From ndogbo at gmail.com Sun Nov 1 09:25:13 2009 From: ndogbo at gmail.com (Nicaise D) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi everyone, Has section 508 been refreshed and have these revisions gone into effect? If yes could somebody tell me where to find the revised section 508 standards? Everywhere I have looked so far has pointed me toward the section 508 we've always known. Also what is the new requirement on javascript? Is it still the test that nothing should be lost or disrupted whether javascript is turned on or off or javascrip is no longer required to be turned off perhaps due to technology having caught up? Lastly does wcagt 2.0 have an exact position on that? Any help or direction anybody could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Nicaise D From B.G.Whitehouse at lboro.ac.uk Sun Nov 1 12:49:47 2009 From: B.G.Whitehouse at lboro.ac.uk (B.G.Whitehouse@lboro.ac.uk) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] section 508 revision Message-ID: From what I heard, which would be no more than 2-3 weeks ago, section 508 hasn't been revised yet; the process is ongoing. That's from my talk with Ebrary on accessibility matters and also with Ron Stewart. Guy From ron at ahead.org Sun Nov 1 12:51:58 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <002601ca5b35$27d8bbb0$778a3310$@org> Currently the proposed standards are under review by the Access Board and other relevant federal agencies. As I understand it we should see the request for public comment posted in the federal register in the next few months. Even when this starts it could be a year of two before they replace the current standards, if they do. Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Nicaise D Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 12:25 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... Hi everyone, Has section 508 been refreshed and have these revisions gone into effect? If yes could somebody tell me where to find the revised section 508 standards? Everywhere I have looked so far has pointed me toward the section 508 we've always known. Also what is the new requirement on javascript? Is it still the test that nothing should be lost or disrupted whether javascript is turned on or off or javascrip is no longer required to be turned off perhaps due to technology having caught up? Lastly does wcagt 2.0 have an exact position on that? Any help or direction anybody could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Nicaise D _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From ndogbo at gmail.com Sun Nov 1 14:03:22 2009 From: ndogbo at gmail.com (Nicaise D) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... In-Reply-To: <002601ca5b35$27d8bbb0$778a3310$@org> References: <002601ca5b35$27d8bbb0$778a3310$@org> Message-ID: <0D9BD72BFEA6471DA38ECE9D257A3E08@Dogbo> How about JavaScript and wcag2.0-- even though section 508 requires that a page be functional including any scripted interactive content on that page, and I believe this was in-line with wcag1.0 at that time; is wcag2.0 still saying that or not? In other words, I am seeking guidance here with regards to what to do when I am evaluating a javascripted page. Should I continue to check for what happens when script is turned off and on or should I go and evaluated with only script turned on? Is this still the case under wcag2.0? Thanks in advance for your assistance and guidance on this. Nicaise D -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 12:52 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... Currently the proposed standards are under review by the Access Board and other relevant federal agencies. As I understand it we should see the request for public comment posted in the federal register in the next few months. Even when this starts it could be a year of two before they replace the current standards, if they do. Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Nicaise D Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 12:25 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... Hi everyone, Has section 508 been refreshed and have these revisions gone into effect? If yes could somebody tell me where to find the revised section 508 standards? Everywhere I have looked so far has pointed me toward the section 508 we've always known. Also what is the new requirement on javascript? Is it still the test that nothing should be lost or disrupted whether javascript is turned on or off or javascrip is no longer required to be turned off perhaps due to technology having caught up? Lastly does wcagt 2.0 have an exact position on that? Any help or direction anybody could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Nicaise D _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From ron at ahead.org Mon Nov 2 04:42:41 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] AHG meeting agenda Message-ID: <009301ca5bb9$f7f534c0$e7df9e40$@org> Last call for items for the agenda for the meeting at AHG. The meeting will be held in Westminster I/II ballroom at 6:30 pm to whenever on Thurs, Nov. 12. Current agenda items: EJournal Bylaws Collaborations Educause ATHEN Web Resources Elections Current Nominations President: Ron Stewart Vice-president: Terry Thompson Secretary: Treasurer: Heidi Scher ************************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG) 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look forward to in the morning! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tft at u.washington.edu Mon Nov 2 07:05:51 2009 From: tft at u.washington.edu (Terrill Thompson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... In-Reply-To: <0D9BD72BFEA6471DA38ECE9D257A3E08@Dogbo> References: <002601ca5b35$27d8bbb0$778a3310$@org> <0D9BD72BFEA6471DA38ECE9D257A3E08@Dogbo> Message-ID: <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C273B7448@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Hi Nicaise, Scripting on the web presents a tricky problem. As web pages become more like rich, interactive applications rather than static documents, scripting plays a key role in making that interactivity possible. Under WCAG 1.0, particularly the early years, we could assume the position that scripts should only be used as an enhancement to content that was otherwise accessible as static HTML (known as "progressive enhancement" or "graceful degradation" depending on how you looked the problem). Today, it's not so easy to assume that position since many web applications are necessarily dependent on scripting for their core functionality. Given this reality, WCAG 2.0 doesn't assume as hard a line against scripting as WCAG 1.0 did. The goal is no longer to bypass scripts, it's to ensure their accessibility. I think the most relevant WCAG 2.0 success criterion is 4.1.2, which is a Level A success criterion (the highest level): 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value: For all user interface components (including but not limited to: form elements, links and components generated by scripts), the name and role can be programmatically determined; states, properties, and values that can be set by the user can be programmatically set; and notification of changes to these items is available to user agents, including assistive technologies. This is where ARIA comes in (Accessible Rich Internet Applications). ARIA is another W3C specification that documents the techniques for marking up web pages so that these interactive components can be made accessible, especially to assistive technology users. So that's the WCAG 2.0 position. As the Access Board works on updating the Section 508 standards, it's informed by WCAG 2.0, and by this final report that was painstakingly drafted and presented to the Access Board by the Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee (TEITAC): http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/refresh/report/ The TEITAC assumes a similar position to that of WCAG 2.0, that "For all user interface components, including form elements and those generated by scripts, the name, role, states, properties, and values must be PROGRAMMATICALLY DETERMINABLE." All that said, even if the standards allow scripts I think we should still recommend that web developers practice progress enhancement (or graceful degradation). WebAIM's recent screen reader survey results found that 10.4% of screen reader users disable Javascript in their browsers, and 16.4% haven't upgraded their assistive technologies at least within the last year. That amounts to a lot of people who will be impacted by Javascript-dependent web pages, and even more whose assistive technologies aren't current enough to support ARIA techniques: http://webaim.org/blog/screen-reader-user-survey-results/ Hope that helps. Terry Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, Accessible Technology UW Technology Services University of Washington tft@u.washington.edu 206/221-4168 -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Nicaise D Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 2:03 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... How about JavaScript and wcag2.0-- even though section 508 requires that a page be functional including any scripted interactive content on that page, and I believe this was in-line with wcag1.0 at that time; is wcag2.0 still saying that or not? In other words, I am seeking guidance here with regards to what to do when I am evaluating a javascripted page. Should I continue to check for what happens when script is turned off and on or should I go and evaluated with only script turned on? Is this still the case under wcag2.0? Thanks in advance for your assistance and guidance on this. Nicaise D -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 12:52 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... Currently the proposed standards are under review by the Access Board and other relevant federal agencies. As I understand it we should see the request for public comment posted in the federal register in the next few months. Even when this starts it could be a year of two before they replace the current standards, if they do. Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Nicaise D Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 12:25 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... Hi everyone, Has section 508 been refreshed and have these revisions gone into effect? If yes could somebody tell me where to find the revised section 508 standards? Everywhere I have looked so far has pointed me toward the section 508 we've always known. Also what is the new requirement on javascript? Is it still the test that nothing should be lost or disrupted whether javascript is turned on or off or javascrip is no longer required to be turned off perhaps due to technology having caught up? Lastly does wcagt 2.0 have an exact position on that? Any help or direction anybody could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Nicaise D _______________________________________________ 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 hkramer.atsol at gmail.com Mon Nov 2 07:32:45 2009 From: hkramer.atsol at gmail.com (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] AHG meeting agenda In-Reply-To: <009301ca5bb9$f7f534c0$e7df9e40$@org> References: <009301ca5bb9$f7f534c0$e7df9e40$@org> Message-ID: Hi Ron, I wouldn't mind some conference feedback as an agenda item. Especially since we've changed the location and the duration, I'd be interested in hearing ATHEN feedback on these changes. Thanks, Howard On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 5:42 AM, Ron Stewart wrote: > Last call for items for the agenda for the meeting at AHG. > > The meeting will be held in Westminster I/II ballroom at 6:30 pm to > whenever on Thurs, Nov. 12. > > > Current agenda items: > > EJournal > > Bylaws > > Collaborations > > Educause > > ATHEN Web Resources > > Elections > > > > Current Nominations > > President: Ron Stewart > > Vice-president: Terry Thompson > > Secretary: > > Treasurer: Heidi Scher > > > > > > ************************************************************************* > > Ron Stewart MS > > Technology Advisor > > Association on Higher Education and Disabilities > > Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG) > > > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > > > ron@ahead.org > > http://www.ahead.org > > *Remember you are making a difference in someone?s life** **and you never > know how your time** **and efforts will be passed forward. ** **That is > something to look forward to in the morning!* > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, Howard On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 5:42 AM, Ron Stewart wrote: Last call for items for the agenda for the meeting at AHG. The meeting will be held in Westminster I/II ballroom at 6:30 pm to whenever on Thurs, Nov. 12. Current agenda items: EJournal Bylaws Collaborations Educause ATHEN Web Resources Elections Current Nominations President: Ron Stewart Vice-president: Terry Thompson Secretary: Treasurer: Heidi Scher ************************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG) 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look forward to in the morning! _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhausler at cahs.colostate.edu Mon Nov 2 15:35:17 2009 From: jhausler at cahs.colostate.edu (Hausler,Jesse) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3F3B6F21B523744BBA0EF420CCD8078F877CAB54CE@ODIN.CAHS.ColoState.EDU> Hi Nicaise, I agree with Terry's advice that all JavaScript objects should identify themselves. In addition to that, I've always taught that when using JavaScript on web pages, ensure that all functionality created by the scripts can be accessed by the keyboard (WCAG Guideline 2.1). Without scripting (JavaScript, .Net or otherwise), one would be hard pressed to develop a webpage with elements that were not able to be reached via the keyboard. When I evaluated Section 508 for the USPTO, we would point to the standard regarding Javascript 1194.22 (l)... more precisely "the information provided by the script shall be identified with functional text that can be read by assistive technology". Our take was, if one could not use the keyboard to navigate to the JavaScript element, then its information could not be read by assistive tech. Trial and error with the JAWS cursor didn't count either. It was a bit of a stretch but, unlike Section 508 software standards, the old Section 508 web standards lack a bullet requiring full keyboard access. This helped us greatly in our efforts to confront mouse only dropdown menus, or other mouse movement based scripts. As you suggested, if turning off JavaScript gave the user identical functionality, we would give that a pass. However, turning off JavaScript sometimes made the very systems we were evaluation unusable, particularly regarding form submission. Jesse Hausler Assistive Technology Resource Center Colorado State University -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Nicaise D Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 10:25 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... Hi everyone, Has section 508 been refreshed and have these revisions gone into effect? If yes could somebody tell me where to find the revised section 508 standards? Everywhere I have looked so far has pointed me toward the section 508 we've always known. Also what is the new requirement on javascript? Is it still the test that nothing should be lost or disrupted whether javascript is turned on or off or javascrip is no longer required to be turned off perhaps due to technology having caught up? Lastly does wcagt 2.0 have an exact position on that? Any help or direction anybody could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Nicaise D _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From ndogbo at gmail.com Mon Nov 2 19:08:01 2009 From: ndogbo at gmail.com (Nicaise D) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... In-Reply-To: <3F3B6F21B523744BBA0EF420CCD8078F877CAB54CE@ODIN.CAHS.ColoState.EDU> References: <3F3B6F21B523744BBA0EF420CCD8078F877CAB54CE@ODIN.CAHS.ColoState.EDU> Message-ID: <31B1060EBA6D4436AEB27193BC612AAB@Dogbo> Hello Terry and Jesse, I would like to thank you for your great explanation, assistance and guidance with this. Things are now clear for me. Again thanks for your great help. Nicaise -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Hausler,Jesse Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 3:35 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... Hi Nicaise, I agree with Terry's advice that all JavaScript objects should identify themselves. In addition to that, I've always taught that when using JavaScript on web pages, ensure that all functionality created by the scripts can be accessed by the keyboard (WCAG Guideline 2.1). Without scripting (JavaScript, .Net or otherwise), one would be hard pressed to develop a webpage with elements that were not able to be reached via the keyboard. When I evaluated Section 508 for the USPTO, we would point to the standard regarding Javascript 1194.22 (l)... more precisely "the information provided by the script shall be identified with functional text that can be read by assistive technology". Our take was, if one could not use the keyboard to navigate to the JavaScript element, then its information could not be read by assistive tech. Trial and error with the JAWS cursor didn't count either. It was a bit of a stretch but, unlike Section 508 software standards, the old Section 508 web standards lack a bullet requiring full keyboard access. This helped us greatly in our efforts to confront mouse only dropdown menus, or other mouse movement based scripts. As you suggested, if turning off JavaScript gave the user identical functionality, we would give that a pass. However, turning off JavaScript sometimes made the very systems we were evaluation unusable, particularly regarding form submission. Jesse Hausler Assistive Technology Resource Center Colorado State University -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Nicaise D Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 10:25 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Section 508 revised and javascript requirement ... Hi everyone, Has section 508 been refreshed and have these revisions gone into effect? If yes could somebody tell me where to find the revised section 508 standards? Everywhere I have looked so far has pointed me toward the section 508 we've always known. Also what is the new requirement on javascript? Is it still the test that nothing should be lost or disrupted whether javascript is turned on or off or javascrip is no longer required to be turned off perhaps due to technology having caught up? Lastly does wcagt 2.0 have an exact position on that? Any help or direction anybody could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Nicaise D _______________________________________________ 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 Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu Tue Nov 3 05:52:12 2009 From: Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu (Kenneth Elkind) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] Recommendations of on-screen keyboards? Message-ID: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FAF4@ebe1.umassb.net> I have some clients that use alternative input devices, we have been using a demo of on-screen. I'm looking for recommendations of on-screen keyboards? What's the pros and cons of word plus Gus on-screen Discover 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 shelley at techpotential.net Tue Nov 3 10:34:45 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] Recommendations of on-screen keyboards? In-Reply-To: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FAF4@ebe1.umassb.net> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FAF4@ebe1.umassb.net> Message-ID: Hi, Kenneth! On the Mac side, I've used KeyStrokes and SwitchXS (both from AssistiveWare) with great success. http://www.assistiveware.com/keystrokes.php http://www.assistiveware.com/switchaccess.php On the Windows side, I lean toward REACH Interface Author (though it's been a few years since I've used it). http://www.ahf-net.com/reach.htm I've also played around with some simpler (and lower-cost) onscreen keyboards for WIndows: Touch-It Virtual Keyboard and Click-N-Type (links below). http://www.chessware.ch/virtual-keyboard/ http://www.lakefolks.org/cnt/ When you mention "On-Screen", I assume you're referring to Keyboard Magic -- is that correct? If not, here's their link: http://www.typicsoft.com/oskm.html The primary distinguishing feature I see with all of these is the degree to which you can customize or program the keyboard to meet the user's needs -- choices available, physical arrangement of those choices (size, layout, position), how the choices are represented (e.g., icon plus text, add custom image), and the complexity of macros one can associate with a "key" selection". Have fun! - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant Shelley@TechPotential.net www.TechPotential.net On Nov 3, 2009, at 5:52 AM, Kenneth Elkind wrote: > > I have some clients that use alternative input devices, we have been > using a demo of on-screen. I'm looking for recommendations of on- > screen keyboards? > > What's the pros and cons of > word plus > Gus > on-screen > Discover > > 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcroll at CAHS.Colostate.edu Tue Nov 3 10:55:51 2009 From: mcroll at CAHS.Colostate.edu (Roll,Marla) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] Recommendations of on-screen keyboards? In-Reply-To: References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FAF4@ebe1.umassb.net> Message-ID: <95D1023BE1E90D43AD435E6F88562BCC3840F7CAE2@ODIN.CAHS.ColoState.EDU> At Colorado State University, we provide WIVIK. It utilizes Word Q for Word prediction. Our users seem to really like it. http://www.wivik.com/ Marla ___________________________________ Marla C. Roll, MS, OTR Director, Assistive Technology Resource Center Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy 304 Occupational Therapy Building Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 970-491-2016 mcroll@cahs.colostate.edu From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shelley Haven Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 11:35 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Recommendations of on-screen keyboards? Hi, Kenneth! On the Mac side, I've used KeyStrokes and SwitchXS (both from AssistiveWare) with great success. http://www.assistiveware.com/keystrokes.php http://www.assistiveware.com/switchaccess.php On the Windows side, I lean toward REACH Interface Author (though it's been a few years since I've used it). http://www.ahf-net.com/reach.htm I've also played around with some simpler (and lower-cost) onscreen keyboards for WIndows: Touch-It Virtual Keyboard and Click-N-Type (links below). http://www.chessware.ch/virtual-keyboard/ http://www.lakefolks.org/cnt/ When you mention "On-Screen", I assume you're referring to Keyboard Magic -- is that correct? If not, here's their link: http://www.typicsoft.com/oskm.html The primary distinguishing feature I see with all of these is the degree to which you can customize or program the keyboard to meet the user's needs -- choices available, physical arrangement of those choices (size, layout, position), how the choices are represented (e.g., icon plus text, add custom image), and the complexity of macros one can associate with a "key" selection". Have fun! - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant Shelley@TechPotential.net www.TechPotential.net On Nov 3, 2009, at 5:52 AM, Kenneth Elkind wrote: I have some clients that use alternative input devices, we have been using a demo of on-screen. I'm looking for recommendations of on-screen keyboards? What's the pros and cons of word plus Gus on-screen Discover 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kclark at uta.edu Tue Nov 3 11:22:56 2009 From: kclark at uta.edu (Clark, Kristina) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] Recommendations of on-screen keyboards? In-Reply-To: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FAF4@ebe1.umassb.net> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FAF4@ebe1.umassb.net> Message-ID: <93EACE5D5C8B9D4BB2DDE8F90595081A4D89F7E079@MAVMAIL2.uta.edu> Kenneth, We have been using Click-n-type http://www.lakefolks.org/cnt/. It is for PCs. This is free and works well. It has word prediction and you can create macros as well. Kristina Clark Assistant Director for Testing and Adaptive Technology Office for Students with Disabilities University of Texas at Arlington University Hall, Room 102, Box 19510 Arlington, Texas 76019-0355 Phone 817-272-3364 Fax 817-272-3515 www.uta.edu/disability [cid:image001.jpg@01CA5C88.C19F4A30] Note: Email is not a secure means of communication and the confidentiality of email communications cannot be assured. In accordance with University policy, all communication with students from this office will be sent to the mavs.uta.edu email. Students are responsible for monitoring their email for any correspondence from this office. From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth Elkind Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:52 AM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Recommendations of on-screen keyboards? I have some clients that use alternative input devices, we have been using a demo of on-screen. I'm looking for recommendations of on-screen keyboards? What's the pros and cons of word plus Gus on-screen Discover 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: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Regards, From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 12:36 PM To: hkramer@colorado.edu; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] AHG meeting agenda Not a problem Ron From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Howard Kramer Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 10:33 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] AHG meeting agenda Hi Ron, I wouldn't mind some conference feedback as an agenda item. Especially since we've changed the location and the duration, I'd be interested in hearing ATHEN feedback on these changes. Thanks, Howard On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 5:42 AM, Ron Stewart wrote: Last call for items for the agenda for the meeting at AHG. The meeting will be held in Westminster I/II ballroom at 6:30 pm to whenever on Thurs, Nov. 12. Current agenda items: EJournal Bylaws Collaborations Educause ATHEN Web Resources Elections Current Nominations President: Ron Stewart Vice-president: Terry Thompson Secretary: Treasurer: Heidi Scher ************************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG) 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look forward to in the morning! _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Regards, From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 12:36 PM To: hkramer@colorado.edu; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] AHG meeting agenda Not a problem Ron From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Howard Kramer Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 10:33 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] AHG meeting agenda Hi Ron, I wouldn't mind some conference feedback as an agenda item. Especially since we've changed the location and the duration, I'd be interested in hearing ATHEN feedback on these changes. Thanks, Howard On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 5:42 AM, Ron Stewart wrote: Last call for items for the agenda for the meeting at AHG. The meeting will be held in Westminster I/II ballroom at 6:30 pm to whenever on Thurs, Nov. 12. Current agenda items: EJournal Bylaws Collaborations Educause ATHEN Web Resources Elections Current Nominations President: Ron Stewart Vice-president: Terry Thompson Secretary: Treasurer: Heidi Scher ************************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG) 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look forward to in the morning! _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu Wed Nov 4 08:46:04 2009 From: Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu (Kenneth Elkind) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] I realize this is a much bigger issue than a single page or two page a fact sheet Message-ID: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FAFA@ebe1.umassb.net> Does anybody have any fact sheet for faculty that his teaching online classes? I realize this is a much bigger topic than just a single info sheet See below. Kenneth Elkind Adaptive Technology Specialist University of Massachusetts - Boston IT-ED Tech Operations Healey Library /UL/ 032 617-287-5243 Kenneth.Elkind@umb.edu Dear Ken, Do you have a document that outlines how instructors should design e-learning in order to make it accessible to learners with visual/hearing/typing difficulties? If so, could you please send it "reply all"? Thanks so much. Best, Edna ________________________________________________________________________ ______ Edna Pressler, Ph.D., Director UHS Counseling Center University of Massachusetts Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd Boston, MA 02125-3393 (tel) 617-287-5690 (fax) 617-287-3977 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mpthornton at ualr.edu Wed Nov 4 10:01:54 2009 From: mpthornton at ualr.edu (Melanie Thornton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] I realize this is a much bigger issue than a single page or two page a fact sheet In-Reply-To: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FAFA@ebe1.umassb.net> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FAFA@ebe1.umassb.net> Message-ID: <4AF1C192.8040406@ualr.edu> Here are some resources: http://www.sloan-c.org/cannect/projectone/index.php http://www.accesselearning.net/ http://www.washington.edu/doit/Video/real_con.html This resource is dated a bit but is in the process of being updated: http://ualr.edu/pace/tenstepsud/ Melanie Kenneth Elkind wrote: > > Does anybody have any fact sheet for faculty that his teaching online > classes? > > > > > > > > I realize this is a much bigger topic than just a single info sheet > > > > See below. > > > > Kenneth Elkind > > Adaptive Technology Specialist > > University of Massachusetts - Boston > > IT-ED Tech Operations > > Healey Library /UL/ 032 > > 617-287-5243 > > Kenneth.Elkind@umb.edu > > > > > > Dear Ken, > > Do you have a document that outlines how instructors should design > e-learning in order to make it accessible to learners with > visual/hearing/typing difficulties? If so, could you please send it > "reply all"? > > Thanks so much. > > Best, > > Edna > > ______________________________________________________________________________ > > Edna Pressler, Ph.D., Director > > > > UHS Counseling Center > > > > University of Massachusetts Boston > > > > 100 Morrissey Blvd > > > > Boston, MA 02125-3393 > > > > (tel) 617-287-5690 (fax) 617-287-3977 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! 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Draffan Learning Societies Lab, ECS, University of Southampton, Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 http://www.lexdis.org http://www.emptech.info From johumber at iupui.edu Thu Nov 5 03:41:57 2009 From: johumber at iupui.edu (Humbert, Joseph A) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] ckeditor In-Reply-To: <51923.152.78.64.66.1257421094.squirrel@www.emptech.info> References: <51923.152.78.64.66.1257421094.squirrel@www.emptech.info> Message-ID: <2E0DCEC9-E61D-458C-8AEF-5B35BFC3CA15@iupui.edu> Hi! I web accessibility team at IU and other members of the Sakai accessibility workgroup are testing it. We will share the results. S far it's a step up from fck, but not perfect. Thankx. Joe Humbert, Assistive Technology and Web Accessibility Specialist UITS Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers Indiana University, Indianapolis and Bloomington 535 W Michigan St. IT214 E Indianapolis, IN 46202 Office Phone: (317) 274-4378 Cell Phone: (847) 431-6545 johumber@iupui.edu http://iuadapts.Indiana.edu/ On Nov 5, 2009, at 6:39 AM, "E.A. Draffan" wrote: > I am just wondering if anyone has used or tested the new ckeditor for > accessibility and ease of use? It looks as if it is a complete re- > write of > fckeditor http://ckeditor.com/ > > Many thanks > > Best wishes E.A. > > Mrs E.A. Draffan > Learning Societies Lab, > ECS, University of Southampton, > Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 > http://www.lexdis.org > http://www.emptech.info > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From ea at emptech.info Thu Nov 5 03:44:53 2009 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:40 2018 Subject: [Athen] ckeditor In-Reply-To: <2E0DCEC9-E61D-458C-8AEF-5B35BFC3CA15@iupui.edu> References: <51923.152.78.64.66.1257421094.squirrel@www.emptech.info> <2E0DCEC9-E61D-458C-8AEF-5B35BFC3CA15@iupui.edu> Message-ID: <52023.152.78.64.66.1257421493.squirrel@www.emptech.info> Thank you so much for your swift reply and it will be great to hear what you say. Best wishes E.A. > Hi! > > I web accessibility team at IU and other members of the Sakai > accessibility workgroup are testing it. We will share the results. S > far it's a step up from fck, but not perfect. Thankx. > > Joe Humbert, Assistive Technology and Web Accessibility Specialist > UITS Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers > Indiana University, Indianapolis and Bloomington > 535 W Michigan St. IT214 E > Indianapolis, IN 46202 > Office Phone: (317) 274-4378 > Cell Phone: (847) 431-6545 > johumber@iupui.edu > http://iuadapts.Indiana.edu/ > > On Nov 5, 2009, at 6:39 AM, "E.A. Draffan" wrote: > >> I am just wondering if anyone has used or tested the new ckeditor for >> accessibility and ease of use? It looks as if it is a complete re- >> write of >> fckeditor http://ckeditor.com/ >> >> Many thanks >> >> Best wishes E.A. >> >> Mrs E.A. Draffan >> Learning Societies Lab, >> ECS, University of Southampton, >> Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 >> http://www.lexdis.org >> http://www.emptech.info >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From jbailey at uoregon.edu Thu Nov 5 09:22:29 2009 From: jbailey at uoregon.edu (James Bailey) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] Fwd: Computer Programming Software (C++) with screen readers Message-ID: <1257441749.146809.alphamail@mailapps2.uoregon.edu> I am forwarding this on behalf of Karen Lott. If you have any advice for her please send it to her . Thanks, James -- James Bailey Adaptive Technology Access Adviser, University of Oregon --- Forwarded Message --- --- On Tue, 11/3/09, Karen Lott wrote: From: Karen Lott Subject: Computer Programming Software (C++) with screen readers To: "james@jamesbailey.org" Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Dear Mr. Bailey, I have a student who will be taking a beginning computer programming course in the Spring 2010 who uses JAWS and would like to know if an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is accessible with JAWS.? The computer course uses C++ for the programming language.? Do you have contacts or resources that I may use to research how JAWS interacts with this type of software? Thank you for any help that you can give me. Karen Karen S. Lott Technology Specialist The University of Southern Mississippi Office?for Disability Accommodations 118 College Drive #8586 Hattiesburg, MS? 39406 Karen.Lott@usm.edu Tel: (601)266-5024 or (228) 214-3232;?? Fax: ? (601) 266-6035? Individuals with hearing impairments can use Mississippi Relay Service at 1-800-582-2233 (TTY) Confidentiality Note: The Information contained in this e-mail and/or documents attached is forexclusive use of the individual named above and may contain confidential, privileged and non-disclosable information.? If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from reading, photocopying, distributing or other using this e-mail or its contents in any way.? If you have received this transmission in error, please notify me immediately. From gdietrich at htctu.net Thu Nov 5 10:17:39 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] CTEBVI Conference Call for Proposals--Due November 15 Message-ID: <57A8A6D8A308468DB958EE0CBED5E82F@htctu.fhda.edu> Hi all! The deadline for submitting a proposal for the California Transcribers and Educators of the Blind and Visually Impaired (CTEBVI) conference is rapidly approaching. The conference is in Southern California this year and is always a great opportunity to learn more about what is happening in the field of education for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. The CTEBVI conference is the largest of its kind in the country, and I always learn a great deal when I attend. Imagine the Next 50 Years Celebrate CTEBVI's 51st Year! April 21-25, 2010 LAX Marriott Following on the heels of 2009's Jubilee conference acknowledging our first 50 years, 2010's conference will ask you to Imagine the next 50. Share your knowledge and expertise with others . be a workshop presenter at CTEBVI. The workshop committee is now accepting workshop proposals for 2010. You can find a long list of topics to cover on our website, but this list is never complete. Your ideas and willingness to present them are always highly encouraged. Proposals for workshops must be received by November 15, 2009. You can download the proposal submission form by visiting the CTEBVI website: http://www.ctebvi.org/call_for_workshops.htm For further information, contact: Patty Biasca Transcribers patbiasca@aol.com 925-937-9413 Liz Perea Educators lizperea@wuhsd.k12.ca.us 562-698-4671 Anne Ward Parents inland2wards@att.net 707-463-2296 Gaeir Dietrich Related Professionals gdietrich@htctu.net 408-996-6043 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Regards, Pratik -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Humbert, Joseph A Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 6:42 AM To: ea@emptech.info; Access Technology Higher Education Network Cc: Richwine, Brian L Subject: Re: [Athen] ckeditor Hi! I web accessibility team at IU and other members of the Sakai accessibility workgroup are testing it. We will share the results. S far it's a step up from fck, but not perfect. Thankx. Joe Humbert, Assistive Technology and Web Accessibility Specialist UITS Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers Indiana University, Indianapolis and Bloomington 535 W Michigan St. IT214 E Indianapolis, IN 46202 Office Phone: (317) 274-4378 Cell Phone: (847) 431-6545 johumber@iupui.edu http://iuadapts.Indiana.edu/ On Nov 5, 2009, at 6:39 AM, "E.A. Draffan" wrote: > I am just wondering if anyone has used or tested the new ckeditor for > accessibility and ease of use? It looks as if it is a complete re- > write of > fckeditor http://ckeditor.com/ > > Many thanks > > Best wishes E.A. > > Mrs E.A. Draffan > Learning Societies Lab, > ECS, University of Southampton, > Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 > http://www.lexdis.org > http://www.emptech.info > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu Thu Nov 5 11:29:30 2009 From: Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu (Kenneth Elkind) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] Google reader Message-ID: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FB02@ebe1.umassb.net> Is the Google reader accessible at all? I tried read & write gold that is quite good in reading the web for sighted people. I was able to use read write gold's screenshot reader however that is quite a clumsy feature. What strategy have you used? What's your thoughts? 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 SKelmer at stlcc.edu Thu Nov 5 11:32:49 2009 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] Google reader In-Reply-To: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FB02@ebe1.umassb.net> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FB02@ebe1.umassb.net> Message-ID: JAWS handles Google Reader just fine. It depends on what you're looking for to be "accessible." Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth Elkind Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 1:30 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Google reader Is the Google reader accessible at all? I tried read & write gold that is quite good in reading the web for sighted people. I was able to use read write gold's screenshot reader however that is quite a clumsy feature. What strategy have you used? What's your thoughts? 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 sprimla at unity.ncsu.edu Thu Nov 5 15:28:20 2009 From: sprimla at unity.ncsu.edu (Saroj Primlani) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] Computer Programing software In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <38503A9FC6124B6195F6866B44349AAB@shome> Karen This is input from Sina, a blind computer programmer Microsoft Visual Studio (versions 2002/2003/2005/2008) and eclipse (latest version, or even several revs back) work great for jaws. With eclipse, you'd want to use it's CDT obviously (c/c++ development toolkit/runtime/whatever); otherwise, Eclipse is usually for java by default, but it supports dozens upon dozens of languages. He is willing to help the student getting started. Email me off the list is you need the help Saroj -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of athen-request@athenpro.org Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 1:18 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: Athen Digest, Vol 46, Issue 9 Send Athen mailing list submissions to athen@athenpro.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to athen-request@athenpro.org You can reach the person managing the list at athen-owner@athenpro.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Athen digest..." Today's Topics: 1. ckeditor (E.A. Draffan) 2. Re: ckeditor (Humbert, Joseph A) 3. Re: ckeditor (E.A. Draffan) 4. Fwd: Computer Programming Software (C++) with screen readers (James Bailey) 5. CTEBVI Conference Call for Proposals--Due November 15 (Gaeir Dietrich) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:38:14 -0000 (GMT) From: "E.A. Draffan" Subject: [Athen] ckeditor To: athen@athenpro.org Message-ID: <51923.152.78.64.66.1257421094.squirrel@www.emptech.info> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 I am just wondering if anyone has used or tested the new ckeditor for accessibility and ease of use? It looks as if it is a complete re-write of fckeditor http://ckeditor.com/ Many thanks Best wishes E.A. Mrs E.A. Draffan Learning Societies Lab, ECS, University of Southampton, Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 http://www.lexdis.org http://www.emptech.info ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:41:57 -0500 From: "Humbert, Joseph A" Subject: Re: [Athen] ckeditor To: "ea@emptech.info" , Access Technology Higher Education Network Cc: "Richwine, Brian L" Message-ID: <2E0DCEC9-E61D-458C-8AEF-5B35BFC3CA15@iupui.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi! I web accessibility team at IU and other members of the Sakai accessibility workgroup are testing it. We will share the results. S far it's a step up from fck, but not perfect. Thankx. Joe Humbert, Assistive Technology and Web Accessibility Specialist UITS Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers Indiana University, Indianapolis and Bloomington 535 W Michigan St. IT214 E Indianapolis, IN 46202 Office Phone: (317) 274-4378 Cell Phone: (847) 431-6545 johumber@iupui.edu http://iuadapts.Indiana.edu/ On Nov 5, 2009, at 6:39 AM, "E.A. Draffan" wrote: > I am just wondering if anyone has used or tested the new ckeditor for > accessibility and ease of use? It looks as if it is a complete re- > write of fckeditor http://ckeditor.com/ > > Many thanks > > Best wishes E.A. > > Mrs E.A. Draffan > Learning Societies Lab, > ECS, University of Southampton, > Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 > http://www.lexdis.org > http://www.emptech.info > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:44:53 -0000 (GMT) From: "E.A. Draffan" Subject: Re: [Athen] ckeditor To: "Humbert, Joseph A" Cc: Access Technology Higher Education Network , "Richwine, Brian L" Message-ID: <52023.152.78.64.66.1257421493.squirrel@www.emptech.info> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Thank you so much for your swift reply and it will be great to hear what you say. Best wishes E.A. > Hi! > > I web accessibility team at IU and other members of the Sakai > accessibility workgroup are testing it. We will share the results. S > far it's a step up from fck, but not perfect. Thankx. > > Joe Humbert, Assistive Technology and Web Accessibility Specialist > UITS Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers Indiana University, > Indianapolis and Bloomington 535 W Michigan St. IT214 E > Indianapolis, IN 46202 > Office Phone: (317) 274-4378 > Cell Phone: (847) 431-6545 > johumber@iupui.edu > http://iuadapts.Indiana.edu/ > > On Nov 5, 2009, at 6:39 AM, "E.A. Draffan" wrote: > >> I am just wondering if anyone has used or tested the new ckeditor for >> accessibility and ease of use? It looks as if it is a complete re- >> write of fckeditor http://ckeditor.com/ >> >> Many thanks >> >> Best wishes E.A. >> >> Mrs E.A. Draffan >> Learning Societies Lab, >> ECS, University of Southampton, >> Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 >> http://www.lexdis.org >> http://www.emptech.info >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:22:29 -0800 From: "James Bailey" Subject: [Athen] Fwd: Computer Programming Software (C++) with screen readers To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" Cc: Karen.Lott@usm.edu Message-ID: <1257441749.146809.alphamail@mailapps2.uoregon.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I am forwarding this on behalf of Karen Lott. If you have any advice for her please send it to her . Thanks, James -- James Bailey Adaptive Technology Access Adviser, University of Oregon --- Forwarded Message --- --- On Tue, 11/3/09, Karen Lott wrote: From: Karen Lott Subject: Computer Programming Software (C++) with screen readers To: "james@jamesbailey.org" Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Dear Mr. Bailey, I have a student who will be taking a beginning computer programming course in the Spring 2010 who uses JAWS and would like to know if an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is accessible with JAWS.? The computer course uses C++ for the programming language.? Do you have contacts or resources that I may use to research how JAWS interacts with this type of software? Thank you for any help that you can give me. Karen Karen S. Lott Technology Specialist The University of Southern Mississippi Office?for Disability Accommodations 118 College Drive #8586 Hattiesburg, MS? 39406 Karen.Lott@usm.edu Tel: (601)266-5024 or (228) 214-3232;?? Fax: ? (601) 266-6035? Individuals with hearing impairments can use Mississippi Relay Service at 1-800-582-2233 (TTY) Confidentiality Note: The Information contained in this e-mail and/or documents attached is forexclusive use of the individual named above and may contain confidential, privileged and non-disclosable information.? If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from reading, photocopying, distributing or other using this e-mail or its contents in any way.? If you have received this transmission in error, please notify me immediately. ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:17:39 -0800 From: "Gaeir Dietrich" Subject: [Athen] CTEBVI Conference Call for Proposals--Due November 15 To: "'Alternate Media'" , "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'" , "'Disabled Student Services in Higher Education'" Message-ID: <57A8A6D8A308468DB958EE0CBED5E82F@htctu.fhda.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi all! The deadline for submitting a proposal for the California Transcribers and Educators of the Blind and Visually Impaired (CTEBVI) conference is rapidly approaching. The conference is in Southern California this year and is always a great opportunity to learn more about what is happening in the field of education for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. The CTEBVI conference is the largest of its kind in the country, and I always learn a great deal when I attend. Imagine the Next 50 Years Celebrate CTEBVI's 51st Year! April 21-25, 2010 LAX Marriott Following on the heels of 2009's Jubilee conference acknowledging our first 50 years, 2010's conference will ask you to Imagine the next 50. Share your knowledge and expertise with others . be a workshop presenter at CTEBVI. The workshop committee is now accepting workshop proposals for 2010. You can find a long list of topics to cover on our website, but this list is never complete. Your ideas and willingness to present them are always highly encouraged. Proposals for workshops must be received by November 15, 2009. You can download the proposal submission form by visiting the CTEBVI website: http://www.ctebvi.org/call_for_workshops.htm For further information, contact: Patty Biasca Transcribers patbiasca@aol.com 925-937-9413 Liz Perea Educators lizperea@wuhsd.k12.ca.us 562-698-4671 Anne Ward Parents inland2wards@att.net 707-463-2296 Gaeir Dietrich Related Professionals gdietrich@htctu.net 408-996-6043 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Ron -----Original Message----- From: Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology [mailto:QIAT@LSV.UKY.EDU] On Behalf Of bwilkes Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 9:01 AM To: QIAT@LSV.UKY.EDU Subject: Free - Flashcard systems Good morning everyone.??I am working with a higher education student who has dyslexia and she has been using Teach2000 as a flashcard support system. It has served her well to this point although it is pretty basic as far as the quizzes you can create in it. I was wondering if anyone had any other thoughts or experiences in this area. She is high functioning but needs assistance in using flash cards and other support materials to reinforce her comprehension and retention due to her reading disability. Thanks in advance for your ideas..."free" is also a key word her... due to limited funding sources. Byron Wilkes President Learning Magic, Inc. 425 712-3141 www.learningmagicinc.com "Extend you" - (i.e. push yourself and give of yourself always) -------------------------------------------------- The QIAT List - To Subscribe, unsubscribe, make changes in delivery options or search the QIAT archives, click this link to go to http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/QIAT.html. From dabrus at purdue.edu Fri Nov 6 08:35:48 2009 From: dabrus at purdue.edu (Brusnighan, Dean A.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] seeking proctor help at AHG conference In-Reply-To: <20091102092116.AMK11684@riddler.int.colorado.edu> References: <20091102092116.AMK11684@riddler.int.colorado.edu> Message-ID: Hi Howard, I'm willing to try my hand at proctoring. How about: Thursday, 11-12:30, Standley Ballroom 1 Lab (FAE of Web 2.0 apps) Friday, 8-9, Windsor (A longitudinal study...) I hope you're getting a good response. Dean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dean Brusnighan Information Technology at Purdue Young Hall 302 Wood Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108 Phone: 765-494-9082 dabrus@purdue.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Howard Kramer Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 11:21 AM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] seeking proctor help at AHG conference Dear ATHEN members: For those of you attending the AHG conference next week, as always, we would welcome your help in proctoring sessions at the conference. Proctoring duties are simple - hand out the evaluation forms, collect them at the end of the session, help out or get help for the speaker if they need assistance with a/v, water, unruly crowds, etc. I've attached a grid format of the schedule in Word format. Simply write in your name in the cells corresponding to sessions you would like to proctor and return this to me or simply send me an email with the list of sessions you're willing to proctor. Thank you in advance and look forward to seeing you all next week. Best, Howard From asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca Fri Nov 6 08:38:11 2009 From: asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca (Jennison Mark Asuncion) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] Chronicle of Higher Ed highlights study on university website accessibility Message-ID: Hello, In the Chronicle's blog, The Wired Campus, Marc Parry highlights a presentation given by John Gunderson at the Educause conference this past week on his study that evaluated the accessibility of pages from 80 college websites. The post is titled Big East Is a Big Loser in Web Accessibility for Disabled People, Study Says and is located at http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Big-East-a-Big-Loser-in-Web/8737/? Jennison Jennison Mark Asuncion Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network www.adaptech.org LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/jennison From dmurphy at blackhawk.edu Fri Nov 6 09:13:17 2009 From: dmurphy at blackhawk.edu (Murphy, Diane L.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] scanner Message-ID: <9C286E64C7C1EC49A9294E42E81C6E9E0438DFD559@SBJEXCH01.admin.blackhawk.edu> I'm wondering if anyone has tried using Epson's new Perfection V500 Office Scanner with Kurzweil 3000 yet. I think it's so new, that it hasn't been tested or listed yet, as being compatible on their website. Diane Murphy Disability Support Specialist Blackhawk Technical College phone: 608-743-4422 fax: 608-757-7752 dmurphy@blackhawk.edu BTC ... Smart Choice! Interested in BTC, check our website at www.blackhawk.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] ckeditor In-Reply-To: <015901ca5e47$56866e20$03934a60$@com> References: <51923.152.78.64.66.1257421094.squirrel@www.emptech.info> <2E0DCEC9-E61D-458C-8AEF-5B35BFC3CA15@iupui.edu> <015901ca5e47$56866e20$03934a60$@com> Message-ID: <006401ca60c4$4f903db0$eeb0b910$@info> Many thanks as we had no luck with the older version and I am now mighty sceptical! Best wishes E.A. Mrs E.A. Draffan Learning Societies Lab, ECS, University of Southampton, Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 http://www.lexdis.org http://www.emptech.info -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Pratik Patel Sent: 05 November 2009 18:40 To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] ckeditor Hello EA, I'm also testing it for possible Drupal integration but will only use it if it provides full accessibility. I'll let you know when we've made a final decision. Regards, Pratik -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Humbert, Joseph A Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 6:42 AM To: ea@emptech.info; Access Technology Higher Education Network Cc: Richwine, Brian L Subject: Re: [Athen] ckeditor Hi! I web accessibility team at IU and other members of the Sakai accessibility workgroup are testing it. We will share the results. S far it's a step up from fck, but not perfect. Thankx. Joe Humbert, Assistive Technology and Web Accessibility Specialist UITS Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers Indiana University, Indianapolis and Bloomington 535 W Michigan St. IT214 E Indianapolis, IN 46202 Office Phone: (317) 274-4378 Cell Phone: (847) 431-6545 johumber@iupui.edu http://iuadapts.Indiana.edu/ On Nov 5, 2009, at 6:39 AM, "E.A. Draffan" wrote: > I am just wondering if anyone has used or tested the new ckeditor for > accessibility and ease of use? It looks as if it is a complete re- > write of > fckeditor http://ckeditor.com/ > > Many thanks > > Best wishes E.A. > > Mrs E.A. Draffan > Learning Societies Lab, > ECS, University of Southampton, > Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 > http://www.lexdis.org > http://www.emptech.info > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.50/2481 - Release Date: 11/06/09 07:38:00 From asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca Sun Nov 8 18:25:21 2009 From: asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca (Jennison Mark Asuncion) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] WebAIM screen reader user survey results Message-ID: Hello, The results of WebAIM's latest screen reader user survey http://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey2/ - definitely worth a read. Jennison Jennison Mark Asuncion Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network www.adaptech.org LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/jennison From lisa_fiedor at ncsu.edu Mon Nov 9 09:56:24 2009 From: lisa_fiedor at ncsu.edu (Lisa Fiedor) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] Assistant Director & Coordinator of Assistive Technology position Message-ID: <4AF857C8.5060909@ncsu.edu> Hi All, Here's an announcement for an AT position at NC State University. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Lisa -------------------------------------------------------------------- NC State University Raleigh, NC Assistant Director & Coordinator of Assistive Technology Disability Services Office/Office for Equal Opportunity/Provost Office Minimum Experience/Education - Bachelor's degree - Demonstrated work experience with individuals to customize solutions in a complex technology environment Departmental Required Skills - Knowledge of Assistive Technology (AT) - hardware and software - and computing systems - Commitment to accessibility issues - Effective verbal and written communication skills - Ability to work effectively within a diverse higher education setting - Ability to create and maintain accessible databases and an accessible web site Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education - Master's degree in a related field or Assistive Technology Practitioner (ATP) Certification - Extensive knowledge of AT - both hardware and software - and computing systems - 3-5 years of work experience in a higher education setting providing customized solutions in a complex technology environment for persons with disabilities - Knowledge of the principles of Universal Design (UD) - Knowledge of applicable disability laws and the ability to apply them effectively in a higher education setting. Essential Job Duties - Provide leadership to ensure compliance with disability laws and the availability of appropriate AT - Provide leadership and education to promote the principles of UD - Take the lead and work collaboratively with students, faculty, and staff to assess needs and recommend / procure /maintain appropriate AT - Work collaboratively with campus units to ensure AT solutions are available throughout campus - Employ effective tracking methods for AT needs, inventory, solutions, and outcomes - Consult and collaborate with appropriate groups to establish and implement policies, rules, regulations, and best practices related to the provision of accessible information/technology - Remain abreast of emerging technologies and work pro-actively to promote an awareness and understanding of current and potential accessibility issues and solutions - Maintain and support an active and accessible Disability Services Office (DSO) database and web site - Maintain and promote the use of the DSO's AT Lab - Work collaboratively with DSO staff to create a spending plan for Educational Technology Funds (ETF) that is consistent with the written guidelines and keep current the necessary reports for the ETF Advisory Team Other Work Responsibilities - Other duties as assigned. Proposed Hire Date 01-01-2010 To apply, please go to: https://jobs.ncsu.edu AA/EEO In addition, NC State welcomes all persons without regard to sexual orientation. Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. If highest degree is from an institution outside of the U.S., final candidates are required to have their degree verified at www.wes.org -- -- -- -- Lisa Marie Fiedor Web Accessibility, Usability, & Design Specialist Faculty Development & Support Services Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) NC State University, Campus Box 7111, Raleigh NC 27695-7111 Rm 2133 DH Hill Library, East Wing v 919.513.4616 f 919.513.4005 lisa_fiedor@ncsu.edu From Dave.M.Thomas at studentlife.du.edu Mon Nov 9 11:40:05 2009 From: Dave.M.Thomas at studentlife.du.edu (Dave M. Thomas) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] Question About Tracking AT Usage Message-ID: Good afternoon! Is anybody tracking the amount of time accessible workstations are being used? We received a grant to establish an accessible workstation at our library and, for the sake of reporting to the foundation who funded the station, I would like to let them know how often it is used by SWDs. I realize this might require issuing passwords and using software that can summarize the amount of usage but do not know anything beyond this. Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you! Dave Dave Thomas, Assistive Technology Specialist University of Denver Disability Services Program 2050 E. Evans Ave., Suite #30 Denver, CO 80208 dave.m.thomas@studentlife.du.edu 303-871-2269 (phone) 303-871-3939 (Fax) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcroll at CAHS.Colostate.edu Mon Nov 9 14:57:39 2009 From: mcroll at CAHS.Colostate.edu (Roll,Marla) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] Question About Tracking AT Usage In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <95D1023BE1E90D43AD435E6F88562BCC3840F7CB14@ODIN.CAHS.ColoState.EDU> Dave - we do not track actual use but we do have an on-line reservation system where we can get a daily or weekly snapshot of usage in the various locations we provide AT.... We also know the exact number of users at a given time that have access to AT. They have to share their log in and eid information with us in order to access the AT off of the server... that has helped greatly in terms of tracking number of users... Let me know if you would like to talk with the folks that help us out with AT access in the library. I am guessing they would be happy to share the library's perspective on overall AT usage. Marla ___________________________________ Marla C. Roll, MS, OTR Director, Assistive Technology Resource Center Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy 304 Occupational Therapy Building Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 970-491-2016 mcroll@cahs.colostate.edu From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Dave M. Thomas Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 12:40 PM To: DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.buffalo.edu Cc: Athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Question About Tracking AT Usage Good afternoon! Is anybody tracking the amount of time accessible workstations are being used? We received a grant to establish an accessible workstation at our library and, for the sake of reporting to the foundation who funded the station, I would like to let them know how often it is used by SWDs. I realize this might require issuing passwords and using software that can summarize the amount of usage but do not know anything beyond this. Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you! Dave Dave Thomas, Assistive Technology Specialist University of Denver Disability Services Program 2050 E. Evans Ave., Suite #30 Denver, CO 80208 dave.m.thomas@studentlife.du.edu 303-871-2269 (phone) 303-871-3939 (Fax) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca Mon Nov 9 15:06:45 2009 From: asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca (Jennison Mark Asuncion) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] following the AHG Conference on Twitter Message-ID: Hello, If you are on Twitter and you will either be at Accessing Higher Ground or wish to follow any conversation from the conference, the Twitter hashtag is #ahg09 Jennison Jennison Mark Asuncion Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network www.adaptech.org LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/jennison From normajean.brand at hccs.edu Mon Nov 9 17:14:49 2009 From: normajean.brand at hccs.edu (normajean.brand) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] AT for Parkinson's? Message-ID: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1D010B1A1E@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> I have a techie friend who is asking about AT (for a computer) for his mom who has advanced Parkinson's. I'm not finding much on specific AT for Parkinson's but lots on the disease itself. So, I'm thinking: trackball, keyguard for keyboard, or? Anyone else have suggestions? Parkinson's is not something I've dealt with on a student support level so I'm appealing to the ATHEN Collective. Thanks in advance for any advice and suggestions. Regards, Norma Jean ----------------------------------------------- Personal Mission Statement Integrity, trust, commitment and talent is the foundation of my existence. My dedication to providing the highest level of technical expertise to help solve client's problems is why I'm here. I strive to create, innovate, and to research solutions to meet and exceed expectations. -- NJ Brand ----------------------------------------------- NJ Brand, ATAC Houston Community College-Northwest ADA Technician Technology and Instructional Computing Room RC13 1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N. Houston TX 77043 VM/Office: 713.718.5604 FAX: 713.718.5430 Email: normajean.brand@hccs.edu http://northwest.hccs.edu SkypeMe: nj.brand -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JWeier at stlcc.edu Tue Nov 10 10:22:53 2009 From: JWeier at stlcc.edu (Weier, James A.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] AT for Parkinson's? In-Reply-To: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1D010B1A1E@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> References: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1D010B1A1E@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> Message-ID: Norma Jean, Here is something invented by IBM to prevent shaking, hand tremors, etc. Used in conjunction with a mouse: http://essentialtremor.org/siteresources/modules/webstore/scripts/prodVi ew.asp?idproduct=28 James A. Weier Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office St. Louis Community College 3400 Pershall Road Ferguson, MO. 63135 314-513-4162 (voice) 314-513-4876 (fax) jweier@stlcc.edu There are three basic types, the wills, the won'ts, and the can'ts. The wills accomplish everything, the won'ts oppose everything, and the can'ts won't try anything. From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of normajean.brand Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 7:15 PM To: Athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] AT for Parkinson's? I have a techie friend who is asking about AT (for a computer) for his mom who has advanced Parkinson's. I'm not finding much on specific AT for Parkinson's but lots on the disease itself. So, I'm thinking: trackball, keyguard for keyboard, or? Anyone else have suggestions? Parkinson's is not something I've dealt with on a student support level so I'm appealing to the ATHEN Collective. Thanks in advance for any advice and suggestions. Regards, Norma Jean ----------------------------------------------- Personal Mission Statement Integrity, trust, commitment and talent is the foundation of my existence. My dedication to providing the highest level of technical expertise to help solve client's problems is why I'm here. I strive to create, innovate, and to research solutions to meet and exceed expectations. -- NJ Brand ----------------------------------------------- NJ Brand, ATAC Houston Community College-Northwest ADA Technician Technology and Instructional Computing Room RC13 1010 W. 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In-Reply-To: References: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1D010B1A1E@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> Message-ID: I have to say, James, that device seems very cool -- thanks for passing along the info! - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant Shelley@TechPotential.net www.TechPotential.net On Nov 10, 2009, at 10:22 AM, Weier, James A. wrote: > Norma Jean, > > Here is something invented by IBM to prevent shaking, hand tremors, > etc. Used in conjunction with a mouse: > http://essentialtremor.org/siteresources/modules/webstore/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=28 > > James A. Weier > Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office > St. Louis Community College > 3400 Pershall Road > Ferguson, MO. 63135 > 314-513-4162 (voice) > 314-513-4876 (fax) > jweier@stlcc.edu > > There are three basic types, the wills, the won'ts, and the can'ts. > The wills accomplish everything, the won'ts oppose everything, and > the can'ts won't try anything. > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > On Behalf Of normajean.brand > Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 7:15 PM > To: Athen@athenpro.org > Subject: [Athen] AT for Parkinson's? > > I have a techie friend who is asking about AT (for a computer) for > his mom who has advanced Parkinson?s. I?m not finding much on > specific AT for Parkinson?s but lots on the disease itself. So, I?m > thinking: trackball, keyguard for keyboard, or? Anyone else have > suggestions? Parkinson?s is not something I?ve dealt with on a > student support level so I?m appealing to the ATHEN Collective. > Thanks in advance for any advice and suggestions. > > Regards, > Norma Jean > > ----------------------------------------------- > Personal Mission Statement > Integrity, trust, commitment and talent is the foundation of my > existence. > My dedication to providing the highest level of technical expertise > to help > solve client's problems is why I'm here. I strive to create, > innovate, and to > research solutions to meet and exceed expectations. -- NJ Brand > ----------------------------------------------- > NJ Brand, ATAC > Houston Community College-Northwest > ADA Technician > Technology and Instructional Computing > Room RC13 > 1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N. > Houston TX 77043 > VM/Office: 713.718.5604 > FAX: 713.718.5430 > Email: normajean.brand@hccs.edu > http://northwest.hccs.edu > SkypeMe: nj.brand > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From normajean.brand at hccs.edu Tue Nov 10 14:11:06 2009 From: normajean.brand at hccs.edu (normajean.brand) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] AT for Parkinson's? In-Reply-To: References: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1D010B1A1E@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> Message-ID: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1D010B1ADB@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> Thank you James! That is very cool. Like the site overall as well. J Regards, Norma Jean ----------------------------------------------- NJ Brand, ATAC Houston Community College-Northwest ADA Technician Technology and Instructional Computing Room RC13 1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N. Houston TX 77043 VM/Office: 713.718.5604 FAX: 713.718.5430 Email: normajean.brand@hccs.edu http://northwest.hccs.edu SkypeMe: nj.brand From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Weier, James A. Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:23 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] AT for Parkinson's? Norma Jean, Here is something invented by IBM to prevent shaking, hand tremors, etc. Used in conjunction with a mouse: http://essentialtremor.org/siteresources/modules/webstore/scripts/prodVi ew.asp?idproduct=28 James A. Weier Adaptive Tech. Specialist/Access Office St. Louis Community College 3400 Pershall Road Ferguson, MO. 63135 314-513-4162 (voice) 314-513-4876 (fax) jweier@stlcc.edu There are three basic types, the wills, the won'ts, and the can'ts. The wills accomplish everything, the won'ts oppose everything, and the can'ts won't try anything. From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of normajean.brand Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 7:15 PM To: Athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] AT for Parkinson's? I have a techie friend who is asking about AT (for a computer) for his mom who has advanced Parkinson's. I'm not finding much on specific AT for Parkinson's but lots on the disease itself. So, I'm thinking: trackball, keyguard for keyboard, or? Anyone else have suggestions? Parkinson's is not something I've dealt with on a student support level so I'm appealing to the ATHEN Collective. Thanks in advance for any advice and suggestions. 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URL: From mary_watkins at wgbh.org Wed Nov 11 08:40:16 2009 From: mary_watkins at wgbh.org (Mary Watkins) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] NCAM and Apple Publish "Creating Accessible iTunes U Content" Message-ID: The Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH (NCAM) has written guidelines for content providers who would like to create accessible iTunes U media via captions, subtitles and audio descriptions. This guidelines document provides step-by-step documentation on creating fully accessible media, including: - Closed captions and audio descriptions that the user can turn on or off as needed. - Open subtitles and descriptions that are available to everyone watching or listening. - Closed subtitles for adding multiple language tracks to video files. - Accessible PDFs. Also included with the guidelines are links to eight video and audio clips that illustrate the various forms of accessible media discussed in the document. Using these guidelines, iTunes U content providers can create content that all people can learn from including people with vision and hearing loss. To access the Creating Accessible iTunes U Content guidelines document and related media, see Creating Accessible iTunes U Content on Apple's iTunes site, . About NCAM and WGBH The Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH is a research, development and advocacy entity that works to make existing and emerging technologies accessible to all audiences. NCAM is part of the Media Access Group at WGBH, which also includes The Caption Center (est. 1972), and Descriptive Video Service? (est. 1990). For more information, visit http://access.wgbh.org. WGBH Boston is America's preeminent public broadcasting producer, the source of fully one-third of PBS's prime-time lineup, along with some of public television's best-known lifestyle shows and children's programs and many public radio favorites. For more information, visit http://www.wgbh.org. -- Mary Watkins Director of Communications and Outreach Media Access Group at WGBH One Guest Street Boston, MA 02135 617 300-3700 mary_watkins@wgbh.org access.wgbh.org Follow the Media Access Group on Facebook. WGBH Boston informs, inspires, and entertains millions through public broadcasting, the Web, educational multimedia, and access services for people with disabilities. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hkramer.atsol at gmail.com Thu Nov 12 06:47:28 2009 From: hkramer.atsol at gmail.com (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] seeking proctor help at AHG conference In-Reply-To: References: <20091102092116.AMK11684@riddler.int.colorado.edu> Message-ID: Hi Dean, I have someone for that session. But you can act as backup if the proctor doesn't show up. Thanks, Howard On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Brusnighan, Dean A. wrote: > Hi Howard, > > I'm willing to try my hand at proctoring. How about: > > Thursday, 11-12:30, Standley Ballroom 1 Lab (FAE of Web 2.0 apps) > Friday, 8-9, Windsor (A longitudinal study...) > > I hope you're getting a good response. > > Dean > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Dean Brusnighan > Information Technology at Purdue > Young Hall > 302 Wood Street > West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108 > Phone: 765-494-9082 > dabrus@purdue.edu > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Howard Kramer > Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 11:21 AM > To: athen@athenpro.org > Subject: [Athen] seeking proctor help at AHG conference > > Dear ATHEN members: > > For those of you attending the AHG conference next week, as always, we > would welcome your help in proctoring sessions at the conference. Proctoring > duties are simple - hand out the evaluation forms, collect them at the end > of the session, help out or get help for the speaker if they need assistance > with a/v, water, unruly crowds, etc. > > I've attached a grid format of the schedule in Word format. > Simply write in your name in the cells corresponding to sessions you would > like to proctor and return this to me or simply send me an email with the > list of sessions you're willing to proctor. > > Thank you in advance and look forward to seeing you all next week. > > Best, > Howard > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Lissner.2 at osu.edu Thu Nov 12 22:41:38 2009 From: Lissner.2 at osu.edu (Lissner, Scott) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] ADA as pertains to classroom interactions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <80FCE4F8AFF74D4EAF5AE29906BFC6B5031DCA8F@Yukon.admin.ohio-state.edu> Try this. A bit old but still quite useful and from a source that faculty will generally respect. http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/academe/2001/ND/Feat/gross.htm Making Accommodations: The Legal World of Students with Disabilities The law requires colleges and universities to make special arrangements for students with disabilities, but not by lowering academic standards. By Paul D. Grossman ________________________________ My brother sat in the wheelchair he had used for the past five years, ever since cancer had reached his spine in 1991. As a teacher and a disability lawyer, I was curious to find out whether he regretted entering and persevering through law school well after he understood that his cancer would never remit. His response to my query was remarkably clear. Attending law school had been one of the wisest choices in his life. As his body gradually lost the physical indicia of life-eating, sex, and mobility-he remained a human being, affirmed by his ability to think, learn, and persuade. Only his deep faith matched the opportunity to learn in sustaining his spirit through an otherwise terrible journey to the end of his life. L. Scott Lissner, University ADA Coordinator Office Of The Provost, The Ohio State University 1849 Cannon Drive Columbus, OH 43210-1266 (614) 292-6207(v); (614) 688-8605(tty) (614) 688-3665(fax); Http://ada.osu.edu P Please consider the environment before printing this E-mail From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Hong, Glenda E Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:29 AM To: 'athen@athenpro.org' Subject: [Athen] ADA as pertains to classroom interactions I have been asked to provide "An understanding of how ADA standards pertain to faculty with regards to accessibility in the classroom." I am going through references online but wondered if anyone had any documentation they could share quickly. We are in the process of Strategic Planning and now would be a good time to put ideas in our documents that would have an impact on services provided by our institution. I welcome any advice and thank you for your help. gh Glenda Hong Assistive Technology Lab 2700 W. W. Thorne Drive Academic 201-A Houston, TX 77073-3499 281-618-5745 phone 281-618-7107 fax Glenda.E.Hong@lonestar.edu http://lonestar.edu/northharris.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ead at ecs.soton.ac.uk Fri Nov 13 04:18:28 2009 From: ead at ecs.soton.ac.uk (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] Recording lectures and providing handouts. References: Message-ID: There was a discussion at the end of Alice Anderson's session at AHG about providing lecture notes prior to lectures affecting attendance. The UK HEA academy has a Word doc download that hints at the fact that it does not change attendance http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/italics/vol5iss2/burd-att-italics-06-final.doc Skill (UK student with disabilities support agency) has instructions about copyright issues http://www.skill.org.uk/page.aspx?c=181&p=292 This slide share PowerPoint also mentions no change in attendance by 94% of students as a result of online support linked to lectures http://www.slideshare.net/ashleyhwright/durham-bb-conf-2009-no-notes-presentation Synote is the freely available system that has been developed to support the capture of notes and recordings. http://blog.lsl.ecs.soton.ac.uk/synote/ Best wishes E.A. Mrs E.A. Draffan Learning Societies Lab, ECS, University of Southampton, Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 http://www.lexdis.org http://www.emptech.info From mpthornton at ualr.edu Sat Nov 14 06:28:53 2009 From: mpthornton at ualr.edu (Melanie Thornton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] Message-ID: <4AFEBEA5.4060308@ualr.edu> Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to them and asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors may think electronic equals accessible. Melanie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Concept in Textbooks Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 From: Publisher@gobongobooks.com To: mpthornton@ualr.edu Do you have a collection of notes, articles, tests, and other materials for your course? Would you like to integrate all of it with your word documents, powerpoints, charts, and spreadsheets, and link to web resources? Bongobooks helps you blend it altogether into an e-book for your course. You and your students receive great benefits including: * An e-book that exactly matches your course requirements * Zero cost to you and your readers (royalty option available too) * Self - publish and retain ownership of your e-book Take a look at: http://gobongobooks.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GOBONGO LLC PO BOX 132 Jamestown NY 14702 If you prefer not to receive commercial email click here . -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. 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I wrote to them and > asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors may think > electronic equals accessible. > > Melanie > > -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Concept in TextbooksDate: Sat, > 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500From: Publisher@gobongobooks.comTo: > mpthornton@ualr.edu > > Do you have a collection of notes, articles, tests, and other materials for > your course? > > Would you like to integrate all of it with your word documents, > powerpoints, charts, and spreadsheets, and link to web resources? > > Bongobooks helps you blend it altogether into an e-book for your course. > > You and your students receive great benefits including: > > - An e-book that exactly matches your course requirements > - Zero cost to you and your readers (royalty option available too) > - Self - publish and retain ownership of your e-book > > Take a look at: http://gobongobooks.com > ------------------------------ > > GOBONGO LLC PO BOX 132 Jamestown NY 14702 > > If you prefer not to receive commercial email click here > . > > -- > > Melanie Thornton > Director, Project PACE > Associate Director, Disability Resource Center > 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 > Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 > 501.650.2239 (cell) > 501.569.8240 (fax) > 501.569.3217 (tty) > > Websites: > http://ualr.edu/pace > http://ualr.edu/disability > > We want your comments! > > > AIM: MelanieatUALR > > ************************************ > This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. > The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named > above. Please be aware that filing this email in publicly accessible > records, or any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of > this message is prohibited. > ******************************************* > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -- +++++++++++++++ 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 ron at ahead.org Mon Nov 16 10:12:37 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] In-Reply-To: <6e0d34c90911161006r4cda6743geae09c3c99ebef0a@mail.gmail.com> References: <4AFEBEA5.4060308@ualr.edu> <6e0d34c90911161006r4cda6743geae09c3c99ebef0a@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <015301ca66e8$6136af20$23a40d60$@org> It appears to be PDF based so I would not hold my breath. Ron Stewart From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Heidi Scher Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] Hi Melanie, I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with faculty. Would definitely be interested in hearing about this process and accessibility issues! Heidi On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton wrote: Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to them and asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors may think electronic equals accessible. Melanie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Concept in Textbooks Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 From: Publisher@gobongobooks.com To: mpthornton@ualr.edu Do you have a collection of notes, articles, tests, and other materials for your course? Would you like to integrate all of it with your word documents, powerpoints, charts, and spreadsheets, and link to web resources? Bongobooks helps you blend it altogether into an e-book for your course. You and your students receive great benefits including: * An e-book that exactly matches your course requirements * Zero cost to you and your readers (royalty option available too) * Self - publish and retain ownership of your e-book Take a look at: http://gobongobooks.com _____ GOBONGO LLC PO BOX 132 Jamestown NY 14702 If you prefer not to receive commercial email click here . -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. Please be aware that filing this email in publicly accessible records, or any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. ******************************************* _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- +++++++++++++++ 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 Howard.Kramer at Colorado.EDU Mon Nov 16 11:02:33 2009 From: Howard.Kramer at Colorado.EDU (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] Still time for proposals to ATIA Orlando Message-ID: <20091116120233.AMT09616@riddler.int.colorado.edu> Hello All: Good to see those of you who were at AHG last week. I hope you all made it home without too much delay. ATIA will still take proposals for the Higher Ed track for another day or so. Please fill out the attached form and submit to Becky Williams at education@atia.org. Please also cc me or Dan so we know you've submitted. Let me know if you have any questions. Becky asked that any proposals be submitted by tomorrow. Please try to make that deadline if you can. Thanks, Howard Kramer -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ATIA2010OrlandoCallforPapersLATE.doc Type: application/msword Size: 86528 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ea at emptech.info Mon Nov 16 11:16:13 2009 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] Still time for proposals to ATIA Orlando In-Reply-To: <20091116120233.AMT09616@riddler.int.colorado.edu> References: <20091116120233.AMT09616@riddler.int.colorado.edu> Message-ID: <00c301ca66f1$431806c0$c9481440$@info> Thank you so much Howard for a really good conference with wonderful networking (chatting time!) and learning from the experts. Best wishes E.A. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Howard Kramer Sent: 16 November 2009 19:03 To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Still time for proposals to ATIA Orlando Hello All: Good to see those of you who were at AHG last week. I hope you all made it home without too much delay. ATIA will still take proposals for the Higher Ed track for another day or so. Please fill out the attached form and submit to Becky Williams at education@atia.org. Please also cc me or Dan so we know you've submitted. Let me know if you have any questions. Becky asked that any proposals be submitted by tomorrow. Please try to make that deadline if you can. Thanks, Howard Kramer No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.67/2506 - Release Date: 11/16/09 07:43:00 From Linda.Nieuwenhuijsen at Handicap-Studie.nl Mon Nov 16 11:40:57 2009 From: Linda.Nieuwenhuijsen at Handicap-Studie.nl (Linda Nieuwenhuijsen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] International Conference on Higher Education and Disability in Innsbruck, Austia Message-ID: <8BD1BAD9122B7044B1980108724BDE3C011ED9EB@hs-s-01.Handicap-Studie.local> hello everyone, Really enjoyed my first AHG-conference. Would like to let you all know that there is an interesting conference in Europe as well... The 7th International Conference on Higher Education and Disability. It's in Innsbruck, Austria, july 20-23, 2010. Deadline to submit a proposal: december 9, 2009; Notification of acceptance: february 10, 2010 Hope to see you there! Linda Nieuwenhuijsen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From petri.1 at osu.edu Mon Nov 16 12:27:13 2009 From: petri.1 at osu.edu (Ken Petri) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] In-Reply-To: <015301ca66e8$6136af20$23a40d60$@org> References: <4AFEBEA5.4060308@ualr.edu> <6e0d34c90911161006r4cda6743geae09c3c99ebef0a@mail.gmail.com> <015301ca66e8$6136af20$23a40d60$@org> Message-ID: The output I saw was HTML. I created an account and tried to create a couple of "chapters" of a "book." Students get an online textbook, of sorts. It has the ability to mark up and add notes to text, skip through chapters, etc. Even though it is HTML, it is not very accessible. There appears to be no keyboard-only navigation and the page markup is geared primarily to visual users. The next-previous buttons are not tab navigable, for instance. Neither are any of the drop down menus that give you access to key functionality, such as bookmarking and noting. With a screen reader I can hunt around and mostly figure out what things are (so long as I don't rely on the tab key--what most web application users would expect), but I can't access any of the necessary high-level fly-out menus. This keeps me from being able to access a lot of core functionality--just like with keyboard-only use. Note: this is just a once over and I'm not even pretending to give a complete analysis. I would say the system has promise (an all HTML book system with basic not-taking ability) but the developers clearly did not have accessibility in mind. Best, ken ------------------------------------------------------- Ken Petri Program Director OSU Web Accessibility Center 102D Pomerene Hall 1760 Neil Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 Phone: (614) 292-1760 Fax: (614) 292-4190 mailto:petri.1@osu.edu ------------------------------------------------------- On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Ron Stewart wrote: > It appears to be PDF based so I would not hold my breath. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] *On > Behalf Of *Heidi Scher > *Sent:* Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] > > > > Hi Melanie, > > I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a > misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with faculty. > Would definitely be interested in hearing about this process and > accessibility issues! > > Heidi > > > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton > wrote: > > Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to them and > asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors may think > electronic equals accessible. > > Melanie > > -------- Original Message -------- > > *Subject: * > > New Concept in Textbooks > > *Date: * > > Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 > > *From: * > > Publisher@gobongobooks.com > > *To: * > > mpthornton@ualr.edu > > > > Do you have a collection of notes, articles, tests, and other materials for > your course? > > Would you like to integrate all of it with your word documents, > powerpoints, charts, and spreadsheets, and link to web resources? > > Bongobooks helps you blend it altogether into an e-book for your course. > > You and your students receive great benefits including: > > - An e-book that exactly matches your course requirements > - Zero cost to you and your readers (royalty option available too) > - Self - publish and retain ownership of your e-book > > Take a look at: http://gobongobooks.com > ------------------------------ > > GOBONGO LLC PO BOX 132 Jamestown NY 14702 > > If you prefer not to receive commercial email click here > . > > > > -- > > Melanie Thornton > Director, Project PACE > Associate Director, Disability Resource Center > 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 > Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 > 501.650.2239 (cell) > 501.569.8240 (fax) > 501.569.3217 (tty) > > Websites: > http://ualr.edu/pace > http://ualr.edu/disability > > We want your comments! > > > AIM: MelanieatUALR > > ************************************ > This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. > The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named > above. 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We are seeking as many concrete responses as we can get regarding the discrimination people who are blind or visually impaired have faced over the past two calendar years while having admission exams administered. Specifically, we are interested in the organizations that administered the tests and their failure to properly accommodate the test taker. We have antidotal evidence that organizations such as Pearson Education and ETS have not provided reasonable accommodations to blind or visually impaired test takers for many years. Please take a few minutes to respond to the questions below. These responses will allow us to approach Congress, test entities, and the federal government with greater leverage. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Best Regards, Eric Name of person and appropriate contact information: Name of test administered: Date of test: Name of the party/organization that discriminated: If possible, the name/names of individuals contacted from the party/organization: Place of discrimination located at: Description of discrimination If applicable, please describe proposed resolution by the offending party/organization: Current status of your situation: Describe how your experience impacted your ability to gain acceptance to school: Eric Bridges Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs American Council of the Blind 2200 Wilson Blvd. Suite 650 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: (202) 467-5081 Fax: (703) 465-5085 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: ATT01075.txt URL: From dann at digilifemedia.biz Mon Nov 16 12:45:50 2009 From: dann at digilifemedia.biz (Dann Berkowitz) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:41 2018 Subject: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] In-Reply-To: <6e0d34c90911161006r4cda6743geae09c3c99ebef0a@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <383111009.375.1258404350466.JavaMail.root@mail> Interesting you should use the wording "professors may think electronic equals accessible". Here is my presentation from the 2008 Accessing Higher Ground conference discussing that very topic: http://www.colorado.edu/atconference/Berkowitz_Digital=Accessible_AHG_2008.pps Hope this helps --- Dann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heidi Scher" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06:10 PM Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] Hi Melanie, I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with faculty. ?Would definitely be interested in hearing about this process and accessibility issues! Heidi On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton < mpthornton@ualr.edu > wrote: Has anyone seen books produced using this process?? I wrote to them and asked about accessibility.? It concerns me because professors may think electronic equals accessible. Melanie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Concept in Textbooks Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 From: Publisher@gobongobooks.com To: mpthornton@ualr.edu From mpthornton at ualr.edu Tue Nov 17 05:19:54 2009 From: mpthornton at ualr.edu (Melanie Thornton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] In-Reply-To: <383111009.375.1258404350466.JavaMail.root@mail> References: <383111009.375.1258404350466.JavaMail.root@mail> Message-ID: <4B02A2FA.1050109@ualr.edu> Thanks, Dann, Ken, and others. Dann, your PP presentation is quite timely...both for this discussion and in the world of Kindles. Thank you for sharing it! Someone at a meeting I was in yesterday said that they feel like they are in an episode of "I Love Lucy" trying to catch the pies before they go off the end of the conveyor belt. Our work feels that way sometimes, doesn't it? Trying to get good information out there before things go viral on us... Melanie Dann Berkowitz wrote: > Interesting you should use the wording "professors may think electronic equals accessible". Here is my presentation from the 2008 Accessing Higher Ground conference discussing that very topic: > > http://www.colorado.edu/atconference/Berkowitz_Digital=Accessible_AHG_2008.pps > > Hope this helps --- Dann > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Heidi Scher" > To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06:10 PM > Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] > > > > Hi Melanie, > > > I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with faculty. Would definitely be interested in hearing about this process and accessibility issues! > > Heidi > > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton < mpthornton@ualr.edu > wrote: > > > > Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to them and asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors may think electronic equals accessible. > > Melanie > > -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Concept in Textbooks > Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 > From: Publisher@gobongobooks.com > To: mpthornton@ualr.edu > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. 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Here is my presentation from the 2008 Accessing > Higher Ground conference discussing that very topic: > > http://www.colorado.edu/atconference/Berkowitz_Digital=Accessible_AHG_2 > 008.pps > > Hope this helps --- Dann Alt format and "electronic doesn't always mean accessible" were the overwhelming topics of discussion at this year's AHG. We missed you. Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Tue Nov 17 06:58:16 2009 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] In-Reply-To: <4B02A2FA.1050109@ualr.edu> References: <383111009.375.1258404350466.JavaMail.root@mail> <4B02A2FA.1050109@ualr.edu> Message-ID: I presented at AHG on the (un)accessibility of the Kindle. My presentation should be up shortly on the AHG website, but if anyone wants a copy of my PPT, I?d be happy to email it to you. Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Thornton Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:20 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] Thanks, Dann, Ken, and others. Dann, your PP presentation is quite timely...both for this discussion and in the world of Kindles. Thank you for sharing it! Someone at a meeting I was in yesterday said that they feel like they are in an episode of "I Love Lucy" trying to catch the pies before they go off the end of the conveyor belt. Our work feels that way sometimes, doesn't it? Trying to get good information out there before things go viral on us... Melanie Dann Berkowitz wrote: Interesting you should use the wording "professors may think electronic equals accessible". Here is my presentation from the 2008 Accessing Higher Ground conference discussing that very topic: http://www.colorado.edu/atconference/Berkowitz_Digital=Accessible_AHG_2008.pps Hope this helps --- Dann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heidi Scher" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06:10 PM Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] Hi Melanie, I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with faculty. Would definitely be interested in hearing about this process and accessibility issues! Heidi On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton < mpthornton@ualr.edu > wrote: Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to them and asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors may think electronic equals accessible. Melanie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Concept in Textbooks Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 From: Publisher@gobongobooks.com To: mpthornton@ualr.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. 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My presentation should be up shortly on the AHG website, but if anyone wants a copy of my PPT, I?d be happy to email it to you. Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Thornton Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:20 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] Thanks, Dann, Ken, and others. Dann, your PP presentation is quite timely...both for this discussion and in the world of Kindles. Thank you for sharing it! Someone at a meeting I was in yesterday said that they feel like they are in an episode of "I Love Lucy" trying to catch the pies before they go off the end of the conveyor belt. Our work feels that way sometimes, doesn't it? Trying to get good information out there before things go viral on us... Melanie Dann Berkowitz wrote: Interesting you should use the wording "professors may think electronic equals accessible". Here is my presentation from the 2008 Accessing Higher Ground conference discussing that very topic: http://www.colorado.edu/atconference/Berkowitz_Digital=Accessible_AHG_2008.pps Hope this helps --- Dann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heidi Scher" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06:10 PM Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] Hi Melanie, I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with faculty. Would definitely be interested in hearing about this process and accessibility issues! Heidi On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton < mpthornton@ualr.edu > wrote: Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to them and asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors may think electronic equals accessible. Melanie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Concept in Textbooks Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 From: Publisher@gobongobooks.com To: mpthornton@ualr.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. 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URL: From Linda.Nieuwenhuijsen at Handicap-Studie.nl Tue Nov 17 07:48:14 2009 From: Linda.Nieuwenhuijsen at Handicap-Studie.nl (Linda Nieuwenhuijsen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] In-Reply-To: References: <383111009.375.1258404350466.JavaMail.root@mail><4B02A2FA.1050109@ualr.edu> Message-ID: <8BD1BAD9122B7044B1980108724BDE3C0129E420@hs-s-01.Handicap-Studie.local> I would also like a copy; i have to do a presentation about e-books and dyslexia? Thank you! Linda Nieuwenhuijsen Helpdesk | aandachtsgebied: digitale toegankelijkheid + ict-hulpmiddelen handicap + studie, expertisecentrum tel: 030-275 33 00 | email: linda.nieuwenhuijsen@handicap-studie.nl woensdag afwezig Van: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] Namens Hoffman, Kathy Verzonden: dinsdag 17 november 2009 16:44 Aan: Access Technology Higher Education Network Onderwerp: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] I would like a copy, someone mentioned it to me the other day. Thanks for offering it. Kathy Hoffman Erie Community College From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kelmer, Susan M. Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:58 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] I presented at AHG on the (un)accessibility of the Kindle. My presentation should be up shortly on the AHG website, but if anyone wants a copy of my PPT, I?d be happy to email it to you. Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Thornton Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:20 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] Thanks, Dann, Ken, and others. Dann, your PP presentation is quite timely...both for this discussion and in the world of Kindles. Thank you for sharing it! Someone at a meeting I was in yesterday said that they feel like they are in an episode of "I Love Lucy" trying to catch the pies before they go off the end of the conveyor belt. Our work feels that way sometimes, doesn't it? Trying to get good information out there before things go viral on us... Melanie Dann Berkowitz wrote: Interesting you should use the wording "professors may think electronic equals accessible". Here is my presentation from the 2008 Accessing Higher Ground conference discussing that very topic: http://www.colorado.edu/atconference/Berkowitz_Digital=Accessible_AHG_2008.pps Hope this helps --- Dann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heidi Scher" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06:10 PM Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] Hi Melanie, I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with faculty. Would definitely be interested in hearing about this process and accessibility issues! Heidi On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton < mpthornton@ualr.edu > wrote: Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to them and asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors may think electronic equals accessible. Melanie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Concept in Textbooks Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 From: Publisher@gobongobooks.com To: mpthornton@ualr.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. 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URL: From ron at ahead.org Tue Nov 17 08:37:02 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] In-Reply-To: References: <4AFEBEA5.4060308@ualr.edu> <6e0d34c90911161006r4cda6743geae09c3c99ebef0a@mail.gmail.com> <015301ca66e8$6136af20$23a40d60$@org> Message-ID: <01c601ca67a4$313f9b30$93bed190$@org> Thanks for the clarification on this, guess I should have spent more time on the site. You are right on, an HTML based system would be great, Pearson is now producing some HTML textbooks in the k-12 space unfortunately there is not descriptive text on the images and no way to add it at this point. Though I understand they are working on a possible solution. http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZ4Z4 &PMDbProgramId=67381&PMDbSiteId=2781&PMDbSolutionId=6724&PMDbSubSolutionId=6 732&PMDbCategoryId=806 Ron From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ken Petri Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 3:27 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] The output I saw was HTML. I created an account and tried to create a couple of "chapters" of a "book." Students get an online textbook, of sorts. It has the ability to mark up and add notes to text, skip through chapters, etc. Even though it is HTML, it is not very accessible. There appears to be no keyboard-only navigation and the page markup is geared primarily to visual users. The next-previous buttons are not tab navigable, for instance. Neither are any of the drop down menus that give you access to key functionality, such as bookmarking and noting. With a screen reader I can hunt around and mostly figure out what things are (so long as I don't rely on the tab key--what most web application users would expect), but I can't access any of the necessary high-level fly-out menus. This keeps me from being able to access a lot of core functionality--just like with keyboard-only use. Note: this is just a once over and I'm not even pretending to give a complete analysis. I would say the system has promise (an all HTML book system with basic not-taking ability) but the developers clearly did not have accessibility in mind. Best, ken ------------------------------------------------------- Ken Petri Program Director OSU Web Accessibility Center 102D Pomerene Hall 1760 Neil Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 Phone: (614) 292-1760 Fax: (614) 292-4190 mailto:petri.1@osu.edu ------------------------------------------------------- On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Ron Stewart wrote: It appears to be PDF based so I would not hold my breath. Ron Stewart From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Heidi Scher Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] Hi Melanie, I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with faculty. Would definitely be interested in hearing about this process and accessibility issues! Heidi On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton wrote: Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to them and asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors may think electronic equals accessible. Melanie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Concept in Textbooks Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 From: Publisher@gobongobooks.com To: mpthornton@ualr.edu Do you have a collection of notes, articles, tests, and other materials for your course? Would you like to integrate all of it with your word documents, powerpoints, charts, and spreadsheets, and link to web resources? Bongobooks helps you blend it altogether into an e-book for your course. You and your students receive great benefits including: * An e-book that exactly matches your course requirements * Zero cost to you and your readers (royalty option available too) * Self - publish and retain ownership of your e-book Take a look at: http://gobongobooks.com _____ GOBONGO LLC PO BOX 132 Jamestown NY 14702 If you prefer not to receive commercial email click here . -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. 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URL: From pratikp1 at gmail.com Tue Nov 17 08:54:56 2009 From: pratikp1 at gmail.com (Pratik Patel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] Cloud Based Curriculum In-Reply-To: <01ac01ca67a1$4ad6b0e0$e08412a0$@com> References: <01ac01ca67a1$4ad6b0e0$e08412a0$@com> Message-ID: <059701ca67a6$b1b9b410$152d1c30$@com> I'm also a bit confused by the last paragraph of the article. If the curriculum is to be platform agnostic, then what need for a software? I'm either being rather nitpicky or there is a break in communication. I don't always expect the level of clarity that one might get through a technical document in what amounts to a press release. . But the level of jargon amazes me sometimes. Pratik From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:16 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Cloud Based Curriculum Following TV Raman's keynote at AHG , I thought this article someone sent me to be very timely. Wonder how they are going to deal with accessibility. http://www.tesc.edu/news/6533.php Ron **************************************************************************** *** Ron Stewart Managing Consultant Altformat Solutions LLC 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@altformatsolutions.com www.altformatsolutions.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From RJiron at roguecc.edu Tue Nov 17 09:12:55 2009 From: RJiron at roguecc.edu (Jiron, Randi) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] In-Reply-To: References: <383111009.375.1258404350466.JavaMail.root@mail> <4B02A2FA.1050109@ualr.edu> Message-ID: <0A4CE516F18D884DA305AC631EE19A061684D562C0@Mercury1> Yes, I?d like a copy too. Thanks. Randi Jiron, MBA Disability Services Specialist Josephine County Office of Disability Services Rogue Community College 541/956-7337 Redwood Campus Website: http://learn.roguecc.edu/developmental/support This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. This e-mail was sent in good faith to the address you provided to Rogue Community College. We trust that you have password-protected access to this e-mail account and that any transmitted confidential information is secure. If you are not the named addressee, you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail message by mistake, and then delete this e-mail and any attachments from your system. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Hoffman, Kathy Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:44 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] I would like a copy, someone mentioned it to me the other day. Thanks for offering it. Kathy Hoffman Erie Community College From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kelmer, Susan M. Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:58 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] I presented at AHG on the (un)accessibility of the Kindle. My presentation should be up shortly on the AHG website, but if anyone wants a copy of my PPT, I?d be happy to email it to you. Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Thornton Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:20 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] Thanks, Dann, Ken, and others. Dann, your PP presentation is quite timely...both for this discussion and in the world of Kindles. Thank you for sharing it! Someone at a meeting I was in yesterday said that they feel like they are in an episode of "I Love Lucy" trying to catch the pies before they go off the end of the conveyor belt. Our work feels that way sometimes, doesn't it? Trying to get good information out there before things go viral on us... Melanie Dann Berkowitz wrote: Interesting you should use the wording "professors may think electronic equals accessible". Here is my presentation from the 2008 Accessing Higher Ground conference discussing that very topic: http://www.colorado.edu/atconference/Berkowitz_Digital=Accessible_AHG_2008.pps Hope this helps --- Dann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heidi Scher" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06:10 PM Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] Hi Melanie, I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with faculty. Would definitely be interested in hearing about this process and accessibility issues! Heidi On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton < mpthornton@ualr.edu > wrote: Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to them and asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors may think electronic equals accessible. Melanie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Concept in Textbooks Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 From: Publisher@gobongobooks.com To: mpthornton@ualr.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! 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My > presentation should be up shortly on the AHG website, but if anyone > wants a copy of my PPT, I?d be happy to email it to you. > > > > /Susan Kelmer/ > > /Adaptive Technology Specialist// > > /Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms/ > > /St. Louis Community College - Meramec/ > > /314-984-7951/ > > > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > *On Behalf Of *Melanie Thornton > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:20 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] > > > > Thanks, Dann, Ken, and others. > > Dann, your PP presentation is quite timely...both for this discussion > and in the world of Kindles. Thank you for sharing it! > > Someone at a meeting I was in yesterday said that they feel like they > are in an episode of "I Love Lucy" trying to catch the pies before > they go off the end of the conveyor belt. Our work feels that way > sometimes, doesn't it? Trying to get good information out there > before things go viral on us... > > Melanie > > > > Dann Berkowitz wrote: > > Interesting you should use the wording "professors may think electronic equals accessible". Here is my presentation from the 2008 Accessing Higher Ground conference discussing that very topic: > > http://www.colorado.edu/atconference/Berkowitz_Digital=Accessible_AHG_2008.pps > > Hope this helps --- Dann > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Heidi Scher" > To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06:10 PM > Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] > > > > Hi Melanie, > > > I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with faculty. Would definitely be interested in hearing about this process and accessibility issues! > > Heidi > > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton < mpthornton@ualr.edu > wrote: > > > > Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to them and asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors may think electronic equals accessible. > > Melanie > > -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Concept in Textbooks > Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 > From: Publisher@gobongobooks.com > To: mpthornton@ualr.edu > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > > > -- > > Melanie Thornton > Director, Project PACE > Associate Director, Disability Resource Center > 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 > Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 > 501.650.2239 (cell) > 501.569.8240 (fax) > 501.569.3217 (tty) > > Websites: > http://ualr.edu/pace > http://ualr.edu/disability > > We want your comments! > > > AIM: MelanieatUALR > > ************************************ > This message contains information which may be confidential or > privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the > individual(s) named above. Please be aware that filing this email in > publicly accessible records, or any disclosure, copying, distribution > or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. > ******************************************* > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of > the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution > is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact > the sender by e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message, > including attachments. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- Cyrus Hamilton Cornell University 420 Center for Computing and Communications Ithaca, NY 14853 Ph. 607 254-4545 Fax 607 255-1562 From mpthornton at ualr.edu Tue Nov 17 09:32:54 2009 From: mpthornton at ualr.edu (Melanie Thornton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] Blogs Message-ID: <4B02DE46.8070209@ualr.edu> Do any of you have blogs related to web accessibility, IT accessibility, assistive technology, etc? Would like to have links if you have some. It would be nice to share articles/editorials with others. Thanks! 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URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Tue Nov 17 10:30:35 2009 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] AHG Conference thoughts Message-ID: Hello all, I just wanted to share a couple of thoughts about this year's AHG Conference for those who were not able to be there. Hopefully others will share their thoughts as well. Firstly, let me say that it was a good conference. I hope those who were not able to attend can access some of the session materials. There was a lot of good info. Thanks Howard and crew for making the materials available for all of us, even after the fact. I attended several sessions and enjoyed them all. Here are a couple that really caught my attention though. The Stanford session on captioning videos was great (Saturday morning at 9:45). Sean and John presented a truly fascinating model. We are looking at setting up a system here and their presentation gave me an idea or two. I would definitely class this one as a "must review" for those who have any interest in captioning videos. Jayme Johnson presented two good sessions, but the one that I got the most from was "Accessible Math with DAISY" (Saturday morning at 8:00). It was my first experience using Math Type and DAISY Pipeline. Even though I can tell the technology has a ways to go, it was still an impressive session. I certainly intend to play with these toys some more. There were several sessions on the Dolphin Converter software. I attended the session presented by Julie Balassa. Again, it was my first time to see the product in action. She did a great job explaining the components of the program and the process. I like the concept. However, I still like Publisher better. I have been having some discussions with other colleges in our area bout sharing resources for both altermate formatted texts and assistive technologies. Thus, I found the session, "Assistive Technology & Higher Education: A Collaboration for Provision of E-Text," by Deanna Arbuckle to be interesting. It just shows that sharing across boundries can be done. I won't review all of the sessions I attended, but these are some that I would recommend for review by those who could not be at the conference. Of course, if you have time, I recommend reviewing all of the sessions. I know I enjoyed all of the sessions I attended. I wish I could have cloned myself so I could have attended a few more, like Gaeir's "DAISY 101" session. I guess I'll just have to wait for the DVD and review that one. Okay, just my two cents worth. Maybe others will have recommendations on some of the sessions as well. 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I hope that is the direction they are moving, rather than to ghettoize the disability population with another "special" technology: just make one technology that works for all. I know in some cases it can't be done, but with e-books this isn't so. Cheers and thanks for the link, ken ------ On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Ron Stewart wrote: > Thanks for the clarification on this, guess I should have spent more time > on the site. > > > > You are right on, an HTML based system would be great, Pearson is now > producing some HTML textbooks in the k-12 space unfortunately there is not > descriptive text on the images and no way to add it at this point. Though I > understand they are working on a possible solution. > > > http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZ4Z4&PMDbProgramId=67381&PMDbSiteId=2781&PMDbSolutionId=6724&PMDbSubSolutionId=6732&PMDbCategoryId=806 > > > > Ron > > > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] *On > Behalf Of *Ken Petri > *Sent:* Monday, November 16, 2009 3:27 PM > > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] > > > > The output I saw was HTML. I created an account and tried to create a > couple of "chapters" of a "book." Students get an online textbook, of sorts. > It has the ability to mark up and add notes to text, skip through chapters, > etc. Even though it is HTML, it is not very accessible. > > There appears to be no keyboard-only navigation and the page markup is > geared primarily to visual users. The next-previous buttons are not tab > navigable, for instance. Neither are any of the drop down menus that give > you access to key functionality, such as bookmarking and noting. > > With a screen reader I can hunt around and mostly figure out what things > are (so long as I don't rely on the tab key--what most web application users > would expect), but I can't access any of the necessary high-level fly-out > menus. This keeps me from being able to access a lot of core > functionality--just like with keyboard-only use. > > Note: this is just a once over and I'm not even pretending to give a > complete analysis. I would say the system has promise (an all HTML book > system with basic not-taking ability) but the developers clearly did not > have accessibility in mind. > > Best, > ken > ------------------------------------------------------- > Ken Petri > Program Director > OSU Web Accessibility Center > 102D Pomerene Hall > 1760 Neil Avenue > Columbus, Ohio 43210 > Phone: (614) 292-1760 > Fax: (614) 292-4190 > mailto:petri.1@osu.edu > ------------------------------------------------------- > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Ron Stewart wrote: > > It appears to be PDF based so I would not hold my breath. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] *On > Behalf Of *Heidi Scher > *Sent:* Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] > > > > Hi Melanie, > > I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a > misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with faculty. > Would definitely be interested in hearing about this process and > accessibility issues! > > Heidi > > > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton > wrote: > > Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to them and > asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors may think > electronic equals accessible. > > Melanie > > -------- Original Message -------- > > *Subject: * > > New Concept in Textbooks > > *Date: * > > Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 > > *From: * > > Publisher@gobongobooks.com > > *To: * > > mpthornton@ualr.edu > > > > Do you have a collection of notes, articles, tests, and other materials for > your course? > > Would you like to integrate all of it with your word documents, > powerpoints, charts, and spreadsheets, and link to web resources? > > Bongobooks helps you blend it altogether into an e-book for your course. > > You and your students receive great benefits including: > > - An e-book that exactly matches your course requirements > - Zero cost to you and your readers (royalty option available too) > - Self - publish and retain ownership of your e-book > > Take a look at: http://gobongobooks.com > ------------------------------ > > GOBONGO LLC PO BOX 132 Jamestown NY 14702 > > If you prefer not to receive commercial email click here > . > > > > -- > > Melanie Thornton > Director, Project PACE > Associate Director, Disability Resource Center > 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 > Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 > 501.650.2239 (cell) > 501.569.8240 (fax) > 501.569.3217 (tty) > > Websites: > http://ualr.edu/pace > http://ualr.edu/disability > > We want your comments! > > > AIM: MelanieatUALR > > ************************************ > This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. > The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named > above. 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URL: From mpthornton at ualr.edu Tue Nov 17 11:53:13 2009 From: mpthornton at ualr.edu (Melanie Thornton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] In-Reply-To: References: <4AFEBEA5.4060308@ualr.edu> <6e0d34c90911161006r4cda6743geae09c3c99ebef0a@mail.gmail.com> <015301ca66e8$6136af20$23a40d60$@org> <01c601ca67a4$313f9b30$93bed190$@org> Message-ID: <4B02FF29.7060708@ualr.edu> Well-said, Ken. My sentiments exactly. Ken Petri wrote: > Hi Ron, > > Link to Pearson initiative really interesting--especially after > reading their partner list (gh, testHelp, Kurzweil). > > Of course the perennial question is, "why a special version?" Why not > just use epub to wrap DAISY and have the "special" book be the e-book > everyone uses. I hope that is the direction they are moving, rather > than to ghettoize the disability population with another "special" > technology: just make one technology that works for all. I know in > some cases it can't be done, but with e-books this isn't so. > > Cheers and thanks for the link, > ken > ------ > > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Ron Stewart > wrote: > > Thanks for the clarification on this, guess I should have spent > more time on the site. > > > > You are right on, an HTML based system would be great, Pearson is > now producing some HTML textbooks in the k-12 space unfortunately > there is not descriptive text on the images and no way to add it > at this point. Though I understand they are working on a possible > solution. > > http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZ4Z4&PMDbProgramId=67381&PMDbSiteId=2781&PMDbSolutionId=6724&PMDbSubSolutionId=6732&PMDbCategoryId=806 > > > > > Ron > > > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org > > [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org > ] *On Behalf Of *Ken Petri > *Sent:* Monday, November 16, 2009 3:27 PM > > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] > > > > The output I saw was HTML. I created an account and tried to > create a couple of "chapters" of a "book." Students get an online > textbook, of sorts. It has the ability to mark up and add notes to > text, skip through chapters, etc. Even though it is HTML, it is > not very accessible. > > There appears to be no keyboard-only navigation and the page > markup is geared primarily to visual users. The next-previous > buttons are not tab navigable, for instance. Neither are any of > the drop down menus that give you access to key functionality, > such as bookmarking and noting. > > With a screen reader I can hunt around and mostly figure out what > things are (so long as I don't rely on the tab key--what most web > application users would expect), but I can't access any of the > necessary high-level fly-out menus. This keeps me from being able > to access a lot of core functionality--just like with > keyboard-only use. > > Note: this is just a once over and I'm not even pretending to give > a complete analysis. I would say the system has promise (an all > HTML book system with basic not-taking ability) but the developers > clearly did not have accessibility in mind. > > Best, > ken > ------------------------------------------------------- > Ken Petri > Program Director > OSU Web Accessibility Center > 102D Pomerene Hall > 1760 Neil Avenue > Columbus, Ohio 43210 > Phone: (614) 292-1760 > Fax: (614) 292-4190 > mailto:petri.1@osu.edu > ------------------------------------------------------- > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Ron Stewart > wrote: > > It appears to be PDF based so I would not hold my breath. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org > > [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org > ] *On Behalf Of *Heidi Scher > *Sent:* Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] > > > > Hi Melanie, > > I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a > misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with > faculty. Would definitely be interested in hearing about this > process and accessibility issues! > > Heidi > > > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton > > wrote: > > Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to > them and asked about accessibility. It concerns me because > professors may think electronic equals accessible. > > Melanie > > -------- Original Message -------- > > *Subject: * > > > > New Concept in Textbooks > > *Date: * > > > > Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 > > *From: * > > > > Publisher@gobongobooks.com > > *To: * > > > > mpthornton@ualr.edu > > > > Do you have a collection of notes, articles, tests, and other > materials for your course? > > Would you like to integrate all of it with your word documents, > powerpoints, charts, and spreadsheets, and link to web resources? > > Bongobooks helps you blend it altogether into an e-book for your > course. > > You and your students receive great benefits including: > > * An e-book that exactly matches your course requirements > * Zero cost to you and your readers (royalty option available too) > * Self - publish and retain ownership of your e-book > > Take a look at: http://gobongobooks.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > GOBONGO LLC PO BOX 132 Jamestown NY 14702 > > If you prefer not to receive commercial email click here > . > > > > -- > > Melanie Thornton > Director, Project PACE > Associate Director, Disability Resource Center > 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 > Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 > 501.650.2239 (cell) > 501.569.8240 (fax) > 501.569.3217 (tty) > > Websites: > http://ualr.edu/pace > http://ualr.edu/disability > > We want your comments! > > > AIM: MelanieatUALR > > ************************************ > This message contains information which may be confidential or > privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the > individual(s) named above. Please be aware that filing this email > in publicly accessible records, or any disclosure, copying, > distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. > ******************************************* > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > > > -- > +++++++++++++++ > Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC > Associate Director > Center for Educational Access > University of Arkansas > ARKU 104 > Fayetteville, AR 72701 > 479.575.3104 > 479.575.7445 fax > 479.575.3646 tdd > +++++++++++++++ > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. 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URL: From ron at ahead.org Tue Nov 17 12:03:21 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] In-Reply-To: References: <4AFEBEA5.4060308@ualr.edu> <6e0d34c90911161006r4cda6743geae09c3c99ebef0a@mail.gmail.com> <015301ca66e8$6136af20$23a40d60$@org> <01c601ca67a4$313f9b30$93bed190$@org> Message-ID: Is it ideal, no. Is it perfect, no. Is it progress, yes. It was not designed as a getto solution it is another option for schools when they are buying textbooks and was also designed with access in mind. I would also prefer the approach you recommed but schools will readily buy HTML based curriculum but don't even know what daisy is in most cases. Ron Stewart 8300 W. Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 (609) 213-2190 On Nov 17, 2009, at 10:53, Melanie Thornton wrote: > Well-said, Ken. My sentiments exactly. > > Ken Petri wrote: >> >> Hi Ron, >> >> Link to Pearson initiative really interesting--especially after >> reading their partner list (gh, testHelp, Kurzweil). >> >> Of course the perennial question is, "why a special version?" Why >> not just use epub to wrap DAISY and have the "special" book be the >> e-book everyone uses. I hope that is the direction they are moving, >> rather than to ghettoize the disability population with another >> "special" technology: just make one technology that works for all. >> I know in some cases it can't be done, but with e-books this isn't >> so. >> >> Cheers and thanks for the link, >> ken >> ------ >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Ron Stewart wrote: >> Thanks for the clarification on this, guess I should have spent >> more time on the site. >> >> >> >> You are right on, an HTML based system would be great, Pearson is >> now producing some HTML textbooks in the k-12 space unfortunately >> there is not descriptive text on the images and no way to add it at >> this point. Though I understand they are working on a possible >> solution. >> >> http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZ4Z4&PMDbProgramId=67381&PMDbSiteId=2781&PMDbSolutionId=6724&PMDbSubSolutionId=6732&PMDbCategoryId=806 >> >> >> >> Ron >> >> >> >> From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen- >> bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ken Petri >> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 3:27 PM >> >> >> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >> Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] >> >> >> The output I saw was HTML. I created an account and tried to create >> a couple of "chapters" of a "book." Students get an online >> textbook, of sorts. It has the ability to mark up and add notes to >> text, skip through chapters, etc. Even though it is HTML, it is not >> very accessible. >> >> There appears to be no keyboard-only navigation and the page markup >> is geared primarily to visual users. The next-previous buttons are >> not tab navigable, for instance. Neither are any of the drop down >> menus that give you access to key functionality, such as >> bookmarking and noting. >> >> With a screen reader I can hunt around and mostly figure out what >> things are (so long as I don't rely on the tab key--what most web >> application users would expect), but I can't access any of the >> necessary high-level fly-out menus. This keeps me from being able >> to access a lot of core functionality--just like with keyboard-only >> use. >> >> Note: this is just a once over and I'm not even pretending to give >> a complete analysis. I would say the system has promise (an all >> HTML book system with basic not-taking ability) but the developers >> clearly did not have accessibility in mind. >> >> Best, >> ken >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> Ken Petri >> Program Director >> OSU Web Accessibility Center >> 102D Pomerene Hall >> 1760 Neil Avenue >> Columbus, Ohio 43210 >> Phone: (614) 292-1760 >> Fax: (614) 292-4190 >> mailto:petri.1@osu.edu >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Ron Stewart wrote: >> >> It appears to be PDF based so I would not hold my breath. >> >> >> >> Ron Stewart >> >> >> >> From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] >> On Behalf Of Heidi Scher >> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06 PM >> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >> Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] >> >> >> >> Hi Melanie, >> >> I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a >> misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with >> faculty. Would definitely be interested in hearing about this >> process and accessibility issues! >> >> Heidi >> >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton > > wrote: >> >> Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to them >> and asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors >> may think electronic equals accessible. >> >> Melanie >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> >> Subject: >> >> New Concept in Textbooks >> >> Date: >> >> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 >> >> From: >> >> Publisher@gobongobooks.com >> >> To: >> >> mpthornton@ualr.edu >> >> >> >> Do you have a collection of notes, articles, tests, and other >> materials for your course? >> >> Would you like to integrate all of it with your word documents, >> powerpoints, charts, and spreadsheets, and link to web resources? >> >> Bongobooks helps you blend it altogether into an e-book for your >> course. >> >> You and your students receive great benefits including: >> >> An e-book that exactly matches your course requirements >> Zero cost to you and your readers (royalty option available too) >> Self - publish and retain ownership of your e-book >> Take a look at: http://gobongobooks.com >> >> GOBONGO LLC PO BOX 132 Jamestown NY 14702 >> >> If you prefer not to receive commercial email click here. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Melanie Thornton >> Director, Project PACE >> Associate Director, Disability Resource Center >> 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 >> Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 >> 501.650.2239 (cell) >> 501.569.8240 (fax) >> 501.569.3217 (tty) >> >> Websites: >> http://ualr.edu/pace >> http://ualr.edu/disability >> >> We want your comments! >> >> AIM: MelanieatUALR >> >> ************************************ >> This message contains information which may be confidential or >> privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the >> individual(s) named above. Please be aware that filing this email >> in publicly accessible records, or any disclosure, copying, >> distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. >> ******************************************* >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org >> >> >> >> >> -- >> +++++++++++++++ >> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC >> Associate Director >> Center for Educational Access >> University of Arkansas >> ARKU 104 >> Fayetteville, AR 72701 >> 479.575.3104 >> 479.575.7445 fax >> 479.575.3646 tdd >> +++++++++++++++ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org >> > > -- > Melanie Thornton > Director, Project PACE > Associate Director, Disability Resource Center > 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 > Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 > 501.650.2239 (cell) > 501.569.8240 (fax) > 501.569.3217 (tty) > > Websites: > http://ualr.edu/pace > http://ualr.edu/disability > > We want your comments! > > AIM: MelanieatUALR > > ************************************ > This message contains information which may be confidential or > privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the > individual(s) named above. Please be aware that filing this email in > publicly accessible records, or any disclosure, copying, > distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. > ******************************************* > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org It has taken many years just to get to this point, and I just wanted to share one market model product that has imerged. Ron Stewart 8300 W. Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 (609) 213-2190 On Nov 17, 2009, at 9:30, Ken Petri wrote: > Hi Ron, > > Link to Pearson initiative really interesting--especially after > reading their partner list (gh, testHelp, Kurzweil). > > Of course the perennial question is, "why a special version?" Why > not just use epub to wrap DAISY and have the "special" book be the e- > book everyone uses. I hope that is the direction they are moving, > rather than to ghettoize the disability population with another > "special" technology: just make one technology that works for all. I > know in some cases it can't be done, but with e-books this isn't so. > > Cheers and thanks for the link, > ken > ------ > > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Ron Stewart wrote: > Thanks for the clarification on this, guess I should have spent more > time on the site. > > > > You are right on, an HTML based system would be great, Pearson is > now producing some HTML textbooks in the k-12 space unfortunately > there is not descriptive text on the images and no way to add it at > this point. Though I understand they are working on a possible > solution. > > http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZ4Z4&PMDbProgramId=67381&PMDbSiteId=2781&PMDbSolutionId=6724&PMDbSubSolutionId=6732&PMDbCategoryId=806 > > > > Ron > > > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > On Behalf Of Ken Petri > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 3:27 PM > > > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] > > > The output I saw was HTML. I created an account and tried to create > a couple of "chapters" of a "book." Students get an online textbook, > of sorts. It has the ability to mark up and add notes to text, skip > through chapters, etc. Even though it is HTML, it is not very > accessible. > > There appears to be no keyboard-only navigation and the page markup > is geared primarily to visual users. The next-previous buttons are > not tab navigable, for instance. Neither are any of the drop down > menus that give you access to key functionality, such as bookmarking > and noting. > > With a screen reader I can hunt around and mostly figure out what > things are (so long as I don't rely on the tab key--what most web > application users would expect), but I can't access any of the > necessary high-level fly-out menus. This keeps me from being able to > access a lot of core functionality--just like with keyboard-only use. > > Note: this is just a once over and I'm not even pretending to give a > complete analysis. I would say the system has promise (an all HTML > book system with basic not-taking ability) but the developers > clearly did not have accessibility in mind. > > Best, > ken > ------------------------------------------------------- > Ken Petri > Program Director > OSU Web Accessibility Center > 102D Pomerene Hall > 1760 Neil Avenue > Columbus, Ohio 43210 > Phone: (614) 292-1760 > Fax: (614) 292-4190 > mailto:petri.1@osu.edu > ------------------------------------------------------- > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Ron Stewart wrote: > > It appears to be PDF based so I would not hold my breath. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > On Behalf Of Heidi Scher > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] > > > > Hi Melanie, > > I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a > misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with > faculty. Would definitely be interested in hearing about this > process and accessibility issues! > > Heidi > > > > On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton > wrote: > > Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to them > and asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors > may think electronic equals accessible. > > Melanie > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: > > New Concept in Textbooks > > Date: > > Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 > > From: > > Publisher@gobongobooks.com > > To: > > mpthornton@ualr.edu > > > > Do you have a collection of notes, articles, tests, and other > materials for your course? > > Would you like to integrate all of it with your word documents, > powerpoints, charts, and spreadsheets, and link to web resources? > > Bongobooks helps you blend it altogether into an e-book for your > course. > > You and your students receive great benefits including: > > An e-book that exactly matches your course requirements > Zero cost to you and your readers (royalty option available too) > Self - publish and retain ownership of your e-book > Take a look at: http://gobongobooks.com > > GOBONGO LLC PO BOX 132 Jamestown NY 14702 > > If you prefer not to receive commercial email click here. > > > > -- > > Melanie Thornton > Director, Project PACE > Associate Director, Disability Resource Center > 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 > Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 > 501.650.2239 (cell) > 501.569.8240 (fax) > 501.569.3217 (tty) > > Websites: > http://ualr.edu/pace > http://ualr.edu/disability > > We want your comments! > > AIM: MelanieatUALR > > ************************************ > This message contains information which may be confidential or > privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the > individual(s) named above. Please be aware that filing this email in > publicly accessible records, or any disclosure, copying, > distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. > ******************************************* > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > > > -- > +++++++++++++++ > Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC > Associate Director > Center for Educational Access > University of Arkansas > ARKU 104 > Fayetteville, AR 72701 > 479.575.3104 > 479.575.7445 fax > 479.575.3646 tdd > +++++++++++++++ > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Henriques at stcc.edu Tue Nov 17 12:48:42 2009 From: Henriques at stcc.edu (Connie Henriques) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] In-Reply-To: References: <383111009.375.1258404350466.JavaMail.root@mail> <4B02A2FA.1050109@ualr.edu> Message-ID: <4B02C640.3558.0025.0@stcc.edu> I would like to have a copy of your PPT regarding the (un)accesibility of the Kindle. Connie Henriques Assistive Technology Technician STCC/Office of Disability Services One Armory Square STE 1 P.O. Box 9000 Springfield, MA 01102-9000 413.755.4082 Henriques@stcc.edu >>> On 11/17/2009 at 9:58 AM, in message , "Kelmer, Susan M." wrote: I presented at AHG on the (un)accessibility of the Kindle. My presentation should be up shortly on the AHG website, but if anyone wants a copy of my PPT, I?d be happy to email it to you. Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 From:athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Thornton Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:20 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] Thanks, Dann, Ken, and others. Dann, your PP presentation is quite timely...both for this discussion and in the world of Kindles. Thank you for sharing it! Someone at a meeting I was in yesterday said that they feel like they are in an episode of "I Love Lucy" trying to catch the pies before they go off the end of the conveyor belt. Our work feels that way sometimes, doesn't it? Trying to get good information out there before things go viral on us... Melanie Dann Berkowitz wrote: Interesting you should use the wording "professors may think electronic equals accessible". Here is my presentation from the 2008 Accessing Higher Ground conference discussing that very topic: http://www.colorado.edu/atconference/Berkowitz_Digital=Accessible_AHG_2008.pps Hope this helps --- Dann ----- Original Message -----From: "Heidi Scher" ( mailto:hascherdss@gmail.com )To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" ( mailto:athen@athenpro.org )Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06:10 PMSubject: Re: [Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks] Hi Melanie, I've not seen this, but electronic = access is definitely a misunderstanding that I've been combating for some time now with faculty. Would definitely be interested in hearing about this process and accessibility issues! Heidi On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Melanie Thornton < mpthornton@ualr.edu > wrote: Has anyone seen books produced using this process? I wrote to them and asked about accessibility. It concerns me because professors may think electronic equals accessible. Melanie -------- Original Message -------- Subject: New Concept in Textbooks Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:15:51 -0500 From: Publisher@gobongobooks.com To: mpthornton@ualr.edu _______________________________________________Athen mailing listAthen@athenpro.orghttp://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Melanie Thornton Director, Project PACE Associate Director, Disability Resource Center 2801 S. University Ave., DSC #103 Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 501.650.2239 (cell) 501.569.8240 (fax) 501.569.3217 (tty) Websites: http://ualr.edu/pace http://ualr.edu/disability We want your comments! ( https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=92u46bPPSZa2tyMqiGGTgQ_3d_3d ) AIM: MelanieatUALR ************************************ This message contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. 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Regards, Norma Jean ----------------------------------------------- NJ Brand, ATAC Houston Community College-Northwest ADA Technician Technology and Instructional Computing Room RC13 1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N. Houston TX 77043 VM/Office: 713.718.5604 FAX: 713.718.5430 Email: normajean.brand@hccs.edu http://northwest.hccs.edu SkypeMe: nj.brand From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 12:31 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] AHG Conference thoughts Hello all, I just wanted to share a couple of thoughts about this year's AHG Conference for those who were not able to be there. Hopefully others will share their thoughts as well. Firstly, let me say that it was a good conference. I hope those who were not able to attend can access some of the session materials. There was a lot of good info. Thanks Howard and crew for making the materials available for all of us, even after the fact. I attended several sessions and enjoyed them all. Here are a couple that really caught my attention though. The Stanford session on captioning videos was great (Saturday morning at 9:45). Sean and John presented a truly fascinating model. We are looking at setting up a system here and their presentation gave me an idea or two. I would definitely class this one as a "must review" for those who have any interest in captioning videos. Jayme Johnson presented two good sessions, but the one that I got the most from was "Accessible Math with DAISY" (Saturday morning at 8:00). It was my first experience using Math Type and DAISY Pipeline. Even though I can tell the technology has a ways to go, it was still an impressive session. I certainly intend to play with these toys some more. There were several sessions on the Dolphin Converter software. I attended the session presented by Julie Balassa. Again, it was my first time to see the product in action. She did a great job explaining the components of the program and the process. I like the concept. However, I still like Publisher better. I have been having some discussions with other colleges in our area bout sharing resources for both altermate formatted texts and assistive technologies. Thus, I found the session, "Assistive Technology & Higher Education: A Collaboration for Provision of E-Text," by Deanna Arbuckle to be interesting. It just shows that sharing across boundries can be done. I won't review all of the sessions I attended, but these are some that I would recommend for review by those who could not be at the conference. Of course, if you have time, I recommend reviewing all of the sessions. I know I enjoyed all of the sessions I attended. I wish I could have cloned myself so I could have attended a few more, like Gaeir's "DAISY 101" session. I guess I'll just have to wait for the DVD and review that one. Okay, just my two cents worth. Maybe others will have recommendations on some of the sessions as well. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pratikp1 at gmail.com Tue Nov 17 16:25:54 2009 From: pratikp1 at gmail.com (Pratik Patel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: [leadership] FYI: A Press Release re Access to the Kindle Message-ID: <003401ca67e5$b15b1ab0$14115010$@com> From: leadership-bounces@acb.org [mailto:leadership-bounces@acb.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Brunson Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 5:02 PM To: leadership@acb.org; acb-l@acb.org Cc: announce@acb.org Subject: [leadership] FYI: A Press Release re Access to the Kindle Hello all. I thought the content of the press release pasted below might provide some enjoyable reading. Melanie Brunson Begin Text of Release. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2009 University Commitment to Accessible e-book Technology As the first university in the nation to formally open its doors to students with severe physical disabilities (1948), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has a long history of ensuring that students with disabilities are afforded egalitarian access to its programs, services and resources, including emergent educational and administrative information systems and technologies. Furthermore, as a public university, Illinois is committed to meeting its obligations under the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (Public Act 095-0307), the nation's most rigorous information technology accessibility statute, by ensuring to the greatest extent possible that the information technology developed, purchased, or provided by the University is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Quite apart from our legal obligations, we at Illinois believe that our technology choices should be shaped by our institutional values and aspirations. We will not embrace technologies that undercut our commitment to accessibility. We will instead apply our ingenuity to technologies that enable everyone to participate more fully in society. Like our colleagues at Wisconsin and Syracuse, we recognize the groundbreaking potential that read-aloud features have for making textbooks accessible to students with disabilities. Sadly, that potential can't be realized until vendors of e-book readers, like the Kindle, add accessible read-aloud menus and basic navigation to their products. About Illinois and the Office of the CIO: The University of Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching and public engagement that is distinguished by the breadth of its programs, broad academic excellence, and internationally renowned faculty. 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Stager Kilcommons) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] AHG Round Table Session Summaries requested Message-ID: I hope all of you who attended AHG this year found it to be full of useful tidbits! For those of you who moderated round table sessions, there have been requests of summaries of the topic your table covered. Here is the list of the sessions and the moderator: RT1 Campus Captioning/Transcribing Solution Facilitator: Alice Anderson RT2 (Making) Accessible Office Documents Facilitator: Annette Thompson RT3 Working with Vendors Fac: Hadi Rangin RT4 Copyright & Alternate Format Issues Fac: Susan Kelmer RT5 Universal Design for Learning Fac: Jesse Hausler RT6 Tactile Graphics Fac: Dan Comden RT7 Working/Educating Campus Administration/IT (to implement accessibility on campus) Fac: John Gunderson RT8 Web-based and other resources for Web Access & Campus Accessibility Fac: TBA TR9 Braille/Math-Science/Production Fac: Sheryll Porter RT10 Low Cost AT & Accommodations Fac: Gerry Nies Thank you all for your participation! Best regards, Cath Cath Stager-Kilcommons Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator Disability Services / ODECE 332 Willard Administration Bldg. 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I have talked to the Apple Geeks and they tell me it will work the same as Voice Over works on the Mac. There is also a communication software add-on great for persons with Autism called prolouge2go (186.$). Does anyone have any expertise on these products? Thanks, Cindy Kater Counseling & Disability Services College of the Mainland 409.938.1211 extension 524 ckater@com.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From burke at ucla.edu Wed Nov 18 14:01:15 2009 From: burke at ucla.edu (Patrick Burke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] I-pod Touch w/Voice Over In-Reply-To: <16C2B33088A46C4BA65AB330F86E501201F6E692@wxchbe01.com.edu> References: <16C2B33088A46C4BA65AB330F86E501201F6E692@wxchbe01.com.edu> Message-ID: <200911182201.nAIM1BxH017142@mail.ucla.edu> At 11:15 AM 11/18/2009, Kater, Cindy wrote: >Apple?s new release due out now, is the I ?Pod >Touch (32/64 gb) with Voice Over text reader. I >have talked to the Apple Geeks and they tell me >it will work the same as Voice Over works on the >Mac. There is also a communication software >add-on great for persons with Autism called >prolouge2go (186.$). Does anyone have any expertise on these products? Hi Cindy, Here is the website for the AAC software (from AssistiveWare): http://www.proloquo2go.com/ No direct experience yet, but I may have some iPod Touch comments soon. The basic idea is that with Snow Leopard (OSX 10.6), the same gestural control features will be available on Macbooks (with multitouch trackpad), iPhone & iPod Touch. Patrick -- Patrick J. Burke Coordinator UCLA Disabilities & Computing Program Phone: 310 206-6004 E-mail: burke ucla. edu From tft at u.washington.edu Wed Nov 18 18:48:03 2009 From: tft at u.washington.edu (Terrill Thompson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN Meeting Minutes 2009 Message-ID: <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C27E7C18A@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Hi all, ATHEN held its annual meeting at the Accessing Higher Ground conference last week. The meeting minutes are now available on the ATHEN website: http://www.athenpro.org/node/132 Regards, Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, Accessible Technology UW Technology Services University of Washington tft@u.washington.edu 206/221-4168 From zpaz at ldrfa.org Thu Nov 19 06:27:38 2009 From: zpaz at ldrfa.org (Zahavit Paz) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN Meeting Minutes 2009 In-Reply-To: <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C27E7C18A@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> References: <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C27E7C18A@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Message-ID: <51849c9a0911190627q4e2205cdpe7a11c4a195d4da4@mail.gmail.com> Terrill hi, good morning great minutes you are welcome to join our board meeting and take the minutes any time can you email me where to mail a check for the membership? thanks On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Terrill Thompson wrote: > Hi all, > > ATHEN held its annual meeting at the Accessing Higher Ground conference > last week. 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Regards, Terrill From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Zahavit Paz Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:28 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN Meeting Minutes 2009 Terrill hi, good morning great minutes you are welcome to join our board meeting and take the minutes any time can you email me where to mail a check for the membership? thanks On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Terrill Thompson > wrote: Hi all, ATHEN held its annual meeting at the Accessing Higher Ground conference last week. 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Furthermore, as a public university, Illinois is committed to meeting its obligations under the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (Public Act 095-0307), the nation?s most rigorous information technology accessibility statute, by ensuring to the greatest extent possible that the information technology developed, purchased, or provided by the University is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Quite apart from our legal obligations, we at Illinois believe that our technology choices should be shaped by our institutional values and aspirations. We will not embrace technologies that undercut our commitment to accessibility. We will instead apply our ingenuity to technologies that enable everyone to participate more fully in society. Like our colleagues at Wisconsin and Syracuse, we recognize the groundbreaking potential that read-aloud features have for making textbooks accessible to students with disabilities. Sadly, that potential can?t be realized until vendors of e-book readers, like the Kindle, add accessible read-aloud menus and basic navigation to their products. About Illinois and the Office of the CIO: The University of Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching and public engagement that is distinguished by the breadth of its programs, broad academic excellence, and internationally renowned faculty. The focus of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) is to provide campus-wide IT strategies that will contribute to the success of the university as an intellectual community and facilitate pre-eminence in research, teaching, and public engagement. # # # CONTACT: Sally Jackson Chief Information Officer Office of the CIO University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (217) 333-3303 sallyj@illinois.edu ================================================================================== Jon Gunderson, Ph.D. Coordinator Information Technology Accessibility Disability Resources and Educational Services Rehabilitation Education Center Room 86 1207 S. 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If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. Thank you. From pratikp1 at gmail.com Thu Nov 19 09:39:26 2009 From: pratikp1 at gmail.com (Pratik Patel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:42 2018 Subject: [Athen] Google Introduces automatic captioning Message-ID: <014601ca693f$3da74930$b8f5db90$@com> Dear all, Please see the following blog entry to learn more details about Google's latest feature to add captioning to You Tube content. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/automatic-captions-in-youtube.html This will be incredibly amusing for now. But, Google will also use the recognition data to make improvements in speech recognition technology. Pratik From gdietrich at htctu.net Thu Nov 19 11:07:25 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:43 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN membership (was ATHEN Meeting Minutes 2009) In-Reply-To: <51849c9a0911190627q4e2205cdpe7a11c4a195d4da4@mail.gmail.com> References: <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C27E7C18A@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> <51849c9a0911190627q4e2205cdpe7a11c4a195d4da4@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: There is a membership application online where you can use PayPal: http://www.athenpro.org/member You can also fill out the Membership Application (http://www.athenpro.org/system/files/ATHEN_mem2008.pdf) and mail it with a check to Joe Humbert, the membership coordinator: Joe Humbert - ATHEN Membership Coordinator Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis 535 W Michigan St. IT214 E Indianapolis, IN 46202 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 Zahavit Paz Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:28 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN Meeting Minutes 2009 Terrill hi, good morning great minutes you are welcome to join our board meeting and take the minutes any time can you email me where to mail a check for the membership? thanks On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:48 PM, Terrill Thompson wrote: Hi all, ATHEN held its annual meeting at the Accessing Higher Ground conference last week. The meeting minutes are now available on the ATHEN website: http://www.athenpro.org/node/132 Regards, Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, Accessible Technology UW Technology Services University of Washington tft@u.washington.edu 206/221-4168 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Love&Light LD Resources Foundation Zahavit Paz Founder, Chairperson 31 East 32nd Street Suite 607 New York, NY 10016 646.701.0000 Office 917.405.4837 Cell 212.444.1061 Fax Zpaz@ldrfa.org www.ldrfa.org visit our blog: http://ldrfa.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shelley at techpotential.net Thu Nov 19 15:23:26 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:43 2018 Subject: [Athen] Decidedly low tech - alternatives to 3-ring binders? Message-ID: Hi all! I'm looking for alternatives to the standard 3-ring notebook for a couple of students (one post-secondary, one middle school) who have difficulty opening and closing those rings and lining up the paper holes (due to fine motor problems). They need to be able to reorganize their own notes as well as include handouts provided by the teacher. Loose-leaf pockets won't help because this prevents them from easily flipping through the pages (and pages fall out). The eventual goal is to move toward using more electronic files, but there's still a need for dealing with physical papers right now. Any ideas? Thanks, Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant Shelley@TechPotential.net www.TechPotential.net From nettiet at gmail.com Thu Nov 19 16:25:45 2009 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:43 2018 Subject: [Athen] Decidedly low tech - alternatives to 3-ring binders? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I don't know if I am dreaming but - what if you used the according type file that does have holes punched in for housing in a 2-ring binder BUT - you just attach a little velcro strip on the opening end of the file, slip in your papers, close your velcro flap and it is sealed. You still hae the solid support of a binder but ease in accessing the files. I have seen file folders that are similar in size to the tab folders but they are sealed on three sides like a pocket folder - the back side would clip into the mast binder and the pages held in place by the sealed sides - I see it in my head but my words make the description a bit confusing. Okay, I made a little drawing hope it helps relay my idea Nettie'es Nickel On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Shelley Haven wrote: > Hi all! > > I'm looking for alternatives to the standard 3-ring notebook for a couple > of students (one post-secondary, one middle school) who have difficulty > opening and closing those rings and lining up the paper holes (due to fine > motor problems). They need to be able to reorganize their own notes as well > as include handouts provided by the teacher. Loose-leaf pockets won't help > because this prevents them from easily flipping through the pages (and pages > fall out). The eventual goal is to move toward using more electronic files, > but there's still a need for dealing with physical papers right now. Any > ideas? > > Thanks, > Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > Shelley@TechPotential.net > www.TechPotential.net > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- 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: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: According file for binder.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 12460 bytes Desc: not available URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Fri Nov 20 03:24:25 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:43 2018 Subject: [Athen] Decidedly low tech - alternatives to 3-ring binders? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <003801ca69d4$042b72e0$0c8258a0$@com> When you move to the more electronic method, look at Microsoft OneNote...it will hold everything including scanned documents and web content as well as audio of lectures. Scripts for DNS can easily be made. It is designed to be an electronic three ring binder. Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shelley Haven Sent: November-19-09 6:23 PM To: Alternate Media; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Decidedly low tech - alternatives to 3-ring binders? Hi all! I'm looking for alternatives to the standard 3-ring notebook for a couple of students (one post-secondary, one middle school) who have difficulty opening and closing those rings and lining up the paper holes (due to fine motor problems). They need to be able to reorganize their own notes as well as include handouts provided by the teacher. Loose-leaf pockets won't help because this prevents them from easily flipping through the pages (and pages fall out). The eventual goal is to move toward using more electronic files, but there's still a need for dealing with physical papers right now. Any ideas? Thanks, Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant Shelley@TechPotential.net www.TechPotential.net _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From petri.1 at osu.edu Fri Nov 20 03:31:22 2009 From: petri.1 at osu.edu (Ken Petri) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:43 2018 Subject: [Athen] Google Introduces automatic captioning In-Reply-To: <014601ca693f$3da74930$b8f5db90$@com> References: <014601ca693f$3da74930$b8f5db90$@com> Message-ID: This is huge news. Automatic speech recognition will not be prime time ready for a while, BUT the timing feature is a very big deal. Also, since you can get the timed caption back out through copy and paste (and an API soon? already?), with a little Perl or Python scripting this means you can have caption files in multiple formats quickly and with no manual timing needed. Ironically, we had just begun to finalize the receipt process for a grant related to building a similar system for the state university system. Now, the plans have just changed radically.... (though most videos for education will be longer than 10 minutes....) Best, ken ------------------------------------------------------- Ken Petri Program Director OSU Web Accessibility Center 102D Pomerene Hall 1760 Neil Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 Phone: (614) 292-1760 Fax: (614) 292-4190 mailto:petri.1@osu.edu ------------------------------------------------------- On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Pratik Patel wrote: > Dear all, > > Please see the following blog entry to learn more details about Google's > latest feature to add captioning to You Tube content. > > http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/automatic-captions-in-youtube.html > > This will be incredibly amusing for now. ?But, Google will also use the > recognition data to make improvements in speech recognition ?technology. > > Pratik > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From shelley at techpotential.net Fri Nov 20 03:33:32 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:43 2018 Subject: [Athen] Decidedly low tech - alternatives to 3-ring binders? In-Reply-To: <003801ca69d4$042b72e0$0c8258a0$@com> References: <003801ca69d4$042b72e0$0c8258a0$@com> Message-ID: Good point. I'm a big fan of OneNote -- also Circus Ponies' NoteBook (which is the closest thing I can find on the Mac side of the house). - Shelley On Nov 20, 2009, at 3:24 AM, Karlen Communications wrote: > When you move to the more electronic method, look at Microsoft > OneNote...it > will hold everything including scanned documents and web content as > well as > audio of lectures. Scripts for DNS can easily be made. It is > designed to be > an electronic three ring binder. > > Cheers, Karen > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > On > Behalf Of Shelley Haven > Sent: November-19-09 6:23 PM > To: Alternate Media; Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Decidedly low tech - alternatives to 3-ring binders? > > Hi all! > > I'm looking for alternatives to the standard 3-ring notebook for a > couple of students (one post-secondary, one middle school) who have > difficulty opening and closing those rings and lining up the paper > holes (due to fine motor problems). They need to be able to > reorganize their own notes as well as include handouts provided by the > teacher. Loose-leaf pockets won't help because this prevents them > from easily flipping through the pages (and pages fall out). The > eventual goal is to move toward using more electronic files, but > there's still a need for dealing with physical papers right now. Any > ideas? > > Thanks, > Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > Shelley@TechPotential.net > www.TechPotential.net > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From pratikp1 at gmail.com Fri Nov 20 03:50:05 2009 From: pratikp1 at gmail.com (Pratik Patel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:43 2018 Subject: [Athen] Google Introduces automatic captioning In-Reply-To: References: <014601ca693f$3da74930$b8f5db90$@com> Message-ID: <027801ca69d7$9abe7a60$d03b6f20$@com> Hello Ken, You're right in that most educational videos tend to be more than ten minutes. But, having access to the API will mean that similar efforts can be successful beyond You Tube. Regards, Pratik -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ken Petri Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 6:31 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Google Introduces automatic captioning This is huge news. Automatic speech recognition will not be prime time ready for a while, BUT the timing feature is a very big deal. Also, since you can get the timed caption back out through copy and paste (and an API soon? already?), with a little Perl or Python scripting this means you can have caption files in multiple formats quickly and with no manual timing needed. Ironically, we had just begun to finalize the receipt process for a grant related to building a similar system for the state university system. Now, the plans have just changed radically.... (though most videos for education will be longer than 10 minutes....) Best, ken ------------------------------------------------------- Ken Petri Program Director OSU Web Accessibility Center 102D Pomerene Hall 1760 Neil Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 Phone: (614) 292-1760 Fax: (614) 292-4190 mailto:petri.1@osu.edu ------------------------------------------------------- On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Pratik Patel wrote: > Dear all, > > Please see the following blog entry to learn more details about Google's > latest feature to add captioning to You Tube content. > > http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/automatic-captions-in-youtube.html > > This will be incredibly amusing for now. ?But, Google will also use the > recognition data to make improvements in speech recognition ?technology. > > Pratik > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 petri.1 at osu.edu Fri Nov 20 04:20:05 2009 From: petri.1 at osu.edu (Ken Petri) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:43 2018 Subject: [Athen] Decidedly low tech - alternatives to 3-ring binders? In-Reply-To: <003801ca69d4$042b72e0$0c8258a0$@com> References: <003801ca69d4$042b72e0$0c8258a0$@com> Message-ID: For electronic stuff, in addition to OneNote, I recommend Evernote. A couple nice things about it: It syncs with the "cloud" and has native applications on many platforms: Windows, Mac, iPhone, Palm, Android, and Blackberry. Also, if the student is on a lab computer, Evernote has a very nice web interface. Take notes or add pictures or other documents in one place and you have them for any computer or mobile device you use. It also has decent OCR capabilities: I can take a picture with my phone of a product label or other chunk of text and within a few minutes do a search in my notebook for some text. It will locate all instances of the text, including within the photo, and highlight it in yellow. Pretty spiffy. Best, ken ------------------------------------------------------- Ken Petri Program Director OSU Web Accessibility Center 102D Pomerene Hall 1760 Neil Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 Phone: (614) 292-1760 Fax: (614) 292-4190 mailto:petri.1@osu.edu ------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 6:24 AM, Karlen Communications wrote: > When you move to the more electronic method, look at Microsoft OneNote...it > will hold everything including scanned documents and web content as well as > audio of lectures. Scripts for DNS can easily be made. It is designed to be > an electronic three ring binder. > > Cheers, Karen > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Shelley Haven > Sent: November-19-09 6:23 PM > To: Alternate Media; Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Decidedly low tech - alternatives to 3-ring binders? > > Hi all! > > I'm looking for alternatives to the standard 3-ring notebook for a > couple of students (one post-secondary, one middle school) who have > difficulty opening and closing those rings and lining up the paper > holes (due to fine motor problems). ?They need to be able to > reorganize their own notes as well as include handouts provided by the > teacher. ?Loose-leaf pockets won't help because this prevents them > from easily flipping through the pages (and pages fall out). ?The > eventual goal is to move toward using more electronic files, but > there's still a need for dealing with physical papers right now. ?Any > ideas? > > Thanks, > ?Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ?ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > Shelley@TechPotential.net > www.TechPotential.net > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From info at karlencommunications.com Fri Nov 20 06:09:53 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:43 2018 Subject: [Athen] Decidedly low tech - alternatives to 3-ring binders? In-Reply-To: References: <003801ca69d4$042b72e0$0c8258a0$@com> Message-ID: <001801ca69eb$21a28310$64e78930$@com> Yes, OneNote includes a mobile version but I think it is just for the Windows Mobile platform. Thanks for the other electronic resource. Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ken Petri Sent: November-20-09 7:20 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Decidedly low tech - alternatives to 3-ring binders? For electronic stuff, in addition to OneNote, I recommend Evernote. A couple nice things about it: It syncs with the "cloud" and has native applications on many platforms: Windows, Mac, iPhone, Palm, Android, and Blackberry. Also, if the student is on a lab computer, Evernote has a very nice web interface. Take notes or add pictures or other documents in one place and you have them for any computer or mobile device you use. It also has decent OCR capabilities: I can take a picture with my phone of a product label or other chunk of text and within a few minutes do a search in my notebook for some text. It will locate all instances of the text, including within the photo, and highlight it in yellow. Pretty spiffy. Best, ken ------------------------------------------------------- Ken Petri Program Director OSU Web Accessibility Center 102D Pomerene Hall 1760 Neil Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43210 Phone: (614) 292-1760 Fax: (614) 292-4190 mailto:petri.1@osu.edu ------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 6:24 AM, Karlen Communications wrote: > When you move to the more electronic method, look at Microsoft OneNote...it > will hold everything including scanned documents and web content as well as > audio of lectures. Scripts for DNS can easily be made. It is designed to be > an electronic three ring binder. > > Cheers, Karen > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Shelley Haven > Sent: November-19-09 6:23 PM > To: Alternate Media; Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Decidedly low tech - alternatives to 3-ring binders? > > Hi all! > > I'm looking for alternatives to the standard 3-ring notebook for a > couple of students (one post-secondary, one middle school) who have > difficulty opening and closing those rings and lining up the paper > holes (due to fine motor problems). ?They need to be able to > reorganize their own notes as well as include handouts provided by the > teacher. ?Loose-leaf pockets won't help because this prevents them > from easily flipping through the pages (and pages fall out). ?The > eventual goal is to move toward using more electronic files, but > there's still a need for dealing with physical papers right now. ?Any > ideas? > > Thanks, > ?Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ?ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > Shelley@TechPotential.net > www.TechPotential.net > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From alice.anderson at doit.wisc.edu Fri Nov 20 06:33:54 2009 From: alice.anderson at doit.wisc.edu (Alice Anderson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:43 2018 Subject: [Athen] AHG Round Table Session Summaries requested - RT1 Campus Captioning/Transcription solution(s) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <17ED40FD-A84F-4BC3-973D-6E1FE35D44BC@doit.wisc.edu> a special thanks to Catherine for this request, and for agreeing to gather the RT notes and add them to Athen blog > > RT1 > Campus Captioning/Transcribing Solution > Facilitator: Alice Anderson (with help from Sean Keegan and John > Foliot from Stanford) Below are the notes I took - no doubt they are incomplete, and may have missed what others came to the table for. It appears (to me) that we are all looking for answers, and are very impressed with the steps John Foliot and Sean Keegan of Stanford have taken. The recent news "Google Introduces Automatic Captioning" http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20091119/bs_nf/70194 ... will clearly give this movement a giant boost. Captioning/Transcribing are moving to the top of the list of campus needs ? developing solutions in an area where the players are not identified, and the technologies and players are shifting daily, and much needed work on search capabilities adds to the complexity of finding easy solutions. The work that John Foliot and Sean Keegan at Stanford have done is impressive, and worth taking a look at (links below to both their Saturday presentation, and Stanford Captioning site. Captioning workflows typically involve: 1. A video and/or audio media 2. Generating / obtaining a transcript 3. Formatting the transcript text into captions 4. Synchronizing caption display to appropriate video time code 5. Encoding the formatted and synchronized captions into final presentation media file Introductions at the round table ? who is doing captioning, and what are you doing or trying to do? - We have many different needs and different levels of solutions (World Caption Tool http://helpdesk.wisc.edu/accessibility/page.php?id=6525 for those who want to do it on their own - to Automatic sync (for fee) obtain transcript, sync captions and generate multiple files). We are looking to develop a campus solution to address multiple needs, have a simple process from start to finish and reduce costs. We conducted a pilot http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/captionPilot.asp recently to identify what kind of captioning needs exist. This has been the catalyst to move forward as a campus to develop a campus solution. Work now is focussing on identifying requirements for a competitive RFP bid process of vendors for services (captioning, transcribing, or both). - We have a student accommodations focus - We have a voluntary focus ? work with content creators - We are not doing in house captioning now - We now have a deaf student taking online classes use Angel (all auditory, huge distance education college using WIMBA, Comcast etc to broadcast) - We have needs for in class and on-line services - We have 42 deaf students ? podcast lectures to all students - We want to have a web accessibility policy, and have an increase in deaf population ? want to address captioning/transcribing needs. - We want to know how to implement captioning through the grant ? what tools are out there - We have statewide assistive technology vodcasts .. This round table will NOT address accommodations or captioning classes live/real time. Although Lecture capture systems are part of the mix for campus captioning solutions sought. How to get started on your campus? - Make it simple - Make it affordable - Bring as many campus players to the table as possible - Take captioning and transcribing off the ?accommodation? discussion list, and move it to ?Benefits All? (Universal Access), search ability, compliance etc. benefits... What are the barriers? Getting transcripts and captioning are perceived as difficult and geeky, and expensive. Solutions: automate the process - scale out the process There will be multiple formats (input and output) You may need to be able to scale up, as the campus buys in ? be ready! Identify on your campus - who do you have to support this initiative, and what resources are needed? ? You may need servers and someone to set up and maintain the process including a website .. *** Getting text transcript is the hardest part of captioning! *** These are the documents/talks referenced at AHG?s meeting (1) Terry Thompson's (U.Washington) slides ...http://staff.washington.edu/tft/ - link to Video Accessibility" Media Players referenced: YouTube Player, JW FLV Player, NCAM ccPlayer, HTML5