From cbrown at ad.nmsu.edu Mon Aug 3 10:03:16 2009 From: cbrown at ad.nmsu.edu (Brown, Carol) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] Onyx Message-ID: <978D21DCF54A3B49A0BEAB40E89172581C87DDA618@EXCHANGE-MBX-01.ACN.ad.nmsu.edu> Our office recently purchased a portable video magnification solution (Freedom Scientific's Onyx) for student use. For those of you that have a similar piece of equipment, would you be willing to share your policy and form for requesting this equipment in the classroom? Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Julie.Joffray at tamucc.edu Mon Aug 3 14:54:20 2009 From: Julie.Joffray at tamucc.edu (Joffray, Julie) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] AT Position Opening References: <029d01c9fe8f$d0153900$703fab00$@org> Message-ID: <1B9FD671EBE29C4D802F5AEE779CA96701668DEE@Hermes.ad.tamucc.edu> Hi All, (please forgive the cross posting) I will be leaving to move closer to my aging mother in Tucson, so there is an opening for Assistive Technology Specialist at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. This is a great place to work. The staff in the Disability Services office are awesome and very supportive! In fact, the whole Student Affairs Division is great. Not to mention that TAMU-CC is on an island, which is very unique. And, Corpus Christi has a population around 277,000 which makes it a small city with lots of amenities. The job is listed at: https://islanderjobs.tamucc.edu The following is the job posting: Job Number: 9184 Department: DISABILITY SERVICES Monthly Pay Range (Flexible based on qualifications): $2775.83 - $3166.66 Position Title: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST Posting Type: Open to the Public Job Type: Full-Time Staff Can experience substitute for education? Yes Can education substitute for experience? Yes Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Rehabilitation Technology or closely related field. A minimum of 1 year related experience required. Preferred Qualifications: Master's Degree with 2 years of related experience and Certificate preferred. Job Duties: Coordinates assistive technology accommodations for students with disabilities. Assess appropriate individual needs and train students with disabilities to use assistive technology available on campus. Promote University-wide access to assistive technology (including access to University web pages and computer-aided learning technology) for student with disabilities and faculty. Review new assistive technologies and recommend upgrades as appropriate. Develop and present faculty and staff assistive technology training. Other duties as assigned Special Notices: Texas A&M Corpus Christi is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to diversity. Security Sensitive: This is a security-sensitive position. Employment is contingent upon an acceptable background investigation. Note: Job Seekers will be required to submit these documents. Resume Cover Letter List of References Thanks! Julie Joffray Assistive Technology Specialist Disability Services Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 6300 Ocean Drive, UNIT 5717 Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5717 Office: (361) 825-2155 Fax: (361) 825-2536 e-mail: Julie.Joffray@mail.tamucc.edu Department Website: http://www.tamucc.edu/~ssd Campus Website: http://www.tamucc.edu/ "Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspect of their lives." ~ William James (1842-1910) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Tue Aug 4 10:42:17 2009 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon 10 and Mouse Grid Message-ID: <4A7872F9.2090101@stanford.edu> Hello all, I am working with an individual who has been using Dragon for a few years. While Dragon 10 has been functional, recently there has been problems with the Mouse Click command and the Choose One (or Choose Two) commands. Specifically, when the individual says Mouse Click, Dragon responds with the Mouse Grid. When the individual says Choose One (or Choose Two, etc.), Dragon responds with entering this text as opposed to actually selecting the appropriate choice. Both sets of commands have been retrained several times. The problems also exist when the user holds the command-key. According to reports, Dragon does not always do this but rather will "slip into" this behavior and even restarting the computer does not always fix this issue. Unfortunately, I have not been able to replicate this issue as it does not exhibit this behavior for me. The computer is a one-year old laptop with Windows XP, at least 2GB of RAM, and a hefty processor. The individual is using a "Nuance approved" USB-based microphone. For the most part, Dragon is working fine - it just "slips into" this behavior pattern and remains this way for several hours. Any ideas to consider? I have been wondering if there is something else going on (e.g., virus scan, computer indexing, etc.), but am not quite sure what may be resulting in this behavior. Take care, Sean -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: skeegan.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 332 bytes Desc: not available URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Tue Aug 4 10:48:07 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon 10 and Mouse Grid In-Reply-To: <4A7872F9.2090101@stanford.edu> References: <4A7872F9.2090101@stanford.edu> Message-ID: First, when is the last time that the computer was powered off? Remember that Dragon requires the computer to power down to allow it to "clean up" after itself. I'd try that whenever this problem occurs to see if it makes any difference. Second, Dragon is notorious for not working quite as well on laptops. Part of it is the ambient noise issue--dictating in different locations sounds different--but it also just seems to be a Dragon quirk that a number of laptop users have reported. The ambient noise issue can be aided by doing a few minutes of general training in each new setting (Tools > Accuracy Center > Perform General Training). ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 10:42 AM To: Alternate Media; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Dragon 10 and Mouse Grid Hello all, I am working with an individual who has been using Dragon for a few years. While Dragon 10 has been functional, recently there has been problems with the Mouse Click command and the Choose One (or Choose Two) commands. Specifically, when the individual says Mouse Click, Dragon responds with the Mouse Grid. When the individual says Choose One (or Choose Two, etc.), Dragon responds with entering this text as opposed to actually selecting the appropriate choice. Both sets of commands have been retrained several times. The problems also exist when the user holds the command-key. According to reports, Dragon does not always do this but rather will "slip into" this behavior and even restarting the computer does not always fix this issue. Unfortunately, I have not been able to replicate this issue as it does not exhibit this behavior for me. The computer is a one-year old laptop with Windows XP, at least 2GB of RAM, and a hefty processor. The individual is using a "Nuance approved" USB-based microphone. For the most part, Dragon is working fine - it just "slips into" this behavior pattern and remains this way for several hours. Any ideas to consider? I have been wondering if there is something else going on (e.g., virus scan, computer indexing, etc.), but am not quite sure what may be resulting in this behavior. Take care, Sean From skeegan at stanford.edu Tue Aug 4 11:07:58 2009 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon 10 and Mouse Grid In-Reply-To: References: <4A7872F9.2090101@stanford.edu> Message-ID: <4A7878FE.2040309@stanford.edu> > First, when is the last time that the computer was powered off? The computer is shut down daily (one of the first things I checked - you trained me well!). > The ambient noise issue can be aided by doing a > few minutes of general training in each new setting > (Tools > Accuracy Center Perform General Training). Good idea - I will suggest this as well. I am also planning to have another in-person meeting to assess microphone placement, how the person is actually speaking the command, etc. In previous meetings, the speech volume would become softer over the course of an hour or so. Take care, Sean -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: skeegan.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 332 bytes Desc: not available URL: From norm.coombs at gmail.com Tue Aug 4 12:58:51 2009 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] SoftChalk Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090804125751.038742f8@pop.gmail.com> I was asked if SoftChalk output to put course content online is accessible. Does anyone have experience using it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Tue Aug 4 13:24:57 2009 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] SoftChalk In-Reply-To: <6.0.3.0.2.20090804125751.038742f8@pop.gmail.com> References: <6.0.3.0.2.20090804125751.038742f8@pop.gmail.com> Message-ID: Norm, Some of the content that I came across in my last online course was created using SoftChalk. One thing I did notice is that the graphical icons used to indicate various sections of the material did not have alt text. I'm not sure if this was because the creator didn't include them, didn't know how to include them, or if SoftChalk doesn't allow for this. Also, there where some flash types of content that weren't very accessible. I'm not positive, but I believe they were added using SoftChalk. Again, was it lack of know-how on behalf of the instructor or was it a limitation of the program? I'm not sure. Other than that, I could access the text of the materials used. 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 -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 2:59 PM To: athen-athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] SoftChalk I was asked if SoftChalk output to put course content online is accessible. Does anyone have experience using it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 info at karlencommunications.com Wed Aug 5 05:55:27 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] Sony eBook article Message-ID: <003701ca15cc$01b96780$052c3680$@com> Article from the NYT about eBooks in general and Sony's eBook readers specifically. Nothing about accessibility of future devices though. Sony eBook Reader http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/technology/personaltech/05sony.html?partne r=rss &emc=rss Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edward at ngtvoice.com Wed Aug 5 07:07:35 2009 From: edward at ngtvoice.com (Ed. Rosenthal) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon 10 and Mouse Grid In-Reply-To: <4A7878FE.2040309@stanford.edu> References: <4A7872F9.2090101@stanford.edu> <4A7878FE.2040309@stanford.edu> Message-ID: <012501ca15d6$16ad9620$4408c260$@com> I recently had the same phenomenon while working with a client... let me make this suggestion: from the Words menu of the Dragon bar select Train, and then train the word click (make sure to enter it in the editable text field in lowercase as I have done in this example). Then have been given an audio sample of the word click. The reason I'm recommending the command be trained in this way is that NaturallySpeaking uses a variable command for the mouse click functions, so you couldn't train the command itself in the Command Browser. By training the command word component click, I am hopeful that you will find that the mouse click and mouse grid commands are recognized more appropriately. Edward S. Rosenthal President and CEO Next Generation Technologies, Inc. (NGT Inc.) 20006 Cedar Valley Rd. #101 Lynnwood, Wa. 98036-6334 Ph: 425-744-1100 ext. 15 Fx: 425-778-5547 Skype: ed.rosenthal7 EM: edward@ngtvoice.com http://www.ngtvoice.com and http://www.ngtmedical.com This document may have been dictated with speech recognition software. Please disregard any remaining miscrecognitions. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 11:08 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Cc: 'Alternate Media' Subject: Re: [Athen] Dragon 10 and Mouse Grid > First, when is the last time that the computer was powered off? The computer is shut down daily (one of the first things I checked - you trained me well!). > The ambient noise issue can be aided by doing a > few minutes of general training in each new setting > (Tools > Accuracy Center Perform General Training). Good idea - I will suggest this as well. I am also planning to have another in-person meeting to assess microphone placement, how the person is actually speaking the command, etc. In previous meetings, the speech volume would become softer over the course of an hour or so. Take care, Sean From info at karlencommunications.com Thu Aug 6 03:25:01 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] Review of the Barnes and Noble eBook Reader Message-ID: <000901ca1680$286b0e10$79412a30$@com> I don't think this has any accessible features - many of the books seem to come from Doogle's scanned library. It does, however look like eBooks are evolving. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/technology/personaltech/06pogue.html?_r=1 &partner=rss&emc=rss Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From norm.coombs at gmail.com Thu Aug 6 12:29:34 2009 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] Webinar about AChecker a new Web Accessibility Tool Aug. 13 at 2 Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090806122738.0239e838@pop.gmail.com> The university of Toronto has just released an exciting and powerful new tool to validate Web pages and also evaluate their accessibility. This Webinar is Thursday August 13 at 2 PM Eastern Presenter: Greg Gay, Accessibility Technology Resource Center, University of Toronto AChecker is an open source Web accessibility evaluation tool. It can be used to review the accessibility of Web pages based on a variety international accessibility guidelines. You can either use the online version to check Web pages or download a version to run on your own computer It checks page accessibility against several international standards, and, for now at least, is the only free tool to check accessibility against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.0. AChecker is a much-needed and valuable tool. Visit the Achecker page and read more: http://www.atutor.ca/achecker/ This Webinar is free and open to the public. Register now to guarantee yourself a seat in the Webinar room. Registration will also mean that you will receive a link afterwards for the Webinar archive. You can register for this Webinar and also read about the Webinar 2 weeks later by Dan Clark on accessible forms produced in PDF and in HTML. Norm Coombs From norm.coombs at gmail.com Thu Aug 6 12:58:30 2009 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] Registering for AChecker Webinar Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090806125640.0239e838@pop.gmail.com> Register for both Webinars from the EASI Webinar page 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 jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Mon Aug 10 09:53:12 2009 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] Lotus iNotes Ultra-Lite for the iPhone Message-ID: <6e84aedd0908100953w6a3d6c7bu28e6013d52be8d68@mail.gmail.com> Hello I just recently got an iPhone 3G S. I'm loving it so far. The only thing I don't have access to that I would like is the video games with VO. I would love to play free games like frogger, pacman, and the popping bubble wrap game. Oh well you don't always get what you want. One of my planned uses was to manage my calendar that is on a Domino Lotus platform. That is not completely possible but If ound information about iNotes Ultra-Lite. This version of their webmail is watered down for mobile devices. One of the advertised benefits is screen reader access. The most recent version of the client is supposed to work in Mozilla Firefox as well as Safari mobile. Their full version of their webmail does not work with screen readers at all. This at least gives some level of access to the iNotes client. I'm talking with my schools IT department to get this option configured. It is included in the Domino 8.5 version for no additional cost. Aside from Disability access, it costs nothing and gives access to mobile devices. That should be a good argument for an IT person. because they sure didn't seem to care when they implemented a system that was not accessible. It has many limitations but it does offer access to the e-mail, contacts, and read access to the calendar. I just figutred that I would send this along because there was some discussion about accessible webmail systems earlier this summer. http://www-01.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/inotes/ultralite/ http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/inotes-ultra/ Jeff Dell Cleveland State University From gdausch at notes.cc.sunysb.edu Mon Aug 10 10:09:49 2009 From: gdausch at notes.cc.sunysb.edu (gdausch@notes.cc.sunysb.edu) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] Lotus iNotes Ultra-Lite for the iPhone In-Reply-To: <6e84aedd0908100953w6a3d6c7bu28e6013d52be8d68@mail.gmail.com> References: <6e84aedd0908100953w6a3d6c7bu28e6013d52be8d68@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Hello Jeff and All, I don't use the calendar, so I can't comment on it's accessibility. However, the ability to read one's email with VO on the IPhone is wonderful, as Notes on the web is not accessible with windows screenreaders. I should mention that in my brief test with notes on the web using the mac VO worked fine as well. 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: Jeffrey Dell To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Date: 08/10/2009 12:56 PM Subject: [Athen] Lotus iNotes Ultra-Lite for the iPhone Sent by: athen-bounces@athenpro.org Hello I just recently got an iPhone 3G S. I'm loving it so far. The only thing I don't have access to that I would like is the video games with VO. I would love to play free games like frogger, pacman, and the popping bubble wrap game. Oh well you don't always get what you want. One of my planned uses was to manage my calendar that is on a Domino Lotus platform. That is not completely possible but If ound information about iNotes Ultra-Lite. This version of their webmail is watered down for mobile devices. One of the advertised benefits is screen reader access. The most recent version of the client is supposed to work in Mozilla Firefox as well as Safari mobile. Their full version of their webmail does not work with screen readers at all. This at least gives some level of access to the iNotes client. I'm talking with my schools IT department to get this option configured. It is included in the Domino 8.5 version for no additional cost. Aside from Disability access, it costs nothing and gives access to mobile devices. That should be a good argument for an IT person. because they sure didn't seem to care when they implemented a system that was not accessible. It has many limitations but it does offer access to the e-mail, contacts, and read access to the calendar. I just figutred that I would send this along because there was some discussion about accessible webmail systems earlier this summer. http://www-01.ibm.com/software/lotus/products/inotes/ultralite/ http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/lotus/library/inotes-ultra/ Jeff Dell Cleveland State University _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shelley at techpotential.net Mon Aug 10 10:09:05 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:34 2018 Subject: [Athen] iPhone app for CourseSmart e-textbooks Message-ID: Hi, all! Of possible interest: CourseSmart's subscription e-textbook service now has an iPhone app. While this may not be significant immediately, it could if Apple releases their much-anticipated "media pad" product later this year or in January, as it's expected to use the same operating system as the iPhone and iPod Touch. So, how accessible are CourseSmart's e-textbooks? 