From hascherdss at gmail.com Tue Sep 1 16:40:42 2009 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] mobile devices and accesibility Message-ID: <6e0d34c90909011640x68c18618l1ac96cca68d3b9e2@mail.gmail.com> Hello all! Once again, I'm turning to those with more wisdom and knowledge for some enlightenment. Is anyone familiar with the MobilEDU which is now part of BlackBoard? I saw it demonstrated today (in a large meeting environment) and it looks very exciting, BUT also another venue which students with disabilities may not be able to access. When I posed the question about accessibility testing and accessibility feature within the application suite, the answer was that accessibility is based on what the device offers. (Yep, really interesting answer!) I know that MobilEDU has recently been implimented at Stanford U and several other universities. Hoping someone can give me some input! THANKS to all for your continued help!!! 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Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 10:56 AM To: DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Vista and Canon DR5080 I'm having a compatibility issue with a machine we just loaded Vista on. It is (or was) running our Canon 5080 scanner, and now does not like the SCSI card, according to our tech. I'm getting ready to dismantle the machine and get the brand of the SCSI card to look for the right driver, because I don't trust this particular tech. Anyone run into this and how did you resolve it, or am I stuck having to buy a new SCSI card? Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shelley at techpotential.net Thu Sep 3 11:43:38 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] MacSpeech Dictate and Snow Leopard compatibility Message-ID: <7A1D80CF-ED87-4169-B413-5C32E754A6E1@techpotential.net> According to the company, MacSpeech Dictate version 1.5.2 is basically compatible with Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard); however, they're working to resolve "several minor functional and cosmetic issues": http://www.macspeech.com/article_info.php?articles_id=331 From goodman at eri-wi.org Thu Sep 3 12:23:25 2009 From: goodman at eri-wi.org (Phillip Goodman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] MacSpeech Dictate and Snow Leopard compatibility In-Reply-To: <7A1D80CF-ED87-4169-B413-5C32E754A6E1@techpotential.net> References: <7A1D80CF-ED87-4169-B413-5C32E754A6E1@techpotential.net> Message-ID: According to my experience they had MORE than minor functional and cosmetic issues before Snow Leopard came out! Phillip A. Goodman B.S. OTR/L Assistive Technology Consultant/Systems Administrator Employment Resources, Inc. 4126 Lien Rd. Suite 104 Madison, WI 53575 phone 608-246-3444 ext. 234 fax 608-246-3445 -----Original Message----- From: Shelley Haven [mailto:shelley@techpotential.net] Sent: September 3, 2009 1:44 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network; Alternate Media Subject: [Athen] MacSpeech Dictate and Snow Leopard compatibility According to the company, MacSpeech Dictate version 1.5.2 is basically compatible with Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard); however, they're working to resolve "several minor functional and cosmetic issues": http://www.macspeech.com/article_info.php?articles_id=331 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From gdietrich at htctu.net Thu Sep 3 12:26:39 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Repost: Accessibility-related jobs Message-ID: <449244C627FA4FB788D04D390B4D4646@htctu.fhda.edu> The State of Minnesota has two accessibility-related jobs, full-time through 2011, whose application deadlines are fast approaching: Project Consultant SR, https://statejobs.doer.state.mn.us/JobPosting/19e7b157205bcca59f95afd34f03a5 50/View and Information Tech https://statejobs.doer.state.mn.us/JobPosting/3f85a820ee1b07d21a43891909eb01 40/View -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shelley at techpotential.net Thu Sep 3 12:47:41 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] MacSpeech Dictate and Snow Leopard compatibility In-Reply-To: References: <7A1D80CF-ED87-4169-B413-5C32E754A6E1@techpotential.net> Message-ID: <6E2478ED-2A2F-4AA9-AC40-A005DEBA9AF7@techpotential.net> Well, it's certainly not a Mac incarnation of Dragon NaturallySpeaking, that's for sure. Dealing with the cache issues which result from using both keyboard and voice to edit text unnecessarily complicates things. Fortunately, version 1.5 allows one to both dictate and type into Note Pad (their equivalent of Dragon Pad) and avoid those problems. The downside, of course, is needing to copy and paste your final product elsewhere (email, Word document, etc.). The latest version also introduces commands to purge and rebuild that cache -- more of a workaround that a solution, but it does work. - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant Shelley@TechPotential.net www.TechPotential.net On Sep 3, 2009, at 12:23 PM, Phillip Goodman wrote: > According to my experience they had MORE than minor functional and > cosmetic > issues before Snow Leopard came out! > > Phillip A. Goodman B.S. OTR/L > Assistive Technology Consultant/Systems Administrator > Employment Resources, Inc. > 4126 Lien Rd. Suite 104 > Madison, WI 53575 > phone 608-246-3444 ext. 234 > fax 608-246-3445 > -----Original Message----- > From: Shelley Haven [mailto:shelley@techpotential.net] > Sent: September 3, 2009 1:44 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network; Alternate Media > Subject: [Athen] MacSpeech Dictate and Snow Leopard compatibility > > According to the company, MacSpeech Dictate version 1.5.2 is basically > compatible with Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard); however, they're working > to resolve "several minor functional and cosmetic issues": > > http://www.macspeech.com/article_info.php?articles_id=331 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 gdietrich at htctu.net Thu Sep 3 12:52:03 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Vista and Canon DR5080 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <90F891A0253F46CF80DFA18834C5F01F@htctu.fhda.edu> I would first check to make sure that the 5080 was installed properly. Some techs make assumptions about knowing how to do something, rather than reading instructions. If someone installs the 5080 the way it "should" be done, they will get it wrong. If you have the necessary permissions, I would suggest redoing the install yourself. Canon 5080C Scanner Device Setup 1. Make sure computer and the scanner is off before connecting the scanner. 2. Connect your computer to the scanner using the cable. 3. On the back of the scanner, set the SCSI ID and terminator by setting the switches. On the back of the scanner there are four DIP switches. The first switch is for termination, so move it to the "up" position to terminate it. The last three switches are for SCSI ID. We can leave it at the default (SCSI ID 2). 4. Connect the power cord. 5. Turn on the scanner first then turn on the computer. 6. After turning on the computer, the "Found New Hardware" wizard will come up. Click next. 7. Select the second option - "Display a list of the known drivers ..." 8. Under hardware type, select "Other Devices." 9. Under Manufacturer, select "Unknown." Under models, select "Unsupported Device" 11. When you get the warning about the driver may not be compatible, select "yes" to continue. 12. Click "yes" again to install the driver. 13. Click "finish" to close the wizard. 14. To verify installation, go to Device Manager and it should be listed as "Unsupported Device" under "Other Devices." ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 Kelmer, Susan M. Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 7:56 AM To: DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Vista and Canon DR5080 I'm having a compatibility issue with a machine we just loaded Vista on. It is (or was) running our Canon 5080 scanner, and now does not like the SCSI card, according to our tech. I'm getting ready to dismantle the machine and get the brand of the SCSI card to look for the right driver, because I don't trust this particular tech. Anyone run into this and how did you resolve it, or am I stuck having to buy a new SCSI card? Susan Kelmer Adaptive Technology Specialist/ Lab Coordinator, Campus Labs and Classrooms St. Louis Community College - Meramec 314-984-7951 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca Mon Sep 7 06:28:20 2009 From: asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca (Jennison Mark Asuncion) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] [Access-l] Fwd: Article: Lawyer: Push for e-reader could violate blind students' rights (fwd) Message-ID: Hi, Thought sme ehre might find this article of interest. Jennison Jennison Asuncion Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network http://www.adaptech.org LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennison ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:54:32 +1000 From: Steve Pattison Reply-To: This is the Access-l Mailing list To: Access L , VIP L Subject: [Access-l] Fwd: Article: Lawyer: Push for e-reader could violate blind students' rights From: Don Moore don.moore48@comcast.net To: gui-talk@NFBnet.org Lawyer: Push for e-reader could violate blind students' rights By Megha Satyanarayana Free Press Staff Writer September 02, 2009 20:29 PM Efforts to bring some of the most cutting-edge technologies to Wayne State University classrooms could violate the rights of blind students, lawyer and Board of Governors Chairman Richard Bernstein said today. At issue is Amazon.com's best-selling Kindle 2 e-reader, a device that allows users to download books and documents for reading on the go. The company is working with universities nationwide to use the readers in classrooms to replace textbooks, bound notes and other learning materials. The device has software that converts text to voice, making it possible for blind people to listen to texts. But in an agreement with book publishers and authors, who believe the text-to-voice function will eat into audiobook sales, individual authors and publishers can decide whether to allow readers to use the text-to-voice function on the device. Otherwise, it is disabled. Bernstein said the device, as it is now, is not accessible to the blind, and should the university decide to contract with Amazon.com for the devices, they would be in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. "This is the new world," Bernstein said of the technology. "This is the most important thing the disabled population has been faced with. Imagine if everyone can download everything but you." There are 48 low-vision or blind students at Wayne State University. The National Federation for the Blind, which is suing Arizona State University for its use of the e-reader in classes this fall, goes further, saying the device, even with the software, is nearly impossible for the blind to use, because it is not interactive and users cannot easily download and play materials. "A blind student is not going to be able to navigate in the text book. A blind person can't really do anything else with a Kindle," said Chris Danielsen, NFB spokesperson. Currently, universities have the means to take textbooks and make them accessible to blind students by scanning them into programs that work with voice recognition software, but the time it takes to scan books means many blind students go weeks without texts, or have to buy books well before their classmates with sight. At the monthly Board of Governors meeting today, Bernstein asked the university to hold off on efforts to bring e-readers to classrooms until the text-to-voice function is fully restored. The board voted unanimously on a resolution urging Amazon.com to reverse its decision to disable the software. "If a company wants to produce an inaccessible device, they have every right to do so. But if you want to work within the university community, you have to adhere to basic values and principles," Bernstein said. http://m.freep.com/detail.jsp?key=517225&rc=lo&full=1 Regards Steve Email: srp@internode.on.net MSN Messenger: internetuser383@hotmail.com Skype: steve1963 _______________________________________________ This is the Access-l Mailing list access-l@access-l.com http://access-l.com/mailman/listinfo/access-l From gerrynies at mail.und.nodak.edu Tue Sep 8 12:25:15 2009 From: gerrynies at mail.und.nodak.edu (Gerry Nies) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] OCR software for MAC In-Reply-To: <070901ca04e6$b09b5700$11d20500$@com> References: <070901ca04e6$b09b5700$11d20500$@com> Message-ID: <4AA6694A.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> I am looking for help on OCR programs for MACs. I am looking for something that is not production (e-text) but for an individual users. Any input would very appreciated. Thanks. Gerry Nies Information Technology Tech University of North Dakota Disability Services for Students McCannel Hall Room 190 2891 2nd Avenue North Stop 9040 Grand Forks, ND 58202-9040 (701)777-3827 (701)777-4170 FAX gerrynies@mail.und.edu STOP! This message is CONFIDENTIAL, intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are NOT the intended recipient(s), you are notified that the dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient(s), please notify the sender at the above mentioned e-mail or telephone number and delete this e-mail from your computer From skeegan at stanford.edu Tue Sep 8 14:25:16 2009 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] OCR software for MAC In-Reply-To: <4AA6694A.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> References: <070901ca04e6$b09b5700$11d20500$@com> <4AA6694A.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> Message-ID: <4AA6CBBC.4010707@stanford.edu> > I am looking for help on OCR programs for MACs. > I am looking for something that is not production > (e-text) but for an individual users. There is not much out there for Macs and OCR software, but one that you may want to check out is Read Iris - http://tinyurl.com/kohgwq . It does a decent job. It is certainly not for large scale alt media processing, but for personal use on a Mac it works well. 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If you are NOT the > intended recipient(s), you are notified that the dissemination, > distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If > you receive this message in error, or are not the named > recipient(s), please notify the sender at the above mentioned e-mail > or telephone number and delete this e-mail from your computer > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From ron at ahead.org Wed Sep 9 05:36:18 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] OCR software for MAC In-Reply-To: <4AA6694A.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> References: <070901ca04e6$b09b5700$11d20500$@com> <4AA6694A.5B96.00E0.0@mail.und.nodak.edu> Message-ID: <02da01ca314a$21677650$643662f0$@org> The only one that seems to get any decent reviews is ReadIris: http://irislink.com/ It does not match up to the Windows stuff, but hopefully Nuance will release an update to their Mac software. Ron -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Gerry Nies Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 3:25 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] OCR software for MAC I am looking for help on OCR programs for MACs. I am looking for something that is not production (e-text) but for an individual users. Any input would very appreciated. Thanks. Gerry Nies Information Technology Tech University of North Dakota Disability Services for Students McCannel Hall Room 190 2891 2nd Avenue North Stop 9040 Grand Forks, ND 58202-9040 (701)777-3827 (701)777-4170 FAX gerrynies@mail.und.edu STOP! This message is CONFIDENTIAL, intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are NOT the intended recipient(s), you are notified that the dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient(s), please notify the sender at the above mentioned e-mail or telephone number and delete this e-mail from your computer _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From Howard.Kramer at Colorado.EDU Wed Sep 9 23:14:06 2009 From: Howard.Kramer at Colorado.EDU (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] talking dictionary for low vision, mobility impaired individual Message-ID: <20090910001406.ALE46761@riddler.int.colorado.edu> Hello All: I'm working with someone who is both legally blind (uses Magic & JAWS) and has limited use of her upper extremities. She can only use one hand with limited range of motion (uses an Intellikeys keyboard). She needs help with spelling. Does anyone have any ideas for a talking dictionary (needs to be computer-based). I was going to try TextHelp but I wanted to see if anyone else had any ideas for this challenging situation. Thanks in advance, Howard From shelley at techpotential.net Wed Sep 9 23:59:52 2009 From: shelley at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] talking dictionary for low vision, mobility impaired individual In-Reply-To: <20090910001406.ALE46761@riddler.int.colorado.edu> References: <20090910001406.ALE46761@riddler.int.colorado.edu> Message-ID: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> Hi, Howard! I'm trying to envision this -- Is her biggest need looking up words as she's writing in order to get the correct word (e.g., differentiating between homonyms); identifying words which have been misspelled and correcting them; or checking her words after they're written? Given the limited range of motion, I'm guessing that something which also increases typing rate would probably help, too, right? I wonder if something like WordQ would help., as it provides both the text-to- speech and word completion as well as spoken examples to help differentiate confusable words and homonyms. However, I may not be envisioning this user's problems correctly. It sounds like she would benefit from a dictionary where she can run through a list of words "which start with" certain letters, then choose the desired word for a definition. - Shelley On Sep 9, 2009, at 11:14 PM, Howard Kramer wrote: > Hello All: > > I'm working with someone who is both legally blind (uses Magic & > JAWS) and has limited use of her upper extremities. She can only > use one hand with limited range of motion (uses an Intellikeys > keyboard). She needs help with spelling. Does anyone have any > ideas for a talking dictionary (needs to be computer-based). I > was going to try TextHelp but I wanted to see if anyone else had > any ideas for this challenging situation. > > Thanks in advance, > Howard > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Thu Sep 10 05:53:00 2009 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] talking dictionary for low vision, mobility impaired individual In-Reply-To: <20090910001406.ALE46761@riddler.int.colorado.edu> References: <20090910001406.ALE46761@riddler.int.colorado.edu> Message-ID: Howard, I really like the Ultimate Talking Dictionary from Premier (or whatever they're called these days). You can use the built-in speech or use your own screen reader. It even links into Word and IE so that if you select a word in one of these programs and press F12, it will pull up the word in UTD and display the definition. If the person is visually impaired, this will probably be a better setup than Read&Write since R&W requires more visual referencing. HTH! Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Fax: 913-288-7678 E-Mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Howard Kramer Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 1:14 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] talking dictionary for low vision, mobility impaired individual Hello All: I'm working with someone who is both legally blind (uses Magic & JAWS) and has limited use of her upper extremities. She can only use one hand with limited range of motion (uses an Intellikeys keyboard). She needs help with spelling. Does anyone have any ideas for a talking dictionary (needs to be computer-based). I was going to try TextHelp but I wanted to see if anyone else had any ideas for this challenging situation. Thanks in advance, Howard _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From wink.harner at mcmail.maricopa.edu Thu Sep 10 07:54:05 2009 From: wink.harner at mcmail.maricopa.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] =?iso-8859-1?q?talking_dictionary_for_low_vision=2C=09mob?= =?iso-8859-1?q?ility_impaired_individual?= In-Reply-To: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> Message-ID: <4A8647AB00003DDC@> Hi Howard et al ATHENITES, If you're looking for an assist during the writing process, programs such as Read Write Gold, Kurzweil and Wynn Wizard have spelling wizard components as well as word completion, dictionaries which can list words by phonetic association (words that can be typed phonetically and which will generate a list of words which begin with that sound, are spelled correctly and which you can click on for definitions). All three of these programs, I believe, have a component which will read aloud with or without JAWS running. They also can read letters aloud as they are being typed which may also help with typing facility for your student. Shelley has a good point about honing in on what the actual process it is that she needs assistance with. With all of our great minds, I'm pretty sure we can find a solution that will work for your student. Blessings, Wink >-- Original Message -- >From: Shelley Haven >To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 23:59:52 -0700 >Subject: Re: [Athen] talking dictionary for low vision, > mobility impaired individual >Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > >Hi, Howard! > >I'm trying to envision this -- Is her biggest need looking up words as >she's writing in order to get the correct word (e.g., differentiating >between homonyms); identifying words which have been misspelled and >correcting them; or checking her words after they're written? > >Given the limited range of motion, I'm guessing that something which >also increases typing rate would probably help, too, right? I wonder >if something like WordQ would help., as it provides both the text-to- >speech and word completion as well as spoken examples to help >differentiate confusable words and homonyms. However, I may not be >envisioning this user's problems correctly. It sounds like she would >benefit from a dictionary where she can run through a list of words >"which start with" certain letters, then choose the desired word for a >definition. > >- Shelley > > > >On Sep 9, 2009, at 11:14 PM, Howard Kramer wrote: > >> Hello All: >> >> I'm working with someone who is both legally blind (uses Magic & >> JAWS) and has limited use of her upper extremities. She can only >> use one hand with limited range of motion (uses an Intellikeys >> keyboard). She needs help with spelling. Does anyone have any >> ideas for a talking dictionary (needs to be computer-based). I >> was going to try TextHelp but I wanted to see if anyone else had >> any ideas for this challenging situation. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Howard >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Ms. Wink Harner Manager Disability Resources & Services Mesa Community College Mesa AZ 480-461-7447 From hkramer.atsol at gmail.com Sun Sep 13 19:16:50 2009 From: hkramer.atsol at gmail.com (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] talking dictionary for low vision, mobility impaired individual In-Reply-To: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> References: <20090910001406.ALE46761@riddler.int.colorado.edu> <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> Message-ID: Hi Shelley, It's more the need for spelling as she's typing. With things such as google searches, google is pretty good a guessing what your intention. A presented list of possible choices probably would be helpful. I'll check out WordQ along with TextHelp. Thanks, Howard On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 12:59 AM, Shelley Haven wrote: > Hi, Howard! > > I'm trying to envision this -- Is her biggest need looking up words as > she's writing in order to get the correct word (e.g., differentiating > between homonyms); identifying words which have been misspelled and > correcting them; or checking her words after they're written? > > Given the limited range of motion, I'm guessing that something which also > increases typing rate would probably help, too, right? I wonder if > something like WordQ would help., as it provides both the text-to-speech and > word completion as well as spoken examples to help differentiate confusable > words and homonyms. However, I may not be envisioning this user's problems > correctly. It sounds like she would benefit from a dictionary where she can > run through a list of words "which start with" certain letters, then choose > the desired word for a definition. > > - Shelley > > > > > On Sep 9, 2009, at 11:14 PM, Howard Kramer wrote: > > Hello All: >> >> I'm working with someone who is both legally blind (uses Magic & >> JAWS) and has limited use of her upper extremities. She can only >> use one hand with limited range of motion (uses an Intellikeys >> keyboard). She needs help with spelling. Does anyone have any >> ideas for a talking dictionary (needs to be computer-based). I >> was going to try TextHelp but I wanted to see if anyone else had >> any ideas for this challenging situation. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Howard >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hkramer.atsol at gmail.com Sun Sep 13 19:17:40 2009 From: hkramer.atsol at gmail.com (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] talking dictionary for low vision, mobility impaired individual In-Reply-To: References: <20090910001406.ALE46761@riddler.int.colorado.edu> Message-ID: Hi Robert, I'll check that out. Thanks, Howard On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 6:53 AM, Robert Beach wrote: > Howard, > > I really like the Ultimate Talking Dictionary from Premier (or whatever > they're called these days). You can use the built-in speech or use your own > screen reader. It even links into Word and IE so that if you select a word > in one of these programs and press F12, it will pull up the word in UTD and > display the definition. > > If the person is visually impaired, this will probably be a better setup > than Read&Write since R&W requires more visual referencing. > > HTH! > > > Robert Lee Beach > Assistive Technology Specialist > Kansas City Kansas Community College > 7250 State Avenue > Kansas City, KS 66112 > Phone: 913-288-7671 > Fax: 913-288-7678 > E-Mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Howard Kramer > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 1:14 AM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] talking dictionary for low vision, mobility impaired > individual > > Hello All: > > I'm working with someone who is both legally blind (uses Magic & > JAWS) and has limited use of her upper extremities. She can only > use one hand with limited range of motion (uses an Intellikeys > keyboard). She needs help with spelling. Does anyone have any > ideas for a talking dictionary (needs to be computer-based). I > was going to try TextHelp but I wanted to see if anyone else had > any ideas for this challenging situation. > > Thanks in advance, > Howard > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hkramer.atsol at gmail.com Sun Sep 13 19:18:52 2009 From: hkramer.atsol at gmail.com (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] talking dictionary for low vision, mobility impaired individual In-Reply-To: <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> Message-ID: Thanks Wink, et al, for those suggestions. It gives me a head start in trying out some possible solutions. -Howard On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 8:54 AM, Wink Harner < wink.harner@mcmail.maricopa.edu> wrote: > Hi Howard et al ATHENITES, > > If you're looking for an assist during the writing process, programs such > as Read Write Gold, Kurzweil and Wynn Wizard have spelling wizard > components > as well as word completion, dictionaries which can list words by phonetic > association (words that can be typed phonetically and which will generate > a list of words which begin with that sound, are spelled correctly and > which > you can click on for definitions). All three of these programs, I believe, > have a component which will read aloud with or without JAWS running. They > also can read letters aloud as they are being typed which may also help > with > typing facility for your student. > > Shelley has a good point about honing in on what the actual process it is > that she needs assistance with. With all of our great minds, I'm pretty > sure > we can find a solution that will work for your student. > > Blessings, > > Wink > > > >-- Original Message -- > >From: Shelley Haven > >To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > >Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 23:59:52 -0700 > >Subject: Re: [Athen] talking dictionary for low vision, > > mobility impaired individual > >Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > > > > >Hi, Howard! > > > >I'm trying to envision this -- Is her biggest need looking up words as > > >she's writing in order to get the correct word (e.g., differentiating > >between homonyms); identifying words which have been misspelled and > >correcting them; or checking her words after they're written? > > > >Given the limited range of motion, I'm guessing that something which > >also increases typing rate would probably help, too, right? I wonder > >if something like WordQ would help., as it provides both the text-to- > >speech and word completion as well as spoken examples to help > >differentiate confusable words and homonyms. However, I may not be > >envisioning this user's problems correctly. It sounds like she would > >benefit from a dictionary where she can run through a list of words > >"which start with" certain letters, then choose the desired word for a > > >definition. > > > >- Shelley > > > > > > > >On Sep 9, 2009, at 11:14 PM, Howard Kramer wrote: > > > >> Hello All: > >> > >> I'm working with someone who is both legally blind (uses Magic & > >> JAWS) and has limited use of her upper extremities. She can only > >> use one hand with limited range of motion (uses an Intellikeys > >> keyboard). She needs help with spelling. Does anyone have any > >> ideas for a talking dictionary (needs to be computer-based). I > >> was going to try TextHelp but I wanted to see if anyone else had > >> any ideas for this challenging situation. > >> > >> Thanks in advance, > >> Howard > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > Ms. Wink Harner > Manager > Disability Resources & Services > Mesa Community College > Mesa AZ > > 480-461-7447 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 hadi at illinois.edu Mon Sep 14 08:21:46 2009 From: hadi at illinois.edu (Hadi Rangin) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Web Accessibility for Online Learning Message-ID: <89D93FD780014EA8847B4F11CF3EB38A@ad.uiuc.edu> Hello, I recently worked on a project for Sloan/CANnect called "Web Accessibility for Online Learning". Thanks to Ken Petri from Ohio State University and Prof. Norm Coombs from EASI for their great help and support throughout this project. The approach we took was to see the possibilities through the concepts of Universal Design and how they can be applied in the creation of educational content. Next, we wanted to provide a practical guide for Best Practices that clearly recommended techniques to help instructors and course designers create more usable and accessible content. We sincerely hope you find this work enlightening and helpful. This can be a good resource for any faculty, instructor, instructional designer, or anyone who creates online educational materials. The project has been officially posted at CANnect web site and will be posted at Sloan Consortium very soon. Please go to the following link and bookmark it. http://projectone.cannect.org/ thanks, Hadi From ea at emptech.info Wed Sep 16 09:04:21 2009 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] talking dictionary for low vision, mobility impaired individual In-Reply-To: References: <20090910001406.ALE46761@riddler.int.colorado.edu> <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> Message-ID: <001201ca36e7$5b1cf490$1156ddb0$@info> I missed the beginning of the discussion but we know that there are times when TextHelp Read and Write is unable to spell check on the web and we have been evaluating the accuracy of all the online spellcheckers Google is one of the better ones! We have realised that if you want to build up a good library of words it helps to be able to add to the dictionary. So we are developing an accessible free Study Bar which will make all the text both in the form and the options offered for the spelling error in as large a font as the web page can zoom. I shall be showing it at AHG as part of my talk . (she says crossing her fingers frantically!) In the meantime the information about it all can be found at http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk/blog/2009/09/07/studybar-update/ One problem seems to be that some of the rich text editors have spell checking features but they are not all screen reader or keyboard accessible. The spell checking features that come with browsers score lower in their ability to correctly provide accurate suggestions for errors compared to all the specialist technology applications and there is a new one on the market that is better than most ? it is called VeritySpell http://www.dyslexic.com/articlecontent.asp?CAT=Reviews&slug=1273&title=Intro ducing%20Oribi%20VeritySpell It is widely used in Sweden and will soon be available in UK. It works with any application and sits in the system tray but it is designed for dyslexia rather than visual impairment. 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: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Howard Kramer Sent: 14 September 2009 03:17 To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] talking dictionary for low vision, mobility impaired individual Hi Shelley, It's more the need for spelling as she's typing. With things such as google searches, google is pretty good a guessing what your intention. A presented list of possible choices probably would be helpful. I'll check out WordQ along with TextHelp. Thanks, Howard On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 12:59 AM, Shelley Haven wrote: Hi, Howard! I'm trying to envision this -- Is her biggest need looking up words as she's writing in order to get the correct word (e.g., differentiating between homonyms); identifying words which have been misspelled and correcting them; or checking her words after they're written? Given the limited range of motion, I'm guessing that something which also increases typing rate would probably help, too, right? ?I wonder if something like WordQ would help., as it provides both the text-to-speech and word completion as well as spoken examples to help differentiate confusable words and homonyms. ?However, I may not be envisioning this user's problems correctly. ?It sounds like she would benefit from a dictionary where she can run through a list of words "which start with" certain letters, then choose the desired word for a definition. - Shelley On Sep 9, 2009, at 11:14 PM, Howard Kramer wrote: Hello All: I'm working with someone who is both legally blind (uses Magic & JAWS) and has limited use of her upper extremities. She can only use one hand with limited range of motion (uses an Intellikeys keyboard). She needs help with spelling. Does anyone have any ideas for a talking dictionary (needs to be computer-based). I was going to try TextHelp but I wanted to see if anyone else had any ideas for this challenging situation. Thanks in advance, Howard _______________________________________________ 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 -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.96/2369 - Release Date: 09/14/09 05:51:00 From tschwanke at wisc.edu Thu Sep 17 06:30:18 2009 From: tschwanke at wisc.edu (Todd Schwanke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? In-Reply-To: <18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> <18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> ATHEN: Any recommendations for medium volume Braille embosser for embossing textbooks? We need something faster than a personal/desktop system but not as big/fast as what is used to in high volume publishing houses for magazines. Requirements * Interpoint * Accepts at least 11.5" wide paper Preferences * Reasonable footprint and space requirements * Front access only (for loading and retrieving paper) would be ideal so that we can provide accessible access to it without requiring too big of a room. Being able to put it sideways against the wall would be OK if front and back access is required. * Anything decent in a cut-sheet embosser? Thanks for any thoughts and ideas, Todd Schwanke McBurney Disability Resource Center UW-Madison From ron at ahead.org Thu Sep 17 06:33:14 2009 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? In-Reply-To: <20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> <18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com> <20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> Message-ID: <018a01ca379b$687d4860$3977d920$@org> Juliet Pro Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Todd Schwanke Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:30 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? ATHEN: Any recommendations for medium volume Braille embosser for embossing textbooks? We need something faster than a personal/desktop system but not as big/fast as what is used to in high volume publishing houses for magazines. Requirements * Interpoint * Accepts at least 11.5" wide paper Preferences * Reasonable footprint and space requirements * Front access only (for loading and retrieving paper) would be ideal so that we can provide accessible access to it without requiring too big of a room. Being able to put it sideways against the wall would be OK if front and back access is required. * Anything decent in a cut-sheet embosser? Thanks for any thoughts and ideas, Todd Schwanke McBurney Disability Resource Center UW-Madison _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Thu Sep 17 08:08:33 2009 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? In-Reply-To: <018a01ca379b$687d4860$3977d920$@org> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> <18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com> <20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist>, <018a01ca379b$687d4860$3977d920$@org> Message-ID: I second Ron's suggestion. We have both the Juliet Pro and the Tiger Pro here. If somebody told me I had to keep one and get rid of the other, I'd give up the Tiger and keep te Juliet. While they are both good embossers, I like most features of the Juliet better. Juliet will handle the 11.5X11 paper that you want. The Pro can do cut sheet paper as well, but I never use that feature since it does cut down the number of lines of braille you can get on a page. It also does interpoint with one pass. Having said that, let me also point out that the Juliet does feed the paper out through the back, not the front. HTH! ________________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart [ron@ahead.org] Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:33 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? Juliet Pro Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Todd Schwanke Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:30 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? ATHEN: Any recommendations for medium volume Braille embosser for embossing textbooks? We need something faster than a personal/desktop system but not as big/fast as what is used to in high volume publishing houses for magazines. Requirements * Interpoint * Accepts at least 11.5" wide paper Preferences * Reasonable footprint and space requirements * Front access only (for loading and retrieving paper) would be ideal so that we can provide accessible access to it without requiring too big of a room. Being able to put it sideways against the wall would be OK if front and back access is required. * Anything decent in a cut-sheet embosser? Thanks for any thoughts and ideas, Todd Schwanke McBurney Disability Resource Center UW-Madison _______________________________________________ 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 danc at washington.edu Thu Sep 17 08:58:12 2009 From: danc at washington.edu (Dan Comden) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? In-Reply-To: <20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> <18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com> <20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> Message-ID: <65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02CA840EF1@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Another vote for the Juliet Pro 60 here. Have worked with a variety of embossers over the years and the Juliet is the most reliable and has the features you list. If you are going to be doing graphics, you'll want something in addition to the Juliet -- we have a Tiger Pro that's used for graphics. You'll most likely want to get a sound enclosure for it if you don't have one specified. We have one of the older cabinets -- the new one from Enabling looks pretty good though it's not clear how it'd handle large embossing jobs. -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl University of Washington UW Technology -----Original Message----- ATHEN: Any recommendations for medium volume Braille embosser for embossing textbooks? We need something faster than a personal/desktop system but not as big/fast as what is used to in high volume publishing houses for magazines. Requirements * Interpoint * Accepts at least 11.5" wide paper Preferences * Reasonable footprint and space requirements * Front access only (for loading and retrieving paper) would be ideal so that we can provide accessible access to it without requiring too big of a room. Being able to put it sideways against the wall would be OK if front and back access is required. * Anything decent in a cut-sheet embosser? From pwhite3 at exchange.calstatela.edu Thu Sep 17 10:18:52 2009 From: pwhite3 at exchange.calstatela.edu (White, Phillip B.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder In-Reply-To: <018a01ca379b$687d4860$3977d920$@org> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> <18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com><20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> <018a01ca379b$687d4860$3977d920$@org> Message-ID: <249223C7F58DC140A96F27C89DBAF12F056CD959@santafe7.academic.ad.calstatela.edu> I am attempting to find a virtually hands-free voice activated digital recorder. The student has severe tendonitis and needs a unit you can start up by voice. I haven't seen something like this, so let me know what your experiences are with such technology. Cheers, Phillip White ATLC Coordinator Cal State University Los Angeles 323-343-3138 Pwhite3@calstatela.edu From gdietrich at htctu.net Thu Sep 17 10:19:35 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? In-Reply-To: <65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02CA840EF1@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net><7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid><18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com><20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> <65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02CA840EF1@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Message-ID: Me, too, what Dan said, hands down, get the Juliet--great embosser, reliable, low-maintenance. I've known people who have had them for years and years with no problems. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6043 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students with disabilities. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Dan Comden Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:58 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? Another vote for the Juliet Pro 60 here. Have worked with a variety of embossers over the years and the Juliet is the most reliable and has the features you list. If you are going to be doing graphics, you'll want something in addition to the Juliet -- we have a Tiger Pro that's used for graphics. You'll most likely want to get a sound enclosure for it if you don't have one specified. We have one of the older cabinets -- the new one from Enabling looks pretty good though it's not clear how it'd handle large embossing jobs. -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl University of Washington UW Technology -----Original Message----- ATHEN: Any recommendations for medium volume Braille embosser for embossing textbooks? We need something faster than a personal/desktop system but not as big/fast as what is used to in high volume publishing houses for magazines. Requirements * Interpoint * Accepts at least 11.5" wide paper Preferences * Reasonable footprint and space requirements * Front access only (for loading and retrieving paper) would be ideal so that we can provide accessible access to it without requiring too big of a room. Being able to put it sideways against the wall would be OK if front and back access is required. * Anything decent in a cut-sheet embosser? _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Thu Sep 17 10:52:13 2009 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? In-Reply-To: References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> <18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com> <20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> <65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02CA840EF1@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Message-ID: <6e84aedd0909171052h45535b59tb11a7c368e1f8dd0@mail.gmail.com> We've had our Juliet for 10 years and have had to send it in twice for minor maintenance. We're probably getting an emprint tiger embosser later this fall but I'm still going to keep the Juliet around because it works great and is reliable. Jeff On 9/17/09, Gaeir Dietrich wrote: > Me, too, what Dan said, hands down, get the Juliet--great embosser, > reliable, low-maintenance. I've known people who have had them for years and > years with no problems. > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich > High Tech Center Training Unit of the > California Community Colleges > De Anza College, Cupertino, CA > www.htctu.net > 408-996-6043 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California > Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students > with disabilities. > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Dan Comden > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:58 AM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? > > Another vote for the Juliet Pro 60 here. Have worked with a variety of > embossers over the years and the Juliet is the most reliable and has the > features you list. If you are going to be doing graphics, you'll want > something in addition to the Juliet -- we have a Tiger Pro that's used for > graphics. > > You'll most likely want to get a sound enclosure for it if you don't have > one specified. We have one of the older cabinets -- the new one from > Enabling looks pretty good though it's not clear how it'd handle large > embossing jobs. > > -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu > Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl > University of Washington UW Technology > > > -----Original Message----- > > ATHEN: > > Any recommendations for medium volume Braille embosser for embossing > textbooks? We need something faster than a personal/desktop system but not > as big/fast as what is used to in high volume publishing houses for > magazines. > > Requirements > * Interpoint > * Accepts at least 11.5" wide paper > > Preferences > * Reasonable footprint and space requirements > * Front access only (for loading and retrieving paper) would be ideal so > that we can provide accessible access to it without requiring too big of a > room. Being able to put it sideways against the wall would be OK if front > and back access is required. > * Anything decent in a cut-sheet embosser? > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Teresa.Haven at asu.edu Thu Sep 17 11:31:00 2009 From: Teresa.Haven at asu.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? In-Reply-To: References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net><7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid><18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com><20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist><65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02CA840EF1@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Message-ID: <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C03C90649@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Amen to the Juliet Pro. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:20 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? Me, too, what Dan said, hands down, get the Juliet--great embosser, reliable, low-maintenance. I've known people who have had them for years and years with no problems. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6043 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students with disabilities. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Dan Comden Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:58 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? Another vote for the Juliet Pro 60 here. Have worked with a variety of embossers over the years and the Juliet is the most reliable and has the features you list. If you are going to be doing graphics, you'll want something in addition to the Juliet -- we have a Tiger Pro that's used for graphics. You'll most likely want to get a sound enclosure for it if you don't have one specified. We have one of the older cabinets -- the new one from Enabling looks pretty good though it's not clear how it'd handle large embossing jobs. -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl University of Washington UW Technology -----Original Message----- ATHEN: Any recommendations for medium volume Braille embosser for embossing textbooks? We need something faster than a personal/desktop system but not as big/fast as what is used to in high volume publishing houses for magazines. Requirements * Interpoint * Accepts at least 11.5" wide paper Preferences * Reasonable footprint and space requirements * Front access only (for loading and retrieving paper) would be ideal so that we can provide accessible access to it without requiring too big of a room. Being able to put it sideways against the wall would be OK if front and back access is required. * Anything decent in a cut-sheet embosser? _______________________________________________ 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 bergerei at gse.harvard.edu Thu Sep 17 12:40:19 2009 From: bergerei at gse.harvard.edu (eileen berger) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? In-Reply-To: References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> <18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf5 9c@mail.gmail.com><20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> <65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02CA840EF1@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.e du> Message-ID: Hi Athenians, My question is concerning accessibility features of YOUTUBE and other social networking tools. We are beginning to use YOUTUBE and need to know how to make it fully accessible. Can you use dragon or captioning software-etc? What is the legal obligation? Thanks! Eileen --On Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:19 AM -0700 Gaeir Dietrich wrote: > Me, too, what Dan said, hands down, get the Juliet--great embosser, > reliable, low-maintenance. I've known people who have had them for years > and years with no problems. > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich > High Tech Center Training Unit of the > California Community Colleges > De Anza College, Cupertino, CA > www.htctu.net > 408-996-6043 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California > Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students > with disabilities. > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Dan Comden > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:58 AM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? > > Another vote for the Juliet Pro 60 here. Have worked with a variety of > embossers over the years and the Juliet is the most reliable and has the > features you list. If you are going to be doing graphics, you'll want > something in addition to the Juliet -- we have a Tiger Pro that's used for > graphics. > > You'll most likely want to get a sound enclosure for it if you don't have > one specified. We have one of the older cabinets -- the new one from > Enabling looks pretty good though it's not clear how it'd handle large > embossing jobs. > > -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu > Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl > University of Washington UW Technology > > > -----Original Message----- > > ATHEN: > > Any recommendations for medium volume Braille embosser for embossing > textbooks? We need something faster than a personal/desktop system but > not as big/fast as what is used to in high volume publishing houses for > magazines. > > Requirements > * Interpoint > * Accepts at least 11.5" wide paper > > Preferences > * Reasonable footprint and space requirements > * Front access only (for loading and retrieving paper) would be ideal so > that we can provide accessible access to it without requiring too big of a > room. Being able to put it sideways against the wall would be OK if front > and back access is required. > * Anything decent in a cut-sheet embosser? > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Eileen Connell Berger Assistant Director Office of Student Affairs, Access and Disability Services Administrator Harvard University Graduate School of Education Longfellow Hall 046 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, Ma. 02138 phone: 617 495 5838 fax: 617 496 8024 bergerei@gse.harvard.edu ___________________________________________________________________ This message is intended for the designated recipient(s). It may contain confidential or proprietary information and may be subject to confidentiality protections. If you are not a designated recipient, you may not review copy or distribute this message. If you receive this in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you. From ea at emptech.info Thu Sep 17 13:20:23 2009 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? In-Reply-To: References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> <18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf5 9c@mail.gmail.com><20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> <65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02CA840EF1@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.e du> Message-ID: <00ef01ca37d4$49c56c70$dd504550$@info> A very rough evaluation is available at http://www.web2access.org.uk/product/8 but it really needs to be more in depth for your requirements... yes you can add captioning and put in a complete transcript and link to audio descriptions. The accessible player is also a help http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/06/12/making-youtube-easier-and-more-accessi ble/ but like all these things it is the amount of work you are willing to put into the original video and the warnings that need to go out about accessible Flash media players and how they react in different browsers. 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 eileen berger Sent: 17 September 2009 20:40 To: Access Technology Higher Education Network; Gaeir Dietrich; athen-bounces@athenpro.org Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? Hi Athenians, My question is concerning accessibility features of YOUTUBE and other social networking tools. We are beginning to use YOUTUBE and need to know how to make it fully accessible. Can you use dragon or captioning software-etc? What is the legal obligation? Thanks! Eileen --On Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:19 AM -0700 Gaeir Dietrich wrote: > Me, too, what Dan said, hands down, get the Juliet--great embosser, > reliable, low-maintenance. I've known people who have had them for years > and years with no problems. > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich > High Tech Center Training Unit of the > California Community Colleges > De Anza College, Cupertino, CA > www.htctu.net > 408-996-6043 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California > Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students > with disabilities. > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Dan Comden > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:58 AM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? > > Another vote for the Juliet Pro 60 here. Have worked with a variety of > embossers over the years and the Juliet is the most reliable and has the > features you list. If you are going to be doing graphics, you'll want > something in addition to the Juliet -- we have a Tiger Pro that's used for > graphics. > > You'll most likely want to get a sound enclosure for it if you don't have > one specified. We have one of the older cabinets -- the new one from > Enabling looks pretty good though it's not clear how it'd handle large > embossing jobs. > > -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu > Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl > University of Washington UW Technology > > > -----Original Message----- > > ATHEN: > > Any recommendations for medium volume Braille embosser for embossing > textbooks? We need something faster than a personal/desktop system but > not as big/fast as what is used to in high volume publishing houses for > magazines. > > Requirements > * Interpoint > * Accepts at least 11.5" wide paper > > Preferences > * Reasonable footprint and space requirements > * Front access only (for loading and retrieving paper) would be ideal so > that we can provide accessible access to it without requiring too big of a > room. Being able to put it sideways against the wall would be OK if front > and back access is required. > * Anything decent in a cut-sheet embosser? > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Eileen Connell Berger Assistant Director Office of Student Affairs, Access and Disability Services Administrator Harvard University Graduate School of Education Longfellow Hall 046 13 Appian Way, Cambridge, Ma. 02138 phone: 617 495 5838 fax: 617 496 8024 bergerei@gse.harvard.edu ___________________________________________________________________ This message is intended for the designated recipient(s). It may contain confidential or proprietary information and may be subject to confidentiality protections. If you are not a designated recipient, you may not review copy or distribute this message. If you receive this in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.100/2375 - Release Date: 09/16/09 17:49:00 From CUTLER_ELLEN at smc.edu Thu Sep 17 13:36:41 2009 From: CUTLER_ELLEN at smc.edu (CUTLER_ELLEN) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Synthesized Voices and Accurate Pronunciation In-Reply-To: References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net><7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid><18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com><20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist><65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02CA840EF1@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Message-ID: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C2122F@ROMULUS.smc.edu> Hello, We have a student who needs to listen to respiratory therapy text books. Towards this end, we need to know what determines how accurately text will be read. Is it the synthesized voice? Is it the text-to-speech software? What text-to-speech environment is likely to read medical texts accurately? I was wondering if the TTS feature of the Medical version of NaturallySpeaking would do well; however, the student does not need voice recognition.... Thanks, Ellen Ellen Cutler Santa Monica College Disabled Student Services, High Tech Training Center 1900 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 310.434-4496 cutler_ellen@smc.edu From tschwanke at wisc.edu Thu Sep 17 14:07:01 2009 From: tschwanke at wisc.edu (Todd Schwanke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder In-Reply-To: <249223C7F58DC140A96F27C89DBAF12F056CD959@santafe7.academic.ad.calstatela.edu> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> <18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com> <20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> <018a01ca379b$687d4860$3977d920$@org> <249223C7F58DC140A96F27C89DBAF12F056CD959@santafe7.academic.ad.calstatela.edu> Message-ID: <20090917160701543.00000004396@AT_Specialist> Phillip: Can you provide a little more (but still general as this is a publically archived listserv) info about the use? What do you mean by "start up by voice"? Does this just mean start recording or to control all the standard functions, including playback, rewind, etc. For dictation? Recording lectures? How is playback of audio used? Does the student have hands-free computer access? Would a few buttons pressed be acceptable, as long as it isn't continuous gripping/use? Todd Schwanke McBurney Disability Resource Center -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of White, Phillip B. Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:19 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder I am attempting to find a virtually hands-free voice activated digital recorder. The student has severe tendonitis and needs a unit you can start up by voice. I haven't seen something like this, so let me know what your experiences are with such technology. Cheers, Phillip White ATLC Coordinator Cal State University Los Angeles 323-343-3138 Pwhite3@calstatela.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From burke at mso.umt.edu Thu Sep 17 14:22:46 2009 From: burke at mso.umt.edu (Burke, Dan (DSS)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Synthesized Voices and Accurate Pronunciation In-Reply-To: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C2122F@ROMULUS.smc.edu> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net><7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid><18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com><20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist><65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02CA840EF1@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C2122F@ROMULUS.smc.edu> Message-ID: The main determinant of accuracy in reading is not what is doing the reading, but the quality of the electronic text that is being read. For example, , JAWS out of the box pronounces the name of my town as Miss-owl-a, when it is commonly pronounced as Mizzoola. So the issue is for the student to learn a couple of tricks -- stop (frequently, if necessary) and spell out words he or she is uncertain of. If they are pronounced strangely, virtually every tts package offers some way to correct pronunciation. Which is what I have done with JAWS and the name of my town. So, the quality of the e-text -- is it a publisher file? If not, has it been properly spell-checked? And then add to that the student taking responsibility (with our guidance) and learning how to manipulate the screen reader to make him or herself successful. Dan Daniel J. Burke Assistant Director/Coordinator Disability Services for Students Emma B. Lommasson 154 The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 www.umt.edu/dss/ 406.243.2243 voice/text 406.243.4424 direct line 406.243.5330 fax -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of CUTLER_ELLEN Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:37 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Synthesized Voices and Accurate Pronunciation Hello, We have a student who needs to listen to respiratory therapy text books. Towards this end, we need to know what determines how accurately text will be read. Is it the synthesized voice? Is it the text-to-speech software? What text-to-speech environment is likely to read medical texts accurately? I was wondering if the TTS feature of the Medical version of NaturallySpeaking would do well; however, the student does not need voice recognition.... Thanks, Ellen Ellen Cutler Santa Monica College Disabled Student Services, High Tech Training Center 1900 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 310.434-4496 cutler_ellen@smc.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From pwhite3 at exchange.calstatela.edu Thu Sep 17 14:23:48 2009 From: pwhite3 at exchange.calstatela.edu (White, Phillip B.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder In-Reply-To: <20090917160701543.00000004396@AT_Specialist> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net><7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid><18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com><20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist><018a01ca379b$687d4860$3977d920$@org><249223C7F58DC140A96F27C89DBAF12F056CD959@santafe7.academic.ad.calstatela.edu> <20090917160701543.00000004396@AT_Specialist> Message-ID: <249223C7F58DC140A96F27C89DBAF12F056CD95C@santafe7.academic.ad.calstatela.edu> No buttons please, as little as possible. Needs USB connection for file transfer -- not used in voice input, only for recording lectures. The idea is for the person to talk to the recorder to do the functions like record, playback and fast forward, etc. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Todd Schwanke Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:07 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder Phillip: Can you provide a little more (but still general as this is a publically archived listserv) info about the use? What do you mean by "start up by voice"? Does this just mean start recording or to control all the standard functions, including playback, rewind, etc. For dictation? Recording lectures? How is playback of audio used? Does the student have hands-free computer access? Would a few buttons pressed be acceptable, as long as it isn't continuous gripping/use? Todd Schwanke McBurney Disability Resource Center -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of White, Phillip B. Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:19 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder I am attempting to find a virtually hands-free voice activated digital recorder. The student has severe tendonitis and needs a unit you can start up by voice. I haven't seen something like this, so let me know what your experiences are with such technology. Cheers, Phillip White ATLC Coordinator Cal State University Los Angeles 323-343-3138 Pwhite3@calstatela.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Thu Sep 17 14:34:54 2009 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? In-Reply-To: <00ef01ca37d4$49c56c70$dd504550$@info> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> <20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> <00ef01ca37d4$49c56c70$dd504550$@info> Message-ID: <6e84aedd0909171434w7aba3088o54bb5298e4e5ac47@mail.gmail.com> utube captioning On 9/17/09, E.A. Draffan wrote: > A very rough evaluation is available at > http://www.web2access.org.uk/product/8 but it really needs to be more in > depth for your requirements... yes you can add captioning and put in a > complete transcript and link to audio descriptions. The accessible player is > also a help > http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/06/12/making-youtube-easier-and-more-accessi > ble/ but like all these things it is the amount of work you are willing to > put into the original video and the warnings that need to go out about > accessible Flash media players and how they react in different browsers. > > 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 eileen berger > Sent: 17 September 2009 20:40 > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network; Gaeir Dietrich; > athen-bounces@athenpro.org > Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? > > Hi Athenians, > My question is concerning accessibility features of YOUTUBE and other > social networking tools. We are beginning to use YOUTUBE and need to know > how to make it fully accessible. > Can you use dragon or captioning software-etc? > What is the legal obligation? > Thanks! > Eileen > > --On Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:19 AM -0700 Gaeir Dietrich > wrote: > >> Me, too, what Dan said, hands down, get the Juliet--great embosser, >> reliable, low-maintenance. I've known people who have had them for years >> and years with no problems. >> >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich >> High Tech Center Training Unit of the >> California Community Colleges >> De Anza College, Cupertino, CA >> www.htctu.net >> 408-996-6043 >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> >> The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California >> Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students >> with disabilities. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On >> Behalf Of Dan Comden >> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:58 AM >> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >> Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? >> >> Another vote for the Juliet Pro 60 here. Have worked with a variety of >> embossers over the years and the Juliet is the most reliable and has the >> features you list. If you are going to be doing graphics, you'll want >> something in addition to the Juliet -- we have a Tiger Pro that's used for >> graphics. >> >> You'll most likely want to get a sound enclosure for it if you don't have >> one specified. We have one of the older cabinets -- the new one from >> Enabling looks pretty good though it's not clear how it'd handle large >> embossing jobs. >> >> -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu >> Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl >> University of Washington UW Technology >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> ATHEN: >> >> Any recommendations for medium volume Braille embosser for embossing >> textbooks? We need something faster than a personal/desktop system but >> not as big/fast as what is used to in high volume publishing houses for >> magazines. >> >> Requirements >> * Interpoint >> * Accepts at least 11.5" wide paper >> >> Preferences >> * Reasonable footprint and space requirements >> * Front access only (for loading and retrieving paper) would be ideal so >> that we can provide accessible access to it without requiring too big of a >> room. Being able to put it sideways against the wall would be OK if front >> and back access is required. >> * Anything decent in a cut-sheet embosser? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > > Eileen Connell Berger > Assistant Director > Office of Student Affairs, > Access and Disability Services Administrator > Harvard University > Graduate School of Education > Longfellow Hall 046 > 13 Appian Way, > Cambridge, Ma. 02138 > phone: 617 495 5838 > fax: 617 496 8024 > bergerei@gse.harvard.edu > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > This message is intended for the designated recipient(s). It may contain > confidential or proprietary information and may be subject to > confidentiality protections. If you are not a designated recipient, you may > not review copy or distribute this message. If you receive this in error, > please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you. > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.100/2375 - Release Date: 09/16/09 > 17:49:00 > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From tschwanke at wisc.edu Thu Sep 17 14:39:34 2009 From: tschwanke at wisc.edu (Todd Schwanke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? In-Reply-To: <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C03C90649@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> <18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com> <20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> <65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02CA840EF1@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C03C90649@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Message-ID: <20090917163934744.00000004396@AT_Specialist> Thanks all for your suggestions. We do have the current Sound Enclosure (PeaceMaker or "the spaceship" as it is often called around here) that we use with a Juliet Classic. Definitely reduces the noise, but doesn't quiet it completely. Paper feeds in the bottom front and out the back so job size doesn't matter much. It does increase the need to get access to the back to tear off paper as you can' really reach over or around it easily. It took a bit before we got the right alignment of the adjustable guides at the back that balanced noise containment without causing paper jams. It's not good when the paper starts to accordion inside the enclosure instead of going out the back slot. Any suggestions for tables or carts either commercial or custom to hold the Juliet? If using a cart or table with wheels, do they have integrated shelves or bins that hold the box of paper and catch the completed jobs so that everything moves together? Thanks again, Todd Schwanke McBurney Disability Resource Center UW-Madison -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 1:31 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? Amen to the Juliet Pro. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:20 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? Me, too, what Dan said, hands down, get the Juliet--great embosser, reliable, low-maintenance. I've known people who have had them for years and years with no problems. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6043 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students with disabilities. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Dan Comden Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:58 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? Another vote for the Juliet Pro 60 here. Have worked with a variety of embossers over the years and the Juliet is the most reliable and has the features you list. If you are going to be doing graphics, you'll want something in addition to the Juliet -- we have a Tiger Pro that's used for graphics. You'll most likely want to get a sound enclosure for it if you don't have one specified. We have one of the older cabinets -- the new one from Enabling looks pretty good though it's not clear how it'd handle large embossing jobs. -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl University of Washington UW Technology -----Original Message----- ATHEN: Any recommendations for medium volume Braille embosser for embossing textbooks? We need something faster than a personal/desktop system but not as big/fast as what is used to in high volume publishing houses for magazines. Requirements * Interpoint * Accepts at least 11.5" wide paper Preferences * Reasonable footprint and space requirements * Front access only (for loading and retrieving paper) would be ideal so that we can provide accessible access to it without requiring too big of a room. Being able to put it sideways against the wall would be OK if front and back access is required. * Anything decent in a cut-sheet embosser? _______________________________________________ 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 jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Thu Sep 17 14:39:46 2009 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? In-Reply-To: <6e84aedd0909171434w7aba3088o54bb5298e4e5ac47@mail.gmail.com> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> <20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> <00ef01ca37d4$49c56c70$dd504550$@info> <6e84aedd0909171434w7aba3088o54bb5298e4e5ac47@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <6e84aedd0909171439y5ba2caf7n5a43c86c09b02566@mail.gmail.com> Sorry about the previous junk message. I meant to go to my search edit box and search for the info in the link below. Caption Tube http://captiontube.appspot.com/ Jeff On 9/17/09, Jeffrey Dell wrote: > utube captioning > > > On 9/17/09, E.A. Draffan wrote: >> A very rough evaluation is available at >> http://www.web2access.org.uk/product/8 but it really needs to be more in >> depth for your requirements... yes you can add captioning and put in a >> complete transcript and link to audio descriptions. The accessible player >> is >> also a help >> http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/06/12/making-youtube-easier-and-more-accessi >> ble/ but like all these things it is the amount of work you are willing >> to >> put into the original video and the warnings that need to go out about >> accessible Flash media players and how they react in different browsers. >> >> 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 eileen berger >> Sent: 17 September 2009 20:40 >> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network; Gaeir Dietrich; >> athen-bounces@athenpro.org >> Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? >> >> Hi Athenians, >> My question is concerning accessibility features of YOUTUBE and other >> social networking tools. We are beginning to use YOUTUBE and need to know >> how to make it fully accessible. >> Can you use dragon or captioning software-etc? >> What is the legal obligation? >> Thanks! >> Eileen >> >> --On Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:19 AM -0700 Gaeir Dietrich >> wrote: >> >>> Me, too, what Dan said, hands down, get the Juliet--great embosser, >>> reliable, low-maintenance. I've known people who have had them for years >>> and years with no problems. >>> >>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>> Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich >>> High Tech Center Training Unit of the >>> California Community Colleges >>> De Anza College, Cupertino, CA >>> www.htctu.net >>> 408-996-6043 >>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>> >>> The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California >>> Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of >>> students >>> with disabilities. >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On >>> Behalf Of Dan Comden >>> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:58 AM >>> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >>> Subject: Re: [Athen] Medium capacity Braille embosser? >>> >>> Another vote for the Juliet Pro 60 here. Have worked with a variety of >>> embossers over the years and the Juliet is the most reliable and has the >>> features you list. If you are going to be doing graphics, you'll want >>> something in addition to the Juliet -- we have a Tiger Pro that's used >>> for >>> graphics. >>> >>> You'll most likely want to get a sound enclosure for it if you don't >>> have >>> one specified. We have one of the older cabinets -- the new one from >>> Enabling looks pretty good though it's not clear how it'd handle large >>> embossing jobs. >>> >>> -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu >>> Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl >>> University of Washington UW Technology >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>> ATHEN: >>> >>> Any recommendations for medium volume Braille embosser for embossing >>> textbooks? We need something faster than a personal/desktop system but >>> not as big/fast as what is used to in high volume publishing houses for >>> magazines. >>> >>> Requirements >>> * Interpoint >>> * Accepts at least 11.5" wide paper >>> >>> Preferences >>> * Reasonable footprint and space requirements >>> * Front access only (for loading and retrieving paper) would be ideal so >>> that we can provide accessible access to it without requiring too big of >>> a >>> room. Being able to put it sideways against the wall would be OK if >>> front >>> and back access is required. >>> * Anything decent in a cut-sheet embosser? >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> >> Eileen Connell Berger >> Assistant Director >> Office of Student Affairs, >> Access and Disability Services Administrator >> Harvard University >> Graduate School of Education >> Longfellow Hall 046 >> 13 Appian Way, >> Cambridge, Ma. 02138 >> phone: 617 495 5838 >> fax: 617 496 8024 >> bergerei@gse.harvard.edu >> >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> >> This message is intended for the designated recipient(s). It may contain >> confidential or proprietary information and may be subject to >> confidentiality protections. If you are not a designated recipient, you >> may >> not review copy or distribute this message. If you receive this in >> error, >> please notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank >> you. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.100/2375 - Release Date: >> 09/16/09 >> 17:49:00 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org >> > From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Thu Sep 17 14:58:44 2009 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Synthesized Voices and Accurate Pronunciation In-Reply-To: References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> <18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com> <20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> <65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02CA840EF1@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C2122F@ROMULUS.smc.edu> Message-ID: <6e84aedd0909171458s7f83bed6ycb8947e6654301ec@mail.gmail.com> Many programs that use a speech synthesizer have a pronounceation dictionary that you can add to. You would need to check with the programs help files that you are using for directions beyond that I don't nkow of a medical jargon tts engine. Jeff On 9/17/09, Burke, Dan (DSS) wrote: > The main determinant of accuracy in reading is not what is doing the > reading, but the quality of the electronic text that is being read. > > For example, , JAWS out of the box pronounces the name of my town as > Miss-owl-a, when it is commonly pronounced as Mizzoola. > > So the issue is for the student to learn a couple of tricks -- stop > (frequently, if necessary) and spell out words he or she is uncertain > of. If they are pronounced strangely, virtually every tts package > offers some way to correct pronunciation. Which is what I have done > with JAWS and the name of my town. > > So, the quality of the e-text -- is it a publisher file? If not, has it > been properly spell-checked? > > And then add to that the student taking responsibility (with our > guidance) and learning how to manipulate the screen reader to make him > or herself successful. > > Dan > > > Daniel J. Burke > Assistant Director/Coordinator > Disability Services for Students > Emma B. Lommasson 154 > The University of Montana > Missoula, MT 59812 > > www.umt.edu/dss/ > > 406.243.2243 voice/text > 406.243.4424 direct line > 406.243.5330 fax > > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of CUTLER_ELLEN > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:37 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Synthesized Voices and Accurate Pronunciation > > Hello, > > We have a student who needs to listen to respiratory therapy text books. > Towards this end, we need to know what determines how accurately text > will be read. Is it the synthesized voice? Is it the text-to-speech > software? What text-to-speech environment is likely to read medical > texts accurately? I was wondering if the TTS feature of the Medical > version of NaturallySpeaking would do well; however, the student does > not need voice recognition.... > > Thanks, Ellen > > > Ellen Cutler > Santa Monica College > Disabled Student Services, High Tech Training Center > 1900 Pico Blvd. > Santa Monica, CA 90405 > 310.434-4496 > cutler_ellen@smc.edu > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Thu Sep 17 15:05:10 2009 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder In-Reply-To: <249223C7F58DC140A96F27C89DBAF12F056CD95C@santafe7.academic.ad.calstatela.edu> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net> <7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid> <18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com> <20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist> <018a01ca379b$687d4860$3977d920$@org> <249223C7F58DC140A96F27C89DBAF12F056CD959@santafe7.academic.ad.calstatela.edu> <20090917160701543.00000004396@AT_Specialist> <249223C7F58DC140A96F27C89DBAF12F056CD95C@santafe7.academic.ad.calstatela.edu> Message-ID: <6e84aedd0909171505y15821826h392bd1a2a9d53241@mail.gmail.com> This would require some touch but not buttons. The iPhone and iPod Touch have a voice recorder app. If you don't like the one build in there are abunch of low cost apps that will do voice recordings. With this the student would need the ability to select options on a touch screen. Does the student have problems selecting options or just physically pressing down buttons? Jeff On 9/17/09, White, Phillip B. wrote: > No buttons please, as little as possible. Needs USB connection for file > transfer -- not used in voice input, only for recording lectures. The > idea is for the person to talk to the recorder to do the functions like > record, playback and fast forward, etc. > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Todd Schwanke > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:07 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder > > Phillip: > > Can you provide a little more (but still general as this is a publically > archived listserv) info about the use? What do you mean by "start up by > voice"? Does this just mean start recording or to control all the > standard functions, including playback, rewind, etc. > > For dictation? Recording lectures? How is playback of audio used? Does > the student have hands-free computer access? Would a few buttons > pressed be acceptable, as long as it isn't continuous gripping/use? > > > Todd Schwanke > McBurney Disability Resource Center > > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of White, Phillip B. > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:19 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder > > I am attempting to find a virtually hands-free voice activated digital > recorder. The student has severe tendonitis and needs a unit you can > start up by voice. I haven't seen something like this, so let me know > what your experiences are with such technology. > > Cheers, > > Phillip White > ATLC Coordinator > Cal State University Los Angeles > 323-343-3138 > Pwhite3@calstatela.edu > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From pwhite3 at exchange.calstatela.edu Thu Sep 17 15:14:01 2009 From: pwhite3 at exchange.calstatela.edu (White, Phillip B.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder In-Reply-To: <6e84aedd0909171505y15821826h392bd1a2a9d53241@mail.gmail.com> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net><7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid><18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com><20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist><018a01ca379b$687d4860$3977d920$@org><249223C7F58DC140A96F27C89DBAF12F056CD959@santafe7.academic.ad.calstatela.edu><20090917160701543.00000004396@AT_Specialist><249223C7F58DC140A96F27C89DBAF12F056CD95C@santafe7.academic.ad.calstatela.edu> <6e84aedd0909171505y15821826h392bd1a2a9d53241@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <249223C7F58DC140A96F27C89DBAF12F056CD95F@santafe7.academic.ad.calstatela.edu> So touch screen types might work. How well do these built in microphones work -- across rooms? The idea is to record lectures. I was thinking about finding something that could then have a directional microphone connected. I suppose the device might work up close, but I'm not certain about the probability of faculty wanting to work with the device like that. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Dell Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 3:05 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder This would require some touch but not buttons. The iPhone and iPod Touch have a voice recorder app. If you don't like the one build in there are abunch of low cost apps that will do voice recordings. With this the student would need the ability to select options on a touch screen. Does the student have problems selecting options or just physically pressing down buttons? Jeff On 9/17/09, White, Phillip B. wrote: > No buttons please, as little as possible. Needs USB connection for file > transfer -- not used in voice input, only for recording lectures. The > idea is for the person to talk to the recorder to do the functions like > record, playback and fast forward, etc. > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Todd Schwanke > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:07 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder > > Phillip: > > Can you provide a little more (but still general as this is a publically > archived listserv) info about the use? What do you mean by "start up by > voice"? Does this just mean start recording or to control all the > standard functions, including playback, rewind, etc. > > For dictation? Recording lectures? How is playback of audio used? Does > the student have hands-free computer access? Would a few buttons > pressed be acceptable, as long as it isn't continuous gripping/use? > > > Todd Schwanke > McBurney Disability Resource Center > > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of White, Phillip B. > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:19 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder > > I am attempting to find a virtually hands-free voice activated digital > recorder. The student has severe tendonitis and needs a unit you can > start up by voice. I haven't seen something like this, so let me know > what your experiences are with such technology. > > Cheers, > > Phillip White > ATLC Coordinator > Cal State University Los Angeles > 323-343-3138 > Pwhite3@calstatela.edu > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > _______________________________________________ > 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 tft at u.washington.edu Thu Sep 17 16:33:19 2009 From: tft at u.washington.edu (Terrill Thompson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Synthesized Voices and Accurate Pronunciation In-Reply-To: References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net><7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid><18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com><20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist><65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02CA840EF1@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C2122F@ROMULUS.smc.edu> Message-ID: <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C245CC84D@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Ellen, The speech synthesizer also plays a key role in pronunciation. For example, I just tested a block of medical text using various synthesizers. Eloquence, the default JAWS synthesizer, didn't handle the medical terms very well at all, but when I switched the JAWS voice profile to SAPI 5 (Microsoft Anna), pronunciation was much better (though not perfect). There are other SAPI synthesizers/voices available, most for a small cost; and most Windows screen readers or text-to-speech software products support switching to these if they're installed. Some of these (e.g., AT&T Natural Voices, Neospeech) have nice-sounding voices but they won't do any better than the free Microsoft voices at pronouncing medical terminology. If using a Microsoft SAPI voice and techniques like those described by Dan won't meet the student's needs, what they need is a voice that is specifically equipped with a medical vocabulary. I'm not sure what's available in that arena, although you did mention Dragon Naturally Speaking - that might be worth exploring further. Even though the student doesn't need speech recognition I wonder if by installing Dragon Medical you would be installing a medical SAPI voice that could be used in other text-to-speech applications. Does anyone know? Unfortunately Dragon Medical is pretty pricey ($1600 through Nuance) - it would be a shame to pay that much if you're only going to use one component, not the application itself. If anyone wants to conduct their own tests, here's the medical text I was working with: Methacholine Chloride is a quaternary ammonium parasympathomimetic agent with the muscarinic actions of acetylcholine. It is hydrolyzed by acetylcholinesterase at a considerably slower rate than acetylcholine and is more resistant to hydrolysis by nonspecific cholinesterases so that its actions are more prolonged. It is used as a parasympathomimetic bronchoconstrictor agent and as a diagnostic aid for bronchial asthma. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1116) Regards, Terry Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, Accessible Technology UW Technology Services University of Washington tft@u.washington.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Burke, Dan (DSS) Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:23 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Synthesized Voices and Accurate Pronunciation The main determinant of accuracy in reading is not what is doing the reading, but the quality of the electronic text that is being read. For example, , JAWS out of the box pronounces the name of my town as Miss-owl-a, when it is commonly pronounced as Mizzoola. So the issue is for the student to learn a couple of tricks -- stop (frequently, if necessary) and spell out words he or she is uncertain of. If they are pronounced strangely, virtually every tts package offers some way to correct pronunciation. Which is what I have done with JAWS and the name of my town. So, the quality of the e-text -- is it a publisher file? If not, has it been properly spell-checked? And then add to that the student taking responsibility (with our guidance) and learning how to manipulate the screen reader to make him or herself successful. Dan Daniel J. Burke Assistant Director/Coordinator Disability Services for Students Emma B. Lommasson 154 The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 www.umt.edu/dss/ 406.243.2243 voice/text 406.243.4424 direct line 406.243.5330 fax -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of CUTLER_ELLEN Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:37 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Synthesized Voices and Accurate Pronunciation Hello, We have a student who needs to listen to respiratory therapy text books. Towards this end, we need to know what determines how accurately text will be read. Is it the synthesized voice? Is it the text-to-speech software? What text-to-speech environment is likely to read medical texts accurately? I was wondering if the TTS feature of the Medical version of NaturallySpeaking would do well; however, the student does not need voice recognition.... Thanks, Ellen Ellen Cutler Santa Monica College Disabled Student Services, High Tech Training Center 1900 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 310.434-4496 cutler_ellen@smc.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From skeegan at stanford.edu Thu Sep 17 17:04:18 2009 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dealing with Williams Sound transmitter/receiver Message-ID: <4AB2CE82.5080500@stanford.edu> Hello all, I am trying to get a Williams Sound FM transmitter and receiver functional. Transmitter is model T30. Receiver is model R31. The receiver has both an ear and mic option (for local sounds). When I use the microphone on the receiver, I can hear loud and clear through the ear headset. The transmitter has a mic option and on/off switch. When I turn on the transmitter, I am not getting anything on the receiver (tried both channels). I checked the frequency setting and it is the same as the factory default. I have also tried to use the receiver with a different transmitter (Phonak ZoomLink), just to see what would happen but that did not work either. The system was working approximately 6 months ago and now is no longer functional. Before I make a vendor very happy in purchasing some new hardware, is there anything I could be missing or could try? Take care, Sean -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: skeegan.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 332 bytes Desc: not available URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Fri Sep 18 03:37:46 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Synthesized Voices and Accurate Pronunciation In-Reply-To: <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C245CC84D@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net><7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid><18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com><20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist><65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02CA840EF1@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C2122F@ROMULUS.smc.edu> <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C245CC84D@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Message-ID: <004001ca384c$0ffbf180$2ff3d480$@com> Some of the synthesized voices or maybe it is a function of JAWS, let you adjust the pronunciation dictionary. In JAWS the keyboard command to open the dictionary is JawsKey + D if you are using Eloquence. You can modify the default dictionary of pronunciations the dictionary for a specific application. I do this all the time as it also lets me shorten phrases that are repeated in subject lines to a single word - for example if the ATHEN messages came in with [Access Technology in Higher Education Mailing List] I can enter that in the first field and then enter ATHEN in the second field so that messages would say ATHEN and then read the rest of the subject line. Until the Eudora e-mail client was added to the default list, we had to enter it manually. So you would put Eudora in the first edit field and U dora in the pronunciation field. I think you can back up the dictionaries or save them if you install a new version of JAWS. One of the problems I have with the Victor Reader is that there is no mechanism to work with the pronunciation dictionary and something as simple as wasted is pronounced was Ted. Many of the commonly used words have not been added to pronunciation dictionaries for the natural phoneme voices. I find this distracting when I'm reading because I spend more time trying to figure out what the text is so my comprehension level is quite low and I get frustrated. On the other hand I know a lot of people love the natural phoneme voices because they do sound more natural. Check to see if you can modify or add to the pronunciation dictionary for a set of voices. I don't think you can with the Microsoft ones. Terry is right about DNS and they do have a medical version of the software so the pronunciations might be in the TTS tool that ships with it. Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Terrill Thompson Sent: September-17-09 7:33 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Synthesized Voices and Accurate Pronunciation Ellen, The speech synthesizer also plays a key role in pronunciation. For example, I just tested a block of medical text using various synthesizers. Eloquence, the default JAWS synthesizer, didn't handle the medical terms very well at all, but when I switched the JAWS voice profile to SAPI 5 (Microsoft Anna), pronunciation was much better (though not perfect). There are other SAPI synthesizers/voices available, most for a small cost; and most Windows screen readers or text-to-speech software products support switching to these if they're installed. Some of these (e.g., AT&T Natural Voices, Neospeech) have nice-sounding voices but they won't do any better than the free Microsoft voices at pronouncing medical terminology. If using a Microsoft SAPI voice and techniques like those described by Dan won't meet the student's needs, what they need is a voice that is specifically equipped with a medical vocabulary. I'm not sure what's available in that arena, although you did mention Dragon Naturally Speaking - that might be worth exploring further. Even though the student doesn't need speech recognition I wonder if by installing Dragon Medical you would be installing a medical SAPI voice that could be used in other text-to-speech applications. Does anyone know? Unfortunately Dragon Medical is pretty pricey ($1600 through Nuance) - it would be a shame to pay that much if you're only going to use one component, not the application itself. If anyone wants to conduct their own tests, here's the medical text I was working with: Methacholine Chloride is a quaternary ammonium parasympathomimetic agent with the muscarinic actions of acetylcholine. It is hydrolyzed by acetylcholinesterase at a considerably slower rate than acetylcholine and is more resistant to hydrolysis by nonspecific cholinesterases so that its actions are more prolonged. It is used as a parasympathomimetic bronchoconstrictor agent and as a diagnostic aid for bronchial asthma. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1116) Regards, Terry Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, Accessible Technology UW Technology Services University of Washington tft@u.washington.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Burke, Dan (DSS) Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:23 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Synthesized Voices and Accurate Pronunciation The main determinant of accuracy in reading is not what is doing the reading, but the quality of the electronic text that is being read. For example, , JAWS out of the box pronounces the name of my town as Miss-owl-a, when it is commonly pronounced as Mizzoola. So the issue is for the student to learn a couple of tricks -- stop (frequently, if necessary) and spell out words he or she is uncertain of. If they are pronounced strangely, virtually every tts package offers some way to correct pronunciation. Which is what I have done with JAWS and the name of my town. So, the quality of the e-text -- is it a publisher file? If not, has it been properly spell-checked? And then add to that the student taking responsibility (with our guidance) and learning how to manipulate the screen reader to make him or herself successful. Dan Daniel J. Burke Assistant Director/Coordinator Disability Services for Students Emma B. Lommasson 154 The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 www.umt.edu/dss/ 406.243.2243 voice/text 406.243.4424 direct line 406.243.5330 fax -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of CUTLER_ELLEN Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:37 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Synthesized Voices and Accurate Pronunciation Hello, We have a student who needs to listen to respiratory therapy text books. Towards this end, we need to know what determines how accurately text will be read. Is it the synthesized voice? Is it the text-to-speech software? What text-to-speech environment is likely to read medical texts accurately? I was wondering if the TTS feature of the Medical version of NaturallySpeaking would do well; however, the student does not need voice recognition.... Thanks, Ellen Ellen Cutler Santa Monica College Disabled Student Services, High Tech Training Center 1900 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 310.434-4496 cutler_ellen@smc.edu _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org _______________________________________________ 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 Sep 18 03:47:13 2009 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] TTS Tools list Message-ID: <004101ca384d$61c04bf0$2540e3d0$@com> Coincidentally the New York Times is doing a series of articles on technology for people with ALS and today's article provides a list of TTS tools. Most of you probably have all of them in a list but thought I'd sent the URL for interest. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/text-to-speech-technology-reaches-a n-inflection-point/?partner=rss &emc=rss Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at altformatsolutions.com Fri Sep 18 04:03:37 2009 From: ron at altformatsolutions.com (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Assistive Technology Job Opening at ATLA- Anchorage Message-ID: <032601ca384f$ac540600$04fc1200$@com> Some may be interested this is a great organization to work with. Ron Stewart Attached is a new job listing for an Assistive Technology Specialist for ATLA. Please read attachment and forward on to others who might be interested in working at ATLA, Alaska's Assistive Technology Tech Act project. We have a position opening. I would appreciate it if you were willing to print off a copy and post for others who might be interested and/or forward to others. POSITION OVERVIEW: The Assistive Technology Specialist ,will provide assistive technology services to clients and interested individuals through demonstrations, training, consultation, acquisition/sales and implementation of a variety of assistive technologies. The individual will assist with the planning and implementation of Alaska's Tech Act grant and will provide both direct and indirect services and support via multiple modes of telecommunication. See attached and/or go to www.atlaak.org Please email if you have questions. Thanks for your assistance. Kathy Kathy S. Privratsky, MS, CCC-SLP Executive Director Assistive Technology of Alaska - ATLA 2217 E. Tudor, Suite 4 Anchorage, AK 99507 (907) 563-2599 (907) 563-0699 FAX -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The first link has a 5 star review where the person talks about using it for recording lectures. Jeff http://www.amazon.com/Price-CablesToBuy-Microphone-iPhone-classic/dp/B00277EMQ2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1253281593&sr=8-2 http://www.amazon.com/Chill-Pill-Microphone-Classic-iPhone/dp/B0026N8F24/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1253281593&sr=8-6#moreAboutThisProduct On 9/17/09, White, Phillip B. wrote: > So touch screen types might work. How well do these built in > microphones work -- across rooms? The idea is to record lectures. I > was thinking about finding something that could then have a directional > microphone connected. I suppose the device might work up close, but I'm > not certain about the probability of faculty wanting to work with the > device like that. > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Jeffrey Dell > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 3:05 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder > > This would require some touch but not buttons. > The iPhone and iPod Touch have a voice recorder app. If you don't > like the one build in there are abunch of low cost apps that will do > voice recordings. With this the student would need the ability to > select options on a touch screen. Does the student have problems > selecting options or just physically pressing down buttons? > Jeff > > On 9/17/09, White, Phillip B. wrote: >> No buttons please, as little as possible. Needs USB connection for > file >> transfer -- not used in voice input, only for recording lectures. The >> idea is for the person to talk to the recorder to do the functions > like >> record, playback and fast forward, etc. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > On >> Behalf Of Todd Schwanke >> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:07 PM >> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >> Subject: Re: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder >> >> Phillip: >> >> Can you provide a little more (but still general as this is a > publically >> archived listserv) info about the use? What do you mean by "start up > by >> voice"? Does this just mean start recording or to control all the >> standard functions, including playback, rewind, etc. >> >> For dictation? Recording lectures? How is playback of audio used? > Does >> the student have hands-free computer access? Would a few buttons >> pressed be acceptable, as long as it isn't continuous gripping/use? >> >> >> Todd Schwanke >> McBurney Disability Resource Center >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] > On >> Behalf Of White, Phillip B. >> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:19 PM >> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >> Subject: [Athen] Voice activated High Quality Digital Recorder >> >> I am attempting to find a virtually hands-free voice activated digital >> recorder. The student has severe tendonitis and needs a unit you can >> start up by voice. I haven't seen something like this, so let me know >> what your experiences are with such technology. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Phillip White >> ATLC Coordinator >> Cal State University Los Angeles >> 323-343-3138 >> Pwhite3@calstatela.edu >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 skeegan at stanford.edu Fri Sep 18 11:09:40 2009 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dealing with Williams Sound transmitter/receiver In-Reply-To: <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C03C9072B@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> References: <4AB2CE82.5080500@stanford.edu> <0D41DFE921DACE439289A5E629BDB66C03C9072B@EX04.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Message-ID: <4AB3CCE4.1040204@stanford.edu> Thank you all for your replies. I took another look this morning as the system was working several months ago and these systems don't usually "just stop" functioning. I opened the battery case of the receiver (yes, I used new batteries the first time around ) and noticed that there was just a bit of corrosion on the terminals; it looks like a battery leaked a bit. I scraped off the corrosion and cleaned out the case and the system is now working...for now. It looks like the receiver had enough power to do basic amplification from the environmental mic jack, but not enough to power the receiver. Thanks again for your suggestions. Take care, Sean -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Drew Britten, MSRE Assistive Technology/ Alternative Media Program Manager Disability Resources for Students University of Washington 448 Schmitz Box 355839 Seattle, WA 98195-5839 (206) 543-8924 voice (206) 543-8925 TTY (206) 616-8379 fax dbritten@u.washington.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 11:10 AM To: Alternate Media; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Dealing with Williams Sound transmitter/receiver Thank you all for your replies. I took another look this morning as the system was working several months ago and these systems don't usually "just stop" functioning. I opened the battery case of the receiver (yes, I used new batteries the first time around ) and noticed that there was just a bit of corrosion on the terminals; it looks like a battery leaked a bit. I scraped off the corrosion and cleaned out the case and the system is now working...for now. It looks like the receiver had enough power to do basic amplification from the environmental mic jack, but not enough to power the receiver. Thanks again for your suggestions. Take care, Sean From john.gardner at orst.edu Sun Sep 20 02:07:26 2009 From: john.gardner at orst.edu (John Gardner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Revised Call for Papers to Inclusion in Math Workshop In-Reply-To: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C2122F@ROMULUS.smc.edu> References: <10E003BA-2361-495D-8B17-2064257BF9C1@techpotential.net><7757009033977399219@unknownmsgid><18297_1252894749_ZZg0E4QmCC7qY.00_baa6b6680909131918q1ffaa6f5hc32be464d50bf59c@mail.gmail.com><20090917083018558.00000004396@AT_Specialist><65A4FE813F17E648B64D10DDFA4DF18B02CA840EF1@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C2122F@ROMULUS.smc.edu> Message-ID: <4AB5F0CE.8@orst.edu> Don't know if any of you Athenites might be interested in attending this workshop, but I suspect that many will be interested in its outcomes. I'll post a brief summary after it finishes. John Gardner --- Revised Notice --- ** With apologies for multiple postings. ** Dear colleagues, As you know probably, the deadline for the paper submission to "Workshop on E-Inclusion in Mathematics and Science 2009 (WEIMS2009)" was set as September 25, 2009. However, since the new academic year started just a few weeks ago in many countries, people might need a little more time for preparing the submission. So, we decided to extend the deadline to October 9, 2009. We would appreciate it if you could forward this revised notice to mailing lists or individuals who might be interested in our workshop. Thank you very much for your kind support. CALL FOR PAPERS (Revised) The Workshop on E-Inclusion in Mathematics and Science 2009 (WEIMS'09) December 12 - 13, 2009, JST Innovation Plaza Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan Website: http://www.mrit.kyushu-u.ac.jp/weims2009 Full and effective participation and inclusion in society is recognized as a general principle, general obligation and a right, as indicated in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopted by the United Nations General Assembly - 13 December 2006. To fulfill truly inclusive society, however, it is clear that we have still many problems unsolved for making mathematical or scientific information more accessible. For instance, since most of digitized scientific contents such as online journals, e-learning math contents are not necessarily accessible for visually disabled people, it is still hard for them to share the same contents with sighted people. The Workshop on E-Inclusion in Mathematics and Science 2009 (WEIMS09), supported by the Mathematical Research Center for Industrial Technology of Kyushu University, intends to bring together experts from around the world to present and discuss the state of the art, the actual research and development activities and the future perspectives in this field. Main topics of the workshop will be, but not be limited to, - Technology to digitize mathematical or scientific contents with taking e-inclusion in consideration - Assistive technology for disabled people to access mathematical or scientific information - E-learning, online services other applications considering e-inclusion in scientific field, - Other related topics. Keynote Lecture Robert Kelly Director, Journal Information Systems, The American Physical Society Mr. Robert Kelly is a leader of an outstanding project in APS. This project is aimed at making the content of "Physical Review Letters," one of the most prestigious academic journals in physics, accessible in DAISY format. The project is a collaboration with ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. Dr. John Gardner will demonstrate some prototype APS DAISY articles. John Gardner, Chief Technical Officer and President, ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. WEIMS'09 is set as the international satellite event of The 9th Asian Symposium on Computer Mathematics (ASCM 2009) which will be held in Fukuoka, 14 -17 December 2009 jointly with MACIS 2009. For further information on ASCM-MACIS. please visit http://gcoe.math.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ascm-macis2009/. As you can see on the web site, the special thematic session on "Digitizing Mathematics -- From Pen and Paper to Digital Content" will be organized by Volker Sorge and Alan P. Sexton (University of Birmingham, UK), in ASCM 2009. We warmly encourage participants in WEIMS09 to attend this session as well. Call for papers: To submit a paper, please send the extended abstract (from 4 to 10 pages) by e-mail to: weims2009@math.kyushu-u.ac.jp. In it, please include all author's name(s), affiliation, contact information and a brief summary up to 100 words. Final paper versions should conform to a specified style, preferably using LaTeX2e. The style file, "templateASCM.MACIS.zip" can be downloaded from the ASCM web site: http://gcoe.math.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ascm-macis2009/for_authors.html. Please read carefully "Technical Issues" on the web site, as well. Submission categories: Full paper: up to 10 pages in the specified style Short paper: up to 4 pages in the specified style Proceedings: will be published by Kyushu University and will be available on its web site. Key Dates: 09 October 2009 - Submission deadline of abstracts, 23 October 2009 - Notification of acceptance, 20 November 2009 - Submission deadline of camera ready paper. Program Committee: Archambault, Dominique: University of Pierre and Marie Curie, France Bernareggi, Cristian: University of Milano, Italy Fujiyoshi, Mamoru: National Center for University Entrance Examinations, Japan Gardner, John: ViewPlus Technologies, Inc., USA Ikeda, Hideto: Ritsumeikan University, Japan Kawamura, Hiroshi: the DAISY Consortium, Japan Klaus, Jochen: University of Karlsruhe, Germany Ladner, Richard: University of Washington, USA Miesenberger, Klaus: University of Linz, Austria Schultz, Tanja: University of Karlsruhe, Germany Suzuki, Masakazu: Kyushu University, Japan Watanabe, Tetsuya: Niigata University, Japan Yamaguchi, Katsuhito: Nihon University, Japan Organizers: Suzuki, Masakazu: Kyushu University, Japan Ikeda, Hideto: Ritsumeikan University, Japan Yamaguchi, Katsuhito: Nihon University, Japan If you have any questions, please contact The workshop contact address: weims2009@math.kyushu-u.ac.jp Masakazu Suzuki, Hideto Ikeda and Katsuhito Yamaguchi. ---- Katsuhito Yamaguchi Nihon University, Junior College Funabashi Campus 7-24-1, Narashinodai, Funabashi Chiba 274-8501, Japan Phone/Fax: +81-47-469-5285 E-mail: eugene@gaea.jcn.nihon-u.ac.jp, jcf05167@nifty.ne.jp (Home) From asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca Sun Sep 20 08:24:14 2009 From: asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca (Jennison Mark Asuncion) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] FYI Accessibility Camp DC Oct 10 registration ow open (fwd) Message-ID: Thought folks who live in the DC area might find this free accessibility event of interest. Jennison ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John F Croston III This e-mail is to remind everyone that Accessibility Camp DC attendee registration, which is FREE will open up on Tuesday September 15, 2009, at 9:00 AM. We are going to start with allowing 50 people to register, while we see how sponsorship funds are going. We will open up more spots as funds are available to make sure we have food and drink for all attending. The maximum number of attendees for the space is 150. We would be really happy if we could allow that many people to attend the event. I would like to thank Adam Boalt for being our first sponsor and please visit his website at http://www.boalt.com. Sponsorship of the Accessibility Camp DC are now available. Please donate what you can. We have set limits of sponsorship at a minimum of $50 preferred and a maximum of $250, if you would like to donate less please contact us at info@AccessibilityCampDC.org. After we have enough funds to provide food and drink to all attendees we will see about ordering t-shirts which will have event name, date, and logo on the front of the t-shirt and sponsors names in alphabetical order on back. We would like to get sponsorship money in as soon as possible so we can gage how many people can attend and we need a week or two to order t-shirts, if that is going to be possible. Date and Location We are going to have Accessibility Camp DC at the Martin Luther King Library here in Washington, DC, on October 10, 2009 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Check-in will begin at 9:30 AM once library opens. The Martin Luther King (MLK) Library is located at: 901 G St NW, Room 215 Washington, DC 20001-4531 thanks, jfc iii From normajean.brand at hccs.edu Tue Sep 22 15:16:27 2009 From: normajean.brand at hccs.edu (normajean.brand) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Seeking Wisdom: Searching for keyboarding software that works w/JAWS Message-ID: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1DE4F3B3@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> Apparently JAWS and the Keyboarding Pro Deluxe CE Student software do not play nicely... or at all. Keyboarding Pro is the current software of choice to teach keyboarding in our Business Technology degree/curriculum so I'm not sure what can be done about that. However, I have one blind student using JAWS who has enrolled in keyboarding this semester (which is why I know the software isn't playing with JAWS), and I have 3 more blind students coming in Fall 2010. I want to be able to tell our District that there is an alternative keyboarding software app that will work with JAWS IF there is such a thing. Any 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 edward at ngtvoice.com Tue Sep 22 15:22:41 2009 From: edward at ngtvoice.com (Ed. Rosenthal) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Seeking Wisdom: Searching for keyboarding software that works w/JAWS In-Reply-To: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1DE4F3B3@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> References: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1DE4F3B3@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> Message-ID: <00c001ca3bd3$350a5bd0$9f1f1370$@com> Yes, by all means look at the TypeAbility 3.0 application from YesAccessible. Their website is: http://www.yesaccessible.com/typeability.html Had a chance to sit in on their seminar at CSUN and was most impressed. -ed. Edward S. Rosenthal President and CEO Next Generation Technologies, Inc. (NGT Inc.) 20006 Cedar Valley Rd. #101 Lynnwood, Wa. 98036-6334 Ph: 425-744-1100 ext. 15 Fx: 425-778-5547 Skype: ed.rosenthal7 EM: edward@ngtvoice.com http://www.ngtvoice.com and http://www.ngtmedical.com This document may have been dictated with speech recognition software. Please disregard any remaining miscrecognitions. From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of normajean.brand Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:16 PM To: Athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Seeking Wisdom: Searching for keyboarding software that works w/JAWS Apparently JAWS and the Keyboarding Pro Deluxe CE Student software do not play nicely. or at all. Keyboarding Pro is the current software of choice to teach keyboarding in our Business Technology degree/curriculum so I'm not sure what can be done about that. However, I have one blind student using JAWS who has enrolled in keyboarding this semester (which is why I know the software isn't playing with JAWS), and I have 3 more blind students coming in Fall 2010. I want to be able to tell our District that there is an alternative keyboarding software app that will work with JAWS IF there is such a thing. Any 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 jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Wed Sep 23 06:06:34 2009 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:38 2018 Subject: [Athen] Seeking Wisdom: Searching for keyboarding software that works w/JAWS In-Reply-To: <00c001ca3bd3$350a5bd0$9f1f1370$@com> References: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1DE4F3B3@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> <00c001ca3bd3$350a5bd0$9f1f1370$@com> Message-ID: <6e84aedd0909230606y22e9d0bao748061ec67e83dfe@mail.gmail.com> In the past I've used Talking Typing Teacher. Some of the sound effects are really silly. Because it was made for kids but it works pretty well. http://ulva.com/Online-Store/Literacy-Education-Typing/ttt.htm Jeff On 9/22/09, Ed. Rosenthal wrote: > Yes, by all means look at the TypeAbility 3.0 application from > YesAccessible. Their website is: > > http://www.yesaccessible.com/typeability.html > > > > Had a chance to sit in on their seminar at CSUN and was most impressed. -ed. > > > > Edward S. Rosenthal > > President and CEO > > Next Generation Technologies, Inc. (NGT Inc.) > > 20006 Cedar Valley Rd. #101 > > Lynnwood, Wa. 98036-6334 > > Ph: 425-744-1100 ext. 15 > > Fx: 425-778-5547 > > Skype: ed.rosenthal7 > > EM: edward@ngtvoice.com > > http://www.ngtvoice.com and http://www.ngtmedical.com > > > > This document may have been dictated with speech recognition software. > Please disregard any remaining miscrecognitions. > > > > > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of normajean.brand > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:16 PM > To: Athen@athenpro.org > Subject: [Athen] Seeking Wisdom: Searching for keyboarding software that > works w/JAWS > > > > Apparently JAWS and the Keyboarding Pro Deluxe CE Student software do not > play nicely. or at all. Keyboarding Pro is the current software of choice to > teach keyboarding in our Business Technology degree/curriculum so I'm not > sure what can be done about that. However, I have one blind student using > JAWS who has enrolled in keyboarding this semester (which is why I know the > software isn't playing with JAWS), and I have 3 more blind students coming > in Fall 2010. I want to be able to tell our District that there is an > alternative keyboarding software app that will work with JAWS IF there is > such a thing. > > > > Any 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 > > > > From normajean.brand at hccs.edu Wed Sep 23 17:42:58 2009 From: normajean.brand at hccs.edu (normajean.brand) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:38 2018 Subject: [Athen] Seeking Wisdom: Searching for keyboarding softwarethat works w/JAWS In-Reply-To: <00c001ca3bd3$350a5bd0$9f1f1370$@com> References: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1DE4F3B3@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> <00c001ca3bd3$350a5bd0$9f1f1370$@com> Message-ID: <801E7AFBD02DE54BA988F6520E408E1DE4F4D0@ADMINMAIL1.ad.hccs.edu> Thank you! I'll look into it. I have heard of this software package but couldn't remember the exact name... thank you for your help. 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 Ed. Rosenthal Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 5:23 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Seeking Wisdom: Searching for keyboarding softwarethat works w/JAWS Yes, by all means look at the TypeAbility 3.0 application from YesAccessible. Their website is: http://www.yesaccessible.com/typeability.html Had a chance to sit in on their seminar at CSUN and was most impressed. -ed. Edward S. Rosenthal President and CEO Next Generation Technologies, Inc. (NGT Inc.) 20006 Cedar Valley Rd. #101 Lynnwood, Wa. 98036-6334 Ph: 425-744-1100 ext. 15 Fx: 425-778-5547 Skype: ed.rosenthal7 EM: edward@ngtvoice.com http://www.ngtvoice.com and http://www.ngtmedical.com This document may have been dictated with speech recognition software. Please disregard any remaining miscrecognitions. From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of normajean.brand Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:16 PM To: Athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Seeking Wisdom: Searching for keyboarding software that works w/JAWS Apparently JAWS and the Keyboarding Pro Deluxe CE Student software do not play nicely... or at all. Keyboarding Pro is the current software of choice to teach keyboarding in our Business Technology degree/curriculum so I'm not sure what can be done about that. However, I have one blind student using JAWS who has enrolled in keyboarding this semester (which is why I know the software isn't playing with JAWS), and I have 3 more blind students coming in Fall 2010. I want to be able to tell our District that there is an alternative keyboarding software app that will work with JAWS IF there is such a thing. Any 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. 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ATIA Masthead ATIA Chicago 2009 October 28 - 31, 2009 Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center Schaumburg (Chicago), IL USA ATIA 2010 Orlando January 27 - 30, 2010 Caribe Royale Orlando All-Suite Hotel & Convention Center Orlando, Florida USA Dear ATIA Alliance Partner, PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR MEMBERS, AFFILIATES & COLLEAGUES We're pleased to announce you are eligible for discounted admission to attend both the inaugural Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) 2009 Chicago Conference and the 11th ATIA 2010 Orlando Conference. The Early Bird Alliance Partner registration fee is a $175 discount from onsite registration and is available to ATIA Alliance Partner members and affiliates. To help you take full advantage of this discounted registration program, please use the following Alliance Partner codes: ATIA 2009 Chicago Alliance Partner Code for $400 after September 18, 2009.Authorized Code: 9LCATH ATIA 2010 Orlando Early Bird Alliance Partner Code for $350 through December 18, 2009. Authorized Code: 8ATH ATIA 2010 Orlando Alliance Partner Code for $400 after December 18, 2009. Authorized Code: 8LATH ATIA 2009 Chicago and ATIA 2010 Orlando provide an opportunity for people with disabilities, and those who support, work with, employ or educate people with disabilities, access to the latest AT products and services information, and un-paralleled networking opportunities. Here is just a sample of all of the great combined benefits available: * Network with more than 2,000 professionals and consumers using assistive technologies every day to learn more about best practices and which products and services really work. * Choose from more than 200educational sessions including lectures, demonstrations and hands-on labs-allowing you to maximize your professional development and earn continuing education units (CEUs). * Explore innovative AT products and services showcased by 100+ top industry vendors. To capitalize on this great opportunity, simply follow these easy steps: 1. Register online http://www.atia.org/conferences for ATIA 2009 Chicago and ATIA 2010 Orlando. Register for the Alliance Partner Discount program. You will be prompted enter your coupon code. 2. Register by email, fax or mail for ATIA 2010 Orlando. Download a registration forms from: http://www.atia.org/conferences Enter your code in the Alliance Partner Authorized Code box. 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In many cases, they rely on assistants to read and describe images in order to stay current with content in their fields of study. This creates a dependence that is inefficient, expensive and time consuming. Access to text through electronic files and digital talking books (DTBs) has created a great deal of independence for these users. NCAM's publication of these new guidelines means that presenting meaningful information about the images accompanying text can be more readily achieved. "Effective Practices for Description of Science Content within Digital Talking Books" is the result of a seminal 4-year effort encompassing multiple surveys with describers and with students and scientists with vision loss to research preferred practices for description of visual information in textbooks and journals. WGBH's Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) undertook this research thanks to a grant (# 04535663) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). WGBH worked in close collaboration with the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), and together they assembled a broader network of researchers and experts including Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Inc. (RFB&D); the American Printing House for the Blind (APH); scientist and former NSF program officer Lawrence Scadden, and DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) Consortium Secretary General George Kerscher. The DAISY Consortium is the world-wide network of libraries, publishers and service organizations that developed the DTB standard. All project partners contributed to the DAISY/NISO standard and all partners were among the 40 members of the National File Format Panel, which produced the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS). Chapters of the new guidelines cover description of a variety of information types, including bar charts, line graphs, Venn diagrams, tables, pie charts, flow charts and complex diagrams and illustrations. A resource section is also included, providing links to many organizations, tools and standards which all contribute to generating more accessible STEM materials. The guidelines are available online at: http://ncam.wgbh.org/publications/stemdx/intro.html NCAM staff will provide training for implementing these STEM Description Guidelines through free webinars. The dates and times for the webinars, which last an hour and a half, appear below. The same training is offered at each webinar; you can register for the time most convenient for you by sending an email to stemdescription@wgbh.org Wednesday, September 30 at 10:00 a.m. EST Monday, October 20 at 1:30 p.m. EST Thursday, December 3 at Noon EST Additional dates will be offered in 2010. These sessions are available at no cost thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation (grant # 0833608). Comment from a recent webinar participant: "It was an excellent program and very helpful. I will be using what I learned to train my students to create more accessible image descriptions. Thank you." Donna M. Kachlic Disability Support Services Specialist The University of Texas at Tyler "Effective Practices for Description of Science Content within Digital Talking Books" joins several other NCAM publications and tools that enable and promote access to media for all users. Among them: * "Accessible Digital Media: Design Guidelines for Electronic Publications, Multimedia and the Web" * "A Developer's Guide to Creating Talking Menus for Set-top Boxes and DVDs" * "IMS Guidelines for Developing Accessible Learning Applications" * MAGpie, the Media Access Generator (free, do-it-yourself software for creating captions and descriptions for multimedia) Links to all these resources are available at NCAM's site, About NCAM 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). Follow the Media Access Group on Facebook. About WGBH WGBH Boston is America's preeminent public broadcaster, producing such celebrated national PBS series as Masterpiece, Antiques Roadshow, Frontline, Nova, American Experience, Arthur, Curious George and more than a dozen other award-winning primetime, lifestyle and children's series. WGBH is the leading producer of online content for pbs.org-- one of the most-visited dot-org sites on the Internet-- a major producer for public radio and a pioneer in developing educational multimedia and new technologies that make media accessible for people with disabilities. For its efforts, WGBH has been recognized with hundreds of honors, including Oscars, Emmys, Peabodys and duPont-Columbia Journalism Awards. Contact: Mary Watkins, WGBH mary_watkins@wgbh.org 617 300-3700 voice 617 300-2589 TTY http://access.wgbh.org -end- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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There are currently many great airfare deals to Denver for the first half of November; the conference has moved to the beautiful 4 star Westin Hotel in Westminster but room rates are still very reasonable ($119 per night includes Internet & a $10 meal coupon), and exhibit fees are affordable ($490 includes exhibit hall booth, access to all conference proceedings and meals). There is a 15% early registration discount until Oct. 1 and ATHEN & ATIA members are eligible for an additional $30 discount on registration. Simply indicate your affiliation when you register for the conference. Please visit the conference web site at: http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/ for more information or to register online. Other Conference Highlights * Distinguished speaker Dr. T.V. Raman, Google Research Scientist, will be this year's keynote speaker. Read the N.Y. Times article about his work (NYT site registration required): * New Location! This year's conference has moved to the beautiful 4 star Westin Hotel in Westminster, Colorado. The Westin has excellent conference facilities, is fully accessible and is located within view of the Rocky Mountains, about half way between Denver and Boulder. * National ATHEN meeting: Access Technology in Higher Education Network is an organization for professionals who work with access technology in the higher education environment. Learn about the organization and meet other members during the Thursday (Nov. 12) evening meeting. * Over 60 presentations and hands on sessions taught by national experts * Over 35 hours of hands on workshops included in the agenda. More information at conference site: http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/ or contact hkramer@colorado.edu. -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 From gdietrich at htctu.net Wed Sep 30 13:07:38 2009 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:38 2018 Subject: [Athen] Clarification on Veterans Session Message-ID: Sorry, all, I guess it was not clear. This free session is at the CAPED Convention in San Diego, CA. And, again, please forgive cross-posts. "Combat to College" Preconference Session CAPED Convention Doubletree Hotel 7450 Hazard Center Drive San Diego, CA 92108 In the Sonoma I Room Sunday, October 18, 2009 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. FREE! 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