From norm.coombs at gmail.com Mon Aug 3 11:48:11 2015 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:44 2018 Subject: [Athen] EASI Webinar: postsecondary computer science and engineering courses Tue. Aug. 4 Message-ID: <55bfb77e.2abab60a.822ee.240d@mx.google.com> EASI Webinar: postsecondary computer science and engineering courses Tue. Aug. 4 EASI Webinar: postsecondary computer science and engineering courses This week's EASI free Webinar is "incorporating disability/accessibility/universal design topics into postsecondary computer science and engineering courses." It is based primarily on Work being done at the University of Washington. Sheryl Burgstahler hosts a discussion with 2 computer science instructors and 1 mechanical engineering instructor. There is a growing conviction that raising faculty awareness of the accessibility and universal design inclusion into engineering courses, this awareness and the skill to accomplish it must become part of the courses where future faculty are being trained. This webinar will include work being done by instructors already. More institutions need to train their students on how to include both accessibility and universal design into courses. UW is blazing the trail, and here is the opportunity to learn from these leaders. To get the login details and login page, go too http://easi.cc/entrance[\-late.htm The recording of the Webinar should be available starting on Thursday from: http://easi.cc/archive/engineer2015/resources.htm Norm Coombs incorporating disability/accessibility/universal design topics into postsecondary computer science and engineering courses Sheryl Burgstahler hosts a discussion with 2 computer science instructors and 1 mechanical engineering instructor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rsthompson2 at ua.edu Mon Aug 3 13:12:28 2015 From: rsthompson2 at ua.edu (Thompson, Rachel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:44 2018 Subject: [Athen] Instructional Technology Accessibility job descriptions Message-ID: Hi, Cindy. Below, you?ll find two job descriptions. The first is for a vacancy we are currently trying to fill and the second is my job description. Job description for Technology Accessibility Specialist. Closes on Aug 14. The Technology Accessibility Specialist in CIT will serve as the primary technical resource for accessibility-related tools and support for campus web teams. This position will provide for the implementation of web accessibility testing and reporting tools, as well as enabling solutions to technology accessibility and usability related issues. This person will also be responsible for creation and maintenance of UA?s online accessibility resources, evaluating and testing tool/service accessibility status, and communicating with individuals and small groups about technical aspects of accessibility. Successful candidate will work in a collaborative team environment, and be responsible for advising, consulting, developing, structuring and implementing web-accessibility solutions to maintain compliant online content. They will coordinate remediation efforts with employees and vendors to meet standards for online content. They will participate and contribute to campus efforts and professional groups regarding web accessibility. Good written and spoken communications skills. Excellent problem-solving skills. Ability to communicate technical information to groups or individuals with varying technical skill levels. Ability to communicate directly with stakeholders regarding accessibility requirements and expectations. Ability to consult with and train client on technical knowledge and processes. Experience in web development, and familiarity with web coding language such as HTML, CSS, or JavaScript. Familiarity with productivity suites and media authoring tools. Bachelor's degree or higher related to web development, technology accessibility, or related field and 2 years professional experience. Working knowledge of WCAG 2.0 guidelines, WordPress, and common web development languages and tools. Experience making existing and new sites meet accessibility guidelines. Ability to communicate technical information to groups or individuals with varying technical skill levels. Experience with assistive technology. Job description for Director of Emerging Technology and Accessibility: The Director of Emerging Technology and Accessibility leads UA?s current technology accessibility efforts, including accessibility outreach and education for faculty and staff, as well as web site and instructional technology reviews. The Director also is responsible for exploring and evaluating new, emerging, and evolving instructional technology tools that have the potential to move to enterprise level or to meet a specific campus need. The Director forms and may lead cross-functional teams to meet accessibility or emerging technology needs. The Director also explores the forefront of technology developments to identify innovations that may accomplish institutional educational and research goals. The Director works to enable the University and the Center for Instructional Technology (CIT) to make informed decisions regarding accessibility and in choosing enterprise level instructional technology tools that meet user needs by spearheading cross-functional evaluation of technology solutions and by representing the CIT and Academic Affairs in campus governance structures. Accessibility and emerging technology initiatives may be stimulated externally or internally, originating either from CIT and other UA groups, from other universities and institutions/agencies, or from interactions within the ETA unit. The group led by the Director will focus on experimentation, collaboration, and communication, all documented for the benefit of the UA community and for other institutions. Dr. Rachel S. Thompson Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility Center for Instructional Technology University of Alabama http://accessibility.ua.edu From: , Cindy > Reply-To: "athen-list@u.washington.edu" > Date: Friday, July 31, 2015 at 1:56 PM To: "athen-list@u.washington.edu" > Subject: Re: [Athen] Instructional Technology Accessibility planning? Hi Rachel, We are just beginning, as an institution, to identify the need to have a position such as yours (that focuses on emerging technology and accessibility). Are you able to share a job description that I can view and refer to as we build a description for this type of position that will meet the needs of a community college? Thank you. The fact is that ours [people with disabilities] is the only minority you can join involuntarily, without warning, at any time?Nancy Mairs, author Cindy Poore-Pariseau, Ph. D. Bristol Community College Coordinator of Disability Services Office of Disability Services, L115 ?Email: cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu ? Phone: (508) 678-2811 x 2470 ? Fax: (508) 508-730-3297 http://www.bristolcc.edu/students/disabilityservices/ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Thompson, Rachel Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 11:11 AM To: WebAIM-Forum >; athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Instructional Technology Accessibility planning? Hi, all. Our campus has just announced the web accessibility phase of our technology accessibility plan (WCAG 2.0 AA over four years). We have based our approach on lots of W3C readings as well as what we learned from the GOALS project, WebAIM, what other universities have done, the needs of our campus? SWD, and input from our web teams. Now, we want to draft a proposal for phase two: instructional technology. For us, this would include the materials posted annually by 5000+ staff and faculty in 20000+ Blackboard courses, as well as our captured lectures, publisher materials, and more. Have you drafted a plan to cover these needs? How did you do it? My first thoughts are to focus initially on courses most of our students have to take (the core curriculum and gen ed classes), the fully online ones, and the ones with largest enrollments. We will also communicate our guidelines to vendors and evaluate their accessibility. We will offer training to our faculty, staff, and teaching assistants, too. I would love your feedback on these thoughts and, if anyone is willing to chat with me about it or has a plan you wouldn?t mind sharing, I?d be much obliged. Rachel Dr. Rachel S. Thompson Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility Center for Instructional Technology University of Alabama http://accessibility.ua.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Hope this info will be helpful Have a nice day Catalina Colaci Coordinator Learning Assistance Centre 500 College Drive, PO Box 2799 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 Canada t 867.668.8785 f 867.668.8890 www.yukoncollege.yk.ca From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gaeir Dietrich Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 5:38 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Apps Another vote for VoiceDream Reader and Writer - and they now have a version for reading e-mail, as well. I have also heard good reviews for ClaroSpeak and ClaroPDF. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich HTCTU Director 408-996-4636 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Norwich, Lorraine S Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:10 AM To: athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Apps Hi I am doing a review of the apps we recommend students to use on iPhone, iPads and androids to read PDf, eBooks and RTF's. We are also looking into note taking apps you are suggesting students to use. Can anyone recommend some to us that they have found recently that they like. Thanks Lorraine Lorraine S. Norwich, BSME, MSIS Assistant Director of Disability Services Boston University 19 Deerfield Street, 2nd Floor Boston, MA 02215 lnorwich@bu.edu (email) 617-353-3658 (vox) 617-353-9646 (fax) www.bu.edu/disability (website) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I would appreciate it greatly if you would distribute the position to your network of talented professionals. http://agency.governmentjobs.com/csusb/default.cfm Beth Jaworski, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President for Student Services Division of Student Affairs California State University San Bernardino 909-537-5185 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ATI Coordinator Job Posting.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 31472 bytes Desc: not available URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Thu Aug 6 04:12:20 2015 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:44 2018 Subject: [Athen] Accessibility Features in SWAY Message-ID: <004c01d0d038$c37f7300$4a7e5900$@karlencommunications.com> Hi Everyone! Microsoft announced the release of SWAY yesterday and here is the page on the accessibility features in SWAY. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Accessibility-features-in-Sway-536c 615e-14fc-4689-b816-c79442748a73?ui=en-US &rs=en-US&ad=US&Ocid=3%20-%20Education_Social_TWITTER_Office_20150805_218407 629&linkId=16092262 Here is the SWAY home page: https://sway.com/ I haven't downloaded/tried it yet but thought that there might be questions about it and its accessibility. Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dandrews at visi.com Thu Aug 6 08:20:48 2015 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:44 2018 Subject: [Athen] Accessibility Features in SWAY In-Reply-To: <004c01d0d038$c37f7300$4a7e5900$@karlencommunications.com> References: <004c01d0d038$c37f7300$4a7e5900$@karlencommunications.com> Message-ID: >I played with a demo a couple months ago. It was quite accessible, >but I don't know how much work was involved in getting it to that >point, or if accessibility is built into the authoring side of the application. Dave >Hi Everyone! > >Microsoft announced the release of SWAY yesterday and here is the >page on the accessibility features in SWAY. >https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Accessibility-features-in-Sway-536c615e-14fc-4689-b816-c79442748a73?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US&Ocid=3%20-%20Education_Social_TWITTER_Office_20150805_218407629&linkId=16092262 > >Here is the SWAY home page: https://sway.com/ > >I haven't downloaded/tried it yet but thought that there might be >questions about it and its accessibility. > >Cheers, Karen >_______________________________________________ >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 info at karlencommunications.com Thu Aug 6 08:41:56 2015 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:44 2018 Subject: [Athen] Accessibility Features in SWAY In-Reply-To: References: <004c01d0d038$c37f7300$4a7e5900$@karlencommunications.com> Message-ID: <000b01d0d05e$6e305970$4a910c50$@karlencommunications.com> I know. The Microsoft Accessibility twitter feed is tweeting about the accessibility so would presume that some accessibility is built-in but not sure how much as I haven't downloaded it yet and played with . er.researched it. LOL Cheers, Karen From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of David Andrews Sent: August 6, 2015 11:21 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Accessibility Features in SWAY I played with a demo a couple months ago. It was quite accessible, but I don't know how much work was involved in getting it to that point, or if accessibility is built into the authoring side of the application. Dave Hi Everyone! Microsoft announced the release of SWAY yesterday and here is the page on the accessibility features in SWAY. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Accessibility-features-in-Sway-536c 615e-14fc-4689-b816-c79442748a73?ui=en-US &rs=en-US&ad=US&Ocid=3%20-%20Education_Social_TWITTER_Office_20150805_218407 629&linkId=16092262 Here is the SWAY home page: https://sway.com/ I haven't downloaded/tried it yet but thought that there might be questions about it and its accessibility. Cheers, Karen _______________________________________________ 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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URL: From blrichwine at gmail.com Fri Aug 7 06:54:49 2015 From: blrichwine at gmail.com (Brian Richwine) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:44 2018 Subject: [Athen] Apps In-Reply-To: References: <9CD7975AD546754DBA3B21EC09D0882ECF20CD60@IST-EX10MBX-4.ad.bu.edu> <046601d0b396$34747ca0$9d5d75e0$@htctu.net> Message-ID: How do the study tools in VoiceDream work compared to apps like ClaroPDF? I like that the ClaroPDF allows all sort of note taking (even audio notes like Kurzweil 3000 has) and that they get stored in the PDF which can be accessed by Adobe Reader and other PDF tools. On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 1:35 PM, Catalina Colaci wrote: > HI, > > SORRY for the late input? I am trying to catch up ;-) > > Voice Dream Reader is pretty good, now it can read pdf without messing up > the format. I like vBookZ pdf as well - > https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/vbookz-pdf-voice-reader-us/id497274026?mt=8 > . a free version is available ?limited reading to a paragraph or so- $5.79 > full version. Additional add-on voices also for $5.79 Note: these are not > just ?voices?, they allow reading aloud in different languages. The app can > be downloaded as well on Mac laptop or desktop. > > Hope this info will be helpful > > Have a nice day > > > > *Catalina Colaci* > Coordinator > Learning Assistance Centre > > 500 College Drive, PO Box 2799 > Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 Canada > > > t 867.668.8785 > f 867.668.8890 > > *www.yukoncollege.yk.ca * > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Gaeir Dietrich > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 30, 2015 5:38 PM > *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Apps > > > > Another vote for VoiceDream Reader and Writer ? and they now have a > version for reading e-mail, as well. > > > > I have also heard good reviews for ClaroSpeak and ClaroPDF. > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich > HTCTU Director > 408-996-4636 > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu > ] *On Behalf Of *Norwich, > Lorraine S > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:10 AM > *To:* athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu > *Subject:* [Athen] Apps > > > > Hi > > > > I am doing a review of the apps we recommend students to use on iPhone, > iPads and androids to read PDf, eBooks and RTF?s. We are also looking > into note taking apps you are suggesting students to use. > > > > > > Can anyone recommend some to us that they have found recently that they > like. > > > > Thanks > > > > Lorraine > > > > Lorraine S. Norwich, BSME, MSIS > > Assistant Director of Disability Services > > Boston University > > 19 Deerfield Street, 2nd Floor > > Boston, MA 02215 > > lnorwich@bu.edu (email) > > 617-353-3658 (vox) > > 617-353-9646 (fax) > > www.bu.edu/disability (website) > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 hascherdss at gmail.com Fri Aug 7 09:09:27 2015 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:44 2018 Subject: [Athen] Accessibility issues with SAS? Message-ID: Hello all! It's been awhile since I encountered a student who uses JAWS needing to use SAS, but we have an incoming doctoral student who will be doing just that this fall. Any feedback regarding JAWS issues and/or other access issues with SAS would greatly be appreciated!! I'd like to work with this student now to reduce the number of "speed bumps" she might encounter this semester. Many thanks! Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jsuttondc at gmail.com Fri Aug 7 16:47:23 2015 From: jsuttondc at gmail.com (Jennifer Sutton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:44 2018 Subject: [Athen] Addressing Accessibility In Online Education Message-ID: <55C5438B.4060908@gmail.com> The following item relates to the California Community Colleges. Wishing those folks all the best. Jennifer Addressing Accessibility In Online Education http://ccctechedge.org/news/miscellaneous/567-addressing-accessibility-in-online-education From jsuttondc at gmail.com Fri Aug 7 17:16:45 2015 From: jsuttondc at gmail.com (Jennifer Sutton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:44 2018 Subject: [Athen] IT Accessibility Risk Statements and Evidence Message-ID: <55C54A6D.8070506@gmail.com> ATHENites: Fyi, in case any who aren't involved with the Educause Group are interested. Jennifer IT Accessibility Risk Statements and Evidence | EDUCAUSE.edu IT Accessibility Risk Statements and Evidence | EDUCAUSE.edu http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/it-accessibility-risk-statements-and-evidence From norm.coombs at gmail.com Sat Aug 8 11:02:08 2015 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:44 2018 Subject: [Athen] anyone familuar with managing listserv especially listserv.icors.org? Message-ID: <55C64420.5020309@gmail.com> I have periodically managed a list from listserv.icors.org but never understood the commands well. Succeeded mainly by trial and error. I have a question about setting up and modifying footers for a list. If anyone can help, email me directly norm.coombs@gmail.com Thanks Norm From easi.easi at gmail.com Sat Aug 8 14:23:55 2015 From: easi.easi at gmail.com (norm-laptop) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:44 2018 Subject: [Athen] Alternate and Assistive In-Reply-To: <104AC9451DBB7F4C9D0951BF2CF2C4C4D41C46@UCCS-EX4.uccs.edu> References: <104AC9451DBB7F4C9D0951BF2CF2C4C4D41C46@UCCS-EX4.uccs.edu> Message-ID: <55C6736B.1090508@gmail.com> On 7/28/2015 12:22 PM, Leyna Bencomo wrote: > > The other industry standard I?ve heard for assistive is adaptive. I > don?t think either are offensive. Just my 1 cent. ;) > > Leyna Bencomo > > Assistive Technology Specialist, Information Technology > > lbencomo@uccs.edu > > (719) 255-4202 > > University of Colorado Colorado Springs > > *From:* athen-list > [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of > *Susan Gjolmesli > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 28, 2015 12:18 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Alternate and Assistive > > I agree. The barriers are not in the words necessarily. I?ve been in > the field of disability for over 30 years and have seen trends come > and go?it?s the attitudes and bias and discrimination that remain. As > John states, why mess with standard terminology? It does totally > confuse the general population who are nob savvy enough to get the > nuances. > > That?s my two cents as well. > > S. > > Susan Gjolmesli, Director > > Disability Resource Center, B132 > > Phone: (425) 564-2498 > > http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc/ > > This email and any files transmitted may contain confidential > information as protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy > Act (FERPA), 20 USC ? 1232g and/or Electronic Communications Privacy > Act, 18 U.S.C. ? 2510-2521. If you are not the intended recipient, you > are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution is > prohibited. Furthermore, if you are not the intended recipient, please > notify me immediately by telephone or return e-mail and completely > delete this message from your system. > > *From:*athen-list > [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of > *John Elmer > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 28, 2015 11:11 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Alternate and Assistive > > I am not sure I agree with your premise. Is that based on feedback to > that effect from students? > > To me, it embraces the model that a disability means something is > wrong/bad, that there is something to be ashamed of. It is a stigma. > > Not the way I see it. > > The terms are ?industry? standards. To arbitrarily rename them can > also create confusion. Example: Someone decided that our department > name should have no reference to disability. We were renamed the > Educational Assistance Center. People now thing we are the campus > ?help desk?. Further, if someone is looking for services for students > with disabilities in a directory or on a campus map, it?s not there. > > My 2 cents. > > John > > *From:*athen-list > [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of > *Cyrus Hamilton > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 28, 2015 11:01 AM > *To:* ATHEN List > *Subject:* [Athen] Alternate and Assistive > > Good Afternoon: > > I am researching alternate phrases for, ?assistive technology?, and > ?alternate formats?, and thought this would be an excellent forum for > the discussion. There?s a lot of meaning in words, and I feel that > ?assistive? and ?alternate? are words that can have the unintended > consequence of further stigmatizing individuals. I understand that > technically, all technology is assistive, but I think there has to be > a better way to identify technologies like VoiceDream, Kurzweil 3000, > and Dragon Naturally Speaking. Am I over thinking this, or do others > share my concern? Thanks! > > -Cyrus > > Cyrus Hamilton > > Cornell University > > Student Disability Services > > www.sds.cornell.edu > > Tel. 607 254-4545 > > Fax 607 255-1562 > > twitter Follow us on Twitter > > > Office Hours: > > Monday-Thursday 8:00AM-4:30PM > > Friday 8:00AM-4:00PM > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list My take is that adapt means the THING is lacking something to reach everyone. I think assistive means the person is inadequate and needs assistance. Either way it is a mismatch between the thing and its user -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We cannot Braille the figures or equations as this student does not read Braille. Question: What is the best way to deliver the content to this student? We have spoken with the student and he is comfortable with us either properly formatting the current math content (Using SN or MathType) so he can listen to the content with JAWS or turning all mathematical content into textual content (i.e. [cid:image002.png@01D0D36D.010587A0] would be written as "X sub one"). Does anyone have any recommendations/best practices for 1. A program to properly format mathematical content for JAWS 2. The concept of turning mathematical content into textual content Any advice is welcomed. Thanks, as always! Marcie Anne Dimac, M.A. Ed. Coordinator, Assistive Technology Student Accessibility Services DeWeese Health Center, Room 23 Kent, Ohio 44242 Email: mdimac@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3391 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. 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NVDA plus MathPlayer4 also lets the student read MathType expression within a Word document without even having to convert to HTML/XHTML. --Steve Noble steve.noble@louisville.edu 502-969-3088 http://louisville.academia.edu/SteveNoble ________________________________ From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Dimac, Marcie [mdimac@kent.edu] Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 1:03 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student Afternoon all, I sent out something about a week ago and got no replies so I?d like to try again in hopes that someone out there can help us! Situation: We have a doctoral candidate student, blind, JAWS user, who does not read Braille. The student is registered for a doctoral level quantitative statistics course and the book is available in PDF format but is about 50% equations and mathematical problems and 50% text content. We are trying to determine the best way to deliver the mathematical content to the student. We have tried editing the math content in Scientific Notebook, but it then has to be exported to xhtml and we are finding that only JAWS 16 truly supports MathML (the student is on version 14). We cannot Braille the figures or equations as this student does not read Braille. Question: What is the best way to deliver the content to this student? We have spoken with the student and he is comfortable with us either properly formatting the current math content (Using SN or MathType) so he can listen to the content with JAWS or turning all mathematical content into textual content (i.e. [cid:image002.png@01D0D36D.010587A0] would be written as ?X sub one?). Does anyone have any recommendations/best practices for 1. A program to properly format mathematical content for JAWS 2. The concept of turning mathematical content into textual content Any advice is welcomed. Thanks, as always! Marcie Anne Dimac, M.A. Ed. Coordinator, Assistive Technology Student Accessibility Services DeWeese Health Center, Room 23 Kent, Ohio 44242 Email: mdimac@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3391 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail message may contain confidential information intended only for use of the individual or entity named. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please do not read, use, disclose, copy or distribute this message and do not take any action in reliance upon it. If you have received this transmission in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited. Please delete it from your system without copying or forwarding it, and notify the sender of the error by reply e-mail or by calling 330-672-3001. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Refer to Design Science's instructions on using Enterprise Mode in IE11 for proper support. http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/ I hope this helps, Teresa Teresa Haven, Ph.D. Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dimac, Marcie Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 10:04 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student Afternoon all, I sent out something about a week ago and got no replies so I'd like to try again in hopes that someone out there can help us! Situation: We have a doctoral candidate student, blind, JAWS user, who does not read Braille. The student is registered for a doctoral level quantitative statistics course and the book is available in PDF format but is about 50% equations and mathematical problems and 50% text content. We are trying to determine the best way to deliver the mathematical content to the student. We have tried editing the math content in Scientific Notebook, but it then has to be exported to xhtml and we are finding that only JAWS 16 truly supports MathML (the student is on version 14). We cannot Braille the figures or equations as this student does not read Braille. Question: What is the best way to deliver the content to this student? We have spoken with the student and he is comfortable with us either properly formatting the current math content (Using SN or MathType) so he can listen to the content with JAWS or turning all mathematical content into textual content (i.e.[cid:image003.png@01D0D35A.9984A9B0] would be written as "X sub one"). Does anyone have any recommendations/best practices for 1. A program to properly format mathematical content for JAWS 2. The concept of turning mathematical content into textual content Any advice is welcomed. Thanks, as always! Marcie Anne Dimac, M.A. Ed. Coordinator, Assistive Technology Student Accessibility Services DeWeese Health Center, Room 23 Kent, Ohio 44242 Email: mdimac@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3391 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail message may contain confidential information intended only for use of the individual or entity named. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please do not read, use, disclose, copy or distribute this message and do not take any action in reliance upon it. If you have received this transmission in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited. Please delete it from your system without copying or forwarding it, and notify the sender of the error by reply e-mail or by calling 330-672-3001. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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And what is the difference between an in-line frame and a regular frame? I was looking at articles from Penn State and WebAIM that were saying the iframes are accessible with modern screen readers. As a general rule, I find this to be true, but I haven't figured out how to get into an iframe on an IOS device, although I've figured it out with everything else. So, I'm a little confused, because they talk about iframes like they should be no problem for screen readers-- as long as they are appropriately titled- but that isn't exactly my experience. Is there an extra factor they might be throwing in there to make it more complicated? I'd appreciate any of your insight if you have a few minutes. Amelia From foreigntype at gmail.com Mon Aug 10 12:40:04 2015 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <19da01d0d3a4$5ae1d030$10a57090$@gmail.com> Marcie, et al ATHENites, Math Type does the best (IMHO) converting to math ml -in any case, it is somewhat simpler and easier to use than Scientific Notebook. There is a good math beta version of NVDA (screen reader) which works well with text files retyped with MATHTYPE and using Design Science's Math Player. Run the PDF book file through OCR using ABBYY Fine Reader. ABBYY has a better recognition for complex math, science and foreign languages than other OCR programs. Get a grad student or a student worker who has taken statistics to then retype the equations into the OCR converted text you've created. Save the file(s). (most cost effective). You may also consider buying or sending the alt text out to someone using INFINTY READER, the OCR software for math. (not as cost effective as doing it in house or even hiring out to an alt-text production company that knows how to produce mathtype/mathplayer/NVDA files). The student needs to have NVDA math beta version, MathType (costs) and MathPlayer (does not cost) loaded on their computer. The NVDA commands work similarly to JAWS. You can download a keystroke file of the NVDA commands. Here are the links: 1. MathType: https://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/ 2. MathPlayer 4, public beta version: https://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/download.htm?src=mplogo?src=mp logo find the link on this page and download. It's free! 3. NVDA math beta version link is on the same page as the MathPlayer (see above). 4. Here is a link via WebAIM for the NVDA keyboard shortcuts: http://webaim.org/resources/shortcuts/nvda The charts, graphs and illustrations can be done by importing these images into Adobe Illustrator, clean up and label, then send to a raised line embosser or print them and have a student worker use a puff pen to outline. Hope this is helpful and somewhat useful. If others have additional information or suggestions, please chime in! Thanks, Wink Wink Harner Adaptive Technology Consulting & Training Alternative Text & Media Production The Foreigntype foreigntype@gmail.com winkharner1113@gmail.com (Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.) From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dimac, Marcie Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 10:04 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student Afternoon all, I sent out something about a week ago and got no replies so I'd like to try again in hopes that someone out there can help us! Situation: We have a doctoral candidate student, blind, JAWS user, who does not read Braille. The student is registered for a doctoral level quantitative statistics course and the book is available in PDF format but is about 50% equations and mathematical problems and 50% text content. We are trying to determine the best way to deliver the mathematical content to the student. We have tried editing the math content in Scientific Notebook, but it then has to be exported to xhtml and we are finding that only JAWS 16 truly supports MathML (the student is on version 14). We cannot Braille the figures or equations as this student does not read Braille. Question: What is the best way to deliver the content to this student? We have spoken with the student and he is comfortable with us either properly formatting the current math content (Using SN or MathType) so he can listen to the content with JAWS or turning all mathematical content into textual content (i.e. would be written as "X sub one"). Does anyone have any recommendations/best practices for 1. A program to properly format mathematical content for JAWS 2. The concept of turning mathematical content into textual content Any advice is welcomed. Thanks, as always! Marcie Anne Dimac, M.A. Ed. Coordinator, Assistive Technology Student Accessibility Services DeWeese Health Center, Room 23 Kent, Ohio 44242 Email: mdimac@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3391 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail message may contain confidential information intended only for use of the individual or entity named. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please do not read, use, disclose, copy or distribute this message and do not take any action in reliance upon it. If you have received this transmission in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited. Please delete it from your system without copying or forwarding it, and notify the sender of the error by reply e-mail or by calling 330-672-3001. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.png Type: image/png Size: 204 bytes Desc: not available URL: From bossley.5 at osu.edu Tue Aug 11 06:05:39 2015 From: bossley.5 at osu.edu (Bossley, Peter A. (Pete)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student In-Reply-To: <19da01d0d3a4$5ae1d030$10a57090$@gmail.com> References: <19da01d0d3a4$5ae1d030$10a57090$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <006B5C8325EEDA44A1A7D3955F5431CD7D6E29B2@CIO-KRC-D1MBX04.osuad.osu.edu> I agree with everything said below, just one note that the math changes were merged into NVDA 2015.2 There is no longer a special NVDA build. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 3:40 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student Marcie, et al ATHENites, Math Type does the best (IMHO) converting to math ml -in any case, it is somewhat simpler and easier to use than Scientific Notebook. There is a good math beta version of NVDA (screen reader) which works well with text files retyped with MATHTYPE and using Design Science's Math Player. Run the PDF book file through OCR using ABBYY Fine Reader. ABBYY has a better recognition for complex math, science and foreign languages than other OCR programs. Get a grad student or a student worker who has taken statistics to then retype the equations into the OCR converted text you've created. Save the file(s). (most cost effective). You may also consider buying or sending the alt text out to someone using INFINTY READER, the OCR software for math. (not as cost effective as doing it in house or even hiring out to an alt-text production company that knows how to produce mathtype/mathplayer/NVDA files). The student needs to have NVDA math beta version, MathType (costs) and MathPlayer (does not cost) loaded on their computer. The NVDA commands work similarly to JAWS. You can download a keystroke file of the NVDA commands. Here are the links: 1. MathType: https://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/ 2. MathPlayer 4, public beta version: https://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/download.htm?src=mplogo?src=mplogo find the link on this page and download. It's free! 3. NVDA math beta version link is on the same page as the MathPlayer (see above). 4. Here is a link via WebAIM for the NVDA keyboard shortcuts: http://webaim.org/resources/shortcuts/nvda The charts, graphs and illustrations can be done by importing these images into Adobe Illustrator, clean up and label, then send to a raised line embosser or print them and have a student worker use a puff pen to outline. Hope this is helpful and somewhat useful. If others have additional information or suggestions, please chime in! Thanks, Wink Wink Harner Adaptive Technology Consulting & Training Alternative Text & Media Production The Foreigntype foreigntype@gmail.com winkharner1113@gmail.com (Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.) From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dimac, Marcie Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 10:04 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student Afternoon all, I sent out something about a week ago and got no replies so I'd like to try again in hopes that someone out there can help us! Situation: We have a doctoral candidate student, blind, JAWS user, who does not read Braille. The student is registered for a doctoral level quantitative statistics course and the book is available in PDF format but is about 50% equations and mathematical problems and 50% text content. We are trying to determine the best way to deliver the mathematical content to the student. We have tried editing the math content in Scientific Notebook, but it then has to be exported to xhtml and we are finding that only JAWS 16 truly supports MathML (the student is on version 14). We cannot Braille the figures or equations as this student does not read Braille. Question: What is the best way to deliver the content to this student? We have spoken with the student and he is comfortable with us either properly formatting the current math content (Using SN or MathType) so he can listen to the content with JAWS or turning all mathematical content into textual content (i.e.[cid:image001.png@01D0D414.E42419F0] would be written as "X sub one"). Does anyone have any recommendations/best practices for 1. A program to properly format mathematical content for JAWS 2. The concept of turning mathematical content into textual content Any advice is welcomed. Thanks, as always! Marcie Anne Dimac, M.A. Ed. Coordinator, Assistive Technology Student Accessibility Services DeWeese Health Center, Room 23 Kent, Ohio 44242 Email: mdimac@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3391 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail message may contain confidential information intended only for use of the individual or entity named. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please do not read, use, disclose, copy or distribute this message and do not take any action in reliance upon it. If you have received this transmission in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited. Please delete it from your system without copying or forwarding it, and notify the sender of the error by reply e-mail or by calling 330-672-3001. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 204 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From mdimac at kent.edu Tue Aug 11 08:43:21 2015 From: mdimac at kent.edu (Dimac, Marcie) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student In-Reply-To: <006B5C8325EEDA44A1A7D3955F5431CD7D6E29B2@CIO-KRC-D1MBX04.osuad.osu.edu> References: <19da01d0d3a4$5ae1d030$10a57090$@gmail.com> <006B5C8325EEDA44A1A7D3955F5431CD7D6E29B2@CIO-KRC-D1MBX04.osuad.osu.edu> Message-ID: Thanks all for your valuable and insightful input and guidance on this matter! We have installed MathType and are in the process of hiring a graduate level content editor (majoring in the mathematics field). I'm grateful for this group of individuals who are so willing to share insights and suggestions. Cheers! Marcie Anne Dimac, M.A. Ed. Coordinator, Assistive Technology Student Accessibility Services DeWeese Health Center, Room 23 Kent, Ohio 44242 Email: mdimac@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3391 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail message may contain confidential information intended only for use of the individual or entity named. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please do not read, use, disclose, copy or distribute this message and do not take any action in reliance upon it. If you have received this transmission in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited. Please delete it from your system without copying or forwarding it, and notify the sender of the error by reply e-mail or by calling 330-672-3001. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bossley, Peter A. (Pete) Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:06 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student I agree with everything said below, just one note that the math changes were merged into NVDA 2015.2 There is no longer a special NVDA build. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 3:40 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: Re: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student Marcie, et al ATHENites, Math Type does the best (IMHO) converting to math ml -in any case, it is somewhat simpler and easier to use than Scientific Notebook. There is a good math beta version of NVDA (screen reader) which works well with text files retyped with MATHTYPE and using Design Science's Math Player. Run the PDF book file through OCR using ABBYY Fine Reader. ABBYY has a better recognition for complex math, science and foreign languages than other OCR programs. Get a grad student or a student worker who has taken statistics to then retype the equations into the OCR converted text you've created. Save the file(s). (most cost effective). You may also consider buying or sending the alt text out to someone using INFINTY READER, the OCR software for math. (not as cost effective as doing it in house or even hiring out to an alt-text production company that knows how to produce mathtype/mathplayer/NVDA files). The student needs to have NVDA math beta version, MathType (costs) and MathPlayer (does not cost) loaded on their computer. The NVDA commands work similarly to JAWS. You can download a keystroke file of the NVDA commands. Here are the links: 1. MathType: https://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/ 2. MathPlayer 4, public beta version: https://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/download.htm?src=mplogo?src=mplogo find the link on this page and download. It's free! 3. NVDA math beta version link is on the same page as the MathPlayer (see above). 4. Here is a link via WebAIM for the NVDA keyboard shortcuts: http://webaim.org/resources/shortcuts/nvda The charts, graphs and illustrations can be done by importing these images into Adobe Illustrator, clean up and label, then send to a raised line embosser or print them and have a student worker use a puff pen to outline. Hope this is helpful and somewhat useful. If others have additional information or suggestions, please chime in! Thanks, Wink Wink Harner Adaptive Technology Consulting & Training Alternative Text & Media Production The Foreigntype foreigntype@gmail.com winkharner1113@gmail.com (Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.) From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dimac, Marcie Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 10:04 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student Afternoon all, I sent out something about a week ago and got no replies so I'd like to try again in hopes that someone out there can help us! Situation: We have a doctoral candidate student, blind, JAWS user, who does not read Braille. The student is registered for a doctoral level quantitative statistics course and the book is available in PDF format but is about 50% equations and mathematical problems and 50% text content. We are trying to determine the best way to deliver the mathematical content to the student. We have tried editing the math content in Scientific Notebook, but it then has to be exported to xhtml and we are finding that only JAWS 16 truly supports MathML (the student is on version 14). We cannot Braille the figures or equations as this student does not read Braille. Question: What is the best way to deliver the content to this student? We have spoken with the student and he is comfortable with us either properly formatting the current math content (Using SN or MathType) so he can listen to the content with JAWS or turning all mathematical content into textual content (i.e.[cid:image001.png@01D0D42A.BB951910] would be written as "X sub one"). Does anyone have any recommendations/best practices for 1. A program to properly format mathematical content for JAWS 2. The concept of turning mathematical content into textual content Any advice is welcomed. Thanks, as always! Marcie Anne Dimac, M.A. Ed. Coordinator, Assistive Technology Student Accessibility Services DeWeese Health Center, Room 23 Kent, Ohio 44242 Email: mdimac@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3391 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. 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URL: From norm.coombs at gmail.com Tue Aug 11 10:53:41 2015 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] Free EASI Webinar: Updating the Diagram Center to Enhance Image accessibility Message-ID: <55CA36A5.4060003@gmail.com> Free EASI Webinar: Updating the Diagram Center to Enhance Image accessibility Tuesday August 18 at 11 Pacific, noon Mountain, 1 Central and 2 Eastern Presenter: Lisa Wadors "As digital content is quickly shifting to include richer, more visual components like complex graphics, simulations and interactives, the need to make images accessible has become ever more pressing. To address this need, Benetech launched the DIAGRAM Center?a research and development hub working to set standards, generate best practices and design tools to ensure that images found in digital content (like eBooks) are accessible to everyone." Visit the Diagram Center home page diagramcenter.org The Diagram center says that four main areas drive its work, informed by its founding goals and objectives: ?Standards ? In the fast-moving, ever-changing world of digital content standards, our goal is to make sure that accessibility is always part of the equation so that publishers and other content creators can easily figure out what they need to do to make their products accessible to all. Standards facilitate creation of accessible content when it?s needed: at the moment of publication. ?Tools & Software Development ? Poet is DIAGRAM?s free open-source tool for crowd-sourced image description. In keeping with our goal of dramatically changing the way image and graphic content for accessible instructional materials (AIM) are produced and accessed, we also partner with other organizations to develop tools that achieve this goal. ?Research ? DIAGRAM both conducts its own research and partners with other organizations to conduct research in exciting areas such as tactile graphics, 3D printing, haptic feedback, accessibility metadata, and interactive graphics. ?Training & Outreach ? We conduct free quarterly webinars for content creators on image description, accessible math, and many other topics. In addition, we maintain a blog and Twitter feed to keep the community abreast of developments. Use the link below to register for this August 18 free Webinar: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm#august EASI individual and institutional annual Webinar memberships Easi annual Webinar members have: ?free access to all fee-based Webinars ?discount on EASI online courses on accessible information technology ?free access to dozens of previous Webinar archives Read about membership from: http://easi.cc/sub.htm Read about courses and Webinars from the EASI homepage: http://easi.cc Norm (norm.coombs@gmail.com ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Tue Aug 11 11:50:13 2015 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student In-Reply-To: <006B5C8325EEDA44A1A7D3955F5431CD7D6E29B2@CIO-KRC-D1MBX04.osuad.osu.edu> References: <19da01d0d3a4$5ae1d030$10a57090$@gmail.com> <006B5C8325EEDA44A1A7D3955F5431CD7D6E29B2@CIO-KRC-D1MBX04.osuad.osu.edu> Message-ID: <02c301d0d466$8ebd0790$ac3716b0$@gmail.com> Thanks for the update on NVDA, Peter Bossley! Wink Wink Harner Adaptive Technology Consulting & Training Alternative Media & Text Conversions foreigntype@gmail.com This email was dictated with Dragon Naturally Speaking. Please forgive any omissions, errata or anomalies. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bossley, Peter A. (Pete) Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 6:06 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student I agree with everything said below, just one note that the math changes were merged into NVDA 2015.2 There is no longer a special NVDA build. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 3:40 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student Marcie, et al ATHENites, Math Type does the best (IMHO) converting to math ml -in any case, it is somewhat simpler and easier to use than Scientific Notebook. There is a good math beta version of NVDA (screen reader) which works well with text files retyped with MATHTYPE and using Design Science's Math Player. Run the PDF book file through OCR using ABBYY Fine Reader. ABBYY has a better recognition for complex math, science and foreign languages than other OCR programs. Get a grad student or a student worker who has taken statistics to then retype the equations into the OCR converted text you've created. Save the file(s). (most cost effective). You may also consider buying or sending the alt text out to someone using INFINTY READER, the OCR software for math. (not as cost effective as doing it in house or even hiring out to an alt-text production company that knows how to produce mathtype/mathplayer/NVDA files). The student needs to have NVDA math beta version, MathType (costs) and MathPlayer (does not cost) loaded on their computer. The NVDA commands work similarly to JAWS. You can download a keystroke file of the NVDA commands. Here are the links: 1. MathType: https://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/ 2. MathPlayer 4, public beta version: https://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/download.htm?src=mplogo?src=mp logo find the link on this page and download. It's free! 3. NVDA math beta version link is on the same page as the MathPlayer (see above). 4. Here is a link via WebAIM for the NVDA keyboard shortcuts: http://webaim.org/resources/shortcuts/nvda The charts, graphs and illustrations can be done by importing these images into Adobe Illustrator, clean up and label, then send to a raised line embosser or print them and have a student worker use a puff pen to outline. Hope this is helpful and somewhat useful. If others have additional information or suggestions, please chime in! Thanks, Wink Wink Harner Adaptive Technology Consulting & Training Alternative Text & Media Production The Foreigntype foreigntype@gmail.com winkharner1113@gmail.com (Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.) From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dimac, Marcie Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 10:04 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Math Content for PhD Student Afternoon all, I sent out something about a week ago and got no replies so I'd like to try again in hopes that someone out there can help us! Situation: We have a doctoral candidate student, blind, JAWS user, who does not read Braille. The student is registered for a doctoral level quantitative statistics course and the book is available in PDF format but is about 50% equations and mathematical problems and 50% text content. We are trying to determine the best way to deliver the mathematical content to the student. We have tried editing the math content in Scientific Notebook, but it then has to be exported to xhtml and we are finding that only JAWS 16 truly supports MathML (the student is on version 14). We cannot Braille the figures or equations as this student does not read Braille. Question: What is the best way to deliver the content to this student? We have spoken with the student and he is comfortable with us either properly formatting the current math content (Using SN or MathType) so he can listen to the content with JAWS or turning all mathematical content into textual content (i.e. would be written as "X sub one"). Does anyone have any recommendations/best practices for 1. A program to properly format mathematical content for JAWS 2. The concept of turning mathematical content into textual content Any advice is welcomed. Thanks, as always! Marcie Anne Dimac, M.A. Ed. Coordinator, Assistive Technology Student Accessibility Services DeWeese Health Center, Room 23 Kent, Ohio 44242 Email: mdimac@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3391 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. 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URL: From shannon.aylesworth at pepnet.org Tue Aug 11 14:25:21 2015 From: shannon.aylesworth at pepnet.org (Shannon Aylesworth) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] captions and transcripts for media In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0a30972a2c4ae25fa68e21be95d2e5d1@mail.gmail.com> Hi Samantha, I work with pepnet 2 (pn2), which is a federally funded project whose mission is to increase the education, career, and lifetime choices available to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. We do this by supporting the professionals who work with these individuals. I saw your post and shared it with my colleague who is very familiar with offline and post production captioning matters. Here?s what she had to say: 1. Do we need captions for feedback videos that faculty make that will only be used once, if there are no known/registered students with disabilities in the course? Captions should be added to all videos, even those used once, if there is a deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) student in the class and the video is being shown to all students. If the instructor creates a separate feedback video for individual students and only that student sees the video then only the video for the D/HH student would need to be captioned. If there are no D/HH students in the class and the video is only shown in that class then it does not have to be captioned. 2. Do we need captions for videos that are only used once? If a D/HH student is in the class or has access to the video then it should be captioned no matter how many times it is used. D/HH students should have equal access to classroom content in all formats. 3. At Webaim training best practice was suggested to provide transcripts for audio descriptions as audio descriptions require complex editing capabilities. Adding descriptions to a video is more complicated than adding captions. However, if you have a blind student in the class you need to provide equal access to video content. If the video is a talking head and there is no visual content that adds meaning then descriptions may not be required. However, if the video is a demonstration then it would not be helpful at all to a blind student without descriptions. The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) has guidelines for descriptions that might be helpful. You can view the DCMP *Description Key!* here https://dcmp.org/descriptionkey/ and the DCMP *Captioning Key!* here https://dcmp.org/captioningkey/. Pn2 also has several resources on the topic of offline or post production captioning. ? *Access: Post-Production / Offline Captioning* is an online training module that is available 24/7, takes approximately two hours to complete, and is free of charge. The module reviews guidelines for captions, discusses laws pertaining to captioning, and compares various methods of creating captions. Participants who successfully complete the training receive a certificate that verifies completion of the two hour training. You can learn more about the training module and how to access the course here http://pepnet.org/training/access-offline-captioning. ? *Post Production Community of Practice *is a forum of professionals who share issues, challenges, or concerns as it relates to media access for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. You can learn more about this community and how to access it here http://pepnet.org/cop ? There are also several resources on the topic of offline captioning here http://pepnet.org/resources/access-and-accommodations/Offline%20Captioning Please feel free to contact me directly or email pepnet 2 (help@pepnet.org) if you have any other questions. We look forward to working with you! Sincerely, Shannon Aylesworth -- *Shannon Aylesworth* *Pepnet 2 at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee * [image: http://www.pepnet.org/sites/all/themes/pepnet/logo.png] The project is funded by the Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs and the US Department of Education via Grant Award #H326D110003. Funding is provided from October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2016. *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of *Samantha Johns *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2015 2:09 PM *To:* webaim-forum@list.webaim.org; Access Technology Higher Education Network *Subject:* [Athen] captions and transcripts for media Hello, - Do we need captions for feedback videos that faculty make that will only be used once, if there are no known/registered students with disabilities in the course? - Do we need captions for videos that are only used once? - At Webaim training best practice was suggested to provide transcripts for audio descriptions as audio descriptions require complex editing capabilities. 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URL: From samanj at pdx.edu Tue Aug 11 15:14:35 2015 From: samanj at pdx.edu (Samantha Johns) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] captions and transcripts for media In-Reply-To: <0a30972a2c4ae25fa68e21be95d2e5d1@mail.gmail.com> References: <0a30972a2c4ae25fa68e21be95d2e5d1@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Thank you * * *Samantha Johns* *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 Portland OR 97201 (503) 725-5642 On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 2:25 PM, Shannon Aylesworth < shannon.aylesworth@pepnet.org> wrote: > Hi Samantha, > > > > I work with pepnet 2 (pn2), which is a federally funded project whose > mission is to increase the education, career, and lifetime choices > available to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. We do this by > supporting the professionals who work with these individuals. I saw your > post and shared it with my colleague who is very familiar with offline and > post production captioning matters. Here?s what she had to say: > > > > 1. Do we need captions for feedback videos that faculty make that > will only be used once, if there are no known/registered students with > disabilities in the course? Captions should be added to all videos, even > those used once, if there is a deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) student in > the class and the video is being shown to all students. If the instructor > creates a separate feedback video for individual students and only that > student sees the video then only the video for the D/HH student would need > to be captioned. If there are no D/HH students in the class and the video > is only shown in that class then it does not have to be captioned. > > > > 2. Do we need captions for videos that are only used once? If a > D/HH student is in the class or has access to the video then it should be > captioned no matter how many times it is used. D/HH students should have > equal access to classroom content in all formats. > > > > 3. At Webaim training best practice was suggested to provide > transcripts for audio descriptions as audio descriptions require complex > editing capabilities. Adding descriptions to a video is more complicated > than adding captions. However, if you have a blind student in the class > you need to provide equal access to video content. If the video is a > talking head and there is no visual content that adds meaning then > descriptions may not be required. However, if the video is a demonstration > then it would not be helpful at all to a blind student without > descriptions. The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) has > guidelines for descriptions that might be helpful. You can view the DCMP *Description > Key!* here https://dcmp.org/descriptionkey/ and the DCMP *Captioning > Key!* here https://dcmp.org/captioningkey/. > > > > Pn2 also has several resources on the topic of offline or post production > captioning. > > > > ? *Access: Post-Production / Offline Captioning* is an online > training module that is available 24/7, takes approximately two hours to > complete, and is free of charge. The module reviews guidelines for > captions, discusses laws pertaining to captioning, and compares various > methods of creating captions. Participants who successfully complete the > training receive a certificate that verifies completion of the two hour > training. You can learn more about the training module and how to access > the course here http://pepnet.org/training/access-offline-captioning. > > ? *Post Production Community of Practice *is a forum of > professionals who share issues, challenges, or concerns as it relates to > media access for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. You can learn > more about this community and how to access it here http://pepnet.org/cop > > ? There are also several resources on the topic of offline > captioning here > http://pepnet.org/resources/access-and-accommodations/Offline%20Captioning > > > > Please feel free to contact me directly or email pepnet 2 (help@pepnet.org) > if you have any other questions. We look forward to working with you! > > > > Sincerely, > > Shannon Aylesworth > > > > > > -- > > *Shannon Aylesworth* > > *Pepnet 2 at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee > * > > [image: http://www.pepnet.org/sites/all/themes/pepnet/logo.png] > > > The project is funded by the Research to Practice Division, Office of > Special Education Programs and the US Department of Education via Grant > Award #H326D110003. Funding is provided from October 1, 2011 to September > 30, 2016. > > > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Samantha Johns > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2015 2:09 PM > *To:* webaim-forum@list.webaim.org; Access Technology Higher Education > Network > *Subject:* [Athen] captions and transcripts for media > > > > Hello, > > > > - Do we need captions for feedback videos that faculty make that will > only be used once, if there are no known/registered students with > disabilities in the course? > > > - Do we need captions for videos that are only used once? > > > - At Webaim training best practice was suggested to provide > transcripts for audio descriptions as audio descriptions require complex > editing capabilities. > > > > Please let me know what everyone is doing about these? > > > > > > > * * > > *Samantha Johns* > > *Accessibility & Course Support Specialist * > > Portland State University > > 1825 SW Broadway > > Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 > Portland OR 97201 > (503) 725-5642 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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URL: From hascherdss at gmail.com Wed Aug 12 08:21:55 2015 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] captions and transcripts for media In-Reply-To: References: <0a30972a2c4ae25fa68e21be95d2e5d1@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: I agree 100% with Shannon. I would also add that while we typically think of captions providing access for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, they also provide access for other people. Such as for someone with an auditory processing disorder or for whom English as a second language or with attention deficit disorder, etc. Providing captions just makes good sense. Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director --- Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas --- 209 ARKU --- Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 ph --- 479.575.7445 fax --- 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ StrengthQuest Talent Themes: Learner, Input, Maximizer, Intellection, Arranger *This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. Your cooperation is appreciated.* +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 5:14 PM, Samantha Johns wrote: > Thank you > > > * * > > *Samantha Johns* > > *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * > > Portland State University > 1825 SW Broadway > Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 > Portland OR 97201 > (503) 725-5642 > > > > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 2:25 PM, Shannon Aylesworth < > shannon.aylesworth@pepnet.org> wrote: > >> Hi Samantha, >> >> >> >> I work with pepnet 2 (pn2), which is a federally funded project whose >> mission is to increase the education, career, and lifetime choices >> available to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. We do this by >> supporting the professionals who work with these individuals. I saw your >> post and shared it with my colleague who is very familiar with offline and >> post production captioning matters. Here?s what she had to say: >> >> >> >> 1. Do we need captions for feedback videos that faculty make that >> will only be used once, if there are no known/registered students with >> disabilities in the course? Captions should be added to all videos, even >> those used once, if there is a deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) student in >> the class and the video is being shown to all students. If the instructor >> creates a separate feedback video for individual students and only that >> student sees the video then only the video for the D/HH student would need >> to be captioned. If there are no D/HH students in the class and the video >> is only shown in that class then it does not have to be captioned. >> >> >> >> 2. Do we need captions for videos that are only used once? If a >> D/HH student is in the class or has access to the video then it should be >> captioned no matter how many times it is used. D/HH students should have >> equal access to classroom content in all formats. >> >> >> >> 3. At Webaim training best practice was suggested to provide >> transcripts for audio descriptions as audio descriptions require complex >> editing capabilities. Adding descriptions to a video is more complicated >> than adding captions. However, if you have a blind student in the class >> you need to provide equal access to video content. If the video is a >> talking head and there is no visual content that adds meaning then >> descriptions may not be required. However, if the video is a demonstration >> then it would not be helpful at all to a blind student without >> descriptions. The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) has >> guidelines for descriptions that might be helpful. You can view the DCMP *Description >> Key!* here https://dcmp.org/descriptionkey/ and the DCMP *Captioning >> Key!* here https://dcmp.org/captioningkey/. >> >> >> >> Pn2 also has several resources on the topic of offline or post production >> captioning. >> >> >> >> ? *Access: Post-Production / Offline Captioning* is an online >> training module that is available 24/7, takes approximately two hours to >> complete, and is free of charge. The module reviews guidelines for >> captions, discusses laws pertaining to captioning, and compares various >> methods of creating captions. Participants who successfully complete the >> training receive a certificate that verifies completion of the two hour >> training. You can learn more about the training module and how to access >> the course here http://pepnet.org/training/access-offline-captioning. >> >> ? *Post Production Community of Practice *is a forum of >> professionals who share issues, challenges, or concerns as it relates to >> media access for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. You can learn >> more about this community and how to access it here http://pepnet.org/cop >> >> ? There are also several resources on the topic of offline >> captioning here >> http://pepnet.org/resources/access-and-accommodations/Offline%20Captioning >> >> >> >> Please feel free to contact me directly or email pepnet 2 ( >> help@pepnet.org) if you have any other questions. We look forward to >> working with you! >> >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Shannon Aylesworth >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> *Shannon Aylesworth* >> >> *Pepnet 2 at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee >> * >> >> [image: http://www.pepnet.org/sites/all/themes/pepnet/logo.png] >> >> >> The project is funded by the Research to Practice Division, Office of >> Special Education Programs and the US Department of Education via Grant >> Award #H326D110003. Funding is provided from October 1, 2011 to September >> 30, 2016. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] >> *On Behalf Of *Samantha Johns >> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2015 2:09 PM >> *To:* webaim-forum@list.webaim.org; Access Technology Higher Education >> Network >> *Subject:* [Athen] captions and transcripts for media >> >> >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> - Do we need captions for feedback videos that faculty make that will >> only be used once, if there are no known/registered students with >> disabilities in the course? >> >> >> - Do we need captions for videos that are only used once? >> >> >> - At Webaim training best practice was suggested to provide >> transcripts for audio descriptions as audio descriptions require complex >> editing capabilities. >> >> >> >> Please let me know what everyone is doing about these? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> * * >> >> *Samantha Johns* >> >> *Accessibility & Course Support Specialist * >> >> Portland State University >> >> 1825 SW Broadway >> >> Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 >> Portland OR 97201 >> (503) 725-5642 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Teresa Teresa Haven, Ph.D. Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Heidi Scher Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 8:22 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Cc: help; webaim-forum@list.webaim.org Subject: Re: [Athen] captions and transcripts for media I agree 100% with Shannon. I would also add that while we typically think of captions providing access for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, they also provide access for other people. Such as for someone with an auditory processing disorder or for whom English as a second language or with attention deficit disorder, etc. Providing captions just makes good sense. Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director --- Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas --- 209 ARKU --- Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 ph --- 479.575.7445 fax --- 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ StrengthQuest Talent Themes: Learner, Input, Maximizer, Intellection, Arranger This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. Your cooperation is appreciated. +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 5:14 PM, Samantha Johns > wrote: Thank you [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/329486/OAI_SigPic.png] Samantha Johns Accessibility & Course Support Specialist Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 Portland OR 97201 (503) 725-5642 On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 2:25 PM, Shannon Aylesworth > wrote: Hi Samantha, I work with pepnet 2 (pn2), which is a federally funded project whose mission is to increase the education, career, and lifetime choices available to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. We do this by supporting the professionals who work with these individuals. I saw your post and shared it with my colleague who is very familiar with offline and post production captioning matters. Here?s what she had to say: 1. Do we need captions for feedback videos that faculty make that will only be used once, if there are no known/registered students with disabilities in the course? Captions should be added to all videos, even those used once, if there is a deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) student in the class and the video is being shown to all students. If the instructor creates a separate feedback video for individual students and only that student sees the video then only the video for the D/HH student would need to be captioned. If there are no D/HH students in the class and the video is only shown in that class then it does not have to be captioned. 2. Do we need captions for videos that are only used once? If a D/HH student is in the class or has access to the video then it should be captioned no matter how many times it is used. D/HH students should have equal access to classroom content in all formats. 3. At Webaim training best practice was suggested to provide transcripts for audio descriptions as audio descriptions require complex editing capabilities. Adding descriptions to a video is more complicated than adding captions. However, if you have a blind student in the class you need to provide equal access to video content. If the video is a talking head and there is no visual content that adds meaning then descriptions may not be required. However, if the video is a demonstration then it would not be helpful at all to a blind student without descriptions. The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) has guidelines for descriptions that might be helpful. You can view the DCMP Description Key! here https://dcmp.org/descriptionkey/ and the DCMP Captioning Key! here https://dcmp.org/captioningkey/. Pn2 also has several resources on the topic of offline or post production captioning. ? Access: Post-Production / Offline Captioning is an online training module that is available 24/7, takes approximately two hours to complete, and is free of charge. The module reviews guidelines for captions, discusses laws pertaining to captioning, and compares various methods of creating captions. Participants who successfully complete the training receive a certificate that verifies completion of the two hour training. You can learn more about the training module and how to access the course here http://pepnet.org/training/access-offline-captioning. ? Post Production Community of Practice is a forum of professionals who share issues, challenges, or concerns as it relates to media access for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. You can learn more about this community and how to access it here http://pepnet.org/cop ? There are also several resources on the topic of offline captioning here http://pepnet.org/resources/access-and-accommodations/Offline%20Captioning Please feel free to contact me directly or email pepnet 2 (help@pepnet.org) if you have any other questions. We look forward to working with you! Sincerely, Shannon Aylesworth -- Shannon Aylesworth Pepnet 2 at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee [http://www.pepnet.org/sites/all/themes/pepnet/logo.png] The project is funded by the Research to Practice Division, Office of Special Education Programs and the US Department of Education via Grant Award #H326D110003. Funding is provided from October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2016. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Samantha Johns Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 2:09 PM To: webaim-forum@list.webaim.org; Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] captions and transcripts for media Hello, * Do we need captions for feedback videos that faculty make that will only be used once, if there are no known/registered students with disabilities in the course? * Do we need captions for videos that are only used once? * At Webaim training best practice was suggested to provide transcripts for audio descriptions as audio descriptions require complex editing capabilities. Please let me know what everyone is doing about these? 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All of these are benefits to any user, with or > without a disability. > > > > Teresa > > > > Teresa Haven, Ph.D. > > Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu > ] > *On Behalf Of *Heidi Scher > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 12, 2015 8:22 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Cc:* help; webaim-forum@list.webaim.org > > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] captions and transcripts for media > > > > I agree 100% with Shannon. I would also add that while we typically think > of captions providing access for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, > they also provide access for other people. Such as for someone with an > auditory processing disorder or for whom English as a second language or > with attention deficit disorder, etc. Providing captions just makes good > sense. > > Heidi > > > > +++++++++++++++ > > Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC > > Associate Director --- Center for Educational Access > > University of Arkansas --- 209 ARKU --- Fayetteville, AR 72701 > > 479.575.3104 ph --- 479.575.7445 fax --- 479.575.3646 tdd > > +++++++++++++++ > > > > StrengthQuest Talent Themes: Learner, Input, Maximizer, Intellection, > Arranger > > > > *This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which > it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, > privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader > of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that > any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please > advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. Your cooperation > is appreciated.* > > > > > +++++++++++++++ > Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC > Associate Director > Center for Educational Access > University of Arkansas > ARKU 209 > Fayetteville, AR 72701 > 479.575.3104 > 479.575.7445 fax > 479.575.3646 tdd > +++++++++++++++ > > > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 5:14 PM, Samantha Johns > wrote: > > Thank you > > > * * > > *Samantha Johns* > > *Accessibility & Course Support Specialist * > > Portland State University > > 1825 SW Broadway > > Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 > Portland OR 97201 > (503) 725-5642 > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 2:25 PM, Shannon Aylesworth < > shannon.aylesworth@pepnet.org > > wrote: > > Hi Samantha, > > > > I work with pepnet 2 (pn2), which is a federally funded project whose > mission is to increase the education, career, and lifetime choices > available to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. We do this by > supporting the professionals who work with these individuals. I saw your > post and shared it with my colleague who is very familiar with offline and > post production captioning matters. Here?s what she had to say: > > > > 1. Do we need captions for feedback videos that faculty make that > will only be used once, if there are no known/registered students with > disabilities in the course? Captions should be added to all videos, even > those used once, if there is a deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) student in > the class and the video is being shown to all students. If the instructor > creates a separate feedback video for individual students and only that > student sees the video then only the video for the D/HH student would need > to be captioned. If there are no D/HH students in the class and the video > is only shown in that class then it does not have to be captioned. > > > > 2. Do we need captions for videos that are only used once? If a > D/HH student is in the class or has access to the video then it should be > captioned no matter how many times it is used. D/HH students should have > equal access to classroom content in all formats. > > > > 3. At Webaim training best practice was suggested to provide > transcripts for audio descriptions as audio descriptions require complex > editing capabilities. Adding descriptions to a video is more complicated > than adding captions. However, if you have a blind student in the class > you need to provide equal access to video content. If the video is a > talking head and there is no visual content that adds meaning then > descriptions may not be required. However, if the video is a demonstration > then it would not be helpful at all to a blind student without > descriptions. The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) has > guidelines for descriptions that might be helpful. You can view the DCMP *Description > Key!* here https://dcmp.org/descriptionkey/ and the DCMP *Captioning > Key!* here https://dcmp.org/captioningkey/. > > > > Pn2 also has several resources on the topic of offline or post production > captioning. > > > > ? *Access: Post-Production / Offline Captioning* is an online > training module that is available 24/7, takes approximately two hours to > complete, and is free of charge. The module reviews guidelines for > captions, discusses laws pertaining to captioning, and compares various > methods of creating captions. Participants who successfully complete the > training receive a certificate that verifies completion of the two hour > training. You can learn more about the training module and how to access > the course here http://pepnet.org/training/access-offline-captioning. > > ? *Post Production Community of Practice *is a forum of > professionals who share issues, challenges, or concerns as it relates to > media access for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. You can learn > more about this community and how to access it here http://pepnet.org/cop > > ? There are also several resources on the topic of offline > captioning here > http://pepnet.org/resources/access-and-accommodations/Offline%20Captioning > > > > Please feel free to contact me directly or email pepnet 2 (help@pepnet.org > ) if you have any other > questions. We look forward to working with you! > > > > Sincerely, > > Shannon Aylesworth > > > > > > -- > > *Shannon Aylesworth* > > *Pepnet 2 at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee > * > > [image: http://www.pepnet.org/sites/all/themes/pepnet/logo.png] > > > The project is funded by the Research to Practice Division, Office of > Special Education Programs and the US Department of Education via Grant > Award #H326D110003. Funding is provided from October 1, 2011 to September > 30, 2016. > > > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu > ] > *On Behalf Of *Samantha Johns > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 11, 2015 2:09 PM > *To:* webaim-forum@list.webaim.org > ; Access > Technology Higher Education Network > > *Subject:* [Athen] captions and transcripts for media > > > > Hello, > > > > - Do we need captions for feedback videos that faculty make that will > only be used once, if there are no known/registered students with > disabilities in the course? > > > - Do we need captions for videos that are only used once? > > > - At Webaim training best practice was suggested to provide > transcripts for audio descriptions as audio descriptions require complex > editing capabilities. > > > > Please let me know what everyone is doing about these? > > > > > > > * * > > *Samantha Johns* > > *Accessibility & Course Support Specialist * > > Portland State University > > 1825 SW Broadway > > Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 > Portland OR 97201 > (503) 725-5642 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Norm From jongund at illinois.edu Fri Aug 14 07:52:41 2015 From: jongund at illinois.edu (Gunderson, Jon R) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] IAAP Webinar: EPUB3: Marching to Replace PDF as the Standard for Accessible Published Materials (19 August 2015) Message-ID: <46739F12637CC94E82F75FF874E4A1473A507B5C@CITESMBX6.ad.uillinois.edu> Link: http://www.accessibilityassociation.org/content.asp?contentid=161 EPUB3: Marching to Replace PDF as the Standard for Accessible Published Materials Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Time: 11:00 a.m. Eastern (UTC - 4 hours) Length: 1.5 hours Speakers: George Kerscher, Secretary General of the DAISY Consortium and Senior Officer of Accessible Technology-Learning Ally, and Becky Gibson, Senior Technical Staff Member, Accessibility, at IBM Target Audience: Educators, authors, and corporate facilitators interested in learning more about EPUB and the options for using EPUB to create accessible materials Skill Level: Beginner and Intermediate This seminar will provide an update on the current state of the art regarding EPUB. We will drill down into the following high-level topics: development and adoption of EDUPUB, status of the EPUB 3.01 specification, review of EPUB reading systems, EPUB testing, and EPUB authoring. Jon Gunderson, Ph.D. Coordinator of IT Accessibility Disability Resources and Education Services University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign E-mail: jongund@illinois.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jongund at illinois.edu Fri Aug 14 10:24:20 2015 From: jongund at illinois.edu (Gunderson, Jon R) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] still eager for a webinar In-Reply-To: <55cce737.8267b60a.3169c.7263@mx.google.com> References: <46739F12637CC94E82F75FF874E4A1473A4B44F0@CITESMBX6.ad.uillinois.edu> <55cce737.8267b60a.3169c.7263@mx.google.com> Message-ID: <46739F12637CC94E82F75FF874E4A1473A507F5D@CITESMBX6.ad.uillinois.edu> Norm, Thank you for your continued interest in the tools and I apologize for my tardy response. I am going to be traveling much of October and early November: HighEdWeb IAAP conference Educause NFB conference So could we look at the Week of November 16th? Jon -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 1:52 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Cc: norm.coombs@gmail.com Subject: [Athen] still eager for a webinar Jon Back a few weeks ago you were talking about doing a webinar on an update to some of your tools. Could we set a date for sometime in October or November. Norm _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From KRasul at columbiabasin.edu Mon Aug 17 17:54:49 2015 From: KRasul at columbiabasin.edu (Rasul, Kamran) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] Would anyone be open to sharing any policies and procedures pertaining to Assistive Technology services on campus, thanks! Message-ID: Just email me directly, thank you. Kamran Rasul, M.Ed Director of Assistive Technology Columbia Basin College, TD 422 2600 N 20th Ave, Pasco, WA 99301 krasul@columbiabasin.edu | 509.543.1448 ext.2048 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From Cindy.Poore-Pariseau at bristolcc.edu Tue Aug 18 08:23:31 2015 From: Cindy.Poore-Pariseau at bristolcc.edu (Poore-Pariseau, Cindy) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] Echo Live Scribe tutorial In-Reply-To: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF613E37FB9F@UTCMBX1.utc.tennessee.edu> References: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF613E37FB9F@UTCMBX1.utc.tennessee.edu> Message-ID: <9161FB65-E511-4E9C-AD41-61DA881E01F5@bristolcc.edu> I am interested in this also Sent from my iPhone On Aug 18, 2015, at 11:14 AM, Kluesner, Bryon > wrote: Do any of you wise folks have a tutorial on using the Live Scribe Echo Smart pen that you would be willing to share? Thanks, Bryon Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 642 E. 5th St. University Center, Suite 108 Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 Go MOCS! _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From KRasul at columbiabasin.edu Tue Aug 18 08:27:52 2015 From: KRasul at columbiabasin.edu (Rasul, Kamran) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] Echo Live Scribe tutorial In-Reply-To: <9161FB65-E511-4E9C-AD41-61DA881E01F5@bristolcc.edu> References: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF613E37FB9F@UTCMBX1.utc.tennessee.edu> <9161FB65-E511-4E9C-AD41-61DA881E01F5@bristolcc.edu> Message-ID: We are going to prepare a video and written tutorial for Fall 2015, soon as we are completed, we will share with this listserv. It is quite a popular product these days. Kamran Rasul, M.Ed Director of Assistive Technology Columbia Basin College, TD 422 2600 N 20th Ave, Pasco, WA 99301 krasul@columbiabasin.edu | 509.543.1448 ext.2048 -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Poore-Pariseau, Cindy Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 8:24 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Echo Live Scribe tutorial I am interested in this also Sent from my iPhone On Aug 18, 2015, at 11:14 AM, Kluesner, Bryon > wrote: Do any of you wise folks have a tutorial on using the Live Scribe Echo Smart pen that you would be willing to share? Thanks, Bryon Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 642 E. 5th St. University Center, Suite 108 Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 Go MOCS! _______________________________________________ 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 From robert.espero at uci.edu Tue Aug 18 10:12:19 2015 From: robert.espero at uci.edu (Robert Espero) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] Echo Live Scribe tutorial In-Reply-To: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF613E37FB9F@UTCMBX1.utc.tennessee.edu> References: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF613E37FB9F@UTCMBX1.utc.tennessee.edu> Message-ID: <050701d0d9d9$0a7932b0$1f6b9810$@uci.edu> Hi Bryon, A couple years ago we captured these videos from an old Livescribe resource that is no longer available today. They were Echo Smart Pen training videos that we've utilized for our students: https://webfiles.uci.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-9893413_1 You're welcome to download them. Modules 4 & 5 are focused on pencasting and applications, while 1-3 are for the more basic functions. Hope this helps. Robert Espero Assistant Director, Accessible Technologies & Resources UC Irvine Disability Services Center From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Kluesner, Bryon Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 8:12 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Echo Live Scribe tutorial Do any of you wise folks have a tutorial on using the Live Scribe Echo Smart pen that you would be willing to share? Thanks, Bryon Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 642 E. 5th St. University Center, Suite 108 Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 Go MOCS! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lisa.brandt1 at pcc.edu Tue Aug 18 10:19:46 2015 From: lisa.brandt1 at pcc.edu (Lisa Brandt) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:45 2018 Subject: [Athen] Echo Live Scribe tutorial In-Reply-To: <050701d0d9d9$0a7932b0$1f6b9810$@uci.edu> References: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF613E37FB9F@UTCMBX1.utc.tennessee.edu> <050701d0d9d9$0a7932b0$1f6b9810$@uci.edu> Message-ID: Thank you, Robert. To my surprise, Livescribe has just released a new 8 GB Echo model. Maybe there will be updated training materials from them. 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We are receiving a bit of pushback from faculty regarding the need to create new positions to handle the policy and I want to make sure I gather enough information as possible before I present to faculty senate. I have been doing some research on what types of positions we would need and what they would entail and am hoping the group can help me answer a few questions: 1. Does your institution have a similar position? If so: a. Can you send me the job description/duties b. When was this position created c. Why did you institution feel the need for this position d. What was the structure of your disability services department before vs after the creation? Any information is always helpful and most appreciated! Thanks, Marcie Anne Dimac, M.A. Ed. 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You can see what we've been working on at: http://www.colorad.edu/accessibility/ Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Access Coordinator Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dimac, Marcie Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 8:35 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Electronic & Information Technology/Accessibility Coordinator Positions Good morning all, Our University is currently working on an EIT policy and to correspond with this policy, we are considering the creation of some new positions to help with the implementation/monitoring of accessible EIT. A bit of background, we are in Ohio, where three sister institutions have been recently investigated by OCR and as a result, have created an EIT policy. We are receiving a bit of pushback from faculty regarding the need to create new positions to handle the policy and I want to make sure I gather enough information as possible before I present to faculty senate. I have been doing some research on what types of positions we would need and what they would entail and am hoping the group can help me answer a few questions: 1. Does your institution have a similar position? If so: a. Can you send me the job description/duties b. When was this position created c. Why did you institution feel the need for this position d. What was the structure of your disability services department before vs after the creation? Any information is always helpful and most appreciated! Thanks, Marcie Anne Dimac, M.A. Ed. 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Our major testers were a faculty member/Ph.D. student who uses JAWS on a regular basis and his statistics professor, who is interested in improving the accessibility of his courses, in the context of a graduate-level statistics course, so the software combination got a lot of testing by experienced end users. We're hoping IBM will continue to work on the issue and make more strides in improving the accessibility of the product. Sorry to not have better results to report, Teresa Teresa Haven, Ph.D. Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hello Everyone, We have a student that will be enrolling in a statistics course this fall. They will be utilizing SPSS version 22. I know from looking at IBM's documentation that it is possible to get it set up using the Java Access Bridge. Does anyone here have experience with this and once configured how accessible SPSS is with JAWS? Has anyone also explored other options running in iOS or on the Mac for this type of application? Jeff -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffbis at email.arizona.edu Wed Aug 19 11:26:35 2015 From: jeffbis at email.arizona.edu (Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 In-Reply-To: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDC58323@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu> References: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDC58323@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu> Message-ID: <7dcb37b300aa4244b30a9c8ad317a37c@blue.catnet.arizona.edu> Teresa, Do you know if any other alternatives were explored on other platforms (iOS apps, Mac solutions, Windows applications, etc.)? I am just trying to get a feel for what we may be able to offer the student. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 10:03 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hi, Jeff. We explored SPSS 22 and JAWS (multiple versions - 14, 15, and 16) last academic year. We could technically get it working, but it was highly unstable even on a high-powered machine, and would never consistently work with JAWS through a single work session. There didn't seem to be any one trigger for collapse, but at some random point in every work session, JAWS would simply stop talking in SPSS, although it would continue to function otherwise, and the only solution would be to exit SPSS, reboot the computer, and start over, which wasn't productive. Our major testers were a faculty member/Ph.D. student who uses JAWS on a regular basis and his statistics professor, who is interested in improving the accessibility of his courses, in the context of a graduate-level statistics course, so the software combination got a lot of testing by experienced end users. We're hoping IBM will continue to work on the issue and make more strides in improving the accessibility of the product. Sorry to not have better results to report, Teresa Teresa Haven, Ph.D. Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hello Everyone, We have a student that will be enrolling in a statistics course this fall. They will be utilizing SPSS version 22. I know from looking at IBM's documentation that it is possible to get it set up using the Java Access Bridge. Does anyone here have experience with this and once configured how accessible SPSS is with JAWS? Has anyone also explored other options running in iOS or on the Mac for this type of application? Jeff -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Teresa On Aug 19, 2015, at 11:29 AM, "Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis)" > wrote: Teresa, Do you know if any other alternatives were explored on other platforms (iOS apps, Mac solutions, Windows applications, etc.)? I am just trying to get a feel for what we may be able to offer the student. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 10:03 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hi, Jeff. We explored SPSS 22 and JAWS (multiple versions ? 14, 15, and 16) last academic year. We could technically get it working, but it was highly unstable even on a high-powered machine, and would never consistently work with JAWS through a single work session. There didn?t seem to be any one trigger for collapse, but at some random point in every work session, JAWS would simply stop talking in SPSS, although it would continue to function otherwise, and the only solution would be to exit SPSS, reboot the computer, and start over, which wasn?t productive. Our major testers were a faculty member/Ph.D. student who uses JAWS on a regular basis and his statistics professor, who is interested in improving the accessibility of his courses, in the context of a graduate-level statistics course, so the software combination got a lot of testing by experienced end users. We?re hoping IBM will continue to work on the issue and make more strides in improving the accessibility of the product. Sorry to not have better results to report, Teresa Teresa Haven, Ph.D. Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hello Everyone, We have a student that will be enrolling in a statistics course this fall. They will be utilizing SPSS version 22. I know from looking at IBM?s documentation that it is possible to get it set up using the Java Access Bridge. Does anyone here have experience with this and once configured how accessible SPSS is with JAWS? Has anyone also explored other options running in iOS or on the Mac for this type of application? Jeff _______________________________________________ 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 burke at ucla.edu Wed Aug 19 11:57:52 2015 From: burke at ucla.edu (PATRICK BURKE) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 In-Reply-To: <7dcb37b300aa4244b30a9c8ad317a37c@blue.catnet.arizona.edu> References: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDC58323@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu> <7dcb37b300aa4244b30a9c8ad317a37c@blue.catnet.arizona.edu> Message-ID: Hi Jeff, We have also been looking into the stats world (& thank you Teresa for your assistance!) The main accessible stats package (with severl very strong advocates, anyway) is R. (Use R in Terminal Mode.) There is a BrailleR extension to produce automated text summaries of bar charts, etc: https://cran.r-project.org/package=BrailleR However, according to my stats expert colleagues, R is almost totally unlike SPSS in its design, with an extremely steep learning curve. So R was not a feasible replacement for SPSS for us recently. I hate to promise, but we will be looking at Stata as a possible solution, hopefully next week. Patrick On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) < jeffbis@email.arizona.edu> wrote: > Teresa, > > > > Do you know if any other alternatives were explored on other platforms > (iOS apps, Mac solutions, Windows applications, etc.)? I am just trying to > get a feel for what we may be able to offer the student. > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Teresa Haven > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 19, 2015 10:03 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 > > > > Hi, Jeff. We explored SPSS 22 and JAWS (multiple versions ? 14, 15, and > 16) last academic year. We could technically get it working, but it was > highly unstable even on a high-powered machine, and would never > consistently work with JAWS through a single work session. There didn?t > seem to be any one trigger for collapse, but at some random point in every > work session, JAWS would simply stop talking in SPSS, although it would > continue to function otherwise, and the only solution would be to exit > SPSS, reboot the computer, and start over, which wasn?t productive. Our > major testers were a faculty member/Ph.D. student who uses JAWS on a > regular basis and his statistics professor, who is interested in improving > the accessibility of his courses, in the context of a graduate-level > statistics course, so the software combination got a lot of testing by > experienced end users. We?re hoping IBM will continue to work on the issue > and make more strides in improving the accessibility of the product. > > > > Sorry to not have better results to report, > > Teresa > > > > Teresa Haven, Ph.D. > > Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:50 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > We have a student that will be enrolling in a statistics course this fall. > They will be utilizing SPSS version 22. I know from looking at IBM?s > documentation that it is possible to get it set up using the Java Access > Bridge. Does anyone here have experience with this and once configured how > accessible SPSS is with JAWS? Has anyone also explored other options > running in iOS or on the Mac for this type of application? > > > > Jeff > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 jeffbis at email.arizona.edu Wed Aug 19 12:31:52 2015 From: jeffbis at email.arizona.edu (Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 In-Reply-To: References: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDC58323@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu> <7dcb37b300aa4244b30a9c8ad317a37c@blue.catnet.arizona.edu> Message-ID: I would love to hear your findings. Thanks so much. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of PATRICK BURKE Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:58 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hi Jeff, We have also been looking into the stats world (& thank you Teresa for your assistance!) The main accessible stats package (with severl very strong advocates, anyway) is R. (Use R in Terminal Mode.) There is a BrailleR extension to produce automated text summaries of bar charts, etc: https://cran.r-project.org/package=BrailleR However, according to my stats expert colleagues, R is almost totally unlike SPSS in its design, with an extremely steep learning curve. So R was not a feasible replacement for SPSS for us recently. I hate to promise, but we will be looking at Stata as a possible solution, hopefully next week. Patrick On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) > wrote: Teresa, Do you know if any other alternatives were explored on other platforms (iOS apps, Mac solutions, Windows applications, etc.)? I am just trying to get a feel for what we may be able to offer the student. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu ] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 10:03 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hi, Jeff. We explored SPSS 22 and JAWS (multiple versions ? 14, 15, and 16) last academic year. We could technically get it working, but it was highly unstable even on a high-powered machine, and would never consistently work with JAWS through a single work session. There didn?t seem to be any one trigger for collapse, but at some random point in every work session, JAWS would simply stop talking in SPSS, although it would continue to function otherwise, and the only solution would be to exit SPSS, reboot the computer, and start over, which wasn?t productive. Our major testers were a faculty member/Ph.D. student who uses JAWS on a regular basis and his statistics professor, who is interested in improving the accessibility of his courses, in the context of a graduate-level statistics course, so the software combination got a lot of testing by experienced end users. We?re hoping IBM will continue to work on the issue and make more strides in improving the accessibility of the product. Sorry to not have better results to report, Teresa Teresa Haven, Ph.D. Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu ] On Behalf Of Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hello Everyone, We have a student that will be enrolling in a statistics course this fall. They will be utilizing SPSS version 22. I know from looking at IBM?s documentation that it is possible to get it set up using the Java Access Bridge. Does anyone here have experience with this and once configured how accessible SPSS is with JAWS? Has anyone also explored other options running in iOS or on the Mac for this type of application? 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From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 We talked about options in Windows such as R, but it would have meant completely rewriting the course and objectives, and ultimately making it harder for the student, so we didn't pursue that. We also didn't check into other OS options aside from checking both Windows 7 and 8, because we didn't have licensing. Teresa On Aug 19, 2015, at 11:29 AM, "Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis)" > wrote: Teresa, Do you know if any other alternatives were explored on other platforms (iOS apps, Mac solutions, Windows applications, etc.)? I am just trying to get a feel for what we may be able to offer the student. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 10:03 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hi, Jeff. We explored SPSS 22 and JAWS (multiple versions - 14, 15, and 16) last academic year. We could technically get it working, but it was highly unstable even on a high-powered machine, and would never consistently work with JAWS through a single work session. There didn't seem to be any one trigger for collapse, but at some random point in every work session, JAWS would simply stop talking in SPSS, although it would continue to function otherwise, and the only solution would be to exit SPSS, reboot the computer, and start over, which wasn't productive. Our major testers were a faculty member/Ph.D. student who uses JAWS on a regular basis and his statistics professor, who is interested in improving the accessibility of his courses, in the context of a graduate-level statistics course, so the software combination got a lot of testing by experienced end users. We're hoping IBM will continue to work on the issue and make more strides in improving the accessibility of the product. Sorry to not have better results to report, Teresa Teresa Haven, Ph.D. Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hello Everyone, We have a student that will be enrolling in a statistics course this fall. They will be utilizing SPSS version 22. I know from looking at IBM's documentation that it is possible to get it set up using the Java Access Bridge. Does anyone here have experience with this and once configured how accessible SPSS is with JAWS? Has anyone also explored other options running in iOS or on the Mac for this type of application? Jeff _______________________________________________ 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: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 5716 bytes Desc: not available URL: From mdimac at kent.edu Wed Aug 19 12:43:22 2015 From: mdimac at kent.edu (Dimac, Marcie) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 In-Reply-To: References: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDC58323@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu>, <7dcb37b300aa4244b30a9c8ad317a37c@blue.catnet.arizona.edu> <8A22CD5B-A96D-4EB1-BE53-B3AA22D23B03@nau.edu> Message-ID: Hi Jeff, I had this working for a student last year - I believe it would have been JAWS 15 and SPSS 21 or 22 - can't remember. Did you add the JAWS script file provided by IBM before launching SPSS - we found that it read properly when we did this extra step. Thanks, Marcie Anne Dimac, M.A. Ed. Coordinator, Assistive Technology Student Accessibility Services DeWeese Health Center, Room 23 Kent, Ohio 44242 Email: mdimac@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3391 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail message may contain confidential information intended only for use of the individual or entity named. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please do not read, use, disclose, copy or distribute this message and do not take any action in reliance upon it. If you have received this transmission in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited. Please delete it from your system without copying or forwarding it, and notify the sender of the error by reply e-mail or by calling 330-672-3001. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 3:32 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Ahhh, ok, thank you. I do sincerely appreciate it. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 We talked about options in Windows such as R, but it would have meant completely rewriting the course and objectives, and ultimately making it harder for the student, so we didn't pursue that. We also didn't check into other OS options aside from checking both Windows 7 and 8, because we didn't have licensing. Teresa On Aug 19, 2015, at 11:29 AM, "Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis)" > wrote: Teresa, Do you know if any other alternatives were explored on other platforms (iOS apps, Mac solutions, Windows applications, etc.)? I am just trying to get a feel for what we may be able to offer the student. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 10:03 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hi, Jeff. We explored SPSS 22 and JAWS (multiple versions - 14, 15, and 16) last academic year. We could technically get it working, but it was highly unstable even on a high-powered machine, and would never consistently work with JAWS through a single work session. There didn't seem to be any one trigger for collapse, but at some random point in every work session, JAWS would simply stop talking in SPSS, although it would continue to function otherwise, and the only solution would be to exit SPSS, reboot the computer, and start over, which wasn't productive. Our major testers were a faculty member/Ph.D. student who uses JAWS on a regular basis and his statistics professor, who is interested in improving the accessibility of his courses, in the context of a graduate-level statistics course, so the software combination got a lot of testing by experienced end users. We're hoping IBM will continue to work on the issue and make more strides in improving the accessibility of the product. Sorry to not have better results to report, Teresa Teresa Haven, Ph.D. Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hello Everyone, We have a student that will be enrolling in a statistics course this fall. They will be utilizing SPSS version 22. I know from looking at IBM's documentation that it is possible to get it set up using the Java Access Bridge. Does anyone here have experience with this and once configured how accessible SPSS is with JAWS? Has anyone also explored other options running in iOS or on the Mac for this type of application? 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Please share the bookmarklet with colleagues who may find it useful and/or who might be in a place to contribute to the project. I believe that when people can see it [meaning ARIA], they can more successfully implement it. Of course, Bryan has posted a number of other pieces (many on LinkedIn) that provide context and support for learning ARIA. See his: http://whatsock.com for a sense of his efforts. Best, Jennifer Twitter: @jsutt LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jsuttonmedia Visual ARIA now allows anyone with sight to see how ARIA works, from anywhere in the world. Bryan Garaventa LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/visual-aria-now-allows-anyone-sight-see-how-works-from-garaventa A blog post about the project: Learn How to Use ARIA Through Experience http://www.lireo.com/learn-how-to-use-aria-through-experience/ For those who may wish to read the discussion, here's a link to one of my messages, which was part of a larger thread: http://webaim.org/discussion/mail_message?id=28769 Link to the thread: http://webaim.org/discussion/mail_thread?thread=7000 From john.gardner at viewplus.com Wed Aug 19 16:40:45 2015 From: john.gardner at viewplus.com (John Gardner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] More on SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Message-ID: Hello all, I pinged Jonathan Godfrey, the acknowledged blind guru on statistics access about the SPSS question. Here's what he has to say. Hope it is useful. From: Godfrey, Jonathan [mailto:A.J.Godfrey@massey.ac.nz] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 1:24 PM To: John Gardner Subject: RE: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hello John, I guess I am more positive about SPSS than the correspondence below. If SPSS is installed properly, including the Java access bridge, then it should work. I suspect it does not work the same way as it does for sighted users though. That is, the professor needs to be totally hands off and let the student fiddle about. The best results come when the student learns about storing the commands (syntax) and tabs around dialogues using the standard screen reader approaches that should be familiar to them. I am not happy that SPSS is so tied to the one screen reader and therefore do not consider it as accessible software. As you are well aware, I feel R offers the best possible service to blind users, with SAS a close but definite second. N.B. this is from an access point of view. I believe R is more useful to a wider range of students than SAS (sighted or blind) and that the number of R users offering assistance is greater in many universities than SAS. Local conditions should be considered when students make their choices. If the staff are better equipped to support use of SAS over R, then they should use SAS. It is however preferable that the student work alongside their classmates using SPSS because that does offer the best support climate. See: http://R-Resources.massey.ac.nz For lots more including copies of papers on this topic. Jonathan From: John Gardner [mailto:john.gardner@viewplus.com] Sent: Thursday, 20 August 2015 6:08 a.m. To: Godfrey, Jonathan Subject: FW: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Jonathan, my memory is that you are a bit more positive on SPSS than this report. Do I remember right? Do you have any input I could share with this list? Thanks. John From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa Haven Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 10:03 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hi, Jeff. We explored SPSS 22 and JAWS (multiple versions - 14, 15, and 16) last academic year. We could technically get it working, but it was highly unstable even on a high-powered machine, and would never consistently work with JAWS through a single work session. There didn't seem to be any one trigger for collapse, but at some random point in every work session, JAWS would simply stop talking in SPSS, although it would continue to function otherwise, and the only solution would be to exit SPSS, reboot the computer, and start over, which wasn't productive. Our major testers were a faculty member/Ph.D. student who uses JAWS on a regular basis and his statistics professor, who is interested in improving the accessibility of his courses, in the context of a graduate-level statistics course, so the software combination got a lot of testing by experienced end users. We're hoping IBM will continue to work on the issue and make more strides in improving the accessibility of the product. Sorry to not have better results to report, Teresa Teresa Haven, Ph.D. Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 Hello Everyone, We have a student that will be enrolling in a statistics course this fall. They will be utilizing SPSS version 22. 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Best, Jennifer Accessibility Librarian Competencies | Web Accessibility Toolkit Accessibility Librarian Competencies | Web Accessibility Toolkit http://accessibility.arl.org/2015/08/accessibility-librarian-competencies/ From Teresa.Haven at nau.edu Fri Aug 21 09:19:16 2015 From: Teresa.Haven at nau.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] Electronic & Information Technology/Accessibility Coordinator Positions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDC5C8E4@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu> Hello, Marcie. It took me a couple of days to get a complete answer to your question, because I needed to ask folks who were involved with the creation of what is now my position about the time "before me". Jamie Axelrod provided those pre-position answers, and I'm appending the job description as it was originally advertised. We are planning on re-writing the job description next year since by then the position will have "matured" and we feel it will require updating. Responses are included in-line below. Best, Teresa Teresa Haven, Ph.D. Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dimac, Marcie Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 7:35 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Electronic & Information Technology/Accessibility Coordinator Positions Good morning all, Our University is currently working on an EIT policy and to correspond with this policy, we are considering the creation of some new positions to help with the implementation/monitoring of accessible EIT. A bit of background, we are in Ohio, where three sister institutions have been recently investigated by OCR and as a result, have created an EIT policy. We are receiving a bit of pushback from faculty regarding the need to create new positions to handle the policy and I want to make sure I gather enough information as possible before I present to faculty senate. I have been doing some research on what types of positions we would need and what they would entail and am hoping the group can help me answer a few questions: 1. Does your institution have a similar position? If so: a. Can you send me the job description/duties * This is a new position which reports to the Director of the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity and interacts with the university community. * The Accessibility Analyst will lead the effort to adopt and implement a strategy to evaluate the compliance and accessibility of all software and related materials currently in use on campus with regard to applicable laws and regulations, such as the Americans with Disability Act, and the experience of individuals with disabilities. The strategy will include a review plan for existing software based on risk and system usage, a process to evaluate all new software before purchase, a training program to enable key personnel across campus to conduct accessibility evaluations, and a plan for addressing current accessibility issues. This individual will also oversee the creation of a cross-departmental Accessibility Group to raise awareness of accessibility, usability and compliance and to discuss RFPs, new software, items currently under review, and upcoming significant projects. The Accessibility Analyst will also identify and make available resource materials on designing accessible web content. Minimum Qualifications * Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience * 2 years experience creating and implementing new processes in information technology * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Experience using tools to aid in accessibility evaluation * Experience regarding how people with disabilities access web-content - including specific assistive technologies * Experience using assistive technologies such as screen readers and speech to text applications. * Ability to relate technical information to non-technical people * A proven ability to set and meet project targets. Preferred Qualifications * Experience with technology issues in higher education * Experience with screen reading software * Experience with Compliance Sheriff or similar software * Successful experience as a technology project lead or manager * Experience working with a diverse community * Bachelor's degree or higher in Educational Technology or Assistive Technology b. When was this position created The position was created in 2013 and filled in January of 2014. c. Why did you institution feel the need for this position We felt it was critical to have this position because of the increasing reliance on technology in all university academic and business processes. We knew that in order to make those processes accessible and usable we would need to have an individual skilled in this area to assess technologies and assist in ensuring access. d. What was the structure of your disability services department before vs after the creation? There was no change as the position is not housed within Disability Resources. Any information is always helpful and most appreciated! Thanks, Marcie Anne Dimac, M.A. Ed. Coordinator, Assistive Technology Student Accessibility Services DeWeese Health Center, Room 23 Kent, Ohio 44242 Email: mdimac@kent.edu Phone: 330-672-3391 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This e-mail message may contain confidential information intended only for use of the individual or entity named. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please do not read, use, disclose, copy or distribute this message and do not take any action in reliance upon it. If you have received this transmission in error, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is prohibited. 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The first row has one header for Data Source which spans column 3 and 4 above the names of the two research firms in row 2. The second row headers are Rank, Manufacturer and the names of the two research firms: Gartner and International Data Corporation.? I will also recommend that the first 2 rows be designated as repeating header rows in Word and will add a "true" caption on top. Data Source Rank Manufacturer Gartner International Data Corporation (IDC) 1 Samsung 24.6% 24.5% 2 Nokia 13.9% 13.8% 3 Apple Inc. 8.3% 8.4% 4 LG 3.8% 3.8% 5 ZTE 3.3% - 5 Huawei - 3.0% Others 34.0% 46.4% Top Five Worldwide Total Mobile Phone Vendors, 2013 Thanks in advance. -Howard -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lisa.brandt1 at pcc.edu Fri Aug 21 10:41:34 2015 From: lisa.brandt1 at pcc.edu (Lisa Brandt) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] feedback on alt text language for Word table In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: For this kind of thing, I usually try to make it a little less wordy (ha ha). I think you can relay the same information but make it more compact, like so: Alt text: "Table with 4 columns, 2 header rows, and 7 data rows. First header row: first two columns blank; header 'Data Source' spans last two columns. Second data row: Rank, Manufacturer, Data Source - Gartner, Data Source - International Data Corporation (IDC)." I try to make things as compact as possible and get the meat of it up front, since anyone using a screen reader would likely be skipping to the next thing as soon as they hear enough to know if it's something they want to read in detail. But people who actually have to read the stuff might have a different opinion than I do (smiley face). If I were doing this as a description rather than alt text, I might present it in more of a hierarchical outline rather than adhering to the format of the table. Lisa On Fri, 21 Aug 2015 09:36:45 -0700, Howard Kramer wrote: > Hello All: > > I'm developing a MOOC with a couple of colleagues on Inclusive eLearning > and I have a section on alt text for Word >Tables. I've noticed some > examples of alt text for tables which are very minimal in the > information provided - basically >just the structure of the table and if > there were merged cells. Do you think this example provides too much > information >in the alt text? > Alt text: ?This is a 4 column by 9 row table with 2 header rows and 7 > data rows. The first row has one header for Data >Source which spans > column 3 and 4 above the names of the two research firms in row 2. The > second row headers are >Rank, Manufacturer and the names of the two > research firms: Gartner and International Data Corporation.? > >> I will also recommend that the first 2 rows be designated as repeating >> header rows in Word and will add a "true" caption on top. > > > >> >> >> Data Source >> Rank >> Manufacturer >> Gartner >> International Data Corporation >(IDC) >> 1 >> Samsung >> 24.6% >> 24.5% >> 2 >> Nokia >> 13.9% >> 13.8% >> 3 >> Apple Inc. >> 8.3% >> 8.4% >> 4 >> LG >> 3.8% >> 3.8% >> 5 >> ZTE >> 3.3% >> - >> 5 >> Huawei >> - >> 3.0% >> >> Others >> 34.0% >> 46.4% > > Top Five Worldwide Total Mobile Phone Vendors, 2013 > > > >> Thanks in advance. > -Howard > > > --Howard Kramer > Conference Coordinator > Accessing Higher Ground > 303-492-8672 > cell: 720-351-8668 > > AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability > -- Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services Accessibility Technician Alternate Media Formats Technician 971-722-4366 SY CC 260 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Fri Aug 21 10:52:40 2015 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] feedback on alt text language for Word table In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4657B917-6011-436B-9E63-9FF1F6CA4AEC@karlencommunications.com> Are we talking Word or HTML? In Word, a caption above the table would provide the description, for example, "Ranking of research manufacturers." Alt Text for Word tables is used to provide information on any structural oddities or issues with the table...things like merged or split cells. I agree, it should be concise. Keep in mind too that columns are letters and Rowan are numbers just as with Excel. Those are the coordinates we hear. Cheers, Karen Sent from my iPad > On Aug 21, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Lisa Brandt wrote: > > For this kind of thing, I usually try to make it a little less wordy (ha ha). I think you can relay the same information but make it more compact, like so: > > Alt text: "Table with 4 columns, 2 header rows, and 7 data rows. First header row: first two columns blank; header 'Data Source' spans last two columns. Second data row: Rank, Manufacturer, Data Source - Gartner, Data Source - International Data Corporation (IDC)." > > I try to make things as compact as possible and get the meat of it up front, since anyone using a screen reader would likely be skipping to the next thing as soon as they hear enough to know if it's something they want to read in detail. But people who actually have to read the stuff might have a different opinion than I do (smiley face). > > If I were doing this as a description rather than alt text, I might present it in more of a hierarchical outline rather than adhering to the format of the table. > > Lisa > > > On Fri, 21 Aug 2015 09:36:45 -0700, Howard Kramer wrote: > > Hello All: > > I'm developing a MOOC with a couple of colleagues on Inclusive eLearning and I have a section on alt text for Word Tables. I've noticed some examples of alt text for tables which are very minimal in the information provided - basically just the structure of the table and if there were merged cells. Do you think this example provides too much information in the alt text? > > Alt text: ?This is a 4 column by 9 row table with 2 header rows and 7 data rows. The first row has one header for Data Source which spans column 3 and 4 above the names of the two research firms in row 2. The second row headers are Rank, Manufacturer and the names of the two research firms: Gartner and International Data Corporation.? > > I will also recommend that the first 2 rows be designated as repeating header rows in Word and will add a "true" caption on top. > > > > > > > Data Source > > Rank > > Manufacturer > > Gartner > International Data Corporation (IDC) > > 1 > Samsung > 24.6% > 24.5% > 2 > Nokia > 13.9% > 13.8% > 3 > Apple Inc. > 8.3% > 8.4% > 4 > LG > 3.8% > 3.8% > 5 > ZTE > 3.3% > - > 5 > Huawei > - > 3.0% > > Others > 34.0% > 46.4% > Top Five Worldwide Total Mobile Phone Vendors, 2013 > > > > Thanks in advance. > -Howard > > > -- > Howard Kramer > Conference Coordinator > Accessing Higher Ground > 303-492-8672 > cell: 720-351-8668 > > AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability > > > > > -- > Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services > Accessibility Technician > Alternate Media Formats Technician > 971-722-4366 > SY CC 260 > _______________________________________________ > 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 hkramer at ahead.org Fri Aug 21 11:30:24 2015 From: hkramer at ahead.org (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] feedback on alt text language for Word table In-Reply-To: <4657B917-6011-436B-9E63-9FF1F6CA4AEC@karlencommunications.com> References: <4657B917-6011-436B-9E63-9FF1F6CA4AEC@karlencommunications.com> Message-ID: Hi Karen, This is for Word. -Howard On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Karlen Communications < info@karlencommunications.com> wrote: > Are we talking Word or HTML? > > In Word, a caption above the table would provide the description, for > example, "Ranking of research manufacturers." Alt Text for Word tables is > used to provide information on any structural oddities or issues with the > table...things like merged or split cells. > > I agree, it should be concise. Keep in mind too that columns are letters > and Rowan are numbers just as with Excel. Those are the coordinates we hear. > > Cheers, Karen > > Sent from my iPad > > On Aug 21, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Lisa Brandt wrote: > > For this kind of thing, I usually try to make it a little less wordy (ha > ha). I think you can relay the same information but make it more compact, > like so: > > Alt text: "Table with 4 columns, 2 header rows, and 7 data rows. First > header row: first two columns blank; header 'Data Source' spans last two > columns. Second data row: Rank, Manufacturer, Data Source - Gartner, Data > Source - International Data Corporation (IDC)." > > I try to make things as compact as possible and get the meat of it up > front, since anyone using a screen reader would likely be skipping to the > next thing as soon as they hear enough to know if it's something they want > to read in detail. But people who actually have to read the stuff might > have a different opinion than I do (smiley face). > > If I were doing this as a description rather than alt text, I might > present it in more of a hierarchical outline rather than adhering to the > format of the table. > > Lisa > > > On Fri, 21 Aug 2015 09:36:45 -0700, Howard Kramer > wrote: > > Hello All: > > I'm developing a MOOC with a couple of colleagues on Inclusive eLearning > and I have a section on alt text for Word Tables. I've noticed some > examples of alt text for tables which are very minimal in the information > provided - basically just the structure of the table and if there were > merged cells. Do you think this example provides too much information in > the alt text? > > Alt text: ?This is a 4 column by 9 row table with 2 header rows and 7 > data rows. The first row has one header for Data Source which spans column > 3 and 4 above the names of the two research firms in row 2. The second row > headers are Rank, Manufacturer and the names of the two research firms: > Gartner and International Data Corporation.? > > I will also recommend that the first 2 rows be designated as repeating > header rows in Word and will add a "true" caption on top. > > > Data Source > > Rank > > Manufacturer > > Gartner > > International Data Corporation (IDC) > > 1 > > Samsung > > 24.6% > > 24.5% > > 2 > > Nokia > > 13.9% > > 13.8% > > 3 > > Apple Inc. > > 8.3% > > 8.4% > > 4 > > LG > > 3.8% > > 3.8% > > 5 > > ZTE > > 3.3% > > - > > 5 > > Huawei > > - > > 3.0% > > Others > > 34.0% > > 46.4% > > Top Five Worldwide Total Mobile Phone Vendors, 2013 > > > > Thanks in advance. > -Howard > > > -- > Howard Kramer > Conference Coordinator > Accessing Higher Ground > 303-492-8672 > cell: 720-351-8668 > > AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability > > > > > -- > Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services > Accessibility Technician > Alternate Media Formats Technician > 971-722-4366 > SY CC 260 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Hope that is helpful, * * *Samantha Johns* *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 Portland OR 97201 (503) 725-5642 On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Howard Kramer wrote: > Hi Karen, > > This is for Word. > > -Howard > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Karlen Communications < > info@karlencommunications.com> wrote: > >> Are we talking Word or HTML? >> >> In Word, a caption above the table would provide the description, for >> example, "Ranking of research manufacturers." Alt Text for Word tables is >> used to provide information on any structural oddities or issues with the >> table...things like merged or split cells. >> >> I agree, it should be concise. Keep in mind too that columns are letters >> and Rowan are numbers just as with Excel. Those are the coordinates we hear. >> >> Cheers, Karen >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Aug 21, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Lisa Brandt wrote: >> >> For this kind of thing, I usually try to make it a little less wordy (ha >> ha). I think you can relay the same information but make it more compact, >> like so: >> >> Alt text: "Table with 4 columns, 2 header rows, and 7 data rows. First >> header row: first two columns blank; header 'Data Source' spans last two >> columns. Second data row: Rank, Manufacturer, Data Source - Gartner, Data >> Source - International Data Corporation (IDC)." >> >> I try to make things as compact as possible and get the meat of it up >> front, since anyone using a screen reader would likely be skipping to the >> next thing as soon as they hear enough to know if it's something they want >> to read in detail. But people who actually have to read the stuff might >> have a different opinion than I do (smiley face). >> >> If I were doing this as a description rather than alt text, I might >> present it in more of a hierarchical outline rather than adhering to the >> format of the table. >> >> Lisa >> >> >> On Fri, 21 Aug 2015 09:36:45 -0700, Howard Kramer >> wrote: >> >> Hello All: >> >> I'm developing a MOOC with a couple of colleagues on Inclusive eLearning >> and I have a section on alt text for Word Tables. I've noticed some >> examples of alt text for tables which are very minimal in the information >> provided - basically just the structure of the table and if there were >> merged cells. Do you think this example provides too much information in >> the alt text? >> >> Alt text: ?This is a 4 column by 9 row table with 2 header rows and 7 >> data rows. The first row has one header for Data Source which spans column >> 3 and 4 above the names of the two research firms in row 2. The second row >> headers are Rank, Manufacturer and the names of the two research firms: >> Gartner and International Data Corporation.? >> >> I will also recommend that the first 2 rows be designated as repeating >> header rows in Word and will add a "true" caption on top. >> >> >> Data Source >> >> Rank >> >> Manufacturer >> >> Gartner >> >> International Data Corporation (IDC) >> >> 1 >> >> Samsung >> >> 24.6% >> >> 24.5% >> >> 2 >> >> Nokia >> >> 13.9% >> >> 13.8% >> >> 3 >> >> Apple Inc. >> >> 8.3% >> >> 8.4% >> >> 4 >> >> LG >> >> 3.8% >> >> 3.8% >> >> 5 >> >> ZTE >> >> 3.3% >> >> - >> >> 5 >> >> Huawei >> >> - >> >> 3.0% >> >> Others >> >> 34.0% >> >> 46.4% >> >> Top Five Worldwide Total Mobile Phone Vendors, 2013 >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance. >> -Howard >> >> >> -- >> Howard Kramer >> Conference Coordinator >> Accessing Higher Ground >> 303-492-8672 >> cell: 720-351-8668 >> >> AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services >> Accessibility Technician >> Alternate Media Formats Technician >> 971-722-4366 >> SY CC 260 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > > -- > Howard Kramer > Conference Coordinator > Accessing Higher Ground > 303-492-8672 > cell: 720-351-8668 > > AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 hkramer at ahead.org Fri Aug 21 12:41:06 2015 From: hkramer at ahead.org (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] feedback on alt text language for Word table In-Reply-To: References: <4657B917-6011-436B-9E63-9FF1F6CA4AEC@karlencommunications.com> Message-ID: Thanks Samantha. -Howard On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 1:12 PM, Samantha Johns wrote: > Hello all, > > For tables and other objects I am recommending including the necessary or > important information within the body of the text. > > I will use the caption to identify the object and title. I use Alt text to > describe the table briefly if it is not done within the body of the text > supporting the object. > > Hope that is helpful, > > > * * > > *Samantha Johns* > > *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * > > Portland State University > 1825 SW Broadway > Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 > Portland OR 97201 > (503) 725-5642 > > > > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Howard Kramer wrote: > >> Hi Karen, >> >> This is for