From jsutton2 at stanford.edu Sun Mar 1 10:12:44 2015 From: jsutton2 at stanford.edu (Jennifer Sutton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] The Web Accessibility in Higher Education Project (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE.edu Message-ID: Greetings, ATHENites: Thought this was a pretty valuable article, outliningg experiences (with pros and cons). Kudos to the folks in OK for their efforts! Jennifer The Web Accessibility in Higher Education Project (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE.edu http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/web-accessibility-higher-education-pro ject -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Elizabeth.Prickett at victoriacollege.edu Mon Mar 2 07:36:39 2015 From: Elizabeth.Prickett at victoriacollege.edu (Prickett, Elizabeth) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Microsoft Office Mix Message-ID: Good morning! Has anyone experimented with Office Mix, the free add-in for PPT (https://mix.office.com/)? I'm not able to find any real accessibility information online. I did find a quick article on how to add captions, but it looks like it only accepts TTML files. And, when I try to click on the CC button on the examples, either the button doesn't work or there aren't actually any captions added. Any feedback you may have is appreciated! Have an excellent week! Liz Prickett Alternative Media Specialist Center for Academic & Professional Excellence (CAPE) Victoria College 2200 E. Red River Street Victoria, TX 77901 Elizabeth.Prickett@VictoriaCollege.edu (361) 573-3291, ext. 3243 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From norm.coombs at gmail.com Mon Mar 2 07:49:07 2015 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] temporary problem with EASI site!!! Message-ID: <54f4867b.c1b0ca0a.5e48.ffffc5a0@mx.google.com> Apparently when I had my provider update a single directory requiring a password, instead the entire site is passworded. I hope to fix this very soon!! Norm From gdietrich at htctu.net Mon Mar 2 15:23:35 2015 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Job Announcement: De Anza College, LD Specialist Message-ID: <045001d0553f$e892cda0$b9b868e0$@htctu.net> De Anza College is looking for three LD Specialists to become part of their Educational Diagnostic Center team. http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH17/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp?org=FHDA &cws=1 At the link above, search for Faculty; Learning Disability Specialist-a brief summary of the position is below. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE: Under the direction of the Dean of Disability Support Programs and Services (DSPS), provide assessment to determine eligibility for accommodations and services under Title 5 Learning Disabilities Definition and is accountable for caseload management and special course instruction focused on basic math skills, writing skills, and learning strategies. Standard duties expected of all faculty include development and evaluation of curricula, maintaining scheduled office hours, attending department and division meetings, pursuing professional growth activities, and performing other duties consistent with the role of an instructor. Instructors also have the opportunity to serve on District and college committees and participate in campus extra-curricular activities. Essential duties: 1. Pre-screen students for learning issues/concerns associated with learning disabilities and schedule for assessment if appropriate. 2. Administer learning disabilities eligibility assessment tools in accordance with the State of California mandated Eligibility Model: These tools include but are not limited to the WAIS-IV and/or the Woodcock-Johnson III Batteries. 3. Evaluate disability and outside assessment documentation to determine if assessment results/scores meet the Learning Disability (LD) Eligibility and Services Model criterion. 4. Identify educational limitations and implement appropriate accommodations designed to help students with learning disabilities to achieve academic success. 5. Provide disability management counseling by promoting student acceptance and understanding of their disability by encouraging and teaching students to utilize their strengths to compensate for their learning differences. 6. Prepare, monitor, and update Student Education Contracts (SEC) to ensure students with learning disabilities are receiving appropriate accommodations and services and are successfully progressing towards their academic goals. 7. Act as liaison between campus faculty and staff regarding equity issues affecting students with learning disabilities. 8. Provide training and counseling to campus wide faculty and staff concerning laws and regulations regarding students with disabilities, confidentiality issues, and strategies for assisting and referring students with disabilities to appropriate campus services. 9. Assist EDC students to clarify their academic goals, select a major, and prepare education plans. 10. Develop, monitor, and modify (as needed) Student Education Plans (SEP) for EDC students pursuing certificate, Associate Degree, and/or transfer programs. 11. Provide consultation and liaison support to campus faculty and staff regarding student accommodations and DSPS programs and services as required by the American with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 12. Maintain liaison with educational and community based organizations through ongoing outreach efforts and events. 13. Assist EDC students to prepare and submit petitions and corrective plans for all academic probation levels, course repetitions, and financial aid extensions. 14. Teach basic skills courses (math, writing, study skills) designed for students with learning disabilities and students who would benefit from acquiring learning strategies to facilitate and improve their academic performance. 15. Collaborate with the staff of the DSPS Computer Access Lab to identify and utilize technological interventions designed to increase academic proficiency, encourage independence, personal productivity, and empowerment. - See more at: http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH17/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=FHDA &cws=1&rid=880#sthash.GiPlWooE.dpuf MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff. 2. Master's degree, or equivalent foreign degree, in the category of disability, special education, education, psychology, educational psychology, or rehabilitation counseling; AND 3. 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URL: From rsthompson2 at ua.edu Tue Mar 3 08:03:34 2015 From: rsthompson2 at ua.edu (Thompson, Rachel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Suggestions for accessibility review vendors? Message-ID: Hi, all. I am looking for suggestions for vendors that offer web accessibility review tools and or services, as well as any suggestions for how to choose tools like these. We need a tool/service that will: * Allow site owners and content providers to run reports/audits on demand as often as they would like. * Work for password protected sites, dynamic content, and mobile content * Allow for distributed administration (example: Social Work needs to be able to access their report, but not Engineering?s. I need to be able to access both). * Evaluate or at least identify the existence of PDFs, documents, media, and other non-web page content. Of course, any automated review results would be evaluated by a person; we just need a way to get a starting point. The list of vendors I have so far includes * SSB Bart * Deque * SiteImprove * HiSoftware (Cryptzone now?) What requirements and potential vendors am I omitting? Any feedback is welcome. Rachel Dr. Rachel S. Thompson Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility Center for Instructional Technology University of Alabama http://accessibility.ua.edu From Susan.Kelmer at Colorado.EDU Tue Mar 3 09:06:08 2015 From: Susan.Kelmer at Colorado.EDU (Susan Kelmer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] ATHEN/AHG dinner meeting at CSUN In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3E04A2F7AAD0E345B673D732D9A53807CB968C9A10@EXC3.ad.colorado.edu> I will be there. -Susan ________________________________________ From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Howard Kramer [hkramer@ahead.org] Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 8:02 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] ATHEN/AHG dinner meeting at CSUN Dear Colleagues: As per previous years, we'll be meeting at the Harbor House (behind the Grand Hyatt) on Thursday evening (8:15 p.m.), March 5, at CSUN (International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference) for dinner and for ATHEN members to provide their input on this year's Accessing Higher Ground conference. Please let me know if you plan to attend so I can guestimate the right size table. Regards, Howard -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability From jsuttondc at gmail.com Tue Mar 3 11:25:47 2015 From: jsuttondc at gmail.com (Jennifer Sutton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Suggestions for accessibility review vendors? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20150303111359.05c5d538@gmail.com> Rachel and others: Here's a document/database from WAI that's been being rebuilt, so the data about tools should be current. If folks have submissions, I encourage you to contribute: http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/ In addition, here's a little set of posts I pulled together about automated testing tools. Note that they are by Karl Groves, who has just released Tenon out of beta. Hope the links below my name prove helpful. Best, Jennifer Choosing an Automated Accessibility Testing Tool 13 Questions you shou (...) http://www.karlgroves.com/2013/06/28/choosing-an-automated-accessibility-testing-tool-13-questions-you-should-ask/ Some thoughts on automated web accessibility testing Karl Groves http://www.karlgroves.com/2013/09/29/some-thoughts-on-automated-web-accessibility-testing/ The Problem with Automated Website Accessibility Testing Tools ? Karl (...) http://www.karlgroves.com/2011/06/12/the-problem-with-automated-testing-tools/ Web Accessibility Testing Do Automatic Testing First Karl Groves http://www.karlgroves.com/2012/02/02/web-accessibility-testing-do-automatic-testing-first/ Web Accessibility Testing Tools Who tests the DOM Karl Groves http://www.karlgroves.com/2013/09/06/web-accessibility-testing-tools-who-tests-the-dom/ [this one is a bit out of date, I believe.] At 08:03 AM 3/3/2015, you wrote: >Hi, all. > >I am looking for suggestions for vendors that offer web accessibility >review tools and or services, as well as any suggestions for how to choose >tools like these. > >We need a tool/service that will: > >* Allow site owners and content providers to run reports/audits on demand >as often as they would like. >* Work for password protected sites, dynamic content, and mobile content >* Allow for distributed administration (example: Social Work needs to be >able to access their report, but not Engineering?s. I need to be able to >access both). >* Evaluate or at least identify the existence of PDFs, documents, media, >and other non-web page content. > >Of course, any automated review results would be evaluated by a person; we >just need a way to get a starting point. The list of vendors I have so far >includes > >* SSB Bart >* Deque >* SiteImprove >* HiSoftware (Cryptzone now?) > >What requirements and potential vendors am I omitting? Any feedback is >welcome. > >Rachel > >Dr. Rachel S. Thompson >Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility >Center for Instructional Technology >University of Alabama >http://accessibility.ua.edu > > > >_______________________________________________ >athen-list mailing list >athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu >http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From vasquez at sbcc.edu Tue Mar 3 23:04:21 2015 From: vasquez at sbcc.edu (Laurie Vasquez) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:17 2018 Subject: [Athen] Upcoming ADA CASES Message-ID: *Friday, March 13, 2015* *Donald Cullen v. Netflix* - Donald Cullen appeals the dismissal of his action under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act against Netflix, Inc. *Melissa Earll v. Ebay, Inc.* - Melissa J. Earll appeals the dismissal of her action under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act against eBay, Inc. *Tuesday, March 17, 2015* *Karen Krushwitz v. 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Davis * The Ethel Louise Armstrong Memorial Lecture: "The Hearing World around Me" presented by Trix Bruce * Student Perspectives Ethel Louise Armstrong Student Poster Presentations and Reception. [cid:A30A1A2B-1A0D-4CC1-9887-5EB2E498064B] L. Scott Lissner ADA Coordinator & 504 Compliance Officer Office Of Diversity And Inclusion, The Ohio State University Associate, John Glenn School of Public Affairs Lecturer, Knowlton School of Architecture, Moritz College of Law & Disability Studies Board, Center for Disability Empowerment Appointed: State HAVA Committee & Columbus Advisory Council on Disability Issues Concurrent Sessions Law: * Update from The Department of Education's Office For Civil Rights. * Update from The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Cheryl Mabry-Thomas, Director, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Cleveland Field Office. * ADA Questions and Answers: The Center for Disability Empowerment (CDE) Answers Your Questions. * Understanding Reasonable Accommodations under the ADAAA and Emerging Issues in the Law. * Barrier Free Healthcare: A Recent Point of Emphasis 25 Years in the Making. * The ADA at 25: How does it Measure up to The UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities? * Toward Universal Suffrage: Voting and People with Intellectual or Cognitive Disabilities Education: * Access Abroad: International Study for Students & Scholars with Disabilities. * Paving the Path to College Success: Experiences of Students with Physical Disabilities * Student Veterans with Psychological and Physical Wounds: Enhancing Access and Inclusion. * Going to College: Integrated Employment and Academic Opportunities for Students with Intellectual Disabilities. * At the Intersections of Disability and Feminist Theories: Toward the Transformative Inclusion of Diverse Students with Disabilities in STEM Fields. 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At the Expense of Joy: Human Rights Violations in Applied Behavioral Analysis. On Teaching the R-Word: A Dialogue about Inclusive Language and Inclusive Spaces. [The Ohio State University] L. Scott Lissner ADA Coordinator & 504 Compliance Officer Office Of Diversity And Inclusion Associate, John Glenn School of Public Affairs Lecturer, Knowlton School of Architecture, Moritz College of Law & Disability Studies Board, Center for Disability Empowerment Appointed: State HAVA Committee & Columbus Advisory Council on Disability Issues 614-292-6207 (voice) 614-688-8605 (TTY) Lissner.2@osu.edu; http://ada.osu.edu 154 West 12th Street, Columbus, Ohio, 43214 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8636 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We have been using WordPad, but, as I mentioned in my email last week, we are uncomfortable not having the auto-save feature of Microsoft Word. So, a few questions... 1. Which word processor do your students use for writing exams? 2. If WordPad, how do you deal with the fact that there is no auto-save feature? 3. If MS Word, how do you turn off tools, like spell and grammar check or the thesaurus, and ensure students don't turn them back on again? 4. If we use MS Word, we will need to be able to easily, and quickly turn the spell and grammar check and thesaurus features on or off as necessary. Has anyone come up with a method to do this quickly? We would appreciate any feedback you have. 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From swims at umich.edu Fri Mar 6 06:11:37 2015 From: swims at umich.edu (Scott Williams) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] University of Michigan Library seeking accessibility specialist Message-ID: Job Summary: The University of Michigan Library is seeking a talented accessibility specialist to develop strategic frameworks for the library to engage with accessibility. Duties include exploring current trends, benchmarking best practices, fostering internal and external partnerships, identifying key accessibility issues when adopting technologies, developing evaluation criteria specific to library decision-making, articulating risk factors, outlining strategic options, training, and articulating needed capabilities in a digital era. Expected outcomes include collaborations, white papers, and presentations informing the library as we continue to make an investment in accessibility. 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Subject: FW: 2015-16 RFP for New DSPS Technical Assistance Provider / Website Hosting & Maintenance Importance: High Colleagues: The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office in conjunction with the Yosemite Community College District (YCCD) are pleased to announce YCCD's release of a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) to help us identify a new DSPS Technical Assistance provider for our system beginning with the 2015-16 PADS contract year. The awarded applicant would be taking over the existing role of the Galvin Group, who will be retiring after this fiscal / academic year. Please see attached the pdf and MS Word version of the RFP including the project's Background, Scope, and Calendar of Key Dates, etc. Furthermore, the document has been posted on the Chancellor's Office website, following the link below to the "Resources" tab. As the RFP directs you, please send any questions about the RFP to either Scott Berenson or to me. For any questions related to the logistics and/or application submittal process, please contact Carrie Sampson at YCCD. If you have any direct questions for the Galvin Group, who as stated in the RFP will be assisting the awarded subcontractor in the transitioning process, they have generously offered to take any questions about their existing Technical Assistance processes via their Email, at any of the following addresses: Jan Galvin: jan@galvin-group.com Bette McMuldren: bette@galvin-group.com Skip Bingham: skip@galvin-group.com The next step will be the establishment of a date and time to offer a closed conference call (and conference call registration process) for any interested applicants, so that all who are interested will have an equal opportunity for an overview of the process and consistent information from the Chancellor's Office related to this RFP. That date and time should be scheduled by the end of this week and shared via the same channels. We will be broadly distribute this RFP, but also ask your assistance by forwarding this on to any firms or outside entities or vendors etc. whom you or your college may have encountered or have had experience with whom you think may be interested in applying for this contract. More information will follow. As has been said by so many of you in so many different forums since the Galvin Group's official announcement was made, we in the Chancellor's Office too want to say again how much we appreciate all that Jan, Bette, and Skip have done individually and collectively for DSPS, the Chancellor's Office and for the CCC system as a whole during their long tenure in this role. It has been extremely well appreciated and well received, and an innumerable amount of colleges, individual college staff members, and students have either directly or indirectly benefitted from your work, and you will all be missed very considerably. 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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 theoldog@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 12:12 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. This is a non-technical question, but since I am doing some research I thought I would include ideas from my friends "down south" ;) We are currently debating the pros and cons of distributing accommodation information to profs via email. Could you please tell me if your institution is asking students to distribute their accommodation letters themselves or if you are emailing them directly to the professors. If you are emailing, can you explain how you are doing it, problems you have experienced with this process and any pros and cons you'd like to share. TIA! d:) Debi Turner Assistive Technician, Disability Services Humber ITAL Student Success & Engagement Room A120, Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Blvd. W. Toronto, Ontario M8V 1K8 Tel: (416) 675-6622, ext. 3268 Fax: (416) 252-8800 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and attached material are intended for the use of the individual or organization to whom they are addressed and may not be distributed, copied, or disclosed to other unauthorized persons. This material may contain confidential and/or personal information subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and/or the Personal Health Information Protection Act. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify me immediately and delete this message. 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This allows us to make sure the letters are under a secure log in, and that both parties are receiving the information. Best, Brianna Assistive Technology Specialist Student Accessibility Services Tufts University (617)627-5349 Brianna.giacoppe@tufts.edu Sent from my iPhone On Mar 12, 2015, at 3:15 PM, "theoldog@gmail.com" > wrote: Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. This is a non-technical question, but since I am doing some research I thought I would include ideas from my friends "down south" ;) We are currently debating the pros and cons of distributing accommodation information to profs via email. Could you please tell me if your institution is asking students to distribute their accommodation letters themselves or if you are emailing them directly to the professors. If you are emailing, can you explain how you are doing it, problems you have experienced with this process and any pros and cons you'd like to share. TIA! d:) Debi Turner Assistive Technician, Disability Services Humber ITAL Student Success & Engagement Room A120, Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Blvd. W. Toronto, Ontario M8V 1K8 Tel: (416) 675-6622, ext. 3268 Fax: (416) 252-8800 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and attached material are intended for the use of the individual or organization to whom they are addressed and may not be distributed, copied, or disclosed to other unauthorized persons. This material may contain confidential and/or personal information subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and/or the Personal Health Information Protection Act. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify me immediately and delete this message. Do not email, print, copy, distribute, or disclose this email or its contents further. 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From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of theoldog@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 2:12 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. This is a non-technical question, but since I am doing some research I thought I would include ideas from my friends "down south" ;) We are currently debating the pros and cons of distributing accommodation information to profs via email. Could you please tell me if your institution is asking students to distribute their accommodation letters themselves or if you are emailing them directly to the professors. If you are emailing, can you explain how you are doing it, problems you have experienced with this process and any pros and cons you'd like to share. TIA! d:) Debi Turner Assistive Technician, Disability Services Humber ITAL Student Success & Engagement Room A120, Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Blvd. W. Toronto, Ontario M8V 1K8 Tel: (416) 675-6622, ext. 3268 Fax: (416) 252-8800 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and attached material are intended for the use of the individual or organization to whom they are addressed and may not be distributed, copied, or disclosed to other unauthorized persons. This material may contain confidential and/or personal information subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and/or the Personal Health Information Protection Act. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify me immediately and delete this message. Do not email, print, copy, distribute, or disclose this email or its contents further. 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URL: From traceyf at disability.tamu.edu Thu Mar 12 14:11:40 2015 From: traceyf at disability.tamu.edu (Forman, Tracey) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations In-Reply-To: <20150312191223.5525578.37751.8991@gmail.com> References: <6E43331E4A9CB3458E58490E9430701F2FAD217C@SHRAPNEL.humber.org> <3F66696FFF81FD40990CC6BA380187BD67D66255@EXCH-MB4.conestogac.on.ca> <657748c7563e4612b7855daff27c5491@ExMB3.ad.unb.ca> <6E43331E4A9CB3458E58490E9430701F2FAD264A@SHRAPNEL.humber.org> <20150312191223.5525578.37751.8991@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4A272E6CF526BA4FB86A52D608E430070104571E3DB1@EXMAIL.dsa.reldom.tamu.edu> We currently provide our students their accommodation letters in an electronic (PDF) format, but we believe that it should be the student?s responsibility to decide which instructors they want to notify and to take the lead on how to share the letter. Some students do not want to disclose to all instructors. They may only need accommodations in specific classes or specific situations, so we let the students take the lead on notifying their instructors. We also think it is important that the students meet with the instructor to discuss the accommodations in the letter (in person or by phone), which is another reason we want the student to make direct contact with the instructors and set up a time to review and discuss the letters. Our suggested email template: http://disability.tamu.edu/sampleemail There are a few cases where our staff may take a more proactive role in notifying instructors about specific needs (interpreters in class; tips for working with an ASD student; planning for alternative format materials), but that is usually done only after consultation with and approval of the student. Also note: ? Some instructors are not good email communicators and will request the student bring or send a hard copy in certain circumstances. ? Some classes have multiple instructors or course coordinators (that may not be listed in the class schedule system) that will also need to get a copy of the letter. We try to make the letter accessible to the students to they can print or send additional copies of the letter as needed. (http://disability.tamu.edu/electronicletters) -- Tracey Forman Disability Services Texas A&M University 979.845.1637 traceyf@disability.tamu.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of theoldog@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 2:12 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. This is a non-technical question, but since I am doing some research I thought I would include ideas from my friends "down south" ;) We are currently debating the pros and cons of distributing accommodation information to profs via email. Could you please tell me if your institution is asking students to distribute their accommodation letters themselves or if you are emailing them directly to the professors. If you are emailing, can you explain how you are doing it, problems you have experienced with this process and any pros and cons you'd like to share. TIA! d:) Debi Turner Assistive Technician, Disability Services Humber ITAL Student Success & Engagement Room A120, Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Blvd. W. Toronto, Ontario M8V 1K8 Tel: (416) 675-6622, ext. 3268 Fax: (416) 252-8800 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and attached material are intended for the use of the individual or organization to whom they are addressed and may not be distributed, copied, or disclosed to other unauthorized persons. 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Digital Accessibility Legal Update (March 2015) http://lflegal.com/2015/03/legal-update-csun15/ From mdimac at kent.edu Mon Mar 16 07:41:41 2015 From: mdimac at kent.edu (Dimac, Marcie) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations In-Reply-To: <20150312191223.5525578.37751.8991@gmail.com> References: <6E43331E4A9CB3458E58490E9430701F2FAD217C@SHRAPNEL.humber.org> <3F66696FFF81FD40990CC6BA380187BD67D66255@EXCH-MB4.conestogac.on.ca> <657748c7563e4612b7855daff27c5491@ExMB3.ad.unb.ca> <6E43331E4A9CB3458E58490E9430701F2FAD264A@SHRAPNEL.humber.org> <20150312191223.5525578.37751.8991@gmail.com> Message-ID: Morning! Our office uses a management software program that allows students to login to a secure site and request accommodations each semester. Once approved, they select the courses and accommodations for which they are approved and those accommodation letters are sent directly to faculty via email. This allows us to put onus on the student, as they must log in and send the letter request, and then sends the electronic copy to faculty. The system we use is http://accessiblelearning.com/OSMS.aspx If you have any further questions, feel free to give me a ring! Cheers! Marcie Dima?, M.A. Ed. Coordinator, Assistive Technology Student Accessibility Services Kent State University Ground Floor, Rm. 23 DeWeese Center P.O. Box 5190 Kent, Ohio 44242 Phone: 330-672-3391 Fax: 330-672-3763 Email: mdimac@kent.edu www.kent.edu/sas 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: "theoldog@gmail.com" > Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Date: Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 3:12 PM To: "athen-list@u.washington.edu" > Subject: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. This is a non-technical question, but since I am doing some research I thought I would include ideas from my friends "down south" ;) We are currently debating the pros and cons of distributing accommodation information to profs via email. Could you please tell me if your institution is asking students to distribute their accommodation letters themselves or if you are emailing them directly to the professors. If you are emailing, can you explain how you are doing it, problems you have experienced with this process and any pros and cons you'd like to share. TIA! d:) Debi Turner Assistive Technician, Disability Services Humber ITAL Student Success & Engagement Room A120, Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Blvd. W. Toronto, Ontario M8V 1K8 Tel: (416) 675-6622, ext. 3268 Fax: (416) 252-8800 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and attached material are intended for the use of the individual or organization to whom they are addressed and may not be distributed, copied, or disclosed to other unauthorized persons. 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URL: From ronrstewart at gmail.com Mon Mar 16 07:55:50 2015 From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations In-Reply-To: References: <6E43331E4A9CB3458E58490E9430701F2FAD217C@SHRAPNEL.humber.org> <3F66696FFF81FD40990CC6BA380187BD67D66255@EXCH-MB4.conestogac.on.ca> <657748c7563e4612b7855daff27c5491@ExMB3.ad.unb.ca> <6E43331E4A9CB3458E58490E9430701F2FAD264A@SHRAPNEL.humber.org> <20150312191223.5525578.37751.8991@gmail.com> Message-ID: <447701d05ff9$4bb67ad0$e3237070$@gmail.com> Is there a backup plan for those students this system does not work for? Or at least a tracking system to see what students are and are not requesting? I am a firm believer in empowerment, but for some students the power differential and their lack of self-advocacy skills makes an entirely student centered systems problematic. Ron Stewart From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dimac, Marcie Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 9:42 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations Morning! Our office uses a management software program that allows students to login to a secure site and request accommodations each semester. Once approved, they select the courses and accommodations for which they are approved and those accommodation letters are sent directly to faculty via email. This allows us to put onus on the student, as they must log in and send the letter request, and then sends the electronic copy to faculty. The system we use is http://accessiblelearning.com/OSMS.aspx If you have any further questions, feel free to give me a ring! Cheers! Marcie Dima?, M.A. Ed. Coordinator, Assistive Technology Student Accessibility Services Kent State University Ground Floor, Rm. 23 DeWeese Center P.O. Box 5190 Kent, Ohio 44242 Phone: 330-672-3391 Fax: 330-672-3763 Email: mdimac@kent.edu www.kent.edu/sas 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: "theoldog@gmail.com" Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Date: Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 3:12 PM To: "athen-list@u.washington.edu" Subject: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. This is a non-technical question, but since I am doing some research I thought I would include ideas from my friends "down south" ;) We are currently debating the pros and cons of distributing accommodation information to profs via email. Could you please tell me if your institution is asking students to distribute their accommodation letters themselves or if you are emailing them directly to the professors. If you are emailing, can you explain how you are doing it, problems you have experienced with this process and any pros and cons you'd like to share. TIA! d:) Debi Turner Assistive Technician, Disability Services Humber ITAL Student Success & Engagement Room A120, Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Blvd. W. Toronto, Ontario M8V 1K8 Tel: (416) 675-6622, ext. 3268 Fax: (416) 252-8800 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and attached material are intended for the use of the individual or organization to whom they are addressed and may not be distributed, copied, or disclosed to other unauthorized persons. This material may contain confidential and/or personal information subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and/or the Personal Health Information Protection Act. If you receive this transmission in error, please notify me immediately and delete this message. Do not email, print, copy, distribute, or disclose this email or its contents further. Thank you for your co-operation and assistance. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mdimac at kent.edu Mon Mar 16 08:02:48 2015 From: mdimac at kent.edu (Dimac, Marcie) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:18 2018 Subject: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations In-Reply-To: <447701d05ff9$4bb67ad0$e3237070$@gmail.com> References: <6E43331E4A9CB3458E58490E9430701F2FAD217C@SHRAPNEL.humber.org> <3F66696FFF81FD40990CC6BA380187BD67D66255@EXCH-MB4.conestogac.on.ca> <657748c7563e4612b7855daff27c5491@ExMB3.ad.unb.ca> <6E43331E4A9CB3458E58490E9430701F2FAD264A@SHRAPNEL.humber.org> <20150312191223.5525578.37751.8991@gmail.com> <447701d05ff9$4bb67ad0$e3237070$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Ron, I'm thinking this question is to me! Yes, we work with students one-on-one when they register to ensure the system is accessible for them. We currently serve roughly 1,000 students on the main campus with disabilities (our university is over 50K) with 7 regional campuses (not included in that figure) and the system allows for excellent tracking and the ability to generate multiple reports. Students with a myriad of varying disabilities use this service with no complaints. We have a computer lab onsite in our office that we use to walk students through the process if they have questions. There are three receptionists at the front who work with students who walk in asking for help. The system also allows for students to schedule exams through our office, and we implement a 3 business day policy for registering for exams. This also gives us the ability to plan for the volume of students who will be taking exams in our office and puts the onus on the student to register. We believe that with the support provided and our one-on-one individual attention, we are empowering students. Thanks! Marcie From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 10:56 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations Is there a backup plan for those students this system does not work for? Or at least a tracking system to see what students are and are not requesting? I am a firm believer in empowerment, but for some students the power differential and their lack of self-advocacy skills makes an entirely student centered systems problematic. Ron Stewart From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dimac, Marcie Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 9:42 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations Morning! Our office uses a management software program that allows students to login to a secure site and request accommodations each semester. Once approved, they select the courses and accommodations for which they are approved and those accommodation letters are sent directly to faculty via email. This allows us to put onus on the student, as they must log in and send the letter request, and then sends the electronic copy to faculty. The system we use is http://accessiblelearning.com/OSMS.aspx If you have any further questions, feel free to give me a ring! Cheers! Marcie Dima?, M.A. Ed. Coordinator, Assistive Technology Student Accessibility Services Kent State University Ground Floor, Rm. 23 DeWeese Center P.O. Box 5190 Kent, Ohio 44242 Phone: 330-672-3391 Fax: 330-672-3763 Email: mdimac@kent.edu www.kent.edu/sas 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: "theoldog@gmail.com" > Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Date: Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 3:12 PM To: "athen-list@u.washington.edu" > Subject: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. This is a non-technical question, but since I am doing some research I thought I would include ideas from my friends "down south" ;) We are currently debating the pros and cons of distributing accommodation information to profs via email. Could you please tell me if your institution is asking students to distribute their accommodation letters themselves or if you are emailing them directly to the professors. If you are emailing, can you explain how you are doing it, problems you have experienced with this process and any pros and cons you'd like to share. TIA! d:) Debi Turner Assistive Technician, Disability Services Humber ITAL Student Success & Engagement Room A120, Lakeshore Campus 3199 Lake Shore Blvd. W. 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Ron On Monday, March 16, 2015, Dimac, Marcie wrote: > Hi Ron, > > > > I?m thinking this question is to me! > > > > Yes, we work with students one-on-one when they register to ensure the > system is accessible for them. We currently serve roughly 1,000 students > on the main campus with disabilities (our university is over 50K) with 7 > regional campuses (not included in that figure) and the system allows for > excellent tracking and the ability to generate multiple reports. Students > with a myriad of varying disabilities use this service with no complaints. > We have a computer lab onsite in our office that we use to walk students > through the process if they have questions. There are three receptionists > at the front who work with students who walk in asking for help. > > > > The system also allows for students to schedule exams through our office, > and we implement a 3 business day policy for registering for exams. This > also gives us the ability to plan for the volume of students who will be > taking exams in our office and puts the onus on the student to register. > We believe that with the support provided and our one-on-one individual > attention, we are empowering students. > > > > Thanks! > > Marcie > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu > ] > *On Behalf Of *Ron Stewart > *Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2015 10:56 AM > *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations > > > > Is there a backup plan for those students this system does not work for? > Or at least a tracking system to see what students are and are not > requesting? I am a firm believer in empowerment, but for some students the > power differential and their lack of self-advocacy skills makes an entirely > student centered systems problematic. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu > ] > *On Behalf Of *Dimac, Marcie > *Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2015 9:42 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations > > > > Morning! > > > > Our office uses a management software program that allows students to > login to a secure site and request accommodations each semester. Once > approved, they select the courses and accommodations for which they are > approved and those accommodation letters are sent directly to faculty via > email. > > > > This allows us to put onus on the student, as they must log in and send > the letter request, and then sends the electronic copy to faculty. > > > > The system we use is http://accessiblelearning.com/OSMS.aspx > > > > If you have any further questions, feel free to give me a ring! > > > > Cheers! > > > > Marcie Dima?, M.A. Ed. > > > > Coordinator, Assistive Technology > > Student Accessibility Services > > Kent State University > > Ground Floor, Rm. 23 > > DeWeese Center > > P.O. Box 5190 > > Kent, Ohio 44242 > > > > Phone: 330-672-3391 > > Fax: 330-672-3763 > > Email: mdimac@kent.edu > > > > www.kent.edu/sas > > > > 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: *"theoldog@gmail.com > " > > *Reply-To: *Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu > > > *Date: *Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 3:12 PM > *To: *"athen-list@u.washington.edu > " < > athen-list@u.washington.edu > > > *Subject: *[Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations > > > > > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. > > This is a non-technical question, but since I am doing some research I > thought I would include ideas from my friends "down south" ;) > > > > We are currently debating the pros and cons of distributing accommodation > information to profs via email. > > > > Could you please tell me if your institution is asking students to > distribute their accommodation letters themselves or if you are emailing > them directly to the professors. > > > > If you are emailing, can you explain how you are doing it, problems you > have experienced with this process and any pros and cons you'd like to > share. > > > > TIA! > > > > d:) > > > > Debi Turner > > Assistive Technician, Disability Services > > Humber ITAL > > Student Success & Engagement > > Room A120, Lakeshore Campus > > 3199 Lake Shore Blvd. W. > > Toronto, Ontario > > M8V 1K8 > > Tel: (416) 675-6622, ext. 3268 > > Fax: (416) 252-8800 > > > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and attached material are intended for > the use of the individual or organization to whom they are addressed and > may not be distributed, copied, or disclosed to other unauthorized persons. > This material may contain confidential and/or personal information subject > to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy > Act, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, > and/or the Personal Health Information Protection Act. 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We invite you to be part of a team that ensures that students with disabilities receive reasonable accommodations and services to participate fully in the academic environment. The Senior Disability Access Coordinator determines and grants appropriate academic accommodations, adjustments and/or auxiliary aids and services for students with disabilities in the post-secondary setting which requires expertise in interpretation and application of disability law. This position supports students with disabling conditions by assisting in identifying campus resources, development of self-advocacy skills, and navigation of the diverse and complex campus community. We are looking for someone with at least three years of experience in a Disability Services office determining disability accommodations in a higher education setting. Be visionary. Be inclusive. Be collaborative. Be Boulder. 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Carol On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 8:09 AM, Ron wrote: > Actually it was more of a prompt to have a discussion related to these > automated systems. Sounds like it is working well for you, but there is > language in a couple of OCR settlements that talks about the need to have a > backup system to insure students do not fall through the cracks. > > Ron > > On Monday, March 16, 2015, Dimac, Marcie wrote: > >> Hi Ron, >> >> >> >> I?m thinking this question is to me! >> >> >> >> Yes, we work with students one-on-one when they register to ensure the >> system is accessible for them. We currently serve roughly 1,000 students >> on the main campus with disabilities (our university is over 50K) with 7 >> regional campuses (not included in that figure) and the system allows for >> excellent tracking and the ability to generate multiple reports. Students >> with a myriad of varying disabilities use this service with no complaints. >> We have a computer lab onsite in our office that we use to walk students >> through the process if they have questions. There are three receptionists >> at the front who work with students who walk in asking for help. >> >> >> >> The system also allows for students to schedule exams through our office, >> and we implement a 3 business day policy for registering for exams. This >> also gives us the ability to plan for the volume of students who will be >> taking exams in our office and puts the onus on the student to register. >> We believe that with the support provided and our one-on-one individual >> attention, we are empowering students. >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> Marcie >> >> >> >> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] >> *On Behalf Of *Ron Stewart >> *Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2015 10:56 AM >> *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations >> >> >> >> Is there a backup plan for those students this system does not work for? >> Or at least a tracking system to see what students are and are not >> requesting? I am a firm believer in empowerment, but for some students the >> power differential and their lack of self-advocacy skills makes an entirely >> student centered systems problematic. >> >> >> >> Ron Stewart >> >> >> >> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] >> *On Behalf Of *Dimac, Marcie >> *Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2015 9:42 AM >> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network >> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations >> >> >> >> Morning! >> >> >> >> Our office uses a management software program that allows students to >> login to a secure site and request accommodations each semester. Once >> approved, they select the courses and accommodations for which they are >> approved and those accommodation letters are sent directly to faculty via >> email. >> >> >> >> This allows us to put onus on the student, as they must log in and send >> the letter request, and then sends the electronic copy to faculty. >> >> >> >> The system we use is http://accessiblelearning.com/OSMS.aspx >> >> >> >> If you have any further questions, feel free to give me a ring! >> >> >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> >> Marcie Dima?, M.A. Ed. >> >> >> >> Coordinator, Assistive Technology >> >> Student Accessibility Services >> >> Kent State University >> >> Ground Floor, Rm. 23 >> >> DeWeese Center >> >> P.O. Box 5190 >> >> Kent, Ohio 44242 >> >> >> >> Phone: 330-672-3391 >> >> Fax: 330-672-3763 >> >> Email: mdimac@kent.edu >> >> >> >> www.kent.edu/sas >> >> >> >> 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: *"theoldog@gmail.com" >> *Reply-To: *Access Technology Higher Education Network < >> athen-list@u.washington.edu> >> *Date: *Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 3:12 PM >> *To: *"athen-list@u.washington.edu" >> *Subject: *[Athen] non-technical question regarding accommodations >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. >> >> This is a non-technical question, but since I am doing some research I >> thought I would include ideas from my friends "down south" ;) >> >> >> >> We are currently debating the pros and cons of distributing accommodation >> information to profs via email. >> >> >> >> Could you please tell me if your institution is asking students to >> distribute their accommodation letters themselves or if you are emailing >> them directly to the professors. >> >> >> >> If you are emailing, can you explain how you are doing it, problems you >> have experienced with this process and any pros and cons you'd like to >> share. >> >> >> >> TIA! >> >> >> >> d:) >> >> >> >> Debi Turner >> >> Assistive Technician, Disability Services >> >> Humber ITAL >> >> Student Success & Engagement >> >> Room A120, Lakeshore Campus >> >> 3199 Lake Shore Blvd. W. >> >> Toronto, Ontario >> >> M8V 1K8 >> >> Tel: (416) 675-6622, ext. 3268 >> >> Fax: (416) 252-8800 >> >> >> >> >> >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and attached material are intended for >> the use of the individual or organization to whom they are addressed and >> may not be distributed, copied, or disclosed to other unauthorized persons. >> This material may contain confidential and/or personal information subject >> to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy >> Act, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, >> and/or the Personal Health Information Protection Act. 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URL: From tburdic2 at kent.edu Mon Mar 16 10:18:53 2015 From: tburdic2 at kent.edu (Burdick, Thomas) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Resources for training In-Reply-To: <9CD7975AD546754DBA3B21EC09D0882EBB1B42B9@IST-EX10MBX-4.ad.bu.edu> References: <9CD7975AD546754DBA3B21EC09D0882EBB1B42B9@IST-EX10MBX-4.ad.bu.edu> Message-ID: Hello Lorraine, I usually give this presentation to people who are just beginning. It is technically for "developers" but starts off slow because most developers are coming from a background of nothing as far as accessibility. You can use anything you want from it. I'm at Kent State so we are a state university that gets both state and federal funding. I also, highly recommend having people use the WAVE toolbar and download and just try something like NVDA. From my experience, it really helps people to see what is wrong and how a screen reader and other AT works. (those are both in the slides). Let me know if you have any questions. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Norwich, Lorraine S Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 12:34 PM To: athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Resources for training Dear List, I am trying to get information together for people who have no background in accessibility and technology and wanted to know what online course or information you recommend I point them to. This is for a group of non-technical people who want to get up to speed: The areas I am looking for are: * Web accessibility - beginning * Distance education accessibility * WCAG and 508 * Social media Thanks for your help 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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Thanks, Shannon ---------------------------------------------------- Shannon Lavey, MS, OTR Service Coordinator/Provider, Assistive Technology Resource Center 307 Occupational Therapy Building Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 970-491-4241 shannon.lavey@colostate.edu www.atrc.colostate.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of CUTLER_ELLEN Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 1:03 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Android Tablet PDF Reader Hello, Do any of you know of an Android app that can read PDF files aloud including highlighting, roughly an Android tablet equivalent of Claro PDF or Voice Dream Reader. Thanks in advance for your help. Best, Ellen Ellen Cutler Santa Monica College Disabled Student Services High Tech Training Center 1900 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 310.434-4496 cutler_ellen@smc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lisa.brandt1 at pcc.edu Mon Mar 16 12:13:23 2015 From: lisa.brandt1 at pcc.edu (Lisa Brandt) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Android Tablet PDF Reader In-Reply-To: <8ECA43D20640F4449329B3CAE767661A8A7F9527@ex23.colostate.edu> References: <5364E0CD2CC8434AB1232CDD7E702962011F8BC098@SRI.smc.edu> <8ECA43D20640F4449329B3CAE767661A8A7F9527@ex23.colostate.edu> Message-ID: We're using ezPDF Reader too. The interface is pretty...awful, but it does the job well enough. On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 12:09 PM, Lavey,Shannon wrote: > Hi Ellen, > > > > I?ve had good luck with EZ PDF Reader. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Shannon > > > > *----------------------------------------------------* > > *Shannon Lavey, MS, OTR* > > > > *Service Coordinator/Provider, Assistive Technology Resource Center* > > *307 Occupational Therapy Building* > > *Colorado State University* > > *Fort Collins, CO 80523* > > *970-491-4241 <970-491-4241>* > > *shannon.lavey@colostate.edu* > > *www.atrc.colostate.edu * > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On > Behalf Of *CUTLER_ELLEN > *Sent:* Monday, March 16, 2015 1:03 PM > *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > *Subject:* [Athen] Android Tablet PDF Reader > > > > Hello, > > > > Do any of you know of an Android app that can read PDF files aloud > including highlighting, roughly an Android tablet equivalent of Claro PDF > or Voice Dream Reader. > > > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > > > Best, Ellen > > > > *Ellen Cutler* > > *Santa Monica College* > > *Disabled Student Services* > > *High Tech Training Center* > > *1900 Pico Blvd.* > > *Santa Monica, CA 90405* > > *310.434-4496 <310.434-4496>* > > *cutler_ellen@smc.edu * > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > -- Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services Accessibility Technician Alternate Media Formats Technician 971-722-4366 SY CC 260 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you all in advance. Wink Wink Harner foreigntype@gmail.com From hkramer at ahead.org Mon Mar 16 23:52:13 2015 From: hkramer at ahead.org (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] 2 upcoming webinars hosted by 3Play Media - March 19 & April 2 Message-ID: Here are a couple of timely webinars presented by 3Play Media. One talk is presented by ATHEN member Korey Singleton and the second from a professor here at the CU-Boulder campus. They both look very interesting. *March 19, 2PM ET - The Long Road from Reactive to Proactive: Developing an Accessibility Strategy * Implementing accessibility policies in higher education is no easy task. For many, it is easy to get caught in a cycle of reactive accommodation where larger accessibility policies are never implemented. Korey Singleton, the Assistive Technology Initiative Manager at George Mason University, will walk you through their two-year process of moving from reactive solutions to proactive accessibility policies. *April 2, 2PM ET - **How Copyright and Fair Use Impact Third Party Captioning for Educational Video * One of the great challenges of using videos that you don?t own is that accessibility laws require most educational institutions (as well as government programs and other industries) to provide closed captions for video content. This is where copyright law can interfere. Blake Reid, an Assistant Clinical Professor in Technology Policy and Telecom Law at Colorado Law, will walk you through the conflict between copyrightlaw and captioning law, focusing on the legality of captioning videos that you don?t own. -- 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 ronrstewart at gmail.com Tue Mar 17 04:28:50 2015 From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Unique tech question involving ASL In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Unfortunately there is no effective solution to meet this kind of need. The DHH community have routinely rejected the signing avatar solutions and as far as I am aware most research in the area has been abandoned. Wish I had better news. Ron Stewart On Tuesday, March 17, 2015, Wink Harner wrote: > Hi all ATHENites, > > We had an inquiry at SOU today from a ranger in the NPS concerning a > technology solution to offer ASL on demand in the caves. Anyone have any > solutions, suggestions or can point us in the right direction? Currently > there is a 2-week advance notice for the Deaf /HOH patrons to request a > live interpreter for the cave tour. > > There is no wifi or phone service in the caves, so a remote VI service is > (probably) out. Ranger wants it to be completely spontaneous, not a digital > video of interps. The ranger suggested some type of (unknown) app could be > loaded on an iPad or iPhone with pre-recorded video interpreting. If flash > cameras are prohibited, are cell phones cell phone flash lights and iPad > screens also prohibited? > > Speech to Avatars? Any ideas, however odd, are welcome. > > Thank you all in advance. > > Wink > Wink Harner > foreigntype@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > 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 Tue Mar 17 07:57:25 2015 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Unique tech question involving ASL In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks, Ron. I am not surprised, though. I would like to applaud the ranger for both wanting to think outside the box and by reaching out to us (collectively) for possible solutions. Wink On Mar 17, 2015 4:29 AM, "Ron" wrote: > Unfortunately there is no effective solution to meet this kind of need. > The DHH community have routinely rejected the signing avatar solutions and > as far as I am aware most research in the area has been abandoned. > > Wish I had better news. > > Ron Stewart > > On Tuesday, March 17, 2015, Wink Harner wrote: > >> Hi all ATHENites, >> >> We had an inquiry at SOU today from a ranger in the NPS concerning a >> technology solution to offer ASL on demand in the caves. Anyone have any >> solutions, suggestions or can point us in the right direction? Currently >> there is a 2-week advance notice for the Deaf /HOH patrons to request a >> live interpreter for the cave tour. >> >> There is no wifi or phone service in the caves, so a remote VI service is >> (probably) out. Ranger wants it to be completely spontaneous, not a digital >> video of interps. The ranger suggested some type of (unknown) app could be >> loaded on an iPad or iPhone with pre-recorded video interpreting. If flash >> cameras are prohibited, are cell phones cell phone flash lights and iPad >> screens also prohibited? >> >> Speech to Avatars? Any ideas, however odd, are welcome. >> >> Thank you all in advance. >> >> Wink >> Wink Harner >> foreigntype@gmail.com >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 lissner.2 at osu.edu Tue Mar 17 08:45:27 2015 From: lissner.2 at osu.edu (Lissner, L S. (Scott )) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Unique tech question involving ASL In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: While native ASL speakers won?t like it the best available technology would be voice to text using a tablet. Black/gray background and lighter text would take care of most the ambient light issue. But it is English and requires a reading level From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 10:57 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Unique tech question involving ASL Thanks, Ron. I am not surprised, though. I would like to applaud the ranger for both wanting to think outside the box and by reaching out to us (collectively) for possible solutions. Wink On Mar 17, 2015 4:29 AM, "Ron" > wrote: Unfortunately there is no effective solution to meet this kind of need. The DHH community have routinely rejected the signing avatar solutions and as far as I am aware most research in the area has been abandoned. Wish I had better news. Ron Stewart On Tuesday, March 17, 2015, Wink Harner > wrote: Hi all ATHENites, We had an inquiry at SOU today from a ranger in the NPS concerning a technology solution to offer ASL on demand in the caves. Anyone have any solutions, suggestions or can point us in the right direction? Currently there is a 2-week advance notice for the Deaf /HOH patrons to request a live interpreter for the cave tour. There is no wifi or phone service in the caves, so a remote VI service is (probably) out. Ranger wants it to be completely spontaneous, not a digital video of interps. The ranger suggested some type of (unknown) app could be loaded on an iPad or iPhone with pre-recorded video interpreting. If flash cameras are prohibited, are cell phones cell phone flash lights and iPad screens also prohibited? Speech to Avatars? Any ideas, however odd, are welcome. Thank you all in advance. Wink Wink Harner foreigntype@gmail.com _______________________________________________ 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 mbohn at bergen.edu Tue Mar 17 10:38:17 2015 From: mbohn at bergen.edu (Maria Bohn) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] In house captioning software Message-ID: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B597722@PAR-MB1.bergen.cc.nj.us> For those who use in house captioning software can you tell me what you use and pros/cons? We are investigating getting something and want to see what other colleges and universities are using. Maria Bohn Resource Accommodations Specialist Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College From schafercg at missouri.edu Tue Mar 17 10:43:48 2015 From: schafercg at missouri.edu (Schafer, Carmen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Canvas LMS question Message-ID: <9839CF788879F546B52E216072EE470FAEAA2654@UM-MBX-N03.um.umsystem.edu> Hello, One of our developers on campus uses Canvas to develop and deploy courses for online education. As she was trying to use HTML5 semantic tags to develop her outline courses, Canvas being primarily XHTML is stripping the HTML5 tags. Has anyone had similar experiences? If so, do you have any suggestions on incorporating accessibility features in Canvas (e.g. use of ARIA, etc.), such that even when Canvas shifts to HTML5 in the future, the content can still be accessible or easily converted to align according to HTML5 accessibility requirements. 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The full job description and instructions for applying are available here: https://laccd.peopleadmin.com/postings/2029 The LAVC Services for Students with Disabilities Office (SSD) encourages and supports students with disabilities in their effort to be productive, independent and part of the LAVC community. The department's role is to advocate, facilitate and accommodate so that students have full access to classes, activities and services. The intent is for students with disabilities to have a typical college experience by actively pursuing their studies and being fully integrated into campus life. SSD Faculty are expected to participate in departmental meetings and workgroups, professional development, and contribute to the campus-at-large through shared governance or other activities. Duties and Responsibilities: * Identify students to profit from instruction in the use of assistive computer technology. * Evaluate functional limitations, skills and abilities of students for the appropriate selection of hardware and software. * Instruct small groups of students in the use of assistive and instructional computer technology. * Develop curriculum for specific learning needs of students with disabilities. * Maintain appropriate files and complete reports as directed. * Recruit, hire, and schedule sign language interpreters for deaf and hard of hearing students. Evaluate deaf and hard of hearing students for the use of appropriate assistive technology. * Manage and evaluate test proctoring services and determine appropriate assistive technologies for use in testing based on student educational limitations. * Work with faculty and staff to support the assistive technology needs for students with disabilities. * Serve as liaison and resource person in the areas of assistive technology and disability related issues for college personnel and distance education. * Work closely with the Instructional Assistant - Assistive Technology to provide training with assistive technology hardware and software, alternate media formats for instructional materials, equipment loans, and inventory management. Refer students to appropriate campus and off-campus resources. * Communicate effectively both orally, by phone and in writing with students, faculty, staff, administration, and community entities. * Provide consultation and support to faculty, administration, and staff regarding compliance issues such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. * Represent the Services for Students with Disabilities office on committees addressing disability-related issues on the campus and in the community. * Perform other duties as assigned. Desired Qualifications: * Knowledge of and ability to apply DSPS policies and procedures, Title 5 and California Education Code Regulations, and federal and state laws related to access issues in a community college setting. * Strong knowledge of adaptive technologies that facilitate access to electronic information and educational programs for students with various disabilities, and of assistive technology applications to assist in accommodating disability-related educational limitations. * Demonstrated ability to train students in the usage of assistive technology to accommodate disability-related educational limitations. * Demonstrated knowledge of requirements pertaining to compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act for website accessibility and Electronic and Information Technology (EIT). * Knowledge and experience working with adults who have disabilities, such as acquired brain injury, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, mobility impairments, psychological disability, development delay, speech and language disabilities, and visual impairments. * Experience determining eligibility for DSPS through direct evaluation, by observation, or from careful review of documentation presented, as well as training in the proper use of various assessment techniques. * Ability to direct many projects and tasks concurrently, within multiple locations, and manage time wisely. * Demonstrated knowledge of American Sign Language preferred. * Ability to work in a multi-ethnic environment with students who have a variety of learning styles and disabilities. See More at https://laccd.peopleadmin.com/postings/2029 Dave Green Associate Dean, Services for Students with Disabilities Los Angeles Valley College (818) 947-2679 Voice (818) 947-2680 TTY -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hirschma at uwm.edu Tue Mar 17 12:54:15 2015 From: hirschma at uwm.edu (Aura Mollick Hirschman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Biology or Microbiology - Is there any good text to speech" program? Message-ID: <1426622054865.29785@uwm.edu> Any progress or suggestions for text reading software for the sciences? I have a PhD candidate with eye fatigue and dizziness due to nystagmus and vision therapy aftermath. I am thinking that we may be best having the articles she needs for her prelims read out loud by another student, for accuracy. I will enlarge her text on the paper document, for one, as she cannot look at the computer screen too long, but she does listen to the text out loud when her eyes are worse so she can at least make some progress. Ideas? Aura M. Hirschman, M.S., C.R.C. Senior Counselor/Alternative Text Program Coordinator University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Accessibility Resource Center Mitchell Hall, Room 103 3203 North Downer Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53211-3153 phone (414) 229-5660 fax (414) 229-2237 NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: This email and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). If this email contains any student specific data or information, these laws apply. If you are NOT the intended recipient(s) of this email, please disregard the content, delete the email message and notify the original sender. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jhori at ucdavis.edu Tue Mar 17 14:27:41 2015 From: jhori at ucdavis.edu (Joshua Hori) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] In house captioning software In-Reply-To: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B597722@PAR-MB1.bergen.cc.nj.us> References: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B597722@PAR-MB1.bergen.cc.nj.us> Message-ID: We have 3 in house CART staff, and another 3 in house interpreters. *Software*: Rapidtext (unknown version, no longer available) *Pros*: Works, CART team who knows STEM terminology and has Huge CART libraries saved into subjects. *Cons*: It's old software which works within word and is no longer available, but which my CART team still gets support for (works better in Word 2013 than in previous versions of word, on Windows 8.1). I can't convince my CART team to move to other software or cloud services such as InClassNotes\other systems. They prefer using the software they are used to (which I don't blame them, their libraries are extensive for Med, Law, and STEM courses) and GoToMeeting for remote requests. For software upgrades, I can't blame them for not wanting to change, these guys/gals took decades building their libraries. The youngest CART provider just hit their 10 year mark last October. **Other** *Software*: Dragon Naturally Speaking Pro (VoiceMeeter if Martel Mask is used for audio feedback purposes) VoiceMeeter download: http://vb-audio.pagesperso-orange.fr/Voicemeeter/ *Hardware*: Martel Mask/Dragon Microphone (HP i5, 12G RAM, 120G SSD+750G HDD) *Pros*: Can work great once you are established. *Cons*: Can cause you to lose all of your hair in the process of becoming established. I dislike the martel mask due to it getting hot and moist the longer you use it (tissues work best in the mask) and you have to semi-whisper the whole time. Works pretty good for videos where I can wear headphones and talk into a regular microphone, although I haven't tried it at a live event. Have been attempting to train some people on how to use the service, but they have soft voices and it has proven to be difficult. VoiceWriting requires a person with a deep voice who enunciates like a radio broadcaster for athletic events. It can take a lot of practice to speak at the same level all the time, but at least you don't have to train Dragon anymore with version 13... Best, Joshua Hori Accessible Technology Analyst Student Disability Center University of California, Davis -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Maria Bohn Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 10:38 AM To: athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] In house captioning software For those who use in house captioning software can you tell me what you use and pros/cons? We are investigating getting something and want to see what other colleges and universities are using. Maria Bohn Resource Accommodations Specialist 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 jhori at ucdavis.edu Tue Mar 17 14:27:41 2015 From: jhori at ucdavis.edu (Joshua Hori) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] In house captioning software In-Reply-To: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B597722@PAR-MB1.bergen.cc.nj.us> References: <9895DA5ACFA8294E81559961A041EE750B597722@PAR-MB1.bergen.cc.nj.us> Message-ID: We have 3 in house CART staff, and another 3 in house interpreters. *Software*: Rapidtext (unknown version, no longer available) *Pros*: Works, CART team who knows STEM terminology and has Huge CART libraries saved into subjects. *Cons*: It's old software which works within word and is no longer available, but which my CART team still gets support for (works better in Word 2013 than in previous versions of word, on Windows 8.1). I can't convince my CART team to move to other software or cloud services such as InClassNotes\other systems. They prefer using the software they are used to (which I don't blame them, their libraries are extensive for Med, Law, and STEM courses) and GoToMeeting for remote requests. For software upgrades, I can't blame them for not wanting to change, these guys/gals took decades building their libraries. The youngest CART provider just hit their 10 year mark last October. **Other** *Software*: Dragon Naturally Speaking Pro (VoiceMeeter if Martel Mask is used for audio feedback purposes) VoiceMeeter download: http://vb-audio.pagesperso-orange.fr/Voicemeeter/ *Hardware*: Martel Mask/Dragon Microphone (HP i5, 12G RAM, 120G SSD+750G HDD) *Pros*: Can work great once you are established. *Cons*: Can cause you to lose all of your hair in the process of becoming established. I dislike the martel mask due to it getting hot and moist the longer you use it (tissues work best in the mask) and you have to semi-whisper the whole time. Works pretty good for videos where I can wear headphones and talk into a regular microphone, although I haven't tried it at a live event. Have been attempting to train some people on how to use the service, but they have soft voices and it has proven to be difficult. VoiceWriting requires a person with a deep voice who enunciates like a radio broadcaster for athletic events. It can take a lot of practice to speak at the same level all the time, but at least you don't have to train Dragon anymore with version 13... Best, Joshua Hori Accessible Technology Analyst Student Disability Center University of California, Davis -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Maria Bohn Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 10:38 AM To: athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] In house captioning software For those who use in house captioning software can you tell me what you use and pros/cons? We are investigating getting something and want to see what other colleges and universities are using. Maria Bohn Resource Accommodations Specialist 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 lbencomo at uccs.edu Wed Mar 18 08:35:41 2015 From: lbencomo at uccs.edu (Leyna Bencomo) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Biology or Microbiology - Is there any good text to speech" program? In-Reply-To: <1426622054865.29785@uwm.edu> References: <1426622054865.29785@uwm.edu> Message-ID: <104AC9451DBB7F4C9D0951BF2CF2C4C4CBAF46@UCCS-EX4.uccs.edu> I've gone the low tech route on this one. This past semester, I hired an advanced student in computer science and physics to read a textbook including all the equations and diagrams. We loaned him a microphone and he records the audio in mp3 format. He uses a drop box to send chapters to a blind student. There have been no problems with the arrangement in spite of the fact that this student is very particular about his accommodations. I am new in this position and I found it the easiest, cheapest and quickest way to take care of the complexities of having this data made available. Leyna Bencomo Assistive Technology Specialist, Information Technology University of Colorado Colorado Springs [cid:image001.gif@01D0615E.E610B8A0] lbencomo@uccs.edu (719) 255-4202 From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Aura Mollick Hirschman Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 1:54 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Biology or Microbiology - Is there any good text to speech" program? Any progress or suggestions for text reading software for the sciences? I have a PhD candidate with eye fatigue and dizziness due to nystagmus and vision therapy aftermath. I am thinking that we may be best having the articles she needs for her prelims read out loud by another student, for accuracy. I will enlarge her text on the paper document, for one, as she cannot look at the computer screen too long, but she does listen to the text out loud when her eyes are worse so she can at least make some progress. Ideas? Aura M. Hirschman, M.S., C.R.C. Senior Counselor/Alternative Text Program Coordinator University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Accessibility Resource Center Mitchell Hall, Room 103 3203 North Downer Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53211-3153 phone (414) 229-5660 fax (414) 229-2237 NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: This email and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). If this email contains any student specific data or information, these laws apply. 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It means that it would be good for staff members to refresh their skills so that your campus knows what to tell your students, how to explain the changes to them, and what questions to ask when you order braille for them. To aid colleges with the transition, I am offering five opportunities in California for sighted folks to learn to read braille. (I have a sixth training at the NBA conference in Texas in April. See the National Braille Association Web site for more information on that one: http://www.nationalbraille.org/Conference/ .) I am also offering special one-day trainings (two here in Cupertino, one in Santa Barbara, and others TBD) for braille readers who want to learn the changes to the code. The training for braille readers is for individuals who already read braille with either their fingers or their eyes. The expectation is that attendees for that training will be familiar with the current code and read at least fairly well. The one-day UEB for Braille Readers training is not for beginners. Please make sure that any braille readers on your staff are aware of this training. Because it is so important for people to refresh their skills and become aware of the changes, we are offering a special opportunity for anyone in the CCCs who needs this training to take it at any of the California locations, and we will cover travel and lodging as we normally would for trainings here in Cupertino. (If you have questions, please contact Jasper Haze, 408-996-4636, jhaze@htctu.net.) In addition, we are partnering with the ATPC to offer the training in Camarillo in June. All of the California trainings are free. We invite colleagues from other systems to attend on a space-available basis. Please register as soon as you can for these trainings so that I can gauge whether I need to add additional sections to meet the need. Register for any of the trainings (other than NBA), through our Web site: http://www.htctutraining.net/ If you have never attended one of our trainings before, please create a new account for yourself (see login/new account). And, of course, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. Thank you! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich Director High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges De Anza College, Cupertino, CA www.htctu.net 408-996-6047 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If you would like to schedule a site visit, training, or phone consultation, please contact HTCTU Admin Assistant, Jasper Haze at jhaze@htctu.net or 408-996-4636; to ensure that priority e-mails are seen, please copy Jasper on important and time-sensitive matters. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Thu Mar 19 09:59:08 2015 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Biology or Microbiology - Is there any good text to speech" program? In-Reply-To: <104AC9451DBB7F4C9D0951BF2CF2C4C4CBAF46@UCCS-EX4.uccs.edu> References: <1426622054865.29785@uwm.edu> <104AC9451DBB7F4C9D0951BF2CF2C4C4CBAF46@UCCS-EX4.uccs.edu> Message-ID: <81B57B91-27EC-45AB-9798-03B5085C2AE9@stanford.edu> I think the type of text-to-speech program you will want will be one that allows for a custom dictionary so that you can modify the pronunciation of technical content. To a certain extent, though, I think it will depend on what science field your PhD student is studying. If it is something like theoretical physics, then that might be a bit more problematic compared to the biological sciences field in regards to a TTS solution. What type of computer is the student using - Mac or Windows? Both Read and Write Gold and Claro Read will provide support for custom word pronunciation as part of the TTS output. The paid versions of Natural Reader will also support the pronunciation modifications as well. I *think* Balabolka will also support a custom word dictionary, but it has been awhile since I last used it and don't have it available on my system right now (anyone else know?). It may take a bit of time to make the customized changes, but it is not hard and many of the TTS engines have gotten better at speaking science based content. Take care, Sean On Mar 18, 2015, at 8:35 AM, Leyna Bencomo wrote: > I?ve gone the low tech route on this one. This past semester, I hired an advanced student in computer science and physics to read a textbook including all the equations and diagrams. We loaned him a microphone and he records the audio in mp3 format. He uses a drop box to send chapters to a blind student. There have been no problems with the arrangement in spite of the fact that this student is very particular about his accommodations. I am new in this position and I found it the easiest, cheapest and quickest way to take care of the complexities of having this data made available. > > Leyna Bencomo > Assistive Technology Specialist, Information Technology > University of Colorado Colorado Springs > > lbencomo@uccs.edu > (719) 255-4202 > > > > > From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Aura Mollick Hirschman > Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 1:54 PM > To: athen-list@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Athen] Biology or Microbiology - Is there any good text to speech" program? > > Any progress or suggestions for text reading software for the sciences? I have a PhD candidate with eye fatigue and dizziness due to nystagmus and vision therapy aftermath. I am thinking that we may be best having the articles she needs for her prelims read out loud by another student, for accuracy. I will enlarge her text on the paper document, for one, as she cannot look at the computer screen too long, but she does listen to the text out loud when her eyes are worse so she can at least make some progress. Ideas? > > Aura M. Hirschman, M.S., C.R.C. > Senior Counselor/Alternative Text Program Coordinator > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Accessibility Resource Center > Mitchell Hall, Room 103 > 3203 North Downer Avenue > Milwaukee, WI 53211-3153 > > phone (414) 229-5660 > fax (414) 229-2237 > > NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: This email and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). If this email contains any student specific data or information, these laws apply. 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Please share this information with anyone that you believe would be qualified. https://www.sdccdjobs.com/postings/6135 Mesa College is a progressive institution that embraces diversity and provides a multitude of professional development activities. We are the largest of the community colleges in San Diego with a student population of approximately 24,000. Jill Jansen, DSPS Coordinator, Mesa College -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From VPlace at columbiabasin.edu Thu Mar 19 14:12:26 2015 From: VPlace at columbiabasin.edu (Place, Vicki) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Outlook Speak tool Message-ID: <441226AA86D8224F87AF2837F9C5C4F4CF715F78@NARDOL.arda.cbc> I have a co-worker who wanted to have his emails read back to him once he typed them. I was looking for an easy solution and came a crossed Outlooks Speak tool. Very cool stuff. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vicki Place Information Technology Technician II Department: Assistive Technology Center Phone: (509) 542-4428 On-Campus Ext.: 2428 Location: TD422 Mail Stop: MS-S4 Assistive Technology Center (ATC) (509) 542-5529 On-Campus Ext.: 2329 atc@columbiabasin.edu Looking stupid is a necessary part of looking smart. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1152 bytes Desc: image003.jpg URL: From hkramer at colorado.edu Fri Mar 20 12:50:20 2015 From: hkramer at colorado.edu (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Promoting greater ALEKS Accessibility Message-ID: Hello All: Picking up this topic once again. I've been conducting some accessibility testing and research regarding ALEKS over the last few weeks and thought I would give everyone an update. To boil down the current situation, there are 2 versions of the ALEKS exam, the "traditional" version, which seems to fail for accessibility, according to my testing, and the "accessible" version, which seems very accessible, again, according to my testing. The issue with the accessible version, however, is that it excludes about 100 questions deemed too visual or spatial to present in an accessible digital format. Without these 100 questions, the blind or screenreader user taking the accessible version can not achieve as high a placement as the student taking the "traditional" version. We'd like to encourage ALEKS/MHE to work towards adding as many of the excluded questions from the "accessible" version of the exam and eventually have one universal and accessible version. If there are any other institutions using ALEKS who are interested in collaborating with us on this effort, perhaps signing a letter of support, please let me know. If you'd like to have a phone conversation about this to discuss further, my number is below. If anyone would like a copy of my accessibility audit, I'm willing to send that out upon request. Thanks, Howard 303-492-8672 On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 8:43 AM, McGinnity, Julie A. (MU-Student) < jamzk7@mail.missouri.edu> wrote: > Good morning, > > We are investigating the current state of ALEKS accessibility. I read up > on ATHEN posts from last year, and they were helpful. But now I am curious > to know the outcome of the graphing issue. Is the company still not > providing tactile graphs? Is ALEKS accessible with the latest versions of > screen readers? I have never used it myself but was led to believe that > ALEKS was not fully accessible in the past. Any information you can > provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Howard Kramer CO-PI - UDUC *Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula* (UDUC) Lecturer, Cont. Ed - Evening & Cred Admin 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ronrstewart at gmail.com Fri Mar 20 13:05:25 2015 From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Promoting greater ALEKS Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Howard this is similar to the approach other vendors have taken in offering a "fixed" accessible version. But this is the first time I have seen a vendor what would be an invalid version in that it's would not pass validity and reliability measures required of high stakes assessments. I would appreciate seeing your work but also would be interested in the vendors response in providing an invalid version of their assessment. Ron Stewart. On Friday, March 20, 2015, Howard Kramer wrote: > Hello All: > > Picking up this topic once again. I've been conducting some accessibility > testing and research regarding ALEKS over the last few weeks and thought I > would give everyone an update. To boil down the current situation, there > are 2 versions of the ALEKS exam, the "traditional" version, which seems to > fail for accessibility, according to my testing, and the "accessible" > version, which seems very accessible, again, according to my testing. > > The issue with the accessible version, however, is that it excludes about > 100 questions deemed too visual or spatial to present in an accessible > digital format. Without these 100 questions, the blind or screenreader user > taking the accessible version can not achieve as high a placement as the > student taking the "traditional" version. > > We'd like to encourage ALEKS/MHE to work towards adding as many of the > excluded questions from the "accessible" version of the exam and eventually > have one universal and accessible version. If there are any other > institutions using ALEKS who are interested in collaborating with us on > this effort, perhaps signing a letter of support, please let me know. If > you'd like to have a phone conversation about this to discuss further, my > number is below. > > If anyone would like a copy of my accessibility audit, I'm willing to send > that out upon request. > > Thanks, > Howard > 303-492-8672 > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 8:43 AM, McGinnity, Julie A. (MU-Student) < > jamzk7@mail.missouri.edu > > wrote: > >> Good morning, >> >> We are investigating the current state of ALEKS accessibility. I read up >> on ATHEN posts from last year, and they were helpful. But now I am curious >> to know the outcome of the graphing issue. Is the company still not >> providing tactile graphs? Is ALEKS accessible with the latest versions of >> screen readers? I have never used it myself but was led to believe that >> ALEKS was not fully accessible in the past. Any information you can >> provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. >> _______________________________________________ >> athen-list mailing list >> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu >> >> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >> > > > > -- > Howard Kramer > CO-PI - UDUC > *Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula* > (UDUC) > Lecturer, Cont. Ed - Evening & Cred Admin > 303-492-8672 > cell: 720-351-8668 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From theoldog at gmail.com Fri Mar 20 13:05:28 2015 From: theoldog at gmail.com (theoldog@gmail.com) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Outlook Speak tool Message-ID: <439093871-1426881937-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1895652288-@b13.c2.bise6.blackberry> Word and my favourite OneNote also has built in speak tool as well. Nice to see these features more mainstream! Debi Turner Assistive Technician Humber College Toronto, ON Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoy? sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le r?seau de Bell. From ronrstewart at gmail.com Fri Mar 20 13:10:06 2015 From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Promoting greater ALEKS Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sorry for the typos, was trying to curb my frustration on this topic. Ron On Friday, March 20, 2015, Ron wrote: > Howard this is similar to the approach other vendors have taken in > offering a "fixed" accessible version. But this is the first time I have > seen a vendor what would be an invalid version in that it's would not pass > validity and reliability measures required of high stakes assessments. > > I would appreciate seeing your work but also would be interested in the > vendors response in providing an invalid version of their assessment. > > Ron Stewart. > > On Friday, March 20, 2015, Howard Kramer > wrote: > >> Hello All: >> >> Picking up this topic once again. I've been conducting some accessibility >> testing and research regarding ALEKS over the last few weeks and thought I >> would give everyone an update. To boil down the current situation, there >> are 2 versions of the ALEKS exam, the "traditional" version, which seems to >> fail for accessibility, according to my testing, and the "accessible" >> version, which seems very accessible, again, according to my testing. >> >> The issue with the accessible version, however, is that it excludes about >> 100 questions deemed too visual or spatial to present in an accessible >> digital format. Without these 100 questions, the blind or screenreader user >> taking the accessible version can not achieve as high a placement as the >> student taking the "traditional" version. >> >> We'd like to encourage ALEKS/MHE to work towards adding as many of the >> excluded questions from the "accessible" version of the exam and eventually >> have one universal and accessible version. If there are any other >> institutions using ALEKS who are interested in collaborating with us on >> this effort, perhaps signing a letter of support, please let me know. If >> you'd like to have a phone conversation about this to discuss further, my >> number is below. >> >> If anyone would like a copy of my accessibility audit, I'm willing to >> send that out upon request. >> >> Thanks, >> Howard >> 303-492-8672 >> >> On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 8:43 AM, McGinnity, Julie A. (MU-Student) < >> jamzk7@mail.missouri.edu> wrote: >> >>> Good morning, >>> >>> We are investigating the current state of ALEKS accessibility. I read >>> up on ATHEN posts from last year, and they were helpful. But now I am >>> curious to know the outcome of the graphing issue. Is the company still >>> not providing tactile graphs? Is ALEKS accessible with the latest versions >>> of screen readers? I have never used it myself but was led to believe that >>> ALEKS was not fully accessible in the past. Any information you can >>> provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> athen-list mailing list >>> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Howard Kramer >> CO-PI - UDUC >> *Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula* >> (UDUC) >> Lecturer, Cont. Ed - Evening & Cred Admin >> 303-492-8672 >> cell: 720-351-8668 >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From madeleine_rothberg at wgbh.org Fri Mar 20 13:23:52 2015 From: madeleine_rothberg at wgbh.org (Madeleine Rothberg) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:19 2018 Subject: [Athen] Promoting greater ALEKS Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: My question would be ? are those 100 questions truly too visual to be adapted, or have they just not written image descriptions for them? Do you know if there are any items in the accessible test with images and descriptions? If so, it may be true that the items they skipped can't be adapted because they have visual bias. In that case, they may need to make some items with tactile graphics or other forms of information in order to test all areas of the curriculum. Or they should figure out how to appropriately adjust the score to reflect mastery of the areas that are tested. -Madeleine -- Madeleine Rothberg Project Director Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH http://ncam.wgbh.org madeleine_rothberg@wgbh.org 617-300-2492 (voicemail) From: Howard Kramer > Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Date: Friday, March 20, 2015 3:50 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Promoting greater ALEKS Accessibility Hello All: Picking up this topic once again. I've been conducting some accessibility testing and research regarding ALEKS over the last few weeks and thought I would give everyone an update. To boil down the current situation, there are 2 versions of the ALEKS exam, the "traditional" version, which seems to fail for accessibility, according to my testing, and the "accessible" version, which seems very accessible, again, according to my testing. The issue with the accessible version, however, is that it excludes about 100 questions deemed too visual or spatial to present in an accessible digital format. Without these 100 questions, the blind or screenreader user taking the accessible version can not achieve as high a placement as the student taking the "traditional" version. We'd like to encourage ALEKS/MHE to work towards adding as many of the excluded questions from the "accessible" version of the exam and eventually have one universal and accessible version. If there are any other institutions using ALEKS who are interested in collaborating with us on this effort, perhaps signing a letter of support, please let me know. If you'd like to have a phone conversation about this to discuss further, my number is below. If anyone would like a copy of my accessibility audit, I'm willing to send that out upon request. Thanks, Howard 303-492-8672 On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 8:43 AM, McGinnity, Julie A. (MU-Student) > wrote: Good morning, We are investigating the current state of ALEKS accessibility. I read up on ATHEN posts from last year, and they were helpful. But now I am curious to know the outcome of the graphing issue. Is the company still not providing tactile graphs? Is ALEKS accessible with the latest versions of screen readers? I have never used it myself but was led to believe that ALEKS was not fully accessible in the past. Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Howard Kramer CO-PI - UDUC Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula (UDUC) Lecturer, Cont. Ed - Evening & Cred Admin 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Cassandra.Tex at humboldt.edu Fri Mar 20 14:46:11 2015 From: Cassandra.Tex at humboldt.edu (Cassandra L. Tex) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Spring Spending Spree...Software Upgrades...Good idea or not? Message-ID: <6cdba4dee5c0f3e24493d08f08789382@mail.gmail.com> Hi All, Sorry for the cross post.... To upgrade, or not to upgrade? That is the question.... 1. Abbyy FineReader. We currently have version 10. Is it worth upgrading to the current version, version 12? If you're using version 12, do you recommend upgrading? Any problems with version 12? 2. Duxbury. I have an ancient version of Duxbury (10.7 I think). Would you recommend upgrading now? With 2015 being the "official transition year" for changes to the braille code (as Gaeir recently posted), has Duxbury made (or are they in the process of making) changes to their translation software? Should I wait on this upgrade or do it now? 3. MathType. I currently have version 6.8. I seem to recall that there were some features (bugs) in 6.9? Is that the case? I'm still working in Office 2010, so wondering if upgrading to 6.9 would be a good call or not. 4. INFTY Reader. This would be an initial purchase, not upgrade. Is anybody using the Abbyy FineReader plug-in for InftyReader? Is it worth the $300? Abbyy is my OCR of choice but wondering how well it works and whether it is really necessary. My goal is not to spend money needlessly. However, if upgrades are in order, this would be the perfect time to do it. I currently do not have a high demand for accessible math, but I would like to be prepared when the need does arise. I also don't do a lot of brailling, but again, I'd like to be prepared - especially considering that the braille code is moving from English Braille American Edition (EBAE) rules to the Unified English Braille (UEB) rules (as per Gaeir's recent email). Any thoughts and input on whether to upgrade these software products (or not), would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Cassandra Tex Assistive Technology Specialist Humboldt State University tex@humboldt.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JAsuncion at dawsoncollege.qc.ca Sat Mar 21 10:23:48 2015 From: JAsuncion at dawsoncollege.qc.ca (Jennison Asuncion) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Masters in Inclusive Design In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello, I thought some here might find this learning opportunity of interest. The Master's is offered through OCAD University in Toronto and has definitely attracted students from outside Canada. Note the early April deadline. Jennison ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Treviranus, Jutta (Academic)" Friends and colleagues, As you know we have a fairly pioneering graduate program in inclusive design at OCAD U http://www.ocadu.ca/academics/graduate-studies/inclusive-design.htm . The program recruits as diverse a cohort of students as possible and the students co-design the learning experience, thereby experiencing inclusive design while learning about inclusive design. I have just heard that we have been granted several additional spaces to fill this year. We are particularly interested in finding individuals who use alternative access systems or who have faced discrimination due to ethnic, cultural, age, gender or other human difference. However, all students interested in this quickly emerging field are welcome to apply. The kicker is that the submission deadline is early April. If you know of anyone that might be interested please ask them to contact us at: aodowd@ocadu.ca . There is the opportunity to grant non-standard admission to worthy candidates who may not have the usual academic qualifications but have life experiences that would inform the studies. This would include individuals who may not have considered graduate education because they don't have the standard undergraduate academic background. Thanks! Jutta Web: ocadu.ca/grad/incd For admission inquiries email: admissions@ocadu.ca Phone: 416 977 6000 x4869 Learn more about the Inclusive Design program. Join our newsletter. -- Jennison Mark Asuncion LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/jennison Follow me on Twitter www.twitter.com/jennison Organizer, Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design www.meetup.com/a11ybay Organizer, Accessibility Camp Bay Area www.accessibilitycampbay.org Co-Founder, Global Accessibility Awareness Day www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org From jbailey at uoregon.edu Sat Mar 21 17:09:04 2015 From: jbailey at uoregon.edu (James Bailey) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Nvivo - Stats Program for User Who is Blind Message-ID: Hello All, We just had a grad student who is blind request Nvivo to do stats. They believe JAWS has or can be made to have scripts to make the program accessible. Anyone out there have any experience with this? Thanks in advance, James From danc at uw.edu Sun Mar 22 22:46:05 2015 From: danc at uw.edu (Dan Comden) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Spring Spending Spree...Software Upgrades...Good idea or not? In-Reply-To: <6cdba4dee5c0f3e24493d08f08789382@mail.gmail.com> References: <6cdba4dee5c0f3e24493d08f08789382@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Good questions here, hoping to see some answers. Software versions don't usually mean that much, but Cassandra is asking some very important questions as those of us who have to make braille are in a transition period with adoption of UEB. To answer the Duxbury question: I've never regretted upgrading Duxbury. If you have to deal with math OCR, there is no substitute for Infty, in my opinion.It should quickly pay for itself assuming you can OCR content at 600 dpi. We're still using FineReader v10 (corporate) and have no immediate upgrade plans. -*- Dan On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 2:46 PM, Cassandra L. Tex < Cassandra.Tex@humboldt.edu> wrote: > Hi All, > > Sorry for the cross post?. > > > > To upgrade, or not to upgrade? That is the question?. > > > > 1. Abbyy FineReader. We currently have version 10. Is it worth > upgrading to the current version, version 12? If you?re using version 12, > do you recommend upgrading? Any problems with version 12? > > > > 2. Duxbury. I have an ancient version of Duxbury (10.7 I think). > Would you recommend upgrading now? With 2015 being the ?official > transition year? for changes to the braille code (as Gaeir recently > posted), has Duxbury made (or are they in the process of making) changes to > their translation software? Should I wait on this upgrade or do it now? > > > > 3. MathType. I currently have version 6.8. I seem to recall that > there were some features (bugs) in 6.9? Is that the case? I?m still > working in Office 2010, so wondering if upgrading to 6.9 would be a good > call or not. > > > > 4. INFTY Reader. This would be an initial purchase, not upgrade. > Is anybody using the Abbyy FineReader plug-in for InftyReader? Is it worth > the $300? Abbyy is my OCR of choice but wondering how well it works and > whether it is really necessary. > > > > My goal is not to spend money needlessly. However, if upgrades are in > order, this would be the perfect time to do it. I currently do not have a > high demand for accessible math, but I would like to be prepared when the > need does arise. I also don?t do a lot of brailling, but again, I?d like > to be prepared ? especially considering that the braille code is moving > from English Braille American Edition (EBAE) rules to the Unified English > Braille (UEB) rules (as per Gaeir?s recent email). > > > > Any thoughts and input on whether to upgrade these software products (or > not), would be greatly appreciated! > > > > Thanks! > > Cassandra Tex > > Assistive Technology Specialist > > Humboldt State University > > tex@humboldt.edu > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > -- -*- Dan Comden danc@uw.edu Access Technology Center www.uw.edu/itconnect/accessibility/atl/ University of Washington UW Information Technology -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: References: <6cdba4dee5c0f3e24493d08f08789382@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <02a301d065a3$2f8a93f0$8e9fbbd0$@htctu.net> I can answer the Duxbury question?it is UEB capable now with today?s version?and has been for the last nine months or more. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich HTCTU Director 408-996-4636 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dan Comden Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2015 10:46 PM To: Cassandra.Tex@humboldt.edu; Access Technology Higher Education Network Cc: Alt Media HTCTU Listserv Subject: Re: [Athen] Spring Spending Spree...Software Upgrades...Good idea or not? Good questions here, hoping to see some answers. Software versions don't usually mean that much, but Cassandra is asking some very important questions as those of us who have to make braille are in a transition period with adoption of UEB. To answer the Duxbury question: I've never regretted upgrading Duxbury. If you have to deal with math OCR, there is no substitute for Infty, in my opinion.It should quickly pay for itself assuming you can OCR content at 600 dpi. We're still using FineReader v10 (corporate) and have no immediate upgrade plans. -*- Dan On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 2:46 PM, Cassandra L. Tex wrote: Hi All, Sorry for the cross post?. To upgrade, or not to upgrade? That is the question?. 1. Abbyy FineReader. We currently have version 10. Is it worth upgrading to the current version, version 12? If you?re using version 12, do you recommend upgrading? Any problems with version 12? 2. Duxbury. I have an ancient version of Duxbury (10.7 I think). Would you recommend upgrading now? With 2015 being the ?official transition year? for changes to the braille code (as Gaeir recently posted), has Duxbury made (or are they in the process of making) changes to their translation software? Should I wait on this upgrade or do it now? 3. MathType. I currently have version 6.8. I seem to recall that there were some features (bugs) in 6.9? Is that the case? I?m still working in Office 2010, so wondering if upgrading to 6.9 would be a good call or not. 4. INFTY Reader. This would be an initial purchase, not upgrade. Is anybody using the Abbyy FineReader plug-in for InftyReader? Is it worth the $300? Abbyy is my OCR of choice but wondering how well it works and whether it is really necessary. My goal is not to spend money needlessly. However, if upgrades are in order, this would be the perfect time to do it. I currently do not have a high demand for accessible math, but I would like to be prepared when the need does arise. I also don?t do a lot of brailling, but again, I?d like to be prepared ? especially considering that the braille code is moving from English Braille American Edition (EBAE) rules to the Unified English Braille (UEB) rules (as per Gaeir?s recent email). Any thoughts and input on whether to upgrade these software products (or not), would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Cassandra Tex Assistive Technology Specialist Humboldt State University tex@humboldt.edu _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- -*- Dan Comden danc@uw.edu Access Technology Center www.uw.edu/itconnect/accessibility/atl/ University of Washington UW Information Technology -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From todd-weissenberger at uiowa.edu Tue Mar 24 08:17:29 2015 From: todd-weissenberger at uiowa.edu (Weissenberger, Todd M) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Real-time captioning Message-ID: <1915076255E0774CAF7BDB6AE550CF601532FE33@itsnt436.iowa.uiowa.edu> We're curious about real-time captioning options for live webcast events. What kinds of solutions are people using for this? I've seen StreamText.net captions used in some webinars and the like-is this the best approach? Any input is welcome. Best, Todd T.M. Weissenberger Web Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Services University of Iowa 319-384-3323 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Kathleen.Bastedo at ucf.edu Tue Mar 24 12:30:10 2015 From: Kathleen.Bastedo at ucf.edu (Kathleen Bastedo) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Real-time captioning In-Reply-To: <1915076255E0774CAF7BDB6AE550CF601532FE33@itsnt436.iowa.uiowa.edu> References: <1915076255E0774CAF7BDB6AE550CF601532FE33@itsnt436.iowa.uiowa.edu> Message-ID: Hi Todd, Some of our faculty at UCF have used Adobe Connect, which has a free, downloadable caption pod for use by the live captioner, who needs to be contracted with separately. Adobe Connect is not, however, free. Several faculty have used the caption pod and have felt it works fine. http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html?promoid=DJDVR Kathleen Kathleen Bastedo Instructional Designer (407) 823-3399 [cid:image009.jpg@01CFF9F3.EA841E90] Center for Distributed Learning University of Central Florida John C. Hitt Library 2701 Pegasus Drive Orlando, Florida 32816-2810 http://online.ucf.edu/ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Weissenberger, Todd M Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 11:17 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Real-time captioning We're curious about real-time captioning options for live webcast events. What kinds of solutions are people using for this? I've seen StreamText.net captions used in some webinars and the like-is this the best approach? Any input is welcome. Best, Todd T.M. 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I'm checking with the list to see if anyone else has converted the "Preparing for Your ACS Examination in General Chemistry" official guide (ISBN 9780970804204) to .doc, Braille, audio... pretty much, I'm hoping for anything that might be translatable for a student with a visual impairment. The thing is chock full of equations, symbols, and diagrams, so hoping against hope not to reinvent the wheel. Thanks for any help you can provide! Shawn *Shawn Foster, MA* Disability Resources Coordinator U-CAM Coordinator *Southern Oregon University* (541)552-6213 Outstanding: http://youtu.be/Ski0MzPd5IM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From STORY at Grinnell.EDU Wed Mar 25 08:43:11 2015 From: STORY at Grinnell.EDU (Story, Angela) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Does anyone have experience with edX or iversity online courses? Message-ID: I work at Grinnell College providing alternate format materials and assistive technology for our students. We are kicking off a pilot Guided Learning Program this summer that offers Grinnell students academic credit by pairing digital content provided by an approved third party online platform with instruction from a Grinnell College faculty member. The platforms under consideration are edX and iversity. I am concerned about edX because of the recent Harvard/M.I.T. suit and haven't found much information about iversity. Does anyone have any information about the accessibility of either of these platforms? Thanks in advance, Angie Balm Story -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coordinator, Academic Support & Assistive Technology Grinnell College 1115 8th Avenue, JRC 311-B Grinnell, IA 50112 ph: (641) 269-4450 mobile: (641) 990-0120 story@grinnell.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JAsuncion at dawsoncollege.qc.ca Thu Mar 26 06:15:40 2015 From: JAsuncion at dawsoncollege.qc.ca (Jennison Asuncion) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] GAAD 2015 is May 21 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The fourth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is May 21. Planning (or thinking about planning) a public or internal event on your campus? eMail us details at globala11yawarenessday at gmail.com. Remember, events do not have to be large and elaborate. The point is to get people who are not ordinarily thinking about digital accessibility (e.g., your campus web developers), to talk or get exposed to some aspect of it at some point on May 21. Visit www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org and browse the Events and Other Activities sections for ideas and inspiration from years past. Like GAAD on Facebook www.facebook.com/globalaccessibilityawarenessday and follow us on Twitter via @gbla11yday. Jennison -- Jennison Mark Asuncion Co-Founder, Global Accessibility Awareness Day www.globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org From rsthompson2 at ua.edu Thu Mar 26 07:21:40 2015 From: rsthompson2 at ua.edu (Thompson, Rachel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] FYI: known issue with Blackboard exams and Kurzweil Message-ID: Hi, all. I?m one of the Bb admins for my institution and just saw a 3/25 announcement that Blackboard exam content cannot be read by Kurzweil. This applies to the several most recent versions of Blackboard Learn. This may be something you have dealt with before, but in case not, I wanted to share. If you know of workarounds or other issues, please share. Rachel Kurzweil Reader Software Having Issues with Multiple Choice Test Date Published: Mar 25,2015 Category:Version:9.1 SP13 (9.1.130093.0),9.1 SP14 (9.1.140152.0),Learn April 2014 (9.1.201404.160205),Learn October 2014 (9.1.201410.160373),Learn April 2015 Article No.: 000040281 Product: Blackboard Learn 9.1 Service Pack: 9.1 SP13 (9.1.130093.0), 9.1 SP14 (9.1.140152.0), Learn April 2014 (9.1.201404.160205), Learn October 2014 (9.1.201410.160373), Learn April 2015 Issue Description: Kurzweil Software is unable to read anything on the screen when you click begin to take a Test Steps to Replicate: 1.Logon Blackboard Learn 2.Navigate into a Course 3.Go to Content area containing the Quizzes 4.Open the quizzes 5.Once open, Kurzweil read the Instructions, Description, and other Instructor-set options (e.g. timer, etc) > Ensure the Read Mode is set to 'Continuous' in the Kurzweil Reader 6.Click Begin Test > Kurzweil was unable to read anything on the screen. Rachel Dr. Rachel S. Thompson Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility Center for Instructional Technology University of Alabama http://accessibility.ua.edu From gdkraus at ncsu.edu Thu Mar 26 07:29:59 2015 From: gdkraus at ncsu.edu (Greg Kraus) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Fwd: [CIO] Remote exam proctoring service - ADA/Section 508 compliant? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Does anyone have any recent accessibility data on proctoring software like this? This is being asked on the EDUCAUSE CIO list. Feel free to either repost to the ATHEN list and I can make sure it gets over to the CIO list, or post it directly to the CIO list. To do the latter you will have to become a member of the CIO list - and just a warning, that list has a lot of traffic so you will receive a lot of email. Thanks. Greg -- Greg Kraus University IT Accessibility Coordinator NC State University 919.513.4087 gdkraus@ncsu.edu http://go.ncsu.edu/itaccess ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Cyr Date: Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 7:43 AM Subject: [CIO] Remote exam proctoring service - ADA/Section 508 compliant? To: CIO@listserv.educause.edu We're looking at remote exam proctoring services, such as "Software Secure" and :"Proctor Free". Accessibility (section 508) compliance, such as providing an excellent screen-reader user-experience, is primary for us. Although various levels of 508 compliance are reported by vendors, we're looking for anyone with experience and confidence in such a tool and its accessibility compliance and features. JAWS and NVDA are our standard supported screen-readers. Any info or thoughts will be appreciated, Thanks!. -- Michael E. Cyr University of Maine System Director of Architecture and Service Management University Services:Information Technology mcyr@maine.edu Office: 207.973.3390 Cell: 207.370.2752 IT Help Desk: 1-800-696-HELP ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ronrstewart at gmail.com Thu Mar 26 07:39:17 2015 From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database Message-ID: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> Good morning all, Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a database of educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily available. This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be not worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are real evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. We have talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Ron Stewart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdkraus at ncsu.edu Thu Mar 26 07:44:01 2015 From: gdkraus at ncsu.edu (Greg Kraus) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Ron, Can you give some more context about where this request is coming from? Thanks. Greg On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Ron Stewart wrote: > Good morning all, > > > > Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a database of > educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily available. > This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability issues a > subscription or closed membership system would be find. > > > > I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be not > worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are real > evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. We have > talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. Any insights > would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Thu Mar 26 07:46:28 2015 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> Message-ID: I agree. It would be really great to have this available to all of us. We get the same questions over and over about products, and if there were a database to access, those questions would certainly lessen. Two concerns: 1. Who is going to make the database and keep it maintained? Should this be a paid position, or at least something of a stipend given for keeping it going? 2. I am actually uncomfortable with keeping this locked away - yes, I understand liability, but we are asking basic questions here about accessibility of software/apps/programs/websites, and that information should be available to anyone looking for it. I am making the assumption that people would be looking at the information as part of their planning and investigation of a product that is being recommended for use by administration, etc., so any and all information is going to be useful as part of that investigation. I think keeping us liability-free is more a matter of writing effective content that is not filled with opinion, but instead informative and descriptive. VPATs could be included as part of the entry on a product, but should not be the only content. 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 Ron Stewart Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:39 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; aheadmembers@listserve.com Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database Good morning all, Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a database of educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily available. This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be not worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are real evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. We have talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Ron Stewart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From johumber at iu.edu Thu Mar 26 07:53:55 2015 From: johumber at iu.edu (Humbert, Joseph A) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <906395B08AE7B542882AC81A31B69B7596F7C17A@IU-MSSG-MBX110.ads.iu.edu> Sounds like a valuable ATHEN membership benefit if it was created and maintained by ATHEN ;-) ;-) Thankx, Joe From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 10:46 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database I agree. It would be really great to have this available to all of us. We get the same questions over and over about products, and if there were a database to access, those questions would certainly lessen. Two concerns: 1. Who is going to make the database and keep it maintained? Should this be a paid position, or at least something of a stipend given for keeping it going? 2. I am actually uncomfortable with keeping this locked away - yes, I understand liability, but we are asking basic questions here about accessibility of software/apps/programs/websites, and that information should be available to anyone looking for it. I am making the assumption that people would be looking at the information as part of their planning and investigation of a product that is being recommended for use by administration, etc., so any and all information is going to be useful as part of that investigation. I think keeping us liability-free is more a matter of writing effective content that is not filled with opinion, but instead informative and descriptive. VPATs could be included as part of the entry on a product, but should not be the only content. 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 Ron Stewart Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:39 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; aheadmembers@listserve.com Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database Good morning all, Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a database of educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily available. This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be not worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are real evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. We have talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. 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Best George From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:39 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; aheadmembers@listserve.com Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database Good morning all, Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a database of educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily available. This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be not worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are real evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. We have talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Ron Stewart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ea at emptech.info Thu Mar 26 08:36:43 2015 From: ea at emptech.info (E.A.Draffan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: <00c401d067d5$a68f79a0$f3ae6ce0$@montana.com> References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> <00c401d067d5$a68f79a0$f3ae6ce0$@montana.com> Message-ID: <008a01d067da$a974f410$fc5edc30$@emptech.info> The nearest we have for general ICT software in schools in UK is the TEEM approach http://teemeducation.org.uk/ but sadly they do not include accessibility - I have always wanted to have the time to do something similar on EmpTech but more of a WHICH report http://www.which.co.uk/ with the sort of offering TechMatrix http://techmatrix.org/ have for the features. Hope this makes sense! Just need a fund that keeps it going or a way of making it pay! Disabled Living Foundation and AbleData offer the lists but not the comments. Best wishes E.A. Mrs E.A. Draffan WAIS, ECS , University of Southampton Mobile +44 (0)7976 289103 http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk UK AAATE rep http://www.aaate.net/ http://www.emptech.info From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of George Kerscher Sent: 26 March 2015 15:01 To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; aheadmembers@listserve.com Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database Hi Ron, You are correct that it is difficult to set up and maintain. In the EPUB reading space, we have an excellent example of collaboration on the testing of reading systems. http://www.epubtest.org And we still need more people to test the wide range of reading systems with the wide range of Assistive Technology out there. Best George From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:39 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; aheadmembers@listserve.com Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database Good morning all, Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a database of educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily available. This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be not worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are real evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. We have talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Ron Stewart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ronrstewart at gmail.com Thu Mar 26 09:04:22 2015 From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: <00c401d067d5$a68f79a0$f3ae6ce0$@montana.com> References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> <00c401d067d5$a68f79a0$f3ae6ce0$@montana.com> Message-ID: <009301d067de$86e0bb60$94a23220$@gmail.com> Thanks George! If I could create the idea world the example your provide is a structure that I recommend on a regular basis. As you know I have done a lot of testing for specific vendors, and try to get them to share this information but it is often viewed as proprietary. What we are needing is an open system that is not driven by the vendors or other who have a proprietary interest in the content in the system. The predominant issue that I find in this space is the overfocus on the needs of folks who are VI/B when in fact the majority of the folks who are impacted in this space are those who have perceptual, cognitive and mobility challenges in using content. Ron From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of George Kerscher Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 10:01 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; aheadmembers@listserve.com Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database Hi Ron, You are correct that it is difficult to set up and maintain. In the EPUB reading space, we have an excellent example of collaboration on the testing of reading systems. http://www.epubtest.org And we still need more people to test the wide range of reading systems with the wide range of Assistive Technology out there. Best George From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:39 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; aheadmembers@listserve.com Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database Good morning all, Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a database of educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily available. This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be not worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are real evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. We have talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Ron Stewart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ronrstewart at gmail.com Thu Mar 26 09:05:59 2015 From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: <906395B08AE7B542882AC81A31B69B7596F7C17A@IU-MSSG-MBX110.ads.iu.edu> References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> <906395B08AE7B542882AC81A31B69B7596F7C17A@IU-MSSG-MBX110.ads.iu.edu> Message-ID: <00a001d067de$c0ddb3e0$42991ba0$@gmail.com> and that is something that we have talked about for years within ATHEN. Talk is cheap how about some action? From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Humbert, Joseph A Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:54 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database Sounds like a valuable ATHEN membership benefit if it was created and maintained by ATHEN ;-) ;-) Thankx, Joe From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 10:46 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database I agree. It would be really great to have this available to all of us. We get the same questions over and over about products, and if there were a database to access, those questions would certainly lessen. Two concerns: 1. Who is going to make the database and keep it maintained? Should this be a paid position, or at least something of a stipend given for keeping it going? 2. I am actually uncomfortable with keeping this locked away - yes, I understand liability, but we are asking basic questions here about accessibility of software/apps/programs/websites, and that information should be available to anyone looking for it. I am making the assumption that people would be looking at the information as part of their planning and investigation of a product that is being recommended for use by administration, etc., so any and all information is going to be useful as part of that investigation. I think keeping us liability-free is more a matter of writing effective content that is not filled with opinion, but instead informative and descriptive. VPATs could be included as part of the entry on a product, but should not be the only content. 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 Ron Stewart Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:39 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; aheadmembers@listserve.com Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database Good morning all, Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a database of educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily available. This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be not worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are real evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. We have talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Ron Stewart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Thu Mar 26 09:09:56 2015 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey A Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: <008a01d067da$a974f410$fc5edc30$@emptech.info> References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> <00c401d067d5$a68f79a0$f3ae6ce0$@montana.com> <008a01d067da$a974f410$fc5edc30$@emptech.info> Message-ID: <603D1E1D-E72D-4B76-B882-0D1AA53A500B@gmail.com> What about constructing a wiki that members would have access to for editing and the public would be able to see. Are there wiki options available with the web host for ATHEN's web site? This would make it somewhat easier to maintain since people can post their own a valuations. Sent from my iPhone. please excuse errors from using Apple's dictation feature. > On Mar 26, 2015, at 11:36 AM, E.A.Draffan wrote: > > The nearest we have for general ICT software in schools in UK is the TEEM approach http://teemeducation.org.uk/ but sadly they do not include accessibility ? I have always wanted to have the time to do something similar on EmpTech but more of a WHICH report http://www.which.co.uk/ with the sort of offering TechMatrix http://techmatrix.org/ have for the features. > > Hope this makes sense! Just need a fund that keeps it going or a way of making it pay! Disabled Living Foundation and AbleData offer the lists but not the comments. > > Best wishes > E.A. > > Mrs E.A. Draffan > WAIS, ECS , University of Southampton > Mobile +44 (0)7976 289103 > http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk > UK AAATE rep http://www.aaate.net/ > http://www.emptech.info > > From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of George Kerscher > Sent: 26 March 2015 15:01 > To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; aheadmembers@listserve.com > Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database > > Hi Ron, > > You are correct that it is difficult to set up and maintain. In the EPUB reading space, we have an excellent example of collaboration on the testing of reading systems. > > http://www.epubtest.org > > And we still need more people to test the wide range of reading systems with the wide range of Assistive Technology out there. > > Best > George > > > From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart > Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:39 AM > To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; aheadmembers@listserve.com > Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database > > Good morning all, > > Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a database of educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily available. This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. > > I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be not worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are real evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. We have talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. > > Ron Stewart > _______________________________________________ > 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 ronrstewart at gmail.com Thu Mar 26 09:11:05 2015 From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <00ad01d067df$7743bbc0$65cb3340$@gmail.com> I so agree, I don't want it locked away either. The issue with keeping it closed has to do with the legal liability associated with such a product. If Apple saw a public disclosure of how poor the accessibility was on their platform, with third party apps, they would sue in a heartbeat. That is why I have promoted for years transparent evaluation and when I was the Athen prez I would not allow the organization to do any work that was under NDA. Unfortunately almost all of the work currently is being done under NDA. Ron From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:46 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database I agree. It would be really great to have this available to all of us. We get the same questions over and over about products, and if there were a database to access, those questions would certainly lessen. Two concerns: 1. Who is going to make the database and keep it maintained? Should this be a paid position, or at least something of a stipend given for keeping it going? 2. I am actually uncomfortable with keeping this locked away - yes, I understand liability, but we are asking basic questions here about accessibility of software/apps/programs/websites, and that information should be available to anyone looking for it. I am making the assumption that people would be looking at the information as part of their planning and investigation of a product that is being recommended for use by administration, etc., so any and all information is going to be useful as part of that investigation. I think keeping us liability-free is more a matter of writing effective content that is not filled with opinion, but instead informative and descriptive. VPATs could be included as part of the entry on a product, but should not be the only content. 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 Ron Stewart Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:39 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; aheadmembers@listserve.com Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database Good morning all, Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a database of educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily available. This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be not worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are real evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. We have talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Ron Stewart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ron at altformatsolutions.com Thu Mar 26 09:15:47 2015 From: ron at altformatsolutions.com (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <00ba01d067e0$1fa819f0$5ef84dd0$@altformatsolutions.com> I work with a lot of small schools that do not have the resources to do their own internal testing, but the current legal landscape requires them to assure accessibility. What they are getting from vendors is "of course we are accessible we are 508 compliant". As most of us know this is absolute garbage. If you think I am seeking this for personal profit then you do not know me as well as I thought you did. This is a critical need of our community, NCSU is doing a lot of work in this area as are a few other institutions, I would just hope that someday the greater community could benefit from something we have already paid for as taxpayers. Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Greg Kraus Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:44 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database Hi Ron, Can you give some more context about where this request is coming from? Thanks. Greg On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Ron Stewart wrote: > Good morning all, > > > > Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a > database of educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily available. > This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability > issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. > > > > I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be > not worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are > real evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. > We have talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. > Any insights would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 jongund at illinois.edu Thu Mar 26 09:33:26 2015 From: jongund at illinois.edu (Gunderson, Jon R) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: <00ba01d067e0$1fa819f0$5ef84dd0$@altformatsolutions.com> References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> <00ba01d067e0$1fa819f0$5ef84dd0$@altformatsolutions.com> Message-ID: <46739F12637CC94E82F75FF874E4A1473671F4D6@CITESMBX6.ad.uillinois.edu> I don't think this is just a problem with only small schools, even large schools cannot keep up with the volume of vendors providing administrative and instructional IT resources. Many schools do not even have anyone with responsibility to evaluate incoming technology, let alone report on the accessibility to a larger audience. Jon -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 11:16 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database I work with a lot of small schools that do not have the resources to do their own internal testing, but the current legal landscape requires them to assure accessibility. What they are getting from vendors is "of course we are accessible we are 508 compliant". As most of us know this is absolute garbage. If you think I am seeking this for personal profit then you do not know me as well as I thought you did. This is a critical need of our community, NCSU is doing a lot of work in this area as are a few other institutions, I would just hope that someday the greater community could benefit from something we have already paid for as taxpayers. Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Greg Kraus Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:44 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database Hi Ron, Can you give some more context about where this request is coming from? Thanks. Greg On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Ron Stewart wrote: > Good morning all, > > > > Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a > database of educational product accessibility evaluations that are > readily available. > This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability > issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. > > > > I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be > not worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are > real evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. > We have talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. > Any insights would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 arobertsongann at nwacc.edu Thu Mar 26 09:49:35 2015 From: arobertsongann at nwacc.edu (Robertson-Gann, Amy H.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] WAMOE MOOC Message-ID: I'm considering the possibility of several key members of my campus participating in a MOOC on accessibility offered by Portland Community College. https://community.brightspace.com/tlc/wiki/wamoe_registration_request Curious if anyone has any insight or feedback on the quality/usefulness of this? Worth the time? Thanks, ARG Amy Robertson-Gann, M.S. Director, Disability Resource Center NorthWest Arkansas Community College arobertsongann@nwacc.edu Main office (479) 986-4076 Fax (479) 619-4119 [Description: cid:image001.png@01CE522F.6F5D7760][Description: cid:image002.gif@01CE522F.6F5D7760] Please note our current hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:00am-4:30pm Tuesday 8:00am-6:00pm Friday 9:00am-12:00pm [Description: New DRC Logo] It always seems impossible until it's done. - Nelson Mandela "This message is intended solely for the recipient to whom it is addressed. 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URL: From jsuttondc at gmail.com Thu Mar 26 10:44:29 2015 From: jsuttondc at gmail.com (Jennifer Sutton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: <008a01d067da$a974f410$fc5edc30$@emptech.info> References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> <00c401d067d5$a68f79a0$f3ae6ce0$@montana.com> <008a01d067da$a974f410$fc5edc30$@emptech.info> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20150326103823.05b0c1b0@gmail.com> As with so many things, what Ron is proposing boils down to money and time, as I see it. At the risk of flooding the list with examples, here's another one that could be used as a model of the kinds of requirements: http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/ I think it's very well done; it works like I always envisioned (and advocated for) it to do. But it took a long time. If anyone has additions, I'd recommend submitting them. Note that this isn't an assessment database; it's an informational one. And as I see it, in ATHEN's case, figuring out the assessment criteria could become pretty tricky pretty fast. Jennifer From skeegan at stanford.edu Thu Mar 26 11:06:54 2015 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Bylaws Voting - Vote Now! Message-ID: <5432BD75-59F4-484B-A831-C56E0820EEAE@stanford.edu> Hello ATHEN Members, For those of you who are ATHEN members, you will have received an email message earlier this week requesting your vote on the change in the ATHEN bylaws. Several of these bylaws changes were suggested by the membership at the Annual Meeting at the Accessing Higher Ground conference. This is your opportunity to vote to ratify or reject the proposed changes. Please note that the email you received is specific to you and not to be shared with others. If you are not sure if you received a message, please check your email for a subject of "2015 ATHEN Bylaw Amendments Ratification." If you have any questions about your membership, please contact the ATHEN Membership Coordinator (membership@athenpro.org). Only those who signed up AND paid their membership dues were sent a link to vote on the bylaws. While you have a few weeks to complete the vote, get your vote in now so you didn't have to think about it anymore (and you can ignore future reminders from me!). Take care, Sean Sean Keegan Associate Director, Assistive Technology Office of Accessible Education - Stanford University President - Access Technology Higher Education Network From ronrstewart at gmail.com Thu Mar 26 11:33:47 2015 From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron Stewart) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: <46739F12637CC94E82F75FF874E4A1473671F4D6@CITESMBX6.ad.uillinois.edu> References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> <00ba01d067e0$1fa819f0$5ef84dd0$@altformatsolutions.com> <46739F12637CC94E82F75FF874E4A1473671F4D6@CITESMBX6.ad.uillinois.edu> Message-ID: <031a01d067f3$67026b30$35074190$@gmail.com> No it is not, but it is a crisis situation for small schools. All the legal action in the last couple of years has them running very scared to the point they are not investigating new technologies even though they may often help. Ron -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gunderson, Jon R Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 11:33 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database I don't think this is just a problem with only small schools, even large schools cannot keep up with the volume of vendors providing administrative and instructional IT resources. Many schools do not even have anyone with responsibility to evaluate incoming technology, let alone report on the accessibility to a larger audience. Jon -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 11:16 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database I work with a lot of small schools that do not have the resources to do their own internal testing, but the current legal landscape requires them to assure accessibility. What they are getting from vendors is "of course we are accessible we are 508 compliant". As most of us know this is absolute garbage. If you think I am seeking this for personal profit then you do not know me as well as I thought you did. This is a critical need of our community, NCSU is doing a lot of work in this area as are a few other institutions, I would just hope that someday the greater community could benefit from something we have already paid for as taxpayers. Ron Stewart -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Greg Kraus Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:44 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database Hi Ron, Can you give some more context about where this request is coming from? Thanks. Greg On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Ron Stewart wrote: > Good morning all, > > > > Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a > database of educational product accessibility evaluations that are > readily available. > This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability > issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. > > > > I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be > not worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are > real evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. > We have talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. > Any insights would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Ron Stewart > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Thu Mar 26 11:37:57 2015 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Recommendations for "Human Voice" Textbook Reader In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84D4CA3429@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> You can try Learning Ally and National Library Services, if you haven't already. American Printing House has some materials, but not usually for the college level. 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 Yurkovich, Cynthia Ann Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 12:35 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Recommendations for "Human Voice" Textbook Reader Hello, Does anyone in the group have suggestions for alternate format production of textbooks using a "human voice"? We have a student with an auditory processing disability and is struggling with the voices offered on Kurzweil (she has tried them all). Other than having someone read the book and record it, are there other technologies or solutions I can look at? Thanks, Cyndi Yurkovich Alternate Format Coordinator University of Delaware -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhori at ucdavis.edu Thu Mar 26 12:24:27 2015 From: jhori at ucdavis.edu (Joshua Hori) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: <00a001d067de$c0ddb3e0$42991ba0$@gmail.com> References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> <906395B08AE7B542882AC81A31B69B7596F7C17A@IU-MSSG-MBX110.ads.iu.edu> <00a001d067de$c0ddb3e0$42991ba0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Are we talking about application accessibility, LTI accessibility, or available assistive technology? I've started an AT database and I've been asking around about LTI information, but there's nothing being done at the moment. I had documented some applications such as R, MatLab, and Stata, but lost it during a computer crash. Sure wish I had my cloud services available back then... Yes, the AT database is accessible. A little wonky with screenreaders but it's navigable. Best, Joshua Hori Accessible Technology Analyst Student Disability Center 54 Cowell Building Davis, CA 95616 530-752-3184 From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Stewart Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:06 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database and that is something that we have talked about for years within ATHEN. Talk is cheap how about some action? From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Humbert, Joseph A Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:54 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database Sounds like a valuable ATHEN membership benefit if it was created and maintained by ATHEN ;-) ;-) Thankx, Joe From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 10:46 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database I agree. It would be really great to have this available to all of us. We get the same questions over and over about products, and if there were a database to access, those questions would certainly lessen. Two concerns: 1. Who is going to make the database and keep it maintained? Should this be a paid position, or at least something of a stipend given for keeping it going? 2. I am actually uncomfortable with keeping this locked away - yes, I understand liability, but we are asking basic questions here about accessibility of software/apps/programs/websites, and that information should be available to anyone looking for it. I am making the assumption that people would be looking at the information as part of their planning and investigation of a product that is being recommended for use by administration, etc., so any and all information is going to be useful as part of that investigation. I think keeping us liability-free is more a matter of writing effective content that is not filled with opinion, but instead informative and descriptive. VPATs could be included as part of the entry on a product, but should not be the only content. 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 Ron Stewart Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:39 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; aheadmembers@listserve.com Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database Good morning all, Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a database of educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily available. This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be not worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are real evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. We have talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Ron Stewart -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ronrstewart at gmail.com Thu Mar 26 12:32:26 2015 From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> <906395B08AE7B542882AC81A31B69B7596F7C17A@IU-MSSG-MBX110.ads.iu.edu> <00a001d067de$c0ddb3e0$42991ba0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: For the most part the demand is for Applications and their functionality with common AT. For most LTI is geek speach. Ron On Thursday, March 26, 2015, Joshua Hori wrote: > Are we talking about application accessibility, LTI accessibility, or > available assistive technology? > > > > I?ve started an AT database > and I?ve > been asking around about LTI information, but there?s nothing being done at > the moment. I had documented some applications such as R, MatLab, and > Stata, but lost it during a computer crash. Sure wish I had my cloud > services available back then? > > > > Yes, the AT database is accessible. A little wonky with screenreaders but > it?s navigable. > > > > Best, > > > > Joshua Hori > > Accessible Technology Analyst > > Student Disability Center > > 54 Cowell Building > > Davis, CA 95616 > > > > 530-752-3184 > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu > ] > *On Behalf Of *Ron Stewart > *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:06 AM > *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database > > > > and that is something that we have talked about for years within ATHEN. > Talk is cheap how about some action? > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu > ] > *On Behalf Of *Humbert, Joseph A > *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:54 AM > *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database > > > > Sounds like a valuable ATHEN membership benefit if it was created and > maintained by ATHEN ;-) ;-) > > > > Thankx, > > Joe > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] > *On > Behalf Of *Susan Kelmer > *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2015 10:46 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database > > > > I agree. It would be really great to have this available to all of us. > We get the same questions over and over about products, and if there were a > database to access, those questions would certainly lessen. > > > > Two concerns: > > > > 1. Who is going to make the database and keep it maintained? > Should this be a paid position, or at least something of a stipend given > for keeping it going? > > 2. I am actually uncomfortable with keeping this locked away ? yes, > I understand liability, but we are asking basic questions here about > accessibility of software/apps/programs/websites, and that information > should be available to anyone looking for it. I am making the assumption > that people would be looking at the information as part of their planning > and investigation of a product that is being recommended for use by > administration, etc., so any and all information is going to be useful as > part of that investigation. I think keeping us liability-free is more a > matter of writing effective content that is not filled with opinion, but > instead informative and descriptive. VPATs could be included as part of > the entry on a product, but should not be the only content. > > > > *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 *Ron Stewart > *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:39 AM > *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; > aheadmembers@listserve.com > > *Subject:* [Athen] Product evaluation database > > > > Good morning all, > > > > Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a database > of educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily > available. This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to > liability issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. > > > > I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be not > worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are real > evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. We have > talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. Any insights > would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Ron Stewart > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paire at temple.edu Thu Mar 26 12:46:33 2015 From: paire at temple.edu (Paul E. Paire) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Recommendations for "Human Voice" Textbook Reader In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Cyndi, If you can get the textbooks in text format and just need to have usable audio generated, then you may want to look at Wizzard Wavefile Factory. From their website: The Wizzard Wavefile Factory for Windows is powered by AT&T Natural Voices award-winning text to speech (TTS) technology. Believed by many to be the most natural sounding TTS available, this "easy to use "application provides a simple user interface to generate audio files from text provided via keyboard input or from document files. If you want to see if the voices work for the student, you can test it on their Voice Samples page. -Paul From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Yurkovich, Cynthia Ann Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 1:35 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Recommendations for "Human Voice" Textbook Reader Hello, Does anyone in the group have suggestions for alternate format production of textbooks using a "human voice"? We have a student with an auditory processing disability and is struggling with the voices offered on Kurzweil (she has tried them all). Other than having someone read the book and record it, are there other technologies or solutions I can look at? Thanks, Cyndi Yurkovich Alternate Format Coordinator University of Delaware -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JElmer at vcccd.edu Thu Mar 26 12:51:13 2015 From: JElmer at vcccd.edu (John Elmer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Recommendations for "Human Voice" Textbook Reader In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: And, of course, Learning Ally books are real people, if the materials you need are available from them. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Paul E. Paire Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 12:47 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Recommendations for "Human Voice" Textbook Reader Cyndi, If you can get the textbooks in text format and just need to have usable audio generated, then you may want to look at Wizzard Wavefile Factory. From their website: The Wizzard Wavefile Factory for Windows is powered by AT&T Natural Voices award-winning text to speech (TTS) technology. Believed by many to be the most natural sounding TTS available, this "easy to use "application provides a simple user interface to generate audio files from text provided via keyboard input or from document files. If you want to see if the voices work for the student, you can test it on their Voice Samples page. -Paul From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Yurkovich, Cynthia Ann Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 1:35 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Recommendations for "Human Voice" Textbook Reader Hello, Does anyone in the group have suggestions for alternate format production of textbooks using a "human voice"? We have a student with an auditory processing disability and is struggling with the voices offered on Kurzweil (she has tried them all). Other than having someone read the book and record it, are there other technologies or solutions I can look at? Thanks, Cyndi Yurkovich Alternate Format Coordinator University of Delaware -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ats169 at psu.edu Thu Mar 26 14:36:22 2015 From: ats169 at psu.edu (Alexa Schriempf) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Product evaluation database In-Reply-To: References: <0a1e01d067d2$a44b5d60$ece21820$@gmail.com> <906395B08AE7B542882AC81A31B69B7596F7C17A@IU-MSSG-MBX110.ads.iu.edu> <00a001d067de$c0ddb3e0$42991ba0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: I don't know how to answer the issue of liability/keeping things locked down/paying someone to maintain the database (ie, Susan Kelmer's points). I do know that Ron is right -- I'm constantly struggling to "knowledge hunt" on this issue, and so are my colleagues. In fact, one colleague at Penn State is trying to come up with a way to keep track of all her usability and accessibility testing of various Educational Technology Tools (like VoiceThread, etc). And I personally am trying to track exactly what Ron asks for: got a student who uses x, y, and z assistive technologies (ie, JAWS), what apps will be accessible, what documents will be accessible, etc. Seems to me that Josh Hori's trello database is an excellent, crowd source managed start. Right now he has tags for ios, mac, pc, android compatibility. WHile I don't recommend adding tags for JAWS, NVDA, Voice Eye accessibility, for example, because that would require maintenance as opposed to mere compilation, we could create Boards for typical AT and alt media and app configurations. For example, a board for "blind student JAWS user in math who prefers tactile and braille". Then a series of cards on that board for a variety of tools AND methods (because you just know that you have to get faculty to teach a little more flexibly, as well as maybe hijink your alt media process a little). Like a wiki -- but easier in the sense that you can copy cards from other boards in trello, to do a mix and match selection of tools and processes, and those cards will have already been built (mostly by Josh). Your thoughts? Just suggesting this as a tool for now -- until the kinks can be worked out for a full time AT tester/database manager position at ATHEN :) -Alexa On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Ron wrote: > For the most part the demand is for Applications and their functionality > with common AT. For most LTI is geek speach. > > Ron > > On Thursday, March 26, 2015, Joshua Hori wrote: > >> Are we talking about application accessibility, LTI accessibility, or >> available assistive technology? >> >> >> >> I?ve started an AT database >> and I?ve >> been asking around about LTI information, but there?s nothing being done at >> the moment. I had documented some applications such as R, MatLab, and >> Stata, but lost it during a computer crash. Sure wish I had my cloud >> services available back then? >> >> >> >> Yes, the AT database is accessible. A little wonky with screenreaders but >> it?s navigable. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> Joshua Hori >> >> Accessible Technology Analyst >> >> Student Disability Center >> >> 54 Cowell Building >> >> Davis, CA 95616 >> >> >> >> 530-752-3184 >> >> >> >> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] >> *On Behalf Of *Ron Stewart >> *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:06 AM >> *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database >> >> >> >> and that is something that we have talked about for years within ATHEN. >> Talk is cheap how about some action? >> >> >> >> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] >> *On Behalf Of *Humbert, Joseph A >> *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:54 AM >> *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database >> >> >> >> Sounds like a valuable ATHEN membership benefit if it was created and >> maintained by ATHEN ;-) ;-) >> >> >> >> Thankx, >> >> Joe >> >> >> >> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On >> Behalf Of *Susan Kelmer >> *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2015 10:46 AM >> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network >> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database >> >> >> >> I agree. It would be really great to have this available to all of us. >> We get the same questions over and over about products, and if there were a >> database to access, those questions would certainly lessen. >> >> >> >> Two concerns: >> >> >> >> 1. Who is going to make the database and keep it maintained? >> Should this be a paid position, or at least something of a stipend given >> for keeping it going? >> >> 2. I am actually uncomfortable with keeping this locked away ? >> yes, I understand liability, but we are asking basic questions here about >> accessibility of software/apps/programs/websites, and that information >> should be available to anyone looking for it. I am making the assumption >> that people would be looking at the information as part of their planning >> and investigation of a product that is being recommended for use by >> administration, etc., so any and all information is going to be useful as >> part of that investigation. I think keeping us liability-free is more a >> matter of writing effective content that is not filled with opinion, but >> instead informative and descriptive. VPATs could be included as part of >> the entry on a product, but should not be the only content. >> >> >> >> *Susan Kelmer* >> >> *Alternate Format Access Coordinator* >> >> *Disability Services* >> >> *University of Colorado Boulder* >> >> *303-735-4836 <303-735-4836>* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] >> *On Behalf Of *Ron Stewart >> *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:39 AM >> *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; >> aheadmembers@listserve.com >> *Subject:* [Athen] Product evaluation database >> >> >> >> Good morning all, >> >> >> >> Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a database >> of educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily >> available. This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to >> liability issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find. >> >> >> >> I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be not >> worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are real >> evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. We have >> talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. Any insights >> would be greatly appreciated. >> >> >> >> Ron Stewart >> > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > -- Alexa Schriempf, PhD Access Tech Consultant https://sites.psu.edu/aschriempf/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From gdkraus at ncsu.edu Fri Mar 27 07:02:06 2015 From: gdkraus at ncsu.edu (Greg Kraus) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] EAB's Student Success Collaborative In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi James, I am actually evaluating it right now. From an accessibility perspective, all I can say currently is that their VPAT is dated. I will be getting access to the system shortly and will be able to test things out. In terms of who can actually use the product, my understanding is it is limited to campus administration and faculty advisors. In other words, neither the campus as a whole nor students will log in to access the system. If I find out something different during my testing I'll let you know. Greg -- Greg Kraus University IT Accessibility Coordinator NC State University 919.513.4087 gdkraus@ncsu.edu http://go.ncsu.edu/itaccess On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 5:16 PM, James Bailey wrote: > Hello All, > > > > My school is considering getting on board with EAB?s Student Success > Collaborative. Does anyone have accessibility experience with this platform? > > > > Thanks so much, > > > > James > > > > James Bailey M.S. > > Associate Director > > Accessible Education Center > > University of Oregon > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > From schafercg at missouri.edu Fri Mar 27 09:37:45 2015 From: schafercg at missouri.edu (Schafer, Carmen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:20 2018 Subject: [Athen] Prof Cert in Web Accessibility Message-ID: <9839CF788879F546B52E216072EE470FAEABD898@UM-MBX-N03.um.umsystem.edu> Does anyone know the merit of the Professional Certificate in Web Accessibility (http://www.mediaaccess.org.au/learn)? Is the program relevant to US policy and considered a trusted program here in the states? I did notice that the program is a W3C member, but does anyone know how this program is perceived stateside? 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I made some contacts that I never would have made and the course was well structured with challenging assignments and a lot of interaction with the instructors. I learned a lot and that's the reason I took it - for the knowledge, more so than to improve my creditability. But if it does, I wouldn't complain! It's offered through the University of South Australia - or was then. Dr. Scott Hollier taught it along with Denise Woods, at that time. It may have changed since then. Hope this helps some, Pam Riesmeyer From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Schafer, Carmen Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 11:38 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu; webaim-forum@list.webaim.org Subject: [Athen] Prof Cert in Web Accessibility Does anyone know the merit of the Professional Certificate in Web Accessibility (http://www.mediaaccess.org.au/learn)? Is the program relevant to US policy and considered a trusted program here in the states? 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This made me realize that all those papers are probably not going to help since they struggle to read and maybe we should add some type of think to our website so students who do have difficulty reading can link to a page that can be read aloud to them. I was wondering if anyone has done that? I know Natural Reader has a button you can add to your bookmark bar that will read webpages. However, we have documents that the student can open and save that they would need to open in NR's free download. Thoughts? Suggestions? Corinna -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chenjiat at msu.edu Fri Mar 27 11:28:38 2015 From: chenjiat at msu.edu (Jiatyan C) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:21 2018 Subject: [Athen] Reading support for Website In-Reply-To: <3F818A6F3A8E294C90DB3C793E2411347313EED8@Email1.cochise.edu> References: <3F818A6F3A8E294C90DB3C793E2411347313EED8@Email1.cochise.edu> Message-ID: <7D7C814B-B90D-4E46-861C-7E6AD4A96C1F@msu.edu> Unclear as to your funding source. Texthelp has some several software, e.g., Read & Write, which will read live from browsers, Word, etc. See there Read&Write Web App at they op of their page. http://www.texthelp.com/ For individual documents, Central Access Reader will export mp3: http://www.cwu.edu/central-access/reader -- Jiatyan Chen Coordinator for Web Accessibility Creative Services Manager IT Services - Teaching and Learning Technology Michigan State University On 2015-Mar-27, at 13:05 , Moore, Corinna wrote: > Hello all, > > I?ll do my best to articulate my question. Recently I gave a presentation to High School students preparing to transition to College. I was joined by an Academic Advisor. My information is pretty straight forward; make an appointment and bring documentation so we can provide you with equal access. However, the advisor had much more information. As in five pages of handouts with lots of words. The group of students were primarily SLD diagnosis so most of them don?t read well. This made me realize that all those papers are probably not going to help since they struggle to read and maybe we should add some type of think to our website so students who do have difficulty reading can link to a page that can be read aloud to them. I was wondering if anyone has done that? I know Natural Reader has a button you can add to your bookmark bar that will read webpages. However, we have documents that the student can open and save that they would need to open in NR?s free download. > > Thoughts? Suggestions? > > Corinna > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From moorec at cochise.edu Fri Mar 27 11:43:51 2015 From: moorec at cochise.edu (Moore, Corinna) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:21 2018 Subject: [Athen] Reading support for Website In-Reply-To: <7D7C814B-B90D-4E46-861C-7E6AD4A96C1F@msu.edu> References: <3F818A6F3A8E294C90DB3C793E2411347313EED8@Email1.cochise.edu> <7D7C814B-B90D-4E46-861C-7E6AD4A96C1F@msu.edu> Message-ID: <3F818A6F3A8E294C90DB3C793E241134731402DE@Email1.cochise.edu> Browsealoud may be a good option. Is anyone else using this? I was just thinking about adding a link for students to download NR or add the bookmark tool on their own. Corinna -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Jiatyan C Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 11:29 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reading support for Website Unclear as to your funding source. Texthelp has some several software, e.g., Read & Write, which will read live from browsers, Word, etc. See there Read&Write Web App at they op of their page. http://www.texthelp.com/ For individual documents, Central Access Reader will export mp3: http://www.cwu.edu/central-access/reader -- Jiatyan Chen Coordinator for Web Accessibility Creative Services Manager IT Services - Teaching and Learning Technology Michigan State University On 2015-Mar-27, at 13:05 , Moore, Corinna wrote: > Hello all, > > I'll do my best to articulate my question. Recently I gave a presentation to High School students preparing to transition to College. I was joined by an Academic Advisor. My information is pretty straight forward; make an appointment and bring documentation so we can provide you with equal access. However, the advisor had much more information. As in five pages of handouts with lots of words. The group of students were primarily SLD diagnosis so most of them don't read well. This made me realize that all those papers are probably not going to help since they struggle to read and maybe we should add some type of think to our website so students who do have difficulty reading can link to a page that can be read aloud to them. I was wondering if anyone has done that? I know Natural Reader has a button you can add to your bookmark bar that will read webpages. However, we have documents that the student can open and save that they would need to open in NR's free download. > > Thoughts? Suggestions? > > Corinna > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 skeegan at stanford.edu Fri Mar 27 12:43:51 2015 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:21 2018 Subject: [Athen] Reading support for Website In-Reply-To: <7D7C814B-B90D-4E46-861C-7E6AD4A96C1F@msu.edu> References: <3F818A6F3A8E294C90DB3C793E2411347313EED8@Email1.cochise.edu> <7D7C814B-B90D-4E46-861C-7E6AD4A96C1F@msu.edu> Message-ID: <2FEA3292-D87A-468B-AC04-A9304D4DE417@stanford.edu> Another option that I discovered at CSUN is an application called Capti (https://www.captivoice.com/capti-site/). There is a free plugin for the Firefox web browser that allows for content to be added to a reading list (from web pages, documents, etc.) and then provides a text-to-speech solution with highlighting. It can also support content from Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. It has a lot more functionality and the developer is planning to release a video showcasing the features, but you can download and use the tool now. Take care, Sean On Mar 27, 2015, at 11:28 AM, Jiatyan C wrote: > Unclear as to your funding source. > > Texthelp has some several software, e.g., Read & Write, which will read live from browsers, Word, etc. See there Read&Write Web App at they op of their page. > http://www.texthelp.com/ > > For individual documents, Central Access Reader will export mp3: > http://www.cwu.edu/central-access/reader > > -- > Jiatyan Chen > > Coordinator for Web Accessibility > Creative Services Manager > IT Services - Teaching and Learning Technology > Michigan State University > > On 2015-Mar-27, at 13:05 , Moore, Corinna wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I?ll do my best to articulate my question. Recently I gave a presentation to High School students preparing to transition to College. I was joined by an Academic Advisor. My information is pretty straight forward; make an appointment and bring documentation so we can provide you with equal access. However, the advisor had much more information. As in five pages of handouts with lots of words. The group of students were primarily SLD diagnosis so most of them don?t read well. This made me realize that all those papers are probably not going to help since they struggle to read and maybe we should add some type of think to our website so students who do have difficulty reading can link to a page that can be read aloud to them. I was wondering if anyone has done that? I know Natural Reader has a button you can add to your bookmark bar that will read webpages. However, we have documents that the student can open and save that they would need to open in NR?s free download. >> >> Thoughts? Suggestions? >> >> Corinna >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 smtreris at syr.edu Fri Mar 27 14:11:05 2015 From: smtreris at syr.edu (Sharon M Trerise) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:21 2018 Subject: [Athen] funding video captioning Message-ID: <24bb0f7c3dfc41d1bf068e094e20d6e7@EX13-MBX-04.ad.syr.edu> As I'm sure some of you have experienced, we are getting a lot of panic around the cost associated with the requirement to caption video content for courses that are delivered fully online and hybrid courses. We would like to hear how your institution is handling this. 1. 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To make it easier for disability groups to understand the aspects that apply to them, the webinars will be focused on a discussion across the guidelines as they relate to different disability groups. Specifically the webinars will focus on: * Low Vision and Blindness * Hard-of-Hearing and Deafness * Physical and Neurological * Cognitive Language and Learning For each of 4 topic areas there will be two webinar sessions: * the first will be a presentation and questions Webinar in the morning * the second will be a discussion webinar (on the afternoon of the same day). The dates for the webinars are. * Visual provisions of 508/255 - Wednesday April 29th * Presentation - 11:00 AM EASTERN (10 Central, 9 Mountain, 8 Pacific) [1 hour] * Discussion - 1:00 PM EASTERN (12 Central, 11 am Mountain, 10 am Pacific [1 hour] * Hearing provisions of 508/255 - Friday, May 1st * Presentation - 11:00 AM EASTERN (10 Central, 9 Mountain, 8 Pacific) [1 hour] * Discussion - 1:00 PM EASTERN (12 Central, 11 am Mountain, 10 am Pacific) [1 hour] * Physical provisions of 508/255 - Tuesday May 5th * Presentation - 11:00 AM EASTERN (10 Central, 9 Mountain, 8 Pacific) [1 hour] * Discussion - 1:00 PM EASTERN (12 Central, 11 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific) [1 hour] * Cognitive provisions of 508/255 - Wednesday May 6th * Presentation - 11:00 AM EASTERN (10 Central, 9 Mountain, 8 Pacific) [1 hour] * Discussion - 1:00 PM EASTERN (12 Central, 11 am Mountain, 9 am Pacific) [1 hour] The Webinars are FREE but you MUST REGISTER. To REGISTER - send an email to Webinar@trace.wisc.edu stating * which of the webinars you would like to attending whether you would like * Captioning * Sign language interpretation SPACE IS LIMITED SO REGISTER EARLY Open Access Tool Tray System (OATTS) Note: the webinars will also give users the chance to try out and can provide feedback on the new Open Access Tool Tray System (OATTS) developed by the Trace Center to help users with disabilities more easily participate in webinars and teleconferences. Some tools include: * Participant Correctable Captioning * This tool allows all participants to follow the captions on their person device of choice (all you need is a modern browser) * It also allows participant to correct any errors in the captions for more accurate captions, even with technical terminology * Floating Caption Window * Allows users to position their caption window anywhere - including over presentations to make it easier to view both together. * Floating Sign Language Interpretation Window * (again to facilitate positioning and sizing of interpreter alongside or over the tele-collaboration window) * An Accessible Hand Raising Tool ? With Preview * Facilitates participation by individuals following captions, who have slower reflexes, or who are polite, allowing them to put themselves in line rather than having to time their comment to land in a conversation gap. * Also provides the ability to indicate when they are answering a question rather than opening a new topic. * A Resource tool * Which takes you to a page with links to accessible, downloadable versions of materials used in presentations Thanks gregg -------------------------------------------------------- Gregg Vanderheiden Trace R&D Center University of Wisconsin-Madison From lissner.2 at osu.edu Sat Mar 28 12:47:26 2015 From: lissner.2 at osu.edu (Lissner, L S. (Scott )) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:21 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: "The Stories We Tell" Lennard J. Davis to present the Ken Campbell Memorial Lecture In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Please Share: Lennard J. Davis to present the Ken Campbell Memorial Lecture "The Stories We Tell: The Americans with Disabilities Act After 25 Years" April 13th 3:00 p.m. Blackwell Hotel on the Columbus Campus of The Ohio State University Free and open to the public Marking the 25th anniversary of the American's with Disabilities Act at the Ohio State University's Multiple Perspectives Conference Davis will share from his forthcoming book, Enabling Acts. Honoring both the 25th Anniversary of the ADA and Campbell's life's work as an advocate. The lecture will be followed by Student Perspectives, the Ethel Louise Armstrong poster competition and reception. Davis tells the story behind the passage and implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act: a model for civil rights laws around the world that is too often absent from the curriculum at home. Davis tells the rich human story of shifting social attitudes, of discrimination and advocacy in employment, education, and civic life. This powerfully told story promises to set the stage for the next generation of disability rights leaders. Davis is a Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, a Professor of Disability and Human Development and a Professor of Medical Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His publications include Enforcing Normalcy: Disability, Deafness, and the Body, the Disability Studies Reader and his memoir My Sense of Silence numerous journal articles, presentations and interviews. In addition Davis has edited several collections including his parents' correspondence Shall I Say a Kiss: The Courtship Letters of a Deaf Couple, 1936-38 Information and Registration for the 2014 Multiple Perspectives Conference can be found at: http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2015Conf/2015agenda.html CART will be provided at this event, if you have questions about access or wish to request accommodations please contact us at ADA-OSU@osu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chenjiat at msu.edu Mon Mar 30 08:38:37 2015 From: chenjiat at msu.edu (Jiatyan C) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:21 2018 Subject: [Athen] funding video captioning In-Reply-To: <24bb0f7c3dfc41d1bf068e094e20d6e7@EX13-MBX-04.ad.syr.edu> References: <24bb0f7c3dfc41d1bf068e094e20d6e7@EX13-MBX-04.ad.syr.edu> Message-ID: <43D01D62-135E-4F22-BA34-022D9CEECE1E@msu.edu> Our provost had decided that the responsibility lies with the colleges and departments -- she provides overall funds, and the colleges decide the details of priorities and budget. Some departments choose to use a vendor, some choose to hire students to caption themselves. Central IT provides instructions for these self-service captioning effort. Central IT is also providing preliminary scans of large enrolment courses and identifying specific courses on the academic path of students who have reported needing accommodation, and alerts the faculty to seek help. Central IT will do immediate remediation in respond to an urgent accommodation request, and then bill the department back on the captioning cost incurred. Sticker shock usually ensues. -- Jiatyan Chen Coordinator for Web Accessibility Creative Services Manager IT Services - Teaching and Learning Technology Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 +1 (517)-884-0666 http://tech.msu.edu/learndat On 2015-Mar-27, at 17:11 , Sharon M Trerise wrote: > As I?m sure some of you have experienced, we are getting a lot of panic around the cost associated with the requirement to caption video content for courses that are delivered fully online and hybrid courses. We would like to hear how your institution is handling this. > > 1. Are captioning costs paid through your institutions central budget or paid by the various school or department budgets for those faculty who are creating the videos? > 2. How did you implement captioning? Are you using phased compliance timeframes so for example, the courses with the highest enrollment are required to be captioned first, lower enrollments later; specifying a start date for all current course content to be captioned; or other? > > Thank you. > > Sharon > > Sharon Trerise > IT Analyst ? Accessibility > Information Technology and Services > Syracuse University > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From ats169 at psu.edu Mon Mar 30 09:06:58 2015 From: ats169 at psu.edu (Alexa Schriempf) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:21 2018 Subject: [Athen] Personal and Portable Voice Amplification Device Message-ID: Hi All, One of our disability specialists has the following question: Is there a good recommended voice amplification device for a professor who cannot speak very loudly? Classroom does not have AV equipment, and moreover, person needs a mobile device to use in office for office hours, in every day conversations in hallways and campus settings, etc. Thanks! -- Alexa Schriempf, PhD Access Tech Consultant https://sites.psu.edu/aschriempf/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at stanford.edu Mon Mar 30 09:29:12 2015 From: skeegan at stanford.edu (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:21 2018 Subject: [Athen] Personal and Portable Voice Amplification Device In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > Is there a good recommended voice amplification device for a professor > who cannot speak very loudly? Check out the Caliphone Voice Saver portable PA system. We had a student who needed such support and went with this type of system. We did not get the Bluetooth model as that was not out at the time, but overall, the amplification seemed good for small group interactions. Because it is Bluetooth, you may be able to connect other microphones to it such that it is more discrete - the mic that ships with the product appears rather large. http://www.califone.com/products/pa283.php Take care, Sean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dhayman at uw.edu Mon Mar 30 09:31:08 2015 From: dhayman at uw.edu (Doug Hayman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:21 2018 Subject: [Athen] Personal and Portable Voice Amplification Device In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'd seen people suggest Chattervox on another list but the reviews weren't so good. A challenge for any gear would be feedback [sound emitted from the speaker feeding into the vocal mic...back into the system...repeat until is squeals]. This other one also got mixed reviews: http://www.amazon.com/PWMA50B-Waist-Band-Microphone-Rechargeable-Batteries/dp/B005I2YJPM/ref=sr_1_4?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1427732580&sr=1-4&keywords=wireless+pa+system+portable This might be more robust but also heavier: https://www.schooloutfitters.com/catalog/product_info/pfam_id/PFAM21302/products_id/PRO38014 Smaller speaker and you'll have less bass/more distortion when turned up. Better to have some way of adjusting EQ on whatever is used to be able to turn down the lower end bass range so you'll increase clarity and reduce proximity effect. On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Alexa Schriempf wrote: > Hi All, > > One of our disability specialists has the following question: > > Is there a good recommended voice amplification device for a professor who > cannot speak very loudly? Classroom does not have AV equipment, and > moreover, person needs a mobile device to use in office for office hours, > in every day conversations in hallways and campus settings, etc. > > Thanks! > > > > > -- > Alexa Schriempf, PhD > Access Tech Consultant > https://sites.psu.edu/aschriempf/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 LUCIO at cua.edu Mon Mar 30 11:57:47 2015 From: LUCIO at cua.edu (Lucio, Emily Singer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:21 2018 Subject: [Athen] Accessible Instructional Materials & Technology Summit- Registration Now Open Message-ID: <75492C7F3922AC4DAEFF50EC831C3514937CC419@MAILSRV06.cua.edu> Accessible Instructional Materials & Technology Summit Thursday, June 18th and Friday, June 19th, 8:30 am-4:30 pm A 2 Day conference that will bring together national figures in accessibility issues from the Civil Rights Division, US Department of Justice, the National Federation of the Blind, the United States Access Board and The Association on Higher Education and Disability. The speakers will address our obligations for accessibility of all types of instructional materials and on developing an institutional plan for accessibility of instructional materials and technology and how we can work collaboratively to address those expectations. Speakers include: * Eve Hill- U.S. Department of Justice * Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, Attorney, Brown Goldstein & Levy * Scott Lissner- Association on Higher Education and Disability * Mark Riccobono- President, National Federation of the Blind * Bruce Bailey, Accessibility IT Specialist, U.S. Access Board * Jonathan Lazar, Director of Information Sciences Program, Towson University * Ron Stewart, Managing Consultant for AltFormat Solutions, LLC Conference Fees: CAHEAD Member $225.00 MD AHEAD Member $225.00 Non-Member: $275.00 On-Site: $300.00 There is a $25.00 per person discount for groups of 3 or more registering from the same institution To Register: http://ahead.org/AIMT_summit Sheraton Columbia Town Center 10207 Wincopin Circle Columbia, MD 21044 ( Please use the registration link provided on the website listed above) Who should attend: * Presidents * Provosts * Chief Student Affairs Officers * Faculty Senate Chair * Financial/Purchasing Officer * CIO * University/College Counsel * Online Learning Director * Online faculty course developers * Library Director/Dean * Disability Services Director/staff * ADA Coordinator * Advising/Counseling staff * Web Director/ Marketing Director Emily Lucio Director Disability Support Services The Catholic University of America 620 Michigan Ave. NE 201 Pryzbyla Center Washington, DC 20064 Phone 202-319-5211 Fax 202-319-5126 Email: lucio@cua.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Read his answer or watch the whole webinar here: http://www.3playmedia.com/2015/03/27/qa-on-web-accessibility-in-higher-education/ Also, we published a whitepaper about different sources of funding to cover captioning costs, if you're interested: http://info.3playmedia.com/wp-grants.html > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 11:38:37 -0400 > From: Jiatyan C > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Subject: Re: [Athen] funding video captioning > Message-ID: <43D01D62-135E-4F22-BA34-022D9CEECE1E@msu.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Our provost had decided that the responsibility lies with the colleges and > departments -- she provides overall funds, and the colleges decide the > details of priorities and budget. Some departments choose to use a vendor, > some choose to hire students to caption themselves. Central IT provides > instructions for these self-service captioning effort. Central IT is also > providing preliminary scans of large enrolment courses and identifying > specific courses on the academic path of students who have reported needing > accommodation, and alerts the faculty to seek help. > > Central IT will do immediate remediation in respond to an urgent > accommodation request, and then bill the department back on the captioning > cost incurred. Sticker shock usually ensues. > > -- > Jiatyan Chen > > Coordinator for Web Accessibility > > Creative Services Manager > IT Services - Teaching and Learning Technology > Michigan State University > East Lansing, MI 48824 > +1 (517)-884-0666 > http://tech.msu.edu/learndat > > On 2015-Mar-27, at 17:11 , Sharon M Trerise wrote: > > > As I?m sure some of you have experienced, we are getting a lot of panic > around the cost associated with the requirement to caption video content > for courses that are delivered fully online and hybrid courses. We would > like to hear how your institution is handling this. > > > > 1. Are captioning costs paid through your institutions central > budget or paid by the various school or department budgets for those > faculty who are creating the videos? > > 2. How did you implement captioning? Are you using phased > compliance timeframes so for example, the courses with the highest > enrollment are required to be captioned first, lower enrollments later; > specifying a start date for all current course content to be captioned; or > other? > > > > Thank you. > > > > Sharon > > > > Sharon Trerise > > IT Analyst ? Accessibility > > Information Technology and Services > > Syracuse University > > > > _______________________________________________ > > athen-list mailing list > > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:06:58 -0400 > From: Alexa Schriempf > To: Alternate Media , Access > Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Personal and Portable Voice Amplification Device > Message-ID: > sJqt0s3LSY_L-gu_2EkFpz1J4vabCtNYg@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi All, > > One of our disability specialists has the following question: > > Is there a good recommended voice amplification device for a professor who > cannot speak very loudly? Classroom does not have AV equipment, and > moreover, person needs a mobile device to use in office for office hours, > in every day conversations in hallways and campus settings, etc. > > Thanks! > > > > > -- > Alexa Schriempf, PhD > Access Tech Consultant > https://sites.psu.edu/aschriempf/ > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20150330/c323fb03/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:29:12 -0700 > From: Sean Keegan > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Cc: Alternate Media > Subject: Re: [Athen] Personal and Portable Voice Amplification Device > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Is there a good recommended voice amplification device for a professor > > who cannot speak very loudly? > > Check out the Caliphone Voice Saver portable PA system. We had a student > who needed such support and went with this type of system. We did not get > the Bluetooth model as that was not out at the time, but overall, the > amplification seemed good for small group interactions. Because it is > Bluetooth, you may be able to connect other microphones to it such that it > is more discrete - the mic that ships with the product appears rather large. > > http://www.califone.com/products/pa283.php > > Take care, > Sean > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20150330/78aa3163/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:31:08 -0700 > From: Doug Hayman > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Subject: Re: [Athen] Personal and Portable Voice Amplification Device > Message-ID: > Moh8346DRyXaVNS-Fz_sJn2fimVKXya1aCR0YQ@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I'd seen people suggest Chattervox on another list but the reviews weren't > so good. > > A challenge for any gear would be feedback [sound emitted from the speaker > feeding into the vocal mic...back into the system...repeat until is > squeals]. > > This other one also got mixed reviews: > > > http://www.amazon.com/PWMA50B-Waist-Band-Microphone-Rechargeable-Batteries/dp/B005I2YJPM/ref=sr_1_4?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1427732580&sr=1-4&keywords=wireless+pa+system+portable > > This might be more robust but also heavier: > > > https://www.schooloutfitters.com/catalog/product_info/pfam_id/PFAM21302/products_id/PRO38014 > > Smaller speaker and you'll have less bass/more distortion when turned up. > > Better to have some way of adjusting EQ on whatever is used to be able to > turn down the lower end bass range so you'll increase clarity and reduce > proximity effect. > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Alexa Schriempf wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > One of our disability specialists has the following question: > > > > Is there a good recommended voice amplification device for a professor > who > > cannot speak very loudly? Classroom does not have AV equipment, and > > moreover, person needs a mobile device to use in office for office hours, > > in every day conversations in hallways and campus settings, etc. > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Alexa Schriempf, PhD > > Access Tech Consultant > > https://sites.psu.edu/aschriempf/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: < > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20150330/bb75a5e6/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 18:57:47 +0000 > From: "Lucio, Emily Singer" > To: "athen-list@u.washington.edu" > Subject: [Athen] Accessible Instructional Materials & Technology > Summit- Registration Now Open > Message-ID: > <75492C7F3922AC4DAEFF50EC831C3514937CC419@MAILSRV06.cua.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Accessible Instructional Materials & Technology Summit > Thursday, June 18th and Friday, June 19th, 8:30 am-4:30 pm > > A 2 Day conference that will bring together national figures in > accessibility issues from the Civil Rights Division, US Department of > Justice, the National Federation of the Blind, the United States Access > Board and The Association on Higher Education and Disability. > > The speakers will address our obligations for accessibility of all types > of instructional materials and on developing an institutional plan for > accessibility of instructional materials and technology and how we can work > collaboratively to address those expectations. > > Speakers include: > > * Eve Hill- U.S. Department of Justice > * Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum, Attorney, Brown Goldstein & Levy > * Scott Lissner- Association on Higher Education and Disability > * Mark Riccobono- President, National Federation of the Blind > * Bruce Bailey, Accessibility IT Specialist, U.S. Access Board > * Jonathan Lazar, Director of Information Sciences Program, Towson > University > * Ron Stewart, Managing Consultant for AltFormat Solutions, LLC > > Conference Fees: > > CAHEAD Member $225.00 > MD AHEAD Member $225.00 > Non-Member: $275.00 > On-Site: $300.00 > There is a $25.00 per person discount for groups of 3 or more registering > from the same institution > > To Register: http://ahead.org/AIMT_summit > > Sheraton Columbia Town Center > 10207 Wincopin Circle > Columbia, MD 21044 > ( Please use the registration link provided on the website listed above) > > Who should attend: > > * Presidents > * Provosts > * Chief Student Affairs Officers > * Faculty Senate Chair > * Financial/Purchasing Officer > * CIO > * University/College Counsel > * Online Learning Director > * Online faculty course developers > * Library Director/Dean > * Disability Services Director/staff > * ADA Coordinator > * Advising/Counseling staff > * Web Director/ Marketing Director > > > Emily Lucio > Director > Disability Support Services > The Catholic University of America > 620 Michigan Ave. NE > 201 Pryzbyla Center > Washington, DC 20064 > Phone 202-319-5211 > Fax 202-319-5126 > Email: lucio@cua.edu > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20150330/56ce8885/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > ------------------------------ > > End of athen-list Digest, Vol 110, Issue 25 > ******************************************* > -- Emily Griffin *Content Marketing Manager* 3Play Media emily@3playmedia.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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School-aged students and their families will have the chance to hear from different speakers, meet other students and families, and learn from hands-on science demonstrations that include various interactive stations, 3D printed chemistry, as well as animal discovery. Unfortunately, despite recent advances in the accessibility of information technology and other tools used by working professionals, people with disabilities continue to be underrepresented in the STEM fields. As UC Berkeley Public Science Center, the Hall recognizes the need to provide a space for discussion on this subject. After participating at the inaugural event which took place at the North Carolina Museum of Nature and Science, the Hall is interested in spreading this event to the West coast with help from the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute. This institute leads a Rehabilitation Engineering Center that does education outreach. The event will not only feature a great panel of speakers consisting of STEM students and professional, but will also provide opportunities for students and their families to explore and ask questions. Ronit Ovadia who works as a blind genetic counselor and will be presenting at the event, will explain how she found out about genetic counseling in high school, and how after job shadowing a genetic counselor to learn more about the profession, she decided that she wanted to pursue this as a career. "This sounds like a great event and I love to be part of it. I will talk about how I do my job as a blind person and a bit about my experience going through school to become a genetic counselor." Ronit will be bringing models that she uses to explain chromosomes and translocations to her patients. As we know, the great jobs of tomorrow will be in the fields of STEM; therefore, the need to share opportunities to improve outcomes for students with disabilities in these fields. This event at Hall will gather families and community advocates to spark a conversation around these topics and share the knowledge, skills, practices, and strategies to support learners with disabilities to pursue career options in the STEM fields. The STEM Career Showcase for Students with Disabilities is free and open to the public. If you want to find out more about this educational event, please contact Sherry Hsi at sherryh@berkeley.edu or 510-643-7827, or Emily Arnold a temarhold@berkeley.edu or 510-643-9019. *Pre-registration* is required. Please, let me know if this is something that you could share with your networks. We would love to have you here and be able to include more people that could benefit from this opportunity. Here is a link to the event STEM Career Showcase for Students with Disabilities Thank you!! -- Ver?nica Urdaneta External Relations/Community Liaison University of California, Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science #5200 Berkeley, CA 94720-5200 Cell 510.7066118 Office 510.643-3849 veronicau@berkeley.edu -Martha -- Alternative Media Supervisor Disabled Students' Program University of California, Berkeley http://dsp.berkeley.edu/alternativemedia.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hkramer at ahead.org Tue Mar 31 10:27:01 2015 From: hkramer at ahead.org (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:21 2018 Subject: [Athen] Upcoming Webinars - Copyright & Fair Use; Video Player Accessibility Message-ID: Hello All: Here are another couple of upcoming and interesting webinars hosted by 3Play Media. The first talk is presented by a professor here at the CU-Boulder campus. The second talk includes ATHEN members Terrill Thompson and Greg Kraus (moderator) among other panelists. *April 2, 2PM ET - **How Copyright and Fair Use Impact Third Party Captioning for Educational Video * One of the great challenges of using videos that you don?t own is that accessibility laws require most educational institutions (as well as government programs and other industries) to provide closed captions for video content. This is where copyright law can interfere. Blake Reid, an Assistant Clinical Professor in Technology Policy and Telecom Law at Colorado Law, will walk you through the conflict between copyrightlaw and captioning law, focusing on the legality of captioning videos that you don?t own. *April 22, 2PM ET - **The Future of Video Player Accessibility * In this webinar, developers from YouTube/Google, JW Player, Video.js, and University of Washington will come together to discuss video player accessibility. Taking a look at their different players, we will discuss the current capabilities, known shortcomings, and plans for future development. This webinar will provide a forum for major developers to take a top-level look at the future potential of video player accessibility. -- 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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Or go to: https://www.careers.wisconsin.edu/psc/careers/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?SiteId=15& The ATS supports the integration of students with disabilities into the UW-Whitewater community by ensuring equal access to all university print and electronic instructional materials. The ATS is responsible for providing adaptive technology interventions to ensure educational access for a broad array of disability populations including, but not limited to, individuals with visual impairments, language and learning disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, hearing loss, and motor and dexterity barriers. The Adaptive Technology Specialist will coordinate the production and distribution of alternative format materials including Braille, e-text, Kurzweil 3000/Firefly, audio-text, large print and tactile graphics to eligible students. Additionally, the ATS works with faculty and staff to assist in maintaining an accessible learning environment. This position is a leadership position in the area of adaptive technology and is expected to function as a resource to both campus and community stakeholders. The ATS also works as a Disabilities Services Coordinator (DSC) with a caseload of students. Service Coordination includes reviewing disability documentation, determining appropriate accommodations, fostering students' self-advocacy, and other related case management duties. Qualifications: Required: Minimum of a bachelor's degree in rehabilitation engineering, rehabilitation technology, computer science, vocational rehabilitation, special education, social work, or related field with work the field of education or disability services and direct services required in the position. Preferred: Master's degree in Rehabilitation Technology, Rehabilitation Engineering, Computer Science, Rehabilitation Counseling, Counseling Psychology, Social Work, Special Education, or a related field strongly preferred with a minimum of two years working with Adaptive Technology in the field of education or disability services. A complete application package must include a letter of application, vita including all relevant professional experience and a list of five professional references. Only complete applications will be considered. Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, lists of applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality. Finalist will need to provide copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Please send application materials to: Patty Beran 2002 Andersen Library 800 W. Main St Whitewater, WI 53190 beranp@uww.edu Phone: 262-472-4711 Applications received by April 26, 2015 are given preferred consideration; the position is considered open until otherwise noted. For questions please contact Scott Ritter, ritters@uww.edu AA/EOE. Women, members of minority groups and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Scott Ritter, MS Associate Director Center for Students with Disabilities Andersen Library Room 2002B 800 West Main Street Whitewater, WI 53190 (262) 472-5239 www.uww.edu/csd www.blogs.uww.edu/csd [CSD Blog] [cid:image001.png@01CDFF04.8C81C7C0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Blake Reid, an Assistant Clinical Professor in Technology Policy and Telecom Law at Colorado Law, will walk you through the conflict between copyrightlaw and captioning law, focusing on the legality of captioning videos that you don?t own. *April 22, 2PM ET - **The Future of Video Player Accessibility * In this webinar, developers from YouTube/Google, JW Player, Video.js, and University of Washington will come together to discuss video player accessibility. Taking a look at their different players, we will discuss the current capabilities, known shortcomings, and plans for future development. This webinar will provide a forum for major developers to take a top-level look at the future potential of video player accessibility. -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 AHEAD Association of Higher Education and Disability -- Howard Kramer CO-PI - UDUC *Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula* (UDUC) Lecturer, Cont. Ed - Evening & Cred Admin 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Tue Mar 31 14:05:50 2015 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:21 2018 Subject: [Athen] MuseScore and Sibelius software and potential cheating? Message-ID: We have an incoming grad student to our music department, who is presenting as on the spectrum as well as a dx of dysgraphia. He wants to use one of two softwares for his composing and other courses for notetaking and homework projects. He has raised the concern that he feels the programs might be open to him cheating on exams because of some of the on-board tools (like music recognition after putting in a few notes of the score). He is concerned he won't be able to use the software for exams. I know nothing about the software and wondered if anyone has experience with it, and can provide a bit of guidance. There are still a lot of questions I'm asking on my end, so I can get a clearer picture of what exactly may be needed by the student, but in the meantime, wanted to see if anyone had worked with either of the softwares before. They are www.musescore.com and www.sibelius.com Thanks in advance for any information. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Access Coordinator Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hkramer at colorado.edu Tue Mar 31 16:38:29 2015 From: hkramer at colorado.edu (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:32:21 2018 Subject: [Athen] Position announcement: Universal Instructional Design Consultant at CU-Boulder Message-ID: CU-Boulder has recently announced the opening of this position. The job summary is as follows: The Universal Instructional Design Consultant advises faculty through consulting and educational workshops on how to integrate principles of Universal Design for Instruction (UDI) into digital course materials and applications, advises campus digital content creators on best practices for creating usable and accessible content, keeps the Chief Digital Accessibility Officer (CDAO) position informed about the areas within his/her span of its control, and responds to requests for information, consultation and/or work product from the CDAO in a timely manner. The full job posting can be found at: https://www.jobsatcu.com/postings/98100 -- Howard Kramer CO-PI - UDUC *Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula* (UDUC) Lecturer, Cont. Ed - Evening & Cred Admin 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: