From gdietrich at htctu.net Mon Apr 2 10:10:03 2012 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: White House Champions of Change: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for people with disabilities Message-ID: <4AF678D1ED124F7A97CF21DF72FD4C36@htctu.fhda.edu> Subject: White House Champions of Change: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for people with disabilities The White House Friday, March 23, 2012 White House Champions of Change: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for people with disabilities If you received this email as a forward but would like to be added to the White House Disability Group email list, please visit our website at http://www.whitehouse.gov/disability-issues-contact and fill out the "contact us" form in the disabilities section, or you can email us at disability@who.eop.gov and provide your full name, city, state, and organization. Good afternoon, I'm excited to share with you news about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for people with disabilities. The White House Office of Public Engagement http://www.whitehouse.gov/engage, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Education are partnering to highlight individuals doing great work to increase STEM opportunities in education and employment and we need your help in finding those Champions! Can you reach out to your colleagues and partners to help us identify Champions across the country? To nominate a champion, follow this link: http://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/white-house-champions-change-science-techn ology-engineering-and-math-stem-people-disabilitie Feel free to post this information or the nomination link on your website, in emails or any other way. We will be taking submissions beginning immediately through midnight on April 7. We appreciate your help in finding great stories from around the country. Thank you. White House Champions of Change: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for people with disabilities The White House Champions of Change program highlights the stories and examples of citizens across the country that represent President Obama's vision of out-innovating, out-educating, and out-building the rest of the world through projects and initiatives that move their communities forward. Each week, the Office of Public Engagement (OPE) hosts an event to honor those who are "Winning the Future" and further empower and inspire other members of their respective communities. Agency representatives and White House Policy Offices participate in the events and host discussions on amplifying best practices learned in each area. This May, the Departments of Education and Labor along with the White House Office of Public Engagement will host a Champions of Change to highlight individuals, organizations, schools, or companies that are making a positive impact in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for people with disabilities in the areas of employment and education. For example, a Champion's work may entail: * Hiring people with disabilities in STEM fields * Making STEM materials accessible for people with disabilities * Advancing educational opportunities for people with disabilities in STEM * Promoting STEM opportunities for people with disabilities * Developing programs or initiatives that change attitudes about STEM for people with disabilities * Inventing STEM products for people with disabilities Please submit nominations by midnight on April 7 by utilizing this form: http://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/white-house-champions-change-science-techn ology-engineering-and-math-stem-people-disabilitie Please note that multiple submissions do not increase likelihood of being selected. If you'd like to learn more about the program, previous, Champions of Change, or nominate someone for a future event, you can visit http://www.whitehouse.gov/champions Stay Connected flickr Flickr itunes iTunes This email was sent to holly.anderson@ed.gov Manage Subscriptions for holly.anderson@ed.gov Sign Up for Updates from the White House Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House . 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW . Washington, DC 20500 . 202-456-1111 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hunziker at email.arizona.edu Mon Apr 2 10:17:47 2012 From: hunziker at email.arizona.edu (Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Lecture Capture Solutions Message-ID: <4E9F2CF9FA1DA0479F02A1219FE22563023C2E2AAE@VA3DIAXVS4B1.RED001.local> Hi all, The University of Arizona is looking at a campus-wide solution for lecture capture/blended learning options. As we are currently meeting with all of the major vendors in this area, I'm wondering if any of you have information you'd like to share in terms of accessibility. If you have information on either the student interaction or faculty/instructor interaction, I'd be interested in all feedback! 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 hunziker@email.arizona.edu http://drc.arizona.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Lissner.2 at osu.edu Mon Apr 2 20:01:13 2012 From: Lissner.2 at osu.edu (Lissner, Scott) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] April 4th at 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time is the last day to submit comment your voice is important! Message-ID: Please Share *April 4th is the last day to have your voice heard: Submit a comment to commemorate Disability Rights With less than two days left to comment there are only 617 public comments posted on Regulations.Gov . The majority are of currently from the ?hospitality industry? and consider a lift (at $2,000 - $4,000 before tax credits) too high a price for equal access because there are too few individuals who need them. Do you think that is representative of America? Points to consider: ? The new rules would enable people with disabilities to access pools at fitness centers in their communities, while on business trips or when on vacation providing social and exercise opportunities that are critical to health. ? The final regulation language published in September 2010 on accessible entry and exit from swimming pools and spas been through an exhaustive, deliberative and very public process that began September 30th, 2004; all parties had ample opportunity comment. ? Owners and operators have had eighteen months since the 2010 standards were initially promulgated to address any issues or questions about compliance. . ? The concepts of program accessibility and readily achievable barrier removal provide operators and business owners with alternatives and protections against undue financial burdens that are not offset by available tax incentives for improving access to business. ? Justice should move forward without further delay to make effective the requirements to provide access to pools, wading pools, and spas on May 21, 2012, and to resist this sudden realization of impact resulting in last minute efforts to undermine the seven year deliberative and inclusive process that lead to the development of the standard. Ignorance is not excuse The Department should also clarify that the current delay applies only to existing pools, wading pools, and spas and does not excuse newly constructed or altered pools during this period. Comment at http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=DOJ-CRT-2012-0006-0001 *What does April, civil rights and swimming pools have in common? Thirty Five Years ago (April 5, 1977) thousands of disabled protestors converged on federal offices around the country demanding that the equal rights legislation Congress had passed five years earlier be implemented. In San Francisco they took over the Health Education and Welfare office. On April 28, 1977 they ended the longest occupation of a federal building in U.S. history when the regulations implementing Section 504 were signed into law. Section 504 laid the foundation for the Americans With Disabilities Act and it?s Standards for Accessible Design. Currently a section of those standards assuring access to swimming pools at hotels, motels, gyms,? is being challenged "The San Francisco 504 sit-in did not succeed because of a brilliant strategy by a few disability leaders. It succeeded because the Deaf people set up a communication system from the 4th floor windows inside the building to the plaza down below; because the Black Panther Party brought a hot dinner to all 150 participants every single night; because people from community organizing backgrounds taught us how to make collaborative decisions; because friends came and washed our hair in the janitor's closet sink. The people doing disability rights work in the 1970s rarely agreed on policies, or even on approaches. The successes came because people viewed each other as invaluable resources working towards a common goal." (Corbett Joan O'Toole, Ragged Edge Online October 19, 2005) I then decided to look at a random sample of submissions with just a person?s name, and Gerald Powell?s comment was the first random one I looked and it was so extreme and offensive, that I had to share it. Submitter Information Name: Gerald Powell General Comment The pool lift is an unnecessary expense. Most lodging facilities pools are open 3 months out of the year. It is an amenity that many guest want but few use. In 22 years of working in hotels not once have I had a person need assistance in or out of the pool. If I had I would not have allowed them in the pool. Safety is the foremost concern. If someone is unable to safely get in and out of a pool without aid I do not want them in my pool. Furthermore, if someone who needed a lift to get in and out of a pool had some type of paralysis, there is a very real possibility they may have lack of bowel control. Then I am dealing with a real health issue. Due I then have the right to charge that person the cost of cleaning the pool as well as loss of revenue from my pool being close? It should be an individual business's choice to cater to a special needs group. I then looked at about another 15 or 20 comments with no organizational affiliations and they seem to be split about half and half of people with disabilities saying in essence we have waited long enough and others that say pool lifts should be delayed or were not necessary or should be a business decision or something to that effect. I have no idea how representative my random sample was but it is clear the industry is getting a ton of their members to submit comments. So if you have not commented, please do. Here is the link: http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=DOJ-CRT-2012-0006-0001 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From norm.coombs at gmail.com Tue Apr 3 21:00:41 2012 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] 5 EASI Webinars re E-book reading and authoring accessibility Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20120403205827.097e3f08@pop.gmail.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mikegibson at boisestate.edu Wed Apr 4 10:53:22 2012 From: mikegibson at boisestate.edu (Mike Gibson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Lecture Capture Solutions In-Reply-To: <4E9F2CF9FA1DA0479F02A1219FE22563023C2E2AAE@VA3DIAXVS4B1.RED001.local> References: <4E9F2CF9FA1DA0479F02A1219FE22563023C2E2AAE@VA3DIAXVS4B1.RED001.local> Message-ID: Please post to list. WE are beginning the same scenario here at Boise State. ------------------ Mike Gibson Assistive Technology Coordinator Boise State University Disability Resource Center 1910 University Dr. Boise, ID 83725-1375 O: (208) 426-1583 F: (208) 426-3785 Email: mikegibson@boisestate.edu *From:* athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of *Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) *Sent:* Monday, April 02, 2012 11:18 AM *To:* Network, Access Technology Higher Education ( athen-list@u.washington.edu) *Subject:* [Athen] Lecture Capture Solutions Hi all, The University of Arizona is looking at a campus-wide solution for lecture capture/blended learning options. As we are currently meeting with all of the major vendors in this area, I?m wondering if any of you have information you?d like to share in terms of accessibility. If you have information on either the student interaction or faculty/instructor interaction, I?d be interested in all feedback! 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 hunziker@email.arizona.edu http://drc.arizona.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Wed Apr 4 13:44:46 2012 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] iPad app search Message-ID: <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180488DFC27C@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Hello all, I've had a request from a colleague that I'm not knowledgeable enough to answer. She has a 5-year-old granddaughter with persepction delay. It causes her difficulties in reading. She spells everything phonetically. They are looking for an app for either the iPod or iPad that can assist. The support she is asking for is the ability to speak a word and have the app spell it for her. Does anybody have any ideas? I recommended looking at Dragon, but I'm not sure if it will give them all they need for a 5-year-old. Thanks. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 913-288-7671 rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From travis at travisroth.com Wed Apr 4 13:55:02 2012 From: travis at travisroth.com (Travis Roth) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] iPad app search In-Reply-To: <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180488DFC27C@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> References: <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180488DFC27C@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Message-ID: <026a01cd12a5$35581040$a00830c0$@travisroth.com> The newest iPad and iPhones have a dictate button (icon) you activate and it accepts your dictation. Like Dragon, but built in. I do not think this is on the iPod yet. From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 3:45 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] iPad app search Hello all, I've had a request from a colleague that I'm not knowledgeable enough to answer. She has a 5-year-old granddaughter with persepction delay. It causes her difficulties in reading. She spells everything phonetically. They are looking for an app for either the iPod or iPad that can assist. The support she is asking for is the ability to speak a word and have the app spell it for her. Does anybody have any ideas? I recommended looking at Dragon, but I'm not sure if it will give them all they need for a 5-year-old. Thanks. 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URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Wed Apr 4 14:55:04 2012 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Using HD webcam as portable magnifier? Message-ID: <4F7CC338.8090304@stanford.edu> Hello all, Has anyone tried using an HD webcam for a laptop as a substitute for a portable magnifier in the classroom? I am familiar with the "portable" options like the Clarity PCMate and the Onyx Swing Arm, but these are designed for Windows computers and I am dealing with a Mac. Additionally, there is a desire to have a very discreet solution such that it does not take up much space in the class. Most webcams are designed for video chat or displaying an image that is within a few feet of the camera, but has anyone tried an HD version? I am thinking about options where the student sits in the front of the class with images displayed on chalkboards/whiteboards. Take care, Sean -- Sean Keegan Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae From Cindy.Jepsen at asu.edu Wed Apr 4 15:24:29 2012 From: Cindy.Jepsen at asu.edu (Cynthia Jepsen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Using HD webcam as portable magnifier? In-Reply-To: <4F7CC338.8090304@stanford.edu> References: <4F7CC338.8090304@stanford.edu> Message-ID: <61439AED3DBBA347ABF0C935E307DA65070C1056@exmbt02.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Hi Sean. We just purchased the HD ZoomText Camera. It's mounted on a very tight gooseneck and needs to be about 4" from the image. I had a lot of trouble with clarity and smoothing. It seemed that the camera was constantly shaking and moving in space. The gooseneck seemed stable but I'm guessing it was not. Because it had to be so close to the image, you had to move the paper around a lot. Not reasonable. It showed well at CSUN but in reality it was not a good option for us. Cindy -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 2:55 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Using HD webcam as portable magnifier? Hello all, Has anyone tried using an HD webcam for a laptop as a substitute for a portable magnifier in the classroom? I am familiar with the "portable" options like the Clarity PCMate and the Onyx Swing Arm, but these are designed for Windows computers and I am dealing with a Mac. Additionally, there is a desire to have a very discreet solution such that it does not take up much space in the class. Most webcams are designed for video chat or displaying an image that is within a few feet of the camera, but has anyone tried an HD version? I am thinking about options where the student sits in the front of the class with images displayed on chalkboards/whiteboards. Take care, Sean -- Sean Keegan Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From winkharner at mesacc.edu Wed Apr 4 16:53:32 2012 From: winkharner at mesacc.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Using HD webcam as portable magnifier? In-Reply-To: <4F7CC338.8090304@stanford.edu> References: <4F7CC338.8090304@stanford.edu> Message-ID: <000001cd12be$244bb540$6ce31fc0$@edu> Sean et al, The flip camera is compatible with Mac (download the software). My thought is that it might be more stable with a mini desktop tripod of some kind. Video files can be stored on the computer or uploaded to a cloud storage & students can view later. Can be used in the classroom to capture the board and would not take up much desk space. Here's a link: http://support.theflip.com/en-us/home Wink -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 2:55 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Using HD webcam as portable magnifier? Hello all, Has anyone tried using an HD webcam for a laptop as a substitute for a portable magnifier in the classroom? I am familiar with the "portable" options like the Clarity PCMate and the Onyx Swing Arm, but these are designed for Windows computers and I am dealing with a Mac. Additionally, there is a desire to have a very discreet solution such that it does not take up much space in the class. Most webcams are designed for video chat or displaying an image that is within a few feet of the camera, but has anyone tried an HD version? I am thinking about options where the student sits in the front of the class with images displayed on chalkboards/whiteboards. Take care, Sean -- Sean Keegan Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From nettiet at gmail.com Wed Apr 4 18:45:53 2012 From: nettiet at gmail.com (Nettie Fischer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Best Buy Deal of the Day: Dragon Premium Naturally Speaking In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Heidi, where do I go to locate the 'deal?" nettie On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Heidi Scher wrote: > Just noticed that today's Best Buy Deal is DNS Premium for $80, + free > shipping. > > Just thought I'd throw it out there for everyone - Still has 7 hours left. > > 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 > +++++++++++++++ > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu > http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > -- *Nettie T. Fischer, ATP Assistive Technology Professional* *RESNA Certified* *California Certified NPA Nettiet, ATP Consultants www.nettietatpconsultants.com [916] 222-3492 Office* *[916] 686-1860 FAX (916) 704-1456 Cell* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Wed Apr 4 22:18:07 2012 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Free Webinar: Online Higher Education & Accessibility Message-ID: On Tuesday April 10th 2-3:30p.m. ET Eduventure will hold the first in our two-part webinar session "Online Higher Education & Accessibility." About the Roundtable: Online higher education is always associated with access, but what happens when online delivery itself is a barrier? In May 2011, the U.S. Department of Education released additional guidance on the applicability of a prior "Dear Colleague" letter concerning accessibility and new technology in K-12 and postsecondary education. The "Dear Colleague" responded to successful complaints, brought by the National Federation for the Blind (NFB) and others, against a number of universities and other education organizations relating to either inaccessibility of specific devices, such as e-readers, or inaccessibility across a host of technologies. The May 2011 guidance emphasized that online courses and programs, and associated online services, must be accessible to students, faculty and staff with disabilities, consistent with the Americans With Disabilities Act (1990). This also applies to pilot programs used to evaluate a new tool or technology, and to schools and programs that currently do not enroll any disabled students. This guidance appeared amid a host of other federal regulation pertaining to online delivery, such as state authorization, the credit hour rule and Gainful Employment under the "Program Integrity" banner. Many schools were taken up with these developments, and may have missed the full implications of the accessibility guidance. A late 2010 survey from WCET found that at many schools online learning is decentralized to the point that the average institution may be vulnerable to legal challenge around accessibility. As the online higher education market grows more competitive, and various vendors and technologies tout alleged pedagogical and experiential enhancements, schools are looking for ways to stand out and improve educational value. As schools seek to make online delivery more interactive and media-rich, accessibility may be the unwitting victim. It is not clear that schools are adequately taking into account accessibility requirements, nor that in such a fast-moving space "good practice" is straightforward or stable. Our Panelists: Webcast - Part I: Understanding the Law - Online Higher Education and Accessibility Tuesday, April 10, 2-3:30 pm ET * Alex Cohen - PhD candidate at the LeBow College of Business at Drexel University, Graduate of the online Master of Science in Hospitality Management Program at Drexel University * Daniel F. Goldstein - Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP * Kelly Hermann - Director, Office of College-wide Disability Services, Empire State College, SUNY * Mark A. Riccobono - Executive Director, Jernigan Institute, National Federation of the Blind * Howard A. Rosenblum - CEO, National Association of the Deaf To register for this Roundtable, please click here . 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AHG focuses on accessible media, universal design, best practices for Web & media design, accessible curriculum, alternate format and other topics related to accessibility in higher education and other environments. The speaker proposal form can be found at: http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference/speaker_info2012.html. You can also view last year's sessions to get a sense of the typical agenda and range of topics. If you have any questions about proposal submission, contact Howard Kramer at 303-492-8672 or at the email below. Derek Featherstone Announced as this Year's Keynote Speaker We are also very pleased to announce that Derek Featherstone, internationally known authority on accessibility and web development, a respected technical trainer, and author, will be this year's AHG keynote speaker. Creator of in-depth courses on HTML, CSS, DOM Scripting, and Web 2.0 applications, his approach never fails to champion the cause of web standards and universal accessibility. As founder of Simply Accessible, he has been an in-demand consultant to government agencies, educational institutions, and private sector companies since 1999. He is Group Lead of The Web Standards Project and has served on its Accessibility and DOM Scripting Task Forces. Derek will also conduct hands-on workshops and other sessions at the conference. e-mail: hkramer@colorado.edu Conference URL: http://www.colorado.edu/ATconference *If needed, a second round RFP will be announced shortly after the April 6 first-round deadline. Note: there is no guaranty that there will be a second round opportunity. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net Wed Apr 4 23:56:19 2012 From: ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] iPad app search In-Reply-To: <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180488DFC27C@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> References: <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180488DFC27C@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Message-ID: Regardless of the recognition accuracy of the app used (whether Siri, Dragon Dictation, or anything else), the problem is that the child would have no way to know if such an app were spelling the word she spoke. If the word were misrecognized, it would spell a different word, defeating the purpose. (...and my guess is that a 5-year-old's speech would be misrecognized fairly often -- many don't have the necessary vocal motor or language planning skills at that age, and recognizing speech is further compromised by speaking only a single word without any context.) Perhaps they need to re-examine what they want to accomplish by having an app spell the word -- in essence, redefine the problem they wish to solve. At 5 years old she's just learning to read, and there would be numerous other approaches to tackle the phonetic spelling issue. - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net On Apr 4, 2012, at 1:44 PM, Robert Beach wrote: > Hello all, > > I?ve had a request from a colleague that I?m not knowledgeable enough to answer. She has a 5-year-old granddaughter with persepction delay. It causes her difficulties in reading. She spells everything phonetically. > > They are looking for an app for either the iPod or iPad that can assist. The support she is asking for is the ability to speak a word and have the app spell it for her. Does anybody have any ideas? I recommended looking at Dragon, but I?m not sure if it will give them all they need for a 5-year-old. > > Thanks. > > > Robert Lee Beach > Assistive Technology Specialist > Kansas City Kansas Community College > 7250 State Avenue > Kansas City, KS 66112 > 913-288-7671 > rbeach@kckcc.edu > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu > http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerry.nies at email.und.edu Thu Apr 5 07:24:18 2012 From: gerry.nies at email.und.edu (Nies, Gerry) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Using HD webcam as portable magnifier? In-Reply-To: <000001cd12be$244bb540$6ce31fc0$@edu> References: <4F7CC338.8090304@stanford.edu> <000001cd12be$244bb540$6ce31fc0$@edu> Message-ID: <118804CFE943714ABAC13E16392680F814C07C8A3E@VA3DIAXVS501.RED001.local> Looked at the Flip camera site and saw they are no longer going to be available "Cisco Exits the Flip Video Business" http://www6.nohold.net/CiscoFlip/ukp.aspx?pid=2&app=vw&vw=1&login=1&json=1&docid=28c5b54b39954752a980acd61d9ea891_KB_EN_v1.xml -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:54 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: RE: [Athen] Using HD webcam as portable magnifier? Sean et al, The flip camera is compatible with Mac (download the software). My thought is that it might be more stable with a mini desktop tripod of some kind. Video files can be stored on the computer or uploaded to a cloud storage & students can view later. Can be used in the classroom to capture the board and would not take up much desk space. Here's a link: http://support.theflip.com/en-us/home Wink -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 2:55 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Using HD webcam as portable magnifier? Hello all, Has anyone tried using an HD webcam for a laptop as a substitute for a portable magnifier in the classroom? I am familiar with the "portable" options like the Clarity PCMate and the Onyx Swing Arm, but these are designed for Windows computers and I am dealing with a Mac. Additionally, there is a desire to have a very discreet solution such that it does not take up much space in the class. Most webcams are designed for video chat or displaying an image that is within a few feet of the camera, but has anyone tried an HD version? I am thinking about options where the student sits in the front of the class with images displayed on chalkboards/whiteboards. Take care, Sean -- Sean Keegan Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From ron at ahead.org Thu Apr 5 09:49:11 2012 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Using HD webcam as portable magnifier? In-Reply-To: <4F7CC338.8090304@stanford.edu> References: <4F7CC338.8090304@stanford.edu> Message-ID: <02e201cd134c$07407740$15c165c0$@ahead.org> How about an HD Camcorder of some sort? I am not aware of any webcams, even HD, that have the throw range to get usable information from the board. I have done this in two ways, with the camcorder connected to a decent display at the students seat, and with the student recording the material for viewing later in a more private space. You could also directly plug the camcorder into a MacBook with an appropriate adapter I do believe. Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Sean J Keegan Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 2:55 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Using HD webcam as portable magnifier? Hello all, Has anyone tried using an HD webcam for a laptop as a substitute for a portable magnifier in the classroom? I am familiar with the "portable" options like the Clarity PCMate and the Onyx Swing Arm, but these are designed for Windows computers and I am dealing with a Mac. Additionally, there is a desire to have a very discreet solution such that it does not take up much space in the class. Most webcams are designed for video chat or displaying an image that is within a few feet of the camera, but has anyone tried an HD version? I am thinking about options where the student sits in the front of the class with images displayed on chalkboards/whiteboards. Take care, Sean -- Sean Keegan Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Thu Apr 5 10:24:36 2012 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Using HD webcam as portable magnifier? In-Reply-To: <02e201cd134c$07407740$15c165c0$@ahead.org> References: <4F7CC338.8090304@stanford.edu> <02e201cd134c$07407740$15c165c0$@ahead.org> Message-ID: LVI has a version of the Magnilink camera that works on Mac. Not as discreet as a webcam and is much more expensive. It has a slimmer profile and is looks cooler than some of the other cameras. Plus it has the added feature of working incredibly well. Some students find that to be less important than how it looks. Years ago I had a friend that hooked up his digital camera with an optical zoom to his laptop and streamed the video so that I could see controls on some harware we were working on. He was using a digital SLR camera that was expensive but If someone knows of a cheaper ditital camera that can stream video through USB that would probably do what you want. If they need inverse contrast that might present a slight problem. Jeff On 4/5/12, Ron Stewart wrote: > How about an HD Camcorder of some sort? I am not aware of any webcams, even > HD, that have the throw range to get usable information from the board. I > have done this in two ways, with the camcorder connected to a decent display > at the students seat, and with the student recording the material for > viewing later in a more private space. You could also directly plug the > camcorder into a MacBook with an appropriate adapter I do believe. > > Ron Stewart > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu > [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Sean J > Keegan > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 2:55 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Using HD webcam as portable magnifier? > > Hello all, > > Has anyone tried using an HD webcam for a laptop as a substitute for a > portable magnifier in the classroom? > > I am familiar with the "portable" options like the Clarity PCMate and the > Onyx Swing Arm, but these are designed for Windows computers and I am > dealing with a Mac. Additionally, there is a desire to have a very discreet > solution such that it does not take up much space in the class. > > Most webcams are designed for video chat or displaying an image that is > within a few feet of the camera, but has anyone tried an HD version? I am > thinking about options where the student sits in the front of the class with > images displayed on chalkboards/whiteboards. > > Take care, > Sean > > -- > Sean Keegan > Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - > Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu > http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu > http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > From norm.coombs at gmail.com Thu Apr 5 11:45:27 2012 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] EASI 4-part, fee-based Series: Better E-books with DAISY EPUB and More Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20120405114349.0965a9a0@pop.gmail.com> EASI 4-part, fee-based Series: Better E-books with DAISY EPUB and More The accessibility of e-books is almost the hottest topic at disability-education-disability conferences. Because it is new, most of us don't know nearly enough about it. We don't know how it impacts our students, and we don't know what are the future prospects for accessibility. I can't urge you too strongly to take a serious look at attending this series. We are on the cutting edge of the coming e-book wave. Grab the wave and take the ride!!! HAVE NO FEAR! YOU TOO CAN DO IT! The EASI 4-part, fee-based Series: Better E-books with DAISY EPUB and More is scheduled for: April 10 and 17; May 1 and 8 Times all daylight saving: 11 AM Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 PM Central and 2 PM Eastern Weeks 1-2, (April 10 and 17), will focus on the DAISY authoring and reading products developed by Dolphin. Presenter: Jeff Bazer from Dolphin Computer Access in the US. Jeff will discuss EASY Converter, EASY Producer, and Easy Reader which now will read both DAISY and EPUB content. The buzz is that the epub 3 standard will be highly compatible with the DAISY format. We can expect authoring tools to handle both formats in the near future. Most hardware DAISY players now will handle books in epub2. Week 3, May 1: Overview of the epub and other e-document formats being used by publishers of e-books Presenter: Norm Coombs CEO of EASI, Professor Emeritus from RIT This Webinar will give an introduction to common document formats publishers are using for e-books including books for the Kindle, Nook, Blio and Adobe Digital editions. It will suggest ways that these proprietary formats may be converted to other formats and avoid being reader specific. It will point to tools that will enable writers to authorbooks in the epub format and tools to facilitate changing documents from one Week 4, May 8: Will demonstrate the add-in which will save Word Documents as DAISY Content Presenter: Craig Mill, Assistive Technology Advisor at CALL Scotland (Communication, Access, Literacy and Learning) This free add-in for Microsoft Word has been available for a few years, but it is being constantly simplified and improved. For example, it now handles accessible Math. The presentation will include YouTube videos Mill created to walk users through the process of making personal DAISY content. EASI Annual Members can register free for the series from http://easi.cc/member/index.htn where you will need your member username and password. We need your registration so we can send participants email updates and log in information There are some scholarships available at: http://easi.cc/scholarship.htm Non-members can register and pay the $225 registration for this 4-part series. You can pay by credit card, check or PO at the link below and select Web conferences and select the date for April 10. https://www.secure.servsite.com/easi/enrollment/enrollment_pal.shtml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It's never too late to become what you might have been. George Eliot Once you choose hope, anything's possible. Christopher Reeve Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for Students with Disabilities by Norman Coombs published by Jossey-Bass Oct 10,2010 http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470499044.html From Susan.Kelmer at Colorado.EDU Thu Apr 5 12:27:13 2012 From: Susan.Kelmer at Colorado.EDU (Susan Kelmer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Anyone happen to have an electronic copy of... Message-ID: <3E04A2F7AAD0E345B673D732D9A538072579A7880B@EXC3.ad.colorado.edu> Annual Editions: Physical Anthropology, 2012/2013 edition, ISBN 9780078051029, by Angeloni? McGraw can't give it to me because of copyright issues (it's a collection of readings). I'll take any electronic format at this point. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Coordinator Disability Services University of Colorado 303-735-4836 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: <3E04A2F7AAD0E345B673D732D9A538072579A7880B@EXC3.ad.colorado.edu> References: <3E04A2F7AAD0E345B673D732D9A538072579A7880B@EXC3.ad.colorado.edu> Message-ID: <164CDF52BD1F4136B3B1C1125C99E08D@htctu.fhda.edu> Learning Ally lists it in their catalog, although not as a download, so it might be CD only. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 12:27 PM To: dsshe-l@listserv.buffalo.edu; AccessTechnology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Anyone happen to have an electronic copy of... Annual Editions: Physical Anthropology, 2012/2013 edition, ISBN 9780078051029, by Angeloni? 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We will also demonstrate how to integrate iBooks Author textbooks with iTunes U courses." There is a brief but cheery accessibility section on the info page: http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/ If anyone has more info, please chime in! Thanks, Patrick -- Patrick J. Burke Coordinator UCLA Disabilities & Computing Program Phone: 310 206-6004 E-mail: burke@ucla.edu Location: 4909 Math Science Department Contact: dcp@oit.ucla.edu From gdietrich at htctu.net Fri Apr 6 14:16:09 2012 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] iBooks Author? In-Reply-To: <201204062020.q36KKRwU024188@mail.ucla.edu> References: <201204062020.q36KKRwU024188@mail.ucla.edu> Message-ID: <3581844DFC134344A4ADD7EB1CFE42EC@htctu.fhda.edu> Hi Patrick! I saw a presentation on it at CSUN, and it appeared that it is possible to create accessible e-books with the tool. We were also told that the tool itself is quite accessible, but I do not know what the reality might be as I have not yet tried it. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Patrick Burke Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 1:20 PM To: ATHEN Subject: [Athen] iBooks Author? Hi all, Wondering if anyone has any experience yet with the new iBooks Author from Apple? There's a presentation on our campus next week, so I'd like to know if I should prepare celebration banners or pitchforks. :) From the blurb: "iBooks Author is a new app that allows anyone to create Multi-Touch textbooks - and just about any other kind of book - for iPad. With galleries, video, interactive diagrams, 3D objects, and more. We will also demonstrate how to integrate iBooks Author textbooks with iTunes U courses." There is a brief but cheery accessibility section on the info page: http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/ If anyone has more info, please chime in! Thanks, Patrick -- Patrick J. Burke Coordinator UCLA Disabilities & Computing Program Phone: 310 206-6004 E-mail: burke@ucla.edu Location: 4909 Math Science Department Contact: dcp@oit.ucla.edu _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From Teresa.Haven at asu.edu Fri Apr 6 14:21:50 2012 From: Teresa.Haven at asu.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] iBooks Author? In-Reply-To: <3581844DFC134344A4ADD7EB1CFE42EC@htctu.fhda.edu> References: <201204062020.q36KKRwU024188@mail.ucla.edu> <3581844DFC134344A4ADD7EB1CFE42EC@htctu.fhda.edu> Message-ID: <41DBE0E04D07504A86D68558FE7BAB6B03B0E3A6@exmbt02.asurite.ad.asu.edu> One of my colleagues just bought a new Macbook for personal use and offered to bring it to me on Monday to let me try out iBooks Author. I'll do some experimentation and report back to anyone who would like to hear results. Teresa ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Supervisor, Alternative Format Services Disability Resource Center Arizona State University ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 2:16 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: RE: [Athen] iBooks Author? Hi Patrick! I saw a presentation on it at CSUN, and it appeared that it is possible to create accessible e-books with the tool. We were also told that the tool itself is quite accessible, but I do not know what the reality might be as I have not yet tried it. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Patrick Burke Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 1:20 PM To: ATHEN Subject: [Athen] iBooks Author? Hi all, Wondering if anyone has any experience yet with the new iBooks Author from Apple? There's a presentation on our campus next week, so I'd like to know if I should prepare celebration banners or pitchforks. :) From the blurb: "iBooks Author is a new app that allows anyone to create Multi-Touch textbooks - and just about any other kind of book - for iPad. With galleries, video, interactive diagrams, 3D objects, and more. We will also demonstrate how to integrate iBooks Author textbooks with iTunes U courses." There is a brief but cheery accessibility section on the info page: http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/ If anyone has more info, please chime in! Thanks, Patrick -- Patrick J. Burke Coordinator UCLA Disabilities & Computing Program Phone: 310 206-6004 E-mail: burke@ucla.edu Location: 4909 Math Science Department Contact: dcp@oit.ucla.edu _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From koupe at di.uoa.gr Fri Apr 6 21:17:45 2012 From: koupe at di.uoa.gr (Georgios Kouroupetroglou) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Call for book chapters: Assistive Technologies, Disability Informatics and Computer Access for Motor Limitations In-Reply-To: <4F709E6F.1070205@di.uoa.gr> References: <4F709E6F.1070205@di.uoa.gr> Message-ID: <4F7FBFE9.6060003@di.uoa.gr> http://speech.di.uoa.gr/motorAT.html Book title: *Assistive Technologies, Disability Informatics and Computer Access for Motor Limitations * Editor:*Georgios Kouroupetroglou,* Department of Informatics, University of Athens *Call for Chapters*: Proposals Submission Deadline: *April 30, 2012* *Introduction * Over the last few decades, members of industry, academia, and various professional disciplines, including rehabilitation sciences, occupational therapy, computer engineering (mainly developers of human-computer interfaces, Web designers and Web content providers), ergonomics, and teaching (especially inclusive and special education) have expressed increasingly strong interest in assistive technology for the disabled. The main forces that boost this interest come from: a) legislation and policy frameworks which support the disabled and their societal inclusion and participation and b) the demographics of an increasing aging population, given that the number of the disabled rises drastically for those over 65 years old (50% of those over 75 experience some loss of motor capability). The number of persons with motor disabilities is not inconsiderable. For example, studies in Europe show that 0.4% of the general population uses wheel chairs, 5% cannot walk without an aid, 0.3% cannot use their fingers, 0.1% cannot use an arm, 2.8% have reduced strength, and 1.4% have reduced co-ordination. Moreover, 0.3% of the general population is speech impaired due mainly to motor limitations. These disabilities range from mild and moderate up to severe loss of capability. Some individuals have multiple disabilities. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) tends to address motor limitations with one of two approaches: 1) to provide smart Assistive Technologies for improving life at home, leisure, work and school, and 2) to attempt not to exclude persons with disabilities from the Information Society (i.e. to provide accessibility to Web content and Internet services). ICT achieves these objectives with international accessibility standards and by adopting Design for All or Universal Design methodologies. Universal design in particular plays a significant role in reducing of the cost of the Assistive Technologies. Recent and emerging ICT technological approaches target all kinds of motor limitations, including the situation-based (occasional or transient loss of motor functionality), and are applied to the whole spectrum of user devices (including personal computers, notebooks, mobile phones). *Objective of the Book*: This book will focus on computer-based Assistive Technology and accessibility for individuals with motor limitations. Chapters will discuss the development of mature and smart computer-based assistive technologies and improved access for persons with motor limitations by: ? addressing unfolding scientific, methodological, and technological issues ? exploring how to systematically apply design principles, methodologies and tools ? explaining diversity in technological platforms and contexts of use, including trends in mobile interaction and ambient intelligence environments ? analyzing novel interaction methods and techniques for computer access for individuals with motor limitations, and ? discussing a variety of applications in diverse domains. The book will reflect recent developments, consolidate present knowledge, and point towards future perspectives on assistive technology and computer access for motor limitations. As a source of information for interdisciplinary and cross-thematic study, the book will provide a baseline for further in-depth studies, and serve as an important educational tool in an increasingly globalized research and development environment. *Target Audience: *The book targets readers from industry, academia and a variety of professions, including advanced students, researchers, system designers and developers, professionals and practitioners in rehabilitation engineering, computer science and engineering (mainly developers of human-computer interfaces, Web designers and Web content providers), occupational therapy, ergonomics, teaching and special education, clinical engineering, and health care. This book might be utilized as a reference in the field, an upper-level course supplement, a resource for instructors, etc. *Recommended topics*: Recommended topics include, but are not limited to the following: ? Assistive Technology and Computer Access, an introduction ? Requirements? Analysis of persons with motor limitations ? Switches, Scanning Techniques and Word Prediction methodologies for Computer Access ? Virtual and alternative keyboards ? Mouse emulation techniques and devices ? Haptic/Gesture based human-computer interaction ? Head/Eye tracking and gaze human-computer interaction ? Voice-based human-computer interaction ? Assistive Robotics for motor limitations ? Brain-wave human-computer interaction ? Computer Access options of operating systems ? Open Source Assistive Technology software for motor limitations ? Web Accessibility for persons with motor limitations ? Augmentative and Alternative Communication applications for the motor disabled ? Ambient Assistive Living for the motor disabled ? Evaluation Methodologies of computer input devices *Submission Procedure: *Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before April 30, 2012, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by August 10, 2012 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by November 30, 2012. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. *Publisher*: This book is scheduled to be published in 2013 by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the ?Information Science Reference? (formerly Idea Group Reference), ?Medical Information Science Reference,? ?Business Science Reference,? and ?Engineering Science Reference? imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. *Important Dates* April 30, 2012: Proposal Submission Deadline August 10, 2012: Notification of Acceptance November 30, 2012: Full Chapter Submission January 15, 2013: Review Results Returned March 15, 2013: Final Chapter Submission April 10, 2013: Final Deadline *Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) to*: Professor Georgios Kouroupetroglou, Email: koupe@di.uoa.gr *More Information*: http://speech.di.uoa.gr/motorAT.html http://bit.ly/H4KjQ6 -- // GeorgiosKouroupetroglou // // ???????? ??????????????? *University of Athens* Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, Panepistimiopolis, Ilisia, GR-15784, Athens, Greece tel.: +30 2107275305 fax: +30 2106018677 koupe@di.uoa.gr ** ***???????????? ??????* ????? ???????????? ??? ???????????????, ????????????????, ??????, 15784 ????? ???.: 2107275305 fax: 2106018677 koupe@di.uoa.gr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tschwanke at studentlife.wisc.edu Mon Apr 9 05:48:30 2012 From: tschwanke at studentlife.wisc.edu (Todd Schwanke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] iBooks Author? In-Reply-To: <3581844DFC134344A4ADD7EB1CFE42EC@htctu.fhda.edu> References: <201204062020.q36KKRwU024188@mail.ucla.edu> <3581844DFC134344A4ADD7EB1CFE42EC@htctu.fhda.edu> Message-ID: <20120409074830453.00000000636@bascp-0239-W> Patrick: What I've seen so far is encouraging, but, as the description mentions, you can only read these new multi-touch books on the iPad. So, they are dealing with a narrow band/audience of e-books. In terms of screen reader accessibility, that means iPad plus Voiceover. -Todd -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 4:16 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: RE: [Athen] iBooks Author? Hi Patrick! I saw a presentation on it at CSUN, and it appeared that it is possible to create accessible e-books with the tool. We were also told that the tool itself is quite accessible, but I do not know what the reality might be as I have not yet tried it. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Patrick Burke Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 1:20 PM To: ATHEN Subject: [Athen] iBooks Author? Hi all, Wondering if anyone has any experience yet with the new iBooks Author from Apple? There's a presentation on our campus next week, so I'd like to know if I should prepare celebration banners or pitchforks. :) From the blurb: "iBooks Author is a new app that allows anyone to create Multi-Touch textbooks - and just about any other kind of book - for iPad. With galleries, video, interactive diagrams, 3D objects, and more. We will also demonstrate how to integrate iBooks Author textbooks with iTunes U courses." There is a brief but cheery accessibility section on the info page: http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/ If anyone has more info, please chime in! Thanks, Patrick -- Patrick J. Burke Coordinator UCLA Disabilities & Computing Program Phone: 310 206-6004 E-mail: burke@ucla.edu Location: 4909 Math Science Department Contact: dcp@oit.ucla.edu _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From gdietrich at htctu.net Mon Apr 9 13:42:32 2012 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Accessibility & Online Higher Education Webinars Message-ID: <15D536074C9B4C65B580508343C9D352@htctu.fhda.edu> Accessibility & Online Higher Education - About the Webinars Online higher education is always associated with access, but what happens when online delivery itself is a barrier? In May 2011, the U.S. Department of Education released additional guidance on the applicability of a prior "Dear Colleague" letter concerning accessibility and new technology in K-12 and postsecondary education. The "Dear Colleague" responded to successful complaints, brought by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and others, against a number of universities and other education organizations relating to either inaccessibility of specific devices, such as e-readers, or inaccessibility across a host of technologies. The May 2011 guidance emphasized that online courses and programs, and associated online services, must be accessible to students, faculty and staff with disabilities, consistent with the Americans With Disabilities Act (1990). This also applies to pilot programs used to evaluate a new tool or technology, and to schools and programs that currently do not enroll any disabled students. As schools seek to make online delivery more interactive and media-rich, accessibility may be the unwitting victim. It is not clear that schools are adequately taking into account accessibility requirements, nor that in such a fast-moving space "good practice" is straightforward or stable. Two-Part Webinar Series & Our Panelists: Part I: Understanding the Law - Online Higher Education and Accessibility Tuesday, April 10, 2-3:30 pm ET * Alex Cohen - PhD candidate at the LeBow College of Business at Drexel University, Graduate of the online Master of Science in Hospitality Management Program at Drexel University * Daniel F. Goldstein - Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP * Kelly Hermann - Director, Office of College-wide Disability Services, Empire State College, SUNY * Mark A. Riccobono - Executive Director, Jernigan Institute, National Federation of the Blind * Howard A. Rosenblum - CEO, National Association of the Deaf To register for this Roundtable, please click here Part II: Working Towards Good Practice- Integrating Accessibility into Mainstream and Next Generation Online Higher Education Wednesday, April 18, 2-3:30 pm ET * William Welsh - Director, Office for Disability Services, The Pennsylvania State University * Cheryl Pruitt - Director, Accessible Technology Initiative, California State University Chancellor's Office * Gaeir Dietrich - Director, High Tech Center Training Unit, California Community Colleges * Kristen Betts - Director, Online & Blended Learning, Armstrong Atlantic State University * Daniel Veit - Student in the online Master of Science in Higher Education Program at Drexel University, Transition Specialist for the Texas School for the Deaf To register for this Roundtable, please click here Regards, Richard Richard Garrett Vice President & Principal Analyst Eduventures, Inc. 101 Federal Street, 12th Floor Boston MA 02110 Tel: 617-532-6081 eduventures.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This position will be responsible for managing the development of communication and coordination amongst the distributed web administrators and developers. As part of the coordination, this position will research and stay current with current campus web technology offerings and new web technologies, develop and provide training opportunities to increase awareness and understanding of the community, and acquire proficiency in and advocate for web accessibility standards and practices. The ideal candidate for this position will be a skilled verbal and written communicator and trainer, while also having the technical credibility to successfully communicate about and coordinate distributed web technology activities. The ideal candidate will also possess knowledge about accessibility best practices, as well as have a passion for community outreach and collaboration. 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Peggy Buchmiller Assistant Dean Student Programs and Support Services Director, Resource Center Columbia Basin College 509-542-4444 pbuchmiller@columbiabasin.edu From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Kristin Payne Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:36 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Web accessibility audit Our institution is looking to perform a web accessibility audit on our web sites. While there seem to be a number of tools to help with doing this on our own, I wondered if anyone has ever outsourced this? If so, are there recommended companies? Or recommendations for ways to go about finding one? Looking on Google and through the Athens archives turned up few results. Thanks - Kristin Kristin Payne Learning Design & Technology Luther Seminary | 2481 Como Ave., St. Paul MN 55108 kpayne001@luthersem.edu | 651-641-3214 www.luthersem.edu/technology -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at ahead.org Wed Apr 11 16:36:05 2012 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Web accessibility audit In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <058601cd183b$dd7c4b60$9874e220$@ahead.org> They will do it from a blindness focus so it will not be a complete evaluation. There are a several companies, and groups that will provide a comprehensive evaluation. Please contact me off list and I can provide some contacts. Ron Stewart From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Buchmiller, Peggy Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:02 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: RE: [Athen] Web accessibility audit I just heard that the National Federation for the Blind will do this for you. Peggy Buchmiller Assistant Dean Student Programs and Support Services Director, Resource Center Columbia Basin College 509-542-4444 pbuchmiller@columbiabasin.edu From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Kristin Payne Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:36 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Web accessibility audit Our institution is looking to perform a web accessibility audit on our web sites. While there seem to be a number of tools to help with doing this on our own, I wondered if anyone has ever outsourced this? If so, are there recommended companies? Or recommendations for ways to go about finding one? Looking on Google and through the Athens archives turned up few results. Thanks - Kristin Kristin Payne Learning Design & Technology Luther Seminary | 2481 Como Ave., St. Paul MN 55108 kpayne001@luthersem.edu | 651-641-3214 www.luthersem.edu/technology -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Thu Apr 12 06:07:55 2012 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Aleks accessibility Message-ID: <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180488DFCA2B@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> I know this has been discussed on the list, but I would like feed back from those "using" the system on their campuses. McGraw-Hill is coming tomorrow afternoon to present Aleks for our math department. They are considering it as one option. I've heard it is completely inaccessible, but I don't know the details. Unfortunately, I will be off campus. However, our director will be attending. She would like to have some questions to put to the vendors regarding accessibility. So, please share whatever you think would be good questions to put to McGraw-Hill regarding their product. Since some of you have actually encountered the issues, I'd like to hear what those issues are. Thanks so much. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 913-288-7671 rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Derek.Chaves at umassmed.edu Thu Apr 12 06:34:43 2012 From: Derek.Chaves at umassmed.edu (Chaves, Derek) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Web accessibility audit In-Reply-To: <058601cd183b$dd7c4b60$9874e220$@ahead.org> References: <058601cd183b$dd7c4b60$9874e220$@ahead.org> Message-ID: My group at Umass Medical School does this type of work. Depending on the budget, we contract with a developer who is blind to check compatibility with JAWS. All our own work conforms to a minimum of WCAG 2.0 level AA. If you would like to discuss this further, feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Derek Chaves Derek.Chaves@umassmed.edu Technical Project Manager NE INDEX/Shriver Center/UMASS Medical School 200 Trapelo Road Waltham, MA 02452 781-642-0288 - Office www.disabilityinfo.org From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7:36 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: RE: [Athen] Web accessibility audit They will do it from a blindness focus so it will not be a complete evaluation. There are a several companies, and groups that will provide a comprehensive evaluation. Please contact me off list and I can provide some contacts. Ron Stewart From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Buchmiller, Peggy Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:02 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: RE: [Athen] Web accessibility audit I just heard that the National Federation for the Blind will do this for you. Peggy Buchmiller Assistant Dean Student Programs and Support Services Director, Resource Center Columbia Basin College 509-542-4444 pbuchmiller@columbiabasin.edu From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Kristin Payne Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:36 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Web accessibility audit Our institution is looking to perform a web accessibility audit on our web sites. While there seem to be a number of tools to help with doing this on our own, I wondered if anyone has ever outsourced this? If so, are there recommended companies? Or recommendations for ways to go about finding one? Looking on Google and through the Athens archives turned up few results. Thanks - Kristin Kristin Payne Learning Design & Technology Luther Seminary | 2481 Como Ave., St. Paul MN 55108 kpayne001@luthersem.edu | 651-641-3214 www.luthersem.edu/technology -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gduarte at devry.edu Thu Apr 12 06:45:09 2012 From: gduarte at devry.edu (Duarte, Giovanni) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] RE: Web accessibility audit Message-ID: I would recommend the Paciello Group. We did an audit with them. Thanks, Giovanni ________________________________________ From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] on behalf of athen-list-request@mailman1.u.washington.edu [athen-list-request@mailman1.u.washington.edu] Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 8:07 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: athen-list Digest, Vol 75, Issue 15 Send athen-list mailing list submissions to athen-list@u.washington.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to athen-list-request@mailman1.u.washington.edu You can reach the person managing the list at athen-list-owner@mailman1.u.washington.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of athen-list digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Web accessibility audit (Kristin Payne) 2. RE: Web accessibility audit (Buchmiller, Peggy) 3. 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While there seem to be a number of tools to help with doing this on our own, I wondered if anyone has ever outsourced this? If so, are there recommended companies? Or recommendations for ways to go about finding one? Looking on Google and through the Athens archives turned up few results. Thanks - Kristin Kristin Payne Learning Design & Technology Luther Seminary | 2481 Como Ave., St. Paul MN 55108 kpayne001@luthersem.edu | 651-641-3214 www.luthersem.edu/technology -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20120411/0d9da4fb/attachment-0001.htm ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:36:05 -0700 From: "Ron Stewart" Subject: RE: [Athen] Web accessibility audit To: "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'" Message-ID: <058601cd183b$dd7c4b60$9874e220$@ahead.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" They will do it from a blindness focus so it will not be a complete evaluation. There are a several companies, and groups that will provide a comprehensive evaluation. Please contact me off list and I can provide some contacts. Ron Stewart From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Buchmiller, Peggy Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 4:02 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: RE: [Athen] Web accessibility audit I just heard that the National Federation for the Blind will do this for you. Peggy Buchmiller Assistant Dean Student Programs and Support Services Director, Resource Center Columbia Basin College 509-542-4444 pbuchmiller@columbiabasin.edu From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Kristin Payne Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:36 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Web accessibility audit Our institution is looking to perform a web accessibility audit on our web sites. While there seem to be a number of tools to help with doing this on our own, I wondered if anyone has ever outsourced this? If so, are there recommended companies? Or recommendations for ways to go about finding one? Looking on Google and through the Athens archives turned up few results. Thanks - Kristin Kristin Payne Learning Design & Technology Luther Seminary | 2481 Como Ave., St. Paul MN 55108 kpayne001@luthersem.edu | 651-641-3214 www.luthersem.edu/technology -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20120411/ca4c59f7/attachment-0001.htm ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:07:55 -0500 From: Robert Beach Subject: [Athen] Aleks accessibility To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu)" Message-ID: <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180488DFCA2B@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I know this has been discussed on the list, but I would like feed back from those "using" the system on their campuses. McGraw-Hill is coming tomorrow afternoon to present Aleks for our math department. They are considering it as one option. I've heard it is completely inaccessible, but I don't know the details. Unfortunately, I will be off campus. However, our director will be attending. She would like to have some questions to put to the vendors regarding accessibility. So, please share whatever you think would be good questions to put to McGraw-Hill regarding their product. Since some of you have actually encountered the issues, I'd like to hear what those issues are. Thanks so much. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 913-288-7671 rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please ask them a question on whether they have started their conversion to the use of MathML and if they have tested compatibility to people with disabilities. Right now the only JAWS and Internet Explorer with the Design Science MathML plugin actually makes the MathMl accessible to screen reader users. You might want also couch the context of the question as part of compatibility with Mobile devices like the iPad where Java may is available. Jon From: Robert Beach > Reply-To: Access Network > Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:07:55 -0500 To: Access Network > Subject: [Athen] Aleks accessibility I know this has been discussed on the list, but I would like feed back from those ?using? the system on their campuses. McGraw-Hill is coming tomorrow afternoon to present Aleks for our math department. They are considering it as one option. I?ve heard it is completely inaccessible, but I don?t know the details. Unfortunately, I will be off campus. However, our director will be attending. She would like to have some questions to put to the vendors regarding accessibility. So, please share whatever you think would be good questions to put to McGraw-Hill regarding their product. Since some of you have actually encountered the issues, I?d like to hear what those issues are. Thanks so much. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 913-288-7671 rbeach@kckcc.edu _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Thu Apr 12 07:31:29 2012 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Word to PDF bug when images are used Message-ID: <002c01cd18b8$f350f2b0$d9f2d810$@karlencommunications.com> I need your help. Please forward this message to others so they can send a note to Microsoft to fix this bug. The bug is in Microsoft Word and has to do with the PDF conversion tool. I've reported the bug that we've experienced about
Tags directly to Microsoft and Adobe several times. I thought this might expedite the repair of the bug but it seems that they need a business case/impact to customers in order to add it to a priority list. The more complaints the higher the priority for repair. For those of you who have talked to me about the bug, here is a summary and impact: After converting a Word document with images to PDF, every Figure Tag in the document is thrown to either the top of the Tags Tree or bottom of the current page Tags in the Tags Tree. This requires intense remediation of a tagged PDF coming from Word when images are added to the document. There are two components to this bug: 1. When images are added to a Word document without the use of Picture Styles, the
Tags or equivalent are placed at the end of the Tags for the Tags Tree on that page and out of the logical reading order. 2. This bug is compounded exponentially if Picture Styles are used in a document. In that case all
Tags are thrown to the top of the Tags Tree, again out of the logical reading order. The impact to the person using adaptive technology reading the resulting tagged PDF document: 1. When Picture Styles are used in creating the document and the adaptive technology reads down the Tags Tree, the user will hear all of the images with Alt-Text before they begin hearing any of the content of the page. This is out of the natural reading order. 2. When Picture Styles are NOT used in creating the document all of the images with Alt-Text will be read at the end of the page. 3. If the document has captions, the images and their corresponding Alt-Text are read out of sync in the document. Impact to document authors: 1. If a document author has created an accessible document containing images/figures/captions using the proper Word tools and format, the document will be invalid in terms of accessibility when it is converted to PDF because the content is out of a logical reading order. This now requires the author to repair the PDF document adding time and financial resources that document authors shouldn't have to spend once they've ensured that their Word document is accessible. 2. This error doesn't show up in an accessibility check of the Word document because the Word document has been created to be accessible. Time and financial resources have to be spent in correcting the resulting PDF document to ensure that
Tags are where they are supposed to be in the document to remediate the problem. 3. This type of issue does not appear in the Adobe Acrobat accessibility full check either because the Tags are correct but they are out of a logical reading order in the tagged PDF from an accessible Word document. This takes time and financial resources to remediate in the tagged PDF from Word. 4. If the document author has not used captions for images the remediation is to: a. Drag all
Tags to their logical place in the Tags Tree so that the document reads correctly, or; b. Put all
Tags in the background of the PDF document as Artifacts so that screen readers and Text-to-Speech tools never see them. If the images are related to content, this affects the readability and comprehension of the document. As an example, in documents with over X
Tags, and Y pages, the time and financial resources to remediate this problem impacts the ability to meet standards for PDF document accessibility and legislative criteria for accessible PDF documents. Most countries, states or provinces now have legislative criteria mandating the creation and distribution of accessible PDF documents. There is an upcoming international standard for accessible PDF which includes the logical reading order of the document. The results of this bug are not cost-effective to repair which may result in legal action against the organization required to produce accessible tagged PDF documents. So not only is this bug costing time and financial resources on the part of the document author/organization but it may also result in legal action with either financial compensation to the complainant or the mandate to repair all documents affected by this bug. This bug has existed since Office 2007. Although I've been diligently advocating for it to be fixed, they want to hear from their customers directly with the impact to business. We need as many people as possible to post this bug and ask for it to be fixed! Please either compose your own text or use this text with your own comments and send this bug and any others you find related to accessibility issues in Office or the PDF tagging tools and the business case/impact of the bug to Microsoft answers. I've looked on the site and the best place to post things is http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/word which seems to be the Word forum. Note: if you are using a screen reader or other adaptive technology this site will most likely crash your adaptive technology and your computer. I tried four times using a screen reader and each time I had to do a hard restart to the computer. I finally got to the site without any adaptive technology running. You might want to post that bug as well if you can. As well as sending me any future bugs, please also post them in Microsoft Answers as this seems to be the place to do so. The more voices on a bug the more potential to have it fixed! Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Thu Apr 12 08:14:04 2012 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] iBooks Author? In-Reply-To: <41DBE0E04D07504A86D68558FE7BAB6B03B0E3A6@exmbt02.asurite.ad.asu.edu> References: <201204062020.q36KKRwU024188@mail.ucla.edu> <3581844DFC134344A4ADD7EB1CFE42EC@htctu.fhda.edu> <41DBE0E04D07504A86D68558FE7BAB6B03B0E3A6@exmbt02.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Message-ID: <004a01cd18be$e686cfe0$b3946fa0$@karlencommunications.com> I installed this on my MacBook Air and launched it using VoiceOver. Every key press done while the app is open resulted in "iBooks Author is busy" even pressing the alphanumeric keys on the keyboard to enter alternate information into the title of the cover page. I could only stand it for a few minutes before exiting the app without saving...as I wouldn't know what I'd done. I think I remember reading the accessibility section of the app description and it saying it was accessible with VoiceOver? I am running Lion and it is updated. It is a sort of desktop publishing application so am not surprised that it isn't working well with a screen reader. Hopefully once I create a book, it will be accessible. Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: April-06-12 5:22 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: RE: [Athen] iBooks Author? One of my colleagues just bought a new Macbook for personal use and offered to bring it to me on Monday to let me try out iBooks Author. I'll do some experimentation and report back to anyone who would like to hear results. Teresa ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Supervisor, Alternative Format Services Disability Resource Center Arizona State University ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 2:16 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: RE: [Athen] iBooks Author? Hi Patrick! I saw a presentation on it at CSUN, and it appeared that it is possible to create accessible e-books with the tool. We were also told that the tool itself is quite accessible, but I do not know what the reality might be as I have not yet tried it. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Patrick Burke Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 1:20 PM To: ATHEN Subject: [Athen] iBooks Author? Hi all, Wondering if anyone has any experience yet with the new iBooks Author from Apple? There's a presentation on our campus next week, so I'd like to know if I should prepare celebration banners or pitchforks. :) From the blurb: "iBooks Author is a new app that allows anyone to create Multi-Touch textbooks - and just about any other kind of book - for iPad. With galleries, video, interactive diagrams, 3D objects, and more. We will also demonstrate how to integrate iBooks Author textbooks with iTunes U courses." There is a brief but cheery accessibility section on the info page: http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/ If anyone has more info, please chime in! Thanks, Patrick -- Patrick J. Burke Coordinator UCLA Disabilities & Computing Program Phone: 310 206-6004 E-mail: burke@ucla.edu Location: 4909 Math Science Department Contact: dcp@oit.ucla.edu _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From info at karlencommunications.com Thu Apr 12 08:17:30 2012 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] iBooks Author? In-Reply-To: <41DBE0E04D07504A86D68558FE7BAB6B03B0E3A6@exmbt02.asurite.ad.asu.edu> References: <201204062020.q36KKRwU024188@mail.ucla.edu> <3581844DFC134344A4ADD7EB1CFE42EC@htctu.fhda.edu> <41DBE0E04D07504A86D68558FE7BAB6B03B0E3A6@exmbt02.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Message-ID: <004b01cd18bf$61514a70$23f3df50$@karlencommunications.com> I should let you know that iBooks Author wasn't really "busy" it was typing the characters I pressed and performing the actions I requested, it was just telling me that EVERY key press was "iBooks Author busy, iBooks Author busy, iBooks Author busy..." Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: April-06-12 5:22 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: RE: [Athen] iBooks Author? One of my colleagues just bought a new Macbook for personal use and offered to bring it to me on Monday to let me try out iBooks Author. I'll do some experimentation and report back to anyone who would like to hear results. Teresa ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Teresa LW Haven, Ph.D. Supervisor, Alternative Format Services Disability Resource Center Arizona State University ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 2:16 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: RE: [Athen] iBooks Author? Hi Patrick! I saw a presentation on it at CSUN, and it appeared that it is possible to create accessible e-books with the tool. We were also told that the tool itself is quite accessible, but I do not know what the reality might be as I have not yet tried it. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Patrick Burke Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 1:20 PM To: ATHEN Subject: [Athen] iBooks Author? Hi all, Wondering if anyone has any experience yet with the new iBooks Author from Apple? There's a presentation on our campus next week, so I'd like to know if I should prepare celebration banners or pitchforks. :) From the blurb: "iBooks Author is a new app that allows anyone to create Multi-Touch textbooks - and just about any other kind of book - for iPad. With galleries, video, interactive diagrams, 3D objects, and more. We will also demonstrate how to integrate iBooks Author textbooks with iTunes U courses." There is a brief but cheery accessibility section on the info page: http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/ If anyone has more info, please chime in! Thanks, Patrick -- Patrick J. Burke Coordinator UCLA Disabilities & Computing Program Phone: 310 206-6004 E-mail: burke@ucla.edu Location: 4909 Math Science Department Contact: dcp@oit.ucla.edu _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From grubaugh at sfsu.edu Fri Apr 13 10:52:30 2012 From: grubaugh at sfsu.edu (Bill Grubaugh) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Electronic Subscription Services: Question of definition, interface and, content Message-ID: Out of the Blue - I'm attempting to draw correlative parallels between what the Feds require of ICT educational product/services, and those used by Post-Secondary school systems. May I ask - How would you-all describe an Electronic Subscription Service? I understand that they may be defined as simply as an E news list, where in the interface and related media content needs to be 508 conformant; and/or, wonder if these services may also be akin to a Company that offers electronic educational content for a licensed fee? I've heard arguments that products procured by the federal government agencies under 508 do not relate to a Post-secondary system. I wonder if this is a skewed generalization because both school systems and the Federal government impact/interface with the public (categorizing students as public because, they are not employees). Any thoughts? - On or off line. Bill Grubaugh (ICT Procurement) Note: Comments within the is communication are viewpoints of the sender and may not express the viewpoints of the SF State. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For more information on John Slatin AccessU go to http://www.knowbility.org/v/john-slatin-accessu/ I hope to see you in Austin in May! *Carolyn Gibbs | Community Programs Manager* |* Knowbility, Inc.* carolyn@knowbility.org | 512/ 305-0311 * **Register for John Slatin AccessU 2012 - May 15-17, 2012**: www.knowbility.org/accessu Be a part of something great; donate to Knowbility: http://www.knowbility.org/v/donate/* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sam.joehl at ssbbartgroup.com Tue Apr 17 08:12:11 2012 From: sam.joehl at ssbbartgroup.com (Sam Joehl) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Web accessibility audit Message-ID: An SSB formal auditwill identify the violations in your system against all relevant accessibility requirements. During a formal audit the system is tested using a combination of automatic, manual and use case testing with the leading assistive technologies by engineers with disabilities. The formal audit provides independent verification and validation (IV&V) of the application/website and obligates SSB to work with our clients to defend any claims of compliance challenged by end customers. The written report for a formal audit consists of a general audit report accompanied by a series of appendices. The deliverables for a formal audit include: *Audit* ? The Audit Report is the comprehensive report detailing the findings, violations, and compliance level of the tested application. It includes an Executive Summary, compliance metrics with the selected accessibility standards, product-specific examples of significant violations, and extensive technical documentation about every type of accessibility best practice that was violated. These examples and best practice descriptions include generic examples of compliant and non-compliant code, recommendations (including specific syntax), and the specific accessibility paragraph or checkpoint it falls under. *Appendix A* ? The Modules by Total Violation document lists the module name and the number of violations on each module. *Appendix B* ? The Modules Detail document depicts what violations are in each module. In short, this appendix is a detail of Appendix A. The details may include a short description, whether it is part of a violation pattern, and the line number of the rendered HTML page source. *Appendix C* ? The Violations by Priority appendix displays the severity, frequency, noticeability, and tractability (i.e. the typical degree of difficulty to fix) of each discovered violation. These factors are combined to establish a rough prioritization of the discovered violations. The violations are ranked on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), which offers a gauge of the development effort that may be required to remediate the problems. *Appendix D* ? The Use Case Results appendix documents the use cases that are meant to define the core functionality that is in use within the application and the results from the testing of these use cases. Accessibility problems that were encountered at any step of any use case are identified, along with any relevant AT-specific settings or notes. The results of each use case are ranked on a scale of 1 (lowest, meaning the use case was a total failure that could not be completed) to 5 (highest, completely successful). As with the manual testing, violation patterns are also identified, as well as AT-specific compatibility and configuration issues. *Appendix E* ? The Module List document lists and illustrates the modules that are tested. This ensures that the client?s developers and testers can cross-reference each module with the problems documented in Appendices A and B. *Appendix F* ? The Violation Patterns table describes accessibility problems that are found on many, most, or all modules. It is a convenient alternative to, and a subset of, the much fuller Appendix B, which also includes the results from automated testing and problems that are found only on individual pages. A significant amount of analysis goes into the identification of these Patterns, which are typically used as the primary examples pictured and discussed in the main Audit Report. *AMP Licenses Subscription* ? SSB?s AMP User Licenses provide ?Accessibility-on-Demand? for the development teams in a self-serviced, self-paced easy to comprehend format which drastically reduces the cost of administering an accessibility program. AMP is a web-based platform for the implementation and management of accessibility across enterprise-class development organizations spanning multiple development platforms, deployment environments, and user interface patterns. *Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)* ? The VPAT provides the compliance level with each Section 508 paragraph. In addition to a formal ?grade?, it also describes specific accessibility features, documentation, and some types of accessibility problems. We have worked with several postsecondary educational institutions as well as purveyors of leading LMS systems to implement accessibility. If we can be of assistance to you, don?t hesitate to contact us . Sam Joehl SSB BART Group Sam.joehl@ssbbartgroup.com Accessibility-On-Demand Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Blog | Newsletter A DeVry alumni -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Wed Apr 18 08:58:21 2012 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] campus technology plans Message-ID: <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180733027DBE@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Hi all, Would any of you have campus technology accessibility plans that you could share? Even if they are drafts, we'd still like to see them. 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Balassa Assistant Director, Office for Students with Disabilities Mail Code 3-31 701 N Econlockhatchee Trail Orlando, FL 32825 office: building 5 suite 216 east: 407.582.2039 west: 407.582.1603 vp east: 407.374.1562 vp west: 407-992-8941 fax: 407.582.8908 jbalassa@valenciacollege.edu [cid:image001.png@01CD1D5B.241C8250] Please note: Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from College employees regarding College business are public records, available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure. From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:58 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] campus technology plans Hi all, Would any of you have campus technology accessibility plans that you could share? Even if they are drafts, we'd still like to see them. We're working on a new plan and need some ideas. Thanks. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 913-288-7671 rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 5078 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu Thu Apr 19 06:31:33 2012 From: Kenneth.Elkind at umb.edu (Kenneth Elkind) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Using deep-freeze Message-ID: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC0054A3E1A@ebe1.umassb.net> I'm considering using deep-freeze on lab machines. What are people's opinions on using this software. 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Since my machines were generally only used by a handful of students (those with accommodations to do so) I went without it and just kept the machines clean myself as needed. It worked well for me. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Coordinator Disability Services University of Colorado 303-735-4836 From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Kenneth Elkind Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 7:32 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Using deep-freeze I'm considering using deep-freeze on lab machines. What are people's opinions on using this software. Kenneth Elkind Assistive Technology Specialist (617) 287- 5243 Kenneth.elkind@umb.edu Skype User Number: adaptiveumb Adaptive Computer Lab Maximizing Learning Potential Learn about the Adaptive Computer Lab -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 913-288-7671 rbeach@kckcc.edu From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Kenneth Elkind Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 8:32 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Using deep-freeze I'm considering using deep-freeze on lab machines. What are people's opinions on using this software. Kenneth Elkind Assistive Technology Specialist (617) 287- 5243 Kenneth.elkind@umb.edu Skype User Number: adaptiveumb Adaptive Computer Lab Maximizing Learning Potential Learn about the Adaptive Computer Lab -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tschwanke at wisc.edu Thu Apr 19 09:03:56 2012 From: tschwanke at wisc.edu (Todd Schwanke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mobile CART captioning system? Message-ID: <4F90376C.1090508@wisc.edu> ATHEN: Checking to see if anyone has found a commercially available or has set up a mobile system for a CART captioning provider so that the captioner can follow a group and have minimal/no setup time when moving frequently from place to place (e.g. during a tour). We are also looking at using mobile/remote technologies, but may not always have a reliable wifi or 3G/4G internet connection. Thanks, Todd UW-Madison From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Thu Apr 19 10:31:39 2012 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] RE: Using deep-freeze In-Reply-To: References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC0054A3E1A@ebe1.umassb.net> <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180733027F4F@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Message-ID: If you have a server you can sae profile info for many programs to it. I use Roaming profiles for our Dragon users. Have ZoomText look to the server for user settings files. R&WG can save user settings to the server if you have students use personal logins for the computer. K3000 network saves user settings to the server. If you setup the Network install for JAWS the user can save their user settings to a shared folder. If you have your users logging in through an Active Directory you can save most personal Windows settings. We had problems with DeepFreeze in the early years but now I love it. Mostly because of the work it saves me fixing computers when our students screw them up. Have a problem just restart. For some students that use programs and need to change settings when they get on a machine they don't mind. Because of the trouble it saves them in waiting for computers to be fixed. Jeff On 4/19/12, John Elmer wrote: > For DNS, we have students keep their profiles on a jump drive. > > From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu > [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert > Beach > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 7:49 AM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] RE: Using deep-freeze > > You will run into issues with programs such as JAWS, DNS and others that > allow for individual settings and/or profiles. There are some work arounds, > but they are complex at times and are almost more trouble than just cleaning > the machines from time to time. > > > > Robert Lee Beach > Assistive Technology Specialist > Kansas City Kansas Community College > 7250 State Avenue > Kansas City, KS 66112 > 913-288-7671 > rbeach@kckcc.edu > > From: > athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu > [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Kenneth > Elkind > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 8:32 AM > To: athen-list@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Athen] Using deep-freeze > > > I'm considering using deep-freeze on lab machines. > What are people's opinions on using this software. > > Kenneth Elkind > Assistive Technology Specialist > (617) 287- 5243 > Kenneth.elkind@umb.edu > Skype User Number: adaptiveumb > > > Adaptive Computer Lab > Maximizing Learning Potential > > Learn about the Adaptive Computer > Lab > > > From askeladden at gmail.com Thu Apr 19 12:16:30 2012 From: askeladden at gmail.com (Mirabai Knight) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mobile CART captioning system? Message-ID: As a matter of fact, I provided mobile CART (also known as Walkaround CART) for Accepted Student Day at the School of Visual Arts last weekend. It went quite well. The basic elements are: * A steno machine with a fairly portable profile (I use an Infinity Ergonomic manufactured by the Neutrino Group, but I've also heard of providers using a Lightspeed) * A tablet PC equipped with Windows and Bluetooth. (I use a Samsung Q1) * A Connect-a-Desk (http://connect-a-desk.com/) The student carries the tablet -- a netbook would also work, but the keyboard makes it a bit more inconvenient to hold -- and I walk next to them writing everything I hear on my steno machine. It works remarkably well. For more information: http://ccacaptioning.org/mobile-cart/ http://ccacaptioning.com/2012_CCACnews_issue1.pdf (page 4) http://stenoknight.com/demo.html#cartambulatory Or feel free to ask me any questions you might have. The student, by the way, was really excited by it; this was her first experience with CART, and she was able to carry on a conversation with a new friend while they walked through an art gallery (I stayed discreetly back, just within earshot) and follow the announcements of the tour leaders. We were able to travel to the various campus buildings spread across both the West Side and East Side of Manhattan without missing a beat. My Samsung Q1's extended battery lasts about 4 hours and the tablet weighs about 1.5 pounds. -- Mirabai Knight, CCP, RPR, CBC StenoKnight CART Services 917 576 4989 mkk@stenoknight.com http://stenoknight.com From gerry.nies at email.und.edu Thu Apr 19 12:54:03 2012 From: gerry.nies at email.und.edu (Nies, Gerry) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] RE: Using deep-freeze In-Reply-To: References: <3EA5FBF402FB0E4EAEEAE0C6D21F1DC0054A3E1A@ebe1.umassb.net> <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180733027F4F@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Message-ID: <118804CFE943714ABAC13E16392680F814C1412B0C@VA3DIAXVS501.RED001.local> Boy is this discussion timely. We are trying to do R&WG local installs on lab computers with Deep Freeze. If anyone can help us with the process I would really appreciate it. One of the other factors is the students must log on via identity management. Thanks Gerry Nies University of North Dakota From sam.joehl at ssbbartgroup.com Fri Apr 20 06:07:51 2012 From: sam.joehl at ssbbartgroup.com (Sam Joehl) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: GW Micro and Independence Science Make Science and Engineering Accessible to Blind Worldwide In-Reply-To: <4f9047bf.895e320a.569e.ffffce58SMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> References: <4f9047bf.895e320a.569e.ffffce58SMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> Message-ID: <7f3c0a59cea6044feba608145fe4d05b@mail.gmail.com> GW Micro and Independence Science Make Science and Engineering Accessible to Blind Worldwide FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEGW Micro and Independence Science Make Science and Engineering Accessible to Blind Worldwide Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 19, 2012) - GW Micro, Inc. (www.gwmicro.com) and Independence Science (www.independencescience.com) are excited to announce a collaborative effort to make science and engineering accessible to students who are blind around the world. A few years ago, the idea of students with visual impairments (VI) accessing scientific laboratory equipment and performing advanced data analysis independently was considered impossible, because most observations and manipulations of data were presented in a visual way. Students who are blind or visually impaired have been underrepresented in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields due to the limitations of access to scientific curricula in the classroom. The new collaborative effort between GW Micro and Independence Science strives to provide a solution that will enable more students who are blind and visually impaired to enter the STEM fields. Research by Dr. Cary Supalo, Independence Science, and GW Micro has led to the development of a text-to-speech package that acts as the missing link between the technology and students who are visually impaired. This comprehensive package is known as the ISci Lab Solution, which includes the following hardware and software components: Hardware: - Vernier LabQuest (stand-alone data collection interface) Software: - ISci Voice Plug-in (for LabQuest) - Vernier Logger Pro (data collection and analysis application for PC) - Window-Eyes (an advanced screen reader application for PC) - Window-Eyes app for Logger Pro (enhances Logger Pro accessibility with Window-Eyes) The ISci Lab Solution enables students who are blind to participate in hands-on learning activities with scientific data and curriculum. ?We envision a classroom that exhibits the full integration of students with VI and reduces teacher anxiety about accommodating students during lab activities," said Dr. Supalo, who is himself a blind scientist. ?My experience developing these access technologies has taught me that blindness need not be a barrier in the pursuit of one?s ambitions.? With the advanced technology of the Window-Eyes screen reading software, the ISci Lab Solution is now available in multiple languages to enable science access to the blind around the globe. This was not possible until the release of the ISci Lab Solution package. For customers who already have Window-Eyes or one of the other components, each individual component of the ISci Lab Solution can be purchased separately. Additionally, various sensors can be purchased from Independence Science that can collect various types of data, such as temperature, force, or other information. "We are very excited to bring this unique access solution to the market, which will help school systems and post-secondary institutions provide accessible science classrooms to the blind and visually impaired," said Dan Weirich, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for GW Micro. GW Micro has been a trusted pioneer in the adaptive technology industry since 1990, and continues to lead with innovative, customer driven solutions. Independence Science is the leading developer of accessible technology for students with visual impairments in the science laboratory. ISci research is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. To take advantage of special introductory pricing, please contact GW Micro or Independence Science at the following: GW Micro Phone: (260) 489-3671 Email: sales@gwmicro.com Web: www.gwmicro.com Independence Science Phone: (866) 862-9665 Email: info@independencescience.com Web: www.independencescience.com ### -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at ahead.org Fri Apr 20 08:24:39 2012 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: GW Micro and Independence Science Make Science and Engineering Accessible to Blind Worldwide In-Reply-To: <7f3c0a59cea6044feba608145fe4d05b@mail.gmail.com> References: <4f9047bf.895e320a.569e.ffffce58SMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> <7f3c0a59cea6044feba608145fe4d05b@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <05e501cd1f09$b4991370$1dcb3a50$@ahead.org> Does this system also provide for accessible STEM input as well as output? Ron Stewart From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Sam Joehl Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 6:08 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] FW: GW Micro and Independence Science Make Science and Engineering Accessible to Blind Worldwide FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GW Micro and Independence Science Make Science and Engineering Accessible to Blind Worldwide Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 19, 2012) - GW Micro, Inc. (www.gwmicro.com) and Independence Science (www.independencescience.com) are excited to announce a collaborative effort to make science and engineering accessible to students who are blind around the world. A few years ago, the idea of students with visual impairments (VI) accessing scientific laboratory equipment and performing advanced data analysis independently was considered impossible, because most observations and manipulations of data were presented in a visual way. Students who are blind or visually impaired have been underrepresented in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields due to the limitations of access to scientific curricula in the classroom. The new collaborative effort between GW Micro and Independence Science strives to provide a solution that will enable more students who are blind and visually impaired to enter the STEM fields. Research by Dr. Cary Supalo, Independence Science, and GW Micro has led to the development of a text-to-speech package that acts as the missing link between the technology and students who are visually impaired. This comprehensive package is known as the ISci Lab Solution, which includes the following hardware and software components: Hardware: * Vernier LabQuest (stand-alone data collection interface) Software: * ISci Voice Plug-in (for LabQuest) * Vernier Logger Pro (data collection and analysis application for PC) * Window-Eyes (an advanced screen reader application for PC) * Window-Eyes app for Logger Pro (enhances Logger Pro accessibility with Window-Eyes) The ISci Lab Solution enables students who are blind to participate in hands-on learning activities with scientific data and curriculum. ?We envision a classroom that exhibits the full integration of students with VI and reduces teacher anxiety about accommodating students during lab activities," said Dr. Supalo, who is himself a blind scientist. ?My experience developing these access technologies has taught me that blindness need not be a barrier in the pursuit of one?s ambitions.? With the advanced technology of the Window-Eyes screen reading software, the ISci Lab Solution is now available in multiple languages to enable science access to the blind around the globe. This was not possible until the release of the ISci Lab Solution package. For customers who already have Window-Eyes or one of the other components, each individual component of the ISci Lab Solution can be purchased separately. Additionally, various sensors can be purchased from Independence Science that can collect various types of data, such as temperature, force, or other information. "We are very excited to bring this unique access solution to the market, which will help school systems and post-secondary institutions provide accessible science classrooms to the blind and visually impaired," said Dan Weirich, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for GW Micro. GW Micro has been a trusted pioneer in the adaptive technology industry since 1990, and continues to lead with innovative, customer driven solutions. Independence Science is the leading developer of accessible technology for students with visual impairments in the science laboratory. ISci research is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. To take advantage of special introductory pricing, please contact GW Micro or Independence Science at the following: GW Micro Phone: (260) 489-3671 Email: sales@gwmicro.com Web: www.gwmicro.com Independence Science Phone: (866) 862-9665 Email: info@independencescience.com Web: www.independencescience.com ### -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From getis.1 at osu.edu Fri Apr 20 12:43:39 2012 From: getis.1 at osu.edu (Getis, Victoria) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] iPad app search In-Reply-To: References: <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180488DFC27C@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Message-ID: <542AD4A2B8AF6C4DAA7CFF91F7EF8BA40FFF0A22@CIO-KRC-D1MBX01.osuad.osu.edu> There is actually an app called "Autism Apps" that has an extensive list of apps to help with all sorts of communication issues. You might also want to check out the apps titled "ABA flash cards" - there are many of these for different topics. (I learned about these from Taylor Krcek, of the University of Tennessee). Victoria From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Shelley Haven Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 2:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] iPad app search Regardless of the recognition accuracy of the app used (whether Siri, Dragon Dictation, or anything else), the problem is that the child would have no way to know if such an app were spelling the word she spoke. If the word were misrecognized, it would spell a different word, defeating the purpose. (...and my guess is that a 5-year-old's speech would be misrecognized fairly often -- many don't have the necessary vocal motor or language planning skills at that age, and recognizing speech is further compromised by speaking only a single word without any context.) Perhaps they need to re-examine what they want to accomplish by having an app spell the word -- in essence, redefine the problem they wish to solve. At 5 years old she's just learning to read, and there would be numerous other approaches to tackle the phonetic spelling issue. - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net On Apr 4, 2012, at 1:44 PM, Robert Beach wrote: Hello all, I've had a request from a colleague that I'm not knowledgeable enough to answer. She has a 5-year-old granddaughter with persepction delay. It causes her difficulties in reading. She spells everything phonetically. They are looking for an app for either the iPod or iPad that can assist. The support she is asking for is the ability to speak a word and have the app spell it for her. Does anybody have any ideas? I recommended looking at Dragon, but I'm not sure if it will give them all they need for a 5-year-old. Thanks. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 913-288-7671 rbeach@kckcc.edu _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Fri Apr 20 13:24:35 2012 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] iPad app search In-Reply-To: <542AD4A2B8AF6C4DAA7CFF91F7EF8BA40FFF0A22@CIO-KRC-D1MBX01.osuad.osu.edu> References: <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180488DFC27C@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> <542AD4A2B8AF6C4DAA7CFF91F7EF8BA40FFF0A22@CIO-KRC-D1MBX01.osuad.osu.edu> Message-ID: <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C2031807330281B0@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> I will share this info. Thank you. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 913-288-7671 rbeach@kckcc.edu From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Getis, Victoria Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 2:44 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: RE: [Athen] iPad app search There is actually an app called "Autism Apps" that has an extensive list of apps to help with all sorts of communication issues. You might also want to check out the apps titled "ABA flash cards" - there are many of these for different topics. (I learned about these from Taylor Krcek, of the University of Tennessee). Victoria From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Shelley Haven Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 2:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] iPad app search Regardless of the recognition accuracy of the app used (whether Siri, Dragon Dictation, or anything else), the problem is that the child would have no way to know if such an app were spelling the word she spoke. If the word were misrecognized, it would spell a different word, defeating the purpose. (...and my guess is that a 5-year-old's speech would be misrecognized fairly often -- many don't have the necessary vocal motor or language planning skills at that age, and recognizing speech is further compromised by speaking only a single word without any context.) Perhaps they need to re-examine what they want to accomplish by having an app spell the word -- in essence, redefine the problem they wish to solve. At 5 years old she's just learning to read, and there would be numerous other approaches to tackle the phonetic spelling issue. - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net On Apr 4, 2012, at 1:44 PM, Robert Beach wrote: Hello all, I've had a request from a colleague that I'm not knowledgeable enough to answer. She has a 5-year-old granddaughter with persepction delay. It causes her difficulties in reading. She spells everything phonetically. They are looking for an app for either the iPod or iPad that can assist. The support she is asking for is the ability to speak a word and have the app spell it for her. Does anybody have any ideas? I recommended looking at Dragon, but I'm not sure if it will give them all they need for a 5-year-old. Thanks. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 913-288-7671 rbeach@kckcc.edu _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From twilight2 at kconline.com Mon Apr 23 05:36:26 2012 From: twilight2 at kconline.com (Zephyr) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: GW Micro and Independence Science Make Science andEngineering Accessible to Blind Worldwide References: <4f9047bf.895e320a.569e.ffffce58SMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com><7f3c0a59cea6044feba608145fe4d05b@mail.gmail.com> <05e501cd1f09$b4991370$1dcb3a50$@ahead.org> Message-ID: <6FCDDB6E414B432BB2BE65B98C08FCA9@ownerabc2f6432> GW Micro and Independence Science Make Science and Engineering Accessible to Blind WorldwideThis solution only provides for output from the probes. No input is possible at this time. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Stewart To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 11:24 AM Subject: RE: [Athen] FW: GW Micro and Independence Science Make Science andEngineering Accessible to Blind Worldwide Does this system also provide for accessible STEM input as well as output? Ron Stewart From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Sam Joehl Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 6:08 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] FW: GW Micro and Independence Science Make Science and Engineering Accessible to Blind Worldwide FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GW Micro and Independence Science Make Science and Engineering Accessible to Blind Worldwide Fort Wayne, Indiana (April 19, 2012) - GW Micro, Inc. (www.gwmicro.com) and Independence Science (www.independencescience.com) are excited to announce a collaborative effort to make science and engineering accessible to students who are blind around the world. A few years ago, the idea of students with visual impairments (VI) accessing scientific laboratory equipment and performing advanced data analysis independently was considered impossible, because most observations and manipulations of data were presented in a visual way. Students who are blind or visually impaired have been underrepresented in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields due to the limitations of access to scientific curricula in the classroom. The new collaborative effort between GW Micro and Independence Science strives to provide a solution that will enable more students who are blind and visually impaired to enter the STEM fields. Research by Dr. Cary Supalo, Independence Science, and GW Micro has led to the development of a text-to-speech package that acts as the missing link between the technology and students who are visually impaired. This comprehensive package is known as the ISci Lab Solution, which includes the following hardware and software components: Hardware: a.. Vernier LabQuest (stand-alone data collection interface) Software: a.. ISci Voice Plug-in (for LabQuest) b.. Vernier Logger Pro (data collection and analysis application for PC) c.. Window-Eyes (an advanced screen reader application for PC) d.. Window-Eyes app for Logger Pro (enhances Logger Pro accessibility with Window-Eyes) The ISci Lab Solution enables students who are blind to participate in hands-on learning activities with scientific data and curriculum. ?We envision a classroom that exhibits the full integration of students with VI and reduces teacher anxiety about accommodating students during lab activities," said Dr. Supalo, who is himself a blind scientist. ?My experience developing these access technologies has taught me that blindness need not be a barrier in the pursuit of one?s ambitions.? With the advanced technology of the Window-Eyes screen reading software, the ISci Lab Solution is now available in multiple languages to enable science access to the blind around the globe. This was not possible until the release of the ISci Lab Solution package. For customers who already have Window-Eyes or one of the other components, each individual component of the ISci Lab Solution can be purchased separately. Additionally, various sensors can be purchased from Independence Science that can collect various types of data, such as temperature, force, or other information. "We are very excited to bring this unique access solution to the market, which will help school systems and post-secondary institutions provide accessible science classrooms to the blind and visually impaired," said Dan Weirich, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for GW Micro. GW Micro has been a trusted pioneer in the adaptive technology industry since 1990, and continues to lead with innovative, customer driven solutions. Independence Science is the leading developer of accessible technology for students with visual impairments in the science laboratory. ISci research is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. To take advantage of special introductory pricing, please contact GW Micro or Independence Science at the following: GW Micro Phone: (260) 489-3671 Email: sales@gwmicro.com Web: www.gwmicro.com Independence Science Phone: (866) 862-9665 Email: info@independencescience.com Web: www.independencescience.com ### ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2411/4948 - Release Date: 04/20/12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From norm.coombs at gmail.com Mon Apr 23 19:40:59 2012 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] publishers pledge to increase accessibility Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20120423193842.06322fd8@pop.gmail.com> > >A pledge on behalf of the publishing industry to work with all >parts of the publishing supply chain to improve the >accessibility of e-books has been launched by The Publishers >Association (PA), with cross-sector support. > >The joint statement ( http://bit.ly/HzaaBV ) was >launched at this >week???s London Book Fair 2012, and is supported by a range of >organisations, including: the Royal National Institute of Blind >People; and EDItEUR, the international trade standards body >for the book industry. > >While technological advancements have made it easier for >publishers to produce material that is more accessible to those >with print impairments, the whole supply chain now needs to >work together to advance e-book accessibility, the statement >says. > >???The mechanisms by which an ebook is made accessible >involve all the actors in the supply chain from author to reader; >no single actor in that chain can solve the challenge of >accessibility by itself. Publishers, ebook device manufacturers, >platform developers, ebook wholesalers and retailers, and of >course consumers themselves all have their part to play???, it >says. > >Publishers are now looking to work with: developers of e-book >devices and platforms; e-book retailers; learning providers and >libraries; and readers with print impairments. > >The PA is asking organisations in all parts of the publishing >supply chain, and others interested organisations, to pledge >their support to the statement, which they can do through the >PA???s website ( http://bit.ly/I7NIfZ ). The >association has also >produced its own recommendations on accessible publishing >and text-to-speech ( http://bit.ly/ApJbsd ). > >And you can comment on this story now, on EAB Live: >http://www.headstar.com/eablive/?p=714 >. > > >Beth Coombs >EASI (Equal Access to Software & Information) >949-916-2837 >http://easi.cc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It's never too late to become what you might have been. George Eliot Once you choose hope, anything's possible. Christopher Reeve Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for Students with Disabilities by Norman Coombs published by Jossey-Bass Oct 10,2010 http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470499044.html From gerry.nies at email.und.edu Tue Apr 24 09:19:12 2012 From: gerry.nies at email.und.edu (Nies, Gerry) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] At Virginia Tech, computers help solve a math class problem Message-ID: <118804CFE943714ABAC13E16392680F814C14DE422@VA3DIAXVS501.RED001.local> Does anyone know how they are providing access? http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/at-virginia-tech-computers-help-solve-a-math-class-problem/2012/04/22/gIQAmAOmaT_story.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From norm.coombs at gmail.com Tue Apr 24 14:40:09 2012 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Two New EASI Webinars in May (May 3 and 22) Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20120424143433.04bffe60@pop.gmail.com> Two New EASI Webinars in May May 3: the Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure (GPII) May 22 Better Communication With Plain English Registration for both is online at: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm/#may Free Webinar: the Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure (GPII) Thursday May 3: 11 AM Pacific, Noon Mountain, 1 PM Central and 2 PM Eastern (all US daylight) Presenter: Jim Tobias, Inclusive Technologies Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure (GPII) is about building accessibility features into the infrastructure of the Internet itself. GPII will combine cloud computing, web, and platform services to make access simpler, more inclusive, available everywhere, and more affordable. When completed it will provide the infrastructure needed to make it possible for companies, organizations, and society to put the web within reach of all -- by making it easier and less expensive for consumers with disabilities, ICT and AT companies, Public Access Points, employers, educators, government agencies and others to create, disseminate, and support accessibility across technologies. Free EASI Webinar: Better Communication With Plain English Tuesday May 22 at 11 AM Pacific, Noon Mountain, 1 PM Central and 2 PM Eastern (all US daylight times) Presenter: Angela Hooker one of the hazards of academia is that people often believe they must provide lectures, papers and even Web pages using pedantic language with long compound, complex sentences and with, not 4-letter words, but 4-5 syllable words and sound like a doctor or lawyer trying to impress the client with their learning. We sometimes try to dazzle the audience rather than communicating. Government and some businesses have joined the 'plain English' movement. The first goal of a Web page should be to communicate rather than to dazzle or entertain. Angela is an avid proponent of this cause. Register for either or both of these webinars at: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm/#may . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It's never too late to become what you might have been. George Eliot Once you choose hope, anything's possible. Christopher Reeve Norman Coombs norm.coombs@gmail.com Making Online Teaching Accessible: Inclusive Course Design for Students with Disabilities by Norman Coombs published by Jossey-Bass Oct 10,2010 http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470499044.html From gdietrich at htctu.net Thu Apr 26 11:59:32 2012 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] iPhone Apps for Visually Impaired Message-ID: Blog post today: Top 10 iPhone Apps for the Visually Impaired http://assistivetechnology.about.com/od/ATCAT6/tp/Top-10-Iphone-Apps-For-The -Visually-Impaired.htm I don't know that these are really the top 10 apps.and they also did not include the Bookshare app, which I have heard is very good.but it is really nice to see this post on a mainstream blog. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6043 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The HTCTU provides leadership, training, and support to the California Community Colleges in using technology to promote the success of students with disabilities. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." ?Abraham Lincoln -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Think of it as a large accessibility ?un?event in keeping with the camp/unconference movement that many of you know me as the poster guy for. Fast-forward and at this point, there are two free public events confirmed, one in Los Angeles featuring Yahoo!?s Todd Kloots and Victor Tsaran http://www.meetup.com/LA-UPA/events/62248512 and a more modest one in Toronto hosted by myself http://www.mysqltalk.com/gaadtoronto.htm, with a few other events still in the works. The ultimate goal is to raise awareness and begin digital accessibility conversations of all kinds. An official website will go up next week, which will include ideas on how everyone can participate (e.g., unplug your mouse for an hour and use your computer and blog about your experience). For now, there is info at http://www.facebook.com/globalaccessibilityawarenessday. While I know all too well that May 9 is just around the corner, if anyone here has the time, and is willing and able to organize some sort of intro to accessibility talk, demo of adaptive technology/mobile/other accessibility, or other digital accessibility awareness building event in your community/at work/school, get in touch with me via globala11yawarenessday at gmail.com so it can be included and promoted. It doesn?t have to be formal or large. Your target are designers, developers, IT decision-makers, and others who are most likely not members of this e-mail list. Jennison -- Jennison Mark Asuncion Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network http://www.adaptech.org LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennison Follow me on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/jennison Accessibility Camp Toronto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeP5Kl4GDgA From winkharner at mesacc.edu Mon Apr 30 14:18:16 2012 From: winkharner at mesacc.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] technology support for Arabic Message-ID: <00a001cd2716$c1ed4a90$45c7dfb0$@edu> Hi all Athenites, A student on the campus told me today that she would like to take Arabic and asked if there is any text-to-speech technology available in Arabic. The campus has an open site license for Read and Write Gold, but I can't find any support for Arabic. It's entirely possible there may be some technology available in the Apple environment. Anybody there know the answer? Any directions you could point me towards? Thanks in advance, Wink Ms. Wink Harner Project Support OHS - NU6 119 Mesa Community College 1833 W. Southern Avenue Mesa AZ 85202 480-461-7448 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Mon Apr 30 14:29:13 2012 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] technology support for Arabic In-Reply-To: <00a001cd2716$c1ed4a90$45c7dfb0$@edu> References: <00a001cd2716$c1ed4a90$45c7dfb0$@edu> Message-ID: <4F9F0429.3050906@stanford.edu> Hi Wink, > A student on the campus told me today that she would like > to take Arabic and asked if there is any text-to-speech > technology available in Arabic. There is a TTS voice in Arabic that is available as a free download in Apple OS X Lion. If you go to the System Preferences > Speech > System Voice and then choose "Customize" you will be able to find many different languages. Just download the preferred voice and you are all set. Here is the note from Apple: http://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/features.html#accessibility Here is a YouTube video of the TTS voice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gut0-dZs2I Take care, Sean -- Sean Keegan Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae From winkharner at mesacc.edu Mon Apr 30 14:52:44 2012 From: winkharner at mesacc.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Dictation in Portuguese Message-ID: <00de01cd271b$923c5480$b6b4fd80$@edu> This one, dear ATHENites, is for our colleague, Lucy Gruenwald, in Brazil who has been looking for dictation software in Portuguese. Here's the link, Lucy - boa sorte!! My passport is current & I would be HAPPY to come to Brazil & train you all (smile) on dictation software in other languages ;>) https://idictate.com/ Wink Ms. Wink Harner Project Support OHS - NU6 119 Mesa Community College 1833 W. Southern Avenue Mesa AZ 85202 480-461-7448 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Mon Apr 30 14:54:27 2012 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] technology support for Arabic In-Reply-To: <4F9F0429.3050906@stanford.edu> References: <00a001cd2716$c1ed4a90$45c7dfb0$@edu> <4F9F0429.3050906@stanford.edu> Message-ID: Using the TTS ro VO on Mac will not do the automatic switching that R&WG will for european languages. When I was trying TTS on Mac using Asian voices it would read the english but not the Chinese or Japanese characters. You might run into the same problems with Arabic. If you set the Mac for the specific language it would probably do better with identifying characters and words. The language handling on Mac is not as efficient as it is on iOS. Which I think is kind of amusing. I've had better luck with nonwestern languages on Windows. NeoSpeech and Acapela sell voices that run as SAPI 5. Acapela if I remember right has a great Arabic voice. This can then run as a SAPI 5 voice with R&WG, WordTalk, and many other programs that use SAPI 5 Voices. You will not have all the writing support that the programs offer but it will read it. If you are running XP on the computer you will need to set up Complex Right to Left Scripting Languages in the Regional and Language Options. For Vista and 7 There are specific versions that will support Arabic. Microsoft has that info on their website. http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html Jeff On 4/30/12, Sean J Keegan wrote: > Hi Wink, > > > A student on the campus told me today that she would like > > to take Arabic and asked if there is any text-to-speech > > technology available in Arabic. > > There is a TTS voice in Arabic that is available as a free download in > Apple OS X Lion. If you go to the System Preferences > Speech > System > Voice and then choose "Customize" you will be able to find many > different languages. Just download the preferred voice and you are all > set. > > Here is the note from Apple: > http://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/features.html#accessibility > > Here is a YouTube video of the TTS voice: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gut0-dZs2I > > Take care, > Sean > > -- > Sean Keegan > Associate Director, Assistive Technology > Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University > http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu > http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > From normajean.brand at hccs.edu Mon Apr 30 14:54:07 2012 From: normajean.brand at hccs.edu (Normajean.Brand) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Accessible Accounting Software? Message-ID: <18AB6E837CD5444FAECD90FCCDBFF5450A157B@sy-facmbx01.ad.hccs.edu> My first question: Is there an accounting software that works with JAWS or WindowsEyes for the blind? We have a blind student (no sight) who insists on taking an accounting class that is dependent on using Peachtree accounting software as part of the curriculum. Maybe it's because I don't know JAWS well enough but I'm not able to get JAWS to work with Peachtree. Admittedly, I also don't know Peachtree accounting software either. This student is also "insisting" that we purchase software that is accessible and books that are accessible to him so he can take this class. It's not a class that is on his degree plan so it would be an elective. Note: This student also does not have nor wants to learn computer skills, does not have nor wants to learn JAWS or other assistive software. He is expecting someone to read the textbooks, scribe/read his tests, search for the answers for him, and use the software for him. Is there something I'm missing or are these reasonable requests? I keep checking all the usual places for the textbooks in an accessible format that he might be able to use and so far the books are not available. Any suggestions are welcome! Norma Jean NJ Brand Houston Community College-Northwest ADA Technician Technology and Instructional Computing Room RC13 1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N. Houston TX 77043 VM/Office: 713.718.5604 FAX: 713.718.5430 Email: normajean.brand@hccs.edu http://northwest.hccs.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hunziker at email.arizona.edu Mon Apr 30 14:55:42 2012 From: hunziker at email.arizona.edu (Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] technology support for Arabic In-Reply-To: <00a001cd2716$c1ed4a90$45c7dfb0$@edu> References: <00a001cd2716$c1ed4a90$45c7dfb0$@edu> Message-ID: <4E9F2CF9FA1DA0479F02A1219FE22563023D0A2D99@VA3DIAXVS4B1.RED001.local> Hi Wink, We have been exploring the same type of technology. It looks like TextAloud and NaturalReader have Arabic voices available as well.... Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center 520-626-9409 hunziker@email.arizona.edu From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 2:18 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] technology support for Arabic Hi all Athenites, A student on the campus told me today that she would like to take Arabic and asked if there is any text-to-speech technology available in Arabic. The campus has an open site license for Read and Write Gold, but I can't find any support for Arabic. It's entirely possible there may be some technology available in the Apple environment. Anybody there know the answer? Any directions you could point me towards? Thanks in advance, Wink Ms. Wink Harner Project Support OHS - NU6 119 Mesa Community College 1833 W. Southern Avenue Mesa AZ 85202 480-461-7448 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From winkharner at mesacc.edu Mon Apr 30 14:59:43 2012 From: winkharner at mesacc.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] technology support for Arabic In-Reply-To: References: <00a001cd2716$c1ed4a90$45c7dfb0$@edu> <4F9F0429.3050906@stanford.edu> Message-ID: <010301cd271c$8c0afbb0$a420f310$@edu> Excellent info, Jeff. Thanks also to Sean & Teresa for their input. Some experimenting is definitely in order. Wink -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Dell Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 2:54 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] technology support for Arabic Using the TTS ro VO on Mac will not do the automatic switching that R&WG will for european languages. When I was trying TTS on Mac using Asian voices it would read the english but not the Chinese or Japanese characters. You might run into the same problems with Arabic. If you set the Mac for the specific language it would probably do better with identifying characters and words. The language handling on Mac is not as efficient as it is on iOS. Which I think is kind of amusing. I've had better luck with nonwestern languages on Windows. NeoSpeech and Acapela sell voices that run as SAPI 5. Acapela if I remember right has a great Arabic voice. This can then run as a SAPI 5 voice with R&WG, WordTalk, and many other programs that use SAPI 5 Voices. You will not have all the writing support that the programs offer but it will read it. If you are running XP on the computer you will need to set up Complex Right to Left Scripting Languages in the Regional and Language Options. For Vista and 7 There are specific versions that will support Arabic. Microsoft has that info on their website. http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html Jeff On 4/30/12, Sean J Keegan wrote: > Hi Wink, > > > A student on the campus told me today that she would like > to > take Arabic and asked if there is any text-to-speech > technology > available in Arabic. > > There is a TTS voice in Arabic that is available as a free download in > Apple OS X Lion. If you go to the System Preferences > Speech > > System Voice and then choose "Customize" you will be able to find many > different languages. Just download the preferred voice and you are > all set. > > Here is the note from Apple: > http://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/features.html#accessibility > > Here is a YouTube video of the TTS voice: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gut0-dZs2I > > Take care, > Sean > > -- > Sean Keegan > Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible > Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu > http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From burke at ucla.edu Mon Apr 30 15:58:34 2012 From: burke at ucla.edu (Patrick Burke) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Accessible Accounting Software? In-Reply-To: <18AB6E837CD5444FAECD90FCCDBFF5450A157B@sy-facmbx01.ad.hccs .edu> References: <18AB6E837CD5444FAECD90FCCDBFF5450A157B@sy-facmbx01.ad.hccs.edu> Message-ID: <201204302258.q3UMwZlb015948@mail.ucla.edu> Hi Norma Jean, There has been some discussion recently of Jaws scripts for Peachtree. I haven't used them myself, but here's the link.: http://www.scriptsforjaws.com/index.php Hmm, looks like they are just down the street from me here in LA... For your other issues with the student, I have no answer. The Peachtree scripts won't help if he isn't willing to learn Jaws basics. Good luck, Patrick At 02:54 PM 4/30/2012, Normajean.Brand wrote: >My first question: Is there an accounting software that works with >JAWS or WindowsEyes for the blind? > >We have a blind student (no sight) who insists on taking an >accounting class that is dependent on using Peachtree accounting >software as part of the curriculum. Maybe it's because I don't know >JAWS well enough but I'm not able to get JAWS to work with >Peachtree. Admittedly, I also don't know Peachtree accounting >software either. This student is also "insisting" that we purchase >software that is accessible and books that are accessible to him so >he can take this class. It's not a class that is on his degree plan >so it would be an elective. > >Note: This student also does not have nor wants to learn computer >skills, does not have nor wants to learn JAWS or other assistive >software. He is expecting someone to read the textbooks, scribe/read >his tests, search for the answers for him, and use the software for >him. Is there something I'm missing or are these reasonable requests? > >I keep checking all the usual places for the textbooks in an >accessible format that he might be able to use and so far the books >are not available. > >Any suggestions are welcome! > >Norma Jean > >NJ Brand >Houston Community College-Northwest >ADA Technician >Technology and Instructional Computing >Room RC13 >1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N. >Houston TX 77043 >VM/Office: 713.718.5604 >FAX: 713.718.5430 >Email: normajean.brand@hccs.edu >http://northwest.hccs.edu > >_______________________________________________ >athen-list mailing list >athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu >http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From wink.harner at mcmail.maricopa.edu Mon Apr 30 16:59:09 2012 From: wink.harner at mcmail.maricopa.edu (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Job Posting Message-ID: <01a701cd272d$3d46e3c0$b7d4ab40$@harner@mcmail.maricopa.edu> Forgive the cross postings. -----Original message----- From: Wink Harner To: DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Sent: Sat, 28 Apr 2012, 00:00:01 GMT+00:00 Subject: Job Posting Hi all, As promised, I am letting you know that my former position at Mesa Community College is posted. 11120447-4 Mesa Community College Grade 015 $48,495.00 - $57,588.00 Mgr Disability Resour & Ser Closes 5/25/2012 Applications must be received by 5 p. m. on the closing date stated on the Job Opportunities Bulletin. Applications must be submitted via OLA (On-Line Application). Online applications must be received by Midnight on the closing date stated for the position. For internal postings, applications must be submitted on-line through my.maricopa.edu HRMS Self Service. The link for the application is open today, Monday, 4-30-2012. http://www.maricopa.edu/employees/divisions/hr/jobs/current Contact me off-list: foreigntype@cox.net Ms. Wink Harner Project Support OHS - NU6 119 Mesa Community College 1833 W. Southern Avenue Mesa AZ 85202 480-461-7448 Cell: 480-984-0034 From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Mon Apr 30 17:11:18 2012 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:53 2018 Subject: [Athen] RE: Accessible Accounting Software? In-Reply-To: <18AB6E837CD5444FAECD90FCCDBFF5450A157B@sy-facmbx01.ad.hccs.edu> References: <18AB6E837CD5444FAECD90FCCDBFF5450A157B@sy-facmbx01.ad.hccs.edu> Message-ID: <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180739EDB535@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Hi, As already mentioned, there are now scripts for JAWS that supposedly makes PeachTree accessible. I have not worked with them eitehr, but they sound promising. Also, there is an accounting package out of Australia that was created with visually impaired individuals in mind. It has a US version, so it should be fine in that regard. The question is, will the instructors accept work done in a different package. Regarding the students other requests, I would say these are not reasonable accommodations. You are required to make the software accessible, if possible. The scripts "should" do that. You are required to provide the book in an accessible format. If it isn't done already, then you can either out-source it or do it in-house. Now, if you have made the elements of the course accessible, then it is the student's responsibility to use the systems, unless he can show that the systems are not accessible for him. Not wanting to do the work himself is not the same as not accessible. Just my two cents worth, and that's probably over priced. BTW, I am a JAWS user and I have a degree in accounting. I had to take a few courses with computerized software as part of my major. However, that was back in the dark ages of DOS. Ring a bell anybody? If I can be of help, I would be happy to try. ________________________________________ From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Normajean.Brand [normajean.brand@hccs.edu] Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 4:54 PM To: ATHEN Subject: [Athen] Accessible Accounting Software? My first question: Is there an accounting software that works with JAWS or WindowsEyes for the blind? We have a blind student (no sight) who insists on taking an accounting class that is dependent on using Peachtree accounting software as part of the curriculum. Maybe it?s because I don?t know JAWS well enough but I?m not able to get JAWS to work with Peachtree. Admittedly, I also don?t know Peachtree accounting software either. This student is also ?insisting? that we purchase software that is accessible and books that are accessible to him so he can take this class. It?s not a class that is on his degree plan so it would be an elective. Note: This student also does not have nor wants to learn computer skills, does not have nor wants to learn JAWS or other assistive software. He is expecting someone to read the textbooks, scribe/read his tests, search for the answers for him, and use the software for him. Is there something I?m missing or are these reasonable requests? I keep checking all the usual places for the textbooks in an accessible format that he might be able to use and so far the books are not available. Any suggestions are welcome! Norma Jean NJ Brand Houston Community College-Northwest ADA Technician Technology and Instructional Computing Room RC13 1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N. Houston TX 77043 VM/Office: 713.718.5604 FAX: 713.718.5430 Email: normajean.brand@hccs.edu http://northwest.hccs.edu From jsuttondc at gmail.com Mon Apr 30 17:21:28 2012 From: jsuttondc at gmail.com (Jennifer Sutton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:30:53 2018 Subject: [Athen] RE: Accessible Accounting Software? In-Reply-To: <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180739EDB535@orion.EMPLOYEES .KCKCC.LOCAL> References: <18AB6E837CD5444FAECD90FCCDBFF5450A157B@sy-facmbx01.ad.hccs.edu> <5F4BCCFEE529324F96A13202E9C203180739EDB535@orion.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20120430171827.07911130@gmail.com> Here is a link to the accounting software that Robert mentions below, in addition to the link to the Peachtree/JFW scripts that Patrick cited: http://us.accomplishglobal.com/ Jennifer At 05:11 PM 4/30/2012, you wrote: >Hi, > >As already mentioned, there are now scripts for JAWS that supposedly >makes PeachTree accessible. I have not worked with them eitehr, but >they sound promising. Also, there is an accounting package out of >Australia that was created with visually impaired individuals in >mind. It has a US version, so it should be fine in that >regard. The question is, will the instructors accept work done in a >different package. > >