[Athen] ePubs need Adobe Digital Editions PLUS Jaws to read?
Rachel Kruzel
kruzel at augsburg.edu
Fri Jul 13 07:57:02 PDT 2018
Hello,
In my opinion, observations, talking with colleagues, and working with
students, I'm not sure it could be put better than what Susan has said in
her last two emails. She's on point with what many people who work a lot
with alternative format textbooks/materials are facing when it comes to
students and textbooks. Assistive technology and digital files are not a
one size fits all for our students. Each student's needs are unique and
different. Much like we don't make blanket accommodations for our students
in other areas, we can't make blanket accommodations in regards to this
aspect of a student's accommodations either. DS offices are simply asking
for a choice in what we can provide to students, without the publishers
making this choice for us. All of us are working hard for our students, and
having these additional barriers is adding time, effort, and energy to our
already complex work.
Rachel
*Rachel Kruzel, ATP **| Assistive Technology & Accommodations Specialist*
*Assistive Technology Professional, RESNA Certified*
CLASS Office (Disability Resources) | Augsburg University
Direct: (612) 330-1353 | Appointments: (612) 330-1053
2211 Riverside Ave CB 57 | Minneapolis, MN 55454
Website: http://www.augsburg.edu/class/
*Pronouns: She/Her/Hers*
On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 4:45 PM Wershing, Alice D. <adwershing at pstcc.edu>
wrote:
> This has been an interesting thread. I have encountered where there has
> only been one type of document type available depending on the book when I
> request through Access Text, so I understand that issue. I am at a
> community college, so my student numbers and needs are different than that
> of a 4 year school. I do have some using additional software or apps as
> they choose and we are a bring your own device school as well. When I meet
> with students who are receiving alt format, I provide them with an overview
> of the types of options they can use to read the text.
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> I’d be interested in hearing from others about this issue, as well as what
> the reading group that has been testing reading systems for accessibility
> from DIAGRAM center may offer as well. DIAGRAM is working closely with
> publishers- so there may be some folks on this list that can weigh in.
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> Looking forward to learning more from this discussion.
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> Alice D. Wershing, M.Ed., A.T.P. <http://www.resna.org/atp-general-info>,
> C.P.A.A.C. <http://www.accessibilityassociation.org/cpacccertification>
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> Disability Services, Technology Specialist Pellissippi State Community
> College
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> East TN Region Accessibility Specialist
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> PSCC Accessible Format Facebook Page
> <https://m.facebook.com/psccdisabilityservices> (PSCC-Disability Services)
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> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Susan Kelmer
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 12, 2018 5:28 PM
> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <
> athen-list at u.washington.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] ePubs need Adobe Digital Editions PLUS Jaws to
> read?
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> Alice, here’s the thing…
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> Are every single one of our students using Kurzweil?
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> No? Didn’t think so.
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> This is a case of the publisher deciding what our students need. I have
> some students using Kurzweil. I have some using Adobe Reader and their
> built-in text-to-speech on a Mac. I have some using their purchased
> version of Natural Reader. I have some students who are blind and using
> screen readers with Word files, or enlarging text from the PDF.
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> Our output is determined by what students need. And Kurzweil is just one
> small aspect of that. So ePubs can be read in Kurzweil. Great! That
> works for the 30 or so students that use Kurzweil on my campus. What about
> the other 75 that use something else?
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> I want publishers to stop responding to our requests for a PDF with “the
> student can read it using VitalSource” or “here’s the ePub” or “here’s a
> code so the student can read it on our proprietary portal.” NONE of this
> is their business, nor their decision to make. That is for the student and
> the provider to determine. Publishers need to stay completely out of it,
> and stop locking down the format they DO provide so that we can’t get into
> it, ala Adobe Digital Editions-locked down ePubs.
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> *Susan Kelmer*
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> *Alternate Format Production Program Manager*
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> *Disability Services*
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> *University of Colorado Boulder*
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> *303-735-4836*
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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On
> Behalf Of *Wershing, Alice D.
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 12, 2018 3:19 PM
> *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <
> athen-list at u.washington.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] ePubs need Adobe Digital Editions PLUS Jaws to
> read?
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> I have been able to open epub books in Kurzweil 3000. I download all of
> our files to a secure drive, then just use the File and Open command to
> open the epub into Kurzweil.
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> The issue is one that someone else posted about page numbers matching.
> Also, if you have students using Kurzweil to highlight and extract notes,
> having the book all in one file poses issues. If the student highlights
> and extracts notes later in the book, it extracts all the notes from all of
> the previous chapters again. For some students, this makes it difficult.
> Using the page range option in Kurzweil, I can pull out chapters fairly
> quickly and send them to the student’s cloud. Then they can highlight and
> extract one chapter at a time.
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> I have Kurzweil 16 on order, so there may be some new features in the
> newer version that will also assist.
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> Alice
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> Alice D. Wershing, M.Ed., A.T.P. <http://www.resna.org/atp-general-info>,
> C.P.A.A.C.
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> Disability Services, Technology Specialist Pellissippi State Community
> College
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> 865-694-6751
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> 865-539-7699 (fax)
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> East TN Region Accessibility Specialist
> <http://secure-web.cisco.com/19ggGEHvcG5iRYOuK8-R1EPjfurMcEL_1ZzteQIhUbINHyIboN18bunw6a-VTtTwTl7W4feX1aDcabshm_RRx_QgsaXb47CKYQ1VX55M3SSYoiaoUqfwWxUd3VzxQkOrxtFsywRmsIVIOwlyggqSdtjgP5DIptzk-yU4ZCOfn6gduk0tBREXTkJR2nFFVL92CNYNOozdh--xKuOllV4G6QJhBZ7pqFw4cwg00RDeqB5hT4QIr2a7Ruiq0rWmFqSVTr-PSCOSUjTR-eonbfzdn3Xxz-9FAsGCmVoNV8wVtAhdC2-IjMoDRNsfptoxuresXVn5NE51ByWMiy5CG3XBY9ZhNXkh-byHaZ57YMNwcoNBrSnJB7TKLUbUDNazbOh_o44UYlMADWL4LTDilrRnzEf8yTm7k8UKsorhxsx-LhM5jYt3qfMovBFNzQLm6eV5n12E_y1J9MGKtrKKIJam9_A/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tnecampus.info%2Fspecialists>
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> PSCC Access for All Blog <http://blogs.pstcc.edu/access4all/>
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> <https://m.facebook.com/psccdisabilityservices> (PSCC-Disability Services)
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> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu
> <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu>] *On Behalf Of *Kluesner,
> Bryon
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 12, 2018 4:46 PM
> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <
> athen-list at u.washington.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] ePubs need Adobe Digital Editions PLUS Jaws to
> read?
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> I just made a request from Macmillan, received an ePub file. My computer
> couldn’t find a suitable software to open the file. Sent a message to the
> publisher via Access Text asking for a PDF. I don’t feel that I, nor my
> student, should have to download additional software when what he uses
> (Kurzweil) works just fine for his needs!
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> Here we go again, another Cengage type issue trying to force their
> (publisher) preferred format at me. I would rather scan the book than be
> forced to use it as ePub!
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> Just my 2 cents.
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> Bryon
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> *Bryon Kluesner, RhD*
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> *Adaptive Technology Coordinator*
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> *Disability Resource Center*
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> *Adjunct Professor*
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> *College of Health, Education & Professional Studies*
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> *The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga*
> 103 Frist Hall
> 615 McCallie Avenue, Dept. 2953
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> *A member of the **Division of Student Development*
> <http://www.utc.edu/student-development>
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> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu
> <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu>] *On Behalf Of *Susan
> Kelmer
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 12, 2018 10:44 AM
> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <
> athen-list at u.washington.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] ePubs need Adobe Digital Editions PLUS Jaws to
> read?
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> With all due respect, Rachel…you are speaking from the perspective of a
> publisher. You don’t know our students. You don’t know our needs, or
> theirs. You don’t know how frustrating it is for us in the business of
> creating accessible content to have to jump through a thousand hoops just
> to be able to give a student what they need to get through their reading.
> You are making non-information-based assumptions about our students and how
> they need to access materials. Let me lay it out for you:
>
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> 1. You just said that we need to have a special reader to read
> ePubs. Whether that is YET ANOTHER APP or program, or another plugin, you
> are asking our students to do YET ONE MORE THING to have access to the
> materials their other classmates have access to readily and easily and
> without plugins, programs, or other hoops to jump through.
>
> 2. You assume every student is using Kurzweil or Read and Write
> Gold. What? WHAT?? Do you even do research on what people are using to
> read with before you make these assumptions?
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> 3. Vitalsource? Give me a break. The quality of files on there
> leave a LOT to be desired.
>
> 4. Vital Source, ADE, Kobo, Amazon Kindle, etc. are all forcing
> people to be locked into a particular platform and a particular method of
> access. Additionally, not a single one of these platforms contain ALL of
> the materials a student may need to access throughout their career. So,
> they need to have an app or program or login to a platform for each and
> every thing, and each one may be different. i.e., if it is this kind of
> file, you open this program. If it is this other kind of file, you open
> this OTHER program. And here, here’s ANOTHER file that you need this other
> app to be able to use. And this one needs a login to an online source, so
> make sure you have the Internet before you try to read it!
>
> 5. How do ANY of these platforms give us access for students who
> are blind? Is there Braille in there? Nice clean text/Word files they can
> access with a screen reader? Perfectly tagged HTML that will never barf
> and always has images alt-tagged and all data behind graphics outlined
> clearly? I’m just betting not. You assume it’s just “no big thing” to have
> a blind student need to download another thing, to access this thing, that
> a screen reader may or may not be able to navigate. Again, making
> assumptions about what our students need or want.
>
>
>
> Please understand, Rachel, that we are in the business of legally-mandated
> provision of alternate format for our students. We’re not arguing for the
> provision of perfectly tagged PDFs from publishers to serve all students.
> We, as providers, are asking that you continue to provide us with the PDFs
> we can use to create the format THAT THE STUDENT NEEDS. We are, at our
> very base, doing what we do for STUDENTS. Publishers are doing what they
> need to do for PROFITS. We are coming from two different places, but we
> just wish publishers would stop pushing formats on us that our students do
> not need or want, or have trouble accessing.
>
>
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> Please, just give us PDFs when we ask for them. Is that really so hard?
> Keep producing all the locked in, need-yet-another-app-to read stuff you
> want and putting it out there, but when we, the providers for students with
> disabilities, ask for a file we can work with to create accessible format
> for a student, can you just give us that thing?
>
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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On
> Behalf Of *Rachel Comerford
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 11, 2018 7:07 PM
> *To:* athen-list at u.washington.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] ePubs need Adobe Digital Editions PLUS Jaws to
> read?
>
>
>
> Hi Susan!
>
> Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) is one of the many readers that will open
> epubs. It isn't a proprietary format (although they may have a format that
> they push as well). ADE is the platform (like ibooks, kindle, vitalsource,
> redshelf, and others) and EPUB is the format of the content (basically all
> of the text, design files, navigation files, etc). Students who use
> Kurzweil or Read and Write Gold can also open epubs in those platforms
> although those companies are in the process of doing some updating to allow
> for more ease of use of epub.
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> My favorite epub reader for textbooks is vitalsource. It's free to
> download the reader and the company has worked really closely with Benetech
> and DAISY to build an accessible ebook reader. There are a lot of good ones
> out there though.
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> I wholeheartedly believe that PDFs were a good solution for students using
> AT but EPUBs are a better one. The accessibility metadata that can be built
> into them, the clear navigation without remediation, and the ability to
> resize and reflow text (no more horizontal scrolling!!) are just a few
> reasons.
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> Just my 2 cents in case it helps. I know there will be some talk about
> this at AHEAD and AHG this year - maybe we'll get a chance to meet there!
>
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> If the file is DRM'd - have you tried reaching out through BookShare or
> AccessText Network for a file that isn't? I know we provide DRM-free files
> via those libraries... I'm sure other publishers do to.
>
>
>
> Rachel
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> Rachel Comerford | Senior Director of Content Standards and Accessibility
> | T 212.576.9433
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> *Macmillan Learning*
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2018 17:44:33 +0000
> From: Susan Kelmer <Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu>
> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
> <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Athen] ePubs need Adobe Digital Editions PLUS Jaws to
> read?
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> Removing DRM to produce an accessible file for a student with a disability
> is legally allowed. Converting any type of file to another type of file
> for accessibility purposes is legally allowed.
>
> We are not "illegals!"
>
> Susan Kelmer
> Alternate Format Production Program Manager
> Disability Services
> University of Colorado Boulder
> 303-735-4836
>
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> From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On
> Behalf Of chagnon at pubcom.com
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2018 11:40 AM
> To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <
> athen-list at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Athen] ePubs need Adobe Digital Editions PLUS Jaws to read?
>
> FYI, DRM (digital rights management) was developed to protect the
> copyright and control the distribution of the content.
> Be careful what you post on a public list! <grin>
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> From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu<mailto:
> athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu>> On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer
> Sent: Monday, July 9, 2018 12:20 PM
> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <
> athen-list at u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list at u.washington.edu>>
> Subject: Re: [Athen] ePubs need Adobe Digital Editions PLUS Jaws to read?
>
> Thanks, Bevi. I will likely be experimenting with some cracking, to see
> if I can get it out of DRM.
>
> I've had success in the past doing this. This will be no different.
>
> -Susan
>
> From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu<mailto:
> athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu>> On Behalf Of
> chagnon at pubcom.com<mailto:chagnon at pubcom.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 9, 2018 10:01 AM
> To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <
> athen-list at u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list at u.washington.edu>>
> Subject: Re: [Athen] ePubs need Adobe Digital Editions PLUS Jaws to read?
>
> Adobe Digital Editions is a proprietary eBook format (not EPUB) that does
> indeed require software or plug-ins in order to access the file.
>
> Since its proprietary rather than open source, we generally stay away from
> it. Plus, Adobe charges a small fortune to developers to create and publish
> titles in Adobe Digital Editions.
>
> And it's not EPUB, the universal open source ebook reader file format that
> pretty much anyone can open on any device.
>
> Adobe's website does say it is now accessible. See
> https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions.html
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> From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu<mailto:
> athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu>> On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer
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> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu
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> Subject: [Athen] ePubs need Adobe Digital Editions PLUS Jaws to read?
>
> Sorry for the cross-posting...some of you may see this more than once.
>
> A colleague brought this to my attention. My understanding was that Jaws
> could read EPUBs already, but one she just received from a publisher
> requires the download/installation/use of Adobe Digital Editions in
> addition to Jaws to read.
>
> Is this new, or have I missed something? Since publishers are now
> foisting ePubs onto us, I need to know if we are going to run into these
> types of problems. "It will work, but, you need this thing and this thing
> and this other thing too..."
>
> My biggest gripe is needing to give students yet another way they have to
> read their materials, when what they had in the first place was working
> just fine before publishers decided to take it upon themselves to tell us
> what our students need and want.
>
> Susan Kelmer
> Alternate Format Production Program Manager
> Disability Services
> University of Colorado Boulder
> 303-735-4836
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