2 links below, copy of article follows. - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net Company: http://www.coursesmart.com/go/iphone/index.html Article: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/10/electronic_textbooks_mobile_check_depositing_come_to_apples_iphone.html e-texbooks from CourseSmart CourseSmart, a subscription e-textbook service, released its App Store software last week. The program, entitled "eTextbooks for the iPhone," offers 7,000 different textbooks for college students from 12 different publishers. It is free for subscribers, and the company states that students save an average of 50 percent on books. In an interview The Wall Street Journal Monday, CourseSmart Executive Vice President Frank Lyman said the application is more of an asset than a textbook replacement. "Nobody is going to use their iPhone to do their homework, but this does provide real mobile learning," he said. "If you're in a study group and you have a question, you can immediately access your text." The service, created in 2007, is a collaboration between six higher- education publishers. The subscription model allows students to rent textbooks, typically for 180 days. When the subscription expires, students lose access to their e-texbooks. Amazon has attempted to break into the digital textbook realm with its larger e-book reader, the Kindle DX. The books available on the iPhone are not on the Kindle. Earlier this year, Amazon released its iPhone- optimized Kindle store, which allowed users to read books on the go. Similarly, the Barnes & Noble eReader also debuted on the platform this year. As software makers vie for a share of the e-reader market, Sarah Rotman Epps, an analyst with Forrester Research, told the Journal that the CourseSmart offering could be a breakthrough for e-textbooks. "Textbooks are the missing link in the e-reader content base," she said. "The problem so far is that college students haven't really been interested in reading on their laptops. The iPhone will help create excitement and generate awareness of e-textbooks." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danc at washington.edu Mon Aug 10 11:33:13 2009 From: danc at washington.edu (Dan Comden) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Workshop on E-Inclusion in Mathematics and Science 2009 Message-ID: <65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02C4BA8E04@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Information on an interesting conference is below -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl University of Washington UW Technology Subject: Please send to your colleagues in the Accessing Higher Ground Community --- Call For Papers WEIMS'09 --- ** With apologies for multiple postings. ** CALL FOR PAPERS The Workshop on E-Inclusion in Mathematics and Science 2009 (WEIMS'09) December 12 - 13, 2009, JST Innovation Plaza Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan Website: http://www.mrit.kyushu-u.ac.jp/weims2009 Full and effective participation and inclusion in society is recognized as a general principle, general obligation and a right, as indicated in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopted by the United Nations General Assembly - 13 December 2006. To fulfill truly inclusive society, however, it is clear that we have still many problems unsolved for making mathematical or scientific information more accessible. For instance, since most of digitized scientific contents such as online journals, e-learning math contents are not necessarily accessible for visually disabled people, it is still hard for them to share the same contents with sighted people. The Workshop on E-Inclusion in Mathematics and Science 2009 (WEIMS09), supported by the Mathematical Research Center for Industrial Technology of Kyushu University, intends to bring together experts from around the world to present and discuss the state of the art, the actual research and development activities and the future perspectives in this field. Main topics of the workshop will be, but not be limited to, - Technology to digitize mathematical or scientific contents with taking e-inclusion in consideration - Assistive technology for disabled people to access mathematical or scientific information - E-learning, online services other applications considering e-inclusion in scientific field, - Other related topics. Keynote Lecture Robert Kelly Director, Journal Information Systems, The American Physical Society Mr. Robert Kelly is a leader of an outstanding project in APS. This project is aimed at making contents of "the Physical Review Letters," one of the most major academic journals in physics, accessible with DAISY. WEIMS'09 is set as the international satellite event of The 9th Asian Symposium on Computer Mathematics (ASCM 2009) which will be held in Fukuoka, 14 -17 December 2009 jointly with MACIS 2009. For further information on ASCM-MACIS. please visit http://gcoe.math.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ascm-macis2009/. As you can see on the web site, the special thematic session on "Digitizing Mathematics -- From Pen and Paper to Digital Content" will be organized by Volker Sorge and Alan P. Sexton (University of Birmingham, UK), in ASCM 2009. We warmly encourage participants in WEIMS09 to attend this session as well. Call for papers: To submit a paper, please send the extended abstract (from 4 to 10 pages) by e-mail to: weims2009@math.kyushu-u.ac.jp. In it, please include all author's name(s), affiliation, contact information and a brief summary up to 100 words. Final paper versions should conform to a specified style, preferably using LaTeX2e. The style file will be available on the web site: http://www.mrit.kyushu-u.ac.jp/weims2009 within a few weeks. Submission categories: Full paper: up to 10 pages in the specified style Short paper: up to 4 pages in the specified style Proceedings: will be published by Kyushu University and will be available on its web site. Key Dates: 25 September 2009 - Submission deadline of abstracts, 16 October 2009 - Notification of acceptance, 20 November 2009 - Submission deadline of camera ready paper. Program Committee: Archambault, Dominique: University of Pierre and Marie Curie, France Bernareggi, Cristian: University of Milano, Italy Fujiyoshi, Mamoru: National Center for University Entrance Examinations, Japan Gardner, John: ViewPlus Technologies, Inc., USA Ikeda, Hideto: Ritsumeikan University, Japan Kawamura, Hiroshi: the DAISY Consortium, Japan Klaus, Jochen: University of Karlsruhe, Germany Ladner, Richard: University of Washington, USA Miesenberger, Klaus: University of Linz, Austria Suzuki, Masakazu: Kyushu University, Japan Watanabe, Tetsuya: Niigata University, Japan Yamaguchi, Katsuhito: Nihon University, Japan Organizers: Suzuki, Masakazu: Kyushu University, Japan Ikeda, Hideto: Ritsumeikan University, Japan Yamaguchi, Katsuhito: Nihon University, Japan If you have any questions, please contact: The workshop contact address: weims2009@math.kyushu-u.ac.jp Masakazu Suzuki, Hideto Ikeda and Katsuhito Yamaguchi. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at ahead.org Mon Aug 10 14:39:57 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] iPhone app for CourseSmart e-textbooks In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00ef01ca1a03$25ddaff0$71990fd0$@org> At this point they are totally inaccessible as well as all the apps to read them. Ron Stewart From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shelley Haven Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 1:09 PM To: Alternate Media; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] iPhone app for CourseSmart e-textbooks Hi, all! Of possible interest: CourseSmart's subscription e-textbook service now has an iPhone app. While this may not be significant immediately, it could if Apple releases their much-anticipated "media pad" product later this year or in January, as it's expected to use the same operating system as the iPhone and iPod Touch. So, how accessible are CourseSmart's e-textbooks? 2 links below, copy of article follows. - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net Company: http://www.coursesmart.com/go/iphone/index.html Article: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/10/electronic_textbooks_mobile_ch eck_depositing_come_to_apples_iphone.html e-texbooks from CourseSmart CourseSmart, a subscription e-textbook service, released its App Store software last week. The program, entitled "eTextbooks for the iPhone," offers 7,000 different textbooks for college students from 12 different publishers. It is free for subscribers, and the company states that students save an average of 50 percent on books. In an interview The Wall Street Journal Monday, CourseSmart Executive Vice President Frank Lyman said the application is more of an asset than a textbook replacement. "Nobody is going to use their iPhone to do their homework, but this does provide real mobile learning," he said. "If you're in a study group and you have a question, you can immediately access your text." The service, created in 2007, is a collaboration between six higher-education publishers. The subscription model allows students to rent textbooks, typically for 180 days. When the subscription expires, students lose access to their e-texbooks. Amazon has attempted to break into the digital textbook realm with its larger e-book reader, the Kindle DX. The books available on the iPhone are not on the Kindle. Earlier this year, Amazon released its iPhone-optimized Kindle store, which allowed users to read books on the go. Similarly, the Barnes & Noble eReader also debuted on the platform this year. As software makers vie for a share of the e-reader market, Sarah Rotman Epps, an analyst with Forrester Research, told the Journal that the CourseSmart offering could be a breakthrough for e-textbooks. "Textbooks are the missing link in the e-reader content base," she said. "The problem so far is that college students haven't really been interested in reading on their laptops. The iPhone will help create excitement and generate awareness of e-textbooks." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shelley at techpotential.net Mon Aug 10 14:45:04 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] iPhone app for CourseSmart e-textbooks In-Reply-To: <00ef01ca1a03$25ddaff0$71990fd0$@org> References: <00ef01ca1a03$25ddaff0$71990fd0$@org> Message-ID: <0A45EB05-26B1-4A80-8507-17B59B60C162@techpotential.net> I would have guessed as much. - Shelley On Aug 10, 2009, at 2:39 PM, Ron Stewart wrote: > At this point they are totally inaccessible as well as all the apps > to read them. > > Ron Stewart > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > On Behalf Of Shelley Haven > Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 1:09 PM > To: Alternate Media; Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] iPhone app for CourseSmart e-textbooks > > Hi, all! > > Of possible interest: CourseSmart's subscription e-textbook service > now has an iPhone app. While this may not be significant > immediately, it could if Apple releases their much-anticipated > "media pad" product later this year or in January, as it's expected > to use the same operating system as the iPhone and iPod Touch. So, > how accessible are CourseSmart's e-textbooks? > > 2 links below, copy of article follows. > > - Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > www.TechPotential.net > > > Company: > http://www.coursesmart.com/go/iphone/index.html > Article: > http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/08/10/electronic_textbooks_mobile_check_depositing_come_to_apples_iphone.html > > e-texbooks from CourseSmart > > CourseSmart, a subscription e-textbook service, released its App > Store software last week. The program, entitled "eTextbooks for the > iPhone," offers 7,000 different textbooks for college students from > 12 different publishers. It is free for subscribers, and the company > states that students save an average of 50 percent on books. > > In an interview The Wall Street Journal Monday, CourseSmart > Executive Vice President Frank Lyman said the application is more of > an asset than a textbook replacement. > > "Nobody is going to use their iPhone to do their homework, but this > does provide real mobile learning," he said. "If you're in a study > group and you have a question, you can immediately access your text." > > The service, created in 2007, is a collaboration between six higher- > education publishers. The subscription model allows students to rent > textbooks, typically for 180 days. When the subscription expires, > students lose access to their e-texbooks. > > Amazon has attempted to break into the digital textbook realm with > its larger e-book reader, the Kindle DX. The books available on the > iPhone are not on the Kindle. Earlier this year, Amazon released its > iPhone-optimized Kindle store, which allowed users to read books on > the go. Similarly, the Barnes & Noble eReader also debuted on the > platform this year. > > As software makers vie for a share of the e-reader market, Sarah > Rotman Epps, an analyst with Forrester Research, told the Journal > that the CourseSmart offering could be a breakthrough for e-textbooks. > > "Textbooks are the missing link in the e-reader content base," she > said. "The problem so far is that college students haven't really > been interested in reading on their laptops. The iPhone will help > create excitement and generate awareness of e-textbooks." > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhori at ucdavis.edu Mon Aug 10 14:50:31 2009 From: jhori at ucdavis.edu (Joshua Hori) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Electronic file transfer sites Message-ID: <64F1ECA8763FFC49830AE70FA1CEC6ABE68843E135@XEDAMAIL1.ex.ad3.ucdavis.edu> Hello Everyone! With Fall courses right around the corner and FTP servers no longer allowed on my campus...I'm constantly looking for new ways to transfer files online and I recently stumbled on this article, which is pretty helpful since it lists strengths and weakness of multiple file transferring sites as well as provides links to each. I haven't tested accessibility on all of these sites but I do know that zshare, which has a 1 Gig limit for registered users and a 2 Gig limit for premium users, can be really hard to sign up on since the captcha doesn't have a "listen to" option, although the rest of the forms that you fill in are accessible. (Tested using JAWS) Here is the link for the article: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/08/16-apps-that-make-sharing-large-files-a-snap/ Also, for those of you that are hesitant about using these sites due to the complicated button labyrinth that confirms you are not a robot, there is a nice firefox add-on that will automatically bypass all of the wait times and button presses called skipscreen. Skipscreen doesn't work for all sites, but there is a list of sites here: (plus you can download the add-on) http://skipscreen.com/ The great thing about online transfers is: * Student doesn't have to come in to pick up CD/DVD/USB with electronic text on it. * You can be notified when file was downloaded by student. * You can control the amount of times that an electronic file can be downloaded. * The file is available to student even after work hours. Of course, there is a flip side to the coin: * Are the students computer knowledgeable? (it helps!) o Sometimes training and/or a walkthrough is needed. In some cases, I'll make a tutorial for students to use. * What kind of internet connection is the student using? o I have found one or 2 students still on dial-up, so I burn a CD/DVD for the student instead. I have also advised students to download e-Text files while on campus to receive fast download times. * Service interruptions, or incomplete downloads. * Users not using Firefox. o Some of these sites can become difficult, irritating and time consuming to use without the skipscreen feature. * Some sites do not have a "private file" option, meaning that it's available to the public at large. I hope this is helpful to someone! Sincerely, Joshua Hori Assistive Technology Student Disability Center University of California, Davis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pratikp1 at gmail.com Mon Aug 10 15:02:08 2009 From: pratikp1 at gmail.com (Pratik Patel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Electronic file transfer sites In-Reply-To: <64F1ECA8763FFC49830AE70FA1CEC6ABE68843E135@XEDAMAIL1.ex.ad3.ucdavis.edu> References: <64F1ECA8763FFC49830AE70FA1CEC6ABE68843E135@XEDAMAIL1.ex.ad3.ucdavis.edu> Message-ID: <026a01ca1a06$34e94830$9ebbd890$@com> Hello Joshua, I would also recommend looking at Dropbox (https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTE1ODE0MTA5) which provides a very nice online interface as well as a piece of software that you can use to drag and drop files. The free account provides 2 GB and more could be purchased or you can also get some more space by referrals. Both parties get extra 250 MB (upto three GB) when you have a successful referral. Hope this helps. Regards, Pratik From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Joshua Hori Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 5:51 PM To: Alternate Media; 'athen@athenpro.org' Subject: [Athen] Electronic file transfer sites Hello Everyone! With Fall courses right around the corner and FTP servers no longer allowed on my campus.I'm constantly looking for new ways to transfer files online and I recently stumbled on this article, which is pretty helpful since it lists strengths and weakness of multiple file transferring sites as well as provides links to each. I haven't tested accessibility on all of these sites but I do know that zshare, which has a 1 Gig limit for registered users and a 2 Gig limit for premium users, can be really hard to sign up on since the captcha doesn't have a "listen to" option, although the rest of the forms that you fill in are accessible. (Tested using JAWS) Here is the link for the article: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/08/16-apps-that-make-sharing-large-files-a -snap/ Also, for those of you that are hesitant about using these sites due to the complicated button labyrinth that confirms you are not a robot, there is a nice firefox add-on that will automatically bypass all of the wait times and button presses called skipscreen. Skipscreen doesn't work for all sites, but there is a list of sites here: (plus you can download the add-on) http://skipscreen.com/ The great thing about online transfers is: . Student doesn't have to come in to pick up CD/DVD/USB with electronic text on it. . You can be notified when file was downloaded by student. . You can control the amount of times that an electronic file can be downloaded. . The file is available to student even after work hours. Of course, there is a flip side to the coin: . Are the students computer knowledgeable? (it helps!) o Sometimes training and/or a walkthrough is needed. In some cases, I'll make a tutorial for students to use. . What kind of internet connection is the student using? o I have found one or 2 students still on dial-up, so I burn a CD/DVD for the student instead. I have also advised students to download e-Text files while on campus to receive fast download times. . Service interruptions, or incomplete downloads. . Users not using Firefox. o Some of these sites can become difficult, irritating and time consuming to use without the skipscreen feature. . Some sites do not have a "private file" option, meaning that it's available to the public at large. I hope this is helpful to someone! Sincerely, Joshua Hori Assistive Technology Student Disability Center University of California, Davis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wink.harner at mcmail.maricopa.edu Mon Aug 10 15:07:22 2009 From: wink.harner at mcmail.maricopa.