[Athen] [Fwd: New Concept in Textbooks]

[Kelmer, Susan M.]

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 at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at 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 
 
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Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:06:10 PM
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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 at 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 
 
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