From Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu Mon Aug 5 08:45:28 2019 From: Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu (Kluesner, Bryon) Date: Mon Aug 5 08:46:01 2019 Subject: [Athen] iPad apps Message-ID: Hi all, Does anyone have a list of reading and magnification apps for an iPad they would be willing to share? Thanks, Bryon Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies [Power C] The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 103 Frist Hall 615 McCallie Avenue, Dept. 2953 Chattanooga, TN 37403 (423) 425-4006 | utc.edu/drc A member of the Division of Student Affairs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Cheers, Karen Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 5, 2019, at 12:01 PM, Debbie Krahmer wrote: > > Here's an incomplete list of suggested apps we suggest to people: http://libguides.colgate.edu/disabilitystudies/AT > > Thanks, > D. > ______________ > Debbie Krahmer > Preferred Pronouns: My name/no pronouns > Associate Professor in the Libraries > Accessible Technology & Government Documents Librarian > 304 Case-Geyer > Colgate University > 315-228-6592 > dkrahmer@colgate.edu > > >> On Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 11:48 AM Kluesner, Bryon wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> Does anyone have a list of reading and magnification apps for an iPad they would be willing to share? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Bryon >> >> >> >> Bryon Kluesner, RhD >> >> Adaptive Technology Coordinator >> >> Disability Resource Center >> >> Adjunct Professor >> >> College of Health, Education & Professional Studies >> >> >> >> The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga >> 103 Frist Hall >> 615 McCallie Avenue, Dept. 2953 >> >> Chattanooga, TN 37403 >> >> >> >> (423) 425-4006 | utc.edu/drc >> >> >> A member of the Division of Student Affairs >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> athen-list mailing list >> athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu >> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Bryon Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies [Power C] The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 103 Frist Hall 615 McCallie Avenue, Dept. 2953 Chattanooga, TN 37403 (423) 425-4006 | utc.edu/drc A member of the Division of Student Affairs From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Monday, August 05, 2019 12:22 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] iPad apps I use Super Vision screen magnification on my iPhone. I also have Seeing AI and Soundscape both of which are sort of service oriented. My ProCam app on my iPhone has a zoom in seater that I can also use as magnification. Cheers, Karen Sent from my iPhone On Aug 5, 2019, at 12:01 PM, Debbie Krahmer > wrote: Here's an incomplete list of suggested apps we suggest to people: http://libguides.colgate.edu/disabilitystudies/AT Thanks, D. ______________ Debbie Krahmer Preferred Pronouns: My name/no pronouns Associate Professor in the Libraries Accessible Technology & Government Documents Librarian 304 Case-Geyer Colgate University 315-228-6592 dkrahmer@colgate.edu On Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 11:48 AM Kluesner, Bryon > wrote: Hi all, Does anyone have a list of reading and magnification apps for an iPad they would be willing to share? 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I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. Any mechanism for conversion? On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer wrote: > I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student needing > to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be done. But so > far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the math that is not a > screenreader. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu *Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Wed Aug 7 10:25:57 2019 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Wed Aug 7 10:26:04 2019 Subject: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: CAR is no longer effective on word files with mathtype, so we aren?t even going there. EquatIO is not a full reader, only a screenshot reader for equations. This does not give a smooth reading experience for the student. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:05 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math EquatIO or CAR? I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. Any mechanism for conversion? On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student needing to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be done. But so far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the math that is not a screenreader. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erik.ferguson at pcc.edu Wed Aug 7 10:33:56 2019 From: erik.ferguson at pcc.edu (Erik Ferguson) Date: Wed Aug 7 10:34:38 2019 Subject: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks for you feedback! Yes. I am having my own struggles with EquatIO over here but one can always hope. Thanks. Please keep posting to list I am having a very similar struggle with a student who is not blind and has a lot of heavy chemistry formulas to go through. EquatIO is making a mess. I had such high hopes for that software! On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:28 AM Susan Kelmer wrote: > CAR is no longer effective on word files with mathtype, so we aren?t even > going there. > > > > EquatIO is not a full reader, only a screenshot reader for equations. > This does not give a smooth reading experience for the student. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Erik Ferguson > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:05 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math > > > > EquatIO or CAR? I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. > Any mechanism for conversion? > > > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: > > I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student needing > to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be done. But so > far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the math that is not a > screenreader. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > > > -- > > Erik Ferguson > > Alternative Media Technician > > PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team > > Contact us for questions and support at: > > Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) > > access-tech-group@pcc.edu > > *Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate > response please use the email and number listed in signature above.* > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu *Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Wed Aug 7 10:44:04 2019 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Wed Aug 7 10:44:26 2019 Subject: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Equatio works, it just has some tricks to it. Like don?t select ANYTHING but the equation. It won?t read text, only the equation. -Susan From: athen-list On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:34 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Thanks for you feedback! Yes. I am having my own struggles with EquatIO over here but one can always hope. Thanks. Please keep posting to list I am having a very similar struggle with a student who is not blind and has a lot of heavy chemistry formulas to go through. EquatIO is making a mess. I had such high hopes for that software! On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:28 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: CAR is no longer effective on word files with mathtype, so we aren?t even going there. EquatIO is not a full reader, only a screenshot reader for equations. This does not give a smooth reading experience for the student. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:05 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math EquatIO or CAR? I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. Any mechanism for conversion? On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student needing to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be done. But so far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the math that is not a screenreader. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above. _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From erik.ferguson at pcc.edu Wed Aug 7 10:59:36 2019 From: erik.ferguson at pcc.edu (Erik Ferguson) Date: Wed Aug 7 11:00:04 2019 Subject: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Yes. Totally I get that. For example, it reads "normal triangle" instead of "Delta." It reads "Number two" instead of "N O subscript 2" "M- O- L" instead of mol "mole" This is EquatIO I'm talking about not Read and Write. She actually ended up reverting to Read and Write after a trial of both software and simply watches very closely as she's reading. She's a pre medical student so its going to be heavy math and science all the way for her. On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:46 AM Susan Kelmer wrote: > Equatio works, it just has some tricks to it. Like don?t select ANYTHING > but the equation. It won?t read text, only the equation. > > > > -Susan > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Erik Ferguson > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:34 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math > > > > Thanks for you feedback! Yes. I am having my own struggles with EquatIO > over here but one can always hope. Thanks. Please keep posting to list I am > having a very similar struggle with a student who is not blind and has a > lot of heavy chemistry formulas to go through. EquatIO is making a mess. I > had such high hopes for that software! > > > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:28 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: > > CAR is no longer effective on word files with mathtype, so we aren?t even > going there. > > > > EquatIO is not a full reader, only a screenshot reader for equations. > This does not give a smooth reading experience for the student. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Erik Ferguson > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:05 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math > > > > EquatIO or CAR? I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. > Any mechanism for conversion? > > > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: > > I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student needing > to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be done. But so > far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the math that is not a > screenreader. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > > > -- > > Erik Ferguson > > Alternative Media Technician > > PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team > > Contact us for questions and support at: > > Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) > > access-tech-group@pcc.edu > > *Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate > response please use the email and number listed in signature above.* > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > > > -- > > Erik Ferguson > > Alternative Media Technician > > PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team > > Contact us for questions and support at: > > Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) > > access-tech-group@pcc.edu > > *Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate > response please use the email and number listed in signature above.* > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu *Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Wed Aug 7 11:08:36 2019 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Wed Aug 7 11:08:40 2019 Subject: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Well, that?s a bit disconcerting! I?m going to have to dig a little deeper now. -Susan From: athen-list On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 12:00 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Yes. Totally I get that. For example, it reads "normal triangle" instead of "Delta." It reads "Number two" instead of "N O subscript 2" "M- O- L" instead of mol "mole" This is EquatIO I'm talking about not Read and Write. She actually ended up reverting to Read and Write after a trial of both software and simply watches very closely as she's reading. She's a pre medical student so its going to be heavy math and science all the way for her. On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:46 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: Equatio works, it just has some tricks to it. Like don?t select ANYTHING but the equation. It won?t read text, only the equation. -Susan From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:34 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Thanks for you feedback! Yes. I am having my own struggles with EquatIO over here but one can always hope. Thanks. Please keep posting to list I am having a very similar struggle with a student who is not blind and has a lot of heavy chemistry formulas to go through. EquatIO is making a mess. I had such high hopes for that software! On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:28 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: CAR is no longer effective on word files with mathtype, so we aren?t even going there. EquatIO is not a full reader, only a screenshot reader for equations. This does not give a smooth reading experience for the student. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:05 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math EquatIO or CAR? I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. Any mechanism for conversion? On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student needing to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be done. But so far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the math that is not a screenreader. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above. _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above. _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Wed Aug 7 11:23:07 2019 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Wed Aug 7 11:24:32 2019 Subject: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Susan, Is the bug with MS Word or with MathType? Is it a problem between the pre-Wiris buy out of Design Science and the newest release of MathType (vs the previous standalone or download version)? Very curious since I'm putting together the modules for math accessibility for my grad class at CUNY and want to be able to provide the most accurate, up-to-date info. Wink Wink Harner Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production The Foreign Type Portland OR foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:26 AM Susan Kelmer wrote: > CAR is no longer effective on word files with mathtype, so we aren?t even > going there. > > > > EquatIO is not a full reader, only a screenshot reader for equations. > This does not give a smooth reading experience for the student. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Erik Ferguson > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:05 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math > > > > EquatIO or CAR? I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. > Any mechanism for conversion? > > > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: > > I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student needing > to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be done. But so > far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the math that is not a > screenreader. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > > > -- > > Erik Ferguson > > Alternative Media Technician > > PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team > > Contact us for questions and support at: > > Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) > > access-tech-group@pcc.edu > > *Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate > response please use the email and number listed in signature above.* > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Wed Aug 7 11:42:26 2019 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Wed Aug 7 11:42:49 2019 Subject: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: As far as we can tell, it is a CAR problem. The mathML files we are making work perfectly with a screenreader. -Susan From: athen-list On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 12:23 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Susan, Is the bug with MS Word or with MathType? Is it a problem between the pre-Wiris buy out of Design Science and the newest release of MathType (vs the previous standalone or download version)? Very curious since I'm putting together the modules for math accessibility for my grad class at CUNY and want to be able to provide the most accurate, up-to-date info. Wink Wink Harner Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production The Foreign Type Portland OR foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:26 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: CAR is no longer effective on word files with mathtype, so we aren?t even going there. EquatIO is not a full reader, only a screenshot reader for equations. This does not give a smooth reading experience for the student. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:05 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math EquatIO or CAR? I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. Any mechanism for conversion? On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student needing to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be done. But so far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the math that is not a screenreader. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above. _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Janna Barnes 864-250-8202 -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 3:01 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: *Newsletter* athen-list Digest, Vol 163, Issue 2 Send athen-list mailing list submissions to athen-list@u.washington.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu You can reach the person managing the list at athen-list-owner@mailman12.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. Reader for ePub3 files with math (Susan Kelmer) 2. Re: Reader for ePub3 files with math (Erik Ferguson) 3. Re: Reader for ePub3 files with math (Susan Kelmer) 4. Re: Reader for ePub3 files with math (Erik Ferguson) 5. Re: Reader for ePub3 files with math (Susan Kelmer) 6. Re: Reader for ePub3 files with math (Erik Ferguson) 7. Re: Reader for ePub3 files with math (Susan Kelmer) 8. Re: Reader for ePub3 files with math (Wink Harner) 9. Re: Reader for ePub3 files with math (Susan Kelmer) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 15:34:21 +0000 From: Susan Kelmer To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student needing to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I'm told it can be done. But so far, I'm not coming up with anything that will read the math that is not a screenreader. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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But so far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the > math that is not a screenreader. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu *Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 17:25:57 +0000 From: Susan Kelmer To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" CAR is no longer effective on word files with mathtype, so we aren?t even going there. EquatIO is not a full reader, only a screenshot reader for equations. This does not give a smooth reading experience for the student. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:05 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math EquatIO or CAR? I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. Any mechanism for conversion? On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student needing to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be done. But so far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the math that is not a screenreader. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 10:33:56 -0700 From: Erik Ferguson To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Thanks for you feedback! Yes. I am having my own struggles with EquatIO over here but one can always hope. Thanks. Please keep posting to list I am having a very similar struggle with a student who is not blind and has a lot of heavy chemistry formulas to go through. EquatIO is making a mess. I had such high hopes for that software! On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:28 AM Susan Kelmer wrote: > CAR is no longer effective on word files with mathtype, so we aren?t > even going there. > > > > EquatIO is not a full reader, only a screenshot reader for equations. > This does not give a smooth reading experience for the student. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Erik Ferguson > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:05 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math > > > > EquatIO or CAR? I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. > Any mechanism for conversion? > > > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer > > wrote: > > I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student > needing to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be > done. But so far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the > math that is not a screenreader. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > > > -- > > Erik Ferguson > > Alternative Media Technician > > PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team > > Contact us for questions and support at: > > Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) > > access-tech-group@pcc.edu > > *Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate > response please use the email and number listed in signature above.* > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu *Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 17:44:04 +0000 From: Susan Kelmer To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Equatio works, it just has some tricks to it. Like don?t select ANYTHING but the equation. It won?t read text, only the equation. -Susan From: athen-list On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:34 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Thanks for you feedback! Yes. I am having my own struggles with EquatIO over here but one can always hope. Thanks. Please keep posting to list I am having a very similar struggle with a student who is not blind and has a lot of heavy chemistry formulas to go through. EquatIO is making a mess. I had such high hopes for that software! On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:28 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: CAR is no longer effective on word files with mathtype, so we aren?t even going there. EquatIO is not a full reader, only a screenshot reader for equations. This does not give a smooth reading experience for the student. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:05 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math EquatIO or CAR? I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. Any mechanism for conversion? On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student needing to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be done. But so far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the math that is not a screenreader. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above. _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 10:59:36 -0700 From: Erik Ferguson To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Yes. Totally I get that. For example, it reads "normal triangle" instead of "Delta." It reads "Number two" instead of "N O subscript 2" "M- O- L" instead of mol "mole" This is EquatIO I'm talking about not Read and Write. She actually ended up reverting to Read and Write after a trial of both software and simply watches very closely as she's reading. She's a pre medical student so its going to be heavy math and science all the way for her. On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:46 AM Susan Kelmer wrote: > Equatio works, it just has some tricks to it. Like don?t select > ANYTHING but the equation. It won?t read text, only the equation. > > > > -Susan > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Erik Ferguson > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:34 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math > > > > Thanks for you feedback! Yes. I am having my own struggles with > EquatIO over here but one can always hope. Thanks. Please keep posting > to list I am having a very similar struggle with a student who is not > blind and has a lot of heavy chemistry formulas to go through. EquatIO > is making a mess. I had such high hopes for that software! > > > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:28 AM Susan Kelmer > > wrote: > > CAR is no longer effective on word files with mathtype, so we aren?t > even going there. > > > > EquatIO is not a full reader, only a screenshot reader for equations. > This does not give a smooth reading experience for the student. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Erik Ferguson > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:05 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math > > > > EquatIO or CAR? I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. > Any mechanism for conversion? > > > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer > > wrote: > > I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student > needing to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be > done. But so far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the > math that is not a screenreader. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > > > -- > > Erik Ferguson > > Alternative Media Technician > > PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team > > Contact us for questions and support at: > > Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) > > access-tech-group@pcc.edu > > *Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate > response please use the email and number listed in signature above.* > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > > > -- > > Erik Ferguson > > Alternative Media Technician > > PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team > > Contact us for questions and support at: > > Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) > > access-tech-group@pcc.edu > > *Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate > response please use the email and number listed in signature above.* > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu *Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above.* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 18:08:36 +0000 From: Susan Kelmer To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Well, that?s a bit disconcerting! I?m going to have to dig a little deeper now. -Susan From: athen-list On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 12:00 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Yes. Totally I get that. For example, it reads "normal triangle" instead of "Delta." It reads "Number two" instead of "N O subscript 2" "M- O- L" instead of mol "mole" This is EquatIO I'm talking about not Read and Write. She actually ended up reverting to Read and Write after a trial of both software and simply watches very closely as she's reading. She's a pre medical student so its going to be heavy math and science all the way for her. On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:46 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: Equatio works, it just has some tricks to it. Like don?t select ANYTHING but the equation. It won?t read text, only the equation. -Susan From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:34 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Thanks for you feedback! Yes. I am having my own struggles with EquatIO over here but one can always hope. Thanks. Please keep posting to list I am having a very similar struggle with a student who is not blind and has a lot of heavy chemistry formulas to go through. EquatIO is making a mess. I had such high hopes for that software! On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:28 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: CAR is no longer effective on word files with mathtype, so we aren?t even going there. EquatIO is not a full reader, only a screenshot reader for equations. This does not give a smooth reading experience for the student. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:05 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math EquatIO or CAR? I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. Any mechanism for conversion? On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student needing to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be done. But so far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the math that is not a screenreader. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above. _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above. _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 11:23:07 -0700 From: Wink Harner To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Susan, Is the bug with MS Word or with MathType? Is it a problem between the pre-Wiris buy out of Design Science and the newest release of MathType (vs the previous standalone or download version)? Very curious since I'm putting together the modules for math accessibility for my grad class at CUNY and want to be able to provide the most accurate, up-to-date info. Wink Wink Harner Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production The Foreign Type Portland OR foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:26 AM Susan Kelmer wrote: > CAR is no longer effective on word files with mathtype, so we aren?t > even going there. > > > > EquatIO is not a full reader, only a screenshot reader for equations. > This does not give a smooth reading experience for the student. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Erik Ferguson > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:05 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math > > > > EquatIO or CAR? I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. > Any mechanism for conversion? > > > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer > > wrote: > > I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student > needing to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be > done. But so far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the > math that is not a screenreader. > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > > > -- > > Erik Ferguson > > Alternative Media Technician > > PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team > > Contact us for questions and support at: > > Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) > > access-tech-group@pcc.edu > > *Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate > response please use the email and number listed in signature above.* > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 18:42:26 +0000 From: Susan Kelmer To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" As far as we can tell, it is a CAR problem. The mathML files we are making work perfectly with a screenreader. -Susan From: athen-list On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 12:23 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math Susan, Is the bug with MS Word or with MathType? Is it a problem between the pre-Wiris buy out of Design Science and the newest release of MathType (vs the previous standalone or download version)? Very curious since I'm putting together the modules for math accessibility for my grad class at CUNY and want to be able to provide the most accurate, up-to-date info. Wink Wink Harner Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production The Foreign Type Portland OR foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:26 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: CAR is no longer effective on word files with mathtype, so we aren?t even going there. EquatIO is not a full reader, only a screenshot reader for equations. This does not give a smooth reading experience for the student. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:05 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math EquatIO or CAR? I'm thinking out loud, the epub format stymies me a bit. Any mechanism for conversion? On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM Susan Kelmer > wrote: I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student needing to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I?m told it can be done. But so far, I?m not coming up with anything that will read the math that is not a screenreader. 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Date: Thu Aug 8 06:12:56 2019 Subject: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Susan, Dolphin EasyReader for Windows will read the MathML. There are probably others, but I have not had the opportunity to do extensive testing. David Schwarte From: athen-list On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:34 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Reader for ePub3 files with math I need to know what reader(s) to recommend for a sighted student needing to hear text and math in an ePub3 file. I'm told it can be done. But so far, I'm not coming up with anything that will read the math that is not a screenreader. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Amherst College Broward College Colorado State University Columbus State Community College CSU Office of the Chancellor George Mason University Humboldt State University Northern Arizona University Radford University Sonocent LLC University of Alabama University of Virginia University of Washington Washtenaw Community College Webster University Thank you and have a good weekend! ATHEN Executive Board -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rsthompson2 at ua.edu Fri Aug 9 11:40:33 2019 From: rsthompson2 at ua.edu (Thompson, Rachel) Date: Fri Aug 9 11:40:55 2019 Subject: [Athen] 2019 ATHEN Ron Stewart Professional Development Award In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9437DF8D-F25D-42F9-9F75-27BBE92AC12B@ua.edu> Hi, friends. I did receive the first message and can be the institutional contact for UA. Hope y?all are well, Rachel Dr. Rachel S. Thompson Director, Center for Instructional Technology Office of Information Technology University of Alabama > On Aug 9, 2019, at 1:32 PM, ATHEN President wrote: > > Hi all, > > If you are an active ATHEN member, you should have just received an email from the ATHEN Executive Board announcing that we are now accepting applications for this year's Ron Stewart Professional Development Award. > > If you believe you are an active ATHEN member and you did not receive an email with application details, please reply to this email. > > Also - the following institutions have an ATHEN institutional membership without an email for a point of contact. If you are affiliated with one of the institutions/companies listed below and would like application details, respond to this email. > > Amherst College > Broward College > Colorado State University > Columbus State Community College > CSU Office of the Chancellor > George Mason University > Humboldt State University > Northern Arizona University > Radford University > Sonocent LLC > University of Alabama > University of Virginia > University of Washington > Washtenaw Community College > Webster University > > Thank you and have a good weekend! > > ATHEN Executive Board > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From clt3 at humboldt.edu Fri Aug 9 11:41:12 2019 From: clt3 at humboldt.edu (Cassandra Tex) Date: Fri Aug 9 11:41:43 2019 Subject: [Athen] 2019 ATHEN Ron Stewart Professional Development Award In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi! I am affiliated with Humboldt State University and did receive a message. How do I ensure you have the correct point of contact for Humboldt? Thanks! Cassandra Tex Assistive Technology Specialist Humboldt State University tex@humboldt.edu *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of *ATHEN President *Sent:* Friday, August 09, 2019 11:30 AM *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < athen-list@u.washington.edu> *Subject:* [Athen] 2019 ATHEN Ron Stewart Professional Development Award Hi all, If you are an active ATHEN member, you should have just received an email from the ATHEN Executive Board announcing that we are now accepting applications for this year's Ron Stewart Professional Development Award. If you believe you are an active ATHEN member and you did not receive an email with application details, please reply to this email. Also - the following institutions have an ATHEN institutional membership without an email for a point of contact. If you are affiliated with one of the institutions/companies listed below and would like application details, respond to this email. Amherst College Broward College Colorado State University Columbus State Community College CSU Office of the Chancellor George Mason University Humboldt State University Northern Arizona University Radford University Sonocent LLC University of Alabama University of Virginia University of Washington Washtenaw Community College Webster University Thank you and have a good weekend! ATHEN Executive Board -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thompson > Director, Center for Instructional Technology > Office of Information Technology > University of Alabama > >> On Aug 9, 2019, at 1:32 PM, ATHEN President wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> If you are an active ATHEN member, you should have just received an email from the ATHEN Executive Board announcing that we are now accepting applications for this year's Ron Stewart Professional Development Award. >> >> If you believe you are an active ATHEN member and you did not receive an email with application details, please reply to this email. >> >> Also - the following institutions have an ATHEN institutional membership without an email for a point of contact. If you are affiliated with one of the institutions/companies listed below and would like application details, respond to this email. >> >> Amherst College >> Broward College >> Colorado State University >> Columbus State Community College >> CSU Office of the Chancellor >> George Mason University >> Humboldt State University >> Northern Arizona University >> Radford University >> Sonocent LLC >> University of Alabama >> University of Virginia >> University of Washington >> Washtenaw Community College >> Webster University >> >> Thank you and have a good weekend! >> >> ATHEN Executive Board >> >> _______________________________________________ >> athen-list mailing list >> athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu >> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From aylessr at uwm.edu Sat Aug 10 06:21:24 2019 From: aylessr at uwm.edu (Shannon R Aylesworth) Date: Sat Aug 10 06:21:44 2019 Subject: [Athen] Linux Magnification Message-ID: Hello, I have a student using a Linux computer for research. He is using the Linux magnification (he did not specify and I do not have access to the computer to identify it) and it is not working well enough for him. What type of magnification programs are available for Linux? I know this student uses a color contrast option too but he did not mention it so it may be working well but if you know of color contrast options as well, please share. Thank you! Shannon Aylesworth University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From crobinson at ggc.edu Mon Aug 12 08:38:57 2019 From: crobinson at ggc.edu (Christine Robinson) Date: Mon Aug 12 08:39:28 2019 Subject: [Athen] Question about Read-Only Word docs vs. PDFs Message-ID: Hi all - For a couple of years now, we've been training our faculty members to make their syllabi accessible, and that has included the recommendation to distribute the documents as Read-Only Word files instead of converting them into PDF. (Granted, it would be better if they would put the content on a course web page, but that isn't something we can do at this point. We've also been focusing on Word documents as a first step, since PDFs take a little more work to make accessible.) There is usually some pushback to the idea of not converting syllabi to PDF, because faculty are concerned about students trying to change content. Up until now, they've been satisfied when they consider that it would be silly for a student to change something in a syllabus - late work policy, attendance, etc. - and try to convince the prof it's what he or she wrote. This morning someone pointed out that when students transfer schools and want credit for upper division courses (those which don't automatically transfer), they need a syllabus to show the class is similar enough to the new institution's. If they can get access to the new institution's syllabus, they could alter syllabi to match. Obviously they could do this with most PDFs as well, but it would take more work. Any advice about this? Thanks! Christine Robinson | Technical Trainer/Writer | Center for Teaching Excellence Georgia Gwinnett College | 1000 University Center Lane| Lawrenceville, GA 30043 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Mon Aug 12 08:49:27 2019 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Mon Aug 12 08:49:42 2019 Subject: [Athen] Question about Read-Only Word docs vs. PDFs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We are not the copyright police. Also, we are not the ethics police. If a college takes the word of a student without verifying that the information is correct, that is not on us. Will some students try to cheat the system? Sure. Will some students follow the rules? Absolutely. Not our problem, one way or the other, really. Also, writing a syllabus in Word, then saving as PDF with the right options selected makes a pretty good and accessible PDF for any student to use. I wouldn't fight this battle too hard. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Christine Robinson Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 9:39 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Question about Read-Only Word docs vs. PDFs Hi all - For a couple of years now, we've been training our faculty members to make their syllabi accessible, and that has included the recommendation to distribute the documents as Read-Only Word files instead of converting them into PDF. (Granted, it would be better if they would put the content on a course web page, but that isn't something we can do at this point. We've also been focusing on Word documents as a first step, since PDFs take a little more work to make accessible.) There is usually some pushback to the idea of not converting syllabi to PDF, because faculty are concerned about students trying to change content. Up until now, they've been satisfied when they consider that it would be silly for a student to change something in a syllabus - late work policy, attendance, etc. - and try to convince the prof it's what he or she wrote. This morning someone pointed out that when students transfer schools and want credit for upper division courses (those which don't automatically transfer), they need a syllabus to show the class is similar enough to the new institution's. If they can get access to the new institution's syllabus, they could alter syllabi to match. Obviously they could do this with most PDFs as well, but it would take more work. Any advice about this? Thanks! Christine Robinson | Technical Trainer/Writer | Center for Teaching Excellence Georgia Gwinnett College | 1000 University Center Lane| Lawrenceville, GA 30043 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arovner at shoreline.edu Mon Aug 12 09:25:43 2019 From: arovner at shoreline.edu (Rovner, Amy) Date: Mon Aug 12 09:26:13 2019 Subject: [Athen] Question about Read-Only Word docs vs. PDFs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Christine, I heard this argument re; the student potentially changing a syllabus to suit their needs but, honestly, they can do that with a PDF of a syllabus too. They just need Adobe Pro. For that matter, they could simply create their own syllabus document and submit it. There's no certification or seal that shows a syllabus is genuine. Also, our departments retain copies of their official syllabi so, should another college ever check, the student would be caught. I teach my faculty to make them accessible in Word and strongly suggest that's how they share them with their students. Some fret about the formatting being altered in Word depending on what/how it's opened so prefer PDF. In that case, I ask that they post both versions in their class. Students will always be one step ahead of us in the cheating arena... Best, Amy Amy Rovner, MPH RD Instructional Designer/Accessible IT Coordinator eLearning Services Shoreline Community College www.shoreline.edu | 206.546.6937 eLearning Office: 206.546.6966 Pronouns: she, her, hers [Shoreline Community College] eLearning Service Help Center Faculty Canvas 24/7 Help via Chat Faculty Canvas 24/7 Phone Help: 1-888-672-2040 Student Canvas 24/7 Help via Chat Drop in help with basic computing From: athen-list On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 8:49 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Question about Read-Only Word docs vs. PDFs We are not the copyright police. Also, we are not the ethics police. If a college takes the word of a student without verifying that the information is correct, that is not on us. Will some students try to cheat the system? Sure. Will some students follow the rules? Absolutely. Not our problem, one way or the other, really. Also, writing a syllabus in Word, then saving as PDF with the right options selected makes a pretty good and accessible PDF for any student to use. I wouldn't fight this battle too hard. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Christine Robinson Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 9:39 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Question about Read-Only Word docs vs. PDFs Hi all - For a couple of years now, we've been training our faculty members to make their syllabi accessible, and that has included the recommendation to distribute the documents as Read-Only Word files instead of converting them into PDF. (Granted, it would be better if they would put the content on a course web page, but that isn't something we can do at this point. We've also been focusing on Word documents as a first step, since PDFs take a little more work to make accessible.) There is usually some pushback to the idea of not converting syllabi to PDF, because faculty are concerned about students trying to change content. Up until now, they've been satisfied when they consider that it would be silly for a student to change something in a syllabus - late work policy, attendance, etc. - and try to convince the prof it's what he or she wrote. This morning someone pointed out that when students transfer schools and want credit for upper division courses (those which don't automatically transfer), they need a syllabus to show the class is similar enough to the new institution's. If they can get access to the new institution's syllabus, they could alter syllabi to match. Obviously they could do this with most PDFs as well, but it would take more work. Any advice about this? Thanks! 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In my experience, it does not work with all desktop environments but regular Ubuntu seems to work fine as far as I can tell. https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/a11y-mag.html.en HTH Stephen Alex Marositz ATI Coordinator CSUDH Ext 3077 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Shannon R Aylesworth Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 6:21 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Linux Magnification CAUTION: This email originated from outside of CSUDH. Do not click links or open attachments unless you validate the sender and know the content is safe. Please forward this email to iso@csudh.edu if you believe this email is suspicious. Hello, I have a student using a Linux computer for research. He is using the Linux magnification (he did not specify and I do not have access to the computer to identify it) and it is not working well enough for him. What type of magnification programs are available for Linux? I know this student uses a color contrast option too but he did not mention it so it may be working well but if you know of color contrast options as well, please share. Thank you! Shannon Aylesworth University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aylessr at uwm.edu Mon Aug 12 09:57:50 2019 From: aylessr at uwm.edu (Shannon R Aylesworth) Date: Mon Aug 12 09:58:04 2019 Subject: [Athen] Linux Magnification In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thank you, Stephen. I did ask the student for more information over the weekend and hope to have a better understanding of what is and isn't working and which program he is using, etc. Thanks again! Shannon From: athen-list On Behalf Of Stephen (Alex) Marositz Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 11:27 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Linux Magnification Hi Shannon It would be helpful to know what flavor of Linux he is using but Ubuntu distros have a magnifier. Here are instructions on how to access its options. In my experience, it does not work with all desktop environments but regular Ubuntu seems to work fine as far as I can tell. https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/a11y-mag.html.en HTH Stephen Alex Marositz ATI Coordinator CSUDH Ext 3077 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Shannon R Aylesworth Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 6:21 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Linux Magnification CAUTION: This email originated from outside of CSUDH. Do not click links or open attachments unless you validate the sender and know the content is safe. Please forward this email to iso@csudh.edu if you believe this email is suspicious. Hello, I have a student using a Linux computer for research. He is using the Linux magnification (he did not specify and I do not have access to the computer to identify it) and it is not working well enough for him. What type of magnification programs are available for Linux? I know this student uses a color contrast option too but he did not mention it so it may be working well but if you know of color contrast options as well, please share. Thank you! Shannon Aylesworth University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, Bryon Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies [Power C] The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 103 Frist Hall 615 McCallie Avenue, Dept. 2953 Chattanooga, TN 37403 (423) 425-4006 | utc.edu/drc A member of the Division of Student Affairs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 7792 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From adwershing at pstcc.edu Mon Aug 12 11:53:53 2019 From: adwershing at pstcc.edu (Wershing, Alice D.) Date: Mon Aug 12 11:54:09 2019 Subject: [Athen] [External] Zoom Text error In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Bryon, Are the versions the same? Have you contacted Freedom Scientific tech support? Alice Alice D. Wershing, M.Ed., A.T.P., C.P.A.C.C. 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) From: athen-list On Behalf Of Kluesner, Bryon Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 2:16 PM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' Subject: [External] [Athen] Zoom Text error CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Pellissippi State. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi all, Can anyone provide any insight to the following question I have received from a faculty member who uses Zoom Text: I have noticed that I get an error message every time I open a pdf file that says "App Reader is not available in this window." I even tried opening files at home over the weekend that the screen-reader can't detect here in the office, and the App Reader works fine on my home computer. I'm wondering if a setting needs to be changed in Zoom Text or Adobe. Do you have any insight to what might be? Thanks, Bryon Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies [Power C] The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 103 Frist Hall 615 McCallie Avenue, Dept. 2953 Chattanooga, TN 37403 (423) 425-4006 | utc.edu/drc A member of the Division of Student Affairs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thankx, Joe Humbert Accessibility Champion From: athen-list On Behalf Of Kluesner, Bryon Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 2:16 PM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' Subject: [Athen] Zoom Text error Hi all, Can anyone provide any insight to the following question I have received from a faculty member who uses Zoom Text: I have noticed that I get an error message every time I open a pdf file that says "App Reader is not available in this window." I even tried opening files at home over the weekend that the screen-reader can't detect here in the office, and the App Reader works fine on my home computer. I'm wondering if a setting needs to be changed in Zoom Text or Adobe. Do you have any insight to what might be? Thanks, Bryon Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 103 Frist Hall 615 McCallie Avenue, Dept. 2953 Chattanooga, TN 37403 (423) 425-4006 | utc.edu/drc A member of the Division of Student Affairs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 7792 bytes Desc: not available URL: From Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu Mon Aug 12 13:11:41 2019 From: Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu (Kluesner, Bryon) Date: Mon Aug 12 13:11:58 2019 Subject: [Athen] Zoom Text error In-Reply-To: <09f301d55147$070d2ed0$15278c70$@a11yeval.com> References: <09f301d55147$070d2ed0$15278c70$@a11yeval.com> Message-ID: Thanks Joe, I will give this a try. Bryon Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center Adjunct Professor College of Health, Education & Professional Studies [Power C] The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 103 Frist Hall 615 McCallie Avenue, Dept. 2953 Chattanooga, TN 37403 (423) 425-4006 | utc.edu/drc A member of the Division of Student Affairs From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of joe@a11yeval.com Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 3:49 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Zoom Text error Hi Byron, I work for TPG (sister company to Freedom Scientific) and I asked on an internal tech support board about the issue you posted. One thing that was suggested was: "you can check is to make sure that protected mode is not enabled in Adobe Reader (Ctrl+K) to bring up preferences, Security (Enhanced) Tab, and turn off Protected mode and enabled enhanced security" If this doesn't help, let me know and I can try and hunt down someone from ZoomText support. Thankx, Joe Humbert Accessibility Champion From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Kluesner, Bryon Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 2:16 PM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' > Subject: [Athen] Zoom Text error Hi all, Can anyone provide any insight to the following question I have received from a faculty member who uses Zoom Text: I have noticed that I get an error message every time I open a pdf file that says "App Reader is not available in this window." I even tried opening files at home over the weekend that the screen-reader can't detect here in the office, and the App Reader works fine on my home computer. 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If you need urgent assistance with accommodations and I am not available, you can visit drop-in in person, at 612-626-1333 or drc@umn.edu on weekdays (non-holidays): - 9-12 and 1-4 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and - 11-12 and 1-4 on Tuesday *Office:* McNamara Alumni Center, Suite 180 200 Oak Street SE, Minneapolis, 55455 *This message is confidential and should only be read by its intended recipient. If it is not addressed to you, please do not read it, delete, and inform the sender.* On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 1:33 PM ATHEN President wrote: > Hi all, > > If you are an active ATHEN member, you should have just received an email > from the ATHEN Executive Board announcing that we are now accepting > applications for this year's Ron Stewart Professional Development Award. > > If you believe you are an active ATHEN member and you did not receive an > email with application details, please reply to this email. > > Also - the following institutions have an ATHEN institutional membership > without an email for a point of contact. 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From: athen-list On Behalf Of Priest, Ione Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2019 3:09 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication Greetings everyone, Our ITS department is currently working on rolling out Microsoft multi-factor authentication for students needing access to certain university systems. Currently, it is set up to allow login approvals via a phone call or the Microsoft Authenticator app, but I have not yet found anything to speak to the accessibility of the app itself. I'm wondering if anyone has had experience regarding the accessibility of this system. Thanks so much, Ione Priest, CPACC | Accessibility Technology Manager Pronouns: she, her, hers Access Center Metropolitan State University of Denver Campus Box 56, P.O. 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Please respond to her directly (but I'm sure the list would appreciate being CCed on any responses. :-) Have you ever had to convert a Chinese book into an accessible format? It is an introduction book to the language, so I'm assuming there is both English and Chinese in the book. I just received a request for one and was curious if you've ever encountered that before. Thanks! Rachel E. Meredith Accommodations Coordinator - Disability Resource Center University of Central Arkansas 501-450-3613 (Phone) 501-450-5664 (Fax) uca.edu/disability *AVID*: University of Central Arkansas dedicates itself to *A*cademic *V* itality,* I*ntegrity, and *D*iversity ______________________________ Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director - AT *she, her, hers* Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas 1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 phone 479.575.7445 fax +++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Fri Aug 16 12:34:25 2019 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Fri Aug 16 12:35:32 2019 Subject: [Athen] Conversion of Chinese In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Chinese alt text conversion Hi Rachel, I am a former foreign language instructor and before that, a multilingual certified translator running a foreign language typesetting company. My first question to you is which Chinese is being taught? Traditional? Simplified? Cantonese? You could get this answer from the instructor I should think. Next question is what form of alt text does the student need? TTS, JAWS or other screen reader accessible, Braille? And then what type of computer (Apple or Windows) is the student using? My answers below are aimed at a Windows OS: For simple TTS, Balabolka (free) will read both Simplified and Traditional Chinese. Document must be in MSW format and you must have appropriate SAPI 4 or 5 voices installed. Here's a link: https://blog.ecu.edu/sites/whiteph15/2018/05/20/balabolks-free-pc-text-to-speech-application/ If the student is a screen reader user, NVDA has recorded bugs in switching from Chinese to English & back. Open source software. They offer vocalizers (speech engines) for both Taiwanese and Hong Kong Chinese (Simplified & Traditional). You should check with NVDA to find out what bugs might have been resolved: https://www.nvaccess.org/ There is a version of JAWS specifically for Chinese. I don't speak Chinese, so I don't know how accurate or how easy it is to use. It will handle both Chinese AND English with the proper HTML tags: https://archive.kanhan.com/en/products-services/products/chinese-jaws-windows.html This version might be too sophisticated for use by a first level language learner, though. Freedom Scientific also offers some specialized voice synthesizers for other languages. Check which version of JAWS you have and pick an appropriate package from their drop down list. They offer Cantonese, Traditional and Simplified Chinese. Here's a link: https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/Synthesizers Hope this helps. If not or not enough, ask more questions! Wink Harner Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production The Foreign Type Portland OR foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 11:39 AM Heidi Scher wrote: > Posting for a colleague. Please respond to her directly (but I'm sure the > list would appreciate being CCed on any responses. :-) > > Have you ever had to convert a Chinese book into an accessible format? It > is an introduction book to the language, so I'm assuming there is both > English and Chinese in the book. I just received a request for one and was > curious if you've ever encountered that before. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Rachel E. Meredith > > Accommodations Coordinator - Disability Resource Center > University of Central Arkansas > > 501-450-3613 (Phone) > 501-450-5664 (Fax) > > > > uca.edu/disability > > > *AVID*: University of Central Arkansas dedicates itself to *A*cademic *V* > itality,* I*ntegrity, and *D*iversity > > ______________________________ > Heidi > +++++++++++++++ > Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC > Associate Director - AT > *she, her, hers* > Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas > 1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209 > Fayetteville, AR 72701 > 479.575.3104 phone > 479.575.7445 fax > +++++++++++++++ > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Sat Aug 17 13:41:03 2019 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Sat Aug 17 13:41:51 2019 Subject: [Athen] DOE/DOJ webpage "not found" Message-ID: Hi all ATHENites, Am updating links for the grad course I'm teaching on assistive technology, and all the links related to the Dept of Education, specifically OCR and info on transition to college, come up with a "page not found" error. The public facing page still exists and the links appear to still exist, but I have not found one that actually goes to the right place or the right information (or any information). Here's the link I started with: https://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=students+with+disabilities Does anyone know what happened to the links or if there are new ones? I would appreciate any updated information so I can be sure to include correct URLs to my students. Thanks in advance, Wink Wink Harner Adjunct Professor of Assistive Technology, CUNY Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production The Foreign Type Portland OR foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hascherdss at gmail.com Sun Aug 18 11:35:51 2019 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Sun Aug 18 11:36:49 2019 Subject: [Athen] DOE/DOJ webpage "not found" In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hey Wink, The only link that I know of that works is to the page on Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html Not sure if that provides what you're looking for but maybe?? Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director - AT *she, her, hers* Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas 1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 phone 479.575.7445 fax +++++++++++++++ On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 3:42 PM Wink Harner wrote: > Hi all ATHENites, > > Am updating links for the grad course I'm teaching on assistive > technology, and all the links related to the Dept of Education, > specifically OCR and info on transition to college, come up with a "page > not found" error. The public facing page still exists and the links appear > to still exist, but I have not found one that actually goes to the right > place or the right information (or any information). > > Here's the link I started with: > https://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=students+with+disabilities > > > Does anyone know what happened to the links or if there are new ones? I > would appreciate any updated information so I can be sure to include > correct URLs to my students. > > Thanks in advance, > > Wink > Wink Harner > Adjunct Professor of Assistive Technology, CUNY > Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production > The Foreign Type > > Portland OR > foreigntype@gmail.com > 480-984-0034 > > This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive > quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Sun Aug 18 13:18:28 2019 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Sun Aug 18 13:18:46 2019 Subject: [Athen] DOE/DOJ webpage "not found" Message-ID: Heidi et al, Thanks. I tried that one yesterday. Try it and see what you get. This is the message I get: This site can?t be reached The connection was reset. Try: Checking the connection It is not my connection. None of the links on the public facing page work at present. I found an historical URL link which at least has the info I needed!What Wink On August 18, 2019, at 11:37 AM, Heidi Scher wrote: Hey Wink, The only link that I know of that works is to the page on Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities:?https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html Not sure if that provides what you're looking for but maybe?? Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director - AT she, her, hers Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas 1 University of Arkansas,?ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 phone 479.575.7445 fax +++++++++++++++ On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 3:42 PM Wink Harner wrote: Hi all ATHENites, Am updating links for the grad course I'm teaching on assistive technology, and all the links related to the Dept of Education, specifically OCR and info on transition to college, come up with a "page not found" error. The public facing page still exists and the links appear to still exist, but I have not found one that actually goes to the right place or the right information (or any information). Here's the link I started with:?https://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=students+with+disabilities Does anyone know what happened to the links or if there are new ones? I would appreciate any updated information so I can be sure to include correct URLs to my students. Thanks in advance, Wink Wink Harner Adjunct Professor of Assistive Technology, CUNY Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production The Foreign Type Portland OR foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dkrahmer at colgate.edu Mon Aug 19 05:40:36 2019 From: dkrahmer at colgate.edu (Debbie Krahmer) Date: Mon Aug 19 05:41:23 2019 Subject: [Athen] DOE/DOJ webpage "not found" In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I can get the links to work fine in Firefox, but for some reason Chrome keeps coming up with the error messages. There's been some issues with some other government sites that weren't functioning with Chrome or Firefox (for example, most of the FDLP services have to be accessed with Internet Explorer for some reason now). Maybe it has to do with a browser update that doesn't sit right with the server? Thanks, D. ______________ Debbie Krahmer Preferred Pronouns: My name/no pronouns Associate Professor in the Libraries Accessible Technology & Government Documents Librarian 304 Case-Geyer Colgate University 315-228-6592 dkrahmer@colgate.edu On Sun, Aug 18, 2019 at 4:19 PM Wink Harner wrote: > Heidi et al, > > Thanks. I tried that one yesterday. Try it and see what you get. > > This is the message I get: This site can?t be reached > > The connection was reset. > > Try: > > Checking the connection > > It is not my connection. None of the links on the public facing page work > at present. > > I found an historical URL link which at least has the info I needed!What > > Wink > > > On August 18, 2019, at 11:37 AM, Heidi Scher wrote: > > > Hey Wink, > > > The only link that I know of that works is to the page on Students with > Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and > Responsibilities: > https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html > > Not sure if that provides what you're looking for but maybe?? > > Heidi > > +++++++++++++++ > Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC > Associate Director - AT > *she, her, hers* > Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas > 1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209 > Fayetteville, AR 72701 > 479.575.3104 phone > 479.575.7445 fax > +++++++++++++++ > > > On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 3:42 PM Wink Harner wrote: > >> Hi all ATHENites, >> >> Am updating links for the grad course I'm teaching on assistive >> technology, and all the links related to the Dept of Education, >> specifically OCR and info on transition to college, come up with a "page >> not found" error. The public facing page still exists and the links appear >> to still exist, but I have not found one that actually goes to the right >> place or the right information (or any information). >> >> Here's the link I started with: >> https://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=students+with+disabilities >> >> >> Does anyone know what happened to the links or if there are new ones? I >> would appreciate any updated information so I can be sure to include >> correct URLs to my students. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Wink >> Wink Harner >> Adjunct Professor of Assistive Technology, CUNY >> Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production >> The Foreign Type >> >> Portland OR >> foreigntype@gmail.com >> 480-984-0034 >> >> This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive >> quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . >> _______________________________________________ >> athen-list mailing list >> athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu >> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >> > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Mon Aug 19 08:02:03 2019 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Mon Aug 19 08:02:30 2019 Subject: [Athen] DOE/DOJ webpage "not found" In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Debbie et al Thanks for the tip on the browser. I'll check later today at my end and if they're working for me, I'll make sure to include the tip to the students about which browser works best for these specific links. BTW did you check the links beyond the front facing landing page? I could get the landing page to load fine, but for all of the other links, I was unable to find any page to load. Thanks again for checking! Wink On Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 5:41 AM Debbie Krahmer wrote: > I can get the links to work fine in Firefox, but for some reason Chrome > keeps coming up with the error messages. There's been some issues with some > other government sites that weren't functioning with Chrome or Firefox (for > example, most of the FDLP services have to be accessed with Internet > Explorer for some reason now). Maybe it has to do with a browser update > that doesn't sit right with the server? > > Thanks, > D. > ______________ > Debbie Krahmer > Preferred Pronouns: My name/no pronouns > Associate Professor in the Libraries > Accessible Technology & Government Documents Librarian > 304 Case-Geyer > Colgate University > 315-228-6592 > dkrahmer@colgate.edu > > > On Sun, Aug 18, 2019 at 4:19 PM Wink Harner wrote: > >> Heidi et al, >> >> Thanks. I tried that one yesterday. Try it and see what you get. >> >> This is the message I get: This site can?t be reached >> >> The connection was reset. >> >> Try: >> >> Checking the connection >> >> It is not my connection. None of the links on the public facing page work >> at present. >> >> I found an historical URL link which at least has the info I needed!What >> >> Wink >> >> >> On August 18, 2019, at 11:37 AM, Heidi Scher >> wrote: >> >> >> Hey Wink, >> >> >> The only link that I know of that works is to the page on Students with >> Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and >> Responsibilities: >> https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html >> >> Not sure if that provides what you're looking for but maybe?? >> >> Heidi >> >> +++++++++++++++ >> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC >> Associate Director - AT >> *she, her, hers* >> Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas >> 1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209 >> Fayetteville, AR 72701 >> 479.575.3104 phone >> 479.575.7445 fax >> +++++++++++++++ >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 3:42 PM Wink Harner >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all ATHENites, >>> >>> Am updating links for the grad course I'm teaching on assistive >>> technology, and all the links related to the Dept of Education, >>> specifically OCR and info on transition to college, come up with a "page >>> not found" error. The public facing page still exists and the links appear >>> to still exist, but I have not found one that actually goes to the right >>> place or the right information (or any information). >>> >>> Here's the link I started with: >>> https://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=students+with+disabilities >>> >>> >>> Does anyone know what happened to the links or if there are new ones? I >>> would appreciate any updated information so I can be sure to include >>> correct URLs to my students. >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> Wink >>> Wink Harner >>> Adjunct Professor of Assistive Technology, CUNY >>> Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production >>> The Foreign Type >>> >>> Portland OR >>> foreigntype@gmail.com >>> 480-984-0034 >>> >>> This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive >>> quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . >>> _______________________________________________ >>> athen-list mailing list >>> athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> athen-list mailing list >> athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu >> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >> > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dkrahmer at colgate.edu Mon Aug 19 08:10:06 2019 From: dkrahmer at colgate.edu (Debbie Krahmer) Date: Mon Aug 19 08:10:25 2019 Subject: [Athen] DOE/DOJ webpage "not found" In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The other pages (search results page 2 and page 3, didn't go further than that) were loading fine in Firefox, too. (I'm running Firefox 68.0.2 64-bit for PC) Thanks, D. ______________ Debbie Krahmer Preferred Pronouns: My name/no pronouns Associate Professor in the Libraries Accessible Technology & Government Documents Librarian 304 Case-Geyer Colgate University 315-228-6592 dkrahmer@colgate.edu On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 11:04 AM Wink Harner wrote: > Debbie et al > > Thanks for the tip on the browser. I'll check later today at my end and if > they're working for me, I'll make sure to include the tip to the students > about which browser works best for these specific links. > > BTW did you check the links beyond the front facing landing page? I could > get the landing page to load fine, but for all of the other links, I was > unable to find any page to load. > > Thanks again for checking! > > Wink > > > On Mon, Aug 19, 2019, 5:41 AM Debbie Krahmer wrote: > >> I can get the links to work fine in Firefox, but for some reason Chrome >> keeps coming up with the error messages. There's been some issues with some >> other government sites that weren't functioning with Chrome or Firefox (for >> example, most of the FDLP services have to be accessed with Internet >> Explorer for some reason now). Maybe it has to do with a browser update >> that doesn't sit right with the server? >> >> Thanks, >> D. >> ______________ >> Debbie Krahmer >> Preferred Pronouns: My name/no pronouns >> Associate Professor in the Libraries >> Accessible Technology & Government Documents Librarian >> 304 Case-Geyer >> Colgate University >> 315-228-6592 >> dkrahmer@colgate.edu >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 18, 2019 at 4:19 PM Wink Harner >> wrote: >> >>> Heidi et al, >>> >>> Thanks. I tried that one yesterday. Try it and see what you get. >>> >>> This is the message I get: This site can?t be reached >>> >>> The connection was reset. >>> >>> Try: >>> >>> Checking the connection >>> >>> It is not my connection. None of the links on the public facing page >>> work at present. >>> >>> I found an historical URL link which at least has the info I needed!What >>> >>> Wink >>> >>> >>> On August 18, 2019, at 11:37 AM, Heidi Scher >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hey Wink, >>> >>> >>> The only link that I know of that works is to the page on Students with >>> Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and >>> Responsibilities: >>> https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html >>> >>> Not sure if that provides what you're looking for but maybe?? >>> >>> Heidi >>> >>> +++++++++++++++ >>> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC >>> Associate Director - AT >>> *she, her, hers* >>> Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas >>> 1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209 >>> Fayetteville, AR 72701 >>> 479.575.3104 phone >>> 479.575.7445 fax >>> +++++++++++++++ >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 3:42 PM Wink Harner >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all ATHENites, >>>> >>>> Am updating links for the grad course I'm teaching on assistive >>>> technology, and all the links related to the Dept of Education, >>>> specifically OCR and info on transition to college, come up with a "page >>>> not found" error. The public facing page still exists and the links appear >>>> to still exist, but I have not found one that actually goes to the right >>>> place or the right information (or any information). >>>> >>>> Here's the link I started with: >>>> https://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=students+with+disabilities >>>> >>>> >>>> Does anyone know what happened to the links or if there are new ones? I >>>> would appreciate any updated information so I can be sure to include >>>> correct URLs to my students. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance, >>>> >>>> Wink >>>> Wink Harner >>>> Adjunct Professor of Assistive Technology, CUNY >>>> Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production >>>> The Foreign Type >>>> >>>> Portland OR >>>> foreigntype@gmail.com >>>> 480-984-0034 >>>> >>>> This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. 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URL: From sdunn at southeast.edu Tue Aug 20 06:44:03 2019 From: sdunn at southeast.edu (Susie Dunn) Date: Tue Aug 20 06:44:31 2019 Subject: [Athen] DOE/DOJ webpage "not found" In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Wink, I tried the link Heidi sent and it worked for me. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2019 3:18 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] DOE/DOJ webpage "not found" Heidi et al, Thanks. I tried that one yesterday. Try it and see what you get. This is the message I get: This site can?t be reached The connection was reset. Try: Checking the connection It is not my connection. None of the links on the public facing page work at present. I found an historical URL link which at least has the info I needed!What Wink On August 18, 2019, at 11:37 AM, Heidi Scher > wrote: Hey Wink, The only link that I know of that works is to the page on Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html Not sure if that provides what you're looking for but maybe?? Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director - AT she, her, hers Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas 1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 phone 479.575.7445 fax +++++++++++++++ On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 3:42 PM Wink Harner > wrote: Hi all ATHENites, Am updating links for the grad course I'm teaching on assistive technology, and all the links related to the Dept of Education, specifically OCR and info on transition to college, come up with a "page not found" error. The public facing page still exists and the links appear to still exist, but I have not found one that actually goes to the right place or the right information (or any information). Here's the link I started with: https://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=students+with+disabilities Does anyone know what happened to the links or if there are new ones? I would appreciate any updated information so I can be sure to include correct URLs to my students. Thanks in advance, Wink Wink Harner Adjunct Professor of Assistive Technology, CUNY Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production The Foreign Type Portland OR foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. 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URL: From hascherdss at gmail.com Tue Aug 20 07:44:26 2019 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Tue Aug 20 07:45:39 2019 Subject: [Athen] DOE/DOJ webpage "not found" In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hey Wink, I'm able to get a page up with the link that I sent to you. Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director - AT *she, her, hers* Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas 1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 phone 479.575.7445 fax +++++++++++++++ On Sun, Aug 18, 2019 at 3:19 PM Wink Harner wrote: > Heidi et al, > > Thanks. I tried that one yesterday. Try it and see what you get. > > This is the message I get: This site can?t be reached > > The connection was reset. > > Try: > > Checking the connection > > It is not my connection. None of the links on the public facing page work > at present. > > I found an historical URL link which at least has the info I needed!What > > Wink > > > On August 18, 2019, at 11:37 AM, Heidi Scher wrote: > > > Hey Wink, > > > The only link that I know of that works is to the page on Students with > Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and > Responsibilities: > https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html > > Not sure if that provides what you're looking for but maybe?? > > Heidi > > +++++++++++++++ > Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC > Associate Director - AT > *she, her, hers* > Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas > 1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209 > Fayetteville, AR 72701 > 479.575.3104 phone > 479.575.7445 fax > +++++++++++++++ > > > On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 3:42 PM Wink Harner wrote: > >> Hi all ATHENites, >> >> Am updating links for the grad course I'm teaching on assistive >> technology, and all the links related to the Dept of Education, >> specifically OCR and info on transition to college, come up with a "page >> not found" error. The public facing page still exists and the links appear >> to still exist, but I have not found one that actually goes to the right >> place or the right information (or any information). >> >> Here's the link I started with: >> https://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=students+with+disabilities >> >> >> Does anyone know what happened to the links or if there are new ones? I >> would appreciate any updated information so I can be sure to include >> correct URLs to my students. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Wink >> Wink Harner >> Adjunct Professor of Assistive Technology, CUNY >> Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production >> The Foreign Type >> >> Portland OR >> foreigntype@gmail.com >> 480-984-0034 >> >> This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive >> quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . >> _______________________________________________ >> athen-list mailing list >> athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu >> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >> > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Tue Aug 20 08:08:37 2019 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (Wink Harner) Date: Tue Aug 20 08:09:07 2019 Subject: [Athen] DOE/DOJ webpage "not found" In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thank you to all you checked out the URL for the Students Transitioning to College link! I checked it out again this morning on both Chrome and Firefox and it appears to be working (again). Thanks for your collective help. Wink On Tue, Aug 20, 2019, 7:46 AM Heidi Scher wrote: > Hey Wink, > > I'm able to get a page up with the link that I sent to you. > > Heidi > +++++++++++++++ > Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC > Associate Director - AT > *she, her, hers* > Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas > 1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209 > Fayetteville, AR 72701 > 479.575.3104 phone > 479.575.7445 fax > +++++++++++++++ > > > On Sun, Aug 18, 2019 at 3:19 PM Wink Harner wrote: > >> Heidi et al, >> >> Thanks. I tried that one yesterday. Try it and see what you get. >> >> This is the message I get: This site can?t be reached >> >> The connection was reset. >> >> Try: >> >> Checking the connection >> >> It is not my connection. None of the links on the public facing page work >> at present. >> >> I found an historical URL link which at least has the info I needed!What >> >> Wink >> >> >> On August 18, 2019, at 11:37 AM, Heidi Scher >> wrote: >> >> >> Hey Wink, >> >> >> The only link that I know of that works is to the page on Students with >> Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and >> Responsibilities: >> https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html >> >> Not sure if that provides what you're looking for but maybe?? >> >> Heidi >> >> +++++++++++++++ >> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC >> Associate Director - AT >> *she, her, hers* >> Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas >> 1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209 >> Fayetteville, AR 72701 >> 479.575.3104 phone >> 479.575.7445 fax >> +++++++++++++++ >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 3:42 PM Wink Harner >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all ATHENites, >>> >>> Am updating links for the grad course I'm teaching on assistive >>> technology, and all the links related to the Dept of Education, >>> specifically OCR and info on transition to college, come up with a "page >>> not found" error. The public facing page still exists and the links appear >>> to still exist, but I have not found one that actually goes to the right >>> place or the right information (or any information). >>> >>> Here's the link I started with: >>> https://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=students+with+disabilities >>> >>> >>> Does anyone know what happened to the links or if there are new ones? I >>> would appreciate any updated information so I can be sure to include >>> correct URLs to my students. >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> Wink >>> Wink Harner >>> Adjunct Professor of Assistive Technology, CUNY >>> Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production >>> The Foreign Type >>> >>> Portland OR >>> foreigntype@gmail.com >>> 480-984-0034 >>> >>> This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive >>> quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . >>> _______________________________________________ >>> athen-list mailing list >>> athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu >>> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> athen-list mailing list >> athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu >> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >> > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bossley.5 at osu.edu Wed Aug 21 18:09:49 2019 From: bossley.5 at osu.edu (Bossley, Peter A.) Date: Wed Aug 21 18:10:25 2019 Subject: [Athen] NFB V LACCD - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Many of you have probably seen this floating around but I hadn't seen it posted here yet. >From the NFB release: https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/federal-court-rules-favor-blind-students "The Federal District Court for the Central District of California Found that LACCD violated the students' rights under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by, among other things, failing to provide them with accessible documents and course materials, failing to provide equal access to library resources, procuring and using inaccessible educational technology, and maintaining an inaccessible website. The court specifically criticized the use of the Pearson MyMathLab product, finding that Los Angeles Community College failed "to provide [Roy] Payan with meaningful access to his course materials in the math classes in which Payan enrolled, either through the MyMathLab software program or via equivalent accessible assignments from a math textbook in a timely manner."" From my perspective, although the order leaves intact the allowance for alternative means of access, it does significantly raise the bar for that alternative from "substantially equivalent" to "prior to or at the same time sighted students are provided access". If this signals the future of NFB advocacy efforts around digital accessibility, it will make up front accessibility all the more critical in higher education; with the 24/7 anytime nature of online technology, were this enhanced standard for alternative access to spread, it seems near impossible to meet without full native accessibility up front. >From the judgement, a few of the most salient points: "Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall evaluate LACC's integrated library system website and all library databases available to students enrolled at LACC to determine whether the library resources are fully accessible to blind students. LACCD shall either (a) discontinue the use of any inaccessible library databases, inaccessible documents contained in library databases, or other inaccessible library resources available to students enrolled at LACC or (b) establish alternative means of providing access to the equivalent benefits of the inaccessible library resources to blind students in a timely manner, i.e., prior to or at the same time sighted students are provided access to those library resources, including outside of the classroom; Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall ensure that the LACCD website, the LACC website, and all other educational or instructional websites available to students enrolled at LACC, including all educational resources or embedded programs on those websites (such as PeopleSoft) made available to LACC students, are accessible to blind students in accordance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards;" [The Ohio State University] Peter Bossley Deputy ADA Coordinator ADA Coordinator's Office - Office of Institutional Equity 950 Lincoln Tower, 1800 Cannon Drive, Columbus, OH 43210 614-688-3028 Office bossley.5@osu.edu / ada.osu.edu ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Wink Harner On August 21, 2019, at 6:10 PM, "Bossley, Peter A." wrote: Many of you have probably seen this floating around but I hadn?t seen it posted here yet. ? From the NFB release: https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/federal-court-rules-favor-blind-students ? ?The Federal District Court for the Central District of California Found that LACCD violated the students? rights under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by, among other things, failing to provide them with accessible documents and course materials, failing to provide equal access to library resources, procuring and using inaccessible educational technology, and maintaining an inaccessible website. The court specifically criticized the use of the Pearson MyMathLab product, finding that Los Angeles Community College failed ?to provide [Roy] Payan with meaningful access to his course materials in the math classes in which Payan enrolled, either through the MyMathLab software program or via equivalent accessible assignments from a math textbook in a timely manner.?? ? ?From my perspective, although the order leaves intact the allowance for alternative means of access, it does significantly raise the bar for that alternative from ?substantially equivalent? to ?prior to or at the same time sighted students are provided access?. If this signals the future of NFB advocacy efforts around digital accessibility, it will make up front accessibility all the more critical in higher education; with the 24/7 anytime nature of online technology, were this enhanced standard for alternative access to spread, it seems near impossible to meet without full native accessibility up front. ? From the judgement, a few of the most salient points: ?Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall evaluate LACC's integrated library system website and all library databases available to students enrolled at LACC to determine whether the library resources are fully accessible to blind students. LACCD shall either (a) discontinue the use of any inaccessible library databases, inaccessible documents contained in library databases, or other inaccessible library resources available to students enrolled at LACC or (b) establish alternative means of providing access to the equivalent benefits of the inaccessible library resources to blind students in a timely manner, i.e., prior to or at the same time sighted students are provided access to those library resources, including outside of the classroom; ? ?Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall ensure that the LACCD website, the LACC website, and all other educational or instructional websites available to students enrolled at LACC, including all educational resources or embedded programs on those websites (such as PeopleSoft) made available to LACC students, are accessible to blind students in accordance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards;?? ? ? 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Sean On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 6:10 PM Bossley, Peter A. wrote: > Many of you have probably seen this floating around but I hadn?t seen it > posted here yet. > > > > From the NFB release: > https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/federal-court-rules-favor-blind-students > > > > ?The Federal District Court for the Central District of California Found > that LACCD violated the students? rights under Title II of the Americans > with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation > > Act of 1973 by, among other things, failing to provide them with > accessible documents and course materials, failing to provide equal access > to library > > resources, procuring and using inaccessible educational technology, and > maintaining an inaccessible website. The court specifically criticized the > use > > of the Pearson MyMathLab product, finding that Los Angeles Community > College failed ?to provide [Roy] Payan with meaningful access to his course > materials > > in the math classes in which Payan enrolled, either through the MyMathLab > software program or via equivalent accessible assignments from a math > textbook > > in a timely manner.?? > > > > From my perspective, although the order leaves intact the allowance for > alternative means of access, it does significantly raise the bar for that > alternative from ?substantially equivalent? to ?*prior to or at the same > time** sighted students are provided access*?. If this signals the future > of NFB advocacy efforts around digital accessibility, it will make up front > accessibility all the more critical in higher education; with the 24/7 > anytime nature of online technology, were this enhanced standard for > alternative access to spread, it seems near impossible to meet without full > native accessibility up front. > > > > From the judgement, a few of the most salient points: > > ?Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall evaluate LACC's > integrated library system website and all library databases available to > students enrolled at LACC to determine whether the library resources are > fully accessible to blind students. LACCD shall either (a) discontinue > the use of any inaccessible library databases, inaccessible documents > contained in library databases, or other inaccessible library resources > available to students enrolled at LACC or (b) establish alternative means > of providing access to the equivalent benefits of the inaccessible library > resources to blind students in a timely manner, i.e., prior to or at the > same time sighted students are provided access to those library > resources, including outside of the classroom; > > > > Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall ensure that the LACCD > website, the LACC website, and all other educational or instructional > websites available to students enrolled at LACC, including all > educational resources or embedded programs on those websites (*such as > PeopleSoft*) made available to LACC students, are accessible to blind > students in accordance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards;? > > > > [image: The Ohio State University] > *Peter Bossley* > Deputy ADA Coordinator > ADA Coordinator's Office - Office of Institutional Equity > 950 Lincoln Tower, 1800 Cannon Drive, Columbus, OH 43210 > 614-688-3028 Office > bossley.5@osu.edu / ada.osu.edu > ------------------------------ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 3605 bytes Desc: not available URL: From bossley.5 at osu.edu Wed Aug 21 19:51:41 2019 From: bossley.5 at osu.edu (Bossley, Peter A.) Date: Wed Aug 21 19:51:59 2019 Subject: [Athen] NFB V LACCD - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Wink, You bring up an interesting point. Legally speaking, the legal obligation is on the college or university. Especially in cases where the institution is providing the content or software to students. However, could a Title III case be made against a publisher who sells software and content directly to students? Or, could a college or university turn around and bring action against a publisher or software vendor who represents that their software is accessible? I think both of those avenues are potential options but I think they would both depend on a serious apatite for a big push back from the publishers and vendors in question. And still, at the end of the day, the expectation would be that the college or university would have to make it accessible regardless. The vendors would argue that they are not a place of public accommodation and that they are not under an obligation to make the product accessible. And I think it likely that their contracts have some disclaimer of any kind of accessibility warranty. Taking off my institutional hat for a second, and speaking on behalf of, and from my personal opinion alone, I feel it will take the money drying up for them to change; right now, people are still buying their products regardless of the state of accessibility. Until folks in higher education are willing to simply say, we won?t spend our money, or spend our student?s money, on your products until they are truly accessible, and mean it, we will continue to have these issues. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 9:50 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] NFB V LACCD - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students Will Pearson be held accountable for any of their myriad My whatever inaccessible Lab materials? Or is it a hit 'em where it hurts and they'll change when colleges stop purchasing inaccessible materials from Pearson? I am curious to learn if this or any of these valuable and far reaching OCR cases will extend to the publishers who knowingly sell books, materials, which they claim is accessible when they clearly aren't. Thank you for sharing this, Peter. Wink Harner On August 21, 2019, at 6:10 PM, "Bossley, Peter A." wrote: Many of you have probably seen this floating around but I hadn?t seen it posted here yet. From the NFB release: https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/federal-court-rules-favor-blind-students ?The Federal District Court for the Central District of California Found that LACCD violated the students? rights under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by, among other things, failing to provide them with accessible documents and course materials, failing to provide equal access to library resources, procuring and using inaccessible educational technology, and maintaining an inaccessible website. The court specifically criticized the use of the Pearson MyMathLab product, finding that Los Angeles Community College failed ?to provide [Roy] Payan with meaningful access to his course materials in the math classes in which Payan enrolled, either through the MyMathLab software program or via equivalent accessible assignments from a math textbook in a timely manner.?? From my perspective, although the order leaves intact the allowance for alternative means of access, it does significantly raise the bar for that alternative from ?substantially equivalent? to ?prior to or at the same time sighted students are provided access?. If this signals the future of NFB advocacy efforts around digital accessibility, it will make up front accessibility all the more critical in higher education; with the 24/7 anytime nature of online technology, were this enhanced standard for alternative access to spread, it seems near impossible to meet without full native accessibility up front. From the judgement, a few of the most salient points: ?Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall evaluate LACC's integrated library system website and all library databases available to students enrolled at LACC to determine whether the library resources are fully accessible to blind students. LACCD shall either (a) discontinue the use of any inaccessible library databases, inaccessible documents contained in library databases, or other inaccessible library resources available to students enrolled at LACC or (b) establish alternative means of providing access to the equivalent benefits of the inaccessible library resources to blind students in a timely manner, i.e., prior to or at the same time sighted students are provided access to those library resources, including outside of the classroom; Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall ensure that the LACCD website, the LACC website, and all other educational or instructional websites available to students enrolled at LACC, including all educational resources or embedded programs on those websites (such as PeopleSoft) made available to LACC students, are accessible to blind students in accordance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards;? [The Ohio State University] Peter Bossley Deputy ADA Coordinator ADA Coordinator's Office - Office of Institutional Equity 950 Lincoln Tower, 1800 Cannon Drive, Columbus, OH 43210 614-688-3028 Office bossley.5@osu.edu / ada.osu.edu ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Thu Aug 22 05:57:19 2019 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Thu Aug 22 05:57:43 2019 Subject: [Athen] [EXT]Re: NFB V LACCD - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I agree with Peter on this. The one thing that may change the deal is if colleges begin putting language in their RFP?s and contracts that the product ?must? be accessible. Then, one or two breach of contract cases against the producers may open some eyes. But Peter is exactly right, it will take a hit in the money belt to get their attention. Just my two cents worth. 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 On Behalf Of Bossley, Peter A. Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 9:52 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT]Re: [Athen] NFB V LACCD - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students CAUTION: This email originated outside KCKCC. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. Please forward all suspicious emails to support@kckcc.edu. Wink, You bring up an interesting point. Legally speaking, the legal obligation is on the college or university. Especially in cases where the institution is providing the content or software to students. However, could a Title III case be made against a publisher who sells software and content directly to students? Or, could a college or university turn around and bring action against a publisher or software vendor who represents that their software is accessible? I think both of those avenues are potential options but I think they would both depend on a serious apatite for a big push back from the publishers and vendors in question. And still, at the end of the day, the expectation would be that the college or university would have to make it accessible regardless. The vendors would argue that they are not a place of public accommodation and that they are not under an obligation to make the product accessible. And I think it likely that their contracts have some disclaimer of any kind of accessibility warranty. Taking off my institutional hat for a second, and speaking on behalf of, and from my personal opinion alone, I feel it will take the money drying up for them to change; right now, people are still buying their products regardless of the state of accessibility. Until folks in higher education are willing to simply say, we won?t spend our money, or spend our student?s money, on your products until they are truly accessible, and mean it, we will continue to have these issues. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Wink Harner Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 9:50 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] NFB V LACCD - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students Will Pearson be held accountable for any of their myriad My whatever inaccessible Lab materials? Or is it a hit 'em where it hurts and they'll change when colleges stop purchasing inaccessible materials from Pearson? I am curious to learn if this or any of these valuable and far reaching OCR cases will extend to the publishers who knowingly sell books, materials, which they claim is accessible when they clearly aren't. Thank you for sharing this, Peter. Wink Harner On August 21, 2019, at 6:10 PM, "Bossley, Peter A." > wrote: Many of you have probably seen this floating around but I hadn?t seen it posted here yet. From the NFB release: https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/federal-court-rules-favor-blind-students ?The Federal District Court for the Central District of California Found that LACCD violated the students? rights under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by, among other things, failing to provide them with accessible documents and course materials, failing to provide equal access to library resources, procuring and using inaccessible educational technology, and maintaining an inaccessible website. The court specifically criticized the use of the Pearson MyMathLab product, finding that Los Angeles Community College failed ?to provide [Roy] Payan with meaningful access to his course materials in the math classes in which Payan enrolled, either through the MyMathLab software program or via equivalent accessible assignments from a math textbook in a timely manner.?? From my perspective, although the order leaves intact the allowance for alternative means of access, it does significantly raise the bar for that alternative from ?substantially equivalent? to ?prior to or at the same time sighted students are provided access?. If this signals the future of NFB advocacy efforts around digital accessibility, it will make up front accessibility all the more critical in higher education; with the 24/7 anytime nature of online technology, were this enhanced standard for alternative access to spread, it seems near impossible to meet without full native accessibility up front. From the judgement, a few of the most salient points: ?Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall evaluate LACC's integrated library system website and all library databases available to students enrolled at LACC to determine whether the library resources are fully accessible to blind students. LACCD shall either (a) discontinue the use of any inaccessible library databases, inaccessible documents contained in library databases, or other inaccessible library resources available to students enrolled at LACC or (b) establish alternative means of providing access to the equivalent benefits of the inaccessible library resources to blind students in a timely manner, i.e., prior to or at the same time sighted students are provided access to those library resources, including outside of the classroom; Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall ensure that the LACCD website, the LACC website, and all other educational or instructional websites available to students enrolled at LACC, including all educational resources or embedded programs on those websites (such as PeopleSoft) made available to LACC students, are accessible to blind students in accordance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards;? [The Ohio State University] Peter Bossley Deputy ADA Coordinator ADA Coordinator's Office - Office of Institutional Equity 950 Lincoln Tower, 1800 Cannon Drive, Columbus, OH 43210 614-688-3028 Office bossley.5@osu.edu / ada.osu.edu ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rspangler1 at udayton.edu Thu Aug 22 06:38:26 2019 From: rspangler1 at udayton.edu (Robert Spangler) Date: Thu Aug 22 06:38:48 2019 Subject: [Athen] Low Blue LIght App Message-ID: Hello, we have a student with post-concussion issues who requires a low blue light app on a computer, I guess to reduce eye strain. Can anyone provide any suggestions? I've never heard of such a thing, but being a blind guy myself I would never have had a need to seek out such an app in the past. Thanks for your suggestions! Robert -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist rspangler1@udayton.edu Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023 Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC) University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 Phone: 937-229-2066 Fax: 937-229-3270 Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) Web Site: http://go.udayton.edu/learning -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adwershing at pstcc.edu Thu Aug 22 06:53:09 2019 From: adwershing at pstcc.edu (Wershing, Alice D.) Date: Thu Aug 22 06:53:37 2019 Subject: [Athen] [External] Low Blue LIght App In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Robert, I just changed my monitor settings for that same reason of eye strain. When I researched it, there is a blue light setting in Windows 10 for some monitors but it was not available on mine. I had our IT technician help me, and he changed my settings to a grey background. There also is a black setting as well. They may need to try out different combinations to find something that will work. Alice Alice D. Wershing, M.Ed., A.T.P., C.P.A.C.C. 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) From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2019 9:38 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [External] [Athen] Low Blue LIght App CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Pellissippi State. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello, we have a student with post-concussion issues who requires a low blue light app on a computer, I guess to reduce eye strain. Can anyone provide any suggestions? I've never heard of such a thing, but being a blind guy myself I would never have had a need to seek out such an app in the past. Thanks for your suggestions! Robert -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist rspangler1@udayton.edu Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023 Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC) University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 Phone: 937-229-2066 Fax: 937-229-3270 Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) Web Site: http://go.udayton.edu/learning -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adietrich at cornell.edu Thu Aug 22 06:56:28 2019 From: adietrich at cornell.edu (Andrea L. Dietrich) Date: Thu Aug 22 06:57:00 2019 Subject: [Athen] Low Blue LIght App In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: There?s a program called f.lux that does that. https://justgetflux.com/. Windows also has a built-in ?night light? setting that does the same thing. -Andi :) From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2019 9:38 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Low Blue LIght App Hello, we have a student with post-concussion issues who requires a low blue light app on a computer, I guess to reduce eye strain. Can anyone provide any suggestions? I've never heard of such a thing, but being a blind guy myself I would never have had a need to seek out such an app in the past. Thanks for your suggestions! Robert -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist rspangler1@udayton.edu Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023 Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC) University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 Phone: 937-229-2066 Fax: 937-229-3270 Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) Web Site: http://go.udayton.edu/learning -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Doug.Mantle at kings.uwo.ca Thu Aug 22 07:07:43 2019 From: Doug.Mantle at kings.uwo.ca (Doug Mantle) Date: Thu Aug 22 07:08:00 2019 Subject: [Athen] Low Blue LIght App In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2B7730A6FD2DFE499F4A8A1099627D8D6B31F234@kucexch01.kings.kucits.ca> You may find what you are looking for in the Claro ScreenRuler app. Available on the Windows 10 store and in the MAC (laptop/desktop) app store. About $20 if I recall correctly. I think the Windows version has a trial period. Allows screen masking by colour & gradient of that colour plus gives a ruler and underline option that combine a line linked to the movement of your mouse, plus the colour overlay of the whole screen. Doug Mantle, Assistive Technology Support Specialist, STARS Learning Lab Co-ordinator Accessibility, Counselling and Student Development - Accessibility Services - Student Affairs King's University College at Western University 266 Epworth Avenue London, Ontario, Canada N6A 2M3 P. 519-433-3491 ext. 4579 | P. 1-800-265-4406 | F. 519-963-1013 Doug.Mantle@Kings.UWO.ca | www.kings.uwo.ca Please be advised that this email is only monitored during regular office hours. During peak times of the academic year, replies may take 2-3 days. If your matter is urgent, please contact the Accessibility, Counselling and Student Development office at 519-433-3491 extension 4321 or acsd@kings.uwo.ca or Wemple room 151. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Andrea L. Dietrich Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2019 9:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Low Blue LIght App There?s a program called f.lux that does that. https://justgetflux.com/. Windows also has a built-in ?night light? setting that does the same thing. -Andi :) From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2019 9:38 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Low Blue LIght App Hello, we have a student with post-concussion issues who requires a low blue light app on a computer, I guess to reduce eye strain. Can anyone provide any suggestions? I've never heard of such a thing, but being a blind guy myself I would never have had a need to seek out such an app in the past. Thanks for your suggestions! Robert -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist rspangler1@udayton.edu Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023 Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC) University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 Phone: 937-229-2066 Fax: 937-229-3270 Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) Web Site: http://go.udayton.edu/learning [https://www.kings.uwo.ca/kings/assets/Image/email/accessibility-counselling.png] King?s University College is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. Please contact us if you have any particular accommodation requirements or require information in an alternate format. ________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: The contents of this communication, including any attachment(s), are confidential and may be privileged. 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If you need something with a more drastic change, I would recommend ssOverlay https://ssoverlay.software.informer.com/ which has filters that will tint a monitor in a set color. If a student with Dyslexia likes pink or purple color overlays while reading, this would be a good app for them too! Neal Sorensen (pronouns: he, him, his) Accessibility Resources Minnesota State University, Mankato 132 Memorial Library Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: (507) 389-5242 Fax: (507) 389-1199 www.mnsu.edu/access [cid:image001.jpg@01D558C9.42D4C9D0] 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 have received this transmission in error, please delete it from your system without copying it, and notify the sender by reply email so that our address record can be corrected. 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I look forward to exploring and writing more! [https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/329486/OAI_SigPic.png] Samantha Johns Accessibility & Course Support Specialist Portland State University 1825 SW Broadway Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 Portland OR 97201 (503) 725-2754 "Tell me and I'll forget, Teach me and I'll remember, Involve me and I'll learn" -Ben Franklin ________________________________ Disclaimer: This e-mail and any attachments contain material that is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you must not use, retain or disclose any information contained in this e-mail. Any views or opinions expressed in the message are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of Southeast Community College. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dunn > > ADA/Access/Equity Specialist > > Southeast Community College > > 301 So. 68 > th > St. Pl. > > Lincoln, NE 68510-2449 > > sdunn@southeast.edu > > 402.323.3413 > > > > *?But saying thank you and being thankful are two very different things. > The former is part of being mannerly, the latter - well, it's the secret to > a life of happiness and success.?* > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* athen-list on > behalf of Samantha Johns > *Sent:* Thursday, June 30, 2016 6:15 PM > *To:* Ganga Harrison ; Access Technology Higher > Education Network > *Subject:* [Athen] UDL Blog > > Hello Everyone, > > I'm excited to share my first Accessibility Blog post on Universal Design > for Learning! > I > look forward to exploring and writing more! > > > > * * > > *Samantha Johns* > > *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * > > Portland State University > 1825 SW Broadway > > Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 > Portland OR 97201 > (503) 725-2754 > > > "Tell me and I'll forget, Teach me and I'll remember, Involve me and I'll > learn" -Ben Franklin > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Disclaimer: This e-mail and any attachments contain material that is > solely for > the use of the intended recipient(s). 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Dunn >> >> ADA/Access/Equity Specialist >> >> Southeast Community College >> >> 301 So. 68 >> th >> St. Pl. >> >> Lincoln, NE 68510-2449 >> >> sdunn@southeast.edu >> >> 402.323.3413 >> >> >> >> *?But saying thank you and being thankful are two very different things. >> The former is part of being mannerly, the latter - well, it's the secret to >> a life of happiness and success.?* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* athen-list on >> behalf of Samantha Johns >> *Sent:* Thursday, June 30, 2016 6:15 PM >> *To:* Ganga Harrison ; Access Technology Higher >> Education Network >> *Subject:* [Athen] UDL Blog >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> I'm excited to share my first Accessibility Blog post on Universal >> Design for Learning! >> I >> look forward to exploring and writing more! >> >> >> >> * * >> >> *Samantha Johns* >> >> *Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist * >> >> Portland State University >> 1825 SW Broadway >> >> Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209 >> Portland OR 97201 >> (503) 725-2754 >> >> >> "Tell me and I'll forget, Teach me and I'll remember, Involve me and I'll >> learn" -Ben Franklin >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Disclaimer: This e-mail and any attachments contain material that is >> solely for >> the use of the intended recipient(s). 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Mintz) Date: Thu Aug 22 09:46:35 2019 Subject: [Athen] NFB V LACCD - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Is this it? https://www.docketbird.com/court-documents/Roy-Payan-et-al-v-Los-Angeles-Community-College-District-et-al/FINDINGS-OF-FACT-AND-CONCLUSIONS-OF-LAW-signed-by-Judge-Stephen-V-Wilson-See-document-for-details-mrgo/cacd-2:2017-cv-01697-00267 Mark Mintz Assistive Technology Specialist Pasadena City College Room D208 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Sean Keegan Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 7:01 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] NFB V LACCD - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students Hi Peter, The NFB link you provided included the first paragraph, but did not include the information about the judgement. Several people have sent me snippets of the judgment, but no one has been able to share the actual document itself. Can you provide a link to where you found the actual judgement? Thanks! Sean On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 6:10 PM Bossley, Peter A. > wrote: Many of you have probably seen this floating around but I hadn?t seen it posted here yet. From the NFB release: https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/federal-court-rules-favor-blind-students ?The Federal District Court for the Central District of California Found that LACCD violated the students? rights under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by, among other things, failing to provide them with accessible documents and course materials, failing to provide equal access to library resources, procuring and using inaccessible educational technology, and maintaining an inaccessible website. The court specifically criticized the use of the Pearson MyMathLab product, finding that Los Angeles Community College failed ?to provide [Roy] Payan with meaningful access to his course materials in the math classes in which Payan enrolled, either through the MyMathLab software program or via equivalent accessible assignments from a math textbook in a timely manner.?? From my perspective, although the order leaves intact the allowance for alternative means of access, it does significantly raise the bar for that alternative from ?substantially equivalent? to ?prior to or at the same time sighted students are provided access?. If this signals the future of NFB advocacy efforts around digital accessibility, it will make up front accessibility all the more critical in higher education; with the 24/7 anytime nature of online technology, were this enhanced standard for alternative access to spread, it seems near impossible to meet without full native accessibility up front. From the judgement, a few of the most salient points: ?Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall evaluate LACC's integrated library system website and all library databases available to students enrolled at LACC to determine whether the library resources are fully accessible to blind students. LACCD shall either (a) discontinue the use of any inaccessible library databases, inaccessible documents contained in library databases, or other inaccessible library resources available to students enrolled at LACC or (b) establish alternative means of providing access to the equivalent benefits of the inaccessible library resources to blind students in a timely manner, i.e., prior to or at the same time sighted students are provided access to those library resources, including outside of the classroom; Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall ensure that the LACCD website, the LACC website, and all other educational or instructional websites available to students enrolled at LACC, including all educational resources or embedded programs on those websites (such as PeopleSoft) made available to LACC students, are accessible to blind students in accordance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards;? [The Ohio State University] Peter Bossley Deputy ADA Coordinator ADA Coordinator's Office - Office of Institutional Equity 950 Lincoln Tower, 1800 Cannon Drive, Columbus, OH 43210 614-688-3028 Office bossley.5@osu.edu / ada.osu.edu ________________________________ _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 3605 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From bossley.5 at osu.edu Thu Aug 22 12:11:09 2019 From: bossley.5 at osu.edu (Bossley, Peter A.) Date: Thu Aug 22 12:11:47 2019 Subject: [Athen] NFB V LACCD - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: That is an earlier document; the final judgement is here: https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.671736/gov.uscourts.cacd.671736.330.0.pdf (this is an untagged PDF) From: athen-list On Behalf Of Mark C. Mintz Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2019 12:46 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] NFB V LACCD - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students Is this it? https://www.docketbird.com/court-documents/Roy-Payan-et-al-v-Los-Angeles-Community-College-District-et-al/FINDINGS-OF-FACT-AND-CONCLUSIONS-OF-LAW-signed-by-Judge-Stephen-V-Wilson-See-document-for-details-mrgo/cacd-2:2017-cv-01697-00267 Mark Mintz Assistive Technology Specialist Pasadena City College Room D208 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Sean Keegan Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 7:01 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] NFB V LACCD - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students Hi Peter, The NFB link you provided included the first paragraph, but did not include the information about the judgement. Several people have sent me snippets of the judgment, but no one has been able to share the actual document itself. Can you provide a link to where you found the actual judgement? Thanks! Sean On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 6:10 PM Bossley, Peter A. > wrote: Many of you have probably seen this floating around but I hadn?t seen it posted here yet. From the NFB release: https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/federal-court-rules-favor-blind-students ?The Federal District Court for the Central District of California Found that LACCD violated the students? rights under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by, among other things, failing to provide them with accessible documents and course materials, failing to provide equal access to library resources, procuring and using inaccessible educational technology, and maintaining an inaccessible website. The court specifically criticized the use of the Pearson MyMathLab product, finding that Los Angeles Community College failed ?to provide [Roy] Payan with meaningful access to his course materials in the math classes in which Payan enrolled, either through the MyMathLab software program or via equivalent accessible assignments from a math textbook in a timely manner.?? From my perspective, although the order leaves intact the allowance for alternative means of access, it does significantly raise the bar for that alternative from ?substantially equivalent? to ?prior to or at the same time sighted students are provided access?. If this signals the future of NFB advocacy efforts around digital accessibility, it will make up front accessibility all the more critical in higher education; with the 24/7 anytime nature of online technology, were this enhanced standard for alternative access to spread, it seems near impossible to meet without full native accessibility up front. From the judgement, a few of the most salient points: ?Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall evaluate LACC's integrated library system website and all library databases available to students enrolled at LACC to determine whether the library resources are fully accessible to blind students. LACCD shall either (a) discontinue the use of any inaccessible library databases, inaccessible documents contained in library databases, or other inaccessible library resources available to students enrolled at LACC or (b) establish alternative means of providing access to the equivalent benefits of the inaccessible library resources to blind students in a timely manner, i.e., prior to or at the same time sighted students are provided access to those library resources, including outside of the classroom; Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall ensure that the LACCD website, the LACC website, and all other educational or instructional websites available to students enrolled at LACC, including all educational resources or embedded programs on those websites (such as PeopleSoft) made available to LACC students, are accessible to blind students in accordance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards;? [The Ohio State University] Peter Bossley Deputy ADA Coordinator ADA Coordinator's Office - Office of Institutional Equity 950 Lincoln Tower, 1800 Cannon Drive, Columbus, OH 43210 614-688-3028 Office bossley.5@osu.edu / ada.osu.edu ________________________________ _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 3605 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From bossley.5 at osu.edu Thu Aug 22 13:39:11 2019 From: bossley.5 at osu.edu (Bossley, Peter A.) Date: Thu Aug 22 13:39:37 2019 Subject: [Athen] NFB V LACCD - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Someone over on the IT Access list posted a link to a much better copy of the final order: https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20190730797 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Mark C. Mintz Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2019 12:46 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] NFB V LACCD - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students Is this it? https://www.docketbird.com/court-documents/Roy-Payan-et-al-v-Los-Angeles-Community-College-District-et-al/FINDINGS-OF-FACT-AND-CONCLUSIONS-OF-LAW-signed-by-Judge-Stephen-V-Wilson-See-document-for-details-mrgo/cacd-2:2017-cv-01697-00267 Mark Mintz Assistive Technology Specialist Pasadena City College Room D208 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Sean Keegan Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 7:01 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] NFB V LACCD - Federal Court Rules in Favor of Blind Students Hi Peter, The NFB link you provided included the first paragraph, but did not include the information about the judgement. Several people have sent me snippets of the judgment, but no one has been able to share the actual document itself. Can you provide a link to where you found the actual judgement? Thanks! Sean On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 6:10 PM Bossley, Peter A. > wrote: Many of you have probably seen this floating around but I hadn?t seen it posted here yet. From the NFB release: https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/federal-court-rules-favor-blind-students ?The Federal District Court for the Central District of California Found that LACCD violated the students? rights under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by, among other things, failing to provide them with accessible documents and course materials, failing to provide equal access to library resources, procuring and using inaccessible educational technology, and maintaining an inaccessible website. The court specifically criticized the use of the Pearson MyMathLab product, finding that Los Angeles Community College failed ?to provide [Roy] Payan with meaningful access to his course materials in the math classes in which Payan enrolled, either through the MyMathLab software program or via equivalent accessible assignments from a math textbook in a timely manner.?? From my perspective, although the order leaves intact the allowance for alternative means of access, it does significantly raise the bar for that alternative from ?substantially equivalent? to ?prior to or at the same time sighted students are provided access?. If this signals the future of NFB advocacy efforts around digital accessibility, it will make up front accessibility all the more critical in higher education; with the 24/7 anytime nature of online technology, were this enhanced standard for alternative access to spread, it seems near impossible to meet without full native accessibility up front. From the judgement, a few of the most salient points: ?Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall evaluate LACC's integrated library system website and all library databases available to students enrolled at LACC to determine whether the library resources are fully accessible to blind students. LACCD shall either (a) discontinue the use of any inaccessible library databases, inaccessible documents contained in library databases, or other inaccessible library resources available to students enrolled at LACC or (b) establish alternative means of providing access to the equivalent benefits of the inaccessible library resources to blind students in a timely manner, i.e., prior to or at the same time sighted students are provided access to those library resources, including outside of the classroom; Within one year of the date of this Order, LACCD shall ensure that the LACCD website, the LACC website, and all other educational or instructional websites available to students enrolled at LACC, including all educational resources or embedded programs on those websites (such as PeopleSoft) made available to LACC students, are accessible to blind students in accordance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards;? [The Ohio State University] Peter Bossley Deputy ADA Coordinator ADA Coordinator's Office - Office of Institutional Equity 950 Lincoln Tower, 1800 Cannon Drive, Columbus, OH 43210 614-688-3028 Office bossley.5@osu.edu / ada.osu.edu ________________________________ _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 3605 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From hascherdss at gmail.com Fri Aug 23 09:01:13 2019 From: hascherdss at gmail.com (Heidi Scher) Date: Fri Aug 23 09:02:18 2019 Subject: [Athen] Low Blue LIght App In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I use a free software app on my Windows computer. It's called PangoBright. As I have chronic migraines, I love it because I can set different color overlays, it will apply to all three of my monitors, and I can adjust the intensity based on percentage of darkness. If the individual works on multiple devices, then the suggestion of getting glasses which have blue-filter in the lenses would be the most logical. Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director - AT *she, her, hers* Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas 1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 phone 479.575.7445 fax +++++++++++++++ On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 9:29 AM Doug Hayman wrote: > If no computer based solution is found a user can wear blue blocking > lens. Did that myself until iOS provided that as a feature. > > Doug > > On Thursday, August 22, 2019, Robert Spangler > wrote: > >> Hello, we have a student with post-concussion issues who requires a low >> blue light app on a computer, I guess to reduce eye strain. Can anyone >> provide any suggestions? I've never heard of such a thing, but being a >> blind guy myself I would never have had a need to seek out such an app in >> the past. Thanks for your suggestions! >> >> Robert >> >> >> -- >> Robert Spangler >> Disability Services Technical Support Specialist >> rspangler1@udayton.edu >> Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023 >> Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC) >> University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469 >> -1302 >> >> Phone: 937-229-2066 >> Fax: 937-229-3270 >> Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of >> hearing) >> Web Site: http://go.udayton.edu/learning >> >> > > -- > Doug Hayman w.edu> > Senior Computer Specialist > DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology) > UW Technology Services > Box 354842 > Seattle, WA 98195 > (206) 221-4165 > http://www.washington.edu/doit > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Leyna Bencomo Assistive Technology Specialist Office of 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/ [sig logo small] From: athen-list On Behalf Of Heidi Scher Sent: Friday, August 23, 2019 10:01 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Low Blue LIght App I use a free software app on my Windows computer. It's called PangoBright. As I have chronic migraines, I love it because I can set different color overlays, it will apply to all three of my monitors, and I can adjust the intensity based on percentage of darkness. If the individual works on multiple devices, then the suggestion of getting glasses which have blue-filter in the lenses would be the most logical. Heidi +++++++++++++++ Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC Associate Director - AT she, her, hers Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas 1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209 Fayetteville, AR 72701 479.575.3104 phone 479.575.7445 fax +++++++++++++++ On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 9:29 AM Doug Hayman > wrote: If no computer based solution is found a user can wear blue blocking lens. Did that myself until iOS provided that as a feature. Doug On Thursday, August 22, 2019, Robert Spangler > wrote: Hello, we have a student with post-concussion issues who requires a low blue light app on a computer, I guess to reduce eye strain. Can anyone provide any suggestions? I've never heard of such a thing, but being a blind guy myself I would never have had a need to seek out such an app in the past. Thanks for your suggestions! Robert -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist rspangler1@udayton.edu Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023 Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC) University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 Phone: 937-229-2066 Fax: 937-229-3270 Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) Web Site: http://go.udayton.edu/learning -- Doug Hayman w.edu> Senior Computer Specialist DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology) UW Technology Services Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195 (206) 221-4165 http://www.washington.edu/doit _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 15239 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From lydia at autistichoya.com Fri Aug 23 12:04:20 2019 From: lydia at autistichoya.com (Lydia X. Z. Brown) Date: Fri Aug 23 12:00:53 2019 Subject: [Athen] Low Blue LIght App In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I second the suggestion for f.lux. I use it on both my laptop and my phone, and it's wonderful. ______________ *Lydia X. Z. Brown * (they/them/theirs) lydia@autistichoya.com +1 (202) 618-0187 www.autistichoya.net ??No? might make them angry. but it will make you free. ? if no one has ever told you, your freedom is more important than their anger? ? Nayyirah Waheed ?Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.? ? Arundhati Roy ?Life is short and the world is at least half terrible, and for every kind stranger, there is one who would break you, though I keep this from my children. I am trying to sell them the world. Any decent realtor, walking you through a real shithole, chirps on about good bones: This place could be beautiful, right? You could make this place beautiful.? ? Maggie Smith *Resist. Stay Ungovernable. Rebel.* *If you or someone you know is currently in danger or in crisis*, please consider reaching out to someone who might be able to help ? click for a list of text message, online chat, videophone, TTY, and phone hotlines , including those specific to Deaf, LGBTQ+, and trans people. *Generally having a hard time*? Try bit.ly/selfcarehelp for a text-accessible, interactive self-care/executive functioning tool. ? On Fri, Aug 23, 2019 at 1:00 PM Leyna Bencomo wrote: > Along with blue light, you should be aware that there are a number of > colored overlays that students with dyslexia and/or the controversial Irlen > Syndrome use in order to read easier. Read & Write has a nice one that > allows you to change the opacity as well as the color and a good number of > my students with learning disabilities use this happily when shown that it > is available. Some of my students who have a hard time focusing on the > line of text also use the R&W masking tool to mask everything but the line > they are reading to prevent their eyes from losing focus. That additional > tool on R&W is called the spotlight tool. You can find other masking > software using the terms: screen masking, visual overlay, screen tinting, > color filter, and even Irlen filter. > > > > *Leyna Bencomo * > > Assistive Technology Specialist > > Office of 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/ > > [image: sig logo small] > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Heidi Scher > *Sent:* Friday, August 23, 2019 10:01 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Low Blue LIght App > > > > I use a free software app on my Windows computer. It's called PangoBright. > As I have chronic migraines, I love it because I can set different color > overlays, it will apply to all three of my monitors, and I can adjust the > intensity based on percentage of darkness. > > > > If the individual works on multiple devices, then the suggestion of > getting glasses which have blue-filter in the lenses would be the most > logical. > > > > Heidi > > +++++++++++++++ > Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC > Associate Director - AT > > *she, her, hers* > > Center for Educational Access at the University of Arkansas > > 1 University of Arkansas, ARKU 209 > Fayetteville, AR 72701 > 479.575.3104 phone > 479.575.7445 fax > +++++++++++++++ > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 9:29 AM Doug Hayman wrote: > > If no computer based solution is found a user can wear blue blocking > lens. Did that myself until iOS provided that as a feature. > > > > Doug > > On Thursday, August 22, 2019, Robert Spangler > wrote: > > Hello, we have a student with post-concussion issues who requires a low > blue light app on a computer, I guess to reduce eye strain. Can anyone > provide any suggestions? I've never heard of such a thing, but being a > blind guy myself I would never have had a need to seek out such an app in > the past. Thanks for your suggestions! > > > > Robert > > > > > -- > > Robert Spangler > Disability Services Technical Support Specialist > rspangler1@udayton.edu > Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023 > Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC) > University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469 > -1302 > > Phone: 937-229-2066 > > Fax: 937-229-3270 > > Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) > > Web Site: http://go.udayton.edu/learning > > > > > -- > > Doug Hayman w.edu > > > > Senior Computer Specialist > DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology) > UW Technology Services > Box 354842 > Seattle, WA 98195 > (206) 221-4165 > http://www.washington.edu/doit > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From todd.schwanke at wisc.edu Sat Aug 24 10:29:52 2019 From: todd.schwanke at wisc.edu (Todd Schwanke) Date: Sat Aug 24 10:30:00 2019 Subject: [Athen] Fluorescents lights in classrooms and process for accommodations and upgrades? Message-ID: Hi ATHEN: I assume other campuses also have periodic accommodation requests related to fluorescent lights in classrooms... flicker, glare, brightness. While this does come up with other areas of buildings, my focus here is classrooms since they tend to be relatively large (compared to an office) and open shared spaces with occupants close together. I'm working on options (hopefully with little reinventing of the wheel) that are more scalable/standardized, quicker to implement, and consistent with state building standards (cost, safety, energy, etc.). When possible, I'd also like the solutions for the individual accommodations to improve the lighting in those classrooms so that there are fewer classrooms where there are these types of concerns. Like many campuses, we have buildings that are from various time periods. I'm wondering if other campuses have process/procedures/products in place that are publically available or that you can share that are working well around any of the following: 1) When there is a concern... testing/determining which buildings/classrooms have fluorescent lights with more flicker (generally students will refer to all fluorescents, even when some fixtures/bulbs create concerns and others do not). (What is the department that does the testing?) 2) Determining which classrooms will impact a student, without waiting until the first week of class. 3) Replacing overhead fluorescents with LED light bulbs/fixtures that have been tested/spec'd specifically for no or low flicker (whether for accommodations or as part of upgrade/remodel/new construction) 4) LED retrofits for existing fluorescent fixtures 5) Add-on or retrofit diffusers that are working well (and ideally fit a number of different fixtures) 6) Guidance or rules about bringing in supplemental lights, such as floor lamps 7) Guidance for when classes are relocated to another building or classroom Note that I'm assuming that other options have been tried or ruled out (visors, tinted glasses, removing bulbs, turning off a light zone, sitting next to a window if available, etc) On a side note, if you have wording that helps clinicians get at whether a "light sensitivity" is related to flicker, glare, brightness, color temp, other, that would be helpful as well. 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My campus has had a 5 user >license for Zoom Text and a 10 user license for JAWS for the past >12+ years. If you have transitioned to Fusion, please share the >positives and negatives. Is it recommended or should I keep my >individual licenses? > >Thanks for any input. > >Bryon > >Bryon Kluesner, RhD >Adaptive Technology Coordinator >Disability Resource Center >Adjunct Professor >College of Health, Education & Professional Studies >University of Tennessee at Chattanooga >103 Frist Hall >Chattanooga, TN 37403 >423-425-5251 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alpuzz at msu.edu Sat Aug 24 17:51:46 2019 From: alpuzz at msu.edu (Puzzuoli, Al) Date: Sat Aug 24 17:52:04 2019 Subject: [Athen] Transition to Fusion In-Reply-To: <201908242224.x7OMONmP007813@mxout23.cac.washington.edu> References: <201908242224.x7OMONmP007813@mxout23.cac.washington.edu> Message-ID: I work for Vispero on the technical side of things, so can't speak much to pricing or upgrade paths, but from a technical perspective, there is no downside. Fusion licenses will authorize standalone JAWS, standalone ZoomText, or both products installed as a bundle. There is no need to re-image, or install Fusion on all machines, etc. If you have a JAWS user who will only ever need JAWS, just use the JAWS installer, it will authorize with a Fusion license. Same goes for ZT. Hope this helps, --Al From: athen-list On Behalf Of David Andrews Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 6:24 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Transition to Fusion I wrok for a state agency for the blind. We had a 50 seat JAWS license, and a 20 seat ZoomText license. We combined everything into a 60-seat Fusion license -- and it has worked out fine. Ultimately it should save us some money. Dave At 02:06 AM 8/24/2019, you wrote: Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_BN6PR10MB142796596D69F37C4C26A65A9AA70BN6PR10MB1427namp_" Hi all, I am considering transitioning to Fusion. My campus has had a 5 user license for Zoom Text and a 10 user license for JAWS for the past 12+ years. If you have transitioned to Fusion, please share the positives and negatives. Is it recommended or should I keep my individual licenses? Thanks for any input. 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From: athen-list On Behalf Of Puzzuoli, Al Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 8:52 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Transition to Fusion I work for Vispero on the technical side of things, so can't speak much to pricing or upgrade paths, but from a technical perspective, there is no downside. Fusion licenses will authorize standalone JAWS, standalone ZoomText, or both products installed as a bundle. There is no need to re-image, or install Fusion on all machines, etc. If you have a JAWS user who will only ever need JAWS, just use the JAWS installer, it will authorize with a Fusion license. Same goes for ZT. Hope this helps, --Al From: athen-list On Behalf Of David Andrews Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 6:24 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Transition to Fusion I wrok for a state agency for the blind. We had a 50 seat JAWS license, and a 20 seat ZoomText license. 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URL: From alpuzz at msu.edu Sat Aug 24 18:52:10 2019 From: alpuzz at msu.edu (Puzzuoli, Al) Date: Sat Aug 24 18:52:15 2019 Subject: [Athen] Transition to Fusion In-Reply-To: References: <201908242224.x7OMONmP007813@mxout23.cac.washington.edu> Message-ID: Peter, That's interesting, and should not have been the case. Not sure why that occurred, but the licenses should authorize all of them. If you are still seeing that behavior with 2019, please let me know; though I can't fathom why it would have occurred with 2018 in the first place. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Bossley, Peter A. Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 9:01 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Transition to Fusion Hi Al, This may have changed, but with 2018 we didn't find this to be true; an authorization number for Fusion would not authorize JAWS standalone or Zoom Text. The network license would activate JAWS standalone but not Zoom Text. I haven't tried that with 2019 versions, though. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Puzzuoli, Al Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 8:52 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Transition to Fusion I work for Vispero on the technical side of things, so can't speak much to pricing or upgrade paths, but from a technical perspective, there is no downside. Fusion licenses will authorize standalone JAWS, standalone ZoomText, or both products installed as a bundle. There is no need to re-image, or install Fusion on all machines, etc. If you have a JAWS user who will only ever need JAWS, just use the JAWS installer, it will authorize with a Fusion license. Same goes for ZT. Hope this helps, --Al From: athen-list > On Behalf Of David Andrews Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 6:24 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Transition to Fusion I wrok for a state agency for the blind. We had a 50 seat JAWS license, and a 20 seat ZoomText license. 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URL: From adwershing at pstcc.edu Sun Aug 25 09:42:24 2019 From: adwershing at pstcc.edu (Wershing, Alice D.) Date: Sun Aug 25 09:42:42 2019 Subject: [Athen] [External] Transition to Fusion In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We have recently transitioned to Fusion. I transferred our JAWS stand alone licenses a few years ago to Network licenses. In updating JAWS for this year, I added Fusion to add ZoomText back to our software tools. The advantage of a network license over stand alone is that I can have our IT department set up stations wherever I have students. For example in the Testing Center, it is now on every computer. The student won't have to wait for a station, and they can sit wherever they want, like all of our students. Hope this helps. Alice Wershing, Pellissippi State Community College , Knoxville ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Kluesner, Bryon Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 3:06 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [External] [Athen] Transition to Fusion CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Pellissippi State. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi all, I am considering transitioning to Fusion. My campus has had a 5 user license for Zoom Text and a 10 user license for JAWS for the past 12+ years. If you have transitioned to Fusion, please share the positives and negatives. Is it recommended or should I keep my individual licenses? Thanks for any input. 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Associate Vice President, Institutional Accessibility & ADA Coordinator , Broward College P: +1 (954) 2012313 E: clevins@broward.edu | W: broward.edu A: 1000 E Coconut Creek Pkwy.; Coconut Creek, FL 33066 [cid:image726001.png@68E50A25.F6EC5B47] [Broward College Top 10 Aspen Prize Finalist] From: athen-list On Behalf Of ATHEN President Sent: Friday, August 9, 2019 2:30 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] 2019 ATHEN Ron Stewart Professional Development Award CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Broward College. DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you are expecting the information and recognize the sender. ________________________________ Hi all, If you are an active ATHEN member, you should have just received an email from the ATHEN Executive Board announcing that we are now accepting applications for this year's Ron Stewart Professional Development Award. If you believe you are an active ATHEN member and you did not receive an email with application details, please reply to this email. Also - the following institutions have an ATHEN institutional membership without an email for a point of contact. If you are affiliated with one of the institutions/companies listed below and would like application details, respond to this email. Amherst College Broward College Colorado State University Columbus State Community College CSU Office of the Chancellor George Mason University Humboldt State University Northern Arizona University Radford University Sonocent LLC University of Alabama University of Virginia University of Washington Washtenaw Community College Webster University Thank you and have a good weekend! ATHEN Executive Board ________________________________ Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from College employees regarding College business are public records, available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this email communication may be subject to public disclosure. ________________________________ Please consider the environment before printing this email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image811000.png Type: image/png Size: 5701 bytes Desc: image811000.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image726001.png Type: image/png Size: 1494 bytes Desc: image726001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Subject: Please help us to disseminate survey to gauge the usefulness of *accessibility* and *Universal Design* topics in college level design and technology courses. Dear Colleague: We are contacting you because of your interest in web accessibility and Universal Design or because of your interest in teaching about these topics. As part of a grant project for *Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula* (UDUC), we are conducting a survey to gauge the benefits to students of taking college level courses that include accessibility and Universal Design topics. Our goal is to have the survey sent out to current or recently graduated students by departments or colleges that have a focus on Computer Science, Digital Media, Environmental Design, or other technical or design-related programs. If possible, please ask your department or school to send out the student survey invite (see below) to current students and recent graduates (up to 3 years since graduation) from the program. If this is not possible, please consider sending out the student invite to students who have taken and completed your courses; and passing along this email to fellow faculty (this can be any faculty within or outside of your university) who teach courses in the areas described above. More information on the study can be found in the student invite below. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at hkramer@colorado.edu or 303-492-8672. Sincerely, Howard Kramer, PI, UDUC [Student survey invite:] Dear Student: The URL below points to a survey for students who have taken Computer Science, Digital Media, Environmental Design, or other technical or design-related courses. The purpose of this survey is to gauge the usefulness of *accessibility* and *Universal Design* topics in college curricula. (Note: these terms are explained below and within the survey). All responses are anonymous. If you are a student who has taken a technology or design course, please consider taking the survey at this URL . *[https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5141286/Universal-Design-Accessibility-Topics-in-College-Curriculum ] * Note your responses from the survey will not be shared with your school or with any other institution. This survey is part of a project for *Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula* (UDUC). It is partly funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). If you have any questions, please contact Howard Kramer at 303-492-8672 or hkramer@colorado.edu. Sincerely, Howard Kramer, PI, UDUC Definitions: *Accessibility* Accessibility refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both "direct access" (i.e. unassisted) and "indirect access" meaning compatibility with a person's Assistive Technology (for example, a wheelchair or computer screen readers). [1] *Universal Design* Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products, communications, and the built environment more usable by as many people as possible at little or no extra cost. Universal design benefits people of all ages and abilities. [2] [1] https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/ [2] https://projects.ncsu.edu/design/cud/about_ud/about_ud.htm -- Regards, Howard Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference * in Westminster, Colorado, Nov 18-22, 2019. Request for proposals will be announced mid-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: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: email invite to colleagues at universities (final 8-26-19).docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 15973 bytes Desc: not available URL: From zondin6 at gatech.edu Thu Aug 29 08:40:52 2019 From: zondin6 at gatech.edu (Ondin, Zerrin) Date: Thu Aug 29 08:41:52 2019 Subject: [Athen] Workshop at EDUCAUSE Annual Conference: Conducting User Experience Evaluations with Students with Disabilities Message-ID: Hi all, If you are attending EDUCAUSE Annual Conference this year, please consider participating in the half-day workshop I am co-teaching on "Conducting User Experience Evaluations with Students with Disabilities". If you are interested, register at: https://events.educause.edu/annual-conference/2019/agenda/how-to-conduct-user-experience-evaluations-with-students-with-disabilities-separate-registration-is How to Conduct User Experience Evaluations with Students with Disabilities Location: Chicago, IL Date:Monday, October 14, 2019 Time: 8:00a.m. - 11:30a.m. CT Presenters: Zerrin Ondin, PhD, UXC Research Scientist Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation Georgia Tech Zeynep Ondin, PhD, UXC Director, UX Design and Assessment IT Experience & Engagement, Division of IT Virginia Tech Abstract: This workshop will cover information on disability, assistive technology, and step-by-step instructions on conducting UX evaluation sessions with students with disabilities to better understand accessibility issues and offer more effective solutions. Recruiting and preparing participants, accessible data collection materials, arranging study locations, appropriate language, preparing multiple means for communication, different UX methods (usability testing, observations, surveys, and think aloud), measures and metrics, and reporting results will be presented. Please feel free to share with people you think may be interested. Zerrin Ondin, Phd Research Scientist Center for Inclusive Design & Innovation Georgia Institute of Technology | College of Design 512 Means Street | Suite 250 | Atlanta, GA 30318 O: 404.385.5255 | F: 404.894.8323 | www.amacusg.gatech.edu (formerly known as AMAC Accessibility) Pronouns: She/Her/Hers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From schwarte at purdue.edu Fri Aug 30 13:20:47 2019 From: schwarte at purdue.edu (Schwarte, David M.) 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[https://SocietyForDisabilityStudies.wildapricot.org/resources/Pictures/SDS%20banner%20with%20blue%20bars2.jpeg] SDS@OSU 2020 Conference: The Society for Disability Studies Strand at the 20th Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, and Disability Conference, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio SDS is pleased to join with OSU in organizing four days of conference sessions and activities! Visit the SDS website for more information, updates, and Membership portal. http://disstudies.org/ The SDS Strand will be open to all to attend but will be arranged, proposed, peer-reviewed, and presented only by SDS Members. Schedule Saturday, April 4: * Morning Workshops: including "Building Academic Programs with Accountability to Community" and "Anti-Racist Work in Organizations," sponsored by the OSU Disability Studies Program. * SDS Afternoon Concurrent Panels. * Evening Keynote: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, sponsored by the OSU Graduate Association for Mental Health Action and Advocacy. * All-day Respite Space: including free food, sponsored by M+A Architects. Sunday, April 5: * SDS Morning and Afternoon Concurrent Panels: lunch provided. * Evening Reception and Dance: sponsored by the OSU Disability Studies Program. * All-day Respite Space: including free food, sponsored by M+A Architects. Monday-Tuesday, April 6-7: * SDS Panels at the Multiple Perspectives Conference: ending at 5pm Tuesday. SDS@OSU 2020 Theme: "Troubling Binaries of Activism and Academics" The SDS Call for Papers will be out shortly. Disability Studies arose from collective action that includes political activism and academic research and teaching. By reexamining the current perception of an academic/activist divide, Disability Studies can explore how fractures are created in coalitions and reframe them as growth plates. Disability activism and academia are interdependent and dynamic. The descriptors activism and scholarship are both ways of thinking and moving towards actions that manifest in a diverse array of webbed implications. Our 2020 conference theme asks participants to reexamine the construct and intentions of activism and scholarship, to trouble reductive and divisive binaries, and to identify collective ways of drawing nearer to an inclusive, equitable, accessible, and social-spatial justice for all, in particular for multiply-marginalized communities. How are activism and study defined within academic and community spaces? What are the specific contexts in which people engage in "activist" and "academic" roles, including as artists, community organizers, scholar-activists, and activist-scholars? How can we generate understanding and sustainable growth out of the tensions engendered by the oversimplified construct of binaries? Who profits from this divisiveness, especially in today's political climate? How can we collectively build a framework of interdependence within activism and scholarship? SDS welcomes proposals in all areas of disability studies, but especially those submissions premised on our theme. If submitting a panel of papers, note that preference will be given to proposals that encourage discussions across the social, cultural, historical, spatial, and disciplinary boundaries, and that connect local, national, international, or transnational communities. PO Box #5570, Eureka, CA 95502 ? 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