[Athen] Electronic file transfer sites

[Pratik Patel]

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 at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at 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 at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] 

> *On Behalf Of *Joshua Hori

> *Sent:* Monday, August 10, 2009 5:51 PM

> *To:* Alternate Media; 'athen at 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

>

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