it. I will be glad to walk you through each of these option if you want. Thanks, Hadi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Prof Norm Coombs" To: "athen-athenpro.org" Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 8:44 AM Subject: [Athen] connecting 2 PCs running XP >I am sure this can be done and probably is not difficulty but I just don't >understand the steps. . . . > > I have 2 laptops running Windows XP. I'd like to run a cable from a USB > in one to a similar USB in the other that would let me access files on the > other's hard drive as if it were an external drive. > > Anyone know what is involved or know where I might find instructions on > the Internet. > > Norm > > > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > > Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com > CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information > phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone) > ****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: > http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From hkramer at colorado.edu Fri Apr 24 09:21:49 2009 From: hkramer at colorado.edu (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC Message-ID: Being a MAC idiot (the parameters may go beyond that), I was wondering if JAWS and other adaptive software can run on a dual boot MAC. We're proposing a class on usable and accessible media design here at CU and I'm wondering if a MAC lab would work for this. (And Sean, if you're out there, send me your gmail account). Thanks in advance, Howard -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdausch at notes.cc.sunysb.edu Fri Apr 24 09:32:58 2009 From: gdausch at notes.cc.sunysb.edu (gdausch@notes.cc.sunysb.edu) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello, I have jaws running on a dual boot mac under bootcamp. I have yet to find a way to have it function properly under fusion. 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: Howard Kramer To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Date: 04/24/2009 12:25 PM Subject: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC Sent by: athen-bounces@athenpro.org Being a MAC idiot (the parameters may go beyond that), I was wondering if JAWS and other adaptive software can run on a dual boot MAC. We're proposing a class on usable and accessible media design here at CU and I'm wondering if a MAC lab would work for this. (And Sean, if you're out there, send me your gmail account). Thanks in advance, Howard -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601_______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From hkramer.atsol at gmail.com Fri Apr 24 09:43:22 2009 From: hkramer.atsol at gmail.com (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks Glenn. -Howard On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:32 AM, wrote: > Hello, > > I have jaws running on a dual boot mac under bootcamp. I have yet to find > a way to have it function properly under fusion. > > 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: > Howard Kramer > To: > Access Technology Higher Education Network > Date: > 04/24/2009 12:25 PM > Subject: > [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC > Sent by: > athen-bounces@athenpro.org > > > > Being a MAC idiot (the parameters may go beyond that), I was wondering if > JAWS and other adaptive software can run on a dual boot MAC. We're > proposing a class on usable and accessible media design here at CU and I'm > wondering if a MAC lab would work for this. > > (And Sean, if you're out there, send me your gmail account). > > Thanks in advance, > Howard > > -- > Howard Kramer > AHG Conference Coordinator > Access Specialist > 303-492-8672 > fax: 492-5601_______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdausch at notes.cc.sunysb.edu Fri Apr 24 09:51:16 2009 From: gdausch at notes.cc.sunysb.edu (gdausch@notes.cc.sunysb.edu) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Your welcome Howard, please feel free to ask any questions as needed. I can also test out other AT for you, provided I have it available. Regards, 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: Howard Kramer To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Date: 04/24/2009 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC Sent by: athen-bounces@athenpro.org Thanks Glenn. -Howard On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:32 AM, wrote: Hello, I have jaws running on a dual boot mac under bootcamp. I have yet to find a way to have it function properly under fusion. 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: Howard Kramer To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Date: 04/24/2009 12:25 PM Subject: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC Sent by: athen-bounces@athenpro.org Being a MAC idiot (the parameters may go beyond that), I was wondering if JAWS and other adaptive software can run on a dual boot MAC. We're proposing a class on usable and accessible media design here at CU and I'm wondering if a MAC lab would work for this. (And Sean, if you're out there, send me your gmail account). Thanks in advance, Howard -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601_______________________________________________ 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 -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601_______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From norm.coombs at gmail.com Fri Apr 24 10:03:21 2009 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Thanks everyone connecting 2 PCs running XP In-Reply-To: References: <6.0.3.0.2.20090424064205.02317248@pop.gmail.com> Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090424100233.022641c8@pop.gmail.com> Thanks for several good answers. I'll play with 2-3 of them and take the one that works best. Norm From tfort at mendocino.edu Fri Apr 24 11:02:40 2009 From: tfort at mendocino.edu (Toni Fort) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Need Sample Kzy files In-Reply-To: <029101c9c370$d8532190$88f964b0$@org> References: <029101c9c370$d8532190$88f964b0$@org> Message-ID: <4A157208CFDA3146966257FFDF7FDADA02B1367D@mail.mendocino.edu> Ron: Do you still need this? I am sending you a biology text via YouSendIt.com Toni Fort Alternate Media Specialist Mendocino College Ukiah, CA From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 10:36 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Need Sample Kzy files Hi folks, I need some help please, I am wanting to locate some decent size Kzy files for some software testing. At least a ch would be idea and a couple of entire books would be even better. If you can help please contact me privately. Ron Stewart ************************************************************************ * 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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I am sending you a biology text via YouSendIt.com Toni Fort Alternate Media Specialist Mendocino College Ukiah, CA From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 10:36 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Need Sample Kzy files Hi folks, I need some help please, I am wanting to locate some decent size Kzy files for some software testing. At least a ch would be idea and a couple of entire books would be even better. If you can help please contact me privately. Ron Stewart ************************************************************************* 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 fgsmith at vcu.edu Fri Apr 24 13:01:41 2009 From: fgsmith at vcu.edu (Frances G Smith/AC/VCU) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] AUTO: Frances G Smith/AC/VCU is out of the office. (returning Mon 04/13/2009) Message-ID: I am out of the office from Thu 04/23/2009 until Tue 04/28/2009. I will respond to your message when I return. 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For testing purposes/demo purposes, this has worked fine as I can show how content works with VoiceOver and JAWS on the same machine. Next up is trying Dragon Naturally Speaking and Kurzweil, but I am not anticipating too many issues as other Windows applications have been running just fine. Take care, Sean -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: skeegan.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 354 bytes Desc: not available URL: From hkramer.atsol at gmail.com Fri Apr 24 14:57:34 2009 From: hkramer.atsol at gmail.com (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC In-Reply-To: <49F23378.2060801@stanford.edu> References: <49F23378.2060801@stanford.edu> Message-ID: Hi Sean, Of everyone who responded so far, you seem to be the only one who's been able to run JAWS in the dual-boot environment (this is my main concern - for the class I mentioned in my original post). Good to know there's hope. Thanks, Howard On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Sean J Keegan wrote: > Hi Howard, > > > I was wondering if JAWS and other adaptive software > > can run on a dual boot MAC. > > I have been running JAWS under VMWare's Fusion. Have not had a chance to > try anything else, but have heard reports of NVDA also working under Fusion > as well. The keystrokes are not exactly mapped if using a laptop (e.g., Ins > key), but if using a full keyboard the "Help" key becomes the "Insert" key. > For testing purposes/demo purposes, this has worked fine as I can show how > content works with VoiceOver and JAWS on the same machine. > > Next up is trying Dragon Naturally Speaking and Kurzweil, but I am not > anticipating too many issues as other Windows applications have been running > just fine. > > > Take care, > Sean > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sogami at calstate.edu Fri Apr 24 15:17:08 2009 From: sogami at calstate.edu (Ogami, Sam) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hello Howard, I have been able to run JAWS 9 and 10 with VMWare fusion. You if your going to run it on a mac laptop you will need to map the insert key as laptop keyboard does not have it. You can map keys in windows with software: http://webaim.org/blog/screenreaders_on_mac/ http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/ Or you can use keyboard combo for insert key: On a MacBook or MacBook Pro keyboard, press Fn-M. On a full-sized Mac keyboard, press the Help key. I just use a standard usb keyboard myself and this works fine. Let me know if you have more questions. Sam Ogami Accessible Technology Expert CSU Office of the Chancellor (562) 951-4201 voice (562) 951-4925 fax sogami@calstate.edu On 4/24/09 9:21 AM, "Howard Kramer" wrote: Being a MAC idiot (the parameters may go beyond that), I was wondering if JAWS and other adaptive software can run on a dual boot MAC. We're proposing a class on usable and accessible media design here at CU and I'm wondering if a MAC lab would work for this. (And Sean, if you're out there, send me your gmail account). Thanks in advance, Howard From nrcgsh at rit.edu Wed Apr 22 09:58:42 2009 From: nrcgsh at rit.edu (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Webinar: Illinois Functional Web Accessibility Evaluator Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090422095452.0228bf30@pop.gmail.com> ****Note this informative state-of-the-art Webinar is TOMORROW!! Register NOW! EASI Webinar Thursday April 23 at 2 PM Easterrn Daylight Illinois Functional Web Accessibility Evaluator 1.0 and Best Practices for Accessibility Presenter: Jon Gunderson Dr. Gunderson is the Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Accessibility in the Division of Disability Resources and Education Services (DRES) at the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, Illinois. He leads the development of the Firefox Accessibility Extension and the Illinois Functional Web Accessibility Evaluator Tool The presentation will review a best practices approach to web accessibility used by the University of Illinois to implement the web accessibility requirements for the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (IITAA) for campus web resources. IITAA web requirements is a hybrid of the Section 508 and W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) requirements designed to help state web masters improve the functional accessibility of their web resources. The Illinois Functional Accessibility Evaluator and Firefox Accessibility Extension are free tools to help web developers evaluate their web resources for use of the best practices. These tools have been recently updated based changes to the iCITA HTML Best Practices. Register online http://easi.cc/clinic.htm From weston.taylor at live.coloradocollege.edu Fri Apr 24 11:51:50 2009 From: weston.taylor at live.coloradocollege.edu (Weston Taylor) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: <8B950F1547CD8B46833115EDC7A81D90116E9A9F5B@BL2PRD0101MB014.prod.exchangelabs.com> I've found that running Windows software in Fusion mode only allows screen programs (capture, readers) to translate or capture windows that are running on the Windows side. Something I haven't tried is CodeWeavers Crossover Mac to install the Windows screen reader or capture program on the OS X side of things. It may or may not work. CodeWeavers does have a demo version that is usable for 30 days, if you are interested in trying that out. Weston Taylor Academic Technology Specialist for Students Colorado College 719-389-6159 ________________________________________ From: gdausch@notes.cc.sunysb.edu [gdausch@notes.cc.sunysb.edu] Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:51 AM To: hkramer@colorado.edu Cc: Access Technology Higher Education Network; athen-bounces@athenpro.org Subject: Re: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC Your welcome Howard, please feel free to ask any questions as needed. I can also test out other AT for you, provided I have it available. Regards, 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: Howard Kramer To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Date: 04/24/2009 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC Sent by: athen-bounces@athenpro.org Thanks Glenn. -Howard On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 10:32 AM, wrote: Hello, I have jaws running on a dual boot mac under bootcamp. I have yet to find a way to have it function properly under fusion. 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: Howard Kramer To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Date: 04/24/2009 12:25 PM Subject: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC Sent by: athen-bounces@athenpro.org Being a MAC idiot (the parameters may go beyond that), I was wondering if JAWS and other adaptive software can run on a dual boot MAC. We're proposing a class on usable and accessible media design here at CU and I'm wondering if a MAC lab would work for this. (And Sean, if you're out there, send me your gmail account). Thanks in advance, Howard -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601_______________________________________________ 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 -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601_______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From pratikp1 at gmail.com Fri Apr 24 16:13:56 2009 From: pratikp1 at gmail.com (Pratik Patel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <017501c9c532$584df330$08e9d990$@com> Hello Howard, I use a Macbook with JAWS 9 in the dual boot environment as well as with Fusion in JAWS 10. I aven't bothered to upgrade JAWS on the Windows partition yet. I also have NVDA and system access installed under Fusion. Lack of the insert key could become a problem. But with the laptop layout, the capslock key functions well most times. I've tried using dragon under Fusion but found it problematic only because of the memory requirements. I'm having my memory upgraded to address the issue. I don't think there will be a problem once this is addressed. I have another virtual machine running the Windows 7 beta and a JAWS demo. This works well too. Some difficulties because of lack of official support but nothing major. Regards, Pratik -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ogami, Sam Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 6:17 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC Hello Howard, I have been able to run JAWS 9 and 10 with VMWare fusion. You if your going to run it on a mac laptop you will need to map the insert key as laptop keyboard does not have it. You can map keys in windows with software: http://webaim.org/blog/screenreaders_on_mac/ http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/ Or you can use keyboard combo for insert key: On a MacBook or MacBook Pro keyboard, press Fn-M. On a full-sized Mac keyboard, press the Help key. I just use a standard usb keyboard myself and this works fine. Let me know if you have more questions. Sam Ogami Accessible Technology Expert CSU Office of the Chancellor (562) 951-4201 voice (562) 951-4925 fax sogami@calstate.edu On 4/24/09 9:21 AM, "Howard Kramer" wrote: Being a MAC idiot (the parameters may go beyond that), I was wondering if JAWS and other adaptive software can run on a dual boot MAC. We're proposing a class on usable and accessible media design here at CU and I'm wondering if a MAC lab would work for this. (And Sean, if you're out there, send me your gmail account). Thanks in advance, Howard _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From hkramer.atsol at gmail.com Fri Apr 24 16:14:41 2009 From: hkramer.atsol at gmail.com (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] running JAWS on a dual boot MAC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks Sam - and everyone else who provided feedback. -Howard On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Ogami, Sam wrote: > Hello Howard, > > I have been able to run JAWS 9 and 10 with VMWare fusion. You if your > going to run it on a mac laptop you will need to map the insert key as > laptop keyboard does not have it. > > You can map keys in windows with software: > http://webaim.org/blog/screenreaders_on_mac/ > http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/ > > > Or you can use keyboard combo for insert key: > On a MacBook or MacBook Pro keyboard, press Fn-M. > On a full-sized Mac keyboard, press the Help key. > > I just use a standard usb keyboard myself and this works fine. > > Let me know if you have more questions. > > Sam Ogami > Accessible Technology Expert > CSU Office of the Chancellor > (562) 951-4201 voice > (562) 951-4925 fax > sogami@calstate.edu > > > > > > On 4/24/09 9:21 AM, "Howard Kramer" wrote: > > Being a MAC idiot (the parameters may go beyond that), I was wondering if > JAWS and other adaptive software can run on a dual boot MAC. We're proposing > a class on usable and accessible media design here at CU and I'm wondering > if a MAC lab would work for this. > > (And Sean, if you're out there, send me your gmail account). > > Thanks in advance, > Howard > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mpthornton at ualr.edu Sun Apr 26 16:35:29 2009 From: mpthornton at ualr.edu (Melanie Thornton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit Message-ID: Greetings, all! I have a colleague who was using Reading Bar, but with a recent computer upgrade to Vista 64 bit can no longer use it.? 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Nettie On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Melanie Thornton wrote: > Greetings, all! > > I have a colleague who was using Reading Bar, but with a recent computer > upgrade to Vista 64 bit can no longer use it. Do you know of any > programs--preferably one that reads the Web as well as common MS > products--that work with 64 bit? > > I sent a message to tech support of Natural Reader but thought some of you > might have some suggestions. > > Thanks! > > Melanie > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -- Nettie T. Fischer, ATP Assistive Technology Practitioner nettiet, ATP Consultants www.nettietatpconsultants.com [916] 704-1456 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Mon Apr 27 03:41:09 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <001a01c9c724$ad371c70$07a55550$@com> The language bar tools are now part of the Vista OS so you should be able to use the speech recognition with more applications in Vista. In Programs and Features it is under Speech or you can type "Windows Speech Recognition" from the start menu Cheers, Karen, From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Thornton Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 7:35 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit Greetings, all! I have a colleague who was using Reading Bar, but with a recent computer upgrade to Vista 64 bit can no longer use it. Do you know of any programs--preferably one that reads the Web as well as common MS products--that work with 64 bit? I sent a message to tech support of Natural Reader but thought some of you might have some suggestions. Thanks! Melanie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nettiet at gmail.com Mon Apr 27 07:44:38 2009 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit In-Reply-To: <001a01c9c724$ad371c70$07a55550$@com> References: <001a01c9c724$ad371c70$07a55550$@com> Message-ID: I have used the voice recogntion that comes with VISTA but, not on a consistent basis. My findings are that it works but, my typing is still faster than dictated text :) (about 55 - 60 WPM) so, I have not persued using that option. Nettie On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Karlen Communications < info@karlencommunications.com> wrote: > The language bar tools are now part of the Vista OS so you should be able > to use the speech recognition with more applications in Vista. In Programs > and Features it is under Speech or you can type ?Windows Speech Recognition? > from the start menu Cheers, Karen, > > > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] *On > Behalf Of *Melanie Thornton > *Sent:* Sunday, April 26, 2009 7:35 PM > *To:* athen@athenpro.org > *Subject:* [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit > > > > Greetings, all! > > I have a colleague who was using Reading Bar, but with a recent computer > upgrade to Vista 64 bit can no longer use it. Do you know of any > programs--preferably one that reads the Web as well as common MS > products--that work with 64 bit? > > I sent a message to tech support of Natural Reader but thought some of you > might have some suggestions. > > Thanks! > > Melanie > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -- Nettie T. Fischer, ATP Assistive Technology Practitioner nettiet, ATP Consultants www.nettietatpconsultants.com [916] 704-1456 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edward at ngtvoice.com Mon Apr 27 08:41:42 2009 From: edward at ngtvoice.com (Ed. Rosenthal) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit In-Reply-To: References: <001a01c9c724$ad371c70$07a55550$@com> Message-ID: <001501c9c74e$aada0080$008e0180$@com> IMHO the speech engine in Windows Vista has always struck me as reasonably accurate; to date our biggest challenge has been that there's not a lot of user interface, no help files, and the fact that we can only use it in Microsoft Word environments for direct dictation has been very limiting. Having said that, for people willing to meet it half way (like Linux) I think it's viable, and the price is certainly right. I've put up some informational pages starting with http://www.ngtvoice.com/products/software/wsr/ and from the right hand navigation panel there's some additional information including some of the commands at: http://www.ngtvoice.com/products/software/wsr/commands.htm . We've not posted information about the macro capability but have done some scripting in that regard as well and there are some code samples available (see below). I also find the product manager's, Rob Chambers, blog helpful... it is located at: http://blogs.msdn.com/robch/default.aspx 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. From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Nettie Fischer Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 7:45 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit I have used the voice recogntion that comes with VISTA but, not on a consistent basis. My findings are that it works but, my typing is still faster than dictated text :) (about 55 - 60 WPM) so, I have not persued using that option. Nettie On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Karlen Communications wrote: The language bar tools are now part of the Vista OS so you should be able to use the speech recognition with more applications in Vista. In Programs and Features it is under Speech or you can type "Windows Speech Recognition" from the start menu Cheers, Karen, From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Thornton Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 7:35 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit Greetings, all! I have a colleague who was using Reading Bar, but with a recent computer upgrade to Vista 64 bit can no longer use it. Do you know of any programs--preferably one that reads the Web as well as common MS products--that work with 64 bit? I sent a message to tech support of Natural Reader but thought some of you might have some suggestions. Thanks! Melanie _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Nettie T. Fischer, ATP Assistive Technology Practitioner nettiet, ATP Consultants www.nettietatpconsultants.com [916] 704-1456 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Mon Apr 27 10:07:03 2009 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit In-Reply-To: <001501c9c74e$aada0080$008e0180$@com> References: <001a01c9c724$ad371c70$07a55550$@com> <001501c9c74e$aada0080$008e0180$@com> Message-ID: <6e84aedd0904271007n58fb9dcfx686bee77e052a768@mail.gmail.com> Natural Reader 2008 does work on Vista 64. I've used it on my laptop running the Home version of Vista 64. I've used it in Word 2007 and IE7 and it works fine. If your colleague just used the TTS reading features in XP and Office than Natural Reader 2008 is a good free solution for Vista. Narrator doesn't read much and does not read MS Word at all. All the free version of Natural Reader will do is read from your clipboard or highlight and read all the text in adocument if you have not highlighted anything. There is an upgrade version that will give you more function in Office programs that does not cost much. Here is the link to the website but you probably already have that. http://www.naturalreaders.com/ Jeff On 4/27/09, Ed. Rosenthal wrote: > IMHO the speech engine in Windows Vista has always struck me as reasonably > accurate; to date our biggest challenge has been that there's not a lot of > user interface, no help files, and the fact that we can only use it in > Microsoft Word environments for direct dictation has been very limiting. > Having said that, for people willing to meet it half way (like Linux) I > think it's viable, and the price is certainly right. I've put up some > informational pages starting with > http://www.ngtvoice.com/products/software/wsr/ and from the right hand > navigation panel there's some additional information including some of the > commands at: http://www.ngtvoice.com/products/software/wsr/commands.htm . > We've not posted information about the macro capability but have done some > scripting in that regard as well and there are some code samples available > (see below). > > > > I also find the product manager's, Rob Chambers, blog helpful... it is > located at: > > http://blogs.msdn.com/robch/default.aspx > > > > > > 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. > > > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Nettie Fischer > Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 7:45 AM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit > > > > I have used the voice recogntion that comes with VISTA but, not on a > consistent basis. My findings are that it works but, my typing is still > faster than dictated text :) (about 55 - 60 WPM) so, I have not persued > using that option. > > > > Nettie > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Karlen Communications > wrote: > > The language bar tools are now part of the Vista OS so you should be able to > use the speech recognition with more applications in Vista. In Programs and > Features it is under Speech or you can type "Windows Speech Recognition" > from the start menu Cheers, Karen, > > > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Melanie Thornton > Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 7:35 PM > To: athen@athenpro.org > Subject: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit > > > > Greetings, all! > > I have a colleague who was using Reading Bar, but with a recent computer > upgrade to Vista 64 bit can no longer use it. Do you know of any > programs--preferably one that reads the Web as well as common MS > products--that work with 64 bit? > > I sent a message to tech support of Natural Reader but thought some of you > might have some suggestions. > > Thanks! > > Melanie > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > > > > > -- > Nettie T. Fischer, ATP > Assistive Technology Practitioner > nettiet, ATP Consultants > www.nettietatpconsultants.com > [916] 704-1456 > > From sogami at calstate.edu Mon Apr 27 11:27:59 2009 From: sogami at calstate.edu (Ogami, Sam) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] New Service to Download RFB&D DAISY books (AudioPlus) Message-ID: I just received some exciting news about RFB&D's new download service and wanted to share with everyone. RFB&D has just added a new service for members to download full (AudioPlus) DAISY books from their library, making it the first group to offer full audio DAISY textbooks online. This means that members can go to RFB&D's website to search for and download a RFB&D DAISY book, and play it on their own authorized DAISY player. This gives members instant access to RFB&D's large library of books. This is major step forward from the current method of receiving DAISY books by mail. Please share this news with any interested parties. More information can be found at: http://www.rfbd.org/audioplus/index.htm http://support.rfbd.org/audioplus/ Frequently Asked Questions about new Download service http://support.rfbd.org/audioplus/faq.htm#q2-3 Support about AudioPlus download service http://support.rfbd.org/audioplus/contact.htm Sam Ogami Accessible Technology Expert CSU Office of the Chancellor (562) 951-4201 voice (562) 951-4925 fax sogami@calstate.edu From m.obrien at hvcc.edu Mon Apr 27 11:36:42 2009 From: m.obrien at hvcc.edu (Mike O'Brien) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] New Service to Download RFB&D DAISY books (AudioPlus) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <200904271836.AMU94147@hvcc.edu> Wonderful announcement from RFB&D, but do I dare speculate on the timing of this! Mike -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ogami, Sam Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 2:28 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] New Service to Download RFB&D DAISY books (AudioPlus) I just received some exciting news about RFB&D's new download service and wanted to share with everyone. RFB&D has just added a new service for members to download full (AudioPlus) DAISY books from their library, making it the first group to offer full audio DAISY textbooks online. This means that members can go to RFB&D's website to search for and download a RFB&D DAISY book, and play it on their own authorized DAISY player. This gives members instant access to RFB&D's large library of books. This is major step forward from the current method of receiving DAISY books by mail. Please share this news with any interested parties. More information can be found at: http://www.rfbd.org/audioplus/index.htm http://support.rfbd.org/audioplus/ Frequently Asked Questions about new Download service http://support.rfbd.org/audioplus/faq.htm#q2-3 Support about AudioPlus download service http://support.rfbd.org/audioplus/contact.htm Sam Ogami Accessible Technology Expert CSU Office of the Chancellor (562) 951-4201 voice (562) 951-4925 fax sogami@calstate.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From Michael.Nusen at ppcc.edu Mon Apr 27 12:14:51 2009 From: Michael.Nusen at ppcc.edu (Nusen, Michael) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Exempt Position Announcement (Disability Specialist) Message-ID: FYI: Job posting at Pikes Peak Community College: Full Time (12 months) Disability Specialist, Administrative/Professional/Technical (Exempt). Application materials must be submitted by 4 PM May 7, 2009. Inquiries regarding this position announcement should be directed to Patricia Padeway at 719.502.2296 or patricia.padeway@ppcc.edu . Thank you, Michael Nusen Coordinator, OASIS/CAC (Office of Accommodative Services and Instructional Support/Computer Access Center) michael.nusen@ppcc.edu 719-502-3022 From: Padeway, Patricia Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 12:44 PM To: PPCC Official Subject: Exempt Position Announcement (Disability Specialist) Exempt Position Announcement Pikes Peak Community College is soliciting applications from individuals who meet the minimum requirements of the following position: Disability Specialist Interested candidates must apply on-line at http://employment.ppcc.edu . All application materials must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the position's closing date to be considered. Inquiries regarding this position announcement should be directed to Patricia Padeway at 502.2296 or patricia.padeway@ppcc.edu . 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Specific complaints of alleged discrimination under Section 504 or the ADA (disability or veteran status) or Title VII (sex, race, national origin, or sexual harassment) or ADEA (age) should be referred to the HR Director, 5675 South Academy Boulevard, Room C-202, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906; (719) 502-2600; or the Colorado Community College System Office, 9101 East Lowry Blvd., Denver, CO 80230, (303) 620-4000; or the Colorado Civil Rights Division, Colorado Springs, CO, (719) 633-7518; or the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Denver, CO, 1-800-669-4000 (Voice) or 1-800-669-6820 (TTY). College President's Authority to Approve Personnel Actions The State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education has delegated the authority to the College President to approve all personnel actions (Board Policy, BP 3-05, Delegation of Personnel Authority). Accordingly, the College President may offer a direct appointment to any applicant at any time, or may confer a promotion by means of direct appointment upon any employee of his or her choosing, who meets the minimum requirements of any new or existing position, subject to State Board policy and statutory guidelines and limitations. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From SandraS at usca.edu Mon Apr 27 12:26:29 2009 From: SandraS at usca.edu (Sandra Sanders) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] RFB&D Downloadable AudioPlus DAISY books Message-ID: <04EACB4CCDE78242B9449AB0328B0E110B391632@MAIL.usca.edu> USC Aiken has been using RFB&D's AudioPlus download service since we helped pilot the program last summer. Beginning last fall, only a partial list of their books was offered in the downloadable format, but now the entire catalog is available. Downloading instead of ordering by mail is quite convenient time-wise, but beware of a few catches. Choosing an MP3 player that will handle the encrypted files is a little tricky. The player must support: Windows Media version 10 or higher; playback of subscription-based protected Windows Media content; and playback of audio at a bit rate of 32 kbps. Biggest drawback -- RFB&D books cannot be used on an iPOD! Also, be sure of where you want the book to be accessed; once you download a book and log in to license it, the book cannot be transferred to another computer. You have the ability to sync the computer with a single player multiple times, but you are not able to move the book to another computer. In other words, if you download the book to a computer in your DS lab, you cannot then transfer the book to the student's laptop. I am happy to offer assistance based on my experiences; feel free to email off-list or give me a call. Sandra Eargle Sanders Assistive Technology Center Supervisor Counseling Center and Disability Services University of South Carolina Aiken 471 University Parkway, Box 15 Aiken, SC 29801 Tel: 803-641-3609 Fax: 803-641-3677 TTY: 803-643-6818 Email: sandras@usca.edu Web: www.usca.edu/cc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hascherdss at gmail.com Mon Apr 27 14:17:00 2009 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Possible changes in student email clients Message-ID: <6e0d34c90904271417i73bc0e3ex21a5c8fc65c065ee@mail.gmail.com> Hi all, Our IT department is currently looking at the email client we are using as well as reviewing Microsoft?s Live@edu and Google Apps to see which would better serve our student body email needs. Thought I'd ask the experts if you have any tips/hints regarding accessibility issues with either of the last two apps. THANKS to all!! 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Melanie ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeffrey Dell Date: Monday, April 27, 2009 12:12 pm Subject: Re: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Natural Reader 2008 does work on Vista 64.? I've used it on > my laptop > running the Home version of Vista 64.? I've used it in Word > 2007 and > IE7 and it works fine.? If your colleague just used the TTS > readingfeatures in XP and Office than Natural Reader 2008 is a > good free > solution for Vista.? Narrator doesn't read much and does > not read MS > Word at all.? All the free version of Natural Reader will > do is read > from your clipboard or highlight and read all the text in > adocument if > you have not highlighted anything.? There is an upgrade > version that > will give you more function in Office programs that does not cost > much. > ?Here is the link to the website but you probably already > have that. > http://www.naturalreaders.com/ > Jeff > > On 4/27/09, Ed. Rosenthal wrote: > > IMHO the speech engine in Windows Vista has always struck me > as reasonably > > accurate; to date our biggest challenge has been that there's > not a lot of > > user interface, no help files, and the fact that we can only > use it in > > Microsoft Word environments for direct dictation has been very > limiting.> Having said that, for people willing to meet it half > way (like Linux) I > > think it's viable, and the price is certainly right.? > I've put up some > > informational pages starting with > > http://www.ngtvoice.com/products/software/wsr/ and from the > right hand > > navigation panel there's some additional information including > some of the > > commands at: > http://www.ngtvoice.com/products/software/wsr/commands.htm . > > We've not posted information about the macro capability but > have done some > > scripting in that regard as well and there are some code > samples available > > (see below). > > > > > > > > I also find the product manager's, Rob Chambers, blog > helpful... it is > > located at: > > > > http://blogs.msdn.com/robch/default.aspx > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen- > bounces@athenpro.org] On > > Behalf Of Nettie Fischer > > Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 7:45 AM > > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Subject: Re: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit > > > > > > > > I have used the voice recogntion that comes with VISTA but, > not on a > > consistent basis.? My findings are that it works but, my > typing is still > > faster than dictated text :)? (about 55 - 60 WPM) > so,? I have not persued > > using that option. > > > > > > > > Nettie > > > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Karlen Communications > > wrote: > > > > The language bar tools are now part of the Vista OS so you > should be able to > > use the speech recognition with more applications in Vista. In > Programs and > > Features it is under Speech or you can type "Windows Speech > Recognition"> from the start menu? Cheers, Karen, > > > > > > > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen- > bounces@athenpro.org] On > > Behalf Of Melanie Thornton > > Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 7:35 PM > > To: athen@athenpro.org > > Subject: [Athen] Text to Speech Software and Vista 64 bit > > > > > > > > Greetings, all! > > > > I have a colleague who was using Reading Bar, but with a > recent computer > > upgrade to Vista 64 bit can no longer use it.? Do you > know of any > > programs--preferably one that reads the Web as well as common MS > > products--that work with 64 bit? > > > > I sent a message to tech support of Natural Reader but thought > some of you > > might have some suggestions. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Melanie > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Athen mailing list > > Athen@athenpro.org > > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Nettie T. Fischer, ATP > > Assistive Technology Practitioner > > nettiet, ATP Consultants > > www.nettietatpconsultants.com > > [916] 704-1456 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at kckcc.edu Mon Apr 27 17:56:07 2009 From: rbeach at kckcc.edu (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] RFB&D Downloadable AudioPlus DAISY books Message-ID: <49F60DD7020000CF0002CBF1@mymail.kckcc.edu> I think there's a bit of confusion here. RFB&D offers two products now, the Audio Plus version of the book which is the DAISY format, and the other is the Windows Media MP3 format. The Windows Media format has always been a download option, not a CD option. It does not have the full navigation capabilities of the DAISY format. It is also the one that requires the MP3 players with very specific specs. It is also the one that allows for downloading parts of the book rather than the whole book if desired. This option has been available for around a year now and I believe it is the one Sandra is refering to. The announcement that Sam posted refers to the AudioPlus option, which has always been on CD in the past. Now, RFB&D allows members to download the DAISY format rather than waiting for the books to come on CD through the mail. So, in summary, RFB&D now gives three options: 1) DAISY books on CD through the mail, 2) DAISY books downloaded from their site, and 3) Windows Media MP3 files of the book downloaded from their site. I do question the statement that they are the first to offer downloads of full-audio DAISY content. NLS has been offering this for some time now. Granted, it has been called a pilot project, but it has been open to any NLS member who wishes to participate. The "Pilot" phase ends on Tuesday of this week and the full public version goes live on Thursday. Hope this helps clear up some confusion. 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 >>> "Sandra Sanders" 04/27/09 2:26 PM >>> USC Aiken has been using RFB&D's AudioPlus download service since we helped pilot the program last summer. Beginning last fall, only a partial list of their books was offered in the downloadable format, but now the entire catalog is available. Downloading instead of ordering by mail is quite convenient time-wise, but beware of a few catches. Choosing an MP3 player that will handle the encrypted files is a little tricky. The player must support: Windows Media version 10 or higher; playback of subscription-based protected Windows Media content; and playback of audio at a bit rate of 32 kbps. Biggest drawback -- RFB&D books cannot be used on an iPOD! Also, be sure of where you want the book to be accessed; once you download a book and log in to license it, the book cannot be transferred to another computer. You have the ability to sync the computer with a single player multiple times, but you are not able to move the book to another computer. In other words, if you download the book to a computer in your DS lab, you cannot then transfer the book to the student's laptop. I am happy to offer assistance based on my experiences; feel free to email off-list or give me a call. Sandra Eargle Sanders Assistive Technology Center Supervisor Counseling Center and Disability Services University of South Carolina Aiken 471 University Parkway, Box 15 Aiken, SC 29801 Tel: 803-641-3609 Fax: 803-641-3677 TTY: 803-643-6818 Email: sandras@usca.edu Web: www.usca.edu/cc From sogami at calstate.edu Mon Apr 27 20:54:45 2009 From: sogami at calstate.edu (Ogami, Sam) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] RFB&D Downloadable AudioPlus DAISY books In-Reply-To: <49F60DD7020000CF0002CBF1@mymail.kckcc.edu> Message-ID: Hello Robert, Thank you for giving more clarity to the differences between Audio Plus (DAISY books) and Audio Access (DRM Windows Media file). Although NLS was the first national service to offer audio DAISY books, RFB&D is the the first to offer audio DAISY textbooks. Sorry if there was any confusion. I enjoy both services and think that they're great resources. Hope to see you at AHEAD! Sam Ogami On 4/27/09 5:56 PM, "Robert Beach" wrote: I think there's a bit of confusion here. RFB&D offers two products now, the Audio Plus version of the book which is the DAISY format, and the other is the Windows Media MP3 format. The Windows Media format has always been a download option, not a CD option. It does not have the full navigation capabilities of the DAISY format. It is also the one that requires the MP3 players with very specific specs. It is also the one that allows for downloading parts of the book rather than the whole book if desired. This option has been available for around a year now and I believe it is the one Sandra is refering to. The announcement that Sam posted refers to the AudioPlus option, which has always been on CD in the past. Now, RFB&D allows members to download the DAISY format rather than waiting for the books to come on CD through the mail. So, in summary, RFB&D now gives three options: 1) DAISY books on CD through the mail, 2) DAISY books downloaded from their site, and 3) Windows Media MP3 files of the book downloaded from their site. I do question the statement that they are the first to offer downloads of full-audio DAISY content. NLS has been offering this for some time now. Granted, it has been called a pilot project, but it has been open to any NLS member who wishes to participate. The "Pilot" phase ends on Tuesday of this week and the full public version goes live on Thursday. Hope this helps clear up some confusion. 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 >>> "Sandra Sanders" 04/27/09 2:26 PM >>> USC Aiken has been using RFB&D's AudioPlus download service since we helped pilot the program last summer. Beginning last fall, only a partial list of their books was offered in the downloadable format, but now the entire catalog is available. Downloading instead of ordering by mail is quite convenient time-wise, but beware of a few catches. Choosing an MP3 player that will handle the encrypted files is a little tricky. The player must support: Windows Media version 10 or higher; playback of subscription-based protected Windows Media content; and playback of audio at a bit rate of 32 kbps. Biggest drawback -- RFB&D books cannot be used on an iPOD! Also, be sure of where you want the book to be accessed; once you download a book and log in to license it, the book cannot be transferred to another computer. You have the ability to sync the computer with a single player multiple times, but you are not able to move the book to another computer. In other words, if you download the book to a computer in your DS lab, you cannot then transfer the book to the student's laptop. I am happy to offer assistance based on my experiences; feel free to email off-list or give me a call. Sandra Eargle Sanders Assistive Technology Center Supervisor Counseling Center and Disability Services University of South Carolina Aiken 471 University Parkway, Box 15 Aiken, SC 29801 Tel: 803-641-3609 Fax: 803-641-3677 TTY: 803-643-6818 Email: sandras@usca.edu Web: www.usca.edu/cc _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Tue Apr 28 07:22:29 2009 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Possible changes in student email clients In-Reply-To: <6e0d34c90904271417i73bc0e3ex21a5c8fc65c065ee@mail.gmail.com> References: <6e0d34c90904271417i73bc0e3ex21a5c8fc65c065ee@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: We are using WindowsLive here on our campus, it works well with our Banner system. We have had minimal complaints, most of which have been dealt with at this point. One thing we ran into in the very beginning was a problem with password retrieval. You couldn't log into your account because you couldn't remember your password, and when you asked to retrieve it it would send the instructions to the email box that was locked out in the first place! Had to make some changes to accommodate that. It does seem to work fine with accessibility software, it is built on a Hotmail platform. 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... 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Had to make some changes to accommodate that. > > > > It does seem to work fine with accessibility software, it is built on a > Hotmail platform. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Adaptive Technology Specialist/* > > *Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms* > > *St. Louis Community College - Meramec* > > *314-984-7951* > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -- +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 104 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrynies at mail.und.nodak.edu Tue Apr 28 08:32:09 2009 From: gerrynies at mail.und.nodak.edu (Gerry Nies) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Possible changes in student email clients In-Reply-To: <6e0d34c90904271417i73bc0e3ex21a5c8fc65c065ee@mail.gmail.com> References: <6e0d34c90904271417i73bc0e3ex21a5c8fc65c065ee@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <49F6DB76.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> We looked at these products about a year ago. I asked both vendors about accessibility. Microsoft response was it can be done it is not direct but very doable. Google's response was, well, aah, um we think it can be done. Needless to say it was interesting for the powers that be to hear that and helped influence us choosing MS which has not been implemented yet due to some other factors. >>> Heidi Scher 4/27/2009 4:17 PM >>> Hi all, Our IT department is currently looking at the email client we are using as well as reviewing Microsoft?s Live@edu and Google Apps to see which would better serve our student body email needs. Thought I'd ask the experts if you have any tips/hints regarding accessibility issues with either of the last two apps. THANKS to all!! Heidi -- +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 104 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ From coroberti at gmail.com Tue Apr 28 08:47:24 2009 From: coroberti at gmail.com (Robert Iakobashvili) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Ghotit Dyslexia Assistance Plugin for MS-Word Message-ID: <7e63f56c0904280847x50c5fafbi7f3e0f6269c7cf7c@mail.gmail.com> Hello, It might be of interest for the list members, that Ghotit context speller aimed for kids and adults with dyslexia and containing build-in: - phonetic corrections; - text-to-speech; - sample/explanation sentences for spelling correction candidates; is now available as a plugin for MS-Word at PC (Word-2003 and Word-2007). The plugin services are free for educational institutions: http://www.ghotit.com/home4edu.shtml Note, that Ghotit web-site service is continuing to be available as a free and anonymous resource with a Text-to-Speech addon for Internet Explorer 7 (to be installed). The link for this web-site resource is: http://www.ghotit.com/demo.shtml Regards, Robert Iakobashvili, Ph.D. Ghotit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hascherdss at gmail.com Tue Apr 28 09:14:11 2009 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Honda demonstrates prototype walking assist devices Message-ID: <6e0d34c90904280914r7cd819c2t1f29c94a5f769252@mail.gmail.com> Just thought I'd share an interesting article regarding "Honda demonstrates prototype walking assist devices" at: http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=3242. Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 104 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hascherdss at gmail.com Tue Apr 28 09:28:02 2009 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Possible changes in student email clients In-Reply-To: <49F6DB76.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> References: <6e0d34c90904271417i73bc0e3ex21a5c8fc65c065ee@mail.gmail.com> <49F6DB76.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> Message-ID: <6e0d34c90904280928j6779cf2cyd74c268c6a69eb1a@mail.gmail.com> Hey Gerry, Thanks for your input!!! Heidi On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Gerry Nies wrote: > We looked at these products about a year ago. I asked both vendors about > accessibility. Microsoft response was it can be done it is not direct > but very doable. Google's response was, well, aah, um we think it can be > done. > > Needless to say it was interesting for the powers that be to hear that > and helped influence us choosing MS which has not been implemented yet > due to some other factors. > > >>> Heidi Scher 4/27/2009 4:17 PM >>> > Hi all, > Our IT department is currently looking at the email client we are using > as > well as reviewing Microsoft?s Live@edu and Google Apps to see which > would > better serve our student body email needs. Thought I'd ask the experts > if > you have any tips/hints regarding accessibility issues with either of > the > last two apps. > THANKS to all!! > Heidi > > -- > +++++++++++++++ > Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC > Associate Director > Center for Educational Access > University of Arkansas > ARKU 104 > Fayetteville, AR 72701 > 479.575.3104 > 479.575.7445 fax > 479.575.3646 tdd > +++++++++++++++ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 104 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at kckcc.edu Tue Apr 28 10:18:25 2009 From: rbeach at kckcc.edu (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] RFB&D Downloadable AudioPlus DAISY books Message-ID: <49F6F411020000CF0002CC5C@mymail.kckcc.edu> Hi Sam, Ah, I didn't catch the "textbook" part of that statement. In that case, I must agree. One advantage of the RFB&D DAISY books over the NLS books is the page markup. NLS does not mark up pages so you cannot navigate to particulat pages or even skip a page at a time. RFB&D does provide this mark up and navigation. Much better for textbooks. Later! 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 >>> "Ogami, Sam" 04/27/09 10:54 PM >>> Hello Robert, Thank you for giving more clarity to the differences between Audio Plus (DAISY books) and Audio Access (DRM Windows Media file). Although NLS was the first national service to offer audio DAISY books, RFB&D is the the first to offer audio DAISY textbooks. Sorry if there was any confusion. I enjoy both services and think that they're great resources. Hope to see you at AHEAD! Sam Ogami On 4/27/09 5:56 PM, "Robert Beach" wrote: I think there's a bit of confusion here. RFB&D offers two products now, the Audio Plus version of the book which is the DAISY format, and the other is the Windows Media MP3 format. The Windows Media format has always been a download option, not a CD option. It does not have the full navigation capabilities of the DAISY format. It is also the one that requires the MP3 players with very specific specs. It is also the one that allows for downloading parts of the book rather than the whole book if desired. This option has been available for around a year now and I believe it is the one Sandra is refering to. The announcement that Sam posted refers to the AudioPlus option, which has always been on CD in the past. Now, RFB&D allows members to download the DAISY format rather than waiting for the books to come on CD through the mail. So, in summary, RFB&D now gives three options: 1) DAISY books on CD through the mail, 2) DAISY books downloaded from their site, and 3) Windows Media MP3 files of the book downloaded from their site. I do question the statement that they are the first to offer downloads of full-audio DAISY content. NLS has been offering this for some time now. Granted, it has been called a pilot project, but it has been open to any NLS member who wishes to participate. The "Pilot" phase ends on Tuesday of this week and the full public version goes live on Thursday. Hope this helps clear up some confusion. 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 >>> "Sandra Sanders" 04/27/09 2:26 PM >>> USC Aiken has been using RFB&D's AudioPlus download service since we helped pilot the program last summer. Beginning last fall, only a partial list of their books was offered in the downloadable format, but now the entire catalog is available. Downloading instead of ordering by mail is quite convenient time-wise, but beware of a few catches. Choosing an MP3 player that will handle the encrypted files is a little tricky. The player must support: Windows Media version 10 or higher; playback of subscription-based protected Windows Media content; and playback of audio at a bit rate of 32 kbps. Biggest drawback -- RFB&D books cannot be used on an iPOD! Also, be sure of where you want the book to be accessed; once you download a book and log in to license it, the book cannot be transferred to another computer. You have the ability to sync the computer with a single player multiple times, but you are not able to move the book to another computer. In other words, if you download the book to a computer in your DS lab, you cannot then transfer the book to the student's laptop. I am happy to offer assistance based on my experiences; feel free to email off-list or give me a call. Sandra Eargle Sanders Assistive Technology Center Supervisor Counseling Center and Disability Services University of South Carolina Aiken 471 University Parkway, Box 15 Aiken, SC 29801 Tel: 803-641-3609 Fax: 803-641-3677 TTY: 803-643-6818 Email: sandras@usca.edu Web: www.usca.edu/cc _______________________________________________ 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 mikegibson at boisestate.edu Tue Apr 28 13:09:40 2009 From: mikegibson at boisestate.edu (Mike Gibson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Possible changes in student email clients In-Reply-To: <49F6DB76.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> References: <6e0d34c90904271417i73bc0e3ex21a5c8fc65c065ee@mail.gmail.com> <49F6DB76.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> Message-ID: The university migrated all student accounts to gmail about a year ago, of course without consulting with the DRC. Students who did not want to mess with the gmail interface I assisted in setting up mail forwarding to their personal email client of choice. The other students who got tired of wading through the truck load of information on the gmail page set it to "basic html" and our getting by with it. It is still cumbersome and inefficient to move around. Obviously not all of the features present on the standard view are present with the basic so in the full meaning of the word accessible gmail is not. In another stroke of inspiration administration has decided to move all employees to Google Apps. The migration is going on as we speak. I myself am still using Outlook with the "Google calendar sync" utility but I can't have the benefit of searching calendars and looking up colleagues email addresses. Once again consideration for accessibility took a backseat. Regards, Mike Gibson AT Coordinator Boise State University (208) 426-1583 -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Gerry Nies Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:32 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network; MikeGibson@boisestate.edu.test-google-a.com Subject: Re: [Athen] Possible changes in student email clients We looked at these products about a year ago. I asked both vendors about accessibility. Microsoft response was it can be done it is not direct but very doable. Google's response was, well, aah, um we think it can be done. Needless to say it was interesting for the powers that be to hear that and helped influence us choosing MS which has not been implemented yet due to some other factors. >>> Heidi Scher 4/27/2009 4:17 PM >>> Hi all, Our IT department is currently looking at the email client we are using as well as reviewing Microsoft's Live@edu and Google Apps to see which would better serve our student body email needs. Thought I'd ask the experts if you have any tips/hints regarding accessibility issues with either of the last two apps. THANKS to all!! Heidi -- +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 104 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From hascherdss at gmail.com Tue Apr 28 15:10:01 2009 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Possible changes in student email clients In-Reply-To: References: <6e0d34c90904271417i73bc0e3ex21a5c8fc65c065ee@mail.gmail.com> <49F6DB76.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> Message-ID: <6e0d34c90904281510v198602fcqb010a9cb7b006087@mail.gmail.com> Thanks, Mike! I do appreciate everyone's input!!! On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Mike Gibson wrote: > The university migrated all student accounts to gmail about a year ago, of > course without consulting with the DRC. Students who did not want to mess > with the gmail interface I assisted in setting up mail forwarding to their > personal email client of choice. > > The other students who got tired of wading through the truck load of > information on the gmail page set it to "basic html" and our getting by > with > it. It is still cumbersome and inefficient to move around. Obviously not > all > of the features present on the standard view are present with the basic so > in the full meaning of the word accessible gmail is not. > > In another stroke of inspiration administration has decided to move all > employees to Google Apps. The migration is going on as we speak. I myself > am > still using Outlook with the "Google calendar sync" utility but I can't > have > the benefit of searching calendars and looking up colleagues email > addresses. Once again consideration for accessibility took a backseat. > > > > Regards, > > Mike Gibson > AT Coordinator > Boise State University > (208) 426-1583 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Gerry Nies > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:32 AM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network; > MikeGibson@boisestate.edu.test-google-a.com > Subject: Re: [Athen] Possible changes in student email clients > > We looked at these products about a year ago. I asked both vendors about > accessibility. Microsoft response was it can be done it is not direct but > very doable. Google's response was, well, aah, um we think it can be done. > > Needless to say it was interesting for the powers that be to hear that and > helped influence us choosing MS which has not been implemented yet due to > some other factors. > > >>> Heidi Scher 4/27/2009 4:17 PM >>> > Hi all, > Our IT department is currently looking at the email client we are using as > well as reviewing Microsoft's Live@edu and Google Apps to see which would > better serve our student body email needs. Thought I'd ask the experts if > you have any tips/hints regarding accessibility issues with either of the > last two apps. > THANKS to all!! > Heidi > > -- > +++++++++++++++ > Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC > Associate Director > Center for Educational Access > University of Arkansas > ARKU 104 > Fayetteville, AR 72701 > 479.575.3104 > 479.575.7445 fax > 479.575.3646 tdd > +++++++++++++++ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 104 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The goal was an integrated email and calendaring solution. Ultimately our university chose Zimbra, based upon a number of factors, but from the accessibility angle I was lobbying for Zimbra anyway. While Zimbra 'shines' as a Web 2.0, browser based solution (shine of course being relative), all of the functionality can also be ported to other, more native apps such as Outlook, Thunderbird or OS X Mail (for example), and the 'basic' web-based interface is workable although hardly slick with AT (and screen readers in particular). Like many of these apps, there is a whole whack of Web 2.0, Ajax-y whizz-bang eye candy. The Microsoft web-based solution (and again this was almost 2 years ago) relied on using Internet Explorer for the "full" experience/functionality, a serious issue on a campus that is likely close to 75% Mac-centric. By my recollection, it met minimal Section 508 requirements, but hardly excelled as a model of web accessibility. The Google solution of the time was an absolute failure - to the point that when I enquired about Section 508 conformance the sales rep looked at me and said "...we have problems..." (kinda slammed the door there I'd say). The migration to Zimbra has been a scaled initiative with all students having access to the web-based client for a couple of months now. I know that there have been a few issues with the calendaring piece, but the Zimbra team has been working with our IT services to iron out the bugs - and while not yet there it appears that progress is being made. Hopefully this info is of some use. Cheers! JF From hascherdss at gmail.com Wed Apr 29 06:10:16 2009 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Possible changes in student email clients In-Reply-To: <01b101c9c859$e6f8cf40$b4ea6dc0$@edu> References: <6e0d34c90904271417i73bc0e3ex21a5c8fc65c065ee@mail.gmail.com> <01b101c9c859$e6f8cf40$b4ea6dc0$@edu> Message-ID: <6e0d34c90904290610n5fd5790bxfb7e29e89329dcac@mail.gmail.com> And many thanks to you, John! I'm certainly getting a lot of different view points on this issue! Heidi On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 6:34 PM, John Foliot wrote: > Heidi Scher wrote: > > > > Our IT department is currently looking at the email > > client we are using as well as reviewing Microsoft?s > > Live@edu and Google Apps to see which would better serve > > our student body email needs. Thought I'd ask the experts > > if you have any tips/hints regarding accessibility issues > > with either of the last two apps. > > Heidi, > > We went through this process a while back and are actually in the midst of > the migration process. At the time, the evaluation process had ultimately > focused on 3 possible solutions, including both MS's and Google's, as well > as Zimbra. The goal was an integrated email and calendaring solution. > > Ultimately our university chose Zimbra, based upon a number of factors, > but from the accessibility angle I was lobbying for Zimbra anyway. While > Zimbra 'shines' as a Web 2.0, browser based solution (shine of course > being relative), all of the functionality can also be ported to other, > more native apps such as Outlook, Thunderbird or OS X Mail (for example), > and the 'basic' web-based interface is workable although hardly slick with > AT (and screen readers in particular). Like many of these apps, there is a > whole whack of Web 2.0, Ajax-y whizz-bang eye candy. > > The Microsoft web-based solution (and again this was almost 2 years ago) > relied on using Internet Explorer for the "full" experience/functionality, > a serious issue on a campus that is likely close to 75% Mac-centric. By my > recollection, it met minimal Section 508 requirements, but hardly excelled > as a model of web accessibility. The Google solution of the time was an > absolute failure - to the point that when I enquired about Section 508 > conformance the sales rep looked at me and said "...we have problems..." > (kinda slammed the door there I'd say). > > The migration to Zimbra has been a scaled initiative with all students > having access to the web-based client for a couple of months now. I know > that there have been a few issues with the calendaring piece, but the > Zimbra team has been working with our IT services to iron out the bugs - > and while not yet there it appears that progress is being made. > > Hopefully this info is of some use. > > Cheers! > > JF > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 104 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <3920DC962E323A46B40D415ADC1CD6C24BD3E4FCF5@EX10.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Dear ATHENites, Can you assist by helping me better understand VPATs? How widely used are they by institutions in making purchase decisions? Does your institution use them? Are they the de facto "tool" for determining product/equipment accessibility or are they just one tool among others? I found background info at: http://www.itic.org/index.php?submenu=Resources&src=gendocs&ref=vpat&category=resources but I'm not sure how prevalent the use of VPATs is. Thanks. Charlie Jordan West - 602-543-8181 DPC - 602-496-0377 charlie.jordan@asu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: