From wiersmac at uww.edu Fri May 1 07:16:11 2009 From: wiersmac at uww.edu (Wiersma, Constance A) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:27 2018 Subject: [Athen] Math Lab accessibility In-Reply-To: <25F108F81838F14ABD90305FAB3BCF02406F4019@exchmb3.uww.edu> References: <25F108F81838F14ABD90305FAB3BCF02406F4019@exchmb3.uww.edu> Message-ID: <25F108F81838F14ABD90305FAB3BCF025F8F0AEA@exchmb3.uww.edu> Thank you for all of your suggestions. It has been most helpful. Connie From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wiersma, Constance A Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 11:20 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Math Lab accessibility Our office has been has been asked to consult with the Math department as they are developing a couple of new labs. Most of our basic assistive technology programs (JAWS, Kurzweil, ZoomText, etc.) are included in the lab image on campus and we have many adjustable work stations on campus. However, we have not done anything special for the math labs and this seems like a good chance to add software that will improve access to math for students. We have used Scientific Notebook in the past for students testing in our area. Does anyone have any suggestions of software/hardware that would enhance these labs? Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Connie Wiersma, Assistant Director Center for Students with Disabilities Andersen Library 2002E University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI 53190 Ph. 262-472-5244 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca Sat May 2 06:39:33 2009 From: asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca (Jennison Mark Asuncion) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] WebAIM Happenings (fwd) Message-ID: Hello, Thought some here might find this news from WebAIM of interest. Jennison Jennison Asuncion Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network http://www.adaptech.org LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennison ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 21:44:14 -0600 From: Jared Smith Reply-To: WebAIM Discussion List To: WebAIM Discussion List Subject: [WebAIM] WebAIM Happenings Things have been a bit crazy here at WebAIM lately and I'd like to take a moment to keep you apprised of what's new and upcoming. Of course you can always keep up-to-date with these things by subscribing to our newsletter or blog/RSS feed at webaim.org, or by following me on Twitter at @jared_w_smith. - Twitter Accessibility Roundup - http://webaim.org/blog/twitter-accessibility-roundup/ The top 30 people in my accessibility network on Twitter. - Accessibility Blog Roundup II - http://webaim.org/blog/accessibility-blog-roundup/ An update to my list of accessibility blogs to keep an eye on. - In the last month or so, we've released new, much improved versions of the WAVE web accessibility evaluation tool and the WAVE Firefox toolbar - http://wave.webaim.org/ - I spoke at the Missouri Power Up conference on three exciting topics - ARIA (my slides provide a good intro to ARIA with loads of examples and demos), Web 2.0 and accessibility, and "Web Accessibility Gone Wild!". The slides are available at http://webaim.org/presentations/2009/powerup/ - WebAIM is again offering our two-day intensive web accessibility training on June 10-11 in Logan, Utah - http://webaim.org/training Seats are still available for what may be the best hands-on accessibility training available. This fall marks WebAIM's 10th anniversary and throughout this year we will be delivering more of these excellent, free resources while also expanding our accessibility consulting and training services to empower clients big and small to build and maintain highly accessible web sites. Thank you all for helping us make the web a better place. Jared Smith WebAIM.org _______________________________________________ To manage your subscription, visit http://list.webaim.org/ Address list messages to webaim-forum@list.webaim.org From info at karlencommunications.com Mon May 4 03:59:44 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Large Screen eReaders Message-ID: <002601c9cca7$6ed18780$4c749680$@com> Probably not accessible but it looks like larger screens are an option - to include ads. If the technology for eBooks is "merging" with generic eReaders maybe there is a window of opportunity to add accessibility? I can't see people wanting to buy both a small eBook reader and a larger one for newspapers and magazines. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/technology/companies/04reader.html?_r=1 &partner=rss&emc=rss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Mon May 4 08:26:19 2009 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Internet Explorer 8 Message-ID: <6e84aedd0905040826g30e65179q81a7a2f4b039e2de@mail.gmail.com> Has anyone had any implementation problems with IE 8? I'm hesitant to install it because I dont' trust early releases of Microsoft products. I know that ZoomText App Reader would not work with iE8 in ZT version 9.14 but didnot see anything in the relaese notes that 9.18 will do better. The latest version of JAWS from the release notes sounds like it should work fine. Aside from the ribbon is there anything else bot good about it. Thanks Jeff From gerrynies at mail.und.nodak.edu Mon May 4 08:43:38 2009 From: gerrynies at mail.und.nodak.edu (Gerry Nies) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Internet Explorer 8 In-Reply-To: <6e84aedd0905040826g30e65179q81a7a2f4b039e2de@mail.gmail.com> References: <6e84aedd0905040826g30e65179q81a7a2f4b039e2de@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <49FEC74D.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> Got this from our Blackboard people last week. "Currently, Blackboard is not fully compatible with Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8. When trying to upload an attachment to an assignment with Internet Explorer 8, you will receive a javascript error prompting to "please enter a valid file" although the file is valid. In the meanwhile, we recommend that you do not upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 if you need to upload files to Blackboard. Please continue using Internet Explorer 6 or 7. " >>> Jeffrey Dell 5/4/2009 10:26 AM >>> Has anyone had any implementation problems with IE 8? I'm hesitant to install it because I dont' trust early releases of Microsoft products. I know that ZoomText App Reader would not work with iE8 in ZT version 9.14 but didnot see anything in the relaese notes that 9.18 will do better. The latest version of JAWS from the release notes sounds like it should work fine. Aside from the ribbon is there anything else bot good about it. Thanks Jeff _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From burke at mso.umt.edu Mon May 4 08:50:04 2009 From: burke at mso.umt.edu (Burke, Dan (DSS)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Internet Explorer 8 In-Reply-To: <49FEC74D.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> References: <6e84aedd0905040826g30e65179q81a7a2f4b039e2de@mail.gmail.com> <49FEC74D.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> Message-ID: No problems using JAWS 10.x with IE 8, and I don't show a ribbon as far as I can tell. Menu bar works much the same as IE 7. 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 Gerry Nies Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 9:44 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Internet Explorer 8 Got this from our Blackboard people last week. "Currently, Blackboard is not fully compatible with Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8. When trying to upload an attachment to an assignment with Internet Explorer 8, you will receive a javascript error prompting to "please enter a valid file" although the file is valid. In the meanwhile, we recommend that you do not upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 if you need to upload files to Blackboard. Please continue using Internet Explorer 6 or 7. " >>> Jeffrey Dell 5/4/2009 10:26 AM >>> Has anyone had any implementation problems with IE 8? I'm hesitant to install it because I dont' trust early releases of Microsoft products. I know that ZoomText App Reader would not work with iE8 in ZT version 9.14 but didnot see anything in the relaese notes that 9.18 will do better. The latest version of JAWS from the release notes sounds like it should work fine. Aside from the ribbon is there anything else bot good about it. Thanks Jeff _______________________________________________ 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 Crabb.15 at osu.edu Mon May 4 09:07:53 2009 From: Crabb.15 at osu.edu (Crabb, Nolan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Internet Explorer 8 In-Reply-To: <6e84aedd0905040826g30e65179q81a7a2f4b039e2de@mail.gmail.com> References: <6e84aedd0905040826g30e65179q81a7a2f4b039e2de@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <200911DB087DA748846372E8038E0AE20272B727@Amazon.admin.ohio-state.edu> I've been using it for several weeks now, and there's no ribbon associated with it. It works better with JAWS 10 than it does with Window-Eyes, but I suspect that's more of a Window-Eyes issue; rumor has it GW Micro is improving its Browse Mode implementation for its newest release of Window-Eyes, and that should fix most of the problems I'm having with IE 8. Those problems include the fact that pages don't always load properly without a screen redraw and browse mode doesn't always work automatically when loading pages. I've not looked at it with ZoomText, but it seems to work well with JAWS 10, and I love the accelerators feature. I have a pretty consistent need to create Tiny URLs, and one of the accelerators does that rather nicely. I'm not sure that the web slices feature is all that viable for a screen reader, but that may just be because I haven't figured out how to use them. The colored tab grouping isn't all that exciting to me personally, but it may help others. Note that I'm using IE 8 under XP and Vista with no real problems other than those mentioned above when working in Window-Eyes. 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 hascherdss at gmail.com Mon May 4 10:38:48 2009 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Large Screen eReaders In-Reply-To: <002601c9cca7$6ed18780$4c749680$@com> References: <002601c9cca7$6ed18780$4c749680$@com> Message-ID: <6e0d34c90905041038p319a808fs238d4bc877d85412@mail.gmail.com> And here's another related article. Interesting reading!! http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=17398&tag=nl.e539 Happy Monday, everyone! Heidi On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 5:59 AM, Karlen Communications < info@karlencommunications.com> wrote: > Probably not accessible but it looks like larger screens are an option ? > to include ads. If the technology for eBooks is ?merging? with generic > eReaders maybe there is a window of opportunity to add accessibility? I > can?t see people wanting to buy both a small eBook reader and a larger one > for newspapers and magazines. > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/technology/companies/04reader.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -- +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 104 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mshardy at waketech.edu Tue May 5 05:45:22 2009 From: mshardy at waketech.edu (Misty Hardy) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Math Genie Message-ID: <49FFFCA1.F831.003B.0@waketech.edu> Hi Everyone, Has anyone ever heard of Math Genie? If so, would any of you recommend this product for assisting students with visual impairments in math? Thank you, Misty Hardy, MA Assistive Technology Specialist Disability Support Services Wake Technical Community College 9101 Fayetteville Rd Raleigh, NC 27603 919-866-5746 From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Tue May 5 08:13:20 2009 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Internet Explorer 8 In-Reply-To: <200911DB087DA748846372E8038E0AE20272B727@Amazon.admin.ohio-state.edu> References: <6e84aedd0905040826g30e65179q81a7a2f4b039e2de@mail.gmail.com> <200911DB087DA748846372E8038E0AE20272B727@Amazon.admin.ohio-state.edu> Message-ID: <6e84aedd0905050813u4f7d5d50s864b03454ed245a6@mail.gmail.com> I just installed IE8 and I was miss lead. Someone told me that it was more like Office 2007 with the ribbons. Yeah there are none. Thank you Mr. Gates for not including those stupid things. The latest release of ZT is functional as long as you don't want to use App Reader ore have it read mathml with MathPlayer. I also could not get the Web Finder feature to work. At least the links and text don't disappear with ZT loaded like when IE7 was released. MAGic seemed to work fine but I was using JAWS for all the screen reading. It tracked OK and the mouse echo worked properly.. I tried Natural Reader which I rusually recommend to students. It worked fine but that was not surprising. Thanks for the feedback Jeff On 5/4/09, Crabb, Nolan wrote: > I've been using it for several weeks now, and there's no ribbon > associated with it. It works better with JAWS 10 than it does with > Window-Eyes, but I suspect that's more of a Window-Eyes issue; rumor has > it GW Micro is improving its Browse Mode implementation for its newest > release of Window-Eyes, and that should fix most of the problems I'm > having with IE 8. Those problems include the fact that pages don't > always load properly without a screen redraw and browse mode doesn't > always work automatically when loading pages. > > I've not looked at it with ZoomText, but it seems to work well with JAWS > 10, and I love the accelerators feature. I have a pretty consistent > need to create Tiny URLs, and one of the accelerators does that rather > nicely. I'm not sure that the web slices feature is all that viable for > a screen reader, but that may just be because I haven't figured out how > to use them. The colored tab grouping isn't all that exciting to me > personally, but it may help others. > > Note that I'm using IE 8 under XP and Vista with no real problems other > than those mentioned above when working in Window-Eyes. > > 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 > From gerrynies at mail.und.nodak.edu Tue May 5 12:49:23 2009 From: gerrynies at mail.und.nodak.edu (Gerry Nies) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] CCTV In-Reply-To: <6e0d34c90905041038p319a808fs238d4bc877d85412@mail.gmail.com> References: <002601c9cca7$6ed18780$4c749680$@com> <6e0d34c90905041038p319a808fs238d4bc877d85412@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4A005260.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> I am looking for a cctv that will go via computer to computer monitor. And will be able to OCR the picture of the text so that it can be read by screen enlarging software, in our case Zoomtext. I know they exist so looking for your experiences, please. Make, model will be real helpful. Thanks From edward at ngtvoice.com Tue May 5 18:40:00 2009 From: edward at ngtvoice.com (Ed. Rosenthal) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] CCTV In-Reply-To: <4A005260.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> References: <002601c9cca7$6ed18780$4c749680$@com> <6e0d34c90905041038p319a808fs238d4bc877d85412@mail.gmail.com> <4A005260.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> Message-ID: <006301c9cdeb$933ae950$b9b0bbf0$@com> I was very impressed with the ZoomTwix product, which I recently provided to a client. http://www.abisee.com/html/zoomex_products_zoom_twix.htm It was easy to set up, was very light weight so easily portable, and gave the user access to both far field (whiteboard) and near field, by using two separate camera heads. It easily switched from far field to near field, and we were running it with the image on a Windows Vista laptop computer without difficulty. Edward S. Rosenthal President and CEO Next Generation Technologies, Inc. (NGT Inc.) 20006 Cedar Valley Rd. #101 Lynnwood, Wa. 998036-6334 Ph: 425-744-1100 ext. 15 Fx: 425-778-5547 Skype: ed.rosenthal7 EM: edward@ngtvoice.com and This document may have been dictated with speech recognition software. Please disregard any remaining miscrecognitions. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Gerry Nies Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 12:49 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] CCTV I am looking for a cctv that will go via computer to computer monitor. And will be able to OCR the picture of the text so that it can be read by screen enlarging software, in our case Zoomtext. I know they exist so looking for your experiences, please. Make, model will be real helpful. Thanks _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From ron at ahead.org Wed May 6 05:43:49 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mac alt format tools Message-ID: <042701c9ce48$4dfb6ce0$e9f246a0$@org> Morning all, I am looking for tools to create and use alt format materials for the Mac OS. If you can send me your favorites or even your not so favorite but functional tools it would be greatly appreciated. Ron Stewart ************************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. 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More than 275K books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs available 11. Price drops, most new releases plus the NYTimes bestsellers for 9.99 12. 1/3 inch thick, 10.2 ounces 13. Amazon has partnered with Pearson, Wiley, and Cengage to provide textbooks on the Kindle. 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 accessible.text at gmail.com Wed May 6 09:01:15 2009 From: accessible.text at gmail.com (Robert Martinengo) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kindle Release Notes Thusfar In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9edf8160905060901p7caea624ja051194999dd8ec9@mail.gmail.com> If it displays PDF out of the box, its not that big a whoop to offer textbooks, but what will be interesting is if the read-aloud feature will enabled or disabled on the textbook content... my guess is disabled, but who knows? On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Kelmer, Susan M. wrote: > The press conference is being aired now, and I?m picking up a few > interesting notes so far: > > > > 1.?????? ?Screen is 9.7 inches tall > > 2.?????? Auto-orient if Kindle is turned sideways > > 3.?????? If a book is offered for the Kindle, 35% of the book?s sales are > going to Kindle owners (a SHOCKING amount) > > 4.?????? Cost is $489 > > 5.?????? Books in PDF come with a native PDF reader on board. > > 6.?????? Can hold 3500 books (another shocking figure) > > 7.?????? 25% more battery life, read for days without recharging > > 8.?????? More grey-scale, up to 16 shades of grey now. > > 9.?????? Read-to-Me feature that will read every newspaper, magazine, blog, > and book out loud unless disabled by the rights holder. > > 10.?? More than 275K books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs available > > 11.?? Price drops, most new releases plus the NYTimes bestsellers for 9.99 > > 12.?? 1/3 inch thick, 10.2 ounces > > 13.?? Amazon has partnered with Pearson, Wiley, and Cengage to provide > textbooks on the Kindle. > > > > > > > > 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 > > From info at karlencommunications.com Wed May 6 10:23:37 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kindle Release Notes Thus far In-Reply-To: <9edf8160905060901p7caea624ja051194999dd8ec9@mail.gmail.com> References: <9edf8160905060901p7caea624ja051194999dd8ec9@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <000d01c9ce6f$649cd020$2dd67060$@com> And what will it do with untagged PDF? Will its ability to "read" PDF provide more or less accessibility to textbooks? On the other hand if it reads tagged PDF this might be a way to influence publishers to create tagged PDF? Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Robert Martinengo Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 12:01 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Release Notes Thusfar If it displays PDF out of the box, its not that big a whoop to offer textbooks, but what will be interesting is if the read-aloud feature will enabled or disabled on the textbook content... my guess is disabled, but who knows? On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Kelmer, Susan M. wrote: > The press conference is being aired now, and I?m picking up a few > interesting notes so far: > > > > 1.?????? ?Screen is 9.7 inches tall > > 2.?????? Auto-orient if Kindle is turned sideways > > 3.?????? If a book is offered for the Kindle, 35% of the book?s sales are > going to Kindle owners (a SHOCKING amount) > > 4.?????? Cost is $489 > > 5.?????? Books in PDF come with a native PDF reader on board. > > 6.?????? Can hold 3500 books (another shocking figure) > > 7.?????? 25% more battery life, read for days without recharging > > 8.?????? More grey-scale, up to 16 shades of grey now. > > 9.?????? Read-to-Me feature that will read every newspaper, magazine, blog, > and book out loud unless disabled by the rights holder. > > 10.?? More than 275K books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs available > > 11.?? Price drops, most new releases plus the NYTimes bestsellers for 9.99 > > 12.?? 1/3 inch thick, 10.2 ounces > > 13.?? Amazon has partnered with Pearson, Wiley, and Cengage to provide > textbooks on the Kindle. > > > > > > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From accessible.text at gmail.com Wed May 6 10:49:11 2009 From: accessible.text at gmail.com (Robert Martinengo) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kindle Release Notes Thus far In-Reply-To: <000d01c9ce6f$649cd020$2dd67060$@com> References: <9edf8160905060901p7caea624ja051194999dd8ec9@mail.gmail.com> <000d01c9ce6f$649cd020$2dd67060$@com> Message-ID: <9edf8160905061049t1e6587c8nd3f535cb9e45a663@mail.gmail.com> On Teleread they posted some info saying it was the Adobe Mobile PDF platform, not a full Reader, but it is supposed to handle reflowable content. http://www.teleread.org/2009/05/06/kindle-dx-will-ship-with-adobes-pdf-capabilities-but-not-epub-time-for-academic-community-to-speak-up/ On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Karlen Communications wrote: > And what will it do with untagged PDF? Will its ability to "read" PDF > provide more or less accessibility to textbooks? > > On the other hand if it reads tagged PDF this might be a way to influence > publishers to create tagged PDF? > > Cheers, Karen > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Robert Martinengo > Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 12:01 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Release Notes Thusfar > > If it displays PDF out of the box, its not that big a whoop to offer > textbooks, but what will be interesting is if the read-aloud feature > will enabled or disabled on the textbook content... my guess is > disabled, but who knows? > > On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Kelmer, Susan M. wrote: >> The press conference is being aired now, and I?m picking up a few >> interesting notes so far: >> >> >> >> 1.?????? ?Screen is 9.7 inches tall >> >> 2.?????? Auto-orient if Kindle is turned sideways >> >> 3.?????? If a book is offered for the Kindle, 35% of the book?s sales are >> going to Kindle owners (a SHOCKING amount) >> >> 4.?????? Cost is $489 >> >> 5.?????? Books in PDF come with a native PDF reader on board. >> >> 6.?????? Can hold 3500 books (another shocking figure) >> >> 7.?????? 25% more battery life, read for days without recharging >> >> 8.?????? More grey-scale, up to 16 shades of grey now. >> >> 9.?????? Read-to-Me feature that will read every newspaper, magazine, > blog, >> and book out loud unless disabled by the rights holder. >> >> 10.?? More than 275K books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs available >> >> 11.?? Price drops, most new releases plus the NYTimes bestsellers for 9.99 >> >> 12.?? 1/3 inch thick, 10.2 ounces >> >> 13.?? Amazon has partnered with Pearson, Wiley, and Cengage to provide >> textbooks on the Kindle. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 sogami at calstate.edu Wed May 6 10:52:17 2009 From: sogami at calstate.edu (Ogami, Sam) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mac alt format tools In-Reply-To: <042701c9ce48$4dfb6ce0$e9f246a0$@org> Message-ID: Hello Ron, I have been spoiled by having VMware on my computer so that if I need to create anything AT related I use Windows. All of the AT software that I have run on VMware image works. (Duxbury, OmniPage, JAWS 10, TextAloud, K3000, EasyReader). TSS Applications: If you want a free tts application that can also save out to aiff the SpeechSyenthExample application in xcode is a functional tool. It is located at /Developer/Examples/Speech/Synthesis/SpeechSynthesisExample Converting aiff to mp3 can be accomplished with itunes. Ghost Reader anthor tts application (not tested) http://www.convenienceware.com/ghostreader.php Kurzweil 3000 for Macintosh (not used an a http://www.kurzweiledu.com/kurz3000macV4.aspx DAISY Software: DAISY pipeline for the mac works well. http://daisymfc.sourceforge.net/ Emerson Reader is a free Epub and DAISY reader but is still being worked on: http://code.google.com/p/emerson-reader/ Olearia is another free DAISY playback software that is still in beta but works on some DAISY books: http://www.cucat.org/projects/olearia/ Victor Reader Soft for the Mac DAISY player (have not tested this application) https://custhub.rfbd.org/SearchPlaybackDevices.asp Speech to text MacSpeech - http://www.macspeech.com/ Apple list of AT Software http://www.apple.com/accessibility/resources/macosx.html Hope this list is helpful, Sam Ogami Accessible Technology Expert CSU Office of the Chancellor (562) 951-4201 voice (562) 951-4925 fax sogami@calstate.edu On 5/6/09 5:43 AM, "Ron Sewart" wrote: Morning all, I am looking for tools to create and use alt format materials for the Mac OS. If you can send me your favorites or even your not so favorite but functional tools it would be greatly appreciated. Ron Stewart ************************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look forward to in the morning! From ron at ahead.org Wed May 6 10:55:14 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mac alt format tools In-Reply-To: References: <042701c9ce48$4dfb6ce0$e9f246a0$@org> Message-ID: <005801c9ce73$cef25a40$6cd70ec0$@org> Thanks Sam this is helpful Ron -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ogami, Sam Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 1:52 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Mac alt format tools Hello Ron, I have been spoiled by having VMware on my computer so that if I need to create anything AT related I use Windows. All of the AT software that I have run on VMware image works. (Duxbury, OmniPage, JAWS 10, TextAloud, K3000, EasyReader). TSS Applications: If you want a free tts application that can also save out to aiff the SpeechSyenthExample application in xcode is a functional tool. It is located at /Developer/Examples/Speech/Synthesis/SpeechSynthesisExample Converting aiff to mp3 can be accomplished with itunes. Ghost Reader anthor tts application (not tested) http://www.convenienceware.com/ghostreader.php Kurzweil 3000 for Macintosh (not used an a http://www.kurzweiledu.com/kurz3000macV4.aspx DAISY Software: DAISY pipeline for the mac works well. http://daisymfc.sourceforge.net/ Emerson Reader is a free Epub and DAISY reader but is still being worked on: http://code.google.com/p/emerson-reader/ Olearia is another free DAISY playback software that is still in beta but works on some DAISY books: http://www.cucat.org/projects/olearia/ Victor Reader Soft for the Mac DAISY player (have not tested this application) https://custhub.rfbd.org/SearchPlaybackDevices.asp Speech to text MacSpeech - http://www.macspeech.com/ Apple list of AT Software http://www.apple.com/accessibility/resources/macosx.html Hope this list is helpful, Sam Ogami Accessible Technology Expert CSU Office of the Chancellor (562) 951-4201 voice (562) 951-4925 fax sogami@calstate.edu On 5/6/09 5:43 AM, "Ron Sewart" wrote: Morning all, I am looking for tools to create and use alt format materials for the Mac OS. If you can send me your favorites or even your not so favorite but functional tools it would be greatly appreciated. Ron Stewart ************************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look forward to in the morning! _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From rbeach at kckcc.edu Wed May 6 13:54:45 2009 From: rbeach at kckcc.edu (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Black Board purchases Angel Message-ID: <4A01B2C5020000CF0002D2C3@mymail.kckcc.edu> Hi folks, I just received word that Black Board is purchasing Angel. I'm not sure of all the changes this will bring, but there it is. Supposedly, if you want more info, you can go to www.blackboard.com/angel, and read about it. 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 rmhaven at stanford.edu Wed May 6 14:09:57 2009 From: rmhaven at stanford.edu (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mac alt format tools In-Reply-To: <11339058.1473301241644124374.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Message-ID: <2105987430.1473471241644197245.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Hi, Ron! Here is the alt-format-related stuff I have in my Mac "toolbox": - GhostReader (TTS, and simple text-to-iTunes) - Kurzweil 3000 v4 - Read & Write Gold - new v3, to be released on May 15th, has ABBY OCR engine (previously used IrisScan 9.1); also includes DAISY Reader, better Office integration, floating toolbar, and tools more in line with the Windows version (but not a screenshot reader) - SOLO Literacy Suite (Don Johnston) - keep in mind I also work with K-12 students - Bookshare version of Read:OutLoud-Mac (once it's released) - CLiCk, Speak (Firefox plug-in for reading the Web) - Dictate (speech recognition by MacSpeech) ...and, as with Sam and others, running Windows apps via VMware Fusion. Ciao, Shelley Haven ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Stewart" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 5:43:49 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Athen] Mac alt format tools Morning all, I am looking for tools to create and use alt format materials for the Mac OS. If you can send me your favorites or even your not so favorite but functional tools it would be greatly appreciated. Ron Stewart ************************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone?s life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look forward to in the morning! _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca Wed May 6 18:58:32 2009 From: asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca (Jennison Mark Asuncion) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] 2009 IEEE Accessing the Future Conference Message-ID: Hello, Thought some here might find this conference of interest. IEEE and IBM are partnering to launch this first-of-its-kind conference to identify the next generation of accessibility issues and the impact of technology 5 to 10 years in the future. It will be held in Boston July 20 and 21 http://ewh.ieee.org/conf/accessingthefuture/ Jennison Mark Asuncion Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network www.adaptech.org LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/jennison From fosters at sou.edu Wed May 6 20:38:52 2009 From: fosters at sou.edu (Shawn Foster) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mac alt format tools Message-ID: <4A01F55C0200005A0005ADC6@gwdom.sou.edu> OpenOffice with the ODT2DTB plugin, then the DAISY Pipeline. Shawn Foster Assistive Technology Specialist Southern Oregon University email: fosters@sou.edu phone: (541)552-6213 blog: http://atatsou.blogspot.com >>> "Ron Stewart" 05/06/09 5:49 AM >>> Morning all, I am looking for tools to create and use alt format materials for the Mac OS. If you can send me your favorites or even your not so favorite but functional tools it would be greatly appreciated. Ron Stewart ************************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair AHEAD E-Text Solutions Group 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look forward to in the morning! From p.harpur at qut.edu.au Thu May 7 02:58:27 2009 From: p.harpur at qut.edu.au (Paul Harpur) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Print disability research Message-ID: <51FC1E99A89C9E4796A8C2E296FFFBAE0751DD54E2@QUTEXMBX03.qut.edu.au> My name is Paul Harpur and I am an academic who is involved with advocating for the rights of people with print disabilities to obtain textbooks in accessible formats. In November/December 2008 I performed exploratory interviews in Boston MA and I am currently working on the ability of university students with print disabilities to access textbooks in Ireland and Australia. I am contacting you in relation to my research project which is seeking to identify current practices in U.S. Universities and post secondary colleges regarding the provision of textbooks in accessible formats to students with print disabilities. I wonder if you would be able to assist me with a survey I am conducting? I am requesting librarians or representatives from disability services or equity departments to spend 15 minutes to fill out an on-line survey at: https://survey.qut.edu.au/survey/168146/4745/ If you cannot open the Http address directly from this e-mail please try copying and pasting this link directly into your internet browser or e-mail p.harpur@qut.edu.au for alternative access. The data from this survey will be used by U.S. advocates and by advocates in other jurisdictions to identify regulatory reforms which will minimise the burden upon educators and students and maximise the educational outcomes of students with print disabilities. This survey has ethical clearance from the Queensland University of Technology. If you have any concerns or questions please feel free to contact me at p.harpur@qut.edu.au. Warmest regards, Paul Harpur BBus (HRM), LLB (Hons), LLM, PhD (under examination) Research Fellow fp.harpur@qut.edu.au From info at karlencommunications.com Fri May 8 03:41:23 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Books on iPhone or iPod Touch application Message-ID: <002201c9cfc9$88912700$99b37500$@com> Not an accessible app but might be useful for people with learning disabilities? There is no TTS or magnification and its only purpose seems to be to mimic a physical book. 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The conference focuses on the implementation and benefits of Assistive Technology and Accessible Media in the university and college setting. Other topic areas cover legal and policy issues, including ADA and 508 compliance. The creation of accessible media and information resources, including Web pages and library resources are a particular focus of the event. For the main conference, accepted out-of-town speakers will receive a $90 discount off conference registration fees. Local speakers will receive a $35 discount. Additional incentives are provided for accepted pre-conference proposals. For more information, use the contact information below. To see a list of past workshops or obtain a presenter application form (available March 5), visit our conference page at the URL below. For the second-round rfp, please mail, fax or e-mail the completed application to Disability Services at CU-Boulder by April 29. You can also request a conference registration packet (mailed in August) at the URL below. Contact Information Disability Services: 303-492-8671 e-mail: hkramer@colorado.edu Conference URL: http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hkramer at colorado.edu Mon May 11 10:13:04 2009 From: hkramer at colorado.edu (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Correction: AHG 2009 - May 29 deadline for 2nd round of papers Message-ID: *Don?t miss your last opportunity to submit a proposal for the 2009 AHG Conference* *Accessing Higher Ground:* Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference November 10-14, 2009 Westin Westminster Hotel ? Westminster, Colorado *Keynote Speaker: T. V. Raman, Research Scientist, Google Inc. * Last Chance to Submit The University of Colorado at Boulder invites papers for its 12th annual Accessing Higher Ground Conference. The conference focuses on the implementation and benefits of Assistive Technology and Accessible Media in the university and college setting. Other topic areas cover legal and policy issues, including ADA and 508 compliance. The creation of accessible media and information resources, including Web pages and library resources are a particular focus of the event. For the main conference, accepted out-of-town speakers will receive a $90 discount off conference registration fees. Local speakers will receive a $35 discount. Additional incentives are provided for accepted pre-conference proposals. For more information, use the contact information below. To see a list of past workshops or obtain a presenter application form (available March 5), visit our conference page at the URL below. For the second-round rfp, please mail, fax or e-mail the completed application to Disability Services at CU-Boulder by April 29. You can also request a conference registration packet (mailed in August) at the URL below. Contact Information Disability Services: 303-492-8671 e-mail: hkramer@colorado.edu Conference URL: http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tschwanke at wisc.edu Mon May 11 15:25:44 2009 From: tschwanke at wisc.edu (Todd Schwanke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Anyone testing Thunderbird 3 with screen readers? In-Reply-To: <51FC1E99A89C9E4796A8C2E296FFFBAE0751DD54E2@QUTEXMBX03.qut.edu.au> References: <51FC1E99A89C9E4796A8C2E296FFFBAE0751DD54E2@QUTEXMBX03.qut.edu.au> Message-ID: <20090511172544504.00000002724@AT_Specialist> Good Afternoon: Thunderbird 3 (Mozilla's email client) is currently in beta 2 . One of the significant improvements for version 3 was to be improvements in screen reader compatibility. 1) Has anyone on this list been actively involved in testing the beta's with Windows screen readers/magnifiers (JAWS, Zoomtext, Magic, Window Eyes, etc.). If so, have you been actively giving Mozilla feedback? 2) Have you seen any significant improvements yet? Particularly with Zoomtext? With version 2 we had problems with both Zoomtext and JAWS. In Zoomtext 9.0x we had to use the app reader mode, which was not necessary in Eudora. And, even then the results weren't always predictable. -Todd From john.gardner at orst.edu Mon May 11 16:14:06 2009 From: john.gardner at orst.edu (John Gardner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Anyone testing Thunderbird 3 with screen readers? In-Reply-To: <20090511172544504.00000002724@AT_Specialist> References: <51FC1E99A89C9E4796A8C2E296FFFBAE0751DD54E2@QUTEXMBX03.qut.edu.au> <20090511172544504.00000002724@AT_Specialist> Message-ID: <4A08B13E.5040609@orst.edu> I have just started using Thunderbird 2.0, version released in mid-March, with Window-Eyes. Other than the usual learning curve problems, I have found no appreciable accessibility issues. What are the problems with using Jaws? Todd Schwanke wrote: > Good Afternoon: > > Thunderbird 3 (Mozilla's email client) is currently in beta 2 . One of the significant improvements for version 3 was to be improvements in screen reader compatibility. > > 1) Has anyone on this list been actively involved in testing the beta's with Windows screen readers/magnifiers (JAWS, Zoomtext, Magic, Window Eyes, etc.). If so, have you been actively giving Mozilla feedback? > > 2) Have you seen any significant improvements yet? Particularly with Zoomtext? With version 2 we had problems with both Zoomtext and JAWS. In Zoomtext 9.0x we had to use the app reader mode, which was not necessary in Eudora. And, even then the results weren't always predictable. > > -Todd > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.or From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Tue May 12 07:28:29 2009 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] More Kindle DX info Message-ID: Not disability-related, exactly, but a nice article about how Princeton will be using the devices. http://blogs.usatoday.com/technologylive/2009/05/princeton-students-get- free-kindle-dxes-thanks-to-30000-grant.html 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 kestrell at panix.com Thu May 14 04:39:05 2009 From: kestrell at panix.com (Kestrell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] sources on literacy and audio formats? References: Message-ID: I'm hoping to write an article on multiple literacies and the use of audiobooks and other audio formats. I know David Rose wrote a bit on this topic years ago, but is there anything more recent? I would like to include information from studies or at least from those who may specialize in this field but I have had no luck so far. Kestrell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at ahead.org Thu May 14 04:57:47 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] sources on literacy and audio formats? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <006201c9d48b$3352d920$99f88b60$@org> You might want to look at past issues of the ATHEN E-Journal while I don't think you will find any studies I think you will find some good information. Ron Stewart From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kestrell Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 7:39 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] sources on literacy and audio formats? I'm hoping to write an article on multiple literacies and the use of audiobooks and other audio formats. I know David Rose wrote a bit on this topic years ago, but is there anything more recent? I would like to include information from studies or at least from those who may specialize in this field but I have had no luck so far. Kestrell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jongund at illinois.edu Thu May 14 06:47:10 2009 From: jongund at illinois.edu (Jon Gunderson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] REQUEST FOR HELP: A11y Firebug Extension proposal to the Mellon MATC grant (Testimonial) Message-ID: <20090514084710.BSM05708@expms1.cites.uiuc.edu> I would like to request the help of anyone who has used and likes the Illinois Firefox Accessibility Extension. I am trying to secure support for the next generation of the Firefox Accessibility Extension and need people to write a short testimonial on how the current extension has helped them in their accessibility work and how integrating accessibility checking into Firebug (a very popular web development and debugging tool) would be even more useful in raising developer awareness and compliance with accessibility standards. Can you go to the following website, create a login and add a testimonial to the Firebug A11y proposal by this FRIDAY (15 May 2009)? Project link: http://matc.mellon.org/nominate/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/a11y-firebug-accessibility-extension Testimonial Link: http://matc.mellon.org/acl_users/credentials_cookie_auth/login_form?came_from=http%3A//matc.mellon.org/nominate/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/a11y-firebug-accessibility-extension/portal_factory/testimonial/testimonial.2009-05-05.0905507366/base_edit Testimonial Content The testimonial does not have to be long, It can be as short as a few sentences. Please try to include in the testimonial how you used the Illinois Firefox Accessibility extension in your work and how this tool would be even more useful would be great. There are a few testimonials on the web site now to use as a guide, but the more personal you can make the testimonial the better. But it would be good to emphasize the importance of open source tools that can be used by everyone and that can customized for evaluating dynamically generated web content. Thank you for your help, Jon Jon Gunderson, Ph.D. Coordinator Information Technology Accessibility Disability Resources and Educational Services Rehabilitation Education Center Room 86 1207 S. Oak Street Champaign, Illinois 61821 Voice: (217) 244-5870 WWW: http://www.cita.uiuc.edu/ WWW: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jongund/www/ --------------------------------------------------------------- Privacy Information --------------------------------------------------------------- This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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URL: From hadi at illinois.edu Thu May 14 11:37:48 2009 From: hadi at illinois.edu (Hadi Rangin) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Internet Explorer 8 References: <6e84aedd0905040826g30e65179q81a7a2f4b039e2de@mail.gmail.com> <49FEC74D.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> Message-ID: <4DFFA8183EAF45C299DCB3CF23329C87@ad.uiuc.edu> Hello, I contacted our Blackboard collaboration partners on this topic. Here's her response: --Begin Blackboard response Hi Hadi, I do not know who Gerry's "Blackboard people" are, but information on which browsers are certified and compatible with each version of Blackboard products is released in the product documentation with that release. This is something generally read first by System Administrators and then made available to all users in the format chosen by the institution. Browser compatibility depends entirely on which version of Blackboard you are using and when it was released. The best contact for this information if you do not have Behind the Blackboard access as the administrator of your school's system, is your System Administrator or Help Desk. I hope that helps. Thanks, Stephanie --end Blackboard response Hadi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Nies" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 10:43 AM Subject: Re: [Athen] Internet Explorer 8 > Got this from our Blackboard people last week. > > "Currently, Blackboard is not fully compatible with Microsoft's Internet > Explorer 8. When trying to upload an attachment to an assignment with > Internet Explorer 8, you will receive a javascript error prompting to > "please enter a valid file" although the file is valid. In the meanwhile, > we recommend that you do not upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 if you need to > upload files to Blackboard. Please continue using Internet Explorer 6 or > 7. " > >>>> Jeffrey Dell 5/4/2009 10:26 AM >>> > Has anyone had any implementation problems with IE 8? I'm hesitant to > install it because I dont' trust early releases of Microsoft products. > I know that ZoomText App Reader would not work with iE8 in ZT version > 9.14 but didnot see anything in the relaese notes that 9.18 will do > better. The latest version of JAWS from the release notes sounds like > it should work fine. Aside from the ribbon is there anything else bot > good about it. > Thanks Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > 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 p.harpur at qut.edu.au Thu May 14 14:47:16 2009 From: p.harpur at qut.edu.au (Paul Harpur) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Internet Explorer 8 In-Reply-To: <4DFFA8183EAF45C299DCB3CF23329C87@ad.uiuc.edu> References: <6e84aedd0905040826g30e65179q81a7a2f4b039e2de@mail.gmail.com> <49FEC74D.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> <4DFFA8183EAF45C299DCB3CF23329C87@ad.uiuc.edu> Message-ID: <51FC1E99A89C9E4796A8C2E296FFFBAE0751A92211@QUTEXMBX03.qut.edu.au> I was surprised to read it is certified with IE7. I am using IE7.0.5730.13 and I have problems. I am a totally blind academic and my university was trying to make sure I have all functionalities as I'll be running a law elective by myself next semester. We found a lot of problems which we partially fixed by installing Firefox. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Hadi Rangin Sent: Friday, 15 May 2009 4:38 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Internet Explorer 8 Hello, I contacted our Blackboard collaboration partners on this topic. Here's her response: --Begin Blackboard response Hi Hadi, I do not know who Gerry's "Blackboard people" are, but information on which browsers are certified and compatible with each version of Blackboard products is released in the product documentation with that release. This is something generally read first by System Administrators and then made available to all users in the format chosen by the institution. Browser compatibility depends entirely on which version of Blackboard you are using and when it was released. The best contact for this information if you do not have Behind the Blackboard access as the administrator of your school's system, is your System Administrator or Help Desk. I hope that helps. Thanks, Stephanie --end Blackboard response Hadi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Nies" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 10:43 AM Subject: Re: [Athen] Internet Explorer 8 > Got this from our Blackboard people last week. > > "Currently, Blackboard is not fully compatible with Microsoft's Internet > Explorer 8. When trying to upload an attachment to an assignment with > Internet Explorer 8, you will receive a javascript error prompting to > "please enter a valid file" although the file is valid. In the meanwhile, > we recommend that you do not upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 if you need to > upload files to Blackboard. Please continue using Internet Explorer 6 or > 7. " > >>>> Jeffrey Dell 5/4/2009 10:26 AM >>> > Has anyone had any implementation problems with IE 8? I'm hesitant to > install it because I dont' trust early releases of Microsoft products. > I know that ZoomText App Reader would not work with iE8 in ZT version > 9.14 but didnot see anything in the relaese notes that 9.18 will do > better. The latest version of JAWS from the release notes sounds like > it should work fine. Aside from the ribbon is there anything else bot > good about it. > Thanks Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > 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 SKelmer at stlcc.edu Fri May 15 09:17:06 2009 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kindle DX - hands on! Message-ID: I was just informed that I am getting a Kindle DX. I am not allowed to tell anyone else in the department. My coworker across the desk is playing 20 questions to find out what it is I'm getting, but I can't tell her, and it's driving her crazy. They unit has been ordered but right now Amazon isn't shipping them. Hopefully it will be in my hands SOON. So, should I gear up for a presentation on the Kindle for AHG this fall? I wasn't going to submit a proposal this year, but with this thing falling in my lap, well, I can't really say no to doing a presentation on the device, right? Would anyone be interested in such a presentation? 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 dhayman at u.washington.edu Fri May 15 09:35:25 2009 From: dhayman at u.washington.edu (Doug Hayman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kindle DX - hands on! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Did you all see this news about the publisher being able to remotely disable the text to speech function on their titles used in Kindle: http://www.keionline.org/blogs/2009/05/13/kindle-2-vs-reading-disabled-stude nts/ Doug Hayman Technology Specialist DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology) UW Technology Services Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195 (206) 221-4165 http://www.washington.edu/doit On Fri, 15 May 2009, Kelmer, Susan M. wrote: > I was just informed that I am getting a Kindle DX. I am not allowed to > tell anyone else in the department. My coworker across the desk is > playing 20 questions to find out what it is I'm getting, but I can't > tell her, and it's driving her crazy. They unit has been ordered but > right now Amazon isn't shipping them. Hopefully it will be in my hands > SOON. > > > > So, should I gear up for a presentation on the Kindle for AHG this fall? > I wasn't going to submit a proposal this year, but with this thing > falling in my lap, well, I can't really say no to doing a presentation > on the device, right? Would anyone be interested in such a > presentation? > > > > Susan Kelmer > > Adaptive Technology Specialist/ > > Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms > > St. Louis Community College - Meramec > > 314-984-7951 > > > > From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Fri May 15 09:46:25 2009 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kindle DX - hands on! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Doug Hayman > Did you all see this news about the publisher being able to remotely > disable the text to speech function on their titles used in Kindle: > > http://www.keionline.org/blogs/2009/05/13/kindle-2-vs-reading-disabled- > stude > nts/ Yes, I read about that this morning but we already knew that was going to happen. Random House has apparently decided that none of their eBooks can be made accessible by default. I'm waiting to hear what other publishers get on board this dumb bandwagon. So, Doug, do you vote for yes or no on me presenting the Kindle at AHG?? -Susan From nettiet at gmail.com Fri May 15 09:56:35 2009 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kindle DX - hands on! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello all - I have a question regarding the TTS situation with readers. I have a Sony ebook and it has MP3 capabilities. If I use my software (i.e., text aloud) and download books, copy paste into software and save as an MP3 file which I would transfer to my ebook and "listen" to the book - Sounds very plausable to me but to date have not tried it. I use Cutepdf to convert text files to pdf files and have copy pasted the files in textaloud for wave files and have been able to listen to a story, that is why it sounds like a virtual 'roundabout' to me. Comments are invited and welcome. Nettie On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Doug Hayman wrote: > Did you all see this news about the publisher being able to remotely > disable the text to speech function on their titles used in Kindle: > > > http://www.keionline.org/blogs/2009/05/13/kindle-2-vs-reading-disabled-stude > nts/ > > > > Doug Hayman > Technology Specialist > DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology) > UW Technology Services > Box 354842 > Seattle, WA 98195 > (206) 221-4165 > http://www.washington.edu/doit > > > On Fri, 15 May 2009, Kelmer, Susan M. wrote: > > I was just informed that I am getting a Kindle DX. I am not allowed to >> tell anyone else in the department. My coworker across the desk is >> playing 20 questions to find out what it is I'm getting, but I can't >> tell her, and it's driving her crazy. They unit has been ordered but >> right now Amazon isn't shipping them. Hopefully it will be in my hands >> SOON. >> >> >> >> So, should I gear up for a presentation on the Kindle for AHG this fall? >> I wasn't going to submit a proposal this year, but with this thing >> falling in my lap, well, I can't really say no to doing a presentation >> on the device, right? Would anyone be interested in such a >> presentation? >> >> >> >> 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 > -- 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... 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I have a Sony ebook and it has MP3 capabilities. If I use my software (i.e., text aloud) and download books, copy paste into software and save as an MP3 file which I would transfer to my ebook and "listen" to the book - Sounds very plausable to me but to date have not tried it. I use Cutepdf to convert text files to pdf files and have copy pasted the files in textaloud for wave files and have been able to listen to a story, that is why it sounds like a virtual 'roundabout' to me. Comments are invited and welcome. Nettie On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Doug Hayman wrote: Did you all see this news about the publisher being able to remotely disable the text to speech function on their titles used in Kindle: http://www.keionline.org/blogs/2009/05/13/kindle-2-vs-reading-disabled-stude nts/ Doug Hayman Technology Specialist DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology) UW Technology Services Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195 (206) 221-4165 http://www.washington.edu/doit On Fri, 15 May 2009, Kelmer, Susan M. wrote: I was just informed that I am getting a Kindle DX. I am not allowed to tell anyone else in the department. My coworker across the desk is playing 20 questions to find out what it is I'm getting, but I can't tell her, and it's driving her crazy. They unit has been ordered but right now Amazon isn't shipping them. Hopefully it will be in my hands SOON. So, should I gear up for a presentation on the Kindle for AHG this fall? I wasn't going to submit a proposal this year, but with this thing falling in my lap, well, I can't really say no to doing a presentation on the device, right? Would anyone be interested in such a presentation? 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 -- 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... 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Learn about ARIA features and how JAWS users will interact with these dynamic Web-based applications. Read more and register to save a seat in the room and to receive its recordine: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm EASI's online June course is Barrier-free Web Design newly revised to provide an introduction to the version 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines http://easi.cc/workshops/easiweb.htm From rmhaven at stanford.edu Sun May 17 19:32:28 2009 From: rmhaven at stanford.edu (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Scribd: a YouTube-like approach to sharing, and selling, copyrighted material In-Reply-To: <183195806.2924061242613748958.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Message-ID: <1224793949.2924391242613948925.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> >From the "Shades of Things to Come" department -- thought this might be of interest to some of you: Site Lets Writers Sell Digital Copies Published: May 17, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO ? Turning itself into a kind of electronic vanity publisher, Scribd, an Internet start-up here, will introduce on Monday a way for anyone to upload a document to the Web and charge for it. ... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/technology/start-ups/18download.html?ref=technology - Shelley Haven From Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu Mon May 18 09:30:10 2009 From: Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu (Kenneth Elkind) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] alternative format publisher contacts Message-ID: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB57C6@ebe1.umassb.net> This might have been posted in previous e-mails. Does anybody have a list of contacts for alternative text from the publishers? General name and contact information and their URL address. 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Try the Publisher Lookup Service: www.publisherlookup.org Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Supervisor, Alternate Format Services Disability Resource Center Arizona State University ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org on behalf of Kenneth Elkind Sent: Mon 5/18/2009 9:30 AM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] alternative format publisher contacts This might have been posted in previous e-mails. Does anybody have a list of contacts for alternative text from the publishers? General name and contact information and their URL address. Feel free to send me it off line Happy finals Exams everybody Kenneth Elkind Adaptive Technology Specialist University of Massachusetts - Boston IT-ED Tech Operations Healey Library /UL/ 032 617-287-5243 Kenneth.Elkind@umb.edu -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Ave. 7-143 Cambridge MA 02139 (617) 253-5111 kcahill@mit.edu From gdietrich at htctu.net Mon May 18 10:09:30 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] alternative format publisher contacts In-Reply-To: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB57C6@ebe1.umassb.net> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB57C6@ebe1.umassb.net> Message-ID: <328F0CF786CD4239A0089A531E559A0E@htctu.fhda.edu> The Publisher Look-up Sevice (http://www.publisherlookup.org/) was already mentioned, and we also build this functionality into the AMX (Alternate Media eXchange) database. (THE AMX DB data is, in fact, what the AAP used in the beginning to populate the Publisher Look-up; little known fact.) For more information about the AMX, contact me or Jayme Johnson, jjohnson@htctu.net ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6043 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students with disabilities. _____ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth Elkind Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 9:30 AM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] alternative format publisher contacts This might have been posted in previous e-mails. Does anybody have a list of contacts for alternative text from the publishers? General name and contact information and their URL address. Feel free to send me it off line Happy finals Exams everybody Kenneth Elkind Adaptive Technology Specialist University of Massachusetts - Boston IT-ED Tech Operations Healey Library /UL/ 032 617-287-5243 Kenneth.Elkind@umb.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From accessible.text at gmail.com Mon May 18 10:57:20 2009 From: accessible.text at gmail.com (Robert Martinengo) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] alternative format publisher contacts In-Reply-To: <328F0CF786CD4239A0089A531E559A0E@htctu.fhda.edu> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB57C6@ebe1.umassb.net> <328F0CF786CD4239A0089A531E559A0E@htctu.fhda.edu> Message-ID: <9edf8160905181057s44e39730i10fb3bc15247866b@mail.gmail.com> Even littler known fact: the data used to populate the AMX was based on the publisher contacts I made while requesting files for the ATPC, waaay back in '02 - '04. You know, almost prehistory. Bob On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Gaeir Dietrich wrote: > The Publisher Look-up Sevice (http://www.publisherlookup.org/) was already > mentioned, and we also build this functionality into the AMX (Alternate > Media eXchange) database. (THE AMX DB data is, in fact, what the AAP used in > the beginning to populate the Publisher Look-up; little known fact.) For > more information about the AMX, contact me or Jayme Johnson, > jjohnson@htctu.net > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich > High Tech Center Training Unit of the > California Community Colleges > De Anza College, Cupertino, CA > www.htctu.net > 408-996-6043 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California > Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students > with disabilities. > > ________________________________ > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Kenneth Elkind > Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 9:30 AM > To: athen@athenpro.org > Subject: [Athen] alternative format publisher contacts > > > > This might have been posted in previous e-mails. > > > > Does anybody have a list of contacts for alternative text from the > publishers? > > > > General name and contact information and their URL address. > > > > Feel free to send me it off line > > > > Happy finals Exams everybody > > > > Kenneth Elkind > > Adaptive Technology Specialist > > University of Massachusetts - Boston > > IT-ED Tech Operations > > Healey Library /UL/ 032 > > 617-287-5243 > > Kenneth.Elkind@umb.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > From ron at ahead.org Mon May 18 11:33:43 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] alternative format publisher contacts In-Reply-To: <9edf8160905181057s44e39730i10fb3bc15247866b@mail.gmail.com> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB57C6@ebe1.umassb.net> <328F0CF786CD4239A0089A531E559A0E@htctu.fhda.edu> <9edf8160905181057s44e39730i10fb3bc15247866b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <00e101c9d7e7$2cd45560$867d0020$@org> Well this is where it got its start anyway. There are several individuals who contributed to the effort that was passed onto the AAP and our thanks are extended to all of you. Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Robert Martinengo Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 1:57 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] alternative format publisher contacts Even littler known fact: the data used to populate the AMX was based on the publisher contacts I made while requesting files for the ATPC, waaay back in '02 - '04. You know, almost prehistory. Bob On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Gaeir Dietrich wrote: > The Publisher Look-up Sevice (http://www.publisherlookup.org/) was already > mentioned, and we also build this functionality into the AMX (Alternate > Media eXchange) database. (THE AMX DB data is, in fact, what the AAP used in > the beginning to populate the Publisher Look-up; little known fact.) For > more information about the AMX, contact me or Jayme Johnson, > jjohnson@htctu.net > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich > High Tech Center Training Unit of the > California Community Colleges > De Anza College, Cupertino, CA > www.htctu.net > 408-996-6043 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California > Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students > with disabilities. > > ________________________________ > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Kenneth Elkind > Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 9:30 AM > To: athen@athenpro.org > Subject: [Athen] alternative format publisher contacts > > > > This might have been posted in previous e-mails. > > > > Does anybody have a list of contacts for alternative text from the > publishers? > > > > General name and contact information and their URL address. > > > > Feel free to send me it off line > > > > Happy finals Exams everybody > > > > Kenneth Elkind > > Adaptive Technology Specialist > > University of Massachusetts - Boston > > IT-ED Tech Operations > > Healey Library /UL/ 032 > > 617-287-5243 > > Kenneth.Elkind@umb.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From maryz at MIT.EDU Mon May 18 11:47:32 2009 From: maryz at MIT.EDU (Mary J. Ziegler) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Metrics to quantify value of AT and Accessibility Message-ID: <2BB33E8DC09744DFA9DD7D6D0BA37226@mit.edu> Dear Colleagues: I have been asked to determine both "metrics that quantify the value" and "unit costs" of the Assistive Technology and Accessibility services provided by my team. To date, I have been gathering and providing the following metrics: - Adaptive Technology consultations and demonstrations, number of. - Students using our AT Lab, number of - Accessibility Reviews, number performed - Average time spent on individual requests (AT demos, trainings, Alt. Media requests). I have been told these metrics are not good at showing value or cost. While I can calculate the cost of staff time and equipment, I have been asked to come up with a "unit" or "item" more directly tied to our work, such as average time each student costs or average cost per accessibility review. Then, I need to tie a metric to it that measures the value of that expenditure to the Institute. It seems I must come up with hard numbers to back up our mission; clearly stating the legal mandates directing our services has not helped to exempt me from this exercise. (Is there such a thing as published costs of lawsuits?) Alas, I would greatly benefit from hearing what metrics you gather and pass on to administrators regarding your Assistive Technology and Accessibility work and/or any advice you have on responding to this directive. Thank you in advance... all advice is appreciated! Mary Mary J. Ziegler Team Leader, Adaptive Technology Information Center (ATIC) MIT Information Services and Technology (IS&T) ATIC Room 7-143 617-258-9328 maryz@mit.edu From skeegan at stanford.edu Mon May 18 11:54:10 2009 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] New display technology Message-ID: <4A11AED2.2050903@stanford.edu> Received this article from a colleague. I had heard of this "electrofluidic display" technology as a concept, but it looks like there is some actual work being done to make this a functional product. http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=10068 While there is potential to advance e-ink displays, that is far too tame - I want to wallpaper a room with this stuff (i.e., World of Warcraft in 3-D!). Take care, Sean -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: skeegan.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 354 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ea at emptech.info Mon May 18 12:00:00 2009 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] alternative format publisher contacts In-Reply-To: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB57C6@ebe1.umassb.net> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB57C6@ebe1.umassb.net> Message-ID: <008b01c9d7ea$d846af80$88d40e80$@info> On this side of the pond in case it helps ... we have the Publishers Lookup UK and the RNIB have also taken over the National Library for the Blind which keeps a database of texts already converted into alternative formats - http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/public_l ibinfoser.hcsp Best wishes E.A. Mrs E.A. Draffan Learning Societies Lab, ECS, University of Southampton, Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 http://www.lexdis.ecs.soton.ac.uk http://www.emptech.info From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth Elkind Sent: 18 May 2009 17:30 To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] alternative format publisher contacts This might have been posted in previous e-mails. Does anybody have a list of contacts for alternative text from the publishers? General name and contact information and their URL address. Feel free to send me it off line Happy finals Exams everybody Kenneth Elkind Adaptive Technology Specialist University of Massachusetts - Boston IT-ED Tech Operations Healey Library /UL/ 032 617-287-5243 Kenneth.Elkind@umb.edu No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.329 / Virus Database: 270.12.33/2120 - Release Date: 05/18/09 06:28:00 From accessible.text at gmail.com Mon May 18 12:55:45 2009 From: accessible.text at gmail.com (Robert Martinengo) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] alternative format publisher contacts In-Reply-To: <008b01c9d7ea$d846af80$88d40e80$@info> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB57C6@ebe1.umassb.net> <008b01c9d7ea$d846af80$88d40e80$@info> Message-ID: <9edf8160905181255i107887a3k46c57a3e1b59a46e@mail.gmail.com> Yes, http://www.publisherlookup.org.uk/ has some good information. On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 3:00 PM, E.A. Draffan wrote: > On this side of the pond ?in case it helps ... we have the Publishers Lookup > UK and the RNIB have also taken over the National Library for the Blind > which keeps a database of texts already converted into alternative formats - > http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/public_l > ibinfoser.hcsp > > > Best wishes E.A. > > Mrs E.A. Draffan > Learning Societies Lab, > ECS, University of Southampton, > Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 > http://www.lexdis.ecs.soton.ac.uk > http://www.emptech.info > From p.harpur at qut.edu.au Mon May 18 15:56:02 2009 From: p.harpur at qut.edu.au (Paul Harpur) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Metrics to quantify value of AT and Accessibility In-Reply-To: <2BB33E8DC09744DFA9DD7D6D0BA37226@mit.edu> References: <2BB33E8DC09744DFA9DD7D6D0BA37226@mit.edu> Message-ID: <51FC1E99A89C9E4796A8C2E296FFFBAE0751A92243@QUTEXMBX03.qut.edu.au> Gday Mary If you want to calculate the value why not run a survey of students and ask how much time is being saved by having your services? If you want to calculate the cost of providing the service perhaps you could calculate how much each staff member costs in 6 minute units and say if a student consultation takes 30 minutes then you can calculate the cost for the university. I suggest 6 minute units as that is what is used in law and accounting. Don't forget the corporate social responsibility/public relations issues if a university falls below the ADA standard. Regarding getting information about the potential legal costs of defending an ADA claim perhaps you could contact the NFB. Their Dan Goldstein is a fantastic advocate for the blind and he may have information on the defendant's costs in claims such as National Federation of the Blind v. Target. Cheers, Paul. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Mary J. Ziegler Sent: Tuesday, 19 May 2009 4:48 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Metrics to quantify value of AT and Accessibility Dear Colleagues: I have been asked to determine both "metrics that quantify the value" and "unit costs" of the Assistive Technology and Accessibility services provided by my team. To date, I have been gathering and providing the following metrics: - Adaptive Technology consultations and demonstrations, number of. - Students using our AT Lab, number of - Accessibility Reviews, number performed - Average time spent on individual requests (AT demos, trainings, Alt. Media requests). I have been told these metrics are not good at showing value or cost. While I can calculate the cost of staff time and equipment, I have been asked to come up with a "unit" or "item" more directly tied to our work, such as average time each student costs or average cost per accessibility review. Then, I need to tie a metric to it that measures the value of that expenditure to the Institute. It seems I must come up with hard numbers to back up our mission; clearly stating the legal mandates directing our services has not helped to exempt me from this exercise. (Is there such a thing as published costs of lawsuits?) Alas, I would greatly benefit from hearing what metrics you gather and pass on to administrators regarding your Assistive Technology and Accessibility work and/or any advice you have on responding to this directive. Thank you in advance... all advice is appreciated! Mary Mary J. Ziegler Team Leader, Adaptive Technology Information Center (ATIC) MIT Information Services and Technology (IS&T) ATIC Room 7-143 617-258-9328 maryz@mit.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From hunziker at email.arizona.edu Tue May 19 09:24:45 2009 From: hunziker at email.arizona.edu (Dawn Hunziker) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:28 2018 Subject: [Athen] Aleks Math Assessment Software In-Reply-To: <9edf8160905181255i107887a3k46c57a3e1b59a46e@mail.gmail.com> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB57C6@ebe1.umassb.net> <008b01c9d7ea$d846af80$88d40e80$@info> <9edf8160905181255i107887a3k46c57a3e1b59a46e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <4A12DD4D.2030404@email.arizona.edu> Hi all, The University of Arizona has decided to begin using Aleks (www.aleks.com) as a math assessment software for incoming students. Unfortunately, this online assessment tool is *very* inaccessible. It is difficult, if not impossible for screen reader users, non-mouse users and students using text-to-speech. Are any of you using this assessment tool at your institution? If so, how are you accommodating students who are unable to access the information? Thanks! Dawn -- Dawn Hunziker Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center 520-626-9409 Web Page: http://drc.arizona.edu hunziker@email.arizona.edu Mailing Address: Disability Resouce Center 1224 E. Lowell St. Tucson, AZ 85721 From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Tue May 19 11:02:38 2009 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:29 2018 Subject: [Athen] Aleks Math Assessment Software In-Reply-To: <4A12DD4D.2030404@email.arizona.edu> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC001EB57C6@ebe1.umassb.net> <008b01c9d7ea$d846af80$88d40e80$@info> <9edf8160905181255i107887a3k46c57a3e1b59a46e@mail.gmail.com> <4A12DD4D.2030404@email.arizona.edu> Message-ID: <6e84aedd0905191102g26eebdabmc45c36111d530ff4@mail.gmail.com> Dawn My school, Cleveland State, is going through something simular but with a MapleSoft product. We are working on two solutions. I am creating a Blackboard Community with assessments using LaTex for the math expressions and descriptions of the graphics. I am also creating MathML and Braille versions for students to take in our office. I could probably share the end products with you when they are complete if you'd like. Jeff On 5/19/09, Dawn Hunziker wrote: > Hi all, > > The University of Arizona has decided to begin using Aleks > (www.aleks.com) as a math assessment software for incoming students. > Unfortunately, this online assessment tool is *very* inaccessible. It > is difficult, if not impossible for screen reader users, non-mouse users > and students using text-to-speech. > > Are any of you using this assessment tool at your institution? If so, > how are you accommodating students who are unable to access the information? > > Thanks! > > Dawn > -- > > Dawn Hunziker > Assistive Technology Coordinator > Disability Resource Center > > 520-626-9409 > Web Page: http://drc.arizona.edu > hunziker@email.arizona.edu > > Mailing Address: > Disability Resouce Center > 1224 E. Lowell St. > Tucson, AZ 85721 > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From norm.coombs at gmail.com Tue May 19 21:19:29 2009 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:29 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: creating accessible Math ML digital talking books Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090519211548.022e2490@pop.gmail.com> >Delivered-To: norm.coombs@gmail.com >X-Gmail-Fetch-Info: nrcgsh@rit.edu 1 mymail.rit.edu 995 nrcgsh >Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 15:52:17 -0400 >From: Penny Gray >Subject: FW: creating accessible Math ML digital talking books >To: nrcgsh@rit.edu >X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 >thread-index: AcnUySDRdzQF90w8R3imr7qWLP4C7QABBsUA >X-RIT-Received-From: 129.21.3.39 mySpam >X-AuditID: 81150327-a9c33bb000006442-84-4a0c767872ad >X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAwzCY6MO2uZkDtvgLg== >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 May 2009 19:52:40.0163 (UTC) >FILETIME=[89C65330:01C9D4CD] > >Hello Norm, > >I've been trying to post the following message to the EASI list but it's >been bouncing. Would you mind trying to post this for me? > >Thank you very much! Penny > > > >From: Penny Gray [mailto:grayp@bucks.edu] >Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 3:21 PM >To: blindmath@nfbnet.org >Subject: creating accessible Math ML digital talking books > >Hi folks, > >I have been researching and trying to create an accessible digital talking >books in Math ML. I'm using MS save as DAISY ad-on, MathType, Math DAISY, >Math Player, and the Dolphin EasyReader. After creating a document in >Word 2007 using MathType to insert the equations, I'm saving the document >as a Word file, then saving it as Full Daisy from single docx. This is >producing a document that does not read the math equations using >EasyReader or JAWS. It just says "math equation" when it reaches an equation. > >I really need assistance with this! Can anyone offer their expertise? > >Thank you so much in advance! > >Penny > > >Penny Gray >Adaptive Technology Specialist >Bucks County community college >275 Swamp Rd >Rollins Center, Room 11 >Newtown, PA 18940 >215-968-8012 >grayp@bucks.edu > >This document was created with Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice dictation >software. Please disregard any unedited misrecognitions. > >P Please consider the environment before you print this email > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 gdietrich at htctu.net Wed May 20 15:16:32 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:29 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon Sighting Confirmed! Message-ID: <7D1A596A5CA64522BECBA973DD5785CB@htctu.fhda.edu> Hello list! Yes, it is now official. There will be two days of Dragon training in June! (This has definitely been the year of the Dragon!!) The beginning Dragon training will be on Thursday, June 4, and the advanced Dragon training will be on Friday, June 5. The beginning training is sufficient to be eligible for the advanced training, so you can take the two trainings back-to-back. If you have not taken one of our trainings before, please create a log-in for yourself and sign up. Registration is now open on our training registration database: http://www.htctutraining.net/ All of our trainings are free, and CCC staff/faculty who work for disability services will have their travel reimbursed. Please see our Web site for more details. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 36110 bytes Desc: not available URL: From nettiet at gmail.com Wed May 20 16:00:50 2009 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:29 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon Sighting Confirmed! In-Reply-To: <7D1A596A5CA64522BECBA973DD5785CB@htctu.fhda.edu> References: <7D1A596A5CA64522BECBA973DD5785CB@htctu.fhda.edu> Message-ID: Hi Gaeir, I am very interested in the Dragon Training - but will be out of town on the dates noted; will this be offered again at a future date? Please and Thanks Nettie On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Gaeir Dietrich wrote: > Hello list! > > Yes, it is now official. There will be two days of Dragon training in June! > (This has definitely been the year of the Dragon!!) > > The beginning Dragon training will be on Thursday, June 4, and the advanced > Dragon training will be on Friday, June 5. The beginning training is > sufficient to be eligible for the advanced training, so you can take the > two > trainings back-to-back. If you have not taken one of our trainings before, > please create a log-in for yourself and sign up. > > Registration is now open on our training registration database: > http://www.htctutraining.net/ > > All of our trainings are free, and CCC staff/faculty who work for > disability > services will have their travel reimbursed. Please see our Web site for > more > details. > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 gdietrich at htctu.net Wed May 20 16:02:56 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:29 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon Sighting Confirmed! In-Reply-To: References: <7D1A596A5CA64522BECBA973DD5785CB@htctu.fhda.edu> Message-ID: <9108434B3BE94636BF2195D1723A8A1B@htctu.fhda.edu> We probably will not offer it again until the fall as the June training will be our third time to provide the training within a six week period. Three Dragon weeks in a roll is enough for a while, even for me! ;-) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6043 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students with disabilities. _____ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Nettie Fischer Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 4:01 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Dragon Sighting Confirmed! Hi Gaeir, I am very interested in the Dragon Training - but will be out of town on the dates noted; will this be offered again at a future date? Please and Thanks Nettie On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Gaeir Dietrich wrote: Hello list! Yes, it is now official. There will be two days of Dragon training in June! (This has definitely been the year of the Dragon!!) The beginning Dragon training will be on Thursday, June 4, and the advanced Dragon training will be on Friday, June 5. The beginning training is sufficient to be eligible for the advanced training, so you can take the two trainings back-to-back. If you have not taken one of our trainings before, please create a log-in for yourself and sign up. Registration is now open on our training registration database: http://www.htctutraining.net/ All of our trainings are free, and CCC staff/faculty who work for disability services will have their travel reimbursed. Please see our Web site for more details. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. _______________________________________________ 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 nettiet at gmail.com Wed May 20 16:58:35 2009 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:29 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon Sighting Confirmed! In-Reply-To: <9108434B3BE94636BF2195D1723A8A1B@htctu.fhda.edu> References: <7D1A596A5CA64522BECBA973DD5785CB@htctu.fhda.edu> <9108434B3BE94636BF2195D1723A8A1B@htctu.fhda.edu> Message-ID: Smile ! I agree - I just did a training and wanted to see what I could include my next time around - Maybe next time or, if you are comfortable with sharing any handout, I would be greatly appreciative and will definately credit you with anything I use. Nettie On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Gaeir Dietrich wrote: > We probably will not offer it again until the fall as the June training > will be our third time to provide the training within a six week period. > Three Dragon weeks in a roll is enough for a while, even for me! ;-) > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich > High Tech Center Training Unit of the > California Community Colleges > De Anza College, Cupertino, CA > www.htctu.net > 408-996-6043 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California > Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students > with disabilities. > ------------------------------ > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] *On > Behalf Of *Nettie Fischer > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 20, 2009 4:01 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Dragon Sighting Confirmed! > > > > Hi Gaeir, > > > > I am very interested in the Dragon Training - but will be out of town on > the dates noted; will this be offered again at a future date? Please and > Thanks > > > > Nettie > > On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Gaeir Dietrich > wrote: > > Hello list! > > Yes, it is now official. There will be two days of Dragon training in June! > (This has definitely been the year of the Dragon!!) > > The beginning Dragon training will be on Thursday, June 4, and the advanced > Dragon training will be on Friday, June 5. The beginning training is > sufficient to be eligible for the advanced training, so you can take the > two > trainings back-to-back. If you have not taken one of our trainings before, > please create a log-in for yourself and sign up. > > Registration is now open on our training registration database: > http://www.htctutraining.net/ > > All of our trainings are free, and CCC staff/faculty who work for > disability > services will have their travel reimbursed. Please see our Web site for > more > details. > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 hadi at illinois.edu Wed May 27 10:45:14 2009 From: hadi at illinois.edu (Hadi Rangin) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:29 2018 Subject: [Athen] Talking Communities Working Group Message-ID: <8C0A0E09A4CD44B794612B2EE420677F@ad.uiuc.edu> Sorry for the cross-postings. Talking Communities is a web conferencing tools that provides many useful features such as web conferencing, online webinars, training, audio/video conferencing, desktop/application sharing, etc that can be used in the higher education systems. As of today, Talking Communities (TC) is the only web conferencing tools with an accessible chat system. to Improve the accessibility/usability of this important tool, we have started this collaboration group to work collaboratively with the vendor of Talking Communities and other interested entities and individuals. We are very positive that this collaboration group will make the Talking Communities more usable/accessible where everyone can benefit from it including people with disabilities. We meet on first and third Tuesdays of each month at 11:00 AM Central Time. Becoming a member If you are interested to join this effort, please register (if you haven't registered yet) and join Talking communities Collaboration Group. If you are a member of any of our collaboration group, then you do not need to re-register again. Simply click on Subscribe link in the main navigation bar. Mailing list archive We use a mailing list to send announcement, meeting agenda/minutes, and discuss issues. Our mailing list archive is located at: https://listserv.illinois.edu/archives/talkingcommunities.html To subscribe to the mailing list, go to the mailing list subscription page at: https://listserv.illinois.edu/wa.cgi?SUBED1=talkingcommunities&A=1 Thanks, Hadi From hadi at illinois.edu Wed May 27 10:55:12 2009 From: hadi at illinois.edu (Hadi Rangin) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:29 2018 Subject: [Athen] Talking Communities Interest Group Message-ID: <12921905407C49DA969E330525579E14@ad.uiuc.edu> Talking Communities is a web conferencing tools that provides many useful features such as web conferencing, online webinars, training, audio/video conferencing, desktop/application sharing, etc that can be used in the higher education systems. As of today, Talking Communities (TC) is the only web conferencing tools with an accessible chat system. to Improve the accessibility/usability of this important tool, we have started this collaboration group to work collaboratively with the vendor of Talking Communities and other interested entities and individuals. We are very positive that this collaboration group will make the Talking Communities more usable/accessible where everyone can benefit from it including people with disabilities. We meet on first and third Tuesdays of each month at 11:00 AM Central Time. Becoming a member If you are interested to join this effort, please register (if you haven't registered yet) and join Talking communities Collaboration Group. If you are a member of any of our collaboration group, then you do not need to re-register again. Simply click on Subscribe link in the main navigation bar. Mailing list archive We use a mailing list to send announcement, meeting agenda/minutes, and discuss issues. Our mailing list archive is located at: https://listserv.illinois.edu/archives/talkingcommunities.html To subscribe to the mailing list, go to the mailing list subscription page at: https://listserv.illinois.edu/wa.cgi?SUBED1=talkingcommunities&A=1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Teresa.Haven at asu.edu Wed May 27 16:10:37 2009 From: Teresa.Haven at asu.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:29 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers In-Reply-To: <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C035CE02C@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> References: <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C035CE02C@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Message-ID: <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C03964229@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Aloha, fellow ATHENites! The extended deadline for the next issue of the ATHEN E-Journal is fast approaching (this weekend!) and I'm still woefully short on submissions. I know we have a lot of creative and experienced folks out there who can share their Wild Accommodations that Worked with the rest of the world. Please put on your thinking caps and typing appendages, whether they be fingers, toes, pointers, or voices, and send in those articles! Your dedicated Editor, Teresa ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 2:02 PM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers ATHEN E-Journal Call for Papers The ATHEN E-Journal requests your contributions for the next issue. Our topic, decided at the last ATHEN general meeting, is "Wild Accommodations that Worked." This topic choice rose out of a discussion of unusual accommodations that several of us had attempted and found to be highly effective, if somewhat unconventional. We would therefore like to share stories from throughout the profession to encourage others to be creative in their use of technology. Please submit your papers of approximately 5-10 pages (double-spaced) via email to Teresa.Haven@asu.edu. Papers should conform to APA composition standards (http://www.apastyle.org/) as well as using proper (word processor) style tags. Questions are welcome and may be directed to the same email address. Submission deadline is March 31, 2009. Your Friendly ATHEN Publications Committee Chair, Teresa Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Alternate Format Supervisor Disability Resource Center Arizona State University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Fri May 29 04:04:28 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:29 2018 Subject: [Athen] People without disabilities like the TTS on the Kindle Message-ID: <002301c9e04d$3c418400$b4c48c00$@com> >From the NYT technology RSS http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/books/29kind.html?_r=1 &partner=rss&emc=rss Given the issues over TTS access to books I thought it interesting that this seems to be a feature for all. Related to the usefulness of TTS there was an article on new phones and one of the features appreciated by someone without a disability was the talking call display and talking address book. My phone only has the talking call display so am now looking at "upgrading." I like it for the same reason - I can decide before getting up whether to answer the phone or not. Of course since I can't see who's calling if I do get up, the talking call display works on all levels. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/technology/personaltech/21pogue.html?partn er=rss &emc=rss Just found this article on the Cool-er eBook reader http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/technology/personaltech/28pogue.html?adxnn l=1 &partner=rss&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1243594853-iUH+WvdTT4Xu6wQ3hgfo4A Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From norm.coombs at gmail.com Fri May 29 07:55:07 2009 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:29 2018 Subject: [Athen] looking for info on social networks and accessibility Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20090529074954.0231e168@pop.gmail.com> Hi Athen folk I am guessing that this list is probably the best place to look for people who know what I'd like to know. I frankly have little interest in social networks for myself, but they have become so popular as to be worth my learning about them. Also I think they could make a good topic for EASI Webinars. So, what I am really looking for is someone to help EASI put on a live Webinar discussing them and their accessibility problems or solutions. I am thinking of face book, twitter and my space. . . . How accessible is each for: 1 a screen reader user 2 a screen magnification user 3 people with various cognitive and learning disabilities? I assume they work ok for people who are deaf. If anyone is willing to help with a Webinar or knows someone else to recommend, please email me directly at Norm norm.coombs@gmail.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 mstores at indiana.edu Fri May 29 08:13:54 2009 From: mstores at indiana.edu (Mary Stores) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:29 2018 Subject: [Athen] looking for info on social networks and accessibility In-Reply-To: <6.0.3.0.2.20090529074954.0231e168@pop.gmail.com> References: <6.0.3.0.2.20090529074954.0231e168@pop.gmail.com> Message-ID: <20090529111354.1s4piuclhc444wgg@webmail.iu.edu> I've had great luck with the mobile version of facebook. Granted, you can't throw a shoe at someone or give people flowers. But you can check e-mail, post and read statuses, read your notifications, write on peoples' wallls, read notes people post, check out youtube videos people post, read messages posted to groups, and maybe a few more things. I find the normal facebook site very busy. I can't answer to the rest of the social networking sites. Mary Quoting Prof Norm Coombs : > Hi Athen folk > > I am guessing that this list is probably the best place to look for > people who know what I'd like to know. > > I frankly have little interest in social networks for myself, but > they have become so popular as to be worth my learning about them. > Also I think they could make a good topic for EASI Webinars. So, > what I am really looking for is someone to help EASI put on a live > Webinar discussing them and their accessibility problems or solutions. > > I am thinking of face book, twitter and my space. . . . > > How accessible is each for: > 1 a screen reader user > 2 a screen magnification user > 3 people with various cognitive and learning disabilities? > > I assume they work ok for people who are deaf. > > If anyone is willing to help with a Webinar or knows someone else to > recommend, please email me directly at > Norm norm.coombs@gmail.com > > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > > 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 ea at emptech.info Fri May 29 13:08:31 2009 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:29 2018 Subject: [Athen] looking for info on social networks and accessibility In-Reply-To: <20090529111354.1s4piuclhc444wgg@webmail.iu.edu> References: <6.0.3.0.2.20090529074954.0231e168@pop.gmail.com> <20090529111354.1s4piuclhc444wgg@webmail.iu.edu> Message-ID: <00c101c9e099$3e52c640$baf852c0$@info> I often use the Accessible Twitter version http://accessibletwitter.com/ and tweetdeck (http://tweetdeck.com/beta/ ) rather than the original version of Twitter and we have looked at lots of Web 2.0 sites for their accessibility on www.Web2Access.org.uk But I would not be brave enough to do a Webinar on the subject - I would however want to listen to the brave soul who offers, as there is so much to learn about these services. They may be relatively accessible on their front web pages but we often found they failed dismally when you wanted to create or post something or even just make comments etc. Some of the instructions require careful reading even if English is your first language! 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 Mary Stores Sent: 29 May 2009 16:14 To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: Re: [Athen] looking for info on social networks and accessibility I've had great luck with the mobile version of facebook. Granted, you can't throw a shoe at someone or give people flowers. But you can check e-mail, post and read statuses, read your notifications, write on peoples' wallls, read notes people post, check out youtube videos people post, read messages posted to groups, and maybe a few more things. I find the normal facebook site very busy. I can't answer to the rest of the social networking sites. Mary Quoting Prof Norm Coombs : > Hi Athen folk > > I am guessing that this list is probably the best place to look for > people who know what I'd like to know. > > I frankly have little interest in social networks for myself, but > they have become so popular as to be worth my learning about them. > Also I think they could make a good topic for EASI Webinars. So, > what I am really looking for is someone to help EASI put on a live > Webinar discussing them and their accessibility problems or solutions. > > I am thinking of face book, twitter and my space. . . . > > How accessible is each for: > 1 a screen reader user > 2 a screen magnification user > 3 people with various cognitive and learning disabilities? > > I assume they work ok for people who are deaf. > > If anyone is willing to help with a Webinar or knows someone else to > recommend, please email me directly at > Norm norm.coombs@gmail.com > > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > > Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com > CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information > phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone) > ****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: > http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org No virus found in this incoming message. 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