From ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net Sun May 2 01:02:58 2010 From: ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:56 2018 Subject: [Athen] The Joy of Remote Desktops on an iPad (long post) Message-ID: OK, the subject line is a bit frivolous and the post is long, but I think some of you may find this very useful. About a month ago, I posted about accessing one's Windows or Mac computer remotely from an iPad (Apr. 7th - "Running Mac and Windows apps on the iPad...sort of"). I hadn't tried any of these remote desktop apps until now because most are fairly pricey -- from $10 to $25 -- more than I cared to spend just to try them. But a new app, "Remoter", was released on Friday for only 99 cents (limited time offer), so I gave it a spin. (http://tinyurl.com/28b8tmg) As the developer himself says, it has some bugs and is missing a few features, but he's promised to address these within a week or so. In the meantime, here's a chance to inexpensively explore the Wonderful World of VNC (virtual network computing) and see if you want to pursue it further. (Instructions for set up are at the very end of this post.) BTW, most of this also applies to remote desktop access from an iPod Touch (using an iPhone VNC app), though some things would simply not be practical given the smaller screen size. ---------------- My impressions of viewing and controlling my computer from an iPad: - Shrinking a laptop or desktop screen down to iPad size has its limitations. I have over 30 items in my Dock, so on the iPad each icon is only 1/8-inch tall -- really hard to click. But you can pinch and zoom in or out with your fingers to expand a portion of the screen, then swipe in any direction to move around in the window. - This particular remote desktop app doesn't show the cursor location; other VNC apps do. - Motion is somewhat jerky (e.g., watching a video) and screen redraws are slightly delayed and not particularly smooth, but for other uses it's fine (e.g., typing, opening/closing files, etc.). - Sound is not streamed from the computer to the iPad, just the visuals. (I believe other VNC apps such as Desktop Connect can stream audio, but only from a Windows PC.) If the computer is in the same room, you can simply run external speakers from the computer and set them adjacent to the iPad. - Keep in mind that touch screens function differently from using a mouse, so you touch the screen to relocate the cursor (analogous to moving the mouse to that spot) and double-tap to "click" whatever is at that location, but there's no easy equivalent of "click-and-drag". So operations such as moving a window, scrolling, dragging an Inspiration symbol, or highlighting text in Kurzweil are either more cumbersome or impossible. (The developer of this particular app promises to add click-and-drag capability in the next version.) ---------------- So, why would you want to use an iPad to remotely connect to your laptop or desktop? Some ideas: - Run any educational program where the student clicks (touches) a particular icon and the screen responds. In essence, you have a lightweight touchscreen device running computer apps, not iPad apps. - Use an onscreen keyboard to provide access to keys missing from the iPad keyboard (control, tab, alt/option, F-keys, number keypad, arrows keys, etc.). The Mac's built-in Keyboard Viewer will not work, but a program like KeyStrokes will (http://www.orin.com/access/keystrokes/), opening the possibility of customizable keyboards. (I haven't checked the Windows side of things yet -- its built-in onscreen keyboard may work.) - Use word prediction or macros. This is particularly good when combined with the customizable onscreen keyboard. I've been playing around with KeyStrokes and its built-in word prediction, and also Co:Writer 6 -- both work well. I set up Co:Writer with the Word Window, opened a Word Bank, and typed using the iPad's keyboard. The screen is crowded, but it simulates a touchscreen Mac. (I'm actually typing this paragraph with Co:Writer using the setup I just described.) - No need to download the finished product from the iPad to your computer because you've actually been working on the computer the whole time. :-) - Use the iPad as a small remote monitor -- it displays to others whatever's happening on your desktop screen. No sound, but they can see everything and control it by touch. - Conversely, use the iPad to remotely monitor what a student is doing on their computer. - Access Flash on the iPad. If you've followed all the press on this lately, you know that Apple does not support Adobe Flash on the iPad/iPod/iPhone (Steve Jobs' explanation why: http://tinyurl.com/2e2cw4u and the Adobe CEO's response: http://tinyurl.com/2eymh8w ). But with VNC, you can view and interact with Flash that's streamed from your desktop -- applications, games, etc. For illustration, try to view the following interactive Flash-enabled applications via Safari on the iPad, then using Remoter: http://www.drcalculator.com/mortgage/ http://www.drcalculator.com/bmi/ - The possibility of joint activities with two or more iPads (or iPod Touches) connected to the same computer. I can't verify this because I only have one iPad, but I was able to use VNC to connect both my iPad and another MacBook to my "main" computer simultaneously and use both to control that computer (think "collaboration"). Conversely, a teacher could demonstrate something on the main computer which would display on multiple iPads. ---------------- Remoter still has some bugs, and ultimately may be not be the best remote desktop/VNC app for AT purposes (there are several others available), but it gives you a chance to explore remote access to your computer for only 99 cents. Then you can decide if you want to pursue it further. Personally, I'm excited about the possibilities. - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net ======================================== Setting up Remoter Brief (almost too brief) set-up instructions by the developer: http://tinyurl.com/2burobn In Remoter, press "+" to create a VNC "session" then enter the appropriate info. More info for connecting to a Mac: 1) In the Mac's Sharing preferences window (per the developer's instructions), you will see "Computer Name"; enter this in Remoter under "Name". 2) When you check Screen Sharing, you will see a message "Other users can access your computer at vnc://192.xxx.xxx.xxx"; enter that number in Remoter under "Hostname". 3) Enter the Sharing password you just created on your Mac in Remoter under "Password". From norm.coombs at gmail.com Sun May 2 14:38:52 2010 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:56 2018 Subject: [Athen] Are you serving "wounded warriors"? Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20100502143328.03a87998@pop.gmail.com> EASI is continually looking for current topics to cover in our Webinars. I have heard a concern for serving the needs of vets returning from the middle east battle fronts suffering from wounds caused by the IED bombs with many having head injuries. I have heard a little talk on this concern in the community of us serving the technology needs of people with disabilities. I think a live Webinar with 1-3 people sharing their experiences at their college with this population is timely and will be interesting. Please drop me a line if you would be willing to share experiences from your campus. Norm Coombs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Once you choose hope, anything's possible. Christopher Reeve Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone) ****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm From milt.johnson at aggiemail.usu.edu Wed May 5 09:24:03 2010 From: milt.johnson at aggiemail.usu.edu (Milt Johnson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:56 2018 Subject: [Athen] AT Intake Form Message-ID: <4be19ba6.9613f30a.7f9f.0058@mx.google.com> I would be interested in know if anyone has a form or process they follow when doing an intake with students needing AT. Our current procedure is somewhat random and could use some assistance. One of the needs we find in determining what AT the student needs without missing some of the key issues and needs to accommodate their whole need and not just the first couple of things that come up. Also to make sure we are addressing the most important accommodations and not just the one they think they need. Milt Johnson, Lab Manager Utah State University Assistive Technology Learning Center (ATLC) 0101 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-0101 milton.johnson@usu.edu Phone: 435-797-7361 Fax: 435-797-0130 Assistive Technology Learning Center horizontal.jpg -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3498 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ccolaci at yukoncollege.yk.ca Wed May 5 15:50:45 2010 From: ccolaci at yukoncollege.yk.ca (Catalina Colaci) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:56 2018 Subject: [Athen] OnLine learning systems In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Catalina Colaci Coordinator Learning Assistance Centre & Support Services for Students with Disabilities 500 College Drive, PO Box 2799 Whitehorse, Yukon? Y1A 5K4 Canada ???????????? t?867.668.8785? f? 867.668.8814 www.yukoncollege.yk.ca start here. go anywhere. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ________________________________________ Hello, everybody I have been very quiet lately but I have been reading the posts. I am wondering if within the wealth of information and knowledge of the list, I could get some help and/or ideas. We are a small college and finally, after some hard/soft pushing, the Distributed Learning -aka Distance Education- department is asking for my input re/ accessibility and Universal Design for Learning. The present challenge: explore the accessibility angle of LMS/CMS and provide recommendations and/or troubleshoot. We are trying very hard to consider a) accessibility and Universal Design for Learning and b) compatibility with adaptive technology. The systems being considered are Blackboard , Campus Cruiser, Desire2Learn, Moodle, and Sunguard (Banner) I understand some of the courses offered through your institution are via web/internet but I am unsure which system you are using and whether you had the opportunity to try-out / check-out other systems. What I need to know is 1. What difficulties had you encounter re/compatibility with adaptive technology -screen readers, dictation software, etc- and your present system(s)? 2. What (if any) were the solutions? 3. Did you try out other systems? If so, 4. Which ones? 5. What were the challenges? I will appreciate your input, ideas and assistance Thanks and have a nice day Catalina Colaci Coordinator Learning Assistance Centre & Support Services for Students with Disabilities 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 Canada From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Thu May 6 09:43:17 2010 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:56 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Empower Disabled Students with Lecture Capture Message-ID: I thought some of you may be interested in this. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Fax: 913-288-7678 E-Mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu From: Campus Technology Resources [mailto:CT@1105Info.com] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 10:40 AM Subject: Empower Disabled Students with Lecture Capture Eliminating Barriers in Lecture Capture: Providing Equal Education for Disabled Students Join Campus Technology and Tegrity for this FREE 1-hour webinar. 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The biggest challenge is to train faculty to create accessible course designs another one is some distant learners are still using jaws 5 or 6! Blackboard has good accessible course design tools you can implement and train your faculty. In house we constantly train faculty designing the class content. =============================================================== ? Java signature application acceptance is not screen reader accessible. ? Jaws version and blackboard vista version (certified-compatible) needs to be stated along with supported internet browser information. ? Known /Open blackboard vista 3-7 screen reader accessibility issues. o Proper titling missing (navigation/orientation, headings/titling) o Structural and orientation headings missing o Navigation mechanism to navigation bars o Redundant links for tool menu items o Unnecessary Alt attribute for graphics such as text (alternative text.) o Skip navigation not needed o Alt attribute for graphical link is missing (navigation/ orientation form controls) o Use of Change event makes the interaction inaccessible(scripting-keyboard) o Excessive use of layout tables causes the linearization inaccessible. o Test and assessment, answers are graphic jaws can't read. ? Supported java run time versions compatibility issues on personal computers. ? Online instructor needs to realize to create content with universal design, accessible. Black board tool visual text box editor. Alt tags. Folders. Etc.. ? Web pages should be the initial format when preparing materials for online viewing ? If content cannot be delivered as web page, provide options to access materials o Course outline - MS word o Course outline - text, accessible PDF. ? Content should use headings for navigation ? Includes descriptions for relevant images ? Provides descriptive Hyperlinks ( click here for the for the course outline) ? Includes transcripts for audio and captions for video content ? Accessible , outlined MS Power point presentations ? The addition of more features adds to the overall complexity of the interface ? Deeply threaded discussions can be challenging to interact and respond. Selim ?zi. Access Center , Library Suite 116 Disability Accommodations And Adaptive Technology for Metropolitan State College of Denver. 303-556-8387. This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. 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Thank you, Justin Reynolds -----Original Message----- Today's Topics: 1. online learning (Ozi, Selim) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 11:05:33 -0600 From: "Ozi, Selim" Catalina, Below I have outlined some issues Blackboard versus Jaws both running on earlier versions before Vista 9 and Jaws 11 ! At Metropolitan state college of Denver we are running Blackboard vista 9 for our distance learning system. We had tested others as well and think blackboard is still the most compatible in accessibility. The biggest challenge is to train faculty to create accessible course designs another one is some distant learners are still using jaws 5 or 6! Blackboard has good accessible course design tools you can implement and train your faculty. Selim Ozi. Access Center , Library Suite 116 Disability Accommodations And Adaptive Technology for Metropolitan State College of Denver 303-556-8387 From Justin.Reynolds at COCONINO.EDU Thu May 6 10:40:42 2010 From: Justin.Reynolds at COCONINO.EDU (Justin Reynolds) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] OnLine learning systems (Catalina Colaci) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6D1E9C4DA96C3B4D80540683F007656C4C897499E9@exchange07.COCONINO.EDU> Hello Catalina, A colleague found some great information that may be helpful for you. http://projectone.cannect.org/online-education/lms-accessibility.php ------- In the spring of 2008, the California State University Chancellor's Office issued an RFP for a Master Enabling Agreement (MAE) for Learning Management Systems to be used on the CSU campuses. Accessibility was one of the criteria used to evaluate the proposals. An independent accessibility evaluation was conducted on each of the five finalists bidding on the RFP. http://www.calstate.edu/Accessibility/webaccessibility/evaluation/index.shtml As a result of the accessibility evaluation, only two vendors, namely Moodle and Angel, were accepted and named in the Master Enabling Agreement (MAE). Desire2Learn and Blackboard did not pass the accessibility evaluation. http://www.calstate.edu/accessibility/Accessibility_Projects/LMS_AccessibilityEval.shtml A new RFP was issued in October 2008 using the same accessibility requirements with the expected result to be published in Spring 2009. Due to a lack of internal resources, CSU decided to use an external company for the re-evaluation. Meantime, both Blackboard and Desire2Learn intensified their interaction with their respective accessibility collaboration groups, dedicated development resources, and tried aggressively to address the accessibility issues in some of the commonly used features. They partially redesigned them with the help of their accessibility collaboration partners (see below). This resulted in passing the CSU accessibility requirements and entering the Major Enabling Agreement. -------- I hope this helps, Justin Reynolds -----Original Message----- Today's Topics: 1. OnLine learning systems (Catalina Colaci) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 15:50:45 -0700 From: "Catalina Colaci" Hello, everybody I have been very quiet lately but I have been reading the posts. I am wondering if within the wealth of information and knowledge of the list, I could get some help and/or ideas. We are a small college and finally, after some hard/soft pushing, the Distributed Learning -aka Distance Education- department is asking for my input re/ accessibility and Universal Design for Learning. The present challenge: explore the accessibility angle of LMS/CMS and provide recommendations and/or troubleshoot. We are trying very hard to consider a) accessibility and Universal Design for Learning and b) compatibility with adaptive technology. The systems being considered are Blackboard , Campus Cruiser, Desire2Learn, Moodle, and Sunguard (Banner) I understand some of the courses offered through your institution are via web/internet but I am unsure which system you are using and whether you had the opportunity to try-out / check-out other systems. What I need to know is 1. What difficulties had you encounter re/compatibility with adaptive technology -screen readers, dictation software, etc- and your present system(s)? 2. What (if any) were the solutions? 3. Did you try out other systems? If so, 4. Which ones? 5. What were the challenges? I will appreciate your input, ideas and assistance Thanks and have a nice day Catalina Colaci Coordinator Learning Assistance Centre & Support Services for Students with Disabilities 500 College Drive, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 Canada From sozi1 at mscd.edu Thu May 6 15:11:40 2010 From: sozi1 at mscd.edu (Ozi, Selim) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] online learning question Message-ID: Hi Justin, Angel bought by Black board recently. E- College bought by Pearson publishing recently. Moodle is pretty much open source community , no direct development/authority ( you need to rely heavy engineering guys internally.) The only direct competitor of Blackboard right now is the ;"Desire to learn "to my knowledge and testings on their latest version is not as compatible as blackboards 9.1 version. Infact blackboards 9.1 version is the only certified distance learning modue b y the National federation of the blind. Thanks. Selim ?zi. Access Center , Library Suite 116 Disability Accommodations And Adaptive Technology for Metropolitan State College of Denver. 303-556-8387. This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hadi at illinois.edu Fri May 7 06:26:28 2010 From: hadi at illinois.edu (Hadi Rangin) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] ARIA landmarks on Google Search Message-ID: <987C3D3591FE47A5A5E845EA25F4C1AE@shalizar> Google has added ARIA landmark to the google search result page. This will make the navigation within the page easier for screen reader users. This will allow screen reader users to navigate to the major sections of the page and bypass all the unwanted info. They have so far Search, Main, and Navigation Landmarks. Use / (slash) for the next landmark if you are using Jaws. Use d (letter d) for the next landmark if you are using NVDA. Enjoy it. Hadi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From burke at mso.umt.edu Fri May 7 07:41:35 2010 From: burke at mso.umt.edu (Burke, Dan (DSS)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Voices in Adobe Reader for Mac Message-ID: Greetings - Not having a Mac in our department, I am looking for aedvice in answering a student's question - how can he change the voices and speed in Adobe Reader on the Mac? Any tips would be most welcome! Dan Dan Burke Assistant Director/Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Services for Studentstss The University of Montana Emma B. 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Regards, Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, UW Accessible Technology UW Information Technology University of Washington tft@uw.edu | 206/221-4168 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Burke, Dan (DSS) Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 7:42 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Voices in Adobe Reader for Mac Greetings - Not having a Mac in our department, I am looking for aedvice in answering a student's question - how can he change the voices and speed in Adobe Reader on the Mac? Any tips would be most welcome! Dan Dan Burke Assistant Director/Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Services for Studentstss The University of Montana Emma B. Lommasson Center 154 Missoula, MT 59812 406.24.4424 406.243.5330 FAX www.umt.edu/disability -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tft at u.washington.edu Fri May 7 09:09:56 2010 From: tft at u.washington.edu (Terrill Thompson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Voices in Adobe Reader for Mac In-Reply-To: <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C497D3E48@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> References: <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C497D3E48@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Message-ID: <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C497D3F02@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Hmmm, looks like I spoke to soon when replying to Dan. Reader Preferences are indeed available as described in my previous reply, but they don't seem to work. In Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3.2 running on Mac OS X 10.6.3, changing the pitch and speed (aka "Words per minute") has no effect on "Read Out Loud". I thought maybe it was From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Terrill Thompson Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 8:32 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Voices in Adobe Reader for Mac Hi Dan, Adobe's "Read Out Loud" feature is configured the same way on the Mac as it is in Windows. Getting there is slightly different though. In Windows select Edit > Preferences, then select "Reading" from the list of Categories. On a Mac, select "Adobe Reader" > Preferences, then select "Reading" from the list of Categories. In both versions, once you're in Reading Preferences, you can change the volume, voice, pitch, and speed. Regards, Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, UW Accessible Technology UW Information Technology University of Washington tft@uw.edu | 206/221-4168 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Burke, Dan (DSS) Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 7:42 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Voices in Adobe Reader for Mac Greetings - Not having a Mac in our department, I am looking for aedvice in answering a student's question - how can he change the voices and speed in Adobe Reader on the Mac? Any tips would be most welcome! Dan Dan Burke Assistant Director/Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Services for Studentstss The University of Montana Emma B. Lommasson Center 154 Missoula, MT 59812 406.24.4424 406.243.5330 FAX www.umt.edu/disability -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tft at u.washington.edu Fri May 7 09:13:46 2010 From: tft at u.washington.edu (Terrill Thompson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Voices in Adobe Reader for Mac References: <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C497D3E48@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Message-ID: <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C497D3F10@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Sorry, premature send. As I was saying... Hmmm, looks like I spoke to soon when replying to Dan. Reader Preferences are indeed available as described in my previous reply, but they don't seem to work. In Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3.2 running on Mac OS X 10.6.3, changing the pitch and speed (aka "Words per minute") has no effect on "Read Out Loud". I thought maybe it was accessing speech settings from elsewhere, but if I change the speed either in the OS Speech settings or in Universal Access (VoiceOver settings), this has no effect on Acrobat's "Read Out Loud". It looks like an Adobe Acrobat Reader bug, but does anyone else know of some additional setting that we're overlooking? Thanks, Terry From: Terrill Thompson Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 9:10 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: RE: Voices in Adobe Reader for Mac Hmmm, looks like I spoke to soon when replying to Dan. Reader Preferences are indeed available as described in my previous reply, but they don't seem to work. In Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3.2 running on Mac OS X 10.6.3, changing the pitch and speed (aka "Words per minute") has no effect on "Read Out Loud". I thought maybe it was From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Terrill Thompson Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 8:32 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Voices in Adobe Reader for Mac Hi Dan, Adobe's "Read Out Loud" feature is configured the same way on the Mac as it is in Windows. Getting there is slightly different though. In Windows select Edit > Preferences, then select "Reading" from the list of Categories. On a Mac, select "Adobe Reader" > Preferences, then select "Reading" from the list of Categories. In both versions, once you're in Reading Preferences, you can change the volume, voice, pitch, and speed. Regards, Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, UW Accessible Technology UW Information Technology University of Washington tft@uw.edu | 206/221-4168 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Burke, Dan (DSS) Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 7:42 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Voices in Adobe Reader for Mac Greetings - Not having a Mac in our department, I am looking for aedvice in answering a student's question - how can he change the voices and speed in Adobe Reader on the Mac? Any tips would be most welcome! Dan Dan Burke Assistant Director/Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Services for Studentstss The University of Montana Emma B. Lommasson Center 154 Missoula, MT 59812 406.24.4424 406.243.5330 FAX www.umt.edu/disability -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hadi at illinois.edu Fri May 7 09:31:18 2010 From: hadi at illinois.edu (Hadi Rangin) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] ARIA landmarks on Google Search References: <987C3D3591FE47A5A5E845EA25F4C1AE@shalizar> <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C497D3E21@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Message-ID: <326518FD364B4BEEA5464C0A604D79D2@shalizar> The Jaws landmark navigation key command is semicolon and not slash. Thanks Terry for the correction. Hadi ----- Original Message ----- From: Terrill Thompson To: Hadi Rangin Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 10:19 AM Subject: RE: [Athen] ARIA landmarks on Google Search Hi Hadi, For navigating between landmarks in JAWS, don't you use ; (semi-colon)? Terry From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Hadi Rangin Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 6:26 AM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] ARIA landmarks on Google Search Google has added ARIA landmark to the google search result page. This will make the navigation within the page easier for screen reader users. This will allow screen reader users to navigate to the major sections of the page and bypass all the unwanted info. They have so far Search, Main, and Navigation Landmarks. Use / (slash) for the next landmark if you are using Jaws. Use d (letter d) for the next landmark if you are using NVDA. Enjoy it. Hadi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Fri May 7 09:44:53 2010 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Voices in Adobe Reader for Mac In-Reply-To: <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C497D3F10@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> References: <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C497D3E48@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> <14C6C8313F1842459FAAD0B3FEB9E42C497D3F10@ads-mbx-02.exchange.washington.edu> Message-ID: Did you deactivate and then activate Read Outloud after the changes? I have had to do that before voice settings changes would take effect in Adobe Pro 8. Jeff On 5/7/10, Terrill Thompson wrote: > Sorry, premature send. As I was saying... > > Hmmm, looks like I spoke to soon when replying to Dan. Reader Preferences > are indeed available as described in my previous reply, but they don't seem > to work. In Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3.2 running on Mac OS X 10.6.3, changing > the pitch and speed (aka "Words per minute") has no effect on "Read Out > Loud". I thought maybe it was accessing speech settings from elsewhere, but > if I change the speed either in the OS Speech settings or in Universal > Access (VoiceOver settings), this has no effect on Acrobat's "Read Out > Loud". > > It looks like an Adobe Acrobat Reader bug, but does anyone else know of some > additional setting that we're overlooking? > > Thanks, > Terry > > > From: Terrill Thompson > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 9:10 AM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: RE: Voices in Adobe Reader for Mac > > Hmmm, looks like I spoke to soon when replying to Dan. Reader Preferences > are indeed available as described in my previous reply, but they don't seem > to work. In Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3.2 running on Mac OS X 10.6.3, changing > the pitch and speed (aka "Words per minute") has no effect on "Read Out > Loud". I thought maybe it was > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Terrill Thompson > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 8:32 AM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Voices in Adobe Reader for Mac > > Hi Dan, > > Adobe's "Read Out Loud" feature is configured the same way on the Mac as it > is in Windows. Getting there is slightly different though. In Windows select > Edit > Preferences, then select "Reading" from the list of Categories. On a > Mac, select "Adobe Reader" > Preferences, then select "Reading" from the > list of Categories. In both versions, once you're in Reading Preferences, > you can change the volume, voice, pitch, and speed. > > Regards, > > Terrill Thompson > Technology Accessibility Specialist > DO-IT, UW Accessible Technology > UW Information Technology > University of Washington > tft@uw.edu | 206/221-4168 > > > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Burke, Dan (DSS) > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 7:42 AM > To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Voices in Adobe Reader for Mac > > Greetings - > > > Not having a Mac in our department, I am looking for aedvice in answering a > student's question - how can he change the voices and speed in Adobe Reader > on the Mac? > > Any tips would be most welcome! > > Dan > > > Dan Burke > Assistant Director/Assistive Technology Coordinator > > Disability Services for Studentstss > The University of Montana > Emma B. Lommasson Center 154 > Missoula, MT 59812 > > 406.24.4424 > 406.243.5330 FAX > > www.umt.edu/disability > > From gdietrich at htctu.net Fri May 7 16:53:55 2010 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] CAPED Proposal Deadline Extended Message-ID: Good news, Caped continues to welcome proposals... The deadline for CAPED Convention 2010 proposal submissions has been extended to June 10th, so I invite all of you who are interested to submit your conference session proposals. The conference will take place October 25th - 27th in San Jose, CA. The proposal form is available on the CAPED website: http://www.caped.net/convention/proposals.html We look forward to your submissions. Thank you, Julie Sedlemeyer CAPED 2010 Convention Chair Assistant Director of Student Services Career Center 0032 julie.sedlemeyer@sjsu.edu 408-924-6024 Please note: Due to State budget cuts, SJSU will offer reduced services approximately two days per month. On these days, most staff members will be on furlough. Thank you for your patience should you experience delayed responses to your email and/or voice mail messages. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at ahead.org Fri May 7 17:02:09 2010 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding Message-ID: <0a2801caee41$b41684a0$1c438de0$@org> Hi all, I just got an inquiry about those schools that use Student Tech fees to support their AT on their campuses. I would also like to know if you also use similar funding for Alt Format production and Captioning. Most of the schools I have worked with over the years did and do but I want to be able to provide current info. Ron Stewart ************************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG) 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look forward to in the morning! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sarojprimlani at gmail.com Sat May 8 13:21:29 2010 From: sarojprimlani at gmail.com (Saroj Primlani) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student Tech fees Message-ID: At NC State there is a budget from the student technology fees that is given to disability services for AT, captioning etc. At least I think it still works this way. Saroj On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 3:00 PM, wrote: > Send Athen mailing list submissions to > athen@athenpro.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > athen-request@athenpro.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > athen-owner@athenpro.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Athen digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. CAPED Proposal Deadline Extended (Gaeir Dietrich) > 2. Student Tech Fee funding (Ron Stewart) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 16:53:55 -0700 > From: "Gaeir Dietrich" > To: "'Alternate Media'" , > , "'Access Technology Higher > Education Network'" > Subject: [Athen] CAPED Proposal Deadline Extended > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Good news, Caped continues to welcome proposals... > The deadline for CAPED Convention 2010 proposal submissions has been > extended to June 10th, so I invite all of you who are interested to submit > your conference session proposals. > The conference will take place October 25th - 27th in San Jose, CA. > > The proposal form is available on the CAPED website: > http://www.caped.net/convention/proposals.html > > We look forward to your submissions. > > Thank you, > Julie Sedlemeyer > CAPED 2010 Convention Chair > Assistant Director of Student Services > Career Center 0032 > julie.sedlemeyer@sjsu.edu > 408-924-6024 > Please note: Due to State budget cuts, SJSU will offer reduced services > approximately two days per month. On these days, most staff members will > be > on furlough. Thank you for your patience should you experience delayed > responses to your email and/or voice mail messages. > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://athenpro.org/pipermail/athen_athenpro.org/attachments/20100507/3cfc8411/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 20:02:09 -0400 > From: "Ron Stewart" > To: , "'Access Technology Higher > Education > Network'" , "'Alternate Media'" > > Subject: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding > Message-ID: <0a2801caee41$b41684a0$1c438de0$@org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi all, > > > > I just got an inquiry about those schools that use Student Tech fees to > support their AT on their campuses. I would also like to know if you also > use similar funding for Alt Format production and Captioning. Most of the > schools I have worked with over the years did and do but I want to be able > to provide current info. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > > ************************************************************************* > > Ron Stewart MS > > Technology Advisor > > Association on Higher Education and Disabilities > > Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG) > > > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > > > ron@ahead.org > > http://www.ahead.org > > Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know > how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to > look > forward to in the morning! > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://athenpro.org/pipermail/athen_athenpro.org/attachments/20100507/b7d26efa/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > End of Athen Digest, Vol 52, Issue 10 > ************************************* > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net Sat May 8 18:21:31 2010 From: ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Questions re: DAISY on iPhone, iPad Message-ID: <3939515A-9BBF-4F22-AADF-20CA015189E6@techpotential.net> Hi all! 1. Have any of you used the iPhone app "Voice of DAISY" (http://www.cypac.co.jp/vodi/index.html)? If so, what are your impressions? (At $25.99, I'd like to get some unbiased opinions before purchasing.) The website says it only works with DAISY 2.02 (but not 2.0 or 3.x) books which have "full audio with NCC" or "full audio and full text", so I assume that rules out Bookshare books. (It also says the app will work with VoiceOver, but that it's "not...convenient"). 2. Are you aware of any other iPhone/iPad DAISY apps under development? Thanks, Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net From jbailey at uoregon.edu Sat May 8 20:16:04 2010 From: jbailey at uoregon.edu (James Bailey) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1273374964.909275.alphamail@mailapps1.uoregon.edu> The University of Oregon had a tech fee for a long time, but did away with about five years ago. -- James Bailey Adaptive Technology Access Adviser, University of Oregon 1501 Kincaid St. Eugene, OR 97403-1299 Office: 541-346-1076 jbailey@uoregon.edu > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 20:02:09 -0400 > From: "Ron Stewart" > To: , "'Access Technology Higher Education > Network'" , "'Alternate Media'" > > Subject: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding > Message-ID: <0a2801caee41$b41684a0$1c438de0$@org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi all, > > > > I just got an inquiry about those schools that use Student Tech fees to > support their AT on their campuses. I would also like to know if you also > use similar funding for Alt Format production and Captioning. Most of the > schools I have worked with over the years did and do but I want to be able > to provide current info. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > > ************************************************************************* > > Ron Stewart MS > > Technology Advisor > > Association on Higher Education and Disabilities > > Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG) > > > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > > > ron@ahead.org > > http://www.ahead.org > > Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know > how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look > forward to in the morning! > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > End of Athen Digest, Vol 52, Issue 10 > ************************************* From pratikp1 at gmail.com Sat May 8 20:35:32 2010 From: pratikp1 at gmail.com (Pratik Patel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Questions re: DAISY on iPhone, iPad In-Reply-To: <3939515A-9BBF-4F22-AADF-20CA015189E6@techpotential.net> References: <3939515A-9BBF-4F22-AADF-20CA015189E6@techpotential.net> Message-ID: <002c01caef28$ae527410$0af75c30$@gmail.com> Hi, shelley, I did purchase this app. I'm afraid I found it to be cumbersome to use and not as accessible with Vo as it should've been. It was certainly not worth the $25. Take this with a grain of salt because I've involved in a project that is developing a DAISY software package for the platform. This package will support full DAISY 3.0 playback. For now, it will playback any type of audio natively supported by the iPhone OS. I've heard of rumors that another group is developing a similar package. Regards, Pratik -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shelley Haven Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 9:22 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Questions re: DAISY on iPhone, iPad Hi all! 1. Have any of you used the iPhone app "Voice of DAISY" (http://www.cypac.co.jp/vodi/index.html)? If so, what are your impressions? (At $25.99, I'd like to get some unbiased opinions before purchasing.) The website says it only works with DAISY 2.02 (but not 2.0 or 3.x) books which have "full audio with NCC" or "full audio and full text", so I assume that rules out Bookshare books. (It also says the app will work with VoiceOver, but that it's "not...convenient"). 2. Are you aware of any other iPhone/iPad DAISY apps under development? Thanks, Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net Sat May 8 21:50:41 2010 From: ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Questions re: DAISY on iPhone, iPad In-Reply-To: <002c01caef28$ae527410$0af75c30$@gmail.com> References: <3939515A-9BBF-4F22-AADF-20CA015189E6@techpotential.net> <002c01caef28$ae527410$0af75c30$@gmail.com> Message-ID: And thus the obvious follow-up question: When? ;-) - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net On May 8, 2010, at 8:35 PM, Pratik Patel wrote: > Hi, shelley, > > I did purchase this app. I'm afraid I found it to be cumbersome to use and > not as accessible with Vo as it should've been. It was certainly not worth > the $25. > > Take this with a grain of salt because I've involved in a project that is > developing a DAISY software package for the platform. This package will > support full DAISY 3.0 playback. For now, it will playback any type of > audio natively supported by the iPhone OS. I've heard of rumors that > another group is developing a similar package. > > Regards, > > Pratik > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Shelley Haven > Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 9:22 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Questions re: DAISY on iPhone, iPad > > Hi all! > > 1. Have any of you used the iPhone app "Voice of DAISY" > (http://www.cypac.co.jp/vodi/index.html)? If so, what are your impressions? > (At $25.99, I'd like to get some unbiased opinions before purchasing.) The > website says it only works with DAISY 2.02 (but not 2.0 or 3.x) books which > have "full audio with NCC" or "full audio and full text", so I assume that > rules out Bookshare books. (It also says the app will work with VoiceOver, > but that it's "not...convenient"). > > 2. Are you aware of any other iPhone/iPad DAISY apps under development? > > Thanks, > Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > www.TechPotential.net > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From pratikp1 at gmail.com Sat May 8 23:55:29 2010 From: pratikp1 at gmail.com (Pratik Patel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Questions re: DAISY on iPhone, iPad In-Reply-To: References: <3939515A-9BBF-4F22-AADF-20CA015189E6@techpotential.net> <002c01caef28$ae527410$0af75c30$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <002d01caef44$9d446400$d7cd2c00$@gmail.com> And thus the obvious response, when we believe that the product is sufficiently ready to be tested. It's a bit tricky to get a product approved with third-party API's. I can tell you that the price will be $9.99 unless we have to pay additional licensing charges for any portion of our product. Regards, Pratik -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shelley Haven Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 12:51 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Questions re: DAISY on iPhone, iPad And thus the obvious follow-up question: When? ;-) - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net On May 8, 2010, at 8:35 PM, Pratik Patel wrote: > Hi, shelley, > > I did purchase this app. I'm afraid I found it to be cumbersome to use and > not as accessible with Vo as it should've been. It was certainly not worth > the $25. > > Take this with a grain of salt because I've involved in a project that is > developing a DAISY software package for the platform. This package will > support full DAISY 3.0 playback. For now, it will playback any type of > audio natively supported by the iPhone OS. I've heard of rumors that > another group is developing a similar package. > > Regards, > > Pratik > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Shelley Haven > Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 9:22 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Questions re: DAISY on iPhone, iPad > > Hi all! > > 1. Have any of you used the iPhone app "Voice of DAISY" > (http://www.cypac.co.jp/vodi/index.html)? If so, what are your impressions? > (At $25.99, I'd like to get some unbiased opinions before purchasing.) The > website says it only works with DAISY 2.02 (but not 2.0 or 3.x) books which > have "full audio with NCC" or "full audio and full text", so I assume that > rules out Bookshare books. (It also says the app will work with VoiceOver, > but that it's "not...convenient"). > > 2. Are you aware of any other iPhone/iPad DAISY apps under development? > > Thanks, > Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > www.TechPotential.net > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From JElmer at vcccd.edu Mon May 10 09:00:59 2010 From: JElmer at vcccd.edu (John Elmer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding In-Reply-To: <0a2801caee41$b41684a0$1c438de0$@org> References: <0a2801caee41$b41684a0$1c438de0$@org> Message-ID: We have no Tech Fee for the 3 schools in our district. John F. Elmer Alternate Media Specialist Educational Assistance Center (DSP&S) Ventura College 4667 Telegraph Road Ventura, CA 93003 805.654.6400, x1278 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 5:02 PM To: aheadmembers@listserve.com; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; 'Alternate Media' Subject: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding Hi all, I just got an inquiry about those schools that use Student Tech fees to support their AT on their campuses. I would also like to know if you also use similar funding for Alt Format production and Captioning. Most of the schools I have worked with over the years did and do but I want to be able to provide current info. Ron Stewart ************************************************************************* Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG) 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look forward to in the morning! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Mon May 10 09:07:44 2010 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding In-Reply-To: References: <0a2801caee41$b41684a0$1c438de0$@org> Message-ID: Cleveland State has a student tech fee. Some of the money for my purchases are supported by Tech Fee. About $15,000 to $25,000 per year. I put in requests annually for this money. It supports my lab and whatever initiatives I request money for. This from time to time includes hardware and software for Alt Text production. Jeff On 5/10/10, John Elmer wrote: > We have no Tech Fee for the 3 schools in our district. > > > John F. Elmer > Alternate Media Specialist > Educational Assistance Center (DSP&S) > Ventura College > 4667 Telegraph Road > Ventura, CA 93003 > 805.654.6400, x1278 > > > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Ron Stewart > Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 5:02 PM > To: aheadmembers@listserve.com; 'Access Technology Higher Education > Network'; 'Alternate Media' > Subject: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding > > Hi all, > > I just got an inquiry about those schools that use Student Tech fees to > support their AT on their campuses. I would also like to know if you also > use similar funding for Alt Format production and Captioning. Most of the > schools I have worked with over the years did and do but I want to be able > to provide current info. > > Ron Stewart > > ************************************************************************* > Ron Stewart MS > Technology Advisor > Association on Higher Education and Disabilities > Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG) > > 8300 West Weller St > Yorktown, IN 47396 > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > ron@ahead.org > http://www.ahead.org > Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know > how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look > forward to in the morning! > > From ccolaci at yukoncollege.yk.ca Mon May 10 09:43:39 2010 From: ccolaci at yukoncollege.yk.ca (Catalina Colaci) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding In-Reply-To: References: <0a2801caee41$b41684a0$1c438de0$@org> Message-ID: Hi, The student IT fee is used to cover some of the cost for all 4 computer labs at the Whitehorse campus and equipment in the 12 community campus. That includes some AT software and hardware -I make the recommendations- at the computer labs. However, the AT in the Learning Assistance Centre and the expenses of Alt Format production comes out of my budget -equipment, software, staff hours-. Catalina Colaci Coordinator Learning Assistance Centre & Support Services for Students with Disabilities 500 College Drive, PO Box 2799 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 Canada t 867.668.8785 f 867.668.8814 www.yukoncollege.yk.ca start here. go anywhere. ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of John Elmer Sent: May 10, 2010 9:01 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding We have no Tech Fee for the 3 schools in our district. John F. Elmer Alternate Media Specialist Educational Assistance Center (DSP&S) Ventura College 4667 Telegraph Road Ventura, CA 93003 805.654.6400, x1278 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 5:02 PM To: aheadmembers@listserve.com; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; 'Alternate Media' Subject: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding Hi all, I just got an inquiry about those schools that use Student Tech fees to support their AT on their campuses. I would also like to know if you also use similar funding for Alt Format production and Captioning. Most of the schools I have worked with over the years did and do but I want to be able to provide current info. Ron Stewart ************************************************************************ * Ron Stewart MS Technology Advisor Association on Higher Education and Disabilities Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG) 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@ahead.org http://www.ahead.org Remember you are making a difference in someone's life and you never know how your time and efforts will be passed forward. That is something to look forward to in the morning! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Most of the > schools I have worked with over the years did and do but I want to be able > to provide current info. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > > ************************************************************************* > > Ron Stewart MS > > Technology Advisor > > Association on Higher Education and Disabilities > > Chair, AHEAD Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG) > > > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > > > ron@ahead.org > > http://www.ahead.org > > *Remember you are making a difference in someone?s life** **and you never > know how your time** **and efforts will be passed forward. ** **That is > something to look forward to in the morning!* > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 Disability Services Division of ODECE- achieving excellence through diversity and inclusion -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ccolaci at yukoncollege.yk.ca Mon May 10 11:24:02 2010 From: ccolaci at yukoncollege.yk.ca (Catalina Colaci) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding In-Reply-To: References: <0a2801caee41$b41684a0$1c438de0$@org> Message-ID: From jeano at uwm.edu Mon May 10 14:27:26 2010 From: jeano at uwm.edu (Jean M Salzer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding Message-ID: <1504818141.9192831273526846734.JavaMail.root@mail03.pantherlink.uwm.edu> HI Ron and all, For the most part, our captioning and AT utilized by departments is purchased via general funds. However, we have a student-lead committee here at UW-Milwaukee that does RFPs from across campus for technology funds. Our office (in conjunction with the University Tech folks) has written and received funding for a number of projects - including a smarttechnology pilot project, portable CCTVs, an updated Accessibility Center computer lab, etc. Minimal staff support is received this way - often only to implement the purchase and training. -- Peace. Jean Salzer, Sr. Counselor BVI Program/Alternative Text Coordinator Student Accessibility Center UW-Milwaukee 414-229-5660, Mitchell Hall B16 The limits of the mind are often mistaken to be the limits of the world. Immanuel Kant ******************************************** NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: This email and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). If this email contains any student specific data or information, these laws apply. 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Do you require the college or academic department to provide electronic copies of the articles or is it up to your alt format staff to track those down? Thank you, Kathy From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Tue May 11 05:29:57 2010 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Alt format -- course readers In-Reply-To: <64E6EEC0B310504E9221AA9658121D0902D6EFAE16@EXPO11.exchange.mit.edu> References: <64E6EEC0B310504E9221AA9658121D0902D6EFAE16@EXPO11.exchange.mit.edu> Message-ID: We don't "require" the departments to provide the electronic copy. If they have it, then we get it from them. However, many times they do not have the electronic copy, just the hard copy. In that case, we get a copy and scan. Yes, the results can vary, but that's about the best we can do. 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 Kathleen Cahill Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 6:47 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Alt format -- course readers Hi Colleagues; For those of you who generate textbooks in alt format, I have a question. How do you convert and process course readers? We have the experience where the professor only has a paper copy of the course reader (a collection of articles or chapters from various books) and we have to run OCR on that (with mixed results) despite the fact that the paper articles are not good quality. Do you require the college or academic department to provide electronic copies of the articles or is it up to your alt format staff to track those down? Thank you, Kathy _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From norm.coombs at gmail.com Tue May 11 13:46:20 2010 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Special 2-hour Webinar on Section 508 rule-making! Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20100511134431.022c38b0@pop.gmail.com> Free Webinar: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Section 508 2 hours: Monday, May 24 combining 90-minutes of panel and 30-minutes of Q & A Pacific time: 11-1 Mountain time: 12-2 Central time: 1-3 Eastern time: 2-4 Presenters: Susan Mazrui, Larry Goldberg, Jim Tobias and Gregg Vanderheiden The Webinar will be captioned thanks to the kindness of AT&T Sections 255 and 508 are the federal regulations that require accessible information and communication technologies (ICT). They are currently being revised, and the time is ripe for public comment before they are finalized. This webinar will go over the current environment, changes to the technical provisions, and how we all can participate in the process to make sure that the final regulations will provide the access needed by users to both current and emerging ICT. Besides outlining the proposed rules, the panel will explore ideas to make the government and others adopt a new commitment to following these rules. This is a timely topic, and you should register in advance to reserve a spot in the online Webinar room. Late registrations may not receive login instructions in time to join the Webinar. Go to the EASI Webinar page at: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm Look for the May 24 508 Webinar and follow the registration link. You'll receive info on joining the live Webinar 2 days in advance. Norm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Once you choose hope, anything's possible. Christopher Reeve Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone) ****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm From burke at mso.umt.edu Wed May 12 08:20:57 2010 From: burke at mso.umt.edu (Burke, Dan (DSS)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding In-Reply-To: <1504818141.9192831273526846734.JavaMail.root@mail03.pantherlink.uwm.edu> References: <1504818141.9192831273526846734.JavaMail.root@mail03.pantherlink.uwm.edu> Message-ID: At Montana we capture about $10,000 per year from the Student Computer Fee disbursements in order to purchase and maintain assistive technology. We use this for any number of things ? 30-seat licenses for screen readers and scan-and-read utilities, magnification software, Dragon, captioning software and laptops. we?ve used it to buy Victor Streams, netbooks set up as reading machines and for all of our equipment used in alternate media production ? ABBYY, desktops, etc. Dan Dan Burke Assistant Director/Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Services for Studentstss The University of Montana Emma B. Lommasson Center 154 Missoula, MT 59812 406.24.4424 406.243.5330 FAX www.umt.edu/disability From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Jean M Salzer Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 3:27 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: Re: [Athen] Student Tech Fee funding HI Ron and all, For the most part, our captioning and AT utilized by departments is purchased via general funds. However, we have a student-lead committee here at UW-Milwaukee that does RFPs from across campus for technology funds. Our office (in conjunction with the University Tech folks) has written and received funding for a number of projects - including a smarttechnology pilot project, portable CCTVs, an updated Accessibility Center computer lab, etc. Minimal staff support is received this way - often only to implement the purchase and training. -- Peace. Jean Salzer, Sr. Counselor BVI Program/Alternative Text Coordinator Student Accessibility Center UW-Milwaukee 414-229-5660, Mitchell Hall B16 The limits of the mind are often mistaken to be the limits of the world. Immanuel Kant ******************************************** NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: This email and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). If this email contains any student specific data or information, these laws apply. 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I would be interested to know how he could reasonably work when a reader/scribe is not available to work with him. Thank you for any help or advice you can offer. gh Glenda Hong Assistive Technology 2700 W. W. Thorne Drive Houston, TX 77073-3499 Phone: (281) 618-5745 FAX: (281) 618-7107 Glenda.E.Hong@LoneStar.edu LoneStar.edu/NorthHarris [cid:image001.gif@01CAF1C3.36873DB0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 12345 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: From danc at washington.edu Wed May 12 12:17:08 2010 From: danc at washington.edu (Dan Comden) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Blindness access for math In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The challenge is getting the material into a form accessible to the student. That student also needs to produce work using tools that are not only accessible for him, but also for sighted instructors/TAs. WinTriangle may be a good option. http://www.wintriangle.com/ You'll still need to assemble the material for him. A few years ago we had great success with a couple of students who knew/learned LaTeX -- it's a scientific markup language that may be used throughout your campus in a variety of departments. That's the format that Scientific Notebook can produce, btw. We had a team of student workers who converted textbook material to LaTeX which was then made accessible to our students, either in embossed Nemeth or in an electronic file. The student workers were hired based on their knowledge of the material and LaTeX. -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl University of Washington UW Information Technology On Wed, 12 May 2010, Hong, Glenda E wrote: > > I have a student that is trying to figure out how to continue his math studies using JAWS rather than > reader/scribes. The math labs aren?t accessible and he prefers auditory access to his work, so the > reader/scribes are working currently but as the math classes get more advanced is there a way to use Dragon > Naturally Speaking/Scientific Notebook/Math Talk to be able to work on his own. He has some Braille skills > but does not know Nemeth and seldom uses Braille as his way of reading a book or gathering information. I > would be interested to know how he could reasonably work when a reader/scribe is not available to work with > him. Thank you for any help or advice you can offer. gh From winkharner at mesacc.edu Wed May 12 13:01:34 2010 From: winkharner at mesacc.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Blindness access for math In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <490640957.64801.1273694494170.JavaMail.root@mailstore1.mesacc.edu> Also, check out the usefulness of Read Write Gold's (and I think Kurzweil too does this) ability to convert to MathML and read outloud via IE. Uses Math Type for input. Won't eliminate the reader/human being support for the reading for input portion. Another possibility is Dragon with MathTalk & Scientific Notebook which do a good job for the student in being able to compose the math & print it out for his instructor. Dragon can capture what was spoken & play back a recording of what was spoken, but this combo does not "read" what was typed. Wink ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Comden" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 12:17:08 PM Subject: Re: [Athen] Blindness access for math The challenge is getting the material into a form accessible to the student. That student also needs to produce work using tools that are not only accessible for him, but also for sighted instructors/TAs. WinTriangle may be a good option. http://www.wintriangle.com/ You'll still need to assemble the material for him. A few years ago we had great success with a couple of students who knew/learned LaTeX -- it's a scientific markup language that may be used throughout your campus in a variety of departments. That's the format that Scientific Notebook can produce, btw. We had a team of student workers who converted textbook material to LaTeX which was then made accessible to our students, either in embossed Nemeth or in an electronic file. The student workers were hired based on their knowledge of the material and LaTeX. -*- Dan Comden danc@washington.edu Access Technology Lab www.washington.edu/computing/atl University of Washington UW Information Technology On Wed, 12 May 2010, Hong, Glenda E wrote: > > I have a student that is trying to figure out how to continue his math studies using JAWS rather than > reader/scribes. The math labs aren?t accessible and he prefers auditory access to his work, so the > reader/scribes are working currently but as the math classes get more advanced is there a way to use Dragon > Naturally Speaking/Scientific Notebook/Math Talk to be able to work on his own. He has some Braille skills > but does not know Nemeth and seldom uses Braille as his way of reading a book or gathering information. I > would be interested to know how he could reasonably work when a reader/scribe is not available to work with > him. Thank you for any help or advice you can offer. gh _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Wink Harner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Wed May 12 19:59:33 2010 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Alva Braille Display questions In-Reply-To: <1538948342.136961.1273719355852.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Message-ID: <762031514.137028.1273719573520.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Hello all, I have been trying to get two Alva Braille displays working and not having any success. I am working with an Alva 570 Satellite Pro and an Alva Delphi 440. Both are at least several years old. With the Alva 570 Satellite Pro - I am connecting it to a Windows XP machine via the USB cable. I am unable to get ANY of the pins to respond. The display makes a noise when I turn it on or off, but the pins all stay flat (note - it is not the usual noise I remember with this display, but rather just a flat chime). If I plug or unplug the USB cable, Windows responds with its own notification that a USB device has been unplugged or plugged-in. I included the display for JAWS 11 and checked via Options > Braille and it does show up as the default braille device. No matter what I have done, all the pins stay flat. In all honesty, I am a bit stumped as my previous experiences with this display is that it just worked with Windows XP (yes, there was a bit of configuration necessary with a screen-reader, but the Braille display itself functioned). With the Alva Delphi 440 - I am connecting it to the same Windows XP machine, but via the serial cable (does not offer USB). I do get some Braille characters when I turn on the device, so that is a minor improvement, but the text is static. I also went into JAWS 11 and added this Braille display, but it did nothing for actually changing the content in the cells. I did find the floppy disk that specifies the drivers, but I am dealing with a computer with no floppy drive, so I need to find a portable drive before I can actually try that option. At this point, the only thing I can think of is to get a portable floppy drive and try to install the drivers for both Braille displays. I can understand this may be the case for the Delphi 440, but the fact that there is no response from the Satellite Pro has me a bit concerned that even adding the drivers may not elicit a response (and that is *not* a cheap display). I searched the Web to see if I could download the drivers, but did not have much success (I only looked for about 20 min. though). If anyone has been down this road, I would appreciate any thoughts or ideas. Take care, Sean From skeegan at stanford.edu Wed May 12 23:50:34 2010 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Advertising Reminder for ATHEN List Message-ID: <4BEBA13A.2000604@stanford.edu> Hello list members, This is a reminder to the members of ATHEN list that the general advertising of fee-based products or services is not allowed on the ATHEN Listserv. Sending unsolicited advertisements or information of a commercial nature (e.g., selling any product, service, or anything else for a fee) to other subscribers, whether through the lists or privately, is a violation of ATHEN Listserv rules. An announcement of a new product or service is acceptable provided that such information sent to the ATHEN Listserv is brief, no business is conducted via the ATHEN Listserv, and the announcement does not denigrate or disparage similar products or services. 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Name: skeegan.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 332 bytes Desc: not available URL: From jon.pielaet at mso.umt.edu Thu May 13 06:15:33 2010 From: jon.pielaet at mso.umt.edu (Pielaet, Jon) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Alva Braille Display questions In-Reply-To: <762031514.137028.1273719573520.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> References: <1538948342.136961.1273719355852.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> <762031514.137028.1273719573520.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Message-ID: <6D6D5D870B9D6243922DB0F261E70A00025E56D7@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> Sean, Let me preface this by saying I have only setup a few Braille displays and most of them have been older serial ones. On the Alva 570 Satellite Pro I would look in the device manager (in the Windows control panel) to see if the USB device is being assigned a COM port correctly. If you can find what COM port the display is using then you should be able to add it to the Braille Manager in JAWS. Generally, it's been my experience that no additional drivers should be needed because JAWS has scripted support for all of the supported displays. With the Alva Delphi 440, my guess is the static Braille appearing on the display is a startup message like "Braille Display Ready" If you have added the display to the Braille Manager and configured it's COM port number properly then you may need to restart JAWS before it recognizes the display. It is important to have the display powered up before the serial cable is plugged in or JAWS is running otherwise it won't be able to find the display. Good Luck, Jon Jon P. Pielaet Program Assistant for Instructional Materials Disability Services for Students Emma B. Lommasson 154 The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 www.umt.edu/dss/ 406-243-2243 Voice/Text 406-243-4461 Direct Line 406-243-5330 Fax -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:00 PM To: altmedia; athen Subject: [Athen] Alva Braille Display questions Hello all, I have been trying to get two Alva Braille displays working and not having any success. I am working with an Alva 570 Satellite Pro and an Alva Delphi 440. Both are at least several years old. With the Alva 570 Satellite Pro - I am connecting it to a Windows XP machine via the USB cable. I am unable to get ANY of the pins to respond. The display makes a noise when I turn it on or off, but the pins all stay flat (note - it is not the usual noise I remember with this display, but rather just a flat chime). If I plug or unplug the USB cable, Windows responds with its own notification that a USB device has been unplugged or plugged-in. I included the display for JAWS 11 and checked via Options > Braille and it does show up as the default braille device. No matter what I have done, all the pins stay flat. In all honesty, I am a bit stumped as my previous experiences with this display is that it just worked with Windows XP (yes, there was a bit of configuration necessary with a screen-reader, but the Braille display itself functioned). With the Alva Delphi 440 - I am connecting it to the same Windows XP machine, but via the serial cable (does not offer USB). I do get some Braille characters when I turn on the device, so that is a minor improvement, but the text is static. I also went into JAWS 11 and added this Braille display, but it did nothing for actually changing the content in the cells. I did find the floppy disk that specifies the drivers, but I am dealing with a computer with no floppy drive, so I need to find a portable drive before I can actually try that option. At this point, the only thing I can think of is to get a portable floppy drive and try to install the drivers for both Braille displays. I can understand this may be the case for the Delphi 440, but the fact that there is no response from the Satellite Pro has me a bit concerned that even adding the drivers may not elicit a response (and that is *not* a cheap display). I searched the Web to see if I could download the drivers, but did not have much success (I only looked for about 20 min. though). If anyone has been down this road, I would appreciate any thoughts or ideas. Take care, Sean _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From mstores at indiana.edu Thu May 13 06:43:27 2010 From: mstores at indiana.edu (Mary Stores) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Alva Braille Display questions In-Reply-To: <762031514.137028.1273719573520.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> References: <762031514.137028.1273719573520.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> Message-ID: <20100513094327.mp3nnbwim8c8o4wk@webmail.iu.edu> Hello, Sean. It has been my experience that when the Alva Satellite is turned on, it emits a flat chime. After the display has established a connection, it emits four descending notes. When you turn it on, do the pins pop up for a few minutes, or do they stay flat even after the chime sounds to say that the display is tuend on? My satellite displays the following message in Braille: "Alva Satellite Waiting For connection..." JAWS 11 should come with the most recent updated Braille drivers. I believe the option to install them is in the installation wizard when you first install JAWS, so I don't think you have to search on the web for them. Mary Quoting Sean J Keegan : > Hello all, > > I have been trying to get two Alva Braille displays working and not > having any success. I am working with an Alva 570 Satellite Pro and > an Alva Delphi 440. Both are at least several years old. > > With the Alva 570 Satellite Pro - I am connecting it to a Windows XP > machine via the USB cable. I am unable to get ANY of the pins to > respond. The display makes a noise when I turn it on or off, but the > pins all stay flat (note - it is not the usual noise I remember with > this display, but rather just a flat chime). If I plug or unplug the > USB cable, Windows responds with its own notification that a USB > device has been unplugged or plugged-in. I included the display for > JAWS 11 and checked via Options > Braille and it does show up as the > default braille device. No matter what I have done, all the pins > stay flat. In all honesty, I am a bit stumped as my previous > experiences with this display is that it just worked with Windows XP > (yes, there was a bit of configuration necessary with a > screen-reader, but the Braille display itself functioned). > > With the Alva Delphi 440 - I am connecting it to the same Windows XP > machine, but via the serial cable (does not offer USB). I do get > some Braille characters when I turn on the device, so that is a minor > improvement, but the text is static. I also went into JAWS 11 and > added this Braille display, but it did nothing for actually changing > the content in the cells. I did find the floppy disk that specifies > the drivers, but I am dealing with a computer with no floppy drive, > so I need to find a portable drive before I can actually try that > option. > > At this point, the only thing I can think of is to get a portable > floppy drive and try to install the drivers for both Braille > displays. I can understand this may be the case for the Delphi 440, > but the fact that there is no response from the Satellite Pro has me > a bit concerned that even adding the drivers may not elicit a > response (and that is *not* a cheap display). > > I searched the Web to see if I could download the drivers, but did > not have much success (I only looked for about 20 min. though). If > anyone has been down this road, I would appreciate any thoughts or > ideas. > > Take care, > Sean > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Thu May 13 08:34:40 2010 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Save as DAISY question Message-ID: Hi all, I've been working with the Save as DAISY plug-in. When I'm logged in as administrator, I can import the DAISY styles without any problems. However, when my student workers are logged in, they get an error message about file not found when they try to import the styles. I tried adjusting the permissions to the DAISY plug-in folder, but that didn't help. Any ideas? Thanks. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Fax: 913-288-7678 E-Mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jon.pielaet at mso.umt.edu Thu May 13 08:47:34 2010 From: jon.pielaet at mso.umt.edu (Pielaet, Jon) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Save as DAISY question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6D6D5D870B9D6243922DB0F261E70A0002CF2894@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> Hi Robert, This is a known issue with the Save-as-DAISY plug-in. We have the same problem. Sonata and Microsoft designed the plug-in for a single user environment and not a network setting. It's a real pain and there isn't a solution that I am aware of. Hopefully, the development team will address it soon. Best of luck, Jon P. Pielaet Program Assistant for Instructional Materials Disability Services for Students Emma B. Lommasson 154 The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 www.umt.edu/dss/ 406-243-2243 Voice/Text 406-243-4461 Direct Line 406-243-5330 Fax From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 9:35 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Save as DAISY question Hi all, I've been working with the Save as DAISY plug-in. When I'm logged in as administrator, I can import the DAISY styles without any problems. However, when my student workers are logged in, they get an error message about file not found when they try to import the styles. I tried adjusting the permissions to the DAISY plug-in folder, but that didn't help. Any ideas? Thanks. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Fax: 913-288-7678 E-Mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at ahead.org Thu May 13 13:19:39 2010 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Save as DAISY question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00ea01caf2d9$9d7891b0$d869b510$@org> Hey Robert, Does everyone have full administrative rights? The program is probably also trying to access the Windows directory to pull the Styles. Also the Styles need to be reloaded for each new document as well, please someone tell me I am wrong and there is a fix for this. Its free and it works well when it works well, otherwise its Free right. Ron Stewart From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 11:35 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Save as DAISY question Hi all, I've been working with the Save as DAISY plug-in. When I'm logged in as administrator, I can import the DAISY styles without any problems. However, when my student workers are logged in, they get an error message about file not found when they try to import the styles. I tried adjusting the permissions to the DAISY plug-in folder, but that didn't help. Any ideas? Thanks. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Fax: 913-288-7678 E-Mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Thu May 13 13:31:28 2010 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Save as DAISY question In-Reply-To: <00ea01caf2d9$9d7891b0$d869b510$@org> References: <00ea01caf2d9$9d7891b0$d869b510$@org> Message-ID: I gave full control permissions to everyone on the plug in folder, but not to the Windows folder. Yes, for some reason, you do have to import the styles for every document. AT least that's how it works for me. I don't know why, but there it is. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Fax: 913-288-7678 E-Mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 3:20 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Save as DAISY question Hey Robert, Does everyone have full administrative rights? The program is probably also trying to access the Windows directory to pull the Styles. Also the Styles need to be reloaded for each new document as well, please someone tell me I am wrong and there is a fix for this. Its free and it works well when it works well, otherwise its Free right. Ron Stewart From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 11:35 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Save as DAISY question Hi all, I've been working with the Save as DAISY plug-in. When I'm logged in as administrator, I can import the DAISY styles without any problems. However, when my student workers are logged in, they get an error message about file not found when they try to import the styles. I tried adjusting the permissions to the DAISY plug-in folder, but that didn't help. Any ideas? Thanks. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Fax: 913-288-7678 E-Mail: rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Thu May 13 16:15:58 2010 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Alva Braille Display questions In-Reply-To: <6D6D5D870B9D6243922DB0F261E70A00025E56D7@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> References: <1538948342.136961.1273719355852.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> <762031514.137028.1273719573520.JavaMail.root@zm04.stanford.edu> <6D6D5D870B9D6243922DB0F261E70A00025E56D7@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> Message-ID: <4BEC882E.20308@stanford.edu> Hello all, Thanks for the feedback and ideas. It looks like the Satellite Pro is dead - I was not able to get any response from the display after trying different power cords, USB cables, or different operating systems (OS X vs. Windows). I may try a last ditch effort to resort to the serial port, but the fact that the display was non-responsive on two different operating systems does not bode well. The Alva Delphi is a bit more of a challenge and I may have another go at that display. I was able to get the display to switch between the serial and parallel port output, but that was about it (JAWS 11 with the parallel connection kept crashing the computer). I may try to play with the BIOS next to see what happens. Thanks again for the ideas. Take care, Sean -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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You need to use serial or USB. -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 6:16 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Alva Braille Display questions Hello all, Thanks for the feedback and ideas. It looks like the Satellite Pro is dead - I was not able to get any response from the display after trying different power cords, USB cables, or different operating systems (OS X vs. Windows). I may try a last ditch effort to resort to the serial port, but the fact that the display was non-responsive on two different operating systems does not bode well. The Alva Delphi is a bit more of a challenge and I may have another go at that display. I was able to get the display to switch between the serial and parallel port output, but that was about it (JAWS 11 with the parallel connection kept crashing the computer). I may try to play with the BIOS next to see what happens. Thanks again for the ideas. Take care, Sean From CUTLER_ELLEN at smc.edu Fri May 14 10:45:36 2010 From: CUTLER_ELLEN at smc.edu (CUTLER_ELLEN) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Extracting Highlighted Text Message-ID: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu> Hello, Are any of you familiar with a program that can extract highlighted text? If the text could be extracted hierarchically based on color as Kurzweil does, that would be an amazing bonus. We are looking for a low to no-cost solution that only needs to be able to extract highlighted text from a program that provides highlighting like Word. Thanks so much. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Fri May 14 11:09:10 2010 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Extracting Highlighted Text In-Reply-To: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu> References: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu> Message-ID: It is certainly not a low or no cost solution, but Read&Write Gold will certainly do what you ask. It is less expensive than K3000 though. ________________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of CUTLER_ELLEN [CUTLER_ELLEN@smc.edu] Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 12:45 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Extracting Highlighted Text Hello, Are any of you familiar with a program that can extract highlighted text? If the text could be extracted hierarchically based on color as Kurzweil does, that would be an amazing bonus. We are looking for a low to no-cost solution that only needs to be able to extract highlighted text from a program that provides highlighting like Word. Thanks so much. 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 FosterS at sou.edu Fri May 14 11:34:45 2010 From: FosterS at sou.edu (Shawn Foster) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Extracting Highlighted Text In-Reply-To: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu> References: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu> Message-ID: <4BED3555.82C6.005A.0@sou.edu> Hi Ellen: Etext Reader ( http://www.readingmadeez.com/products/EtextReader.html )from Premier can do this, including extracting based on color. We got the whole suite for every computer on campus through their (very generous) grant ( http://www.readingmadeez.com/education/award.html )program a few years back. Hope this helps. Shawn Shawn Foster Assistive Technology Consultant Southern Oregon University V/TTY: (541)552-6213 blog: http://atatsou.blogspot.com ( http://atatsou.blogspot.com/ ) >>> On 5/14/2010 at 10:45 AM, in message <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu>, "CUTLER_ELLEN" wrote: Hello, Are any of you familiar with a program that can extract highlighted text? If the text could be extracted hierarchically based on color as Kurzweil does, that would be an amazing bonus. We are looking for a low to no-cost solution that only needs to be able to extract highlighted text from a program that provides highlighting like Word. Thanks so much. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Fri May 14 12:09:36 2010 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Extracting Highlighted Text In-Reply-To: References: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu> Message-ID: Here is a utility that I found for One Note 2007 that is supposed to do something like that. I have not tested this. http://blogs.msdn.com/johnguin/archive/2009/08/24/a-beta-powertoy-for-onenote-2007-to-extract-highlighted-text-from-a-page.aspx On 5/14/10, Robert Beach wrote: > It is certainly not a low or no cost solution, but Read&Write Gold will > certainly do what you ask. It is less expensive than K3000 though. > > ________________________________________ > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of > CUTLER_ELLEN [CUTLER_ELLEN@smc.edu] > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 12:45 PM > To: athen@athenpro.org > Subject: [Athen] Extracting Highlighted Text > > Hello, > > Are any of you familiar with a program that can extract highlighted text? If > the text could be extracted hierarchically based on color as Kurzweil does, > that would be an amazing bonus. We are looking for a low to no-cost solution > that only needs to be able to extract highlighted text from a program that > provides highlighting like Word. > > Thanks so much. > > 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 skeegan at stanford.edu Fri May 14 14:16:08 2010 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Extracting Highlighted Text In-Reply-To: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu> References: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu> Message-ID: <4BEDBD98.4050004@stanford.edu> > Are any of you familiar with a program that > can extract highlighted text? While not a no-cost solution, I know that Claro Read can extract highlighted text from MS Word with the Claro Capture tool. If you have selected text in different colors, it will also extract those different colors as well to its interface. Not sure of anything that is available for no-cost. 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 ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net Fri May 14 19:20:12 2010 From: ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:57 2018 Subject: [Athen] Extracting Highlighted Text In-Reply-To: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu> References: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu> Message-ID: <757A500A-D5E0-427B-95FB-ACCC72FA6761@techpotential.net> OK, this is really low cost (free) and you already own it: highlight text in Word, then use the Find/Replace function to replace all the non-highlighted text with line breaks. Specific steps for Windows [Mac commands in brackets]: 1) Highlight text in desired colors (perhaps using a highlighting strategy such as headers in yellow, sub-heads in green, details in blue, etc.) 2) Save the document with a different name (important) -- this will become the extracted text document 3) Select Home > Editing > Replace [Edit > Replace...] 4) Click "More" [click that little down-facing triangle] to expose more options 5) With the cursor in the Find text box, select Format > Highlight; "Format: Highlight" appears below text box 6) Select Format > Highlight again; label under text box changes to "Format: Not Highlight" 7) Place cursor in the Replace text box and select Special > Paragraph Mark (essentially, a line break) 8) Click Replace All -- all the non-highlighted text is replaced with a single line break, leaving the highlighted text in the order it originally appeared And if you can write a macro for this, you'll have one-step extraction of highlighted text in Word! I haven't figured a way to automatically reformat by highlight color, but if you switch to Outline view, it will be easier to manually indent or outdent selected notes by color. - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net On May 14, 2010, at 10:45 AM, CUTLER_ELLEN wrote: > Hello, > > Are any of you familiar with a program that can extract highlighted text? If the text could be extracted hierarchically based on color as Kurzweil does, that would be an amazing bonus. We are looking for a low to no-cost solution that only needs to be able to extract highlighted text from a program that provides highlighting like Word. > > Thanks so much. > > 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at altformatsolutions.com Sat May 15 05:58:52 2010 From: ron at altformatsolutions.com (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN EJournal Message-ID: <03af01caf42e$5f0f4670$1d2dd350$@com> Good morning all, Teresa and I are continuing our efforts to get the next edition of the ATHEN E-Journal out. Several of you have committed to submission of materials and I how you can keep this commitment. We have several good submissions at this point but still need a few more. Ron **************************************************************************** *** Ron Stewart Managing Consultant Altformat Solutions LLC 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@altformatsolutions.com www.altformatsolutions.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ea at emptech.info Sat May 15 14:50:31 2010 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN EJournal In-Reply-To: <03af01caf42e$5f0f4670$1d2dd350$@com> References: <03af01caf42e$5f0f4670$1d2dd350$@com> Message-ID: <002701caf478$a41f7ba0$ec5e72e0$@info> I am in the dog house - mea culpa! I will try to put something together enroute to Australia and during my time there... any hints as to how you would like the something slanted to fit with the other articles would help.. So sorry it has been a crazy term. Best wishes E.A. Mrs E.A. Draffan Learning Societies Lab, ECS, University of Southampton, Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk http://www.emptech.info From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: 15 May 2010 13:59 To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] ATHEN EJournal Good morning all, Teresa and I are continuing our efforts to get the next edition of the ATHEN E-Journal out. Several of you have committed to submission of materials and I how you can keep this commitment. We have several good submissions at this point but still need a few more. Ron **************************************************************************** *** Ron Stewart Managing Consultant Altformat Solutions LLC 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@altformatsolutions.com www.altformatsolutions.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ea at emptech.info Sat May 15 14:53:57 2010 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] Extracting Highlighted Text In-Reply-To: <757A500A-D5E0-427B-95FB-ACCC72FA6761@techpotential.net> References: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu> <757A500A-D5E0-427B-95FB-ACCC72FA6761@techpotential.net> Message-ID: <002c01caf479$1ef19750$5cd4c5f0$@info> I would love to include this idea as a LexDis strategy to help others .. please may I add it in a similar way to ones we have already? http://www.lexdis.org.uk Best wishes E.A. Mrs E.A. Draffan Learning Societies Lab, ECS, University of Southampton, Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk http://www.emptech.info From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shelley Haven Sent: 15 May 2010 03:20 To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Extracting Highlighted Text OK, this is really low cost (free) and you already own it: highlight text in Word, then use the Find/Replace function to replace all the non-highlighted text with line breaks. Specific steps for Windows [Mac commands in brackets]: 1) Highlight text in desired colors (perhaps using a highlighting strategy such as headers in yellow, sub-heads in green, details in blue, etc.) 2) Save the document with a different name (important) -- this will become the extracted text document 3) Select Home > Editing > Replace [Edit > Replace...] 4) Click "More" [click that little down-facing triangle] to expose more options 5) With the cursor in the Find text box, select Format > Highlight; "Format: Highlight" appears below text box 6) Select Format > Highlight again; label under text box changes to "Format: Not Highlight" 7) Place cursor in the Replace text box and select Special > Paragraph Mark (essentially, a line break) 8) Click Replace All -- all the non-highlighted text is replaced with a single line break, leaving the highlighted text in the order it originally appeared And if you can write a macro for this, you'll have one-step extraction of highlighted text in Word! I haven't figured a way to automatically reformat by highlight color, but if you switch to Outline view, it will be easier to manually indent or outdent selected notes by color. - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net On May 14, 2010, at 10:45 AM, CUTLER_ELLEN wrote: Hello, Are any of you familiar with a program that can extract highlighted text? If the text could be extracted hierarchically based on color as Kurzweil does, that would be an amazing bonus. We are looking for a low to no-cost solution that only needs to be able to extract highlighted text from a program that provides highlighting like Word. Thanks so much. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at ahead.org Sat May 15 16:51:58 2010 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN EJournal In-Reply-To: <002701caf478$a41f7ba0$ec5e72e0$@info> References: <03af01caf42e$5f0f4670$1d2dd350$@com> <002701caf478$a41f7ba0$ec5e72e0$@info> Message-ID: <040c01caf489$9bb49340$d31db9c0$@org> One of these days I need to get to Australia. There is no theme on this one, we just need to get it out the door. Ron From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of E.A. Draffan Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 5:51 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] ATHEN EJournal I am in the dog house - mea culpa! I will try to put something together enroute to Australia and during my time there... any hints as to how you would like the something slanted to fit with the other articles would help.. So sorry it has been a crazy term. Best wishes E.A. Mrs E.A. Draffan Learning Societies Lab, ECS, University of Southampton, Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk http://www.emptech.info From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: 15 May 2010 13:59 To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] ATHEN EJournal Good morning all, Teresa and I are continuing our efforts to get the next edition of the ATHEN E-Journal out. Several of you have committed to submission of materials and I how you can keep this commitment. We have several good submissions at this point but still need a few more. Ron **************************************************************************** *** Ron Stewart Managing Consultant Altformat Solutions LLC 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@altformatsolutions.com www.altformatsolutions.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net Sat May 15 17:01:25 2010 From: ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] Extracting Highlighted Text In-Reply-To: <002c01caf479$1ef19750$5cd4c5f0$@info> References: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu> <757A500A-D5E0-427B-95FB-ACCC72FA6761@techpotential.net> <002c01caf479$1ef19750$5cd4c5f0$@info> Message-ID: <17ED804F-B9AF-4E20-AEF7-745FBFB76588@techpotential.net> Sure thing, E.A. -- edit as you see fit. You might want to add a screenshot or two as well. - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net On May 15, 2010, at 2:53 PM, E.A. Draffan wrote: > I would love to include this idea as a LexDis strategy to help others .. please may I add it in a similar way to ones we have already? http://www.lexdis.org.uk > > Best wishes E.A. > > Mrs E.A. Draffan > Learning Societies Lab, > ECS, University of Southampton, > Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 > http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk > http://www.emptech.info > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shelley Haven > Sent: 15 May 2010 03:20 > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Extracting Highlighted Text > > OK, this is really low cost (free) and you already own it: highlight text in Word, then use the Find/Replace function to replace all the non-highlighted text with line breaks. Specific steps for Windows [Mac commands in brackets]: > > 1) Highlight text in desired colors (perhaps using a highlighting strategy such as headers in yellow, sub-heads in green, details in blue, etc.) > 2) Save the document with a different name (important) -- this will become the extracted text document > 3) Select Home > Editing > Replace [Edit > Replace...] > 4) Click "More" [click that little down-facing triangle] to expose more options > 5) With the cursor in the Find text box, select Format > Highlight; "Format: Highlight" appears below text box > 6) Select Format > Highlight again; label under text box changes to "Format: Not Highlight" > 7) Place cursor in the Replace text box and select Special > Paragraph Mark (essentially, a line break) > 8) Click Replace All -- all the non-highlighted text is replaced with a single line break, leaving the highlighted text in the order it originally appeared > > And if you can write a macro for this, you'll have one-step extraction of highlighted text in Word! > > I haven't figured a way to automatically reformat by highlight color, but if you switch to Outline view, it will be easier to manually indent or outdent selected notes by color. > > - Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > www.TechPotential.net > > > > On May 14, 2010, at 10:45 AM, CUTLER_ELLEN wrote: > > > Hello, > > Are any of you familiar with a program that can extract highlighted text? If the text could be extracted hierarchically based on color as Kurzweil does, that would be an amazing bonus. We are looking for a low to no-cost solution that only needs to be able to extract highlighted text from a program that provides highlighting like Word. > > Thanks so much. > > 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Most public domain works are freely available through the iBooks app (doesn't come pre-loaded -- you can download it for free through the App Store). A few other apps focus on public domain books, too. Amazon's free Kindle app allows one to download any Kindle book. I've found that the simplest way to get the text from copyrighted Bookshare books onto the iPad is to change the .xml file to .html, then upload via an app like GoodReader (free). Getting any of these to read aloud is a different story. Kindle has no text-to-speech and Kindle books will not work with VoiceOver. VoiceOver (Settings > General > Accessibility) will speak books in the iBooks app and also .html docs in GoodReader. The experience is not as good as using TTS on a computer (for one thing, it lacks features such as visual highlighting), but it's usable. Again, see earlier posts for more impressions. Most of us are waiting for the Blio eReader which is supposed to be released for the iPhone as well as computers, so I would assume an iPad version would follow shortly. Have fun exploring the iPad! - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net On May 15, 2010, at 5:37 PM, Zahavit Paz wrote: > hi, > Did anyone look into the IPAD ! > I have been testing it for the past week it's pretty amazing. > > > I am interested to know if you were successful downloading books from membership libraries for people with print disability to the IPAD? > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net Sat May 15 19:28:38 2010 From: ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] IPAD/downloading from libraries? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <44AFFDB2-30CA-485C-9D78-A1C81951635E@techpotential.net> Correction -- GoodReader is actually 99 cents (well, almost free). - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net On May 15, 2010, at 6:34 PM, Shelley Haven wrote: > Several of us have. Do a search on the ATHEN list for "iPad" for observations posted to date (with more on the way, I'm sure). > > Most public domain works are freely available through the iBooks app (doesn't come pre-loaded -- you can download it for free through the App Store). A few other apps focus on public domain books, too. Amazon's free Kindle app allows one to download any Kindle book. I've found that the simplest way to get the text from copyrighted Bookshare books onto the iPad is to change the .xml file to .html, then upload via an app like GoodReader (free). > > Getting any of these to read aloud is a different story. Kindle has no text-to-speech and Kindle books will not work with VoiceOver. VoiceOver (Settings > General > Accessibility) will speak books in the iBooks app and also .html docs in GoodReader. The experience is not as good as using TTS on a computer (for one thing, it lacks features such as visual highlighting), but it's usable. Again, see earlier posts for more impressions. > > Most of us are waiting for the Blio eReader which is supposed to be released for the iPhone as well as computers, so I would assume an iPad version would follow shortly. > > Have fun exploring the iPad! > > - Shelley > > _____________________________ > Shelley Haven ATP, RET > Assistive Technology Consultant > www.TechPotential.net > > > > On May 15, 2010, at 5:37 PM, Zahavit Paz wrote: > >> hi, >> Did anyone look into the IPAD ! >> I have been testing it for the past week it's pretty amazing. >> >> >> I am interested to know if you were successful downloading books from membership libraries for people with print disability to the IPAD? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From hkramer at colorado.edu Sat May 15 19:40:19 2010 From: hkramer at colorado.edu (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] AHG 2010 - Now accepting 2nd round proposals Message-ID: Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web & Technology Conference November 15-19, 2010 Dear Colleagues: We're now accepting second-round proposals for the Nov. 15-19, 2010 conference. In particular we are looking for sessions on the following novice-level topics: - Captioning for beginners - Servicing Wounded Warriors (i.e. Veterans) ? a beginners session on resources, strategies & services for this growing population - The New World of Textbooks: eBooks, Book Rental, the Kindle: a review of the new technologies, current issues & concerns - AT for Dummies ? a beginners guide on terminology and issues for those new to technology - Screenreaders & other Technologies for novices ? hands on - Resources, strategies for the non-technical Disability Services office Sessions on other topics directed at a higher level of expertise are also welcome. To submit a proposal, download and return the fillable pdf form by May 31. The form can be found at: http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/speaker_info2010.html. To see a list of past workshops or obtain a presenter application form (available March 5), visit our conference page at the URL below. Contact Information Disability Services: 303-492-8671 e-mail: hkramer@colorado.edu Conference URL: http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 Disability Services Division of ODECE- achieving excellence through diversity and inclusion -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net Sat May 15 22:43:16 2010 From: ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] VoiceOver gestures for the iPad Message-ID: VoiceOver for the iPad responds to a wide range of gestures, far more than listed on the VoiceOver settings page. You can change how VoiceOver reads a page (e.g., continuously) and how it scrolls through text, raise or lower a screen curtain (turns the screen black), and change settings on the fly (e.g., turn speech on/off). The gestures involve various taps and flicks with one, two, three, or four fingers, and a "rotor" as if you were turning a physical knob on the page. Just as importantly, VoiceOver also changes how the iPad responds to standard gestures, which can get pretty frustrating if you don't know why, for example, you can't turn the pages in an iBook with the usual single-finger flick. As I was compiling a list of these gestures from various sources, I thought, "Surely someone else has summarized these in one convenient place." Well, duh -- Apple's online iPad User Guide! (Can't believe I didn't think of this earlier!) http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPad_User_Guide.pdf Go to Chapter 16: Accessibility, page 108 for a list of all the possible taps, flicks, and twists and what they do. After experimenting with these, I have to say that I am a lot more impressed with VoiceOver on the iPad as a reading and accessibility tool. - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net From eea1 at sfu.ca Mon May 17 09:41:32 2010 From: eea1 at sfu.ca (Ella Ermolenko) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] Spelling Software In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <2055003666.113961274114492652.JavaMail.root@jaguar9.sfu.ca> Hello everyone, We are looking to add a spelling software to the Wordpad without a grammar checker or dictionary. Any ideas on what is the simple and efficient plug-in can be? Thanks in advance for all the feedback! Ella Ermolenko | Disability Services Officer Centre for Students with Disabilities | Simon Fraser University 1250 Maggie Benston Centre 8888 University Drive, Burnaby | V5A 1S6 Tel: 778.782.5346 | Fax: 778.782.4384 | Email: eea1@sfu.ca From jon.pielaet at mso.umt.edu Mon May 17 09:58:12 2010 From: jon.pielaet at mso.umt.edu (Pielaet, Jon) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] Spelling Software In-Reply-To: <2055003666.113961274114492652.JavaMail.root@jaguar9.sfu.ca> References: <2055003666.113961274114492652.JavaMail.root@jaguar9.sfu.ca> Message-ID: <6D6D5D870B9D6243922DB0F261E70A0002CF2BC9@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> As far as I know, there is no spell checking plug-in available for WordPad. Software like Notepad++ will use Aspell which is a free spell checker. That's what I would recommend. Jon P. Pielaet Program Assistant for Instructional Materials Disability Services for Students Emma B. Lommasson 154 The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 www.umt.edu/dss/ 406-243-2243 Voice/Text 406-243-4461 Direct Line 406-243-5330 Fax -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ella Ermolenko Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 10:42 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Spelling Software Hello everyone, We are looking to add a spelling software to the Wordpad without a grammar checker or dictionary. Any ideas on what is the simple and efficient plug-in can be? Thanks in advance for all the feedback! Ella Ermolenko | Disability Services Officer Centre for Students with Disabilities | Simon Fraser University 1250 Maggie Benston Centre 8888 University Drive, Burnaby | V5A 1S6 Tel: 778.782.5346 | Fax: 778.782.4384 | Email: eea1@sfu.ca _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From ron at altformatsolutions.com Mon May 17 16:25:20 2010 From: ron at altformatsolutions.com (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] MathSpeak Message-ID: <00bd01caf618$379a0850$a6ce18f0$@com> Hi all, Can anyone out there give any current info on MathSpeak (not MathTalk) and its development and usage in STEM accessibility? It seems to pop up every few years but I cannot seem to find much of substance at least of recent vintage. 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URL: From norm.coombs at gmail.com Mon May 17 20:39:55 2010 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] MathSpeak In-Reply-To: <00bd01caf618$379a0850$a6ce18f0$@com> References: <00bd01caf618$379a0850$a6ce18f0$@com> Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20100517203923.023bb6e0@pop.gmail.com> Ron: Maybe this is what you are looking for? http://www.gh-accessibility.com/resources/mathspeak Norm At 04:25 PM 5/17/2010, you wrote: >Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00BE_01CAF5F6.B0886850" >Content-language: en-us > >Hi all, > >Can anyone out there give any current info on MathSpeak (not MathTalk) and >its development and usage in STEM accessibility? It seems to pop up every >few years but I cannot seem to find much of substance at least of recent >vintage. > >Ron > >******************************************************************************* >Ron Stewart >Managing Consultant >Altformat Solutions LLC > >8300 West Weller St >Yorktown, IN 47396 >Mobile: 609 213-2190 >Fax: 765 405-1484 > >ron@altformatsolutions.com >www.altformatsolutions.com > >_______________________________________________ >Athen mailing list >Athen@athenpro.org >http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Once you choose hope, anything's possible. Christopher Reeve Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone) ****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm From ron at ahead.org Mon May 17 21:09:15 2010 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] MathSpeak In-Reply-To: <6.0.3.0.2.20100517203923.023bb6e0@pop.gmail.com> References: <00bd01caf618$379a0850$a6ce18f0$@com> <6.0.3.0.2.20100517203923.023bb6e0@pop.gmail.com> Message-ID: <012501caf63f$e1410df0$a3c329d0$@org> Thanks Norm, as I understand it that info is several years old and I was hoping for something more current. Which may very well not exist Ron -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 11:40 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] MathSpeak Ron: Maybe this is what you are looking for? http://www.gh-accessibility.com/resources/mathspeak Norm At 04:25 PM 5/17/2010, you wrote: >Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00BE_01CAF5F6.B0886850" >Content-language: en-us > >Hi all, > >Can anyone out there give any current info on MathSpeak (not MathTalk) and >its development and usage in STEM accessibility? It seems to pop up every >few years but I cannot seem to find much of substance at least of recent >vintage. > >Ron > >*************************************************************************** **** >Ron Stewart >Managing Consultant >Altformat Solutions LLC > >8300 West Weller St >Yorktown, IN 47396 >Mobile: 609 213-2190 >Fax: 765 405-1484 > >ron@altformatsolutions.com >www.altformatsolutions.com > >_______________________________________________ >Athen mailing list >Athen@athenpro.org >http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Once you choose hope, anything's possible. Christopher Reeve Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and Information phone (949) 855-4852 (NOTE pacific time zone) ****READ ABOUT THE DICK BANKS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu Tue May 18 09:08:53 2010 From: Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu (Kenneth Elkind) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] The sound amplification device needed Message-ID: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FC7C@ebe1.umassb.net> To anybody have solution for this client? HI Kenneth, AS per our discussion, I am hearing impaired and need to amplify the sound of some of my clients during my internship in counseling at my internship site. I am seeking the name and the description of a small discreet microphone which projects the sound amplified to use with counseling clients in a room. It would be a mic/speaker kind of thing. Then I would try to get the school to buy one so I can borrow it and try it. It might work great in my classes as well instead of CPrint and transcription services as well. Thank you for looking into this. AnaLinda Candidate Ms. ED. MFT/MHC 2010 University of Massachusetts Boston " Kenneth Elkind Adaptive Technology Specialist University of Massachusetts - Boston IT-ED Tech Operations Healey Library /UL/ 032 617-287-5243 Kenneth.Elkind@umb.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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With appreciation, 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: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shelley Haven Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 7:20 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Extracting Highlighted Text OK, this is really low cost (free) and you already own it: highlight text in Word, then use the Find/Replace function to replace all the non-highlighted text with line breaks. Specific steps for Windows [Mac commands in brackets]: 1) Highlight text in desired colors (perhaps using a highlighting strategy such as headers in yellow, sub-heads in green, details in blue, etc.) 2) Save the document with a different name (important) -- this will become the extracted text document 3) Select Home > Editing > Replace [Edit > Replace...] 4) Click "More" [click that little down-facing triangle] to expose more options 5) With the cursor in the Find text box, select Format > Highlight; "Format: Highlight" appears below text box 6) Select Format > Highlight again; label under text box changes to "Format: Not Highlight" 7) Place cursor in the Replace text box and select Special > Paragraph Mark (essentially, a line break) 8) Click Replace All -- all the non-highlighted text is replaced with a single line break, leaving the highlighted text in the order it originally appeared And if you can write a macro for this, you'll have one-step extraction of highlighted text in Word! I haven't figured a way to automatically reformat by highlight color, but if you switch to Outline view, it will be easier to manually indent or outdent selected notes by color. - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net On May 14, 2010, at 10:45 AM, CUTLER_ELLEN wrote: Hello, Are any of you familiar with a program that can extract highlighted text? If the text could be extracted hierarchically based on color as Kurzweil does, that would be an amazing bonus. We are looking for a low to no-cost solution that only needs to be able to extract highlighted text from a program that provides highlighting like Word. Thanks so much. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hascherdss at gmail.com Tue May 18 11:05:10 2010 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] Extracting Highlighted Text In-Reply-To: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu> References: <4358046F971C2140B04E06A457DA6E8D01C21BCA@ROMULUS.smc.edu> Message-ID: There's another little freebie out there called FX Toolbar, but it only works with Word 2007. It can be found near the bottom of the page at: www.fxc.btinternet.co.uk/assistive.htm. This website has some really cool little programs. I use the Chunky Cursor - large white cursor with a red-line arrow that progresses towards the point. It's great for presentations! Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 104 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 12:45 PM, CUTLER_ELLEN wrote: > Hello, > > > > Are any of you familiar with a program that can extract highlighted text? > If the text could be extracted hierarchically based on color as Kurzweil > does, that would be an amazing bonus. We are looking for a low to no-cost > solution that only needs to be able to extract highlighted text from a > program that provides highlighting like Word. > > > > Thanks so much. > > > > 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 > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Tue May 18 11:54:22 2010 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] The sound amplification device needed In-Reply-To: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FC7C@ebe1.umassb.net> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FC7C@ebe1.umassb.net> Message-ID: I have a student that got the BoomVox to amplify her voice to speak to a classroom of students. I guess this could work in reverse. http://www.griffinlab.com/Products/BoomVox-Wireless-Voice-Amplifier.html How about a Williams Sound system. We use these Personal FM systems all the time and our studetns like them. This is probably the best option. If the student uses a hearing aid that has an aux input or is compatible with an induction loop it can work great with those. http://www.williamssound.com/home.aspx There is an iPod app called SoundAmp that I've tried that works ok. it is around 5 bucks but you would need to get a mic for the iPod. Jeff On 5/18/10, Kenneth Elkind wrote: > To anybody have solution for this client? > > > > > > HI Kenneth, > AS per our discussion, I am hearing impaired and need to amplify the > sound of some of my clients during my internship in counseling at my > internship site. I am seeking the name and the description of a small > discreet microphone which projects the sound amplified to use with > counseling clients in a room. It would be a mic/speaker kind of thing. > Then I would try to get the school to buy one so I can borrow it and try > it. It might work great in my classes as well instead of CPrint and > transcription services as well. > > Thank you for looking into this. > > AnaLinda > Candidate Ms. ED. MFT/MHC 2010 > University of Massachusetts Boston > > " > > > > Kenneth Elkind > > Adaptive Technology Specialist > > University of Massachusetts - Boston > > IT-ED Tech Operations > > Healey Library /UL/ 032 > > 617-287-5243 > > Kenneth.Elkind@umb.edu > > > > From ron at ahead.org Tue May 18 13:04:49 2010 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] The sound amplification device needed In-Reply-To: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FC7C@ebe1.umassb.net> References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC00241FC7C@ebe1.umassb.net> Message-ID: <008e01caf6c5$5f0c6b00$1d254100$@org> I would look at personal FM systems. They tend to be pretty unobtrusive and can be used for one on one conversation or for larger group interactions with the use of different forms of microphones. You should check to see if the school already has some, since they are very common on many campuses. My preference is for the Phonic Ear equipment based on cost and durability but ASHA also provides a great reference site on the topic: http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/treatment/assist_tech.htm Ron Stewart From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth Elkind Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 12:09 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Cc: analindamarcus@hotmail.com Subject: [Athen] The sound amplification device needed To anybody have solution for this client? HI Kenneth, AS per our discussion, I am hearing impaired and need to amplify the sound of some of my clients during my internship in counseling at my internship site. I am seeking the name and the description of a small discreet microphone which projects the sound amplified to use with counseling clients in a room. It would be a mic/speaker kind of thing. Then I would try to get the school to buy one so I can borrow it and try it. It might work great in my classes as well instead of CPrint and transcription services as well. Thank you for looking into this. AnaLinda Candidate Ms. ED. MFT/MHC 2010 University of Massachusetts Boston " Kenneth Elkind Adaptive Technology Specialist University of Massachusetts - Boston IT-ED Tech Operations Healey Library /UL/ 032 617-287-5243 Kenneth.Elkind@umb.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Here's a few key sites to check out: The WebM project (this is the BIG news here folks) http://www.webmproject.org/ Mozilla/Firefox: http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/05/19/open-web-open-video-and-webm/ http://hacks.mozilla.org/2010/05/firefox-youtube-and-webm/ Microsoft/Internet Explorer: http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/ Opera: http://labs.opera.com/news/2010/05/19/ http://blog.foolip.org/2010/05/19/vp8-has-landed/ (recommended - JF) Google/Chrome: http://blog.chromium.org/2010/05/webm-and-vp8-land-in-chromium.html YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/html5 In-depth technical analysis of VP8: http://x264dev.multimedia.cx/?p=377 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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(Also, Adobe has confirmed that they will be supporting the VP8 codec in flash-based players: http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplatform/2010/05/adobe_support_for_vp8.html) Finally, a developer preview of WebM and VP8, including source code, specs, and encoding tools is available today at www.webmproject.org/tools & http://www.webmproject.org/code/ JF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charlessilverman at inclusivemedia.ca Wed May 19 12:59:18 2010 From: charlessilverman at inclusivemedia.ca (Charles Silverman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] HTML5 video codec Message-ID: <6AF8090E-917D-4513-B642-5CDDA44365E9@inclusivemedia.ca> Just saw this article ... "WebM's royalty-free HTML5 video raises patent issues" ... http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/05/19/google.mozilla.opera.may.be.in.trouble.with.webm/ . The author raises solid questions about patent and quality issues around Google's VP8 efforts. > For those who have been following (or not following) the whole HTML5 video > codec kerfuffle: Google announced today that they will be open-sourcing > the VP8 codec (which they acquired with their purchase of On2) and Google, > Mozilla, Opera and Microsoft have already announced support for this codec > in upcoming browser releases. No word yet from Cupertino. (as John starts > humming "The cheese stands alone.") __________ Charles Silverman, M.Ed. Inclusive Media & Design, Inc. 2255B Queen St E., Suite 1108 Toronto ON M4E 1G3 email: charles@inclusivemedia.ca voice: (888) 399-0456 x 2 fax: 416-694-3202 www.inclusivemedia.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It seems to pop up every few years but I cannot seem to find much of substance at least of recent vintage. ? Ron ? ******************************************************************************* Ron Stewart Managing Consultant Altformat Solutions LLC ? 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ? ron@altformatsolutions.com www.altformatsolutions.com ? -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Michael.Nusen at ppcc.edu Wed May 19 18:10:29 2010 From: Michael.Nusen at ppcc.edu (Nusen, Michael) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] MathSpeak In-Reply-To: <643315.86615.qm@web34408.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <00bd01caf618$379a0850$a6ce18f0$@com> <643315.86615.qm@web34408.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: ALEKS is a math assessment & training software program that's being piloted at our community college for instructor-assisted self-paced developmental math classes. Michael Nusen Coordinator, OASIS/CAC (Office of Accommodative Services and Instructional Support/Computer Access Center) Pikes Peak Community College michael.nusen@ppcc.edu 719-502-3022 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Celia B.Lamkin Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 6:34 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] MathSpeak Can anyone help me on what software , tutorials or sites to access that can be used by students who have difficulty in Math, pre-algebra, algebra. These students don't have learning disabilities although they were not assessed for LD. Your help and assistance will be highly appreciated. Thank you very much. Regards, Celia B. Lamkin,MD --- On Tue, 18/5/10, Ron Stewart wrote: From: Ron Stewart Subject: [Athen] MathSpeak To: "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'" Date: Tuesday, 18 May, 2010, 9:25 AM Hi all, Can anyone out there give any current info on MathSpeak (not MathTalk) and its development and usage in STEM accessibility? It seems to pop up every few years but I cannot seem to find much of substance at least of recent vintage. Ron ************************************************************************ ******* Ron Stewart Managing Consultant Altformat Solutions LLC 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@altformatsolutions.com www.altformatsolutions.com -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From winkharner at mesacc.edu Thu May 20 13:22:57 2010 From: winkharner at mesacc.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] MathSpeak In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <291138241.114295.1274386977089.JavaMail.root@mailstore1.mesacc.edu> ALEKS is not accessible for screen readers. To my knowledge, it also does not have a paper version as a substitute to accommodation a student with any sort of reading or writing disability and is not (yet?) available in any sort of Brailled format. At our college, we have been able to up to now, to recommend the student take an alternative test (either COMPASS, ACCUPLACER or ASSET) with a variety of accommodations at our disposal. This will not be the case after this next year's pilot is up and it behooves us in Disability Services to come up with alternatives and accommodations BEFORE the mandatory adoption is complete, n'est-ce pas? Blessings, Wink ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Nusen" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 6:10:29 PM Subject: Re: [Athen] MathSpeak ALEKS is a math assessment & training software program that?s being piloted at our community college for instructor-assisted self-paced developmental math classes. Michael Nusen Coordinator, OASIS/CAC (Office of Accommodative Services and Instructional Support/Computer Access Center) Pikes Peak Community College michael.nusen@ppcc.edu 719-502-3022 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Celia B.Lamkin Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 6:34 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] MathSpeak Can anyone help me on what software , tutorials or sites to access that can be used by students who have difficulty in Math, pre-algebra, algebra. These students don't have learning disabilities although they were not assessed for LD. Your help and assistance will be highly appreciated. Thank you very much. Regards, Celia B. Lamkin,MD --- On Tue, 18/5/10, Ron Stewart wrote: From: Ron Stewart Subject: [Athen] MathSpeak To: "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'" Date: Tuesday, 18 May, 2010, 9:25 AM Hi all, Can anyone out there give any current info on MathSpeak (not MathTalk) and its development and usage in STEM accessibility? It seems to pop up every few years but I cannot seem to find much of substance at least of recent vintage. Ron ******************************************************************************* Ron Stewart Managing Consultant Altformat Solutions LLC 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@altformatsolutions.com www.altformatsolutions.com -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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 -- Wink Harner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at altformatsolutions.com Fri May 21 10:49:23 2010 From: ron at altformatsolutions.com (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] Abbyy 10 Message-ID: <082801caf90d$f2f53e10$d8dfba30$@com> Hi all, can you give me your impressions of Abbyy FineReader 10. 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Anyone with knowledge, experience or can point fingers (toward the instructions!!), please contact me off line. Thanks in advance! Wink -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jon.pielaet at mso.umt.edu Fri May 21 12:57:32 2010 From: jon.pielaet at mso.umt.edu (Pielaet, Jon) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] Abbyy 10 In-Reply-To: <082801caf90d$f2f53e10$d8dfba30$@com> References: <082801caf90d$f2f53e10$d8dfba30$@com> Message-ID: <6D6D5D870B9D6243922DB0F261E70A0002D7B693@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> Hi Ron, We have just upgraded to ABBYY FineReader 10 this week and I have been doing some testing with it. The user interface is largely unchanged. Major improvements include: Faster operation, Additional Image enhancements, (reduce motion blur, reduce ISO noise, and perspective adjustment) Using the scroll-wheel to move between images, (no need to ALT+Arrow Key any longer) and greatly improved style retention. The retention of styles is perhaps the most important improvement in terms of our DAISY production. However, the new version is not all improvements. I have some concerns with the way the new ADART II layout system is treating page numbers as header or footer text boxes. Another strange problem is that the editor seems to ignore re-ordered areas in formatted text mode now. (making it more difficult to move page numbers, and retain styles at the same time.) Overall I think that it's a good upgrade, but it's going to take me some time to learn all of the quarks of the new version. I would recommend spending a little bit of time with it before deploying it in a production environment. Just let me know if you have any specific questions, Jon Jon P. Pielaet Program Assistant for Instructional Materials Disability Services for Students Emma B. Lommasson 154 The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 www.umt.edu/dss/ 406-243-2243 Voice/Text 406-243-4461 Direct Line 406-243-5330 Fax From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 11:49 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Abbyy 10 Hi all, can you give me your impressions of Abbyy FineReader 10. Ron ************************************************************************ ******* Ron Stewart Managing Consultant Altformat Solutions LLC 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@altformatsolutions.com www.altformatsolutions.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From clamkinmd at yahoo.com Fri May 21 23:03:41 2010 From: clamkinmd at yahoo.com (Dr. Celia B.Lamkin) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] MathSpeak In-Reply-To: <291138241.114295.1274386977089.JavaMail.root@mailstore1.mesacc.edu> Message-ID: <81383.5008.qm@web34405.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi Wink and Michael ? Thank you very much for the resources you have shared. ? Best regards to all. Celia --- On Fri, 21/5/10, Wink Harner wrote: From: Wink Harner Subject: Re: [Athen] MathSpeak To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Date: Friday, 21 May, 2010, 6:22 AM #yiv1372783319 p {margin:0;} ALEKS is not accessible for screen readers. To my knowledge, it also does not have a paper version as a substitute to accommodation a student with any sort of reading or writing disability and is not (yet?) available in any sort of Brailled format. At our college, we have been able to up to now, to recommend the student take an alternative test (either COMPASS, ACCUPLACER or ASSET) with a variety of accommodations at our disposal. This will not be the case after this next year's pilot is up and it behooves us in Disability Services to come up with alternatives and accommodations BEFORE the mandatory adoption is complete, n'est-ce pas? Blessings, Wink ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Nusen" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 6:10:29 PM Subject: Re: [Athen] MathSpeak ALEKS is a math assessment & training software program that?s being piloted at our community college for instructor-assisted self-paced developmental math classes. ? Michael Nusen Coordinator, OASIS/CAC (Office of Accommodative Services and Instructional Support/Computer Access Center) Pikes Peak Community College michael.nusen@ppcc.edu 719-502-3022 ? From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Celia B.Lamkin Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 6:34 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] MathSpeak ? Can anyone help me on what software , tutorials or sites to access that can be used by students who have difficulty in Math, pre-algebra, algebra. These students don't have learning disabilities?although they ?were not assessed for LD. ? Your help and assistance will be highly appreciated. Thank you very much. Regards, Celia B. Lamkin,MD --- On Tue, 18/5/10, Ron Stewart wrote: From: Ron Stewart Subject: [Athen] MathSpeak To: "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'" Date: Tuesday, 18 May, 2010, 9:25 AM Hi all, ? Can anyone out there give any current info on MathSpeak (not MathTalk) and its development and usage in STEM accessibility? It seems to pop up every few years but I cannot seem to find much of substance at least of recent vintage. ? 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URL: From petri.1 at osu.edu Mon May 24 09:44:47 2010 From: petri.1 at osu.edu (Ken Petri) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: More on Ingram VitalSource and accessibility In-Reply-To: <0a2601cafa71$6ae32540$40a96fc0$@com> References: <0a2601cafa71$6ae32540$40a96fc0$@com> Message-ID: If the product is as good as the press, then this is a very big deal! Thanks for sending this along, Ron. On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Ron Stewart wrote: > More on VitalSource, the system behind CourseSmart. > > > > http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/05/prweb4011344.htm > > > > Ron > > > > > ******************************************************************************* > > Ron Stewart > > Managing Consultant > > Altformat Solutions LLC > > > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > > > ron@altformatsolutions.com > > www.altformatsolutions.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hascherdss at gmail.com Mon May 24 09:47:37 2010 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] Abbyy 10 In-Reply-To: <6D6D5D870B9D6243922DB0F261E70A0002D7B693@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> References: <082801caf90d$f2f53e10$d8dfba30$@com> <6D6D5D870B9D6243922DB0F261E70A0002D7B693@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> Message-ID: Jon, >The retention of styles is perhaps the most important improvement in terms of our DAISY production. However, the new version is not all improvements. I have some concerns with the way the new ADART II layout system is treating page numbers as header or footer text boxes. Another strange problem is that the editor seems to ignore re-ordered areas in formatted text mode now. (making it more difficult to move page numbers, and retain styles at the same time.)< So how do you get around the re-ordering issue? We've just now upgraded to 10 and have already run into this problem. Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 104 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Pielaet, Jon wrote: > Hi Ron, > > > > We have just upgraded to ABBYY FineReader 10 this week and I have been > doing some testing with it. The user interface is largely unchanged. > > Major improvements include: Faster operation, Additional Image > enhancements, (reduce motion blur, reduce ISO noise, and perspective > adjustment) Using the scroll-wheel to move between images, (no need to > ALT+Arrow Key any longer) and greatly improved style retention. > > > > The retention of styles is perhaps the most important improvement in terms > of our DAISY production. However, the new version is not all improvements. I > have some concerns with the way the new ADART II layout system is treating > page numbers as header or footer text boxes. Another strange problem is > that the editor seems to ignore re-ordered areas in formatted text mode now. > (making it more difficult to move page numbers, and retain styles at the > same time.) > > > > Overall I think that it?s a good upgrade, but it?s going to take me some > time to learn all of the quarks of the new version. I would recommend > spending a little bit of time with it before deploying it in a production > environment. > > > > Just let me know if you have any specific questions, > > > > Jon > > > > > > Jon P. Pielaet > > Program Assistant for Instructional Materials > > Disability Services for Students > > Emma B. Lommasson 154 > > The University of Montana > > Missoula, MT 59812 > > > > www.umt.edu/dss/ > > > > 406-243-2243 Voice/Text > > 406-243-4461 Direct Line > > 406-243-5330 Fax > > > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] *On > Behalf Of *Ron Stewart > *Sent:* Friday, May 21, 2010 11:49 AM > *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > *Subject:* [Athen] Abbyy 10 > > > > Hi all, can you give me your impressions of Abbyy FineReader 10. > > > > Ron > > > > > ******************************************************************************* > > Ron Stewart > > Managing Consultant > > Altformat Solutions LLC > > > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > > > ron@altformatsolutions.com > > www.altformatsolutions.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jon.pielaet at mso.umt.edu Mon May 24 16:28:34 2010 From: jon.pielaet at mso.umt.edu (Pielaet, Jon) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] Abbyy 10 In-Reply-To: References: <082801caf90d$f2f53e10$d8dfba30$@com><6D6D5D870B9D6243922DB0F261E70A0002D7B693@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> Message-ID: <6D6D5D870B9D6243922DB0F261E70A0002D7B904@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> Heidi, There doesn't seem to be a quick fix for the ordering issue. The text areas are properly re-ordered in plain text mode, but that causes the loss of formatting in the exported file. I'm continuing to look for creative ways of dealing with this issue. One interesting behavior that I have noticed is that ABBYY 10 automatically formats page numbers as page number fields (with the page number field code) if you're saving a word file in formatted text mode. I'm wondering if I can find a way of either moving these fields automatically or maybe applying DAISY styles to them directly. Any thoughts, or experiences would be helpful in developing our process further, Thanks and Good Luck, Jon Jon P. Pielaet Program Assistant for Instructional Materials Disability Services for Students Emma B. Lommasson 154 The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 www.umt.edu/dss/ 406-243-2243 Voice/Text 406-243-4461 Direct Line 406-243-5330 Fax From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Heidi Scher Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 10:48 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Abbyy 10 Jon, >The retention of styles is perhaps the most important improvement in terms of our DAISY production. However, the new version is not all improvements. I have some concerns with the way the new ADART II layout system is treating page numbers as header or footer text boxes. Another strange problem is that the editor seems to ignore re-ordered areas in formatted text mode now. (making it more difficult to move page numbers, and retain styles at the same time.)< So how do you get around the re-ordering issue? We've just now upgraded to 10 and have already run into this problem. Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 104 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Pielaet, Jon wrote: Hi Ron, We have just upgraded to ABBYY FineReader 10 this week and I have been doing some testing with it. The user interface is largely unchanged. Major improvements include: Faster operation, Additional Image enhancements, (reduce motion blur, reduce ISO noise, and perspective adjustment) Using the scroll-wheel to move between images, (no need to ALT+Arrow Key any longer) and greatly improved style retention. The retention of styles is perhaps the most important improvement in terms of our DAISY production. However, the new version is not all improvements. I have some concerns with the way the new ADART II layout system is treating page numbers as header or footer text boxes. Another strange problem is that the editor seems to ignore re-ordered areas in formatted text mode now. (making it more difficult to move page numbers, and retain styles at the same time.) Overall I think that it's a good upgrade, but it's going to take me some time to learn all of the quarks of the new version. I would recommend spending a little bit of time with it before deploying it in a production environment. Just let me know if you have any specific questions, Jon Jon P. Pielaet Program Assistant for Instructional Materials Disability Services for Students Emma B. Lommasson 154 The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 www.umt.edu/dss/ 406-243-2243 Voice/Text 406-243-4461 Direct Line 406-243-5330 Fax From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 11:49 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Abbyy 10 Hi all, can you give me your impressions of Abbyy FineReader 10. Ron ************************************************************************ ******* Ron Stewart Managing Consultant Altformat Solutions LLC 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@altformatsolutions.com www.altformatsolutions.com _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hascherdss at gmail.com Tue May 25 06:29:36 2010 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] Abbyy 10 In-Reply-To: <6D6D5D870B9D6243922DB0F261E70A0002D7B904@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> References: <082801caf90d$f2f53e10$d8dfba30$@com> <6D6D5D870B9D6243922DB0F261E70A0002D7B693@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> <6D6D5D870B9D6243922DB0F261E70A0002D7B904@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> Message-ID: Thanks for the info, Jon! We'll keep working with it and see what we can come up with. Will pass anything along that we might figure out. Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 104 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Pielaet, Jon wrote: > Heidi, > > > > There doesn?t seem to be a quick fix for the ordering issue. The text areas > are properly re-ordered in plain text mode, but that causes the loss of > formatting in the exported file. I?m continuing to look for creative ways of > dealing with this issue. > > > > One interesting behavior that I have noticed is that ABBYY 10 automatically > formats page numbers as page number fields (with the page number field code) > if you?re saving a word file in formatted text mode. I?m wondering if I can > find a way of either moving these fields automatically or maybe applying > DAISY styles to them directly. > > > > Any thoughts, or experiences would be helpful in developing our process > further, > > > > Thanks and Good Luck, > > > > Jon > > > > > > Jon P. Pielaet > > Program Assistant for Instructional Materials > > Disability Services for Students > > Emma B. Lommasson 154 > > The University of Montana > > Missoula, MT 59812 > > > > www.umt.edu/dss/ > > > > 406-243-2243 Voice/Text > > 406-243-4461 Direct Line > > 406-243-5330 Fax > > > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] *On > Behalf Of *Heidi Scher > *Sent:* Monday, May 24, 2010 10:48 AM > > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Abbyy 10 > > > > Jon, > > >The retention of styles is perhaps the most important improvement in terms > of our DAISY production. However, the new version is not all improvements. I > have some concerns with the way the new ADART II layout system is treating > page numbers as header or footer text boxes. Another strange problem is > that the editor seems to ignore re-ordered areas in formatted text mode now. > (making it more difficult to move page numbers, and retain styles at the > same time.)< > > So how do you get around the re-ordering issue? We've just now upgraded to > 10 and have already run into this problem. > > Heidi > > > > +++++++++++++++ > Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC > Associate Director > Center for Educational Access > University of Arkansas > ARKU 104 > Fayetteville, AR 72701 > 479.575.3104 > 479.575.7445 fax > 479.575.3646 tdd > +++++++++++++++ > > > On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Pielaet, Jon > wrote: > > Hi Ron, > > > > We have just upgraded to ABBYY FineReader 10 this week and I have been > doing some testing with it. The user interface is largely unchanged. > > Major improvements include: Faster operation, Additional Image > enhancements, (reduce motion blur, reduce ISO noise, and perspective > adjustment) Using the scroll-wheel to move between images, (no need to > ALT+Arrow Key any longer) and greatly improved style retention. > > > > The retention of styles is perhaps the most important improvement in terms > of our DAISY production. However, the new version is not all improvements. I > have some concerns with the way the new ADART II layout system is treating > page numbers as header or footer text boxes. Another strange problem is > that the editor seems to ignore re-ordered areas in formatted text mode now. > (making it more difficult to move page numbers, and retain styles at the > same time.) > > > > Overall I think that it?s a good upgrade, but it?s going to take me some > time to learn all of the quarks of the new version. I would recommend > spending a little bit of time with it before deploying it in a production > environment. > > > > Just let me know if you have any specific questions, > > > > Jon > > > > > > Jon P. Pielaet > > Program Assistant for Instructional Materials > > Disability Services for Students > > Emma B. Lommasson 154 > > The University of Montana > > Missoula, MT 59812 > > > > www.umt.edu/dss/ > > > > 406-243-2243 Voice/Text > > 406-243-4461 Direct Line > > 406-243-5330 Fax > > > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] *On > Behalf Of *Ron Stewart > *Sent:* Friday, May 21, 2010 11:49 AM > *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > *Subject:* [Athen] Abbyy 10 > > > > Hi all, can you give me your impressions of Abbyy FineReader 10. > > > > Ron > > > > > ******************************************************************************* > > Ron Stewart > > Managing Consultant > > Altformat Solutions LLC > > > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > > > ron@altformatsolutions.com > > www.altformatsolutions.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jon.pielaet at mso.umt.edu Wed May 26 12:24:41 2010 From: jon.pielaet at mso.umt.edu (Pielaet, Jon) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:58 2018 Subject: [Athen] Question re: accessibility of reference tools In-Reply-To: <64E6EEC0B310504E9221AA9658121D0902D79FE9ED@EXPO11.exchange.mit.edu> References: <64E6EEC0B310504E9221AA9658121D0902D79FE9ED@EXPO11.exchange.mit.edu> Message-ID: <6D6D5D870B9D6243922DB0F261E70A0002D7BB99@MUMMAILVS2.gs.umt.edu> Hi Kathy, I have extensive experience with Reference Management Tools. EndNote is by far my favorite. It offers the most features and offers great accessibility. I haven't used newer versions of Ref Works, as our institution has opted for the web version. (Ref Works Web) Because it is web-based Ref Works Web offers some flexibility as far as being platform independent. It works in any web browser but offers fewer features. Both of these applications are stand alone and have fairly good accessibility features. I have even seen some JAWS scripts floating around for them that may be useful. Zotero is an interesting contender because it is a Firefox extension. It is my experience that many JAWS users (including myself) dislike Firefox in general because of the way it interfaces with scripts in JAWS. Zotero is nice because it is free but I have found its usefulness to be the most limited out of the three. If you are just looking for a free tool to track bookmarks you're much better off using del.icio.us or Xmarks. I would love to hear from others about their own experiences, Jon Jon P. Pielaet Program Assistant for Instructional Materials Disability Services for Students Emma B. Lommasson 154 The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 www.umt.edu/dss/ 406-243-2243 Voice/Text 406-243-4461 Direct Line 406-243-5330 Fax From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kathleen Cahill Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:38 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Question re: accessibility of reference tools Hi Colleagues; Do any of you have some experience evaluating the accessibility of the following Reference Management Tools: EndNote, Ref Works and Zotero? I'm especially curious how well they work with JAWS. Thank you, Kathy ************** Kathleen Cahill Adaptive Technology Specialist MIT ATIC (Adaptive Technology) Lab 77 Mass. Ave. 7-143 Cambridge MA 02139 (617) 253-5111 kcahill@mit.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Pratik From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Pielaet, Jon Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:25 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Question re: accessibility of reference tools Hi Kathy, I have extensive experience with Reference Management Tools. EndNote is by far my favorite. It offers the most features and offers great accessibility. I haven't used newer versions of Ref Works, as our institution has opted for the web version. (Ref Works Web) Because it is web-based Ref Works Web offers some flexibility as far as being platform independent. It works in any web browser but offers fewer features. Both of these applications are stand alone and have fairly good accessibility features. I have even seen some JAWS scripts floating around for them that may be useful. Zotero is an interesting contender because it is a Firefox extension. It is my experience that many JAWS users (including myself) dislike Firefox in general because of the way it interfaces with scripts in JAWS. Zotero is nice because it is free but I have found its usefulness to be the most limited out of the three. If you are just looking for a free tool to track bookmarks you're much better off using del.icio.us or Xmarks. I would love to hear from others about their own experiences, Jon Jon P. Pielaet Program Assistant for Instructional Materials Disability Services for Students Emma B. Lommasson 154 The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812 www.umt.edu/dss/ 406-243-2243 Voice/Text 406-243-4461 Direct Line 406-243-5330 Fax From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kathleen Cahill Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:38 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Question re: accessibility of reference tools Hi Colleagues; Do any of you have some experience evaluating the accessibility of the following Reference Management Tools: EndNote, Ref Works and Zotero? I'm especially curious how well they work with JAWS. Thank you, Kathy ************** Kathleen Cahill Adaptive Technology Specialist MIT ATIC (Adaptive Technology) Lab 77 Mass. Ave. 7-143 Cambridge MA 02139 (617) 253-5111 kcahill@mit.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Ella Ermolenko | Disability Services Officer Centre for Students with Disabilities | Simon Fraser University 1250 Maggie Benston Centre 8888 University Drive, Burnaby | V5A 1S6 Tel: 778.782.5346 | Fax: 778.782.4384 | Email: eea1@sfu.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Stewart" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 9:21:33 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [Athen] The Condition of Education 2010 Some may be interested in this data The National Center for Education Statistics has released The Condition of Education 2010 , a report summarizing important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 49 indicators on the status and condition of education, in addition to a special section on high-poverty schools.? Among the data reported relating to students with disabilities--95 percent of the children and youth who received special education services in 2007?08 were enrolled in regular schools, and 6.6 million children and youth, representing 13 percent of public school enrollment, received special education services. Of those who received these services, 39 percent did so for a specific learning disability. This information has recently been updated, and can be read by visiting this link:? http://www.disability.gov/education/research_%26_statistics . _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Can you please let me > know if you are attending AHEAD so we can try and make suitable > arrangements. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > > ************************************************************************* > ****** > > Ron Stewart > > Managing Consultant > > Altformat Solutions LLC > > > > 8300 West Weller St > > Yorktown, IN 47396 > > Mobile: 609 213-2190 > > Fax: 765 405-1484 > > > > ron@altformatsolutions.com > > www.altformatsolutions.com > > 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 gdietrich at htctu.net Fri May 28 12:12:22 2010 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:59 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN get together at AHEAD In-Reply-To: <024c01cafdf5$717c3220$54749660$@com> References: <024c01cafdf5$717c3220$54749660$@com> Message-ID: <5EBC9180551846E98A05B8FCA822F962@htctu.fhda.edu> Jayme and I will be there. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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. There is no success without access... _____ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 4:37 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] ATHEN get together at AHEAD Hi all, We are planning on an ATHEN get together at AHEAD. Can you please let me know if you are attending AHEAD so we can try and make suitable arrangements. Ron Stewart **************************************************************************** *** Ron Stewart Managing Consultant Altformat Solutions LLC 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@altformatsolutions.com www.altformatsolutions.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Can you please let me >> know if you are attending AHEAD so we can try and make suitable >> arrangements. >> >> >> >> Ron Stewart >> >> >> >> ************************************************************************* >> ****** >> >> Ron Stewart >> >> Managing Consultant >> >> Altformat Solutions LLC >> >> >> >> 8300 West Weller St >> >> Yorktown, IN 47396 >> >> Mobile: 609 213-2190 >> >> Fax: 765 405-1484 >> >> >> >> ron@altformatsolutions.com >> >> www.altformatsolutions.com >> >> >> > > > 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). 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Position Under the general supervision of the Associate Director of Disability Services for Students (DSS), the Assistive Technology/Alternate Media Specialist is responsible for providing technical expertise and support in furtherance of DSS's mission to provide equal access to higher education for students with disabilities. Working independently, oversees the production of alternate media enabling students with a print-related disability access to instructional materials. Scans text material using Optical Character Recognition software and converts it into alternative forms of output; arranges for other alternate media services a timely manner. Ensures the completion of requests for alternate media by prioritizing, organizing and monitoring the status of each order. Prepares and submits requests to publishers and authors for permission to adapt materials. Catalogs materials and information and maintains database of inventory, including the use of the CSU CAM database, AccessText, and Bookshare; maintains inventory records of all source materials borrowed. Serves as the primary contact person on campus as it relates to alternate media for students with disabilities. Provides alternate media orientation and training; learns, develops, and implements new and emerging alternate media strategies, production techniques, and technologies. Assists in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, and priorities in providing access to alternate media for students with disabilities. Oversees the operation of assistive technology hardware and software; ensures that workstations are operational and are kept current; trains and serves as lead consultant to IT staff and other staff regarding accessible and universal design strategies for technology projects, including technical advice in support of the CSU Assistive Technology Initiative; and works with faculty and other campus departments to insure that students with disabilities have access to technology. Installs and maintains assistive technology hardware and software; Supports the campus-wide integration of assistive technology; assures the delivery of technical services and resources needed to fulfill reasonable accommodations identified for students with disabilities; trains and educates the campus on assistive technology. Serves as the campus point of contact in the area of assistive technology and accessibility of general technology, supports existing assistive technology resources, and participates in the development and expansion of electronic access for students with disabilities. Provides essential consultation for the campus to ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations mandating equal access. Assesses group and individual student needs and provides necessary accommodations; orients, instructs and assists students and faculty in the usage of alternate media and assistive technology, including direct instruction and assistance with equipment and software, and workshops and classroom presentations; develops usage standards, procedures and scheduling practices; diagnoses equipment and software failures; supports and promotes the development and implementation of universal design and universal design for learning; participates as a technical consultant and collaborator for grants and programs related to universal design for learning; and ensures the continued development, usage and success of the EnACT-developed Coll@borATe program. Coordinates and implements the technological requirements necessary for providing remote and in-class real time captioning; and acts as a liaison to other CSU campuses. Qualifications Requires the equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university and a minimum of four years experience in computer related services, including demonstrated ability to assist users in MacIntosh and Windows environments; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Requires a foundation of knowledge and skills in technical information systems and application program packages; knowledge of standard computing applications, including productivity applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation packages; multi-media applications; graphics applications and network applications such as WWW tools, including WebContent Accessibility Guidelines of the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Accessibility Initiative, or be able to rapidly assimilate this knowledge. Experience working with assistive technology and alternate media hardware and software or the ability to rapidly assimilate this knowledge is also required. Working knowledge of Kurzweil, JAWS, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Inspiration, Zoomtext or similar programs strongly preferred. Familiarity with the ADA required. Experience working with late adolescents and adults with disabilities preferred. Requires outstanding communications skills, public speaking skills, training and facilitation experience, and human relation skills. Requires the ability to regularly sit/stand for extended periods of time; and coordinate the placement of electronic equipment weighing up to 25 lbs, and the assembly of hardware and adaptive equipment. The ability to assemble hardware, adaptive equipment including accommodation tables is preferred. Must be able to adapt to change in the work environment, accept feedback, effectively handle and prioritize multiple tasks and competing demands, work cooperatively in group situations and work actively to resolve conflicts. Requires the ability to work in a fast-paced environment; work well with others in a team approach to fulfilling tasks and mission; and comply with safety laws and university safety policies and rules. *Qualification Note* Evidence of degree(s) or certificate(s) required at time of hire. Salary and Benefits The salary range is $4,314 to $8,831 a month. Starting salary placement will not exceed the beginning of the range. This is a full time, exempt position, which will lead toward permanent status following the successful completion of a probationary period. A comprehensive benefits summary for this position is available at http://www.calstate.edu/Benefits/Summaries/2007_CSUEU%20-%20Units%202579.pdf or by request at Human Resources. Application Process A completed SSU Employment Application form is required for each desired position by the filing deadline. Filing deadlines may be extended to meet the needs of the recruitment. A resume may be submitted in addition to the application. Please be aware that any resume submitted without a completed application will not be considered. Unless specifically requested, letters of reference are not accepted with the application. More information on the application processis available. You may also contact Employee Services to have an application mailed to you. Materials submitted with your application will not be returned. Employee Services must receive applications for staff positions by 4:30 p.m. on the filing deadline date, unless otherwise specified. The ADACoordinatoris available to assist individuals with disabilities in need of accommodation in the hiring process. In addition to meeting fully its obligations of nondiscrimination under federal and state laws, Sonoma State University is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live, and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility, and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to economic status, ethnic background, political views, or other personal characteristics or beliefs. Sonoma State University is an Equal Opportunity /ADA Employer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mstoddar at sfu.ca Fri May 28 14:18:52 2010 From: mstoddar at sfu.ca (Mitchell Stoddard) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:59 2018 Subject: [Athen] AHEAD meeting Message-ID: <1628527998.2764031275081532973.JavaMail.root@jaguar9.sfu.ca> I will be at AHEAD, as will one of our new Learning Specialists (Suzanne Leach). M. Mitchell Stoddard, Ph.D., R. Psych. Director, Centre for Students with Disabilities Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive (1250 MBC) Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Phone: 778-782-3313 Email: mitchell_stoddard@sfu.ca From ccolaci at yukoncollege.yk.ca Fri May 28 14:25:24 2010 From: ccolaci at yukoncollege.yk.ca (Catalina Colaci) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:59 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN get together at AHEAD In-Reply-To: <024c01cafdf5$717c3220$54749660$@com> References: <024c01cafdf5$717c3220$54749660$@com> Message-ID: I am unsure whether I'll be able to make it. The centre must remain open and one staff is on holidays, other one is on extended sick leave and the 3rd took a full-time position in HS. Also, the PD funds are limited and my personal finances have yet to recover from my (family related) trips to Argentina. At least, the weather is gorgeous here and I still can connect via internet. Have a nice weekend (it is a long on for you, isn't it?) Catalina Colaci Coordinator Learning Assistance Centre & Support Services for Students with Disabilities 500 College Drive, PO Box 2799 Whitehorse, Yukon? Y1A 5K4 Canada ???????????? t?867.668.8785? f? 867.668.8814 www.yukoncollege.yk.ca start here. go anywhere. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ________________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: May 27, 2010 4:37 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] ATHEN get together at AHEAD Hi all, We are planning on an ATHEN get together at AHEAD.? Can you please let me know if you are attending AHEAD so we can try and make suitable arrangements. Ron Stewart ******************************************************************************* Ron Stewart Managing Consultant Altformat Solutions LLC 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@altformatsolutions.com www.altformatsolutions.com From ron at ahead.org Sun May 30 06:51:33 2010 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:29:59 2018 Subject: [Athen] Interesting UK copyright development Message-ID: <050601caffff$36db1030$a4913090$@org> Interesting development regarding print related disabilities in the UK. Message from Mike Lewington, Vice Chair of R2R Alliance: "This is a great achievement by the Right to Read Alliance to work with colleagues in the Copyright Licensing Agency and the Accessibility Action Group of the Publishers Association to achieve the new print disability licence. This new licence recognises the wider definition of print disability to include not just those people who have a visual impairment but also those with another disability that prevents them from reading books as easily as others. As one of the Vice Chairs of the Alliance, I would be very grateful if you could give this announcement the widest circulation." Janice Evans On behalf of the Chair and Vice Chairs Right to Read Alliance Group Tel: 0121 665 4219