[Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 111, Issue 6

Aura Mollick Hirschman hirschma at uwm.edu
Fri Apr 10 13:14:54 PDT 2015

I just attended a very good virtual keynote presentation from Sarah Horton, an author of A Web for Everyone: Designing Accessible User Experiences By Sarah Horton & Whitney Quesenbery with The Paciello Group
http://www.paciellogroup.com/services/#training.

http://rosenfeldmedia.com/expert/sarah-horton/

Aura M. Hirschman, M.S., C.R.C.
Senior Counselor/Alternative Text Program Coordinator
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Accessibility Resource Center
Mitchell Hall, Room 103
3203 North Downer Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53211-3153

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Today's Topics:

1. help re flash (Prof Norm Coombs)
2. Re: help re flash (Ron Stewart)
3. Accessibility training vendor recommendations (Laura Carlson)
4. Re: Accessibility training vendor recommendations
(Thompson, Rachel)
5. Re: Accessibility training vendor recommendations (Wink Harner)
6. Re: Accessibility training vendor recommendations
(Karlen Communications)
7. Re: Accessibility training vendor recommendations (Tara Robertson)
8. ERD : Entity Relationship diagram equivalent? (Karen Sorensen)
9. Re: ERD : Entity Relationship diagram equivalent?
(Kathleen Cahill)


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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:27:48 -0700
From: Prof Norm Coombs <easi.easi at gmail.com>
To: "athen-list-u.washington.edu" <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Athen] help re flash
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Hello:

I have a student struggling to make flash accessible. CAn anyone
point me to 1-3 sources to help her??

Norm



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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 18:53:10 -0500
From: "Ron Stewart" <ronrstewart at gmail.com>
To: "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'"
<athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: [Athen] help re flash
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Struggling to make her own Flash accessible? As a user or a developer?

Ron Stewart

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Hello:

I have a student struggling to make flash accessible. CAn anyone point me to
1-3 sources to help her??

Norm

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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 07:30:50 -0500
From: Laura Carlson <lcarlson at d.umn.edu>
To: athen-list at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Athen] Accessibility training vendor recommendations
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Hi All,

We may be applying for funding to bring in an accessibility training
vendor to kickoff a campus accessibility initiative. Do you have any
experience with or recommendations for/against any of the following
vendors?

WebAIM
http://webaim.org/services/training/

Simply Accessible
http://simplyaccessible.com/

HiSoftware
http://www.hisoftware.com/support-services/training/accessibility-training.aspx

Knowbility
http://www.knowbility.org/v/training-services/

The Paciello Group
http://www.paciellogroup.com/services/#training

SSB BART Group
http://www.ssbbartgroup.com/training/

Deque
http://www.deque.com/services/deque-university/

Others?

Thank you very much.

Best Regards,
Laura

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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/


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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 08:21:58 -0500
From: "Thompson, Rachel" <rsthompson2 at ua.edu>
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
<athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: [Athen] Accessibility training vendor recommendations
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Laura,

We are doing the same. If folks feel comfortable sharing their insights on
the list, I would appreciate it .

Rachel

Dr. Rachel S. Thompson
Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility
Center for Instructional Technology
University of Alabama
http://accessibility.ua.edu







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From: Laura Carlson <lcarlson at d.umn.edu>
Reply-To: "athen-list at u.washington.edu" <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 7:30 AM
To: "athen-list at u.washington.edu" <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Athen] Accessibility training vendor recommendations

Hi All,

We may be applying for funding to bring in an accessibility training
vendor to kickoff a campus accessibility initiative. Do you have any
experience with or recommendations for/against any of the following
vendors?

WebAIM
http://webaim.org/services/training/

Simply Accessible
http://simplyaccessible.com/

HiSoftware
http://www.hisoftware.com/support-services/training/accessibility-training.
aspx

Knowbility
http://www.knowbility.org/v/training-services/

The Paciello Group
http://www.paciellogroup.com/services/#training

SSB BART Group
http://www.ssbbartgroup.com/training/

Deque
http://www.deque.com/services/deque-university/

Others?

Thank you very much.

Best Regards,
Laura

--
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/
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 07:56:59 -0700
From: Wink Harner <foreigntype at gmail.com>
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
<athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: [Athen] Accessibility training vendor recommendations
Message-ID:
<CALiy=ssEczghjGGHLy9sKzdJUc1kZBvf1CYkCh2CJNxJBBgcYQ at mail.gmail.com>
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Ron Stewart from ALT Format Solutions does a great job with accessibility
training too. Put him on your list to consider.

Wink Harner
On Apr 7, 2015 5:31 AM, "Laura Carlson" <lcarlson at d.umn.edu> wrote:


> Hi All,

>

> We may be applying for funding to bring in an accessibility training

> vendor to kickoff a campus accessibility initiative. Do you have any

> experience with or recommendations for/against any of the following

> vendors?

>

> WebAIM

> http://webaim.org/services/training/

>

> Simply Accessible

> http://simplyaccessible.com/

>

> HiSoftware

>

> http://www.hisoftware.com/support-services/training/accessibility-training.aspx

>

> Knowbility

> http://www.knowbility.org/v/training-services/

>

> The Paciello Group

> http://www.paciellogroup.com/services/#training

>

> SSB BART Group

> http://www.ssbbartgroup.com/training/

>

> Deque

> http://www.deque.com/services/deque-university/

>

> Others?

>

> Thank you very much.

>

> Best Regards,

> Laura

>

> --

> 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/

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> athen-list mailing list

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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 11:23:07 -0400
From: "Karlen Communications" <info at karlencommunications.com>
To: "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'"
<athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: [Athen] Accessibility training vendor recommendations
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I (Karlen Communications) do accessible Word, PowerPoint and PDF training.

http://www.karlencommunications.com/handouts.html



Cheers, Karen



From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner
Sent: April 7, 2015 10:57 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] Accessibility training vendor recommendations



Ron Stewart from ALT Format Solutions does a great job with accessibility training too. Put him on your list to consider.

Wink Harner

On Apr 7, 2015 5:31 AM, "Laura Carlson" <lcarlson at d.umn.edu <mailto:lcarlson at d.umn.edu> > wrote:

Hi All,

We may be applying for funding to bring in an accessibility training
vendor to kickoff a campus accessibility initiative. Do you have any
experience with or recommendations for/against any of the following
vendors?

WebAIM
http://webaim.org/services/training/

Simply Accessible
http://simplyaccessible.com/

HiSoftware
http://www.hisoftware.com/support-services/training/accessibility-training.aspx

Knowbility
http://www.knowbility.org/v/training-services/

The Paciello Group
http://www.paciellogroup.com/services/#training

SSB BART Group
http://www.ssbbartgroup.com/training/

Deque
http://www.deque.com/services/deque-university/

Others?

Thank you very much.

Best Regards,
Laura

--
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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/
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 09:18:22 -0700
From: Tara Robertson <trobertson at langara.bc.ca>
To: athen-list at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: [Athen] Accessibility training vendor recommendations
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I went to Karen from Karlen Communications preconference on accessible
documents at CSUN, as well as her session on PDF/UA and they were both
excellent. The handouts that she shares on her site are really useful.

I also attended sessions from staff from Simply Accessible, and they
were also great. In particular, I think Derek Featherstone, was an
engaging and knowledgable presenter.

I'm not sure if either of these companies charge in US or Canadian, but
the Canadian dollar sucks right now, so you might get some added value
there.

Cheers,
Tara

On 07/04/2015 8:23 AM, Karlen Communications wrote:

>

> I (Karlen Communications) do accessible Word, PowerPoint and PDF training.

>

> http://www.karlencommunications.com/handouts.html

>

> Cheers, Karen

>

> *From:*athen-list

> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of

> *Wink Harner

> *Sent:* April 7, 2015 10:57 AM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network

> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Accessibility training vendor recommendations

>

> Ron Stewart from ALT Format Solutions does a great job with

> accessibility training too. Put him on your list to consider.

>

> Wink Harner

>

> On Apr 7, 2015 5:31 AM, "Laura Carlson" <lcarlson at d.umn.edu

> <mailto:lcarlson at d.umn.edu>> wrote:

>

> Hi All,

>

> We may be applying for funding to bring in an accessibility training

> vendor to kickoff a campus accessibility initiative. Do you have any

> experience with or recommendations for/against any of the following

> vendors?

>

> WebAIM

> http://webaim.org/services/training/

>

> Simply Accessible

> http://simplyaccessible.com/

>

> HiSoftware

> http://www.hisoftware.com/support-services/training/accessibility-training.aspx

>

> Knowbility

> http://www.knowbility.org/v/training-services/

>

> The Paciello Group

> http://www.paciellogroup.com/services/#training

>

> SSB BART Group

> http://www.ssbbartgroup.com/training/

>

> Deque

> http://www.deque.com/services/deque-university/

>

> Others?

>

> Thank you very much.

>

> Best Regards,

> Laura

>

> --

> 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/

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T 604.323.5254
F 604.323.5954
trobertson at langara.bc.ca
<mailto:Tara%20Robertson%20%3Ctrobertson at langara.bc.ca%3E>

Langara. <http://www.langara.bc.ca>

100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 2Z6

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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 09:58:18 -0700
From: Karen Sorensen <karen.sorensen at pcc.edu>
To: The EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Constituent Group Listserv
<ITACCESS at listserv.educause.edu>, Access Technology Higher Education
Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Athen] ERD : Entity Relationship diagram equivalent?
Message-ID:
<CAALCsS5b9im_iGsyasv5Ugksdu4wG8tYBzAhKYG2PQOyPWTzAQ at mail.gmail.com>
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Hi Colleagues,
Does anyone know of a drawing or mapping software that's accessible to
screen reader users? Our Computer Information Systems courses use ERDs
(entity relationship diagrams) in their courses for database schemas, and
we are trying to come up with an equivalent.
Thanks!
Karen

Karen M. Sorensen
Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses
www.pcc.edu/access
Portland Community College
971-722-4720
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 17:16:50 +0000
From: Kathleen Cahill <kcahill at mit.edu>
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
<athen-list at u.washington.edu>, The EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility
Constituent Group Listserv <ITACCESS at listserv.educause.edu>
Subject: Re: [Athen] ERD : Entity Relationship diagram equivalent?
Message-ID: <D1498905.2767D%kcahill at mit.edu>
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Karen,

Is there a way to use a text outline with the descriptions of each of the items? Here?s a good description on the Penn State accessibility site on how to make flowcharts and concept maps accessible: http://accessibility.psu.edu/images/flowcharts/

Kathy

Kathleen Cahill
MIT Assistive Technology Information Center (ATIC)
77 Mass. Ave. 7-143
Cambridge MA 02139
(617) 253-5111
kcahill at mit.edu


From: "karen.sorensen at pcc.edu<mailto:karen.sorensen at pcc.edu>" <karen.sorensen at pcc.edu<mailto:karen.sorensen at pcc.edu>>
Reply-To: Access Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list at u.washington.edu>>
Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 12:58 PM
To: The EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Constituent Group Listserv <ITACCESS at listserv.educause.edu<mailto:ITACCESS at listserv.educause.edu>>, Access Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list at u.washington.edu>>
Subject: [Athen] ERD : Entity Relationship diagram equivalent?

Hi Colleagues,
Does anyone know of a drawing or mapping software that's accessible to screen reader users? Our Computer Information Systems courses use ERDs (entity relationship diagrams) in their courses for database schemas, and we are trying to come up with an equivalent.
Thanks!
Karen

Karen M. Sorensen
Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses
www.pcc.edu/access<http://www.pcc.edu/access>
Portland Community College
971-722-4720

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