From lcaid at mail.wtamu.edu Tue Mar 4 14:47:06 2014 From: lcaid at mail.wtamu.edu (Caid, Lisa M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Accessible time clock and software system? Message-ID: <5135B059728F9E4EA68E0C929F341F89331CDC36@netExchDAGW01.wtacademic.wtamu.edu> Dear ATHEN, Does anyone know of an accessible time clock and software system for managing employee time and attendance? Thanks in advance for any help! :0) Sincerely, Lisa M. Caid Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology - Accessibility West Texas A&M University lcaid@wtamu.edu (806) 651-1241 IT Service Center (806) 651-4357 If you need email content or attachments in alternate formats for accessibility, please send your contact information and the specifics of your request to accessibility@wtamu.edu. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ron at ahead.org Thu Mar 6 05:50:06 2014 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: New publication: UDHE, promising practices In-Reply-To: <1DF825B1-4719-46BD-861C-205F964BD9F0@colorado.edu> References: <6470a100d7734ae38df78433e4188841@srvmail> <1DF825B1-4719-46BD-861C-205F964BD9F0@colorado.edu> Message-ID: <0d0801cf3942$fbd85fc0$f3891f40$@ahead.org> A very nice UD document from our friends at DOIT. http://www.washington.edu/doit/UDHE-promising-practices/PDF/UDHE-PP.pdf Ron Stewart From jsuttondc at gmail.com Thu Mar 6 10:35:07 2014 From: jsuttondc at gmail.com (Jennifer Sutton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] VPAT for GitHub Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20140306103353.05bf5e48@gmail.com> Greetings, ATHEN: This is a bit out of the normal flow of topics, but I thought some of you might at least like to be aware of this VPAT, from GitHub. Accessibility | Make government better, together. https://government.github.com/accessibility/ From ron at altformatsolutions.com Thu Mar 6 13:13:40 2014 From: ron at altformatsolutions.com (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] 3Play Media Message-ID: <0e9201cf3980$f3183200$d9489600$@altformatsolutions.com> Good afternoon all, if you are using 3Play media as your alt media contractor can you please contact me privately about how that is going for you. They seem to have done some nice work in the public space but before I recommend them I am wanting some direct feedback from current clients. Ron **************************************************************************** *** Ron Stewart Managing Consultant Altformat Solutions LLC 8300 West Weller St Yorktown, IN 47396 Mobile: 609 213-2190 Fax: 765 405-1484 ron@altformatsolutions.com www.altformatsolutions.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you.] Universal Design for Online Learning Universal design seeks to make online learning equitable, flexible, and accessible for all types of learners. In this course you will discover how principles of Universal Design can help you create course content that can be accessed and used by anyone, including people with disabilities. By the end of this course, you will have a good understanding of universal design principles for online learning, potential accessibility/usability issues that need to be considered in course design, and how to create more accessible/usable course content. As the focus will be on web accessibility, familiarity with HTML is desired but not required. Participants should also have familiarity with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe PDF programs. This is an ION (Illinois Online Network) course delivered asynchronously through MVCR.org, a Moodle environment (www.moodle.org). Course Objectives * Develop an understanding of universal design principles for online learning. * Understand how people with disabilities access the web and other formats. * Understand potential accessibility/usability issues that need to be considered in course design and instruction. * Understand accessibility issues with multimedia content and potential solutions for them. * Create more accessible/usable HTML-based course content. * Create more accessible/usable Microsoft Word documents. * Create more accessible/usable Microsoft PowerPoint presentations. * Create more accessible/usable Adobe PDF documents. Course Information * Instructor: Hadi Rangin * Co-instructor: Marc Thompson * Credit hours: 2 (if taken for credit through UIS as CSC 410) * Length: 8 weeks (From March 24 to May 18) * Cost: see http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/courses/students/cost.asp for details * For more information contact: Illinois Online Network 877-775-8345 phone, email ion-mail@uillinois.edu, or see the course catalog description. * To register for this course visit http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/myion/index.asp -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Andrea.Engle at utoledo.edu Mon Mar 10 12:20:00 2014 From: Andrea.Engle at utoledo.edu (Engle, Andrea June) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Minitab accessibility Message-ID: <84A066196BA6E54AB3C51373309B728FE517843E@msgdb10.utad.utoledo.edu> Has anyone ever had experience using Minitab software http://minitab.com/en-us/? We have an engineering student who is a JAWS user and the faculty wants the student to use this program for reporting. I am wondering if it is accessible and if not if anyone knows of an equivalent software that may be. Thank you, Andrea Engle Academic Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services (OAA) The University of Toledo 2801 W. Bancroft St. MS#342 Toledo, OH 43606-3390 Phone: 419-530-4981 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at ahead.org Mon Mar 10 12:45:17 2014 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Minitab accessibility In-Reply-To: <84A066196BA6E54AB3C51373309B728FE517843E@msgdb10.utad.utoledo.edu> References: <84A066196BA6E54AB3C51373309B728FE517843E@msgdb10.utad.utoledo.edu> Message-ID: <174701cf3c99$43d6d7d0$cb848770$@ahead.org> You are going to have issues, the Minitab interface is very difficult to use without a mouse. Typically I recommend a package called R which is very screen reader friendly but also requires that the faculty restructure their learning activities to not be product dependent. Ron Stewart From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Engle, Andrea June Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 2:20 PM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' Subject: [Athen] Minitab accessibility Has anyone ever had experience using Minitab software http://minitab.com/en-us/? We have an engineering student who is a JAWS user and the faculty wants the student to use this program for reporting. I am wondering if it is accessible and if not if anyone knows of an equivalent software that may be. Thank you, Andrea Engle Academic Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services (OAA) The University of Toledo 2801 W. Bancroft St. MS#342 Toledo, OH 43606-3390 Phone: 419-530-4981 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you, Andrea Engle Academic Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services (OAA) The University of Toledo 2801 W. Bancroft St. MS#342 Toledo, OH 43606-3390 Phone: 419-530-4981 ________________________________________ From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of athen-list-request@mailman13.u.washington.edu [athen-list-request@mailman13.u.washington.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 3:01 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: athen-list Digest, Vol 98, Issue 6 Send athen-list mailing list submissions to athen-list@u.washington.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to athen-list-request@mailman13.u.washington.edu You can reach the person managing the list at athen-list-owner@mailman13.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. Minitab accessibility (Engle, Andrea June) 2. Re: Minitab accessibility (Ron Stewart) 3. Canon Dr 5080c (Nies, Gerry) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:20:00 +0000 From: "Engle, Andrea June" To: "'athen-list@u.washington.edu'" Subject: [Athen] Minitab accessibility Message-ID: <84A066196BA6E54AB3C51373309B728FE517843E@msgdb10.utad.utoledo.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Has anyone ever had experience using Minitab software http://minitab.com/en-us/? We have an engineering student who is a JAWS user and the faculty wants the student to use this program for reporting. I am wondering if it is accessible and if not if anyone knows of an equivalent software that may be. Thank you, Andrea Engle Academic Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services (OAA) The University of Toledo 2801 W. Bancroft St. MS#342 Toledo, OH 43606-3390 Phone: 419-530-4981 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:45:17 -0500 From: "Ron Stewart" To: "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'" Subject: Re: [Athen] Minitab accessibility Message-ID: <174701cf3c99$43d6d7d0$cb848770$@ahead.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" You are going to have issues, the Minitab interface is very difficult to use without a mouse. Typically I recommend a package called R which is very screen reader friendly but also requires that the faculty restructure their learning activities to not be product dependent. Ron Stewart From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Engle, Andrea June Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 2:20 PM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' Subject: [Athen] Minitab accessibility Has anyone ever had experience using Minitab software http://minitab.com/en-us/? We have an engineering student who is a JAWS user and the faculty wants the student to use this program for reporting. I am wondering if it is accessible and if not if anyone knows of an equivalent software that may be. Thank you, Andrea Engle Academic Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services (OAA) The University of Toledo 2801 W. Bancroft St. MS#342 Toledo, OH 43606-3390 Phone: 419-530-4981 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:06:46 +0000 From: "Nies, Gerry" To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Canon Dr 5080c Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" With the coming demise of XP what are you doing to keep your Canon Dr 5080 alive? I have not been able to find Windows 7 drivers but they may be there. Thanks Gerry Nies Student Affairs Technology University of North Dakota (701)777-3827 Gerald.Nies@und.edu ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list ------------------------------ End of athen-list Digest, Vol 98, Issue 6 ***************************************** From mturner at calstate.edu Tue Mar 11 14:47:45 2014 From: mturner at calstate.edu (Turner, Mark) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 98, Issue 6 In-Reply-To: <84A066196BA6E54AB3C51373309B728FE5179089@msgdb10.utad.utoledo.edu> Message-ID: Andrea, R is available from the project website at http://www.r-project.org/. It is free, open source, and supported on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Best, Mark Turner, M.A. Associate Director, Accessible Technology Initiative CSU Office of the Chancellor (562) 951-4353 work (562) 951-4857 fax mturner@calstate.edu On 3/11/14 12:33 PM, "Engle, Andrea June" wrote: >Ron, >Thank you. For the program R do you have a website where I could find the >software. I am guessing that would be quite a difficult program to find >on the web. > > > > > >Thank you, > >Andrea Engle > >Academic Accommodation Specialist >Student Disability Services (OAA) >The University of Toledo >2801 W. Bancroft St. MS#342 >Toledo, OH 43606-3390 >Phone: 419-530-4981 >________________________________________ >From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on >behalf of athen-list-request@mailman13.u.washington.edu >[athen-list-request@mailman13.u.washington.edu] >Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 3:01 PM >To: athen-list@u.washington.edu >Subject: athen-list Digest, Vol 98, Issue 6 > >Send athen-list mailing list submissions to > athen-list@u.washington.edu > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > athen-list-request@mailman13.u.washington.edu > >You can reach the person managing the list at > athen-list-owner@mailman13.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. Minitab accessibility (Engle, Andrea June) > 2. Re: Minitab accessibility (Ron Stewart) > 3. Canon Dr 5080c (Nies, Gerry) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:20:00 +0000 >From: "Engle, Andrea June" >To: "'athen-list@u.washington.edu'" >Subject: [Athen] Minitab accessibility >Message-ID: > ><84A066196BA6E54AB3C51373309B728FE517843E@msgdb10.utad.utoledo.edu> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Has anyone ever had experience using Minitab software >http://minitab.com/en-us/? We have an engineering student who is a JAWS >user and the faculty wants the student to use this program for reporting. >I am wondering if it is accessible and if not if anyone knows of an >equivalent software that may be. > >Thank you, >Andrea Engle >Academic Accommodation Specialist >Student Disability Services (OAA) >The University of Toledo >2801 W. 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Typically I recommend a package called R which is very >screen reader friendly but also requires that the faculty restructure >their >learning activities to not be product dependent. > > > >Ron Stewart > > > >From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On >Behalf Of Engle, Andrea June >Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 2:20 PM >To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' >Subject: [Athen] Minitab accessibility > > > >Has anyone ever had experience using Minitab software >http://minitab.com/en-us/? We have an engineering student who is a JAWS >user >and the faculty wants the student to use this program for reporting. I am >wondering if it is accessible and if not if anyone knows of an equivalent >software that may be. > > > >Thank you, > >Andrea Engle > >Academic Accommodation Specialist >Student Disability Services (OAA) > >The University of Toledo >2801 W. Bancroft St. MS#342 >Toledo, OH 43606-3390 >Phone: 419-530-4981 > > > >-------------- next part -------------- >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >URL: >10/8cc518ea/attachment-0001.html> > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:06:46 +0000 >From: "Nies, Gerry" >To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > >Subject: [Athen] Canon Dr 5080c >Message-ID: > > > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >With the coming demise of XP what are you doing to keep your Canon Dr >5080 alive? > >I have not been able to find Windows 7 drivers but they may be there. > >Thanks > >Gerry Nies >Student Affairs Technology >University of North Dakota >(701)777-3827 >Gerald.Nies@und.edu > > > > >------------------------------ > >Subject: Digest Footer > >_______________________________________________ >athen-list mailing list >athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu >http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > >------------------------------ > >End of athen-list Digest, Vol 98, Issue 6 >***************************************** >_______________________________________________ >athen-list mailing list >athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu >http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From foreigntype at gmail.com Wed Mar 12 10:31:18 2014 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Blackboard interaction Message-ID: <2d4001cf3e18$e16b0c20$a4412460$@gmail.com> Hi All Athenites, Am following up on a thread from Kimarie Whetstone regarding Dragon Naturally Speaking and the difficulties the student from her college is having in navigating & filling in fields. There are two difficulties, if I understand the problem(s) sufficiently: navigating correctly by voice commands + being able to input dictation into form fields. Here is a troubleshooting response from Blackboard: ".can you also test field[s] that have the editor controls and fields that do not and see if those without the editor work without incident? Some examples of that might be titles or subject fields." Some questions for our testers out there with experience in navigating LMS, particularly Blackboard are these: - How are "editor fields" marked or identified? - What criteria is used in the background to mark "editor fields"? - Do JAWS/NVDA hang up in the same "editor fields"? - Has anyone tried either of these in these "editor/non-editor" fields in BB? Thanks for your thoughtful responses in advance! Wink Harner Assistive Technology Specialist Southern Oregon University 541-552-8442 harnerw@sou.