[Athen] [ETEXTS] Please Complete This Brief eText Survey by Friday, October 23

Ron ronrstewart at gmail.com
Fri Oct 16 12:48:04 PDT 2015


Several of us national experts gave significant feedback to your Illinois
eBook project on he accessibility issues in your sample materials. And all
of this constructive feedback was ignored.

Hence my current position.

Ron Stewart

On Friday, October 16, 2015, Ron <ronrstewart at gmail.com> wrote:


> Given the options that have been presented to date all have significant

> accessibility issues how are they a viable solution to addressing the

> solution. Most of the current research also supports a total rejection of

> eBooks by the majority of student users how do you respond to this.

>

> Given that publicly funded institutions are legally prohibited from

> purchasing, developing or acquiring full accessible technologies based on

> current case law how do you reconcile this to the current conversation?

>

> Ron Stewart

>

> On Friday, October 16, 2015, Gunderson, Jon R <jongund at illinois.edu

> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jongund at illinois.edu');>> wrote:

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>> I believe the survey is directed to eBooks for all students, not just

>> ebooks for created/purchases as part of disability accommodations.

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>> Many courses offer eBook options in addition to or in place of the paper

>> books for the courses.

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>> Ebooks also have been touted as a way of reducing the cost of text books.

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>> Jon

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

>> *On Behalf Of *Ron

>> *Sent:* Friday, October 16, 2015 2:09 PM

>> *To:* The EDUCAUSE eTexts Constituent Group Listserv <

>> ETEXTS at listserv.educause.edu>

>> *Cc:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <

>> athen-list at u.washington.edu>

>> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [ETEXTS] Please Complete This Brief eText Survey

>> by Friday, October 23

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>> I am very disturbed by your survey. Under the ADA and Section 504 of the

>> rehab act you are not allowed to pass the cost of text and/or conversion

>> onto the student. Yet you survey seems to not make this kind of

>> differentiation.

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>> Can you please clarify! In the answer options you do even allow this

>> differentiation in response. Maybe. I am missing something, as it stands I

>> cannot in good conscience even forward your survey on.

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>> Ron

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>> On Friday, October 16, 2015, Donnie Sendelbach <

>> donniesendelbach at depauw.edu> wrote:

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>> Dear Colleagues,

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>> We are writing to invite you to complete a brief survey on the use of

>> eTexts at your institution. We are gathering this information for a session

>> on eTexts that we are conducting at the EDUCAUSE annual conference later

>> this month. Even if you are not planning to attend EDUCAUSE, we would

>> greatly appreciate hearing from as many institutions as possible to better

>> inform the ongoing conversations on eTexts. The survey will be available

>> through Friday, October 23.

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>> You can access the survey link here: http://tiny.cc/a0br4x

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>> Many thanks for your help.

>>

>> Stacy Morrone

>> Associate Vice President, Learning Technologies, Indiana University

>> IT Dean, IUPUI

>> Professor, School of Education, IUPUI

>>

>> Donnie Sendelbach

>> Director of Instructional and Learning Services

>> DePauw University

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