From gdietrich at htctu.net Tue Jan 3 12:36:56 2017 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: [a11ybay] job opportunities In-Reply-To: <1599881471.1483472786172.JavaMail.nobody@james2.pvt.meetup.com> References: <1599881471.1483472786172.JavaMail.nobody@james2.pvt.meetup.com> Message-ID: <008201d26601$20500040$60f000c0$@htctu.net> >From the Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup Group Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2017 11:46 AM To: a11ybay-announce@meetup.com Subject: [a11ybay] job opportunities Here are a few digital accessibility job opportunities to kick-off 2017. Apple's Accessibility Policy and Initiatives team has two openings: Accessibility Policy and Initiatives Manager https://jobs.apple.com/us/search?job=54100850&openJobId=54100850#&openJobId=54100850 and Marketing and Community Engagement Manager https://jobs.apple.com/search?job=54100762&openJobId=54100762#&openJobId=54100762 The TMAP2.0 project is seeking GIS Developers for Consultation or Contract From Joshua Miele: "Basically we're doing a ground-up rebuild of TMAP -- a tool I developed a decade ago for automating the production of tactile street maps www.ski.org/project/tactile-map-automated-production-tmap. Before beginning the rebuild we want to connect with smart developers with skills in this area, both to reality check our requirements and to implement the tool in collaboration with our team." Info on the opportunity and to apply http://lighthouse-sf.org/blog/tmap-2-0-seeking-a-web-developer-who-loves-maps WCAG Accessibility Specialist at Kaiser (40% remote, 60% onsite in Pleasanton) Contact: Abhilash Dhiman, Sr. Technical Recruiter Abhilash.Dhiman@artechinfo.com "We are seeking a Front End Developer & WCAG Accessibility Specialist to provide UI coding support for Kaiser Permanente's Web presence. This work involves coding, testing, and debugging for the web presentation layer using HTML, CSS, Javascript, and accessibility principles. In addition to the job description please provide the following information: Top 3-5 Daily Responsibilities: 1. Development for production and/or prototyping, including: a. Translate concepts and mockups to into WCAG 2.0 AA compliant prototypes and completed web pages while adhering to design specifications b. Manually coding, testing, and debugging HTML, CSS, and Javascript according to internal standards, guidelines and in accordance with industry best practices c. Ensuring cross-browser compatibility and compliance with accessibility guidelines 2. Collaboration with technical writer/editors, user experience designers, application developers, and/or project managers on project work 3. Explaining technical concepts and constraints to non-technical team members 4. Mentoring other front end developers on best practices, front end infrastructure (e.g. GIT, SASS) and frameworks (e.g. Bootstrap, Angular) Top 3-5 Required Skills: 1. Proficiency in hand coded HTML, CSS, and Javascript 2. Proficiency in implementing accessibility standards (WCAG 2.0 AA) 3. Experience in WAI-ARIA implementation 4. Extensive knowledge and experience with assistive technologies (e.g., JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver). 5. Experience with Responsive Web Design techniques and concepts 6. Solid understanding of cross browser compatibilities Desired Skills: 1. Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), TeamSite, or other enterprise content management systems 2. Experience with accessibility audit and quality assurance tools and processes 3. Experience in front end development infrastructure and frameworks such as JQuery, SASS, Bootstrap, Git, Grunt, Bower, and Angular 4. Expertise in Responsive Web Design 5. Experience with Agile and/or Lean UX Soft Skills: 1. Accuracy, reliability, and excellent attention to detail 2. Ability to work with little supervision, tight timelines, and competing priorities 3. Experience working in multidisciplinary teams 4. Strong communication and interpersonal skills 5. Ability to cross-train and mentor" -- Jennison Mark Asuncion Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup http://www.meetup.com/a11ybay Co-Founder, Toronto Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup http://www.meetup.com/a11yto -- https://www.meetup.com/a11ybay/ This message was sent by Meetup on behalf of Jennison Asuncion (https://www.meetup.com/a11ybay/members/116709302/) from Bay Area Accessibility and Inclusive Design From gdietrich at htctu.net Tue Jan 3 13:05:33 2017 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Hiring Two Tenured Track DSS Faculty In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00bb01d26605$1fe44950$5facdbf0$@htctu.net> From: Denise K. Simpson [mailto:dsimpson@sce.edu] Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2016 1:15 PM Subject: Hiring Two Tenured Track DSS Faculty Hello All, I am so happy to share that the School of Continuing Education Disability Support Services has been approved to hire two additional noncredit full time (tenured) instructors. The positions begin in the Fall 2017 teaching classes for students with disabilities. These faculty will work at the Cypress College Campus or the Wilshire Center (across from Fullerton College) serving with and amazing team of professionals. Please forward this link to any qualified candidates that you think will be a great addition to our team. https://nocccd.peopleadmin.com/postings/2333 Disability Support Services Non-Credit Instructor nocccd.peopleadmin.com Denise Simpson, M. Ed. Director, Disability Support Services Immediate Past President, CAPED 9200 Valley View CE 101 Cypress, CA 90630 714-484-7058 www.sce.edu/dss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Tue Jan 3 15:14:29 2017 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Job Opening Stanford Message-ID: <015501d26617$231f4ae0$695de0a0$@htctu.net> Stanford is looking for an Alternate Format Manager: https://stanfordcareers.stanford.edu/job-search?jobId=73445 Please share the announcement with any interested parties. JOB PURPOSE: The Alternate Media/Format Manager oversees a team of specialists in the conversion of academic materials into alternate media; offers expertise in alternate format production and assistive technology for the continued benefit of students with disabilities; provides leadership in the area of access technology to faculty and staff for progress towards universal design and access in higher education. CORE DUTIES*: ? Facilitate student requests for alternate format production services and ensure timely turnaround of academic materials in its required format; maintain detailed records of progress and transactions. ? Coordinate with faculty, instructional staff, and campus entities to process course materials and accommodations; acquire alternate media from textbook publishers, external networks, community agencies, and custom publishing. ? Supervise the alternate format team including work assignments; hire/fire responsibility; and providing guidance, training, and performance reviews to personnel. ? Evaluate students for alternate format preferences and assistive technology needs; provide individual training and follow-up assessment to determine usage, efficacy, and revise as needed. ? Oversee functionality and maintenance of all alt format conversion software and equipment, related assistive technology, and alternate media assets; keep detailed records of service, support, and inventory. ? Research, recommend, and implement hardware and software purchases and configurations; act as liaison with vendors to ensure compatibility with university systems and architecture. ? Collect and analyze data from multiple sources, prepare reports; contribute to identifying trends, needs analysis, participate in the implementation of policies and planning for future requirements. ? Provide outreach and advocacy across departments and with VPTL for effective uses of assistive and educational technology for accessible course content; actively encourage and support the use of SCRIBE with outreach and training for faculty, staff, and students. ? Serve as an advocate for innovative academic and assistive technologies. Actively engage with faculty, staff, and students with outreach and training to increase the use of SCRIBE. ? Collaborate with VPTL to coordinate deployment of assistive software in academic and residential computing. ? Qualifications MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Education and Experience: An advanced degree plus seven years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: ? Knowledge of Federal and state regulations related to Section 508, 504, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and alternate media. ? Fluency in both PC and Mac operating systems; ability to quickly adopt new technologies and programming tools. ? Experience and solid understanding of alternate format conversion methods and workflows; use of Abby FineReader, Nuance OmniPage, Adobe Creative Suite, MathType, Scientific Notebook, Duxbury, and BANA Template. ? Facility with assistive technologies related to print disabilities such as Kurzweil, JAWS, Read & Write Gold, NVDA, ZoomText, Dragon Dictate; magnification and alternate input devices; and mobile applications. ? Ability to troubleshoot and maintain high-load scanning, Braille embossing, tactile graphics equipment. ? Ability to quickly adopt new technologies and programming tools; understanding of data design, relational databases, data modeling, and CRM usage (preferably Salesforce) ? Outstanding communication skills, verbal and written, with both technical and non-technical clients. Ability to interact effectively and tactfully with members of the academic community; demonstrated experience working in an environment with colleagues of diverse backgrounds and customs. ? Ability to recognize and recommend necessary changes in user and/or operations procedures; proven problem solving and analytical thinking with ability to approach problems logically and systematically. ? Ability to stay informed with current and developing assistive technology and alternate format practices and standards. ? Demonstrated supervisory/management skills including coaching, staff development and conflict resolution. ? Excellent time management and project management skills. Demonstrated ability to manage a complex workload, prioritize tasks, and use good judgment in providing services based on goals. Certifications and Licenses: None PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*: ? Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks. ? Frequently sitting, grasp lightly/fine manipulation. ? Occasionally stand/walk, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 20 pounds. ? Ability to obtain and maintain a California Non-commercial Class license. ? Rarely writing by hand, use a telephone. * - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job. WORKING CONDITIONS: May require evening and weekend work during busy/critical times. WORK STANDARDS: ? Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations. ? Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. ? Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu. Job : Information Technology Services Location : Vice Provost for Student Affairs Schedule : Full-time Grade: J -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Tue Jan 3 15:15:11 2017 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Job Posting Pima Community College, Tucson AZ-Assistive Technology ADR In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <016f01d26617$3bcb8400$b3628c00$@htctu.net> From: Pedro Cerda [mailto:pcerda@pima.edu] Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2016 9:41 AM To: Alternate Media Subject: Job Posting Pima Community College, Tucson AZ-Assistive Technology ADR We have a opening here at Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona for an Advanced Program Coordinator with a focus on Assistive technology(e.g. JAWS, Read and Write, etc)and an understanding of alt media as it pertains to a college setting. https://pima.peopleadmin.com/postings/7264 From smartin at necc.mass.edu Wed Jan 4 09:37:23 2017 From: smartin at necc.mass.edu (Martin, Susan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille Message-ID: <0950aed3a9524b5e8c6e361588f98014@hav-mbx.necc.mass.edu> Hello all- The following question is from Pam LaBella at Northern Essex Community College: I am looking for suggestions in regards to the best way to accommodate a student. It is an area I have never had to delve into until now. I am working with a student for the spring 17 semester who is taking 4 music courses. The student is blind, uses JAWS, but does not read Braille. He has a musical background and plays in a band so he has some good skills and knowledge when it comes to music. I am not familiar with most of what the syllabi are referring to for software/ equipment to be use. For his Music Technology: Composition course he needs to create compositions using GarageBand (I did find a Garageband app available for $4.99 but I am not sure how it works with voice over) Finale, Syllabus, Muse Score or other music notation software A composition created in the style of 80s Synth Pop A composition created using any digital audio workstation format or software the student prefers For his Audio Recording II course the students are required to assist the instructor in developing, designing and installing a mobile multitrack audio recording studio to run on a MAC computer. Must use Digidesign 002 audio/digital interface with the recording software ProTools Align the convertor with an A.R.T. four channel analog pre amplifier as well as the Focusrite AD/DA pre amp Incorporate the Mackie digital mixer and controller For Jazz/Rock Ensemble I course Each meeting will include melodic and rhythmic exercise, sight reading and performance of rehearsed pieces. For his Applied Music: Guitar course Some of the course requires him to read, analyze and perform chord comping, melody and improvise jazz standards The format for the textbooks are also going to be a challenge. I am wondering if anyone out there has converted any of these textbooks into a format for students who are blind to use. Other than Braille. What does one do for a book that is basically music compositions. How does one convert and what is a good format for musical notes, scales, chords etc.? The textbooks being used are; 'Classical Studies for Electric Guitar' by William Leavitt 'The Real Book' by Hal Leonard 'Modern Method for Guitar Vol 1' by William Leavitt 'The Guitarist's Music Theory Book' by Vogl 'Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study' by Dariusz Terefenko 'Music Theory for Computer Musicians' by Michael Hewitt 'Inside the Music' by Dave Stewart I appreciate any help/suggestions Thank you Pam Pam LaBella Assistive Technology/Alternative Text Specialist The Learning Accommodations Center Northern Essex Community College Behrakis One-Stop Student Services Center SC105 100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 Tel# 978-556-3705 Susan J Martin M.Ed - Director The Learning Accommodations Center Northern Essex Community College Behrakis One- Stop Student Services Center SC111B 100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 Tel# 978-556-3647 Email: smartin@necc.mass.edu Strategic Maximizer Arranger Individualization Relator This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be confidential and may contain student information covered under FERPA. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please notify me by telephone or via return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Wed Jan 4 09:41:59 2017 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Use a Spreadsheet to Outline your Novel Message-ID: <000c01d266b1$da6ee170$8f4ca450$@karlencommunications.com> Happy New Year Everyone! I thought some of you might be interested in this article, especially for students with learning or cognitive disabilities or those of us who need help organizing our thoughts. http://www.writersdigest.com/online-exclusives/oct-16/use-a-spreadsheet-to-o utline-your-novel?utm_source=Direct It may be a less expensive way to help organize content. Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Wed Jan 4 11:26:18 2017 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] magnifying app for Android Message-ID: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84011F8CBA4F@EROS2.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> Hello folks, Can anybody give me a good recommendation for an app for Android that will magnify at a distance? A student wants this for looking at the white board in a classroom. I know on IOS, there is one called Supervision that works well. Thanks for any suggestions. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Email: rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mantle.doug at gmail.com Wed Jan 4 20:36:17 2017 From: mantle.doug at gmail.com (Doug Mantle) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Fwd: REMINDER - Call For Proposals **Deadline Jan 20** Assistive Technology Virtual Conference March 9, 2017 - Network of Ontario Assistive Technologists In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Good day, Sharing this reminder for the upcoming deadline for the call for presentation proposals for the March 9th Network of Ontario Assistive Technologists Virtual Conference. Hoping to see some proposals from ATHEN members! *Please forgive any cross-postings.* Take care, Doug Mantle *Don't miss the deadline* Submit Your Presentation Proposal Before January 20th! Submit Your Proposal Now *Ready to move beyond AT 101? * Join other Assistive Technologists and related professionals as we examine a day in the life of an Assistive Technologist and explore ways of pushing the limits of AT. 100% Online - Attend from the comfort of your computer *Registration Opening Soon* Don't Miss The Early Bird Rate of $75 *Exhibitor space* in the Virtual Vendor Mall is being prepared and will be available soon. More details can be found on the Vendors page Details about conference *sponsorship opportunities* can be found on the Sponsors page *Looking forward to seeing you online* Thursday, March, 9th. The Network of Ontario Assistive Technologists *Please accept our apologies for the broken links you may have experienced in our previous email. A move to a new website host unfortunately didn't go as smoothly as hoped. Conference details can always be found on the CONFERENCES tab of our main website at www.OntarioAT.ca * *Copyright ? 2017 Network of Ontario Assistive Technologists, All rights reserved.* Thank you for your continued interest in the Assistive Technology Conference and the Network of Ontario Assistive Technologists. Visit us at www.OntarioAT.ca *Our mailing address is:* Network of Ontario Assistive Technologists PO Box 22109 St. Thomas, On N5R 6A1 Canada -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at ccctechcenter.org Wed Jan 4 21:42:44 2017 From: skeegan at ccctechcenter.org (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Contract work at CCC Accessibility Center/CCC Technology Center Message-ID: Hello all, The CCC Accessibility Center project is seeking a qualified individual to assist in on-going efforts to ensure website accessibility for applications developed and used by various grant initiatives. The CCC Accessibility Center is a project based at the CCC Technology Center. The CCC Technology Center facilitates and coordinates the work of systemwide technology projects. More information about the CCC Accessibility Center available at: https://www.cccaccessibility.org/ This is for contract work only. Please contact me off-list for additional information. Thank you, Sean Sean Keegan Interim Accessibility Director California Community Colleges Technology Center CCC Accessibility Center - http://cccaccessibility.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at ccctechcenter.org Thu Jan 5 09:03:34 2017 From: skeegan at ccctechcenter.org (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: [ITACCESS] Ohio University seeks Web Accessibility professionals Message-ID: Forwarding from another mailing list. Description below. ******** Hi everyone, Ohio University?s Web Services team is seeking a Web Accessibility Coordinator and Web Accessibility Assistant. OHIO University strives to improve the usability of its web sites, making them accessible to use by individuals of all abilities. This position will be responsible for working with the Office of Information Technology and University Equity and Civil Rights Compliance Office to advance website accessibility goals for the institution. Please see job descriptions for full details. To apply: https://www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/postings/21233 https://www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/postings/21522 OHIO University is located in beautiful city of Athens, located about 75 miles Southeast of Columbus. Speaking personally, Ohio University is a great place to work, and Athens is a great place to live. Toni Marinucci, Web Services Manager OHIO UNIVERSITY Office of Information Technology WUSOC 381? Athens OH 45701-2979 ? T: 740.597.2523 heightlt@ohio.edu ? www.ohio.edu/web -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu Thu Jan 5 09:21:54 2017 From: Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu (Nast, Joseph M) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille In-Reply-To: <0950aed3a9524b5e8c6e361588f98014@hav-mbx.necc.mass.edu> References: <0950aed3a9524b5e8c6e361588f98014@hav-mbx.necc.mass.edu> Message-ID: <8571c5ebc20844b785096a48a89bc763@clvmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> Many institutions highly recommend Dancing Dots' products (http://www.dancingdots.com/main/index.htm) to help make music instruction accessible to students who are blind or have low vision. Of particular interest might be the CakeTalking add-on that works with JAWS to make the Cakewalk Sonar musician's studio software (http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Versions?gclid=CLH1_Ja7q9ECFRCewAodAkcMUw) accessible. Because a lot of resources for music students who are blind incorporate Music Braille, the student may be limiting themselves by not knowing how to read it. FYI, Dancing Dots and the Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired both offer Music Braille training, which may be available online. - The National Resource Center for Blind Musicians offers a "get started" page that might answer some of your immediate questions: http://www.blindmusicstudent.org/facts_braille_tech.htm - The NFB has a very informative white paper with detailed recommendations and resources for music instruction: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr18/issue1/f180105.htm - Additionally, the NBP maintains a comprehensive resource web page: https://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/braille/eb/eb_music.html - Valencia Community College has published a great white paper regarding best teaching practices for students who are blind or have low vision. If you keyword search "music" you'll find the section dealing specifically with music instruction: http://valenciacollege.edu/osd/documents/BlindnessDraft.pdf Regarding your question about textbooks, software is available that will scan and play musical scores, but may be of limited use if the student needs to identify notational elements that can't be perceived by sound alone. Here's a link to one such program: http://www.musitek.com/ Hope that helps. Good luck! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109f 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 Martin, Susan Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 11:37 AM To: athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille Hello all- The following question is from Pam LaBella at Northern Essex Community College: I am looking for suggestions in regards to the best way to accommodate a student. It is an area I have never had to delve into until now. I am working with a student for the spring 17 semester who is taking 4 music courses. The student is blind, uses JAWS, but does not read Braille. He has a musical background and plays in a band so he has some good skills and knowledge when it comes to music. I am not familiar with most of what the syllabi are referring to for software/ equipment to be use. For his Music Technology: Composition course he needs to create compositions using GarageBand (I did find a Garageband app available for $4.99 but I am not sure how it works with voice over) Finale, Syllabus, Muse Score or other music notation software A composition created in the style of 80s Synth Pop A composition created using any digital audio workstation format or software the student prefers For his Audio Recording II course the students are required to assist the instructor in developing, designing and installing a mobile multitrack audio recording studio to run on a MAC computer. Must use Digidesign 002 audio/digital interface with the recording software ProTools Align the convertor with an A.R.T. four channel analog pre amplifier as well as the Focusrite AD/DA pre amp Incorporate the Mackie digital mixer and controller For Jazz/Rock Ensemble I course Each meeting will include melodic and rhythmic exercise, sight reading and performance of rehearsed pieces. For his Applied Music: Guitar course Some of the course requires him to read, analyze and perform chord comping, melody and improvise jazz standards The format for the textbooks are also going to be a challenge. I am wondering if anyone out there has converted any of these textbooks into a format for students who are blind to use. Other than Braille. What does one do for a book that is basically music compositions. How does one convert and what is a good format for musical notes, scales, chords etc.? The textbooks being used are; 'Classical Studies for Electric Guitar' by William Leavitt 'The Real Book' by Hal Leonard 'Modern Method for Guitar Vol 1' by William Leavitt 'The Guitarist's Music Theory Book' by Vogl 'Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study' by Dariusz Terefenko 'Music Theory for Computer Musicians' by Michael Hewitt 'Inside the Music' by Dave Stewart I appreciate any help/suggestions Thank you Pam Pam LaBella Assistive Technology/Alternative Text Specialist The Learning Accommodations Center Northern Essex Community College Behrakis One-Stop Student Services Center SC105 100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 Tel# 978-556-3705 Susan J Martin M.Ed - Director The Learning Accommodations Center Northern Essex Community College Behrakis One- Stop Student Services Center SC111B 100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 Tel# 978-556-3647 Email: smartin@necc.mass.edu Strategic Maximizer Arranger Individualization Relator This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be confidential and may contain student information covered under FERPA. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please notify me by telephone or via return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu Thu Jan 5 09:21:54 2017 From: Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu (Nast, Joseph M) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille In-Reply-To: <0950aed3a9524b5e8c6e361588f98014@hav-mbx.necc.mass.edu> References: <0950aed3a9524b5e8c6e361588f98014@hav-mbx.necc.mass.edu> Message-ID: <8571c5ebc20844b785096a48a89bc763@clvmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> Many institutions highly recommend Dancing Dots' products (http://www.dancingdots.com/main/index.htm) to help make music instruction accessible to students who are blind or have low vision. Of particular interest might be the CakeTalking add-on that works with JAWS to make the Cakewalk Sonar musician's studio software (http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Versions?gclid=CLH1_Ja7q9ECFRCewAodAkcMUw) accessible. Because a lot of resources for music students who are blind incorporate Music Braille, the student may be limiting themselves by not knowing how to read it. FYI, Dancing Dots and the Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired both offer Music Braille training, which may be available online. - The National Resource Center for Blind Musicians offers a "get started" page that might answer some of your immediate questions: http://www.blindmusicstudent.org/facts_braille_tech.htm - The NFB has a very informative white paper with detailed recommendations and resources for music instruction: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr18/issue1/f180105.htm - Additionally, the NBP maintains a comprehensive resource web page: https://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/braille/eb/eb_music.html - Valencia Community College has published a great white paper regarding best teaching practices for students who are blind or have low vision. If you keyword search "music" you'll find the section dealing specifically with music instruction: http://valenciacollege.edu/osd/documents/BlindnessDraft.pdf Regarding your question about textbooks, software is available that will scan and play musical scores, but may be of limited use if the student needs to identify notational elements that can't be perceived by sound alone. Here's a link to one such program: http://www.musitek.com/ Hope that helps. Good luck! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109f 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 Martin, Susan Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 11:37 AM To: athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille Hello all- The following question is from Pam LaBella at Northern Essex Community College: I am looking for suggestions in regards to the best way to accommodate a student. It is an area I have never had to delve into until now. I am working with a student for the spring 17 semester who is taking 4 music courses. The student is blind, uses JAWS, but does not read Braille. He has a musical background and plays in a band so he has some good skills and knowledge when it comes to music. I am not familiar with most of what the syllabi are referring to for software/ equipment to be use. For his Music Technology: Composition course he needs to create compositions using GarageBand (I did find a Garageband app available for $4.99 but I am not sure how it works with voice over) Finale, Syllabus, Muse Score or other music notation software A composition created in the style of 80s Synth Pop A composition created using any digital audio workstation format or software the student prefers For his Audio Recording II course the students are required to assist the instructor in developing, designing and installing a mobile multitrack audio recording studio to run on a MAC computer. Must use Digidesign 002 audio/digital interface with the recording software ProTools Align the convertor with an A.R.T. four channel analog pre amplifier as well as the Focusrite AD/DA pre amp Incorporate the Mackie digital mixer and controller For Jazz/Rock Ensemble I course Each meeting will include melodic and rhythmic exercise, sight reading and performance of rehearsed pieces. For his Applied Music: Guitar course Some of the course requires him to read, analyze and perform chord comping, melody and improvise jazz standards The format for the textbooks are also going to be a challenge. I am wondering if anyone out there has converted any of these textbooks into a format for students who are blind to use. Other than Braille. What does one do for a book that is basically music compositions. How does one convert and what is a good format for musical notes, scales, chords etc.? The textbooks being used are; 'Classical Studies for Electric Guitar' by William Leavitt 'The Real Book' by Hal Leonard 'Modern Method for Guitar Vol 1' by William Leavitt 'The Guitarist's Music Theory Book' by Vogl 'Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study' by Dariusz Terefenko 'Music Theory for Computer Musicians' by Michael Hewitt 'Inside the Music' by Dave Stewart I appreciate any help/suggestions Thank you Pam Pam LaBella Assistive Technology/Alternative Text Specialist The Learning Accommodations Center Northern Essex Community College Behrakis One-Stop Student Services Center SC105 100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 Tel# 978-556-3705 Susan J Martin M.Ed - Director The Learning Accommodations Center Northern Essex Community College Behrakis One- Stop Student Services Center SC111B 100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 Tel# 978-556-3647 Email: smartin@necc.mass.edu Strategic Maximizer Arranger Individualization Relator This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be confidential and may contain student information covered under FERPA. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please notify me by telephone or via return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu Thu Jan 5 09:27:51 2017 From: Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu (Nast, Joseph M) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille In-Reply-To: <8571c5ebc20844b785096a48a89bc763@clvmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> References: <0950aed3a9524b5e8c6e361588f98014@hav-mbx.necc.mass.edu> <8571c5ebc20844b785096a48a89bc763@clvmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> Message-ID: <5b74cf73ab4549fead85e4d04efd4bf4@clvmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> Edit: Sorry, the link to Valencia Community College's white paper has expired. Here's an updated link: https://issuu.com/valenciacollege/docs/blindnessdraft Joe From: Nast, Joseph M Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 11:22 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' ; athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu Subject: RE: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille Many institutions highly recommend Dancing Dots' products (http://www.dancingdots.com/main/index.htm) to help make music instruction accessible to students who are blind or have low vision. Of particular interest might be the CakeTalking add-on that works with JAWS to make the Cakewalk Sonar musician's studio software (http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Versions?gclid=CLH1_Ja7q9ECFRCewAodAkcMUw) accessible. Because a lot of resources for music students who are blind incorporate Music Braille, the student may be limiting themselves by not knowing how to read it. FYI, Dancing Dots and the Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired both offer Music Braille training, which may be available online. - The National Resource Center for Blind Musicians offers a "get started" page that might answer some of your immediate questions: http://www.blindmusicstudent.org/facts_braille_tech.htm - The NFB has a very informative white paper with detailed recommendations and resources for music instruction: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr18/issue1/f180105.htm - Additionally, the NBP maintains a comprehensive resource web page: https://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/braille/eb/eb_music.html - Valencia Community College has published a great white paper regarding best teaching practices for students who are blind or have low vision. If you keyword search "music" you'll find the section dealing specifically with music instruction: http://valenciacollege.edu/osd/documents/BlindnessDraft.pdf Regarding your question about textbooks, software is available that will scan and play musical scores, but may be of limited use if the student needs to identify notational elements that can't be perceived by sound alone. Here's a link to one such program: http://www.musitek.com/ Hope that helps. Good luck! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109f 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 Martin, Susan Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 11:37 AM To: athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille Hello all- The following question is from Pam LaBella at Northern Essex Community College: I am looking for suggestions in regards to the best way to accommodate a student. It is an area I have never had to delve into until now. I am working with a student for the spring 17 semester who is taking 4 music courses. The student is blind, uses JAWS, but does not read Braille. He has a musical background and plays in a band so he has some good skills and knowledge when it comes to music. I am not familiar with most of what the syllabi are referring to for software/ equipment to be use. For his Music Technology: Composition course he needs to create compositions using GarageBand (I did find a Garageband app available for $4.99 but I am not sure how it works with voice over) Finale, Syllabus, Muse Score or other music notation software A composition created in the style of 80s Synth Pop A composition created using any digital audio workstation format or software the student prefers For his Audio Recording II course the students are required to assist the instructor in developing, designing and installing a mobile multitrack audio recording studio to run on a MAC computer. Must use Digidesign 002 audio/digital interface with the recording software ProTools Align the convertor with an A.R.T. four channel analog pre amplifier as well as the Focusrite AD/DA pre amp Incorporate the Mackie digital mixer and controller For Jazz/Rock Ensemble I course Each meeting will include melodic and rhythmic exercise, sight reading and performance of rehearsed pieces. For his Applied Music: Guitar course Some of the course requires him to read, analyze and perform chord comping, melody and improvise jazz standards The format for the textbooks are also going to be a challenge. I am wondering if anyone out there has converted any of these textbooks into a format for students who are blind to use. Other than Braille. What does one do for a book that is basically music compositions. How does one convert and what is a good format for musical notes, scales, chords etc.? The textbooks being used are; 'Classical Studies for Electric Guitar' by William Leavitt 'The Real Book' by Hal Leonard 'Modern Method for Guitar Vol 1' by William Leavitt 'The Guitarist's Music Theory Book' by Vogl 'Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study' by Dariusz Terefenko 'Music Theory for Computer Musicians' by Michael Hewitt 'Inside the Music' by Dave Stewart I appreciate any help/suggestions Thank you Pam Pam LaBella Assistive Technology/Alternative Text Specialist The Learning Accommodations Center Northern Essex Community College Behrakis One-Stop Student Services Center SC105 100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 Tel# 978-556-3705 Susan J Martin M.Ed - Director The Learning Accommodations Center Northern Essex Community College Behrakis One- Stop Student Services Center SC111B 100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 Tel# 978-556-3647 Email: smartin@necc.mass.edu Strategic Maximizer Arranger Individualization Relator This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be confidential and may contain student information covered under FERPA. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please notify me by telephone or via return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu Thu Jan 5 09:27:51 2017 From: Joseph.M.Nast at lonestar.edu (Nast, Joseph M) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille In-Reply-To: <8571c5ebc20844b785096a48a89bc763@clvmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> References: <0950aed3a9524b5e8c6e361588f98014@hav-mbx.necc.mass.edu> <8571c5ebc20844b785096a48a89bc763@clvmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> Message-ID: <5b74cf73ab4549fead85e4d04efd4bf4@clvmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> Edit: Sorry, the link to Valencia Community College's white paper has expired. Here's an updated link: https://issuu.com/valenciacollege/docs/blindnessdraft Joe From: Nast, Joseph M Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 11:22 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' ; athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu Subject: RE: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille Many institutions highly recommend Dancing Dots' products (http://www.dancingdots.com/main/index.htm) to help make music instruction accessible to students who are blind or have low vision. Of particular interest might be the CakeTalking add-on that works with JAWS to make the Cakewalk Sonar musician's studio software (http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Versions?gclid=CLH1_Ja7q9ECFRCewAodAkcMUw) accessible. Because a lot of resources for music students who are blind incorporate Music Braille, the student may be limiting themselves by not knowing how to read it. FYI, Dancing Dots and the Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired both offer Music Braille training, which may be available online. - The National Resource Center for Blind Musicians offers a "get started" page that might answer some of your immediate questions: http://www.blindmusicstudent.org/facts_braille_tech.htm - The NFB has a very informative white paper with detailed recommendations and resources for music instruction: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr18/issue1/f180105.htm - Additionally, the NBP maintains a comprehensive resource web page: https://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/braille/eb/eb_music.html - Valencia Community College has published a great white paper regarding best teaching practices for students who are blind or have low vision. If you keyword search "music" you'll find the section dealing specifically with music instruction: http://valenciacollege.edu/osd/documents/BlindnessDraft.pdf Regarding your question about textbooks, software is available that will scan and play musical scores, but may be of limited use if the student needs to identify notational elements that can't be perceived by sound alone. Here's a link to one such program: http://www.musitek.com/ Hope that helps. Good luck! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109f 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 Martin, Susan Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 11:37 AM To: athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille Hello all- The following question is from Pam LaBella at Northern Essex Community College: I am looking for suggestions in regards to the best way to accommodate a student. It is an area I have never had to delve into until now. I am working with a student for the spring 17 semester who is taking 4 music courses. The student is blind, uses JAWS, but does not read Braille. He has a musical background and plays in a band so he has some good skills and knowledge when it comes to music. I am not familiar with most of what the syllabi are referring to for software/ equipment to be use. For his Music Technology: Composition course he needs to create compositions using GarageBand (I did find a Garageband app available for $4.99 but I am not sure how it works with voice over) Finale, Syllabus, Muse Score or other music notation software A composition created in the style of 80s Synth Pop A composition created using any digital audio workstation format or software the student prefers For his Audio Recording II course the students are required to assist the instructor in developing, designing and installing a mobile multitrack audio recording studio to run on a MAC computer. Must use Digidesign 002 audio/digital interface with the recording software ProTools Align the convertor with an A.R.T. four channel analog pre amplifier as well as the Focusrite AD/DA pre amp Incorporate the Mackie digital mixer and controller For Jazz/Rock Ensemble I course Each meeting will include melodic and rhythmic exercise, sight reading and performance of rehearsed pieces. For his Applied Music: Guitar course Some of the course requires him to read, analyze and perform chord comping, melody and improvise jazz standards The format for the textbooks are also going to be a challenge. I am wondering if anyone out there has converted any of these textbooks into a format for students who are blind to use. Other than Braille. What does one do for a book that is basically music compositions. How does one convert and what is a good format for musical notes, scales, chords etc.? The textbooks being used are; 'Classical Studies for Electric Guitar' by William Leavitt 'The Real Book' by Hal Leonard 'Modern Method for Guitar Vol 1' by William Leavitt 'The Guitarist's Music Theory Book' by Vogl 'Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study' by Dariusz Terefenko 'Music Theory for Computer Musicians' by Michael Hewitt 'Inside the Music' by Dave Stewart I appreciate any help/suggestions Thank you Pam Pam LaBella Assistive Technology/Alternative Text Specialist The Learning Accommodations Center Northern Essex Community College Behrakis One-Stop Student Services Center SC105 100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 Tel# 978-556-3705 Susan J Martin M.Ed - Director The Learning Accommodations Center Northern Essex Community College Behrakis One- Stop Student Services Center SC111B 100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 Tel# 978-556-3647 Email: smartin@necc.mass.edu Strategic Maximizer Arranger Individualization Relator This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be confidential and may contain student information covered under FERPA. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please notify me by telephone or via return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dslab at cpcc.edu Thu Jan 5 10:30:55 2017 From: dslab at cpcc.edu (dslab) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Braille for Spanish Message-ID: <6ff3617e36fc4e8ba9dcb21a407a6e58@mbx10.cpcc.edu> Hello everyone, We have a blind student taking a Spanish class and a Spanish lab. She requires Braille for her syllabus, handouts, and assignments. I need help figuring out how to most appropriately accommodate her. Our college has the current Braille items: * Juliet 120 * Duxbury software * Firebird Will these products make accurate conversions to Spanish? If so, how do we do it? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Alysia Leak Instructional Lab Facilitator, Disability Services Central Campus, Terrell 201 PO Box 35009 Charlotte, NC 28235 704.330.2722 ext 3462 www.cpcc.edu [cid:image001.png@01CCCA1C.75B56920] We value your feedback. How is our service at CPCC? Central Piedmont Community College and all of its campuses will be closed beginning December 20th - Jan. 1st . Central Piedmont Community College will reopen on Monday, January 2nd . Classes for spring semester begin on Thursday, January 12th. ________________________________ This e-mail, including any attachments, is intended only for the addressee's use and may contain confidential and proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, reproduction, or use of the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail by error, please delete it and immediately notify the sender. Thank you for your cooperation. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2555 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Thu Jan 5 11:48:56 2017 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Braille for Spanish In-Reply-To: <6ff3617e36fc4e8ba9dcb21a407a6e58@mbx10.cpcc.edu> References: <6ff3617e36fc4e8ba9dcb21a407a6e58@mbx10.cpcc.edu> Message-ID: <00ac01d2678c$c0e437b0$42aca710$@gmail.com> Hi Alysia Your Duxbury software can convert to Spanish -and 129 other languages! Here's a link to more info at Duxbury: http://www.duxburysystems.com/nations.asp Perhaps Gaier Deitrich and others more familiar with braille embossers can pipe as to whether there are any output tips, tricks or suggestions in re the Juliet 120. Have you talked with anyone at tech support for the embosser? Good luck! Wink Harner Adaptive Technology Consulting & Training Alternative Media & Text Conversions foreigntype@gmail.com This email was dictated with Dragon Naturally Speaking. Please forgive any omissions, errata or anomalies. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of dslab Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 10:31 AM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' Subject: [Athen] Braille for Spanish Hello everyone, We have a blind student taking a Spanish class and a Spanish lab. She requires Braille for her syllabus, handouts, and assignments. I need help figuring out how to most appropriately accommodate her. Our college has the current Braille items: . Juliet 120 . Duxbury software . Firebird Will these products make accurate conversions to Spanish? If so, how do we do it? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Alysia Leak Instructional Lab Facilitator, Disability Services Central Campus, Terrell 201 PO Box 35009 Charlotte, NC 28235 704.330.2722 ext 3462 www.cpcc.edu cid:image001.png@01CCCA1C.75B56920 We value your feedback. How is our service at CPCC? Central Piedmont Community College and all of its campuses will be closed beginning December 20th - Jan. 1st . Central Piedmont Community College will reopen on Monday, January 2nd . Classes for spring semester begin on Thursday, January 12th. _____ This e-mail, including any attachments, is intended only for the addressee's use and may contain confidential and proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, reproduction, or use of the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail by error, please delete it and immediately notify the sender. Thank you for your cooperation. _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7996 / Virus Database: 4749/13710 - Release Date: 01/05/17 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: application/octet-stream Size: 2555 bytes Desc: not available URL: From gdietrich at htctu.net Thu Jan 5 11:56:10 2017 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Braille for Spanish In-Reply-To: <00ac01d2678c$c0e437b0$42aca710$@gmail.com> References: <6ff3617e36fc4e8ba9dcb21a407a6e58@mbx10.cpcc.edu> <00ac01d2678c$c0e437b0$42aca710$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <00f901d2678d$c39ef570$4adce050$@htctu.net> Yes, Duxbury and the Juliet can handle the braille transcription. The trick is in properly marking up the document so that Duxbury knows which text is to be done in Spanish braille. You also need to know if the student wants the braille produced in the EBAE code or the brand new UEB code. There are a number of differences. Make sure that you include the Word templates when you load Duxbury, and make sure that you have the latest version of Duxbury (12.1, SR1). Using the Word template, it is very easy to set all the Spanish as Spanish style for a seamless conversion. I have also attached the keyboard shortcuts for international characters. I can send you a couple of manuals off-list if you would like more specific information. You can also contact our admin assistant, Erika Owens, if you would like to schedule a call with me. eowens@htctu.net 408-996-4636 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich HTCTU Director 408-996-6047 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of foreigntype Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 11:49 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Braille for Spanish Hi Alysia Your Duxbury software can convert to Spanish -and 129 other languages! Here's a link to more info at Duxbury: http://www.duxburysystems.com/nations.asp Perhaps Gaier Deitrich and others more familiar with braille embossers can pipe as to whether there are any output tips, tricks or suggestions in re the Juliet 120. Have you talked with anyone at tech support for the embosser? Good luck! Wink Harner Adaptive Technology Consulting & Training Alternative Media & Text Conversions foreigntype@gmail.com This email was dictated with Dragon Naturally Speaking. Please forgive any omissions, errata or anomalies. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of dslab Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 10:31 AM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' Subject: [Athen] Braille for Spanish Hello everyone, We have a blind student taking a Spanish class and a Spanish lab. She requires Braille for her syllabus, handouts, and assignments. I need help figuring out how to most appropriately accommodate her. Our college has the current Braille items: . Juliet 120 . Duxbury software . Firebird Will these products make accurate conversions to Spanish? If so, how do we do it? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Alysia Leak Instructional Lab Facilitator, Disability Services Central Campus, Terrell 201 PO Box 35009 Charlotte, NC 28235 704.330.2722 ext 3462 www.cpcc.edu cid:image001.png@01CCCA1C.75B56920 We value your feedback. How is our service at CPCC? Central Piedmont Community College and all of its campuses will be closed beginning December 20th - Jan. 1st . Central Piedmont Community College will reopen on Monday, January 2nd . Classes for spring semester begin on Thursday, January 12th. _____ This e-mail, including any attachments, is intended only for the addressee's use and may contain confidential and proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, reproduction, or use of the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail by error, please delete it and immediately notify the sender. Thank you for your cooperation. _____ No virus found in this message. 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I found the firmware update and updated it but it still has this message even though it has the latest firmware. Thank you in advance Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodations Specialist Assistive Technology Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College From chagnon at pubcom.com Thu Jan 5 18:52:14 2017 From: chagnon at pubcom.com (Chagnon | PubCom) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Access Board Rule Making Message-ID: <007d01d267c7$e2f69790$a8e3c6b0$@pubcom.com> Forwarding this notice below from the US Access Board. Note that the 3rd bullet item states "Information and Communication Technology Standards and Guidelines (to be published soon)." I like the "to be published soon" portion! Also note that you can attend the meeting virtually (online). Click the CART link towards the end of their message. Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 10 from 9:30 to Noon (ET). - - - Bevi Chagnon | www.PubCom.com Technologists, Consultants, Trainers, Designers, and Developers for publishing & communication | Acrobat PDF | Print | EPUBS | Sec. 508 Accessibility | - - - U.S. Access Board to Hold Public Briefing on Final Rules Please join the U.S. Access Board members and staff for a public briefing on three recent final rules: * Updated ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buses and Vans (published December 14) * Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment (to be published January 9) * Information and Communication Technology Standards and Guidelines (to be published soon) The briefing will be held on Tuesday, January 10 from 9:30 to Noon (ET) in the Access Board's Conference Room, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004. For the comfort of all participants and to promote a fragrance-free environment, attendees are requested not to use perfume, cologne, or other fragrances. The briefing will be in person and available over the phone with streaming CART. U.S. callers: 888-396-7314 International callers: 773-756-0935 Passcode: 209 2216 CART link: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=ACCESS There will be a question and answer session for each rulemaking. All lines will be muted until each question and answer session. Please share this information with others with an interest in these rules. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lorik at virginia.edu Fri Jan 6 04:50:31 2017 From: lorik at virginia.edu (Kressin, Lori L. (llk2t)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] 3rd Millennium Classroom Info Message-ID: <178AF206-2FE5-415C-B27F-29C56A010D59@virginia.edu> Good morning everyone, Has anyone had experience with 3rd Millennium Classroom's Alcohol-Wise program? We've received their VPAT but are hoping to get additional info before starting the verification testing. Thank you for any and all feedback, Lori ------------------- Lori Kressin 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 adwershing at pstcc.edu Fri Jan 6 07:45:56 2017 From: adwershing at pstcc.edu (Wershing, Alice D.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Echo Smart Pen Problem In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <43ac15d4814f450bb82351fa7919ae9b@EXMAIL03.pstcc.edu> Try unplugging it from the usb port and exiting the software. Then restart the software and plug the pen in again. The company does not have phone support but you can chat with someone through the web site if you need further help. Alice D. Wershing, M.Ed., A.T.P. Disability Services, Technology Specialist Pellissippi State Community College 865-694-6751 865-539-7699 (fax) East TN Region Accessibility Specialist Tenessee Board of Regents-TN eCampus PSCC Access for All Blog PSCC Accessible Format Facebook Page (PSCC-Disability Services) PSCC Access4All Twitter Feed (@Access4allPSCC) -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Maria Bohn Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 3:22 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Echo Smart Pen Problem I am having a problem with one of our smart pens ? has anyone seen this happen and what did you do to fix it? The pen screen says ?Please update the smart pens firmware to use this dot paper? I found the firmware update and updated it but it still has this message even though it has the latest firmware. Thank you in advance Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodations 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 dandrews at visi.com Sat Jan 7 11:48:20 2017 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille In-Reply-To: <0950aed3a9524b5e8c6e361588f98014@hav-mbx.necc.mass.edu> References: <0950aed3a9524b5e8c6e361588f98014@hav-mbx.necc.mass.edu> Message-ID: I think most of this is pretty dooable. Garage Band is accessible with VoiceOver. Another accessible multi-track recording software for the Mac is Amadeus Pro. There is a mailing list called MusicTalk, www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/musictlk_nfbnet.org to subscribe where questions can be answered. Sources of textbooks include Learning Ally and Bookshare.org Goodfeel in philadelphia has a variety of accessible software too. Dave At 11:37 AM 1/4/2017, you wrote: >Content-Language: en-US >Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="_000_0950aed3a9524b5e8c6e361588f98014havmbxneccmassedu_" > > >Hello all- >The following question is from Pam LaBella at >Northern Essex Community College: > >I am looking for suggestions in regards to the >best way to accommodate a student. It is an area >I have never had to delve into until now. > >I am working with a student for the spring 17 >semester who is taking 4 music courses. The >student is blind, uses JAWS, but does not read Braille. >He has a musical background and plays in a band >so he has some good skills and knowledge when it comes to music. > >I am not familiar with most of what the syllabi >are referring to for software/ equipment to be use. > >For his Music Technology: Composition course he >needs to create compositions using >GarageBand (I did find a Garageband app >available for $4.99 but I am not sure how it works with voice over) >Finale, Syllabus, Muse Score or other music notation software >A composition created in the style of 80s Synth Pop >A composition created using any digital audio >workstation format or software the student prefers > >For his Audio Recording II course the students >are required to assist the instructor in >developing, designing and installing a mobile >multitrack audio recording studio to run on a MAC computer. >Must use Digidesign 002 audio/digital interface >with the recording software ProTools >Align the convertor with an A.R.T. four channel >analog pre amplifier as well as the Focusrite AD/DA pre amp >Incorporate the Mackie digital mixer and controller > >For Jazz/Rock Ensemble I course >Each meeting will include melodic and rhythmic >exercise, sight reading and performance of rehearsed pieces. > >For his Applied Music: Guitar course >Some of the course requires him to read, analyze >and perform chord comping, melody and improvise jazz standards > >The format for the textbooks are also going to >be a challenge. I am wondering if anyone out >there has converted any of these textbooks into >a format for students who are blind to use. >Other than Braille. What does one do for a book >that is basically music compositions. How does >one convert and what is a good format for musical notes, scales, chords etc.? > >The textbooks being used are; >?Classical Studies for Electric Guitar? by William Leavitt >?The Real Book? by Hal Leonard >?Modern Method for Guitar Vol 1? by William Leavitt >?The Guitarist?s Music Theory Book? by Vogl >?Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study? by Dariusz Terefenko >?Music Theory for Computer Musicians? by Michael Hewitt >?Inside the Music? by Dave Stewart > >I appreciate any help/suggestions > >Thank you >Pam > >Pam LaBella >Assistive Technology/Alternative Text Specialist >The Learning Accommodations Center >Northern Essex Community College >Behrakis One-Stop Student Services Center SC105 >100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 >Tel# 978-556-3705 > > > >Susan J Martin M.Ed ? Director > >The Learning Accommodations Center >Northern Essex Community College >Behrakis One- Stop Student Services Center SC111B >100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 >Tel# 978-556-3647 >Email: smartin@necc.mass.edu >Strategic Maximizer Arranger Individualization Relator > >This e-mail and any files transmitted with it >may be confidential and may contain student >information covered under FERPA. If you are not >the intended recipient, you are hereby notified >that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or >use of the contents of this information is >prohibited. If you have received this e-mail >transmission in error, please notify me by >telephone or via return e-mail and delete this >e-mail from your system. Thank you > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dandrews at visi.com Sat Jan 7 13:30:41 2017 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille In-Reply-To: References: <0950aed3a9524b5e8c6e361588f98014@hav-mbx.necc.mass.edu> Message-ID: I meant "Dancing Dots" not GoodFeel, sorry! Dave At 01:48 PM 1/7/2017, you wrote: >I think most of this is pretty dooable. Garage >Band is accessible with VoiceOver. Another >accessible multi-track recording software for the Mac is Amadeus Pro. > >There is a mailing list called MusicTalk, >www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/musictlk_nfbnet.org >to subscribe where questions can be >answered. Sources of textbooks include Learning Ally and Bookshare.org > >Goodfeel in philadelphia has a variety of accessible software too. > >Dave > >At 11:37 AM 1/4/2017, you wrote: >>Content-Language: en-US >>Content-Type: multipart/alternative; >> boundary="_000_0950aed3a9524b5e8c6e361588f98014havmbxneccmassedu_" >> >> >>Hello all- >>The following question is from Pam LaBella at >>Northern Essex Community College: >> >>I am looking for suggestions in regards to the >>best way to accommodate a student. It is an >>area I have never had to delve into until now. >> >>I am working with a student for the spring 17 >>semester who is taking 4 music courses. The >>student is blind, uses JAWS, but does not read Braille. >>He has a musical background and plays in a band >>so he has some good skills and knowledge when it comes to music. >> >>I am not familiar with most of what the syllabi >>are referring to for software/ equipment to be use. >> >>For his Music Technology: Composition course he >>needs to create compositions using >>GarageBand (I did find a Garageband app >>available for $4.99 but I am not sure how it works with voice over) >>Finale, Syllabus, Muse Score or other music notation software >>A composition created in the style of 80s Synth Pop >>A composition created using any digital audio >>workstation format or software the student prefers >> >>For his Audio Recording II course the students >>are required to assist the instructor in >>developing, designing and installing a mobile >>multitrack audio recording studio to run on a MAC computer. >>Must use Digidesign 002 audio/digital interface >>with the recording software ProTools >>Align the convertor with an A.R.T. four channel >>analog pre amplifier as well as the Focusrite AD/DA pre amp >>Incorporate the Mackie digital mixer and controller >> >>For Jazz/Rock Ensemble I course >>Each meeting will include melodic and rhythmic >>exercise, sight reading and performance of rehearsed pieces. >> >>For his Applied Music: Guitar course >>Some of the course requires him to read, >>analyze and perform chord comping, melody and improvise jazz standards >> >>The format for the textbooks are also going to >>be a challenge. I am wondering if anyone out >>there has converted any of these textbooks into >>a format for students who are blind to use. >>Other than Braille. What does one do for a book >>that is basically music compositions. How does >>one convert and what is a good format for musical notes, scales, chords etc.? >> >>The textbooks being used are; >>?Classical Studies for Electric Guitar? by William Leavitt >>?The Real Book? by Hal Leonard >>?Modern Method for Guitar Vol 1? by William Leavitt >>?The Guitarist?s Music Theory Book? by Vogl >>?Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study? by Dariusz Terefenko >>?Music Theory for Computer Musicians? by Michael Hewitt >>?Inside the Music? by Dave Stewart >> >>I appreciate any help/suggestions >> >>Thank you >>Pam >> >>Pam LaBella >>Assistive Technology/Alternative Text Specialist >>The Learning Accommodations Center >>Northern Essex Community College >>Behrakis One-Stop Student Services Center SC105 >>100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 >>Tel# 978-556-3705 >> >> >> >>Susan J Martin M.Ed ? Director >> >>The Learning Accommodations Center >>Northern Essex Community College >>Behrakis One- Stop Student Services Center SC111B >>100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 >>Tel# 978-556-3647 >>Email: smartin@necc.mass.edu >>Strategic Maximizer Arranger Individualization Relator >> >>This e-mail and any files transmitted with it >>may be confidential and may contain student >>information covered under FERPA. If you are not >>the intended recipient, you are hereby notified >>that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or >>use of the contents of this information is >>prohibited. If you have received this e-mail >>transmission in error, please notify me by >>telephone or via return e-mail and delete this >>e-mail from your system. Thank you -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best, Jennifer Facebook adds automatic subtitling for Page videos TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/04/facebook-video-captions/?ncid=rss and this one (which points back to the TechCrunch piece): It's now much easier for publishers to caption Facebook videos http://mashable.com/2017/01/04/facebook-video-captions/#wGbD.orpLOqC From Laura.Loree at uvu.edu Mon Jan 9 15:52:52 2017 From: Laura.Loree at uvu.edu (Laura Loree) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Magnilink Software Corruption Message-ID: <9E2F3AF387F5804D879D8DEFD9840EF101A40846AC@uvuexchmb2.ad.uvu.edu> We have a magnilink that a student who is legally blind utilizes to access classes. Today was the first day of our Spring semester and the magnilink would not work. The error message is something like, "image file corrupted". We have a call into the manufacturer and are waiting for a return call. Does anyone have any experience with a magnilink? Have you dealt with this error before? Laura L. 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Mac reset tool: http://livescribe.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/96/~/29101---echo%2Fpulse---livescribe-desktop-users---mac-master-reset-and-firmware PC reset tool: http://livescribe.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/695/kw/PC%20master%20reset With the master reset software active, hold down control and then press the reset button to start the smartpen from scratch and reinstall all the software needed. Best, Joshua -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Wershing, Alice D. Sent: Friday, January 6, 2017 7:46 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Echo Smart Pen Problem Try unplugging it from the usb port and exiting the software. Then restart the software and plug the pen in again. The company does not have phone support but you can chat with someone through the web site if you need further help. Alice D. Wershing, M.Ed., A.T.P. Disability Services, Technology Specialist Pellissippi State Community College 865-694-6751 865-539-7699 (fax) East TN Region Accessibility Specialist Tenessee Board of Regents-TN eCampus PSCC Access for All Blog PSCC Accessible Format Facebook Page (PSCC-Disability Services) PSCC Access4All Twitter Feed (@Access4allPSCC) -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Maria Bohn Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 3:22 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Echo Smart Pen Problem I am having a problem with one of our smart pens ? has anyone seen this happen and what did you do to fix it? The pen screen says ?Please update the smart pens firmware to use this dot paper? I found the firmware update and updated it but it still has this message even though it has the latest firmware. Thank you in advance Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodations 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 plabella at necc.mass.edu Tue Jan 10 06:50:51 2017 From: plabella at necc.mass.edu (LaBella, Pam) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille In-Reply-To: References: <0950aed3a9524b5e8c6e361588f98014@hav-mbx.necc.mass.edu> Message-ID: Dave Thank you for the information I am in contact with a sales rep from Dancing Dots who has been very helpful Some of the books are not available from Learning Ally or BookShare but I did find them at Library of Congress. The student needs to take out a membership to get the access key code in order to play the DAISY books. Other textbooks are music scores and I am still working on the best way to make them accessible to the student. He doesn't read Braille or BrailleMusic which would really help him in these courses. Thank you to all that have responded with suggestions Pam Pam LaBella Assistive Technology/Alternative Text Specialist The Learning Accommodations Center Northern Essex Community College Behrakis One-Stop Student Services Center SC105 100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 Tel# 978-556-3705 From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of David Andrews Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2017 2:48 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Student who is blind taking music courses- does not know braille I think most of this is pretty dooable. Garage Band is accessible with VoiceOver. Another accessible multi-track recording software for the Mac is Amadeus Pro. There is a mailing list called MusicTalk, www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/musictlk_nfbnet.org to subscribe where questions can be answered. Sources of textbooks include Learning Ally and Bookshare.org Goodfeel in philadelphia has a variety of accessible software too. Dave At 11:37 AM 1/4/2017, you wrote: Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_0950aed3a9524b5e8c6e361588f98014havmbxneccmassedu_" Hello all- The following question is from Pam LaBella at Northern Essex Community College: I am looking for suggestions in regards to the best way to accommodate a student. It is an area I have never had to delve into until now. I am working with a student for the spring 17 semester who is taking 4 music courses. The student is blind, uses JAWS, but does not read Braille. He has a musical background and plays in a band so he has some good skills and knowledge when it comes to music. I am not familiar with most of what the syllabi are referring to for software/ equipment to be use. For his Music Technology: Composition course he needs to create compositions using GarageBand (I did find a Garageband app available for $4.99 but I am not sure how it works with voice over) Finale, Syllabus, Muse Score or other music notation software A composition created in the style of 80s Synth Pop A composition created using any digital audio workstation format or software the student prefers For his Audio Recording II course the students are required to assist the instructor in developing, designing and installing a mobile multitrack audio recording studio to run on a MAC computer. Must use Digidesign 002 audio/digital interface with the recording software ProTools Align the convertor with an A.R.T. four channel analog pre amplifier as well as the Focusrite AD/DA pre amp Incorporate the Mackie digital mixer and controller For Jazz/Rock Ensemble I course Each meeting will include melodic and rhythmic exercise, sight reading and performance of rehearsed pieces. For his Applied Music: Guitar course Some of the course requires him to read, analyze and perform chord comping, melody and improvise jazz standards The format for the textbooks are also going to be a challenge. I am wondering if anyone out there has converted any of these textbooks into a format for students who are blind to use. Other than Braille. What does one do for a book that is basically music compositions. How does one convert and what is a good format for musical notes, scales, chords etc.? The textbooks being used are; 'Classical Studies for Electric Guitar' by William Leavitt 'The Real Book' by Hal Leonard 'Modern Method for Guitar Vol 1' by William Leavitt 'The Guitarist's Music Theory Book' by Vogl 'Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study' by Dariusz Terefenko 'Music Theory for Computer Musicians' by Michael Hewitt 'Inside the Music' by Dave Stewart I appreciate any help/suggestions Thank you Pam Pam LaBella Assistive Technology/Alternative Text Specialist The Learning Accommodations Center Northern Essex Community College Behrakis One-Stop Student Services Center SC105 100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 Tel# 978-556-3705 Susan J Martin M.Ed - Director The Learning Accommodations Center Northern Essex Community College Behrakis One- Stop Student Services Center SC111B 100 Elliot Street, Haverhill, MA 01830 Tel# 978-556-3647 Email: smartin@necc.mass.edu Strategic Maximizer Arranger Individualization Relator This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be confidential and may contain student information covered under FERPA. 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However, any alt text that I might use for the images would essentially give the student the answer to the questions. If anyone has any experience with remediating materials like this, I would love to hear your suggestions on how to proceed in making these accessible. Thanks and best regards, Jillian Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Support Services Montgomery College 51 Mannakee St., CB116 Rockville, MD 20850 Tel. 240-567-5224 Fax. 240-567-5097 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greeark at uw.edu Thu Jan 12 11:52:15 2017 From: greeark at uw.edu (KRISTA L. GREEAR) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:51 2018 Subject: [Athen] Making ESL materials accessible for blind students In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We converted about 12 books for 2 different ESL students into braille. Biggest takeaway - heavily involve the instructor to (a) identify which images will be used and (b) how to describe the images so the answer is not contained in the alt text. We also had to come up with some formatting standards for these ESL books. We needed to connect with the student and all those involved in production. Here is what we wrote down inour "manual": Labeling * book title, chapter and page range should be at the top of ever file your team creates Images * Check if the image is decorative or informative * If it is decorative, do not include in any form * Only include informative images that offer additional information and do not reiterate the main text o Include the actual image and include alt text in the description field of the picture properties o Enter the image's alt text in the main body of the text, add "Image of" text in front of alt text Reader's Notes * Include in double brackets: [[...]] * Can be used to explain or clarify instructions or tables Formatting * Aim for consistency at all times * Include page numbers at top of page as usual * Include all numbered lines or numbered spaces o Numbered lines appear as individual lines in the Word doc (press Enter) * Fonts remain consistent: bold stays bold, italics stay italics, etc. * In the table of contents, do not include the word "Page" * Include blank spaces o Enter BLANK in capital letters in the sentence o Enter blank space modifiers (i.e., numbered or lettered blanks) before the word BLANK (e.g., 1 BLANK, 2 BLANK, etc.) Tables * Tables should be entered as linear text whenever possible * Include reader's notes to help clarify if necessary * Tables in table format will work if there is no other choice Flow Charts * Simple - do not include image, just describe in linear format * Complex - Report to Program Manager. Will need (a) instructor/department's direction about if it's important to include then (b) talk with Dan about how to include it. Krista KRISTA GREEAR Assistant Director Disability Resources for Students 011 Mary Gates Hall Box 352808 Seattle, WA 98195-2808 Direct: 206.221.4136 / Main: 206.543.8924 greeark@uw.edu/ http://disability.uw.edu [cid:image001.gif@01D26CCA.195462C0] From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Pfau, Jillian Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 11:46 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Making ESL materials accessible for blind students Greetings colleagues, And happy new year to you all! I'm reaching out for some suggestions on how to make ESL textbooks and workbooks accessible with JAWS for a completely blind user. These books contain very little text and are comprised mainly of images that are used to depict scenarios the student must describe in English... similar to any other foreign language textbooks. There is no audio version of these books, so I am starting from scratch with .pdfs. However, any alt text that I might use for the images would essentially give the student the answer to the questions. If anyone has any experience with remediating materials like this, I would love to hear your suggestions on how to proceed in making these accessible. Thanks and best regards, Jillian Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Support Services Montgomery College 51 Mannakee St., CB116 Rockville, MD 20850 Tel. 240-567-5224 Fax. 240-567-5097 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I suggest that you also put brackets [] around the word blank as brackets help to break up the flow of text-- indicating to a screen reader user that something has changed in the text (i.e. user input is required.). To illustrate this point, read the following two sentences aloud and identify which is easier to understand: In our house, the cat, dog, and blank live inside. In our house, the cat, dog, and [blank] live inside. The above may visually be a small change, but to a screen reader user, it is important to receive this level of auditory feedback. (Note, you could replace the brackets with double hyphens (--) if you prefer, but the use of brackets is a bit more standardized.) Tristen Breitenfeldt tristenbreitenfeldt@gmail.com www.tristenb.com -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of athen-list-request@mailman13.u.washington.edu Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 12:00 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: athen-list Digest, Vol 132, Issue 7 Send athen-list mailing list submissions to athen-list@u.washington.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to athen-list-request@mailman13.u.washington.edu You can reach the person managing the list at athen-list-owner@mailman13.u.washington.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of athen-list digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Alt format for "Ethnomedicine" (Corrine Schoeb) 2. Making ESL materials accessible for blind students (Pfau, Jillian) 3. 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URL: ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:45:49 +0000 From: "Pfau, Jillian" To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Making ESL materials accessible for blind students Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Greetings colleagues, And happy new year to you all! I'm reaching out for some suggestions on how to make ESL textbooks and workbooks accessible with JAWS for a completely blind user. These books contain very little text and are comprised mainly of images that are used to depict scenarios the student must describe in English... similar to any other foreign language textbooks. There is no audio version of these books, so I am starting from scratch with .pdfs. However, any alt text that I might use for the images would essentially give the student the answer to the questions. If anyone has any experience with remediating materials like this, I would love to hear your suggestions on how to proceed in making these accessible. Thanks and best regards, Jillian Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Support Services Montgomery College 51 Mannakee St., CB116 Rockville, MD 20850 Tel. 240-567-5224 Fax. 240-567-5097 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:52:15 +0000 From: "KRISTA L. GREEAR" To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Making ESL materials accessible for blind students Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" We converted about 12 books for 2 different ESL students into braille. Biggest takeaway - heavily involve the instructor to (a) identify which images will be used and (b) how to describe the images so the answer is not contained in the alt text. We also had to come up with some formatting standards for these ESL books. We needed to connect with the student and all those involved in production. Here is what we wrote down inour "manual": Labeling * book title, chapter and page range should be at the top of ever file your team creates Images * Check if the image is decorative or informative * If it is decorative, do not include in any form * Only include informative images that offer additional information and do not reiterate the main text o Include the actual image and include alt text in the description field of the picture properties o Enter the image's alt text in the main body of the text, add "Image of" text in front of alt text Reader's Notes * Include in double brackets: [[...]] * Can be used to explain or clarify instructions or tables Formatting * Aim for consistency at all times * Include page numbers at top of page as usual * Include all numbered lines or numbered spaces o Numbered lines appear as individual lines in the Word doc (press Enter) * Fonts remain consistent: bold stays bold, italics stay italics, etc. * In the table of contents, do not include the word "Page" * Include blank spaces o Enter BLANK in capital letters in the sentence o Enter blank space modifiers (i.e., numbered or lettered blanks) before the word BLANK (e.g., 1 BLANK, 2 BLANK, etc.) Tables * Tables should be entered as linear text whenever possible * Include reader's notes to help clarify if necessary * Tables in table format will work if there is no other choice Flow Charts * Simple - do not include image, just describe in linear format * Complex - Report to Program Manager. Will need (a) instructor/department's direction about if it's important to include then (b) talk with Dan about how to include it. Krista KRISTA GREEAR Assistant Director Disability Resources for Students 011 Mary Gates Hall Box 352808 Seattle, WA 98195-2808 Direct: 206.221.4136 / Main: 206.543.8924 greeark@uw.edu/ http://disability.uw.edu [cid:image001.gif@01D26CCA.195462C0] From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Pfau, Jillian Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 11:46 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Making ESL materials accessible for blind students Greetings colleagues, And happy new year to you all! I'm reaching out for some suggestions on how to make ESL textbooks and workbooks accessible with JAWS for a completely blind user. These books contain very little text and are comprised mainly of images that are used to depict scenarios the student must describe in English... similar to any other foreign language textbooks. There is no audio version of these books, so I am starting from scratch with .pdfs. However, any alt text that I might use for the images would essentially give the student the answer to the questions. If anyone has any experience with remediating materials like this, I would love to hear your suggestions on how to proceed in making these accessible. Thanks and best regards, Jillian Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Support Services Montgomery College 51 Mannakee St., CB116 Rockville, MD 20850 Tel. 240-567-5224 Fax. 240-567-5097 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thank you, Dian Jenkins Dian Jenkins Director, Disability Services and Testing Center 280 Noble Hall Durango, CO 81301 970-247-7459 jenkins_d@fortlewis.edu www.fortlewis.edu/disability -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lisa.brandt1 at pcc.edu Thu Jan 12 15:48:21 2017 From: lisa.brandt1 at pcc.edu (Lisa Brandt) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Software for calculus In-Reply-To: <8208224e5dde4c9380743df9eba65983@mbx1.fortlewis.edu> References: <8208224e5dde4c9380743df9eba65983@mbx1.fortlewis.edu> Message-ID: The Texthelp g(Math) plugin is great! https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/gmath You can enter math by typing, handwriting, or even speaking. It also contains pre-written snippets of formulae and so on. On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Jenkins, Dian wrote: > I have a student who needs to type her notes due to hand limitations in > writing. She is taking pre-calculus. Does anyone know of a software > program to make typing calculus notes easier? > > > > Thank you, > > > > Dian Jenkins > > > > Dian Jenkins > > Director, Disability Services and Testing Center > > 280 Noble Hall > > Durango, CO 81301 > > 970-247-7459 <(970)%20247-7459> > > jenkins_d@fortlewis.edu > > www.fortlewis.edu/disability > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > -- Lisa Brandt, PCC Disability Services Accessibility Technician Alternate Media Formats Technician SE SCOMM 112 | SY CC 260 Assistive Technology Support and Appointments: access-tech-group@pcc.edu 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jongund at illinois.edu Fri Jan 13 09:04:50 2017 From: jongund at illinois.edu (Gunderson, Jon R) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: NFB eBooks and EPUB Accessibility Training Seminar - Thursday, March 23, 2017 In-Reply-To: <20170113161625.345A62C647A@lx-web.nfb.org> References: <20170113161625.345A62C647A@lx-web.nfb.org> Message-ID: <46739F12637CC94E82F75FF874E4A1476312BACD@CITESMBX6.ad.uillinois.edu> The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access to Education, Public Information, and Commerce (CENA) will be hosting an eBooks and EPUB accessibility event on Thursday, March 23, 2107. With the rapid adoption of EPUB 3, this event will look at creating and implementing accessible EPUB 3 in a variety of different settings. Join us for sessions on the following topics and many more: * Upcoming release of the EPUB accessibility conformance specification * Latest updates to EPUB to be released in version 3.1 * Accessibility certification * The importance of choosing your platform and distribution channel * Accessible graphics and what is and is not possible in EPUB * What to look for when outsourcing production Don?t miss this opportunity to interface with experts in the industry and ensure that your print-disabled users can join the rest of the world in enjoying the convenience and power of the EPUB revolution. This event will be hosted under the auspices of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Center of Excellence in Nonvisual Access to Education, Public Information, and Commerce (CENA), with financial support through the Non-Visual Accessibility Initiative grant from the State of Maryland. The CENA serves to share the considerable knowledge that the NFB and its partners have of web accessibility and access technology in order to bring about greater accessibility in government, education, and business; to promote best practices nationally; and to build Maryland?s status as leader in the field. The registration fee is $100 (Regular registration) and $25 (Student registration with valid student ID) Register now! This event will be held at the NFB Jernigan Institute at: 200 East Wells Street Baltimore, MD 21230 For more information, please visit Accessible eBooks National Federation of the Blind 200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place Baltimore, MD 21230 United States (410) 659-9314 Unsubscribe from this mailing or unsubscribe from all future mailings. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net Sat Jan 14 10:19:04 2017 From: ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Software for calculus In-Reply-To: <8208224e5dde4c9380743df9eba65983@mbx1.fortlewis.edu> References: <8208224e5dde4c9380743df9eba65983@mbx1.fortlewis.edu> Message-ID: <7243D6C8-192F-4C0B-A3F6-95509172E83C@techpotential.net> One can type math from pre-algebra through calculus and beyond using either MathType or FX Equation , but from my experience, the student would need to be a very fluent typist for this to be productive in a typical fast-paced college-level notetaking scenario. She would also need to learn the keystroke shortcuts used to type her frequently-used math symbols and ?templates? (arrangements for symbols) so that she could quickly pull these from memory vs. referring to something (like a chart). MathType will also allow the student to place certain frequently-used expressions in its user-defined toolbars, which could expedite typing if the student knows in advance what expressions will be used in a particular class (e.g., identities such as sine squared plus cosine squared equals 1). You might want to try either of these programs, but then also accommodate the student with other notetaking support as a backup ? e.g., a peer notetaker using a Livescribe pen to link their handwritten notes to the accompanying audio recording of the lecture (the peer's notes-plus-audio could be easily exported and provided to your student). Best, Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net > On Jan 12, 2017, at 1:04 PM, Jenkins, Dian wrote: > > I have a student who needs to type her notes due to hand limitations in writing. She is taking pre-calculus. Does anyone know of a software program to make typing calculus notes easier? > > Thank you, > > Dian Jenkins > > Dian Jenkins > Director, Disability Services and Testing Center > 280 Noble Hall > Durango, CO 81301 > 970-247-7459 > jenkins_d@fortlewis.edu > www.fortlewis.edu/disability > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Mon Jan 16 07:28:18 2017 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] PhD from Portfolio Message-ID: <000401d2700d$2ab22750$801675f0$@karlencommunications.com> Hi Everyone: As many of you know, I applied for my PhD from Portfolio from USW last year and my application was rejected for the sole reason that faculty did not "have expertise" in the field of accessible PDF documents and inclusive education. As my webpage describes, I offered to work with them but they are not interested. http://karlencommunications.com/DoctorateProposal.html If anyone knows of a PhD from Portfolio program that is interested in working collaboratively on a PhD from Portfolio, please let me know. As of today, I have received no response from the Chancellor about my appeal.not even an acknowledgment that my request has been received. 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It was first developed as an accommodation for theater, television, and museum audiences. These days audio description is experiencing something of a renaissance. Description technology is widely available in museums and theaters. All of Netflix?s original shows and many of its films offer video description, and just last year Disney- Pixar unveiled its own audio description app for smartphones. YouDescribe (http://youdescribe.org/support.php) creator, Dr. Joshua Miele and Smith- Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, are thrilled to be part of the buzz! Thursday, January 26, we will be hosting Describeathon17, a day- long event where amateur and professional describers from all over the world are invited to describe as many YouTube videos as they can. As a volunteer you can put your unique audio stamp on any Youtube video on the web! Join us from your own home or workplace, or by gathering with other volunteers at one of the in-person DescribeAthon meetups. In-person locations currently include In San Francisco at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute In Manhattan at the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library Please contact us at youdescribe@ski.org if you would like to organize a DescribeAthon17 meetup in your city! Volunteers will use YouDescribe ? Smithg-Kettlewell's free, web-based tool for recording and playing audio description for any YouTube video. Registered Describeathon participants will receive more information about using YouDescribe, techniques for describing video, and tips on how to make the most of this exciting opportunity. REGISTER https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7_ntD_L7_opFk0tOGtZiEjenkUjb-q2U45Uml2PG8OUFQ-A/viewform?c=0&w=1 *Learn more about how Georgina Kleege uses YouDescribe in the classroom at http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/4622/3945 L. Scott Lissner, The Ohio State University ADA Coordinator and 504 Compliance Officer Associate, John Glenn School of Public Affairs Lecturer, Knowlton School of Architecture, Moritz College of Law & Disability Studies Board, Center for Disability Empowerment & VSA Ohio Chair, Public Policy Committee, AHEAD (614) 292-6207(v); (614) 688-8605(tty) (614) 688-3665(fax); Http://ada.osu.edu 21 East 11th Ave., Columbus, Ohio. 43210 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cynthiayamnitz36 at webster.edu Tue Jan 17 08:58:54 2017 From: cynthiayamnitz36 at webster.edu (Cindy Yamnitz) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] student who is blind needing math and computer science resources Message-ID: <002101d270e2$ffc276e0$ff4764a0$@webster.edu> We received very short notice of having a transfer student who is blind starting at our university this week. He is Computer Science major and math minor. He has mac computer, uses voice over, and NVDA. He does NOT have a braille note but, is in the process of getting one. He is taking 2 math courses (Calculus 1 and Math for Computer Science) and a Programming 1 course using C++. I have a PDF copy of all 3 books. He was able to find an audio copy of the Programming book. I have not had to make math materials accessible to a blind student before so I am at a loss. I have mathtype installed on my computer but, have not yet learned how to use it. I was wondering if anyone has created a copy of the calculus book that will be used that is accessible for a student who is blind: Calculus One and Several Variables Author: Salas Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Edition: 10th ISBN: 978-0-47-169804-3 I am looking for assistance with how to make his books and course materials such as math homework accessible and guidance for his professors who are very concerned on how to teach a student who is blind topics that they consider to be only be taught visually. Thank you in advance for your responses. 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There should be a way to automate that. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gaeir (rhymes with "fire") Dietrich HTCTU Director 408-996-6047 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Terrill Thompson Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 2:28 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Fixing PowerPoint slides without titles Hi all, I have a PowerPoint file that's built from a template that was created from scratch, rather than using one of the built-in templates that comes with PowerPoint. Consequently the large text at the top of each slide, which is tagged as a title in the built-in templates, is not a title at all - it's just text. Is there a way to change this object in the slide master from "text placeholder" to "title"? If not I'm going to have to fix each slide individually, which I'd rather not do (it's a very large slideshow, and is one of many slideshows built from this same template). Thanks, Terrill --- Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist DO-IT, Accessible Technology Services UW Information Technology University of Washington tft@uw.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dina.rosenbaum at carroll.org Wed Jan 18 05:24:48 2017 From: dina.rosenbaum at carroll.org (Dina Rosenbaum) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Seeking students in the Boston area Message-ID: <6818e41ec7d505b8718f8c6b48b37575@mail.gmail.com> Carroll Center seeking blind testersfor a Smart Phone Technology Research partner Study Description A researcher is seeking to partner with The Carroll Center to test a new navigation system for safe blind travel inside buildings. We are seeking up to 10 individuals to come to The Carroll Center on two different Saturdays in March for 2-3 hours on each day. Study Participant Requirements ? Must be totally blind ? Mmust be 18 years old or older ? Must not have received technology services at the Rachel Rosenbaum Technology Center at the Newton campus of the Carroll Center within the last 5 years Selection Process ? If the researcher believes you may be qualified to participate in this study, he will call you to hold a phone interview with you which may take up to 30 minutes. ? If you are selected, the researcher will let you know which two Saturdays in March you will be required to come to The Carroll Center at 770 Centre Street in Newton, MA for your sessions. ? Each of the two Saturday sessions is expected to take 2-3 hours. Compensation ? If you are selected to participate, you will receive $75 for each of the Saturdays that you participate in this study. ? Travel expense reimbursement is also available. How to express your interest to participate If you would like to be considered as a candidate to participate in this study, please send an email with the following information about yourself ? Your name ? Best phone number to reach you ? Best days/times to reach you ? Your age Please send your email to Bruce Howell at bruce.howell@carroll.org Bruce A. Howell Accessibility Services Manager The Carroll Center for the Blind 770 Centre Street Newton, MA 02458 Ph: 617-969-6200, ext. 210 Fax: 617-969-6204 Email: bruce.howell@carroll.org [image: mail logo] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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All the best, Matt Matt McCubbin IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Services University of Massachusetts Boston 617-287-5243 From: Ai Squared [mailto:mlong=vfogroup.com@mail29.suw17.mcsv.net] On Behalf Of Ai Squared Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 11:21 AM Subject: Urgent notification about ZoomText and Window-Eyes software Urgent notification about ZoomText and Window-Eyes software View this email in your browser Urgent notification about ZoomText and Window-Eyes software Ai Squared has learned that the digital certificate in newer versions of ZoomText and Window-Eyes software products has been compromised and will be revoked on or around January 26th. Shortly after this date, users who have not updated these software products will begin to experience startup failures and error messages. Software updates to fix these problems will be released before January 26th. These updates will be available using the Check for Updates wizard where available or by download from the Ai Squared website. To determine if your product is affected and how to acquire the software updates, go to www.aisquared.com\CertificateFix. If you have questions or require assistance resolving this problem, contact the ZoomText support team at support@aisquared.com or (802) 362-3612?select option 2 for Support?, and then 2 again for ?ZoomText Support?. [Image removed by sender.] [Image removed by sender.] [Image removed by sender.] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 338 bytes Desc: image003.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Leyna Bencomo Assistive Technology Specialist Information Technology University of Colorado Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215 Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 255-4202 / lbencomo@uccs.edu http://www.uccs.edu/~it/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pratikp1 at gmail.com Wed Jan 18 11:06:45 2017 From: pratikp1 at gmail.com (Pratik Patel) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <009c01d271be$03f52c90$0bdf85b0$@gmail.com> If your university uses Windows 10 and constantly updates as major updates are released, then the student can use Narrator for most activities. For now, however, I?d recommend that she learn NVDA or JAWS. NVDA has a less of a learning curve. Regards, Pratik From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Leyna Bencomo Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 1:59 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator Greetings, I have a new student who is newly blind and has been using Microsoft?s ?Narrator? which is the in-the-box screen reader for Windows. She is not an expert by any means and is willing to learn another screen reader if I recommend it. I have no current knowledge of Narrator so I don?t feel qualified to answer her. She is a freshman, an athlete and not majoring in a STEM program. Why do my wise colleagues think? Does she need to learn JAWS or NVDA? Or can she stick with Narrator for her college career. BTW, she depends on her Android smartphone for most things. Leyna Bencomo Assistive Technology Specialist Information Technology University of Colorado Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215 Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 255-4202 / lbencomo@uccs.edu http://www.uccs.edu/~it/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Wed Jan 18 11:29:44 2017 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <34D068EC55A9914494617A37B8D8FA84011F8CED52@EROS2.EMPLOYEES.KCKCC.LOCAL> While Narrator has improved greatly, I would recommend learning NVDA at this point. It?s free and gives enough power to do most of what a college student needs to do. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Email: rbeach@kckcc.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Leyna Bencomo Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 12:59 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator Greetings, I have a new student who is newly blind and has been using Microsoft?s ?Narrator? which is the in-the-box screen reader for Windows. She is not an expert by any means and is willing to learn another screen reader if I recommend it. I have no current knowledge of Narrator so I don?t feel qualified to answer her. She is a freshman, an athlete and not majoring in a STEM program. Why do my wise colleagues think? Does she need to learn JAWS or NVDA? Or can she stick with Narrator for her college career. BTW, she depends on her Android smartphone for most things. Leyna Bencomo Assistive Technology Specialist Information Technology University of Colorado Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215 Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 255-4202 / lbencomo@uccs.edu http://www.uccs.edu/~it/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Wed Jan 18 11:43:21 2017 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator In-Reply-To: <009c01d271be$03f52c90$0bdf85b0$@gmail.com> References: <009c01d271be$03f52c90$0bdf85b0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: I am delighted that companies are including accessibility tools in operating systems but in many cases they are not good enough for education or employment. I find it astonishing the number of students that have come in recently only knowing how to use the very basic built in accessibility tools. I have great respect for VoiceOver but not as much for my experience with ChromeVox and Narrator. Many K-12 schools because of lack of funding or because of lack of knowledge do not make tools like JAWS available for students to learn. This combined with school systems going with a single platform like Mac or Chrome where they do not support Windows. What will these students do when they enter employment and cannot use a PC? This is a growing trend that I'm seeing and it is causing students to come in lacking the tools they will need to be productive. I have talked with state rehabilitation counselors about this issue because since the student claims they know how to use a computer and doesn't often know what to request they pass them through without considering better tools. These are things that students should be trained on as part of their transition planning. Some students can easily catch on or be taught on the fly. The majority of students that I have worked with and taught them an essential tool to be able to get access to a standard product fall behind the class and it effects their grades. I have used Narrator on Win 10 recently and it has improved slightly but the student would be better served by more developed products like JAWS or NVDA. A couple of years ago I would have said the same about NVDA but it has really become a great tool that I prefer over JAWS in many cases. Jeff On 1/18/17, Pratik Patel wrote: > If your university uses Windows 10 and constantly updates as major updates > are released, then the student can use Narrator for most activities. For > now, however, I?d recommend that she learn NVDA or JAWS. NVDA has a less of > a learning curve. > > Regards, > > Pratik > > > From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On > Behalf Of Leyna Bencomo > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 1:59 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Subject: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator > > Greetings, > > I have a new student who is newly blind and has been using Microsoft?s > ?Narrator? which is the in-the-box screen reader for Windows. She is not an > expert by any means and is willing to learn another screen reader if I > recommend it. I have no current knowledge of Narrator so I don?t feel > qualified to answer her. > > She is a freshman, an athlete and not majoring in a STEM program. > > Why do my wise colleagues think? Does she need to learn JAWS or NVDA? Or > can she stick with Narrator for her college career. BTW, she depends on her > Android smartphone for most things. > > > Leyna Bencomo > Assistive Technology Specialist > Information Technology > University of Colorado Colorado Springs > 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215 > Colorado Springs, CO 80918 > (719) 255-4202 / lbencomo@uccs.edu > http://www.uccs.edu/~it/ > > > > From lbencomo at uccs.edu Wed Jan 18 13:14:49 2017 From: lbencomo at uccs.edu (Leyna Bencomo) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator In-Reply-To: References: <009c01d271be$03f52c90$0bdf85b0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Thank you all for your invaluable advice. I will recommend that our student learn either NVDA since it is a free tool and widely used around the world or JAWS since we have several JAWS stations on campus. Regards, Leyna Bencomo Assistive Technology Specialist Information Technology University of Colorado Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215 Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 255-4202 / lbencomo@uccs.edu http://www.uccs.edu/~it/ -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Dell Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 12:43 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator I am delighted that companies are including accessibility tools in operating systems but in many cases they are not good enough for education or employment. I find it astonishing the number of students that have come in recently only knowing how to use the very basic built in accessibility tools. I have great respect for VoiceOver but not as much for my experience with ChromeVox and Narrator. Many K-12 schools because of lack of funding or because of lack of knowledge do not make tools like JAWS available for students to learn. This combined with school systems going with a single platform like Mac or Chrome where they do not support Windows. What will these students do when they enter employment and cannot use a PC? This is a growing trend that I'm seeing and it is causing students to come in lacking the tools they will need to be productive. I have talked with state rehabilitation counselors about this issue because since the student claims they know how to use a computer and doesn't often know what to request they pass them through without considering better tools. These are things that students should be trained on as part of their transition planning. Some students can easily catch on or be taught on the fly. The majority of students that I have worked with and taught them an essential tool to be able to get access to a standard product fall behind the class and it effects their grades. I have used Narrator on Win 10 recently and it has improved slightly but the student would be better served by more developed products like JAWS or NVDA. A couple of years ago I would have said the same about NVDA but it has really become a great tool that I prefer over JAWS in many cases. Jeff On 1/18/17, Pratik Patel wrote: > If your university uses Windows 10 and constantly updates as major > updates are released, then the student can use Narrator for most > activities. For now, however, I?d recommend that she learn NVDA or > JAWS. NVDA has a less of a learning curve. > > Regards, > > Pratik > > > From: athen-list > [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of > Leyna Bencomo > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 1:59 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Subject: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator > > Greetings, > > I have a new student who is newly blind and has been using Microsoft?s > ?Narrator? which is the in-the-box screen reader for Windows. She is > not an expert by any means and is willing to learn another screen > reader if I recommend it. I have no current knowledge of Narrator so > I don?t feel qualified to answer her. > > She is a freshman, an athlete and not majoring in a STEM program. > > Why do my wise colleagues think? Does she need to learn JAWS or NVDA? > Or can she stick with Narrator for her college career. BTW, she > depends on her Android smartphone for most things. > > > Leyna Bencomo > Assistive Technology Specialist > Information Technology > University of Colorado Colorado Springs > 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215 > Colorado Springs, CO 80918 > (719) 255-4202 / lbencomo@uccs.edu > http://www.uccs.edu/~it/ > > > > _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From madeleine_rothberg at wgbh.org Wed Jan 18 14:41:26 2017 From: madeleine_rothberg at wgbh.org (Madeleine Rothberg) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Making ESL materials accessible for blind students Message-ID: <8AD3DD2D-BAAE-4ABA-B125-6AF9F7ADFDCF@wgbh.org> Jillian, One approach to describing images for foreign language learning (including ESL) is to describe the image in the student's native language. This makes the task more similar to what a sighted student is doing. For example, if the sighted student sees a kitchen with a stove, sink, and an open window, then they can try to say all of those words. If you have someone available who knows the student's native language, they could write that same description in that language, and then the student would be trying to say all of those words in English. -Madeleine From: athen-list on behalf of "Pfau, Jillian" Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Date: Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 2:45 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Making ESL materials accessible for blind students Greetings colleagues, And happy new year to you all! I?m reaching out for some suggestions on how to make ESL textbooks and workbooks accessible with JAWS for a completely blind user. These books contain very little text and are comprised mainly of images that are used to depict scenarios the student must describe in English? similar to any other foreign language textbooks. There is no audio version of these books, so I am starting from scratch with .pdfs. However, any alt text that I might use for the images would essentially give the student the answer to the questions. If anyone has any experience with remediating materials like this, I would love to hear your suggestions on how to proceed in making these accessible. Thanks and best regards, Jillian Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Support Services Montgomery College 51 Mannakee St., CB116 Rockville, MD 20850 Tel. 240-567-5224 Fax. 240-567-5097 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From Matt.McCubbin at umb.edu Thu Jan 19 06:10:19 2017 From: Matt.McCubbin at umb.edu (Matt McCubbin) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator In-Reply-To: References: <009c01d271be$03f52c90$0bdf85b0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Good morning Leyna, I would agree with others on the list for recommending NVDA. Additionally, the program can be ran in a portable mode off of a USB flash drive without having to install anything on the host machine. Here are a few resources you and your student might find helpful in learning NVDA. Learn NVDA (From the American Foundation for the Blind): http://www.afb.org/info/living-with-vision-loss/using-technology/assistive-technology-videos/learn-nvda/1234 NV-Access Basic NVDA Training: http://www.nvaccess.org/product/basic-training-for-nvda-ebook/ All the best, Matt Matt McCubbin IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Services University of Massachusetts Boston 617-287-5243 -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Leyna Bencomo Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 4:15 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator Thank you all for your invaluable advice. I will recommend that our student learn either NVDA since it is a free tool and widely used around the world or JAWS since we have several JAWS stations on campus. Regards, Leyna Bencomo Assistive Technology Specialist Information Technology University of Colorado Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215 Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 255-4202 / lbencomo@uccs.edu http://www.uccs.edu/~it/ -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Dell Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 12:43 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator I am delighted that companies are including accessibility tools in operating systems but in many cases they are not good enough for education or employment. I find it astonishing the number of students that have come in recently only knowing how to use the very basic built in accessibility tools. I have great respect for VoiceOver but not as much for my experience with ChromeVox and Narrator. Many K-12 schools because of lack of funding or because of lack of knowledge do not make tools like JAWS available for students to learn. This combined with school systems going with a single platform like Mac or Chrome where they do not support Windows. What will these students do when they enter employment and cannot use a PC? This is a growing trend that I'm seeing and it is causing students to come in lacking the tools they will need to be productive. I have talked with state rehabilitation counselors about this issue because since the student claims they know how to use a computer and doesn't often know what to request they pass them through without considering better tools. These are things that students should be trained on as part of their transition planning. Some students can easily catch on or be taught on the fly. The majority of students that I have worked with and taught them an essential tool to be able to get access to a standard product fall behind the class and it effects their grades. I have used Narrator on Win 10 recently and it has improved slightly but the student would be better served by more developed products like JAWS or NVDA. A couple of years ago I would have said the same about NVDA but it has really become a great tool that I prefer over JAWS in many cases. Jeff On 1/18/17, Pratik Patel wrote: > If your university uses Windows 10 and constantly updates as major > updates are released, then the student can use Narrator for most > activities. For now, however, I?d recommend that she learn NVDA or > JAWS. NVDA has a less of a learning curve. > > Regards, > > Pratik > > > From: athen-list > [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of > Leyna Bencomo > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 1:59 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Subject: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator > > Greetings, > > I have a new student who is newly blind and has been using Microsoft?s > ?Narrator? which is the in-the-box screen reader for Windows. She is > not an expert by any means and is willing to learn another screen > reader if I recommend it. I have no current knowledge of Narrator so > I don?t feel qualified to answer her. > > She is a freshman, an athlete and not majoring in a STEM program. > > Why do my wise colleagues think? Does she need to learn JAWS or NVDA? > Or can she stick with Narrator for her college career. BTW, she > depends on her Android smartphone for most things. > > > Leyna Bencomo > Assistive Technology Specialist > Information Technology > University of Colorado Colorado Springs > 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215 > Colorado Springs, CO 80918 > (719) 255-4202 / lbencomo@uccs.edu > http://www.uccs.edu/~it/ > > > > _______________________________________________ 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 lbencomo at uccs.edu Thu Jan 19 07:52:10 2017 From: lbencomo at uccs.edu (Leyna Bencomo) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator In-Reply-To: References: <009c01d271be$03f52c90$0bdf85b0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Thank you Matt. I will send this on to her. -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Matt McCubbin Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2017 7:10 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator Good morning Leyna, I would agree with others on the list for recommending NVDA. Additionally, the program can be ran in a portable mode off of a USB flash drive without having to install anything on the host machine. Here are a few resources you and your student might find helpful in learning NVDA. Learn NVDA (From the American Foundation for the Blind): http://www.afb.org/info/living-with-vision-loss/using-technology/assistive-technology-videos/learn-nvda/1234 NV-Access Basic NVDA Training: http://www.nvaccess.org/product/basic-training-for-nvda-ebook/ All the best, Matt Matt McCubbin IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Services University of Massachusetts Boston 617-287-5243 -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Leyna Bencomo Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 4:15 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator Thank you all for your invaluable advice. I will recommend that our student learn either NVDA since it is a free tool and widely used around the world or JAWS since we have several JAWS stations on campus. Regards, Leyna Bencomo Assistive Technology Specialist Information Technology University of Colorado Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215 Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 255-4202 / lbencomo@uccs.edu http://www.uccs.edu/~it/ -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Dell Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 12:43 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator I am delighted that companies are including accessibility tools in operating systems but in many cases they are not good enough for education or employment. I find it astonishing the number of students that have come in recently only knowing how to use the very basic built in accessibility tools. I have great respect for VoiceOver but not as much for my experience with ChromeVox and Narrator. Many K-12 schools because of lack of funding or because of lack of knowledge do not make tools like JAWS available for students to learn. This combined with school systems going with a single platform like Mac or Chrome where they do not support Windows. What will these students do when they enter employment and cannot use a PC? This is a growing trend that I'm seeing and it is causing students to come in lacking the tools they will need to be productive. I have talked with state rehabilitation counselors about this issue because since the student claims they know how to use a computer and doesn't often know what to request they pass them through without considering better tools. These are things that students should be trained on as part of their transition planning. Some students can easily catch on or be taught on the fly. The majority of students that I have worked with and taught them an essential tool to be able to get access to a standard product fall behind the class and it effects their grades. I have used Narrator on Win 10 recently and it has improved slightly but the student would be better served by more developed products like JAWS or NVDA. A couple of years ago I would have said the same about NVDA but it has really become a great tool that I prefer over JAWS in many cases. Jeff On 1/18/17, Pratik Patel wrote: > If your university uses Windows 10 and constantly updates as major > updates are released, then the student can use Narrator for most > activities. For now, however, I?d recommend that she learn NVDA or > JAWS. NVDA has a less of a learning curve. > > Regards, > > Pratik > > > From: athen-list > [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of > Leyna Bencomo > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 1:59 PM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Subject: [Athen] Microsoft Narrator > > Greetings, > > I have a new student who is newly blind and has been using Microsoft?s > ?Narrator? which is the in-the-box screen reader for Windows. She is > not an expert by any means and is willing to learn another screen > reader if I recommend it. I have no current knowledge of Narrator so > I don?t feel qualified to answer her. > > She is a freshman, an athlete and not majoring in a STEM program. > > Why do my wise colleagues think? Does she need to learn JAWS or NVDA? > Or can she stick with Narrator for her college career. BTW, she > depends on her Android smartphone for most things. > > > Leyna Bencomo > Assistive Technology Specialist > Information Technology > University of Colorado Colorado Springs > 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215 > Colorado Springs, CO 80918 > (719) 255-4202 / lbencomo@uccs.edu > http://www.uccs.edu/~it/ > > > > _______________________________________________ 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 kpatenau at brandeis.edu Thu Jan 19 09:27:23 2017 From: kpatenau at brandeis.edu (Kerry Patenaude) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Unsubscribe Message-ID: -- *Kerry L. Patenaude* Assistant Director, Disabilities Services and Support Office of Academic Services ~ Brandeis University ~ Usdan 130 MS 001 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454 Appointments: 781.736.3470 Fax: 781.736.2003 kpatenau@brandeis.edu www.brandeis.edu/acserv/disabilities -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhori at ucdavis.edu Wed Jan 18 12:37:33 2017 From: jhori at ucdavis.edu (Joshua Hori) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Innocaption sign up (DHOH use) Message-ID: Hello All! So I wanted to inform you about a free service for DHOH individuals to use on their smartphones. The service is called Innocaption, and I've been informed that ALL of us Assistive Technology Professionals can sign up for the service for testing purposes and demoing to students. You can sign up for the service here: www.innocaption.com/register Sign up and ignore the penalty of perjury page, just go ahead and sign (Approved by Vendor). Once signed up, send your contact information (name, title, and cell phone number) to Cristina Duarte @ cristinaduarte@innocaption.com. Make sure to request contact details for Cristina in case of dropped calls due to misuse. (If she questions it, please state that I referred you to her) Uses: Can be used for: - Personal calls. - Assistive Technology Professionals for demo purposes. - Online courses where other students/faculty/individuals are joining remotely. - Online meetings where other students/staff/faculty/individuals are joining via phone too. Can NOT be used for: - Replacement of CART or interpreter services for online courses or meetings. o If everyone is in the room, Innocaption cannot be used as a conference bridge for captioning. - Remote locations may NOT use the service as a substitute for in-person CART or Interpreters. 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element VS Banner region landmark Message-ID: <004001d27354$99cd2050$cd6760f0$@gmail.com> Hi web / HTML5 gurus on the list, What is the best way / coding to ensure that the
element is not mapped to banner region landmark when used in the body of the page? According to http://html5doctor.com/the-header-element/ When the
element is used within the
element then it is not mapped to the banner region landmark as seen and read by screen readers. Does this truly work? When I test, doing as recommended in the above URL, it only works partially, in that the banner region landmark does not appear when using screen reader landmark keys, (e.g., 'r' and 'd' for jaws and nvda respectively). However when reading through the page using up / down arrow keys the banner region landmark gets picked up by screen readers. First, is my observation correct? And is there another way to do it better so that the
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element VS Banner region landmark In-Reply-To: <004001d27354$99cd2050$cd6760f0$@gmail.com> References: <004001d27354$99cd2050$cd6760f0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Would forcing the ARIA label role="complementary" on any sidebar or sections with the
element? (Instead of role="banner") https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/roles#complementary That article states: "the banner role is only mapped to
when the element is not within a
or
element, i.e. when
is scoped to the element." But It looks like your testing proves otherwise based on the reader. Would the screen reader pick up the roles? *William Frankhouser* / Web Development Services *Information Technology / Advance, Equip, Serve.* ------------------------------ *Phone: 425-259-8705Email: wfrankhouser@everettcc.edu * *How did I do?* Please take a minute to help us improve by completing the IT Feedback Survey. (http://goo.gl/J3nGC) Thank you! [image: Everett CC logo] On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 11:37 AM, N Dogbo wrote: > Hi web / HTML5 gurus on the list, > > > > What is the best way / coding to ensure that the
element is not > mapped to banner region landmark when used in the body of the page? > > > > According to http://html5doctor.com/the-header-element/ > > > > When the
element is used within the
element then it is > not mapped to the banner region landmark as seen and read by screen readers. > > > > Does this truly work? When I test, doing as recommended in the above URL, > it only works partially, in that the banner region landmark does not appear > when using screen reader landmark keys, (e.g., ?r? and ?d? for jaws and > nvda respectively). However when reading through the page using up / down > arrow keys the banner region landmark gets picked up by screen readers. > > > > First, is my observation correct? And is there another way to do it better > so that the
element is only mapped / perceived as banner when used > in the header area of the page only and not anywhere else on the page? > > > > Your help is most helpful. > > > > Thx, > > > > Nicaise > > > > > > Think not with your Eyes and you shall have a Perfect Vision! > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 timothyjb310 at gmail.com Sun Jan 22 18:01:18 2017 From: timothyjb310 at gmail.com (Timothy Breitenfeldt) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Creating Relationships in Microsoft Access 2016 with Jaws Message-ID: Hi, I am taking a course this quarter on Microsoft Access and Excel, and I am having problems creating relationships with Jaws in Access. I have had pretty good success using Access up to this point with Jaws, but I can't figure out how to create the relationship between tables with the keyboard. I am able to create the tables, click on the relationship tab, add the tables, and even view the table's fields in the relationship viewer. I can see the fields I want to relate, but I am unable to relate them with the keyboard. everyone just says to drag and drop the fields. Does anyone know how to do this with Jaws? Thanks, TJ Breitenfeldt From SolowoniukR at macewan.ca Mon Jan 23 08:48:58 2017 From: SolowoniukR at macewan.ca (Russell Solowoniuk) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Creating Relationships in Microsoft Access 2016 with Jaws In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5885D18A020000EC0004E3CB@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> Hi Timothy, Okay, when you're in the relationship window with your tables showing, tab to the first table that you wish to create a relationship with. Arrow to the field you want to relate... actually, at this point, I don't think it matters which field you choose. Press the applications key, and from the contex menu, choose, "Show Direct". This will open the "Edit Relationship" window. Tab till you get to the "Create New" button and enter on this. You will be placed in the "left table name" combobox. Press Alt + Down Arrow to open the combobox and select the table you want. Tab to the "Right table name" and do the same. Tab again and you will be in the "Left Column Name" combobox. Choose the field you want to relate. Tab again to the "Right column name" combobox and choose the field you want. Tab to OK and press enter. You will be on the Enforce Referential Integrity checkbox. If memory serves, in most cases, you don't need to check this. Tab to "Create" and press enter. That should do the trick. If you ever wish to delete a relationship, just bring up the "Edit Relationship" window while in one of the related tables by pressing the applications key on one of the fields and choosing "Show Direct" from the context menu. Tab through this window and make sure that both tables in the relationship are shown in the left and right table name comboboxes. If no tables are shown, press alt + down arrow and choose the table in both the left and right side. Only one field is shown, so make sure it is one that is part of the relationship you want to delete. Tab to OK, and press enter. You will be back in the relationship window with the relationship line highlighted. Before pressing any other key, press the delete key. You will be asked if you are sure you want to delete the relationship. Confirm and the relationship is gone. Hope this helps. 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. >>> Timothy Breitenfeldt 2017-01-22 7:01 PM >>> Hi, I am taking a course this quarter on Microsoft Access and Excel, and I am having problems creating relationships with Jaws in Access. I have had pretty good success using Access up to this point with Jaws, but I can't figure out how to create the relationship between tables with the keyboard. I am able to create the tables, click on the relationship tab, add the tables, and even view the table's fields in the relationship viewer. I can see the fields I want to relate, but I am unable to relate them with the keyboard. everyone just says to drag and drop the fields. Does anyone know how to do this with Jaws? Thanks, TJ Breitenfeldt _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From timothyjb310 at gmail.com Mon Jan 23 09:00:13 2017 From: timothyjb310 at gmail.com (Timothy Breitenfeldt) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Creating Relationships in Microsoft Access 2016 with Jaws In-Reply-To: <5885D18A020000EC0004E3CB@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> References: <5885D18A020000EC0004E3CB@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> Message-ID: This was incredibly helpful, thank you. Do you know how to view the relationship with Jaws in the table itself? My teacher sent me a database with a relationship in it, but I couldn't tell there was a relationship at all. For example, isn't there supposed to be a way to view the records that are related to another record in a one to many relationship? Thanks, TJ Breitenfeldt On 1/23/17, Russell Solowoniuk wrote: > Hi Timothy, > > Okay, when you're in the relationship window with your tables showing, tab > to the first table that you wish to create a relationship with. Arrow to the > field you want to relate... actually, at this point, I don't think it > matters which field you choose. Press the applications key, and from the > contex menu, choose, "Show Direct". This will open the "Edit Relationship" > window. Tab till you get to the "Create New" button and enter on this. You > will be placed in the "left table name" combobox. Press Alt + Down Arrow to > open the combobox and select the table you want. Tab to the "Right table > name" and do the same. Tab again and you will be in the "Left Column Name" > combobox. Choose the field you want to relate. Tab again to the "Right > column name" combobox and choose the field you want. Tab to OK and press > enter. You will be on the Enforce Referential Integrity checkbox. If memory > serves, in most cases, you don't need to check this. Tab to "Create" and > press enter. That should do! > the trick. > > If you ever wish to delete a relationship, just bring up the "Edit > Relationship" window while in one of the related tables by pressing the > applications key on one of the fields and choosing "Show Direct" from the > context menu. Tab through this window and make sure that both tables in the > relationship are shown in the left and right table name comboboxes. If no > tables are shown, press alt + down arrow and choose the table in both the > left and right side. Only one field is shown, so make sure it is one that is > part of the relationship you want to delete. Tab to OK, and press enter. You > will be back in the relationship window with the relationship line > highlighted. Before pressing any other key, press the delete key. You will > be asked if you are sure you want to delete the relationship. Confirm and > the relationship is gone. > > Hope this helps. > > 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. >>>> Timothy Breitenfeldt 2017-01-22 7:01 PM >>> > Hi, I am taking a course this quarter on Microsoft Access and Excel, > and I am having problems creating relationships with Jaws in Access. I > have had pretty good success using Access up to this point with Jaws, > but I can't figure out how to create the relationship between tables > with the keyboard. > > I am able to create the tables, click on the relationship tab, add the > tables, and even view the table's fields in the relationship viewer. I > can see the fields I want to relate, but I am unable to relate them > with the keyboard. everyone just says to drag and drop the fields. > Does anyone know how to do this with Jaws? > > Thanks, > > TJ Breitenfeldt > _______________________________________________ > 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 SolowoniukR at macewan.ca Mon Jan 23 09:28:32 2017 From: SolowoniukR at macewan.ca (Russell Solowoniuk) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Creating Relationships in Microsoft Access 2016 with Jaws In-Reply-To: References: <5885D18A020000EC0004E3CB@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> Message-ID: <5885DAD0020000EC0004E3DB@gatedom2vs.macewan.ca> Hi Timothy, If you open the relationship window, tab to a table that has a relationship, and arrow through the various fields, Jaws will say "Such and such field references such and such table, or such and such field is referenced by such and such table. This tells you which fields in a given table are related to which fields in which table. Good luck. Russell >>> Timothy Breitenfeldt 2017-01-23 10:00 AM >>> This was incredibly helpful, thank you. Do you know how to view the relationship with Jaws in the table itself? My teacher sent me a database with a relationship in it, but I couldn't tell there was a relationship at all. For example, isn't there supposed to be a way to view the records that are related to another record in a one to many relationship? Thanks, TJ Breitenfeldt On 1/23/17, Russell Solowoniuk wrote: > Hi Timothy, > > Okay, when you're in the relationship window with your tables showing, tab > to the first table that you wish to create a relationship with. Arrow to the > field you want to relate... actually, at this point, I don't think it > matters which field you choose. Press the applications key, and from the > contex menu, choose, "Show Direct". This will open the "Edit Relationship" > window. Tab till you get to the "Create New" button and enter on this. You > will be placed in the "left table name" combobox. Press Alt + Down Arrow to > open the combobox and select the table you want. Tab to the "Right table > name" and do the same. Tab again and you will be in the "Left Column Name" > combobox. Choose the field you want to relate. Tab again to the "Right > column name" combobox and choose the field you want. Tab to OK and press > enter. You will be on the Enforce Referential Integrity checkbox. If memory > serves, in most cases, you don't need to check this. Tab to "Create" and > press enter. That should do! > the trick. > > If you ever wish to delete a relationship, just bring up the "Edit > Relationship" window while in one of the related tables by pressing the > applications key on one of the fields and choosing "Show Direct" from the > context menu. Tab through this window and make sure that both tables in the > relationship are shown in the left and right table name comboboxes. If no > tables are shown, press alt + down arrow and choose the table in both the > left and right side. Only one field is shown, so make sure it is one that is > part of the relationship you want to delete. Tab to OK, and press enter. You > will be back in the relationship window with the relationship line > highlighted. Before pressing any other key, press the delete key. You will > be asked if you are sure you want to delete the relationship. Confirm and > the relationship is gone. > > Hope this helps. > > 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. >>>> Timothy Breitenfeldt 2017-01-22 7:01 PM >>> > Hi, I am taking a course this quarter on Microsoft Access and Excel, > and I am having problems creating relationships with Jaws in Access. I > have had pretty good success using Access up to this point with Jaws, > but I can't figure out how to create the relationship between tables > with the keyboard. > > I am able to create the tables, click on the relationship tab, add the > tables, and even view the table's fields in the relationship viewer. I > can see the fields I want to relate, but I am unable to relate them > with the keyboard. everyone just says to drag and drop the fields. > Does anyone know how to do this with Jaws? > > Thanks, > > TJ Breitenfeldt > _______________________________________________ > 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 kschoeb1 at swarthmore.edu Mon Jan 23 11:17:07 2017 From: kschoeb1 at swarthmore.edu (Corrine Schoeb) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] Equidox - document remediation Message-ID: Anyone using Equidox for document remediation? I'd be interested to know more about your experience with the tool. Here are few things I'm curious about: - do students have any issues with the remediated results in tools like Read Write & Gold, Kurzwell, JAWS, etc. - were their any issues with the resulting documents in your Learning Management Sofware (LMS). We are a Moodle shop at the moment and particularly curious about issues there, but interested in the interaction with other LMS's as well - how did you deploy the tool - e.g. limited number of staff members and/ or faculty members? - how easy/hard was it to learn to use? - how did it handle tables? - any issues with page numbering or images? How about styling? - how did it handle the conversion of non-OCR'd PDF's? - If I'm understanding the tool correctly its only output format is html. Were there any issues with this and if so, could you tell me more? - how about cost? reasonable or expensive for what it delivers? Thanks in advance for any feedback you can provide. -- Corrine Schoeb Technology Accessibility Coordinator, ITS 610-957-6208 *** Swarthmore College ITS will never ask you for your password, including by email. Please keep your passwords private to protect yourself and the security of our network. To learn more about web security visit http://www.swarthmore.edu/its/security -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jsuttondc at gmail.com Mon Jan 23 12:30:06 2017 From: jsuttondc at gmail.com (Jennifer Sutton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:52 2018 Subject: [Athen] All published regs that aren't effective yet have been delayed for 60 days Message-ID: <3a163da9-f9af-7b15-6e11-52a0fa914b48@gmail.com> ATHENites and others who are bcc-ed: I thought those of you who need to be aware of Section 508 would want to see this tweet. Best, Jennifer Tweet from @LFLegal Lainey Feingold @LFLegal Effects Section 508: All published regs that aren't effective yet have been delayed for 60 days: http://cnn.it/2kkoF4Y #a11y #disability 23 January From sherylb at uw.edu Mon Jan 23 13:00:58 2017 From: sherylb at uw.edu (Sheryl Burgstahler) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:53 2018 Subject: [Athen] A new international network and meeting in Seattle you may wish to participate in References: <72571D88-2878-450B-ACB1-313508CA2105@uw.edu> Message-ID: <04E164F7-9D1F-4112-AD0C-3CEB1FA6136C@uw.edu> U.S. ATHENers: I am co-coordinating an international meeting here in Seattle in March. At this meeting, postsecondary students with disabilities, faculty, service providers, and technology specialists will discuss practices that ensure access to IT for postsecondary students in various countries today and, ideally, in the future. We have a few open positions for this event. If you are interested in attending connect to the Ed-ICT website from the attached document and, from there, to the application. Best. Sheryl ------------------------------------------------------------ Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D. Director, UW Accessible Technology & DO-IT, UW-IT Affiliate Professor, Education University of Washington, Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195 206-543-0622 FAX 206-221-4171 http://staff.washington.edu/sherylb sherylb@uw.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Ed_ICT_SeattleSympInvite_01_10_17.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 1143682 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From chagnon at pubcom.com Mon Jan 23 14:12:19 2017 From: chagnon at pubcom.com (Chagnon | PubCom) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:53 2018 Subject: [Athen] All published regs that aren't effective yet have been delayed for 60 days In-Reply-To: <3a163da9-f9af-7b15-6e11-52a0fa914b48@gmail.com> References: <3a163da9-f9af-7b15-6e11-52a0fa914b48@gmail.com> Message-ID: <005601d275c5$c3749410$4a5dbc30$@pubcom.com> The Access Board published the new regs in the Federal Register on January 18th, but they become effective on March 20. Hard to know where to draw the line on this one; since they were published on January 18th, are they covered by this executive review? And since Sec. 508 has existed for nearly 20 years, these are merely updates, not new regs. Sitting here in Washington DC, I haven't heard anything one way or the other about the Sec. 508 regs, that is are they on hold or not. We're counseling our clients to act as if the new revision won't be affected, either now or 60 days from now or 90 days from now (March 20). Remember, the law was originally written specifically so that government employees could do their job effectively. It's hard to imagine that el Cheeto Head would want federal employees to work less, but then again it's been hard to imagine the events that just took place here in Washington. Plus the 508 Refresh puts the regs into effect 90 days from now on March 20 (not 60 per the executive order). Is it in or out? And I don't believe any President can control agencies that are not under the Executive Branch. I was told long ago that the Access Board is an independent agency so it might not be affected by this Presidential memo which was directed only to Executive branch agencies and offices, not the entire US Federal government. Bottom line: not sure at this time. Maybe the Access Board will have more to say about this during their webinars next week. It's free. Sign up her: https://www.access-board.gov/events-calendar/eventdetail/1522/51|262|52/sect ion-508-refresh --Bevi Chagnon ? ? ? Bevi Chagnon | www.PubCom.com? Technologists, Consultants, Trainers, Designers, and Developers for publishing & communication | Acrobat PDF | Print | EPUBS | Sec. 508 Accessibility | ? ? ? -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Jennifer Sutton Sent: Monday, January 23, 2017 3:30 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] All published regs that aren't effective yet have been delayed for 60 days ATHENites and others who are bcc-ed: I thought those of you who need to be aware of Section 508 would want to see this tweet. Best, Jennifer Tweet from @LFLegal Lainey Feingold @LFLegal Effects Section 508: All published regs that aren't effective yet have been delayed for 60 days: http://cnn.it/2kkoF4Y #a11y #disability 23 January From jsuttondc at gmail.com Mon Jan 23 22:51:29 2017 From: jsuttondc at gmail.com (Jennifer Sutton) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:53 2018 Subject: [Athen] All published regs that aren't effective yet have been delayed for 60 days In-Reply-To: <3a163da9-f9af-7b15-6e11-52a0fa914b48@gmail.com> References: <3a163da9-f9af-7b15-6e11-52a0fa914b48@gmail.com> Message-ID: ATHENites and all: Adding my own apologies for jumping the gun. I hope we'll see a definitive statment from the Access Board. Jennifer Tweet from @LFLegal Lainey Feingold @LFLegal I have deleted my earlier tweets about affect on 508 of federal reg freeze pending more info. Very sorry for jumping the gun. #a11y 23 January On 1/23/2017 12:30 PM, Jennifer Sutton wrote: > ATHENites and others who are bcc-ed: > > > I thought those of you who need to be aware of Section 508 would want > to see this tweet. > > Best, > > Jennifer > > > > Tweet from @LFLegal > > Lainey Feingold @LFLegal > > Effects Section 508: All published regs that aren't effective yet have > been delayed for 60 days: > http://cnn.it/2kkoF4Y > #a11y #disability > > 23 January > > > > From sherylb at uw.edu Tue Jan 24 06:45:28 2017 From: sherylb at uw.edu (Sheryl E. Burgstahler) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:53 2018 Subject: [Athen] A new international network and meeting in Seattle you may wish to participate in In-Reply-To: <04E164F7-9D1F-4112-AD0C-3CEB1FA6136C@uw.edu> References: <72571D88-2878-450B-ACB1-313508CA2105@uw.edu> <04E164F7-9D1F-4112-AD0C-3CEB1FA6136C@uw.edu> Message-ID: <6D54EF73-1882-422D-AA06-A13EDC55DFEE@uw.edu> As indicated in the attached letter, a small travel stipend is provided by the foundation that is funding this event. If you think you are a great match for this symposium but require additional funding for airfare and hotel room, don?t hesitate to send a request to me for such funds and we will explore other travel funding options for you. Best. Sheryl ------------------------------------------------------------ Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D. Director, UW Accessible Technology & DO-IT, UW-IT Affiliate Professor, Education University of Washington, Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195 206-543-0622 FAX 206-221-4171 http://staff.washington.edu/sherylb sherylb@uw.edu On Jan 23, 2017, at 1:00 PM, Sheryl Burgstahler > wrote: U.S. ATHENers: I am co-coordinating an international meeting here in Seattle in March. At this meeting, postsecondary students with disabilities, faculty, service providers, and technology specialists will discuss practices that ensure access to IT for postsecondary students in various countries today and, ideally, in the future. We have a few open positions for this event. If you are interested in attending connect to the Ed-ICT website from the attached document and, from there, to the application. Best. Sheryl ------------------------------------------------------------ Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D. Director, UW Accessible Technology & DO-IT, UW-IT Affiliate Professor, Education University of Washington, Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195 206-543-0622 FAX 206-221-4171 http://staff.washington.edu/sherylb sherylb@uw.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Tim.Sears at MCCKC.EDU Tue Jan 24 09:20:01 2017 From: Tim.Sears at MCCKC.EDU (Tim.Sears) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:53 2018 Subject: [Athen] Math Type and Math Player Training Message-ID: All, I am looking to getting some detailed training on how use Math Type and Math Player to create accessible math and scientific equations. Ideally, it would be training or workshop that I could physically go to. I was thinking maybe that Accessing Higher Ground might offer something like that. But, I would also be interested in manuals or "how to" documents and resources. 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The label that pulls off is clear, but the backing is white, so I don't think it's a matter of the sensor getting too much light through the paper, but that's my guess. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Email: rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve.noble at louisville.edu Tue Jan 24 10:32:35 2017 From: steve.noble at louisville.edu (steve.noble@louisville.edu) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:53 2018 Subject: [Athen] Math Type and Math Player Training In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'll be covering this (and some related topics) on the upcoming Webinar AHEAD has asked me to give, on Tuesday, February 7, at 3:00 Eastern. Details can be found here: https://www.ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/at_webinars_spring-2017 Of course, it is just an hour, so won't be extremely in depth. I have given more extensive physical workshops at such places as AMAC (GaTech), the Miami Accessible Media Project, NKU and Berea College, but I don't know about upcoming workshops that others may be offering. Also, look for the "authoring tutorial" on this page: https://www.dessci.com/en/reference/ies-ets/downloads.htm You will probably find it helpful to get started. Hope that helps, --Steve Noble steve.noble@louisville.edu 502-969-3088 http://louisville.academia.edu/SteveNoble ________________________________ From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Tim.Sears [Tim.Sears@MCCKC.EDU] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 12:20 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Math Type and Math Player Training All, I am looking to getting some detailed training on how use Math Type and Math Player to create accessible math and scientific equations. Ideally, it would be training or workshop that I could physically go to. I was thinking maybe that Accessing Higher Ground might offer something like that. But, I would also be interested in manuals or ?how to? documents and resources. Thanks! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From greeark at uw.edu Tue Jan 24 11:48:32 2017 From: greeark at uw.edu (KRISTA L. GREEAR) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:53 2018 Subject: [Athen] tool to search for all videos within a website Message-ID: Does anyone know of a tool that will scout out all videos in a particular website? Krista KRISTA GREEAR Assistant Director Disability Resources for Students 011 Mary Gates Hall Box 352808 Seattle, WA 98195-2808 Direct: 206.221.4136 / Main: 206.543.8924 greeark@uw.edu/ http://disability.uw.edu [cid:image001.gif@01D27637.C78644F0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The product is free so how do you engage with vendors to improve accessibility of free products? Thank you, Nazely [circle] Nazely Kurkjian Coordinator of Disability, Diversity, and Nontraditional Student Services The State University of New York State University Plaza - Albany, New York 12246 Tel: 518.445.4078 Fax: 518.320.1557 Be a part of Generation SUNY: Facebook - Twitter - YouTube -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1979 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: From hunziker at email.arizona.edu Tue Jan 24 11:57:03 2017 From: hunziker at email.arizona.edu (Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:53 2018 Subject: [Athen] tool to search for all videos within a website In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi all, Please share with the list! Krista - as we are gathering data, we are relying on student worker assistance to navigate through sites and find content. Also, we are relying on specific search terms to find references to videos and continue our search based on those results. (https://www.google.com/#q=video+site:arizona.edu&tbm=vid and https://www.google.com/#tbm=vid&q=the+site:arizona.edu) I had the understanding that one of the accessibility web crawling tools could be used to discover media but we have yet to get that working accurately. It's a treasure hunt for sure! Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant Disability Resource Center 520-626-9409 hunziker@email.arizona.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of KRISTA L. GREEAR Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 12:49 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] tool to search for all videos within a website Does anyone know of a tool that will scout out all videos in a particular website? Krista KRISTA GREEAR Assistant Director Disability Resources for Students 011 Mary Gates Hall Box 352808 Seattle, WA 98195-2808 Direct: 206.221.4136 / Main: 206.543.8924 greeark@uw.edu/ http://disability.uw.edu [cid:image001.gif@01D27641.5C046770] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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GREEAR wrote: > Does anyone know of a tool that will scout out all videos in a particular > website? > > > > Krista > > > > > > *KRISTA GREEAR* > > Assistant Director > > Disability Resources for Students > > > > 011 Mary Gates Hall > > Box 352808 > Seattle, WA 98195-2808 > > Direct: 206.221.4136 <(206)%20221-4136> / Main: 206.543.8924 > <(206)%20543-8924> > > greeark@uw.edu/ http://disability.uw.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: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text 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 Phone: 913-288-7671 Email: rbeach@kckcc.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Kurkjian, Nazely Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 1:49 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Facebook accessibility Good afternoon, As you know, campuses and systems use Facebook to share news, market events, reach out to prospective students, host student club pages, and so on. What are your experiences with Facebook's accessibility? If features are inaccessible, how do you address them? We are exploring Facebook Workplace, which is primarily for campus employees, but the rep says the accessibility of Facebook Workplace is inherited from the consumer Facebook. From my basic testing with NVDA and VoiceOver, there are many issues...I don't have consumer Facebook so I can't test that but if the accessibility is inherited, it seems pretty inaccessible, at least for keyboard access. The product is free so how do you engage with vendors to improve accessibility of free products? Thank you, Nazely [circle] Nazely Kurkjian Coordinator of Disability, Diversity, and Nontraditional Student Services The State University of New York State University Plaza - Albany, New York 12246 Tel: 518.445.4078 Fax: 518.320.1557 Be a part of Generation SUNY: Facebook - Twitter - YouTube -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Do you mind If I refer someone in one of my other disability lists to you? Leyna Bencomo Assistive Technology Specialist Information Technology University of Colorado Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215 Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 255-4202 / lbencomo@uccs.edu http://www.uccs.edu/~it/ [uccs-signature-email] From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Gian Wild Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 1:31 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] tool to search for all videos within a website Hi Krista If the videos are MP4s or embedded YouTube or Vimeo, OzART finds them. Let me know if you would like more information. Cheers, Gian -- Gian Wild, CEO AccessibilityOz Email: gian@accessibilityoz.com Offices: United States: (415) 621 9366 Canberra: (02) 6108 3689 Melbourne: (03) 8677 0828 Brisbane: (07) 3041 4011 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman Coordinator, Assistive Technology & Test Administration Services B-204, Memorial Library SUNY Cortland PO Box 2000 81 Prospect Terrace Cortland, NY 13045 607-753-2358 [541aa3ae-22f4-4ed9-bfd4-35cb8d8633b6] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1351 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: From bossley.5 at osu.edu Tue Jan 24 14:30:29 2017 From: bossley.5 at osu.edu (Bossley, Peter A.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:53 2018 Subject: [Athen] MathML and Voiceover for Mac In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <006B5C8325EEDA44A1A7D3955F5431CD80A8033A@CIO-TNC-D1MBX11.osuad.osu.edu> The short answer is no. The longer answer is that Voice Over and Safari has had MathML support in the past but there have been bugs in their implementation and I don't know the current state of things. The student could install Windows on Boot Camp and use NVDA + Firefox... From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4:03 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] MathML and Voiceover for Mac Greetings, I have a Blind student who is wedded to VoiceOver on his Mac. He now is taking a Chemistry course and my research tells me that MathML is not very compatible with VoiceOver. I'm concerned with how to make the math accessible to him when he is very set on sticking with his Mac. Does anyone have any experience with VoiceOver reading math? Might it be able to read MathML adequately through Firefox? Thanks, Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman Coordinator, Assistive Technology & Test Administration Services B-204, Memorial Library SUNY Cortland PO Box 2000 81 Prospect Terrace Cortland, NY 13045 607-753-2358 [541aa3ae-22f4-4ed9-bfd4-35cb8d8633b6] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The longer answer is that Voice Over and Safari has had MathML support in the past but there have been bugs in their implementation and I don't know the current state of things. The student could install Windows on Boot Camp and use NVDA + Firefox. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4:03 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] MathML and Voiceover for Mac Greetings, I have a Blind student who is wedded to VoiceOver on his Mac. He now is taking a Chemistry course and my research tells me that MathML is not very compatible with VoiceOver. I'm concerned with how to make the math accessible to him when he is very set on sticking with his Mac. Does anyone have any experience with VoiceOver reading math? Might it be able to read MathML adequately through Firefox? Thanks, Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman Coordinator, Assistive Technology & Test Administration Services B-204, Memorial Library SUNY Cortland PO Box 2000 81 Prospect Terrace Cortland, NY 13045 607-753-2358 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1351 bytes Desc: not available URL: From bossley.5 at osu.edu Tue Jan 24 15:15:39 2017 From: bossley.5 at osu.edu (Bossley, Peter A.) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:53 2018 Subject: [Athen] MathML and Voiceover for Mac In-Reply-To: <001201d27696$24db9cf0$6e92d6d0$@htctu.net> References: <006B5C8325EEDA44A1A7D3955F5431CD80A8033A@CIO-TNC-D1MBX11.osuad.osu.edu> <001201d27696$24db9cf0$6e92d6d0$@htctu.net> Message-ID: <006B5C8325EEDA44A1A7D3955F5431CD80A80528@CIO-TNC-D1MBX11.osuad.osu.edu> Good to know that it works with MathJax. Currently I believe there is not braile support on OSX for MathML content. In the big 10 we have a potential project to fund addition of Braille support to MathJax that we are hoping to push forward but it is in the early stages as this point. [The Ohio State University] Peter Bossley Director, Digital Accessibility Center ADA Coordinator's Office | Office of University Compliance and Integrity Student Life Disability Services 098 Baker Hall, 113 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 614-292-1760 Office bossley.5@osu.edu accessibility.osu.edu ________________________________ From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Joseph Polizzotto Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 6:04 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] MathML and Voiceover for Mac I just tested a math document with MathJax using Safari + VoiceOver and did not encounter problems with varying levels of math. Have you tried using MathJax with your document? HTH, Joseph From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bossley, Peter A. Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 2:30 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] MathML and Voiceover for Mac The short answer is no. The longer answer is that Voice Over and Safari has had MathML support in the past but there have been bugs in their implementation and I don't know the current state of things. The student could install Windows on Boot Camp and use NVDA + Firefox... From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4:03 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] MathML and Voiceover for Mac Greetings, I have a Blind student who is wedded to VoiceOver on his Mac. He now is taking a Chemistry course and my research tells me that MathML is not very compatible with VoiceOver. I'm concerned with how to make the math accessible to him when he is very set on sticking with his Mac. Does anyone have any experience with VoiceOver reading math? Might it be able to read MathML adequately through Firefox? Thanks, Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman Coordinator, Assistive Technology & Test Administration Services B-204, Memorial Library SUNY Cortland PO Box 2000 81 Prospect Terrace Cortland, NY 13045 607-753-2358 [541aa3ae-22f4-4ed9-bfd4-35cb8d8633b6] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 3605 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Here's the result of Benetech's testing: http://msf.mathmlcloud.org/setups/11 I should mention, though, that particularly for chemistry...NVDA+MathPlayer with will *much* more useful speech than you'll get out of VoiceOver, at least for linear chemical equations set using MathML. --Steve Noble steve.noble@louisville.edu 502-969-3088 http://louisville.academia.edu/SteveNoble ________________________________ From: athen-list [athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] on behalf of Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman [Jeremy.Zhe-Heimerman@cortland.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4:02 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] MathML and Voiceover for Mac Greetings, I have a Blind student who is wedded to VoiceOver on his Mac. He now is taking a Chemistry course and my research tells me that MathML is not very compatible with VoiceOver. I?m concerned with how to make the math accessible to him when he is very set on sticking with his Mac. Does anyone have any experience with VoiceOver reading math? Might it be able to read MathML adequately through Firefox? Thanks, Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman Coordinator, Assistive Technology & Test Administration Services B-204, Memorial Library SUNY Cortland PO Box 2000 81 Prospect Terrace Cortland, NY 13045 607-753-2358 [541aa3ae-22f4-4ed9-bfd4-35cb8d8633b6] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1351 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: From jiatyan at stanford.edu Wed Jan 25 08:59:52 2017 From: jiatyan at stanford.edu (Jiatyan Chen) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:53 2018 Subject: [Athen] MathML and Voiceover for Mac In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > On 2017 Jan 24, at 13:02, Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman wrote: > > I have a Blind student who is wedded to VoiceOver on his Mac. He now is taking a Chemistry course and my research tells me that MathML is not very compatible with VoiceOver. I?m concerned with how to make the math accessible to him when he is very set on sticking with his Mac. Does anyone have any experience with VoiceOver reading math? Might it be able to read MathML adequately through Firefox? > Hi Jeremy, VoiceOver+Safari reads MathML well in the maths courses I've tried. I did NOT have a good experience with VoiceOver+Firefox in more challenging pages. It might be the browser+SR combo causing the problem. Caveat emptor: I'm a novice with assistive technology. -- Jiatyan Chen Stanford Online Accessibility Program (SOAP) Manager From gdietrich at htctu.net Wed Jan 25 17:02:21 2017 From: gdietrich at htctu.net (Gaeir Dietrich) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] FW: Mt. SAC needs tenure-track FT faculty In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <006701d2776f$d9e3dcf0$8dab96d0$@htctu.net> Subject: Mt. SAC needs tenure-track FT faculty Hello and Happy New Year! Mt. SAC is pleased to announce a full time, tenure-track DSPS faculty opening! The position is called Instructional Specialist (Math Emphasis). We are seeking an energetic individual who has excellent teaching skills in the mathematics area primarily. There are other possible assignments depending on the selected person's expertise which could include teaching technology skills to students, memory improvement, and other academic success strategies. The selected individual would also assist in assessing students to determine and authorize accommodations, as well as provide academic interventions and support in our Accessible Technology Center (formerly High Tech Center). Our ATC is in a brand new building with brand new state of the art technology and equipment. Overall, DSPS offers an exciting atmosphere that serves students with a variety of disabilities and medical conditions. The goal is to ensure equal access to instruction and campus life for students with disabilities. To that end, a vast array of services is available to address students? limitations and barriers. Additionally, we offer courses to enhance students? academic success. The professional staff and faculty of DSPS are knowledgeable, helpful, and proud of our comradery and team environment. DSPS is well-respected and interfaces with every single department on campus. For more information, please visit: https://hrjobs.mtsac.edu/postings/4505 Please help us recruit and forward, post, or call everyone you know who may be interested and looking. Hope to see you on February 6 at the All Directors meeting at the Chancellor's Office. Thank you! Grace T. Hanson, M.A. Dean, DSPS and Student Health Services 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.co -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Untitled attachment 00488.gif Type: image/gif Size: 4672 bytes Desc: not available URL: From jhori at ucdavis.edu Tue Jan 24 16:11:54 2017 From: jhori at ucdavis.edu (Joshua Hori) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] DescribeAthon17 Message-ID: Hello All! Want a little audio description competition? The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute is hosting the DescribeAthon17 on Thursday, January 26, 2017! >From the site: On Thursday, January 26, 2017, amateur and professional describers all over the world will participate in this day of description. Volunteer describers will describe as many YouTube videos of as many kinds as we can in a single day. Join us from your own home or workplace, or by gathering with other volunteers at one of the in-person DescribeAthon meetups. In-person locations currently include: * In San Francisco at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute * In Manhattan at the New York Public Library, Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library Please contact us if you would like to organize a DescribeAthon17 meetup in your city! Volunteers will use YouDescribe - Smithg-Kettlewell's free, web-based tool for recording and playing audio description for any YouTube video. Who's up for a challenge? I think I'm aiming for MOST IMPRESSIVE DESCRIBER. Best, Joshua Hori Accessible Technology Analyst Student Disability Center 54 Cowell Building Davis, CA 95616 530-752-3184 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Is there such an item? ~~~~~~ Thanks, KRISTA GREEAR Assistant Director Disability Resources for Students 011 Mary Gates Hall Box 352808 Seattle, WA 98195-2808 Direct: 206.221.4136 / Main: 206.543.8924 greeark@uw.edu/ http://disability.uw.edu [cid:image001.gif@01D277F0.7FAB8810] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1303 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: From kvillanueva at Lee.Edu Thu Jan 26 16:59:10 2017 From: kvillanueva at Lee.Edu (Villanueva, K-leigh) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] hard of hearing in group situation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: What about a blut tooth fm system? There is so a new one out called ROGER (it looks like a pen and much less obvious) made by one of the 3 cochlear implant companies...it also works with some hearing aids. however, ROGER is expensive. A bluetooth fm system and revciever that pairs with a cell phone and works with small and some larger groups may be all she needs. K-leigh Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note5. -------- Original message -------- From: "KRISTA L. GREEAR" Date: 1/26/17 6:26 PM (GMT-06:00) To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] hard of hearing in group situation Hi there, This questions was forwarded to me from a donor. My gut reaction is to invest in a better/different hearing aid but also seek the collective wisdom of the group. ~~~~~~ My Mom is 90 and lives in Denver. She has a state-of-the-art hearing aid, but it isn?t nearly enough for one-on-one conversations, much less groups. When we?re there, we use a dictation app on an iPhone and she has speech to text on her phone. When we?re not there, she is convinced that the phone method is too complicated for anyone else to use (it really isn?t). What we need is a simple method for group meals/bridge games/visits where she can see (on a tablet?) what each person says. Perhaps each person wears a microphone? Is there such an item? ~~~~~~ Thanks, KRISTA GREEAR Assistant Director Disability Resources for Students 011 Mary Gates Hall Box 352808 Seattle, WA 98195-2808 Direct: 206.221.4136 / Main: 206.543.8924 greeark@uw.edu/ http://disability.uw.edu [cid:image001.gif@01D277F0.7FAB8810] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Much of the medical terminology is extremely time-consuming to translate, so the interpreters have asked for assistance in creating visual aids that will allow them to keep up with the pace of the instructor's spoken lecture. I'm currently chasing up sources for high resolution images (of the labeled anatomical diagrams we need) that are suitable for enlarged print. Before I start "re-inventing the wheel" I wanted to reach out to my fellow ATHEN-ites to see if anyone else has ever had a similar situation. If so, how did you provide visual aids to the interpreters? Thanks! Happy Friday! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109f 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 Fri Jan 27 10:59:46 2017 From: madeleine_rothberg at wgbh.org (Madeleine Rothberg) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] ASL Interpreting for A&P: Visual Aids Resource? Message-ID: I would think the professor would be the best source for diagrams of the systems that will be discussed in each class. That way you'll be sure that the structures that will be mentioned are the ones in the diagram. At least mostly! -Madeleine -- Madeleine Rothberg Senior Subject Matter Expert National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH http://ncam.wgbh.org madeleine_rothberg@wgbh.org From: athen-list on behalf of "Nast, Joseph M" Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Date: Friday, January 27, 2017 at 1:53 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] ASL Interpreting for A&P: Visual Aids Resource? We have student who uses in-class ASL interpreters taking an Anatomy & Physiology class this semester. Much of the medical terminology is extremely time-consuming to translate, so the interpreters have asked for assistance in creating visual aids that will allow them to keep up with the pace of the instructor's spoken lecture. I?m currently chasing up sources for high resolution images (of the labeled anatomical diagrams we need) that are suitable for enlarged print. Before I start ?re-inventing the wheel? I wanted to reach out to my fellow ATHEN-ites to see if anyone else has ever had a similar situation. If so, how did you provide visual aids to the interpreters? Thanks! Happy Friday! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109f 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 lbencomo at uccs.edu Fri Jan 27 12:46:51 2017 From: lbencomo at uccs.edu (Leyna Bencomo) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] ASL Interpreting for A&P: Visual Aids Resource? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I agree. It also seems that it would be easier to find the diagrams electronically and have showing on a monitor in front of the student, perhaps with a Letter designating each part of the diagram making it easier for the interpreter to refer to them. From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Madeleine Rothberg Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 12:00 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] ASL Interpreting for A&P: Visual Aids Resource? I would think the professor would be the best source for diagrams of the systems that will be discussed in each class. That way you'll be sure that the structures that will be mentioned are the ones in the diagram. At least mostly! -Madeleine -- Madeleine Rothberg Senior Subject Matter Expert National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH http://ncam.wgbh.org madeleine_rothberg@wgbh.org From: athen-list > on behalf of "Nast, Joseph M" > Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Date: Friday, January 27, 2017 at 1:53 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: [Athen] ASL Interpreting for A&P: Visual Aids Resource? We have student who uses in-class ASL interpreters taking an Anatomy & Physiology class this semester. Much of the medical terminology is extremely time-consuming to translate, so the interpreters have asked for assistance in creating visual aids that will allow them to keep up with the pace of the instructor's spoken lecture. I?m currently chasing up sources for high resolution images (of the labeled anatomical diagrams we need) that are suitable for enlarged print. Before I start ?re-inventing the wheel? I wanted to reach out to my fellow ATHEN-ites to see if anyone else has ever had a similar situation. If so, how did you provide visual aids to the interpreters? Thanks! Happy Friday! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109f 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 jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Fri Jan 27 13:31:47 2017 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] ASL Interpreting for A&P: Visual Aids Resource? In-Reply-To: <27738436f1474022915e66a6d22a3a7e@clvmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> References: <27738436f1474022915e66a6d22a3a7e@clvmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> Message-ID: <6EC46BE5-F547-4A4B-9474-70069933989A@gmail.com> If the interpreters keeping up with the pace of the class is a problem then you might want to consider having the student try a cart service. This will probably be faster at presenting the dialogue to the student than fingerspelling large anatomy vocabulary words. Using text based transcripts can be challenging for some deaf individuals who have difficulty with written English though. Best regards, Jeff Sent from my iPhone. please excuse errors from using Apple's dictation feature. > On Jan 27, 2017, at 1:53 PM, Nast, Joseph M wrote: > > We have student who uses in-class ASL interpreters taking an Anatomy & Physiology class this semester. Much of the medical terminology is extremely time-consuming to translate, so the interpreters have asked for assistance in creating visual aids that will allow them to keep up with the pace of the instructor's spoken lecture. > > I?m currently chasing up sources for high resolution images (of the labeled anatomical diagrams we need) that are suitable for enlarged print. Before I start ?re-inventing the wheel? I wanted to reach out to my fellow ATHEN-ites to see if anyone else has ever had a similar situation. If so, how did you provide visual aids to the interpreters? > > Thanks! Happy Friday! > > Joseph M. Nast > Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator > office phone: 281.290.3207 > office room number: CASA 109f > 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... URL: From ericaellard90 at webster.edu Fri Jan 27 14:26:49 2017 From: ericaellard90 at webster.edu (Erica Ellard) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] ASL Interpreting for A&P: Visual Aids Resource? In-Reply-To: <6EC46BE5-F547-4A4B-9474-70069933989A@gmail.com> References: <27738436f1474022915e66a6d22a3a7e@clvmwexmbx2.LSCS.prv> <6EC46BE5-F547-4A4B-9474-70069933989A@gmail.com> Message-ID: <04ff01d278ec$76eca180$64c5e480$@webster.edu> Additionally, with CART, the student receives the transcripts of the sessions to use as notes. Erica Ellard Director, Academic Resource Center Webster University 470 E. Lockwood Ave. St. Louis, MO 63119 Phone: 314-246-7702 Fax: 314-968-5919 ericaellard90@webster.edu From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Dell Sent: Friday, January 27, 2017 3:32 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] ASL Interpreting for A&P: Visual Aids Resource? If the interpreters keeping up with the pace of the class is a problem then you might want to consider having the student try a cart service. This will probably be faster at presenting the dialogue to the student than fingerspelling large anatomy vocabulary words. Using text based transcripts can be challenging for some deaf individuals who have difficulty with written English though. Best regards, Jeff Sent from my iPhone. please excuse errors from using Apple's dictation feature. On Jan 27, 2017, at 1:53 PM, Nast, Joseph M > wrote: We have student who uses in-class ASL interpreters taking an Anatomy & Physiology class this semester. Much of the medical terminology is extremely time-consuming to translate, so the interpreters have asked for assistance in creating visual aids that will allow them to keep up with the pace of the instructor's spoken lecture. I?m currently chasing up sources for high resolution images (of the labeled anatomical diagrams we need) that are suitable for enlarged print. Before I start ?re-inventing the wheel? I wanted to reach out to my fellow ATHEN-ites to see if anyone else has ever had a similar situation. If so, how did you provide visual aids to the interpreters? Thanks! Happy Friday! Joseph M. Nast Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator office phone: 281.290.3207 office room number: CASA 109f 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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Best, Adam Adam Kosakowski Director of Student Accessibility Services Clark University Preferred pronouns: he/him/himself Email: AKosakowski@clarku.edu Phone: 508-798-4368 Fax: 508-421-3700 To make an appointment, please call the office or stop by! Student Accessibility Services website -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sreavis at ncsu.edu Mon Jan 30 07:39:24 2017 From: sreavis at ncsu.edu (Grey Reavis) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] Adding captions to YouTube videos you don't own In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, Adam! Amara.org provides a free caption editor for online videos. You just need to create an account and have the video's URL to get started. Grey Reavis University IT Accessibility Coordinator Office of Information Technology E: sreavis@ncsu.edu P: 919.513.4087 https://accessibility.ncsu.edu/ NC State University Campus Box 7109 Hillsborough Building Raleigh, NC 27695 ***************************************** All electronic mail messages sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 10:10 AM, Adam Kosakowski wrote: > Hello wise list-ers! > > A professor of ours is showing a YouTube video they don?t own and that > doesn?t have accurate captioning. We are currently working on a transcript > but I definitely want to see if there is any way we can add captions to the > video since that is way better than a print-out transcript. I reached out > to the video?s poster to ask that they enable community captioning, but > haven?t heard back yet. 3PlayMedia can give me access to a Caption Plugin > that lets me do exactly this, but that costs however much they charge for a > Pro account with them and being a private university we are looking to go > as cheap as humanly possible. > > Any ideas/leads? > > Best, > Adam > > Adam Kosakowski > Director of Student Accessibility Services > Clark University > Preferred pronouns: he/him/himself > Email: AKosakowski@clarku.edu > Phone: 508-798-4368 > Fax: 508-421-3700 > To make an appointment, please call the office or stop by! > *Student Accessibility Services website* > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffreydell99 at gmail.com Mon Jan 30 07:41:01 2017 From: jeffreydell99 at gmail.com (Jeffrey Dell) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] Adding captions to YouTube videos you don't own In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: There's a couple ways you could do it. You can use CaptionTube to caption a video and then provide a link to watch the caption through CaptionTube. Another way is to use one of the many YouTube downloader sites to download the YouTube video and then you could post it with the caption through your LMS for the course. It would be nice if google would allow people to do captioning with other peoples YouTube videos. Good luck Jeff Sent from my iPhone. please excuse errors from using Apple's dictation feature. > On Jan 30, 2017, at 10:10 AM, Adam Kosakowski wrote: > > Hello wise list-ers! > > A professor of ours is showing a YouTube video they don?t own and that doesn?t have accurate captioning. We are currently working on a transcript but I definitely want to see if there is any way we can add captions to the video since that is way better than a print-out transcript. I reached out to the video?s poster to ask that they enable community captioning, but haven?t heard back yet. 3PlayMedia can give me access to a Caption Plugin that lets me do exactly this, but that costs however much they charge for a Pro account with them and being a private university we are looking to go as cheap as humanly possible. > > Any ideas/leads? > > Best, > Adam > > Adam Kosakowski > Director of Student Accessibility Services > Clark University > Preferred pronouns: he/him/himself > Email: AKosakowski@clarku.edu > Phone: 508-798-4368 > Fax: 508-421-3700 > To make an appointment, please call the office or stop by! > Student Accessibility Services website > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu > http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at ccctechcenter.org Mon Jan 30 08:04:31 2017 From: skeegan at ccctechcenter.org (Sean Keegan) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] Adding captions to YouTube videos you don't own In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am going to second Grey's suggestion of Amara.org (http://amara.org/en/). We had the same situation for a YouTube video in a course and Amara was a seamless solution. Take care, Sean On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 7:39 AM, Grey Reavis wrote: > Hi, Adam! > > Amara.org provides a free caption editor for online videos. You just need > to create an account and have the video's URL to get started. > > > Grey Reavis > University IT Accessibility Coordinator > Office of Information Technology > E: sreavis@ncsu.edu > P: 919.513.4087 <(919)%20513-4087> > https://accessibility.ncsu.edu/ > > NC State University > Campus Box 7109 > Hillsborough Building > Raleigh, NC 27695 > > > ***************************************** > All electronic mail messages sent to or received by this account are > subject to the NC Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 10:10 AM, Adam Kosakowski > wrote: > >> Hello wise list-ers! >> >> A professor of ours is showing a YouTube video they don?t own and that >> doesn?t have accurate captioning. We are currently working on a transcript >> but I definitely want to see if there is any way we can add captions to the >> video since that is way better than a print-out transcript. I reached out >> to the video?s poster to ask that they enable community captioning, but >> haven?t heard back yet. 3PlayMedia can give me access to a Caption Plugin >> that lets me do exactly this, but that costs however much they charge for a >> Pro account with them and being a private university we are looking to go >> as cheap as humanly possible. >> >> Any ideas/leads? >> >> Best, >> Adam >> >> Adam Kosakowski >> Director of Student Accessibility Services >> Clark University >> Preferred pronouns: he/him/himself >> Email: AKosakowski@clarku.edu >> Phone: 508-798-4368 <(508)%20798-4368> >> Fax: 508-421-3700 <(508)%20421-3700> >> To make an appointment, please call the office or stop by! >> *Student Accessibility Services website* >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 vanessa.preast at dmu.edu Mon Jan 30 08:21:11 2017 From: vanessa.preast at dmu.edu (Preast, Vanessa) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] Adding captions to YouTube videos you don't own In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Adam, Although I haven't tried it personally, a colleague of mine has recommended Amara as an overlay for YouTube videos. Supposedly you can add transcripts into Amara and it will show the caption and transcript over the youtube video. I think the YouTube video may have to be listed as public for it to work.... http://amara.org/en/ Let me know if the tool meets your needs. Best, Vanessa From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Kosakowski Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 9:10 AM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' Subject: [Athen] Adding captions to YouTube videos you don't own Hello wise list-ers! A professor of ours is showing a YouTube video they don't own and that doesn't have accurate captioning. We are currently working on a transcript but I definitely want to see if there is any way we can add captions to the video since that is way better than a print-out transcript. I reached out to the video's poster to ask that they enable community captioning, but haven't heard back yet. 3PlayMedia can give me access to a Caption Plugin that lets me do exactly this, but that costs however much they charge for a Pro account with them and being a private university we are looking to go as cheap as humanly possible. Any ideas/leads? Best, Adam Adam Kosakowski Director of Student Accessibility Services Clark University Preferred pronouns: he/him/himself Email: AKosakowski@clarku.edu Phone: 508-798-4368 Fax: 508-421-3700 To make an appointment, please call the office or stop by! 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They have a library too - so maybe what you are looking for is already there... https://support.amara.org/support/solutions/articles/193571-how-to-transcribe-a-video-video Tammy From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Kosakowski Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 10:10 AM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' Subject: [Athen] Adding captions to YouTube videos you don't own Hello wise list-ers! A professor of ours is showing a YouTube video they don't own and that doesn't have accurate captioning. We are currently working on a transcript but I definitely want to see if there is any way we can add captions to the video since that is way better than a print-out transcript. I reached out to the video's poster to ask that they enable community captioning, but haven't heard back yet. 3PlayMedia can give me access to a Caption Plugin that lets me do exactly this, but that costs however much they charge for a Pro account with them and being a private university we are looking to go as cheap as humanly possible. Any ideas/leads? Best, Adam Adam Kosakowski Director of Student Accessibility Services Clark University Preferred pronouns: he/him/himself Email: AKosakowski@clarku.edu Phone: 508-798-4368 Fax: 508-421-3700 To make an appointment, please call the office or stop by! Student Accessibility Services website ________________________________ **Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jpolizzotto at htctu.net Mon Jan 30 12:31:10 2017 From: jpolizzotto at htctu.net (Joseph Polizzotto) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] Adding captions to YouTube videos you don't own In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <009d01d27b37$cb66b7d0$62342770$@htctu.net> Adam, I also recommend the use of Amara in this scenario. Before using Amara, it might also help to use Aeneas , which is a free tool that takes care of synchronizing the transcript with the YouTube video. If you have the transcript, just create an Aeneas project (from the command line or the Aeneas web app ) that aligns your transcript with the audio from the YouTube video. In the Aeneas web app, select the second button, "CC Task (from segmented text)", add desired settings, and enter the location of the transcript and the URL for the YouTube video. If you don't have a transcript, use the Aeneas web app to download the YouTube auto captions, which provide a "rought draft". Once editing is done, add any desired settings, and submit for alignment. The syncmap is sent to the registered email address. I have listed these steps below: Creating CC files with Aeneas + Amara 1. Create a Aeneas membership at www.aeneasweb.org 2. Under Submit New Job, select "CC Task (from scratch)" 3. Enter the URL for the YouTube video, select the language (of the video), and press download Auto CC 4. In the Review Automatic CC window, edit the content of the automatic CC file by a. Correcting misrecognitions b. Correcting punctuation c. Ending each sentence or grammatical unit on each line in the editor window 5. Press the Segment button to create new caption blocks 6. Review the revised caption blocks and press Upload 7. In the Other Settings window, further tweak your Aeneas project by: a. Ignoring certain strings of text (e.g., speaker identification) b. Identifying the head and tail of the audio file c. Removing non-speech fragments of audio (for alignment purposes only) d. Adjusting the boundary algorithm (changes how the aligner handles consecutive text fragments in relation to the determined maximum characters/second value) 8. Enter the name and format of the syncmap; then click Submit to send project to the aligner 9. An email is sent with an attachment of the syncmap (e.g., VTT, SRT, JSON, SUB, TTML) to the registered email address. 10. Upload the syncmap to the Amara account. HTH, Joseph From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Preast, Vanessa Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 8:21 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Adding captions to YouTube videos you don't own Hello Adam, Although I haven't tried it personally, a colleague of mine has recommended Amara as an overlay for YouTube videos. Supposedly you can add transcripts into Amara and it will show the caption and transcript over the youtube video. I think the YouTube video may have to be listed as public for it to work.. http://amara.org/en/ Let me know if the tool meets your needs. Best, Vanessa From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Kosakowski Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 9:10 AM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' > Subject: [Athen] Adding captions to YouTube videos you don't own Hello wise list-ers! A professor of ours is showing a YouTube video they don't own and that doesn't have accurate captioning. We are currently working on a transcript but I definitely want to see if there is any way we can add captions to the video since that is way better than a print-out transcript. I reached out to the video's poster to ask that they enable community captioning, but haven't heard back yet. 3PlayMedia can give me access to a Caption Plugin that lets me do exactly this, but that costs however much they charge for a Pro account with them and being a private university we are looking to go as cheap as humanly possible. Any ideas/leads? Best, Adam Adam Kosakowski Director of Student Accessibility Services Clark University Preferred pronouns: he/him/himself Email: AKosakowski@clarku.edu Phone: 508-798-4368 Fax: 508-421-3700 To make an appointment, please call the office or stop by! 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However, he/she would help train faculty and staff to be mindful of what they send to the website technician to be loaded by way of documents, etc. He/she would also be responsible for helping faculty with the digital content they post for their courses. Anyhow, since this is a new position, I wanted to tap into the expertise of the group. Can anyone share with me offline a position description for a comparable position? Also, I'm curious as to what type of educational background/degree is acceptable to ask for when it comes to this type of position. I'm not aware of a digital/web accessibility degree but perhaps there is one or something similar? Or, perhaps the applicant's experience is more valuable than the degree? I would love to hear what others have had success with. Please feel free to message me offline: dori_lloyd@davidsonccc.edu. Thanks in advance for your help! -- *Dori Lloyd* Director, Distance Education and Instructional Technology Reich Bldg Rm 101A Davidson County Community College P.O. Box 1287 | Lexington, NC 27293-1287 336.224.4518 www.davidsonccc.edu *Storm Toward Success* -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and shall be disclosed to third parties when required by the statutes. (NCGS.Ch.132) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <112acc70-4e1d-70ba-52b6-cf6213a8da42@gmail.com> Perhaps these sample job descriptions will help. https://athenpro.org/content/job-descriptions Best, Jennifer From arovner at shoreline.edu Mon Jan 30 14:01:41 2017 From: arovner at shoreline.edu (Rovner, Amy) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] resources for accessibility review of 3rd party tools In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We were just directed to this VPAT Repository put together by the Librarians for Universal Accessibility. It only relates to library items but it?s helpful nonetheless. Best, Amy From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Howard Kramer Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 1:26 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] resources for accessibility review of 3rd party tools I'm trying to gather resources that evaluate the accessibility of 3rd party tools used on campus, including in the online learning environment. CU-Boulder has a nice resource for this at http://www.colorado.edu/accessibility/resources/accessibility-supported-technologies. Anyone know of any similar resources? 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 13-17, 2017. Request for proposals will be announced at the beginning of March. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, AHEADtoYOU! And the Technology Access Series. 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URL: From hkramer at ahead.org Mon Jan 30 14:29:58 2017 From: hkramer at ahead.org (Howard Kramer) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] resources for accessibility review of 3rd party tools In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks Amy. -Howard On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 3:01 PM, Rovner, Amy wrote: > We were just directed to this VPAT Repository > put together by the > Librarians for Universal Accessibility. > > > > It only relates to library items but it?s helpful nonetheless. > > > Best, > > Amy > > > > > > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On > Behalf Of *Howard Kramer > *Sent:* Monday, January 30, 2017 1:26 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* [Athen] resources for accessibility review of 3rd party tools > > > > I'm trying to gather resources that evaluate the accessibility of 3rd > party tools used on campus, including in the online learning environment. > CU-Boulder has a nice resource for this at http://www.colorado.edu/ > accessibility/resources/accessibility-supported-technologies. > > > > Anyone know of any similar resources? > > > > Thanks, > > Howard > > > > -- > > Howard Kramer > > Conference Coordinator > > Accessing Higher Ground > > 303-492-8672 <(303)%20492-8672> > > cell: 720-351-8668 <(720)%20351-8668> > > > > Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference > * in Denver, Colorado, Nov 13-17, > 2017. Request for proposals will be announced at the beginning of March. > > > > 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 13-17, 2017. Request for proposals will be announced at the beginning of March. 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 AKosakowski at clarku.edu Tue Jan 31 12:06:13 2017 From: AKosakowski at clarku.edu (Adam Kosakowski) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] Adding captions to YouTube videos you don't own Message-ID: Thank you everyone for your input! I am definitely going to explore these options! Adam Kosakowski Director of Student Accessibility Services Clark University Preferred pronouns: he/him/himself Email: AKosakowski@clarku.edu Phone: 508-798-4368 Fax: 508-421-3700 To make an appointment, please call the office or stop by! Student Accessibility Services website -----Original Message----- From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of athen-list-request@mailman13.u.washington.edu Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 3:00 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: athen-list Digest, Vol 132, Issue 23 Send athen-list mailing list submissions to athen-list@u.washington.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to athen-list-request@mailman13.u.washington.edu You can reach the person managing the list at athen-list-owner@mailman13.u.washington.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of athen-list digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Adding captions to YouTube videos you don't own (Joseph Polizzotto) 2. qualifications for a digital accessibility coordinator? (Dori Lloyd) 3. resources for accessibility review of 3rd party tools (Howard Kramer) 4. Re: qualifications for a digital accessibility coordinator? (Jennifer Sutton) 5. Re: resources for accessibility review of 3rd party tools (Rovner, Amy) 6. Re: resources for accessibility review of 3rd party tools (Howard Kramer) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:31:10 -0800 From: "Joseph Polizzotto" To: "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'" Subject: Re: [Athen] Adding captions to YouTube videos you don't own Message-ID: <009d01d27b37$cb66b7d0$62342770$@htctu.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Adam, I also recommend the use of Amara in this scenario. Before using Amara, it might also help to use Aeneas , which is a free tool that takes care of synchronizing the transcript with the YouTube video. If you have the transcript, just create an Aeneas project (from the command line or the Aeneas web app ) that aligns your transcript with the audio from the YouTube video. In the Aeneas web app, select the second button, "CC Task (from segmented text)", add desired settings, and enter the location of the transcript and the URL for the YouTube video. If you don't have a transcript, use the Aeneas web app to download the YouTube auto captions, which provide a "rought draft". Once editing is done, add any desired settings, and submit for alignment. The syncmap is sent to the registered email address. I have listed these steps below: Creating CC files with Aeneas + Amara 1. Create a Aeneas membership at www.aeneasweb.org 2. Under Submit New Job, select "CC Task (from scratch)" 3. Enter the URL for the YouTube video, select the language (of the video), and press download Auto CC 4. In the Review Automatic CC window, edit the content of the automatic CC file by a. Correcting misrecognitions b. Correcting punctuation c. Ending each sentence or grammatical unit on each line in the editor window 5. Press the Segment button to create new caption blocks 6. Review the revised caption blocks and press Upload 7. In the Other Settings window, further tweak your Aeneas project by: a. Ignoring certain strings of text (e.g., speaker identification) b. Identifying the head and tail of the audio file c. Removing non-speech fragments of audio (for alignment purposes only) d. Adjusting the boundary algorithm (changes how the aligner handles consecutive text fragments in relation to the determined maximum characters/second value) 8. Enter the name and format of the syncmap; then click Submit to send project to the aligner 9. An email is sent with an attachment of the syncmap (e.g., VTT, SRT, JSON, SUB, TTML) to the registered email address. 10. Upload the syncmap to the Amara account. HTH, Joseph From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Preast, Vanessa Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 8:21 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Adding captions to YouTube videos you don't own Hello Adam, Although I haven't tried it personally, a colleague of mine has recommended Amara as an overlay for YouTube videos. Supposedly you can add transcripts into Amara and it will show the caption and transcript over the youtube video. I think the YouTube video may have to be listed as public for it to work.. http://amara.org/en/ Let me know if the tool meets your needs. Best, Vanessa From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Kosakowski Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 9:10 AM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' > Subject: [Athen] Adding captions to YouTube videos you don't own Hello wise list-ers! A professor of ours is showing a YouTube video they don't own and that doesn't have accurate captioning. We are currently working on a transcript but I definitely want to see if there is any way we can add captions to the video since that is way better than a print-out transcript. I reached out to the video's poster to ask that they enable community captioning, but haven't heard back yet. 3PlayMedia can give me access to a Caption Plugin that lets me do exactly this, but that costs however much they charge for a Pro account with them and being a private university we are looking to go as cheap as humanly possible. Any ideas/leads? Best, Adam Adam Kosakowski Director of Student Accessibility Services Clark University Preferred pronouns: he/him/himself Email: AKosakowski@clarku.edu Phone: 508-798-4368 Fax: 508-421-3700 To make an appointment, please call the office or stop by! 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However, he/she would help train faculty and staff to be mindful of what they send to the website technician to be loaded by way of documents, etc. He/she would also be responsible for helping faculty with the digital content they post for their courses. Anyhow, since this is a new position, I wanted to tap into the expertise of the group. Can anyone share with me offline a position description for a comparable position? Also, I'm curious as to what type of educational background/degree is acceptable to ask for when it comes to this type of position. I'm not aware of a digital/web accessibility degree but perhaps there is one or something similar? Or, perhaps the applicant's experience is more valuable than the degree? I would love to hear what others have had success with. Please feel free to message me offline: dori_lloyd@davidsonccc.edu. Thanks in advance for your help! -- *Dori Lloyd* Director, Distance Education and Instructional Technology Reich Bldg Rm 101A Davidson County Community College P.O. Box 1287 | Lexington, NC 27293-1287 336.224.4518 www.davidsonccc.edu *Storm Toward Success* -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and shall be disclosed to third parties when required by the statutes. (NCGS.Ch.132) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <112acc70-4e1d-70ba-52b6-cf6213a8da42@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Perhaps these sample job descriptions will help. https://athenpro.org/content/job-descriptions Best, Jennifer ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 22:01:41 +0000 From: "Rovner, Amy" To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] resources for accessibility review of 3rd party tools Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" We were just directed to this VPAT Repository put together by the Librarians for Universal Accessibility. It only relates to library items but it?s helpful nonetheless. Best, Amy From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Howard Kramer Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 1:26 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] resources for accessibility review of 3rd party tools I'm trying to gather resources that evaluate the accessibility of 3rd party tools used on campus, including in the online learning environment. CU-Boulder has a nice resource for this at http://www.colorado.edu/accessibility/resources/accessibility-supported-technologies. Anyone know of any similar resources? 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 13-17, 2017. Request for proposals will be announced at the beginning of March. Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of webinars, AHEADtoYOU! And the Technology Access Series. 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URL: ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:29:58 -0700 From: Howard Kramer To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] resources for accessibility review of 3rd party tools Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Thanks Amy. -Howard On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 3:01 PM, Rovner, Amy wrote: > We were just directed to this VPAT Repository > put together by the > Librarians for Universal Accessibility. > > > > It only relates to library items but it?s helpful nonetheless. > > > Best, > > Amy > > > > > > *From:* athen-list > [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of > *Howard Kramer > *Sent:* Monday, January 30, 2017 1:26 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* [Athen] resources for accessibility review of 3rd party > tools > > > > I'm trying to gather resources that evaluate the accessibility of 3rd > party tools used on campus, including in the online learning environment. > CU-Boulder has a nice resource for this at http://www.colorado.edu/ > accessibility/resources/accessibility-supported-technologies. > > > > Anyone know of any similar resources? > > > > Thanks, > > Howard > > > > -- > > Howard Kramer > > Conference Coordinator > > Accessing Higher Ground > > 303-492-8672 <(303)%20492-8672> > > cell: 720-351-8668 <(720)%20351-8668> > > > > Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference > * in Denver, Colorado, Nov 13-17, > 2017. Request for proposals will be announced at the beginning of March. > > > > 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 13-17, 2017. Request for proposals will be announced at the beginning of March. 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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 132, Issue 23 ******************************************* From hunziker at email.arizona.edu Tue Jan 31 12:36:12 2017 From: hunziker at email.arizona.edu (Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker)) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] Athletic Sites - Ticket Sales and Accessibility Message-ID: <0ab793bc44bc47dea271a6e608c1e184@TURQUOISE.catnet.arizona.edu> Hi all, I've completed a quick review of some Universities and online athletic ticket sale sites. I'm currently looking at Basketball tickets, single game sales since that is the current hot sport of the season. Through a sampling of institutions (Pac-12 and Peer Institutions with University of Arizona), I'm discovering that many are using the same interface: images of the venue with color codes to indicate available sections with seats. Then once you click on the section, you go to a page with a bunch of dots representing the seats and green dots showing seats that can be purchased. Some sites have a link for "accessible seating" which simply calls up a window asking you to confirm that you qualify to purchase accessible seating options - the interface for selecting seats remains the same. I see a few institutions have opted to use TicketMaster which looks more accessible but may still have some barriers (we have not tested the interface yet). So, all of this to ask - how are you handling ticket sales in an accessible way? Are you currently working with your institution developers to create a more accessible online ticket sales interface? Does your athletic site direct disabled fans to call the ticket office or provide an alternative form of access? For those of you using TicketMaster, was this decision made for accessibility reasons? Thank you, Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant Disability Resource Center University of Arizona 1224 E. Lowell St. Tucson, AZ 85721 Phone: 520-626-9409 Fax: 520-626-5500 hunziker@email.arizona.edu http://drc.arizona.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ndogbo at gmail.com Tue Jan 31 22:02:13 2017 From: ndogbo at gmail.com (N Dogbo) Date: Sat Jun 9 18:33:54 2018 Subject: [Athen] The
element VS Banner region landmark In-Reply-To: References: <004001d27354$99cd2050$cd6760f0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <008d01d27c50$bc95d690$35c183b0$@gmail.com> Making this visible again :) Anybody knows? Thx, N Think not with your Eyes and you shall have a Perfect Vision! From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of William Frankhouser Sent: Friday, January 20, 2017 11:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] The
element VS Banner region landmark Would forcing the ARIA label role="complementary" on any sidebar or sections with the
element? (Instead of role="banner") https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/roles#complementary That article states: "the banner role is only mapped to
when the element is not within a
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element, i.e. when
is scoped to the element." But It looks like your testing proves otherwise based on the reader. Would the screen reader pick up the roles? William Frankhouser / Web Development Services Information Technology / Advance, Equip, Serve. _____ Phone: 425-259-8705 Email: wfrankhouser@everettcc.edu How did I do? Please take a minute to help us improve by completing the IT Feedback Survey. ( http://goo.gl/J3nGC) Thank you! On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 11:37 AM, N Dogbo > wrote: Hi web / HTML5 gurus on the list, What is the best way / coding to ensure that the
element is not mapped to banner region landmark when used in the body of the page? According to http://html5doctor.com/the-header-element/ When the
element is used within the
element then it is not mapped to the banner region landmark as seen and read by screen readers. Does this truly work? When I test, doing as recommended in the above URL, it only works partially, in that the banner region landmark does not appear when using screen reader landmark keys, (e.g., ?r? and ?d? for jaws and nvda respectively). However when reading through the page using up / down arrow keys the banner region landmark gets picked up by screen readers. First, is my observation correct? And is there another way to do it better so that the
element is only mapped / perceived as banner when used in the header area of the page only and not anywhere else on the page? Your help is most helpful. Thx, Nicaise Think not with your Eyes and you shall have a Perfect Vision! _______________________________________________ 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: