From info at karlencommunications.com Mon Jan 4 02:46:14 2016 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] PDF and the User Experience Survey update Message-ID: <003301d146dd$2270f580$6752e080$@karlencommunications.com> Hi Everyone! I've created a page on the Karlen Communications site for information on the survey. The survey closes January 15 and only completed surveys will be tabulated. So far 145 people have taken the survey and 111 are complete! Please share the link below with anyone you think would be interested in sharing their experiences reading PDF documents using adaptive technology. This is a chance to "have their say" and hopefully begin to influence developers. http://www.karlencommunications.com/PDFsurvey.html The survey will take about 20 minutes and I've allowed participants to leave and come back to finish the survey. The survey is accessible and uses Survey Monkey which apparently has invested in making at least the question types I used accessible. I'll be posting a report with the data once the survey closes. I'm hoping this will be an annual survey so we can begin to track any progress and barriers to accessing PDF documents. Am hoping this will give us some data to advocate for PDF/UA implementation.at least some policy and procedures on making PDF documents accessible and ensuring we have the tools to do so. Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbohn at bergen.edu Mon Jan 4 07:38:11 2016 From: mbohn at bergen.edu (Maria Bohn) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Tutorial for scanning and preparing documents for use with JAWS Message-ID: So as not to reinvent the wheel ? does anyone have a tutorial they can share for making print accessible with JAWS ? particularly scanned documents and books? I am in the process of hiring student helpers to help with scanning for blind students and if I had something they could read or review as a hand out or tutorial for reference it would greatly reduce the time spent training and reviewing work before sending to the students. Could not find anything on Bookshare or online with a search. Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Mon Jan 4 07:48:38 2016 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Tutorial for scanning and preparing documents for use with JAWS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84011E15988D@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> What technologies are you using to scan? Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 913-288-7671 rbeach@kckcc.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Maria Bohn Sent: Monday, January 04, 2016 9:38 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Tutorial for scanning and preparing documents for use with JAWS So as not to reinvent the wheel - does anyone have a tutorial they can share for making print accessible with JAWS - particularly scanned documents and books? I am in the process of hiring student helpers to help with scanning for blind students and if I had something they could read or review as a hand out or tutorial for reference it would greatly reduce the time spent training and reviewing work before sending to the students. Could not find anything on Bookshare or online with a search. Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From Joseph.Sherman at cuny.edu Mon Jan 4 08:08:08 2016 From: Joseph.Sherman at cuny.edu (Joseph Sherman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] bar charts? Message-ID: <50DD5F0CC3F534468FB20D832102EBA9316E21B0@EXPM5721.enterpriseapps.cuny.adlan> Is there a best practice guide for bar charts for sighted folks? Or a sample of suggested colors with sufficient contrast? Is providing the same data in a table sufficient? See dummy charts below... [cid:image007.jpg@01D146D9.EE69E560] [cid:image008.jpg@01D146D9.EE69E560] [cid:image009.jpg@01D146D9.EE69E560] Joseph -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We have a Canon hi speed scanner and then convert using ABBYY Finereader Pro - )Im not even 100% sure that?s the best method so any tips welcome) - the work was handed over to me and I do it the way the person who preceded me taught me except I was able to secure ABBYY - he used Kurzweil which we still have but I was frustrated with that software on the slow computers and scanners we had (we now have updated scanners and computers in the lab room). Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College On 1/4/16, 10:48 AM, "Robert Beach" wrote: >What technologies are you using to scan? > > >Robert Lee Beach >Assistive Technology Specialist >Kansas City Kansas Community College >7250 State Avenue >Kansas City, KS 66112 >913-288-7671 >rbeach@kckcc.edu > >-----Original Message----- >From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] >On Behalf Of Maria Bohn >Sent: Monday, January 04, 2016 9:38 AM >To: athen-list@u.washington.edu >Subject: [Athen] Tutorial for scanning and preparing documents for use >with JAWS > >So as not to reinvent the wheel - does anyone have a tutorial they can >share for making print accessible with JAWS - particularly scanned >documents and books? I am in the process of hiring student helpers to >help with scanning for blind students and if I had something they could >read or review as a hand out or tutorial for reference it would greatly >reduce the time spent training and reviewing work before sending to the >students. Could not find anything on Bookshare or online with a search. > >Maria Bohn >Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of >Specialized Services Bergen Community College >_______________________________________________ >athen-list mailing list >athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu >http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >_______________________________________________ >athen-list mailing list >athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu >http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From kurkjian at binghamton.edu Mon Jan 4 08:14:10 2016 From: kurkjian at binghamton.edu (Nazely Kurkjian) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] alternative format questions regarding blind student who does not know Braille Message-ID: Happy New Year! I'm trying to problem solve some conversion issues for a blind student who does *not *know Braille. In one British Literature course, there are 3 anthology volumes (total of over 3000 pages) required. Some of the readings in the anthologies are poems. There are MANY line numbers in these poems. Obviously, JAWS reads the line numbers, which is super distracting because it's in the middle of the poem. The professor thinks line numbers are important to include because they are important as markers of the text for analysis and discussion. Does anyone have suggestions for how to go about providing line numbers not in the middle of the poem? Perhaps this is unavoidable, but I can't imagine listening to all those numbers in the poem! In an Africana Studies course, the professor requires students to have a geographic understanding of Africa and the Caribbean. The students must label the countries on a map. We are figuring out how to have this student know the general geographic location of the countries. Could anyone provide suggestions for how to go about doing this? Is there any technology that could be helpful? Like sound buttons on paper/PDF or something. Many thanks, Nazely -- *Nazely Kurkjian* *"Shame on us... If we let the wonders of educational technology and broadband internet lead to more inequality as opposed to less"* Adaptive Technology Specialist Services for Students with Disabilities - UU 119 Binghamton University Phone: 607-777-2686 Email: kurkjian@binghamton.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Mon Jan 4 08:23:42 2016 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Tutorial for scanning and preparing documents for use with JAWS In-Reply-To: References: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84011E15988D@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Message-ID: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84011E1598DE@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> It sounds like you are on the right path. Here are some quick tips: 1) Always use the Canon software (Capture Perfect) to scan. Do not scan directly into ABBYY as it will cut your speed dramatically. ABBYY also does not offer all of the cool features to adjust scans that Capture Perfect has. 2) It is recommended to save your scans as TIFF images, but I have had a few problems with that format so I use PDF as a back up. Try TIFF first as it is the richer format. 3) If you don't already have it, I recommend getting Acrobat Pro as well. You'll need it for dealing with the files you get from publishers. What version of ABBYY are you using? I may be able to provide a few quick reference documents for you. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 913-288-7671 rbeach@kckcc.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Maria Bohn Sent: Monday, January 04, 2016 10:11 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Tutorial for scanning and preparing documents for use with JAWS Hi Robert! We have a Canon hi speed scanner and then convert using ABBYY Finereader Pro - )Im not even 100% sure that?s the best method so any tips welcome) - the work was handed over to me and I do it the way the person who preceded me taught me except I was able to secure ABBYY - he used Kurzweil which we still have but I was frustrated with that software on the slow computers and scanners we had (we now have updated scanners and computers in the lab room). Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College On 1/4/16, 10:48 AM, "Robert Beach" wrote: >What technologies are you using to scan? > > >Robert Lee Beach >Assistive Technology Specialist >Kansas City Kansas Community College >7250 State Avenue >Kansas City, KS 66112 >913-288-7671 >rbeach@kckcc.edu > >-----Original Message----- >From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] >On Behalf Of Maria Bohn >Sent: Monday, January 04, 2016 9:38 AM >To: athen-list@u.washington.edu >Subject: [Athen] Tutorial for scanning and preparing documents for use >with JAWS > >So as not to reinvent the wheel - does anyone have a tutorial they can >share for making print accessible with JAWS - particularly scanned >documents and books? I am in the process of hiring student helpers to >help with scanning for blind students and if I had something they could >read or review as a hand out or tutorial for reference it would greatly >reduce the time spent training and reviewing work before sending to the >students. Could not find anything on Bookshare or online with a search. > >Maria Bohn >Senior Resource Accommodation Specialist Assistive Technology Office of >Specialized Services Bergen Community College >_______________________________________________ >athen-list mailing list >athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu >http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >_______________________________________________ >athen-list mailing list >athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu >http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From danc at uw.edu Mon Jan 4 09:36:18 2016 From: danc at uw.edu (Dan Comden) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] alternative format questions regarding blind student who does not know Braille In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The poetry issue seems fairly simple to solve: create two versions, one with line numbers and one without. For the map, you'll probably find best success combining tactile graphics with a Talking Tactile Tablet (www.touchgraphics.com) or IVEO ( www.viewplus.com). -*- Dan On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 8:14 AM, Nazely Kurkjian wrote: > Happy New Year! > > I'm trying to problem solve some conversion issues for a blind student who > does *not *know Braille. > > > > -- -*- 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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For the map, you'll probably find best success combining tactile graphics with a Talking Tactile Tablet (www.touchgraphics.com) or IVEO (www.viewplus.com). -*- Dan On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 8:14 AM, Nazely Kurkjian > wrote: Happy New Year! I'm trying to problem solve some conversion issues for a blind student who does not know Braille. -- -*- 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 kzirkle1 at gmu.edu Tue Jan 5 08:53:24 2016 From: kzirkle1 at gmu.edu (Kara Zirkle) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Vendor refusal of accessibility Message-ID: Hello all, I have run into an issue where we've identified multiple vendors that meet a departments need for purchase. After talking with each of these vendors we've either received no response, a statement of if a VPAT is required, we were to go elsewhere and the company would not be a good fit. Two other vendors at least worked with us to get an accessibility report to then tell us that they don't have the time and resource to incorporate the accessibility. Unfortunately I've been working on this project for well over 4 months as we're up against the time of renewal of one of these companies. Any advice and input you can give is appreciated. Is anyone using the following vendors? If so, have you tested for accessibility or had issues where you've requested the vendor make changes? I'm hoping to at least find a group of users of these vendors to help use to grow momentum of making accessibility a priority. I'd be happy to share privately about each vendor. In no particular order: WhenToWork SubItUp WhenIWork TimeClock Plus Regards, Kara Zirkle IT Accessibility Coordinator Direct Phone: 703-993-9815 Main Line: 703-993-4329 Web: ati.gmu.edu Twitter: @AccessibleMason -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karlgroves at gmail.com Tue Jan 5 09:07:19 2016 From: karlgroves at gmail.com (Karl Groves) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Vendor refusal of accessibility In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Kara, IMO you have two ways to go. First you could respond back to someone like SubItUp and say "Here's the total # of users we will have using your system, which represents $x in *lost* revenue if we buy from your more accessible competitor" and see if that makes them care. On the other hand, you can continue searching for vendors. Since you're looking at time tracking software, you might want to consider Kronos. They are proactive about improving accessibility and transparent about their efforts to do so. http://www.kronos.com/accessibility.aspx On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Kara Zirkle wrote: > Hello all, > > > > I have run into an issue where we?ve identified multiple vendors that meet a > departments need for purchase. After talking with each of these vendors > we?ve either received no response, a statement of if a VPAT is required, we > were to go elsewhere and the company would not be a good fit. Two other > vendors at least worked with us to get an accessibility report to then tell > us that they don?t have the time and resource to incorporate the > accessibility. > > > > Unfortunately I?ve been working on this project for well over 4 months as > we?re up against the time of renewal of one of these companies. Any advice > and input you can give is appreciated. > > > > Is anyone using the following vendors? If so, have you tested for > accessibility or had issues where you?ve requested the vendor make changes? > I?m hoping to at least find a group of users of these vendors to help use to > grow momentum of making accessibility a priority. > > > > I?d be happy to share privately about each vendor. In no particular order: > > > > WhenToWork > > > > SubItUp > > > > WhenIWork > > > > TimeClock Plus > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Kara Zirkle > > IT Accessibility Coordinator > > Direct Phone: 703-993-9815 > > Main Line: 703-993-4329 > > Web: ati.gmu.edu > > Twitter: @AccessibleMason > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Karl Groves www.karlgroves.com @karlgroves http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlgroves Phone: +1 410.541.6829 www.tenon.io Sign up for the Tenon Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/bcV8C9 From gdietrich at htctu.net Tue Jan 5 09:48:59 2016 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Full Time Alternate Media Specialist Opening In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00ca01d147e1$5baeefa0$130ccee0$@htctu.net> From: Grace Hanson [mailto:GHanson@mtsac.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2016 9:28 AM Subject: Full Time Alternate Media Specialist Opening Hello Colleagues! Happy New Year! Mt. SAC DSPS has a full time opening for an Alternate Media Specialist to join the Alt Media Team and the Accessible Technology Center faculty and staff (AKA High Tech Center). The Accessible Technology Center will be moving into a brand new building with new technology and a great group of colleagues. The link below provides the full job announcement. https://hrjobs.mtsac.edu/postings/3678 Please distribute widely. Thanks! Grace T. Hanson, M.A. Dean, Disabled Student Programs & Services Mt. San Antonio College Voice: (909) 274-5640 or Front Desk: (909) 274-4290 Video Phone: (909) 895-6634 FAX (909) 274-2943 http://dsps.mtsac.edu http://CAPED.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Leyna Bencomo lbencomo@uccs.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 12:23 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Math Talk question Hey all, We're looking at using Math Talk to accommodate a student with a spinal chord enjury. Can anybody give me feedback on how successful this ahs been for you and your students? What are pick falls I should be aware of? Thanks! Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 913-288-7671 rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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New Institutes Schedule This year, the Institutes will begin Wednesday, February 3 at 1 pm and end Friday, February 5 at Noon. This new format allows attendees the ability to maximize travel time! Each attendee will choose one Institute to participate in, providing the opportunity to work directly with workshop presenters and explore the topic in-depth. There are four exciting Institutes to choose from: Institute #1: AHEAD Start: The Institute for New and Newer Disability Services Managers Institute #2: Managing Resources and Services for Students in Health Science and Professional Education Institute #3: AHEAD TRiO Institute - Students with Learning Disabilities, ADHD, Psychological Disabilities, and Those on the Autism Spectrum: Best Practices in TRiO Programs Institute #4: Introduction to Disability Law for DS Professionals Important Deadlines Disability-related accommodations requests must be received by Friday, January 8. 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Note: For those members who renewed via Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) conference registration, Please still visit the registration link about and send us your current information. There is an option for stating you renewed via the conference. I will be sending out membership confirmation to members who registered or renewed during the grandfathering period or through AHG next week. If you have questions about your membership status, please contact me via email or phone. ATHEN Members help achieve the purpose of the ATHEN professional organization. In addition, our members help the higher education community at large and beyond with technology access to the education opportunities and experiences afforded by post-secondary institutions. I have been an active member of ATHEN since 2006. Being an ATHEN member has provided me with many opportunities to participate in collaborations with colleagues that have had a significant impact on technology access in the higher education arena. It has also helped me expand my professional network by establishing lasting relationships with other access technologists. I have been able to utilize this network to receive advice on a range of topics from accessibility feedback about software or hardware my institution is considering purchasing to career and training advice from professionals who have been in this field for over 20 years. Being an ATHEN member has been a key part of my growth as an access technologist and I hope ATHEN membership provides a similar experience for all of you. Thank you. Sincerely, Joe Joe Humbert Membership Coordinator Access Technologist Higher Education Network (ATHEN) membership@athenpro.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Wed Jan 6 07:16:02 2016 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:02 2018 Subject: [Athen] Math Talk question In-Reply-To: <5a277f3d816b4cd7b5b3c48fdea4c63b@UCCS-EX1.uccs.edu> References: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84011E159C5B@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> <5a277f3d816b4cd7b5b3c48fdea4c63b@UCCS-EX1.uccs.edu> Message-ID: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84011E159E5F@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Thanks for the note. I'm happy for any hints or tips people can share. 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 Leyna Bencomo Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2016 1:49 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Math Talk question A notable pitfall I found was that the student still has to be willing to put in the time to train themselves and to create a good solid voice profile. One area of training was to learn the military alphabet. It is necessary when dictating algebra to use that alphabet when indicating letters. Once the time and effort was put into it, it was a very useable product. This was about 3 to 4 years ago so I can't speak for the latest versions. Leyna Bencomo lbencomo@uccs.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 12:23 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) > Subject: [Athen] Math Talk question Hey all, We're looking at using Math Talk to accommodate a student with a spinal chord enjury. Can anybody give me feedback on how successful this ahs been for you and your students? What are pick falls I should be aware of? Thanks! Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 913-288-7671 rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We have found a couple of pitfalls: 1. The computer needs to be above the minimum specs for Dragon. The faster and more powerful the computer, the better the student's experience; also the more RAM, the better. If the computer does not respond quickly, students get frustrated, and the results are not as good. 2. It is helpful (although not absolutely necessary) for the student to be proficient with Dragon before learning MathTalk. I used to say that proficiency with Dragon prior to using MathTalk was an absolutely necessity, but I do know of one case where the student learned both Dragon and MathTalk at the same time. I know of many more cases where trying to learn the two programs together did not work. In the case where it did work, the student was already a proficient computer user. We have an excellent free Dragon manual online, written by a couple of wonderful folks in the CCC system: http://www.htctu.net/trainings/manuals/contributions/carolyn/Dragon_Manual_2012.pdf The manual is for a slightly older version of Dragon, but the exercises still work fine. Also, attached is a large print copy of the international radio alphabet. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich HTCTU Director 408-996-6047 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2016 11:23 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Math Talk question Hey all, We're looking at using Math Talk to accommodate a student with a spinal chord enjury. Can anybody give me feedback on how successful this ahs been for you and your students? What are pick falls I should be aware of? Thanks! 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We are looking for an innovative leader who will provide counseling and instruction to our ever-increasing population of students with ASD. For more information: https://nocccd.peopleadmin.com/postings/1583 2. DSS Counselors (adjunct). Through Adult Education Block Grant (AEBG) funding, we are hiring three adjunct counselors to provide transition counseling to students at three local high schools in an effort to create a seamless pathway to postsecondary education. To apply for one of three part time opportunities: https://www.cccregistry.org/jobs/viewPosting.aspx?postingID=65781 Please feel free to email me with additional questions. Inline image 1 Denise Simpson, M. Ed. Director, Disability Support Services President, CAPED School of Continuing Education 9200 Valley View CE 101 Cypress, CA 90630 714-484-7058 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you and have a restful winter break! Emily Emily Stone Dean of Student Support Services CalWORKs, DSS/WorkAbility III, EOPS/CARE, Financial Aid, Scholarship & Student Life 925.969.2113 925.691.1817 (EOPS/CARE & CalWORKs fax) 925.691.1132 (Financial Aid fax) 925.687.1829 (Disability Support Services fax) http://www.dvc.edu/studentservices/ cid:3365599834_1186932 DVC is passionately committed to student learning through the intellectual, scientific, artistic, psychological, and ethical development of its diverse student body. Diablo Valley College prepares students for transfer to four-year universities; provides career and technical education; supports the economic development of the region; offers pre-collegiate programs; and promotes personal growth and lifelong learning. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Joseph Polizzotto Associate Professor, Learning Skills High Tech Center Access Specialist Taft College 29 Cougar Court Taft CA 93268 661-763-7977 (work) 408-504-7404 (cell) 661-763-7758 (fax) jpolizzotto@taftcollege.edu [Taft College logo (smallest)] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Joseph Polizzotto Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 1:26 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Writing Apps/Programs for CP students I have a student with CP + speech impediment who is looking for a more efficient method of writing. Can anyone recommend an iPad app (Proloquo2go?) that has been used successfully with a student for this purpose? (Dragon Naturally Speaking does not help this student.) In particular, the student needs a way to compose sentences that can be formatted and exported in a program like MS Word. Thank you! Joseph Polizzotto Associate Professor, Learning Skills High Tech Center Access Specialist Taft College 29 Cougar Court Taft CA 93268 661-763-7977 (work) 408-504-7404 (cell) 661-763-7758 (fax) jpolizzotto@taftcollege.edu [Taft College logo (smallest)] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Yes, I'm working with the department to get this content posted accessibly on an LMS or web page, but it would be nice to have a more rapid solution. -- -*- 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 Teresa.Haven at nau.edu Wed Jan 6 17:33:47 2016 From: Teresa.Haven at nau.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] web-based mail option that's accessible? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDD2951C@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu> Hi, Dan. Unfortunately I don?t have a suggestion for a decent web-based email solution, so I look forward to any input others can offer. I have to agree that the recent change in Hotmail?s interface is for the worse, and most of the other web-based systems I work with have also been going downhill (both in terms of accessibility and general usability). For this particular student, does he have any other technology that he can use more comfortably than Windows and JAWS ? for example, a Mac computer or an iPad? Either of them might let him route the content of his Hotmail account through their email clients and still work with handout attachments better than an iPhone. Best, Teresa Teresa Haven, Ph.D. Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Dan Comden Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 6:02 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] web-based mail option that's accessible? I just spent a mostly-fruitless two hours with a visually impaired student trying to get him into the web client for his hotmail.com address. Typically he reads his mail on his iPhone, but that's not an option for working with the class handouts he's been receiving from instructors. It is a truly awful interface, one of the worst I've seen in a while. Microsoft has not only dropped the ball, they have stomped it flat and kicked it into the sewer. Combined with the fact the student is just learning Windows and JAWS, he is very much stuck. Does anyone have a suggestion for a decent web-based email solution? Yes, I'm working with the department to get this content posted accessibly on an LMS or web page, but it would be nice to have a more rapid solution. -- -*- 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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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 Dan Comden Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 7:02 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] web-based mail option that's accessible? I just spent a mostly-fruitless two hours with a visually impaired student trying to get him into the web client for his hotmail.com address. Typically he reads his mail on his iPhone, but that's not an option for working with the class handouts he's been receiving from instructors. It is a truly awful interface, one of the worst I've seen in a while. Microsoft has not only dropped the ball, they have stomped it flat and kicked it into the sewer. Combined with the fact the student is just learning Windows and JAWS, he is very much stuck. Does anyone have a suggestion for a decent web-based email solution? Yes, I'm working with the department to get this content posted accessibly on an LMS or web page, but it would be nice to have a more rapid solution. -- -*- 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 Keith.Bundy at dsu.edu Thu Jan 7 06:12:54 2016 From: Keith.Bundy at dsu.edu (Bundy, Keith) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] web-based mail option that's accessible? In-Reply-To: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84011E15A253@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> References: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84011E15A253@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Message-ID: I use Gmail with JAWS in the standard view as well. If one sets up a couple of place markers, this is not a bad experience at all. If you would like specifics on what I have done, please feel free to contact me off list and I will be happy to share. Keith Bundy, MS Dakota State University Phone: 605-256-5121 Email: keith.bundy@dsu.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 7:47 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] web-based mail option that's accessible? Dan, I use the web interface of gmail and it isn?t too bad if you set it to use basic HTML. The link or button for this is at the very top of the page when you first load gmail. My understanding is this link is not visible to the sighted, only to a screen reader. Of course, setting up a gmail account is a problem without sight too. 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 Dan Comden Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 7:02 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] web-based mail option that's accessible? I just spent a mostly-fruitless two hours with a visually impaired student trying to get him into the web client for his hotmail.com address. Typically he reads his mail on his iPhone, but that's not an option for working with the class handouts he's been receiving from instructors. It is a truly awful interface, one of the worst I've seen in a while. Microsoft has not only dropped the ball, they have stomped it flat and kicked it into the sewer. Combined with the fact the student is just learning Windows and JAWS, he is very much stuck. Does anyone have a suggestion for a decent web-based email solution? Yes, I'm working with the department to get this content posted accessibly on an LMS or web page, but it would be nice to have a more rapid solution. -- -*- 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 danc at uw.edu Thu Jan 7 08:25:05 2016 From: danc at uw.edu (Dan Comden) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] web-based mail option that's accessible? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks for the suggestions folks. So far it appears that HTML-based Gmail is a possible contender. One detail I omitted is that the student is non-matriculated and can't access some of the software "regular" students have access to, such as the free copy of Office including Outlook. Not only is he learning Windows and JAWS, but English too! -*- Dan On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 5:02 PM, Dan Comden wrote: > I just spent a mostly-fruitless two hours with a visually impaired student > trying to get him into the web client for his hotmail.com address. > Typically he reads his mail on his iPhone, but that's not an option for > working with the class handouts he's been receiving from instructors. > > It is a truly awful interface, one of the worst I've seen in a while. > Microsoft has not only dropped the ball, they have stomped it flat and > kicked it into the sewer. > > Combined with the fact the student is just learning Windows and JAWS, he > is very much stuck. > > Does anyone have a suggestion for a decent web-based email solution? > > Yes, I'm working with the department to get this content posted accessibly > on an LMS or web page, but it would be nice to have a more rapid solution. > > -- > -*- Dan Comden danc@uw.edu > Access Technology Center www.uw.edu/itconnect/accessibility/atl/ > University of Washington UW Information Technology > > -- -*- 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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Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 642 E. 5th St. University Center, Suite 108 Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From schafercg at missouri.edu Fri Jan 8 05:29:19 2016 From: schafercg at missouri.edu (Schafer, Carmen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] 508 & WCAG 2 compliant documents Message-ID: <9839CF788879F546B52E216072EE470FAECE6F7C@UM-MBX-N03.um.umsystem.edu> Dear Colleagues, Our institution (University of Missouri) is currently in the process of adopting new policies for the accessibility for IT products purchased through the official procurement process. At present, we only require vendors to complete a Section 508 VPAT. Eventually, we would like to require that all vendors complete a form attesting to the accessibility of their product in terms of WCAG 2.0 standards. This form would be very similar to the standard 508 VPAT in format, and the templates and examples that we have been looking at have been calling such a form a "WCAG 2.0 Support Statement." Would anyone be willing to share information relating to an experience with creating and/or using a form similar to a 508 VPAT but covering WCAG 2.0 and/or experience with transitioning from requiring vendors to complete 508 VPATs to requiring them to complete WCAG 2.0 documentation? Any and all information and guidance is appreciated. If you prefer, you may contact me offline. Thank you for your assistance, Carmen Schafer Business Technology Analyst-Specialist, ACT Center Division of IT, University of Missouri Office (573) 882-8838 schafercg@missouri.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Fri Jan 8 06:13:47 2016 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] 508 & WCAG 2 compliant documents In-Reply-To: <9839CF788879F546B52E216072EE470FAECE6F7C@UM-MBX-N03.um.umsystem.edu> References: <9839CF788879F546B52E216072EE470FAECE6F7C@UM-MBX-N03.um.umsystem.edu> Message-ID: <000501d14a1e$cab2e110$6018a330$@karlencommunications.com> Carmen: Would you also need a PDF/UA statement from vendors who provide PDF documents looking ahead to the refresh of Section 508 being passed as law? Cheers, Karen From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Schafer, Carmen Sent: January 8, 2016 8:29 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] 508 & WCAG 2 compliant documents Dear Colleagues, Our institution (University of Missouri) is currently in the process of adopting new policies for the accessibility for IT products purchased through the official procurement process. At present, we only require vendors to complete a Section 508 VPAT. Eventually, we would like to require that all vendors complete a form attesting to the accessibility of their product in terms of WCAG 2.0 standards. This form would be very similar to the standard 508 VPAT in format, and the templates and examples that we have been looking at have been calling such a form a "WCAG 2.0 Support Statement." Would anyone be willing to share information relating to an experience with creating and/or using a form similar to a 508 VPAT but covering WCAG 2.0 and/or experience with transitioning from requiring vendors to complete 508 VPATs to requiring them to complete WCAG 2.0 documentation? Any and all information and guidance is appreciated. If you prefer, you may contact me offline. Thank you for your assistance, Carmen Schafer Business Technology Analyst-Specialist, ACT Center Division of IT, University of Missouri Office (573) 882-8838 schafercg@missouri.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jiatyan at stanford.edu Fri Jan 8 08:37:36 2016 From: jiatyan at stanford.edu (Jiatyan Chen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] AT Vendors In-Reply-To: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF61511B9047@UTCMBX2.utc.tennessee.edu> References: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF61511B9047@UTCMBX2.utc.tennessee.edu> Message-ID: <1B381B88-16D1-40E5-94D5-D787EEC11315@stanford.edu> Bryon, The last thing I heard from AHG2015 was that Terrill Thompson was heading this effort for further investigation. but I suspect that he is busier than most of us. There was also talk on the EDUCAUSE IT Access group of similar need. The challenges are 1. format and how the info should be used 2. keeping the information current, or if not, how to manage its relevancy 3. liability of institution and sensitive to vendors. -- Jiatyan Chen Online Accessibility Program Manager Office of Public Affairs Stanford University On 2016 Jan 07, at 19:54, Kluesner, Bryon > wrote: Hi all. A couple of years ago, after an Accessing Higher Ground Conference, some of us were collaborating on a "Clearinghouse" of AT software, programs, etc. It stalled. So, I am wondering if anyone has a list of software that has been approved or not via their purchasing dept. due to accessibility issues. My campus has a very active Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) Committee. We are close to hiring an end-user to review accessibility. I want to inquire if any other University(s) have already reviewed software and would be willing to share? I don't want to reinvent the wheel. Thanks. Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 642 E. 5th St. University Center, Suite 108 Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 _______________________________________________ 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 jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Fri Jan 8 09:55:14 2016 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] 508 & WCAG 2 compliant documents In-Reply-To: <9839CF788879F546B52E216072EE470FAECE6F7C@UM-MBX-N03.um.umsystem.edu> References: <9839CF788879F546B52E216072EE470FAECE6F7C@UM-MBX-N03.um.umsystem.edu> Message-ID: George Mason has some documents posted that might be helpful. http://ati.gmu.edu/policy/vpats-voluntary-product-accessibility-templates/ We are going through the same process of creating purchasing guidelines and policies now and I like the VPAT's GM has for WCAG and 508. They would need to weigh in on the effectiveness or how fun it is to get vendors to follow through. Jeff On 1/8/16, Schafer, Carmen wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > Our institution (University of Missouri) is currently in the process of > adopting new policies for the accessibility for IT products purchased > through the official procurement process. At present, we only require > vendors to complete a Section 508 VPAT. Eventually, we would like to require > that all vendors complete a form attesting to the accessibility of their > product in terms of WCAG 2.0 standards. This form would be very similar to > the standard 508 VPAT in format, and the templates and examples that we have > been looking at have been calling such a form a "WCAG 2.0 Support > Statement." > > Would anyone be willing to share information relating to an experience with > creating and/or using a form similar to a 508 VPAT but covering WCAG 2.0 > and/or experience with transitioning from requiring vendors to complete 508 > VPATs to requiring them to complete WCAG 2.0 documentation? Any and all > information and guidance is appreciated. If you prefer, you may contact me > offline. > > Thank you for your assistance, > > > Carmen Schafer > Business Technology Analyst-Specialist, ACT Center > Division of IT, University of Missouri > > Office (573) 882-8838 > schafercg@missouri.edu > > From skeegan at ccctechcenter.org Fri Jan 8 10:29:03 2016 From: skeegan at ccctechcenter.org (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] 508 & WCAG 2 compliant documents In-Reply-To: References: <9839CF788879F546B52E216072EE470FAECE6F7C@UM-MBX-N03.um.umsystem.edu> Message-ID: I am going to second the work that George Mason did on creating evaluation templates specific to WCAG 2.0. While most vendors I have interacted with just respond with a 508 VPAT, the GM template for WCAG 2.0 can still be useful for internal reviews as well as to document conversations with the vendor (e.g., is something on a product road map, is it configurable, etc.). I used the GM template as a model for my own template due to specific questions I wanted answered as part of websites and web applications. That said, what I am seeking from the vendor is some type of documentation about accessibility specific to WCAG 2.0, AA. We included language that says a vendor can use either the template or provide some third-party evaluation review specific to WCAG 2.0, AA. Take care, Sean On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 9:55 AM, Jeffrey Dell wrote: > George Mason has some documents posted that might be helpful. > http://ati.gmu.edu/policy/vpats-voluntary-product-accessibility-templates/ > We are going through the same process of creating purchasing > guidelines and policies now and I like the VPAT's GM has for WCAG and > 508. > They would need to weigh in on the effectiveness or how fun it is to > get vendors to follow through. > Jeff > On 1/8/16, Schafer, Carmen wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > > Our institution (University of Missouri) is currently in the process of > > adopting new policies for the accessibility for IT products purchased > > through the official procurement process. At present, we only require > > vendors to complete a Section 508 VPAT. Eventually, we would like to > require > > that all vendors complete a form attesting to the accessibility of their > > product in terms of WCAG 2.0 standards. This form would be very similar > to > > the standard 508 VPAT in format, and the templates and examples that we > have > > been looking at have been calling such a form a "WCAG 2.0 Support > > Statement." > > > > Would anyone be willing to share information relating to an experience > with > > creating and/or using a form similar to a 508 VPAT but covering WCAG 2.0 > > and/or experience with transitioning from requiring vendors to complete > 508 > > VPATs to requiring them to complete WCAG 2.0 documentation? Any and all > > information and guidance is appreciated. If you prefer, you may contact > me > > offline. > > > > Thank you for your assistance, > > > > > > Carmen Schafer > > Business Technology Analyst-Specialist, ACT Center > > Division of IT, University of Missouri > > > > Office (573) 882-8838 > > schafercg@missouri.edu > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From norm.coombs at gmail.com Fri Jan 8 20:58:18 2016 From: norm.coombs at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Does anyone know about this supposed announcement??? Message-ID: <5690936A.10001@gmail.com> Hi: I am copying part of mail I recently received. It had been forwarded several times so I have no clear of who is really involved. Does anyone know about this and can you share any relevant thoughts???? --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- This blog post was written by Rob Sinclair, Microsoft?s Chief Accessibility Officer. Rob is responsible for the company's worldwide strategy to develop software and services that make it easier for people of all ages and abilities to see, hear, and use their computers. ----- Last month, I joined the founding members of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) in a meeting where we discussed the next steps to create an association and transform accessibility into a globally recognized and respected profession. In March, we will take one of our biggest steps by formally launching the Association. So far, accessibility has developed at a grassroots level, hindered by an inconsistent approach to training as well as the absence of certifications and an established career path for engineers to follow from higher education into the workplace. This new association will begin solving these challenges by creating a global community for people and organizations working in accessibility to share expertise and resources, support one another?s work, and follow developments in this fast-changing field. As part of this effort, the group will develop training materials, webinars and other educational resources and point people to the wealth of existing industry resources. All of this will lead to IAAP developing professional certifications to help individuals demonstrate their level of expertise in one or more aspects of accessibility and help them keep that expertise current. Overall, the association?s goal is to help elevate the level of expertise held by the growing number of people, around the world, who are designing or authoring content, media, software, devices, and more. Perhaps most importantly, the association is an effort to create a stronger sense of profession in a field of frequently self-taught practitioners. It will help those working full-time in accessibility as well as those that only include it as part of their jobs. It will support companies and organizations by helping their leaders understand how to build a successful accessibility program and develop the organizational capacity needed to deliver accessibility solutions. We have a lot to do in the next three months including the creation of an accessible infrastructure, including a website, to serve the association and its members. It also includes beginning work to develop content, like webinars, and a platform to share insights and experience from experts in the field. All of this is being achieved through the contributions of the 23 founding member organizations, representing five countries, that have committed money, personnel and materials to help prepare for the IAAP launch. The window of opportunity to become a Founding Member organization is quickly closing. If you are interested in contributing to the IAAP in this leadership capacity, or if you simply have a question or suggestion, please send us mail at info@accessibilityassociation.org. -- -- -- -- -- Norm Coombs From adwershing at pstcc.edu Mon Jan 11 06:35:54 2016 From: adwershing at pstcc.edu (Wershing, Alice D.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] AT Vendors In-Reply-To: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF61511B9047@UTCMBX2.utc.tennessee.edu> References: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF61511B9047@UTCMBX2.utc.tennessee.edu> Message-ID: <3e35a3e72dc94c68b2fd6c967ee50ecb@EXMAIL03.pstcc.edu> Hi Bryon, We have been testing software. Darrell Bowles is our contract specialist and does most of the testing. We don?t have a list per se, but we have tested some software and can share our findings. Alice Wershing, M.Ed., A.T.P. Technology Specialist Disability Services Pellissippi State Community College 10915 Hardin Valley Road Knoxville TN 37933-0990 (865) 694-6751 East TN Region Accessibility Specialist Tennessee Board of Regents-ROCC/RODP Access for All Blog http://blogs.pstcc.edu/access4all/ Accessible Format Facebook Page https://m.facebook.com/psccdisabilityservices?refid=46&sld=eyJzZWFyY2hfc2lkIjoiNzhjYzY3MmVkNDg2ODkyMjVhY2ViMjUyOGQwNWJiYzUiLCJxdWVyeSI6InBzY2MiLCJzZWFyY2hfdHlwZSI6IlNlYXJjaCIsInNlcXVlbmNlX2lkIjoxOTU4NzAyNDk1LCJwYWdlX251bWJlciI6MSwiZmlsdGVyX3R5cGUiOiJTZWFyY2giLCJlbnRfaWQiOjczNDM1NjkxOTkzOTUxNywicG9zaXRpb24iOjAsInJlc3VsdF90eXBlIjo2NX0%3D From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Kluesner, Bryon Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 10:55 PM To: Access Technology Higher?ducation Network ?[athen-list@u.washington.edu]? Subject: [Athen] AT Vendors Hi all. A couple of years ago, after an Accessing Higher Ground Conference, some of us were collaborating on a "Clearinghouse" of AT software, programs, etc. It stalled. So, I am wondering if anyone has a list of software that has been approved or not via their purchasing dept. due to accessibility issues. My campus has a very active Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) Committee. We are close to hiring an end-user to review accessibility. I want to inquire if any other University(s) have already reviewed software and would be willing to share? I don't want to reinvent the wheel. Thanks. Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 642 E. 5th St. University Center, Suite 108 Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pdchapin at amherst.edu Mon Jan 11 06:52:18 2016 From: pdchapin at amherst.edu (Paul Chapin) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] AT Vendors Message-ID: The University of Montana has a page giving the results of their testing http://www.umt.edu/accessibility/getstarted/procurement/software.php. What?s depressing is that almost nothing got an unconditional stamp of approval. Conditional approval in this cases means that there are problems and that the vendor acknowledges them and promises to fix them. Paul Chapin Academic Technology Specialist Amherst College X2144 Amherst College IT staff will never ask for your password, including by email. Any email asking for any password or username is almost certainly bogus. Never click on a link in an email to a site that requires a login as the link may be bogus. Type in the address yourself. Please keep your passwords private to protect yourself and the security of our network. From: athen-list > on behalf of "Wershing, Alice D." > Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Date: Monday, January 11, 2016 at 9:35 AM To: "'Access Technology Higher?ducation Network ?[athen-list@u.washington.edu]?'" > Subject: Re: [Athen] AT Vendors Hi Bryon, We have been testing software. Darrell Bowles is our contract specialist and does most of the testing. We don?t have a list per se, but we have tested some software and can share our findings. Alice Wershing, M.Ed., A.T.P. Technology Specialist Disability Services Pellissippi State Community College 10915 Hardin Valley Road Knoxville TN 37933-0990 (865) 694-6751 East TN Region Accessibility Specialist Tennessee Board of Regents-ROCC/RODP Access for All Blog http://blogs.pstcc.edu/access4all/ Accessible Format Facebook Page https://m.facebook.com/psccdisabilityservices?refid=46&sld=eyJzZWFyY2hfc2lkIjoiNzhjYzY3MmVkNDg2ODkyMjVhY2ViMjUyOGQwNWJiYzUiLCJxdWVyeSI6InBzY2MiLCJzZWFyY2hfdHlwZSI6IlNlYXJjaCIsInNlcXVlbmNlX2lkIjoxOTU4NzAyNDk1LCJwYWdlX251bWJlciI6MSwiZmlsdGVyX3R5cGUiOiJTZWFyY2giLCJlbnRfaWQiOjczNDM1NjkxOTkzOTUxNywicG9zaXRpb24iOjAsInJlc3VsdF90eXBlIjo2NX0%3D From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Kluesner, Bryon Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 10:55 PM To: Access Technology Higher?ducation Network ?[athen-list@u.washington.edu]? > Subject: [Athen] AT Vendors Hi all. A couple of years ago, after an Accessing Higher Ground Conference, some of us were collaborating on a "Clearinghouse" of AT software, programs, etc. It stalled. So, I am wondering if anyone has a list of software that has been approved or not via their purchasing dept. due to accessibility issues. My campus has a very active Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) Committee. We are close to hiring an end-user to review accessibility. I want to inquire if any other University(s) have already reviewed software and would be willing to share? I don't want to reinvent the wheel. Thanks. Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 642 E. 5th St. University Center, Suite 108 Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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There are around 1200 members in the association currently. The link to their web site is http://www.accessibilityassociation.org/. Keith Bundy, MS Dakota State University Phone: 605-256-5121 Email: keith.bundy@dsu.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs Sent: Friday, January 08, 2016 10:58 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Does anyone know about this supposed announcement??? Hi: I am copying part of mail I recently received. It had been forwarded several times so I have no clear of who is really involved. Does anyone know about this and can you share any relevant thoughts???? --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- This blog post was written by Rob Sinclair, Microsoft?s Chief Accessibility Officer. Rob is responsible for the company's worldwide strategy to develop software and services that make it easier for people of all ages and abilities to see, hear, and use their computers. ----- Last month, I joined the founding members of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) in a meeting where we discussed the next steps to create an association and transform accessibility into a globally recognized and respected profession. In March, we will take one of our biggest steps by formally launching the Association. So far, accessibility has developed at a grassroots level, hindered by an inconsistent approach to training as well as the absence of certifications and an established career path for engineers to follow from higher education into the workplace. This new association will begin solving these challenges by creating a global community for people and organizations working in accessibility to share expertise and resources, support one another?s work, and follow developments in this fast-changing field. As part of this effort, the group will develop training materials, webinars and other educational resources and point people to the wealth of existing industry resources. All of this will lead to IAAP developing professional certifications to help individuals demonstrate their level of expertise in one or more aspects of accessibility and help them keep that expertise current. Overall, the association?s goal is to help elevate the level of expertise held by the growing number of people, around the world, who are designing or authoring content, media, software, devices, and more. Perhaps most importantly, the association is an effort to create a stronger sense of profession in a field of frequently self-taught practitioners. It will help those working full-time in accessibility as well as those that only include it as part of their jobs. It will support companies and organizations by helping their leaders understand how to build a successful accessibility program and develop the organizational capacity needed to deliver accessibility solutions. We have a lot to do in the next three months including the creation of an accessible infrastructure, including a website, to serve the association and its members. It also includes beginning work to develop content, like webinars, and a platform to share insights and experience from experts in the field. All of this is being achieved through the contributions of the 23 founding member organizations, representing five countries, that have committed money, personnel and materials to help prepare for the IAAP launch. The window of opportunity to become a Founding Member organization is quickly closing. If you are interested in contributing to the IAAP in this leadership capacity, or if you simply have a question or suggestion, please send us mail at info@accessibilityassociation.org. -- -- -- -- -- Norm Coombs _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From Jeremy.Zhe-Heimerman at cortland.edu Mon Jan 11 12:01:05 2016 From: Jeremy.Zhe-Heimerman at cortland.edu (Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] ZoomText and competing screen magnification software Message-ID: Hi folks, We are in the process of updating some of our software and have been surprised at how much ZoomText has increased in cost. We don't have a huge demand for it on campus and would ideally like a license for something in the neighborhood of 5 concurrent users. In the past, we have purchased 50 licenses to install it on 50 machines around campus. Our IT folks looked into it and found that cost tripled since we last upgraded 5 years ago and they don't offer a concurrent user license. I'm wondering how others deploy screen magnification software around campus. Do you use ZoomText, a competitor, or just the built-in capabilities of operating systems? If you use a competing product, what do you use? Are you happy with the quality and cost? Have there been major improvements to operating system screen magnifiers in recent years that justify dropping the purchase of a separate product like ZoomText? Thanks for any help you may be able to provide. Best, Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman, MS, MAT Coordinator, Assistive Technology and Test Administration Services Memorial Library, B-204 SUNY Cortland 81 Prospect Terrace PO Box 2000 Cortland, NY 13045-0900 Phone: 607-753-2358 Fax: 607-753-5495 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adwershing at pstcc.edu Tue Jan 12 09:25:27 2016 From: adwershing at pstcc.edu (Wershing, Alice D.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] MathType/MathML questions In-Reply-To: <53CE9476.4060607@bath.ac.uk> References: <3E04A2F7AAD0E345B673D732D9A53807B5CC0EB9A7@EXC3.ad.colorado.edu> <53CE9476.4060607@bath.ac.uk> Message-ID: I would contact Design Science. They are quite helpful in discovering issues. Alice Wershing, M.Ed., A.T.P. Technology Specialist Disability Services Pellissippi State Community College 10915 Hardin Valley Road Knoxville TN 37933-0990 (865) 694-6751 East TN Region Accessibility Specialist Tennessee Board of Regents-ROCC/RODP Access for All Blog http://blogs.pstcc.edu/access4all/ Accessible Format Facebook Page https://m.facebook.com/psccdisabilityservices?refid=46&sld=eyJzZWFyY2hfc2lkIjoiNzhjYzY3MmVkNDg2ODkyMjVhY2ViMjUyOGQwNWJiYzUiLCJxdWVyeSI6InBzY2MiLCJzZWFyY2hfdHlwZSI6IlNlYXJjaCIsInNlcXVlbmNlX2lkIjoxOTU4NzAyNDk1LCJwYWdlX251bWJlciI6MSwiZmlsdGVyX3R5cGUiOiJTZWFyY2giLCJlbnRfaWQiOjczNDM1NjkxOTkzOTUxNywicG9zaXRpb24iOjAsInJlc3VsdF90eXBlIjo2NX0%3D From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Emma Cliffe Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 12:43 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] MathType/MathML questions Dear Susan, If I understand it correctly running conversion to MathPage is using Word's conversion tools for some of the work. This is likely to be the issue with the page numbers, as far as I am aware Word does not convert headers or footers when converting to web formats. This was certainly true in Word 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/212270 and I imagine is still the case as one might ask what a header or footer is intended to be in this format since the whole document is converted to a single page - I understand why you want the numbers in this case but you'll have to include them a different way. I am running Word 2010 with MathType 6.9. The footnotes issue is only occurring in some conversions and I can explain what is happening and a nasty fix but it looks like a bug. Not sure whose bug though, could be Word or MathType. Publish to MathPage you have 5 options for MathML in 6.9 (fewer in earlier versions I imagine). Some of these will not trigger the bug but they may not be the format you want. Some will trigger the bug. 1. HTML + MathJax: Produces a .htm file with MathJax handling the rendering of MathML equations. Will not trigger the bug. 2. XHTML + MathJax: Produces a .xht file with MathJax handling the rendering of MathML equations. Will trigger the bug. 3. XHTML + MathML: Produces a .xht file with native rendering of the MathML equations. Will trigger the bug. 4. MathPlayer (IE behavior): Produces a .htm file with equations which will only be rendered by MathPlayer + IE<10. Will not trigger the bug. 5. Multi-browser (UMSS): Produces a .xht file with equations in MathML using the universal MathML style sheet. Will trigger the bug. The bug is that whenever you have a footnote the XML is incorrect and the bug is only occurring in the xht outputs so it is caused by whatever is responsible for producing the XML (Word?). E.g. you get:

[1] >http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathtype/

The incorrect portions are: which should be The only way for you to fix this, that I am aware, is to open up the exported source in a suitable editor and hand fix all such errors or to write a script that does this for you. If anyone else has any ideas or comments on the above it would be great to hear them. If anyone knows for sure whether this is Word or MathType then we could also report the issue. I will try and follow it up with some contacts I have who may be able to shed some light but this could take some time. Kind regards, Emma On 22/07/2014 16:38, Susan Kelmer wrote: We are getting a lot of requests for math of late, and this has not been our strong point in production. So, we're still in a bit of a learning mode. We've discovered a few things, and need some help. When converting to MathPage after editing our Word document using MathType, we are finding two problems: a. We put page number in the header section of word documents as a matter of routine. The page numbers disappear in the finalized document, and we're not sure why. b. If we have footnotes (we use the footnote function in Word to create them), the output to MathPage fails. None of us working on conversions (me or my student staff) are "math people," so we are doing some struggling but making our way through. If someone could help us with these two issues, we'd be grateful! Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Coordinator Disability Services University of Colorado 303-735-4836 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I have a former student I would like to get in touch with her. I missed this session due to being in another session. Thanks, Bryon Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 642 E. 5th St. University Center, Suite 108 Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jiatyan at stanford.edu Tue Jan 12 12:01:05 2016 From: jiatyan at stanford.edu (Jiatyan Chen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Trying to get contact information for AHG presenter In-Reply-To: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF61511BEF22@UTCMBX2.utc.tennessee.edu> References: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF61511BEF22@UTCMBX2.utc.tennessee.edu> Message-ID: <634C77E1-44CE-4192-A08A-E1D4778707D8@stanford.edu> Mary Lou Mobley, U.S. Dept. Of Education mary.lou.mobley@ed.gov -- Jiatyan Chen Online Accessibility Program Manager Stanford University On 2016 Jan 12, at 11:52, Kluesner, Bryon > wrote: Hi all, Did anyone attend the OCR?s Year in Review, presented by Mary Lou Mobley at Accessing Higher Ground this past November? If so, do you have contact information ? phone number or email address? I have a former student I would like to get in touch with her. I missed this session due to being in another session. Thanks, Bryon Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 642 E. 5th St. University Center, Suite 108 Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 _______________________________________________ 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 am2621 at hunter.cuny.edu Tue Jan 12 12:10:07 2016 From: am2621 at hunter.cuny.edu (Adina Mulliken) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Trying to get contact information for AHG presenter Message-ID: <53C9E4531F8C3242952C26904E099603B8033ECE@h-mem1> Hi Bryon, I got her email and I'll forward it to you. Adina Adina Mulliken Assistant Professor, Librarian Social Work and Public Health Library Hunter College, CUNY Phone: 212-396-7665 Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 19:52:05 +0000 From: "Kluesner, Bryon" To: "athen-list@u.washington.edu" Subject: [Athen] Trying to get contact information for AHG presenter Message-ID: <56C15F5F7FD04146924173920805DF61511BEF22@UTCMBX2.utc.tennessee.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi all, Did anyone attend the OCR's Year in Review, presented by Mary Lou Mobley at Accessing Higher Ground this past November? If so, do you have contact information - phone number or email address? I have a former student I would like to get in touch with her. I missed this session due to being in another session. Thanks, Bryon Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 642 E. 5th St. University Center, Suite 108 Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 From hascherdss at gmail.com Tue Jan 12 13:53:59 2016 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Blackboard working group Message-ID: Hello all! At the recent Accessing Higher Ground, there were several people who were interested in working on the Blackboard working group. Would the individual who is leading the Blackboard working group please contact me off-list at hascher@uark.edu? Many thanks! Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director - Assistive Technology Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hkramer at colorado.edu Wed Jan 13 10:09:28 2016 From: hkramer at colorado.edu (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Question about what other institutions are doing regarding CAD/CAM type software Message-ID: Hello All: I'm working with the University of Colorado on evaluating software for accessibility before moving forward on purchasing and contracts. I'm wondering what other institutions do with the category of software that has CAD/CAM type functions. As far as I know the technology does not exist to make these types of applications screenreader accessible without taking action outside the software (e.g. printing of tactile graphics). In terms of asking for the vendor to provide a roadmap, do you ask that the parts that can be made accessible (data entry elements) be made accessible and give the rest a pass? Hopefully, what I'm asking makes sense. Thanks, Howard -- Howard Kramer CO-PI - UDUC *Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula* (UDUC) Lecturer: ATLAS & Cont. Ed. - Evening & Cred Admin 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Wed Jan 13 11:11:45 2016 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Question about what other institutions are doing regarding CAD/CAM type software In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <01ca01d14e36$3f2eb080$bd8c1180$@htctu.net> Hi Howard, I like your idea of asking the vendor to make the parts accessible that can be made accessible. Here in California, since by state law we are working under the Section 508 Standards, we work with the four exemptions. Two of those exemptions might apply here: technical infeasibility and commercially unavailable. What the CSUs do in these situations, which I am encouraging my CCCs to do, as well, is to consider accommodation during the purchasing process. CAD programs are not accessible, so if we have a student who needs an accommodation, what will we do? Having at least a tentative strategy in place can be of great assistance if the need arises. The CSUs have developed some useful forms and strategies for procurement. You might wish to check out their Accessible Technology Initiative website: http://www.calstate.edu/Accessibility/EIT_Procurement/ Good luck! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich HTCTU Director 408-996-6047 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Howard Kramer Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 10:09 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network; aheadmembers@listserve.com Subject: [Athen] Question about what other institutions are doing regarding CAD/CAM type software Hello All: I'm working with the University of Colorado on evaluating software for accessibility before moving forward on purchasing and contracts. I'm wondering what other institutions do with the category of software that has CAD/CAM type functions. As far as I know the technology does not exist to make these types of applications screenreader accessible without taking action outside the software (e.g. printing of tactile graphics). In terms of asking for the vendor to provide a roadmap, do you ask that the parts that can be made accessible (data entry elements) be made accessible and give the rest a pass? Hopefully, what I'm asking makes sense. Thanks, Howard -- Howard Kramer CO-PI - UDUC Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula (UDUC) Lecturer: ATLAS & Cont. Ed. - Evening & Cred Admin 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hkramer at ahead.org Wed Jan 13 12:22:28 2016 From: hkramer at ahead.org (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Question about what other institutions are doing regarding CAD/CAM type software In-Reply-To: <01ca01d14e36$3f2eb080$bd8c1180$@htctu.net> References: <01ca01d14e36$3f2eb080$bd8c1180$@htctu.net> Message-ID: Thanks Gaeir. Is there a place where the other 2 exceptions are explained (along with the 2 you provided)? I don't see anything about it on the site you referred my to. -Howard On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Gaeir Dietrich wrote: > Hi Howard, > > > > I like your idea of asking the vendor to make the parts accessible that > can be made accessible. > > > > Here in California, since by state law we are working under the Section > 508 Standards, we work with the four exemptions. Two of those exemptions > might apply here: technical infeasibility and commercially unavailable. > > > > What the CSUs do in these situations, which I am encouraging my CCCs to > do, as well, is to consider accommodation during the purchasing process. > CAD programs are not accessible, so if we have a student who needs an > accommodation, what will we do? Having at least a tentative strategy in > place can be of great assistance if the need arises. > > > > The CSUs have developed some useful forms and strategies for procurement. > You might wish to check out their Accessible Technology Initiative website: > > http://www.calstate.edu/Accessibility/EIT_Procurement/ > > > > Good luck! > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich > HTCTU Director > 408-996-6047 > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Howard Kramer > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 13, 2016 10:09 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network; > aheadmembers@listserve.com > *Subject:* [Athen] Question about what other institutions are doing > regarding CAD/CAM type software > > > > Hello All: > > > > I'm working with the University of Colorado on evaluating software for > accessibility before moving forward on purchasing and contracts. > > > > I'm wondering what other institutions do with the category of software > that has CAD/CAM type functions. As far as I know the technology does not > exist to make these types of applications screenreader accessible without > taking action outside the software (e.g. printing of tactile graphics). > > > > In terms of asking for the vendor to provide a roadmap, do you ask that > the parts that can be made accessible (data entry elements) be made > accessible and give the rest a pass? Hopefully, what I'm asking makes sense. > > > > Thanks, > > Howard > > > > -- > > Howard Kramer > CO-PI - UDUC > *Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula* > (UDUC) > Lecturer: ATLAS & Cont. 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Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109j Lone Star College Cy Fair Counseling, Career, and Disability Services The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu Thu Jan 14 07:53:17 2016 From: Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu (Nast, Joseph M) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Checking Softchalk Content Accessibility with WAVE? Message-ID: <6fff3cd8f2cc43e3a6407a21c46369bd@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> All, An instructor asked me for some assistance in checking accessibility of her Softchalk-created course material. Normally, one of my first "go-to" resources is WebAIM's WAVE accessibility tool. Using the link sent to me, my browser (Chrome\IE) opens the instructor's pages without problems. However, pasting the same link into the WAVE tool directs me to a generic Softchalk search results page. Has anyone ever evaluated an instructor's SoftChalk content for accessibility? If so, what tools did you use? Is it possible to utilize WAVE? Any tips or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109j Lone Star College Cy Fair Counseling, Career, and Disability Services The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joseph.Sherman at cuny.edu Thu Jan 14 08:43:27 2016 From: Joseph.Sherman at cuny.edu (Joseph Sherman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Checking Softchalk Content Accessibility with WAVE? In-Reply-To: <6fff3cd8f2cc43e3a6407a21c46369bd@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> References: <6fff3cd8f2cc43e3a6407a21c46369bd@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> Message-ID: <50DD5F0CC3F534468FB20D832102EBA9316F5C92@EXPM5721.enterpriseapps.cuny.adlan> Most pages behind a login cannot be evaluated using the method of pasting the link into an online tool, since it cannot access behind the login. In order to evaluate pages behind a login you need to use a browser plug-in on the page as you view it, or a tool that works like a "headless" browser. The WAVE plug-in for Chrome will do this. Some other options are: Free Browser Plug ins for individual pages: 1) AInspector Sidebar for FireFox evaluates the accessibility compliance of web pages based on WCAG 2.0 requirements using OpenAjax Alliance rulesets. It organizes the evaluation results by Rule Categories and WCAG Guidelines. 2) Add WAVE (Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool) to Google Chrome. 3) aXe Developer Tools Add accessibility auditing to the Firefox Developer Tools 4) For IE, The Web Accessibility Toolbar (WAT) has been developed to aid manual examination of web pages for a variety of aspects of accessibility. For Multiple Pages paid tools: 1) https://www.totalvalidator.com/index.html 2) http://www.powermapper.com/buy/edu/sortsite/ 3) Paid Service like http://tenon.io/, http://www.ssbbartgroup.com/amp/, http://www.deque.com/products/worldspace/ Joseph Sherman Accessibility Specialist CUNY Computing & Information Services 395 Hudson St 6FL, 6-236 646-664-2167| Joseph.Sherman@cuny.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Nast, Joseph M Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 10:53 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Checking Softchalk Content Accessibility with WAVE? All, An instructor asked me for some assistance in checking accessibility of her Softchalk-created course material. Normally, one of my first "go-to" resources is WebAIM's WAVE accessibility tool. Using the link sent to me, my browser (Chrome\IE) opens the instructor's pages without problems. However, pasting the same link into the WAVE tool directs me to a generic Softchalk search results page. Has anyone ever evaluated an instructor's SoftChalk content for accessibility? If so, what tools did you use? Is it possible to utilize WAVE? Any tips or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109j Lone Star College Cy Fair Counseling, Career, and Disability Services The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The course currently uses H&R Block software which isn't accessible (I understand they have 5 years to make their software and websites accessible according to their settlement with the Justice Dept., which was 2 years ago.) Any suggestions? Thank you! Karen Karen M. Sorensen Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses www.pcc.edu/access Portland Community College 971-722-4720 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Does anyone have a site > that they would like to suggest as a model for best practices? > > > > Thanks in advance for your suggestions, > > Teresa > > > > Teresa Haven, Ph.D. > > Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Karl Groves www.karlgroves.com @karlgroves http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlgroves Phone: +1 410.541.6829 www.tenon.io Sign up for the Tenon Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/bcV8C9 From Teresa.Haven at nau.edu Fri Jan 15 10:40:53 2016 From: Teresa.Haven at nau.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Model for an accessible ticketing website In-Reply-To: References: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDD361A6@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu> Message-ID: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDD379EA@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu> Thanks, Karl. I'm still hoping to be able to show someone a working site that's accessible, but if all else fails, this might help them, particularly since the site they're trying to work on is a WordPress site and has a lot of other problems. Cheers, Teresa -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Karl Groves Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 11:36 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Model for an accessible ticketing website I haven't used it, but Joe Dolson has a WordPress plugin called "My tickets" that should be accessible: https://www.joedolson.com/my-tickets/ On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 3:47 PM, Teresa Haven wrote: > Greetings, all. I?m searching for an example of an accessible online > ticket purchasing website ? not just that they have tickets for > accessible seating, but that the purchase process is fully accessible. > Does anyone have a site that they would like to suggest as a model for best practices? > > > > Thanks in advance for your suggestions, > > Teresa > > > > Teresa Haven, Ph.D. > > Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Karl Groves www.karlgroves.com @karlgroves http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlgroves Phone: +1 410.541.6829 www.tenon.io Sign up for the Tenon Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/bcV8C9 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From vasquez at sbcc.edu Fri Jan 15 11:49:40 2016 From: vasquez at sbcc.edu (Laurie Vasquez) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] FYI - Access to the Internet Message-ID: January 12, 2016 Petition to tear down this virtual wall - with link to petition Join My Blind Spot by signing this petition and demanding that the virtual walls blocking millions and millions of peoples access to the internet be torn down! President Obama and Congress tear down this virtual wall! Here is the direct link to the petition : http://wh.gov/iwm9o On July 26, 2010, the twentieth anniversary of the signing of the historic Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule making (ANPRM) addressing the obligation of public accommodations to provide websites that are accessible to individuals with disabilities was issued by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). At the time, President Obama correctly observed that these proposed rules would be ?the most important updates to the ADA since its original enactment.? Yet the release date of the actual rule proposal for revising the Title III regulations of the ADA, originally scheduled for January of 2012, has been extended until sometime in 2018, eight years beyond the issuance of the original ANPRM and at least a year after the end of his administration. Having originally taken a strong stance on the importance of these regulations, it now seems like the Obama administration is wishing to wash its hands of them entirely. As blind Americans, we know first-hand that equal access to the internet is paramount for education, to obtain and retain employment, and for everyday tasks such as paying bills, online shopping, booking travel, etc. We will not sit idly by as the administration attempts to sideline this critical access issue, so we have launched a petition demanding, in the strongest terms possible, that the administration issue these regulations immediately. Upon reaching 100,000 signatures, the Obama administration is required to respond, so in addition to sharing our we the people petition via Email and your social media outlets, please personally ask 10 family members, friends, and colleagues to sign it and share it as well. A little personal contact goes a long way! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Gabe; with your help, we will bring this critical issue for blind Americans to the forefront of the Obama administration?s list of priorities. Let?s go build the Federation! ?Gabe Gabe Cazares Government Affairs Specialist National Federation of the Blind 200 East Wells Street At Jernigan Place Baltimore, MD 21230 E: gcazares@nfb.org P: 410-659-9314 Ext. 2206 T: @gmcazares -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From coco.napolis at csueastbay.edu Fri Jan 15 12:09:05 2016 From: coco.napolis at csueastbay.edu (Corazon Napolis) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Accessible images? Principles of Marketing 16th ed. (Kotler) Message-ID: Does anyone have described images/graphs for: *Principles of Marketing 16th ed. by Kotler (ISBN: **9780133795028)*? Blind student has requested manipulatives (raised graph paper and wiki sticks) for graphs, however I do not have the man power to keep up with his course load. We are a quarter-system campus and student is moving through ~1-2 chapters each week. We have created an accessible word document copy of the book and added alt text to images, however I think we need to include better descriptions of the graphs to paint a better "visual" image of the graph(s) for our student. Thanks for any help. Sorry for the cross-post! -- ?? *Corazon (Coco) Napolis* Accessible Media Coordinator Accessibility Services California State University, East Bay Accessibility Services, Rm. LI 2400 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward CA 94542-3057 TEL | 510-885-3831 FAX | 510-885-7633 *"To receive much, Is to give much."* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ndogbo at gmail.com Fri Jan 15 13:56:40 2016 From: ndogbo at gmail.com (N. Dogbo) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] FYI - Access to the Internet In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I guess it is time to sing that song-- no we are not gonna take it. No we are not gonna take it anymore. Huh? Just imagine tens of thousands of angry blind folks singing all at once while marching on some avenue in Washington DC tapping their canes and having their dogs bark along... that would simply be powerful and might bring that wall tumbling down shattering into a billion pieces! On 1/15/16, Laurie Vasquez wrote: > January 12, 2016 > > > > Petition to tear down this virtual wall - with link to petition > > Join My Blind Spot by signing this petition and demanding that the virtual > walls blocking millions and millions of peoples access to the internet be > torn down! President Obama and Congress tear down this virtual wall! > > Here is the direct link to the petition : http://wh.gov/iwm9o > > On July 26, 2010, the twentieth anniversary of the signing of the historic > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule > making (ANPRM) addressing the obligation of public accommodations to > provide websites that are accessible to individuals with disabilities was > issued by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). At the time, > President Obama correctly observed that these proposed rules would be ?the > most important updates to the ADA since its original enactment.? Yet the > release date of the actual rule proposal for revising the Title III > regulations of the ADA, originally scheduled for January of 2012, has been > extended until sometime in 2018, eight years beyond the issuance of the > original ANPRM and at least a year after the end of his administration. > Having originally taken a strong stance on the importance of these > regulations, it now seems like the Obama administration is wishing to wash > its hands of them entirely. > > As blind Americans, we know first-hand that equal access to the internet is > paramount for education, to obtain and retain employment, and for everyday > tasks such as paying bills, online shopping, booking travel, etc. We will > not sit idly by as the administration attempts to sideline this critical > access issue, so we have launched a petition demanding, in the strongest > terms possible, that the administration issue these regulations > immediately. > > Upon reaching 100,000 signatures, the Obama administration is required to > respond, so in addition to sharing our we the people petition via Email and > your social media outlets, please personally ask 10 family members, > friends, and colleagues to sign it and share it as well. A little personal > contact goes a long way! > > If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Gabe; with your > help, we will bring this critical issue for blind Americans to the > forefront of the Obama administration?s list of priorities. Let?s go build > the Federation! > > ?Gabe > > Gabe Cazares > Government Affairs Specialist > National Federation of the Blind > 200 East Wells Street > At Jernigan Place > Baltimore, MD 21230 > E: gcazares@nfb.org > P: 410-659-9314 Ext. 2206 > T: @gmcazares > -- ----- Think not with your EYES and you shall have a perfect VISION! --- From JAsuncion at dawsoncollege.qc.ca Fri Jan 15 19:07:16 2016 From: JAsuncion at dawsoncollege.qc.ca (Jennison Asuncion) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Model for an accessible ticketing website In-Reply-To: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDD361A6@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu> References: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDD361A6@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu> Message-ID: Consider joining (and asking there) the WebAIM e-mail discussion list http://webaim.org/discussion. Jennison ________________________________________ From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Teresa Haven [Teresa.Haven@nau.edu] Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 3:47 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Model for an accessible ticketing website Greetings, all. I?m searching for an example of an accessible online ticket purchasing website ? not just that they have tickets for accessible seating, but that the purchase process is fully accessible. Does anyone have a site that they would like to suggest as a model for best practices? Thanks in advance for your suggestions, Teresa Teresa Haven, Ph.D. Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University From Teresa.Haven at nau.edu Fri Jan 15 19:11:26 2016 From: Teresa.Haven at nau.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Model for an accessible ticketing website In-Reply-To: References: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDD361A6@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu>, Message-ID: <36C77BA9-FAAB-4C40-8729-98C8E9785A48@nau.edu> Thanks, Jennison, will do. Teresa > On Jan 15, 2016, at 8:09 PM, Jennison Asuncion wrote: > > Consider joining (and asking there) the WebAIM e-mail discussion list http://webaim.org/discussion. > > Jennison > > ________________________________________ > From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Teresa Haven [Teresa.Haven@nau.edu] > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 3:47 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) > Subject: [Athen] Model for an accessible ticketing website > > Greetings, all. I?m searching for an example of an accessible online ticket purchasing website ? not just that they have tickets for accessible seating, but that the purchase process is fully accessible. Does anyone have a site that they would like to suggest as a model for best practices? > > Thanks in advance for your suggestions, > Teresa > > Teresa Haven, Ph.D. > Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From hkramer at ahead.org Sun Jan 17 11:34:32 2016 From: hkramer at ahead.org (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Problems exporting an accessible pdf from InDesign Message-ID: Hello All: I have a small ebook I'm trying to export from InDesign to PDF in an accessible format. Although I map the styles to Adobe Acrobat tags - h1, h2, etc., they don't appear in the bookmarks when I export and open the document in Acrobat. I am selecting the option for "tagged pdf" during the export process. (The only thing that appears in bookmarks is 2 "Go Back" links.) Thanks in advance for any suggestions. -Howard -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference * in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are available now. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU! * And the *Technology Access Series *. Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your earliest convenience for the largest selection. Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at ccctechcenter.org Sun Jan 17 12:31:53 2016 From: skeegan at ccctechcenter.org (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Problems exporting an accessible pdf from InDesign In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7570778483725587535@unknownmsgid> Is there a setting to map the headings to bookmarks? I don't think just mapping the styles in InDesign is sufficient to obtain the bookmarks without another step. In the conversion from MS Word, this is a separate setting that will allow headings to also create bookmarks. There may be such an option in he export from InDesign (sorry I can't be more specific - it's been awhile since I played with those options). Take care, Sean On Jan 17, 2016, at 11:35 AM, Howard Kramer wrote: Hello All: I have a small ebook I'm trying to export from InDesign to PDF in an accessible format. Although I map the styles to Adobe Acrobat tags - h1, h2, etc., they don't appear in the bookmarks when I export and open the document in Acrobat. I am selecting the option for "tagged pdf" during the export process. (The only thing that appears in bookmarks is 2 "Go Back" links.) Thanks in advance for any suggestions. -Howard -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference * in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are available now. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU! * And the *Technology Access Series *. Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your earliest convenience for the largest selection. Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now. * _______________________________________________ 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 mdimac at kent.edu Sun Jan 17 13:18:27 2016 From: mdimac at kent.edu (Dimac, Marcie) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Problems exporting an accessible pdf from InDesign In-Reply-To: <7570778483725587535@unknownmsgid> References: , <7570778483725587535@unknownmsgid> Message-ID: I agree with Sean, I did a presentation on this once before and if I recall, you have to first map/match them properly in In-design and even then, you will likely have to do some touching up in Acrobat! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2016, at 3:33 PM, Sean Keegan > wrote: Is there a setting to map the headings to bookmarks? I don't think just mapping the styles in InDesign is sufficient to obtain the bookmarks without another step. In the conversion from MS Word, this is a separate setting that will allow headings to also create bookmarks. There may be such an option in he export from InDesign (sorry I can't be more specific - it's been awhile since I played with those options). Take care, Sean On Jan 17, 2016, at 11:35 AM, Howard Kramer > wrote: Hello All: I have a small ebook I'm trying to export from InDesign to PDF in an accessible format. Although I map the styles to Adobe Acrobat tags - h1, h2, etc., they don't appear in the bookmarks when I export and open the document in Acrobat. I am selecting the option for "tagged pdf" during the export process. (The only thing that appears in bookmarks is 2 "Go Back" links.) Thanks in advance for any suggestions. -Howard -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 Join us for the Accessing Higher Ground Conference in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are available now. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, AHEADtoYOU! And the Technology Access Series. Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your earliest convenience for the largest selection. Not yet a member of AHEAD? We welcome you to join AHEAD now. _______________________________________________ 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 hkramer at ahead.org Sun Jan 17 13:48:50 2016 From: hkramer at ahead.org (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:03 2018 Subject: [Athen] Problems exporting an accessible pdf from InDesign In-Reply-To: References: <7570778483725587535@unknownmsgid> Message-ID: Thanks Sean, Marcie - I'll look for that additional setting or step. I have matched the styles to specific headings in Acrobat. I also have a bcc into Matt May from Adobe. Hopefully he'll have some suggestions. -Howard On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 2:18 PM, Dimac, Marcie wrote: > I agree with Sean, I did a presentation on this once before and if I > recall, you have to first map/match them properly in In-design and even > then, you will likely have to do some touching up in Acrobat! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 17, 2016, at 3:33 PM, Sean Keegan > wrote: > > Is there a setting to map the headings to bookmarks? I don't think just > mapping the styles in InDesign is sufficient to obtain the bookmarks > without another step. > > In the conversion from MS Word, this is a separate setting that will allow > headings to also create bookmarks. There may be such an option in he export > from InDesign (sorry I can't be more specific - it's been awhile since I > played with those options). > > Take care, > Sean > > > On Jan 17, 2016, at 11:35 AM, Howard Kramer wrote: > > Hello All: > > I have a small ebook I'm trying to export from InDesign to PDF in an > accessible format. Although I map the styles to Adobe Acrobat tags - h1, > h2, etc., they don't appear in the bookmarks when I export and open the > document in Acrobat. I am selecting the option for "tagged pdf" during the > export process. (The only thing that appears in bookmarks is 2 "Go Back" > links.) Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > -Howard > > > > -- > Howard Kramer > Conference Coordinator > Accessing Higher Ground > 303-492-8672 > cell: 720-351-8668 > > Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference > * in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. > Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are > available now. > > > > Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up > of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU! > * And the *Technology > Access Series *. > Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your > earliest convenience for the largest selection. > > > > Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now. > * > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference * in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are available now. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU! * And the *Technology Access Series *. Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your earliest convenience for the largest selection. Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joseph.Sherman at cuny.edu Sun Jan 17 14:17:14 2016 From: Joseph.Sherman at cuny.edu (Joseph Sherman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Problems exporting an accessible pdf from InDesign Message-ID: <50DD5F0CC3F534468FB20D832102EBA9316FA25A@EXPM5721.enterpriseapps.cuny.adlan> Headings are not bookmarks, so there's no reason they should appear in your pdf. You can create bookmarks in InDesign for pdf by following https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/bookmarks.html Joseph On Jan 17, 2016 2:36 PM, Howard Kramer wrote: Hello All: I have a small ebook I'm trying to export from InDesign to PDF in an accessible format. Although I map the styles to Adobe Acrobat tags - h1, h2, etc., they don't appear in the bookmarks when I export and open the document in Acrobat. I am selecting the option for "tagged pdf" during the export process. (The only thing that appears in bookmarks is 2 "Go Back" links.) Thanks in advance for any suggestions. -Howard -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 Join us for the Accessing Higher Ground Conference in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are available now. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, AHEADtoYOU! And the Technology Access Series. 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You can create bookmarks in InDesign for pdf by following https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/bookmarks.html Joseph On Jan 17, 2016 2:36 PM, Howard Kramer wrote: Hello All: I have a small ebook I'm trying to export from InDesign to PDF in an accessible format. Although I map the styles to Adobe Acrobat tags - h1, h2, etc., they don't appear in the bookmarks when I export and open the document in Acrobat. I am selecting the option for "tagged pdf" during the export process. (The only thing that appears in bookmarks is 2 "Go Back" links.) Thanks in advance for any suggestions. -Howard -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 Join us for the Accessing Higher Ground Conference in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are available now. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, AHEADtoYOU! And the Technology Access Series. 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You can create bookmarks in InDesign for pdf by following https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/bookmarks.html Joseph On Jan 17, 2016 2:36 PM, Howard Kramer > wrote: Hello All: I have a small ebook I'm trying to export from InDesign to PDF in an accessible format. Although I map the styles to Adobe Acrobat tags - h1, h2, etc., they don't appear in the bookmarks when I export and open the document in Acrobat. I am selecting the option for "tagged pdf" during the export process. (The only thing that appears in bookmarks is 2 "Go Back" links.) Thanks in advance for any suggestions. -Howard -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 Join us for the Accessing Higher Ground Conference in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are available now. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, AHEADtoYOU! And the Technology Access Series. 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It sounds like they may be checking out D2L as well, so if anyone has any experience with D2L pros and cons, that would be great, too. I've used Blackboard as an instructor, and I've used D2L for a short MOOC as a student, so I have some experience with those interfaces. Does anyone know of any recent LMS accessibility comparison studies? I've only been able to locate ones which are several years old. Thanks so much for your insight! 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 coco.napolis at csueastbay.edu Tue Jan 19 15:40:25 2016 From: coco.napolis at csueastbay.edu (Corazon Napolis) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Braille graph paper? Message-ID: I know there are options for sale, wondering if anyone has a .dbt file that I can emboss? Student only needs 2-3 sheets. Thanks! -- *Corazon (Coco) Napolis* Accessible Media Coordinator Accessibility Services California State University, East Bay Accessibility Services, Rm. LI 2400 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward CA 94542-3057 TEL | 510-885-3831 FAX | 510-885-7633 *"To receive much, Is to give much."* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jiatyan at stanford.edu Tue Jan 19 15:41:16 2016 From: jiatyan at stanford.edu (Jiatyan Chen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Canvas Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Liz, I've used both systems, and I have been on the LMS evaluation team. They are both active in making their LMS accessible. D2L had a 5-year accessibility roadmap last I heard (2 years ago?). Canvas is a new LMS and their CEO is a usability person. Both have active user groups for focussing on accessibility. As LMSes, D2L has more features than Canvas, but that comes at the price of usability (complexity). Canvas has a cleaner interface and simpler workflows. Both the UI are designed for pedagogy (vs file folder hierarchy). Part of your decision should be the maturity of your faculty with online learning - if they are advanced uses, they are probably not going to be satisfied with the features in Canvas). As for content accessibility, UCF wrote UDOIT, an accessibility content scanner for Canvas. MSU has a similar scanner for D2L. Let me know if you need the contact. -- Jiatyan Chen Online Accessibility Program Manager Office of Public Affairs Stanford University On 2016 Jan 19, at 13:55, Prickett, Elizabeth > wrote: Good afternoon! Our college currently uses Blackboard, but our Distance Education unit is looking into a new LMS. They are currently considering and demoing Canvas. I?ve found this summer?s version of their VPAT online and some other materials, but I?m curious about actual user experience with accessibility. Are any of your schools using Canvas? Have you or your students (or staff/faculty) with disabilities encountered any accessibility or usability challenges? It sounds like they may be checking out D2L as well, so if anyone has any experience with D2L pros and cons, that would be great, too. I?ve used Blackboard as an instructor, and I?ve used D2L for a short MOOC as a student, so I have some experience with those interfaces. Does anyone know of any recent LMS accessibility comparison studies? I?ve only been able to locate ones which are several years old. Thanks so much for your insight! 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 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hkramer at ahead.org Tue Jan 19 23:27:54 2016 From: hkramer at ahead.org (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Problems exporting an accessible pdf from InDesign In-Reply-To: References: <50DD5F0CC3F534468FB20D832102EBA9316FA25A@EXPM5721.enterpriseapps.cuny.adlan> Message-ID: Thanks Todd. -Howard On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 8:08 AM, Todd Schwanke wrote: > Hi Howard: > > > > Accessibility workflow that includes bookmarks: > > http://accessibility.psu.edu/pdf/indesign/ > > (Note: screenshots are from a Mac) > > > > Todd > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Howard Kramer > *Sent:* Sunday, January 17, 2016 7:25 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Problems exporting an accessible pdf from InDesign > > > > Thanks Joseph. > > > > -Howard > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* athen-list on > behalf of Joseph Sherman > *Sent:* Sunday, January 17, 2016 3:17 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Problems exporting an accessible pdf from InDesign > > > > Headings are not bookmarks, so there's no reason they should appear in > your pdf. You can create bookmarks in InDesign for pdf by following > > > > https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/bookmarks.html > > > > > Joseph > > On Jan 17, 2016 2:36 PM, Howard Kramer wrote: > > Hello All: > > > > I have a small ebook I'm trying to export from InDesign to PDF in an > accessible format. Although I map the styles to Adobe Acrobat tags - h1, > h2, etc., they don't appear in the bookmarks when I export and open the > document in Acrobat. I am selecting the option for "tagged pdf" during the > export process. (The only thing that appears in bookmarks is 2 "Go Back" > links.) Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > > > -Howard > > > > > > > -- > > Howard Kramer > > Conference Coordinator > > Accessing Higher Ground > > 303-492-8672 > > cell: 720-351-8668 > > > > Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference > * in > Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. 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URL: From karlgroves at gmail.com Wed Jan 20 08:44:05 2016 From: karlgroves at gmail.com (Karl Groves) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Text-only translators for websites In-Reply-To: <50DD5F0CC3F534468FB20D832102EBA9316FD7D7@EXPM5721.enterpriseapps.cuny.adlan> References: <50DD5F0CC3F534468FB20D832102EBA9316FD7D7@EXPM5721.enterpriseapps.cuny.adlan> Message-ID: Joseph I have two blog posts that may be relevant here http://www.karlgroves.com/2015/11/13/when-the-treatment-is-worse-than-the-disease/ http://www.karlgroves.com/2011/12/28/text-only-is-not-accessible/ On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Joseph Sherman wrote: > Other than Usablenet and Textise, is anyone aware of options for Text-only > translators for websites? > > http://usablenet.com/products/usablenet-assistive > > https://textise.wordpress.com/about-textise/ > > > > Thanks. > > > > Joseph > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Karl Groves www.karlgroves.com @karlgroves http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlgroves Phone: +1 410.541.6829 www.tenon.io Sign up for the Tenon Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/bcV8C9 From Joseph.Sherman at cuny.edu Wed Jan 20 08:59:58 2016 From: Joseph.Sherman at cuny.edu (Joseph Sherman) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Text-only translators for websites In-Reply-To: References: <50DD5F0CC3F534468FB20D832102EBA9316FD7D7@EXPM5721.enterpriseapps.cuny.adlan> Message-ID: <50DD5F0CC3F534468FB20D832102EBA9316FDA4F@EXPM5721.enterpriseapps.cuny.adlan> I am aware of the pitfalls. This is temporary while we work on the site. I know it is not best practice or recommended, but I was asked to provide the information. Joseph -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Karl Groves Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 11:44 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Text-only translators for websites Joseph I have two blog posts that may be relevant here http://www.karlgroves.com/2015/11/13/when-the-treatment-is-worse-than-the-disease/ http://www.karlgroves.com/2011/12/28/text-only-is-not-accessible/ On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Joseph Sherman wrote: > Other than Usablenet and Textise, is anyone aware of options for > Text-only translators for websites? > > http://usablenet.com/products/usablenet-assistive > > https://textise.wordpress.com/about-textise/ > > > > Thanks. > > > > Joseph > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Karl Groves www.karlgroves.com @karlgroves http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlgroves Phone: +1 410.541.6829 www.tenon.io Sign up for the Tenon Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/bcV8C9 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From karlgroves at gmail.com Wed Jan 20 09:32:08 2016 From: karlgroves at gmail.com (Karl Groves) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Text-only translators for websites In-Reply-To: <50DD5F0CC3F534468FB20D832102EBA9316FDA4F@EXPM5721.enterpriseapps.cuny.adlan> References: <50DD5F0CC3F534468FB20D832102EBA9316FD7D7@EXPM5721.enterpriseapps.cuny.adlan> <50DD5F0CC3F534468FB20D832102EBA9316FDA4F@EXPM5721.enterpriseapps.cuny.adlan> Message-ID: Joseph, You can probably do something like this, pretty easily yourself. Here's something I stabbed together: https://gist.github.com/karlgroves/8880903b6687455fa7ad On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 11:59 AM, Joseph Sherman wrote: > I am aware of the pitfalls. This is temporary while we work on the site. I know it is not best practice or recommended, but I was asked to provide the information. > > Joseph > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Karl Groves > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 11:44 AM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Text-only translators for websites > > Joseph > > I have two blog posts that may be relevant here http://www.karlgroves.com/2015/11/13/when-the-treatment-is-worse-than-the-disease/ > > http://www.karlgroves.com/2011/12/28/text-only-is-not-accessible/ > > On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Joseph Sherman wrote: >> Other than Usablenet and Textise, is anyone aware of options for >> Text-only translators for websites? >> >> http://usablenet.com/products/usablenet-assistive >> >> https://textise.wordpress.com/about-textise/ >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> Joseph >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> athen-list mailing list >> athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu >> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >> > > > > -- > Karl Groves > www.karlgroves.com > @karlgroves > http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlgroves > Phone: +1 410.541.6829 > > www.tenon.io > > Sign up for the Tenon Mailing List: > http://eepurl.com/bcV8C9 > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Karl Groves www.karlgroves.com @karlgroves http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlgroves Phone: +1 410.541.6829 www.tenon.io Sign up for the Tenon Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/bcV8C9 From wag at 3playmedia.com Wed Jan 20 09:57:41 2016 From: wag at 3playmedia.com (Emily Griffin) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] upcoming free webinars on web accessibility & video captioning Message-ID: Hi folks, I wanted to let you know about 3Play Media's upcoming webinars that some of you might be interested in. Attendance is free, just register online. The information is below and please let me know if you have any questions. ~Emily Upcoming Webinars - [image: webinar: Strategies for Getting Administrative and Faculty Buy-In for UDL] Strategies for Getting Administrative and Faculty Buy-In for UDL January 21, 2016 at 2pm ? 3pm ET Presented by Thomas Tobin, the Coordinator of Learning Technologies in the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, this webinar will explore strategies for getting administrative and faculty buy-in for UDL. Thomas will focus on key shifts to make at your institution that will help demonstrate a measurable return on the investment of UDL. Register now! - [image: webinar: When the DOJ/OCR Makes a Visit: Lessons Learned in Resolving Complaints About Inaccessible IT] When the DOJ/OCR Makes a Visit: Lessons Learned in Resolving Complaints About Inaccessible IT February 17, 2016 at 2pm ? 3pm ET In this webinar, accessibility leaders at three different universities will discuss what to expect in a DOJ or OCR review, as well as the lessons they?ve learned at their institutions in resolving complaints about inaccessible IT. Learning from schools that have successfully resolved DOJ/OCR complaints, this webinar will provide valuable insight into how campus communities can work to ensure the accessibility of IT. 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Unfortunately our scheduled instructor backed out unexpectedly and we are looking for someone to step in, possibly as early as Feb. 8 but definitely for Spring quarter. The class is a 9 hour evening course, combining simulations to inform designing for people with disabilities, introduction to accessibility technology, and information around Sec 508 policy. CE will provide all course materials (slides, course map, skill checks, etc.), but we value instructors who can bring their own experience and examples to the classroom. Formal college level teaching experience isn't required, CE values professional experience in the subject area and some training or instruction experience, preferably with adult learners. Thanks for your consideration, please contact me with interest! Josh Isgur Product Manager, Technology Programs Bellevue College Continuing Education 425.564.3172 josh.isgur@bellevuecollege.edu http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ce/technology-classes/ --- AJ Duxbury Interim Director Disability Resource Center (DRC) 425-564-2658 Bellevue College, B132 3000 Landerholm Circle S.E. Bellevue, WA, 98007 Phone: (425) 564-2658/TTY: (425) 564-4110/FAX: (425) 564-4138 drc@bellevuecollege.edu www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc "When we do not check facts, dispel stereotypes, learn about difference, and appreciate new perspectives, we are teaching powerful negative lessons to the students we serve." - Dr. Margaret J. Barr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu Wed Jan 20 15:54:49 2016 From: Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu (Nast, Joseph M) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Need Tips: Preparing JAWS-ready beginning Spanish textbook (Accessible PDF) Message-ID: <8b68e6f477704fbd88e50ed8b61a9d20@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> Title: Puntos de partida: An Invitation to Spanish Author: Dorwick, Thalia; P?rez-Giron?s, Ana Mar?a; Becher, Anne ISBN13: 9780073385419 Beyond simply using my OmniPage Pro to save\convert the publisher's non-accessible PDF to the tagged, searchable flavor, I was wondering if those wiser than me (meaning everyone) have any tips\best practices to offer regarding possibly problematic visual elements of the textbook, such as: 1. "Matching" mini-exercises that ask the reader to match items in the first column to a list of choices in the second. 2. Textbook's use of text color to tag important elements (quote: "Note the use of red to highlight aspects of Spanish that you should pay special attention to"). Additionally, I'm concerned about the book's use of mixed Spanish and English within the same sentence. I know that JAWS (at least v12 and up) has a Spanish voice (Paulina) and is capable of reading Spanish comprehensibly. However, I'm concerned about the Spanish voice's pronunciation of English words. (I've heard the English voice butcher Spanish words). Any pointers are much appreciated. Thanks! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109j Lone Star College Cy Fair Counseling, Career, and Disability Services The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhori at ucdavis.edu Wed Jan 20 16:49:39 2016 From: jhori at ucdavis.edu (Joshua Hori) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Canvas Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Hello Liz! We just switched to Canvas last week! We did a lot of evaluations over the last 2 years of 5 different LMS's with both the mobile apps and web, finding the Canvas team extremely responsive, issuing accessibility fixes within 2 weeks of reports. We were floored. (we were looking at Canvas, D2L, Sakai, +2 more which were not considered after their RFP submission) D2L, while accessible, wasn't as intuitive as Canvas to our instructors. We're currently using Sakai, so no testing was done on that. So, what are the things that I'm going to have to watch out for? - Captioned videos (create a library of responses to minimize future costs) - Accessible LTI (Piazza, BlueCanary, McGraw Hill Smartbooks, Pearson Smartbooks, etc.) - Grading papers: Was very mouse orientated during our demo's, which we requested to have keyboard/touch support as well. - Math accessibility - 3D files - other STEM content What are some bonuses? - Easy setting extended times for quizzes and tests! - Testing within LMS soon? Respondus looks VERY promising. - Need additional services for your LMS? Look into different types of LTI to implement. Just remember to consider privacy, security, AND accessibility before purchasing. Mostly, we'll have to be interacting with content creators for the next decade to get these issues worked out. The developers have created an accessible LMS, but it's the content creators who can make it inaccessible. This is where Universal Design is really going to take off. That UDOIT site Jiatyan pointed out is really going to help, the problem will be getting people to use it. You can also join one of the LMS ATHENPro listservs to find out more: http://collaborate.athenpro.org/group/ Best, Joshua Hori Accessible Technology Analyst Student Disability Center University of California, Davis ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Jiatyan Chen Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 3:41 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Cc: altmedia@htclistserv.htctu.fhda.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] Canvas Accessibility Hello Liz, I've used both systems, and I have been on the LMS evaluation team. They are both active in making their LMS accessible. D2L had a 5-year accessibility roadmap last I heard (2 years ago?). Canvas is a new LMS and their CEO is a usability person. Both have active user groups for focussing on accessibility. As LMSes, D2L has more features than Canvas, but that comes at the price of usability (complexity). Canvas has a cleaner interface and simpler workflows. Both the UI are designed for pedagogy (vs file folder hierarchy). Part of your decision should be the maturity of your faculty with online learning - if they are advanced uses, they are probably not going to be satisfied with the features in Canvas). As for content accessibility, UCF wrote UDOIT, an accessibility content scanner for Canvas. [http://online.ucf.edu/files/2015/04/udoit_logo-300x105.png] UDOIT: Universal Design Online content Inspection Tool ... online.ucf.edu What is UDOIT? The Universal Design Online content Inspection Tool, or UDOIT (pronounced, ?You Do It?) enables faculty to identify accessibility issues in ... MSU has a similar scanner for D2L. Let me know if you need the contact. -- Jiatyan Chen Online Accessibility Program Manager Office of Public Affairs Stanford University On 2016 Jan 19, at 13:55, Prickett, Elizabeth > wrote: Good afternoon! Our college currently uses Blackboard, but our Distance Education unit is looking into a new LMS. They are currently considering and demoing Canvas. I?ve found this summer?s version of their VPAT online and some other materials, but I?m curious about actual user experience with accessibility. Are any of your schools using Canvas? Have you or your students (or staff/faculty) with disabilities encountered any accessibility or usability challenges? It sounds like they may be checking out D2L as well, so if anyone has any experience with D2L pros and cons, that would be great, too. I?ve used Blackboard as an instructor, and I?ve used D2L for a short MOOC as a student, so I have some experience with those interfaces. Does anyone know of any recent LMS accessibility comparison studies? I?ve only been able to locate ones which are several years old. Thanks so much for your insight! 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 _______________________________________________ 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 Teresa.Haven at nau.edu Wed Jan 20 17:06:10 2016 From: Teresa.Haven at nau.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Need Tips: Preparing JAWS-ready beginning Spanish textbook (Accessible PDF) In-Reply-To: <8b68e6f477704fbd88e50ed8b61a9d20@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> References: <8b68e6f477704fbd88e50ed8b61a9d20@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> Message-ID: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDD4045F@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu> Hi, Joseph. You have made some good observations, and I'll add a few considerations: ? I would not provide the student with a PDF of the book even if you have converted it to a tagged, searchable version. It's still not going to be an appropriately usable educational tool. Talk with the student and consider something better - preferably DAISY, EPUB, or something along those lines, or at the very least an appropriately marked-up Word version. ? You're right, the mixed use of languages in an elementary textbook has to be accounted for. JAWS can usually be pretty smart about large chunks of text (figuring out which synthesizer to use) but for small chunks like vocabulary lists that switch back and forth every other word, or sentences with mixed language, the text needs to be manually tagged with all the language changes. ? Color has to be represented by something else that JAWS can recognize and render. That might mean adding strong or emphasis tags, and/or creating a new convention for the book like a transcriber's note to be inserted into the text whenever red is used as a visual flag. Figuring this out will take some close observation and analysis of the usage patterns of color, bold, and italics throughout the text. ? Visual exercises have to be considered individually. You need to drill into what the educational point of the exercise is, and sometimes reformat it away from the visual form it's been given in the book. Ensure that the student's answers can still be provided in such a way to give the professor easy grading. If you'd like to send me an example of an exercise off-list (I have seen many different matching exercises in the past), I'd be happy to walk you through an analysis and suggestions for remediation. Retrofitting foreign-language educational materials into something appropriately accessible requires a lot of labor and attention to detail. Spanish materials are actually some of the easiest to produce, so you're lucky to be starting with that language as your training ground. I hope this helps, and please feel free to contact me directly with additional questions. Teresa Teresa Haven, Ph.D. Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Nast, Joseph M Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 4:55 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Need Tips: Preparing JAWS-ready beginning Spanish textbook (Accessible PDF) Title: Puntos de partida: An Invitation to Spanish Author: Dorwick, Thalia; P?rez-Giron?s, Ana Mar?a; Becher, Anne ISBN13: 9780073385419 Beyond simply using my OmniPage Pro to save\convert the publisher's non-accessible PDF to the tagged, searchable flavor, I was wondering if those wiser than me (meaning everyone) have any tips\best practices to offer regarding possibly problematic visual elements of the textbook, such as: 1. "Matching" mini-exercises that ask the reader to match items in the first column to a list of choices in the second. 2. Textbook's use of text color to tag important elements (quote: "Note the use of red to highlight aspects of Spanish that you should pay special attention to"). Additionally, I'm concerned about the book's use of mixed Spanish and English within the same sentence. I know that JAWS (at least v12 and up) has a Spanish voice (Paulina) and is capable of reading Spanish comprehensibly. However, I'm concerned about the Spanish voice's pronunciation of English words. (I've heard the English voice butcher Spanish words). Any pointers are much appreciated. Thanks! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109j Lone Star College Cy Fair Counseling, Career, and Disability Services The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sdunn at southeast.edu Thu Jan 21 06:40:22 2016 From: sdunn at southeast.edu (Susie Dunn) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Canvas Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: UDOIT is only for Canvas, Correct? From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Joshua Hori Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 6:50 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Cc: altmedia@htclistserv.htctu.fhda.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] Canvas Accessibility Hello Liz! We just switched to Canvas last week! We did a lot of evaluations over the last 2 years of 5 different LMS's with both the mobile apps and web, finding the Canvas team extremely responsive, issuing accessibility fixes within 2 weeks of reports. We were floored. (we were looking at Canvas, D2L, Sakai, +2 more which were not considered after their RFP submission) D2L, while accessible, wasn't as intuitive as Canvas to our instructors. We're currently using Sakai, so no testing was done on that. So, what are the things that I'm going to have to watch out for? - Captioned videos (create a library of responses to minimize future costs) - Accessible LTI (Piazza, BlueCanary, McGraw Hill Smartbooks, Pearson Smartbooks, etc.) - Grading papers: Was very mouse orientated during our demo's, which we requested to have keyboard/touch support as well. - Math accessibility - 3D files - other STEM content What are some bonuses? - Easy setting extended times for quizzes and tests! - Testing within LMS soon? Respondus looks VERY promising. - Need additional services for your LMS? Look into different types of LTI to implement. Just remember to consider privacy, security, AND accessibility before purchasing. Mostly, we'll have to be interacting with content creators for the next decade to get these issues worked out. The developers have created an accessible LMS, but it's the content creators who can make it inaccessible. This is where Universal Design is really going to take off. That UDOIT site Jiatyan pointed out is really going to help, the problem will be getting people to use it. You can also join one of the LMS ATHENPro listservs to find out more: http://collaborate.athenpro.org/group/ Best, Joshua Hori Accessible Technology Analyst Student Disability Center University of California, Davis ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of Jiatyan Chen > Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 3:41 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Cc: altmedia@htclistserv.htctu.fhda.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] Canvas Accessibility Hello Liz, I've used both systems, and I have been on the LMS evaluation team. They are both active in making their LMS accessible. D2L had a 5-year accessibility roadmap last I heard (2 years ago?). Canvas is a new LMS and their CEO is a usability person. Both have active user groups for focussing on accessibility. As LMSes, D2L has more features than Canvas, but that comes at the price of usability (complexity). Canvas has a cleaner interface and simpler workflows. Both the UI are designed for pedagogy (vs file folder hierarchy). Part of your decision should be the maturity of your faculty with online learning - if they are advanced uses, they are probably not going to be satisfied with the features in Canvas). As for content accessibility, UCF wrote UDOIT, an accessibility content scanner for Canvas. [http://online.ucf.edu/files/2015/04/udoit_logo-300x105.png] UDOIT: Universal Design Online content Inspection Tool ... online.ucf.edu What is UDOIT? The Universal Design Online content Inspection Tool, or UDOIT (pronounced, "You Do It") enables faculty to identify accessibility issues in ... MSU has a similar scanner for D2L. Let me know if you need the contact. -- Jiatyan Chen Online Accessibility Program Manager Office of Public Affairs Stanford University On 2016 Jan 19, at 13:55, Prickett, Elizabeth > wrote: Good afternoon! Our college currently uses Blackboard, but our Distance Education unit is looking into a new LMS. They are currently considering and demoing Canvas. I've found this summer's version of their VPAT online and some other materials, but I'm curious about actual user experience with accessibility. Are any of your schools using Canvas? Have you or your students (or staff/faculty) with disabilities encountered any accessibility or usability challenges? It sounds like they may be checking out D2L as well, so if anyone has any experience with D2L pros and cons, that would be great, too. I've used Blackboard as an instructor, and I've used D2L for a short MOOC as a student, so I have some experience with those interfaces. Does anyone know of any recent LMS accessibility comparison studies? I've only been able to locate ones which are several years old. Thanks so much for your insight! 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 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list ________________________________ Disclaimer: This e-mail and any attachments contain material that is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you must not use, retain or disclose any information contained in this e-mail. 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In that way, a student could quickly navigate to the question set, find the number question they want (an ordered list), and then navigate out to the beginning of the answers. Additionally, I'm concerned about the book's use of mixed Spanish and English within the same sentence. I know that JAWS (at least v12 and up) has a Spanish voice (Paulina) and is capable of reading Spanish comprehensibly. However, I'm concerned about the Spanish voice's pronunciation of English words. (I've heard the English voice butcher Spanish words). I also recommend creating a DAISY or EPUB book, where all of the Spanish language parts (and the rest of the book too) have been voiced by high quality synthesized voices. I recommend the SAPI 5 voices by Ivona. For creating an EPUB book with a lot of language switching, I recommend Voice Recorder Studio by Linguatec. This product makes adding all of the language switching tags very easy. Among other features, you can create speaker profiles (with varying voice speed, pitch, volume, and pausing), customize the pronunciation dictionary, add pauses to the ends of sentences, and export to EPUB. It integrates into MS Word too! Alas the program is expensive ($500), and any additional voices you purchase to use with the program must be bought at the same price as the program itself. (Any voices you have purchased that are not packaged with Voice Recorder Studio will not be available in the program.) The command line utility tool for batch processing is also $500. Alternatively, you could try using Balabolka to create the MP3s for your EPUB, as that program has some handy Direct Speech and Foreign Words features under the text menu. You can do a quick find and replace search to add the English SAPI 5 voice instead. The language tag syntax in Balabolka is: . For playback of your EPUB book, I recommend Readium. Have fun! Joseph Polizzotto Associate Professor, Learning Skills High Tech Center Access Specialist Taft College 29 Cougar Court Taft CA 93268 661-763-7977 (work) 408-504-7404 (cell) 661-763-7758 (fax) jpolizzotto@taftcollege.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Nast, Joseph M Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:55 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Need Tips: Preparing JAWS-ready beginning Spanish textbook (Accessible PDF) Title: Puntos de partida: An Invitation to Spanish Author: Dorwick, Thalia; P?rez-Giron?s, Ana Mar?a; Becher, Anne ISBN13: 9780073385419 Beyond simply using my OmniPage Pro to save\convert the publisher's non-accessible PDF to the tagged, searchable flavor, I was wondering if those wiser than me (meaning everyone) have any tips\best practices to offer regarding possibly problematic visual elements of the textbook, such as: 1. "Matching" mini-exercises that ask the reader to match items in the first column to a list of choices in the second. 2. Textbook's use of text color to tag important elements (quote: "Note the use of red to highlight aspects of Spanish that you should pay special attention to"). Additionally, I'm concerned about the book's use of mixed Spanish and English within the same sentence. I know that JAWS (at least v12 and up) has a Spanish voice (Paulina) and is capable of reading Spanish comprehensibly. However, I'm concerned about the Spanish voice's pronunciation of English words. (I've heard the English voice butcher Spanish words). Any pointers are much appreciated. Thanks! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109j Lone Star College Cy Fair Counseling, Career, and Disability Services The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jiatyan at stanford.edu Thu Jan 21 08:06:32 2016 From: jiatyan at stanford.edu (Jiatyan Chen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Canvas Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <69353938-3FD3-4C90-9543-C99652297472@stanford.edu> On 2016 Jan 21, at 06:40, Susie Dunn > wrote: UDOIT is only for Canvas, Correct? Yes, only for Canvas. It takes specific code and API to query an LMS to retrieve the necessary information about its content types. 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Marlene Zentz University of Montana marlene.zentz@umontana.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Jiatyan Chen Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 9:07 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Canvas Accessibility On 2016 Jan 21, at 06:40, Susie Dunn > wrote: UDOIT is only for Canvas, Correct? Yes, only for Canvas. It takes specific code and API to query an LMS to retrieve the necessary information about its content types. I've only heard of such content scanners built for 2 LMSes. -- Jiatyan Chen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tft at uw.edu Thu Jan 21 08:43:33 2016 From: tft at uw.edu (Terrill Thompson) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Canvas Accessibility In-Reply-To: <7E0790F82BA6614EAE3D8DED8759B73CD835D6E8@UMMAIL03.gs.umt.edu> References: <69353938-3FD3-4C90-9543-C99652297472@stanford.edu> <7E0790F82BA6614EAE3D8DED8759B73CD835D6E8@UMMAIL03.gs.umt.edu> Message-ID: ATHEN has an active collaboration with Instructure, the maker of Canvas. If you'd like to be involved in helping to ensure Canvas meets your accessibility needs, let me know and we can add you to the Canvas course where most of the collaborative work takes place. Also, Hadi Rangin is currently leading a small team that is doing a comprehensive accessibility evaluation of Canvas. Any evaluation is only a snapshot since Canvas has a very rapid upgrade cycle and most upgrades include fixes to accessibility bugs. Still, this evaluation will capture the current state of Canvas accessibility. They'll be sharing their findings at the CSUN conference: http://www.csun.edu/cod/conference/2016/sessions/index.php/public/presentations/view/265 Terrill --- Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, Accessible Technology Services UW Information Technology University of Washington tft@uw.edu On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Zentz, Marlene wrote: > At Accessing Higher Ground this year, the UCF presenter said they?ve open > sourced UDOIT. The code is on GitHub so > if you have the expertise, it can be configured for other LMS?s. > > > > Marlene Zentz > > University of Montana > > marlene.zentz@umontana.edu > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Jiatyan Chen > *Sent:* Thursday, January 21, 2016 9:07 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Canvas Accessibility > > > > > > On 2016 Jan 21, at 06:40, Susie Dunn wrote: > > > > UDOIT is only for Canvas, Correct? > > > > Yes, only for Canvas. > > > > It takes specific code and API to query an LMS to retrieve the necessary > information about its content types. I've only heard of such content > scanners built for 2 LMSes. > > > > -- > > Jiatyan Chen > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 normajean.brand at hccs.edu Thu Jan 21 11:00:45 2016 From: normajean.brand at hccs.edu (Normajean.Brand) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Need Tips: Preparing JAWS-ready beginning Spanish textbook (Accessible PDF) In-Reply-To: <8b68e6f477704fbd88e50ed8b61a9d20@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> References: <8b68e6f477704fbd88e50ed8b61a9d20@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> Message-ID: Sooooo glad you brought this up Joseph! We're struggling with the same issues with another Spanish textbook for another JAWS user. NJ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Nast, Joseph M Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 5:55 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Need Tips: Preparing JAWS-ready beginning Spanish textbook (Accessible PDF) Title: Puntos de partida: An Invitation to Spanish Author: Dorwick, Thalia; P?rez-Giron?s, Ana Mar?a; Becher, Anne ISBN13: 9780073385419 Beyond simply using my OmniPage Pro to save\convert the publisher's non-accessible PDF to the tagged, searchable flavor, I was wondering if those wiser than me (meaning everyone) have any tips\best practices to offer regarding possibly problematic visual elements of the textbook, such as: 1. "Matching" mini-exercises that ask the reader to match items in the first column to a list of choices in the second. 2. Textbook's use of text color to tag important elements (quote: "Note the use of red to highlight aspects of Spanish that you should pay special attention to"). Additionally, I'm concerned about the book's use of mixed Spanish and English within the same sentence. I know that JAWS (at least v12 and up) has a Spanish voice (Paulina) and is capable of reading Spanish comprehensibly. However, I'm concerned about the Spanish voice's pronunciation of English words. (I've heard the English voice butcher Spanish words). Any pointers are much appreciated. Thanks! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109j Lone Star College Cy Fair Counseling, Career, and Disability Services The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu Thu Jan 21 12:16:45 2016 From: Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu (Nast, Joseph M) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Need Tips: Preparing JAWS-ready beginning Spanish textbook (Accessible PDF) In-Reply-To: References: <8b68e6f477704fbd88e50ed8b61a9d20@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> Message-ID: <65ec52987b484c0b8576e133f1fbab52@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> I'd like to personally thank Dr. Haven and Professor Polizzotto for pointing me in the right direction on this matter. Thank you! As challenging as it'll be for me to create a Daisy or EPub version of this book, my biggest worry is delivering the alt format in a timely manner - considering the semester has already started. As Dr. Haven noted earlier: "Retrofitting foreign-language educational materials into something appropriately accessible requires a lot of labor and attention to detail." Fortunately, the DSO spirits have smiled upon us a bit; Learning Ally has this textbook available, read entirely by Spanish\English bilingual narrators. The audio seems to be satisfactorily detailed; readers even annunciate purely visual elements of the book like the afore-mentioned red-colored text. Naturally, I don't imagine it's a 1:1 substitute for a fully accessible Daisy book, but it seems to be much more accessible than a PDF in this case. However, I'm not confident we'll always be this lucky, so I'll continue creating a Daisy\EPub version using the advice I've been given as a starting point. Apparently, I also need to do a better job at managing students' expectations when it comes to this kind of intense alt formatting. Submitting alt format requests 2 business days before the semester starts is No Bueno. :) Gratefully, Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109j Lone Star College Cy Fair Counseling, Career, and Disability Services The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Normajean.Brand Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 1:01 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Need Tips: Preparing JAWS-ready beginning Spanish textbook (Accessible PDF) Sooooo glad you brought this up Joseph! We're struggling with the same issues with another Spanish textbook for another JAWS user. NJ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Nast, Joseph M Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 5:55 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Need Tips: Preparing JAWS-ready beginning Spanish textbook (Accessible PDF) Title: Puntos de partida: An Invitation to Spanish Author: Dorwick, Thalia; P?rez-Giron?s, Ana Mar?a; Becher, Anne ISBN13: 9780073385419 Beyond simply using my OmniPage Pro to save\convert the publisher's non-accessible PDF to the tagged, searchable flavor, I was wondering if those wiser than me (meaning everyone) have any tips\best practices to offer regarding possibly problematic visual elements of the textbook, such as: 1. "Matching" mini-exercises that ask the reader to match items in the first column to a list of choices in the second. 2. Textbook's use of text color to tag important elements (quote: "Note the use of red to highlight aspects of Spanish that you should pay special attention to"). Additionally, I'm concerned about the book's use of mixed Spanish and English within the same sentence. I know that JAWS (at least v12 and up) has a Spanish voice (Paulina) and is capable of reading Spanish comprehensibly. However, I'm concerned about the Spanish voice's pronunciation of English words. (I've heard the English voice butcher Spanish words). Any pointers are much appreciated. Thanks! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109j Lone Star College Cy Fair Counseling, Career, and Disability Services The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Marlene Zentz University of Montana marlene.zentz@umontana.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Jiatyan Chen Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 9:07 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Canvas Accessibility On 2016 Jan 21, at 06:40, Susie Dunn > wrote: UDOIT is only for Canvas, Correct? Yes, only for Canvas. It takes specific code and API to query an LMS to retrieve the necessary information about its content types. I've only heard of such content scanners built for 2 LMSes. -- Jiatyan Chen ________________________________ Disclaimer: This e-mail and any attachments contain material that is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you must not use, retain or disclose any information contained in this e-mail. 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I also had a student complain that the settings in JAWS that allow font attributes to be read out loud appear to turn on arbitrarily with some Microsoft Word documents and not with others. Can anyone think of a reason that this might happen or a way to ensure that it does not? Best, Michele Bromley *Michele Joy Bromley* Inclusive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Portland State University Office: 116A SMSU Phone: (503) 725-8395 Fax: (503) 725-4103 Email: michele.bromley@pdx.edu Website: www.pdx.edu/drc *"Shame on us if we let the wonders of educational technology and broadband lead to more inequality as opposed to less." ~ Eugene Sperling* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Teresa.Haven at nau.edu Thu Jan 21 14:13:29 2016 From: Teresa.Haven at nau.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Need Tips: Preparing JAWS-ready beginning Spanish textbook (Accessible PDF) In-Reply-To: <65ec52987b484c0b8576e133f1fbab52@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> References: <8b68e6f477704fbd88e50ed8b61a9d20@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> <65ec52987b484c0b8576e133f1fbab52@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> Message-ID: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDD4182C@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu> Glad to help, Joe. And although it might help to talk with the student about placing requests farther in advance, last-minute requests are still something we always have to be prepared for. Not an easy thing to do, but it's a reminder for all of us of the importance of planning for the unexpected. Smiles, Teresa From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Nast, Joseph M Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 1:17 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Need Tips: Preparing JAWS-ready beginning Spanish textbook (Accessible PDF) I'd like to personally thank Dr. Haven and Professor Polizzotto for pointing me in the right direction on this matter. Thank you! As challenging as it'll be for me to create a Daisy or EPub version of this book, my biggest worry is delivering the alt format in a timely manner - considering the semester has already started. As Dr. Haven noted earlier: "Retrofitting foreign-language educational materials into something appropriately accessible requires a lot of labor and attention to detail." Fortunately, the DSO spirits have smiled upon us a bit; Learning Ally has this textbook available, read entirely by Spanish\English bilingual narrators. The audio seems to be satisfactorily detailed; readers even annunciate purely visual elements of the book like the afore-mentioned red-colored text. Naturally, I don't imagine it's a 1:1 substitute for a fully accessible Daisy book, but it seems to be much more accessible than a PDF in this case. However, I'm not confident we'll always be this lucky, so I'll continue creating a Daisy\EPub version using the advice I've been given as a starting point. Apparently, I also need to do a better job at managing students' expectations when it comes to this kind of intense alt formatting. Submitting alt format requests 2 business days before the semester starts is No Bueno. :) Gratefully, Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109j Lone Star College Cy Fair Counseling, Career, and Disability Services The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Normajean.Brand Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 1:01 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Need Tips: Preparing JAWS-ready beginning Spanish textbook (Accessible PDF) Sooooo glad you brought this up Joseph! We're struggling with the same issues with another Spanish textbook for another JAWS user. NJ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Nast, Joseph M Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 5:55 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Need Tips: Preparing JAWS-ready beginning Spanish textbook (Accessible PDF) Title: Puntos de partida: An Invitation to Spanish Author: Dorwick, Thalia; P?rez-Giron?s, Ana Mar?a; Becher, Anne ISBN13: 9780073385419 Beyond simply using my OmniPage Pro to save\convert the publisher's non-accessible PDF to the tagged, searchable flavor, I was wondering if those wiser than me (meaning everyone) have any tips\best practices to offer regarding possibly problematic visual elements of the textbook, such as: 1. "Matching" mini-exercises that ask the reader to match items in the first column to a list of choices in the second. 2. Textbook's use of text color to tag important elements (quote: "Note the use of red to highlight aspects of Spanish that you should pay special attention to"). Additionally, I'm concerned about the book's use of mixed Spanish and English within the same sentence. I know that JAWS (at least v12 and up) has a Spanish voice (Paulina) and is capable of reading Spanish comprehensibly. However, I'm concerned about the Spanish voice's pronunciation of English words. (I've heard the English voice butcher Spanish words). Any pointers are much appreciated. Thanks! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109j Lone Star College Cy Fair Counseling, Career, and Disability Services The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Can anyone think of a reason that this might happen or a way to ensure that it does not? What attributes are being spoken? Is it heading levels or font colors and types? You can use the same verbosity settings to see what is happening. I cannot think of a reason why this is happening unless they are working with a document that another person created and the reveal codes have been turned on. Without seeing a sample, it is hard for me to say for sure. HTH. 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 Michele Bromley Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 4:11 PM To: DSSHE-L@listserv.buffalo.edu; athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] A Couple, Quick JAWS Questions Good afternoon, friends! I am much more comfortable with NVDA than I am with JAWS, and I am wondering whether any of you might be able to help me out with a few settings questions. 1. I'm working with a JAWS user who is taking a programming class. They are using Notepad ++ and the command prompt to write and run code. I'm wondering whether there is a setting that will allows JAWS to announce indentation (tabs) in a text editor like Notepad ++. 2. I also had a student complain that the settings in JAWS that allow font attributes to be read out loud appear to turn on arbitrarily with some Microsoft Word documents and not with others. Can anyone think of a reason that this might happen or a way to ensure that it does not? Best, Michele Bromley Michele Joy Bromley Inclusive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Portland State University Office: 116A SMSU Phone: (503) 725-8395 Fax: (503) 725-4103 Email: michele.bromley@pdx.edu Website: www.pdx.edu/drc "Shame on us if we let the wonders of educational technology and broadband lead to more inequality as opposed to less." ~ Eugene Sperling -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Fri Jan 22 09:28:29 2016 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] screen reader friendly wiki Message-ID: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84011E15CBE6@EROS.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Hi all, I'm looking for a wiki tool tat is screen reader friendly. Any suggestions? Thanks. 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Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are available now. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU! * And the *Technology Access Series *. Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your earliest convenience for the largest selection. Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ronrstewart at gmail.com Mon Jan 25 09:51:34 2016 From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] AT software causing problem with IT loadsets In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: It used to be a real problem, in particular when one piece of AT would fight with another. I have done recent testing for several years and this is no longer the case. I do a regular training in which we load up the four major screen readers at the same time and other than getting quad TTS no BSDs. Ron Stewart On Monday, January 25, 2016, Howard Kramer wrote: > Hello All: > > Does anyone know of a reason to avoid putting AT software (JAWS for > example) into IT loadsets (computer lab software configurations) so that > this software can be distributed across campus computers? Our IT contact > feels it might cause the systems to be unstable. I know this can sometimes > happen. How have you addressed this on your campuses? > > Thanks, > Howard > > > -- > Howard Kramer > Conference Coordinator > Accessing Higher Ground > 303-492-8672 > cell: 720-351-8668 > > Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference > * in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. > Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are > available now. > > > > Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up > of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU! > * And the *Technology > Access Series *. > Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your > earliest convenience for the largest selection. > > > > Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now. > * > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bshimmin at bakersfieldcollege.edu Mon Jan 25 10:06:03 2016 From: bshimmin at bakersfieldcollege.edu (Bob Shimmin) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] AT software causing problem with IT loadsets In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <134C9C709D141E4580137CD3B4F451E31578C972@EX02.college.kernccd.net> In answer to your question about putting AT software on the lab image, we have not experienced any problems. We have Kurzweil 3000, Jaws, and Read & Write Gold in all labs and in some labs we have also added ZoomText and Dragon (because of the limited number of licenses we have). The only performance issue we have run across is the login time. The more software, of any kind, you have the longer the login time will be. We use a product called DeepFreeze which does not save any of the users settings or information for that session once the computer is rebooted. So each time the user logs in it is like logging in for the first time and the profile has to be rebuilt. Bob Shimmin Bakersfield College Systems Support Specialist From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:52 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] AT software causing problem with IT loadsets It used to be a real problem, in particular when one piece of AT would fight with another. I have done recent testing for several years and this is no longer the case. I do a regular training in which we load up the four major screen readers at the same time and other than getting quad TTS no BSDs. Ron Stewart On Monday, January 25, 2016, Howard Kramer > wrote: Hello All: Does anyone know of a reason to avoid putting AT software (JAWS for example) into IT loadsets (computer lab software configurations) so that this software can be distributed across campus computers? Our IT contact feels it might cause the systems to be unstable. I know this can sometimes happen. How have you addressed this on your campuses? Thanks, Howard -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 Join us for the Accessing Higher Ground Conference in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are available now. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, AHEADtoYOU! And the Technology Access Series. Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your earliest convenience for the largest selection. Not yet a member of AHEAD? We welcome you to join AHEAD now. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hkramer at ahead.org Mon Jan 25 10:07:47 2016 From: hkramer at ahead.org (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] AT software causing problem with IT loadsets In-Reply-To: <134C9C709D141E4580137CD3B4F451E31578C972@EX02.college.kernccd.net> References: <134C9C709D141E4580137CD3B4F451E31578C972@EX02.college.kernccd.net> Message-ID: Thanks Bob, Ron. -Howard On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 11:06 AM, Bob Shimmin < bshimmin@bakersfieldcollege.edu> wrote: > In answer to your question about putting AT software on the lab image, we > have not experienced any problems. We have Kurzweil 3000, Jaws, and Read & > Write Gold in all labs and in some labs we have also added ZoomText and > Dragon (because of the limited number of licenses we have). > > > > The only performance issue we have run across is the login time. The more > software, of any kind, you have the longer the login time will be. We use > a product called DeepFreeze which does not save any of the users settings > or information for that session once the computer is rebooted. So each > time the user logs in it is like logging in for the first time and the > profile has to be rebuilt. > > > > Bob Shimmin > > Bakersfield College > > Systems Support Specialist > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Ron > *Sent:* Monday, January 25, 2016 9:52 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] AT software causing problem with IT loadsets > > > > It used to be a real problem, in particular when one piece of AT would > fight with another. I have done recent testing for several years and this > is no longer the case. I do a regular training in which we load up the four > major screen readers at the same time and other than getting quad TTS no > BSDs. > > > > Ron Stewart > > On Monday, January 25, 2016, Howard Kramer wrote: > > Hello All: > > > > Does anyone know of a reason to avoid putting AT software (JAWS for > example) into IT loadsets (computer lab software configurations) so that > this software can be distributed across campus computers? Our IT contact > feels it might cause the systems to be unstable. I know this can sometimes > happen. How have you addressed this on your campuses? > > > > Thanks, > > Howard > > > > > -- > > Howard Kramer > > Conference Coordinator > > Accessing Higher Ground > > 303-492-8672 > > cell: 720-351-8668 > > > > Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference > * in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, > 2015. Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are > available now. > > > > Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up > of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU! > * And the *Technology > Access Series *. > Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your > earliest convenience for the largest selection. > > > > Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now. > * > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference * in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are available now. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU! * And the *Technology Access Series *. Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your earliest convenience for the largest selection. Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lorik at virginia.edu Mon Jan 25 10:38:23 2016 From: lorik at virginia.edu (Lori Kressin) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:04 2018 Subject: [Athen] Experience with HR Vendors Message-ID: <89290A6D-3CCD-4D06-B9F3-3898B0DE75A6@virginia.edu> Good afternoon, Please accept my apologies for cross-posting ? I?m hoping to grab as much experience/information as possible. The University of Virginia is currently reviewing vendors to expand or replace our HR technology solution. The vendors/products that have responded to our RFI and are being considered are: Workday ADP Oracle SAP/SuccessFactors We have asked for a laundry list of documentation (e.g. VPAT, Accessibility Statement, how the product was tested, gap coverage) but the response has been underwhelming. Have any of you had experience with, reviewed, or tested any of these products as to their compliance with 508 and/or WCAG 2.0 Level AA and/or general usability? Thank you for any information you can provide, Lori ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lori Kressin, CISSP Coordinator of Academic Accessibility Office of the Executive VP and Provost ? Univ. of Virginia 102 Cresap Rd ? POB 400199 ? Charlottesville, VA ? 22903 [434] 982-5784 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danc at uw.edu Mon Jan 25 10:41:42 2016 From: danc at uw.edu (Dan Comden) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:05 2018 Subject: [Athen] AT software causing problem with IT loadsets In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We have JAWS (network), NVDA, ZoomText (network), NaturalReader, and TextHelp all part of our standard image. Apart from occasional issues with our JAWS license server, no problems with the other apps on the image. This is a Win7 build and we're testing Win10. Where you can run into problems is use of a virtual machine -- apps like ZoomText often don't work in that environment due to the nature of the display driver. -*- Dan On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 9:40 AM, Howard Kramer wrote: > Hello All: > > Does anyone know of a reason to avoid putting AT software (JAWS for > example) into IT loadsets (computer lab software configurations) so that > this software can be distributed across campus computers? Our IT contact > feels it might cause the systems to be unstable. I know this can sometimes > happen. How have you addressed this on your campuses? > > Thanks, > Howard > > > -- > Howard Kramer > Conference Coordinator > Accessing Higher Ground > 303-492-8672 > cell: 720-351-8668 > > Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference > * in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. > Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are > available now. > > > > Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up > of webinars, *AHEADtoYOU! > * And the *Technology > Access Series *. > Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your > earliest convenience for the largest selection. > > > > Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now. > * > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > -- -*- Dan Comden danc@uw.edu Access Technology Center www.uw.edu/itconnect/accessibility/atl/ University of Washington UW Information Technology -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Mon Jan 25 10:53:37 2016 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:05 2018 Subject: [Athen] AT software causing problem with IT loadsets In-Reply-To: <134C9C709D141E4580137CD3B4F451E31578C972@EX02.college.kernccd.net> References: <134C9C709D141E4580137CD3B4F451E31578C972@EX02.college.kernccd.net> Message-ID: <009501d157a1$b324f570$196ee050$@gmail.com> Hi all ATHENITES A side comment for those of you running Deep-Freeze & you are A T software: for your students who are using Dragon NaturallySpeaking, deep-freeze causes microphone & ambient noise testing to be eliminated at the end of each day which results in retesting microphones every single time the student logs in to use Dragon. Another difficulty with this particular software & Deep-Freeze is that Dragon is tied to specific computers, with the voice profiles are stored. To make access easier, my recommendation is to have your IT folks reconfigure the path for saving voice profiles to the server rather than to the local computer. While it might take up some space on your server, it will make access to the voice profiles easier and the students will not have to retrain every single day, even if they have their profiles on flash drives. We did this at my previous college, and the voice profiles were all like out at the end of the semester/term so that it didn't clog up space. Another suggestion is that students bring their microphones. If the microphone is the same, and the student plugs it in *before* booting up Dragon, it will proceed quicker. Just a thought. Happy Monday Wink Wink Harner Adaptive Technology Consulting & Training Alternative Text & Media Production The Foreigntype foreigntype@gmail.com winkharner1113@gmail.com (Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.) From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Shimmin Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 10:06 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] AT software causing problem with IT loadsets In answer to your question about putting AT software on the lab image, we have not experienced any problems. We have Kurzweil 3000, Jaws, and Read & Write Gold in all labs and in some labs we have also added ZoomText and Dragon (because of the limited number of licenses we have). The only performance issue we have run across is the login time. The more software, of any kind, you have the longer the login time will be. We use a product called DeepFreeze which does not save any of the users settings or information for that session once the computer is rebooted. So each time the user logs in it is like logging in for the first time and the profile has to be rebuilt. Bob Shimmin Bakersfield College Systems Support Specialist From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:52 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] AT software causing problem with IT loadsets It used to be a real problem, in particular when one piece of AT would fight with another. I have done recent testing for several years and this is no longer the case. I do a regular training in which we load up the four major screen readers at the same time and other than getting quad TTS no BSDs. Ron Stewart On Monday, January 25, 2016, Howard Kramer wrote: Hello All: Does anyone know of a reason to avoid putting AT software (JAWS for example) into IT loadsets (computer lab software configurations) so that this software can be distributed across campus computers? Our IT contact feels it might cause the systems to be unstable. I know this can sometimes happen. How have you addressed this on your campuses? Thanks, Howard -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 Join us for the Accessing Higher Ground Conference in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are available now. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, AHEADtoYOU! And the Technology Access Series. Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your earliest convenience for the largest selection. Not yet a member of AHEAD? We welcome you to join AHEAD now. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From normajean.brand at hccs.edu Mon Jan 25 16:04:06 2016 From: normajean.brand at hccs.edu (Normajean.Brand) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:05 2018 Subject: [Athen] AT software causing problem with IT loadsets In-Reply-To: <009501d157a1$b324f570$196ee050$@gmail.com> References: <134C9C709D141E4580137CD3B4F451E31578C972@EX02.college.kernccd.net> <009501d157a1$b324f570$196ee050$@gmail.com> Message-ID: To tag on to the thread: Ask your IT to contact Faronics (Deepfreeze) and enlist their help to create a ?whitelist? of applications that should be allowed to run without wiping information needed by student using the software like JAWS, etc. The same can be done with Respondus Lock-Down Browser app if your institution uses that. Also, I?ve had some luck in contacting Freedom Scientific to get help with deploying system-wide, having their ILMS work with our Active Directory. Hope this helps? some. ? NJ ________________________________ NJ Brand, ATAC Houston Community College-Northwest ADA Technician College Educational & Technology Services - C.E.T.S. Room RC13 1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N. Houston TX 77043 VM/Office: 713.718.5604 FAX: 713.718.5430 Email: normajean.brand@hccs.edu If you have a counseling emergency, please call 911. Ability/Counseling/AT Services staff members do not maintain 24-hour access to e-mail accounts, but do check email during regularly scheduled business hours. ***Confidentiality Notice (FERPA & HIPAA)*** This email (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C._2510-2521. The information in this email is confidential and may contain information that is privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s); access to anyone else is unauthorized. If you received this message in error, do not review, disseminate, distribute or copy it. Please notify the sender by reply email immediately that you received the message in error and then delete the message and any attachments in its entirety. Thank you for helping maintain privacy. Because e-mail is not a secure medium, confidentiality of e-mail cannot be guaranteed. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 12:54 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] AT software causing problem with IT loadsets Hi all ATHENITES A side comment for those of you running Deep-Freeze & you are A T software: for your students who are using Dragon NaturallySpeaking, deep-freeze causes microphone & ambient noise testing to be eliminated at the end of each day which results in retesting microphones every single time the student logs in to use Dragon. Another difficulty with this particular software & Deep-Freeze is that Dragon is tied to specific computers, with the voice profiles are stored. To make access easier, my recommendation is to have your IT folks reconfigure the path for saving voice profiles to the server rather than to the local computer. While it might take up some space on your server, it will make access to the voice profiles easier and the students will not have to retrain every single day, even if they have their profiles on flash drives. We did this at my previous college, and the voice profiles were all like out at the end of the semester/term so that it didn't clog up space. Another suggestion is that students bring their microphones. If the microphone is the same, and the student plugs it in *before* booting up Dragon, it will proceed quicker. Just a thought. Happy Monday Wink Wink Harner Adaptive Technology Consulting & Training Alternative Text & Media Production The Foreigntype foreigntype@gmail.com winkharner1113@gmail.com (Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.) From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Shimmin Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 10:06 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] AT software causing problem with IT loadsets In answer to your question about putting AT software on the lab image, we have not experienced any problems. We have Kurzweil 3000, Jaws, and Read & Write Gold in all labs and in some labs we have also added ZoomText and Dragon (because of the limited number of licenses we have). The only performance issue we have run across is the login time. The more software, of any kind, you have the longer the login time will be. We use a product called DeepFreeze which does not save any of the users settings or information for that session once the computer is rebooted. So each time the user logs in it is like logging in for the first time and the profile has to be rebuilt. Bob Shimmin Bakersfield College Systems Support Specialist From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:52 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] AT software causing problem with IT loadsets It used to be a real problem, in particular when one piece of AT would fight with another. I have done recent testing for several years and this is no longer the case. I do a regular training in which we load up the four major screen readers at the same time and other than getting quad TTS no BSDs. Ron Stewart On Monday, January 25, 2016, Howard Kramer > wrote: Hello All: Does anyone know of a reason to avoid putting AT software (JAWS for example) into IT loadsets (computer lab software configurations) so that this software can be distributed across campus computers? Our IT contact feels it might cause the systems to be unstable. I know this can sometimes happen. How have you addressed this on your campuses? Thanks, Howard -- Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 Join us for the Accessing Higher Ground Conference in Denver, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2015. Complete Attendee, Exhibitor, Hotel, and Registration materials are available now. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, AHEADtoYOU! And the Technology Access Series. Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your earliest convenience for the largest selection. Not yet a member of AHEAD? 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Berkeley?s culture of openness, freedom and acceptance?academic and artistic, political and cultural?make it a very special place for students, faculty and staff. Berkeley is committed to hiring and developing staff who want to work in a high performing culture that supports the outstanding work of our faculty and students. In deciding whether to apply for a staff position at Berkeley, candidates are strongly encouraged to consider the alignment of the Berkeley Workplace Culture with their potential for success at http://jobs.berkeley.edu/why-berkeley.html. Application Review Date *The First Review Date for this job is: 2/4/2016* *Departmental Overview* The Disabled Students? Program (DSP) is recognized for its commitment to ensuring that all students with disabilities have equal access to educational opportunities at UC Berkeley and help students to achieve academic and personal success through its programs. DSP offers a wide range of services for students with disabilities. These services are individually designed, and based on the specific needs of each student. *Responsibilities* The responsibilities of this position involve the provision of alternative media to students with disabilities in accordance with state and federal law that assures students access to their academic coursework. DSP handles more than 3,500 alternative media projects during the academic year, serving more than 80 students. The purpose of this position is to convert standard print material into an alternative format (electronic or audio) that is accessible for the student. Following departmental standards, the incumbent analyzes and edits instructional materials as necessary, and uses highly specialized software for the conversion of materials into accessible formats. *Key responsibilities include:* ? Prepares materials for electronic conversion (i.e., disassemble and organize textbooks in preparation for scanning). ? Obtains a ?clean? copy of source material for assigned article/book from the Library and/or online when legibility of the copy provided by the student or course instructor is poor (e.g. faded, marked up, etc.) Re-types text if clean source material is not available. ? Converts course materials into an electronic text or audio format. ? Reviews and proofreads course material to ensure accuracy and effectiveness of converted text. ? Analyzes instructional materials and makes appropriate adjustments to the scanning software and hardware settings and resolution. ? Imports scanned files into the appropriate software application based on a student?s individualized disability needs. ? Manipulates scanned files using appropriate Optical Character Recognition (OCR) tools. ? Imports diagrams, charts and graphics into Photoshop or MS Word and creates or manipulate accurate graphical representations that can be converted into Tactile Graphics. ? Adds appropriate tags and audio descriptors and alternative tags to Tactile Graphics. ? Reassembles students? hard copy materials into a re-usable format. ? Posts alternative media files to student/course specific bSpace accounts. Complies with federal, state and university copyright laws and protection of distributed alternative media. ? Prepares and sends routine e-mail correspondence. Maintains relevant database records. Prepares reports and statistical information. Other duties as assigned. ? Provides instruction and technical support to staff, and DSP students with using self-scan stations. *Required Qualifications* ? Ability to work independently. ? Knowledge of PC and Mac operating systems. ? Knowledge of document scanning and alternative format conversion processes. ? Ability to format in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point. ? Knowledge of AbbyFineReader, and OmniPage ? Ability to type at a speed of no less than 70 words per minute. ? Knowledge of Google Drive. ? Knowledge of mathematics. ? Effective written and interpersonal communication skills. ? Strong organizational and time management skills. ? Detail oriented. *Preferred Qualifications* ? Knowledge and understanding of alternative media methods and strategies. ? Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat Professional, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop. ? Knowledge of Kurzweil, WYNN, and CLARO. ? Knowledge of MathType and Scientific Notebook. *Salary & Benefits* The hourly salary range is $24.23 to $27.09, depending on qualifications and experience. For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html *How to Apply* Please submit your cover letter and resume as a single attachment when applying. *Criminal Background Check* This position has been designated as sensitive and may require a Criminal Background Check. We reserve the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of a Criminal Background Check. - *Equal Employment Opportunity* The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant see: http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct ? -- *Alternative Media Supervisor* Disabled Students' Program University of California, Berkeley Guidelines: http://dsp.berkeley.edu/alternativemedia.html Lab Info: http://www.dsp.berkeley.edu/alt-media-center -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Mon Jan 25 17:50:38 2016 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:05 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Job announcement... 3rd time's a charm! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00d301d157db$f53e4c10$dfbae430$@htctu.net> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich HTCTU Director 408-996-6047 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From: Wegman, Patie [mailto:pwegman@santarosa.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 12:57 PM Powered by NEOGOV Job Title: COORDINATOR, COMPUTER LABS -ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER Opening Date/Time: Tue. 01/19/16 12:00 AM Pacific Time Closing Date/Time: Wed. 02/03/16 5:00 PM Pacific Time Salary: $5,092.00 - $6,191.00 Monthly Job Type: Full-Time Location: SRJC Santa Rosa Campus: 1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, California Department: Disability Resources Print Job Information | Apply Description Benefits Supplemental Questions Priority Filing Deadline: February 3, 2016 (initial screening date/open until filled) COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS . Salary Range: $5,092 - $6,191 per month (2015/16 Salary Schedule); maximum initial placement at $5,614 per month (placement within this range is based on assessment of previous experience as documented in application materials). . Fringe benefits: The District offers a competitive health & benefits package for employees and eligible dependents (benefits are pro-rated for part-time employees). . Leave/Holiday time: Full-time classified members earn 8 hours of sick leave and start off accruing 6.67 hours of vacation for each month worked (accrual rate increases after third year of employment and rates are pro-rated for part-time employees). Employees are also compensated for holidays recognized by the District (14 holidays/year, pro-rated for part-time employees). Classified employees are required to become a dues paying member of the Service Employee's International Union SEIU), or pay a service fee. Candidate selected will need to successfully pass a pre-employment physical examination as a condition of employment. JOB DESCRIPTION: Santa Rosa Junior College is seeking a qualified individual with demonstrated technology skills to join an outstanding team of faculty and staff to provide high quality services to our district, our community, and most importantly to our students. Under general supervision, plans, organizes and coordinates activities within computer laboratories and classrooms; serves as a technical resource for departments and faculty in the development and implementation of technologies in support of instructional curriculum; maintains inventories and recommends purchases of hardware and software; troubleshoots, repairs and maintains computer hardware and peripheral equipment; configures, debugs and deploys software; trains faculty and staff in the use of and administration of computer systems and other technologies; and performs related work as required. This is a categorically-funded, full-time position. Generally, the work hours will be between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Candidates must have scheduling flexibility to meet the changing needs of the department. Appointments are contingent upon funding and Board approval. SCOPE: The Coordinator, Computer Labs oversees the daily activities for microcomputer laboratories, classrooms and related instructional areas; implements, troubleshoots and maintains instructional computing resources for assigned areas. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: The Coordinator, Computer Labs is distinguished from the Microcomputer Lab Specialist II by the responsibility for resolving complex problems and making recommendations for technology resources with an increased breadth of overall coordination of assigned computer labs, classrooms and related instructional areas with a multi-curricular scope including serving as a lead worker to other Classified staff. DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Within the Disability Resources Department, the Assistive Technology Center (ATC) provides access to technology for hundreds of students with disabilities each year. The ATC serves as a training center in the use of numerous software and other technology solutions for students who then access computer labs throughout the college District. The Coordinator of the ATC Lab plays a key role in the assistive technology access in all computer labs in the District. Examples of Duties: KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Examples of key duties are interpreted as being descriptive and not restrictive in nature. Incumbents routinely perform approximately 80% of the duties below. 1. Coordinates with departments and faculty to make recommendations for technology resources, facilitate the development and implementation of existing and emerging technologies in support of curriculum in assigned areas; serves as primary point of contact and technical resource for faculty, staff and students. 2. Researches, designs, configures and tests software for workstations and multi-lab servers, and curriculum-specific specialized programs to meet instructional support needs in assigned areas. 3. Troubleshoots, upgrades, repairs and maintains workstations, network servers, network storage devices, and peripheral equipment; develops and maintains documentation. 4. Plans, schedules, and implements deployment of software images and upgrades; and implements remote access software to configure and control workstations. 5. Establishes and maintains computer laboratory policies and procedures; coordinates schedule development. 6. Leads staff meetings to coordinate laboratory activities among staff. 7. Maintains current knowledge of emerging information technology trends and developments. 8. May order and inventory supplies, related equipment and repair requests; maintain and monitor Lab supplies and student employee budgets, and recommend purchase of software and hardware. 9. May serve as a lead worker for other Classified staff in the area. 10. Supervises, trains and directs the work of short-term, non-continuing and student employees. Minimum Qualifications: EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ABILITY TO: Perform skilled work in the installation, maintenance, support, troubleshooting, and repair of software. prototype images, computer equipment; develop prototype images; resolution of software, server and desktop operating system issues, network image deployment, and remote access; research and interpret technical writings; maintain current knowledge of emerging information technology trends and developments; train others in assigned areas; ability to speak and write effectively in individual and group settings including training sessions; perform work with accuracy and speed; maintain records; give and follow oral and written communications; act as a lead worker to other Classified staff in the area; supervise short-term, non-continuing and student employees; maintain cooperative working relationships; demonstrate sensitivity to, and respect for, a diverse population. KNOWLEDGE OF: Server administration procedures and practices; local area networking services and protocols, principles and practices of troubleshooting; server and desktop operating systems; network image deployment methods; and remote access software to configure and control workstations; supervisory skills; and budget preparation and inventory control. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates/incumbents must meet the minimum qualifications as detailed below, or file for equivalency. Equivalency decisions are made on the basis of a combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities. If requesting consideration on the basis of equivalency, an Equivalency Application is required at the time of interest in a position (equivalency decisions are made by Human Resources, in coordination with the department where the vacancy exists, if needed.) Education: Associate's degree with related coursework OR related certifications required. Associate's degree AND related coursework/certifications preferred. Preferred Qualifications: . Bachelor's degree with coursework in Network Administration and IT Certifications. . Training in/knowledge of assistive technology . Experience working with individuals with disabilities . Experience collaborating with multiple departments, agencies or locations . Experience managing a networked computer lab or environment Experience: Increasingly responsible experience coordinating the operations of computers, operating systems, networks and software applications, and directing the work of others. Demonstrated experience in network and computer trouble-shooting and problem solving skills. Work in an educational setting preferred. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to sit for a prolonged period of time in front of a computer monitor. Must be able to perform physical activities such as, but not limited to, lifting heavy equipment (up to 50 lbs. unassisted), bending, standing, climbing, crawling or walking. Supplemental Information: APPLICATION PROCEDURES In order to be given priority consideration for this position, applicants must submit the following documents by the priority filing deadline: 1. A completed Santa Rosa Junior College Employment Application and responses to Agency-wide Questions. Please note that contact information is required for a minimum of three references. 2. If you do not meet the minimum qualifications exactly as stated, you must complete and attach the Equivalency Application to your Employment Application. If applicable, completed Equivalency Form and supporting documents:http://www.santarosa.edu/hr/forms-linked/Application%20Materials/C lassEquivApp.pdf. 3. A cover letter explaining your interest in the position, including how you meet the requirements and are qualified to perform the duties as listed in the "Examples of Duties" section of this announcement. 4. Current Resume. 5. Completed Supplemental Questionnaire. 6. Copies of transcripts of all college level course work; unofficial copies acceptable (both sides), but official transcripts must be submitted prior to hiring. If transcripts are from an institution outside of the U.S., applicants must provide a formal evaluation of their foreign degree(s) at the time of application. Contact the Human Resources Department for more information. PLEASE SUBMIT ONLY MATERIALS REQUESTED Our vision, mission statement, and values can be viewed at www.santarosa.edu/polman/1mission/1.1.pdf. MORE ABOUT SRJC HUMAN RESOURCES PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 1988 Armory Drive MAILING ADDRESS: 1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 PHONE: (707) 527-4954 FAX: (707) 527-4967 EMAIL: bhodenfield@santarosa.edu The office is located in the Button Building on the college campus and is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. All documents included in your online employment application become the property of the District. Your employment application for this opening will not automatically be considered for future openings. New employment application(s) must be submitted for each opening. Following the priority filing deadline, applications which are complete for screening will be reviewed by a screening committee. Approximately 2-3 weeks later, we will notify you whether or not you have been selected for interview. Those applicants most suitably qualified for the position/pool will be invited to interview with a Screening Committee. The Screening Committee may include representatives from the Faculty, the Administration, the Classified Staff, the Associated Students, and the Board of Trustees. Santa Rosa Junior College does not reimburse candidates for expenses related to adjunct faculty interviews. Requests for Skype or other accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If you are in need of special services or facilities due to a disability in order to apply or interview for this opening, please contact the Human Resources Department. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT (Prior to beginning employment): 1. In accordance with Federal Law all employees must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States. 2. Must be fingerprinted and have background clearance (at applicant's expense); and 3. Must take a TB test (once hired and every four years thereafter). Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Jeanne Clery Disclosure) Sonoma County Junior College District's annual security report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Sonoma County Junior College District; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, such as policies concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. You can read or obtain a full copy of this report by going to http://www.santarosa.edu/police. Paper copies of the full report are available upon request by contacting Police Department Records at (707) 527-4963 or by coming to the Sonoma County Junior College District Police Department located at 2032 Armory Drive, Pedroncelli Center, Santa Rosa Campus. Equal Employment Opportunity SRJC attracts and retains the most qualified faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. This is achieved through an inclusive recruitment strategy and a rigorous, thorough hiring process that begins with the fair and consistent evaluation of each application for minimum qualifications and demonstrated skills specific to each position/assignment. Because the ability to serve students from broad cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds and genders is a key commitment of the District mission, SRJC actively encourages applications from candidates who recognize the value that diversity brings to a professional educational community. The Sonoma County Junior College District does not discriminate on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnic group identification, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic condition, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or sexual orientation in any of its policies, procedures or practices; nor does the District discriminate against any employees or applicants for employment on the basis of their age. This non-discrimination policy covers admission, access and treatment in District programs and activities--including but not limited to academic admissions, financial aid, educational services and athletics--and application for District employment. The Sonoma County Junior College District is an equal opportunity employer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I'm working with a JAWS user who is taking a programming class. They are using Notepad ++ and the command prompt to write and run code. I'm wondering whether there is a setting that will allows JAWS to announce indentation (tabs) in a text editor like Notepad ++. In NotePad, press JAWS-KEY+V to load the verbosity settings. Then arrow down until you find the settings for indent and turn them on. This ?should? but I haven?t tried it in that editor. 2. I also had a student complain that the settings in JAWS that allow font attributes to be read out loud appear to turn on arbitrarily with some Microsoft Word documents and not with others. Can anyone think of a reason that this might happen or a way to ensure that it does not? What attributes are being spoken? Is it heading levels or font colors and types? You can use the same verbosity settings to see what is happening. I cannot think of a reason why this is happening unless they are working with a document that another person created and the reveal codes have been turned on. Without seeing a sample, it is hard for me to say for sure. HTH. 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 Michele Bromley Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 4:11 PM To: DSSHE-L@listserv.buffalo.edu; athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] A Couple, Quick JAWS Questions Good afternoon, friends! I am much more comfortable with NVDA than I am with JAWS, and I am wondering whether any of you might be able to help me out with a few settings questions. 1. I'm working with a JAWS user who is taking a programming class. They are using Notepad ++ and the command prompt to write and run code. I'm wondering whether there is a setting that will allows JAWS to announce indentation (tabs) in a text editor like Notepad ++. 2. I also had a student complain that the settings in JAWS that allow font attributes to be read out loud appear to turn on arbitrarily with some Microsoft Word documents and not with others. Can anyone think of a reason that this might happen or a way to ensure that it does not? Best, Michele Bromley Michele Joy Bromley Inclusive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Portland State University Office: 116A SMSU Phone: (503) 725-8395 Fax: (503) 725-4103 Email: michele.bromley@pdx.edu Website: www.pdx.edu/drc "Shame on us if we let the wonders of educational technology and broadband lead to more inequality as opposed to less." ~ Eugene Sperling -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dear Colleague, A number of you have expressed to me an interest in taking my intensive course, ?Introduction to Disability Law for DSS Professionals,? offered through AHEAD. In case you missed the announcement, the course will be presented next week in lovely, warm, dry Phoenix. There are not many enrollment slots left. If you or colleague are interested in enrolling, you will need to move quickly. Paul 2016 Management Institutes: Join AHEAD in Sunny Phoenix Arizona this February! Are you ready to escape the chilly winter air, soak up some sunshine, and learn valuable information to share with your colleagues when you return? Join AHEAD in sunny Phoenix, Arizona for the 10th Annual Management Institutes! We invite you to the beautiful Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel for three days of educational workshops geared toward administrators, faculty, academic skills personnel, and disability services staff. New Institutes Schedule This year, the Institutes will begin Wednesday, February 3 at 1 pm and end Friday, February 5 at Noon. This new format allows attendees the ability to maximize travel time! Each attendee will choose one Institute to participate in, providing the opportunity to work directly with workshop presenters and explore the topic in-depth. There are four exciting Institutes to choose from: Institute #1: AHEAD Start: The Institute for New and Newer Disability Services Managers Institute #2: Managing Resources and Services for Students in Health Science and Professional Education Institute #3: AHEAD TRiO Institute - Students with Learning Disabilities, ADHD, Psychological Disabilities, and Those on the Autism Spectrum: Best Practices in TRiO Programs Institute #4: Introduction to Disability Law for DS Professionals Important Deadlines Disability-related accommodations requests must be received by Friday, January 8. 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Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109j Lone Star College Cy Fair Counseling, Career, and Disability Services The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ronrstewart at gmail.com Tue Jan 26 11:22:53 2016 From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:05 2018 Subject: [Athen] R&WG: "... scanner not attached... " errors In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: What kind of scanner drivers are you using? TWAIN, WAI, or? What kind of scanner? Ron Stewart On Tuesday, January 26, 2016, Nast, Joseph M wrote: > Casting a line to find out if anyone else has run into this issue: > > > > - Multiple Windows 7 workstations > > - Locally installed scanners (not networked) > > - Scanners appear to be installed properly in Control > Panel>Devices and Printers > > - Scanning from other software (e.g. Canoscan, Kurzweil 3000) > works without errors > > - Up-to-date drivers and hardware uninstalled and re-installed > without effect > > > > Thanks! > > > > Joseph M. Nast > > > *Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator* > > office phone: 281.290.3207 > > office room number: CASA 109j > > *Lone Star College Cy Fair * > > *Counseling, Career, and Disability Services > * > > > > *The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential > information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization > named above.* > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From madeleine_rothberg at wgbh.org Tue Jan 26 12:11:06 2016 From: madeleine_rothberg at wgbh.org (Madeleine Rothberg) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:05 2018 Subject: [Athen] Experience with HR Vendors In-Reply-To: <89290A6D-3CCD-4D06-B9F3-3898B0DE75A6@virginia.edu> References: <89290A6D-3CCD-4D06-B9F3-3898B0DE75A6@virginia.edu> Message-ID: WGBH uses Workday. There is an accessible version, which took some intervention to activate for our installation. It provides a link to a simplified version which is good enough for an employee using JAWS to complete his timesheet. The "regular" version is not completely terrible, I am told, but the accessible version is more usable. I don't know how good access to features outside of the timesheet is. I hope this is helpful. -Madeleine ----- Madeleine Rothberg Senior Subject Matter Expert National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH http://ncam.wgbh.org madeleine_rothberg@wgbh.org From: Lori Kressin > Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Date: Monday, January 25, 2016 1:38 PM To: "DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU" >, "athen-list@u.washington.edu" >, The EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Constituent Group Listserv > Subject: [Athen] Experience with HR Vendors Good afternoon, Please accept my apologies for cross-posting ... I'm hoping to grab as much experience/information as possible. The University of Virginia is currently reviewing vendors to expand or replace our HR technology solution. The vendors/products that have responded to our RFI and are being considered are: * Workday * ADP * Oracle * SAP/SuccessFactors We have asked for a laundry list of documentation (e.g. VPAT, Accessibility Statement, how the product was tested, gap coverage) but the response has been underwhelming. Have any of you had experience with, reviewed, or tested any of these products as to their compliance with 508 and/or WCAG 2.0 Level AA and/or general usability? Thank you for any information you can provide, Lori ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lori Kressin, CISSP Coordinator of Academic Accessibility Office of the Executive VP and Provost * Univ. of Virginia 102 Cresap Rd * POB 400199 * Charlottesville, VA * 22903 [434] 982-5784 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Tue Jan 26 12:17:49 2016 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:05 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Job Opportunity Santa Rosa, CA Message-ID: <00de01d15876$a136e690$e3a4b3b0$@htctu.net> Please forgive cross-posts From: Wegman, Patie [mailto:pwegman@santarosa.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 12:12 PM Subject: Job Opportunity Greetings Colleagues, This is our 3rd time going out to try and fill this position. It is well compensated and Santa Rosa Junior College is a beautiful campus and great place to work. This position is a high level "techie" in our ATC and would be working with a great team. Please share widely and quickly as it closes next week. Thanks, Patie Wegman Dean, Student Conduct & DSPS Powered by NEOGOV Job Title: COORDINATOR, COMPUTER LABS -ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY CENTER Opening Date/Time: Tue. 01/19/16 12:00 AM Pacific Time Closing Date/Time: Wed. 02/03/16 5:00 PM Pacific Time Salary: $5,092.00 - $6,191.00 Monthly Job Type: Full-Time Location: SRJC Santa Rosa Campus: 1501 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, California Department: Disability Resources Print Job Information | Apply Description Benefits Supplemental Questions Priority Filing Deadline: February 3, 2016 (initial screening date/open until filled) COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS . Salary Range: $5,092 - $6,191 per month (2015/16 Salary Schedule); maximum initial placement at $5,614 per month (placement within this range is based on assessment of previous experience as documented in application materials). . Fringe benefits: The District offers a competitive health & benefits package for employees and eligible dependents (benefits are pro-rated for part-time employees). . Leave/Holiday time: Full-time classified members earn 8 hours of sick leave and start off accruing 6.67 hours of vacation for each month worked (accrual rate increases after third year of employment and rates are pro-rated for part-time employees). Employees are also compensated for holidays recognized by the District (14 holidays/year, pro-rated for part-time employees). Classified employees are required to become a dues paying member of the Service Employee's International Union SEIU), or pay a service fee. Candidate selected will need to successfully pass a pre-employment physical examination as a condition of employment. JOB DESCRIPTION: Santa Rosa Junior College is seeking a qualified individual with demonstrated technology skills to join an outstanding team of faculty and staff to provide high quality services to our district, our community, and most importantly to our students. Under general supervision, plans, organizes and coordinates activities within computer laboratories and classrooms; serves as a technical resource for departments and faculty in the development and implementation of technologies in support of instructional curriculum; maintains inventories and recommends purchases of hardware and software; troubleshoots, repairs and maintains computer hardware and peripheral equipment; configures, debugs and deploys software; trains faculty and staff in the use of and administration of computer systems and other technologies; and performs related work as required. This is a categorically-funded, full-time position. Generally, the work hours will be between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Candidates must have scheduling flexibility to meet the changing needs of the department. Appointments are contingent upon funding and Board approval. SCOPE: The Coordinator, Computer Labs oversees the daily activities for microcomputer laboratories, classrooms and related instructional areas; implements, troubleshoots and maintains instructional computing resources for assigned areas. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: The Coordinator, Computer Labs is distinguished from the Microcomputer Lab Specialist II by the responsibility for resolving complex problems and making recommendations for technology resources with an increased breadth of overall coordination of assigned computer labs, classrooms and related instructional areas with a multi-curricular scope including serving as a lead worker to other Classified staff. DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Within the Disability Resources Department, the Assistive Technology Center (ATC) provides access to technology for hundreds of students with disabilities each year. The ATC serves as a training center in the use of numerous software and other technology solutions for students who then access computer labs throughout the college District. The Coordinator of the ATC Lab plays a key role in the assistive technology access in all computer labs in the District. Examples of Duties: KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Examples of key duties are interpreted as being descriptive and not restrictive in nature. Incumbents routinely perform approximately 80% of the duties below. 1. Coordinates with departments and faculty to make recommendations for technology resources, facilitate the development and implementation of existing and emerging technologies in support of curriculum in assigned areas; serves as primary point of contact and technical resource for faculty, staff and students. 2. Researches, designs, configures and tests software for workstations and multi-lab servers, and curriculum-specific specialized programs to meet instructional support needs in assigned areas. 3. Troubleshoots, upgrades, repairs and maintains workstations, network servers, network storage devices, and peripheral equipment; develops and maintains documentation. 4. Plans, schedules, and implements deployment of software images and upgrades; and implements remote access software to configure and control workstations. 5. Establishes and maintains computer laboratory policies and procedures; coordinates schedule development. 6. Leads staff meetings to coordinate laboratory activities among staff. 7. Maintains current knowledge of emerging information technology trends and developments. 8. May order and inventory supplies, related equipment and repair requests; maintain and monitor Lab supplies and student employee budgets, and recommend purchase of software and hardware. 9. May serve as a lead worker for other Classified staff in the area. 10. Supervises, trains and directs the work of short-term, non-continuing and student employees. Minimum Qualifications: EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ABILITY TO: Perform skilled work in the installation, maintenance, support, troubleshooting, and repair of software. prototype images, computer equipment; develop prototype images; resolution of software, server and desktop operating system issues, network image deployment, and remote access; research and interpret technical writings; maintain current knowledge of emerging information technology trends and developments; train others in assigned areas; ability to speak and write effectively in individual and group settings including training sessions; perform work with accuracy and speed; maintain records; give and follow oral and written communications; act as a lead worker to other Classified staff in the area; supervise short-term, non-continuing and student employees; maintain cooperative working relationships; demonstrate sensitivity to, and respect for, a diverse population. KNOWLEDGE OF: Server administration procedures and practices; local area networking services and protocols, principles and practices of troubleshooting; server and desktop operating systems; network image deployment methods; and remote access software to configure and control workstations; supervisory skills; and budget preparation and inventory control. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates/incumbents must meet the minimum qualifications as detailed below, or file for equivalency. Equivalency decisions are made on the basis of a combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities. If requesting consideration on the basis of equivalency, an Equivalency Application is required at the time of interest in a position (equivalency decisions are made by Human Resources, in coordination with the department where the vacancy exists, if needed.) Education: Associate's degree with related coursework OR related certifications required. Associate's degree AND related coursework/certifications preferred. Preferred Qualifications: . Bachelor's degree with coursework in Network Administration and IT Certifications. . Training in/knowledge of assistive technology . Experience working with individuals with disabilities . Experience collaborating with multiple departments, agencies or locations . Experience managing a networked computer lab or environment Experience: Increasingly responsible experience coordinating the operations of computers, operating systems, networks and software applications, and directing the work of others. Demonstrated experience in network and computer trouble-shooting and problem solving skills. Work in an educational setting preferred. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must be able to sit for a prolonged period of time in front of a computer monitor. Must be able to perform physical activities such as, but not limited to, lifting heavy equipment (up to 50 lbs. unassisted), bending, standing, climbing, crawling or walking. Supplemental Information: APPLICATION PROCEDURES In order to be given priority consideration for this position, applicants must submit the following documents by the priority filing deadline: 1. A completed Santa Rosa Junior College Employment Application and responses to Agency-wide Questions. Please note that contact information is required for a minimum of three references. 2. If you do not meet the minimum qualifications exactly as stated, you must complete and attach the Equivalency Application to your Employment Application. If applicable, completed Equivalency Form and supporting documents:http://www.santarosa.edu/hr/forms-linked/Application%20Materials/C lassEquivApp.pdf. 3. 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Ron Stewart On Tuesday, January 26, 2016, Nast, Joseph M > wrote: Casting a line to find out if anyone else has run into this issue: - Multiple Windows 7 workstations - Locally installed scanners (not networked) - Scanners appear to be installed properly in Control Panel>Devices and Printers - Scanning from other software (e.g. Canoscan, Kurzweil 3000) works without errors - Up-to-date drivers and hardware uninstalled and re-installed without effect Thanks! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109j Lone Star College Cy Fair Counseling, Career, and Disability Services The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization named above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Does anyone have any tips or strategies on how to do this > with JAWS or Voice Over (assuming the readings are accessible)? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Shannon > > > > *----------------------------------------------------* > > *Shannon Lavey, MS, OTR* > > > > *Service Provider/Coordinator, 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 * > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Tue Jan 26 16:50:57 2016 From: ronrstewart at gmail.com (Ron) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:05 2018 Subject: [Athen] R&WG: "... scanner not attached... " errors In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Is this happen on all the machines or? It sounds like it is a driver versioning issue. I would contact T extHelp tech support. On Jan 26, 2016 1:19 PM, "Nast, Joseph M" wrote: > Thanks Ron! Using TWAIN drivers. Fujitsu 6130, Canoscan 8600F, and Epson > 3490. > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Ron > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 26, 2016 1:23 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] R&WG: "... scanner not attached... " errors > > > > What kind of scanner drivers are you using? TWAIN, WAI, or? What kind of > scanner? > > > > Ron Stewart > > On Tuesday, January 26, 2016, Nast, Joseph M > wrote: > > Casting a line to find out if anyone else has run into this issue: > > > > - Multiple Windows 7 workstations > > - Locally installed scanners (not networked) > > - Scanners appear to be installed properly in Control > Panel>Devices and Printers > > - Scanning from other software (e.g. Canoscan, Kurzweil 3000) > works without errors > > - Up-to-date drivers and hardware uninstalled and re-installed > without effect > > > > Thanks! > > > > Joseph M. Nast > > *Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator* > > office phone: 281.290.3207 > > office room number: CASA 109j > > *Lone Star College Cy Fair * > > *Counseling, Career, and Disability Services > * > > > > *The information in this e-mail is legally privileged and confidential > information intended to be reviewed by only the individual or organization > named above.* > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Second, adding new functionality to Moodle is not a simple or easy thing, and requires a reasonable large amount of time and resources to test and ensure that the features don't break other elements (it's not impossible, but since all courses here use the system, adding or changing new functionality mid-semester affects the entire campus). So asking us to do it mid-semester isn't a "reasonable" accommodation unless there's a demonstrated burden. I've also asked if just using a recording tool locally and uploading the MP3 file to the forum would work, but they seem reluctant. Have you heard of any situation similar to this? Anyone have any good advice or guidance (or examples of how this has been dealt with elsewhere) here? Thanks! Adam -- Adam Lipkin Associate Director for Academic Technology alipkin@brandeis.edu 781-736-4795 Brandeis University Library and Technology Services Mailstop 045 Waltham, MA 02454 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Wed Jan 27 06:11:44 2016 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:05 2018 Subject: [Athen] Adding recording functionality for visually impaired students In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <001101d1590c$a70928d0$f51b7a70$@karlencommunications.com> Adam: Why is the student reluctant to use your suggestion? It seems reasonable given the effects the accommodation would have on the LMS ecosystem. Just curious as to whether this is an issue of accommodation or preference. Cheers, Karen From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Lipkin Sent: January 27, 2016 9:00 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Adding recording functionality for visually impaired students Hi, folks -- I'm looking for some guidance based on a request from our school's distance learning program: They have a visually impaired distance learning student, and the school has asked that we accommodate them by adding the ability for the student to record her responses via audio on the discussion boards in Moodle. I've got a few concerns about this as a reasonable accommodation, but want to make sure that I'm treating this fairly. First. the discussion boards in Moodle use a standard text interface, so if the students is already able to enter text, they should be able to do so here. Has anyone heard of situations in which text entry for visually impaired students has been an issue (particularly in DL courses), and if audio was the accommodation? Second, adding new functionality to Moodle is not a simple or easy thing, and requires a reasonable large amount of time and resources to test and ensure that the features don't break other elements (it's not impossible, but since all courses here use the system, adding or changing new functionality mid-semester affects the entire campus). So asking us to do it mid-semester isn't a "reasonable" accommodation unless there's a demonstrated burden. I've also asked if just using a recording tool locally and uploading the MP3 file to the forum would work, but they seem reluctant. Have you heard of any situation similar to this? Anyone have any good advice or guidance (or examples of how this has been dealt with elsewhere) here? Thanks! 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Best, Adam On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Karlen Communications < info@karlencommunications.com> wrote: > Adam: > > > > Why is the student reluctant to use your suggestion? It seems reasonable > given the effects the accommodation would have on the LMS ecosystem. Just > curious as to whether this is an issue of accommodation or preference. > > > > Cheers, Karen > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Adam Lipkin > *Sent:* January 27, 2016 9:00 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* [Athen] Adding recording functionality for visually impaired > students > > > > Hi, folks -- > > > > I'm looking for some guidance based on a request from our school's > distance learning program: > > > > They have a visually impaired distance learning student, and the school > has asked that we accommodate them by adding the ability for the student to > record her responses via audio on the discussion boards in Moodle. > > > > I've got a few concerns about this as a reasonable accommodation, but want > to make sure that I'm treating this fairly. > > > > First. the discussion boards in Moodle use a standard text interface, so > if the students is already able to enter text, they should be able to do so > here. Has anyone heard of situations in which text entry for visually > impaired students has been an issue (particularly in DL courses), and if > audio was the accommodation? > > > > Second, adding new functionality to Moodle is not a simple or easy thing, > and requires a reasonable large amount of time and resources to test and > ensure that the features don't break other elements (it's not impossible, > but since all courses here use the system, adding or changing new > functionality mid-semester affects the entire campus). So asking us to do > it mid-semester isn't a "reasonable" accommodation unless there's a > demonstrated burden. > > > > I've also asked if just using a recording tool locally and uploading the > MP3 file to the forum would work, but they seem reluctant. > > > > Have you heard of any situation similar to this? Anyone have any good > advice or guidance (or examples of how this has been dealt with elsewhere) > here? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Adam > > > > -- > > Adam Lipkin > Associate Director for Academic Technology > > alipkin@brandeis.edu > 781-736-4795 > Brandeis University Library and Technology Services > Mailstop 045 > Waltham, MA 02454 > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > -- Adam Lipkin Associate Director for Academic Technology alipkin@brandeis.edu 781-736-4795 Brandeis University Library and Technology Services Mailstop 045 Waltham, MA 02454 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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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 Adam Lipkin Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 8:00 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Adding recording functionality for visually impaired students Hi, folks -- I'm looking for some guidance based on a request from our school's distance learning program: They have a visually impaired distance learning student, and the school has asked that we accommodate them by adding the ability for the student to record her responses via audio on the discussion boards in Moodle. I've got a few concerns about this as a reasonable accommodation, but want to make sure that I'm treating this fairly. First. the discussion boards in Moodle use a standard text interface, so if the students is already able to enter text, they should be able to do so here. Has anyone heard of situations in which text entry for visually impaired students has been an issue (particularly in DL courses), and if audio was the accommodation? Second, adding new functionality to Moodle is not a simple or easy thing, and requires a reasonable large amount of time and resources to test and ensure that the features don't break other elements (it's not impossible, but since all courses here use the system, adding or changing new functionality mid-semester affects the entire campus). So asking us to do it mid-semester isn't a "reasonable" accommodation unless there's a demonstrated burden. I've also asked if just using a recording tool locally and uploading the MP3 file to the forum would work, but they seem reluctant. Have you heard of any situation similar to this? Anyone have any good advice or guidance (or examples of how this has been dealt with elsewhere) here? Thanks! Adam -- Adam Lipkin Associate Director for Academic Technology alipkin@brandeis.edu 781-736-4795 Brandeis University Library and Technology Services Mailstop 045 Waltham, MA 02454 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Wed Jan 27 06:50:12 2016 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:05 2018 Subject: [Athen] Adding recording functionality for visually impaired students In-Reply-To: References: <001101d1590c$a70928d0$f51b7a70$@karlencommunications.com> Message-ID: <001101d15912$06ef3b40$14cdb1c0$@karlencommunications.com> I agree with Robert. I think part of deciding whether this is a needed accommodation or preference is to have the student provide a rationale for why this is necessary. After all, when you go to the LMS designers/team looking after it, you will need to justify to them why you need this ? especially coming mid-term and possibly breaking other functionality in the LMS. The student should be able to articulate why this is necessary. Also, is this a new student to the LMS or online environment? If they have worked with online courses before, how did they manage? Was it a different LMS that had this capability? I would want to know what the barrier is to participation with the LMS as is. Cheers, Karen From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Lipkin Sent: January 27, 2016 9:32 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Adding recording functionality for visually impaired students Hi, Karen -- that's exactly what I'm trying to determine! I suspect it's the latter (and possibly a preference/hidden new functionality request from the DL folks), but I want to make sure I'm doing my due diligence. I absolutely agree that it seems reasonable. Best, Adam On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Karlen Communications > wrote: Adam: Why is the student reluctant to use your suggestion? It seems reasonable given the effects the accommodation would have on the LMS ecosystem. Just curious as to whether this is an issue of accommodation or preference. Cheers, Karen From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu ] On Behalf Of Adam Lipkin Sent: January 27, 2016 9:00 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Adding recording functionality for visually impaired students Hi, folks -- I'm looking for some guidance based on a request from our school's distance learning program: They have a visually impaired distance learning student, and the school has asked that we accommodate them by adding the ability for the student to record her responses via audio on the discussion boards in Moodle. I've got a few concerns about this as a reasonable accommodation, but want to make sure that I'm treating this fairly. First. the discussion boards in Moodle use a standard text interface, so if the students is already able to enter text, they should be able to do so here. Has anyone heard of situations in which text entry for visually impaired students has been an issue (particularly in DL courses), and if audio was the accommodation? Second, adding new functionality to Moodle is not a simple or easy thing, and requires a reasonable large amount of time and resources to test and ensure that the features don't break other elements (it's not impossible, but since all courses here use the system, adding or changing new functionality mid-semester affects the entire campus). So asking us to do it mid-semester isn't a "reasonable" accommodation unless there's a demonstrated burden. I've also asked if just using a recording tool locally and uploading the MP3 file to the forum would work, but they seem reluctant. Have you heard of any situation similar to this? Anyone have any good advice or guidance (or examples of how this has been dealt with elsewhere) here? Thanks! Adam -- Adam Lipkin Associate Director for Academic Technology alipkin@brandeis.edu 781-736-4795 Brandeis University Library and Technology Services Mailstop 045 Waltham, MA 02454 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Adam Lipkin Associate Director for Academic Technology alipkin@brandeis.edu 781-736-4795 Brandeis University Library and Technology Services Mailstop 045 Waltham, MA 02454 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arovner at shoreline.edu Wed Jan 27 07:47:57 2016 From: arovner at shoreline.edu (Rovner, Amy) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:05 2018 Subject: [Athen] Adding recording functionality for visually impaired students In-Reply-To: <001101d15912$06ef3b40$14cdb1c0$@karlencommunications.com> References: <001101d1590c$a70928d0$f51b7a70$@karlencommunications.com> , <001101d15912$06ef3b40$14cdb1c0$@karlencommunications.com> Message-ID: One small piece of info - Canvas has the ability for students to add audio or video to their submissions (in case the student used it previously). Best, Amy Amy Rovner, MPH RD eLearning Instructional Designer Associate Faculty Nutrition ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Karlen Communications Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 6:50 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Adding recording functionality for visually impaired students I agree with Robert. I think part of deciding whether this is a needed accommodation or preference is to have the student provide a rationale for why this is necessary. After all, when you go to the LMS designers/team looking after it, you will need to justify to them why you need this ? especially coming mid-term and possibly breaking other functionality in the LMS. The student should be able to articulate why this is necessary. Also, is this a new student to the LMS or online environment? If they have worked with online courses before, how did they manage? Was it a different LMS that had this capability? I would want to know what the barrier is to participation with the LMS as is. Cheers, Karen From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Lipkin Sent: January 27, 2016 9:32 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Adding recording functionality for visually impaired students Hi, Karen -- that's exactly what I'm trying to determine! I suspect it's the latter (and possibly a preference/hidden new functionality request from the DL folks), but I want to make sure I'm doing my due diligence. I absolutely agree that it seems reasonable. Best, Adam On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Karlen Communications > wrote: Adam: Why is the student reluctant to use your suggestion? It seems reasonable given the effects the accommodation would have on the LMS ecosystem. Just curious as to whether this is an issue of accommodation or preference. Cheers, Karen From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Lipkin Sent: January 27, 2016 9:00 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Adding recording functionality for visually impaired students Hi, folks -- I'm looking for some guidance based on a request from our school's distance learning program: They have a visually impaired distance learning student, and the school has asked that we accommodate them by adding the ability for the student to record her responses via audio on the discussion boards in Moodle. I've got a few concerns about this as a reasonable accommodation, but want to make sure that I'm treating this fairly. First. the discussion boards in Moodle use a standard text interface, so if the students is already able to enter text, they should be able to do so here. Has anyone heard of situations in which text entry for visually impaired students has been an issue (particularly in DL courses), and if audio was the accommodation? Second, adding new functionality to Moodle is not a simple or easy thing, and requires a reasonable large amount of time and resources to test and ensure that the features don't break other elements (it's not impossible, but since all courses here use the system, adding or changing new functionality mid-semester affects the entire campus). So asking us to do it mid-semester isn't a "reasonable" accommodation unless there's a demonstrated burden. I've also asked if just using a recording tool locally and uploading the MP3 file to the forum would work, but they seem reluctant. Have you heard of any situation similar to this? Anyone have any good advice or guidance (or examples of how this has been dealt with elsewhere) here? Thanks! Adam -- Adam Lipkin Associate Director for Academic Technology alipkin@brandeis.edu 781-736-4795 Brandeis University Library and Technology Services Mailstop 045 Waltham, MA 02454 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Adam Lipkin Associate Director for Academic Technology alipkin@brandeis.edu 781-736-4795 Brandeis University Library and Technology Services Mailstop 045 Waltham, MA 02454 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jiatyan at stanford.edu Wed Jan 27 13:23:42 2016 From: jiatyan at stanford.edu (Jiatyan Chen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:05 2018 Subject: [Athen] Adding recording functionality for visually impaired students In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Adam, Depending on your Moodle instance, embedding a media might be a switch the Moodle admin has to turn on. Googling, I found instructions on how to insert media using the Moodle HTML editor. e.g. https://www.it.umass.edu/support/moodle/post-a-forum-moodle#Add Video to a Forum Post I'll add a follow-up question. Assuming that this is a class discussion, if the student posts an audio response, who is taking care of producing the transcript? -- Jiatyan Chen Online Accessibility Program Manager Stanford University On 2016 Jan 27, at 06:00, Adam Lipkin > wrote: Hi, folks -- I'm looking for some guidance based on a request from our school's distance learning program: They have a visually impaired distance learning student, and the school has asked that we accommodate them by adding the ability for the student to record her responses via audio on the discussion boards in Moodle. I've got a few concerns about this as a reasonable accommodation, but want to make sure that I'm treating this fairly. First. the discussion boards in Moodle use a standard text interface, so if the students is already able to enter text, they should be able to do so here. Has anyone heard of situations in which text entry for visually impaired students has been an issue (particularly in DL courses), and if audio was the accommodation? Second, adding new functionality to Moodle is not a simple or easy thing, and requires a reasonable large amount of time and resources to test and ensure that the features don't break other elements (it's not impossible, but since all courses here use the system, adding or changing new functionality mid-semester affects the entire campus). So asking us to do it mid-semester isn't a "reasonable" accommodation unless there's a demonstrated burden. I've also asked if just using a recording tool locally and uploading the MP3 file to the forum would work, but they seem reluctant. Have you heard of any situation similar to this? Anyone have any good advice or guidance (or examples of how this has been dealt with elsewhere) here? Thanks! Adam -- Adam Lipkin Associate Director for Academic Technology alipkin@brandeis.edu 781-736-4795 Brandeis University Library and Technology Services Mailstop 045 Waltham, MA 02454 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hascherdss at gmail.com Wed Jan 27 13:31:55 2016 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:05 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student database users Message-ID: Hello fellow Athenians! I'm looking for offices that are using the student databases Clockworks, Accommodate, and SAM. If your office uses one of these and you like the database, please contact me ASAP via hascher@uark.edu. Many thanks! 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Scott On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Petri, Kenneth wrote: > Does anyone have a sample a job description for a ?captioning coordinator? > or have a description that has captioning coordination as part of an alt > media or other DS coordinator position? > > > > [image: The Ohio State University] > *Ken Petri* > Director, Web Accessibilty Center > Student Life Disability Services and ADA Coordinator's Office > 102D Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 > 614-292-1760 Office / 614-218-1499 Mobile / 614-2924190 Fax > petri.1@osu.edu wac.osu.edu > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > -- Scott Williams Web Accessibility Coordinator Office for Institutional Equity University of Michigan 734.764.0051 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I know we can't give their name but if I don't give a name, what if the publisher refuses to give me the file? I'm trying to figure this out before I return the e-file agreement form. Does the UK have different accessibility laws for providing persons with non-visual print-related disabilities alternate formats? Perhaps this was just coincidental. 2) Now more than ever our students are renting textbooks. Am I correct in that: if a student rents a book I cannot ask them to purchase a used book (in order to chop and scan), therefore our office must purchase the book and chop and scan our purchased copy. I've purchased more books this semester to cut up than ever! 3) Is anyone using Google Drive to send alt format books? We have Google Apps for Education so we have unlimited storage space. I've been experimenting with it. I fix the settings so the student I share it with cannot share the folder with anyone else and include a copyright agreement reminder in the folder. 4) Turnaround time - What is your turn around time from when a student submits a request to when they receive it (e.g., all requests will be made available within 7 business days)? Do you post this information on your website? Thank you!!! Nazely -- *Nazely Kurkjian* *"Shame on us... If we let the wonders of educational technology and broadband internet lead to more inequality as opposed to less"* Adaptive Technology Specialist Services for Students with Disabilities - UU 119 Binghamton University Phone: 607-777-2686 Email: kurkjian@binghamton.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From apage4 at uco.edu Thu Jan 28 09:33:18 2016 From: apage4 at uco.edu (Angela Page) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:05 2018 Subject: [Athen] Alternate format books questions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: My responses are below? From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Nazely Kurkjian Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 10:58 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Alternate format books questions Hello everyone - I hope the beginning of your semesters are going smoothly. I have a few questions that hopefully you can help me with: 1) Bizarre situation only with UK publishers - I ask for an alternate format text file (PDF) of a title from their company and they always assume the student is blind even though I only said it's for a student with a print-related disability. Then I get a E-File Statement/Contract Agreement back that says I need to provide the name the student, then specifies "only the visually impaired person will use this file...". I am not very familiar with contract law, and I don't want to lie - what do I do? I know we can't give their name but if I don't give a name, what if the publisher refuses to give me the file? I'm trying to figure this out before I return the e-file agreement form. Does the UK have different accessibility laws for providing persons with non-visual print-related disabilities alternate formats? Perhaps this was just coincidental. Unfortunately, publishers are not held to the same laws as we are (Section 504 and ADA), so they don?t have to provide the alternative formats. This is especially apparent when the publisher is out of the country. We try NOT to give names etc to publishers. However, occasionally it is necessary, but we get the student?s permission first. As for the wording on the contract, it should accurately reflect the situation. I would suggest speaking to your legal office about the e-file agreement. 2) Now more than ever our students are renting textbooks. Am I correct in that: if a student rents a book I cannot ask them to purchase a used book (in order to chop and scan), therefore our office must purchase the book and chop and scan our purchased copy. I've purchased more books this semester to cut up than ever! Correct. Of course, you can try the professor. They assigned the book. They should know that the university is responsible for making sure an alternative version is available. I have contacted the book rental company to ask for permission to chop and scan a few hard to find books. I?ve only gotten their permission once, but it was worth a try. 3) Is anyone using Google Drive to send alt format books? We have Google Apps for Education so we have unlimited storage space. I've been experimenting with it. I fix the settings so the student I share it with cannot share the folder with anyone else and include a copyright agreement reminder in the folder. We use DropBox and include a how-to-use file 4) Turnaround time - What is your turn around time from when a student submits a request to when they receive it (e.g., all requests will be made available within 7 business days)? Do you post this information on your website? We do not give any turnaround time. Some books are available before the student leaves the room. Some have a bit of a wait time. It?s hard to give the student a time frame when I have no idea what the publisher may be up to! I encourage the students to get their receipts to me ASAP and keep in touch with them throughout the process. Normally, we get the alt text to the student within 2-3 days. Thank you!!! Nazely -- Nazely Kurkjian "Shame on us... 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Russell Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Services to Students with Disabilities MacEwan University 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email. >>> Nazely Kurkjian 1/28/2016 9:58 AM >>> Hello everyone - I hope the beginning of your semesters are going smoothly. I have a few questions that hopefully you can help me with: 1) Bizarre situation only with UK publishers - I ask for an alternate format text file (PDF) of a title from their company and they always assume the student is blind even though I only said it's for a student with a print-related disability. Then I get a E-File Statement/Contract Agreement back that says I need to provide the name the student, then specifies "only the visually impaired person will use this file...". I am not very familiar with contract law, and I don't want to lie - what do I do? I know we can't give their name but if I don't give a name, what if the publisher refuses to give me the file? I'm trying to figure this out before I return the e-file agreement form. Does the UK have different accessibility laws for providing persons with non-visual print-related disabilities alternate formats? Perhaps this was just coincidental. We've found most publishers to be quite resonable. If you explain, that for reasons of privacy, you would prefer not to give the student's name, I think they might be okay with that. As for the term, "visually impaired person", this is probably a generic term the publisher uses. You might indicate that the student in question has a print disability, but isn't visually impaired. Sometimes it's a matter of educating people who don't really understand the situation. 2) Now more than ever our students are renting textbooks. Am I correct in that: if a student rents a book I cannot ask them to purchase a used book (in order to chop and scan), therefore our office must purchase the book and chop and scan our purchased copy. I've purchased more books this semester to cut up than ever! I can't comment on this as our students don't typically rent their textbooks, however, sometimes when we contact publishers for files, and they don't have files, they will send us a complimentary hard copy to scan. You might ask if they'd be willing to do this in cases where students rent their texts? 3) Is anyone using Google Drive to send alt format books? We have Google Apps for Education so we have unlimited storage space. I've been experimenting with it. I fix the settings so the student I share it with cannot share the folder with anyone else and include a copyright agreement reminder in the folder. We use WeTransfer to send files to students. It works well. http://www.wetransfer.com. 4) Turnaround time - What is your turn around time from when a student submits a request to when they receive it (e.g., all requests will be made available within 7 business days)? Do you post this information on your website? When our students fill in the online request form to request alternate formats of their texts,, when they submit the form, it automatically populates our alt format database, and the student is sent an email stating that it may take up to two weeks to receive files, and, if they haven't received files in that time, to contact us. Hope this helps. Thank you!!! Nazely -- *Nazely Kurkjian* *"Shame on us... If we let the wonders of educational technology and broadband internet lead to more inequality as opposed to less"* Adaptive Technology Specialist Services for Students with Disabilities - UU 119 Binghamton University Phone: 607-777-2686 Email: kurkjian@binghamton.edu From karen.sorensen at pcc.edu Thu Jan 28 11:25:56 2016 From: karen.sorensen at pcc.edu (Karen Sorensen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:06 2018 Subject: [Athen] haptic devices Message-ID: Hi A11y Colleagues, We would like to try out a haptic device to see if it could make online graphs and simple drawings more accessible to our online students with visual disabilities. Here are a couple I've seen. Does anyone have any experience with them or any others? - Novint Falcon, available for $199 with education discount - Geomagic Touch , approx $599 Thanks in advance for any input. Best, Karen Karen M. 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Cheers, Teresa Teresa Haven, Ph.D. Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University Response from Jamie Axelrod: We learned over a number of years that while a small group of faculty were willing to make course materials accessible themselves, a larger group was willing to use accessible materials from the start but for various reasons did not want to create or convert them themselves. With the types of instructional materials growing and changing so rapidly, we decided to approach the administration with information about the need for a resource that would be available to all faculty which could help ensure the availability and use of accessible instructional materials. That information also included a summary of the risks involved in not addressing this issue quickly and devoting some resources towards it. This effort was successful and we now have a ?Usable Materials Center? through which Faculty and Staff, regardless of a specific identified need, can have materials assessed and remediated for accessibility, so that they can utilize accessible materials form the start. Jamie Axelrod Interim Executive Director, Campus Health Services Director, Disability Resources Northern Arizona University President-Elect, Association on Higher Education and Disability (928)523-8773 From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Williams Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 7:57 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] job description for captioning coordinator? Hi Ken, I am trying to get funding to augment our SSD captioner's responsibilities to start a pilot service to caption faculty videos for online lectures. (Our MOOC people are already captioning their classes.) I'm also asking for funding for a couple grad students to start with. Did you fill your position and are you able to provide faculty support that goes beyond individual student accommodation? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Scott On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Petri, Kenneth > wrote: Does anyone have a sample a job description for a ?captioning coordinator? or have a description that has captioning coordination as part of an alt media or other DS coordinator position? [The Ohio State University] Ken Petri Director, Web Accessibilty Center Student Life Disability Services and ADA Coordinator's Office 102D Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 614-292-1760 Office / 614-218-1499 Mobile / 614-2924190 Fax petri.1@osu.edu wac.osu.edu _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Scott Williams Web Accessibility Coordinator Office for Institutional Equity University of Michigan 734.764.0051 -------------- 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: From A.James at soton.ac.uk Thu Jan 28 13:31:50 2016 From: A.James at soton.ac.uk (James A.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:06 2018 Subject: [Athen] Alternate format books questions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <171256E4-8A1D-4253-99E4-FEB8664E81EE@soton.ac.uk> Hi Nazely I can help with the first part of your question. The U.K. used to have legislation covering alternative formats just for visually impaired people. This has now be superseded by new legislation covering print impaired users. You should be able to go back to the publisher and tell their licence is out of date. If you want to check on the legislation then this guide from the publishers association may help http://www.publishers.org.uk/_resources/assets/attachment/full/0/18189.pdf. Best wishes Abi James University of Southampton Sent from my iPad > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:58:00 -0500 > From: Nazely Kurkjian > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Subject: [Athen] Alternate format books questions > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello everyone - I hope the beginning of your semesters are going smoothly. > I have a few questions that hopefully you can help me with: > > 1) Bizarre situation only with UK publishers - I ask for an alternate > format text file (PDF) of a title from their company and they always assume > the student is blind even though I only said it's for a student with a > print-related disability. Then I get a E-File Statement/Contract Agreement > back that says I need to provide the name the student, then specifies "only > the visually impaired person will use this file...". I am not very familiar > with contract law, and I don't want to lie - what do I do? I know we can't > give their name but if I don't give a name, what if the publisher refuses > to give me the file? I'm trying to figure this out before I return the > e-file agreement form. Does the UK have different accessibility laws for > providing persons with non-visual print-related disabilities alternate > formats? Perhaps this was just coincidental. > > 2) Now more than ever our students are renting textbooks. Am I correct in > that: if a student rents a book I cannot ask them to purchase a used book > (in order to chop and scan), therefore our office must purchase the book > and chop and scan our purchased copy. I've purchased more books this > semester to cut up than ever! > > 3) Is anyone using Google Drive to send alt format books? We have Google > Apps for Education so we have unlimited storage space. I've been > experimenting with it. I fix the settings so the student I share it with > cannot share the folder with anyone else and include a copyright agreement > reminder in the folder. > > 4) Turnaround time - What is your turn around time from when a student > submits a request to when they receive it (e.g., all requests will be made > available within 7 business days)? Do you post this information on your > website? > > Thank you!!! > Nazely > > -- > > *Nazely Kurkjian* > *"Shame on us... If we let the wonders of educational technology and > broadband internet lead to more inequality as opposed to less"* > > Adaptive Technology Specialist > Services for Students with Disabilities - UU 119 > Binghamton University > Phone: 607-777-2686 > Email: kurkjian@binghamton.edu > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:33:18 +0000 > From: Angela Page > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Subject: Re: [Athen] Alternate format books questions > Message-ID: > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > My responses are below? > > From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Nazely Kurkjian > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 10:58 AM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Alternate format books questions > > Hello everyone - I hope the beginning of your semesters are going smoothly. I have a few questions that hopefully you can help me with: > > > 1) Bizarre situation only with UK publishers - I ask for an alternate format text file (PDF) of a title from their company and they always assume the student is blind even though I only said it's for a student with a print-related disability. Then I get a E-File Statement/Contract Agreement back that says I need to provide the name the student, then specifies "only the visually impaired person will use this file...". I am not very familiar with contract law, and I don't want to lie - what do I do? I know we can't give their name but if I don't give a name, what if the publisher refuses to give me the file? I'm trying to figure this out before I return the e-file agreement form. Does the UK have different accessibility laws for providing persons with non-visual print-related disabilities alternate formats? Perhaps this was just coincidental. > > > Unfortunately, publishers are not held to the same laws as we are (Section 504 and ADA), so they don?t have to provide the alternative formats. This is especially apparent when the publisher is out of the country. We try NOT to give names etc to publishers. However, occasionally it is necessary, but we get the student?s permission first. As for the wording on the contract, it should accurately reflect the situation. I would suggest speaking to your legal office about the e-file agreement. > > 2) Now more than ever our students are renting textbooks. Am I correct in that: if a student rents a book I cannot ask them to purchase a used book (in order to chop and scan), therefore our office must purchase the book and chop and scan our purchased copy. I've purchased more books this semester to cut up than ever! > > Correct. Of course, you can try the professor. They assigned the book. They should know that the university is responsible for making sure an alternative version is available. I have contacted the book rental company to ask for permission to chop and scan a few hard to find books. I?ve only gotten their permission once, but it was worth a try. > > > 3) Is anyone using Google Drive to send alt format books? We have Google Apps for Education so we have unlimited storage space. I've been experimenting with it. I fix the settings so the student I share it with cannot share the folder with anyone else and include a copyright agreement reminder in the folder. > > > We use DropBox and include a how-to-use file > > 4) Turnaround time - What is your turn around time from when a student submits a request to when they receive it (e.g., all requests will be made available within 7 business days)? Do you post this information on your website? > > We do not give any turnaround time. Some books are available before the student leaves the room. Some have a bit of a wait time. It?s hard to give the student a time frame when I have no idea what the publisher may be up to! I encourage the students to get their receipts to me ASAP and keep in touch with them throughout the process. Normally, we get the alt text to the student within 2-3 days. > > Thank you!!! > Nazely > > -- > > Nazely Kurkjian > "Shame on us... If we let the wonders of educational technology and broadband internet lead to more inequality as opposed to less" > > Adaptive Technology Specialist > Services for Students with Disabilities - UU 119 > Binghamton University > Phone: 607-777-2686 > Email: kurkjian@binghamton.edu > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:19:14 -0700 > From: "Russell Solowoniuk" > To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network" > > Subject: Re: [Athen] Alternate format books questions > Message-ID: <56A9F932020000EC00043CA3@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Hi Nazely, > > See my responses below... > > Russell > > > Russell Solowoniuk > AT Educational Assistant, Services to Students with Disabilities > MacEwan University > 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. > Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 > E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca > T: 780-497-5826 > F: 780-497-4018 > macewan.ca > This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. > Please consider the environment before printing this email. >>>> Nazely Kurkjian 1/28/2016 9:58 AM >>> > Hello everyone - I hope the beginning of your semesters are going smoothly. > I have a few questions that hopefully you can help me with: > > 1) Bizarre situation only with UK publishers - I ask for an alternate > format text file (PDF) of a title from their company and they always assume > the student is blind even though I only said it's for a student with a > print-related disability. Then I get a E-File Statement/Contract Agreement > back that says I need to provide the name the student, then specifies "only > the visually impaired person will use this file...". I am not very familiar > with contract law, and I don't want to lie - what do I do? I know we can't > give their name but if I don't give a name, what if the publisher refuses > to give me the file? I'm trying to figure this out before I return the > e-file agreement form. Does the UK have different accessibility laws for > providing persons with non-visual print-related disabilities alternate > formats? Perhaps this was just coincidental. > > We've found most publishers to be quite resonable. If you explain, that for reasons of privacy, you would prefer not to give the student's name, I think they might be okay with that. As for the term, "visually impaired person", this is probably a generic term the publisher uses. You might indicate that the student in question has a print disability, but isn't visually impaired. Sometimes it's a matter of educating people who don't really understand the situation. > > 2) Now more than ever our students are renting textbooks. Am I correct in > that: if a student rents a book I cannot ask them to purchase a used book > (in order to chop and scan), therefore our office must purchase the book > and chop and scan our purchased copy. I've purchased more books this > semester to cut up than ever! > > I can't comment on this as our students don't typically rent their textbooks, however, sometimes when we contact publishers for files, and they don't have files, they will send us a complimentary hard copy to scan. You might ask if they'd be willing to do this in cases where students rent their texts? > > 3) Is anyone using Google Drive to send alt format books? We have Google > Apps for Education so we have unlimited storage space. I've been > experimenting with it. I fix the settings so the student I share it with > cannot share the folder with anyone else and include a copyright agreement > reminder in the folder. > > We use WeTransfer to send files to students. It works well. http://www.wetransfer.com. > > 4) Turnaround time - What is your turn around time from when a student > submits a request to when they receive it (e.g., all requests will be made > available within 7 business days)? Do you post this information on your > website? > > When our students fill in the online request form to request alternate formats of their texts,, when they submit the form, it automatically populates our alt format database, and the student is sent an email stating that it may take up to two weeks to receive files, and, if they haven't received files in that time, to contact us. > > Hope this helps. > > Thank you!!! > Nazely > > -- > > *Nazely Kurkjian* > *"Shame on us... If we let the wonders of educational technology and > broadband internet lead to more inequality as opposed to less"* > > Adaptive Technology Specialist > Services for Students with Disabilities - UU 119 > Binghamton University > Phone: 607-777-2686 > Email: kurkjian@binghamton.edu > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 11:25:56 -0800 > From: Karen Sorensen > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Subject: [Athen] haptic devices > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi A11y Colleagues, > We would like to try out a haptic device to see if it could make online > graphs and simple drawings more accessible to our online students with > visual disabilities. > Here are a couple I've seen. Does anyone have any experience with them or > any others? > > - Novint Falcon, available for $199 with education discount > > - Geomagic Touch > , approx $599 > > Thanks in advance for any input. > Best, > Karen > > Karen M. Sorensen > Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses > www.pcc.edu/access > Portland Community College > 971-722-4720 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > > ------------------------------ > > 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 120, Issue 22 > ******************************************* From hascherdss at gmail.com Fri Jan 29 06:46:44 2016 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:06 2018 Subject: [Athen] Do you use: Accommodate, Clockworks, Sam?? Message-ID: Happy Friday to all Athenians! If your office uses one of the student databases listed above, I would greatly appreciate you contacting me off list. I have a couple of questions - I promise it will be quick! But I do need contact ASAP. THANKS in advance! Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu Fri Jan 29 07:39:50 2016 From: Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu (Nast, Joseph M) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:06 2018 Subject: [Athen] haptic devices In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4f917a546fac408d87573aeb6eb54a7a@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> FYI, a crucial part of evaluating these haptic devices as assistive technology is determining what programs support their use. The controller (and its cost) is merely the tip of the iceberg so to speak. Personally, I doubt many publishers have developed instructional software that support haptic devices, but it?s certainly worth researching. From a cursory examination of the information available, it looks like the Geomagic Touch has been developed specifically for the education, bio-medical research, and industrial design markets. The Falcon, however, has been marketed heavily as a game controller. I would expect that to see more educational software that supports the Geomagic Touch than the Novint Falcon. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Karen Sorensen Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 1:26 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] haptic devices Hi A11y Colleagues, We would like to try out a haptic device to see if it could make online graphs and simple drawings more accessible to our online students with visual disabilities. Here are a couple I've seen. Does anyone have any experience with them or any others? * Novint Falcon, available for $199 with education discount * Geomagic Touch , approx $599 Thanks in advance for any input. Best, Karen Karen M. Sorensen Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses www.pcc.edu/access Portland Community College 971-722-4720 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Teresa.Haven at nau.edu Fri Jan 29 08:10:30 2016 From: Teresa.Haven at nau.edu (Teresa Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:06 2018 Subject: [Athen] job description for captioning coordinator? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8B17405CDE724049BFD78BFBC560F1FDD4BAB0@umbrella.nau.froot.nau.edu> To follow up on the post I shared yesterday from Jamie Axelrod, the program here at NAU will in the near future be advertising for an additional position in this very area. This is not yet available for job applicants, but here?s the proposed new job description in case it helps (Note that our Usable Materials Center performs not only captioning but also document conversion on a proactive basis for the university community): Usable Materials Center ? Coordinator Job Description ? Responsible for monitoring requests for materials in alternate format from eligible DR students and the campus community. ? Responsible for monitoring requests for video captioning from faculty with students eligible to receive this accommodation, and the campus community. ? Requesting electronic textbooks from publisher or purchasing from bookstore/online if not available. ? Cutting, scanning and rebinding of print material not available in electronic format. ? Downloading video content and creating transcript files for revisions. ? Prioritizing requests for both alternate format and captioning, creating workflow and adding to the work queue. ? Supervising progress in work queue to make sure materials are received in a timely manner or by deadline. Coordinating with student workers at Extended Campus to get captions up on NAU-TV site by specific dates. ? Quality control of both print matter output and video captioning. ? Publishing completed captioned files and videos to NAU-TV site. ? Delivery of converted material and captioned files to appropriate person. ? Develops and schedules work plans for Disability Resources student employee AFP/UMC staff. Coordinates, monitors, and supervises the activities of Disability Resources student employee AFP/UMC staff, including interviewing/hiring/firing. ? Training AFP/UMC student employees in AFP procedures and video transcription procedures. ? Completing payroll for student employees. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities ? Ability to effectively present information and appropriately respond to students, faculty and staff, including students who may be in distress. ? Ability to work with interruptions, frequent deadlines and multiple assignments, multi-task under pressure of deadlines, and ability to make judgments and decisions independently. ? Ability to effectively interact with persons of diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. ? Excellent oral and written communication skills, organizational and time-management skills, and problem solving skills. ? Knowledge of different formats for print material and types of assistive technology that may be used to access the material. ? Familiar with best practices for converting print material to an accessible format ? Ability to trouble-shoot and effectively perform video downloads. ? Familiarity with software for converting audio/video files to different formats. ? Detail oriented with excellent eye-hand coordination. ? Ability to communicate technical and possibly complicated information to a non-technical audience. Minimum Qualifications ? Bachelor?s Degree or ? 2+ years? supervisory experience, 2+ years? experience working in an Alternate Format Program and proficiency with Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Excel Preferred Qualifications ? Experience working with video editing/download/transcription software such as Handbrake, Wondershare, DocSoft, DVD Decrypter, etc. ? Experience creating audio files from print matter ? Experience cutting, scanning and re-binding books From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Williams Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 7:57 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] job description for captioning coordinator? Hi Ken, I am trying to get funding to augment our SSD captioner's responsibilities to start a pilot service to caption faculty videos for online lectures. (Our MOOC people are already captioning their classes.) I'm also asking for funding for a couple grad students to start with. Did you fill your position and are you able to provide faculty support that goes beyond individual student accommodation? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Scott On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Petri, Kenneth > wrote: Does anyone have a sample a job description for a ?captioning coordinator? or have a description that has captioning coordination as part of an alt media or other DS coordinator position? [The Ohio State University] Ken Petri Director, Web Accessibilty Center Student Life Disability Services and ADA Coordinator's Office 102D Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 614-292-1760 Office / 614-218-1499 Mobile / 614-2924190 Fax petri.1@osu.edu wac.osu.edu _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Scott Williams Web Accessibility Coordinator Office for Institutional Equity University of Michigan 734.764.0051 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Clockworks will require that you have a tech to assist with setting up the connection between banner and the database, and you?ll need to create a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connection if you want to run Clockwork on Mac/iOS/Android. Yes, I can run CW through a RDP on my iPad. We use DUO security as 2 form authentication. They aren?t very fast at fixing bugs. There was another database vendor up in Oregon who I?m forgetting right now. Is Ron Stewart here? Wasn?t that his database? Best, Joshua Hori Accessible Technology Analyst Student Disability Center 54 Cowell Building Davis, CA 95616 530-304-5482 From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Heidi Scher Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 6:47 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Do you use: Accommodate, Clockworks, Sam?? Happy Friday to all Athenians! If your office uses one of the student databases listed above, I would greatly appreciate you contacting me off list. I have a couple of questions - I promise it will be quick! But I do need contact ASAP. THANKS in advance! Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Fri Jan 29 17:22:58 2016 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:06 2018 Subject: [Athen] Do you use: Accommodate, Clockworks, Sam?? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <004f01d15afc$c144b920$43ce2b60$@gmail.com> Piping in from Oregon: the database from Oregon*was* in fact started by Ron! Thanks for remembering that, Josh. It is known as AIM (Accessible Information Management), and currently operated by Haris Gunadi. We used it extensively at SOU for everything from the repository for student documentation & counselor notes, uploading class notes for downloading, managing books, alt text processing, student accommodations/accommodation letters, and a host of other things. I am unaware of whether or not it has timecard associated with it. We had a different system for hourly employees of the University (which was NOT accessible!). AIM is completely customizable by modules, and we found Rob & Haris to be very responsive not only in bug repellent, but in putting together customized modules for us/any of their clients. My two cents for a wet Friday. Cheers Wink Wink Harner Adaptive Technology Consulting & Training Alternative Text & Media Production The Foreigntype foreigntype@gmail.com winkharner1113@gmail.com (Disclaimer: this email was dictated with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive any quirks, mis-recognitions, or omissions.) From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Joshua Hori Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 4:04 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Do you use: Accommodate, Clockworks, Sam?? I?m currently using Clockworks, trashed Accommodate after 2 years of attempted implementation, and never tried Sam. I can get you another contact who is currently using Symplicity (Accommodate) who will say to avoid it like the plague. A director at a well-known university too. Too many bugs for our taste. Clockworks will require that you have a tech to assist with setting up the connection between banner and the database, and you?ll need to create a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connection if you want to run Clockwork on Mac/iOS/Android. Yes, I can run CW through a RDP on my iPad. We use DUO security as 2 form authentication. They aren?t very fast at fixing bugs. There was another database vendor up in Oregon who I?m forgetting right now. Is Ron Stewart here? Wasn?t that his database? Best, Joshua Hori Accessible Technology Analyst Student Disability Center 54 Cowell Building Davis, CA 95616 530-304-5482 From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Heidi Scher Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 6:47 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Do you use: Accommodate, Clockworks, Sam?? Happy Friday to all Athenians! If your office uses one of the student databases listed above, I would greatly appreciate you contacting me off list. I have a couple of questions - I promise it will be quick! But I do need contact ASAP. THANKS in advance! Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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But I do need contact ASAP. > > THANKS in advance! > > Heidi > > > +++++++++++++++ > Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC > Associate Director > Center for Educational Access > University of Arkansas > ARKU 209 > Fayetteville, AR 72701 > 479.575.3104 > 479.575.7445 fax > 479.575.3646 tdd > +++++++++++++++ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 JElmer at vcccd.edu Fri Jan 29 18:41:40 2016 From: JElmer at vcccd.edu (John Elmer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:06 2018 Subject: [Athen] Do you use: Accommodate, Clockworks, Sam?? In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: <52FDA553-F7E2-4C97-879D-4FCC77104397@vcccd.edu> Ron, I've heard great things. How's it with Mac and tablets? Out office, I've heard, is considering Clockworks. Sounds like there are at least some issues. John On Jan 29, 2016, at 5:39 PM, Ron > wrote: That would be AIM. Ron On Jan 29, 2016 6:48 AM, "Heidi Scher" > wrote: Happy Friday to all Athenians! If your office uses one of the student databases listed above, I would greatly appreciate you contacting me off list. I have a couple of questions - I promise it will be quick! But I do need contact ASAP. THANKS in advance! Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ _______________________________________________ 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 rsthompson2 at ua.edu Fri Jan 29 19:27:34 2016 From: rsthompson2 at ua.edu (Thompson, Rachel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:06 2018 Subject: [Athen] Do you use: Accommodate, Clockworks, Sam?? In-Reply-To: <52FDA553-F7E2-4C97-879D-4FCC77104397@vcccd.edu> References: , , <52FDA553-F7E2-4C97-879D-4FCC77104397@vcccd.edu> Message-ID: <24D46A51-6EAE-4D72-8A3B-D890DE368740@ua.edu> My colleagues in disability services faced major technology hurdles in getting Clockwork set up and functioning as desired for our campus. Dr. Rachel S. Thompson Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility Center for Instructional Technology University of Alabama On Jan 29, 2016, at 20:43, "John Elmer" > wrote: Ron, I've heard great things. How's it with Mac and tablets? Out office, I've heard, is considering Clockworks. Sounds like there are at least some issues. John On Jan 29, 2016, at 5:39 PM, Ron > wrote: That would be AIM. Ron On Jan 29, 2016 6:48 AM, "Heidi Scher" > wrote: Happy Friday to all Athenians! If your office uses one of the student databases listed above, I would greatly appreciate you contacting me off list. I have a couple of questions - I promise it will be quick! But I do need contact ASAP. THANKS in advance! Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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John On Jan 29, 2016, at 5:39 PM, Ron wrote: That would be AIM. Ron On Jan 29, 2016 6:48 AM, "Heidi Scher" wrote: Happy Friday to all Athenians! If your office uses one of the student databases listed above, I would greatly appreciate you contacting me off list. I have a couple of questions - I promise it will be quick! But I do need contact ASAP. THANKS in advance! Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director Center for Educational Access University of Arkansas ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 479.575.7445 fax 479.575.3646 tdd +++++++++++++++ _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I have not had any experience with the system in several years but perhaps a user on the list can speak to those issues. Ron From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of John Elmer Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 6:42 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Do you use: Accommodate, Clockworks, Sam?? Ron, I've heard great things. How's it with Mac and tablets? Out office, I've heard, is considering Clockworks. Sounds like there are at least some issues. John On Jan 29, 2016, at 5:39 PM, Ron > wrote: That would be AIM. Ron On Jan 29, 2016 6:48 AM, "Heidi Scher" > wrote: Happy Friday to all Athenians! If your office uses one of the student databases listed above, I would greatly appreciate you contacting me off list. I have a couple of questions - I promise it will be quick! But I do need contact ASAP. THANKS in advance! 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URL: From easi.easi at gmail.com Sat Jan 30 18:01:45 2016 From: easi.easi at gmail.com (Prof Norm Coombs) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:06 2018 Subject: [Athen] haptic devices In-Reply-To: <4f917a546fac408d87573aeb6eb54a7a@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> References: <4f917a546fac408d87573aeb6eb54a7a@sovmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> Message-ID: <56AD6B09.5040701@gmail.com> EASI is hosting a webinar somewhat related to this topic with John Gardner.... EASI Free Webinar: Training students Who Are Blind to Read Tactile Graphics Presenter: John Gardner from Viewplus Technology March 10 There will be a fuller description long before March 10. There is already a link for early registrations for this free event. Go to http://easi.cc/clinic.htm and look under the month of March Norm Coombs On 1/29/2016 7:39 AM, Nast, Joseph M wrote: > > FYI, a crucial part of evaluating these haptic devices as assistive > technology is determining what programs support their use. The > controller (and its cost) is merely the tip of the iceberg so to > speak. Personally, I doubt many publishers have developed > instructional software that support haptic devices, but it?s certainly > worth researching. > > From a cursory examination of the information available, it looks like > the Geomagic Touch has been developed specifically for the education, > bio-medical research, and industrial design markets. The Falcon, > however, has been marketed heavily as a game controller. I would > expect that to see more educational software that supports the > Geomagic Touch than the Novint Falcon. > > *From:*athen-list > [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of > *Karen Sorensen > *Sent:* Thursday, January 28, 2016 1:26 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network > *Subject:* [Athen] haptic devices > > Hi A11y Colleagues, > > We would like to try out a haptic device to see if it could make > online graphs and simple drawings more accessible to our online > students with visual disabilities. > > Here are a couple I've seen. Does anyone have any experience with them > or any others? > > * Novint Falcon, available for $199 with education discount > > * Geomagic Touch > , > approx $599 > > Thanks in advance for any input. > > Best, > > Karen > > > Karen M. 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