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Electronic file transfer sites In-Reply-To: <026a01ca1a06$34e94830$9ebbd890$@com> References: <64F1ECA8763FFC49830AE70FA1CEC6ABE68843E135@XEDAMAIL1.ex.ad3.ucdavis.edu> <026a01ca1a06$34e94830$9ebbd890$@com> Message-ID: <4A809A1A.9000704@mcmail.maricopa.edu> I've used this site successfully with data, photo & video files. Easy to use & easy to access. Don't know about the accessibility, though. Perhaps someone would like to test it out? Wink Pratik Patel wrote: > > Hello Joshua, > > I would also recommend looking at Dropbox > (https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTE1ODE0MTA5) which provides a > very nice online interface as well as a piece of software that you can > use to drag and drop files. The free account provides 2 GB and more > could be purchased or you can also get some more space by referrals. > Both parties get extra 250 MB (upto three GB) when you have a > successful referral. > > Hope this helps. > > Regards, > > Pratik > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > *On Behalf Of *Joshua Hori > *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2009 5:51 PM > *To:* Alternate Media; 'athen@athenpro.org' > *Subject:* [Athen] Electronic file transfer sites > > Hello Everyone! > > With Fall courses right around the corner and FTP servers no longer > allowed on my campus?I?m constantly looking for new ways to transfer > files online and I recently stumbled on this article, which is pretty > helpful since it lists strengths and weakness of multiple file > transferring sites as well as provides links to each. > > I haven?t tested accessibility on all of these sites but I do know > that zshare, which has a 1 Gig limit for registered users and a 2 Gig > limit for premium users, can be really hard to sign up on since the > captcha doesn?t have a ?listen to? option, although the rest of the > forms that you fill in are accessible. (Tested using JAWS) > > Here is the link for the article: > http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/08/16-apps-that-make-sharing-large-files-a-snap/ > > Also, for those of you that are hesitant about using these sites due > to the complicated button labyrinth that confirms you are not a robot, > there is a nice firefox add-on that will automatically bypass all of > the wait times and button presses called skipscreen. Skipscreen > doesn?t work for all sites, but there is a list of sites here: (plus > you can download the add-on) > > http://skipscreen.com/ > > The great thing about online transfers is: > > ? Student doesn?t have to come in to pick up CD/DVD/USB with > electronic text on it. > > ? You can be notified when file was downloaded by student. > > ? You can control the amount of times that an electronic file can be > downloaded. > > ? The file is available to student even after work hours. > > Of course, there is a flip side to the coin: > > ? Are the students computer knowledgeable? (it helps!) > > o Sometimes training and/or a walkthrough is needed. In some cases, > I?ll make a tutorial for students to use. > > ? What kind of internet connection is the student using? > > o I have found one or 2 students still on dial-up, so I burn a CD/DVD > for the student instead. I have also advised students to download > e-Text files while on campus to receive fast download times. > > ? Service interruptions, or incomplete downloads. > > ? Users not using Firefox. > > o Some of these sites can become difficult, irritating and time > consuming to use without the skipscreen feature. > > ? Some sites do not have a ?private file? option, meaning that it?s > available to the public at large. > > I hope this is helpful to someone! > > Sincerely, > > Joshua Hori > > Assistive Technology > > Student Disability Center > > University of California, Davis > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: wink.harner.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 154 bytes Desc: not available URL: From pratikp1 at gmail.com Mon Aug 10 15:17:46 2009 From: pratikp1 at gmail.com (Pratik Patel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Electronic file transfer sites In-Reply-To: <4A809A1A.9000704@mcmail.maricopa.edu> References: <64F1ECA8763FFC49830AE70FA1CEC6ABE68843E135@XEDAMAIL1.ex.ad3.ucdavis.edu> <026a01ca1a06$34e94830$9ebbd890$@com> <4A809A1A.9000704@mcmail.maricopa.edu> Message-ID: <028001ca1a08$63ece310$2bc6a930$@com> I use the site with a screen reader all the time. There are a couple of minor issues if you're using IE 8. But it works quite well with Firefox. Pratik -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 6:07 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Electronic file transfer sites I've used this site successfully with data, photo & video files. Easy to use & easy to access. Don't know about the accessibility, though. Perhaps someone would like to test it out? Wink Pratik Patel wrote: > > Hello Joshua, > > I would also recommend looking at Dropbox > (https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTE1ODE0MTA5) which provides a > very nice online interface as well as a piece of software that you can > use to drag and drop files. The free account provides 2 GB and more > could be purchased or you can also get some more space by referrals. > Both parties get extra 250 MB (upto three GB) when you have a > successful referral. > > Hope this helps. > > Regards, > > Pratik > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > *On Behalf Of *Joshua Hori > *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2009 5:51 PM > *To:* Alternate Media; 'athen@athenpro.org' > *Subject:* [Athen] Electronic file transfer sites > > Hello Everyone! > > With Fall courses right around the corner and FTP servers no longer > allowed on my campus.I'm constantly looking for new ways to transfer > files online and I recently stumbled on this article, which is pretty > helpful since it lists strengths and weakness of multiple file > transferring sites as well as provides links to each. > > I haven't tested accessibility on all of these sites but I do know > that zshare, which has a 1 Gig limit for registered users and a 2 Gig > limit for premium users, can be really hard to sign up on since the > captcha doesn't have a "listen to" option, although the rest of the > forms that you fill in are accessible. (Tested using JAWS) > > Here is the link for the article: > http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/08/16-apps-that-make-sharing-large-files-a -snap/ > > Also, for those of you that are hesitant about using these sites due > to the complicated button labyrinth that confirms you are not a robot, > there is a nice firefox add-on that will automatically bypass all of > the wait times and button presses called skipscreen. Skipscreen > doesn't work for all sites, but there is a list of sites here: (plus > you can download the add-on) > > http://skipscreen.com/ > > The great thing about online transfers is: > > . Student doesn't have to come in to pick up CD/DVD/USB with > electronic text on it. > > . You can be notified when file was downloaded by student. > > . You can control the amount of times that an electronic file can be > downloaded. > > . The file is available to student even after work hours. > > Of course, there is a flip side to the coin: > > . Are the students computer knowledgeable? (it helps!) > > o Sometimes training and/or a walkthrough is needed. In some cases, > I'll make a tutorial for students to use. > > . What kind of internet connection is the student using? > > o I have found one or 2 students still on dial-up, so I burn a CD/DVD > for the student instead. I have also advised students to download > e-Text files while on campus to receive fast download times. > > . Service interruptions, or incomplete downloads. > > . Users not using Firefox. > > o Some of these sites can become difficult, irritating and time > consuming to use without the skipscreen feature. > > . Some sites do not have a "private file" option, meaning that it's > available to the public at large. > > I hope this is helpful to someone! > > Sincerely, > > Joshua Hori > > Assistive Technology > > Student Disability Center > > University of California, Davis > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From Crabb.15 at osu.edu Tue Aug 11 04:55:22 2009 From: Crabb.15 at osu.edu (Crabb, Nolan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] [SPAM?] iPhone app for Course Smart e-textbooks In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <200911DB087DA748846372E8038E0AE202B4B928@Amazon.admin.ohio-state.edu> I looked at the course smart site several months ago, and it was really awful in terms of both navigation and book access. I'm not sure what's changed, but as of quite recently, they weren't ready for prime time. Nolan Nolan Crabb Director of Assistive Technology The Ohio State University 2054 Drake Center, 1849 Cannon Dr., Columbus, OH 43210 Ph. (614) 735-8688 E-mail: crabb.15@osu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Tue Aug 11 07:51:36 2009 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Braille book Message-ID: Looking for the following in Braille: College Accounting, 19th edition Thomson-Heintz & Parry 978-0-324-68036-2 Susan Kelmer Alt Format Specialist St. Louis Community College 314-984-7951 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mikegibson at boisestate.edu Tue Aug 11 12:35:58 2009 From: mikegibson at boisestate.edu (Mike Gibson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Personal FM System Advice and feedback In-Reply-To: <028001ca1a08$63ece310$2bc6a930$@com> References: <64F1ECA8763FFC49830AE70FA1CEC6ABE68843E135@XEDAMAIL1.ex.ad3.ucdavis.edu><026a01ca1a06$34e94830$9ebbd890$@com><4A809A1A.9000704@mcmail.maricopa.edu> <028001ca1a08$63ece310$2bc6a930$@com> Message-ID: Hi Everyone, I am looking for feedback and advice on purchasing personal FM systems. WE have a Williams Sound unit that's about 10 years old. I need to purchase 3 or 4 more units for students to use in classrooms this fall. Of course ease of use for students and instructors, reliability, and sound quality are all factors for consideration. Is williams Sound still considered a viable option or are there better alternatives? This is one area I will admit being ignorant on. Thanks in advance. Regards, Mike Gibson AT Coordinator Boise State University (208) 426-1583 From roberte at uci.edu Tue Aug 11 12:45:13 2009 From: roberte at uci.edu (Robert Espero) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Personal FM System Advice and feedback In-Reply-To: References: <64F1ECA8763FFC49830AE70FA1CEC6ABE68843E135@XEDAMAIL1.ex.ad3.ucdavis.edu><026a01ca1a06$34e94830$9ebbd890$@com><4A809A1A.9000704@mcmail.maricopa.edu> <028001ca1a08$63ece310$2bc6a930$@com> Message-ID: <015c01ca1abc$3ef04cf0$bcd0e6d0$@edu> We had a sales rep come in and demo the Williams-Sound Motivas and were pretty impressed. They are easy to use and had great sound quality. We ended up purchasing 3 sets of them to replace our older, Williams-Sound Products. http://www.williamssound.com/motiva.aspx Robert -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Mike Gibson Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:36 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Personal FM System Advice and feedback Hi Everyone, I am looking for feedback and advice on purchasing personal FM systems. WE have a Williams Sound unit that's about 10 years old. I need to purchase 3 or 4 more units for students to use in classrooms this fall. Of course ease of use for students and instructors, reliability, and sound quality are all factors for consideration. Is williams Sound still considered a viable option or are there better alternatives? This is one area I will admit being ignorant on. Thanks in advance. Regards, Mike Gibson AT Coordinator Boise State University (208) 426-1583 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From kclark at uta.edu Tue Aug 11 12:46:09 2009 From: kclark at uta.edu (Clark, Kristina) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Personal FM System Advice and feedback In-Reply-To: References: <64F1ECA8763FFC49830AE70FA1CEC6ABE68843E135@XEDAMAIL1.ex.ad3.ucdavis.edu><026a01ca1a06$34e94830$9ebbd890$@com><4A809A1A.9000704@mcmail.maricopa.edu> <028001ca1a08$63ece310$2bc6a930$@com> Message-ID: <93EACE5D5C8B9D4BB2DDE8F90595081A4D64D66079@MAVMAIL2.uta.edu> Mike, We used Williams Sound many years ago, but are now using Comtek FM systems. We found them to be more durable and to last longer. They have great sound quality and also work well in large auditorium style classes. It also has a great feature called a "smart mic" (which you have to order). This will allow a microphone on the student's receiver to pick up sounds when the instructor is not speaking so it helps if there is other discussion in the class or if an announcement is made. They are more expensive, but we find the quality and durability to be worth it. Let me know if you have more questions. Here is a link to the one we use. http://www.comtek.com/at216.html Kristina Clark Assistant Director?for Testing and Adaptive Technology Office for Students with Disabilities University of Texas at Arlington University Hall, Room 102, Box 19510 Arlington, Texas 76019-0355 Phone 817-272-3364 Fax 817-272-3515 www.uta.edu/disability -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Mike Gibson Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:36 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Personal FM System Advice and feedback Hi Everyone, I am looking for feedback and advice on purchasing personal FM systems. WE have a Williams Sound unit that's about 10 years old. I need to purchase 3 or 4 more units for students to use in classrooms this fall. Of course ease of use for students and instructors, reliability, and sound quality are all factors for consideration. Is williams Sound still considered a viable option or are there better alternatives? This is one area I will admit being ignorant on. Thanks in advance. Regards, Mike Gibson AT Coordinator Boise State University (208) 426-1583 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From shelley at techpotential.net Tue Aug 11 23:40:10 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] New VoiceOver 3.0 in Mac OS 10.6 Message-ID: <6D40822A-B4B0-4C0F-85DF-92F0F3E09C37@techpotential.net> I just noticed that Apple will have a new version of VoiceOver on their upcoming release of Mac OS 10.6 (a.k.a. Snow Leopard) slated for September. Of particular note, Voiceover 3.0 supports multiple Braille displays connected to a single computer (Braille mirroring), which ought to be great for labs and classrooms; and allows screen navigation via gestures and touches on the Multi-Touch trackpad, thus reducing the need for some keystroke commands. Thought some of you might be interested -- here's the link: http://www.apple.com/macosx/accessibility/ - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant 408-737-2092 shellhaven@prodigy.net www.TechPotential.net From john.gardner at orst.edu Wed Aug 12 08:59:47 2009 From: john.gardner at orst.edu (John Gardner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] New VoiceOver 3.0 in Mac OS 10.6 In-Reply-To: <6D40822A-B4B0-4C0F-85DF-92F0F3E09C37@techpotential.net> References: <6D40822A-B4B0-4C0F-85DF-92F0F3E09C37@techpotential.net> Message-ID: <4A82E6F3.6090600@orst.edu> Hi, it is very interesting that Mac will support gesture access. I bought an iPhone and was extremely impressed by the potential of using gestures, presumably similar to those on the Mac. There's a learning curve of course, but gestures could really improve the usability of computers as the technology matures. We should definitely encourage Apple. FYI I no longer have that iPhone. I could do just about everything after a learning period of a few hours but reluctantly decided that typing was just too clumsy for any real use. If Apple or some other vendor ever comes out with an external keyboard, I may buy one again. John On 8/11/2009 11:40 PM, Shelley Haven wrote: > I just noticed that Apple will have a new version of VoiceOver on their > upcoming release of Mac OS 10.6 (a.k.a. Snow Leopard) slated for > September. Of particular note, Voiceover 3.0 supports multiple Braille > displays connected to a single computer (Braille mirroring), which ought > to be great for labs and classrooms; and allows screen navigation via > gestures and touches on the Multi-Touch trackpad, thus reducing the need > for some keystroke commands. > > Thought some of you might be interested -- here's the link: > http://www.apple.com/macosx/accessibility/ > > - Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > 408-737-2092 > shellhaven@prodigy.net > www.TechPotential.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From info at karlencommunications.com Wed Aug 12 09:22:54 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] New VoiceOver 3.0 in Mac OS 10.6 In-Reply-To: <4A82E6F3.6090600@orst.edu> References: <6D40822A-B4B0-4C0F-85DF-92F0F3E09C37@techpotential.net> <4A82E6F3.6090600@orst.edu> Message-ID: <001201ca1b69$25739bd0$705ad370$@com> Is there any word on the accessibility of iWorks? Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of John Gardner Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:00 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] New VoiceOver 3.0 in Mac OS 10.6 Hi, it is very interesting that Mac will support gesture access. I bought an iPhone and was extremely impressed by the potential of using gestures, presumably similar to those on the Mac. There's a learning curve of course, but gestures could really improve the usability of computers as the technology matures. We should definitely encourage Apple. FYI I no longer have that iPhone. I could do just about everything after a learning period of a few hours but reluctantly decided that typing was just too clumsy for any real use. If Apple or some other vendor ever comes out with an external keyboard, I may buy one again. John On 8/11/2009 11:40 PM, Shelley Haven wrote: > I just noticed that Apple will have a new version of VoiceOver on their > upcoming release of Mac OS 10.6 (a.k.a. Snow Leopard) slated for > September. Of particular note, Voiceover 3.0 supports multiple Braille > displays connected to a single computer (Braille mirroring), which ought > to be great for labs and classrooms; and allows screen navigation via > gestures and touches on the Multi-Touch trackpad, thus reducing the need > for some keystroke commands. > > Thought some of you might be interested -- here's the link: > http://www.apple.com/macosx/accessibility/ > > - Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > 408-737-2092 > shellhaven@prodigy.net > www.TechPotential.