Word. >> >> -Howard >> >> On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Karlen Communications < >> info@karlencommunications.com> wrote: >> >>> Are we talking Word or HTML? >>> >>> In Word, a caption above the table would provide the description, for >>> example, "Ranking of research manufacturers." Alt Text for Word tables is >>> used to provide information on any structural oddities or issues with the >>> table...things like merged or split cells. >>> >>> I agree, it should be concise. Keep in mind too that columns are letters >>> and Rowan are numbers just as with Excel. Those are the coordinates we hear. >>> >>> Cheers, Karen >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On Aug 21, 2015, at 1:41 PM, Lisa Brandt wrote: >>> >>> For this kind of thing, I usually try to make it a little less wordy (ha >>> ha). I think you can relay the same information but make it more compact, >>> like so: >>> >>> Alt text: "Table with 4 columns, 2 header rows, and 7 data rows. First >>> header row: first two columns blank; header 'Data Source' spans last two >>> columns. Second data row: Rank, Manufacturer, Data Source - Gartner, Data >>> Source - International Data Corporation (IDC)." >>> >>> I try to make things as compact as possible and get the meat of it up >>> front, since anyone using a screen reader would likely be skipping to the >>> next thing as soon as they hear enough to know if it's something they want >>> to read in detail. But people who actually have to read the stuff might >>> have a different opinion than I do (smiley face). >>> >>> If I were doing this as a description rather than alt text, I might >>> present it in more of a hierarchical outline rather than adhering to the >>> format of the table. >>> >>> Lisa >>> >>> >>> On Fri, 21 Aug 2015 09:36:45 -0700, Howard Kramer >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello All: >>> >>> I'm developing a MOOC with a couple of colleagues on Inclusive eLearning >>> and I have a section on alt text for Word Tables. I've noticed some >>> examples of alt text for tables which are very minimal in the information >>> provided - basically just the structure of the table and if there were >>> merged cells. Do you think this example provides too much information in >>> the alt text? >>> >>> Alt text: ?This is a 4 column by 9 row table with 2 header rows and 7 >>> data rows. The first row has one header for Data Source which spans column >>> 3 and 4 above the names of the two research firms in row 2. The second row >>> headers are Rank, Manufacturer and the names of the two research firms: >>> Gartner and International Data Corporation.? >>> >>> I will also recommend that the first 2 rows be designated as repeating >>> header rows in Word and will add a "true" caption on top. >>> >>> >>> Data Source >>> >>> Rank >>> >>> Manufacturer >>> >>> Gartner >>> >>> International Data Corporation (IDC) >>> >>> 1 >>> >>> Samsung >>> >>> 24.6% >>> >>> 24.5% >>> >>> 2 >>> >>> Nokia >>> >>> 13.9% >>> >>> 13.8% >>> >>> 3 >>> >>> Apple Inc. >>> >>> 8.3% >>> >>> 8.4% >>> >>> 4 >>> >>> LG >>> >>> 3.8% >>> >>> 3.8% >>> >>> 5 >>> >>> ZTE >>> >>> 3.3% >>> >>> - >>> >>> 5 >>> >>> Huawei >>> >>> - >>> >>> 3.0% >>> >>> Others >>> >>> 34.0% >>> >>> 46.4% >>> >>> Top Five Worldwide Total Mobile Phone Vendors, 2013 >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> -Howard >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Howard Kramer >>> Conference Coordinator >>> Accessing Higher Ground >>> 303-492-8672 >>> cell: 720-351-8668 >>> >>> AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services >>> Accessibility Technician >>> Alternate Media Formats Technician >>> 971-722-4366 >>> SY CC 260 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Howard Kramer >> Conference Coordinator >> Accessing Higher Ground >> 303-492-8672 >> cell: 720-351-8668 >> >> AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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There is also a list for blindness-related topics and mathematics, blindmath, http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindmath_nfbnet.org The NFB Science and Engineering division has a list at http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-science_nfbnet.org and the NFB in computer Science has a list at http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbcs_nfbnet.org I lied, I said 3 and did four. Sorry! Dave At 01:57 PM 8/19/2015, you wrote: >Hi Jeff, > >We have also been looking into the stats world >(& thank you Teresa for your assistance!) > >The main accessible stats package (with severl >very strong advocates, anyway) is R. (Use R in >Terminal Mode.) There is a BrailleR extension to >produce automated text summaries of bar charts, etc: >https://cran.r-project.org/package=BrailleR > >However, according to my stats expert >colleagues, R is almost totally unlike SPSS in >its design, with an extremely steep learning >curve. So R was not a feasible replacement for SPSS for us recently. > >I hate to promise, but we will be looking at >Stata as a possible solution, hopefully next week. > >Patrick > >On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Bishop, Jeff - >(jeffbis) <jeffbis@email.arizona.edu> wrote: > >Teresa, > >? > >Do you know if any other alternatives were >explored on other platforms (iOS apps, Mac >solutions, Windows applications, etc.)? I am >just trying to get a feel for what we may be able to offer the student. > >? > >From: athen-list >[mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] >On Behalf Of Teresa Haven >Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 10:03 AM >To: Access Technology Higher Education Network ><athen-list@u.washington.edu> >Subject: Re: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 > >? > >Hi, Jeff.? We explored SPSS 22 and JAWS >(multiple versions ? 14, 15, and 16) last >academic year.? We could technically get it >working, but it was highly unstable even on a >high-powered machine, and would never >consistently work with JAWS through a single >work session. There didn???t seem to be any one >trigger for collapse, but at some random point >in every work session, JAWS would simply stop >talking in SPSS, although it would continue to >function otherwise, and the only solution would >be to exit SPSS, reboot the computer, and start >over, which wasn???t productive.? Our major >testers were a faculty member/Ph.D. student who >uses JAWS on a regular basis and his statistics >professor, who is interested in improving the >accessibility of his courses, in the context of >a graduate-level statistics course, so the >software combination got a lot of testing by >experienced end users. We???re hoping IBM will >continue to work on the issue and make more >strides in improving the accessibility of the product. > >? > >Sorry to not have better results to report, > >Teresa > >? > >Teresa Haven, Ph.D. > >Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University > >? > >? > >? > >From: athen-list >[mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] >On Behalf Of Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) >Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 9:50 AM >To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >Subject: [Athen] SPSS Version 22 access with JAWS Version 16 > >? > >Hello Everyone, > >? > >We have a student that will be enrolling in a >statistics course this fall. They will be >utilizing SPSS version 22. I know from looking >at IBM???s documentation that it is possible to >get it set up using the Java Access Bridge. Does >anyone here have experience with this and once >configured how accessible SPSS is with JAWS? 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The project is administered through AT's DO-IT Center. Among its aims, AccessCyberlearning will increase the capacity of current and future NSF-funded cyberlearning projects to inform their research with what is known about student differences and disabilities and allow for the design of innovative learning technologies and teaching strategies that are welcoming to, accessible to, and usable by everyone.Sheryl Burgstahler is the Principal Investigator and Director of AccessCyberlearning. ... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sherylb at uw.edu Mon Aug 24 06:43:33 2015 From: sherylb at uw.edu (Sheryl E. Burgstahler) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] Fwd: [AccessEngPartners] New video: How Can We Include Students with Disabilities in Computing Courses? References: Message-ID: <92566360-0B4C-4A94-88F9-333F4B0410E6@uw.edu> Check out the new video from UW's AccessCS10K project: How Can We Include Students with Disabilities in Computing Courses? With the increasing demand for computing professionals, it's important that students with disabilities are included in computing courses. This video includes profiles of successful computing students and professionals who happen to have disabilities. Learn how accommodations, assistive technology, and universal design strategies can make computing courses accessible to students 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: I'm seeing more and more requests cross my desk for this publisher, but they never respond. Does anyone have luck with them? If so, how are you contacting them? TIA! Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Access Coordinator Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robert.espero at uci.edu Mon Aug 24 08:55:03 2015 From: robert.espero at uci.edu (Robert Espero) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] Can anyone quick-convert Word to BRF files for me this morning? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <031b01d0de85$3e049a10$ba0dce30$@uci.edu> Susan, send them over to me. roberte@uci.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 7:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Can anyone quick-convert Word to BRF files for me this morning? Our licensed version of DBT has apparently lost its authorization. Our IT guys are working on fixing it, but in the meantime, I have about 9 files that I need translated to .brf ASAP. Anyone out there with DBT that can do this for me this morning? I can send you the Word files, or put them in dropbox for you. Thanks!! Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Access Coordinator Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Mon Aug 24 08:59:14 2015 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] Can anyone quick-convert Word to BRF files for me this morning? In-Reply-To: <031b01d0de85$3e049a10$ba0dce30$@uci.edu> References: <031b01d0de85$3e049a10$ba0dce30$@uci.edu> Message-ID: Thanks, someone responded and did It for me already! This list rocks!! -Susan From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Espero Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 9:55 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Can anyone quick-convert Word to BRF files for me this morning? Susan, send them over to me... roberte@uci.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 7:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Can anyone quick-convert Word to BRF files for me this morning? Our licensed version of DBT has apparently lost its authorization. Our IT guys are working on fixing it, but in the meantime, I have about 9 files that I need translated to .brf ASAP. Anyone out there with DBT that can do this for me this morning? I can send you the Word files, or put them in dropbox for you. Thanks!! 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URL: From JAsuncion at dawsoncollege.qc.ca Mon Aug 24 15:43:47 2015 From: JAsuncion at dawsoncollege.qc.ca (Jennison Asuncion) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] accessing PDF image files Message-ID: Hi, Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. Jennison From info at karlencommunications.com Mon Aug 24 16:01:31 2015 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] accessing PDF image files In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I use ABBYY PDF Transformer which is $79 USD and will do the OCR and give me a Word document. I can get other formats, but Word let's me get to the content quickly. I usually keep the original in case I need to cite it. Cheers, Karen Sent from my iPad > On Aug 24, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Jennison Asuncion wrote: > > Hi, > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > Jennison > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > Hi, > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > Jennison > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu Mon Aug 24 17:01:33 2015 From: Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu (Kluesner, Bryon) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] accessing PDF image files In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF613E38BC3E@UTCMBX1.utc.tennessee.edu> I agree with Karen. The ABBYY PDF Transformer is worth the small investment. I think it converts better than most of the OCR programs out there. Bryon Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Faculty College of Health, Education & Professional Studies University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 615 McCallie Ave., Dept. 2953 Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 Go MOCS! ________________________________________ From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Karlen Communications [info@karlencommunications.com] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 7:01 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files I use ABBYY PDF Transformer which is $79 USD and will do the OCR and give me a Word document. I can get other formats, but Word let's me get to the content quickly. I usually keep the original in case I need to cite it. Cheers, Karen Sent from my iPad > On Aug 24, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Jennison Asuncion wrote: > > Hi, > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > Jennison > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > Hi, > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > Jennison > _______________________________________________ > 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 From Keith.Bundy at dsu.edu Mon Aug 24 18:56:39 2015 From: Keith.Bundy at dsu.edu (Bundy, Keith) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] accessing PDF image files In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am a JAWS user and have had good success with the OCR feature of JAWS 16. I copy the text from the recognition, paste into a Word document, and, like Karen said, keep the pdf in case someone with sight needs to see the original. Keith Bundy, MS Dakota State University Phone: 605-256-5121 Email: keith.bundy@dsu.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 6:02 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files I use ABBYY PDF Transformer which is $79 USD and will do the OCR and give me a Word document. I can get other formats, but Word let's me get to the content quickly. I usually keep the original in case I need to cite it. Cheers, Karen Sent from my iPad > On Aug 24, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Jennison Asuncion wrote: > > Hi, > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > Jennison > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > Hi, > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > Jennison > _______________________________________________ > 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 From info at karlencommunications.com Tue Aug 25 03:20:06 2015 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] accessing PDF image files In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <005d01d0df1f$9d6fbb70$d84f3250$@karlencommunications.com> I use JAWS too and forgot about convenient OCR. I've used PDF Transformer before that feature was available in JAWS. Old habits die hard! For those who also forget - from the JAWS Help documentation: Note: When using OCR keystrokes, press and release INSERT+SPACEBAR, then press O followed by the final keystroke. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, W to OCR the current window. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, S to OCR the current screen. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, C to OCR the current control. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, Q to cancel the OCR process. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, QUESTION MARK to hear the help message for the OCR keystrokes. Cheers, Karen Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bundy, Keith Sent: August 24, 2015 9:57 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files I am a JAWS user and have had good success with the OCR feature of JAWS 16. I copy the text from the recognition, paste into a Word document, and, like Karen said, keep the pdf in case someone with sight needs to see the original. Keith Bundy, MS Dakota State University Phone: 605-256-5121 Email: keith.bundy@dsu.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 6:02 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files I use ABBYY PDF Transformer which is $79 USD and will do the OCR and give me a Word document. I can get other formats, but Word let's me get to the content quickly. I usually keep the original in case I need to cite it. Cheers, Karen Sent from my iPad > On Aug 24, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Jennison Asuncion wrote: > > Hi, > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > Jennison > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > Hi, > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > Jennison > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From mbohn at bergen.edu Tue Aug 25 06:16:42 2015 From: mbohn at bergen.edu (Maria Bohn) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:46 2018 Subject: [Athen] accessing PDF image files In-Reply-To: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF613E38BC3E@UTCMBX1.utc.tennessee.edu> References: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF613E38BC3E@UTCMBX1.utc.tennessee.edu> Message-ID: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B6732B1@PAR-MB1.bergen.cc.nj.us> You can do a free Trial of the Abbyy software for on month also - we just put in a purchase order for the full package - it OCR?s so much better than Adobe Pro which I am currently using Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College On 8/24/15, 8:01 PM, "Kluesner, Bryon" wrote: >I agree with Karen. The ABBYY PDF Transformer is worth the small >investment. I think it converts better than most of the OCR programs out >there. > >Bryon > >Bryon Kluesner, RhD >Adaptive Technology Coordinator >Disability Resource Center >Adjunct Faculty >College of Health, Education & Professional Studies >University of Tennessee at Chattanooga >615 McCallie Ave., Dept. 2953 >Chattanooga, TN 37403 >423-425-5251 > >Go MOCS! > >________________________________________ >From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on >behalf of Karlen Communications [info@karlencommunications.com] >Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 7:01 PM >To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files > >I use ABBYY PDF Transformer which is $79 USD and will do the OCR and give >me a Word document. > >I can get other formats, but Word let's me get to the content quickly. I >usually keep the original in case I need to cite it. > >Cheers, Karen > >Sent from my iPad > >> On Aug 24, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Jennison Asuncion >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally I'll >>need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my >>screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil >>1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. >> >> Jennison >> _______________________________________________ >> athen-list mailing list >> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu >> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >> Hi, >> >> Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally I'll >>need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my >>screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil >>1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. >> >> Jennison >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >_______________________________________________ >athen-list mailing list >athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu >http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From Keith.Bundy at dsu.edu Tue Aug 25 06:29:16 2015 From: Keith.Bundy at dsu.edu (Bundy, Keith) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] accessing PDF image files In-Reply-To: <005d01d0df1f$9d6fbb70$d84f3250$@karlencommunications.com> References: <005d01d0df1f$9d6fbb70$d84f3250$@karlencommunications.com> Message-ID: <6bda3a638f8a43cf9143f9b4c065dcad@BR3EXC01A.k12.sd.local> And, in JAWS 16, you can press JawsKey+Space, followed by O D to scan the entire document. Keith Bundy, MS Dakota State University Phone: 605-256-5121 Email: keith.bundy@dsu.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 5:20 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files I use JAWS too and forgot about convenient OCR. I've used PDF Transformer before that feature was available in JAWS. Old habits die hard! For those who also forget - from the JAWS Help documentation: Note: When using OCR keystrokes, press and release INSERT+SPACEBAR, then press O followed by the final keystroke. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, W to OCR the current window. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, S to OCR the current screen. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, C to OCR the current control. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, Q to cancel the OCR process. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, QUESTION MARK to hear the help message for the OCR keystrokes. Cheers, Karen Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bundy, Keith Sent: August 24, 2015 9:57 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files I am a JAWS user and have had good success with the OCR feature of JAWS 16. I copy the text from the recognition, paste into a Word document, and, like Karen said, keep the pdf in case someone with sight needs to see the original. Keith Bundy, MS Dakota State University Phone: 605-256-5121 Email: keith.bundy@dsu.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 6:02 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files I use ABBYY PDF Transformer which is $79 USD and will do the OCR and give me a Word document. I can get other formats, but Word let's me get to the content quickly. I usually keep the original in case I need to cite it. Cheers, Karen Sent from my iPad > On Aug 24, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Jennison Asuncion wrote: > > Hi, > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally > I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > Jennison > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > Hi, > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally > I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > Jennison > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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 From schafercg at missouri.edu Tue Aug 25 07:40:57 2015 From: schafercg at missouri.edu (Schafer, Carmen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] accessing PDF image files In-Reply-To: <005d01d0df1f$9d6fbb70$d84f3250$@karlencommunications.com> References: <005d01d0df1f$9d6fbb70$d84f3250$@karlencommunications.com> Message-ID: <9839CF788879F546B52E216072EE470FAEBCF19E@UM-MBX-N03.um.umsystem.edu> Is there a recommended maximum page size when using the JAWS OCR feature? Carmen Schafer User Support Analyst, ACT Center Division of IT, University of Missouri Office (573) 882-8838 -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 5:20 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files I use JAWS too and forgot about convenient OCR. I've used PDF Transformer before that feature was available in JAWS. Old habits die hard! For those who also forget - from the JAWS Help documentation: Note: When using OCR keystrokes, press and release INSERT+SPACEBAR, then press O followed by the final keystroke. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, W to OCR the current window. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, S to OCR the current screen. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, C to OCR the current control. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, Q to cancel the OCR process. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, QUESTION MARK to hear the help message for the OCR keystrokes. Cheers, Karen Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bundy, Keith Sent: August 24, 2015 9:57 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files I am a JAWS user and have had good success with the OCR feature of JAWS 16. I copy the text from the recognition, paste into a Word document, and, like Karen said, keep the pdf in case someone with sight needs to see the original. Keith Bundy, MS Dakota State University Phone: 605-256-5121 Email: keith.bundy@dsu.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 6:02 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files I use ABBYY PDF Transformer which is $79 USD and will do the OCR and give me a Word document. I can get other formats, but Word let's me get to the content quickly. I usually keep the original in case I need to cite it. Cheers, Karen Sent from my iPad > On Aug 24, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Jennison Asuncion wrote: > > Hi, > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally > I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > Jennison > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > Hi, > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally > I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > Jennison > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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 From Keith.Bundy at dsu.edu Tue Aug 25 09:34:35 2015 From: Keith.Bundy at dsu.edu (Bundy, Keith) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] accessing PDF image files In-Reply-To: <9839CF788879F546B52E216072EE470FAEBCF19E@UM-MBX-N03.um.umsystem.edu> References: <005d01d0df1f$9d6fbb70$d84f3250$@karlencommunications.com> <9839CF788879F546B52E216072EE470FAEBCF19E@UM-MBX-N03.um.umsystem.edu> Message-ID: I have done a 48-page document, and I have not seen any recommended restriction. It takes a bit of time to do more pages, but the quality was still good. Keith Bundy, MS Dakota State University Phone: 605-256-5121 Email: keith.bundy@dsu.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Schafer, Carmen Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 9:41 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files Is there a recommended maximum page size when using the JAWS OCR feature? Carmen Schafer User Support Analyst, ACT Center Division of IT, University of Missouri Office (573) 882-8838 -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 5:20 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files I use JAWS too and forgot about convenient OCR. I've used PDF Transformer before that feature was available in JAWS. Old habits die hard! For those who also forget - from the JAWS Help documentation: Note: When using OCR keystrokes, press and release INSERT+SPACEBAR, then press O followed by the final keystroke. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, W to OCR the current window. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, S to OCR the current screen. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, C to OCR the current control. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, Q to cancel the OCR process. Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, QUESTION MARK to hear the help message for the OCR keystrokes. Cheers, Karen Cheers, Karen -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bundy, Keith Sent: August 24, 2015 9:57 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files I am a JAWS user and have had good success with the OCR feature of JAWS 16. I copy the text from the recognition, paste into a Word document, and, like Karen said, keep the pdf in case someone with sight needs to see the original. Keith Bundy, MS Dakota State University Phone: 605-256-5121 Email: keith.bundy@dsu.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 6:02 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files I use ABBYY PDF Transformer which is $79 USD and will do the OCR and give me a Word document. I can get other formats, but Word let's me get to the content quickly. I usually keep the original in case I need to cite it. Cheers, Karen Sent from my iPad > On Aug 24, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Jennison Asuncion wrote: > > Hi, > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally > I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > Jennison > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > Hi, > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally > I'll need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > Jennison > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From mthomps2 at umbc.edu Tue Aug 25 11:27:01 2015 From: mthomps2 at umbc.edu (Cassie Kilroy Thompson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] accessing PDF image files In-Reply-To: References: <005d01d0df1f$9d6fbb70$d84f3250$@karlencommunications.com> <9839CF788879F546B52E216072EE470FAEBCF19E@UM-MBX-N03.um.umsystem.edu> Message-ID: And today only, ABBYY apps on ipad/iphone are "on sale" in the Apple App store (regular 14.99 for a bundle - today only $1.99 for the 3 apps) - see https://itunes.apple.com/app-bundle/id1027422107 ~~Cassie Cassie Kilroy Thompson Communications Specialist, Student Support Services *email*: mthomps2@umbc.edu **********To schedule an appointment, call 410-455-3250************ *Office Phone*: 410-455-3248 *Fax*: 410-455-1057 *Office Location*: Sherman Hall, East Wing, Room 339 *Mailing address*: 1000 Hilltop Circle SSS, Sherman Hall-East Room 339 University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, Maryland 21250 ******************************** On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Bundy, Keith wrote: > I have done a 48-page document, and I have not seen any recommended > restriction. It takes a bit of time to do more pages, but the quality was > still good. > > > Keith Bundy, MS > Dakota State University > Phone: 605-256-5121 > Email: keith.bundy@dsu.edu > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] > On Behalf Of Schafer, Carmen > Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 9:41 AM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files > > Is there a recommended maximum page size when using the JAWS OCR feature? > > Carmen Schafer > User Support Analyst, ACT Center > Division of IT, University of Missouri > > Office (573) 882-8838 > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] > On Behalf Of Karlen Communications > Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 5:20 AM > To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files > > I use JAWS too and forgot about convenient OCR. I've used PDF Transformer > before that feature was available in JAWS. Old habits die hard! > > For those who also forget - from the JAWS Help documentation: > > Note: When using OCR keystrokes, press and release INSERT+SPACEBAR, then > press O followed by the final keystroke. > > Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, W to OCR the current window. > Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, S to OCR the current screen. > Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, C to OCR the current control. > Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, Q to cancel the OCR process. > Press INSERT+SPACEBAR, O, QUESTION MARK to hear the help message for the > OCR keystrokes. > > Cheers, Karen > > Cheers, Karen > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] > On Behalf Of Bundy, Keith > Sent: August 24, 2015 9:57 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files > > I am a JAWS user and have had good success with the OCR feature of JAWS 16. > I copy the text from the recognition, paste into a Word document, and, > like Karen said, keep the pdf in case someone with sight needs to see the > original. > > > Keith Bundy, MS > Dakota State University > Phone: 605-256-5121 > Email: keith.bundy@dsu.edu > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] > On Behalf Of Karlen Communications > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 6:02 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > Subject: Re: [Athen] accessing PDF image files > > I use ABBYY PDF Transformer which is $79 USD and will do the OCR and give > me a Word document. > > I can get other formats, but Word let's me get to the content quickly. I > usually keep the original in case I need to cite it. > > Cheers, Karen > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Aug 24, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Jennison Asuncion > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally > > I'll > need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my > screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 > and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > > > Jennison > > _______________________________________________ > > athen-list mailing list > > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > Hi, > > > > Unsure if others already do this for their students - occasionally > > I'll > need access to a PDF that ends up being a scanned image, useless to my > screen reader. In those cases, I'll do a virtual scan using Kurzweil 1000 > and am usually lucky enough to get a fairly readable file. > > > > Jennison > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 Cassandra.Tex at humboldt.edu Tue Aug 25 15:46:24 2015 From: Cassandra.Tex at humboldt.edu (Cassandra L. Tex) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Canon DR-G1100 - Not Enough Memory Error Message-ID: Hi All, Sorry for the cross post?. Never had this problem before, and have been scanning documents **for years* *! All of a sudden, my Canon DR-G1100 pops up an error box: Not enough memory. Canon DR-G1100 Driver Version 1.2.11407.01001 (-4500) It started on chapter one of a book after I had scanned several hundred pages before without a problem. I updated the driver and the CapturePerfect software. Still getting the error. Running Windows 7 on PC with more than enough RAM. Saving to network folder, but the error comes up when I try to save locally to the machine. Of course this is my busiest time of the year?.any suggestions??? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!! 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Hi Susan, I contacted them via fax last week and they responded with the book I needed in two days. You can find their contact info here: http://www.ucpress.edu/help.php?p=printdisabled Hope that helps! Annissa Corsi Document Conversion Coordinator Disability Resource Center University of Arizona (520) 626-8988 From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Monday, August 24, 2015 8:52 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >; `Ilima Rose Umbhau > Subject: [Athen] Anyone ever get a response from University of California Press? I'm seeing more and more requests cross my desk for this publisher, but they never respond. Does anyone have luck with them? If so, how are you contacting them? TIA! Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Access Coordinator Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tburdic2 at kent.edu Wed Aug 26 06:31:07 2015 From: tburdic2 at kent.edu (Burdick, Thomas) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Canon DR-G1100 - Not Enough Memory Error In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: So everything you scan goes to a temporary folder, I assume that folder is somewhere that there is a temp folder that is filled. Control F the word free on this. It is towards the bottom for another issue. http://www.manualslib.com/manual/438575/Canon-Imageformula-Dr-G1100-Production-Document-Scanner.html?page=88 Not sure where that folder is though. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Cassandra L. Tex Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 6:46 PM To: ATHEN Listserv; Alt Media HTCTU Listserv Subject: [Athen] Canon DR-G1100 - Not Enough Memory Error Hi All, Sorry for the cross post?. Never had this problem before, and have been scanning documents *for years*! All of a sudden, my Canon DR-G1100 pops up an error box: Not enough memory. Canon DR-G1100 Driver Version 1.2.11407.01001 (-4500) It started on chapter one of a book after I had scanned several hundred pages before without a problem. I updated the driver and the CapturePerfect software. Still getting the error. Running Windows 7 on PC with more than enough RAM. Saving to network folder, but the error comes up when I try to save locally to the machine. Of course this is my busiest time of the year?.any suggestions??? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!! Cassandra Tex Assistive Technology Specialist Humboldt State University tex@humboldt.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbohn at bergen.edu Wed Aug 26 10:51:06 2015 From: mbohn at bergen.edu (Maria Bohn) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Resources for blind student taking piano class Message-ID: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B6758C6@PAR-MB1.bergen.cc.nj.us> Good afternoon ? are there any technology or other resources anyone can suggest for a blind student taking a piano class? The student does not read braille. We are looking for workarounds in how she might be able to read music or any apps or other types of suggestions. This is our first time with a student taking piano ? she is also taking a music production class which requires the use of equipment so if anyone has experience with this any and all tips, ideas etc appreciated. Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College From dhayman at uw.edu Wed Aug 26 10:56:33 2015 From: dhayman at uw.edu (Doug Hayman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Resources for blind student taking piano class In-Reply-To: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B6758C6@PAR-MB1.bergen.cc.nj.us> References: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B6758C6@PAR-MB1.bergen.cc.nj.us> Message-ID: Maria, This would be a good place to start: http://www.dancingdots.com/main/index.htm On the windows end Sonar software with Caketalking scripts for JAWS would be one way to go. The challenge with so much of the audio software is graphic interfaces that attempt to replicate the layout of old-school audio hardware. On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 10:51 AM, Maria Bohn wrote: > Good afternoon ? are there any technology or other resources anyone can > suggest for a blind student taking a piano class? The student does not read > braille. We are looking for workarounds in how she might be able to read > music or any apps or other types of suggestions. This is our first time > with a student taking piano ? she is also taking a music production class > which requires the use of equipment so if anyone has experience with this > any and all tips, ideas etc appreciated. > > > Maria Bohn > Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist > Assistive Technology > Office of Specialized Services > Bergen Community College > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Doug Hayman Senior Computer Specialist DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology) UW Technology Services Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195 (206) 221-4165 http://www.washington.edu/doit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jamzk7 at mail.missouri.edu Wed Aug 26 11:09:46 2015 From: jamzk7 at mail.missouri.edu (McGinnity, Julie A. (MU-Student)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Resources for blind student taking piano class In-Reply-To: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B6758C6@PAR-MB1.bergen.cc.nj.us> References: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B6758C6@PAR-MB1.bergen.cc.nj.us> Message-ID: Hi Maria, Dancing Dots is an excellent resource. If your student uses Jaws, she will be able to compose, mix, and print the music she works on. You or the student could also check out www.menvi.org. They are a music education network for blind people, complete with newsletters and an email list. Your student could connect with others who have taken music classes at a university. I would suggest recording the pieces she needs to play in the piano class. The professor or maybe a work study music student would record them and announce the fingerings and any other important musical information. I am a graduate student, finishing up a masters degree in vocal performance. I am blind and have taken piano, music theory, etc, and I have used Dancing Dots software. If you or this student wish to contact me off list, you are welcome to do so. -Julie A McGinnity University of Missouri Student Assistant, Adaptive Computing Technology Center -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Maria Bohn Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 12:51 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Resources for blind student taking piano class Good afternoon - are there any technology or other resources anyone can suggest for a blind student taking a piano class? The student does not read braille. We are looking for workarounds in how she might be able to read music or any apps or other types of suggestions. This is our first time with a student taking piano - she is also taking a music production class which requires the use of equipment so if anyone has experience with this any and all tips, ideas etc appreciated. Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From KRasul at columbiabasin.edu Wed Aug 26 11:15:36 2015 From: KRasul at columbiabasin.edu (Rasul, Kamran) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Resources for blind student taking piano class In-Reply-To: References: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B6758C6@PAR-MB1.bergen.cc.nj.us> Message-ID: Maria, If I understood correctly is the student learning to play the piano instrument? If so, this may help with learning to play the piano: Piano Lessons For The Blind - Lesson One As well, I am not visually impaired but do play some piano and like learning any other instruments, much of it is through feel and hearing over and over again ? to which you already know about. Perhaps using the bump dots may help get familiar with middle C. I noticed Maria Bohn just posted about Dancing Dots? Kamran Rasul, M.Ed Director of Assistive Technology Columbia Basin College, TD 422 2600 N 20th Ave, Pasco, WA 99301 krasul@columbiabasin.edu | 509.543.1448 ext.2048 From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Doug Hayman Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 10:57 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Resources for blind student taking piano class Maria, This would be a good place to start: http://www.dancingdots.com/main/index.htm On the windows end Sonar software with Caketalking scripts for JAWS would be one way to go. The challenge with so much of the audio software is graphic interfaces that attempt to replicate the layout of old-school audio hardware. On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 10:51 AM, Maria Bohn > wrote: Good afternoon ? are there any technology or other resources anyone can suggest for a blind student taking a piano class? The student does not read braille. We are looking for workarounds in how she might be able to read music or any apps or other types of suggestions. This is our first time with a student taking piano ? she is also taking a music production class which requires the use of equipment so if anyone has experience with this any and all tips, ideas etc appreciated. Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Doug Hayman > Senior Computer Specialist DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology) UW Technology Services Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195 (206) 221-4165 http://www.washington.edu/doit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From easi.easi at gmail.com Wed Aug 26 13:32:06 2015 From: easi.easi at gmail.com (norm-laptop) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] DO-IT grant announced in Inside UW-IT News... In-Reply-To: <4C98B794-705F-40CC-A95F-21C81A9758DE@uw.edu> References: <4C98B794-705F-40CC-A95F-21C81A9758DE@uw.edu> Message-ID: <55DE2246.6020803@gmail.com> On 8/24/2015 6:33 AM, Sheryl E. Burgstahler wrote: > > > > View the online version > Inside UW-IT News Masthead > *August 21, 2015* > > *...* > > *NSF funds project to improve online learning for students with > disabilities* > > http://www.washington.edu/uwit/image/intech/student-online-disab.jpgThe National > Science Foundation approved $100,000 for UW-IT?sAccessible Technology > (AT) unit for a > two-year ?AccessCyberlearning? project, which seeks to make online > learning more inclusive to students with disabilities. The project is > administered through AT'sDO-IT Center . Among > its aims, AccessCyberlearning will increase the capacity of > current and future NSF-funded cyberlearning projects to inform their > research with what is known about student differences and disabilities > and allow for the design of innovative learning technologies and > teaching strategies that are welcoming to, accessible to, and usable > by everyone.Sheryl Burgstahler > is > the Principal Investigator and Director of AccessCyberlearning. > > ... > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list Congratulations. Good for DOIT but also good for all of us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blrichwine at gmail.com Wed Aug 26 13:47:51 2015 From: blrichwine at gmail.com (Brian Richwine) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Resources for blind student taking piano class In-Reply-To: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B6758C6@PAR-MB1.bergen.cc.nj.us> References: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B6758C6@PAR-MB1.bergen.cc.nj.us> Message-ID: There's this interesting tactile music score project where they 3D printed the music scores: http://3dprintingindustry.com/2015/01/16/3d-printing-partnership-tactile-sheet-music-blind-musicians/ It might work in place of learning music braille. On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 1:51 PM, Maria Bohn wrote: > Good afternoon ? are there any technology or other resources anyone can > suggest for a blind student taking a piano class? The student does not read > braille. We are looking for workarounds in how she might be able to read > music or any apps or other types of suggestions. This is our first time > with a student taking piano ? she is also taking a music production class > which requires the use of equipment so if anyone has experience with this > any and all tips, ideas etc appreciated. > > > Maria Bohn > Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist > Assistive Technology > Office of Specialized Services > Bergen Community College > _______________________________________________ > 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 samanj at pdx.edu Wed Aug 26 14:19:00 2015 From: samanj at pdx.edu (Samantha Johns) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Google Docs and Google Slides Accessibility Message-ID: Hello all, I am currently testing out Google DOCS and Google SLIDES for Accessibility with JAWS, VOICE OVER, and NVDA. Does anyone have any experience with these platforms? 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Below are instructions to accomplish this. For Windows users, NVDA is the recommended screen reader for using Google Docs. However, if you're using JAWS, we recommend Mozilla Firefox as your browser with the latest version of JAWS. If you're using Firefox, follow these steps to adjust your JAWS settings for Google Docs: 1. Open a document in Google Docs. 2. Listen for these words: "Screen reader support enabled." If you don't hear this feedback, press Control + Alt + Z to enable screen reader support. You should hear "Screen reader support enabled." Google Docs will remember this setting the next time you sign in. 3. Set key echoing to no echoing: Press JAWS + 2 until you hear "None." 4. Turn off the virtual cursor: Press JAWS + Z until you hear "Use virtual PC cursor off." Then press JAWS + Z + Z until you hear "The virtual cursor will be turned off for all applications." 5. Disable both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page loads": Ensure that the screen reader's focus is on the top toolbar, and then press JAWS + V. In the settings window, search for "Forms options" and uncheck both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page loads." Then press OK. 6. Tab from the address bar through the Google Docs toolbar controls until you hear application mode announced. At that point, press Escape to return to the content of your document. Enable Braille support To enable Braille support, follow these steps: 1. Open a document, presentation, or drawing in Google Chrome, Firefox, or Internet Explorer. 2. If you haven't already enabled screen reader support, press Control + Alt + Z (Windows) or Command + Option + Z (Mac). 3. Press Alt + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or Option + / (Mac) to open a menu search. 4. Type "Braille" to locate the Enable Braille support command. You'll hear "Enable Braille support, not checked." 5. Press Enter. You'll hear "Braille support enabled." To disable Braille support, repeat steps 3 - 5 above. After you press Enter, you'll hear "Braille support disabled." If you enable or disable Braille support in Google Docs, Google Slides, or Google Drawings, the setting applies whenever you sign in to any of these products. Follow the link below for additional information on using Google Docs with a screen reader. https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1632201?hl=en Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Services to Students with Disabilities MacEwan University 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email. >>> Samantha Johns 8/26/2015 3:19 PM >>> Hello all, I am currently testing out Google DOCS and Google SLIDES for Accessibility with JAWS, VOICE OVER, and NVDA. Does anyone have any experience with these platforms? Thank you! * * *Samantha Johns* *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 Portland OR 97201 (503) 725-6624 From bossley.5 at osu.edu Wed Aug 26 18:28:41 2015 From: bossley.5 at osu.edu (Bossley, Pete) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader accessible note taking applications Message-ID: <006B5C8325EEDA44A1A7D3955F5431CD7D703DDD@CIO-TNC-D1MBX11.osuad.osu.edu> Good evening, ATHEN, I'm writing to see if any of you have any ideas on a screen reader accessible note taking platform along the lines of evernote or OneNote. I'm looking for something to help me stay a bit more organized than simply saving notes in word documents. Suggestions would be appreciated! [The Ohio State University] Peter Bossley OCIO Accessibility Analyst Office of the CIO Enterprise Applications 017 Enarson Classrooms Building, 2009 Millikin Rd, Columbus, OH 43210 614-292-8571 Office bossley.5@osu.edu ocio.osu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 11895 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From dabrus at purdue.edu Thu Aug 27 06:20:45 2015 From: dabrus at purdue.edu (Brusnighan, Dean A.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Message-ID: <6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE4CCCCD30@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> Hello All, I've been asked by administrators to review a Kindle Fire tablet for accessibility and present a report. Potential users are students. That's all the information I have. I'm aware of the history of accessibility concerns with various Kindle products, but I'm not familiar with the Kindle Fire. What are the accessibility concerns for it, if any? What experiences have you had? Dean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dean Brusnighan Assistive Technology Specialist Purdue University, Young Hall 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108 Phone: 765-494-9082 dabrus@purdue.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I'm aware of the history of accessibility concerns with various Kindle products, but I'm not familiar with the Kindle Fire. What are the accessibility concerns for it, if any? What experiences have you had? Dean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dean Brusnighan Assistive Technology Specialist Purdue University, Young Hall 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108 Phone: 765-494-9082 dabrus@purdue.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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What makes me wonder about this is that I met with a blind student yesterday who prefers his texts as eTexts/PDFs, BUT for those we could not get as eTexts, his second choice was Amazon's Kindle version of the texts (for him, the Kindle versions are a better option than Learning Ally or Book share) The fact is that ours [people with disabilities] is the only minority you can join involuntarily, without warning, at any time-Nancy Mairs, author Cindy Poore-Pariseau, Ph. D. Coordinator of Disability Services Office of Disability Services, L115 Bristol Community College Fall River, MA 02720 * Email: cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu * Phone: (508) 678-2811 x 2470 ? Fax: (508) 508-730-3297 http://www.bristolcc.edu/students/disabilityservices/ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gunderson, Jon R Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 9:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Dean, Here is a blog article from the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) dated 2013: https://nfb.org/blog/atblog/kindle-fire-hdx Jon From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Brusnighan, Dean A. Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 8:21 AM To: ATHEN mailing list > Subject: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Hello All, I've been asked by administrators to review a Kindle Fire tablet for accessibility and present a report. Potential users are students. That's all the information I have. I'm aware of the history of accessibility concerns with various Kindle products, but I'm not familiar with the Kindle Fire. 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Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persona or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 6:20 AM, Brusnighan, Dean A. wrote: > Hello All, > > > > I?ve been asked by administrators to review a Kindle Fire tablet for > accessibility and present a report. Potential users are students. That?s > all the information I have. > > > > I?m aware of the history of accessibility concerns with various Kindle > products, but I?m not familiar with the Kindle Fire. What are the > accessibility concerns for it, if any? What experiences have you had? > > > > Dean > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Dean Brusnighan > > Assistive Technology Specialist > > Purdue University, Young Hall > > 155 S. 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URL: From samanj at pdx.edu Thu Aug 27 09:07:02 2015 From: samanj at pdx.edu (Samantha Johns) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Google Docs and Google Slides Accessibility In-Reply-To: <55DDDF8E020000EC0003F2FC@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> References: <55DDDF8E020000EC0003F2FC@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> Message-ID: Hello, Thank you, I was playing around with these settings you mention yesterday, not luck yet, but still working on it. What exactly have you encountered with Google Slides? Is it readable by AT technology? * * *Samantha Johns* *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 Portland OR 97201 (503) 725-6624 On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote: > Hi Samantha, > > I've had good luck using Jaws with Google Docs, mostly the word processing > app. Below are some steps to set things up so that Jaws works well. > Enabling Braille support is very important, as before I did this navigation > was excruciatingly slow. > > Hope this helps, > > Russell > > Set Up Jaws to Work with Google Docs > > In order for Jaws to work in Google Docs you must first enable both screen > reader support and Braille support. Below are instructions to accomplish > this. > > > For Windows users, NVDA is the recommended screen reader for using Google > Docs. However, if you're using JAWS, we recommend Mozilla Firefox as your > browser with the latest version of JAWS. > > If you're using Firefox, follow these steps to adjust your JAWS settings > for Google Docs: > 1. Open a document in Google Docs. > 2. Listen for these words: "Screen reader support enabled." If you don't > hear this feedback, press Control + Alt + Z to enable screen reader > support. You should hear "Screen reader support enabled." Google Docs will > remember this setting the next time you sign in. > 3. Set key echoing to no echoing: Press JAWS + 2 until you hear "None." > 4. Turn off the virtual cursor: Press JAWS + Z until you hear "Use virtual > PC cursor off." Then press JAWS + Z + Z until you hear "The virtual cursor > will be turned off for all applications." > 5. Disable both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page > loads": Ensure that the screen reader's focus is on the top toolbar, and > then press JAWS + V. In the settings window, search for "Forms options" and > uncheck both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page loads." > Then press OK. > 6. Tab from the address bar through the Google Docs toolbar controls until > you hear application mode announced. At that point, press Escape to return > to the content of your document. > > Enable Braille support > > To enable Braille support, follow these steps: > 1. Open a document, presentation, or drawing in Google Chrome, Firefox, or > Internet Explorer. > 2. If you haven't already enabled screen reader support, press Control + > Alt + Z (Windows) or Command + Option + Z (Mac). > 3. Press Alt + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or Option + / (Mac) to open a menu > search. > 4. Type "Braille" to locate the Enable Braille support command. You'll > hear "Enable Braille support, not checked." > 5. Press Enter. You'll hear "Braille support enabled." > > To disable Braille support, repeat steps 3 - 5 above. After you press > Enter, you'll hear "Braille support disabled." > > If you enable or disable Braille support in Google Docs, Google Slides, or > Google Drawings, the setting applies whenever you sign in to any of these > products. > > Follow the link below for additional information on using Google Docs with > a screen reader. > > https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1632201?hl=en > > > Russell Solowoniuk > AT Educational Assistant, Services to Students with Disabilities > MacEwan University > 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. > Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 > E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca > T: 780-497-5826 > F: 780-497-4018 > macewan.ca > This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is > addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged > information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended > recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take > action relying on it. 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URL: From Keith.Bundy at dsu.edu Thu Aug 27 09:27:33 2015 From: Keith.Bundy at dsu.edu (Bundy, Keith) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Google Docs and Google Slides Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: <55DDDF8E020000EC0003F2FC@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> Message-ID: <3585a80cea7f494287523f471de4d20d@BR3EXC01A.k12.sd.local> I have not tried Google Slides on the PC, but it is readable with the iPhone. 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 Samantha Johns Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 11:07 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Google Docs and Google Slides Accessibility Hello, Thank you, I was playing around with these settings you mention yesterday, not luck yet, but still working on it. What exactly have you encountered with Google Slides? Is it readable by AT technology? [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/329486/OAI_SigPic.png] Samantha Johns Accessibility & Course Support Specialist Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 Portland OR 97201 (503) 725-6624 On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Russell Solowoniuk > wrote: Hi Samantha, I've had good luck using Jaws with Google Docs, mostly the word processing app. Below are some steps to set things up so that Jaws works well. Enabling Braille support is very important, as before I did this navigation was excruciatingly slow. Hope this helps, Russell Set Up Jaws to Work with Google Docs In order for Jaws to work in Google Docs you must first enable both screen reader support and Braille support. Below are instructions to accomplish this. For Windows users, NVDA is the recommended screen reader for using Google Docs. However, if you're using JAWS, we recommend Mozilla Firefox as your browser with the latest version of JAWS. If you're using Firefox, follow these steps to adjust your JAWS settings for Google Docs: 1. Open a document in Google Docs. 2. Listen for these words: "Screen reader support enabled." If you don't hear this feedback, press Control + Alt + Z to enable screen reader support. You should hear "Screen reader support enabled." Google Docs will remember this setting the next time you sign in. 3. Set key echoing to no echoing: Press JAWS + 2 until you hear "None." 4. Turn off the virtual cursor: Press JAWS + Z until you hear "Use virtual PC cursor off." Then press JAWS + Z + Z until you hear "The virtual cursor will be turned off for all applications." 5. Disable both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page loads": Ensure that the screen reader's focus is on the top toolbar, and then press JAWS + V. In the settings window, search for "Forms options" and uncheck both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page loads." Then press OK. 6. Tab from the address bar through the Google Docs toolbar controls until you hear application mode announced. At that point, press Escape to return to the content of your document. Enable Braille support To enable Braille support, follow these steps: 1. Open a document, presentation, or drawing in Google Chrome, Firefox, or Internet Explorer. 2. If you haven't already enabled screen reader support, press Control + Alt + Z (Windows) or Command + Option + Z (Mac). 3. Press Alt + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or Option + / (Mac) to open a menu search. 4. Type "Braille" to locate the Enable Braille support command. You'll hear "Enable Braille support, not checked." 5. Press Enter. You'll hear "Braille support enabled." To disable Braille support, repeat steps 3 - 5 above. After you press Enter, you'll hear "Braille support disabled." If you enable or disable Braille support in Google Docs, Google Slides, or Google Drawings, the setting applies whenever you sign in to any of these products. Follow the link below for additional information on using Google Docs with a screen reader. https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1632201?hl=en Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Services to Students with Disabilities MacEwan University 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email. >>> Samantha Johns > 8/26/2015 3:19 PM >>> Hello all, I am currently testing out Google DOCS and Google SLIDES for Accessibility with JAWS, VOICE OVER, and NVDA. 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URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Thu Aug 27 09:35:41 2015 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility In-Reply-To: <32c0adea544c4dd2b1dfe935eb0dbff4@srvmail> References: <6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE4CCCCD30@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> <46739F12637CC94E82F75FF874E4A1473A53048A@CITESMBX6.ad.uillinois.edu> <32c0adea544c4dd2b1dfe935eb0dbff4@srvmail> Message-ID: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84F0D90BF8@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> The Kindle app for the IOS devces is fairly accessible. Just be aware that not all Kindle books hae TTS capability. In fact, I hardly ever find a textbook that does have TTS. 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 Poore-Pariseau, Cindy Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 8:59 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility I am wondering (outloud) if progress has been made on Kindle accessibility. What makes me wonder about this is that I met with a blind student yesterday who prefers his texts as eTexts/PDFs, BUT for those we could not get as eTexts, his second choice was Amazon's Kindle version of the texts (for him, the Kindle versions are a better option than Learning Ally or Book share) The fact is that ours [people with disabilities] is the only minority you can join involuntarily, without warning, at any time-Nancy Mairs, author Cindy Poore-Pariseau, Ph. D. Coordinator of Disability Services Office of Disability Services, L115 Bristol Community College Fall River, MA 02720 * Email: cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu * Phone: (508) 678-2811 x 2470 ? Fax: (508) 508-730-3297 http://www.bristolcc.edu/students/disabilityservices/ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gunderson, Jon R Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 9:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Dean, Here is a blog article from the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) dated 2013: https://nfb.org/blog/atblog/kindle-fire-hdx Jon From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Brusnighan, Dean A. Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 8:21 AM To: ATHEN mailing list > Subject: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Hello All, I've been asked by administrators to review a Kindle Fire tablet for accessibility and present a report. Potential users are students. That's all the information I have. I'm aware of the history of accessibility concerns with various Kindle products, but I'm not familiar with the Kindle Fire. What are the accessibility concerns for it, if any? What experiences have you had? Dean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dean Brusnighan Assistive Technology Specialist Purdue University, Young Hall 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108 Phone: 765-494-9082 dabrus@purdue.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From samanj at pdx.edu Thu Aug 27 09:38:45 2015 From: samanj at pdx.edu (Samantha Johns) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Google Docs and Google Slides Accessibility In-Reply-To: <3585a80cea7f494287523f471de4d20d@BR3EXC01A.k12.sd.local> References: <55DDDF8E020000EC0003F2FC@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> <3585a80cea7f494287523f471de4d20d@BR3EXC01A.k12.sd.local> Message-ID: Interesting, what app are you using on your Iphone? Voice over? to read Google Slides * * *Samantha Johns* *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 Portland OR 97201 (503) 725-6624 On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 9:27 AM, Bundy, Keith wrote: > I have not tried Google Slides on the PC, but it is readable with the > iPhone. > > > > 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 *Samantha Johns > *Sent:* Thursday, August 27, 2015 11:07 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Google Docs and Google Slides Accessibility > > > > Hello, > > > > Thank you, I was playing around with these settings you mention yesterday, > not luck yet, but still working on it. What exactly have you encountered > with Google Slides? > > > > Is it readable by AT technology? > > > > > > > * * > > *Samantha Johns* > > *Accessibility & Course Support Specialist * > > Portland State University > > 1825 SW Broadway > > Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 > Portland OR 97201 > (503) 725-6624 > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Russell Solowoniuk < > SolowoniukR@macewan.ca> wrote: > > Hi Samantha, > > I've had good luck using Jaws with Google Docs, mostly the word processing > app. Below are some steps to set things up so that Jaws works well. > Enabling Braille support is very important, as before I did this navigation > was excruciatingly slow. > > Hope this helps, > > Russell > > Set Up Jaws to Work with Google Docs > > In order for Jaws to work in Google Docs you must first enable both screen > reader support and Braille support. Below are instructions to accomplish > this. > > > For Windows users, NVDA is the recommended screen reader for using Google > Docs. However, if you're using JAWS, we recommend Mozilla Firefox as your > browser with the latest version of JAWS. > > If you're using Firefox, follow these steps to adjust your JAWS settings > for Google Docs: > 1. Open a document in Google Docs. > 2. Listen for these words: "Screen reader support enabled." If you don't > hear this feedback, press Control + Alt + Z to enable screen reader > support. You should hear "Screen reader support enabled." Google Docs will > remember this setting the next time you sign in. > 3. Set key echoing to no echoing: Press JAWS + 2 until you hear "None." > 4. Turn off the virtual cursor: Press JAWS + Z until you hear "Use virtual > PC cursor off." Then press JAWS + Z + Z until you hear "The virtual cursor > will be turned off for all applications." > 5. Disable both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page > loads": Ensure that the screen reader's focus is on the top toolbar, and > then press JAWS + V. In the settings window, search for "Forms options" and > uncheck both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page loads." > Then press OK. > 6. Tab from the address bar through the Google Docs toolbar controls until > you hear application mode announced. At that point, press Escape to return > to the content of your document. > > Enable Braille support > > To enable Braille support, follow these steps: > 1. Open a document, presentation, or drawing in Google Chrome, Firefox, or > Internet Explorer. > 2. If you haven't already enabled screen reader support, press Control + > Alt + Z (Windows) or Command + Option + Z (Mac). > 3. Press Alt + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or Option + / (Mac) to open a menu > search. > 4. Type "Braille" to locate the Enable Braille support command. You'll > hear "Enable Braille support, not checked." > 5. Press Enter. You'll hear "Braille support enabled." > > To disable Braille support, repeat steps 3 - 5 above. After you press > Enter, you'll hear "Braille support disabled." > > If you enable or disable Braille support in Google Docs, Google Slides, or > Google Drawings, the setting applies whenever you sign in to any of these > products. > > Follow the link below for additional information on using Google Docs with > a screen reader. > > https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1632201?hl=en > > > Russell Solowoniuk > AT Educational Assistant, Services to Students with Disabilities > MacEwan University > 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. > Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 > E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca > T: 780-497-5826 > F: 780-497-4018 > macewan.ca > This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is > addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged > information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended > recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take > action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent > reply, should be deleted or destroyed. > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > >>> Samantha Johns 8/26/2015 3:19 PM >>> > Hello all, > > I am currently testing out Google DOCS and Google SLIDES for Accessibility > with JAWS, VOICE OVER, and NVDA. > > Does anyone have any experience with these platforms? > > Thank you! > > > * * > > *Samantha Johns* > > *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * > > Portland State University > 1825 SW Broadway > Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 > Portland OR 97201 > (503) 725-6624 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Keith.Bundy at dsu.edu Thu Aug 27 09:53:14 2015 From: Keith.Bundy at dsu.edu (Bundy, Keith) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility In-Reply-To: <32c0adea544c4dd2b1dfe935eb0dbff4@srvmail> References: <6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE4CCCCD30@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> <46739F12637CC94E82F75FF874E4A1473A53048A@CITESMBX6.ad.uillinois.edu> <32c0adea544c4dd2b1dfe935eb0dbff4@srvmail> Message-ID: I can't speak to the accessibility of the Kindle Fire, but I can tell you that Kindle books are wonderfully accessible on the iPhone. As a blind user, I, too, prefer Kindle books to Learning Ally. 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 Poore-Pariseau, Cindy Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 9:00 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility I am wondering (outloud) if progress has been made on Kindle accessibility. What makes me wonder about this is that I met with a blind student yesterday who prefers his texts as eTexts/PDFs, BUT for those we could not get as eTexts, his second choice was Amazon's Kindle version of the texts (for him, the Kindle versions are a better option than Learning Ally or Book share) The fact is that ours [people with disabilities] is the only minority you can join involuntarily, without warning, at any time-Nancy Mairs, author Cindy Poore-Pariseau, Ph. D. Coordinator of Disability Services Office of Disability Services, L115 Bristol Community College Fall River, MA 02720 * Email: cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu * Phone: (508) 678-2811 x 2470 ? Fax: (508) 508-730-3297 http://www.bristolcc.edu/students/disabilityservices/ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gunderson, Jon R Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 9:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Dean, Here is a blog article from the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) dated 2013: https://nfb.org/blog/atblog/kindle-fire-hdx Jon From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Brusnighan, Dean A. Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 8:21 AM To: ATHEN mailing list > Subject: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Hello All, I've been asked by administrators to review a Kindle Fire tablet for accessibility and present a report. Potential users are students. That's all the information I have. I'm aware of the history of accessibility concerns with various Kindle products, but I'm not familiar with the Kindle Fire. What are the accessibility concerns for it, if any? What experiences have you had? Dean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dean Brusnighan Assistive Technology Specialist Purdue University, Young Hall 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108 Phone: 765-494-9082 dabrus@purdue.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Keith.Bundy at dsu.edu Thu Aug 27 09:54:47 2015 From: Keith.Bundy at dsu.edu (Bundy, Keith) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Google Docs and Google Slides Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: <55DDDF8E020000EC0003F2FC@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> <3585a80cea7f494287523f471de4d20d@BR3EXC01A.k12.sd.local> Message-ID: <08d576bde84b4ba8a84fd31c901be1c7@BR3EXC01A.k12.sd.local> I am using Voiceover. One has to triple tap the first slide to go into Edit mode, but I find it quite readable with Voiceovers and also with using Braille. You can click the Overflow options in the menu and even see speaker?s notes. I just learned that last week when I was conducting a training for our faculty. 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 Samantha Johns Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 11:39 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Google Docs and Google Slides Accessibility Interesting, what app are you using on your Iphone? Voice over? to read Google Slides [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/329486/OAI_SigPic.png] Samantha Johns Accessibility & Course Support Specialist Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 Portland OR 97201 (503) 725-6624 On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 9:27 AM, Bundy, Keith > wrote: I have not tried Google Slides on the PC, but it is readable with the iPhone. 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 Samantha Johns Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 11:07 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Google Docs and Google Slides Accessibility Hello, Thank you, I was playing around with these settings you mention yesterday, not luck yet, but still working on it. What exactly have you encountered with Google Slides? Is it readable by AT technology? [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/329486/OAI_SigPic.png] Samantha Johns Accessibility & Course Support Specialist Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 Portland OR 97201 (503) 725-6624 On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Russell Solowoniuk > wrote: Hi Samantha, I've had good luck using Jaws with Google Docs, mostly the word processing app. Below are some steps to set things up so that Jaws works well. Enabling Braille support is very important, as before I did this navigation was excruciatingly slow. Hope this helps, Russell Set Up Jaws to Work with Google Docs In order for Jaws to work in Google Docs you must first enable both screen reader support and Braille support. Below are instructions to accomplish this. For Windows users, NVDA is the recommended screen reader for using Google Docs. However, if you're using JAWS, we recommend Mozilla Firefox as your browser with the latest version of JAWS. If you're using Firefox, follow these steps to adjust your JAWS settings for Google Docs: 1. Open a document in Google Docs. 2. Listen for these words: "Screen reader support enabled." If you don't hear this feedback, press Control + Alt + Z to enable screen reader support. You should hear "Screen reader support enabled." Google Docs will remember this setting the next time you sign in. 3. Set key echoing to no echoing: Press JAWS + 2 until you hear "None." 4. Turn off the virtual cursor: Press JAWS + Z until you hear "Use virtual PC cursor off." Then press JAWS + Z + Z until you hear "The virtual cursor will be turned off for all applications." 5. Disable both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page loads": Ensure that the screen reader's focus is on the top toolbar, and then press JAWS + V. In the settings window, search for "Forms options" and uncheck both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page loads." Then press OK. 6. Tab from the address bar through the Google Docs toolbar controls until you hear application mode announced. At that point, press Escape to return to the content of your document. Enable Braille support To enable Braille support, follow these steps: 1. Open a document, presentation, or drawing in Google Chrome, Firefox, or Internet Explorer. 2. If you haven't already enabled screen reader support, press Control + Alt + Z (Windows) or Command + Option + Z (Mac). 3. Press Alt + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or Option + / (Mac) to open a menu search. 4. Type "Braille" to locate the Enable Braille support command. You'll hear "Enable Braille support, not checked." 5. Press Enter. You'll hear "Braille support enabled." To disable Braille support, repeat steps 3 - 5 above. After you press Enter, you'll hear "Braille support disabled." If you enable or disable Braille support in Google Docs, Google Slides, or Google Drawings, the setting applies whenever you sign in to any of these products. Follow the link below for additional information on using Google Docs with a screen reader. https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1632201?hl=en Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Services to Students with Disabilities MacEwan University 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email. >>> Samantha Johns > 8/26/2015 3:19 PM >>> Hello all, I am currently testing out Google DOCS and Google SLIDES for Accessibility with JAWS, VOICE OVER, and NVDA. 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URL: From samanj at pdx.edu Thu Aug 27 09:59:25 2015 From: samanj at pdx.edu (Samantha Johns) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Google Docs and Google Slides Accessibility In-Reply-To: <08d576bde84b4ba8a84fd31c901be1c7@BR3EXC01A.k12.sd.local> References: <55DDDF8E020000EC0003F2FC@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> <3585a80cea7f494287523f471de4d20d@BR3EXC01A.k12.sd.local> <08d576bde84b4ba8a84fd31c901be1c7@BR3EXC01A.k12.sd.local> Message-ID: Thank you Keith! * * *Samantha Johns* *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 Portland OR 97201 (503) 725-6624 On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 9:54 AM, Bundy, Keith wrote: > I am using Voiceover. One has to triple tap the first slide to go into > Edit mode, but I find it quite readable with Voiceovers and also with using > Braille. You can click the Overflow options in the menu and even see > speaker?s notes. I just learned that last week when I was conducting a > training for our faculty. > > > > 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 *Samantha Johns > *Sent:* Thursday, August 27, 2015 11:39 AM > > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Google Docs and Google Slides Accessibility > > > > Interesting, what app are you using on your Iphone? Voice over? to read > Google Slides > > > * * > > *Samantha Johns* > > *Accessibility & Course Support Specialist * > > Portland State University > > 1825 SW Broadway > > Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 > Portland OR 97201 > (503) 725-6624 > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 9:27 AM, Bundy, Keith wrote: > > I have not tried Google Slides on the PC, but it is readable with the > iPhone. > > > > 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 *Samantha Johns > *Sent:* Thursday, August 27, 2015 11:07 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Google Docs and Google Slides Accessibility > > > > Hello, > > > > Thank you, I was playing around with these settings you mention yesterday, > not luck yet, but still working on it. What exactly have you encountered > with Google Slides? > > > > Is it readable by AT technology? > > > > > > > * * > > *Samantha Johns* > > *Accessibility & Course Support Specialist * > > Portland State University > > 1825 SW Broadway > > Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 > Portland OR 97201 > (503) 725-6624 > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Russell Solowoniuk < > SolowoniukR@macewan.ca> wrote: > > Hi Samantha, > > I've had good luck using Jaws with Google Docs, mostly the word processing > app. Below are some steps to set things up so that Jaws works well. > Enabling Braille support is very important, as before I did this navigation > was excruciatingly slow. > > Hope this helps, > > Russell > > Set Up Jaws to Work with Google Docs > > In order for Jaws to work in Google Docs you must first enable both screen > reader support and Braille support. Below are instructions to accomplish > this. > > > For Windows users, NVDA is the recommended screen reader for using Google > Docs. However, if you're using JAWS, we recommend Mozilla Firefox as your > browser with the latest version of JAWS. > > If you're using Firefox, follow these steps to adjust your JAWS settings > for Google Docs: > 1. Open a document in Google Docs. > 2. Listen for these words: "Screen reader support enabled." If you don't > hear this feedback, press Control + Alt + Z to enable screen reader > support. You should hear "Screen reader support enabled." Google Docs will > remember this setting the next time you sign in. > 3. Set key echoing to no echoing: Press JAWS + 2 until you hear "None." > 4. Turn off the virtual cursor: Press JAWS + Z until you hear "Use virtual > PC cursor off." Then press JAWS + Z + Z until you hear "The virtual cursor > will be turned off for all applications." > 5. Disable both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page > loads": Ensure that the screen reader's focus is on the top toolbar, and > then press JAWS + V. In the settings window, search for "Forms options" and > uncheck both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page loads." > Then press OK. > 6. Tab from the address bar through the Google Docs toolbar controls until > you hear application mode announced. At that point, press Escape to return > to the content of your document. > > Enable Braille support > > To enable Braille support, follow these steps: > 1. Open a document, presentation, or drawing in Google Chrome, Firefox, or > Internet Explorer. > 2. If you haven't already enabled screen reader support, press Control + > Alt + Z (Windows) or Command + Option + Z (Mac). > 3. Press Alt + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or Option + / (Mac) to open a menu > search. > 4. Type "Braille" to locate the Enable Braille support command. You'll > hear "Enable Braille support, not checked." > 5. Press Enter. You'll hear "Braille support enabled." > > To disable Braille support, repeat steps 3 - 5 above. After you press > Enter, you'll hear "Braille support disabled." > > If you enable or disable Braille support in Google Docs, Google Slides, or > Google Drawings, the setting applies whenever you sign in to any of these > products. > > Follow the link below for additional information on using Google Docs with > a screen reader. > > https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1632201?hl=en > > > Russell Solowoniuk > AT Educational Assistant, Services to Students with Disabilities > MacEwan University > 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. > Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 > E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca > T: 780-497-5826 > F: 780-497-4018 > macewan.ca > This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is > addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged > information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended > recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take > action relying on it. 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URL: From SolowoniukR at macewan.ca Thu Aug 27 10:08:34 2015 From: SolowoniukR at macewan.ca (Russell Solowoniuk) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Google Docs and Google Slides Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: <55DDDF8E020000EC0003F2FC@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> Message-ID: <55DEEFB2020000EC0003F35E@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> I've never used Google Slides, but did just go and try to create a new slide show. I opened Google Docs, went to the file menu, then new, then presentation. It's a bit confusing, but when I press tab, I hear "Title", so I type the title for that slide. I then press tab until I hear Body, and type the text I wish in the body of the slide. When I am done with the slide, I press CTRL + M for a new slide, and repeat the process. There is a link to go to an HTML view of the presentation... you need to first press Insert Z to be able to access this link. I will need to play around with this a little more, but, I think with some practice it may be doable with a screen reader. Thanks, Russell Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Services to Students with Disabilities MacEwan University 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email. >>> Samantha Johns 8/27/2015 10:07 AM >>> Hello, Thank you, I was playing around with these settings you mention yesterday, not luck yet, but still working on it. What exactly have you encountered with Google Slides? Is it readable by AT technology? * * *Samantha Johns* *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 Portland OR 97201 (503) 725-6624 On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote: > Hi Samantha, > > I've had good luck using Jaws with Google Docs, mostly the word processing > app. Below are some steps to set things up so that Jaws works well. > Enabling Braille support is very important, as before I did this navigation > was excruciatingly slow. > > Hope this helps, > > Russell > > Set Up Jaws to Work with Google Docs > > In order for Jaws to work in Google Docs you must first enable both screen > reader support and Braille support. Below are instructions to accomplish > this. > > > For Windows users, NVDA is the recommended screen reader for using Google > Docs. However, if you're using JAWS, we recommend Mozilla Firefox as your > browser with the latest version of JAWS. > > If you're using Firefox, follow these steps to adjust your JAWS settings > for Google Docs: > 1. Open a document in Google Docs. > 2. Listen for these words: "Screen reader support enabled." If you don't > hear this feedback, press Control + Alt + Z to enable screen reader > support. You should hear "Screen reader support enabled." Google Docs will > remember this setting the next time you sign in. > 3. Set key echoing to no echoing: Press JAWS + 2 until you hear "None." > 4. Turn off the virtual cursor: Press JAWS + Z until you hear "Use virtual > PC cursor off." Then press JAWS + Z + Z until you hear "The virtual cursor > will be turned off for all applications." > 5. Disable both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page > loads": Ensure that the screen reader's focus is on the top toolbar, and > then press JAWS + V. In the settings window, search for "Forms options" and > uncheck both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page loads." > Then press OK. > 6. Tab from the address bar through the Google Docs toolbar controls until > you hear application mode announced. At that point, press Escape to return > to the content of your document. > > Enable Braille support > > To enable Braille support, follow these steps: > 1. Open a document, presentation, or drawing in Google Chrome, Firefox, or > Internet Explorer. > 2. If you haven't already enabled screen reader support, press Control + > Alt + Z (Windows) or Command + Option + Z (Mac). > 3. Press Alt + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or Option + / (Mac) to open a menu > search. > 4. Type "Braille" to locate the Enable Braille support command. You'll > hear "Enable Braille support, not checked." > 5. Press Enter. You'll hear "Braille support enabled." > > To disable Braille support, repeat steps 3 - 5 above. After you press > Enter, you'll hear "Braille support disabled." > > If you enable or disable Braille support in Google Docs, Google Slides, or > Google Drawings, the setting applies whenever you sign in to any of these > products. > > Follow the link below for additional information on using Google Docs with > a screen reader. > > https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1632201?hl=en > > > Russell Solowoniuk > AT Educational Assistant, Services to Students with Disabilities > MacEwan University > 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. > Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 > E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca > T: 780-497-5826 > F: 780-497-4018 > macewan.ca > This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is > addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged > information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended > recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take > action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent > reply, should be deleted or destroyed. > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > >>> Samantha Johns 8/26/2015 3:19 PM >>> > Hello all, > > I am currently testing out Google DOCS and Google SLIDES for Accessibility > with JAWS, VOICE OVER, and NVDA. > > Does anyone have any experience with these platforms? > > Thank you! > > > * * > > *Samantha Johns* > > *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * > > Portland State University > 1825 SW Broadway > Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 > Portland OR 97201 > (503) 725-6624 > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > From samanj at pdx.edu Thu Aug 27 10:20:22 2015 From: samanj at pdx.edu (Samantha Johns) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:47 2018 Subject: [Athen] Google Docs and Google Slides Accessibility In-Reply-To: <55DEEFB2020000EC0003F35E@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> References: <55DDDF8E020000EC0003F2FC@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> <55DEEFB2020000EC0003F35E@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> Message-ID: Russell, Thank you for checking into this! * * *Samantha Johns* *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 Portland OR 97201 (503) 725-6624 On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 10:08 AM, Russell Solowoniuk wrote: > I've never used Google Slides, but did just go and try to create a new > slide show. I opened Google Docs, went to the file menu, then new, then > presentation. It's a bit confusing, but when I press tab, I hear "Title", > so I type the title for that slide. I then press tab until I hear Body, and > type the text I wish in the body of the slide. When I am done with the > slide, I press CTRL + M for a new slide, and repeat the process. There is a > link to go to an HTML view of the presentation... you need to first press > Insert Z to be able to access this link. > > I will need to play around with this a little more, but, I think with some > practice it may be doable with a screen reader. > > Thanks, > > Russell > > Russell Solowoniuk > AT Educational Assistant, Services to Students with Disabilities > MacEwan University > 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. > Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 > E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca > T: 780-497-5826 > F: 780-497-4018 > macewan.ca > This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is > addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged > information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended > recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take > action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent > reply, should be deleted or destroyed. > Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > >>> Samantha Johns 8/27/2015 10:07 AM >>> > Hello, > > Thank you, I was playing around with these settings you mention yesterday, > not luck yet, but still working on it. What exactly have you encountered > with Google Slides? > > Is it readable by AT technology? > > > > > * * > > *Samantha Johns* > > *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * > > Portland State University > 1825 SW Broadway > Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 > Portland OR 97201 > (503) 725-6624 > > > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Russell Solowoniuk < > SolowoniukR@macewan.ca> > wrote: > > > Hi Samantha, > > > > I've had good luck using Jaws with Google Docs, mostly the word > processing > > app. Below are some steps to set things up so that Jaws works well. > > Enabling Braille support is very important, as before I did this > navigation > > was excruciatingly slow. > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > Russell > > > > Set Up Jaws to Work with Google Docs > > > > In order for Jaws to work in Google Docs you must first enable both > screen > > reader support and Braille support. Below are instructions to accomplish > > this. > > > > > > For Windows users, NVDA is the recommended screen reader for using Google > > Docs. However, if you're using JAWS, we recommend Mozilla Firefox as your > > browser with the latest version of JAWS. > > > > If you're using Firefox, follow these steps to adjust your JAWS settings > > for Google Docs: > > 1. Open a document in Google Docs. > > 2. Listen for these words: "Screen reader support enabled." If you don't > > hear this feedback, press Control + Alt + Z to enable screen reader > > support. You should hear "Screen reader support enabled." Google Docs > will > > remember this setting the next time you sign in. > > 3. Set key echoing to no echoing: Press JAWS + 2 until you hear "None." > > 4. Turn off the virtual cursor: Press JAWS + Z until you hear "Use > virtual > > PC cursor off." Then press JAWS + Z + Z until you hear "The virtual > cursor > > will be turned off for all applications." > > 5. Disable both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page > > loads": Ensure that the screen reader's focus is on the top toolbar, and > > then press JAWS + V. In the settings window, search for "Forms options" > and > > uncheck both "Auto forms mode" and "Forms mode off when new page loads." > > Then press OK. > > 6. Tab from the address bar through the Google Docs toolbar controls > until > > you hear application mode announced. At that point, press Escape to > return > > to the content of your document. > > > > Enable Braille support > > > > To enable Braille support, follow these steps: > > 1. Open a document, presentation, or drawing in Google Chrome, Firefox, > or > > Internet Explorer. > > 2. If you haven't already enabled screen reader support, press Control + > > Alt + Z (Windows) or Command + Option + Z (Mac). > > 3. Press Alt + / (Windows, Chrome OS) or Option + / (Mac) to open a menu > > search. > > 4. Type "Braille" to locate the Enable Braille support command. You'll > > hear "Enable Braille support, not checked." > > 5. Press Enter. You'll hear "Braille support enabled." > > > > To disable Braille support, repeat steps 3 - 5 above. After you press > > Enter, you'll hear "Braille support disabled." > > > > If you enable or disable Braille support in Google Docs, Google Slides, > or > > Google Drawings, the setting applies whenever you sign in to any of these > > products. > > > > Follow the link below for additional information on using Google Docs > with > > a screen reader. > > > > https://support.google.com/docs/answer/1632201?hl=en > > > > > > Russell Solowoniuk > > AT Educational Assistant, Services to Students with Disabilities > > MacEwan University > > 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. > > Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 > > E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca > > T: 780-497-5826 > > F: 780-497-4018 > > macewan.ca > > This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is > > addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged > > information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended > > recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take > > action relying on it. 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From: Lissner, Scott Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 10:13 PM To: Lissner, Scott Subject: NYC Board of Education Amazon letters I don't know if you have been following this since it has not had a lot of national press. NYC Public Schools was going to contract with Amazon to build a digital portal systemwide erects an curriculum material. The decision has been postponed and is likely not to be renewed due to access issues raised by The National Federation of the Blind. The attached letters describe the situation and provide some useful information about the limitations of Kindle Print Replica, Kindle reflowable for iOS, what happens to accessible .pdf's loaded in through Whispercast, ... 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Best, Jennifer Investigating the Usability of E-Textbooks Using the Technique for Human Error Assessment By Jo R. Jardina and Barbara S. Chaparro Both textbook publishers and online book providers have developed applications for reading e-textbooks. This study investigates the usability of eight e-textbook reading applications and makes recommendations for improving their usability. http://uxpajournal.org/investigating-usability-e-textbooks-using-thea/ From jsuttondc at gmail.com Thu Aug 27 14:27:18 2015 From: jsuttondc at gmail.com (Jennifer Sutton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] YouTube Caption Auditer Message-ID: <55DF80B6.40504@gmail.com> ATHENites: Cross-posted to the WebAIM list. Thought some might not see this YouTube Caption Auditer, by Terrill Thompson. The reference has been circulating on Twitter. Seems like it'd be very helpful for those who may need to "catch up" on captioning content. Great work! Best, Jennifer terrill/YTCA terrill/YTCA https://github.com/terrill/YTCA From jeffbis at email.arizona.edu Fri Aug 28 07:15:23 2015 From: jeffbis at email.arizona.edu (Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader accessible note taking applications In-Reply-To: <006B5C8325EEDA44A1A7D3955F5431CD7D703DDD@CIO-TNC-D1MBX11.osuad.osu.edu> References: <006B5C8325EEDA44A1A7D3955F5431CD7D703DDD@CIO-TNC-D1MBX11.osuad.osu.edu> Message-ID: <413d0be37e66423a8126ef9a2adc553b@blue.catnet.arizona.edu> I tend to use Drafts on my phone and iPad and put these notes into folders inside of Dropbox. It isn't ideal but it works for me. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bossley, Pete Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 6:29 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader accessible note taking applications Good evening, ATHEN, I'm writing to see if any of you have any ideas on a screen reader accessible note taking platform along the lines of evernote or OneNote. I'm looking for something to help me stay a bit more organized than simply saving notes in word documents. Suggestions would be appreciated! Peter Bossley OCIO Accessibility Analyst Office of the CIO Enterprise Applications 017 Enarson Classrooms Building, 2009 Millikin Rd, Columbus, OH 43210 614-292-8571 Office bossley.5@osu.edu ocio.osu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I would like to have a hard copy of the software on DVD for "just in case" purposes. Thanks all. Wink Harner Adaptive Technology Consulting & Training Alternative Text & Media Production The Foreigntype foreigntype@gmail.com winkharner1113@gmail.com (Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dabrus at purdue.edu Fri Aug 28 13:11:37 2015 From: dabrus at purdue.edu (Brusnighan, Dean A.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility In-Reply-To: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84F0D90BF8@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> References: <6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE4CCCCD30@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> <46739F12637CC94E82F75FF874E4A1473A53048A@CITESMBX6.ad.uillinois.edu> <32c0adea544c4dd2b1dfe935eb0dbff4@srvmail> <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84F0D90BF8@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Message-ID: <6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE4CCCE3E0@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> Robert, Does a Kindle book have to have TTS capability for the device's screen reader to work with it? Or are they separate issues? Dean From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 12:36 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility The Kindle app for the IOS devces is fairly accessible. Just be aware that not all Kindle books hae TTS capability. In fact, I hardly ever find a textbook that does have TTS. 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 Poore-Pariseau, Cindy Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 8:59 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility I am wondering (outloud) if progress has been made on Kindle accessibility. What makes me wonder about this is that I met with a blind student yesterday who prefers his texts as eTexts/PDFs, BUT for those we could not get as eTexts, his second choice was Amazon's Kindle version of the texts (for him, the Kindle versions are a better option than Learning Ally or Book share) The fact is that ours [people with disabilities] is the only minority you can join involuntarily, without warning, at any time-Nancy Mairs, author Cindy Poore-Pariseau, Ph. D. Coordinator of Disability Services Office of Disability Services, L115 Bristol Community College Fall River, MA 02720 * Email: cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu * Phone: (508) 678-2811 x 2470 ? Fax: (508) 508-730-3297 http://www.bristolcc.edu/students/disabilityservices/ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gunderson, Jon R Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 9:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Dean, Here is a blog article from the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) dated 2013: https://nfb.org/blog/atblog/kindle-fire-hdx Jon From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Brusnighan, Dean A. Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 8:21 AM To: ATHEN mailing list > Subject: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Hello All, I've been asked by administrators to review a Kindle Fire tablet for accessibility and present a report. Potential users are students. That's all the information I have. I'm aware of the history of accessibility concerns with various Kindle products, but I'm not familiar with the Kindle Fire. What are the accessibility concerns for it, if any? What experiences have you had? Dean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dean Brusnighan Assistive Technology Specialist Purdue University, Young Hall 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108 Phone: 765-494-9082 dabrus@purdue.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Fri Aug 28 13:18:11 2015 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility In-Reply-To: <6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE4CCCE3E0@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> References: <6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE4CCCCD30@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> <46739F12637CC94E82F75FF874E4A1473A53048A@CITESMBX6.ad.uillinois.edu> <32c0adea544c4dd2b1dfe935eb0dbff4@srvmail> <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84F0D90BF8@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> <6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE4CCCE3E0@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> Message-ID: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84F0D910EA@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> The TTS feature has to be enabled in the book before the device will read out loud, even if the device has speech on it. You can usually tell if TTS is turned on in the book details on the Amazon website before you buy. This is a nice option if TTS is important. 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 Brusnighan, Dean A. Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 3:12 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Robert, Does a Kindle book have to have TTS capability for the device's screen reader to work with it? Or are they separate issues? Dean From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 12:36 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility The Kindle app for the IOS devces is fairly accessible. Just be aware that not all Kindle books hae TTS capability. In fact, I hardly ever find a textbook that does have TTS. 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 Poore-Pariseau, Cindy Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 8:59 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility I am wondering (outloud) if progress has been made on Kindle accessibility. What makes me wonder about this is that I met with a blind student yesterday who prefers his texts as eTexts/PDFs, BUT for those we could not get as eTexts, his second choice was Amazon's Kindle version of the texts (for him, the Kindle versions are a better option than Learning Ally or Book share) The fact is that ours [people with disabilities] is the only minority you can join involuntarily, without warning, at any time-Nancy Mairs, author Cindy Poore-Pariseau, Ph. D. Coordinator of Disability Services Office of Disability Services, L115 Bristol Community College Fall River, MA 02720 * Email: cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu * Phone: (508) 678-2811 x 2470 ? Fax: (508) 508-730-3297 http://www.bristolcc.edu/students/disabilityservices/ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gunderson, Jon R Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 9:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Dean, Here is a blog article from the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) dated 2013: https://nfb.org/blog/atblog/kindle-fire-hdx Jon From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Brusnighan, Dean A. Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 8:21 AM To: ATHEN mailing list > Subject: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Hello All, I've been asked by administrators to review a Kindle Fire tablet for accessibility and present a report. Potential users are students. That's all the information I have. I'm aware of the history of accessibility concerns with various Kindle products, but I'm not familiar with the Kindle Fire. What are the accessibility concerns for it, if any? What experiences have you had? Dean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dean Brusnighan Assistive Technology Specialist Purdue University, Young Hall 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108 Phone: 765-494-9082 dabrus@purdue.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karen.sorensen at pcc.edu Fri Aug 28 14:29:32 2015 From: karen.sorensen at pcc.edu (Karen Sorensen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Adobe Digital Editions accessible? Message-ID: Hi - I read online that Adobe Digital Editions is supposed to be accessible, but this was in blog posts from 2012. Our accessibility tester who is an experienced JAWS user, cannot seem to use it. Any ideas or resources that might help or do you find it inaccessible too? Thanks, Karen Karen M. Sorensen Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses www.pcc.edu/access Portland Community College 971-722-4720 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From SolowoniukR at macewan.ca Fri Aug 28 14:47:20 2015 From: SolowoniukR at macewan.ca (Russell Solowoniuk) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Adobe Digital Editions accessible? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <55E08288020000EC0003F409@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> Hi Karen, I am able to use Adobe Digital Editions with quite good success with Jaws 15 and/or 16. I don't recall needing to do anything special to get it to work. I used both Adobe Digital Editions versions 3 and 4... maybe you are trying an earlier version? I seem to recall having issues with earlier versions of ADE. I am able to tab to the table of contents, arrow down and choose a specific chapter, press enter, then tab back into the text at the start of the chapter I chose in the table of contents. I'm not sure why it wouldn't work for your accessibility tester. Best regards,, Russell Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Services to Students with Disabilities MacEwan University 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email. >>> Karen Sorensen 8/28/2015 3:29 PM >>> Hi - I read online that Adobe Digital Editions is supposed to be accessible, but this was in blog posts from 2012. Our accessibility tester who is an experienced JAWS user, cannot seem to use it. Any ideas or resources that might help or do you find it inaccessible too? Thanks, Karen Karen M. Sorensen Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses www.pcc.edu/access Portland Community College 971-722-4720 From skeegan at ccctechcenter.org Fri Aug 28 14:50:55 2015 From: skeegan at ccctechcenter.org (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Adobe Digital Editions accessible? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Karen, I have used Adobe Digital Editions in the past with a screen-reader (about two years ago), but cannot remember the exact version. Overall, it worked okay, but I recall you had to use specific keystrokes and these were listed in the JAWS help. Here is the FAQ page in which it speaks to use with screen-readers: http://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/faq.html There was also a known issue with an earlier version in that NVDA would only read the current page even if you gave the Say All command. The user had to navigate from page to page. Take care, Sean On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Karen Sorensen wrote: > Hi - > I read online that Adobe Digital Editions is supposed to be accessible, > but this was in blog posts from 2012. Our accessibility tester who is an > experienced JAWS user, cannot seem to use it. Any ideas or resources that > might help or do you find it inaccessible too? > Thanks, > Karen > > Karen M. Sorensen > Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses > www.pcc.edu/access > Portland Community College > 971-722-4720 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 gdietrich at htctu.net Fri Aug 28 15:28:52 2015 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: New DPLA Job Opportunity: Ebook Project Manager In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <024001d0e1e0$ebd827c0$c3887740$@htctu.net> From: Digital Public Library of America Reply-To: Digital Public Library of America Date: Monday, August 10, 2015 1:14 PM Subject: New DPLA Job Opportunity: Ebook Project Manager View this email in your browser Image removed by sender. Share Image removed by sender. Tweet Image removed by sender. Forward Image removed by sender. Share Image removed by sender. +1 Image removed by sender. New DPLA Job Opportunity: Ebook Project Manager Come work with us! We're pleased to share an exciting new DPLA job opportunity: Ebook Project Manager. The deadline to apply is August 31. We encourage you to share this posting far and wide! Ebook Project Manager The Digital Public Library of America seeks a full-time Ebook Project Manager to assist DPLA with its new ebook initiatives. The Ebook Project Manager should be a knowledgeable, creative community leader who can move our early stage ebook work from conversation to action. We are seeking a creative individual who demonstrates strong organizational and project management skills, with a broad knowledge of the ebook landscape. 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Sorensen > Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses > www.pcc.edu/access > Portland Community College > 971-722-4720 > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list I use it all the time with JAWS No problem -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From CUTLER_ELLEN at smc.edu Sat Aug 29 12:10:03 2015 From: CUTLER_ELLEN at smc.edu (CUTLER_ELLEN) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Voiceover on the Mac and MS Word Message-ID: <5364E0CD2CC8434AB1232CDD7E702962014B715388@SRI.smc.edu> Hello, For the first time, we have a blind student who uses Voiceover on the Mac. My preliminary work in Voiceover this weekend augmented by some Internet research suggests that Voiceover cannot be used with Microsoft Office for the Mac. I would very much appreciate any feedback you have on this. 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Ron Stewart On Saturday, August 29, 2015, CUTLER_ELLEN wrote: > Hello, > > > > For the first time, we have a blind student who uses Voiceover on the Mac. > My preliminary work in Voiceover this weekend augmented by some Internet > research suggests that Voiceover cannot be used with Microsoft Office for > the Mac. I would very much appreciate any feedback you have on this. > > > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > Ellen > > > > Ellen Cutler > > Santa Monica College > > 310-434-4496 > > cutler_ellen@smc.edu > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dandrews at visi.com Sat Aug 29 17:02:38 2015 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Adobe Digital Editions accessible? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: For information on the accessibility of various ePub players, you can go to: http://www.epubtest.org Dave At 04:29 PM 8/28/2015, you wrote: >Hi - >I read online that Adobe Digital Editions is supposed to be >accessible, but this was in blog posts from 2012. Our accessibility >tester who is an experienced JAWS user, cannot seem to use it. Any >ideas or resources that might help or do you find it inaccessible too? >Thanks, >Karen > >Karen M. Sorensen >Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses >www.pcc.edu/access >Portland Community College >971-722-4720 David Andrews and long white cane Harry. E-Mail: dandrews@visi.com or david.andrews@nfbnet.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dabrus at purdue.edu Mon Aug 31 06:21:58 2015 From: dabrus at purdue.edu (Brusnighan, Dean A.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility In-Reply-To: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84F0D910EA@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> References: <6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE4CCCCD30@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> <46739F12637CC94E82F75FF874E4A1473A53048A@CITESMBX6.ad.uillinois.edu> <32c0adea544c4dd2b1dfe935eb0dbff4@srvmail> <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84F0D90BF8@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> <6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE4CCCE3E0@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84F0D910EA@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Message-ID: <6C34E066F6CB094DAFDDC75802CC64FE4CCCF7BA@WPVEXCMBX08.purdue.lcl> Thank you Robert, and all who responded, for your insights. I am using your information in my report. Dean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dean Brusnighan Assistive Technology Specialist Purdue University, Young Hall 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108 Phone: 765-494-9082 dabrus@purdue.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 4:18 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility The TTS feature has to be enabled in the book before the device will read out loud, even if the device has speech on it. You can usually tell if TTS is turned on in the book details on the Amazon website before you buy. This is a nice option if TTS is important. 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 Brusnighan, Dean A. Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 3:12 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Robert, Does a Kindle book have to have TTS capability for the device's screen reader to work with it? Or are they separate issues? Dean From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 12:36 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility The Kindle app for the IOS devces is fairly accessible. Just be aware that not all Kindle books hae TTS capability. In fact, I hardly ever find a textbook that does have TTS. 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 Poore-Pariseau, Cindy Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 8:59 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility I am wondering (outloud) if progress has been made on Kindle accessibility. What makes me wonder about this is that I met with a blind student yesterday who prefers his texts as eTexts/PDFs, BUT for those we could not get as eTexts, his second choice was Amazon's Kindle version of the texts (for him, the Kindle versions are a better option than Learning Ally or Book share) The fact is that ours [people with disabilities] is the only minority you can join involuntarily, without warning, at any time-Nancy Mairs, author Cindy Poore-Pariseau, Ph. D. Coordinator of Disability Services Office of Disability Services, L115 Bristol Community College Fall River, MA 02720 * Email: cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu * Phone: (508) 678-2811 x 2470 ? Fax: (508) 508-730-3297 http://www.bristolcc.edu/students/disabilityservices/ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gunderson, Jon R Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 9:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Dean, Here is a blog article from the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) dated 2013: https://nfb.org/blog/atblog/kindle-fire-hdx Jon From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Brusnighan, Dean A. Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 8:21 AM To: ATHEN mailing list > Subject: [Athen] Kindle Fire tablet accessibility Hello All, I've been asked by administrators to review a Kindle Fire tablet for accessibility and present a report. Potential users are students. That's all the information I have. I'm aware of the history of accessibility concerns with various Kindle products, but I'm not familiar with the Kindle Fire. What are the accessibility concerns for it, if any? What experiences have you had? Dean ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dean Brusnighan Assistive Technology Specialist Purdue University, Young Hall 155 S. Grant Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108 Phone: 765-494-9082 dabrus@purdue.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbohn at bergen.edu Mon Aug 31 11:50:40 2015 From: mbohn at bergen.edu (Maria Bohn) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mac apps for reading Message-ID: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B68A856@PAR-MB2.bergen.cc.nj.us> Can anyone recommend a reading app similar to Voice Dream that is compatible with a mac? I had thought Voice dream was and just realized that is only for iOS ? back info student is Dyslexic and only has a mac for reading help with books. Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College From mthornt at uark.edu Mon Aug 31 12:43:24 2015 From: mthornt at uark.edu (Melanie P. Thornton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mac apps for reading In-Reply-To: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B68A856@PAR-MB2.bergen.cc.nj.us> References: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B68A856@PAR-MB2.bergen.cc.nj.us> Message-ID: <4A36099E-65BC-47F0-A503-A5883ED987F9@uark.edu> Hi, Maria. I use GhostReader and have been pleased with it. I?m not sure how it compares to Voice Dream as I have not tried that one yet. Melanie On Aug 31, 2015, at 1:50 PM, Maria Bohn > wrote: Can anyone recommend a reading app similar to Voice Dream that is compatible with a mac? I had thought Voice dream was and just realized that is only for iOS ? back info student is Dyslexic and only has a mac for reading help with books. Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College _______________________________________________ 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 Mon Aug 31 12:46:51 2015 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mac apps for reading In-Reply-To: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B68A856@PAR-MB2.bergen.cc.nj.us> References: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B68A856@PAR-MB2.bergen.cc.nj.us> Message-ID: <000901d0e425$c885f710$5991e530$@gmail.com> Hi Maria et al ATHENITES, There are several free text to speech apps for Macs. One is available through the accessibility features built into the Mac called just that: text-to-speech. Some apps that help with reading disabilities: - Ghost Reader: ($24.99 - not free) http://www.convenienceware.com/ghostreader - Natural Reader: http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.html - Text 2 Speech: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/text2speech/id467038962?mt=12 - Cepstral: http://www.cepstral.com/ I've included links to make it easier to try them out. My suggestion is that you give the student several to try and let them pick. Also included is the link for the Cepstral voices. The student should try out both a male & a female voice and adjust the speed pitch and volume of several before they decide which one sits in the best. If you try this out while the student is in the office you can watch their faces to determine which one is the best fit. They will squinch (technical term) up their face & squeeze their eyebrows together on voices that they find difficult to listen to, and with voices that are pleasant, their faces relax. If you want to improve the reading/listening experience, have them try several voices and choose the one that is the least "painful" and the most "pleasant." They will be more likely to listen and pay attention to the content and not the attention to how much the voice may annoy them! If the student tries several of the free voices and none of them work well, suggest they try some of the voices that are for purchase. They can try them out for buying them, but the point is to find one that really works well for their best reading environment. I'm certain that others on the list will have other recommendations to add to this, but this is a place to start. I hope you find this information helpful. Best of luck! Regards, Wink Wink Harner Adaptive Technology Consulting & Training Alternative Text & Media Production The Foreigntype foreigntype@gmail.com winkharner1113@gmail.com (Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.) -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Maria Bohn Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 11:51 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Mac apps for reading Can anyone recommend a reading app similar to Voice Dream that is compatible with a mac? I had thought Voice dream was and just realized that is only for iOS - back info student is Dyslexic and only has a mac for reading help with books. Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From mbohn at bergen.edu Mon Aug 31 12:55:38 2015 From: mbohn at bergen.edu (Maria Bohn) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mac apps for reading In-Reply-To: <4A36099E-65BC-47F0-A503-A5883ED987F9@uark.edu> References: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B68A856@PAR-MB2.bergen.cc.nj.us> <4A36099E-65BC-47F0-A503-A5883ED987F9@uark.edu> Message-ID: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B68AD41@PAR-MB2.bergen.cc.nj.us> Thank you Melanie ? I am checking it out now :) I appreciate the quick response Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College From: "Melanie P. Thornton" > Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Date: Monday, August 31, 2015 at 3:43 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Mac apps for reading Hi, Maria. I use GhostReader and have been pleased with it. I?m not sure how it compares to Voice Dream as I have not tried that one yet. Melanie On Aug 31, 2015, at 1:50 PM, Maria Bohn > wrote: Can anyone recommend a reading app similar to Voice Dream that is compatible with a mac? I had thought Voice dream was and just realized that is only for iOS ? back info student is Dyslexic and only has a mac for reading help with books. Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From mbohn at bergen.edu Mon Aug 31 12:55:26 2015 From: mbohn at bergen.edu (Maria Bohn) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mac apps for reading In-Reply-To: <000901d0e425$c885f710$5991e530$@gmail.com> References: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B68A856@PAR-MB2.bergen.cc.nj.us> <000901d0e425$c885f710$5991e530$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B68AD1A@PAR-MB2.bergen.cc.nj.us> Thank you so much for this Wink! I could not find anything except the Natural Reader and I suggested the student try the free version first but as you suggested wanted him to try different apps to find one that he feels works best for him. Thank you again Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College On 8/31/15, 3:46 PM, "Wink Harner" wrote: >Hi Maria et al ATHENITES, > >There are several free text to speech apps for Macs. One is available >through the accessibility features built into the Mac called just that: >text-to-speech. Some apps that help with reading disabilities: > - Ghost Reader: ($24.99 - not free) >http://www.convenienceware.com/ghostreader > - Natural Reader: http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.html > - Text 2 Speech: >https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/text2speech/id467038962?mt=12 > - Cepstral: http://www.cepstral.com/ > >I've included links to make it easier to try them out. My suggestion is >that >you give the student several to try and let them pick. Also included is >the >link for the Cepstral voices. The student should try out both a male & a >female voice and adjust the speed pitch and volume of several before they >decide which one sits in the best. If you try this out while the student >is >in the office you can watch their faces to determine which one is the best >fit. They will squinch (technical term) up their face & squeeze their >eyebrows together on voices that they find difficult to listen to, and >with >voices that are pleasant, their faces relax. If you want to improve the >reading/listening experience, have them try several voices and choose the >one that is the least "painful" and the most "pleasant." They will be more >likely to listen and pay attention to the content and not the attention to >how much the voice may annoy them! If the student tries several of the >free >voices and none of them work well, suggest they try some of the voices >that >are for purchase. They can try them out for buying them, but the point is >to >find one that really works well for their best reading environment. > >I'm certain that others on the list will have other recommendations to add >to this, but this is a place to start. > >I hope you find this information helpful. Best of luck! > >Regards, > >Wink > >Wink Harner >Adaptive Technology Consulting & Training >Alternative Text & Media Production >The Foreigntype > >foreigntype@gmail.com >winkharner1113@gmail.com > >(Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please >forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.) > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On >Behalf Of Maria Bohn >Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 11:51 AM >To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >Subject: [Athen] Mac apps for reading > >Can anyone recommend a reading app similar to Voice Dream that is >compatible >with a mac? I had thought Voice dream was and just realized that is only >for >iOS - back info student is Dyslexic and only has a mac for reading help >with >books. > > >Maria Bohn >Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of >Specialized Services Bergen Community College >_______________________________________________ >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 From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Mon Aug 31 13:09:08 2015 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Zoom accessibility Message-ID: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84F0D91D2C@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Hello all, Does anybody have any ideas about the accessibility of Zoom for a screen reader? Thanks for any tips you can give. 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 Cindy.Poore-Pariseau at bristolcc.edu Mon Aug 31 16:49:57 2015 From: Cindy.Poore-Pariseau at bristolcc.edu (Poore-Pariseau, Cindy) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mac apps for reading In-Reply-To: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B68A856@PAR-MB2.bergen.cc.nj.us> References: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B68A856@PAR-MB2.bergen.cc.nj.us> Message-ID: <1441064995228.3764@bristolcc.edu> There is an iTunes app for voice dream https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader/id496177674?mt=8 Would this not allow for mac users to access voice dream? The fact is that ours [people with disabilities] is the only minority you can join involuntarily, without warning at any time. Nancy Mairs, author Cindy Poore-Pariseau, Ph. D. Bristol Community College Coordinator of Disability Services Office of Disability Services, L115 Email: cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu Phone: (508) 678-2811 x 2470 Fax: (508) 508-730-3297 ________________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Maria Bohn Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 2:50 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Mac apps for reading Can anyone recommend a reading app similar to Voice Dream that is compatible with a mac? I had thought Voice dream was and just realized that is only for iOS ? back info student is Dyslexic and only has a mac for reading help with books. Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From foreigntype at gmail.com Mon Aug 31 17:02:36 2015 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mac apps for reading In-Reply-To: <1441064995228.3764@bristolcc.edu> References: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B68A856@PAR-MB2.bergen.cc.nj.us> <1441064995228.3764@bristolcc.edu> Message-ID: Cindy, This app only works on iPad and iPhones. Doesn't work on Macs. Wink Harner Accessibility & Adaptive Technology Consultant The Foreign Type On Aug 31, 2015 4:50 PM, "Poore-Pariseau, Cindy" < Cindy.Poore-Pariseau@bristolcc.edu> wrote: > There is an iTunes app for voice dream > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader/id496177674?mt=8 > > Would this not allow for mac users to access voice dream? > > The fact is that ours [people with disabilities] is the only minority you > can join involuntarily, without warning at any time. Nancy Mairs, author > > Cindy Poore-Pariseau, Ph. D. > Bristol Community College > Coordinator of Disability Services > Office of Disability Services, L115 > > Email: cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu > Phone: (508) 678-2811 x 2470 > Fax: (508) 508-730-3297 > > ________________________________________ > From: athen-list on > behalf of Maria Bohn > Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 2:50 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Mac apps for reading > > Can anyone recommend a reading app similar to Voice Dream that is > compatible with a mac? I had thought Voice dream was and just realized that > is only for iOS ? back info student is Dyslexic and only has a mac for > reading help with books. > > > Maria Bohn > Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist > Assistive Technology > Office of Specialized Services > Bergen Community College > _______________________________________________ > 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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Bristol Community College Coordinator of Disability Services Office of Disability Services, L115 Email: cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu Phone: (508) 678-2811 x 2470 Fax: (508) 508-730-3297 ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Wink Harner Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 8:02 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Mac apps for reading Cindy, This app only works on iPad and iPhones. Doesn't work on Macs. Wink Harner Accessibility & Adaptive Technology Consultant The Foreign Type On Aug 31, 2015 4:50 PM, "Poore-Pariseau, Cindy" > wrote: There is an iTunes app for voice dream https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader/id496177674?mt=8 Would this not allow for mac users to access voice dream? The fact is that ours [people with disabilities] is the only minority you can join involuntarily, without warning at any time. Nancy Mairs, author Cindy Poore-Pariseau, Ph. D. Bristol Community College Coordinator of Disability Services Office of Disability Services, L115 Email: cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu Phone: (508) 678-2811 x 2470 Fax: (508) 508-730-3297 ________________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of Maria Bohn > Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 2:50 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Mac apps for reading Can anyone recommend a reading app similar to Voice Dream that is compatible with a mac? I had thought Voice dream was and just realized that is only for iOS - back info student is Dyslexic and only has a mac for reading help with books. Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College _______________________________________________ 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 From foreigntype at gmail.com Mon Aug 31 17:25:19 2015 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:48 2018 Subject: [Athen] Mac apps for reading In-Reply-To: <1441066069388.96816@bristolcc.edu> References: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B68A856@PAR-MB2.bergen.cc.nj.us> <1441064995228.3764@bristolcc.edu> <1441066069388.96816@bristolcc.edu> Message-ID: I wasn't either until I started at Southern Oregon university 3 years ago. I was "forced" to learn the office iPad to be on the top edge of the curve with the students. To get myself up to speed, I did a ton of research on "there's an app for that" for the various iDevices. Given the choice, I prefer to work in the MS environment. Wink Harner Accessibility & Adaptive Technology Consultant The Foreign Type On Aug 31, 2015 5:08 PM, "Poore-Pariseau, Cindy" < Cindy.Poore-Pariseau@bristolcc.edu> wrote: > That's too bad (I'm obviously not a mac user) > > > The fact is that ours [people with disabilities] is the only minority you > can join involuntarily, without warning at any time. Nancy Mairs, author > > Cindy Poore-Pariseau, Ph. D. > Bristol Community College > Coordinator of Disability Services > Office of Disability Services, L115 > > Email: cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu > Phone: (508) 678-2811 x 2470 > Fax: (508) 508-730-3297 > ________________________________ > From: athen-list on > behalf of Wink Harner > Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 8:02 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Mac apps for reading > > > Cindy, > > This app only works on iPad and iPhones. Doesn't work on Macs. > > Wink Harner > Accessibility & Adaptive Technology Consultant > The Foreign Type > > On Aug 31, 2015 4:50 PM, "Poore-Pariseau, Cindy" < > Cindy.Poore-Pariseau@bristolcc.edu Cindy.Poore-Pariseau@bristolcc.edu>> wrote: > There is an iTunes app for voice dream > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader/id496177674?mt=8 > > Would this not allow for mac users to access voice dream? > > The fact is that ours [people with disabilities] is the only minority you > can join involuntarily, without warning at any time. Nancy Mairs, author > > Cindy Poore-Pariseau, Ph. D. > Bristol Community College > Coordinator of Disability Services > Office of Disability Services, L115 > > Email: cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu cindy.poore-pariseau@bristolcc.edu> > Phone: (508) 678-2811 x 2470 > Fax: (508) 508-730-3297 > > ________________________________________ > From: athen-list athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu>> on behalf of Maria Bohn < > mbohn@bergen.edu> > Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 2:50 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Mac apps for reading > > Can anyone recommend a reading app similar to Voice Dream that is > compatible with a mac? I had thought Voice dream was and just realized that > is only for iOS - back info student is Dyslexic and only has a mac for > reading help with books. > > > Maria Bohn > Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist > Assistive Technology > Office of Specialized Services > Bergen Community College > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu 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 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: