From PLester at admin.fsu.edu Tue Feb 1 14:23:35 2011 From: PLester at admin.fsu.edu (Lester, Patti) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] SPSS and JAWS Message-ID: <12A313E4217C8749ACC83675B4D81DBE029FCAFA@fsu-exch-12.fsu.edu> Does anyone have any experience with SPSS 19 and JAWS? Despite having set the location of the Java Access Bride and replacing the Java accessibility.properties file, Jaws will not always read the menus and submenus particularly when files are brought in. Wondering if there is something I am overlooking. I appreciate any help on this. 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URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Thu Feb 3 11:10:45 2011 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry In-Reply-To: <009601cbc3cf$5c12be90$14383bb0$@edu> References: <009601cbc3cf$5c12be90$14383bb0$@edu> Message-ID: <002801cbc3d6$0f1604b0$2d420e10$@karlencommunications.com> You have to install/launch the language bar for the TTS, handwriting recognition or speech recognition in Word 2003. This tool is primarily for an XP based system. The Language bar tools were integrated into the operating system with Vista and Win 7. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/show-or-hide-the-language-bar-HP 003084326.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826851 The Language Bar is also the interface for the handwriting on a tablet. Note that the language bar is not usable by keyboard and is a mouse dependent tool. Is this what you were looking for? I wrote something up on using the Language Bar and can try to find it if you send me a post off list. Cheers, Karen From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: February-03-11 1:23 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry Hi all ATHEN Peeps, We have a student who wants to use the speech output via accessibility options to have MSW 2003 & a text version of his presentations be output via a speaker hooked up to the classroom computer. I've gone through everything on the control panel, on the office document button & word options, and cannot for the life of me figure out how to turn this on & off. I must be having a complete brain stall on this. Can anyone give me a quick step process for this? Thanks in advance, o wise peeps. Wink -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From winkharner at mesacc.edu Thu Feb 3 13:12:09 2011 From: winkharner at mesacc.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry In-Reply-To: <002801cbc3d6$0f1604b0$2d420e10$@karlencommunications.com> References: <009601cbc3cf$5c12be90$14383bb0$@edu> <002801cbc3d6$0f1604b0$2d420e10$@karlencommunications.com> Message-ID: <00d301cbc3e7$051b2d80$0f518880$@edu> It IS what I'm looking for. This is a sighted individual who stutters and wants to be able to use the computer to "speak" for him in front of the class. I think this would be the easiest solution, but I'm having a terrible time finding the built-in software to do it. Wink From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:11 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry You have to install/launch the language bar for the TTS, handwriting recognition or speech recognition in Word 2003. This tool is primarily for an XP based system. The Language bar tools were integrated into the operating system with Vista and Win 7. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/show-or-hide-the-language-bar-HP 003084326.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826851 The Language Bar is also the interface for the handwriting on a tablet. Note that the language bar is not usable by keyboard and is a mouse dependent tool. Is this what you were looking for? I wrote something up on using the Language Bar and can try to find it if you send me a post off list. Cheers, Karen From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: February-03-11 1:23 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry Hi all ATHEN Peeps, We have a student who wants to use the speech output via accessibility options to have MSW 2003 & a text version of his presentations be output via a speaker hooked up to the classroom computer. I've gone through everything on the control panel, on the office document button & word options, and cannot for the life of me figure out how to turn this on & off. I must be having a complete brain stall on this. Can anyone give me a quick step process for this? Thanks in advance, o wise peeps. Wink -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ea at emptech.info Thu Feb 3 13:28:22 2011 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry In-Reply-To: <00d301cbc3e7$051b2d80$0f518880$@edu> References: <009601cbc3cf$5c12be90$14383bb0$@edu> <002801cbc3d6$0f1604b0$2d420e10$@karlencommunications.com> <00d301cbc3e7$051b2d80$0f518880$@edu> Message-ID: <00d101cbc3e9$48df6f70$da9e4e50$@emptech.info> If he is working with PowerPoints he could try the free open source software Powertalk that works well as long as you use the design templates for text boxes http://fullmeasure.co.uk/powertalk/ - It uses the built in synthesis and reads out each slide as you work through a presentation. 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 Wink Harner Sent: 03 February 2011 21:12 To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry It IS what I'm looking for. This is a sighted individual who stutters and wants to be able to use the computer to "speak" for him in front of the class. I think this would be the easiest solution, but I'm having a terrible time finding the built-in software to do it. Wink From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:11 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry You have to install/launch the language bar for the TTS, handwriting recognition or speech recognition in Word 2003. This tool is primarily for an XP based system. The Language bar tools were integrated into the operating system with Vista and Win 7. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/show-or-hide-the-language-bar-HP 003084326.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826851 The Language Bar is also the interface for the handwriting on a tablet. Note that the language bar is not usable by keyboard and is a mouse dependent tool. Is this what you were looking for? I wrote something up on using the Language Bar and can try to find it if you send me a post off list. Cheers, Karen From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: February-03-11 1:23 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry Hi all ATHEN Peeps, We have a student who wants to use the speech output via accessibility options to have MSW 2003 & a text version of his presentations be output via a speaker hooked up to the classroom computer. I've gone through everything on the control panel, on the office document button & word options, and cannot for the life of me figure out how to turn this on & off. I must be having a complete brain stall on this. Can anyone give me a quick step process for this? Thanks in advance, o wise peeps. Wink -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Thu Feb 3 16:35:18 2011 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry In-Reply-To: <00d301cbc3e7$051b2d80$0f518880$@edu> References: <009601cbc3cf$5c12be90$14383bb0$@edu> <002801cbc3d6$0f1604b0$2d420e10$@karlencommunications.com> <00d301cbc3e7$051b2d80$0f518880$@edu> Message-ID: <003c01cbc403$66475d10$32d61730$@karlencommunications.com> If I remember correctly you may need to go back and install the language tools from the install disc. I'll look for the detailed instructions I wrote as I found the help documentation on this tool missing steps in Help. Cheers, Karen From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: February-03-11 4:12 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry It IS what I'm looking for. This is a sighted individual who stutters and wants to be able to use the computer to "speak" for him in front of the class. I think this would be the easiest solution, but I'm having a terrible time finding the built-in software to do it. Wink From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:11 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry You have to install/launch the language bar for the TTS, handwriting recognition or speech recognition in Word 2003. This tool is primarily for an XP based system. The Language bar tools were integrated into the operating system with Vista and Win 7. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/show-or-hide-the-language-bar-HP 003084326.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826851 The Language Bar is also the interface for the handwriting on a tablet. Note that the language bar is not usable by keyboard and is a mouse dependent tool. Is this what you were looking for? I wrote something up on using the Language Bar and can try to find it if you send me a post off list. Cheers, Karen From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: February-03-11 1:23 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry Hi all ATHEN Peeps, We have a student who wants to use the speech output via accessibility options to have MSW 2003 & a text version of his presentations be output via a speaker hooked up to the classroom computer. I've gone through everything on the control panel, on the office document button & word options, and cannot for the life of me figure out how to turn this on & off. I must be having a complete brain stall on this. Can anyone give me a quick step process for this? Thanks in advance, o wise peeps. Wink -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From SKelmer at stlcc.edu Fri Feb 4 05:51:36 2011 From: SKelmer at stlcc.edu (Kelmer, Susan M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry In-Reply-To: <003c01cbc403$66475d10$32d61730$@karlencommunications.com> References: <009601cbc3cf$5c12be90$14383bb0$@edu> <002801cbc3d6$0f1604b0$2d420e10$@karlencommunications.com><00d301cbc3e7$051b2d80$0f518880$@edu> <003c01cbc403$66475d10$32d61730$@karlencommunications.com> Message-ID: Hey, Karen, if you find that documentation I could probably use it too. I had someone ask about this pretty recently as well, and we solved the problem with Windows 7, but didn't realize there was a solution for XP, and that might just be useful! Susan Kelmer Lab Coordinator/AT Specialist St. Louis Community College @ Meramec 314-984-7951 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 6:35 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry If I remember correctly you may need to go back and install the language tools from the install disc. I'll look for the detailed instructions I wrote as I found the help documentation on this tool missing steps in Help. Cheers, Karen From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: February-03-11 4:12 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry It IS what I'm looking for. This is a sighted individual who stutters and wants to be able to use the computer to "speak" for him in front of the class. I think this would be the easiest solution, but I'm having a terrible time finding the built-in software to do it. Wink From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:11 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry You have to install/launch the language bar for the TTS, handwriting recognition or speech recognition in Word 2003. This tool is primarily for an XP based system. The Language bar tools were integrated into the operating system with Vista and Win 7. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/show-or-hide-the-language-ba r-HP003084326.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826851 The Language Bar is also the interface for the handwriting on a tablet. Note that the language bar is not usable by keyboard and is a mouse dependent tool. Is this what you were looking for? I wrote something up on using the Language Bar and can try to find it if you send me a post off list. Cheers, Karen From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: February-03-11 1:23 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry Hi all ATHEN Peeps, We have a student who wants to use the speech output via accessibility options to have MSW 2003 & a text version of his presentations be output via a speaker hooked up to the classroom computer. I've gone through everything on the control panel, on the office document button & word options, and cannot for the life of me figure out how to turn this on & off. I must be having a complete brain stall on this. Can anyone give me a quick step process for this? Thanks in advance, o wise peeps. Wink -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tschwanke at wisc.edu Fri Feb 4 09:08:14 2011 From: tschwanke at wisc.edu (Todd Schwanke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry In-Reply-To: <00d301cbc3e7$051b2d80$0f518880$@edu> References: <009601cbc3cf$5c12be90$14383bb0$@edu> <002801cbc3d6$0f1604b0$2d420e10$@karlencommunications.com> <00d301cbc3e7$051b2d80$0f518880$@edu> Message-ID: <20110204110814617.00000004452@AT_Specialist> Wink: Please clarify. Your subject line indicates Word 2007, but your message indicates Word 2003. This is a critical variable for the answer, as the built-in text to speech functionality of Word was in 2003, but dropped in 2007. -Todd -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 3:12 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry It IS what I'm looking for. This is a sighted individual who stutters and wants to be able to use the computer to "speak" for him in front of the class. I think this would be the easiest solution, but I'm having a terrible time finding the built-in software to do it. Wink From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:11 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry You have to install/launch the language bar for the TTS, handwriting recognition or speech recognition in Word 2003. This tool is primarily for an XP based system. The Language bar tools were integrated into the operating system with Vista and Win 7. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/show-or-hide-the-language-bar-HP003084326.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826851 The Language Bar is also the interface for the handwriting on a tablet. Note that the language bar is not usable by keyboard and is a mouse dependent tool. Is this what you were looking for? I wrote something up on using the Language Bar and can try to find it if you send me a post off list. Cheers, Karen From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: February-03-11 1:23 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry Hi all ATHEN Peeps, We have a student who wants to use the speech output via accessibility options to have MSW 2003 & a text version of his presentations be output via a speaker hooked up to the classroom computer. I've gone through everything on the control panel, on the office document button & word options, and cannot for the life of me figure out how to turn this on & off. I must be having a complete brain stall on this. Can anyone give me a quick step process for this? Thanks in advance, o wise peeps. Wink From winkharner at mesacc.edu Fri Feb 4 11:05:47 2011 From: winkharner at mesacc.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry In-Reply-To: <20110204110814617.00000004452@AT_Specialist> References: <009601cbc3cf$5c12be90$14383bb0$@edu> <002801cbc3d6$0f1604b0$2d420e10$@karlencommunications.com> <00d301cbc3e7$051b2d80$0f518880$@edu> <20110204110814617.00000004452@AT_Specialist> Message-ID: <000f01cbc49e$880ecfa0$982c6ee0$@edu> I have office 7 on my computer with XP operating system and it doesn't work. The room where the student will be using it is an XP operating system using MSO 2003. I wasn't clear! Sorry everyone. Wink -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Todd Schwanke Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:08 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry Wink: Please clarify. Your subject line indicates Word 2007, but your message indicates Word 2003. This is a critical variable for the answer, as the built-in text to speech functionality of Word was in 2003, but dropped in 2007. -Todd -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 3:12 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry It IS what I'm looking for. This is a sighted individual who stutters and wants to be able to use the computer to "speak" for him in front of the class. I think this would be the easiest solution, but I'm having a terrible time finding the built-in software to do it. Wink From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:11 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry You have to install/launch the language bar for the TTS, handwriting recognition or speech recognition in Word 2003. This tool is primarily for an XP based system. The Language bar tools were integrated into the operating system with Vista and Win 7. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/show-or-hide-the-language-bar-HP 003084326.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826851 The Language Bar is also the interface for the handwriting on a tablet. Note that the language bar is not usable by keyboard and is a mouse dependent tool. Is this what you were looking for? I wrote something up on using the Language Bar and can try to find it if you send me a post off list. Cheers, Karen From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: February-03-11 1:23 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry Hi all ATHEN Peeps, We have a student who wants to use the speech output via accessibility options to have MSW 2003 & a text version of his presentations be output via a speaker hooked up to the classroom computer. I've gone through everything on the control panel, on the office document button & word options, and cannot for the life of me figure out how to turn this on & off. I must be having a complete brain stall on this. Can anyone give me a quick step process for this? Thanks in advance, o wise peeps. Wink _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From tschwanke at wisc.edu Fri Feb 4 11:28:47 2011 From: tschwanke at wisc.edu (Todd Schwanke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry In-Reply-To: <000f01cbc49e$880ecfa0$982c6ee0$@edu> References: <009601cbc3cf$5c12be90$14383bb0$@edu> <002801cbc3d6$0f1604b0$2d420e10$@karlencommunications.com> <00d301cbc3e7$051b2d80$0f518880$@edu> <20110204110814617.00000004452@AT_Specialist> <000f01cbc49e$880ecfa0$982c6ee0$@edu> Message-ID: <20110204132847524.00000004452@AT_Specialist> Wink: If it is installed, a quick way to get the Language bar to show up in Word 2003 is to go to Tools -> Speech and then when the Speech Recognition wizard shows up. If it appears that it is not installed, you can either install the language tools from the Office disk as Karen suggested or just go the route of a free text to speech add-on to Word 2003 such as NaturalReader. You'll likely have difficulty testing the setup on your computer first because of the differences between Word 2003 and 2007, including the shift in the language tools. -Todd -----Original Message----- From: Wink Harner [mailto:winkharner@mesacc.edu] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 1:06 PM To: tschwanke@wisc.edu; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: RE: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry I have office 7 on my computer with XP operating system and it doesn't work. The room where the student will be using it is an XP operating system using MSO 2003. I wasn't clear! Sorry everyone. Wink -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Todd Schwanke Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:08 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry Wink: Please clarify. Your subject line indicates Word 2007, but your message indicates Word 2003. This is a critical variable for the answer, as the built-in text to speech functionality of Word was in 2003, but dropped in 2007. -Todd -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 3:12 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry It IS what I'm looking for. This is a sighted individual who stutters and wants to be able to use the computer to "speak" for him in front of the class. I think this would be the easiest solution, but I'm having a terrible time finding the built-in software to do it. Wink From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:11 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry You have to install/launch the language bar for the TTS, handwriting recognition or speech recognition in Word 2003. This tool is primarily for an XP based system. The Language bar tools were integrated into the operating system with Vista and Win 7. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/show-or-hide-the-language-bar-HP 003084326.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826851 The Language Bar is also the interface for the handwriting on a tablet. Note that the language bar is not usable by keyboard and is a mouse dependent tool. Is this what you were looking for? I wrote something up on using the Language Bar and can try to find it if you send me a post off list. Cheers, Karen From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: February-03-11 1:23 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry Hi all ATHEN Peeps, We have a student who wants to use the speech output via accessibility options to have MSW 2003 & a text version of his presentations be output via a speaker hooked up to the classroom computer. I've gone through everything on the control panel, on the office document button & word options, and cannot for the life of me figure out how to turn this on & off. I must be having a complete brain stall on this. Can anyone give me a quick step process for this? Thanks in advance, o wise peeps. Wink _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From info at karlencommunications.com Fri Feb 4 16:01:49 2011 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry In-Reply-To: <000f01cbc49e$880ecfa0$982c6ee0$@edu> References: <009601cbc3cf$5c12be90$14383bb0$@edu> <002801cbc3d6$0f1604b0$2d420e10$@karlencommunications.com> <00d301cbc3e7$051b2d80$0f518880$@edu> <20110204110814617.00000004452@AT_Specialist> <000f01cbc49e$880ecfa0$982c6ee0$@edu> Message-ID: <004501cbc4c7$e2d49630$a87dc290$@karlencommunications.com> The language bar implementation was deprecated in Office 2007 and 2010 in favour of integrating the tools into the operating system...Vista at the time. So you can't use it in Office 2007 or 2010 even if you have XP. It was an Office 2003/XP based set of tools specific to Office at the time. Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: February-04-11 2:06 PM To: tschwanke@wisc.edu; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry I have office 7 on my computer with XP operating system and it doesn't work. The room where the student will be using it is an XP operating system using MSO 2003. I wasn't clear! Sorry everyone. Wink -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Todd Schwanke Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:08 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry Wink: Please clarify. Your subject line indicates Word 2007, but your message indicates Word 2003. This is a critical variable for the answer, as the built-in text to speech functionality of Word was in 2003, but dropped in 2007. -Todd -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 3:12 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry It IS what I'm looking for. This is a sighted individual who stutters and wants to be able to use the computer to "speak" for him in front of the class. I think this would be the easiest solution, but I'm having a terrible time finding the built-in software to do it. Wink From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:11 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry You have to install/launch the language bar for the TTS, handwriting recognition or speech recognition in Word 2003. This tool is primarily for an XP based system. The Language bar tools were integrated into the operating system with Vista and Win 7. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/show-or-hide-the-language-bar-HP 003084326.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826851 The Language Bar is also the interface for the handwriting on a tablet. Note that the language bar is not usable by keyboard and is a mouse dependent tool. Is this what you were looking for? I wrote something up on using the Language Bar and can try to find it if you send me a post off list. Cheers, Karen From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: February-03-11 1:23 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry Hi all ATHEN Peeps, We have a student who wants to use the speech output via accessibility options to have MSW 2003 & a text version of his presentations be output via a speaker hooked up to the classroom computer. I've gone through everything on the control panel, on the office document button & word options, and cannot for the life of me figure out how to turn this on & off. I must be having a complete brain stall on this. Can anyone give me a quick step process for this? Thanks in advance, o wise peeps. Wink _______________________________________________ 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 hunziker at email.arizona.edu Mon Feb 7 10:41:11 2011 From: hunziker at email.arizona.edu (Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Conversion of PDF files = Blank document Message-ID: <2B9EDBCBF63F364FB47E4C797C04262513E97A9472@VA3DIAXVS241.RED001.local> Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone else is running into an issue with converting PDF files into an accessible format? We have an image-based PDF with no security options selected. We use Omnipage to convert the file into a Word document and the document is full of blank pages. If we don't zone the text in Omnipage to be recognized, Omnipage selects the "image" option and transfers the text into Word as an image. Ideas? Thanks, Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center University of Arizona 1224 E. Lowell St. Tucson, AZ 85721 Phone: 520-626-9409 Fax: 520-626-5500 Web: http://drc.arizona.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Mon Feb 7 10:47:17 2011 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry In-Reply-To: References: <009601cbc3cf$5c12be90$14383bb0$@edu> <002801cbc3d6$0f1604b0$2d420e10$@karlencommunications.com><00d301cbc3e7$051b2d80$0f518880$@edu> <003c01cbc403$66475d10$32d61730$@karlencommunications.com> Message-ID: <000c01cbc6f7$717c3ba0$5474b2e0$@karlencommunications.com> I'll post the document to the Karlen Communications web site when I locate it and let the group know. Cheers, Karen From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kelmer, Susan M. Sent: February-04-11 8:52 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry Hey, Karen, if you find that documentation I could probably use it too. I had someone ask about this pretty recently as well, and we solved the problem with Windows 7, but didn't realize there was a solution for XP, and that might just be useful! Susan Kelmer Lab Coordinator/AT Specialist St. Louis Community College @ Meramec 314-984-7951 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 6:35 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry If I remember correctly you may need to go back and install the language tools from the install disc. I'll look for the detailed instructions I wrote as I found the help documentation on this tool missing steps in Help. Cheers, Karen From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: February-03-11 4:12 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry It IS what I'm looking for. This is a sighted individual who stutters and wants to be able to use the computer to "speak" for him in front of the class. I think this would be the easiest solution, but I'm having a terrible time finding the built-in software to do it. Wink From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 12:11 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry You have to install/launch the language bar for the TTS, handwriting recognition or speech recognition in Word 2003. This tool is primarily for an XP based system. The Language bar tools were integrated into the operating system with Vista and Win 7. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/show-or-hide-the-language-bar-HP 003084326.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826851 The Language Bar is also the interface for the handwriting on a tablet. Note that the language bar is not usable by keyboard and is a mouse dependent tool. Is this what you were looking for? I wrote something up on using the Language Bar and can try to find it if you send me a post off list. Cheers, Karen From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: February-03-11 1:23 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] MSW 2007 inquiry Hi all ATHEN Peeps, We have a student who wants to use the speech output via accessibility options to have MSW 2003 & a text version of his presentations be output via a speaker hooked up to the classroom computer. I've gone through everything on the control panel, on the office document button & word options, and cannot for the life of me figure out how to turn this on & off. I must be having a complete brain stall on this. Can anyone give me a quick step process for this? Thanks in advance, o wise peeps. Wink -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Mon Feb 7 11:13:14 2011 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:15 2018 Subject: [Athen] Conversion of PDF files = Blank document In-Reply-To: <2B9EDBCBF63F364FB47E4C797C04262513E97A9472@VA3DIAXVS241.RED001.local> References: <2B9EDBCBF63F364FB47E4C797C04262513E97A9472@VA3DIAXVS241.RED001.local> Message-ID: <2C96AE1757CD42BA8364F053BD1CD8A2@htctu.fhda.edu> I have had these issues occur with OmniPage when the setting used in the Text Editor window (i.e., true page view, formatted text view, etc.) is not the same as the setting chosen when you save to Word. In my experience, setting both the Text Editor view and the Word doc setting to "formatted text" gives the best results. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ _____ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 10:41 AM To: Network, Access Technology Higher Education Subject: [Athen] Conversion of PDF files = Blank document Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone else is running into an issue with converting PDF files into an accessible format? We have an image-based PDF with no security options selected. We use Omnipage to convert the file into a Word document and the document is full of blank pages. If we don't zone the text in Omnipage to be recognized, Omnipage selects the "image" option and transfers the text into Word as an image. Ideas? Thanks, Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center University of Arizona 1224 E. Lowell St. Tucson, AZ 85721 Phone: 520-626-9409 Fax: 520-626-5500 Web: http://drc.arizona.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Mon Feb 7 11:55:57 2011 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] OmniPage 17 and correcting text Message-ID: <4D504E4D.1030302@stanford.edu> Hello all, This must be the week (or month) for OmniPage 17 issues. We have run into a situation with OmniPage 17 Pro when correcting a OCR term in the Proofreader. When we make the correction and click "Change", the text in the Text Editor window either changes a different word or makes a change to the text approximately 17-20 words backwards from the word in question. We have tried closing/opening the OPD file, restarting OmniPage, and restarting the computer. All have had little effect on the aforementioned behavior, which seems to happen at random. Wondering if anyone else has experienced this behavior in the past and if you have noticed any specific settings that have resulted in this situation. Take care, Sean -- Sean Keegan, M.S. Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae From trerise at cayuga-cc.edu Mon Feb 7 12:03:27 2011 From: trerise at cayuga-cc.edu (Sharon Trerise) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] using phone as keyboard input device Message-ID: <3267F8C54E50F4409A01B84791B9A901117FE9BE43@MENTZ.ccc.lan> Does anyone have experience trying to use a cell phone keyboard as a computer input device? We have a student who has enough range of motion and dexterity to text on his cell phone quite efficiently, but really struggles with a full-size keyboard. I can find small adaptive keyboards which are quite costly, but was wondering if a cell phone keyboard would work. Thanks. Sharon Sharon Trerise Coordinator of Disability Services Cayuga Community College 197 Franklin St. Auburn, NY 13021 315-294-8606 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Mon Feb 7 12:13:56 2011 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] OmniPage 17 and correcting text In-Reply-To: <4D504E4D.1030302@stanford.edu> References: <4D504E4D.1030302@stanford.edu> Message-ID: <1F90520CA2E54C62AB140616F56757B5@htctu.fhda.edu> Have you tried it in different text editor views (i.e., true page and formatted text)? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 11:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network; Alternate Media Subject: [Athen] OmniPage 17 and correcting text Hello all, This must be the week (or month) for OmniPage 17 issues. We have run into a situation with OmniPage 17 Pro when correcting a OCR term in the Proofreader. When we make the correction and click "Change", the text in the Text Editor window either changes a different word or makes a change to the text approximately 17-20 words backwards from the word in question. We have tried closing/opening the OPD file, restarting OmniPage, and restarting the computer. All have had little effect on the aforementioned behavior, which seems to happen at random. Wondering if anyone else has experienced this behavior in the past and if you have noticed any specific settings that have resulted in this situation. Take care, Sean -- Sean Keegan, M.S. Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From ea at emptech.info Mon Feb 7 13:07:53 2011 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] using phone as keyboard input device In-Reply-To: <3267F8C54E50F4409A01B84791B9A901117FE9BE43@MENTZ.ccc.lan> References: <3267F8C54E50F4409A01B84791B9A901117FE9BE43@MENTZ.ccc.lan> Message-ID: <015101cbc70b$166cfc40$4346f4c0$@emptech.info> I have not tried this and so I really do not know if it would work http://jm2pc.sourceforge.net/ but it is open source and free! Java mobile to PC. There is also a mouse that is a phone but looks a bit out of date and yet I am sure I came across an new mouse with text keys http://www.fontusa.com/MousePhone/ 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 Sharon Trerise Sent: 07 February 2011 20:03 To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] using phone as keyboard input device Does anyone have experience trying to use a cell phone keyboard as a computer input device? We have a student who has enough range of motion and dexterity to text on his cell phone quite efficiently, but really struggles with a full-size keyboard. I can find small adaptive keyboards which are quite costly, but was wondering if a cell phone keyboard would work. Thanks. Sharon Sharon Trerise Coordinator of Disability Services Cayuga Community College 197 Franklin St. Auburn, NY 13021 315-294-8606 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Michael.Nusen at ppcc.edu Mon Feb 7 16:07:14 2011 From: Michael.Nusen at ppcc.edu (Nusen, Michael) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] using phone as keyboard input device In-Reply-To: <015101cbc70b$166cfc40$4346f4c0$@emptech.info> References: <3267F8C54E50F4409A01B84791B9A901117FE9BE43@MENTZ.ccc.lan> <015101cbc70b$166cfc40$4346f4c0$@emptech.info> Message-ID: <88C9E5B80FC64A469DF44C1AC78F853F6387828CE9@cccsdna51> http://usb.brando.com/ carries at least 3 mini wireless keyboards that are ~ 1/6th the size of a std. keyboard with prices ranging from $33 to $42 to $62. You'll need to search for "Bluetooth" to find them though. Hope this helps. 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 E.A. Draffan Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 2:08 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] using phone as keyboard input device I have not tried this and so I really do not know if it would work http://jm2pc.sourceforge.net/ but it is open source and free! Java mobile to PC. There is also a mouse that is a phone but looks a bit out of date and yet I am sure I came across an new mouse with text keys http://www.fontusa.com/MousePhone/ 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 Sharon Trerise Sent: 07 February 2011 20:03 To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] using phone as keyboard input device Does anyone have experience trying to use a cell phone keyboard as a computer input device? We have a student who has enough range of motion and dexterity to text on his cell phone quite efficiently, but really struggles with a full-size keyboard. I can find small adaptive keyboards which are quite costly, but was wondering if a cell phone keyboard would work. Thanks. Sharon Sharon Trerise Coordinator of Disability Services Cayuga Community College 197 Franklin St. Auburn, NY 13021 315-294-8606 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net Mon Feb 7 22:53:36 2011 From: ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] EdgeWrite text entry, now for iPad/iPod/iPhone Message-ID: OK, this is pretty cool! EdgeWrite is an ingenious text entry method which allows individuals without fine motor skills to "write" letters. The user must only be able to hit the four corners of a square and slide along the edges in a preset sequence -- for example, tracing from upper left to lower left to lower right produces an "L"; tracing all four edges and returning to the start yields an "O". See more info here: http://depts.washington.edu/ewrite/ The concept lends itself to a number of different input devices -- joystick, stylus working within a raised guide, trackpad, four keyboard keys, and now iOS devices (free!): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/edgewrite/id382982072?mt=8# I've used earlier incarnations with some success and have been eagerly awaiting an iOS version. It even includes limited word prediction. I plan to use it with a 5th grade client who has CP. It often helps to create a raised guide (of acrylic or whatever) to define the edges and limit the user's fingers. See the "Stylus (Palm OS)" and "Touchpad" links for examples. Have fun! - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net From gdietrich at htctu.net Tue Feb 8 10:41:11 2011 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Conversion of PDF files = Blank document In-Reply-To: <4D511A4C.E012.00F9.1@tmcc.edu> References: <2B9EDBCBF63F364FB47E4C797C04262513E97A9472@VA3DIAXVS241.RED001.local> <2C96AE1757CD42BA8364F053BD1CD8A2@htctu.fhda.edu> <4D511A4C.E012.00F9.1@tmcc.edu> Message-ID: <0B939195DB37439FB893895D932397D5@htctu.fhda.edu> Hi Dawn, I just read your post again and realized that I missed something the first time. > If we don't zone the text in Omnipage to be recognized, Omnipage selects the "image" option and transfers the text into Word as an image. If you do not zone the text (either with the "automatic" feature or manually by drawing the zones), then it cannot give you anything but a graphic. Without the zoning, you have not actually told OmniPage to do the OCR, so it will always give you a graphic format (PDF, TIFF, JPEG, etc.). I have a simple OmniPage manual if you would like it. Just contact me off-list. Good luck! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Subject: [Athen] Conversion of PDF files = Blank document Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone else is running into an issue with converting PDF files into an accessible format? We have an image-based PDF with no security options selected. We use Omnipage to convert the file into a Word document and the document is full of blank pages. If we don't zone the text in Omnipage to be recognized, Omnipage selects the "image" option and transfers the text into Word as an image. Ideas? Thanks, Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center University of Arizona 1224 E. Lowell St. Tucson, AZ 85721 Phone: 520-626-9409 Fax: 520-626-5500 Web: http://drc.arizona.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca Tue Feb 8 17:47:18 2011 From: asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca (Jennison Mark Asuncion) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] podcast previewing csun 2011 Message-ID: Hello, With apologies for the audio quality (I'll let folk know when the transcript is available), the latest Web Axe podcast #89 is a preview of the upcoming International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN 2011). The podcast is hosted by Dennis Lembree, and features WebAIM's Jared Smith and myself (I'm the one with the weak mic). You can download the podcast at http://webaxe.blogspot.com/2011/02/podcast-89-csun-2011-preview.html - while there, you can also check out the various social media methods through which you can confirm your attendance and follow the conference (whether you can attend in person or not). Jennison -- Jennison Mark Asuncion Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network LinkedIn at From hkramer.atsol at gmail.com Wed Feb 9 19:26:57 2011 From: hkramer.atsol at gmail.com (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Looking for ATHEN member to join booth at CSUN Message-ID: Hello All: AHG & ATHEN will be sharing a booth at CSUN although the cost will be covered by AHG. The booth comes with 4 conference passes. All are accounted for except for 1. I'd like to find an ATHEN member who would be willing to take the 4th pass (at a discount from the standard CSUN price) and preferably be willing to spend some time helping at the booth. Let me know if any ATHEN members are interested. 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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 Howard Kramer Sent: 10 February 2011 03:27 To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Looking for ATHEN member to join booth at CSUN Hello All: AHG & ATHEN will be sharing a booth at CSUN although the cost will be covered by AHG. The booth comes with 4 conference passes. All are accounted for except for 1. I'd like to find an ATHEN member who would be willing to take the 4th pass (at a discount from the standard CSUN price) and preferably be willing to spend some time helping at the booth. Let me know if any ATHEN members are interested. Thank you, Howard -- 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 jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Thu Feb 10 06:47:48 2011 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Looking for ATHEN member to join booth at CSUN In-Reply-To: <002401cbc90b$5d24ff00$176efd00$@emptech.info> References: <002401cbc90b$5d24ff00$176efd00$@emptech.info> Message-ID: Hi Howard I would be willing to do some time in the booth. I also have already paid my registration. Jeff Dell Cleveland State On 2/10/11, E.A. Draffan wrote: > I am happy to help in the booth Howard, I have already paid for my > conference ticket, but any pay back would be welcome! The GB pound and > dollar rates are not exactly being helpful at the moment! > > > > 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 Howard Kramer > Sent: 10 February 2011 03:27 > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Looking for ATHEN member to join booth at CSUN > > > > Hello All: > > > > AHG & ATHEN will be sharing a booth at CSUN although the cost will be > covered by AHG. The booth comes with 4 conference passes. All are accounted > for except for 1. I'd like to find an ATHEN member who would be willing to > take the 4th pass (at a discount from the standard CSUN price) and > preferably be willing to spend some time helping at the booth. Let me know > if any ATHEN members are interested. > > > > Thank you, > > Howard > > > > > > -- > Howard Kramer > AHG Conference Coordinator > Access Specialist > 303-492-8672 > fax: 492-5601 > Disability Services > Division of ODECE- achieving excellence through diversity and inclusion > > From hkramer at colorado.edu Thu Feb 10 07:06:30 2011 From: hkramer at colorado.edu (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Looking for ATHEN member to join booth at CSUN In-Reply-To: References: <002401cbc90b$5d24ff00$176efd00$@emptech.info> Message-ID: Thanks folks. I'll put you down as volunteers and will send you out something to select your preferred time in the booth. -Howard On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Jeffrey Dell wrote: > Hi Howard > I would be willing to do some time in the booth. I also have already > paid my registration. > Jeff Dell > Cleveland State > > On 2/10/11, E.A. Draffan wrote: > > I am happy to help in the booth Howard, I have already paid for my > > conference ticket, but any pay back would be welcome! The GB pound and > > dollar rates are not exactly being helpful at the moment! > > > > > > > > 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 Howard Kramer > > Sent: 10 February 2011 03:27 > > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Subject: [Athen] Looking for ATHEN member to join booth at CSUN > > > > > > > > Hello All: > > > > > > > > AHG & ATHEN will be sharing a booth at CSUN although the cost will be > > covered by AHG. The booth comes with 4 conference passes. All are > accounted > > for except for 1. I'd like to find an ATHEN member who would be willing > to > > take the 4th pass (at a discount from the standard CSUN price) and > > preferably be willing to spend some time helping at the booth. Let me > know > > if any ATHEN members are interested. > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > Howard > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Howard Kramer > > AHG Conference Coordinator > > Access Specialist > > 303-492-8672 > > fax: 492-5601 > > Disability Services > > Division of ODECE- achieving excellence through diversity and inclusion > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 danc at uw.edu Thu Feb 10 14:18:08 2011 From: danc at uw.edu (Dan Comden) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] Pointing Magnifier software provides improved click targeting Message-ID: Hello ATHEN A student here in the AIM research group has developed a neat little application for Windows that can significantly improve mouse click accuracy for computer users with physical impairments. I recently gave it a try and am impressed with this early effort. I think it may also be useful for some with low vision or other computer use challenges that make it difficult to find/target clicks. Here is a quote from his professor along with a link to download the (free) app: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I wanted to point you to an assistive technology that we in my lab (AIM Research Group, http://depts.washington.edu/aimgroup/) have recently developed. It is called the Pointing Magnifier and may be useful for people with motor control difficulties who use a mouse, touchpad, or trackball to point. The idea is simple, yet we?ve never seen a commercial product that does this (we may have missed one). Essentially a large area cursor becomes the mouse cursor, and it can be made bigger or smaller depending on a user?s level of control. Once the user clicks, everything beneath that area cursor magnifies considerably, making all the targets bigger. Then the user clicks inside it on the target they want. Thus, we?re trading one click for two, but both clicks can be much less accurate than with a point cursor. Our studies show it performs much better than the point cursor for many people with motor impairments. ?Have a look! I wonder whether you may know students who might find it useful! http://depts.washington.edu/aimgroup/proj/ptgmag/ -- -*- Dan Comden ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? danc@uw.edu ?? ?Access Technology Center ? www.uw.edu/itconnect/accessibility/atl/ ?? ?University of Washington ? ? ?UW Information Technology From PLester at admin.fsu.edu Tue Feb 1 08:45:06 2011 From: PLester at admin.fsu.edu (Lester, Patti) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] anyone have experience with SPSS 19 and JAWS Message-ID: <12A313E4217C8749ACC83675B4D81DBE029FCA84@fsu-exch-12.fsu.edu> I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with SPSS 19 and JAWS, JAWS seems to lock up when reading the Menus and submenus. Any thoughts on this? 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URL: From ezaki.karen995 at verizon.net Mon Feb 7 13:08:15 2011 From: ezaki.karen995 at verizon.net (Karen Ezaki) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:16 2018 Subject: [Athen] using phone as keyboard input device Message-ID: <1789714620.185016.1297112895302.JavaMail.root@vms170019> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tkearns at tmcc.edu Tue Feb 8 10:26:20 2011 From: tkearns at tmcc.edu (Thomas Kearns) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Conversion of PDF files = Blank document In-Reply-To: <2C96AE1757CD42BA8364F053BD1CD8A2@htctu.fhda.edu> References: <2B9EDBCBF63F364FB47E4C797C04262513E97A9472@VA3DIAXVS241.RED001.local> <2C96AE1757CD42BA8364F053BD1CD8A2@htctu.fhda.edu> Message-ID: <4D511A4C.E012.00F9.1@tmcc.edu> Its funny that someone else is having this issue. What I have done is save the PDF as a Tiff file. However, Omni page doesn't have on it's download selection TIFF only TIF even though OMNI can convert them. So, once you have choose the folder that the TIFFs are in select the "Files of type drop down box and select All files. The TIFF files will appear and you can OCR them as you would any other recognized file type. The following are two screen captures of this Omni Page procedure. Graphic of File selection for Loading Files in Omni 17. Graphic of File selection for Loading TIFF Files in Omni 17 showing by using the selection of All files. Hope this helped. Thomas Kearns Assistive Technician & ATACP Accessibility Specialist Disability Resource Center Truckee Meadows Community College 7000 Dandini Blvd. (RDMT 315-U) Reno, Nevada 89512 Wk: 775-673-7209 Fax 775-673-7207 Email: tkearns@tmcc.edu I have had these issues occur with OmniPage when the setting used in the Text Editor window (i.e., true page view, formatted text view, etc.) is not the same as the setting chosen when you save to Word. In my experience, setting both the Text Editor view and the Word doc setting to "formatted text" gives the best results. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 10:41 AM To: Network, Access Technology Higher Education Subject: [Athen] Conversion of PDF files = Blank document Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone else is running into an issue with converting PDF files into an accessible format? We have an image-based PDF with no security options selected. We use Omnipage to convert the file into a Word document and the document is full of blank pages. If we don't zone the text in Omnipage to be recognized, Omnipage selects the "image" option and transfers the text into Word as an image. Ideas? Thanks, Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center University of Arizona 1224 E. Lowell St. Tucson, AZ 85721 Phone: 520-626-9409 Fax: 520-626-5500 Web: http://drc.arizona.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/bmp Size: 764006 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Draffan Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 5:15 AM To: hkramer@colorado.edu; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Looking for ATHEN member to join booth at CSUN I am happy to help in the booth Howard, I have already paid for my conference ticket, but any pay back would be welcome! The GB pound and dollar rates are not exactly being helpful at the moment! 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 Howard Kramer Sent: 10 February 2011 03:27 To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Looking for ATHEN member to join booth at CSUN Hello All: AHG & ATHEN will be sharing a booth at CSUN although the cost will be covered by AHG. The booth comes with 4 conference passes. All are accounted for except for 1. I'd like to find an ATHEN member who would be willing to take the 4th pass (at a discount from the standard CSUN price) and preferably be willing to spend some time helping at the booth. Let me know if any ATHEN members are interested. Thank you, Howard -- 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 hkramer at colorado.edu Fri Feb 11 09:29:06 2011 From: hkramer at colorado.edu (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] cvent vs. regonline In-Reply-To: <98EE0EB863C2E9488137E78BE822603C27D3021B63@CHSSRV9> References: <98EE0EB863C2E9488137E78BE822603C27D3021B63@CHSSRV9> Message-ID: Hi Christopher, I went with Cvent and have been very happy with the decision. They gave us a good 1-year introductory price because we only have one event per year for a few hundred attendees. Having the advanced registration feature - allowing different registration paths, choices and prices for different types of attendees was crucial since we provide discounts to ATHEN members and offer different prices/options for other affiliations. Also, the marketing features of the software - being able to send out emails with mail merge type features so that you could address each person by name in the email and the ability to only send emails to certain groups (i.e. those who have not responded) - was a big help. Our registration went up by about 20%; so even though our renewal cost was more expensive, it proved worth it because of the results. The system is a bit daunting to learn. It's powerful and has many features but once you learn it, it's a great tool as indicated above. Cvent built our initial registration screens for no cost - that was a great head start. Feel free to call for more info if you like (number below). Perhaps someone who has used regonline can offer their perspective. Regards, Howard On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Mr. Christopher Cava wrote: > I saw your old post looking for info on cvent vs. regonline. How did the > decision process go, and were you happy with your choice? > > We are in the process of evaluating the same two vendors, and any opinion > or advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Thank you for your time and help. > > > > > > Christopher Cava > > Director of IT > > Chaminade High School > > 340 Jackson Ave. > > Mineola, NY 11501 > 516-742-5555 ext. 493 > 516-742-1989 (fax) > > ccava@chaminade-hs.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -- Howard Kramer AHG Conference Coordinator Access Specialist 303-492-8672 fax: 492-5601 Disability Services Division of ODECE- achieving excellence through diversity and inclusion -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at ahead.org Fri Feb 11 10:52:57 2011 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] help In-Reply-To: <12A313E4217C8749ACC83675B4D81DBE029FC979@fsu-exch-12.fsu.edu> References: <12A313E4217C8749ACC83675B4D81DBE029FC979@fsu-exch-12.fsu.edu> Message-ID: <00b101cbca1c$e63ccb30$b2b66190$@org> Please go to this site and subscribe yourself to the list: http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org if this does not work please let me know and I will work with Sean to get it resolved. We do not automatically add new members to the listserve. Ron Stewart From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Lester, Patti Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 9:44 AM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] help I joined Athens at the 2010 AHG conference and when I try to post to Athens, it tells me I am a non-member and that my posting is under review. When will my status change? I am a paid Athens member. 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URL: From Lissner.2 at osu.edu Sun Feb 13 20:19:49 2011 From: Lissner.2 at osu.edu (Lissner, Scott) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Multiple Perspective Program Message-ID: <80FCE4F8AFF74D4EAF5AE29906BFC6B50534C271@Yukon.admin.ohio-state.edu> PLEASE POST Below is the tentative schedule for this year's Multiple Perspectives Conference. The final program and Registration will be posted soon on our conference web site at http://ada.osu.edu web site. This year we will have over thirty sessions will host a free concert, public hearings on access to instructional media and training in the ADA design standards for professionals. Those traveling to Columbus for Multiple Perspectives may want to consider coming a day early to attend the May 3rd National Conference on Diversity, Race & Learning Sponsored by The Ohio State University's Office of Diversity & Inclusion. As you review the tentative program clusters of sessions that have emerged from the pool of proposals. Access to Electronic & Informaiton Technology - Intersections with Race & Gender - Communications - The Built Environment - Art, Performance & Change. These themes respond to the challenges we face and the challenge to address them. "We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination.... policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and buildings and organizations must be designed to ensure that everyone has a chance to get the education they need and live independently as full citizens in their communities." Barack Obama April 11, 2008 I look forward to seeing you there L. Scott Lissner, University ADA Coordinator, The Office of Diversity and Inclusion, The Ohio State University MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES ON ACCESS INCLUSION & DISABILITY May 4th - 5th 2011 The Ohio State University Columbus Campus Registration opening soon TENTATIVE PROGRAM ETHEL LOUISE ARMSTRONG UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION (Student Submission Deadline March 31st, 2011) The Multiple Perspectives Conference encourages students to network with professionals, the community, and scholars who share their interests in disability at its annual student poster competition. Poster Presentations take a variety of forms and may be based on class projects, research, art or performance work. This year's Student Poster reception will be held May 4th from 3-7 in conjunction with the Flame concert in the Ohio Union. A generous gift from the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation funds awards (Graduate Research - $500; Undergraduate Research $200, Art & Performance $200 and Community Service $100, Class Projects $100 at this year's competition. Submission Details Reflections on the ADAA in Action: Why We Need Disability Litigation Clinics. Marian Lupo, J.D., Ph.D., Fellow, Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Disability Studies, The Ohio State University Guidelines for Achieving Quality Health Care for People with Disabilities. Katherine Hevener, Chair, Health and Welfare Committee, Ohio Governors' Council on People with Disabilities: Feel Safe, Be Safe Webcast: Plain Language Disaster Preparedness. Mark Starford Director, Board Resource Center and Carol Risley, Executive Director, California State Council on Developmental Disabilities Corporate Responsibility to Ensure the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Marc Brenman, Principal, Social Justice Consultancy & Stephanie Ortoleva, Senior Human Rights Legal Advisor, Blue Law International Update on Employment by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Access To The Co-Curriculum- Update from the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Reasonable Accommodation and Reasonable Modification: Truths; Misconceptions; and what the law requires. Ronnell Tomlinson, Director of Housing Enforcement and Director of ADR/Mediation, Ohio Civil Rights Commission Lessons Learned - Building Curb Ramps in the Right Of Way. Scott A. Swiderski, P.E. & Robert G. Scott, Vice President H.R. Gray The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, US Access Board Staff (General audience presentation.) Design & Construction Professionals: Beware the Ides of March- An in depth review of the 2010 Standards of Accessible Design. US Access Board Staff presents this post conference session designed for industry professionals on May 6, 2011 for updates on the details visit http://ada.osu.edu/conferences.htm Preparing for Middle School: Increasing Classroom Preparedness Skills through Self-Management. Kristen Wilson, Patton College of Education and Human Services, Ohio University Internships & Success for Minority Students with Disabilities. Tykiah Wright, Wright Choice Federal Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities Commission Meetings May 3, 8:30 AM-4:00 PM; May 4, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM; Public Hearing May 4, 4:00 PM-9:00 PM. About the Commission The Accessible- Digital Rights Management Conference (A-DRM2) (Preconference Event May 3, 2011) In April 2010, publishers, standards organizations, disability service offices, lawyers, bookstores, accessibility experts and technologists met on The Ohio State University campus. We discussed opportunities and obstacles related to creating "born digital" textbooks that could be made available to students with print disabilities in a timely manner. With generous support from the Rehabilitation Services Commission and The Ohio Board of Regents, we have begun studying the accessibility ecosystem (accessible learning materials in the student's preferred learning environment) and promising formats to achieve the goal of accessible, born digital learning materials. We will report on our findings on May 3, 2011. Those interested in attending this one-day pre-conference should contact Steve Acker (acker.1@osu.edu). Attendees will be asked to comment on a white paper that describes our findings and help us extend recommendations into a wider array of student learning environments. Ken Campbell Memorial Lecture on Disability Policy The Right to Digital Access: Current Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities Presented by Daniel F Goldstein, Esq. Partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP Hosted by the Columbus Advisory Committee on Disability Issues Free and open to the public A senior partner at Brown Goldstein Levy in Baltimore, Dan serves as counsel for the National Federation of the Blind. He has initiated a national legal campaign to ensure access to technology. His settlement against Cardtronics, provides for tens of thousands of voice-guided ATMs, constituted a major step toward making this ubiquitous convenience accessible to the blind. His suit against Target.com set precedent regarding the application of access laws to websites, and his suit against America Online has made AOL accessible to the blind. In litigation he has helped ensure the right of the blind to vote independently and in secret. His involvement in Arizona State suit and Justice Department complaints related to the use of e-readers; current suit against the Law School Admissions Counsel for web access and pending Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Penn State University focused on web based services and instructional technologies are setting the standard for electronic and Information technology access in higher education. His work has gone beyond litigation to partnerships, including negotiating joint technology agreements with developers such as Amazon.com. Copyright and the Rights of the Disabled. Anne Gilliland, Head, Health Sciences Copyright Management Office, The Ohio State University Web Accessibility in Higher Ed and the Corporation. Vincent Young Accessibility Manager, Nationwide Insurance, & Owner, Webhipster, LLC & Ken Petri, Director, OSU Web Accessibility Center Access on the Campus: Prospects and Perils of New Technology. Paul W. Schroeder, Vice President, Programs and Policy; American Foundation for the Blind Communication Isolation as Reported by a Group of Deaf Texas Inmates. Katrina R. Miller, Ed.D., CRC, Associate Professor, Psychology, Art Therapy, Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, Emporia State University Sign Language Interpreters: Qualified? Says Who? Linda L. Ross, Hallenross and Associates, LLC Improving accessibility and Outreach to Deaf American Indians/Alaska Natives. Damara Paris, MS, CRC, NCC Regional Resource Center on Deafness, Western Oregon University Taking Advantage of Technology for Including Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals. Ben Hall, CSC, NIC, SC:L (lead presenter) and Emily Ott, NIC Master Organization: Hallenross and Associates, FLAME In Concert at the Ohio Union May 4th 4-6 - Free & Open to the Public Join us for this event is jointly sponsored by the Ohio State University President and Provost's Diversity Lecture and Cultural Arts Series and the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Endowment and provides the venue for the Ethel Louise Armstrong Student Poster Competition FLAME is an international touring band made up of eleven people with disabilities, including autism, Down's syndrome and blindness. They were recently featured in People Magazine and working on the release of "Outside the Lines" their fourth CD and first with all original music in early December. FLAME's musical range is as diverse and their members with covers of Brown Eyed Girl, Black Magic Women, Summertime, Proud Mary and Another Brick In The Wall. On Good Morning America the band stated "We hope to change the world and the way people with disabilities are viewed through music" SCARS a Love Story. Jim Ferris, (Performance) A Post Contemporary Chautaugua made possible with support from The Ohio State University Disability Studies Program and the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Endowment Transition to College: Student Voices. Sharon Reynolds, Director, Adult Literacy and Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center, Stevens Literacy. PhotoVoice, Mental Health Recovery: Through our Lens and Pen. Betsy Nofziger, LISW-S, CPRP Senior Program Consultant, COVA and Barbara Schmitzer, LSW, Coordinator for Rehabilitation Readiness Photovoice: Using the "eye/I" to tell a story. Katye Miller, MS, CHES Wellness Coordinator OSU Student Wellness Center Disability Studies in the Arts & Humanities: Two Projects, Pre-1970 * Constructing Castle: How Deafness Mattered in James Castle's Art. Brenda Jo Brueggemann, Professor, English & Disability Studies, Ohio State university Dept. of English * Accessing the Academy: Disabled Student Activism and the Transformation of Higher Education. Lindsey Patterson PhD Candidate, Department of History, Ohio State University Black Feminist Disability Studies: Learning from Our Intersections. Sami Schalk, Doctoral Candidate in Gender Studies, Indiana University Crafting the Body: Re-imagining the Disability Narrative Readings by a panel, MFA students from Ohio State University L. Scott Lissner, Ohio State University ADA Coordinator, Office Of Diversity And Inclusion Associate, John Glenn School of Public Affairs Lecturer, Knowlton School of Architecture, Moritz College of Law & Disability Studies President Elect & Chair, Public Policy Committee, Association on Higher Education And Disability Chair, ADA-OHIO Member, Ohio Governor's Council For People With Disabilities Member, Columbus Advisory Council on Disability Issues (614) 292-6207(v); (614) 688-8605(tty) (614) 688-3665(fax); Http://ada.osu.edu Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability: From Policy to Practice: May 4-5, 2011 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I also know that a few years ago at a conference I was at, that several people were asking the firms that catalogue colleges and universities if they were going to add a symbol to indicate that programs were designed to be accessible but am not sure if this idea ever got back to the "powers that be." Would be nice though to know if an online diploma or degree program were accessible. Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From PLester at admin.fsu.edu Mon Feb 14 07:04:22 2011 From: PLester at admin.fsu.edu (Lester, Patti) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Using Magic and SPSS Message-ID: <12A313E4217C8749ACC83675B4D81DBE029FD11E@fsu-exch-12.fsu.edu> Dear Colleagues, Has anyone else had success with using Magic with SPSS? I have installed Magic and I get what is referred to as mouse painting. Any work arounds to this issue would be much appreciated. 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Multiple Perspective Program (Lissner, Scott) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:19:49 -0500 From: "Lissner, Scott" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Subject: [Athen] Multiple Perspective Program Message-ID: <80FCE4F8AFF74D4EAF5AE29906BFC6B50534C271@Yukon.admin.ohio-state.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" PLEASE POST Below is the tentative schedule for this year's Multiple Perspectives Conference. The final program and Registration will be posted soon on our conference web site at http://ada.osu.edu web site. This year we will have over thirty sessions will host a free concert, public hearings on access to instructional media and training in the ADA design standards for professionals. Those traveling to Columbus for Multiple Perspectives may want to consider coming a day early to attend the May 3rd National Conference on Diversity, Race & Learning Sponsored by The Ohio State University's Office of Diversity & Inclusion. As you review the tentative program clusters of sessions that have emerged from the pool of proposals. Access to Electronic & Informaiton Technology - Intersections with Race & Gender - Communications - The Built Environment - Art, Performance & Change. These themes respond to the challenges we face and the challenge to address them. "We must build a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination.... policies must be developed, attitudes must be shaped, and buildings and organizations must be designed to ensure that everyone has a chance to get the education they need and live independently as full citizens in their communities." Barack Obama April 11, 2008 I look forward to seeing you there L. Scott Lissner, University ADA Coordinator, The Office of Diversity and Inclusion, The Ohio State University MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES ON ACCESS INCLUSION & DISABILITY May 4th - 5th 2011 The Ohio State University Columbus Campus Registration opening soon TENTATIVE PROGRAM ETHEL LOUISE ARMSTRONG UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION (Student Submission Deadline March 31st, 2011) The Multiple Perspectives Conference encourages students to network with professionals, the community, and scholars who share their interests in disability at its annual student poster competition. Poster Presentations take a variety of forms and may be based on class projects, research, art or performance work. This year's Student Poster reception will be held May 4th from 3-7 in conjunction with the Flame concert in the Ohio Union. A generous gift from the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation funds awards (Graduate Research - $500; Undergraduate Research $200, Art & Performance $200 and Community Service $100, Class Projects $100 at this year's competition. Submission Details Reflections on the ADAA in Action: Why We Need Disability Litigation Clinics. Marian Lupo, J.D., Ph.D., Fellow, Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Disability Studies, The Ohio State University Guidelines for Achieving Quality Health Care for People with Disabilities. Katherine Hevener, Chair, Health and Welfare Committee, Ohio Governors' Council on People with Disabilities: Feel Safe, Be Safe Webcast: Plain Language Disaster Preparedness. Mark Starford Director, Board Resource Center and Carol Risley, Executive Director, California State Council on Developmental Disabilities Corporate Responsibility to Ensure the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Marc Brenman, Principal, Social Justice Consultancy & Stephanie Ortoleva, Senior Human Rights Legal Advisor, Blue Law International Update on Employment by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Access To The Co-Curriculum- Update from the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Reasonable Accommodation and Reasonable Modification: Truths; Misconceptions; and what the law requires. Ronnell Tomlinson, Director of Housing Enforcement and Director of ADR/Mediation, Ohio Civil Rights Commission Lessons Learned - Building Curb Ramps in the Right Of Way. Scott A. Swiderski, P.E. & Robert G. Scott, Vice President H.R. Gray The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, US Access Board Staff (General audience presentation.) Design & Construction Professionals: Beware the Ides of March- An in depth review of the 2010 Standards of Accessible Design. US Access Board Staff presents this post conference session designed for industry professionals on May 6, 2011 for updates on the details visit http://ada.osu.edu/conferences.htm Preparing for Middle School: Increasing Classroom Preparedness Skills through Self-Management. Kristen Wilson, Patton College of Education and Human Services, Ohio University Internships & Success for Minority Students with Disabilities. Tykiah Wright, Wright Choice Federal Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities Commission Meetings May 3, 8:30 AM-4:00 PM; May 4, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM; Public Hearing May 4, 4:00 PM-9:00 PM. About the Commission The Accessible- Digital Rights Management Conference (A-DRM2) (Preconference Event May 3, 2011) In April 2010, publishers, standards organizations, disability service offices, lawyers, bookstores, accessibility experts and technologists met on The Ohio State University campus. We discussed opportunities and obstacles related to creating "born digital" textbooks that could be made available to students with print disabilities in a timely manner. With generous support from the Rehabilitation Services Commission and The Ohio Board of Regents, we have begun studying the accessibility ecosystem (accessible learning materials in the student's preferred learning environment) and promising formats to achieve the goal of accessible, born digital learning materials. We will report on our findings on May 3, 2011. Those interested in attending this one-day pre-conference should contact Steve Acker (acker.1@osu.edu). Attendees will be asked to comment on a white paper that describes our findings and help us extend recommendations into a wider array of student learning environments. Ken Campbell Memorial Lecture on Disability Policy The Right to Digital Access: Current Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities Presented by Daniel F Goldstein, Esq. Partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP Hosted by the Columbus Advisory Committee on Disability Issues Free and open to the public A senior partner at Brown Goldstein Levy in Baltimore, Dan serves as counsel for the National Federation of the Blind. He has initiated a national legal campaign to ensure access to technology. His settlement against Cardtronics, provides for tens of thousands of voice-guided ATMs, constituted a major step toward making this ubiquitous convenience accessible to the blind. His suit against Target.com set precedent regarding the application of access laws to websites, and his suit against America Online has made AOL accessible to the blind. In litigation he has helped ensure the right of the blind to vote independently and in secret. His involvement in Arizona State suit and Justice Department complaints related to the use of e-readers; current suit against the Law School Admissions Counsel for web access and pending Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Penn State University focused on web based services and instructional technologies are setting the standard for electronic and Information technology access in higher education. His work has gone beyond litigation to partnerships, including negotiating joint technology agreements with developers such as Amazon.com. Copyright and the Rights of the Disabled. Anne Gilliland, Head, Health Sciences Copyright Management Office, The Ohio State University Web Accessibility in Higher Ed and the Corporation. Vincent Young Accessibility Manager, Nationwide Insurance, & Owner, Webhipster, LLC & Ken Petri, Director, OSU Web Accessibility Center Access on the Campus: Prospects and Perils of New Technology. Paul W. Schroeder, Vice President, Programs and Policy; American Foundation for the Blind Communication Isolation as Reported by a Group of Deaf Texas Inmates. Katrina R. Miller, Ed.D., CRC, Associate Professor, Psychology, Art Therapy, Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, Emporia State University Sign Language Interpreters: Qualified? Says Who? Linda L. Ross, Hallenross and Associates, LLC Improving accessibility and Outreach to Deaf American Indians/Alaska Natives. Damara Paris, MS, CRC, NCC Regional Resource Center on Deafness, Western Oregon University Taking Advantage of Technology for Including Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals. Ben Hall, CSC, NIC, SC:L (lead presenter) and Emily Ott, NIC Master Organization: Hallenross and Associates, FLAME In Concert at the Ohio Union May 4th 4-6 - Free & Open to the Public Join us for this event is jointly sponsored by the Ohio State University President and Provost's Diversity Lecture and Cultural Arts Series and the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Endowment and provides the venue for the Ethel Louise Armstrong Student Poster Competition FLAME is an international touring band made up of eleven people with disabilities, including autism, Down's syndrome and blindness. They were recently featured in People Magazine and working on the release of "Outside the Lines" their fourth CD and first with all original music in early December. FLAME's musical range is as diverse and their members with covers of Brown Eyed Girl, Black Magic Women, Summertime, Proud Mary and Another Brick In The Wall. On Good Morning America the band stated "We hope to change the world and the way people with disabilities are viewed through music" SCARS a Love Story. Jim Ferris, (Performance) A Post Contemporary Chautaugua made possible with support from The Ohio State University Disability Studies Program and the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Endowment Transition to College: Student Voices. Sharon Reynolds, Director, Adult Literacy and Central/Southeast ABLE Resource Center, Stevens Literacy. PhotoVoice, Mental Health Recovery: Through our Lens and Pen. Betsy Nofziger, LISW-S, CPRP Senior Program Consultant, COVA and Barbara Schmitzer, LSW, Coordinator for Rehabilitation Readiness Photovoice: Using the "eye/I" to tell a story. Katye Miller, MS, CHES Wellness Coordinator OSU Student Wellness Center Disability Studies in the Arts & Humanities: Two Projects, Pre-1970 * Constructing Castle: How Deafness Mattered in James Castle's Art. Brenda Jo Brueggemann, Professor, English & Disability Studies, Ohio State university Dept. of English * Accessing the Academy: Disabled Student Activism and the Transformation of Higher Education. Lindsey Patterson PhD Candidate, Department of History, Ohio State University Black Feminist Disability Studies: Learning from Our Intersections. Sami Schalk, Doctoral Candidate in Gender Studies, Indiana University Crafting the Body: Re-imagining the Disability Narrative Readings by a panel, MFA students from Ohio State University L. Scott Lissner, Ohio State University ADA Coordinator, Office Of Diversity And Inclusion Associate, John Glenn School of Public Affairs Lecturer, Knowlton School of Architecture, Moritz College of Law & Disability Studies President Elect & Chair, Public Policy Committee, Association on Higher Education And Disability Chair, ADA-OHIO Member, Ohio Governor's Council For People With Disabilities Member, Columbus Advisory Council on Disability Issues (614) 292-6207(v); (614) 688-8605(tty) (614) 688-3665(fax); Http://ada.osu.edu Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability: From Policy to Practice: May 4-5, 2011 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Discussion with the company and trial are to me the best ways to still determine this. Kelly From: Milt Johnson [mailto:milt.johnson@aggiemail.usu.edu] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 3:53 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Free Screen Readers Does anyone have (1) a list of the free screen readers available and (2) any experience with the free screen readers that would be willing to share the benefits and cautions of them? Milt Johnson Utah State University Assistive Technology Learning Center (ATLC) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nettiet at gmail.com Mon Feb 14 19:53:53 2011 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Free Screen Readers In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Milt, Sorry that I don't have time to comment on more than one but, I do use and like Natural Reader and like it for several reasons: 1- with the full screen, the sentences being read are highlighted with each word ividivually highlight to help the reader track 2- you can minimze (make a small radio front that sits on your desktop, when you open a doc or website, you can highlight the target text and push the play button on the little radio pane and the text is read aloud. 3. Brain freeze on the voice options but, needles to say, the free voices are okay but better if you purchase the upgrade. I recently purchased a system with Window 7 and haven't played with it on this OS, yet. brief but it's a start -Nettie On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Milt Johnson < milt.johnson@aggiemail.usu.edu> wrote: > Does anyone have (1) a list of the free screen readers available and (2) > any experience with the free screen readers that would be willing to share > the benefits and cautions of them? > > > > Milt Johnson > > Utah State University > > Assistive Technology Learning Center (ATLC) > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -- *Nettie T. Fischer, ATP Assistive Technology Professional* *RESNA Certified* *California Certified NPA Nettiet, ATP Consultants www.nettietatpconsultants.com [916] 222-3492 Office (916) 704-1456 Cell* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wink.harner at mcmail.maricopa.edu Mon Feb 14 21:48:08 2011 From: wink.harner at mcmail.maricopa.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Great price on Dragon In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <4D4E418900001586@> Hmpf. Must be because I am a frequent purchaser? I sent another link to the purchase page later in the day. Several folks also pointed out that the vocabulary isn't useable cross platforms anymore --i.e., student cannot transport files from home from a different version of the program and import vocab files into the preferred/professional version most of us at universities use. So why I THOUGHT it would be a great tip to share, it certainly backfired today. My apologies to all. Will investigate further before further posts. Wink >-- Original Message -- >From: Lucia Hasty >Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:46:50 -0700 >Subject: Re: Great price on Dragon >To: Wink Harner > > >Thanks for giving us all a heads up. Link doesn't get you to this price. > >On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 5:51 AM, Wink Harner < >wink.harner@mcmail.maricopa.edu> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Just received a notification from Dragon that there is a 50% off sale >> through >> the end of February for the Home Edition. Price through 2-28 is $49. For >> those of us who refer students to purchase for their own use, this is a >> great >> price. Hopefully, not all have spent all their FA yet! >> >> Blessings, >> >> -- >> Wink Harner >> Ms. Wink Harner >> Manager >> Disability Resources & Services >> Mesa Community College >> Mesa, AZ >> >> 480-461-7447 >> >> This list is intended to serve as a forum for higher education >> professionals involved in the delivery of services to students with >> disabilities in higher education. Any commercial posts or posts that are >> deemed by the listowner to be inappropriate for the list will result in >the >> poster being removed from the list. >> >> To sign off the list, send a message to >> * listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu >> * with the message >> * Unsubscribe dsshe-L >> To search the archives, go to >> http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/archives/dsshe-l.html >> Questions? Contact Listowner Dan Ryan at dryan@buffalo.edu >> Ms. Wink Harner Manager Disability Resources & Services Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ 480-461-7447 From ea at emptech.info Tue Feb 15 06:43:46 2011 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A. Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Free Screen Readers In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <51019.152.78.64.32.1297781026.squirrel@www.emptech.info> EmpTech has a list of free screen readers and text to speech programs but they are under separate categories under the heading of Reading - If you go to http://www.emptech.info/categories_list.php?M=1 there is a short list. Hope this helps. Best wishes E.A. Mrs E.A. Draffan Learning Societies Lab, ECS, University of Southampton, Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 http://www.lexdis.org http://www.emptech.info > Hi Milt, > > Sorry that I don't have time to comment on more than one but, I do use and > like Natural Reader and like it for several reasons: > 1- with the full screen, the sentences being read are highlighted with > each > word ividivually highlight to help the reader track > 2- you can minimze (make a small radio front that sits on your desktop, > when > you open a doc or website, you can highlight the target text and push the > play button on the little radio pane and the text is read aloud. > 3. Brain freeze on the voice options but, needles to say, the free voices > are okay but better if you purchase the upgrade. > I recently purchased a system with Window 7 and haven't played with it > on > this OS, yet. > > brief but it's a start -Nettie > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Milt Johnson < > milt.johnson@aggiemail.usu.edu> wrote: > >> Does anyone have (1) a list of the free screen readers available and (2) >> any experience with the free screen readers that would be willing to >> share >> the benefits and cautions of them? >> >> >> >> Milt Johnson >> >> Utah State University >> >> Assistive Technology Learning Center (ATLC) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org >> >> > > > -- > *Nettie T. Fischer, ATP > Assistive Technology Professional* > *RESNA Certified* > *California Certified NPA > Nettiet, ATP Consultants > www.nettietatpconsultants.com > [916] 222-3492 Office > (916) 704-1456 Cell* > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From ron at ahead.org Tue Feb 15 07:31:03 2011 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Free Screen Readers In-Reply-To: <51019.152.78.64.32.1297781026.squirrel@www.emptech.info> References: <51019.152.78.64.32.1297781026.squirrel@www.emptech.info> Message-ID: <03f401cbcd25$5b988f80$12c9ae80$@org> It also seems that folks are mixing up text to audio software with screen reader software. They are different kinds of animals and typically used for different purposes for the most part. NVDA would be considered a ScreenReader since it is intended to provide access to the GUI of the computer for someone who has little or no ability to use the standard presentation. Text to audio software such as ReadPlease are text access software that typically provide audio and basic things like highlighting to and individual who has issues accessing standard text. Too often I have sees campuses intend to serve the higher end needs for a screenreader with these lower end products to bad results. Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of E.A. Draffan Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:44 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Cc: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Free Screen Readers EmpTech has a list of free screen readers and text to speech programs but they are under separate categories under the heading of Reading - If you go to http://www.emptech.info/categories_list.php?M=1 there is a short list. Hope this helps. Best wishes E.A. Mrs E.A. Draffan Learning Societies Lab, ECS, University of Southampton, Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 http://www.lexdis.org http://www.emptech.info > Hi Milt, > > Sorry that I don't have time to comment on more than one but, I do use and > like Natural Reader and like it for several reasons: > 1- with the full screen, the sentences being read are highlighted with > each > word ividivually highlight to help the reader track > 2- you can minimze (make a small radio front that sits on your desktop, > when > you open a doc or website, you can highlight the target text and push the > play button on the little radio pane and the text is read aloud. > 3. Brain freeze on the voice options but, needles to say, the free voices > are okay but better if you purchase the upgrade. > I recently purchased a system with Window 7 and haven't played with it > on > this OS, yet. > > brief but it's a start -Nettie > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Milt Johnson < > milt.johnson@aggiemail.usu.edu> wrote: > >> Does anyone have (1) a list of the free screen readers available and (2) >> any experience with the free screen readers that would be willing to >> share >> the benefits and cautions of them? >> >> >> >> Milt Johnson >> >> Utah State University >> >> Assistive Technology Learning Center (ATLC) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Athen mailing list >> Athen@athenpro.org >> http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org >> >> > > > -- > *Nettie T. Fischer, ATP > Assistive Technology Professional* > *RESNA Certified* > *California Certified NPA > Nettiet, ATP Consultants > www.nettietatpconsultants.com > [916] 222-3492 Office > (916) 704-1456 Cell* > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From express_able at yahoo.com Tue Feb 15 09:00:08 2011 From: express_able at yahoo.com (Chris Johnson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Free Screen Readers In-Reply-To: <106b01cbcca9$58dd0450$0a970cf0$@com> References: <106b01cbcca9$58dd0450$0a970cf0$@com> Message-ID: <4D5AB118.30401@yahoo.com> 1.) NVDA, Thunder and SaToGo are all free (donationware). Mac has VoiceOver free Vinux or Linux has Orca free 2.) Utah State U has this great screenreader review (with another to be published shortly) describing NVDA, at least, compared with commercial screenreaders: WebAIM: Screen Reader User Survey Results Having taught several commercial screenreaders, my clients and I find it refreshing to be able to use the free NVDA, for example, and save $900 plus yearly upgrade costs. Chris Johnson Assistive Technology Specialist expressABLE 920 Harrison Ave. Loveland, CO 80537 office/fax: (970) 612-0858 cell: (307) 277-0582 chris@expressable.org On 2/14/11 5:43 PM, Kelly Ford wrote: > > The main free screen reader is NVDA. See www.nvda-project.org > . > > System Access has a free screen reader for temporary use at > www.satogo.com but you should review the usage > policy that comes up after you launch this product as it states that > it is only for temporary use and not meant as a replacement screen > reader. The company has other versions for purchase. > > The biggest caution I'd say, and this is true for both pay and free, > is you need to know if the screen reader you select is going to work > with the apps and environment where it needs to be used. Discussion > with the company and trial are to me the best ways to still determine > this. > > Kelly > > *From:*Milt Johnson [mailto:milt.johnson@aggiemail.usu.edu] > *Sent:* Monday, February 14, 2011 3:53 PM > *To:* athen@athenpro.org > *Subject:* [Athen] Free Screen Readers > > Does anyone have (1) a list of the free screen readers available and > (2) any experience with the free screen readers that would be willing > to share the benefits and cautions of them? > > Milt Johnson > > Utah State University > > Assistive Technology Learning Center (ATLC) > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Utah State U has this great screenreader review (with another to be published shortly) describing NVDA, at least, compared with commercial screenreaders: WebAIM: Screen Reader User Survey Results Having taught several commercial screenreaders, my clients and I find it refreshing to be able to use the free NVDA, for example, and save $900 plus yearly upgrade costs. Chris Johnson Assistive Technology Specialist expressABLE 920 Harrison Ave. Loveland, CO 80537 office/fax: (970) 612-0858 cell: (307) 277-0582 chris@expressable.org On 2/14/11 5:43 PM, Kelly Ford wrote: The main free screen reader is NVDA. See www.nvda-project.org. System Access has a free screen reader for temporary use at www.satogo.com but you should review the usage policy that comes up after you launch this product as it states that it is only for temporary use and not meant as a replacement screen reader. The company has other versions for purchase. The biggest caution I'd say, and this is true for both pay and free, is you need to know if the screen reader you select is going to work with the apps and environment where it needs to be used. Discussion with the company and trial are to me the best ways to still determine this. Kelly From: Milt Johnson [mailto:milt.johnson@aggiemail.usu.edu] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 3:53 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Free Screen Readers Does anyone have (1) a list of the free screen readers available and (2) any experience with the free screen readers that would be willing to share the benefits and cautions of them? Milt Johnson Utah State University Assistive Technology Learning Center (ATLC) _______________________________________________ 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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Hi all, I've come across the situation where a student who is blind is taking a statistics course requiring the use of stats software to crunch data and create graphs for analysis. The student is a Jaws user but the stats software being used is PASW version 18 (formerly known as SPSS). Our AT Lab has Jaws version 12 and PASW v18 and in testing them together I found that Jaws isn't usable with PASW since it seems to be programmed in Java. I thought I found a solution for this online where you create a Java Access Bridge (???) in Jaws but it doesn't seem to work with Jaws v12. I tried statistical software called 'R', but it too doesn't seem to work well with Jaws. So my question is has anyone come across this sort of situation before? If so, what solution did you use? Is there statistics software out there compatible with Jaws v12? The only solution I can see right now is trying to use MS Excel. Jaws v12 now has a "virtual ribbon" that makes the ribbon menu in Office 2007/2010 more accessible. Any thoughts or solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Andrew Ashby - AT Queen's University To reply privately, email Andrew at ashby@queensu.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Teresa.Haven at asu.edu Wed Feb 16 12:46:21 2011 From: Teresa.Haven at asu.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Jaws and Stats software In-Reply-To: <861FE9E09D590B418C2BC4B05AFD13C603D2A4D6D3@ARBOREXCH01.UTORARBOR.UTORAD.Utoronto.ca> References: <861FE9E09D590B418C2BC4B05AFD13C603D2A4D6D3@ARBOREXCH01.UTORARBOR.UTORAD.Utoronto.ca> Message-ID: <04BE8DE2DBBF9D4C81B2225DA9D3D14944B42F9E5A@EX10.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Please post to the list if you have a definitive answer on either complete inaccessibility OR a solution - I just had the same question tossed at me from another front. Thanks, Teresa ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Supervisor, Alternative Format Services Disability Resource Center Arizona State University ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Linda Petty Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 1:42 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Jaws and Stats software Cross posting on behalf of Queens- pls cc a response directly to: email Andrew at ashby@queensu.ca Linda S. Petty, O.T. Reg. (ON) Assistive Technology Consultant University of Toronto Scarborough ACCESSAbility Services 1265 Military Trail, Room SW302G Toronto ON M1C 1A4 PH:416-208-5144 Fax: 416-287-7334 www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ability/ Posted on behalf of Andrew Ashby, Assistive Technologist at Queen's: Please excuse cross-postings; we didn't want to miss anyone who might have a solution to this... Thanks! Hi all, I've come across the situation where a student who is blind is taking a statistics course requiring the use of stats software to crunch data and create graphs for analysis. The student is a Jaws user but the stats software being used is PASW version 18 (formerly known as SPSS). Our AT Lab has Jaws version 12 and PASW v18 and in testing them together I found that Jaws isn't usable with PASW since it seems to be programmed in Java. I thought I found a solution for this online where you create a Java Access Bridge (???) in Jaws but it doesn't seem to work with Jaws v12. I tried statistical software called 'R', but it too doesn't seem to work well with Jaws. So my question is has anyone come across this sort of situation before? If so, what solution did you use? Is there statistics software out there compatible with Jaws v12? The only solution I can see right now is trying to use MS Excel. Jaws v12 now has a "virtual ribbon" that makes the ribbon menu in Office 2007/2010 more accessible. Any thoughts or solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Andrew Ashby - AT Queen's University To reply privately, email Andrew at ashby@queensu.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lpetty at utsc.utoronto.ca Wed Feb 16 06:56:14 2011 From: lpetty at utsc.utoronto.ca (Linda Petty) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] question on JAWS and stats software Message-ID: <008401cbcde9$a91375d0$fb3a6170$@utoronto.ca> Cross posting on behalf of Queens- pls cc a response directly to: email Andrew at ashby@queensu.ca Linda S. Petty, O.T. Reg. (ON) Assistive Technology Consultant University of Toronto Scarborough ACCESSAbility Services 1265 Military Trail, Room SW302G Toronto ON M1C 1A4 PH:416-208-5144 Fax: 416-287-7334 www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ability/ Posted on behalf of Andrew Ashby, Assistive Technologist at Queen's: Please excuse cross-postings; we didn't want to miss anyone who might have a solution to this... Thanks! Hi all, I've come across the situation where a student who is blind is taking a statistics course requiring the use of stats software to crunch data and create graphs for analysis. The student is a Jaws user but the stats software being used is PASW version 18 (formerly known as SPSS). Our AT Lab has Jaws version 12 and PASW v18 and in testing them together I found that Jaws isn't usable with PASW since it seems to be programmed in Java. I thought I found a solution for this online where you create a Java Access Bridge (???) in Jaws but it doesn't seem to work with Jaws v12. I tried statistical software called 'R', but it too doesn't seem to work well with Jaws. So my question is has anyone come across this sort of situation before? If so, what solution did you use? Is there statistics software out there compatible with Jaws v12? The only solution I can see right now is trying to use MS Excel. Jaws v12 now has a "virtual ribbon" that makes the ribbon menu in Office 2007/2010 more accessible. Any thoughts or solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Andrew Ashby - AT Queen's University To reply privately, email Andrew at ashby@queensu.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The student is a Jaws user but the stats software being used is PASW version 18 (formerly known as SPSS). Our AT Lab has Jaws version 12 and PASW v18 and in testing them together I found that Jaws isn't usable with PASW since it seems to be programmed in Java. I thought I found a solution for this online where you create a Java Access Bridge (???) in Jaws but it doesn't seem to work with Jaws v12. I tried statistical software called 'R', but it too doesn't seem to work well with Jaws. So my question is has anyone come across this sort of situation before? If so, what solution did you use? Is there statistics software out there compatible with Jaws v12? The only solution I can see right now is trying to use MS Excel. Jaws v12 now has a "virtual ribbon" that makes the ribbon menu in Office 2007/2010 more accessible. Any thoughts or solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Andrew Ashby - AT Queen's University To reply privately, email Andrew at ashby@queensu.ca Linda S. Petty, O.T. Reg. (ON) Assistive Technology Consultant University of Toronto Scarborough ACCESSAbility Services 1265 Military Trail, Room SW302G Toronto ON M1C 1A4 PH:416-208-5144 Fax: 416-287-7334 www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ability/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nettiet at gmail.com Thu Feb 17 16:16:51 2011 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 Message-ID: Good afternoon, I am working on a touchscreen Windows 7 64-bit computer and Dragon 11 preferred, sadly the Dragon software is running very very slow. The time takes for a dictatedphrase to appear in the documentis approximately 7-8 seconds per phrase. When I try to add my name, Nettie, the system goes to the Internet logo on the desktop and attempts to close the window. It doesn't matter what style I use... buried into a phrase,spoke rapidly, slowly (ha ha) it wants to click on the internet icon and asks me if I want to close the window. *Many times, my phrases cause the curser to randomly navigate accross the desktop; interpreting my words the navigation command. * *I tried to train my name (Nettie) as a new word, but doesn't make any differenc.* ** *Is anyone else having difficulty with and HP t64-bit, ouch Smart computer ? If so and you found a fix for this issue please send the information my way. My carpal tunnel is truly aching and writing reports this week is a rather uncomfortable task but, the Dragon software not proving to be any help, it results is making completing the document a tedious and time consuming task. but, on the upside, it doesn't hurt my wrists.. Thanks for any information that you can provide. Oops, slly me, I tried dictate my name-* ** *Nettie* ** *Nettie T. Fischer, ATP Assistive Technology Professional* *RESNA Certified* *California Certified NPA Nettiet, ATP Consultants www.nettietatpconsultants.com [916] 222-3492 Office (916) 704-1456 Cell* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From winkharner at mesacc.edu Thu Feb 17 16:51:18 2011 From: winkharner at mesacc.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <006701cbcf05$f40eae20$dc2c0a60$@edu> Nettie et al ATHENITES Go to the TOOLS menu, select OPTIONS, on the MISCELLANEOUS menu you can select the adjustment bar. If you move right toward more accurate, it slows the response time down drastically. If you move it to the left, toward FASTEST RESPONSE, you can end up with more mistakes. This, however will be your most likely spot to make the adjustment you need to improve things. Another thing to look at is the amount of RAM you have. 2 megs or more is critical for DNS to run well. You can try SPELL & TRAIN to train your name. Or to ensure that you dictate your name accurately + all your signature info, my suggestion is to create a macro. To do that, go to the MODES menu, select COMMAND MODE. When you dictate in command mode, play around with it so what you say in the dictation box is "my signature" (you will have spelled out 'Nettie' and possibly 'Fischer'), you can then create "my email," "my office address," "my website" etc. as separate commands. The quotes are the titles of the commands. What you type/write into the dictation box becomes the content of the command. Make sense? Then when you're working in a document and you pause and say "my name" you prompt a command coming and DNS writes "Nettie," or "Nettiet, ATP Consultants." Hit me offline and I can help a lot!! I have windows 7 at home and I don't have these problems so I don't think it's the OS. Others may want to weigh in on this, though. Hope this helps. Wink winkharner@mesacc.edu From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Nettie Fischer Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 5:17 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 Good afternoon, I am working on a touchscreen Windows 7 64-bit computer and Dragon 11 preferred, sadly the Dragon software is running very very slow. The time takes for a dictatedphrase to appear in the documentis approximately 7-8 seconds per phrase. When I try to add my name, Nettie, the system goes to the Internet logo on the desktop and attempts to close the window. It doesn't matter what style I use... buried into a phrase,spoke rapidly, slowly (ha ha) it wants to click on the internet icon and asks me if I want to close the window. Many times, my phrases cause the curser to randomly navigate accross the desktop; interpreting my words the navigation command. I tried to train my name (Nettie) as a new word, but doesn't make any differenc. Is anyone else having difficulty with and HP t64-bit, ouch Smart computer ? If so and you found a fix for this issue please send the information my way. My carpal tunnel is truly aching and writing reports this week is a rather uncomfortable task but, the Dragon software not proving to be any help, it results is making completing the document a tedious and time consuming task. but, on the upside, it doesn't hurt my wrists.. Thanks for any information that you can provide. Oops, slly me, I tried dictate my name- Nettie Nettie T. Fischer, ATP Assistive Technology Professional RESNA Certified California Certified NPA Nettiet, ATP Consultants www.nettietatpconsultants.com [916] 222-3492 Office (916) 704-1456 Cell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Thu Feb 17 18:47:45 2011 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] question on Jaws and Stats software In-Reply-To: <01ba01cbce18$5de9c710$19bd5530$@utoronto.ca> References: <01ba01cbce18$5de9c710$19bd5530$@utoronto.ca> Message-ID: Check out R-Project for Statistics. It is accessible with JAWS. http://www.r-project.org/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ _____ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Linda Petty Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 12:31 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] question on Jaws and Stats software Cross posting on behalf of Queens- pls cc a response directly to: email Andrew at ashby@queensu.ca Linda S. Petty, O.T. Reg. (ON) Assistive Technology Consultant University of Toronto Scarborough ACCESSAbility Services 1265 Military Trail, Room SW302G Toronto ON M1C 1A4 PH:416-208-5144 Fax: 416-287-7334 www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ability/ Posted on behalf of Andrew Ashby, Assistive Technologist at Queen's: Please excuse cross-postings; we didn't want to miss anyone who might have a solution to this... Thanks! Hi all, I've come across the situation where a student who is blind is taking a statistics course requiring the use of stats software to crunch data and create graphs for analysis. The student is a Jaws user but the stats software being used is PASW version 18 (formerly known as SPSS). Our AT Lab has Jaws version 12 and PASW v18 and in testing them together I found that Jaws isn't usable with PASW since it seems to be programmed in Java. I thought I found a solution for this online where you create a Java Access Bridge (???) in Jaws but it doesn't seem to work with Jaws v12. I tried statistical software called 'R', but it too doesn't seem to work well with Jaws. So my question is has anyone come across this sort of situation before? If so, what solution did you use? Is there statistics software out there compatible with Jaws v12? The only solution I can see right now is trying to use MS Excel. Jaws v12 now has a "virtual ribbon" that makes the ribbon menu in Office 2007/2010 more accessible. Any thoughts or solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Andrew Ashby - AT Queen's University To reply privately, email Andrew at ashby@queensu.ca Linda S. Petty, O.T. Reg. (ON) Assistive Technology Consultant University of Toronto Scarborough ACCESSAbility Services 1265 Military Trail, Room SW302G Toronto ON M1C 1A4 PH:416-208-5144 Fax: 416-287-7334 www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ability/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Thu Feb 17 21:09:35 2011 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Accessible Instructional Materials - Commission Participation Invite Message-ID: <0C1D5CD5C5CD41FFA81236FBABA7D2D5@htctu.fhda.edu> Subject: Accessible Instructional Materials - Commission Participation Invite AHEAD Logo Gradient (blue on white) February 17, 2011 Good Afternoon, Next week, on Thursday and Friday (February 24 and 25), the U.S. Department of Education's Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities will be meeting and holding a public hearing in conjunction with the LDA Conference in Jacksonville, FL. This is the first of three such meetings/hearings; the next two will be in Columbus, OH in early May, and in July in Seattle in conjunction with the AHEAD Conference. We'll be sure to provide you with detailed information about these future meetings when the final arrangements are available. In the meanwhile if you're not in the Jacksonville area, you may want to virtually "sit in" on next week's meeting at your convenience. The meeting will be available for virtual attendance via ilinc and text stream. The following are details that you can use if interested. The url for the text stream will be: http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CAST This stream will be in addition to the ilinc PowerPoint and audio presentations referenced below: Thursday, February 24 (8:30 AM - 3:30 PM): https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/rrrmxwh Day 1 of the third meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities Thursday, February 24 (4:30 PM - 9:00 PM): https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/yvyhyrz Public Hearing of the third meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities Friday, February 25 (8:30 AM - 4:00 PM): https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/rrrmrvz Day 2 of the third meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities In order to access both streams simultaneously you will need to position both windows on your computer screen. This Commission is chaired by AHEAD Member, Gaeir Dietrich, and AHEAD is represented on the Commission by Stephan Hamlin-Smith. AHEAD will be sure to keep you abreast of important developments regarding the Commission's work in coming weeks. For more about the work of the Commission please visit their website at: http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/aim/index.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nettiet at gmail.com Thu Feb 17 23:23:31 2011 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 In-Reply-To: <006701cbcf05$f40eae20$dc2c0a60$@edu> References: <006701cbcf05$f40eae20$dc2c0a60$@edu> Message-ID: Thank you for taking the time to address my plexer situation. I have 4 Gig of RAM so I don't think that is the problem, I went through and cleaned out the harddrive which helped but still wouldn't recognize my words so when I attempted to compose the commands, it kept asking me to repeat the words so, I went through a new voice training session and will check tomorrow to see if that was the culprit. With all the issues, I am sure my profile was corrupt. Appreciate your time, Nettie On Feb 17, 2011 4:51 PM, "Wink Harner" wrote: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From winkharner at mesacc.edu Fri Feb 18 07:07:18 2011 From: winkharner at mesacc.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1512659499.177372.1298041638678.JavaMail.root@mailstore1.mesacc.edu> Any time! Let me know if you need more assistance. You might also consider backing up your voice files, uninstalling & reinstalling DNS. Run an optimizer on your HD to defrag. Also helps with speed! Have you tried using the DNS dictate window vs. any other program? That will tell you if there's a prob. with your OS or a conflict with computer vs. program issues. As a last resort, there are some online resources with FAQs with dragon pros I can send you to. Blessings, Wink ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nettie Fischer" To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 12:23:31 AM Subject: Re: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 Thank you for taking the time to address my plexer situation. I have 4 Gig of RAM so I don't think that is the problem, I went through and cleaned out the harddrive which helped but still wouldn't recognize my words so when I attempted to compose the commands, it kept asking me to repeat the words so, I went through a new voice training session and will check tomorrow to see if that was the culprit. With all the issues, I am sure my profile was corrupt. Appreciate your time, Nettie On Feb 17, 2011 4:51 PM, "Wink Harner" < winkharner@mesacc.edu > wrote: _______________________________________________ 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 nettiet at gmail.com Fri Feb 18 07:57:22 2011 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 In-Reply-To: <1512659499.177372.1298041638678.JavaMail.root@mailstore1.mesacc.edu> References: <1512659499.177372.1298041638678.JavaMail.root@mailstore1.mesacc.edu> Message-ID: I appreciate the information. Shame on me I have Dragon for several years but really don't use personally. Maybe I did my wrist wouldn't be so sore. I'm going to try Dragon dictate window and see if I get better results. I did as you suggested and the bar to the far right there still an 8 second delay before the text appears in my document and/or e-mail. This is a plexer for for me since in the past text would appear with minimal downtime between dictated speech characters in the document. The accuracy is very good just because time is so important when writing the slowness. is frustrating. Please send me the online resources with the FAQs and I will search it out thanks again, Nettie Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 7:07 AM, Wink Harner wrote: > Any time! Let me know if you need more assistance. You might also > consider backing up your voice files, uninstalling & reinstalling DNS. Run > an optimizer on your HD to defrag. Also helps with speed! Have you tried > using the DNS dictate window vs. any other program? That will tell you if > there's a prob. with your OS or a conflict with computer vs. program issues. > As a last resort, there are some online resources with FAQs with dragon pros > I can send you to. > > Blessings, > > Wink > > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Nettie Fischer" > *To: *"Access Technology Higher Education Network" > *Sent: *Friday, February 18, 2011 12:23:31 AM > *Subject: *Re: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 > > > Thank you for taking the time to address my plexer situation. > > I have 4 Gig of RAM so I don't think that is the problem, I went through > and cleaned out the harddrive which helped but still wouldn't recognize my > words so when I attempted to compose the commands, it kept asking me > to repeat the words so, I went through a new voice training session and will > check tomorrow to see if that was the culprit. With all the issues, I am > sure my profile was corrupt. > > Appreciate your time, > Nettie > > > > On Feb 17, 2011 4:51 PM, "Wink Harner" wrote: > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > -- > Wink Harner > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -- *Nettie T. Fischer, ATP Assistive Technology Professional* *RESNA Certified* *California Certified NPA Nettiet, ATP Consultants www.nettietatpconsultants.com [916] 222-3492 Office (916) 704-1456 Cell* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johumber at iupui.edu Fri Feb 18 08:05:43 2011 From: johumber at iupui.edu (Humbert, Joseph A) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 In-Reply-To: References: <1512659499.177372.1298041638678.JavaMail.root@mailstore1.mesacc.edu> Message-ID: <906395B08AE7B542882AC81A31B69B75204BE0C7@IU-MSSG-MBX108.ads.iu.edu> Hi All, If you are using Dragon version 11, no matter what operating system, there will be a distinctive delay between speaking the words and the words appearing. This is because Dragon is taking the extra time to process the audio for increased accuracy. This was a new feature / improvement from version 10. Unfortunately, you will have to adapt your dictation style to accommodate. I suggest you just keep dictating and go back and do corrections after you finish your entire thought or paragraph. Hope this helps! :) Joe Humbert, Assistive Technology and Web Accessibility Specialist UITS Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers Indiana University, Indianapolis and Bloomington 535 W Michigan St. IT214 E Indianapolis, IN 46202 Office Phone: (317) 274-4378 Cell Phone: (317) 644-6824 johumber@iupui.edu http://iuadapts.Indiana.edu/ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Nettie Fischer Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 10:57 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 I appreciate the information. Shame on me I have Dragon for several years but really don't use personally. Maybe I did my wrist wouldn't be so sore. I'm going to try Dragon dictate window and see if I get better results. I did as you suggested and the bar to the far right there still an 8 second delay before the text appears in my document and/or e-mail. This is a plexer for for me since in the past text would appear with minimal downtime between dictated speech characters in the document. The accuracy is very good just because time is so important when writing the slowness. is frustrating. Please send me the online resources with the FAQs and I will search it out thanks again, Nettie Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 7:07 AM, Wink Harner > wrote: Any time! Let me know if you need more assistance. You might also consider backing up your voice files, uninstalling & reinstalling DNS. Run an optimizer on your HD to defrag. Also helps with speed! Have you tried using the DNS dictate window vs. any other program? That will tell you if there's a prob. with your OS or a conflict with computer vs. program issues. As a last resort, there are some online resources with FAQs with dragon pros I can send you to. Blessings, Wink ________________________________ From: "Nettie Fischer" > To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 12:23:31 AM Subject: Re: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 Thank you for taking the time to address my plexer situation. I have 4 Gig of RAM so I don't think that is the problem, I went through and cleaned out the harddrive which helped but still wouldn't recognize my words so when I attempted to compose the commands, it kept asking me to repeat the words so, I went through a new voice training session and will check tomorrow to see if that was the culprit. With all the issues, I am sure my profile was corrupt. Appreciate your time, Nettie On Feb 17, 2011 4:51 PM, "Wink Harner" > wrote: _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Wink Harner _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Nettie T. Fischer, ATP Assistive Technology Professional RESNA Certified California Certified NPA Nettiet, ATP Consultants www.nettietatpconsultants.com [916] 222-3492 Office (916) 704-1456 Cell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nettiet at gmail.com Fri Feb 18 08:25:48 2011 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 In-Reply-To: <906395B08AE7B542882AC81A31B69B75204BE0C7@IU-MSSG-MBX108.ads.iu.edu> References: <1512659499.177372.1298041638678.JavaMail.root@mailstore1.mesacc.edu> <906395B08AE7B542882AC81A31B69B75204BE0C7@IU-MSSG-MBX108.ads.iu.edu> Message-ID: Thank you Joe, I have been trying to tweak my program because of the drag time. The accuracy was there but, my brain felt like it was pacing while I waited for the text to appear in my document. Nettie On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 8:05 AM, Humbert, Joseph A wrote: > Hi All, > > > > If you are using Dragon version 11, no matter what operating system, there > will be a distinctive delay between speaking the words and the words > appearing. This is because Dragon is taking the extra time to process the > audio for increased accuracy. This was a new feature / improvement from > version 10. Unfortunately, you will have to adapt your dictation style to > accommodate. I suggest you just keep dictating and go back and do > corrections after you finish your entire thought or paragraph. Hope this > helps! J > > > > Joe Humbert, Assistive Technology and Web Accessibility Specialist > > UITS Adaptive Technology and Accessibility Centers > > Indiana University, Indianapolis and Bloomington > > 535 W Michigan St. IT214 E > > Indianapolis, IN 46202 > > Office Phone: (317) 274-4378 > > Cell Phone: (317) 644-6824 > > johumber@iupui.edu > > http://iuadapts.Indiana.edu/ > > > > *From:* athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] *On > Behalf Of *Nettie Fischer > *Sent:* Friday, February 18, 2011 10:57 AM > > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 > > > > I appreciate the information. > Shame on me I have Dragon for several years but really don't use > personally. Maybe I did my wrist wouldn't be so sore. > > I'm going to try Dragon dictate window and see if I get better results. I > did as you suggested and the bar to the far right there still an 8 second > delay before the text appears in my document and/or e-mail. This is a plexer > for for me since in the past text would appear with minimal downtime between > dictated speech characters in the document. The accuracy is very good just > because time is so important when writing the slowness. is frustrating. > > Please send me the online resources with the FAQs and I will search it out > thanks again, Nettie > > > > > Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 7:07 AM, Wink Harner wrote: > > Any time! Let me know if you need more assistance. You might also > consider backing up your voice files, uninstalling & reinstalling DNS. Run > an optimizer on your HD to defrag. Also helps with speed! Have you tried > using the DNS dictate window vs. any other program? That will tell you if > there's a prob. with your OS or a conflict with computer vs. program issues. > As a last resort, there are some online resources with FAQs with dragon pros > I can send you to. > > Blessings, > > Wink > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Nettie Fischer" > *To: *"Access Technology Higher Education Network" > *Sent: *Friday, February 18, 2011 12:23:31 AM > *Subject: *Re: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 > > > > Thank you for taking the time to address my plexer situation. > > > > I have 4 Gig of RAM so I don't think that is the problem, I went through > and cleaned out the harddrive which helped but still wouldn't recognize my > words so when I attempted to compose the commands, it kept asking me > to repeat the words so, I went through a new voice training session and will > check tomorrow to see if that was the culprit. With all the issues, I am > sure my profile was corrupt. > > > > Appreciate your time, > > Nettie > > > > > > > > On Feb 17, 2011 4:51 PM, "Wink Harner" wrote: > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > -- > Wink Harner > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > > > -- > > *Nettie T. Fischer, ATP** > **Assistive Technology Professional* > > *RESNA Certified* > > *California Certified NPA ** > Nettiet, ATP Consultants > www.nettietatpconsultants.com > [916] 222-3492 Office > (916) 704-1456 Cell* > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > -- *Nettie T. 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Jaws and NVDA work well with it and I have no reason for believing Window Eyes don't I personally have issues with Excel and its usefulness for statistical analyses. Use it with caution if you do much more than the simple calculations. ***** PASW and R can be used by Jaws users. If the location of java accessibility bridge has been appropriately set, and the accessibility.property file has been coppied into PASW folder, Jaws should be able to, and is able to read the menus in PASW 18. I have been using the program with jaws It reads menus quite well. The problem is of reading output in the output viewer. However, it can be exported to microsoft word for reading. NVDA also works quite well with PASW. I think there is no reason for considering excel as the only solution. PASW can be used with jaws. As Dr. Jonathan has already stated R can be used with these two screen readers as well. Dan Burke Assistant Director/Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Services for Students The University of Montana Emma B. Lommasson Center 154 Missoula, MT 59812 406.243.4424 406.243.5330 FAX www.umt.edu/disability From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 7:48 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] question on Jaws and Stats software Check out R-Project for Statistics. It is accessible with JAWS. http://www.r-project.org/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ________________________________ From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Linda Petty Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 12:31 PM To: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] question on Jaws and Stats software Cross posting on behalf of Queens- pls cc a response directly to: email Andrew at ashby@queensu.ca Linda S. Petty, O.T. Reg. (ON) Assistive Technology Consultant University of Toronto Scarborough ACCESSAbility Services 1265 Military Trail, Room SW302G Toronto ON M1C 1A4 PH:416-208-5144 Fax: 416-287-7334 www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ability/ Posted on behalf of Andrew Ashby, Assistive Technologist at Queen's: Please excuse cross-postings; we didn't want to miss anyone who might have a solution to this... Thanks! Hi all, I've come across the situation where a student who is blind is taking a statistics course requiring the use of stats software to crunch data and create graphs for analysis. The student is a Jaws user but the stats software being used is PASW version 18 (formerly known as SPSS). Our AT Lab has Jaws version 12 and PASW v18 and in testing them together I found that Jaws isn't usable with PASW since it seems to be programmed in Java. I thought I found a solution for this online where you create a Java Access Bridge (???) in Jaws but it doesn't seem to work with Jaws v12. I tried statistical software called 'R', but it too doesn't seem to work well with Jaws. So my question is has anyone come across this sort of situation before? If so, what solution did you use? Is there statistics software out there compatible with Jaws v12? The only solution I can see right now is trying to use MS Excel. Jaws v12 now has a "virtual ribbon" that makes the ribbon menu in Office 2007/2010 more accessible. Any thoughts or solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Andrew Ashby - AT Queen's University To reply privately, email Andrew at ashby@queensu.ca Linda S. Petty, O.T. Reg. (ON) Assistive Technology Consultant University of Toronto Scarborough ACCESSAbility Services 1265 Military Trail, Room SW302G Toronto ON M1C 1A4 PH:416-208-5144 Fax: 416-287-7334 www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ability/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae From nettiet at gmail.com Fri Feb 18 11:56:13 2011 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 Message-ID: well that's about what is taking for my text to appear so I guess that means the software is working properly. yes, I am using a usb microphone . its a logitech usb bluetooth Nettie On Feb 18, 2011 9:50 AM, "Sean J Keegan" wrote: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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You can always check the Dragon hardware compatibility chart to see how many "dragons" a mic scores (more "dragons" being better). The compatibility chart is available at: http://support.nuance.com/compatibility/ Take care, Sean -- Sean Keegan, M.S. Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae From nettiet at gmail.com Fri Feb 18 13:19:55 2011 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 In-Reply-To: <4D5ED766.9030102@stanford.edu> References: <4D5ED766.9030102@stanford.edu> Message-ID: Thanks, I do have a wired USB mic and will check out that option. Nettie On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Sean J Keegan wrote: > > yes, I am using a usb microphone. > > its a logitech usb bluetooth > > Do you have the option of using a wired USB microphone to test if it could > be the microphone? > > Something we encountered with moving from DNS 10 to DNS 11 - we had DNS 10 > with regular USB mics that used the computer's sound card and had good > success with the speech recognition. When we moved to DNS 11, those same > microphones did not perform as well and so I tried an Andrea USB microphone > with integrated sound card (model NC-181VM USB). After making the switch to > the Andrea USB mic, we have had no issues with the microphone and DNS seemed > to function much more reliably. > > If you have the opportunity, you may try using a wired USB mic to see if > that has an impact on DNS. > > You can always check the Dragon hardware compatibility chart to see how > many "dragons" a mic scores (more "dragons" being better). The > compatibility chart is available at: > http://support.nuance.com/compatibility/ > > > > Take care, > Sean > > -- > Sean Keegan, M.S. > Associate Director, Assistive Technology > Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University > http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- *Nettie T. Fischer, ATP Assistive Technology Professional* *RESNA Certified* *California Certified NPA Nettiet, ATP Consultants www.nettietatpconsultants.com [916] 222-3492 Office (916) 704-1456 Cell* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nettiet at gmail.com Fri Feb 18 14:22:15 2011 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 In-Reply-To: <4D5ED766.9030102@stanford.edu> References: <4D5ED766.9030102@stanford.edu> Message-ID: Hello again, I went through very short training session using the USB wired microphone and surprisingly enough, dictation is more accurate hand appears with in the document in a much shorter period of time, between 3 to 4 seconds to be more exact. This quick e-mail was produced using this system and the wired USB microphone. I am now able to open a word document close word document save a Word document or don't save; some of these options were not available using the Bluetooth wireless microphone. Pooey! [Smile] :-) Regards, Nettie Sand On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Sean J Keegan wrote: > > yes, I am using a usb microphone. > > its a logitech usb bluetooth > > Do you have the option of using a wired USB microphone to test if it could > be the microphone? > > Something we encountered with moving from DNS 10 to DNS 11 - we had DNS 10 > with regular USB mics that used the computer's sound card and had good > success with the speech recognition. When we moved to DNS 11, those same > microphones did not perform as well and so I tried an Andrea USB microphone > with integrated sound card (model NC-181VM USB). After making the switch to > the Andrea USB mic, we have had no issues with the microphone and DNS seemed > to function much more reliably. > > If you have the opportunity, you may try using a wired USB mic to see if > that has an impact on DNS. > > You can always check the Dragon hardware compatibility chart to see how > many "dragons" a mic scores (more "dragons" being better). The > compatibility chart is available at: > http://support.nuance.com/compatibility/ > > > > Take care, > Sean > > -- > Sean Keegan, M.S. > Associate Director, Assistive Technology > Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University > http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > -- *Nettie T. Fischer, ATP Assistive Technology Professional* *RESNA Certified* *California Certified NPA Nettiet, ATP Consultants www.nettietatpconsultants.com [916] 222-3492 Office (916) 704-1456 Cell* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Rosenthal) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 In-Reply-To: References: <4D5ED766.9030102@stanford.edu> Message-ID: <003c01cbd11e$26db9560$7492c020$@ngtvoice.com> I'm 'late to this thread'; if this is a laptop and you've not yet 'disabled' the onboard mic you may find this proves useful...ed. Yours sincerely, Edward S. Rosenthal President and CEO Next Generation Technologies, Inc. (NGT, Inc.) 20006 Cedar Valley Rd. #101 Lynnwood, Wa. 98036 425-744-1100 ext.15 EM: edward@ngtvoice.com URL: http://www.ngtvoice.com Skype: ed.rosenthal7 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Nettie Fischer Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 1:20 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 Thanks, I do have a wired USB mic and will check out that option. Nettie On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Sean J Keegan wrote: > yes, I am using a usb microphone. > its a logitech usb bluetooth Do you have the option of using a wired USB microphone to test if it could be the microphone? Something we encountered with moving from DNS 10 to DNS 11 - we had DNS 10 with regular USB mics that used the computer's sound card and had good success with the speech recognition. When we moved to DNS 11, those same microphones did not perform as well and so I tried an Andrea USB microphone with integrated sound card (model NC-181VM USB). After making the switch to the Andrea USB mic, we have had no issues with the microphone and DNS seemed to function much more reliably. If you have the opportunity, you may try using a wired USB mic to see if that has an impact on DNS. You can always check the Dragon hardware compatibility chart to see how many "dragons" a mic scores (more "dragons" being better). The compatibility chart is available at: http://support.nuance.com/compatibility/ Take care, Sean -- Sean Keegan, M.S. Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Nettie T. Fischer, ATP Assistive Technology Professional RESNA Certified California Certified NPA Nettiet, ATP Consultants www.nettietatpconsultants.com [916] 222-3492 Office (916) 704-1456 Cell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alice.anderson at doit.wisc.edu Sun Feb 20 09:51:24 2011 From: alice.anderson at doit.wisc.edu (Alice Anderson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] is there a service (for fee) that is able to convert inaccessible PDF's? Message-ID: <37A2A2BC-2528-4B37-993B-D2F4FC6889EB@doit.wisc.edu> ATHEN Does anyone know of a service (for fee) that is capable of converting inaccessible PDF's - those that are images, need reading order repair, etc.... a service (for fee) that is capable of converting in a timely manner quality accessible documents? Alice Anderson TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM Division of Information Technology (DoIT) University of Wisconsin-Madison 1210 West Dayton Street (3124) Madison, WI 53706 Telephone: 608.262.2129 From ron at ahead.org Sun Feb 20 10:58:27 2011 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] is there a service (for fee) that is able to convert inaccessible PDF's? In-Reply-To: <37A2A2BC-2528-4B37-993B-D2F4FC6889EB@doit.wisc.edu> References: <37A2A2BC-2528-4B37-993B-D2F4FC6889EB@doit.wisc.edu> Message-ID: <014401cbd130$28b161a0$7a1424e0$@org> This is a very difficult process to complete, I have been working on some sample documents from a vendor and for even minimally complex stuff you are actually better of turning them into something like HTML or DAISY. The complex image and even text based PDF's need to be totally reprocessed (OCR-forward) and at this point I have not found a satisfactory remediation product. The vendors make a lot of claims, and I believe I have looked at all of them in a recent project, none of them stand up if you are looking at remediating existing files. You might want to contact DigiLife Media or T-Base communications out of Canada to see what they will charge. Is this not something Badger is willing to take on? Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Alice Anderson Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 12:51 PM To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] is there a service (for fee) that is able to convert inaccessible PDF's? ATHEN Does anyone know of a service (for fee) that is capable of converting inaccessible PDF's - those that are images, need reading order repair, etc.... a service (for fee) that is capable of converting in a timely manner quality accessible documents? Alice Anderson TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM Division of Information Technology (DoIT) University of Wisconsin-Madison 1210 West Dayton Street (3124) Madison, WI 53706 Telephone: 608.262.2129 _______________________________________________ Athen mailing list Athen@athenpro.org http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org From nettiet at gmail.com Sun Feb 20 14:27:36 2011 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 In-Reply-To: <4D5EF518.6070208@stanford.edu> References: <4D5ED766.9030102@stanford.edu> <4D5EF518.6070208@stanford.edu> Message-ID: The wireless usb headset purchased with dragon has an ear piece too big for my ear and it sits patiently on my desk... if anyone has suggestions on how I could adapt it to fit my ear, that would be great! I tried taking off the earbud and attempting attach a smaller ear-piece but it didn't work I originally thought this would be the best option, allowing me free reign of my office and eliminating being tethered to the computer. Thanks again for all the helpful hints. Nettie the On Feb 18, 2011 2:39 PM, "Sean J Keegan" wrote: > > I went through very short training session using > > the USB wired microphone and surprisingly enough, > > dictation is more accurate hand appears with in > > the document in a much shorter period of time, > > between 3 to 4 seconds to be more exact. > > Good to hear that at least the USB wired version is working for you. If > you really want to use a Bluetooth or other wireless headset, you could > check the hardware compatibility chart at Nuance to see which wireless > headsets work best. Not all Bluetooth headsets are created equal - at > least where Dragon is concerned. > > Take care, > Sean > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alpuzz at msu.edu Mon Feb 21 08:40:57 2011 From: alpuzz at msu.edu (Al Puzzuoli) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Sharing Jaws and Zoomtext licenses Across Subnets? Message-ID: At MSU, we are using server based licenses for most of our AT . Our primary network of labs spans the majority of campus. The labs are on their own network segment and the license servers work just fine. However, we are increasingly dealing with situations in which departments have set up their own labs. In these scenarios, I'm not finding many perfect solutions. We have enough concurrent licenses to go around, but no good way of distributing them. The zoomtext license server is a joke when it comes to security. It requires that a shared folder be exposed and read, and I think also write permissions be granted to everyone. Definitely not something I would want to open up for campus wide use. I know there is a dongle based version of Zoomtext, but that introduces its own set of problems. First of all, I don't feel that we should have to spend any more money because we have already bought the number of licenses we need. Then there are the headaches associated with keeping track of the dongles. Jaws presents similar issues. I think the security is better on the Jaws license server, but I'm unsure as to whether it can be effectively shared between subnets. I suppose it might be possible to set up some firewall rules wherein the proper ports are opened to certain IP addresses or certain subnets? Has anyone done this? 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If the server is not on the use the IP of the server instead of the UNC for zt server install and to map the folder. Jeff Sent from my iPhone On Feb 21, 2011, at 11:40 AM, Al Puzzuoli wrote: > At MSU, we are using server based licenses for most of our AT . Our primary network of labs spans the majority of campus. The labs are on their own network segment and the license servers work just fine. However, we are increasingly dealing with situations in which departments have set up their own labs. In these scenarios, I?m not finding many perfect solutions. We have enough concurrent licenses to go around, but no good way of distributing them. > > > > The zoomtext license server is a joke when it comes to security. It requires that a shared folder be exposed and read, and I think also write permissions be granted to everyone. Definitely not something I would want to open up for campus wide use. I know there is a dongle based version of Zoomtext, but that introduces its own set of problems. First of all, I don?t feel that we should have to spend any more money because we have already bought the number of licenses we need. Then there are the headaches associated with keeping track of the dongles. > > > > Jaws presents similar issues. I think the security is better on the Jaws license server, but I?m unsure as to whether it can be effectively shared between subnets. I suppose it might be possible to set up some firewall rules wherein the proper ports are opened to certain IP addresses or certain subnets? Has anyone done this? > > Thanks for any thoughts, > > > > Al Puzzuoli > > Information Technologist > > Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 517-884-1915 120 Bessey Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1033 http://www.rcpd.msu.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alpuzz at msu.edu Mon Feb 21 10:40:38 2011 From: alpuzz at msu.edu (Al Puzzuoli) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Sharing Jaws and Zoomtext licenses Across Subnets? In-Reply-To: <6123AE3F-CAE3-4484-84AF-98CC590B92C8@gmail.com> References: <6123AE3F-CAE3-4484-84AF-98CC590B92C8@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Jeff, Thanks for the reply. My concern is that these machines are scattered across buildings, in different labs throughout campus. I am therefore worried about firewall and security issues, as well as preserving the integrity of our licenses. . For example in the case of Zoomtext, I wouldn?t mind exposing a shared folder to everyone in a small office setting; However doing so on a campus wide level makes the me with the IT hat cringe in terror. Similar concerns with Jaws. If I were to just open the appropriate ports to the world, anyone who knew the right IP could set their machine to access the server. I guess there?s a lot of security to be had through obscurity, so the odds of that happening are rather small but still ? Not sure how to do this without a lot of complicated firewall rules. --Al From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Dell Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 1:18 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Sharing Jaws and Zoomtext licenses Across Subnets? For jaws do local installs instead of network installs of the program. Create a system environment variable with the name LSFOREHOST and variable that is the IP address of the license server on the computer u want jaws to run. For zt create a generic user with read access to the zt folder map the folder on the computer want zt to run This should make the folder available to all users on the machine. If the server is not on the use the IP of the server instead of the UNC for zt server install and to map the folder. Jeff Sent from my iPhone On Feb 21, 2011, at 11:40 AM, Al Puzzuoli > wrote: At MSU, we are using server based licenses for most of our AT . Our primary network of labs spans the majority of campus. The labs are on their own network segment and the license servers work just fine. However, we are increasingly dealing with situations in which departments have set up their own labs. In these scenarios, I?m not finding many perfect solutions. We have enough concurrent licenses to go around, but no good way of distributing them. The zoomtext license server is a joke when it comes to security. It requires that a shared folder be exposed and read, and I think also write permissions be granted to everyone. Definitely not something I would want to open up for campus wide use. I know there is a dongle based version of Zoomtext, but that introduces its own set of problems. First of all, I don?t feel that we should have to spend any more money because we have already bought the number of licenses we need. Then there are the headaches associated with keeping track of the dongles. Jaws presents similar issues. I think the security is better on the Jaws license server, but I?m unsure as to whether it can be effectively shared between subnets. I suppose it might be possible to set up some firewall rules wherein the proper ports are opened to certain IP addresses or certain subnets? Has anyone done this? Thanks for any thoughts, Al Puzzuoli Information Technologist Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 517-884-1915 120 Bessey Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1033 http://www.rcpd.msu.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 Feb 22 06:38:24 2011 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Sharing Jaws and Zoomtext licenses Across Subnets? In-Reply-To: References: <6123AE3F-CAE3-4484-84AF-98CC590B92C8@gmail.com> Message-ID: With JAWS you are only opening up the server to requests for licenses. You are granting them no permissions. There is no problem with security there. ZoomText on the other hand you need to give some access. You only need to permit access for reading the folder and write only if you want to save user profiles to the server. Ai Squared really needs to rethink the way they do authorization on a network in their next version I really think the way they do it is cheap and causes significant problems for IT professionals in serving their users. Jeff On 2/21/11, Al Puzzuoli wrote: > Hi Jeff, > > Thanks for the reply. My concern is that these machines are scattered > across buildings, in different labs throughout campus. I am therefore > worried about firewall and security issues, as well as preserving the > integrity of our licenses. . For example in the case of Zoomtext, I wouldn?t > mind exposing a shared folder to everyone in a small office setting; However > doing so on a campus wide level makes the me with the IT hat cringe in > terror. > > Similar concerns with Jaws. If I were to just open the appropriate ports to > the world, anyone who knew the right IP could set their machine to access > the server. I guess there?s a lot of security to be had through obscurity, > so the odds of that happening are rather small but still ? Not sure how to > do this without a lot of complicated firewall rules. > --Al > > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On > Behalf Of Jeffrey Dell > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 1:18 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Sharing Jaws and Zoomtext licenses Across Subnets? > > For jaws do local installs instead of network installs of the program. > Create a system environment variable with the name LSFOREHOST and variable > that is the IP address of the license server on the computer u want jaws to > run. > For zt create a generic user with read access to the zt folder map the > folder on the computer want zt to run This should make the folder available > to all users on the machine. If the server is not on the use the IP of the > server instead of the UNC for zt server install and to map the folder. > Jeff > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 21, 2011, at 11:40 AM, Al Puzzuoli > > wrote: > At MSU, we are using server based licenses for most of our AT . Our primary > network of labs spans the majority of campus. The labs are on their own > network segment and the license servers work just fine. However, we are > increasingly dealing with situations in which departments have set up their > own labs. In these scenarios, I?m not finding many perfect solutions. We > have enough concurrent licenses to go around, but no good way of > distributing them. > > The zoomtext license server is a joke when it comes to security. It requires > that a shared folder be exposed and read, and I think also write permissions > be granted to everyone. Definitely not something I would want to open up for > campus wide use. I know there is a dongle based version of Zoomtext, but > that introduces its own set of problems. First of all, I don?t feel that we > should have to spend any more money because we have already bought the > number of licenses we need. Then there are the headaches associated with > keeping track of the dongles. > > Jaws presents similar issues. I think the security is better on the Jaws > license server, but I?m unsure as to whether it can be effectively shared > between subnets. I suppose it might be possible to set up some firewall > rules wherein the proper ports are opened to certain IP addresses or certain > subnets? Has anyone done this? > Thanks for any thoughts, > > > Al Puzzuoli > > Information Technologist > > Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 517-884-1915 120 Bessey Hall > East Lansing, MI 48824-1033 http://www.rcpd.msu.edu > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > From JElmer at vcccd.edu Tue Feb 22 10:39:06 2011 From: JElmer at vcccd.edu (John Elmer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Sharing Jaws and Zoomtext licenses Across Subnets? In-Reply-To: References: <6123AE3F-CAE3-4484-84AF-98CC590B92C8@gmail.com> Message-ID: It is my understanding that our IT is working towards implementing Active Directory / Virtual Desktop and access to AT would be tied to the individual?s log-on profile. There are pro?s and con?s and there will be open discussion before implementation. From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Al Puzzuoli Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 10:41 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Sharing Jaws and Zoomtext licenses Across Subnets? Hi Jeff, Thanks for the reply. My concern is that these machines are scattered across buildings, in different labs throughout campus. I am therefore worried about firewall and security issues, as well as preserving the integrity of our licenses. . For example in the case of Zoomtext, I wouldn?t mind exposing a shared folder to everyone in a small office setting; However doing so on a campus wide level makes the me with the IT hat cringe in terror. Similar concerns with Jaws. If I were to just open the appropriate ports to the world, anyone who knew the right IP could set their machine to access the server. I guess there?s a lot of security to be had through obscurity, so the odds of that happening are rather small but still ? Not sure how to do this without a lot of complicated firewall rules. --Al From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Dell Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 1:18 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Sharing Jaws and Zoomtext licenses Across Subnets? For jaws do local installs instead of network installs of the program. Create a system environment variable with the name LSFOREHOST and variable that is the IP address of the license server on the computer u want jaws to run. For zt create a generic user with read access to the zt folder map the folder on the computer want zt to run This should make the folder available to all users on the machine. If the server is not on the use the IP of the server instead of the UNC for zt server install and to map the folder. Jeff Sent from my iPhone On Feb 21, 2011, at 11:40 AM, Al Puzzuoli > wrote: At MSU, we are using server based licenses for most of our AT . Our primary network of labs spans the majority of campus. The labs are on their own network segment and the license servers work just fine. However, we are increasingly dealing with situations in which departments have set up their own labs. In these scenarios, I?m not finding many perfect solutions. We have enough concurrent licenses to go around, but no good way of distributing them. The zoomtext license server is a joke when it comes to security. It requires that a shared folder be exposed and read, and I think also write permissions be granted to everyone. Definitely not something I would want to open up for campus wide use. I know there is a dongle based version of Zoomtext, but that introduces its own set of problems. First of all, I don?t feel that we should have to spend any more money because we have already bought the number of licenses we need. Then there are the headaches associated with keeping track of the dongles. Jaws presents similar issues. I think the security is better on the Jaws license server, but I?m unsure as to whether it can be effectively shared between subnets. I suppose it might be possible to set up some firewall rules wherein the proper ports are opened to certain IP addresses or certain subnets? Has anyone done this? Thanks for any thoughts, Al Puzzuoli Information Technologist Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities 517-884-1915 120 Bessey Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1033 http://www.rcpd.msu.edu _______________________________________________ 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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Rosenthal) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon Natuarally Speaking voice profiles In-Reply-To: <2B6F9BE95AA9B94C9C75E366144F4D4D15251E23BC@EX10.asurite.ad.asu.edu> References: <2B6F9BE95AA9B94C9C75E366144F4D4D15251E23BC@EX10.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Message-ID: <004501cbd2d5$65801170$30803450$@ngtvoice.com> Unfortunately I think you'll find DNS profiles are not backwards compatible. However if you export the 'custom word list' and any custom commands you should be able to 'start over' without sacrificing too much...ed. Yours sincerely, Edward S. Rosenthal President and CEO Next Generation Technologies, Inc. (NGT, Inc.) 20006 Cedar Valley Rd. #101 Lynnwood, Wa. 98036 425-744-1100 ext.15 EM: edward@ngtvoice.com URL: http://www.ngtvoice.com Skype: ed.rosenthal7 From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Eric Morin Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 12:49 PM To: DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Cc: athen@athenpro.org Subject: [Athen] Dragon Natuarally Speaking voice profiles Does anyone know if you can use voice profiles from DNS v10 in DNS v9? Eric Morin Technology Support Analyst Assistant USI Technology Services Arizona State University at the West campus 602-543-8139 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hascherdss at gmail.com Tue Feb 22 15:39:04 2011 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Classroom Management Systems Message-ID: Hi all, Previously one of the university's departments used SyncronEyes from SmartTech as their classroom management system. However, the computer labs have been upgraded to Windows 7 64 bit, so they will either have to purchase version of SyncronEyes that will run on the new opsys or looking at other CMS. They are looking at Faronics' Insight. Anyone have any ideas regarding accessibility issues for screenreaders, users with mobility issues, etc??? Any help will be appreciated! 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 +++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Wed Feb 23 10:06:00 2011 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Sharing Jaws and Zoomtext licenses Across Subnets? In-Reply-To: <6123AE3F-CAE3-4484-84AF-98CC590B92C8@gmail.com> References: <6123AE3F-CAE3-4484-84AF-98CC590B92C8@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4D654C88.9010809@stanford.edu> > For jaws do local installs instead of > network installs of the program. Create > a system environment variable with the > name LSFOREHOST and variable that is the > IP address of the license server on the > computer u want jaws to run. We basically did what Jeff outlined, but still had license access issues with JAWS when spread across the campus and dealing with multiple subdomains or subnets. We opened all the relevant firewall ports and tried several different solutions, but could not get JAWS on the local machine to "see" the license server. The only time we could get it to work was when the machines were both on the same subnet. Freedom Sci was really no help whatsoever as it took multiple phone calls to find someone who could even identify the correct ports that JAWS required to interact with the license server. At one point, we had a tech who reported that it just was not possible to run JAWS in a network environment (that was a *very* short conversation). When we reported the error message we kept getting, tech support said that it was likely firewall issue even though we had followed their directions regarding open ports. In the end, the response I got was "sorry, but is there anything else I can help you with?". As we had an immediate situation that required access to a specific computer, we just reverted a license back to a local install for the specific machine. Not ideal, but it took care of the short-term problem and has given us some time to review different technology for the long term. As nearly all of the students prefer to use their own computer, I am looking at NVDA for the computer labs and then loaning out JAWS - or another screen-reader - to students as requested. So, in short, we couldn't find a workable solution that would support the entire campus and are planning to try some other solutions (e.g., Supernova, Serotek, etc.) to see what may work. Take care, Sean -- Sean Keegan, M.S. Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae From akander1 at wisc.edu Sun Feb 20 09:47:07 2011 From: akander1 at wisc.edu (ALICE ANDERSON) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] is there a service that is capable of converting inaccessible PDF's In-Reply-To: <003c01cbd11e$26db9560$7492c020$@ngtvoice.com> References: <4D5ED766.9030102@stanford.edu> <003c01cbd11e$26db9560$7492c020$@ngtvoice.com> Message-ID: <7690aa973905.4d60ff3b@wiscmail.wisc.edu> ATHEN, Does anyone know of a service (for fee) that is capable of converting inaccessible PDF's - those that are images, need reading order repair, etc.... that is capable of converting in a timely manner? quality accessible documents? ?????????????? Alice Anderson TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM ? Division of Information Technology (DoIT) ????? University of Wisconsin-Madison ???? 1210 West Dayton Street (3124) ???????????? Madison, WI 53706 ????????? Telephone: 608.262.2129 From gdietrich at htctu.net Wed Feb 23 10:28:06 2011 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] (no subject) Message-ID: Hello from Jacksonville, Florida, y'all! I am here in Florida at the LDA (Learning Disabilities Association of America) annual conference. We will be holding the meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities here at the conference. The meeting is open to the public, both in person and remotely. I have attached information (in both PDF and Word), and I have also copied the information below for those who receive the digested version of the lists and cannot open attachments. Please consider signing up to testify (see below) about the experiences of trying to obtain and create accessible materials for your students. Technically, the sign-up deadline has passed, so space cannot be guaranteed. If there is time available, however, you will still get a chance to speak, so please sign up TODAY if you are interested (see information below). Also, if you have colleagues in Jacksonville who work with students who have learning disabilities, or if you happen to know of students themselves who use alternate formats, *please* encourage them to come and speak during the walk-in portion of the hearing. It is very important that people speak so that the Commission understands how important these issues are to your students. If this meeting is not convenient for you, we will be holding another meeting in conjunction with the Multiple Perspectives Conference at the Ohio State University in May, Thanks everyone! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Commission Meeting February 24-25, 2011 Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Hotel 225 East Coastline Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Date: February 24 & 25, 2011, Room: Board Room 4 Commission Meeting and Public Hearing Internet Access The Commission meetings will be broadcast live via iLinc webinar on Thursday, February 24 (8:30 AM - 3:30 PM) and Friday February 25 (8:30 AM - 4:00 PM) and the Public Hearing on Thursday, February 24 (4:30 PM - 9:00 PM); all times Eastern . Webinar login information is noted below: The Commission strongly recommends that remote attendees perform a systems and audio test when first logging in at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled meeting time. The links below will be available 30 minutes prior to the start of each meeting. For internet audio, you will need either computer speakers or headphones to hear the proceedings. The Audio Wizard sets the volume for your speakers and microphone and configures your computer to use audio correctly. This ensures that you will be able to hear participants during the meetings. The Audio Wizard pops up automatically after you first install the iLinc Client. You can also run the Audio Wizard anytime you encounter audio problems during a session by going to Menu bar >Tools > Audio Wizard. Please note that all public meeting attendees will be muted throughout the meeting period. Meeting log-in information: Thursday, February 24 (8:30 AM - 3:30 PM): https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/rrrmxwh Day 1 of the third meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities Thursday, February 24 (4:30 PM - 9:00 PM): https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/yvyhyrz Public Hearing of the third meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities Friday, February 25 (8:30 AM - 4:00 PM): https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/rrrmrvz Day 2 of the third meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities Purpose of February 24th Public Hearing The purpose of the public hearing is for the Commission to receive information from its stakeholders on issues pertaining to accessible instructional materials in postsecondary education. The public hearing session will address issues related to law, technology, the market model, and low-incidence/high-cost materials. Additionally, the public hearing will focus on individual experiences related to accessible instructional materials in postsecondary education. Process for Public Testimony Participants who wish to comment at the public hearing should register in advance by calling Janet Gronneberg at CAST at 781-245-2212 (voice) or 781-245-9320 (TTY) or jgronneberg@cast.org by 5:00 PM EST February 18, 2011. When pre-registering, please provide the following information: Name, organizational affiliation, title, email address and phone number, additionally, please indicate whether you plan to offer comments in person or remotely. If you intend to testify by telephone, please provide us with a phone number where you can be reached between 4:30 and 9:00 PM on Feb. 24th. See the guidelines below for specific information regarding in-person and remote testimony. Please note that the Commission is eager to hear from the public and has scheduled time at each of the upcoming Commission meetings for public comment. Priority will be given in the following order to those wishing to testify: In-person testimony, pre-registered Remote testimony, pre-registered Walk-in, unregistered NOTE: if the number of registrations for in-person on-site testimony reaches the maximum number of testimony periods available (approximately 22), the option for both remote and walk-in testimony will be withdrawn. Individuals who have pre-registered for remote testimony by 5:00 PM EST February 18, 2011 will be notified no later than 5:00 PM EST Tuesday, February 23, 2011 if remote testimony periods are no longer available. As noted in the Federal Register notice February 9, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 27), Members of the public who would like to offer comments may submit written comments to AIMCommission@ed.gov or by mail to Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities, 550 12th St., SW., Room PCP-5113, Washington, DC 20202. Public Testimony Guidelines Comments will be limited to five minutes per person or organization, but participants have the option of supplementing their testimony with written statements that will be part of the official public record. The Commission requests that organizations with multiple participants designate no more than one individual to speak on its behalf. The Commission strongly encourages participants to submit their comments electronically in advance of the public hearing to jgronneberg@cast.org. If PowerPoint slides will be used during testimony they MUST be submitted to jgronneberg@cast.org by February 21, 2011. In-person testimony, pre-registered Participants who register by February 18, 2011 should report to the hearing registration desk at Board Room 4, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront at 4:00 PM on Thursday, February 24, 2011. Each five-minute testimony will be scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis beginning at 4:30 PM. Remote testimony, pre-registered Members of the public may offer a five-minute testimony remotely via telephone for any available testimony period on February 24. Participants wishing to testify remotely must pre-register by calling Janet Gronneberg at CAST at 781-245-2212 (voice) or 781-245-9320 (TTY) or emailing jgronneberg@cast.org by 5:00 PM EST February 18, 2011. Remote testimony requests will be placed in the testimony queue in the order of pre-registration received. Following the scheduling of pre-registered individuals on-site on February 24, 2011, pre-registered individuals wishing to testify remotely will be notified by telephone and email beginning at 4:30 PM of their assigned testimony time period, and to be available within a 30-minute window. Confirmation of an available time slot will be sent via email and voice to the contact email address and telephone number provided during pre-registration. Walk-in, unregistered A period of time will be reserved for individuals who choose to not register in advance. A sign-up sheet will be available at the hotel (Board Room 4). Participation in the hearing for unregistered participants will be subject to availability. Additional Information Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order to attend the public hearing (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or material in alternative format) should notify Elizabeth Shook at (202) 245-7642, or Mary O'Malley momalley@cast.org no later than February 18, 2011. We will make every attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date, but cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: PSC Meeting hearing protocol_Jacksonville FINAL.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 117205 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: PSC Meeting hearing protocol_Jacksonville FINAL.doc Type: application/msword Size: 760832 bytes Desc: not available URL: From Vasquez at sbcc.edu Thu Feb 24 14:24:18 2011 From: Vasquez at sbcc.edu (Laurie Vasquez) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Job openings In-Reply-To: <0C1D5CD5C5CD41FFA81236FBABA7D2D5@htctu.fhda.edu> References: <0C1D5CD5C5CD41FFA81236FBABA7D2D5@htctu.fhda.edu> Message-ID: <4D666A12.1869.00F8.0@sbcc.edu> Online applications are invited for the following FT, tenure-track faculty positions at Santa Barbara City College: Director, Disabled Student Programs & Services FT, 10 Mos + 20 Extended Days Counselor, Disabled Student Programs & Services FT, 10 Mos + 20 Extended Days Online applications are invited for the following 1-year temporary contract position @ 60%: Learning Disabilities Specialist, Disabled Student Programs & Services 10 Mos + 12 Extended Days For detailed descriptions and link to the on-line application system, please visit our website at: https://jobs.sbcc.edu From skeegan at stanford.edu Fri Feb 25 11:14:37 2011 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Accessible Instructional Materials - Commission Participation Invite In-Reply-To: <0C1D5CD5C5CD41FFA81236FBABA7D2D5@htctu.fhda.edu> References: <0C1D5CD5C5CD41FFA81236FBABA7D2D5@htctu.fhda.edu> Message-ID: <4D67FF9D.6000800@stanford.edu> Is anyone else trying to participate in the Accessible Instructional Materials meeting and using a Mac? I have been trying to get the system to work and while it says I pass the "system test", I cannot actually get into the meeting. I get to the page where it downloads a java file (iLink-session-1.jnlp) and then nothing happens. I just thought it was full yesterday, but it seems that this audio system does not play nice with Macs... Anyone else able to connect? Take care, Sean On 2/17/11 9:09 PM, Gaeir Dietrich wrote: > *Subject:*Accessible Instructional Materials - Commission Participation > Invite > > AHEAD Logo Gradient (blue on white) > > > > > February 17, 2011 > > > > Good Afternoon, > > Next week, on Thursday and Friday (February 24 and 25), the U.S. > Department of Education's /Commission on Accessible Instructional > Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities > /will be meeting and holding a public hearing in conjunction with the > LDA Conference in Jacksonville, FL. This is the first of three such > meetings/hearings; the next two will be in Columbus, OH in early May, > and in July in Seattle in conjunction with the AHEAD Conference. We'll > be sure to provide you with detailed information about these future > meetings when the final arrangements are available. > > In the meanwhile if you're not in the Jacksonville area, you may want to > virtually "sit in" on next week's meeting at your convenience. The > meeting will be available for virtual attendance via */ilinc/* and text > stream. The following are details that you can use if interested. > > The url for the text stream will be: > http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CAST > > > > This stream will be in addition to the */ilinc/* PowerPoint and audio > presentations referenced below: > > *Thursday, February 24 (8:30 AM - 3:30 PM)*: > https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/rrrmxwh > > > > /Day 1 of the third meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible > Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with > Disabilities/ > > // > > *Thursday, February 24 (4:30 PM - 9:00 PM)*: > https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/yvyhyrz > > > > /Public Hearing of the third meeting of the Advisory Commission on > Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for > Students with Disabilities/ > > // > > *Friday, February 25 (8:30 AM - 4:00 PM)*: > https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/rrrmrvz > > > > /Day 2 of the third meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible > Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with > Disabilities/ > > // > > In order to access both streams simultaneously you will need to position > both windows on your computer screen. > > This Commission is chaired by AHEAD Member, Gaeir Dietrich, and AHEAD is > represented on the Commission by Stephan Hamlin-Smith. AHEAD will be > sure to keep you abreast of important developments regarding the > Commission's work in coming weeks. For more about the work of the > Commission please visit their website at: > http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/aim/index.html > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -- Sean Keegan, M.S. Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae From nettiet at gmail.com Fri Feb 25 19:33:32 2011 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Ficher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 In-Reply-To: <003c01cbd11e$26db9560$7492c020$@ngtvoice.com> References: <4D5ED766.9030102@stanford.edu> <003c01cbd11e$26db9560$7492c020$@ngtvoice.com> Message-ID: <739B6359-1587-463D-B5D8-C07D52B64AE7@gmail.com> Thank you Ed. This is not a laptop but it is a touch smart computer which has everything housed in the base so it might very similar to a laptop. Now, I am assuming that i go into the control panel. But not too sure. If you have simple directions, I would be greatly appreciated. Nettle Sent from my iPad On Feb 20, 2011, at 8:49 AM, "Ed. Rosenthal" wrote: > I'm 'late to this thread'; if this is a laptop and you've not yet 'disabled' the onboard mic you may find this proves useful...ed. > > > > > > Yours sincerely, > > > > Edward S. Rosenthal > > President and CEO > > Next Generation Technologies, Inc. (NGT, Inc.) > > 20006 Cedar Valley Rd. #101 > > Lynnwood, Wa. 98036 > > 425-744-1100 ext.15 > > EM: edward@ngtvoice.com > > URL: http://www.ngtvoice.com > > Skype: ed.rosenthal7 > > > > > > > > > > From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Nettie Fischer > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 1:20 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Dragon with Windows 7 > > > > Thanks, > > > > I do have a wired USB mic and will check out that option. > > > > Nettie > > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Sean J Keegan wrote: > > > yes, I am using a usb microphone. > > its a logitech usb bluetooth > > Do you have the option of using a wired USB microphone to test if it could be the microphone? > > Something we encountered with moving from DNS 10 to DNS 11 - we had DNS 10 with regular USB mics that used the computer's sound card and had good success with the speech recognition. When we moved to DNS 11, those same microphones did not perform as well and so I tried an Andrea USB microphone with integrated sound card (model NC-181VM USB). After making the switch to the Andrea USB mic, we have had no issues with the microphone and DNS seemed to function much more reliably. > > If you have the opportunity, you may try using a wired USB mic to see if that has an impact on DNS. > > You can always check the Dragon hardware compatibility chart to see how many "dragons" a mic scores (more "dragons" being better). The compatibility chart is available at: > http://support.nuance.com/compatibility/ > > > > > Take care, > Sean > > -- > Sean Keegan, M.S. > Associate Director, Assistive Technology > Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University > http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org > > > > > -- > > Nettie T. Fischer, ATP > Assistive Technology Professional > > RESNA Certified > > California Certified NPA > Nettiet, ATP Consultants > www.nettietatpconsultants.com > [916] 222-3492 Office > (916) 704-1456 Cell > > > > _______________________________________________ > Athen mailing list > Athen@athenpro.org > http://athenpro.org/mailman/listinfo/athen_athenpro.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net Mon Feb 28 12:08:46 2011 From: ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] RFB&D now available on iOS devices Message-ID: <84645E29-8B23-494E-9FBC-B2CFF8A34AB7@techpotential.net> App now available for listening to RFB&D audiobooks on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch ($19.99): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rfb-d-audio/id418888450?mt=8 (Please forgive the multiple posts.) - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net From burke at mso.umt.edu Mon Feb 28 13:18:21 2011 From: burke at mso.umt.edu (Burke, Dan (DSS)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] RFB&D now available on iOS devices In-Reply-To: <84645E29-8B23-494E-9FBC-B2CFF8A34AB7@techpotential.net> References: <84645E29-8B23-494E-9FBC-B2CFF8A34AB7@techpotential.net> Message-ID: Interesting that there's a charge, as Bookshare plans as well. Wonder if students with pay this amount -- about 20 times that of the average app, and all the other reading options from these two major textbook libraries are free! Dan Dan Burke Assistant Director/Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Services for Students The University of Montana Emma B. Lommasson Center 154 Missoula, MT 59812 406.243.4424 406.243.5330 FAX www.umt.edu/disability -----Original Message----- From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Shelley Haven Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 1:09 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] RFB&D now available on iOS devices App now available for listening to RFB&D audiobooks on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch ($19.99): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rfb-d-audio/id418888450?mt=8 (Please forgive the multiple posts.) - 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