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 CUTLER_ELLEN at smc.edu Wed Aug 12 13:51:21 2009 From: CUTLER_ELLEN at smc.edu (CUTLER_ELLEN) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Arabic Screen Reading and OCR In-Reply-To: <00ef01ca1a03$25ddaff0$71990fd0$@org> References: <00ef01ca1a03$25ddaff0$71990fd0$@org> Message-ID: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21097@ROMULUS.smc.edu> Hello, We have a blind student who will be taking Arabic 1. Although he does not use Braille, he is an experienced JAWS user. The only screen reader and OCR software I have found is Ibsar. It has an Arabic/English TTS engine and can OCR bilingual (Arabic/English) documents. Have any of you had experience with Ibsar? Do you know of any other ways to provide access to writing and reading Arabic for people who are blind? Thanks very much, Ellen Ellen Cutler Santa Monica College Disabled Student Services, High Tech Training Center 1900 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 310.434-4496 cutler_ellen@smc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shelley at techpotential.net Wed Aug 12 14:56:55 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] New VoiceOver 3.0 in Mac OS 10.6 In-Reply-To: <001201ca1b69$25739bd0$705ad370$@com> References: <6D40822A-B4B0-4C0F-85DF-92F0F3E09C37@techpotential.net> <4A82E6F3.6090600@orst.edu> <001201ca1b69$25739bd0$705ad370$@com> Message-ID: <3FC68090-CA49-49DA-B84E-B55FB12ED7EC@techpotential.net> No word from Apple, but according to Ricky Buchanan at ATMac.org, iWork '09 is now almost fully accessible to VoiceOver users: http://atmac.org/iwork-09-accessibility-overview/ Same conclusion reached by this blogger (full text below): http://www.lioncourt.com/2009/01/06/iwork-09-becomes-accessible-with-voiceover/ - Shelley iWork ?09 Becomes Accessible with VoiceOver The new iWork ?09, which Apple released today, sports a slew of new features, but the most impressive to VoiceOver users will be its accessibility. Apple?s come through for visually impaired users once again. This powerful productivity suite has been beautifully set up to work well with VoiceOver. Pages, Numbers, and Keynote all work well. Users can even choose from the various templates included with the products, each of which is labelled with helpful descriptions. We believe that there will be a learning curve for those used to creating documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in Windows with Microsoft Office, but at this time, it appears that iWork ?09 is fully accessible. Once again, we?d like to thank Apple for their commitment to accessibility. On Aug 12, 2009, at 9:22 AM, Karlen Communications wrote: > Is there any word on the accessibility of iWorks? > > Cheers, Karen > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > On > Behalf Of John Gardner > Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:00 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] New VoiceOver 3.0 in Mac OS 10.6 > > Hi, it is very interesting that Mac will support gesture access. I > bought an iPhone and was extremely impressed by the potential of using > gestures, presumably similar to those on the Mac. There's a learning > curve of course, but gestures could really improve the usability of > computers as the technology matures. We should definitely encourage > Apple. > > FYI I no longer have that iPhone. I could do just about everything > after a learning period of a few hours but reluctantly decided that > typing was just too clumsy for any real use. If Apple or some other > vendor ever comes out with an external keyboard, I may buy one again. > > John > > > On 8/11/2009 11:40 PM, Shelley Haven wrote: >> I just noticed that Apple will have a new version of VoiceOver on >> their >> upcoming release of Mac OS 10.6 (a.k.a. Snow Leopard) slated for >> September. Of particular note, Voiceover 3.0 supports multiple >> Braille >> displays connected to a single computer (Braille mirroring), which >> ought >> to be great for labs and classrooms; and allows screen navigation via >> gestures and touches on the Multi-Touch trackpad, thus reducing the >> need >> for some keystroke commands. >> >> Thought some of you might be interested -- here's the link: >> http://www.apple.com/macosx/accessibility/ >> >> - Shelley >> >> _____________________________ >> Shelley Haven ATP, RET >> Assistive Technology Consultant >> 408-737-2092 >> shellhaven@prodigy.net >> www.TechPotential.net >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at ahead.org Wed Aug 12 22:26:55 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Arabic Screen Reading and OCR In-Reply-To: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21097@ROMULUS.smc.edu> References: <00ef01ca1a03$25ddaff0$71990fd0$@org> <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21097@ROMULUS.smc.edu> Message-ID: <003c01ca1bd6$aee33e80$0ca9bb80$@org> Good evening there are Arabic language engines available for both JAWS and HAL. As far as Arabic OCR packages go Ibsar from Aramedia may be the only game in town. Ron Stewart From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of CUTLER_ELLEN Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 4:51 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Arabic Screen Reading and OCR Hello, We have a blind student who will be taking Arabic 1. Although he does not use Braille, he is an experienced JAWS user. The only screen reader and OCR software I have found is Ibsar. It has an Arabic/English TTS engine and can OCR bilingual (Arabic/English) documents. Have any of you had experience with Ibsar? Do you know of any other ways to provide access to writing and reading Arabic for people who are blind? Thanks very much, Ellen Ellen Cutler Santa Monica College Disabled Student Services, High Tech Training Center 1900 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 310.434-4496 cutler_ellen@smc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Thu Aug 13 04:46:22 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] ePub format on Sony devices Message-ID: <004c01ca1c0b$ae32e730$0a98b590$@com> Looks like eBook environments are getting interesting. Thinking aloud.wonder if eventually we could use the format on a Victor Stream for example and have the books read to us... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/technology/internet/13reader.html?_r=1 &partner=rss&emc=rss Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Thu Aug 13 05:16:17 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Anti-Glare Screen for MacBooks Message-ID: <005c01ca1c0f$dc0ee010$942ca030$@com> NYT article: http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/apple-adds-antiglare-option-f or-some-macbook-pros/?partner=rss &emc=rss Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Thu Aug 13 05:50:51 2009 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Arabic Screen Reading and OCR In-Reply-To: <003c01ca1bd6$aee33e80$0ca9bb80$@org> References: <00ef01ca1a03$25ddaff0$71990fd0$@org> <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21097@ROMULUS.smc.edu> <003c01ca1bd6$aee33e80$0ca9bb80$@org> Message-ID: <6e84aedd0908130550q7a38133fkb94cbe8718add9ee@mail.gmail.com> IRIS has a version that will recognize Arabic http://www.irislink.com/c2-1559-189/Readiris-11-Middle-East---OCR-Software.aspx Never used it though. IRIS, that I have found at least, does not do demo versions of software though. So you can't try before you buy. They do have video demonstrations. Where you can watch it used under their conditions working perfectly. Jeff On 8/13/09, Ron Stewart wrote: > Good evening there are Arabic language engines available for both JAWS and > HAL. As far as Arabic OCR packages go Ibsar from Aramedia may be the only > game in town. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of CUTLER_ELLEN > Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 4:51 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Arabic Screen Reading and OCR > > > > Hello, > > > > We have a blind student who will be taking Arabic 1. Although he does not > use Braille, he is an experienced JAWS user. The only screen reader and OCR > software I have found is Ibsar. It has an Arabic/English TTS engine and can > OCR bilingual (Arabic/English) documents. Have any of you had experience > with Ibsar? Do you know of any other ways to provide access to writing and > reading Arabic for people who are blind? > > > > Thanks very much, > > > > Ellen > > > > > > Ellen Cutler > > Santa Monica College > > Disabled Student Services, High Tech Training Center > > 1900 Pico Blvd. > > Santa Monica, CA 90405 > > 310.434-4496 > > cutler_ellen@smc.edu > > > > > > From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Thu Aug 13 06:34:59 2009 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] ePub format on Sony devices In-Reply-To: <004c01ca1c0b$ae32e730$0a98b590$@com> References: <004c01ca1c0b$ae32e730$0a98b590$@com> Message-ID: <6e84aedd0908130634u541ef0c8x741bb5371345589d@mail.gmail.com> >From the sounds of things this is a publisher standard. Publishers were the people who argued that having text to speech on the Kindle was a violation of audio book rights. I can't imagine that the publishers will go back on that stance and make the documents sold from retailers accessible to screen readers or TTS engines without a good fight. Any tagging features that are available the publishers would probably want to disable. I've seen adobe files from publishers that have security features that disable screen reader access. I have also seen features that limitrinting so it could not be sent to something like the KESI vertual printer. The only way that they would be accessible when you buy them is if you have a player that will run OCR on the files when displaying them. But that would make the players accessible and ot the files. Jeff Cleveland State University On 8/13/09, Karlen Communications wrote: > Looks like eBook environments are getting interesting. Thinking aloud.wonder > if eventually we could use the format on a Victor Stream for example and > have the books read to us... > > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/technology/internet/13reader.html?_r=1 > rtner=rss&emc=rss> &partner=rss&emc=rss > > > > Cheers, Karen > > From info at karlencommunications.com Thu Aug 13 06:48:13 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] ePub format on Sony devices In-Reply-To: <6e84aedd0908130634u541ef0c8x741bb5371345589d@mail.gmail.com> References: <004c01ca1c0b$ae32e730$0a98b590$@com> <6e84aedd0908130634u541ef0c8x741bb5371345589d@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <007c01ca1c1c$b44d7e80$1ce87b80$@com> Agreed. I'm watching this with interest in case a standard is globally adopted and then "has" to be inclusive. While everyone is producing proprietary stuff there is less likelihood of pressure toward inclusion. Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Dell Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 9:35 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] ePub format on Sony devices >From the sounds of things this is a publisher standard. Publishers were the people who argued that having text to speech on the Kindle was a violation of audio book rights. I can't imagine that the publishers will go back on that stance and make the documents sold from retailers accessible to screen readers or TTS engines without a good fight. Any tagging features that are available the publishers would probably want to disable. I've seen adobe files from publishers that have security features that disable screen reader access. I have also seen features that limitrinting so it could not be sent to something like the KESI vertual printer. The only way that they would be accessible when you buy them is if you have a player that will run OCR on the files when displaying them. But that would make the players accessible and ot the files. Jeff Cleveland State University On 8/13/09, Karlen Communications wrote: > Looks like eBook environments are getting interesting. Thinking aloud.wonder > if eventually we could use the format on a Victor Stream for example and > have the books read to us... > > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/technology/internet/13reader.html?_r=1 > rtner=rss&emc=rss> &partner=rss&emc=rss > > > > Cheers, Karen > > _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From skeegan at stanford.edu Thu Aug 13 10:35:30 2009 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] CA Digital Textbook Initiative Message-ID: <4A844EE2.2040707@stanford.edu> The California Governor's Office released information about the Digital Textbook Initiative for K-12 and which companies have met the state content standards. http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/12996/ Interestingly, the non-profit organization CK-12 (http://about.ck12.org/) had three textbooks that met 100% of the state content standards. CK-12 has an open-content model with the materials licensed under a Creative Commons-Share Alike license. Other open content educational systems (i.e., Connexions) also did well in some subject areas. This certainly does address one issue that comes up in discussions that "open-source" educational materials are not capable of meeting the academic rigor necessary for state or other educational standards. Take care, Sean -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: skeegan.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 332 bytes Desc: not available URL: From pat at automaticsync.com Thu Aug 13 13:26:33 2009 From: pat at automaticsync.com (Pat Brogan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] CA Digital Textbook Initiative In-Reply-To: <4A844EE2.2040707@stanford.edu> Message-ID: <0MKp8S-1Mbgsq0YkO-000iFS@mrelay.perfora.net> Are all of these print only materials? I see that they met state curriculum standards but was there also a set of accessibility standards? Audio, Braille, or if richer media, captioned? I assume there are media format requirements? Pat Brogan, Ph.D. Vice President, Sales and Marketing Automatic Sync Technologies 877-ast-sync ext. 712 Mobile 408-656-6145 http://www.automaticsync.com -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:36 AM To: Alternate Media; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] CA Digital Textbook Initiative The California Governor's Office released information about the Digital Textbook Initiative for K-12 and which companies have met the state content standards. http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/12996/ Interestingly, the non-profit organization CK-12 (http://about.ck12.org/) had three textbooks that met 100% of the state content standards. CK-12 has an open-content model with the materials licensed under a Creative Commons-Share Alike license. Other open content educational systems (i.e., Connexions) also did well in some subject areas. This certainly does address one issue that comes up in discussions that "open-source" educational materials are not capable of meeting the academic rigor necessary for state or other educational standards. Take care, Sean From gdietrich at htctu.net Thu Aug 13 14:42:17 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Arabic Screen Reading and OCR In-Reply-To: <6e84aedd0908130550q7a38133fkb94cbe8718add9ee@mail.gmail.com> References: <00ef01ca1a03$25ddaff0$71990fd0$@org><4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21097@ROMULUS.smc.edu><003c01ca1bd6$aee33e80$0ca9bb80$@org> <6e84aedd0908130550q7a38133fkb94cbe8718add9ee@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <9E2CB55D7DAD42F59C7C42FF54EF4272@htctu.fhda.edu> Acapela does have an Arabic voice: http://www.acapela-group.com/arabic-30-text-to-voice.html The voice can be used with TextAloud. http://www.nextup.com/ Here is a site with more information on actually using the voice and getting it to run properly: http://www.nextup.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5160 You will also need an Arabic keyboard (or at least the software equivalent) to enter the letters properly. http://zsigri.tripod.com/fontboard/arablpk.html Good luck! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Dell Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:51 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Arabic Screen Reading and OCR IRIS has a version that will recognize Arabic http://www.irislink.com/c2-1559-189/Readiris-11-Middle-East---OCR-Software.a spx Never used it though. IRIS, that I have found at least, does not do demo versions of software though. So you can't try before you buy. They do have video demonstrations. Where you can watch it used under their conditions working perfectly. Jeff On 8/13/09, Ron Stewart wrote: > Good evening there are Arabic language engines available for both JAWS and > HAL. As far as Arabic OCR packages go Ibsar from Aramedia may be the only > game in town. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of CUTLER_ELLEN > Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 4:51 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Arabic Screen Reading and OCR > > > > Hello, > > > > We have a blind student who will be taking Arabic 1. Although he does not > use Braille, he is an experienced JAWS user. The only screen reader and OCR > software I have found is Ibsar. It has an Arabic/English TTS engine and can > OCR bilingual (Arabic/English) documents. Have any of you had experience > with Ibsar? Do you know of any other ways to provide access to writing and > reading Arabic for people who are blind? > > > > Thanks very much, > > > > Ellen > > > > > > Ellen Cutler > > Santa Monica College > > Disabled Student Services, High Tech Training Center > > 1900 Pico Blvd. > > Santa Monica, CA 90405 > > 310.434-4496 > > cutler_ellen@smc.edu > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From skeegan at stanford.edu Thu Aug 13 15:43:59 2009 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] CA Digital Textbook Initiative In-Reply-To: <0MKp8S-1Mbgsq0YkO-000iFS@mrelay.perfora.net> References: <0MKp8S-1Mbgsq0YkO-000iFS@mrelay.perfora.net> Message-ID: <4A84972F.4000601@stanford.edu> > Are all of these print only materials? According to the report that can be downloaded (document page 34, FDTI_Report.pdf), the review parameters were only for textbooks in digital format available for download or print usage. That being said, the press release on the Governor's site (http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/12996/) mentions the following passage: Since these digital books are downloadable and may be projected on a screen, viewed on a computer, printed chapter by chapter, or bound for use in the classroom, schools can take advantage of these free, standards-aligned resources using existing hardware - even in classrooms without computers or laptops for every student. > I see that they met state curriculum standards but was there > also a set of accessibility standards? Audio, Braille, or > if richer media, captioned? I did not see this information listed as part of the review criteria. That being said, I have had conversations with several different open educational resource (OER) entities and, while not always the case, most are utilizing some type of XML-based markup language as a core element. This allows for the potential input and output of content that supports accessibility and alternate formats. Unfortunately, you are at the mercy of the content authors for many of the issues - while the authoring/editing tool supports the inclusion of a text description for an image, that does not mean the content author will actually include such details. Some OER producers are actively making an effort to include accessibility as part of the content authoring and content export process and my hope is those entities are able to demonstrate models for producing content in alternate formats to others. Take care, sean -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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According to the report that can be downloaded (document page 34, FDTI_Report.pdf), the review parameters were only for textbooks in digital format available for download or print usage. That being said, the press release on the Governor's site (http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/12996/) mentions the following passage: Since these digital books are downloadable and may be projected on a screen, viewed on a computer, printed chapter by chapter, or bound for use in the classroom, schools can take advantage of these free, standards-aligned resources using existing hardware - even in classrooms without computers or laptops for every student. > I see that they met state curriculum standards but was there > also a set of accessibility standards? Audio, Braille, or > if richer media, captioned? I did not see this information listed as part of the review criteria. That being said, I have had conversations with several different open educational resource (OER) entities and, while not always the case, most are utilizing some type of XML-based markup language as a core element. This allows for the potential input and output of content that supports accessibility and alternate formats. Unfortunately, you are at the mercy of the content authors for many of the issues - while the authoring/editing tool supports the inclusion of a text description for an image, that does not mean the content author will actually include such details. Some OER producers are actively making an effort to include accessibility as part of the content authoring and content export process and my hope is those entities are able to demonstrate models for producing content in alternate formats to others. Take care, sean From tschwanke at wisc.edu Fri Aug 14 07:40:10 2009 From: tschwanke at wisc.edu (Todd Schwanke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Exemplar DSS office designs? In-Reply-To: <9E2CB55D7DAD42F59C7C42FF54EF4272@htctu.fhda.edu> References: <00ef01ca1a03$25ddaff0$71990fd0$@org> <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21097@ROMULUS.smc.edu> <003c01ca1bd6$aee33e80$0ca9bb80$@org> <6e84aedd0908130550q7a38133fkb94cbe8718add9ee@mail.gmail.com> <9E2CB55D7DAD42F59C7C42FF54EF4272@htctu.fhda.edu> Message-ID: <20090814094010172.00000003068@AT_Specialist> ATHEN: We are in the early stages of designing a new layout for the McBurney Disability Resource Center, which is the campus center serving students with disabilities (often known as a DSS office). The design team is interested in visiting or talking with different campuses regarding layouts and designs that have worked particularly well, including new construction and remodels. We would appreciate hearing about any centers you are aware of (or work at) that have layouts/designs that are particularly innovative, effective, and universally accessible. We welcome suggestions for centers that aren't specific to students with disabilities as well. In addition, I am also looking for layout ideas specific to: * assistive technology & computer labs * alternative media production (both print & captioning) * containment of Braille embosser sound (beyond the various enclosures) * technology loan/storage areas that integrate charging & networking for maintaining device readiness for laptops, ALDs, CD players, etc. Please feel free to respond on or off list. Thank you, Todd Schwanke McBurney Disability Resource Center UW-Madison From Howard.Kramer at Colorado.EDU Fri Aug 14 09:46:21 2009 From: Howard.Kramer at Colorado.EDU (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Problems with Access features of Adobe Pro 9 Message-ID: <20090814104621.AKN10443@riddler.int.colorado.edu> Hello All: I conducted a hands-on workshop on accessible pdf yesterday - something I haven't done in a while. I tested everything in Adobe Acrobat Pro 8.12 on my XP Pro pc. Of course, the lab had a different configuration - Vista with Adobe 9 Pro. I couldn't get the reflow feature or the reordering feature to work correctly. For he former, reflow simply did not work - when I enlarged text, it would simply move out beyond the view of the window and not wrap to the new borders. For the latter - reordering - I couldn't "select" graphic items that had been identified as artifacts by Acrobat, in order to include them in the tag structure. Has anyone had this experience - is this a bug in Acrobat 9, Vista? Thanks, Howard From ea at emptech.info Fri Aug 14 12:03:35 2009 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Problems with Access features of Adobe Pro 9 In-Reply-To: <20090814104621.AKN10443@riddler.int.colorado.edu> References: <20090814104621.AKN10443@riddler.int.colorado.edu> Message-ID: <00a201ca1d11$ecedfdf0$c6c9f9d0$@info> Just tested an accessible PDF on Vista with version 9 and it seemed to work - inaccessible PDF did horrible things and looked as if it had been put into a compression chamber by the time I set it to 400 zoom and then tried to reflow - back to 150 and it still had a few wobbles, not till I turned off reflow did the text return to normal. 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 Howard Kramer Sent: 14 August 2009 17:46 To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Problems with Access features of Adobe Pro 9 Hello All: I conducted a hands-on workshop on accessible pdf yesterday - something I haven't done in a while. I tested everything in Adobe Acrobat Pro 8.12 on my XP Pro pc. Of course, the lab had a different configuration - Vista with Adobe 9 Pro. I couldn't get the reflow feature or the reordering feature to work correctly. For he former, reflow simply did not work - when I enlarged text, it would simply move out beyond the view of the window and not wrap to the new borders. For the latter - reordering - I couldn't "select" graphic items that had been identified as artifacts by Acrobat, in order to include them in the tag structure. Has anyone had this experience - is this a bug in Acrobat 9, Vista? Thanks, Howard _______________________________________________ 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: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.56/2302 - Release Date: 08/14/09 06:10:00 From hkramer.atsol at gmail.com Fri Aug 14 12:19:31 2009 From: hkramer.atsol at gmail.com (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Problems with Access features of Adobe Pro 9 In-Reply-To: <00a201ca1d11$ecedfdf0$c6c9f9d0$@info> References: <20090814104621.AKN10443@riddler.int.colorado.edu> <00a201ca1d11$ecedfdf0$c6c9f9d0$@info> Message-ID: Thanks E.A., The file I used did have tags. It was a funky lab. Maybe that was a factor. -Howard On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 1:03 PM, E.A. Draffan wrote: > Just tested an accessible PDF on Vista with version 9 and it seemed to work > - inaccessible PDF did horrible things and looked as if it had been put > into > a compression chamber by the time I set it to 400 zoom and then tried to > reflow - back to 150 and it still had a few wobbles, not till I turned off > reflow did the text return to normal. > > 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 Howard Kramer > Sent: 14 August 2009 17:46 > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Problems with Access features of Adobe Pro 9 > > Hello All: > > I conducted a hands-on workshop on accessible pdf yesterday - something I > haven't done in a while. I tested everything in Adobe Acrobat Pro 8.12 on > my > XP Pro pc. > > Of course, the lab had a different configuration - Vista with Adobe 9 Pro. > I > couldn't get the reflow feature or the reordering feature to work > correctly. > For he former, reflow simply did not work - when I enlarged text, it would > simply move out beyond the view of the window and not wrap to the new > borders. For the latter - reordering - I couldn't "select" graphic items > that had been identified as artifacts by Acrobat, in order to include them > in the tag structure. > > Has anyone had this experience - is this a bug in Acrobat 9, Vista? > > Thanks, > Howard > > _______________________________________________ > 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: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.56/2302 - Release Date: 08/14/09 > 06:10:00 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 shelley at techpotential.net Fri Aug 14 16:58:55 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] CA Digital Textbook Initiative In-Reply-To: <4A84972F.4000601@stanford.edu> References: <0MKp8S-1Mbgsq0YkO-000iFS@mrelay.perfora.net> <4A84972F.4000601@stanford.edu> Message-ID: When the Governor announced the Digital Textbooks Initiative in May 2009, his goal was primarily budgetary -- to reduce the cost of K-12 education. While 10 of the 16 submitted books met state curricular standards, accessibility was not one of the requirements for this initial phase (unbelievable as that may sound). Also, the files submitted by the publishers were text-only -- no images. While this may seem depressing, the good news is that this initial effort is opening up a broader discussion within state government as to how we should actually approach the concept of moving from print to digital textbooks. For example: currently, each student has a printed textbook and can take this book home, but how will this work with digital textbooks? The Initiative will need to look at (and fund!) the necessary supporting infrastructure: electronic devices for each student for individual reading; and access to books at home, since some families (especially in poorer areas) do not have Internet access. And then there's the issue of providing teachers with adequate training to support in-class use of such devices, downloading files, etc. It would be great if the Digital Textbook Initiative could be married with the various accessible textbook initiatives, which in my opinion are further along in terms of settling on technology standards and supporting infrastructure. I don't believe the state's initiative is there yet -- they're more in the concept stage. - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant Shelley@TechPotential.net www.TechPotential.net On Aug 13, 2009, at 3:43 PM, Sean J Keegan wrote: > > Are all of these print only materials? > > According to the report that can be downloaded (document page 34, > FDTI_Report.pdf), the review parameters were only for textbooks in > digital format available for download or print usage. That being > said, the press release on the Governor's site (http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/12996/ > ) mentions the following passage: > > > > Since these digital books are downloadable and may be projected on a > screen, viewed on a computer, printed chapter by chapter, or bound > for use in the classroom, schools can take advantage of these free, > standards-aligned resources using existing hardware - even in > classrooms without computers or laptops for every student. > > > > > I see that they met state curriculum standards but was there > > also a set of accessibility standards? Audio, Braille, or > > if richer media, captioned? > > I did not see this information listed as part of the review criteria. > > That being said, I have had conversations with several different > open educational resource (OER) entities and, while not always the > case, most are utilizing some type of XML-based markup language as a > core element. This allows for the potential input and output of > content that supports accessibility and alternate formats. > Unfortunately, you are at the mercy of the content authors for many > of the issues - while the authoring/editing tool supports the > inclusion of a text description for an image, that does not mean the > content author will actually include such details. > > Some OER producers are actively making an effort to include > accessibility as part of the content authoring and content export > process and my hope is those entities are able to demonstrate models > for producing content in alternate formats to others. > > Take care, > sean > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org On Aug 13, 2009, at 10:35 AM, Sean J Keegan wrote: > The California Governor's Office released information about the > Digital Textbook Initiative for K-12 and which companies have met > the state content standards. > > http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/12996/ > > Interestingly, the non-profit organization CK-12 (http://about.ck12.org/ > ) had three textbooks that met 100% of the state content standards. > CK-12 has an open-content model with the materials licensed under a > Creative Commons-Share Alike license. Other open content > educational systems (i.e., Connexions) also did well in some subject > areas. > > This certainly does address one issue that comes up in discussions > that "open-source" educational materials are not capable of meeting > the academic rigor necessary for state or other educational standards. > > > Take care, > Sean From wink.harner at mcmail.maricopa.edu Fri Aug 14 19:35:54 2009 From: wink.harner at mcmail.maricopa.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] CA Digital Textbook Initiative In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <4A74C33600001917@> Hey Shelley, How are you and how are things going? Wink Ms. Wink Harner Manager Disability Resources & Services Mesa Community College Mesa AZ 480-461-7447 From ron at ahead.org Sat Aug 15 06:02:20 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] CA Digital Textbook Initiative In-Reply-To: <0MKp8S-1Mbgsq0YkO-000iFS@mrelay.perfora.net> References: <4A844EE2.2040707@stanford.edu> <0MKp8S-1Mbgsq0YkO-000iFS@mrelay.perfora.net> Message-ID: <004e01ca1da8$9feed0a0$dfcc71e0$@org> Currently almost none of these materials are accessible. Conversations have occurred about working with some of these open curriculum groups to develop production systems that produce fully accessible content but at this point they are just conversations and are dependent on securing the needed funding to develop the necessary technology components. Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Pat Brogan Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 4:27 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; 'Alternate Media' Subject: Re: [Athen] CA Digital Textbook Initiative Are all of these print only materials? I see that they met state curriculum standards but was there also a set of accessibility standards? Audio, Braille, or if richer media, captioned? I assume there are media format requirements? Pat Brogan, Ph.D. Vice President, Sales and Marketing Automatic Sync Technologies 877-ast-sync ext. 712 Mobile 408-656-6145 http://www.automaticsync.com -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:36 AM To: Alternate Media; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] CA Digital Textbook Initiative The California Governor's Office released information about the Digital Textbook Initiative for K-12 and which companies have met the state content standards. http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/12996/ Interestingly, the non-profit organization CK-12 (http://about.ck12.org/) had three textbooks that met 100% of the state content standards. CK-12 has an open-content model with the materials licensed under a Creative Commons-Share Alike license. Other open content educational systems (i.e., Connexions) also did well in some subject areas. This certainly does address one issue that comes up in discussions that "open-source" educational materials are not capable of meeting the academic rigor necessary for state or other educational standards. Take care, Sean _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From norm.coombs at gmail.com Sat Aug 15 15:39:44 2009 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] EASI Podcasts Revised and Resumed Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090815152931.0237fc00@pop.gmail.com> For several years, EASI has provided 3 Podcast feeds. With our loss of Dick Banks, a year ago and even during his illness for a few months before then, we let our podcasts fall by the wayside. The news is that we are reviving them but with some revisions. We continue to offer periodic Podcast recordings of conference presentations. We recently posted a presentation on 508 from the Higher Ground conference. We'll have more of these soon as we want to alert you to the fact that the conference will be this November and you can register now. The previous podcast, "It's about People, not technology" is being revived. The rss feed for it still functions but the name of the feed is changed to be "Accessible Information Technology News and Interviews". We have 2 new podcasts there by Dr. Denise Wood from Australia taken from her radio interviews, and she is focusing on Second Life. The Feed on Vodcasts will be revived in a week or so. The old feed called "Tips and Tricks" is being discontinued. You can read more, or subscribe to the feeds or even play the audio online by selecting the Podcast link on our home page: http://easi.cc We still miss Dick. I am being tremendously helped by our friend from Mexico, Marisol Miranda. (This will make Dick very happy.) Norm Coombs From gdietrich at htctu.net Mon Aug 17 11:09:20 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Repost: Accessing Higher Ground Conference Message-ID: (Please forgive cross-posting.) An Indispensable Conference for Higher-Ed Disability Service Professionals Join us for this year's Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference for Education, Businesses, and Web and Media Designers, to be held Nov. 10 - 14 at the Westin Hotel in Westminster, Colorado, brought to you by Disability Services at the University of Colorado-Boulder Accessing Higher Ground 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. This year's keynote speaker is T.V Raman , Research Scientist from Google, Inc. Dozens of hands-on workshops and lectures including: * For attendees to the Educause Denver Convention, stay an extra day and attend our TRAINING ON ADVANCED TOPICS IN IT ACCESSIBILITY, Monday, Nov. 9 * Preconference workshops on Tuesday & Wednesday, Nov. 10-11 * Highlights for the Main Conference, Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 12-14, include: Daisy 101, Advanced web accessibility workshops, Kindle accessibility, and much more Please visit to register: http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference or visit our registration page directly: http://cucs.colorado.edu/confreg/ahg2009.html For discounted prices, register before October 1! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I would assume there might be an update of some sort after Windows 7 rolls out. Thank you, Carol Raymundo Linn-Benton Community College Albany, Oregon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shelley at techpotential.net Wed Aug 19 01:31:57 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Livescribe In-Reply-To: <4A8AC07D.B63E.00EA.0@linnbenton.edu> References: <4A8AC07D.B63E.00EA.0@linnbenton.edu> Message-ID: Hi, Carol! I haven't read anything "official" from Livescribe yet, but a post in the Livescribe forums by administrator Jason in May probably reflects the company line for now: "Also note that we have not officially qualified the software to work with Windows 7, since it's still in Beta." Some Pulse pen users report they can successfully synch their pen with the current Windows 7 RC (Release Candidate) using Livescribe Desktop 1.6, while others have had problems. Likewise, a Livescribe forum moderator posted in July that the company is working on compatibility with Mac's upcoming Snow Leopard release (Mac OS 10.6), but no official word yet as to availability. Take care, Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant Shelley@TechPotential.net www.TechPotential.net On Aug 18, 2009, at 2:55 PM, Carol Raymundo wrote: > I am wondering if anyone has heard if the Livescribe pen will be > compatible with Windows 7? I would assume there might be an update > of some sort after Windows 7 rolls out. > > Thank you, > Carol Raymundo > Linn-Benton Community College > Albany, Oregon > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shelley at techpotential.net Wed Aug 19 02:11:25 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? Message-ID: Hi, all! I'm looking for plug-ins or add-ons to Microsoft Word (Mac or Windows) that provide it with assistive technology capabilities which are ordinarily supplied by separate programs. (By "add-on" I mean something which becomes an integral part of the Word user interface, like a toolbar, without the need to open another program.) The list below is what I have so far. What others are you aware of? (I'm sure I'm missing some obvious ones!) - Word's built-in Speech toolbar which provides very basic text-to- speech playback - Audio Notes toolbar in Word for Mac which synchronizes typed notes with recorded audio - WordTalk -- text-to-speech plug-in with highlighting - Ginger Software -- contextual spelling and grammar checker - Ghotit plug-ins for spellcheck, dictionary, and text-to-speech - "Save as DAISY" translator Thanks in advance, Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant Shelley@TechPotential.net www.TechPotential.net From ea at emptech.info Wed Aug 19 02:38:06 2009 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <006001ca20b0$c26fcc00$474f6400$@info> It appears you are just looking for free options but if you want to have programs that will offer the support at a cost but still work with the Word document in situ then there is the tool bar add-on from Dolphin Producer with EasyReader for Daisy. Sitting above the menu bar you have ClaroRead or TextHelp Read and Write and Dragon Naturally Speaking. 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: 19 August 2009 10:11 To: Access Technology Higher Education Network; Alternate Media Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? Hi, all! I'm looking for plug-ins or add-ons to Microsoft Word (Mac or Windows) that provide it with assistive technology capabilities which are ordinarily supplied by separate programs. (By "add-on" I mean something which becomes an integral part of the Word user interface, like a toolbar, without the need to open another program.) The list below is what I have so far. What others are you aware of? (I'm sure I'm missing some obvious ones!) - Word's built-in Speech toolbar which provides very basic text-to- speech playback - Audio Notes toolbar in Word for Mac which synchronizes typed notes with recorded audio - WordTalk -- text-to-speech plug-in with highlighting - Ginger Software -- contextual spelling and grammar checker - Ghotit plug-ins for spellcheck, dictionary, and text-to-speech - "Save as DAISY" translator Thanks in advance, Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant Shelley@TechPotential.net www.TechPotential.net _______________________________________________ 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: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.61/2312 - Release Date: 08/19/09 06:03:00 From shelley at techpotential.net Wed Aug 19 03:02:11 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? In-Reply-To: <006001ca20b0$c26fcc00$474f6400$@info> References: <006001ca20b0$c26fcc00$474f6400$@info> Message-ID: Thanks, E.A. I'm not looking for AT that works "with" Word documents (there are loads of those -- I use many of them), but rather tools that become "part of" Word, like the Dolphin add-on you mention. "Free" is not a requirement (e.g., I believe Ginger Software will be about $75/year subscription when it comes out of beta shortly). Ciao, Shelley On Aug 19, 2009, at 2:38 AM, E.A. Draffan wrote: > It appears you are just looking for free options but if you want to > have > programs that will offer the support at a cost but still work with > the Word > document in situ then there is the tool bar add-on from Dolphin > Producer > with EasyReader for Daisy. > > Sitting above the menu bar you have ClaroRead or TextHelp Read and > Write and > Dragon Naturally Speaking. > > 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: 19 August 2009 10:11 > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network; Alternate Media > Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? > > Hi, all! > > I'm looking for plug-ins or add-ons to Microsoft Word (Mac or Windows) > that provide it with assistive technology capabilities which are > ordinarily supplied by separate programs. (By "add-on" I mean > something which becomes an integral part of the Word user interface, > like a toolbar, without the need to open another program.) The list > below is what I have so far. What others are you aware of? (I'm sure > I'm missing some obvious ones!) > > - Word's built-in Speech toolbar which provides very basic text-to- > speech playback > - Audio Notes toolbar in Word for Mac which synchronizes typed notes > with recorded audio > - WordTalk -- text-to-speech plug-in with highlighting > > > - Ginger Software -- contextual spelling and grammar checker > > > - Ghotit plug-ins for spellcheck, dictionary, and text-to-speech > > > - "Save as DAISY" translator > > Thanks in advance, > Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > Shelley@TechPotential.net > www.TechPotential.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.61/2312 - Release Date: > 08/19/09 > 06:03:00 > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From info at karlencommunications.com Wed Aug 19 03:36:06 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <003801ca20b8$dbef12f0$93cd38d0$@com> There is also the Save as PDF or completely inaccessible XPS format plug-in that lets you save documents as tagged PDF. It uses the Adobe 1.7 specs for its tagged PDF in Office 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4d951911-3e7e-4ae6- b059-a2e79ed87041&displaylang=en For Word 2007 there is a Redaction tool: http://redaction.codeplex.com/ A Redaction tool is available for 2003 but from the Microsoft site http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=028C0FD7-67C2-4B51- 8E87-65CC9F30F2ED&displaylang=en Both produce accessible Redacted content in that the Redacted content is replaced by a series of apostrophes which can be read by screen readers. These are for the Windows versions as Office for Mac is not accessible using VoiceOver so don't have any tools for that ...yet....hopefully in the future. BTW, In July I received a Microsoft MVP/Most Valued Professional Award for Word! http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shelley Haven Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 5:11 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network; Alternate Media Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? Hi, all! I'm looking for plug-ins or add-ons to Microsoft Word (Mac or Windows) that provide it with assistive technology capabilities which are ordinarily supplied by separate programs. (By "add-on" I mean something which becomes an integral part of the Word user interface, like a toolbar, without the need to open another program.) The list below is what I have so far. What others are you aware of? (I'm sure I'm missing some obvious ones!) - Word's built-in Speech toolbar which provides very basic text-to- speech playback - Audio Notes toolbar in Word for Mac which synchronizes typed notes with recorded audio - WordTalk -- text-to-speech plug-in with highlighting - Ginger Software -- contextual spelling and grammar checker - Ghotit plug-ins for spellcheck, dictionary, and text-to-speech - "Save as DAISY" translator Thanks in advance, Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant Shelley@TechPotential.net www.TechPotential.net _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From shelley at techpotential.net Wed Aug 19 03:46:37 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? In-Reply-To: <003801ca20b8$dbef12f0$93cd38d0$@com> References: <003801ca20b8$dbef12f0$93cd38d0$@com> Message-ID: Thanks, Karen -- and congratulations on that Microsoft MVP award! - Shelley On Aug 19, 2009, at 3:36 AM, Karlen Communications wrote: > There is also the Save as PDF or completely inaccessible XPS format > plug-in > that lets you save documents as tagged PDF. It uses the Adobe 1.7 > specs for > its tagged PDF in Office 2007. > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4d951911-3e7e-4ae6- > b059-a2e79ed87041&displaylang=en > > For Word 2007 there is a Redaction tool: http:// > redaction.codeplex.com/ > A Redaction tool is available for 2003 but from the Microsoft site > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=028C0FD7-67C2-4B51- > 8E87-65CC9F30F2ED&displaylang=en > > Both produce accessible Redacted content in that the Redacted > content is > replaced by a series of apostrophes which can be read by screen > readers. > > These are for the Windows versions as Office for Mac is not > accessible using > VoiceOver so don't have any tools for that ...yet....hopefully in the > future. > > BTW, In July I received a Microsoft MVP/Most Valued Professional > Award for > Word! http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > > Cheers, Karen > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > On > Behalf Of Shelley Haven > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 5:11 AM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network; Alternate Media > Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? > > Hi, all! > > I'm looking for plug-ins or add-ons to Microsoft Word (Mac or Windows) > that provide it with assistive technology capabilities which are > ordinarily supplied by separate programs. (By "add-on" I mean > something which becomes an integral part of the Word user interface, > like a toolbar, without the need to open another program.) The list > below is what I have so far. What others are you aware of? (I'm sure > I'm missing some obvious ones!) > > - Word's built-in Speech toolbar which provides very basic text-to- > speech playback > - Audio Notes toolbar in Word for Mac which synchronizes typed notes > with recorded audio > - WordTalk -- text-to-speech plug-in with highlighting > > > - Ginger Software -- contextual spelling and grammar checker > > > - Ghotit plug-ins for spellcheck, dictionary, and text-to-speech > > > - "Save as DAISY" translator > > Thanks in advance, > Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > Shelley@TechPotential.net > www.TechPotential.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Wed Aug 19 06:27:23 2009 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? In-Reply-To: References: <003801ca20b8$dbef12f0$93cd38d0$@com> Message-ID: <6e84aedd0908190627v69a91b7euc9881364be148a91@mail.gmail.com> If cost is not a consideration the Natural Reader program has a toolbar for MS Office products. I think the pay version is only $30. So it is fairly inexpensive. http://www.naturalreaders.com/ MathType also provides a Word toolbar for inserting equations and creating MathML pages. If you are including tools for making accessible materials. Jeff Cleveland State On 8/19/09, Shelley Haven wrote: > Thanks, Karen -- and congratulations on that Microsoft MVP award! > > - Shelley > > > > On Aug 19, 2009, at 3:36 AM, Karlen Communications wrote: > >> There is also the Save as PDF or completely inaccessible XPS format >> plug-in >> that lets you save documents as tagged PDF. It uses the Adobe 1.7 >> specs for >> its tagged PDF in Office 2007. >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4d951911-3e7e-4ae6- >> b059-a2e79ed87041&displaylang=en >> >> For Word 2007 there is a Redaction tool: http:// >> redaction.codeplex.com/ >> A Redaction tool is available for 2003 but from the Microsoft site >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=028C0FD7-67C2-4B51- >> 8E87-65CC9F30F2ED&displaylang=en >> >> Both produce accessible Redacted content in that the Redacted >> content is >> replaced by a series of apostrophes which can be read by screen >> readers. >> >> These are for the Windows versions as Office for Mac is not >> accessible using >> VoiceOver so don't have any tools for that ...yet....hopefully in the >> future. >> >> BTW, In July I received a Microsoft MVP/Most Valued Professional >> Award for >> Word! http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ >> >> Cheers, Karen >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] >> On >> Behalf Of Shelley Haven >> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 5:11 AM >> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network; Alternate Media >> Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? >> >> Hi, all! >> >> I'm looking for plug-ins or add-ons to Microsoft Word (Mac or Windows) >> that provide it with assistive technology capabilities which are >> ordinarily supplied by separate programs. (By "add-on" I mean >> something which becomes an integral part of the Word user interface, >> like a toolbar, without the need to open another program.) The list >> below is what I have so far. What others are you aware of? (I'm sure >> I'm missing some obvious ones!) >> >> - Word's built-in Speech toolbar which provides very basic text-to- >> speech playback >> - Audio Notes toolbar in Word for Mac which synchronizes typed notes >> with recorded audio >> - WordTalk -- text-to-speech plug-in with highlighting >> >> >> - Ginger Software -- contextual spelling and grammar checker >> >> >> - Ghotit plug-ins for spellcheck, dictionary, and text-to-speech >> >> >> - "Save as DAISY" translator >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Shelley >> >> _____________________________ >> Shelley Haven ATP, RET >> Assistive Technology Consultant >> Shelley@TechPotential.net >> www.TechPotential.net >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 hascherdss at gmail.com Wed Aug 19 07:46:43 2009 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6e0d34c90908190746r416c65c8g754ee328febc09a2@mail.gmail.com> Shelley, what a great idea - getting a list of these Word plug-ins pulled together! I agree that it would be useful for so many of us! One helpful plug in that I have found and that I suggest often to students is called the FX Toolbar. (It's a freebie!) Hightlighted text can be pulled out to create study guides. The other two features that students like are the ability to identify confusable words and to identify run-on sentences! Available from www.fxc.btinternet.co.uk/assitve.htm. It's at the very bottom of their web page. 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 +++++++++++++++ On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 4:11 AM, Shelley Haven wrote: > Hi, all! > > I'm looking for plug-ins or add-ons to Microsoft Word (Mac or Windows) that > provide it with assistive technology capabilities which are ordinarily > supplied by separate programs. (By "add-on" I mean something which becomes > an integral part of the Word user interface, like a toolbar, without the > need to open another program.) The list below is what I have so far. What > others are you aware of? (I'm sure I'm missing some obvious ones!) > > - Word's built-in Speech toolbar which provides very basic text-to-speech > playback > - Audio Notes toolbar in Word for Mac which synchronizes typed notes with > recorded audio > - WordTalk -- text-to-speech plug-in with highlighting < > http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/> > - Ginger Software -- contextual spelling and grammar checker < > http://www.gingersoftware.com> > - Ghotit plug-ins for spellcheck, dictionary, and text-to-speech < > http://www.ghotit.com> > - "Save as DAISY" translator > > Thanks in advance, > Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > Shelley@TechPotential.net > www.TechPotential.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.gardner at orst.edu Wed Aug 19 08:14:24 2009 From: john.gardner at orst.edu (John Gardner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4A8C16D0.2070508@orst.edu> Hi Shelley. The Tiger Softer Suite braille formatter is a Word plug-in. John On 8/19/2009 2:11 AM, Shelley Haven wrote: > Hi, all! > > I'm looking for plug-ins or add-ons to Microsoft Word (Mac or Windows) > that provide it with assistive technology capabilities which are > ordinarily supplied by separate programs. (By "add-on" I mean something > which becomes an integral part of the Word user interface, like a > toolbar, without the need to open another program.) The list below is > what I have so far. What others are you aware of? (I'm sure I'm missing > some obvious ones!) > > - Word's built-in Speech toolbar which provides very basic > text-to-speech playback > - Audio Notes toolbar in Word for Mac which synchronizes typed notes > with recorded audio > - WordTalk -- text-to-speech plug-in with highlighting > > - Ginger Software -- contextual spelling and grammar checker > > - Ghotit plug-ins for spellcheck, dictionary, and text-to-speech > > - "Save as DAISY" translator > > Thanks in advance, > Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > Shelley@TechPotential.net > www.TechPotential.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From nettiet at gmail.com Wed Aug 19 08:56:35 2009 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? In-Reply-To: <4A8C16D0.2070508@orst.edu> References: <4A8C16D0.2070508@orst.edu> Message-ID: Shelley, I am using Word 07 and downloaded the WordTalk software but, the instructions say that I should fing an Add-In tag on the ribbon menu but cannot locate it. Please and thanks on how I can make the word talk a functional tool . Nettie On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 8:14 AM, John Gardner wrote: > Hi Shelley. The Tiger Softer Suite braille formatter is a Word plug-in. > John > > > On 8/19/2009 2:11 AM, Shelley Haven wrote: > >> Hi, all! >> >> I'm looking for plug-ins or add-ons to Microsoft Word (Mac or Windows) >> that provide it with assistive technology capabilities which are >> ordinarily supplied by separate programs. (By "add-on" I mean something >> which becomes an integral part of the Word user interface, like a >> toolbar, without the need to open another program.) The list below is >> what I have so far. What others are you aware of? (I'm sure I'm missing >> some obvious ones!) >> >> - Word's built-in Speech toolbar which provides very basic >> text-to-speech playback >> - Audio Notes toolbar in Word for Mac which synchronizes typed notes >> with recorded audio >> - WordTalk -- text-to-speech plug-in with highlighting >> >> - Ginger Software -- contextual spelling and grammar checker >> >> - Ghotit plug-ins for spellcheck, dictionary, and text-to-speech >> >> - "Save as DAISY" translator >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Shelley >> >> _____________________________ >> Shelley Haven ATP, RET >> Assistive Technology Consultant >> Shelley@TechPotential.net >> www.TechPotential.net >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- Nettie T. Fischer, ATP Assistive Technology Practitioner Nettiet, ATP Consultants www.nettietatpconsultants.com [916] 222-3492 Office (916) 704-1456 Cell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ea at emptech.info Thu Aug 20 04:43:19 2009 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Assistive technology plug-ins for Microsoft Word? In-Reply-To: <6e0d34c90908190746r416c65c8g754ee328febc09a2@mail.gmail.com> References: <6e0d34c90908190746r416c65c8g754ee328febc09a2@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <51377.152.78.64.66.1250768599.squirrel@www.emptech.info> I am certainly going to try to collect them all for our LexDis blog and Emptech but I have noticed the URL for the FX toolbar needs to be http://www.fxc.btinternet.co.uk/assistive.htm. Many, many thanks for all the useful links. Best wishes E.A. > Shelley, what a great idea - getting a list of these Word plug-ins pulled > together! I agree that it would be useful for so many of us! > One helpful plug in that I have found and that I suggest often to students > is called the FX Toolbar. (It's a freebie!) Hightlighted text can be > pulled out to create study guides. The other two features that students > like are the ability to identify confusable words and to identify run-on > sentences! Available from www.fxc.btinternet.co.uk/assitve.htm. It's at > the very bottom of their web page. > 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 > +++++++++++++++ > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 4:11 AM, Shelley Haven > wrote: > >> Hi, all! >> >> I'm looking for plug-ins or add-ons to Microsoft Word (Mac or Windows) >> that >> provide it with assistive technology capabilities which are ordinarily >> supplied by separate programs. (By "add-on" I mean something which >> becomes >> an integral part of the Word user interface, like a toolbar, without the >> need to open another program.) The list below is what I have so far. >> What >> others are you aware of? (I'm sure I'm missing some obvious ones!) >> >> - Word's built-in Speech toolbar which provides very basic >> text-to-speech >> playback >> - Audio Notes toolbar in Word for Mac which synchronizes typed notes >> with >> recorded audio >> - WordTalk -- text-to-speech plug-in with highlighting < >> http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/> >> - Ginger Software -- contextual spelling and grammar checker < >> http://www.gingersoftware.com> >> - Ghotit plug-ins for spellcheck, dictionary, and text-to-speech < >> http://www.ghotit.com> >> - "Save as DAISY" translator >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Shelley >> >> _____________________________ >> Shelley Haven ATP, RET >> Assistive Technology Consultant >> Shelley@TechPotential.net >> www.TechPotential.net >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > Mrs E.A. Draffan, Assistive Technologist, Mobile Tel: 07976 289103 http://www.emptech.info From Howard.Kramer at Colorado.EDU Fri Aug 21 08:30:53 2009 From: Howard.Kramer at Colorado.EDU (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online Registration Now Available for Accessing Higher Ground 2009 Message-ID: <20090821093053.AKR85654@riddler.int.colorado.edu> Online Registration Now Available for Accessing Higher Ground 2009, the Official Conference of ATHEN Join ATHEN members November 9 - 14 in Westminster Colorado for this year?s Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference. AHG not only offers the opportunity to attend over 60 sessions on the implementation and benefits of Assistive Technology and Accessible Media in the university and college setting, but also the chance to meet and network with ATHEN members and attend and participate in the national ATHEN meeting. Conference Highlights * Distinguished speaker Dr. T.V. Raman, Google Research Scientist, is this year's keynote speaker. Read the N.Y. Times article about his work (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/business/04blind.html? _r=2&pagewanted=all. NYT site registration required). * New Location! This year's conference has moved to the beautiful 4-star Westin Hotel in Westminster, Colorado. The Westin has excellent conference facilities, is fully accessible and is located within view of the Rocky Mountains, about half-way between Denver and Boulder. * National ATHEN meeting: Access Technology in Higher Education Network is an organization for professionals who work with access technology in the higher education environment. Learn about the organization and meet other members during the Thursday (Nov. 12) evening meeting. * Over 60 presentations and hands-on sessions taught by national experts * Over 35 hours of hands-on workshops included in the agenda. More information at conference site: http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/ or contact hkramer@colorado.edu. From Crabb.15 at osu.edu Fri Aug 21 12:20:57 2009 From: Crabb.15 at osu.edu (Crabb, Nolan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and VM Ware Message-ID: <200911DB087DA748846372E8038E0AE202CD4CCB@Amazon.admin.ohio-state.edu> Is anyone currently successfully using JAWS with VMware? If so, I'd be most grateful if you and I could e-mail off list. I've been asked by someone who is contemplating using JAWS and VMware--apparently the latest versions of both. Regards, Nolan Nolan Crabb Director of Assistive Technology The Ohio State University 2054 Drake Center, 1849 Cannon Dr., Columbus, OH 43210 Ph. (614) 735-8688 E-mail: crabb.15@osu.edu From mpthornton at ualr.edu Fri Aug 21 12:40:43 2009 From: mpthornton at ualr.edu (Melanie Thornton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and VM Ware In-Reply-To: <200911DB087DA748846372E8038E0AE202CD4CCB@Amazon.admin.ohio-state.edu> References: <200911DB087DA748846372E8038E0AE202CD4CCB@Amazon.admin.ohio-state.edu> Message-ID: <4A8EF83B.5080806@ualr.edu> I'm using it in Virtual Box without any problems thus far. Melanie Crabb, Nolan wrote: > Is anyone currently successfully using JAWS with VMware? If so, I'd be > most grateful if you and I could e-mail off list. I've been asked by > someone who is contemplating using JAWS and VMware--apparently the > latest versions of both. > > Regards, > > Nolan > > > > > Nolan Crabb > Director of Assistive Technology > The Ohio State University > 2054 Drake Center, 1849 Cannon Dr., Columbus, OH 43210 > > Ph. 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Thanks, Hadi ---- Original Message ----- From: "Melanie Thornton" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 2:40 PM Subject: Re: [Athen] JAWS and VM Ware > I'm using it in Virtual Box without any problems thus far. > > Melanie > > Crabb, Nolan wrote: >> Is anyone currently successfully using JAWS with VMware? If so, I'd be >> most grateful if you and I could e-mail off list. I've been asked by >> someone who is contemplating using JAWS and VMware--apparently the >> latest versions of both. >> >> Regards, >> >> Nolan >> >> >> >> >> Nolan Crabb >> Director of Assistive Technology >> The Ohio State University >> 2054 Drake Center, 1849 Cannon Dr., Columbus, OH 43210 >> >> Ph. 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URL: From ron at ahead.org Fri Aug 21 15:30:34 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Pink Scans Message-ID: <000c01ca22af$0071f550$0155dff0$@org> Hi all, need some help here! We are having an issue with Abbyy Fine Reader in which all the tiff backgrounds are pink in Abbyy and the pink seems to be imbedded in the backgrounds of the pages. The pink does not occur in the source program or any of the other programs we have opened the tiffs in. I tried the solution that was found some time back for the same issue with Capture Perfect but this is a different scanning app and no luck so far. Any ideas other than not scanning to tiff? Ron Stewart ************************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG) 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 norm.coombs at gmail.com Fri Aug 21 19:56:51 2009 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] EASI: Planning a 4-part Webinar series on social media and accessibility Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090821195245.02423008@pop.gmail.com> I am looking for helpers and for ideas. EASI provides Webinars on a variety of topics. Social media is so popular that we need to address it ........ ..... ....... ...... First I need to confess that I have deliberately tried to avoid social media and therefore am more ignorant than I should be. I still doubt that I'll ever become a fan. However, EASI (Equal Access to software and information) is dedicated to helping people, especially those who are not technical wizards about technology and accessibility. I admit that I have been proven wrong as I thought these things would be a short-lived fad and quickly fade away. I feel it is our responsibility to gather information on social media, what it is and how it works and especially how it can function for people with disabilities. So, here I am eating my words and planning to sponsor a 4-part series of Webinars. Being more or less ignorant, I am looking for people who know something and who are somewhat fans of these media. I approached Jennison Asuncion, Co-Director with the Adaptech Research Network, to take the lead in planning a series and in locating people who would be willing to help put on these Webinars. I am asking him to disseminate this plea for help and to take the helm in getting the project planned and started. I am picturing 4 hour-long Webinars starting about mid October and going into mid November ending before the US Thanksgiving. Next is which social media should we cover? Fortunately, I have a good friend, Dr. Denise Wood, from the University of Southern Australia who has jumped into Second Life working with various people and exploring ways to make this advanced technology more accessible for people with all disabilities. She has volunteered to do one of these Webinars which leaves us 3 others to decide on and plan. I assume we want to cover Twitter, Myspace, facebook, maybe Linkedin and blogs. I need advice. Can some of these be merged into a single presentation? Which ones would best fit together if we do that? Would we want to include youtube in the series or is it different enough to leave out? Would it merit a single Webinar of its own? Please interact with Jennison at jennison@adaptech.org Suggest format ideas. Volunteer for some part of the series. Norm Coombs CEO EASI Professor Emeritus RIT. From pratikp1 at gmail.com Sun Aug 23 10:48:42 2009 From: pratikp1 at gmail.com (Pratik Patel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and VM Ware In-Reply-To: <4A8EF83B.5080806@ualr.edu> References: <200911DB087DA748846372E8038E0AE202CD4CCB@Amazon.admin.ohio-state.edu> <4A8EF83B.5080806@ualr.edu> Message-ID: <042701ca2419$f5d575b0$e1806110$@com> Are you interested in VMWare Fusion on the Mac or the free server version for Windows? Pratik From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Thornton Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 3:41 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] JAWS and VM Ware I'm using it in Virtual Box without any problems thus far. Melanie Crabb, Nolan wrote: Is anyone currently successfully using JAWS with VMware? If so, I'd be most grateful if you and I could e-mail off list. I've been asked by someone who is contemplating using JAWS and VMware--apparently the latest versions of both. Regards, Nolan Nolan Crabb Director of Assistive Technology The Ohio State University 2054 Drake Center, 1849 Cannon Dr., Columbus, OH 43210 Ph. (614) 735-8688 E-mail: crabb.15@osu.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. Please be aware that filing this email in publicly accessible records, or any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. ******************************************* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From burke at mso.umt.edu Sun Aug 23 17:28:33 2009 From: burke at mso.umt.edu (Burke, Dan (DSS)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Pink Scans In-Reply-To: <000c01ca22af$0071f550$0155dff0$@org> References: <000c01ca22af$0071f550$0155dff0$@org> Message-ID: This is from my student worker who supports the e-text process here. We are lucky to have him around ... ***** The pink is an indicator that there is something wrong with the page (.tif) ABBYY essentially can't detect the layout of the page. In some cases the resolution differs on those pages or some other difference is getting in the way. The pages can be drawn and re-read manually in most cases without issue. - Jon Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ***** Daniel J. Burke Assistant Director/Coordinator Disability Services for Students Emma B. Lommasson 154 The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 www.umt.edu/dss/ 406.243.2243 voice/text 406.243.4424 direct line 406.243.5330 fax -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 4:31 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; 'Alternate Media' Subject: [Athen] Pink Scans Hi all, need some help here! We are having an issue with Abbyy Fine Reader in which all the tiff backgrounds are pink in Abbyy and the pink seems to be imbedded in the backgrounds of the pages. The pink does not occur in the source program or any of the other programs we have opened the tiffs in. I tried the solution that was found some time back for the same issue with Capture Perfect but this is a different scanning app and no luck so far. Any ideas other than not scanning to tiff? Ron Stewart ************************************************************************ * Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG) 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! From gdietrich at htctu.net Tue Aug 25 09:51:02 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] New Mac Scanners from Canon Message-ID: Just an FYI for the Mac users out there: Canon is releasing two new high-speed color scanners. http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/pressrelease/20090824_if2510m.html ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Job closes on 31 Aug 2009 so act > quickly > if you are interested. > > The Field Rehabilitation Services Division is seeking a qualified > Therapist III/Assistive Technology Specialist for the Northern > Virginia > area of the state. In partnership with persons with disabilities and > rehabilitation professionals, the Computer Accommodation Services > Units > in each FRS Region provide comprehensive interdisciplinary technology > assessments and customized technology services, which may include > special and individualized computer technology, customized > rehabilitation engineering and fabrication, and adaptive devices for > daily inclusion in society through the use of assistive technology. > This > position will serve as a specialized assistive technology clinician > with > advanced experience and knowledge in client evaluation and > intervention > techniques. This person will actively participate in activities and > promote quality services to the clients we serve. This person will > support the evaluation process and job placement services through > assistive technology and work site assessment and intervention. > Provides > individualized computer assessments, recommends appropriate cost > effective hardware and software technologies, researches, tests and > implements various assistive technology devices into diversified > computer settings in both networked and stand alone environments, may > install, configure and upgrade computer systems to maximize > employability/independence of persons with disabilities. > Minimum Qualifications > Ability to incorporate technology into employment plans of persons > served and provide consultation on AT through an interdisciplinary > team > model. Knowledge of principles and practices of occupational therapy > techniques. Knowledge of interviewing, evaluation, and intervention > techniques, methods and tools for occupational therapy intervention; > ADA > compliance requirements. Ability to communicate effectively and > establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers > and the professional community, especially able to work > collaboratively > as part of an interdisciplinary team. Ability to organize and manage > multiple and sometimes unrelated responsibilities in a timely > manner, to > prioritize duties and exercise responsible judgment with minimal > supervision. Effective verbal and written communication skills. > Knowledge of computer systems/technologies, software and hardware, > including compatibility issues as well as comprehensive knowledge of > assistive technology. Ability to install computer hardware and > software > in various environments, including customers' homes and work sites. > Working knowledge of Assistive Technology principles and practices > required. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Occupational Therapy > required. Virginia licensure as an occupational therapist or > eligibility > for licensure required. Experience working with Assistive Technology > as > a licensed Occupational Therapist preferred. Previous work or > affiliation in a rehabilitation environment is preferred. > > > C. Suzanne H. Simpson > DRS Rehab Engineer > Northern Virginia Region > 571-431-2921 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shelley at techpotential.net Wed Aug 26 01:42:41 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] ...but still no DAISY Message-ID: Sony announces their newest Kindle competitor -- the Daily Edition e- reader -- to go along with their two previously-announced versions, the Reader Pocket Edition and Reader Touch Edition. But...still no DAISY compatibility. http://www.pcworld.com/article/170760/sonys_daily_edition_ereader_takes_on_kindle.html?tk=rel_news Earlier this month, Sony announced that by the end of the year they would only sell digital books in the ePub format, an open standard created by publishers. Alluding to this during their latest product release, Steve Haber, president of Sony's Digital Reading Business Division, stated: "It's all about access to content ... We want it to be a ubiquitous experience, not locked in -- open, open, open." If that's so, then it's kind of ironic that they wouldn't also support an open international standard like DAISY. 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Please send me your questions, on or off-list, so I can add them to my list of things to check out. Thanks! And of course, notes, power points, and at least an audio recording of my presentation will be available for free after my presentation in November, so everyone can benefit, even if they aren't at AHG. 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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Verzonden: woensdag 26 augustus 2009 15:27 Aan: DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU; Access Technology Higher Education Network Onderwerp: [Athen] Send me your Kindle Questions I have a Kindle DX, and am preparing a presentation for Accessing Higher Ground for November. I know what questions I have in assessing the device, but I know there are others. I asked a couple months ago on the list, but did not get much of a response. I know there are some campuses that are requiring students to use the Kindle, and I'd like to address the accessibility issues in my presentation. Please send me your questions, on or off-list, so I can add them to my list of things to check out. Thanks! And of course, notes, power points, and at least an audio recording of my presentation will be available for free after my presentation in November, so everyone can benefit, even if they aren't at AHG. 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Also, if you want to take a look, I've blogged on the Kindle. http://atatsou.blogspot.com/ Thanks for making your material available afterward... with budgets the way they are, my travel is restricted to walking across campus... Cheers! Shawn Shawn Foster Assistive Technology Consultant Southern Oregon University V/TTY: (541)552-6213 blog: http://atatsou.blogspot.com ( http://atatsou.blogspot.com/ ) >>> On 8/26/2009 at 6:26 AM, in message , "Kelmer, Susan M." wrote: I have a Kindle DX, and am preparing a presentation for Accessing Higher Ground for November. I know what questions I have in assessing the device, but I know there are others. I asked a couple months ago on the list, but did not get much of a response. I know there are some campuses that are requiring students to use the Kindle, and I?d like to address the accessibility issues in my presentation. Please send me your questions, on or off-list, so I can add them to my list of things to check out. Thanks! And of course, notes, power points, and at least an audio recording of my presentation will be available for free after my presentation in November, so everyone can benefit, even if they aren?t at AHG. Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Wed Aug 26 10:44:57 2009 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Issue with Duxbury and MathType? In-Reply-To: <771690081.304791251308551524.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Message-ID: <1395623343.305831251308697987.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Hello all, I am hearing that the latest versions of MathType and Duxbury are not producing accurate content when going from MS Word/MathType to Duxbury to Nemeth. Can anyone comment? Take care, Sean From shelley at techpotential.net Wed Aug 26 11:04:31 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Send me your Kindle Questions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, Susan! I'd like to know more about the various formats that can be uploaded to the device, what you get as a result (i.e., how it's displayed and read aloud), and the ins-and-outs of how that process works in "the real world". And ditto to earlier thank you's about sharing your information later with those who can't attend AHG. - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant Shelley@TechPotential.net www.TechPotential.net On Aug 26, 2009, at 6:26 AM, Kelmer, Susan M. wrote: > I have a Kindle DX, and am preparing a presentation for Accessing > Higher Ground for November. I know what questions I have in > assessing the device, but I know there are others. I asked a couple > months ago on the list, but did not get much of a response. I know > there are some campuses that are requiring students to use the > Kindle, and I?d like to address the accessibility issues in my > presentation. > > Please send me your questions, on or off-list, so I can add them to > my list of things to check out. > > Thanks! > > And of course, notes, power points, and at least an audio recording > of my presentation will be available for free after my presentation > in November, so everyone can benefit, even if they aren?t at AHG. > > 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mpthornton at ualr.edu Wed Aug 26 13:24:35 2009 From: mpthornton at ualr.edu (Melanie Thornton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Question re: Word 08 on Mac In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4A959A03.6020306@ualr.edu> Try the following: Choose: Insert Then: Document Elements then: Table of contents See if that works. Melanie Robert Beach wrote: > > Hey all, > > > > Is anybody a Mac user familiar with Word 08? If so, I need to know > how to create the table of contents based on headings. I know how to > do this in Word for Windows (03 and 07), but not Word for Macs. > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. 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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 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Thornton Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:25 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Question re: Word 08 on Mac Try the following: Choose: Insert Then: Document Elements then: Table of contents See if that works. Melanie Robert Beach wrote: Hey all, Is anybody a Mac user familiar with Word 08? If so, I need to know how to create the table of contents based on headings. I know how to do this in Word for Windows (03 and 07), but not Word for Macs. Thanks! 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 ________________________________ _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. 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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 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Thornton Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:25 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Question re: Word 08 on Mac Try the following: Choose: Insert Then: Document Elements then: Table of contents See if that works. Melanie Robert Beach wrote: Hey all, Is anybody a Mac user familiar with Word 08? If so, I need to know how to create the table of contents based on headings. I know how to do this in Word for Windows (03 and 07), but not Word for Macs. Thanks! 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 _____ _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. 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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 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Pratik Patel Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:41 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Question re: Word 08 on Mac Word 08 is not accessible using voiceover any way. So you'd be out of luck even if you wanted to use it. From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:29 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Question re: Word 08 on Mac Awesome! I'll give this to the person using the Mac. I haven't gone there yet. 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 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Thornton Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:25 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Question re: Word 08 on Mac Try the following: Choose: Insert Then: Document Elements then: Table of contents See if that works. Melanie Robert Beach wrote: Hey all, Is anybody a Mac user familiar with Word 08? If so, I need to know how to create the table of contents based on headings. I know how to do this in Word for Windows (03 and 07), but not Word for Macs. Thanks! 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 ________________________________ _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. Please be aware that filing this email in publicly accessible records, or any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. ******************************************* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From norm.coombs at gmail.com Wed Aug 26 18:08:02 2009 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] EASI Podcast of Conference Presentations Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090826180342.0238dca8@pop.gmail.com> EASI has resumed its Podcasts. The most recent Podcast is a presentation on the current state of electronic media captioning by Kevin Erler from the Accessing Higher Ground conference last November. Before you listen to it, you really ought to register for the Higher Ground conference this November. You can read more and get a link to registration from the EASI page http://easi.cc You can get a link to the Podcasts from that same page. When you go to the page on conference presentations, you can listen there or you can subscribe to the EASI Conference Podcast feed. Norm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To whom much is given, much is expected. 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 norm.coombs at gmail.com Thu Aug 27 08:26:18 2009 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Anyone using IE 8? Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090827082453.02494860@pop.gmail.com> I have not heard about IE 8 problems or successes. Is there any noticeable difference in the interface? Is it better or worse in working with a screen reader than IE 7? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To whom much is given, much is expected. 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 Crabb.15 at osu.edu Thu Aug 27 09:44:55 2009 From: Crabb.15 at osu.edu (Crabb, Nolan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Anyone using IE 8? In-Reply-To: <6.0.3.0.2.20090827082453.02494860@pop.gmail.com> References: <6.0.3.0.2.20090827082453.02494860@pop.gmail.com> Message-ID: <200911DB087DA748846372E8038E0AE202CD50CB@Amazon.admin.ohio-state.edu> Norm, I'm using IE 8 with much success and with no regrets. I love the accelerator feature. I think you'll be fine regardless of your choice of screen readers. Nolan Nolan Crabb Director of Assistive Technology The Ohio State University 2054 Drake Center, 1849 Cannon Dr., Columbus, OH 43210 Ph. (614) 735-8688 E-mail: crabb.15@osu.edu From mpthornton at ualr.edu Thu Aug 27 10:08:29 2009 From: mpthornton at ualr.edu (Melanie Thornton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and VM Ware In-Reply-To: <42412C61E0C2423481DA7433D3B857CD@ad.uiuc.edu> References: <200911DB087DA748846372E8038E0AE202CD4CCB@Amazon.admin.ohio-state.edu> <4A8EF83B.5080806@ualr.edu> <42412C61E0C2423481DA7433D3B857CD@ad.uiuc.edu> Message-ID: <4A96BD8D.7060605@ualr.edu> Hi, Hadi. Sorry for the delay. Our Access Technician installed mine and did it real quickly but he is pretty tech savvy and has done it on several machines here in our office. If you want to email him with questions, I'm sure he'd be glad to respond. His name is Justin Hicks: jxhicks@ualr.edu Melanie Hadi Rangin wrote: > I have been using VMWare to run a RedHat 7 on top of Debien and I use > screen program that I wrote over a decade ago to access them with a > refreshable Braille display. So I am not using Jaws or any voice > engine to access them. > VMWare is giving me recently hard time to maintain especially when I > upgrade any substantial packages. It wants me to recompile it and it > is very picky about having the matching GCC compiler and kernel. > > I am considering to move away from VMWare and use Virtual box instead. > Can you please describe your experience installing and running Virtual > box? > How complicated is installing an XP virtual machine in Virtual box? > > Thanks, > Hadi > > > ---- Original Message ----- From: "Melanie Thornton" > > To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 2:40 PM > Subject: Re: [Athen] JAWS and VM Ware > > >> I'm using it in Virtual Box without any problems thus far. >> >> Melanie >> >> Crabb, Nolan wrote: >>> Is anyone currently successfully using JAWS with VMware? If so, I'd be >>> most grateful if you and I could e-mail off list. I've been asked by >>> someone who is contemplating using JAWS and VMware--apparently the >>> latest versions of both. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Nolan >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Nolan Crabb >>> Director of Assistive Technology >>> The Ohio State University >>> 2054 Drake Center, 1849 Cannon Dr., Columbus, OH 43210 >>> >>> Ph. (614) 735-8688 >>> E-mail: crabb.15@osu.edu >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Athen mailing list >>> Athen@athenpro.org >>> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org >>> >> >> -- >> >> Melanie Thornton >> Director, Project PACE >> Associate Director, Disability Resource Center >> 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 >> Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 >> 501.650.2239 (cell) >> 501.569.8240 (fax) >> 501.569.3217 (tty) >> >> Websites: >> http://ualr.edu/pace >> http://ualr.edu/disability >> >> We want your comments! >> >> >> AIM: MelanieatUALR >> >> ************************************ >> This message contains information which may be confidential or >> privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the >> individual(s) named above. Please be aware that filing this email in >> publicly accessible records, or any disclosure, copying, distribution or >> use of the contents of this message is prohibited. >> ******************************************* >> >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! 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We are currently trying to run a version of Vista with Jaws 10 inside VM on one of our XP machines, and Vista is crashing as soon as I try to open Jaws. So, anyone have any suggestions? My tech has been doing her research, but so far, no solution. Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Thornton Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:08 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] JAWS and VM Ware Hi, Hadi. Sorry for the delay. Our Access Technician installed mine and did it real quickly but he is pretty tech savvy and has done it on several machines here in our office. If you want to email him with questions, I'm sure he'd be glad to respond. His name is Justin Hicks: jxhicks@ualr.edu Melanie Hadi Rangin wrote: I have been using VMWare to run a RedHat 7 on top of Debien and I use screen program that I wrote over a decade ago to access them with a refreshable Braille display. So I am not using Jaws or any voice engine to access them. VMWare is giving me recently hard time to maintain especially when I upgrade any substantial packages. It wants me to recompile it and it is very picky about having the matching GCC compiler and kernel. I am considering to move away from VMWare and use Virtual box instead. Can you please describe your experience installing and running Virtual box? How complicated is installing an XP virtual machine in Virtual box? Thanks, Hadi ---- Original Message ----- From: "Melanie Thornton" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 2:40 PM Subject: Re: [Athen] JAWS and VM Ware I'm using it in Virtual Box without any problems thus far. Melanie Crabb, Nolan wrote: Is anyone currently successfully using JAWS with VMware? If so, I'd be most grateful if you and I could e-mail off list. I've been asked by someone who is contemplating using JAWS and VMware--apparently the latest versions of both. Regards, Nolan Nolan Crabb Director of Assistive Technology The Ohio State University 2054 Drake Center, 1849 Cannon Dr., Columbus, OH 43210 Ph. (614) 735-8688 E-mail: crabb.15@osu.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! 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University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. Please be aware that filing this email in publicly accessible records, or any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. ******************************************* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mpthornton at ualr.edu Thu Aug 27 11:48:55 2009 From: mpthornton at ualr.edu (Melanie Thornton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] JAWS and VM Ware In-Reply-To: References: <200911DB087DA748846372E8038E0AE202CD4CCB@Amazon.admin.ohio-state.edu> <4A8EF83B.5080806@ualr.edu> <42412C61E0C2423481DA7433D3B857CD@ad.uiuc.edu> <4A96BD8D.7060605@ualr.edu> Message-ID: <4A96D517.1020702@ualr.edu> Is there enough RAM allocated? Kelmer, Susan M. wrote: > > I've been watching this thread with interest. We are currently trying > to run a version of Vista with Jaws 10 inside VM on one of our XP > machines, and Vista is crashing as soon as I try to open Jaws. So, > anyone have any suggestions? My tech has been doing her research, but > so far, no solution. > > > > /Susan Kelmer/ > > /Adaptive Technology Specialist// > > /Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms/ > > /St. Louis Community College - Meramec/ > > /314-984-7951/ > > > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > *On Behalf Of *Melanie Thornton > *Sent:* Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:08 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] JAWS and VM Ware > > > > Hi, Hadi. Sorry for the delay. Our Access Technician installed mine > and did it real quickly but he is pretty tech savvy and has done it on > several machines here in our office. > > If you want to email him with questions, I'm sure he'd be glad to > respond. His name is Justin Hicks: jxhicks@ualr.edu > > > > Melanie > > Hadi Rangin wrote: > > I have been using VMWare to run a RedHat 7 on top of Debien and I use > screen program that I wrote over a decade ago to access them with a > refreshable Braille display. So I am not using Jaws or any voice > engine to access them. > VMWare is giving me recently hard time to maintain especially when I > upgrade any substantial packages. It wants me to recompile it and it > is very picky about having the matching GCC compiler and kernel. > > I am considering to move away from VMWare and use Virtual box instead. > Can you please describe your experience installing and running Virtual > box? > How complicated is installing an XP virtual machine in Virtual box? > > Thanks, > Hadi > > > ---- Original Message ----- From: "Melanie Thornton" > > To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" > > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 2:40 PM > Subject: Re: [Athen] JAWS and VM Ware > > > > I'm using it in Virtual Box without any problems thus far. > > Melanie > > Crabb, Nolan wrote: > > Is anyone currently successfully using JAWS with VMware? If so, I'd be > most grateful if you and I could e-mail off list. I've been asked by > someone who is contemplating using JAWS and VMware--apparently the > latest versions of both. > > Regards, > > Nolan > > > > > Nolan Crabb > Director of Assistive Technology > The Ohio State University > 2054 Drake Center, 1849 Cannon Dr., Columbus, OH 43210 > > Ph. (614) 735-8688 > E-mail: crabb.15@osu.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > -- > > Melanie Thornton > Director, Project PACE > Associate Director, Disability Resource Center > 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 > Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 > 501.650.2239 (cell) > 501.569.8240 (fax) > 501.569.3217 (tty) > > Websites: > http://ualr.edu/pace > http://ualr.edu/disability > > We want your comments! > > > AIM: MelanieatUALR > > ************************************ > This message contains information which may be confidential or > privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the > individual(s) named above. Please be aware that filing this email in > publicly accessible records, or any disclosure, copying, distribution or > use of the contents of this message is prohibited. > ******************************************* > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > -- > > Melanie Thornton > Director, Project PACE > Associate Director, Disability Resource Center > 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 > Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 > 501.650.2239 (cell) > 501.569.8240 (fax) > 501.569.3217 (tty) > > Websites: > http://ualr.edu/pace > http://ualr.edu/disability > > We want your comments! > > > AIM: MelanieatUALR > > ************************************ > This message contains information which may be confidential or > privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the > individual(s) named above. Please be aware that filing this email in > publicly accessible records, or any disclosure, copying, distribution > or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. > ******************************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. Please be aware that filing this email in publicly accessible records, or any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. ******************************************* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fgsmith at vcu.edu Thu Aug 27 13:01:57 2009 From: fgsmith at vcu.edu (Frances G Smith/AC/VCU) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] AUTO: Frances G Smith/AC/VCU is out of the office. (returning 08/31/2009) Message-ID: I am out of the office until 08/31/2009. I will respond to your message when I return. Note: This is an automated response to your message "Athen Digest, Vol 43, Issue 29" sent on 8/27/09 13:08:22. This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shelley at techpotential.net Thu Aug 27 20:12:22 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Software and driver compatibility for Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) Message-ID: <9465A52F-0098-47F8-A9CB-81BE6A70BE0E@techpotential.net> Hi, all! I came across this Wiki site which is maintaining a running list of software compatibility with Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard), which Apple officially releases tomorrow. http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/start I glanced through it for software of interest to AT and alt-format users -- here's where things stand now on a few select titles (these will obviously change as users like us test and add entries): - Acrobat Pro (OK) - Adobe Reader (OK) - Livescribe Desktop (partial -- see below) - MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.2 (unknown, but see below) - Circus Ponies NoteBook (fixes coming this week -- see below) - OmniOutliner (OK) - Parallels Desktop (v4.0.3810 and higher OK) - VMware Fusion (OK w/ 32 bit) No listings yet for Kurzweil 3000, Read & Write Gold, ClaroRead, Ghostreader, etc. Other compatibilities of note (and these are obviously subject to change as vendors issue patches and updates): I read on a different list that MacSpeech Dictate version 1.5.2 is confirmed to not function with OS 10.6, but that fixes are in the works. According to an administrator on the Livescribe forums, the current Mac version works fine if you upgrade with Livescribe Desktop v1.1 already installed, but does not work if you install v1.1 on a brand new install of Snow Leopard. CircusPonies just posted NoteBook version 360, which is compatible. Meanwhile, Apple is maintaining lists of software known to not work with Snow Leopard and printer/scanner drivers which do. Of note, the new operating system has a feature where such incompatible software is automatically placed in a folder named Incompatible Software and is prevented from opening. Here are the Apple links: Known incompatible software: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3258 Printer and scanner compatibility (this is one really long page): http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669 And of course, we'll have to go through the same process when Windows 7 officially hits the stands in October. In the meantime, Happy Mac-ing! - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant Shelley@TechPotential.net www.TechPotential.net From info at karlencommunications.com Fri Aug 28 03:37:09 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] NYT article on Europe seeking to ease rules for putting books online Message-ID: <004501ca27cb$7f2e5e30$7d8b1a90$@com> >From the article they are looking at the Google model in the US to make decisions on how to best create a plan for Europe. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/technology/internet/28books.html?_r=1 &partner=rss&emc=rss Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kestrell at panix.com Fri Aug 28 06:21:20 2009 From: kestrell at panix.com (Kestrell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Anyone using IE 8? References: <6.0.3.0.2.20090827082453.02494860@pop.gmail.com> Message-ID: <0D5A16DF5ECB45EF8757CE998AA70BF3@Galatea> I use Firefox as my default browser with Jaws as my screen reader, and a couple of days ago I was doing accessibility testing for someone who had gotten a complaint from a blind user that her Web site was not accessible. It looked fine to me in Firefox, but when I looked at it in IE8, I got a 404 error. Since then I have heard from other screen reader users that IE8 has some access issues with Web sites using CSS. I notice that the National Braille Press just put out a guide for using IE8 with a screen reader, so I think a number of issues might be a mater of learning about what basically looks like a new interface with a lot of new commands and settings. Kes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Prof Norm Coombs" To: "athen-athenpro.org" Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 11:26 AM Subject: [Athen] Anyone using IE 8? >I have not heard about IE 8 problems or successes. > Is there any noticeable difference in the interface? > Is it better or worse in working with a screen reader than IE 7? > > > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > To whom much is given, much is expected. > 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 norm.coombs at gmail.com Sun Aug 30 17:38:31 2009 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Podcast of Keynot Speaker T.V. Raman Higher Ground in November Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090830173402.0224dd00@pop.gmail.com> The accessing Higher ground conference has T. V. Raman from Google as its keynote speaker this fall. It is in Colorado Nov. 10-14 Check out the list of presenters in the EASI track from our home page http://easi.cc You can listen to the podcast online from http://www.easi.cc/podcasts/people/people.htm This is a conference that is warm, friendly and useful. Norman Coombs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 tschwanke at wisc.edu Mon Aug 31 11:20:47 2009 From: tschwanke at wisc.edu (Todd Schwanke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kurzweil 3000 Web licensing error with 64 bit Windows Vista In-Reply-To: <0D5A16DF5ECB45EF8757CE998AA70BF3@Galatea> References: <6.0.3.0.2.20090827082453.02494860@pop.gmail.com> <0D5A16DF5ECB45EF8757CE998AA70BF3@Galatea> Message-ID: <20090831132047032.00000004036@AT_Specialist> ATHEN: Not sure how many of you are using 'web licensing' for Kurzweil 3000. If you are, FYI that if you install it on the 64 bit version of Vista you likely will encounter an error when trying to login. "ERROR: invalid customer name". The 'Site Name' is in the registry, but is not in the place where Kurzweil 3000 is looking for it. If you contact Kurzweil support, they can help you either manually edit the registry or send you the updated site name utility that can be used to put the 'site name' in the right place http://www.kurzweiledu.com/tech_support.aspx We have been using web licensing for a while, but are just now starting to see students come in with 64 bit versions of Windows because freshman tend to have new computers. Note that this error is only a problem with the 64 bit Windows Vista. Todd Schwanke McBurney Disability Resource Center UW-Madison