From paire at temple.edu Mon Dec 3 08:48:50 2012 From: paire at temple.edu (Paul E. Paire) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] On demand PDF remediation Message-ID: <3BDAB0D17C965648940B90D4B59685C71C906AB8@exch14-mb1.tu.temple.edu> Hello, At the most recent Accessing Higher Ground conference (great conference by the way), I sat in a presentation by Ken Nakata, and he mentioned that one of the institutions he consulted with performed the following: Insert a special tag in each PDF that hasn't been fully checked for compliance that only screen readers see. The screen reader then gets a notification "this PDF might not be fully accessible. If you have a problem with this PDF, please click here and we will get you an accessible PDF in X time." If the user follows the link then the PDF goes to an outside company that makes it accessible (in 24 - 48 hours if memory serves) and then it's automatically mailed back to them. Is anyone aware of an organization doing this? 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Thanks, -Paul -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From norm.coombs at gmail.com Mon Dec 3 11:25:26 2012 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Creating Multimedia Made Simple, an EASI 4-part fee-based Webinar Series Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20121203111928.047fb720@pop.gmail.com> Creating Multimedia Made Simple, an EASI 4-part Webinar Series Starting on December 13 and 20 with the remaining Webinars in the series scheduled for January 2013 Multimedia on the Web continues to explode with Youtube still taking the lead. Multimedia presentations can be complex, sophisticated and very complicated to create, but this series will focus on creating multimedia with more simple authoring tools it will include exercises and will expect participants to create actual multimedia during the series. We want to stress hands-on assignments enabling participants to become multimedia creators during the 4-part series. You can read more about this fee-based EASI series. More information and registration is available from http://easi.cc/clinic.htm Scholarships are also still available Norm Coombs From sam.joehl at ssbbartgroup.com Mon Dec 3 11:51:36 2012 From: sam.joehl at ssbbartgroup.com (Sam Joehl) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Webinar this Wednesday - Spread the Word In-Reply-To: <50bcf942.2d47310a.4a7b.ffffb1f4@mx.google.com> References: <50bcf942.2d47310a.4a7b.ffffb1f4@mx.google.com> Message-ID: <8a903f39bbe2230e886f47a3811cc7b8@mail.gmail.com> Hi all, We?re presenting a free webinar on Wednesday (specifically, Tim?s presenting) on our projections for developments in ICT accessibility in the coming year. If you?re a member of any industry related listservs, if you use Twitter/Linkedin/Facebook, or any other outlets, I?d really appreciate you spreading the word in these last few days to drive in as many participants as we can (it?s never too late ? sometimes I?m still getting new registrants 10 minutes into the start of the webinar). Here?s the information: *2013 Accessibility Outlook* *Wednesday, December 5th 2:00 PM EDT / 11:00 AM PDT Space is Limited - Register Now! * The 2013 Accessibility Outlook will provide SSB's projections for key ICT accessibility developments expected in the coming year. This will cover the legal, technology and user developments projected for 2013. The legal perspective will focus both on U.S. domestic market developments under the ADA, Section 508 and CVAA requirements as well as international legal progress. From a technology perspective the focus will be on development paradigms and platform updates expected in the coming year. Finally, user developments will focus on overall user changes and assistive technology improvements in the market. Thanks in advance for your help! For future reference upcoming webinars are posted on the SSB site at https://www.ssbbartgroup.com/webinars.php. Right now we only have December and January up, but the ultimate goal is to get the entire year?s worth of monthly webinars nailed down and on that page in the next month or two. Kim Phillips Operations Specialist SSB BART Group kim.phillips@ssbbartgroup.com (804) 347.5894 (c) Accessibility-on-Demand Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Blog | Newsletter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hkramer at atsol.us Wed Dec 5 09:13:41 2012 From: hkramer at atsol.us (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Accessibility of Adobe Connect player/pods Message-ID: Dear Colleagues: (Please excuse any cross-posts.) I wonder if anyone has an insight into the accessibility of controls/buttons for the Adobe Connect player (I'm not sure if player is the correct terminology - it consists of a series of what they call pods [written in Flash action script?]). I've posted the recorded sessions for the Accessing Higher Ground conference on the Connect platform. The Adobe site list hotkeys that can be used with Connect, including playback control, at - http://help.adobe.com/en_US/connect/9.0/using/WS5ae85155c1a0214d1172e081227b89777b-8000.html#WS5e953006aa800217-2e21eaae122a9c49b5b-8000 - but I've found that the hotkeys for playback work unreliably and intermittently at best. Cntrl-F6 doesn't always move between the various pods; Cntrl-F8 which is supposed to list hotkeys (or "display the pod menu for keyboard control") doesn't work at all; many buttons are not labeled and even the 'p' command to play/pause doesn't always work. In I.E., when the 'p' didn't work I was able to use the JAWS find to focus on the play/pause button and at least stop/start the recording that way. I can then access the slider control which controls fast-forward or rewind - it is labeled thankfully - but there doesn't seem to be a hot-key to control it - i.e. to move it. It looks like I may have to provide the recordings on two different platforms - Connect for those who need or prefer the captioning and another platform for users of screenreaders and other AT. I welcome any suggestions/insight/help anyone has on this. I know Andrew K. follows the WebAIM list so maybe he'll chime in. Cheers, Howard -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I wonder if anyone has an insight into the accessibility of controls/buttons for the Adobe Connect player (I'm not sure if player is the correct terminology - it consists of a series of what they call pods [written in Flash action script?]). I've posted the recorded sessions for the Accessing Higher Ground conference on the Connect platform. The Adobe site list hotkeys that can be used with Connect, including playback control, at - http://help.adobe.com/en_US/connect/9.0/using/WS5ae85155c1a0214d1172e081227b 89777b-8000.html#WS5e953006aa800217-2e21eaae122a9c49b5b-8000 - but I've found that the hotkeys for playback work unreliably and intermittently at best. Cntrl-F6 doesn't always move between the various pods; Cntrl-F8 which is supposed to list hotkeys (or "display the pod menu for keyboard control") doesn't work at all; many buttons are not labeled and even the 'p' command to play/pause doesn't always work. In I.E., when the 'p' didn't work I was able to use the JAWS find to focus on the play/pause button and at least stop/start the recording that way. I can then access the slider control which controls fast-forward or rewind - it is labeled thankfully - but there doesn't seem to be a hot-key to control it - i.e. to move it. It looks like I may have to provide the recordings on two different platforms - Connect for those who need or prefer the captioning and another platform for users of screenreaders and other AT. I welcome any suggestions/insight/help anyone has on this. I know Andrew K. follows the WebAIM list so maybe he'll chime in. Cheers, Howard _______________________________________________ To manage your subscription, visit http://list.webaim.org/ Address list messages to webaim-forum@list.webaim.org From jbailey at uoregon.edu Wed Dec 5 09:28:04 2012 From: jbailey at uoregon.edu (James Bailey) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] RE: [WebAIM] Accessibility of Adobe Connect player/pods In-Reply-To: <012901cdd30d$07506fc0$15f14f40$@gmail.com> References: <012901cdd30d$07506fc0$15f14f40$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Pratik, Please share with the list. Thanks, James -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Pratik Patel Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 9:22 AM To: 'WebAIM Discussion List'; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; 'Distribution list for EASI Web Conferences, Podcasts and News' Subject: [Athen] RE: [WebAIM] Accessibility of Adobe Connect player/pods Howard, I'll be looking at those videos later this week. I'll let you know my experience and feedback. Regards, Pratik -----Original Message----- From: webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org [mailto:webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org] On Behalf Of Howard Kramer Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 12:14 PM To: WebAIM Discussion List; Access Technology Higher Education Network; Distribution list for EASI Web Conferences, Podcasts and News Subject: [WebAIM] Accessibility of Adobe Connect player/pods Dear Colleagues: (Please excuse any cross-posts.) I wonder if anyone has an insight into the accessibility of controls/buttons for the Adobe Connect player (I'm not sure if player is the correct terminology - it consists of a series of what they call pods [written in Flash action script?]). I've posted the recorded sessions for the Accessing Higher Ground conference on the Connect platform. The Adobe site list hotkeys that can be used with Connect, including playback control, at - http://help.adobe.com/en_US/connect/9.0/using/WS5ae85155c1a0214d1172e081227b 89777b-8000.html#WS5e953006aa800217-2e21eaae122a9c49b5b-8000 - but I've found that the hotkeys for playback work unreliably and intermittently at best. Cntrl-F6 doesn't always move between the various pods; Cntrl-F8 which is supposed to list hotkeys (or "display the pod menu for keyboard control") doesn't work at all; many buttons are not labeled and even the 'p' command to play/pause doesn't always work. In I.E., when the 'p' didn't work I was able to use the JAWS find to focus on the play/pause button and at least stop/start the recording that way. I can then access the slider control which controls fast-forward or rewind - it is labeled thankfully - but there doesn't seem to be a hot-key to control it - i.e. to move it. It looks like I may have to provide the recordings on two different platforms - Connect for those who need or prefer the captioning and another platform for users of screenreaders and other AT. I welcome any suggestions/insight/help anyone has on this. I know Andrew K. follows the WebAIM list so maybe he'll chime in. Cheers, Howard _______________________________________________ To manage your subscription, visit http://list.webaim.org/ Address list messages to webaim-forum@list.webaim.org _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca Wed Dec 5 23:07:29 2012 From: asuncion at alcor.concordia.ca (Jennison Mark Asuncion) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] full time job opp in San Diego In-Reply-To: References: <012901cdd30d$07506fc0$15f14f40$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <28001_1354777653_qB677VJT031743_9181552b5f19a68b33b35f7b726bd410.squirrel@webmail.concordia.ca> Hello, Passing along - Ashford University in San Diego is seeking a full time Technology Accessibility Specialist https://www.ashforduniversity.apply2jobs.com/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=6504&CurrentPage=8 For questions, email Justin Stewart jstewart@BPIEDU.com. 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 paire at temple.edu Thu Dec 6 12:04:07 2012 From: paire at temple.edu (Paul E. Paire) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Director of Disability Resources and Services open at Temple University Message-ID: <3BDAB0D17C965648940B90D4B59685C71C90E106@exch14-mb1.tu.temple.edu> Hello, Please share with anyone interested the following information regarding an open position at Temple University for the Director of Disability Resources and Services: Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, the Director of Disability Resources and Services manages and oversees disability-related services for Temple University students (Philadelphia, PA) and is responsible for implementing all pertinent disability-related legislation (Section 504 and Americans with Disabilities Act), thereby facilitating compliance with these regulations. In this role, you will administer foundation grants, awards, and endowments, pursuing additional development and grant projects and opportunities; acting as a spokesperson at the University for disability-related matters; developing, coordinating, and implementing programs, services, assessments, policies, procedures, and strategic goals; and advising the colleges, departments, and units of the University with regard to understanding, adhering to, and developing policies and procedures for disability resources. Required Education and Experience: Master's degree in rehabilitation, counseling, education, social work, or related field 7 years of experience managing disability resources programs Extensive knowledge of reasonable accommodations for students with a disability within an educational environment Comprehensive knowledge of assistive technology Extensive innovation and problem-solving ability Ability to develop complex partnerships between multiple stakeholders Active participation in national and regional associations Fluency with regard to national and international trends that support the development of inclusive education for students with a disability Knowledge of effective program and service assessment strategies Certification in assistive technology preferred 5 years' experience managing services for people with a disability in a large university that offers professional education, including law and health sciences, preferred Experience in the following required: Mastery of all relevant legislation - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504, and related standards, and translation of legislation into policy Counseling and/or advising experience Securing and administering foundation, private, and federal funding Partnering with community agencies to enable greater access to and participation in higher education by persons with a disability Developing teams and supervising staff in a manner that demonstrates respect, inclusivity, and value for the individual Managing budgets, personnel, program development, and strategic planning To apply for this position, please visit our Web site at www.temple.edu and click on Jobs@temple. 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Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 26276 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From norm.coombs at gmail.com Fri Dec 7 06:44:22 2012 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] IMS Access for All version 3: accessibility through personalization a free Webinar hosted by EASI Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20121207064235.0797c9d0@pop.gmail.com> IMS Access for All version 3: accessibility through personalization a free Webinar hosted by EASI This free EASI Webinar is scheduled for: Monday Dec 17th, 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2pm Eastern This is a large project with several important organizations cooperating to further the future of access for all Presenters: ? Anastasia Cheetham, Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University ? Andy Heath, Axelrod Access for All ? Madeleine Rothberg, WGBH National Center for Accessible Media ? Rich Schwerdtfeger, IBM The Access for All standard offers an approach to meet the needs of diverse users in diverse contexts by personalizing the experience of each user. Access for All suggests that the best way to meet individual's particular needs at that time in that context is to deliver digital materials in the way that is most accessible to that person. Access for All defines the personal preferences statements and resource metadata necessary to support this matching. Access for All is in use in educational sites and will soon be integrated into larger platforms including the Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure. Version 3 of the standard from IMS offers a compact Core model and bindings to support varied technical approaches. Read more about this innovative project at: http://www.imsglobal.org/accessibility/ You can register for the Webinar from the EASI Webinar page: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 kgslough at gmail.com Mon Dec 10 07:40:16 2012 From: kgslough at gmail.com (Kyle Slough) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] At course for undergrads Message-ID: Hi all, I will be teaching an Intro AT course this summer. I am looking for others that have or are currently teaching an AT course for undergrads for suggestions and advise. Please email if you are willing to talk to me about your course and share resources. Also, are any Universities offering a minor in AT? Thank you, Kyle Slough, MS, LPCA, LCASA, CRC, PVE kgslough@live.com Sent from my iPhone From akirkpat at adobe.com Mon Dec 10 12:02:52 2012 From: akirkpat at adobe.com (Andrew Kirkpatrick) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] RE: [WebAIM] Accessibility of Adobe Connect player/pods In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Howard, The first question that I have is what browser you're using to view the recordings. The player is Flash-based and there are challenges getting focus into the player on some browsers. That still works best with IE. Once you have focus in the Connect recording player window, then you can use the keyboard shortcuts. It seems like there may be an issue with the new Event Overlay area - it isn't responding as the other pods are, so appears to be blocking the use of the Ctrl+F6 shortcut. If you tab a couple of times to get the focus past this item then Ctrl+F6 works as expected (at least it does for me). You mentioned Ctrl+F8 also, which doesn't do much in a recording because there are no context menus in the recording interface's pods for this shortcut to open. I wasn't able to reproduce an issue with the "p" shortcut not correctly toggling the play/pause button, except when the focus was on a text input area and in that case the "p" was entered into the control, which I believe is the correct behavior. Can you provide steps to reproduce? The slider to the right of the play/pause button operates with the right/left arrow and home/end keys. Like the "p" key, these shortcuts may run into difficulties with JAWS grabbing the keystrokes (e.g. for next paragraph or next/previous character). If you can provide steps to reproduce what you are finding, that would help us. It is worth knowing that at least for JAWS the keyboard pass-through is insert+3 so if "p" isn't working and then you hit "insert+3" followed by "p" and it does, then we at least know why it is happening. I saw one other comment that the closed captioning wasn't able to be read by a JAWS user, and that is true. The captions are hidden from AT, but the caption pod does allow you to export a transcript of the event's captioning, which may be easier to read for a deaf-blind user. We'll follow up with the Connect team to make sure that we have bugs logged for any reproducible issues, and will add more if other issues are identified/clarified. Thanks, AWK Andrew Kirkpatrick Group Product Manager, Accessibility Adobe Systems akirkpat@adobe.com http://twitter.com/awkawk http://blogs.adobe.com/accessibility -----Original Message----- From: webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org [mailto:webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org] On Behalf Of Howard Kramer Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 12:14 PM To: WebAIM Discussion List; Access Technology Higher Education Network; Distribution list for EASI Web Conferences, Podcasts and News Subject: [WebAIM] Accessibility of Adobe Connect player/pods Dear Colleagues: (Please excuse any cross-posts.) I wonder if anyone has an insight into the accessibility of controls/buttons for the Adobe Connect player (I'm not sure if player is the correct terminology - it consists of a series of what they call pods [written in Flash action script?]). I've posted the recorded sessions for the Accessing Higher Ground conference on the Connect platform. The Adobe site list hotkeys that can be used with Connect, including playback control, at - http://help.adobe.com/en_US/connect/9.0/using/WS5ae85155c1a0214d1172e081227b89777b-8000.html#WS5e953006aa800217-2e21eaae122a9c49b5b-8000 - but I've found that the hotkeys for playback work unreliably and intermittently at best. Cntrl-F6 doesn't always move between the various pods; Cntrl-F8 which is supposed to list hotkeys (or "display the pod menu for keyboard control") doesn't work at all; many buttons are not labeled and even the 'p' command to play/pause doesn't always work. In I.E., when the 'p' didn't work I was able to use the JAWS find to focus on the play/pause button and at least stop/start the recording that way. I can then access the slider control which controls fast-forward or rewind - it is labeled thankfully - but there doesn't seem to be a hot-key to control it - i.e. to move it. It looks like I may have to provide the recordings on two different platforms - Connect for those who need or prefer the captioning and another platform for users of screenreaders and other AT. I welcome any suggestions/insight/help anyone has on this. I know Andrew K. follows the WebAIM list so maybe he'll chime in. Cheers, Howard _______________________________________________ To manage your subscription, visit http://list.webaim.org/ Address list messages to webaim-forum@list.webaim.org From hkramer at ahead.org Mon Dec 10 12:07:55 2012 From: hkramer at ahead.org (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] RE: [WebAIM] Accessibility of Adobe Connect player/pods In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Andrew, I tried JAWS with a few different browsers. I'll try the tips you mentioned below and let you know what happens. Thanks, Howard On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Andrew Kirkpatrick wrote: > Howard, > The first question that I have is what browser you're using to view the > recordings. The player is Flash-based and there are challenges getting > focus into the player on some browsers. That still works best with IE. > Once you have focus in the Connect recording player window, then you can > use the keyboard shortcuts. > > It seems like there may be an issue with the new Event Overlay area - it > isn't responding as the other pods are, so appears to be blocking the use > of the Ctrl+F6 shortcut. If you tab a couple of times to get the focus > past this item then Ctrl+F6 works as expected (at least it does for me). > You mentioned Ctrl+F8 also, which doesn't do much in a recording because > there are no context menus in the recording interface's pods for this > shortcut to open. > > I wasn't able to reproduce an issue with the "p" shortcut not correctly > toggling the play/pause button, except when the focus was on a text input > area and in that case the "p" was entered into the control, which I believe > is the correct behavior. Can you provide steps to reproduce? > > The slider to the right of the play/pause button operates with the > right/left arrow and home/end keys. Like the "p" key, these shortcuts may > run into difficulties with JAWS grabbing the keystrokes (e.g. for next > paragraph or next/previous character). If you can provide steps to > reproduce what you are finding, that would help us. It is worth knowing > that at least for JAWS the keyboard pass-through is insert+3 so if "p" > isn't working and then you hit "insert+3" followed by "p" and it does, then > we at least know why it is happening. > > I saw one other comment that the closed captioning wasn't able to be read > by a JAWS user, and that is true. The captions are hidden from AT, but the > caption pod does allow you to export a transcript of the event's > captioning, which may be easier to read for a deaf-blind user. > > We'll follow up with the Connect team to make sure that we have bugs > logged for any reproducible issues, and will add more if other issues are > identified/clarified. > > Thanks, > AWK > > Andrew Kirkpatrick > Group Product Manager, Accessibility > Adobe Systems > > akirkpat@adobe.com > http://twitter.com/awkawk > http://blogs.adobe.com/accessibility > > > -----Original Message----- > From: webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org [mailto: > webaim-forum-bounces@list.webaim.org] On Behalf Of Howard Kramer > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 12:14 PM > To: WebAIM Discussion List; Access Technology Higher Education Network; > Distribution list for EASI Web Conferences, Podcasts and News > Subject: [WebAIM] Accessibility of Adobe Connect player/pods > > Dear Colleagues: > > (Please excuse any cross-posts.) > > I wonder if anyone has an insight into the accessibility of > controls/buttons for the Adobe Connect player (I'm not sure if player is > the correct terminology - it consists of a series of what they call pods > [written in Flash action script?]). I've posted the recorded sessions for > the Accessing Higher Ground conference on the Connect platform. > > The Adobe site list hotkeys that can be used with Connect, including > playback control, at - > > http://help.adobe.com/en_US/connect/9.0/using/WS5ae85155c1a0214d1172e081227b89777b-8000.html#WS5e953006aa800217-2e21eaae122a9c49b5b-8000 > > - but I've found that the hotkeys for playback work unreliably and > intermittently at best. Cntrl-F6 doesn't always move between the various > pods; Cntrl-F8 which is supposed to list hotkeys (or "display the pod menu > for keyboard control") doesn't work at all; many buttons are not labeled > and even the 'p' command to play/pause doesn't always work. In I.E., when > the 'p' didn't work I was able to use the JAWS find to focus on the > play/pause button and at least stop/start the recording that way. I can > then access the slider control which controls fast-forward or rewind - it > is labeled thankfully - but there doesn't seem to be a hot-key to control > it - i.e. to move it. > > It looks like I may have to provide the recordings on two different > platforms - Connect for those who need or prefer the captioning and another > platform for users of screenreaders and other AT. > > I welcome any suggestions/insight/help anyone has on this. I know Andrew K. > follows the WebAIM list so maybe he'll chime in. > > Cheers, > Howard > _______________________________________________ > To manage your subscription, visit http://list.webaim.org/ Address list > messages to webaim-forum@list.webaim.org > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu > http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at cox.net Mon Dec 10 12:32:10 2012 From: foreigntype at cox.net (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Accessibility of BioSig Message-ID: <000901cdd715$6e322ec0$4a968c40$@cox.net> Hi all ATHEN-ites! Am involved in some online course evals and our team is using BioSig. Any of you all have any experience with this program? Any of your colleges using this to verify student login & computer info? Any problems with locking down or locking out access to any (specific) adaptive technologies? Any info you may have regarding BioSig would be most helpful. Please respond off line as it may not necessarily be of interest to the group. I'll be glad to post my evals though if anyone IS interested :>) Thanks, all. Wink Harner foreigntype@cox.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at cox.net Mon Dec 10 12:40:02 2012 From: foreigntype at cox.net (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Using Math Player Message-ID: <000e01cdd716$87a51dd0$96ef5970$@cox.net> Hi Again, Anyone have experience with using Math Player in Pearson's My Math Lab with JAWS and/or Dragon Naturally Speaking? Any workarounds or tips would be welcome! Thanks in advance. 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I am using adobe acrobat pro nettie Fischer On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 3:23 PM, CUTLER_ELLEN wrote: > Hello,**** > > ** ** > > To create accessible PDF forms are you all using Adobe Acrobat Pro? If > not, what tool(s) do you recommend?**** > > ** ** > > Thanks in advance for your perspective.**** > > ** ** > > Best, Ellen**** > > ** ** > > *Ellen Cutler* > > *Santa Monica College* > > *Disabled Student Services/High Tech Training Center* > > *1900 Pico Blvd.* > > *Santa Monica, CA 90405* > > *310.434-4496* > > *cutler_ellen@smc.edu* > > ** ** > > **** > > _______________________________________________ > athen-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 skeegan at stanford.edu Tue Dec 11 17:02:45 2012 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Accessible PDF Forms In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <50C7D7B5.8080609@stanford.edu> > To create accessible PDF forms are you all using Adobe > Acrobat Pro? If not, what tool(s) do you recommend? I generally prefer to use Adobe's Livecycle Designer to create fillable (and accessible!) PDF forms. It is only available on the Windows platform and installs automatically when you install Adobe Acrobat Pro. You can import previously created PDF documents into Livecycle Designer to begin adding form fields, but this is a bit of a pain (IMO). The real benefit to using Livecycle Designer is that you can create an accessible PDF document with form fields and then if it needs to be updated in 6 months, you just open the document up in LD and make the edits. No need to go back to the MS Word version and then export a tagged PDF and then add form fields and then check accessibility and then...well, you get the idea. I have attached an older training manual I put together a few years ago that covers PDF accessibility as well as LiveCycle Designer ver. 8.2. It's not the most current, but should be a good working reference point. Here is also the web URL: http://stanford.edu/~skeegan/files/PDF_Manual.pdf There are pros and cons, but using LD for form development is MUCH easier than Adobe Acrobat and it also allows for simplicity when you need to make any edits to the PDF document. 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Although these elements are important, other factors are equally if not more crucial for the design of successful web sites and other digital media. This course will examine the standards and methods for designing digital material that is not only accessible for persons with disabilities ? a particularly important requirement for the web sites of public entities ? but also effective and usable for all users and across platforms. Course Scope This course will review standards for usability and accessibility, focusing on the concepts of universal design, web standards and accessibility best practices. Resources and texts from media design experts such as Donald A. Norman, Wendy Chisholm, Derek Featherstone and Jeffrey Zeldman will be complemented with online resources and materials. Topics to be covered include (x)html standards, structured coding procedures, semantic web design, user-centered design, and validation tools, among others. There may be occasional live lectures and guest speakers ? delivered through web conferencing but taped for later and repeat viewing, as needed by students. Students will complete weekly assignments and follow the overall schedule of the course through the semester. Instructors Howard Kramer Mr. Kramer has been an Access Specialist at CU-Boulder and coordinator for the Accessing Higher Ground Conference for the past 15 years. Kathy Wahlbin Ms. Wahlbin is a Web accessibility consultant, founder of Interactive Accessibility and an ADA, Section 508 and W3C WCAG accessibility expert. More information: http://accessinghigherground.org/wp/udclass/ Howard Kramer, hkramer@colorado.edu , 303-492-8672 -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dabrus at purdue.edu Thu Dec 20 11:57:37 2012 From: dabrus at purdue.edu (Brusnighan, Dean A.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] captions for ios devices Message-ID: <15818_1356033460_qBKJvdfE028119_6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE0575C6E0@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> I want to learn how to add captions for iOS devices. I found a vendor site that gives instructions, but it says it only works using QuickTime Pro on a Mac. I have been unsuccessful in searches to confirm this. Can someone please tell me whether this is accurate? Thanks in advance! Dean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dean Brusnighan Assistive Technology Specialist Purdue University, Young Hall 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108 Phone: 765-494-9082 dabrus@purdue.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Thu Dec 20 14:10:37 2012 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] captions for ios devices In-Reply-To: <15818_1356033460_qBKJvdfE028119_6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE0575C6E0@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> References: <15818_1356033460_qBKJvdfE028119_6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE0575C6E0@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> Message-ID: <50D38CDD.8020007@stanford.edu> > I want to learn how to add captions for iOS devices. I found a > vendor site that gives instructions, but it says it only works using > QuickTime Pro on a Mac. I have been unsuccessful in searches to > confirm this. Can someone please tell me whether this is accurate? Hi Dean, Generally speaking, there are two ways to add captions to iOS media: embedding a caption file so that it requires the closed caption decoder; or, embedding a caption file as a subtitle track. The first method is what I call the "closed caption decoder" solution. This requires that you create an SCC file and embed this file into the original media file. In order to view these captions on an iOS device you have to enable the closed caption decoder feature in the Videos menu (Settings > Videos > Closed Captioning). The SCC file is the same file type as is used for captioning VHS media content and is a bit of a pain. From what I have found, you need to have Compressor (Mac only) in order to integrate the SCC caption into the original media file. The second method is what I call the "subtitle track" solution. This involves using the subtitle track to embed caption information into the media file. I have had much greater success using this solution as it is far easier to deal with the SRT caption file and the application used to embed the captions (as subtitles) into the original media. I have used the application iSubtitle (Mac only) to perform this process. Subler, also Mac only, also works. For Windows, the options are varied. Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate (http://www.wondershare.com/video-editing-tips/how-to-add-subtitles-to-mp4.html) is one tool that you could try. Previous versions seemed to work with getting a subtitle track into an MP4 media file, so that may be one option (I only tried this tool years ago, so your mileage may vary). Handbrake may be an option now that there is improved subtitle support for MP4 media files. With a user created SRT caption file, you can run the media file and caption file together through Handbrake to get soft or hard subtitles (soft-subtitles can be enabled/disabled whereas hard-subtitles are burned into the video itself). See https://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/Subtitles for more information. I have not tried this method myself (yet!). Take care, Sean -- Sean Keegan Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/oae From mstoddar at sfu.ca Thu Dec 20 14:12:06 2012 From: mstoddar at sfu.ca (Mitchell Stoddard) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Help with accessibility of LMS In-Reply-To: <1395593419.33131845.1356041456785.JavaMail.root@jaguar9.sfu.ca> Message-ID: <2045979487.33132897.1356041526676.JavaMail.root@jaguar9.sfu.ca> I am wondering if any of you more learned colleagues might be able to assist me. Our institution has just made the decision to switch to the Canvas Learning Management System. They are presently working on the transition program to assist faculty members in moving their courses from WebCT to the new platform. I have been able to raise their awareness about access challenges, and they are interested in taking advantage of this opportunity to ensure that course offerings are more accessible. What they are really hoping for are guidelines with checklists broken into 1) requirements and 2) recommendations. ?Required Standards? would reflect the minimum standards which all courses must follow. For instance, ?If CHAT or DISCUSSION modules are used, you must have the following features enabled: XX , XX? ; ?If timed exams/quizzes are used, timing is readily modifiable by instructor?). Courses migrating into the new LMS would have to meet these standards, or provide a rationale why the individual standard hasn?t been met. ?Recommended Standards? would reflect best practice for access, and any new courses would be designed to this standard. I am wondering: 1) Are any of you aware of existing guidelines or documents that could serve as a ready framework for determining standards in this situation? 2) Are any of you using Canvas as your LMS, and might you be willing to speak about your experiences and how we might set up our courses to be as accessible as possible within this platform? Are there specific issues we need to be aware of? Thanks in advance for any assistance you might be able to provide, Mitchell Mitchell Stoddard, Ph.D., R. Psych. Director, Centre for Students with Disabilities Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive (1250 MBC) Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Phone: 778-782-3313 Email: mitchell_stoddard@sfu.ca This electronic mail message and any accompanying attachments may contain privileged, confidential or personal information intended only for the use of the individual, entity or organization named or addressed above. Any disclosure, distribution, dissemination, copying or action taken in reliance on the contents of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error please delete the email (from your incoming and trash files) and notify the sender immediately by email or by telephone. Thank you. From petri.1 at osu.edu Thu Dec 20 14:39:23 2012 From: petri.1 at osu.edu (Ken Petri) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] captions for ios devices In-Reply-To: <50D38CDD.8020007@stanford.edu> References: <15818_1356033460_qBKJvdfE028119_6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE0575C6E0@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> <50D38CDD.8020007@stanford.edu> Message-ID: Hi Dean, The Handbrake method works just fine. But if you have a Mac iSubtitle gives you more options. Here's the too-long URL on how to do this with Handbrake: https://carmenwiki.osu.edu/display/10292/DIY+Captioning+Techniques#DIYCaptioningTechniques-AddingCaptions%28Subtitles%29toMP4VideoforUseiniTunesorVLC A short URL to the entire DIY Captioning Techniques page is: http://go.osu.edu/diy-captioning Other good info in this page as well. The info about how to add an audio description track is forth-coming. That technique does, however, require QuickTime Pro.... ken -- Ken Petri Program Director, OSU Web Accessibility Center 102D Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210 Office: 614.292.1760 | Mobile: 614.218.1499 | Fax: 614.292.4190 http://wac.osu.edu | petri.1@osu.edu On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Sean J Keegan wrote: > > I want to learn how to add captions for iOS devices. I found a > > vendor site that gives instructions, but it says it only works using > > QuickTime Pro on a Mac. I have been unsuccessful in searches to > > confirm this. Can someone please tell me whether this is accurate? > > Hi Dean, > > Generally speaking, there are two ways to add captions to iOS media: > embedding a caption file so that it requires the closed caption decoder; > or, embedding a caption file as a subtitle track. > > The first method is what I call the "closed caption decoder" solution. > This requires that you create an SCC file and embed this file into the > original media file. In order to view these captions on an iOS device you > have to enable the closed caption decoder feature in the Videos menu > (Settings > Videos > Closed Captioning). The SCC file is the same file > type as is used for captioning VHS media content and is a bit of a pain. > From what I have found, you need to have Compressor (Mac only) in order to > integrate the SCC caption into the original media file. > > The second method is what I call the "subtitle track" solution. This > involves using the subtitle track to embed caption information into the > media file. I have had much greater success using this solution as it is > far easier to deal with the SRT caption file and the application used to > embed the captions (as subtitles) into the original media. I have used the > application iSubtitle (Mac only) to perform this process. Subler, also Mac > only, also works. > > For Windows, the options are varied. Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate > (http://www.wondershare.com/**video-editing-tips/how-to-add-** > subtitles-to-mp4.html) > is one tool that you could try. Previous versions seemed to work with > getting a subtitle track into an MP4 media file, so that may be one option > (I only tried this tool years ago, so your mileage may vary). > > Handbrake may be an option now that there is improved subtitle support for > MP4 media files. With a user created SRT caption file, you can run the > media file and caption file together through Handbrake to get soft or hard > subtitles (soft-subtitles can be enabled/disabled whereas hard-subtitles > are burned into the video itself). See https://trac.handbrake.fr/** > wiki/Subtitles for more > information. I have not tried this method myself (yet!). > > 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 > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at altformatsolutions.com Thu Dec 20 15:06:38 2012 From: ron at altformatsolutions.com (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Help with accessibility of LMS In-Reply-To: <2045979487.33132897.1356041526676.JavaMail.root@jaguar9.sfu.ca> References: <1395593419.33131845.1356041456785.JavaMail.root@jaguar9.sfu.ca> <2045979487.33132897.1356041526676.JavaMail.root@jaguar9.sfu.ca> Message-ID: <019b01cddf06$aa66bcf0$ff3436d0$@altformatsolutions.com> Evening, I have received several inquiries on this in the last month or so and I just took a broad based look at the Canvas LMS and it only took a look at their website to see that they have no idea what accessibility means. I would also appreciate any in-depth look at their system but it seems that you can only get that if you are a serious buyer. At this point I just have to say don?t go there, but anyone who can provide in-depth info would be much appreciated. At this point as a potential buyer I would like them to show it working with screen readers and magnification products. This is the kind of information we want to get into our new product evaluation database. Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Mitchell Stoddard Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 4:12 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Help with accessibility of LMS I am wondering if any of you more learned colleagues might be able to assist me. Our institution has just made the decision to switch to the Canvas Learning Management System. They are presently working on the transition program to assist faculty members in moving their courses from WebCT to the new platform. I have been able to raise their awareness about access challenges, and they are interested in taking advantage of this opportunity to ensure that course offerings are more accessible. What they are really hoping for are guidelines with checklists broken into 1) requirements and 2) recommendations. ?Required Standards? would reflect the minimum standards which all courses must follow. For instance, ?If CHAT or DISCUSSION modules are used, you must have the following features enabled: XX , XX? ; ?If timed exams/quizzes are used, timing is readily modifiable by instructor?). Courses migrating into the new LMS would have to meet these standards, or provide a rationale why the individual standard hasn?t been met. ?Recommended Standards? would reflect best practice for access, and any new courses would be designed to this standard. I am wondering: 1) Are any of you aware of existing guidelines or documents that could serve as a ready framework for determining standards in this situation? 2) Are any of you using Canvas as your LMS, and might you be willing to speak about your experiences and how we might set up our courses to be as accessible as possible within this platform? Are there specific issues we need to be aware of? Thanks in advance for any assistance you might be able to provide, Mitchell Mitchell Stoddard, Ph.D., R. Psych. Director, Centre for Students with Disabilities Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive (1250 MBC) Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Phone: 778-782-3313 Email: mitchell_stoddard@sfu.ca This electronic mail message and any accompanying attachments may contain privileged, confidential or personal information intended only for the use of the individual, entity or organization named or addressed above. Any disclosure, distribution, dissemination, copying or action taken in reliance on the contents of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error please delete the email (from your incoming and trash files) and notify the sender immediately by email or by telephone. Thank you. _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From tft at uw.edu Fri Dec 28 13:01:24 2012 From: tft at uw.edu (Terrill Thompson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] captions for ios devices In-Reply-To: References: <15818_1356033460_qBKJvdfE028119_6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE0575C6E0@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> <50D38CDD.8020007@stanford.edu> Message-ID: Hi All, I'm a little late joining this conversation, but just wanted to share what we're doing at DO-IT: http://uw.edu/doit/video We've created a custom media player that uses HTML5 as its primary player, and JW Player as fallback for those who are using older browsers that don't support HTML5. We've created a highly accessible custom player that communicates with both the HTML5 media and JW Player API's so all users - even those with older browsers - get exactly the same experience and identical feature sets. For video files, we're using MP4, which is now supported by most browsers and will eventually be supported by Firefox (the last major holdout). Until then, we're also delivering all our videos using Ogg (older videos) or WebM (newer videos), since those are the formats preferred by Firefox (and Opera, which only recently began supporting MP4). JW Player also supports MP4, so that same file works in the fallback player. For captions, we start with an SRT caption file. The standard format for HTML5 captions is WebVTT, which at its core is very similar to SRT, so it's easy to convert the SRT file to WebVTT with just a couple of edits in a text editor (there are also free tools available that will do the conversion). Browsers are starting to build in support for WebVTT captions in HTML5, but from my experience their implementation is still a little buggy, so we decided to build caption support into our custom controller rather than rely on browsers to do it. We upload all our videos to YouTube in addition to showing them on our own site. For YouTube, we upload the original SRT caption file. And for iOS, we embed the SRT caption file into our MP4 video file using Handbrake. It's great that iOS supports that because we're already delivering an MP4 file, so we don't really have to do anything extra-special - we just use that same MP4 file for all purposes, including delivery of captions in iOS. I recently discovered that my iPhone reports that it "Can't play the caption file" on at least one of our videos, so the iOS caption parser is apparently a little fussy, but most of the time it seems to work. iOS also supports multiple SRT files within a single MP4, so that's an effective strategy for delivering foreign-language subtitles. We aren't supporting subtitles yet on our videos, but we do have a few of them translated so we're working on implementing subtitles soon. Since you mentioned audio description Ken, we're implementing that in a couple of different ways: First, we outsource audio description for all our videos. The deliverable from vendors is a new video, with description mixed into the program audio. They do a great job of placing description in the best places so it's minimally intrusive plus they adjust volumes so the description can easily be heard over background sounds. The media player we've created includes a Description button that if clicked, swaps the source media file so if the user is viewing the non-described version the described version is loaded, and vice versa. We also provide a text version of the description in a WebVTT file, the same file format that's used for captions. This form of description is supported by the HTML5 spec. No browsers support it natively yet, but we built support into our custom player. The description text is displayed at the appropriate times just like captions are, but they're displayed in a box that's marked with ARIA role="alert", which causes screen readers to read the description as soon as it appears. This is off by default on our player since users have the option of viewing a professionally described video, but there's a Preferences button that allows users to experiment with different ways of getting their description delivered. One advantage of having a WebVTT-based description, at least as a supplement to the professionally described alternative version, is that the WebVTT description file can be used in conjunction with the caption file to build a transcript. In our transcript we markup the caption and description in such a way that they're visually distinct, plus we've added the text "Description:" to the start of each block of description content, hidden to everyone except screen reader users. We're planning to make our custom media player available as an open source project sometime in early 2013. The best place to stay abreast of that is my blog: http://terrillthompson.com/blog Regards, Terrill -- Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, Accessible Technology UW Information Technology University of Washington tft@uw.edu 206-221-4168 On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Ken Petri wrote: > Hi Dean, > > The Handbrake method works just fine. But if you have a Mac iSubtitle gives > you more options. > > Here's the too-long URL on how to do this with Handbrake: > https://carmenwiki.osu.edu/display/10292/DIY+Captioning+Techniques#DIYCaptioningTechniques-AddingCaptions%28Subtitles%29toMP4VideoforUseiniTunesorVLC > > A short URL to the entire DIY Captioning Techniques page is: > http://go.osu.edu/diy-captioning > > Other good info in this page as well. The info about how to add an audio > description track is forth-coming. That technique does, however, require > QuickTime Pro.... > > > ken > -- > Ken Petri > Program Director, OSU Web Accessibility Center > 102D Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210 > Office: 614.292.1760 | Mobile: 614.218.1499 | Fax: 614.292.4190 > http://wac.osu.edu | petri.1@osu.edu > > > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Sean J Keegan wrote: >> >> > I want to learn how to add captions for iOS devices. I found a >> > vendor site that gives instructions, but it says it only works using >> > QuickTime Pro on a Mac. I have been unsuccessful in searches to >> > confirm this. Can someone please tell me whether this is accurate? >> >> Hi Dean, >> >> Generally speaking, there are two ways to add captions to iOS media: >> embedding a caption file so that it requires the closed caption decoder; or, >> embedding a caption file as a subtitle track. >> >> The first method is what I call the "closed caption decoder" solution. >> This requires that you create an SCC file and embed this file into the >> original media file. In order to view these captions on an iOS device you >> have to enable the closed caption decoder feature in the Videos menu >> (Settings > Videos > Closed Captioning). The SCC file is the same file type >> as is used for captioning VHS media content and is a bit of a pain. From >> what I have found, you need to have Compressor (Mac only) in order to >> integrate the SCC caption into the original media file. >> >> The second method is what I call the "subtitle track" solution. This >> involves using the subtitle track to embed caption information into the >> media file. I have had much greater success using this solution as it is >> far easier to deal with the SRT caption file and the application used to >> embed the captions (as subtitles) into the original media. I have used the >> application iSubtitle (Mac only) to perform this process. Subler, also Mac >> only, also works. >> >> For Windows, the options are varied. Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate >> (http://www.wondershare.com/video-editing-tips/how-to-add-subtitles-to-mp4.html) >> is one tool that you could try. Previous versions seemed to work with >> getting a subtitle track into an MP4 media file, so that may be one option >> (I only tried this tool years ago, so your mileage may vary). >> >> Handbrake may be an option now that there is improved subtitle support for >> MP4 media files. With a user created SRT caption file, you can run the >> media file and caption file together through Handbrake to get soft or hard >> subtitles (soft-subtitles can be enabled/disabled whereas hard-subtitles are >> burned into the video itself). See https://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/Subtitles >> for more information. I have not tried this method myself (yet!). >> >> 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 Sun Dec 30 18:22:18 2012 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] EASI Webinar: MS Office is coming-but are you READY! Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20121230181316.0474fe00@pop.gmail.com> EASI Webinar: MS Office is coming--but are you READY! January 8 EASI hosts Karen McCall talking about MS Office, changes and accessibility. Tuesday January 8 Times 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 PM Eastern (all standard) Karen likes to live on the cutting edge of change, and she is always a trail blazer. Come, listen, learn and ask your questions. Frankly we are fortunate to have Karen as a valuable resource. As I get older and grumpier, I wish changes were fewer, less frequent and lest costly. The most an old man can say about them is that they are certain to help postpone Alzheimer. The best thing personally about getting these insights is it helps know when the changes are cosmetic and can be avoided or whether they are going to be worth joining Karen. I dragged my feet on changing to ribbons, but now they seem natural. I am looking forward to this preview. You can register for this free Webinar from the Webinar promo page at: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 ndogbo at gmail.com Sun Dec 30 21:08:59 2012 From: ndogbo at gmail.com (N Dogbo) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] captions for ios devices In-Reply-To: References: <15818_1356033460_qBKJvdfE028119_6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE0575C6E0@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl><50D38CDD.8020007@stanford.edu> Message-ID: Hi Terrill, Thanks for sharing the good news! This audio description implementation is really cool. I am also trying to find a video where I can see the text description with ARIA role alert implementation. So if you can point one out to me in your video library I'd appreciate that! I am joining your blog soon! Thx, Nicaise ----- Think not with your EYES and you shall have a perfect VISION! --- -----Original Message----- From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Terrill Thompson Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 1:01 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] captions for ios devices Hi All, I'm a little late joining this conversation, but just wanted to share what we're doing at DO-IT: http://uw.edu/doit/video We've created a custom media player that uses HTML5 as its primary player, and JW Player as fallback for those who are using older browsers that don't support HTML5. We've created a highly accessible custom player that communicates with both the HTML5 media and JW Player API's so all users - even those with older browsers - get exactly the same experience and identical feature sets. For video files, we're using MP4, which is now supported by most browsers and will eventually be supported by Firefox (the last major holdout). Until then, we're also delivering all our videos using Ogg (older videos) or WebM (newer videos), since those are the formats preferred by Firefox (and Opera, which only recently began supporting MP4). JW Player also supports MP4, so that same file works in the fallback player. For captions, we start with an SRT caption file. The standard format for HTML5 captions is WebVTT, which at its core is very similar to SRT, so it's easy to convert the SRT file to WebVTT with just a couple of edits in a text editor (there are also free tools available that will do the conversion). Browsers are starting to build in support for WebVTT captions in HTML5, but from my experience their implementation is still a little buggy, so we decided to build caption support into our custom controller rather than rely on browsers to do it. We upload all our videos to YouTube in addition to showing them on our own site. For YouTube, we upload the original SRT caption file. And for iOS, we embed the SRT caption file into our MP4 video file using Handbrake. It's great that iOS supports that because we're already delivering an MP4 file, so we don't really have to do anything extra-special - we just use that same MP4 file for all purposes, including delivery of captions in iOS. I recently discovered that my iPhone reports that it "Can't play the caption file" on at least one of our videos, so the iOS caption parser is apparently a little fussy, but most of the time it seems to work. iOS also supports multiple SRT files within a single MP4, so that's an effective strategy for delivering foreign-language subtitles. We aren't supporting subtitles yet on our videos, but we do have a few of them translated so we're working on implementing subtitles soon. Since you mentioned audio description Ken, we're implementing that in a couple of different ways: First, we outsource audio description for all our videos. The deliverable from vendors is a new video, with description mixed into the program audio. They do a great job of placing description in the best places so it's minimally intrusive plus they adjust volumes so the description can easily be heard over background sounds. The media player we've created includes a Description button that if clicked, swaps the source media file so if the user is viewing the non-described version the described version is loaded, and vice versa. We also provide a text version of the description in a WebVTT file, the same file format that's used for captions. This form of description is supported by the HTML5 spec. No browsers support it natively yet, but we built support into our custom player. The description text is displayed at the appropriate times just like captions are, but they're displayed in a box that's marked with ARIA role="alert", which causes screen readers to read the description as soon as it appears. This is off by default on our player since users have the option of viewing a professionally described video, but there's a Preferences button that allows users to experiment with different ways of getting their description delivered. One advantage of having a WebVTT-based description, at least as a supplement to the professionally described alternative version, is that the WebVTT description file can be used in conjunction with the caption file to build a transcript. In our transcript we markup the caption and description in such a way that they're visually distinct, plus we've added the text "Description:" to the start of each block of description content, hidden to everyone except screen reader users. We're planning to make our custom media player available as an open source project sometime in early 2013. The best place to stay abreast of that is my blog: http://terrillthompson.com/blog Regards, Terrill -- Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, Accessible Technology UW Information Technology University of Washington tft@uw.edu 206-221-4168 On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Ken Petri wrote: > Hi Dean, > > The Handbrake method works just fine. But if you have a Mac iSubtitle gives > you more options. > > Here's the too-long URL on how to do this with Handbrake: > https://carmenwiki.osu.edu/display/10292/DIY+Captioning+Techniques#DIYCaptio ningTechniques-AddingCaptions%28Subtitles%29toMP4VideoforUseiniTunesorVLC > > A short URL to the entire DIY Captioning Techniques page is: > http://go.osu.edu/diy-captioning > > Other good info in this page as well. The info about how to add an audio > description track is forth-coming. That technique does, however, require > QuickTime Pro.... > > > ken > -- > Ken Petri > Program Director, OSU Web Accessibility Center > 102D Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210 > Office: 614.292.1760 | Mobile: 614.218.1499 | Fax: 614.292.4190 > http://wac.osu.edu | petri.1@osu.edu > > > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Sean J Keegan wrote: >> >> > I want to learn how to add captions for iOS devices. I found a >> > vendor site that gives instructions, but it says it only works using >> > QuickTime Pro on a Mac. I have been unsuccessful in searches to >> > confirm this. Can someone please tell me whether this is accurate? >> >> Hi Dean, >> >> Generally speaking, there are two ways to add captions to iOS media: >> embedding a caption file so that it requires the closed caption decoder; or, >> embedding a caption file as a subtitle track. >> >> The first method is what I call the "closed caption decoder" solution. >> This requires that you create an SCC file and embed this file into the >> original media file. In order to view these captions on an iOS device you >> have to enable the closed caption decoder feature in the Videos menu >> (Settings > Videos > Closed Captioning). The SCC file is the same file type >> as is used for captioning VHS media content and is a bit of a pain. From >> what I have found, you need to have Compressor (Mac only) in order to >> integrate the SCC caption into the original media file. >> >> The second method is what I call the "subtitle track" solution. This >> involves using the subtitle track to embed caption information into the >> media file. I have had much greater success using this solution as it is >> far easier to deal with the SRT caption file and the application used to >> embed the captions (as subtitles) into the original media. I have used the >> application iSubtitle (Mac only) to perform this process. Subler, also Mac >> only, also works. >> >> For Windows, the options are varied. Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate >> (http://www.wondershare.com/video-editing-tips/how-to-add-subtitles-to-mp4.h tml) >> is one tool that you could try. Previous versions seemed to work with >> getting a subtitle track into an MP4 media file, so that may be one option >> (I only tried this tool years ago, so your mileage may vary). >> >> Handbrake may be an option now that there is improved subtitle support for >> MP4 media files. With a user created SRT caption file, you can run the >> media file and caption file together through Handbrake to get soft or hard >> subtitles (soft-subtitles can be enabled/disabled whereas hard-subtitles are >> burned into the video itself). See https://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/Subtitles >> for more information. I have not tried this method myself (yet!). >> >> 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 > _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From tft at uw.edu Mon Dec 31 10:07:47 2012 From: tft at uw.edu (Terrill Thompson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] captions for ios devices In-Reply-To: References: <15818_1356033460_qBKJvdfE028119_6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE0575C6E0@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> <50D38CDD.8020007@stanford.edu> Message-ID: Hi Nicaise, About half of our videos currently have text-based description available, including the most recent video: http://uw.edu/doit/video/itaccess You need to follow a few steps in order to activate that feature: 1. On the player control bar, click the Settings button. That will open up a Preferences dialog. 2. Check that box that's labeled "Use text-based description if available". Sighted users may wish to check the box labeled "If using text-based description, make it visible". When finished making your selections, click Save. Now, when you have Description toggled on you should get the text-based description rather than the professionally described version of the video. In order for this to work, you need a screen reader that supports ARIA role="alert", which is a moving target. Recent versions of JAWS work reliably in both IE and Firefox. Consider this an experiment. There are definitely some issues that need to be worked out in order to make this viable. For example, we have no way of knowing what speed users have their screen readers set to. Therefore, it's impossible to know how much text we can squeeze into an available block of time. In our case we're just using the same script that was created by the professionals when we outsourced for human-read description. Most screen readers will likely be reading faster than a human narrator so the timing should work. Regards, Terrill On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 9:08 PM, N Dogbo wrote: > Hi Terrill, > Thanks for sharing the good news! This audio description implementation is > really cool. I am also trying to find a video where I can see the text > description with ARIA role alert implementation. So if you can point one out > to me in your video library I'd appreciate that! > I am joining your blog soon! > > Thx, > Nicaise > > > > ----- Think not with your EYES and you shall have a perfect VISION! --- > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu > [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Terrill > Thompson > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 1:01 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] captions for ios devices > > Hi All, > > I'm a little late joining this conversation, but just wanted to share what > we're doing at DO-IT: > http://uw.edu/doit/video > > We've created a custom media player that uses HTML5 as its primary player, > and JW Player as fallback for those who are using older browsers that don't > support HTML5. We've created a highly accessible custom player that > communicates with both the HTML5 media and JW Player API's so all users - > even those with older browsers - get exactly the same experience and > identical feature sets. > > For video files, we're using MP4, which is now supported by most browsers > and will eventually be supported by Firefox (the last major holdout). Until > then, we're also delivering all our videos using Ogg (older videos) or WebM > (newer videos), since those are the formats preferred by Firefox (and Opera, > which only recently began supporting MP4). JW Player also supports MP4, so > that same file works in the fallback player. > > For captions, we start with an SRT caption file. The standard format for > HTML5 captions is WebVTT, which at its core is very similar to SRT, so it's > easy to convert the SRT file to WebVTT with just a couple of edits in a text > editor (there are also free tools available that will do the conversion). > Browsers are starting to build in support for WebVTT captions in HTML5, but > from my experience their implementation is still a little buggy, so we > decided to build caption support into our custom controller rather than rely > on browsers to do it. > > We upload all our videos to YouTube in addition to showing them on our own > site. For YouTube, we upload the original SRT caption file. And for iOS, we > embed the SRT caption file into our MP4 video file using Handbrake. It's > great that iOS supports that because we're already delivering an MP4 file, > so we don't really have to do anything extra-special - we just use that same > MP4 file for all purposes, including delivery of captions in iOS. I recently > discovered that my iPhone reports that it "Can't play the caption file" on > at least one of our videos, so the iOS caption parser is apparently a little > fussy, but most of the time it seems to work. iOS also supports multiple SRT > files within a single MP4, so that's an effective strategy for delivering > foreign-language subtitles. We aren't supporting subtitles yet on our > videos, but we do have a few of them translated so we're working on > implementing subtitles soon. > > Since you mentioned audio description Ken, we're implementing that in a > couple of different ways: > > First, we outsource audio description for all our videos. The deliverable > from vendors is a new video, with description mixed into the program audio. > They do a great job of placing description in the best places so it's > minimally intrusive plus they adjust volumes so the description can easily > be heard over background sounds. The media player we've created includes a > Description button that if clicked, swaps the source media file so if the > user is viewing the non-described version the described version is loaded, > and vice versa. > > We also provide a text version of the description in a WebVTT file, the same > file format that's used for captions. This form of description is supported > by the HTML5 spec. No browsers support it natively yet, but we built support > into our custom player. The description text is displayed at the appropriate > times just like captions are, but they're displayed in a box that's marked > with ARIA role="alert", which causes screen readers to read the description > as soon as it appears. This is off by default on our player since users have > the option of viewing a professionally described video, but there's a > Preferences button that allows users to experiment with different ways of > getting their description delivered. > > One advantage of having a WebVTT-based description, at least as a supplement > to the professionally described alternative version, is that the WebVTT > description file can be used in conjunction with the caption file to build a > transcript. In our transcript we markup the caption and description in such > a way that they're visually distinct, plus we've added the text > "Description:" to the start of each block of description content, hidden to > everyone except screen reader users. > > We're planning to make our custom media player available as an open source > project sometime in early 2013. The best place to stay abreast of that is my > blog: http://terrillthompson.com/blog > > Regards, > Terrill > > -- > Terrill Thompson > Technology Accessibility Specialist > DO-IT, Accessible Technology > UW Information Technology > University of Washington > tft@uw.edu > 206-221-4168 > > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Ken Petri wrote: >> Hi Dean, >> >> The Handbrake method works just fine. But if you have a Mac iSubtitle > gives >> you more options. >> >> Here's the too-long URL on how to do this with Handbrake: >> > https://carmenwiki.osu.edu/display/10292/DIY+Captioning+Techniques#DIYCaptio > ningTechniques-AddingCaptions%28Subtitles%29toMP4VideoforUseiniTunesorVLC >> >> A short URL to the entire DIY Captioning Techniques page is: >> http://go.osu.edu/diy-captioning >> >> Other good info in this page as well. The info about how to add an audio >> description track is forth-coming. That technique does, however, require >> QuickTime Pro.... >> >> >> ken >> -- >> Ken Petri >> Program Director, OSU Web Accessibility Center >> 102D Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210 >> Office: 614.292.1760 | Mobile: 614.218.1499 | Fax: 614.292.4190 >> http://wac.osu.edu | petri.1@osu.edu >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Sean J Keegan > wrote: >>> >>> > I want to learn how to add captions for iOS devices. I found a >>> > vendor site that gives instructions, but it says it only works using >>> > QuickTime Pro on a Mac. I have been unsuccessful in searches to >>> > confirm this. Can someone please tell me whether this is accurate? >>> >>> Hi Dean, >>> >>> Generally speaking, there are two ways to add captions to iOS media: >>> embedding a caption file so that it requires the closed caption decoder; > or, >>> embedding a caption file as a subtitle track. >>> >>> The first method is what I call the "closed caption decoder" solution. >>> This requires that you create an SCC file and embed this file into the >>> original media file. In order to view these captions on an iOS device > you >>> have to enable the closed caption decoder feature in the Videos menu >>> (Settings > Videos > Closed Captioning). The SCC file is the same file > type >>> as is used for captioning VHS media content and is a bit of a pain. From >>> what I have found, you need to have Compressor (Mac only) in order to >>> integrate the SCC caption into the original media file. >>> >>> The second method is what I call the "subtitle track" solution. This >>> involves using the subtitle track to embed caption information into the >>> media file. I have had much greater success using this solution as it is >>> far easier to deal with the SRT caption file and the application used to >>> embed the captions (as subtitles) into the original media. I have used > the >>> application iSubtitle (Mac only) to perform this process. Subler, also > Mac >>> only, also works. >>> >>> For Windows, the options are varied. Wondershare Video Converter > Ultimate >>> > (http://www.wondershare.com/video-editing-tips/how-to-add-subtitles-to-mp4.h > tml) >>> is one tool that you could try. Previous versions seemed to work with >>> getting a subtitle track into an MP4 media file, so that may be one > option >>> (I only tried this tool years ago, so your mileage may vary). >>> >>> Handbrake may be an option now that there is improved subtitle support > for >>> MP4 media files. With a user created SRT caption file, you can run the >>> media file and caption file together through Handbrake to get soft or > hard >>> subtitles (soft-subtitles can be enabled/disabled whereas hard-subtitles > are >>> burned into the video itself). See > https://trac.handbrake.fr/wiki/Subtitles >>> for more information. I have not tried this method myself (yet!). >>> >>> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, Accessible Technology UW Information Technology University of Washington tft@uw.edu 206-221-4168