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johumber at iu.edu Wed Mar 12 11:37:18 2014 From: johumber at iu.edu (Humbert, Joseph A) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Job Posting: Senior Accessibility Analyst Position at Indiana University Message-ID: <906395B08AE7B542882AC81A31B69B755571CD01@IU-MSSG-MBX110.ads.iu.edu> The following position reporting to Brian Richwine, Manager, Adaptive Technologies is being posted externally. If interested, you must apply online at http://jobs.iu.edu. Refer to job number #10448. Senior Accessibility Analyst - PA3IT Under general supervision, provide expertise in the accessibility of Electronic and Information Technology (E&IT) for persons with disabilities in the higher education environment by serving as an analyst, consultant and information resource for UITS and the IU community. Duties and responsibilities: * Perform and report on a variety (in scope and form) of technical and functional accessibility analyses, evaluations, consultations, and feasibility studies on Information Technology, IU's programs and services, and the use of assistive technologies for accommodations. * Curate content, design, develop, program, and maintain ATAC and accessibility related web pages and blog posts. * Develop training materials on accessibility topics and conduct individual, small group, and large audience training sessions. * Work with other departments and groups to develop knowledge, best practices, and training programs for faculty, staff, and students covering the development and evaluation of accessible IT systems, accessible instructional materials, and appropriate accommodations for the classroom and online education environments. * Maintain ATAC's responsiveness by assisting in providing direct client services including assistive technology training and support services, facilitation of alternate media requests and services. Provide a wide variety of client services on an ad hoc basis and lead others in provision of adaptive services for students, faculty, staff, and the visiting public with disabilities. * Continue independent and formal professional development. * Assist in the development of milestones and measurements, and then use them to monitor the effectiveness of UITS accessibility policies and practices, and measure progress towards meeting UITS's accessibility goals. * Advocate for the use and development of accessible IT through participation in appropriate IU, state, and national committees and organizations. Qualifications: Required: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Information Technology, Informatics, Human-Centered computing, or design-related field, plus at least 3 years of experience in developing Web sites and interactive Web applications. Master's degree or higher from an accredited institution in Special Education, Assistive Technology, Higher Education, Human-Centered computing, or Instructional Technology preferred. Experience analyzing technical processes and services, making necessary improvements, and adapting emerging technologies to new domains. Experience supporting individuals with disabilities and the use of Assistive Technologies preferred. Experience supporting individuals with disabilities in the higher education environment is preferred, but not required. Experience teaching, conducting workshops and training, and creating training materials preferred. Experience using content management systems (WCMS) preferred. Past experience in supervising temporary hourly staff preferred. Willingness to learn and become an expert on disability issues, Assistive Technologies, IT and instructional materials accessibility, accessible IT design best practices, evaluating IT accessibility to the extent that candidate is able to consult on IT accessibility and provide expert recommendations for addressing accessibility issues. Visual design skills and strong Web coding skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX, Scripting languages (PHP, ASP, etc.) including experience in developing interactive Web applications. Experience building and maintaining large websites and working knowledge of Web standards, professional Web site architecture, information architecture, and technical design concepts. All applicants must provide URLs for Web pages that they have designed and built. When providing URLs for your work please indicate if it is all your own work or a joint project. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to simplify and clearly present detailed information. Creativity and strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to learn new technical skills quickly. Excellent customer service skills including working with very diverse and demanding clientele. Be able to work efficiently with minimum supervision, have good time management skills, and the ability to work successfully under deadlines. Excellent team leading and building skills. Proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Highly skilled at using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Currency in knowledge and understanding of accessibility laws and regulations preferred. Indiana University is an equal employment opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. Sincerely, [joe] Joe Humbert, Principal Accessibility Analyst UITS Assistive Technology and Accessibility Centers Indiana University - Bloomington/Indianapolis 535 W Michigan St. IT210 F Indianapolis, IN 46202 http://iuadapts.iu.edu (317) 274-4378 [Direct Line] (317) 274-6482 [Main Office] johumber@iu.edu CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This email message, including all attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipients and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you may NOT use, disclose, copy, or disseminate this information. Please contact the sender by reply email immediately and destroy all copies of the original message including all attachments. Even if you are an intended recipient of this email, the author requests that you not forward it to any other person without prior consent. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Select "Universal Design in Higher Education: Promising Practices PDF Files" to access copies of individual sections of the publication or one large file that are formatted for printing. Throughout the publication you are explicitly given permission to print and distribute individual articles and other sections of the book for noncommercial educational purposes. The collection in the online publication will continue to grow as more articles are submitted. I encourage you to contribute an article to share a practice. Guidelines for submitting an article are included in the Preface of all versions of the publication. I look forward to you joining us in this collaborative effort. Our efforts can contribute to broadening participation in education and careers through inclusive practices and enhancing academic and career fields with the talents and perspectives of individuals with disabilities. Sheryl ------------------------------------------------------------ Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D. Director, UW Accessible Technology & DO-IT, UW-IT Affiliate Professor, Education University of Washington, Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195 206-543-0622 FAX 206-221-4171 http://staff.washington.edu/sherylb sherylb@uw.edu On Mar 6, 2014, at 5:50 AM, Ron Stewart wrote: > A very nice UD document from our friends at DOIT. > > http://www.washington.edu/doit/UDHE-promising-practices/PDF/UDHE-PP.pdf > > Ron Stewart > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From lcarlson at d.umn.edu Thu Mar 13 13:34:46 2014 From: lcarlson at d.umn.edu (Laura Carlson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Color Contrast Analyzer for Text in Images, Gradients, and PDFs Message-ID: Hello Greg and everyone, On 10/30/13, Greg Kraus wrote: > I've developed a tool to help analyze text color contrast problems for > text in images, over top of gradients, and in PDF documents. It's > available as a Chrome Extension. Feel free to use it and if you have > any feedback I'd greatly appreciate it. I am using the Color Contrast Analyzer for Chrome [1] to try to determine if text over a background image is compliant with WCAG AA. The text in question is a paragraph in a carousel on top of a textured background image at: http://d.umn.edu/2013/user-tests/home_021014.php It has a font-size of 0.875em (Cabin 14px normal) so I choose WCAG AA, Small Non-Bold (4.5:1) in the tool. The text in the carousel is one of the following: * "It's not just where you'll live. It's where you'll make friends, pursue dreams, and create memories. And it's at UMD, waiting for you." * "maurices has donated one of its headquarters buildings in downtown Duluth to UMD. The four-story, 75,000-square-foot building, located at 105 West Superior Street, houses offices, a large auditorium, conference rooms, and skywalk access." * "Listen to LIVE FROM SOCHI, weekdays Feb. 7-24, on KUMD at 7 am and 11 am. Alumnus Cory Salmela is at the Olympics and will provide info and updates on competitors and coaches with UMD and Minnesota connections." Screen shots of the 3 resulting Color Contrast Analyzer for Chrome tests are at: http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/umd_test_2014_02a/images/maurices.png http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/umd_test_2014_02a/images/housing.png http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/umd_test_2014_02a/images/sochi.png If I understand the way the tool works, the results is a mask that shows outlines of all of the elements that pass the conformance level. I do not see outlines around all of the paragraph text and this would translate to a WCAG AA failure of 1.4.3 [2]. Is this correct? Or am I using the tool or interpreting the results incorrectly? Thank you. And a big thank you to Greg for creating this tool. It fills a great void. Best Regards, Laura [1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/color-contrast-analyzer/dagdlcijhfbmgkjokkjicnnfimlebcll [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/#visual-audio-contrast-contrast On 10/30/13, Greg Kraus wrote: > I've developed a tool to help analyze text color contrast problems for > text in images, over top of gradients, and in PDF documents. It's > available as a Chrome Extension. Feel free to use it and if you have > any feedback I'd greatly appreciate it. > > Download from the Chrome Store: > https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/color-contrast-analyzer/dagdlcijhfbmgkjokkjicnnfimlebcll > > Blog Post: > http://accessibility.oit.ncsu.edu/blog/2013/10/29/color-contrast-analyzer-for-chrome-text-in-images-gradients-pdfs-and-more/ > > Thanks. > > Greg > > > -- > Greg Kraus > University IT Accessibility Coordinator > NC State University > 919.513.4087 > gdkraus@ncsu.edu -- Laura L. Carlson Information Technology Systems and Services University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN U.S.A. 55812-3009 http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/ From skeegan at stanford.edu Thu Mar 13 16:44:05 2014 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:35 2018 Subject: [Athen] Education Week article on Assistive Tech in the Mainstream Message-ID: Interesting article discussing how assistive technology applications are being integrated into mainstream educational testing applications. It appears to focus more in the primary/secondary education space, but offers some insights as to how these tools are being considered for students. What is interesting in this age of exam standardization, though, is that different states and school districts are implementing the AT solutions differently. Article available at: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/03/13/25assistive.h33.html?intc=EW-TC14-TOC Take care, Sean Sean Keegan Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University From greg_kraus at ncsu.edu Fri Mar 14 05:27:05 2014 From: greg_kraus at ncsu.edu (Greg Kraus) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Color Contrast Analyzer for Text in Images, Gradients, and PDFs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Laura, That is correct. What is happening with that text is that there are portions of the background that provide enough contrast with the text, but there are parts that don't provide enough contrast. Basically, the light green in the background provides enough contrast but the dark green does not. One solution I have seen to this is to do something like our university home page does. http://www.ncsu.edu/ They put a semi-transparent background behind the text to ensure the text portion is readable, but it doesn't detract from the picture. FYI - I am about to upload an update to the tool to fix a bug. Newer versions of Chrome are throwing a silent error that actually prevent you from changing the WCAG level and pixel radius. I am uploading it this morning, so it should be available within a few hours. Greg -- Greg Kraus University IT Accessibility Coordinator NC State University 919.513.4087 gdkraus@ncsu.edu http://go.ncsu.edu/itaccess On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Laura Carlson wrote: > Hello Greg and everyone, > > On 10/30/13, Greg Kraus wrote: > >> I've developed a tool to help analyze text color contrast problems for >> text in images, over top of gradients, and in PDF documents. It's >> available as a Chrome Extension. Feel free to use it and if you have >> any feedback I'd greatly appreciate it. > > I am using the Color Contrast Analyzer for Chrome [1] to try to > determine if text over a background image is compliant with WCAG AA. > > The text in question is a paragraph in a carousel on top of a textured > background image at: > http://d.umn.edu/2013/user-tests/home_021014.php > > It has a font-size of 0.875em (Cabin 14px normal) so I choose WCAG AA, > Small Non-Bold (4.5:1) in the tool. > > The text in the carousel is one of the following: > > * "It's not just where you'll live. It's where you'll make friends, > pursue dreams, and create memories. And it's at UMD, waiting for you." > > * "maurices has donated one of its headquarters buildings in downtown > Duluth to UMD. The four-story, 75,000-square-foot building, located at > 105 West Superior Street, houses offices, a large auditorium, > conference rooms, and skywalk access." > > * "Listen to LIVE FROM SOCHI, weekdays Feb. 7-24, on KUMD at 7 am and > 11 am. Alumnus Cory Salmela is at the Olympics and will provide info > and updates on competitors and coaches with UMD and Minnesota > connections." > > Screen shots of the 3 resulting Color Contrast Analyzer for Chrome tests are at: > > http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/umd_test_2014_02a/images/maurices.png > http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/umd_test_2014_02a/images/housing.png > http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/umd_test_2014_02a/images/sochi.png > > If I understand the way the tool works, the results is a mask that > shows outlines of all of the elements that pass the conformance level. > > I do not see outlines around all of the paragraph text and this would > translate to a WCAG AA failure of 1.4.3 [2]. Is this correct? Or am I > using the tool or interpreting the results incorrectly? > > Thank you. And a big thank you to Greg for creating this tool. It > fills a great void. > > Best Regards, > Laura > > [1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/color-contrast-analyzer/dagdlcijhfbmgkjokkjicnnfimlebcll > [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/#visual-audio-contrast-contrast > > On 10/30/13, Greg Kraus wrote: > >> I've developed a tool to help analyze text color contrast problems for >> text in images, over top of gradients, and in PDF documents. It's >> available as a Chrome Extension. Feel free to use it and if you have >> any feedback I'd greatly appreciate it. >> >> Download from the Chrome Store: >> https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/color-contrast-analyzer/dagdlcijhfbmgkjokkjicnnfimlebcll >> >> Blog Post: >> http://accessibility.oit.ncsu.edu/blog/2013/10/29/color-contrast-analyzer-for-chrome-text-in-images-gradients-pdfs-and-more/ >> >> Thanks. >> >> Greg >> >> >> -- >> Greg Kraus >> University IT Accessibility Coordinator >> NC State University >> 919.513.4087 >> gdkraus@ncsu.edu > > > -- > Laura L. Carlson > Information Technology Systems and Services > University of Minnesota Duluth > Duluth, MN U.S.A. 55812-3009 > http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/ From CHerrera at qcc.cuny.edu Fri Mar 14 05:31:20 2014 From: CHerrera at qcc.cuny.edu (Herrera, Carlos M.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] 5th Annual CUNY Accessibility Conference in NYC Message-ID: Registration is ongoing for the 5th Annual Accessibility Conference being held on April 25th, 2014 at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City from 8 am to 4 pm. This free Conference will bring together CUNY professionals and others in the fields of higher education and disability services to share information, network and receive training that will enhance their knowledge and skills and help provide greater access to higher education by students with disabilities. Register Now Click here for Presentation topics and speaker information For information on assistive technology and services for students with disabilities visit http://catsweb.cuny.edu/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lcarlson at d.umn.edu Fri Mar 14 05:43:09 2014 From: lcarlson at d.umn.edu (Laura Carlson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Color Contrast Analyzer for Text in Images, Gradients, and PDFs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Greg, Thank you so very much for the explanation and verification. I think I may be using your tool a lot in the future. Best Regards, Laura On 3/14/14, Greg Kraus wrote: > Hi Laura, > > That is correct. What is happening with that text is that there are > portions of the background that provide enough contrast with the text, > but there are parts that don't provide enough contrast. Basically, the > light green in the background provides enough contrast but the dark > green does not. > > One solution I have seen to this is to do something like our > university home page does. > > http://www.ncsu.edu/ > > They put a semi-transparent background behind the text to ensure the > text portion is readable, but it doesn't detract from the picture. > > FYI - I am about to upload an update to the tool to fix a bug. Newer > versions of Chrome are throwing a silent error that actually prevent > you from changing the WCAG level and pixel radius. I am uploading it > this morning, so it should be available within a few hours. > > Greg > > -- > Greg Kraus > University IT Accessibility Coordinator > NC State University > 919.513.4087 > gdkraus@ncsu.edu > http://go.ncsu.edu/itaccess > > > On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Laura Carlson wrote: >> Hello Greg and everyone, >> >> On 10/30/13, Greg Kraus wrote: >> >>> I've developed a tool to help analyze text color contrast problems for >>> text in images, over top of gradients, and in PDF documents. It's >>> available as a Chrome Extension. Feel free to use it and if you have >>> any feedback I'd greatly appreciate it. >> >> I am using the Color Contrast Analyzer for Chrome [1] to try to >> determine if text over a background image is compliant with WCAG AA. >> >> The text in question is a paragraph in a carousel on top of a textured >> background image at: >> http://d.umn.edu/2013/user-tests/home_021014.php >> >> It has a font-size of 0.875em (Cabin 14px normal) so I choose WCAG AA, >> Small Non-Bold (4.5:1) in the tool. >> >> The text in the carousel is one of the following: >> >> * "It's not just where you'll live. It's where you'll make friends, >> pursue dreams, and create memories. And it's at UMD, waiting for you." >> >> * "maurices has donated one of its headquarters buildings in downtown >> Duluth to UMD. The four-story, 75,000-square-foot building, located at >> 105 West Superior Street, houses offices, a large auditorium, >> conference rooms, and skywalk access." >> >> * "Listen to LIVE FROM SOCHI, weekdays Feb. 7-24, on KUMD at 7 am and >> 11 am. Alumnus Cory Salmela is at the Olympics and will provide info >> and updates on competitors and coaches with UMD and Minnesota >> connections." >> >> Screen shots of the 3 resulting Color Contrast Analyzer for Chrome tests >> are at: >> >> http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/umd_test_2014_02a/images/maurices.png >> http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/umd_test_2014_02a/images/housing.png >> http://www.d.umn.edu/~lcarlson/umd_test_2014_02a/images/sochi.png >> >> If I understand the way the tool works, the results is a mask that >> shows outlines of all of the elements that pass the conformance level. >> >> I do not see outlines around all of the paragraph text and this would >> translate to a WCAG AA failure of 1.4.3 [2]. Is this correct? Or am I >> using the tool or interpreting the results incorrectly? >> >> Thank you. And a big thank you to Greg for creating this tool. It >> fills a great void. >> >> Best Regards, >> Laura >> >> [1] >> https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/color-contrast-analyzer/dagdlcijhfbmgkjokkjicnnfimlebcll >> [2] >> http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/#visual-audio-contrast-contrast >> >> On 10/30/13, Greg Kraus wrote: >> >>> I've developed a tool to help analyze text color contrast problems for >>> text in images, over top of gradients, and in PDF documents. It's >>> available as a Chrome Extension. Feel free to use it and if you have >>> any feedback I'd greatly appreciate it. >>> >>> Download from the Chrome Store: >>> https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/color-contrast-analyzer/dagdlcijhfbmgkjokkjicnnfimlebcll >>> >>> Blog Post: >>> http://accessibility.oit.ncsu.edu/blog/2013/10/29/color-contrast-analyzer-for-chrome-text-in-images-gradients-pdfs-and-more/ >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Greg >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Greg Kraus >>> University IT Accessibility Coordinator >>> NC State University >>> 919.513.4087 >>> gdkraus@ncsu.edu >> >> >> -- >> Laura L. Carlson >> Information Technology Systems and Services >> University of Minnesota Duluth >> Duluth, MN U.S.A. 55812-3009 >> http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/ > -- Laura L. Carlson Information Technology Systems and Services University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN U.S.A. 55812-3009 http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/training/online/webdesign/ From sherylb at uw.edu Fri Mar 14 09:18:08 2014 From: sherylb at uw.edu (Sheryl Burgstahler) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: New publication: UDHE, promising practices In-Reply-To: <0d0801cf3942$fbd85fc0$f3891f40$@ahead.org> References: <6470a100d7734ae38df78433e4188841@srvmail> <1DF825B1-4719-46BD-861C-205F964BD9F0@colorado.edu> <0d0801cf3942$fbd85fc0$f3891f40$@ahead.org> Message-ID: Thanks, Ron. The alternative format version of the online, ever-expanding "book" in HTML can be found at the following link: http://www.washington.edu/doit/UDHE-promising-practices/ Take a look at the preface for information about how you can contribute a promising practice in applying universal design in higher education (to instruction, student services, technology, and/or physical spaces) to be included within the next update of this publication. Sheryl ------------------------------------------------------------ Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D. Director, UW Accessible Technology & DO-IT, UW-IT Affiliate Professor, Education University of Washington, Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195 206-543-0622 FAX 206-221-4171 http://staff.washington.edu/sherylb sherylb@uw.edu On Mar 6, 2014, at 5:50 AM, Ron Stewart wrote: > A very nice UD document from our friends at DOIT. > > http://www.washington.edu/doit/UDHE-promising-practices/PDF/UDHE-PP.pdf > > Ron Stewart > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From vasquez at sbcc.edu Fri Mar 14 09:29:03 2014 From: vasquez at sbcc.edu (Laurie Vasquez) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] Social media and Disability Message-ID: FYI - The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy and the National Council on Disability invite the public to participate in a virtual town hall dialogue, "Advancing Accessibility and Inclusion in Social Media - The User Experience," which will examine the accessibility barriers of social media for individuals with disabilities, including jobseekers and workers. This crowdsourcing event will take place from Monday, March 17, to Friday, April 4, and it will be the first in a series of three social media accessibility online events taking place over the next three months. "Social media is transforming how we engage with customers, employees, jobseekers and other stakeholders," said Kathy Martinez, assistant secretary of labor for disability employment policy. "But when social media is inaccessible to people with disabilities, it excludes a sizeable segment of our population. This online dialogue will help us pinpoint social media accessibility barriers, and discover new solutions for ensuring these digital services can be used and optimized by everyone." "The National Council on Disability is privileged to co-host this online dialogue with ODEP as part of an ongoing collaboration between federal agencies and private-sector companies invested in the social media space," said Janni Lehrer-Stein, chairperson of access and integration for NCD. "We anticipate that this online discussion will present new and exciting opportunities for Americans with disabilities and people around the world. Social media opens up a new marketplace of ideas and access for everyone, including people with disabilities, adding value and providing new opportunities through inclusive engagement in the virtual world." The conversation will explore the value of social media in the lives of people with disabilities, particularly around work, and identify accessibility issues and creative approaches to making social media tools more accessible and usable. Participants will be able to discuss their social media experiences and submit ideas, comments and vote on potential solutions. The information gathered from this dialogue will then help NCD and ODEP further collaborate with the social media industry to implement solutions. The national dialogue is being coordinated under ODEP's ePolicyWorks initiative. 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They will also review best practice recommendations for testing and address how to leverage limited resources for testing. Federal agency Section 508 officials, chief information and acquisition officers, and agency policy-makers are encouraged to attend. For more details or to register for this free webinar, visit www.adaconferences.org/CIOC . The Section 508 Best Practices Webinar Series provides helpful information and best practices for federal agencies in meeting their obligations under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act which ensures access to electronic and information technology in the federal sector. This webinar series is made available by the Accessibility Committee of the CIO Council in partnership with the U.S. Access Board and eFedLink . *How Four Federal Agencies Handle Section 508 Testing: A Case Study (free webinar)* March 25, 1:00- 2:30 (ET) Presenters: * Don Barrett, Section 508 Coordinator, U.S. Department of Education * Jonni Burnham, Acting Manager, Disability Resource Center, Department of Transportation * Jennifer Horan, Section 508 Program Manager, Department of Labor * Mark Urban, Section 508 Coordinator, Center for Disease Control, Health and Human Services Moderator: Timothy Creagan, Senior Accessibility Specialist, U.S. Access Board Registration: www.adaconferences.org/CIOC Note: Instructions for accessing the webinar on the day of the session will be sent via email to registered individuals in advance of the session. Real-Time captioning and Video Sign Language Interpreter are available for each session and will be broadcast via the webinar platform. 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To listen to the information in the talking label you need the ScripTalk reader which is available free of charge from Envision America at800-890-1180. Customers should call CVS.com first unless they have general questions about the ScripTalk program. Today's announcement is the result of Structured Negotiations between CVS and the American Council of the Blind (ACB), the California Council of the Blind (CCB) and the American Foundation for the Blind. The organizations were represented by the Law Office of Lainey Feingold and by Linda Dardarian of the Oakland civil rights firm Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian and Ho (http://gbdhlegal.com) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tft at uw.edu Tue Mar 18 12:20:43 2014 From: tft at uw.edu (Terrill Thompson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] ITD Journal 20th Anniversary Issue is now online! Message-ID: Hi All, The 20th Anniversary issue of Information Technology and Disabilities Journal is now available: http://itd.athenpro.org/volume14/number1/index.html As some of you may recall, we sent out a call for submissions a few months ago and invited authors to simply reflect on the past 20 years, and consider the future. Twelve pioneers in the field of accessible technology responded to this broad request, and each author did so with a distinct focus and perspective. It's fascinating how different the articles are from one another, and speaks to the diversity of our field and the wide variety of challenges we face as we work to make IT more accessible. It's been an honor and pleasure for us to have been guest editors for this issue. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we've enjoyed pulling it together. 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Hi All, The 20th Anniversary issue of Information Technology and Disabilities Journal is now available: http://itd.athenpro.org/volume14/number1/index.html As some of you may recall, we sent out a call for submissions a few months ago and invited authors to simply reflect on the past 20 years, and consider the future. Twelve pioneers in the field of accessible technology responded to this broad request, and each author did so with a distinct focus and perspective. It's fascinating how different the articles are from one another, and speaks to the diversity of our field and the wide variety of challenges we face as we work to make IT more accessible. It's been an honor and pleasure for us to have been guest editors for this issue. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we've enjoyed pulling it together. 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Office of Disability Services Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Lucy Stone Hall, Livingston Campus 54 Joyce Kilmer Ave, Suite A145 Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 Phone # (848) 445-6800 Fax # (732) 445-3388 Office Hours Monday- Friday 8:30am-5:00pm Website: https://ods.rutgers.edu Making a Key Difference From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Terrill Thompson Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:21 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] ITD Journal 20th Anniversary Issue is now online! Hi All, The 20th Anniversary issue of Information Technology and Disabilities Journal is now available: http://itd.athenpro.org/volume14/number1/index.html As some of you may recall, we sent out a call for submissions a few months ago and invited authors to simply reflect on the past 20 years, and consider the future. Twelve pioneers in the field of accessible technology responded to this broad request, and each author did so with a distinct focus and perspective. It's fascinating how different the articles are from one another, and speaks to the diversity of our field and the wide variety of challenges we face as we work to make IT more accessible. It's been an honor and pleasure for us to have been guest editors for this issue. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we've enjoyed pulling it together. Terrill Thompson and Sheryl Burgstahler DO-IT, Accessible Technology Services UW Information Technology University of Washington -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Wed Mar 19 14:06:22 2014 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] PDF reader for Android devices In-Reply-To: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA846A6C1686@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> References: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA846A6C1686@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Message-ID: <0332A198-12AE-4E00-A5C2-AD74DC35FF08@gmail.com> Robert et al ATHENites, Here are some. Balabolka is a free text to speech for android & PC - http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm Ivona - costs $159 for a single user - http://www.ivona.com/us/reader/ Svox available from the App Store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svox.classic Natural reader - http://www.naturalreaders.com/download.php Cereproc http://www.cereproc.com/ My study bar - http://eduapps.org/?page_id=7 Wink Wink Harner foreigntype@gmail.com > On Mar 19, 2014, at 11:41 AM, Robert Beach wrote: > > Hey all, > > I have a student who uses Android devices. She needs something to read PDF files. I?m looking for something similar to Claro PDF. Any suggestions of apps your students have used? > > 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@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Wed Mar 19 14:29:50 2014 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] PDF reader for Android devices In-Reply-To: References: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA846A6C1686@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> <0332A198-12AE-4E00-A5C2-AD74DC35FF08@gmail.com> Message-ID: <34992EA9-D04F-450E-ABC4-5BF6BC791CAB@gmail.com> Hi all, Heidi pointed out that Balabolka is not *yet* available for android. My apologies. Here is a link for alternatives to Balabolka in the android environment: http://alternativeto.net/software/multireader/ Check it out! Wink Wink Harner foreigntype@gmail.com > On Mar 19, 2014, at 2:21 PM, Heidi Scher wrote: > > I can't find anything on Balabolka about being available for Android. Are you just teasing?? > > Heidi > > +++++++++++++++ > Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC > Associate Director > Center for Educational Access > University of Arkansas > ARKU 104 > Fayetteville, AR 72701 > 479.575.3104 > 479.575.7445 fax > 479.575.3646 tdd > +++++++++++++++ > > >> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Wink Harner wrote: >> Robert et al ATHENites, >> >> Here are some. >> >> Balabolka is a free text to speech for android & PC - http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm >> Ivona - costs $159 for a single user - http://www.ivona.com/us/reader/ >> Svox available from the App Store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.svox.classic >> Natural reader - http://www.naturalreaders.com/download.php >> Cereproc http://www.cereproc.com/ >> My study bar - http://eduapps.org/?page_id=7 >> >> >> >> Wink >> Wink Harner >> foreigntype@gmail.com >> >>> On Mar 19, 2014, at 11:41 AM, Robert Beach wrote: >>> >>> Hey all, >>> >>> >>> >>> I have a student who uses Android devices. She needs something to read PDF files. I?m looking for something similar to Claro PDF. Any suggestions of apps your students have used? >>> >>> >>> >>> 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@mailman13.u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >> >> _______________________________________________ >> athen-list mailing list >> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu >> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, Shannon ---------------------------------------------------- Shannon Lavey, MS, OTR Service Coordinator/Provider, Assistive Technology Resource Center 307 Occupational Therapy Building Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 970-491-4241 shannon.lavey@colostate.edu www.atrc.colostate.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 12:41 PM To: Alternate Media (altmedia@htclistserv.htctu.fhda.edu); Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] PDF reader for Android devices Hey all, I have a student who uses Android devices. She needs something to read PDF files. I'm looking for something similar to Claro PDF. Any suggestions of apps your students have used? Thanks. 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Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker Technology Access Coordinator University of Arizona Disability Resources From hkramer at colorado.edu Thu Mar 20 13:48:27 2014 From: hkramer at colorado.edu (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:36 2018 Subject: [Athen] AHG Advisory meeting (tonight) at CSUN Message-ID: Hello All: For those of you at the CSUN conference this week, this is to confirm that we'll be getting together at the Harbor House this evening at 8:30 p.m. - for some food and drink and discuss AHG 2014. If you plan to come please rsvp if you haven't already. My cell is 720-351-8668 if you have any questions. Regards, Howard -- Howard Kramer CO-PI - UDUC *Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula*(UDUC) Lecturer, Cont. Ed - Evening & Cred Admin 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It is with great pleasure that I am able to post three exciting position opportunities: Assistive Technology Teacher Specialist, Assessment Center Teacher Specialist, & Assessment Center Orientation & Mobility Specialist. These are 194 day positons. Please consider applying. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me. Thanks, Sharon Sacks, Director of Curriculum CSB (510) 794-3800 Ext 313 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Job Announcement_AT Specialist.doc Type: application/msword Size: 47616 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Job Announcement_TVI Assessment_3_12_14.doc Type: application/msword Size: 47104 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Wink Harner foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danc at uw.edu Wed Mar 26 12:45:53 2014 From: danc at uw.edu (Dan Comden) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Last time I checked -- about a year ago -- TTS in Coursesmart was not so smart. User had to highlight the text, bring it up in a dialog, yadda yadda However it appears they listened to some feedback as their online help indicates it works more smoothly now. http://is.gd/eDMrSY is the link that describes how to use with ClaroRead That's after you request "accessible" versions of Coursesmart-delivered material noted in the first bullet point on the above link. -*- Dan On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Wink Harner wrote: > Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, > > > > Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or > TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: > > - Chegg > > - CourseSmart > > - GooglePlay- > > - Kindle > > - Kno > > - Vital Source > > > > Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the > electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). > Student's preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he > may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. > > > > What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those > e-book sources listed? > > > > Let me know! > > > > Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. > > > > Wink Harner > > foreigntype@gmail.com > > 480-984-0034 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > -- -*- Dan Comden danc@uw.edu Access Technology Center www.uw.edu/itconnect/accessibility/atl/ University of Washington UW Information Technology -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hadi at illinois.edu Wed Mar 26 12:53:10 2014 From: hadi at illinois.edu (Rangin, Hadi Bargi) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Wink, Ken and I presented at the CSUN last week. We don't have any comprehensive paper to answer all your questions but I guess our presentation at CSUN would provide answers to some of your questions. Maybe Ken and I can coordinate with Norm and present it at EASI for those who couldn't come to CSUN/our session. I will send you the presentation offline. Thanks, Hadi From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 2:28 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: - Chegg - CourseSmart - GooglePlay- - Kindle - Kno - Vital Source Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student's preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? Let me know! Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. 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Will keep you all posted as I find out more. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dan Comden Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:46 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Last time I checked -- about a year ago -- TTS in Coursesmart was not so smart. User had to highlight the text, bring it up in a dialog, yadda yadda However it appears they listened to some feedback as their online help indicates it works more smoothly now. http://is.gd/eDMrSY is the link that describes how to use with ClaroRead That's after you request "accessible" versions of Coursesmart-delivered material noted in the first bullet point on the above link. -*- Dan On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Wink Harner wrote: Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: - Chegg - CourseSmart - GooglePlay- - Kindle - Kno - Vital Source Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student's preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? Let me know! Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. Wink Harner foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- -*- Dan Comden danc@uw.edu Access Technology Center www.uw.edu/itconnect/accessibility/atl/ University of Washington UW Information Technology -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Wed Mar 26 13:00:18 2014 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <0d1201cf492e$0355c670$0a015350$@gmail.com> Thanks a million Hadi! Appreciate your collective contribution. Wink From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Rangin, Hadi Bargi Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:53 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi Wink, Ken and I presented at the CSUN last week. We don't have any comprehensive paper to answer all your questions but I guess our presentation at CSUN would provide answers to some of your questions. Maybe Ken and I can coordinate with Norm and present it at EASI for those who couldn't come to CSUN/our session. I will send you the presentation offline. Thanks, Hadi From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 2:28 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: - Chegg - CourseSmart - GooglePlay- - Kindle - Kno - Vital Source Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student's preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? Let me know! Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. 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A single finger double-tap will bring up a menu where you can choose to go to a specific page, go to the table of contents etc. From the table of contents, you can double-tap with one finger on the section of the book you wish to read, and you are taken directly there. You can navigate within the text by character, word, and line. You can double-tap and hold on a word to select it, and then choose to highlight the word in a variety of colors or look up the definition , or search the word in Google or Wikipedia. You can also extend the selection by dragging your finger, but I found this a bit difficult using VO. I haven't found a way to have VO announce when highlighted text is read, so not sure how helpful this is for a student who is blind. There is also an option to share selected text, but I haven't played with this as of yet. I have also used the Google Play Books app on my iPhone. It works well too, but I haven't used it as much so can't comment too much on it, other than to say you can also navigate through the table of contents and the pages are automatically turned and read with VO. In the book I was reading in the Google Play Books app, the option to navigate by line was not there... not sure if this is specific to the book or to the Play Books app. HTH Russell >>> "Wink Harner" 3/26/2014 1:27 PM >>> Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: - Chegg - CourseSmart - GooglePlay- - Kindle - Kno - Vital Source Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student's preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? Let me know! Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. Wink Harner foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 From ron at ahead.org Wed Mar 26 13:38:08 2014 From: ron at ahead.org (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <3d2601cf4933$4c610460$e5230d20$@ahead.org> Vital Source gets pretty high marks, CourseSmart gets very mixed reviews. The Kindle app appears to work pretty well with screen readers on the Windows platform. The hardware Kindle has never appropriately addressed accessibility despite all assurances otherwise. Can't speak to the others. Ron From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 2:28 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: - Chegg - CourseSmart - GooglePlay- - Kindle - Kno - Vital Source Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student's preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? Let me know! Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. Wink Harner foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jsuttondc at gmail.com Wed Mar 26 13:52:27 2014 From: jsuttondc at gmail.com (Jennifer Sutton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] adding to the Great Big List from CSUN 2014 In-Reply-To: References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20140326134938.008db3c8@gmail.com> Greetings: I thought I'd take a moment to mention the Great Big List from CSUN 2014, here: http://curbcut.net/events/csun-disabilities-technology2014/ If you weren't there, you can take a look through some of what you may have missed. And if you were there, and you aren't listed, you might want to be. Best, Jennifer From jsuttondc at gmail.com Wed Mar 26 13:55:24 2014 From: jsuttondc at gmail.com (Jennifer Sutton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: <3d2601cf4933$4c610460$e5230d20$@ahead.org> References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> <3d2601cf4933$4c610460$e5230d20$@ahead.org> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20140326135441.008db510@gmail.com> All: Here's a link to help with Kindle Accessibility. http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kin_pcacc_surl&docId=1000632481 From petri.1 at osu.edu Wed Mar 26 14:07:00 2014 From: petri.1 at osu.edu (Petri, Kenneth) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: <0d1201cf492e$0355c670$0a015350$@gmail.com> References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> <0d1201cf492e$0355c670$0a015350$@gmail.com> Message-ID: VitalSource is both mostly EPUB 3 compliant and very accessible with a screen reader. All of this depends on the book, of course, but my experience has been both with books that I sideload into VitalSource (on both Mac and PC) that content accessibility is high and the screen reader is announcing structures such as lists and headings, in addition. MathML renders and the screen reader will access math contents (VitalSource appears to be using MathJax for rendering and MathPlayer for TTS with the math. My experience, since I'm using a newer version of IE and Windows that does not support the current MathPlayer, was that the math read acceptably, since the book apparently had some sort of text equivalent inside the annotation portion of the MathML island.). In books you buy through VitalSource, you can set highlights and take notes on specific highlighted text very effectively using a screen reader. This is literally the only system I have seen where this can be accomplished painlessly and with a high degree of accuracy. The Android and iOS versions of the VitalSource player are less accessible and have fewer features. They seem mostly for review of text. But the PC and Mac VitalSource Bookshelf is highly accessible. Another thing to note for VitalSource on the PC and Mac: though you can sideload EPUB 3 and it will display well, you cannot set notes or highlights on sideloaded content. CourseSmart is as Dan says: If the book has been processed by AMAC through the STEPP grant program they were running, the underlying book text can be accessed via the web browser version of CourseSmart. You cannot set a hgihlight or take a note using a screen reader in the "accessible" version of their player (which, as Dan says, must be "turned on" on your account via contact with a CS rep -- it's a painless process, but an extra step). Books that have not been handled by AMAC can have flakey content that has very little structure and no alts for images. The AMAC books are quite serviceable, however. It is important to note that the books a user is seeing are scans. The accessible version of the player adds HTML "under" the scans. I don't know Chegg. Kno is a bust for accessibility. Completely inaccessible when I last looked at it about three months ago on iOS. Google Play accessibility on iOS has gone backward in recent versions. You now do not have direct access to the book text so there is no way to set highlight or take notes. It is also pretty difficult to use on PC or Mac with the screen reader (delivered within a web browser). I would say, nearly impossible with any level of confidence on PC and Mac. (This is really too bad because Google Play is a great place to store books. All my books are there.) Kindle on the web (Kindle Cloud Reader) is completely inaccessible, but Kindle does pretty well most other places now. The Kindle apps on iOS and Android have strong accessibility -- settting notes, highlights, navigation, etc. are all quite good now, especially on iOS. On Mac there is no accessible solution. On PC there is a somewhat problematical solution called Kindle for PC with Accessibility Plugin. It allows for screen reader access to the interface surround the book text and that works fairly well. When it comes to reading the books however, you have to use the built-in TTS engines and navigation shortcut keys, which allow for navigation by sentence and continuous reading only. You cannot move by word or character and you have no direct access to book text in the Kindle for PC with Accessibility Plugin. You can, however, set a bookmark and make a note, though the note attaches to the entire page, rather than to a specific piece of text. The Kindle FIre HDX is pretty nifty and, in my view, is the best implementation of Android Talkback for book reading available, currently. Still, screen reader users who want a tablet should probably stick with an iPad mini or other iOS device. Even with all of the work Amazon has done to incorporate Talkback into Kindle Fire HDX, the Android platform does not compare very favorably to iOS. The problem with Kindle, in the long run, is Kindle books are in a proprietary format that currently does not handle accessible math and does not allow for video or audio. My guess is the Kindle format (KF8) will evolve over the next year and have much more capability. Side loaded content is converted by Kindle into a Kindle readable format, but you lose the ability to sync notes and highlights and page progress is "off" -- progress between platforms for sideloaded content is unevenly reported. TL;DR: VitalSource on PC or Mac is best. Kindle is coming on strong recently. [The Ohio State University] Ken Petri, Program Director Web Accessibility Center, ADA Coordinator's Office and Office for Disability Services 102D Pomerene Hall | 1760 Neil Ave. Columbus, OH 43210 614-292-1760 Office | 614-218-1499 Mobile | 614-292-4190 Fax petri.1@osu.edu | wac.osu.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 4:00 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Thanks a million Hadi! Appreciate your collective contribution. Wink From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Rangin, Hadi Bargi Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:53 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi Wink, Ken and I presented at the CSUN last week. We don't have any comprehensive paper to answer all your questions but I guess our presentation at CSUN would provide answers to some of your questions. Maybe Ken and I can coordinate with Norm and present it at EASI for those who couldn't come to CSUN/our session. I will send you the presentation offline. Thanks, Hadi From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 2:28 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: - Chegg - CourseSmart - GooglePlay- - Kindle - Kno - Vital Source Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student's preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? Let me know! Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. Wink Harner foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 3605 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Wed Mar 26 14:49:46 2014 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <89683B3D-7F7D-4351-8BAA-0011E9C4F010@stanford.edu> Hi Wink, I started writing a reply and then saw Ken Petri's response, so that saved me a whole lot of writing (thanks, Ken!). Basically, what he said. What I have been evaluating is the TTS support for students who need the audio component for printed materials, but are not blind. In other words, how does the TTS function for a sighted student who has a print disability. For example, while the iOS Kindle app does support VoiceOver, most LD students have said "no way" to the voice and interaction requirements. If you have a Kindle Fire and you have purchased the book as both an Audible.com AND Kindle version, then you can take advantage of the Immersion Reader functionality. This will synchronize the Audible.com audio with the Kindle text and you get highlighting with the human narration. Only available on the Kindle Fire platform at this time. LD students have commented that they like this option better due as it does not seem so "mechanical" compared to the blind/low-vision solutions. Of course, there is the slight issue in that Audible.com does not have much in terms of academic textbooks... To be blunt, I don't think there is any "great" solution right now for online textbook sources as you have limitations with all of them. I think the Vital Source option is one of the better options, but it does depend on other factors, such as the student's technology platform(s), how "accessible" does the reading application and electronic file need to be for their use, what types of notetaking/annotations are desired, etc. Another option may be to take the electronic version and make *that* accessible to the student in his preferred format. At that point, you can then use whatever reading application you desire. The catch is that you will be dealing with DRM issues before addressing the accessibility portion. Take care, Sean On Mar 26, 2014, at 12:27 PM, "Wink Harner" wrote: > Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, > > Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: > - Chegg > - CourseSmart > - GooglePlay- > - Kindle > - Kno > - Vital Source > > Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student?s preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. > > What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? > > Let me know! > > Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. > > Wink Harner > foreigntype@gmail.com > 480-984-0034 > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Thu Mar 27 06:37:37 2014 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] braille as a foreign language Message-ID: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA846A6C26D6@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Hi all, I've been asked if colleges accept braille as a foreign language requirement. I wouldn't think so, but thought I'd run it by others before responding to the question. I don't see braille as a different language such as ASL, but I could be wrong. Thanks for any thoughts. 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 mstores at indiana.edu Thu Mar 27 06:56:29 2014 From: mstores at indiana.edu (Stores, Mary A.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] braille as a foreign language In-Reply-To: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA846A6C26D6@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> References: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA846A6C26D6@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Message-ID: <064E45D161E0094A84CB7C4AE99ED5C710D481F6@IU-MSSG-MBX102.ads.iu.edu> Hello, I do not believe, as a braille reader who has studied foreign languages, that braille is a foreign language. I had to learn a character set that is slightly different from English braille when I studied Spanish. Also, I believe that Braille is just a method used to convey the language and its structure. ASL has its own grammatical structure and gestures are used to convey that language. Mary From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 9:38 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] braille as a foreign language Hi all, I've been asked if colleges accept braille as a foreign language requirement. I wouldn't think so, but thought I'd run it by others before responding to the question. I don't see braille as a different language such as ASL, but I could be wrong. Thanks for any thoughts. 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 Teresa.Haven at nau.edu Thu Mar 27 06:57:04 2014 From: Teresa.Haven at nau.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] braille as a foreign language In-Reply-To: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA846A6C26D6@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> References: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA846A6C26D6@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Message-ID: Hi, all. Braille is a writing system, not a language unto itself. There are different Braille codes for different languages, just as different languages might be written in different scripts, but "Braille" is not a language any more than "the alphabet" is a language. Teresa Teresa Haven Accessibility Analyst Northern Arizona University On Mar 27, 2014, at 6:42 AM, "Robert Beach" > wrote: Hi all, I?ve been asked if colleges accept braille as a foreign language requirement. I wouldn?t think so, but thought I?d run it by others before responding to the question. I don?t see braille as a different language such as ASL, but I could be wrong. Thanks for any thoughts. 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@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Thu Mar 27 07:09:33 2014 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] braille as a foreign language In-Reply-To: References: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA846A6C26D6@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Message-ID: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA846A6C2771@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> This is pretty much what I thought too. I read braille myself and have never considered it a different language. Thanks to all for their feedback. 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 [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 8:57 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] braille as a foreign language Hi, all. Braille is a writing system, not a language unto itself. There are different Braille codes for different languages, just as different languages might be written in different scripts, but "Braille" is not a language any more than "the alphabet" is a language. Teresa Teresa Haven Accessibility Analyst Northern Arizona University On Mar 27, 2014, at 6:42 AM, "Robert Beach" > wrote: Hi all, I've been asked if colleges accept braille as a foreign language requirement. I wouldn't think so, but thought I'd run it by others before responding to the question. I don't see braille as a different language such as ASL, but I could be wrong. Thanks for any thoughts. 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@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cgershman at pima.edu Thu Mar 27 08:23:55 2014 From: cgershman at pima.edu (Gershman, Cindy) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hello Hadi, We would also greatly appreciate a copy of the presentation if possible. Many thanks, Cindy G Cindy Gershman Advanced Program Coordinator, Alt Format Disabled Student Resources Pima Community College Tucson, AZ 520-206-6688 cgershman@pima.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Rangin, Hadi Bargi Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:53 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi Wink, Ken and I presented at the CSUN last week. We don't have any comprehensive paper to answer all your questions but I guess our presentation at CSUN would provide answers to some of your questions. Maybe Ken and I can coordinate with Norm and present it at EASI for those who couldn't come to CSUN/our session. I will send you the presentation offline. Thanks, Hadi From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 2:28 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: - Chegg - CourseSmart - GooglePlay- - Kindle - Kno - Vital Source Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student's preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? Let me know! Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. Wink Harner foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greeark at uw.edu Thu Mar 27 12:30:40 2014 From: greeark at uw.edu (KRISTA L. GREEAR) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: I had a similar situation with a student this week. They wanted to be able to use TTS with the Kindle books they purchased. They have the Kindle to PC w/ Accessibility Plug in software on their Windows computer. I tested and was able to get Natural Reader, Balabolka and CAR (Central Access Reader) to read the Kindle book in the Kindle to PC software. The student doesn't want to have to learn how to use a screen reader (VoiceOver or NVDA) as they are sighted and find the additional navigation cues annoying. Thankfully, using Kindle books in this manner prevented the student from having to learn how to use another piece of software as the 3 TTS engines worked for me. Krista Greear Access Text & Technology Manager Disability Resources for Students (206) 543-8924 disability.wa.edu ________________________________ From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Wink Harner [foreigntype@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:27 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: - Chegg - CourseSmart - GooglePlay- - Kindle - Kno - Vital Source Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student?s preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? Let me know! Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. Wink Harner foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Thu Mar 27 12:43:20 2014 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <6DE18300-C1FD-45F0-9623-903A55EFCCDC@stanford.edu> Hi Krista, I am interested in how you were able to get Balabolka or the Central Access Reader to read a Kindle book using the Kindle for PC application. I have not found a Kindle option for Balabolka and have found the Central Access Reader (CAR) to only use DOCX files for reading. Did you copy/paste the text out of the Kindle book and into another format? Thanks! Take care, Sean On Mar 27, 2014, at 12:30 PM, "KRISTA L. GREEAR" wrote: > I had a similar situation with a student this week. They wanted to be able to use TTS with the Kindle books they purchased. They have the Kindle to PC w/ Accessibility Plug in software on their Windows computer. I tested and was able to get Natural Reader, Balabolka and CAR (Central Access Reader) to read the Kindle book in the Kindle to PC software. The student doesn't want to have to learn how to use a screen reader (VoiceOver or NVDA) as they are sighted and find the additional navigation cues annoying. Thankfully, using Kindle books in this manner prevented the student from having to learn how to use another piece of software as the 3 TTS engines worked for me. > > Krista Greear > Access Text & Technology Manager > Disability Resources for Students > (206) 543-8924 > disability.wa.edu > From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Wink Harner [foreigntype@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:27 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility > > Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, > > Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: > - Chegg > - CourseSmart > - GooglePlay- > - Kindle > - Kno > - Vital Source > > Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student?s preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. > > What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? > > Let me know! > > Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. > > Wink Harner > foreigntype@gmail.com > 480-984-0034 > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From terriscofield at cwidaho.cc Thu Mar 27 13:35:33 2014 From: terriscofield at cwidaho.cc (Terri Scofield) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <83A937AE0611FF44B8F6268D6B16E80B012B9443@MSXMB07.cwi.ad.local> Hello! I, too, would love a copy of the presentation or if you have a link to it, that would be great. thanks! --Terri Terri Scofield College of Western Idaho Advisor, Student Enrichment Student Disability Services 208-562-2495 terriscofield@cwidaho.cc [cid:image001.jpg@01CF49C9.CF3F4CC0] What if two years could change your life? College of Western Idaho From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gershman, Cindy Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 9:24 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hello Hadi, We would also greatly appreciate a copy of the presentation if possible. Many thanks, Cindy G Cindy Gershman Advanced Program Coordinator, Alt Format Disabled Student Resources Pima Community College Tucson, AZ 520-206-6688 cgershman@pima.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Rangin, Hadi Bargi Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:53 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi Wink, Ken and I presented at the CSUN last week. We don't have any comprehensive paper to answer all your questions but I guess our presentation at CSUN would provide answers to some of your questions. Maybe Ken and I can coordinate with Norm and present it at EASI for those who couldn't come to CSUN/our session. I will send you the presentation offline. Thanks, Hadi From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 2:28 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: - Chegg - CourseSmart - GooglePlay- - Kindle - Kno - Vital Source Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student's preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? Let me know! Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. 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Keith Bundy, MS Dakota State University Phone: 605-256-5121 Email: keith.bundy@dsu.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Terri Scofield Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 3:36 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hello! I, too, would love a copy of the presentation or if you have a link to it, that would be great. thanks! --Terri Terri Scofield College of Western Idaho Advisor, Student Enrichment Student Disability Services 208-562-2495 terriscofield@cwidaho.cc [Description: Description: CWI logo] What if two years could change your life? College of Western Idaho From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gershman, Cindy Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 9:24 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hello Hadi, We would also greatly appreciate a copy of the presentation if possible. Many thanks, Cindy G Cindy Gershman Advanced Program Coordinator, Alt Format Disabled Student Resources Pima Community College Tucson, AZ 520-206-6688 cgershman@pima.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Rangin, Hadi Bargi Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:53 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi Wink, Ken and I presented at the CSUN last week. We don't have any comprehensive paper to answer all your questions but I guess our presentation at CSUN would provide answers to some of your questions. Maybe Ken and I can coordinate with Norm and present it at EASI for those who couldn't come to CSUN/our session. I will send you the presentation offline. Thanks, Hadi From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 2:28 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: - Chegg - CourseSmart - GooglePlay- - Kindle - Kno - Vital Source Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student's preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? Let me know! Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. 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URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Thu Mar 27 14:15:00 2014 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Full Time DSPS Coordinator/Counselor Position In-Reply-To: <28af1dcdd4e74a44a26b60ac624b4832@CH1.FHDA.LEARN> References: <28af1dcdd4e74a44a26b60ac624b4832@CH1.FHDA.LEARN> Message-ID: <015001cf4a01$9d398910$d7ac9b30$@htctu.net> Subject: Full Time DSPS Coordinator/Counselor Position I'm pleased to announce that College of Alameda is advertising for a FT Tenure Track DSPS Coordinator/Counselor for 2014-15. To read the job description and apply for the position, please click on the link below. The deadline to apply is April 24. https://peraltaccd.peopleadmin.com/postings/1756 College of Alameda is in the city of Alameda in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are in a beautiful area, have wonderful students, and supportive administrators. My colleagues in the DSPS program are an incredible team of professionals who respect one another and work together effectively to serve students. In other words, this is a great place to work. Please share this information with others who may be interested. Thank you. Helene Helene Maxwell, DSPS Coordinator (retiring June 20) College of Alameda -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From PBuchmiller at columbiabasin.edu Thu Mar 27 14:34:54 2014 From: PBuchmiller at columbiabasin.edu (Buchmiller, Peggy) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:37 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Full Time DSPS Coordinator/Counselor Position In-Reply-To: <015001cf4a01$9d398910$d7ac9b30$@htctu.net> References: <28af1dcdd4e74a44a26b60ac624b4832@CH1.FHDA.LEARN> <015001cf4a01$9d398910$d7ac9b30$@htctu.net> Message-ID: Any ideas on the best locations to post a job for a Director of Assistive Technology, which we currently have open at our college? Peggy Buchmiller Assistant Dean Student Programs and Support Services Director, Resource Center Columbia Basin College 509-542-4444 pbuchmiller@columbiabasin.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 2:15 PM To: ATHEN; DSSHE-L automatic digest system Subject: [Athen] FW: Full Time DSPS Coordinator/Counselor Position Subject: Full Time DSPS Coordinator/Counselor Position I'm pleased to announce that College of Alameda is advertising for a FT Tenure Track DSPS Coordinator/Counselor for 2014-15. To read the job description and apply for the position, please click on the link below. The deadline to apply is April 24. https://peraltaccd.peopleadmin.com/postings/1756 College of Alameda is in the city of Alameda in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are in a beautiful area, have wonderful students, and supportive administrators. My colleagues in the DSPS program are an incredible team of professionals who respect one another and work together effectively to serve students. In other words, this is a great place to work. Please share this information with others who may be interested. Thank you. Helene Helene Maxwell, DSPS Coordinator (retiring June 20) College of Alameda -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greeark at uw.edu Thu Mar 27 17:29:08 2014 From: greeark at uw.edu (KRISTA L. GREEAR) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:38 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: <6DE18300-C1FD-45F0-9623-903A55EFCCDC@stanford.edu> References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> <6DE18300-C1FD-45F0-9623-903A55EFCCDC@stanford.edu> Message-ID: Great question. When I said "read the Kindle book IN the Kindle to PC software", I should have said "read the Kindle book WITH the Kindle to PC software". Short answer is yes, I did copy and paste text from the Kindle to PC software into CAR and Balabolka. The specifics of what I did are below: 1) Downloaded Kindle for PC on my Windows 7 computer 2) Found a free Kindle book that had text-to-speech enabled (each Kindle book will specify if text-to-speech is enabled in the product details - this is probably the kicker) a. First time I used Tale of Two Cities. b. Second time I used Taboo (CSI Reilly Steel). 3) Sent it to Kindle for PC 4) Went to a page in the book. Highlighted text. I used copy/paste keyboard shortcuts and used the copy option that automatically appears when you highlight text in the Kindle book. 5) Pasted into Word, CAR, NR and Balabolka. Now, not all Kindle books will have text-to-speech enabled, someone will have to check. Balabolka and CAR will work with any text that you copy/paste into (I jokingly advertise that students can use these tools to read long Facebook posts). Copy/paste text into a TTS may be an annoying step for some students but they accept it real quickly when it means they can have a book in a couple of days instead of several weeks for a human or computer-generated audio version or highly formatted electronic version. Another option for students if they don't want to copy/paste their Kindle books into certain TTS is to use Whispersync for Voice. I can spend $1 and get the professional narration for Tale of Two Cities (granted, I have to have an Audible account which requires a monthly fee). I'm not saying this is the best option for alternate format because it's not. However, it is a tool that is relatively easy and free to use. Potentially great in a pinch. Krista From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Sean Keegan Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 12:43 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi Krista, I am interested in how you were able to get Balabolka or the Central Access Reader to read a Kindle book using the Kindle for PC application. I have not found a Kindle option for Balabolka and have found the Central Access Reader (CAR) to only use DOCX files for reading. Did you copy/paste the text out of the Kindle book and into another format? Thanks! Take care, Sean On Mar 27, 2014, at 12:30 PM, "KRISTA L. GREEAR" > wrote: I had a similar situation with a student this week. They wanted to be able to use TTS with the Kindle books they purchased. They have the Kindle to PC w/ Accessibility Plug in software on their Windows computer. I tested and was able to get Natural Reader, Balabolka and CAR (Central Access Reader) to read the Kindle book in the Kindle to PC software. The student doesn't want to have to learn how to use a screen reader (VoiceOver or NVDA) as they are sighted and find the additional navigation cues annoying. Thankfully, using Kindle books in this manner prevented the student from having to learn how to use another piece of software as the 3 TTS engines worked for me. Krista Greear Access Text & Technology Manager Disability Resources for Students (206) 543-8924 disability.wa.edu ________________________________ From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Wink Harner [foreigntype@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:27 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: - Chegg - CourseSmart - GooglePlay- - Kindle - Kno - Vital Source Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student's preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? Let me know! Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. Wink Harner foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ea at emptech.info Fri Mar 28 02:34:21 2014 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A.Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:38 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Message-ID: <005a01cf4a68$e66f6cf0$b34e46d0$@emptech.info> I know Abi and I would also be very interested your ebook accessibility presentation Hadi. We have done some recent testing to update our ideas for dyslexic students and have a presentation at the British Dyslexia Association International Conference this afternoon. It can be found at http://www.slideshare.net/assistivelearning/accessibility-of-ebook-devices-d igital-documents Best wishes E.A. Mrs E.A. Draffan WAIS, ECS , University of Southampton Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246 Mobile +44 (0)7976 289103 http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk http://www.emptech.info From skeegan at stanford.edu Fri Mar 28 11:07:53 2014 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:38 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> <6DE18300-C1FD-45F0-9623-903A55EFCCDC@stanford.edu> Message-ID: <2B6C1CC7-04EC-433B-84A4-37688C1F9690@stanford.edu> Hi Krista, Thanks for the response. I have followed a similar process as well. Just wanted to confirm that there was not some other plug-in to the Kindle for PC application that relied on Balabolka or another app. Take care, Sean On Mar 27, 2014, at 5:29 PM, "KRISTA L. GREEAR" wrote: > Great question. When I said ?read the Kindle book IN the Kindle to PC software?, I should have said ?read the Kindle book WITH the Kindle to PC software?. Short answer is yes, I did copy and paste text from the Kindle to PC software into CAR and Balabolka. The specifics of what I did are below: > > 1) Downloaded Kindle for PC on my Windows 7 computer > 2) Found a free Kindle book that had text-to-speech enabled (each Kindle book will specify if text-to-speech is enabled in the product details ? this is probably the kicker) > a. First time I used Tale of Two Cities. > b. Second time I used Taboo (CSI Reilly Steel). > 3) Sent it to Kindle for PC > 4) Went to a page in the book. Highlighted text. I used copy/paste keyboard shortcuts and used the copy option that automatically appears when you highlight text in the Kindle book. > 5) Pasted into Word, CAR, NR and Balabolka. > > Now, not all Kindle books will have text-to-speech enabled, someone will have to check. Balabolka and CAR will work with any text that you copy/paste into (I jokingly advertise that students can use these tools to read long Facebook posts). Copy/paste text into a TTS may be an annoying step for some students but they accept it real quickly when it means they can have a book in a couple of days instead of several weeks for a human or computer-generated audio version or highly formatted electronic version. > > Another option for students if they don?t want to copy/paste their Kindle books into certain TTS is to use Whispersync for Voice. I can spend $1 and get the professional narration for Tale of Two Cities (granted, I have to have an Audible account which requires a monthly fee). > > I?m not saying this is the best option for alternate format because it?s not. However, it is a tool that is relatively easy and free to use. Potentially great in a pinch. > > Krista > > > From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Sean Keegan > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 12:43 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility > > Hi Krista, > > I am interested in how you were able to get Balabolka or the Central Access Reader to read a Kindle book using the Kindle for PC application. I have not found a Kindle option for Balabolka and have found the Central Access Reader (CAR) to only use DOCX files for reading. Did you copy/paste the text out of the Kindle book and into another format? > > Thanks! > > Take care, > Sean > > On Mar 27, 2014, at 12:30 PM, "KRISTA L. GREEAR" wrote: > > > I had a similar situation with a student this week. They wanted to be able to use TTS with the Kindle books they purchased. They have the Kindle to PC w/ Accessibility Plug in software on their Windows computer. I tested and was able to get Natural Reader, Balabolka and CAR (Central Access Reader) to read the Kindle book in the Kindle to PC software. The student doesn't want to have to learn how to use a screen reader (VoiceOver or NVDA) as they are sighted and find the additional navigation cues annoying. Thankfully, using Kindle books in this manner prevented the student from having to learn how to use another piece of software as the 3 TTS engines worked for me. > > Krista Greear > Access Text & Technology Manager > Disability Resources for Students > (206) 543-8924 > disability.wa.edu > From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Wink Harner [foreigntype@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:27 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility > > Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, > > Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: > - Chegg > - CourseSmart > - GooglePlay- > - Kindle > - Kno > - Vital Source > > Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student?s preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. > > What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? > > Let me know! > > Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. > > Wink Harner > foreigntype@gmail.com > 480-984-0034 > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jeremy.Zhe-Heimerman at cortland.edu Fri Mar 28 12:22:58 2014 From: Jeremy.Zhe-Heimerman at cortland.edu (Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:38 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20A3A02A29D92B4A98F3C5009C14080718E3068701@Mitchel.cortland.edu> I'm glad to hear that Natural Reader worked for you, as I have many students who prefer that, but I've never been able to get it to work with Kindle to PC, even with the Accessibility Plugin. Did the books have to be TTS enabled by Amazon? Thanks, Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman, MS, MAT Coordinator, Assistive Technology and Test Administration Services B-204, Memorial Library SUNY Cortland 81 Prospect Terrace - PO Box 2000 Cortland, NY 13045 Phone: (607) 753-2358 Fax: (607) 753-5495 From: KRISTA L. GREEAR [mailto:greeark@uw.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 3:31 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility I had a similar situation with a student this week. They wanted to be able to use TTS with the Kindle books they purchased. They have the Kindle to PC w/ Accessibility Plug in software on their Windows computer. I tested and was able to get Natural Reader, Balabolka and CAR (Central Access Reader) to read the Kindle book in the Kindle to PC software. The student doesn't want to have to learn how to use a screen reader (VoiceOver or NVDA) as they are sighted and find the additional navigation cues annoying. Thankfully, using Kindle books in this manner prevented the student from having to learn how to use another piece of software as the 3 TTS engines worked for me. Krista Greear Access Text & Technology Manager Disability Resources for Students (206) 543-8924 disability.wa.edu ________________________________ From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Wink Harner [foreigntype@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:27 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: - Chegg - CourseSmart - GooglePlay- - Kindle - Kno - Vital Source Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student's preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? Let me know! 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Krista Greear Access Text & Technology Manager Disability Resources for Students (206) 543-8924 disability.wa.edu ________________________________ From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman [Jeremy.Zhe-Heimerman@cortland.edu] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 12:22 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility I?m glad to hear that Natural Reader worked for you, as I have many students who prefer that, but I?ve never been able to get it to work with Kindle to PC, even with the Accessibility Plugin. Did the books have to be TTS enabled by Amazon? Thanks, Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman, MS, MAT Coordinator, Assistive Technology and Test Administration Services B-204, Memorial Library SUNY Cortland 81 Prospect Terrace - PO Box 2000 Cortland, NY 13045 Phone: (607) 753-2358 Fax: (607) 753-5495 From: KRISTA L. GREEAR [mailto:greeark@uw.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 3:31 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility I had a similar situation with a student this week. They wanted to be able to use TTS with the Kindle books they purchased. They have the Kindle to PC w/ Accessibility Plug in software on their Windows computer. I tested and was able to get Natural Reader, Balabolka and CAR (Central Access Reader) to read the Kindle book in the Kindle to PC software. The student doesn't want to have to learn how to use a screen reader (VoiceOver or NVDA) as they are sighted and find the additional navigation cues annoying. Thankfully, using Kindle books in this manner prevented the student from having to learn how to use another piece of software as the 3 TTS engines worked for me. Krista Greear Access Text & Technology Manager Disability Resources for Students (206) 543-8924 disability.wa.edu ________________________________ From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Wink Harner [foreigntype@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:27 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: - Chegg - CourseSmart - GooglePlay- - Kindle - Kno - Vital Source Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student?s preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? Let me know! Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. Wink Harner foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Fri Mar 28 16:37:29 2014 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:38 2018 Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: <0caa01cf4929$7a69baf0$6f3d30d0$@gmail.com> , <20A3A02A29D92B4A98F3C5009C14080718E3068701@Mitchel.cortland.edu> Message-ID: I have been able to get a Kindle book that is not TTS enabled to read using NVDA in the Kindle for PC application as well as by using the copy/paste method into other applications. I also got it to work on a Kindle Fire HDX using the Accessibility option in Settings. I am going to check into any specific settings to see if that may have been the difference. It may be a device-specific issue where the TTS support is either respected or ignored. take care, sean On Mar 28, 2014, at 4:00 PM, "KRISTA L. GREEAR" wrote: > It is my understanding that yes, the book have to be TTS enabled by Amazon. > > Krista Greear > Access Text & Technology Manager > Disability Resources for Students > (206) 543-8924 > disability.wa.edu > From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman [Jeremy.Zhe-Heimerman@cortland.edu] > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 12:22 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility > > I?m glad to hear that Natural Reader worked for you, as I have many students who prefer that, but I?ve never been able to get it to work with Kindle to PC, even with the Accessibility Plugin. Did the books have to be TTS enabled by Amazon? > > Thanks, > > Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman, MS, MAT > Coordinator, Assistive Technology and Test Administration Services > B-204, Memorial Library > SUNY Cortland > 81 Prospect Terrace - PO Box 2000 > Cortland, NY 13045 > > Phone: (607) 753-2358 > Fax: (607) 753-5495 > > From: KRISTA L. GREEAR [mailto:greeark@uw.edu] > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 3:31 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility > > I had a similar situation with a student this week. They wanted to be able to use TTS with the Kindle books they purchased. They have the Kindle to PC w/ Accessibility Plug in software on their Windows computer. I tested and was able to get Natural Reader, Balabolka and CAR (Central Access Reader) to read the Kindle book in the Kindle to PC software. The student doesn't want to have to learn how to use a screen reader (VoiceOver or NVDA) as they are sighted and find the additional navigation cues annoying. Thankfully, using Kindle books in this manner prevented the student from having to learn how to use another piece of software as the 3 TTS engines worked for me. > > Krista Greear > Access Text & Technology Manager > Disability Resources for Students > (206) 543-8924 > disability.wa.edu > From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Wink Harner [foreigntype@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 12:27 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Online eBook Accessibility > > Hi out there in ATHEN-Land, > > Anyone have any first-hand experience with the use of screen readers or TTS readers with online textbook sources such as: > - Chegg > - CourseSmart > - GooglePlay- > - Kindle > - Kno > - Vital Source > > Publisher denied a PDF file and suggested the student purchase one of the electronic versions of the requested book from the sources (above). Student?s preference is PDF, but if he can get the file to read aloud, he may be OK. I have asked him for his preference. > > What experience do any of you have in the TTS capabilities on any of those e-book sources listed? > > Let me know! > > Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge. > > Wink Harner > foreigntype@gmail.com > 480-984-0034 > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lissner.2 at osu.edu Sun Mar 30 20:00:36 2014 From: lissner.2 at osu.edu (Lissner, L S. (Scott )) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:38 2018 Subject: [Athen] Disability, Diversity, Policy & Culture: Multiple Perspectives at Ohio State University In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Please Distribute Full program available at http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2014Conf/2014Program.html 2014 Multiple Perspectives Conference Registration Thanks to a gift from the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation we are not only able to offer the two keynote sessions* free to the public but able to maintain last year?s low registration fees and discounts. Hope to see you there. Highlights include: *The Ethel Louise Armstrong Lecture on Disability Art & Culture: ONE WAY, DEAF WAY: The life & art of Ann Silver Ann Silver & Jim Van Manen, Ph.D. SilverMoon Brand. *The Ken Campbell Lecture on Disability Policy: A Global Perspective on Policy L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator & 504 Compliance Officer, The Ohio State University; Associate, John Glenn School of Public Affairs Lecturer, Knowlton School of Architecture, Moritz College of Law & Disability Studies; President, Association on Higher Education And Disability, Board Member, Center for Disability Empowerment; Appointed: State HAVA Committee & Columbus Advisory Council on Disability Issues A Culture Shift: Moving Beyond Compliance to Full Membership in Higher Education Enjie Hall, Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling, The Ohio State University; Katherine Betts, Masters in Higher Education and Student Affairs; The Ohio State University Sixty years after Brown: The implications for lkaplan@ossb.oh.govhigher education and disabilities Marilyn Bartlett, J.D., Ph.D., Professor of Education and Law, Texas A&M University From Impairment to Empowerment: A Longitudinal Medical School Curriculum on Disabilities Cristina Sarmiento, Office of Medical Student Education, University of Michigan Medical School. Collaborator: Arno K. Kumagai, M.D., Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Education and Director, Family Centered Experience and Longitudinal Case Conference, University of Michigan Medical School. Rights of People with Disabilities under the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Kevin Truitt, Attorney at Law, Disability Rights Ohio Fit for Freedom: Disability and Racism in Nineteenth-Century African American Literature Andrew Sydlik, Graduate Student, The Ohio State University. Questioning the Art of Education: Anxiety, Autism, and Depression Answer Back Wendy L. Chrisman, Ph.D., Faculty, Columbus College of Art & Design; Panel Participants: Marissa Martin - Columbus College of Art & Design (Student); Alexis Brunk - Columbus College of Art & Design (Student); Rachel Kalaycio - Columbus College of Art & Design (Student). *The Ethel Louise Armstrong & Ken Campbell Memorial Lectures and student poster session are free and open to the public If you have questions about access or wish to request accommodations please e-mail us at ada-osu@osu.edu *** Poster Submissions are Due no later than April 7, 2014 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER COMPETITIONS At the Fourteenth Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability: April 16 , 2014 4:30 ? 5:30 Held on The Ohio State University?s Columbus Campus The Multiple Perspectives Conference encourages students to network with professionals, the community, and scholars who share their interests in disability at its annual student poster reception. A generous gift from the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation will fund awards (Graduate Research - $500; Undergraduate Research $200, Art & Performance $200 and Community Service $100, Class Projects $200 at this year?s competition. Submissions may be based on: 1. Class Projects & Papers (Award goes to support future projects. 2. Independent & Supervised Student Research 3. Community Service & Applied Problem Solving from Service Learning Classes or student organizations 4. Art & Performance Posters can take a variety of forms including print material mounted on poster board or display panels or arranged on a table; PowerPoint presentations, web pages or video presentations from your laptop ? ? Presentation materials must fit on a 3?x6? table or along 6? or less of wall space ? Presentation materials should present the information in 10 minutes or less ? Presenters or their designee must be present to interact with the audience ? Presenters must provide their own equipment Visit these sites for tips on developing a poster presentation: ? http://denman.osu.edu/resources.aspx ? http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/poster/index.cfm ? http://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/poster-gallery Students and teams of students who wish to present a poster must send the following information to ADA-OSU@osu.edu no later than April 7, 2014 1. Title 2. Short Title - 12 word maximum 3. Poster Format (Print, Model, PowerPoint, Video, ?) 4. Description of their proposed poster topic ? 250 word maximum 5. E-mail address, phone number, and surface mail address of coordinating presenter 6. As appropriate, university, department, grant, course or student organization affiliation 7. A letter of support from a faculty member or organization advisor associated with the project 8. Name of individual, Department or Organization to receive cash award should the project win. Submissions will be reviewed as they arrive. Conference fees will be waived and lunch provided for all accepted presenters. Please Note: The full conference fees will be waived and lunch provided for presenters of accepted proposals. Presenters are responsible for their own travel and lodging. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Mon Mar 31 15:16:04 2014 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:38 2018 Subject: [Athen] FM receiver for computer and hearing aid Message-ID: Hello all, A question was posed to me and I am not having much success finding an answer. Here is the situation: A student is using a standard FM receiver with the transmitter provided to the instructor. There is also a need to have remote CART services provided. We are trying to find a method to have the audio signal sent from the FM transmitter to a USB or audio-in FM receiver connected to a laptop which can then send the signal to a remote transcription provider. I am not having much success in locating such a device. The CART provider says that they exist as secondary receivers and can plug into the audio-in jack or USB port, but has not received any information from the hearing aid company. Any ideas from the field? Take care, Sean From ats169 at psu.edu Mon Mar 31 16:35:27 2014 From: ats169 at psu.edu (Alexa Schriempf) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:38 2018 Subject: [Athen] FM receiver for computer and hearing aid In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: As a life long FM user myself, a couple of things spring to mind: 1) You won't find any information about FM systems from hearing aid companies. FM systems *usually* are manufactured by non-hearing aid manufacturers. (One exception is Phonak, who also makes FM systems that are pairable with their hearing aids). 2) Most simple solution: why not just use the FM system the student is using and use a Y adapter on the receiver? One part of the Y would take the neckloop or DAI cable, and the other part of the Y would be to connect to the computer's audio jack. You would still need skype or internet phone call to send the audio signal out to the CART service. 3) Most remote CART services use a wireless mic and transmitter that sends a signal to your laptop....basically what you are doing is extending the laptop's microphone for better quality. Here's one that sits on a desk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samson-Mic-Clip-USB-Microphone/dp/B001R76D42/ref=sr_1_cc_3?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1360770620&sr=1-3-catcorr#productDetailsbut they make lapel ones too. In this way, the mic (not an FM transmitter!) is sending an audio signal to the laptop. That signal is then sent to the remote captionist through a skype call. The captionist then types the audio into a website that the student accesses. So skype is operating in the background, while the CART provider's website is on front. The student views the website for the text of the audio. You could use a PART of an FM system to jack into the audio being sent to the laptop via the remote mic. This would be either a T coil neck loop, or regular headphones. To be clear, the audio feed would be coming from a wireless audio mic, that has its own signal. This is not an FM system. If in fact the remote CART service is using FM system to transmit, I'd be curious how they're doing that. While I'm on this, there *IS* another way to connect an FM to the computer, but you still have to use skype to send the And to be more clear: how the HOH student "jacks" into the laptop for the audio is to find an interface that works well for him/her. Me personally, I don't like T coil because the signal is not as loud as it could be; my cochlear implant processors are too high on my head such that a t coil neck loop sitting around my neck barely reaches the processors in terms of field strength. I have to boost the volume on my laptop AND my processors. Once I boost, it's totally fine. But it's extra work to push the buttons on my remote that pairs with my processors, deal with the neckloop, and all the other equipment. I just use Bose headphones and plug into the laptop. If the student is a hearing aid user, headphones won't work very well because they will cause, most likely, but not always, very noisy feedback that is audible to everyone. Can be embarrasing. Thus, there are two options, depending on the hearing aid brand. One can go with Direct Audio Input (DAI) cable, connected to the audio jack of the computer; or one can go with the Neckloop T Coil (or over the ear T coil hooks), which also connect to the audio jack of laptop. Over the ear t coil loop example: http://hsdcstore.com/browseproducts/Phonic-Ear-Dual-Silhouette-Headset.html Neckloop t coil example: http://www.harriscomm.com/index.php/williams-sound-nkl001-18-inch-neckloop-telecoil-coupler.html Loops and cables to connect hearing aids to the audio on a laptop are a dime a dozen; the student can explore which ones s/he likes best, and work hopefully with his or her audiologist to shoot for the best audio quality possible. Avoid bluetooth, especially generic off the shelf blue tooth. If the student already has an FM system, the end of that neckloop or DAI cables *may* have a plug end that is correctly sized to fit the laptop. If it's a prong but wrong size, an adapter plug can be purchased. If it's a more proprietary plug (like those airplane audio jacks used to be), then you're probably better off getting a whole new neckloop or DAI cable. Usually, the FM maker has a variety of cable options. You could contact them for a different cable. The difference between #2 and #3 is where the user sits in the "audio circuit". Basically, you need to mic the speaker, and send that audio via a phone or internet phone signal. You could either use a mic that send the signal to the user (Ie, FM system), then jack the computer into the signal alongside the user (#2 above), OR use the mic to send the signal to the computer (wireless, non-FM mic), and then jack the user into the computer. FWIW, I would prefer whichever system had the better mic, and I wouldn't know until I tried both. No matter which way you go, you still need skype or the like to send the audio feed remotely. And no matter which way you go, the audio feed is still real time, so even if the internet drops out, the student will still hear whatever comes through the mic worn by the speaker. Hope this isn't TMI. Understanding how FM systems can interface with other technology is difficult b/c there are a variety of hook up options....but no extra "special" devices needed -- just cables and adapters. -Alexa On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Sean Keegan wrote: > Hello all, > > A question was posed to me and I am not having much success finding an > answer. Here is the situation: > > A student is using a standard FM receiver with the transmitter provided to > the instructor. There is also a need to have remote CART services provided. > We are trying to find a method to have the audio signal sent from the FM > transmitter to a USB or audio-in FM receiver connected to a laptop which > can then send the signal to a remote transcription provider. > > I am not having much success in locating such a device. The CART provider > says that they exist as secondary receivers and can plug into the audio-in > jack or USB port, but has not received any information from the hearing aid > company. > > Any ideas from the field? > > Take care, > Sean > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Alexa Schriempf, Access Tech Consultant Office for Disability Services Teaching and Learning with Technology: Accessibility Group Adaptive Technology Services, University Libraries Penn State https://sites.psu.edu/aschriempf/ http://equity.psu.edu/ods http://tlt.its.psu.edu/ http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/adaptivetechnologies.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Mon Mar 31 22:48:13 2014 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean J Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:31:38 2018 Subject: [Athen] FM receiver for computer and hearing aid In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8552D8B7-F9CC-4664-BF4D-C9F963A5F7E2@stanford.edu> Hi Alexa, We are using Phonak equipment, so we happen to have that one brand that is the exception for FM transmitters/receivers! (grin) Attaching a Y-connector is not an option as the student's receiver is integrated into the hearing aid itself. We do have an extra MyLink+ receiver that *might* work with the audio-in for the computer. I had not thought of using that, but it does have an audio out port, so that may be a good fix. We have been using a stationary mic similar to what you had described. It has worked okay, but has not given a whole lot of flexibility in the seating arrangement due to cables. I think we will try the MyLink+ option as that may make the whole setup simple and require minimal wires. That would allow the student to use her hearing aids as desired as well as provide a signal directly from the instructor into the computer. Thanks for the response - great details for future reference! Take care, Sean Sent from my iPad > On Mar 31, 2014, at 4:45 PM, Alexa Schriempf wrote: > > As a life long FM user myself, a couple of things spring to mind: > > 1) You won't find any information about FM systems from hearing aid companies. FM systems *usually* are manufactured by non-hearing aid manufacturers. (One exception is Phonak, who also makes FM systems that are pairable with their hearing aids). > > 2) Most simple solution: why not just use the FM system the student is using and use a Y adapter on the receiver? One part of the Y would take the neckloop or DAI cable, and the other part of the Y would be to connect to the computer's audio jack. You would still need skype or internet phone call to send the audio signal out to the CART service. > > > 3) Most remote CART services use a wireless mic and transmitter that sends a signal to your laptop....basically what you are doing is extending the laptop's microphone for better quality. Here's one that sits on a desk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samson-Mic-Clip-USB-Microphone/dp/B001R76D42/ref=sr_1_cc_3?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1360770620&sr=1-3-catcorr#productDetails but they make lapel ones too. > > In this way, the mic (not an FM transmitter!) is sending an audio signal to the laptop. That signal is then sent to the remote captionist through a skype call. The captionist then types the audio into a website that the student accesses. So skype is operating in the background, while the CART provider's website is on front. The student views the website for the text of the audio. > > You could use a PART of an FM system to jack into the audio being sent to the laptop via the remote mic. This would be either a T coil neck loop, or regular headphones. > > To be clear, the audio feed would be coming from a wireless audio mic, that has its own signal. This is not an FM system. If in fact the remote CART service is using FM system to transmit, I'd be curious how they're doing that. While I'm on this, there *IS* another way to connect an FM to the computer, but you still have to use skype to send the > > And to be more clear: how the HOH student "jacks" into the laptop for the audio is to find an interface that works well for him/her. Me personally, I don't like T coil because the signal is not as loud as it could be; my cochlear implant processors are too high on my head such that a t coil neck loop sitting around my neck barely reaches the processors in terms of field strength. I have to boost the volume on my laptop AND my processors. Once I boost, it's totally fine. But it's extra work to push the buttons on my remote that pairs with my processors, deal with the neckloop, and all the other equipment. I just use Bose headphones and plug into the laptop. > > If the student is a hearing aid user, headphones won't work very well because they will cause, most likely, but not always, very noisy feedback that is audible to everyone. Can be embarrasing. Thus, there are two options, depending on the hearing aid brand. One can go with Direct Audio Input (DAI) cable, connected to the audio jack of the computer; or one can go with the Neckloop T Coil (or over the ear T coil hooks), which also connect to the audio jack of laptop. > > Over the ear t coil loop example: http://hsdcstore.com/browseproducts/Phonic-Ear-Dual-Silhouette-Headset.html > > Neckloop t coil example: http://www.harriscomm.com/index.php/williams-sound-nkl001-18-inch-neckloop-telecoil-coupler.html > > Loops and cables to connect hearing aids to the audio on a laptop are a dime a dozen; the student can explore which ones s/he likes best, and work hopefully with his or her audiologist to shoot for the best audio quality possible. Avoid bluetooth, especially generic off the shelf blue tooth. If the student already has an FM system, the end of that neckloop or DAI cables *may* have a plug end that is correctly sized to fit the laptop. If it's a prong but wrong size, an adapter plug can be purchased. If it's a more proprietary plug (like those airplane audio jacks used to be), then you're probably better off getting a whole new neckloop or DAI cable. Usually, the FM maker has a variety of cable options. You could contact them for a different cable. > > The difference between #2 and #3 is where the user sits in the "audio circuit". Basically, you need to mic the speaker, and send that audio via a phone or internet phone signal. You could either use a mic that send the signal to the user (Ie, FM system), then jack the computer into the signal alongside the user (#2 above), OR use the mic to send the signal to the computer (wireless, non-FM mic), and then jack the user into the computer. FWIW, I would prefer whichever system had the better mic, and I wouldn't know until I tried both. No matter which way you go, you still need skype or the like to send the audio feed remotely. And no matter which way you go, the audio feed is still real time, so even if the internet drops out, the student will still hear whatever comes through the mic worn by the speaker. > > Hope this isn't TMI. Understanding how FM systems can interface with other technology is difficult b/c there are a variety of hook up options....but no extra "special" devices needed -- just cables and adapters. > > -Alexa > > >> On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Sean Keegan wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> A question was posed to me and I am not having much success finding an answer. Here is the situation: >> >> A student is using a standard FM receiver with the transmitter provided to the instructor. There is also a need to have remote CART services provided. We are trying to find a method to have the audio signal sent from the FM transmitter to a USB or audio-in FM receiver connected to a laptop which can then send the signal to a remote transcription provider. >> >> I am not having much success in locating such a device. The CART provider says that they exist as secondary receivers and can plug into the audio-in jack or USB port, but has not received any information from the hearing aid company. >> >> Any ideas from the field? >> >> Take care, >> Sean >> _______________________________________________ >> athen-list mailing list >> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu >> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > > -- > Alexa Schriempf, Access Tech Consultant > Office for Disability Services > Teaching and Learning with Technology: Accessibility Group > Adaptive Technology Services, University Libraries > Penn State > https://sites.psu.edu/aschriempf/ > http://equity.psu.edu/ods > http://tlt.its.psu.edu/ > http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/adaptivetechnologies.html > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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