From sherylb at uw.edu Sun Jun 2 07:38:57 2019 From: sherylb at uw.edu (Sheryl E. Burgstahler) Date: Sun Jun 2 07:40:03 2019 Subject: [Athen] Request for assistance from AHEAD Message-ID: <2E531D7F-2AD2-4DAE-A17C-8D57208807EA@uw.edu> Forwarded Message: request for assistance by the Association for Higher Education and Disability (originally posted in our AHEAD technology SIG.). Contact Carol directly for details. ------ Hi all, AHEAD has been researching options for an LMS that would interface with its other systems and provide an Association-based experience for members. We now have a possibility in a company that appears to be quite invested in and serious about accessibility. However, and of course, it's essential that AHEAD get feedback on the true accessibility from a knowledgeable screen reader user before moving forward. Therefore, I am reaching out to this SIG ... to ask if anyone would be willing to help with this project. If you would, please be in touch with me directly: carol@ahead.org... and THANK YOU. Carol ------------------------------ Carol Funckes Chief Operating Officer AHEAD Tucson, Arizona 520.609.6600 ------------------------------ Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D. Director, UW Accessible Technology & DO-IT, UW-IT Affiliate Professor, Education University of Washington, Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195 206-543-0622 FAX 206-221-4171 http://staff.washington.edu/sherylb sherylb@uw.edu From lbencomo at uccs.edu Mon Jun 3 09:45:45 2019 From: lbencomo at uccs.edu (Leyna Bencomo) Date: Mon Jun 3 09:46:13 2019 Subject: [Athen] Sonocent Message-ID: For those who wonder, we just finished a pilot run of Sonocent note taking software during the spring semester. We found that a number of our students preferred this product to having a peer notetaker or a smart pen. We are in the process of purchasing. Just thought I?d put out a plug for them. The company was so easy to work with as well. 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] -------------- 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 rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Mon Jun 3 09:51:34 2019 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Mon Jun 3 09:51:48 2019 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Sonocent In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, Did they help you with promotional items during the trial? We ran a trial once before and it did not go well. They have offered to let us try it again and they are going to offer promotional items to help. I?m hoping we get a better result this time. 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 Leyna Bencomo Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 11:46 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT][Athen] Sonocent 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. For those who wonder, we just finished a pilot run of Sonocent note taking software during the spring semester. We found that a number of our students preferred this product to having a peer notetaker or a smart pen. We are in the process of purchasing. Just thought I?d put out a plug for them. The company was so easy to work with as well. 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] -------------- 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 Maria.Spade at stockton.edu Mon Jun 3 09:58:12 2019 From: Maria.Spade at stockton.edu (Spade, Maria) Date: Mon Jun 3 09:58:27 2019 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Sonocent In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Robert, We also did a trial a few years back that was horrible. I just did another one this past spring and they were extremely helpful. There was more training, promotional items, and I had a contact I could email at any time with questions. We had the same experience as Leyna and have also purchased it for the upcoming school year. Maria Spade Adaptive Technology Specialist Pronouns: She, her, hers Stockton University Learning Access Program, J-204 101 Vera King Farris Drive Galloway, NJ 08205 609.652.4988 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Monday, June 03, 2019 12:52 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT] Sonocent *** External email alert *** Hi, Did they help you with promotional items during the trial? We ran a trial once before and it did not go well. They have offered to let us try it again and they are going to offer promotional items to help. I?m hoping we get a better result this time. 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 Leyna Bencomo Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 11:46 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [EXT][Athen] Sonocent 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. For those who wonder, we just finished a pilot run of Sonocent note taking software during the spring semester. We found that a number of our students preferred this product to having a peer notetaker or a smart pen. We are in the process of purchasing. Just thought I?d put out a plug for them. The company was so easy to work with as well. 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] -------------- 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 erik.ferguson at pcc.edu Mon Jun 3 10:05:40 2019 From: erik.ferguson at pcc.edu (Erik Ferguson) Date: Mon Jun 3 10:05:59 2019 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Sonocent In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: As with Robert we are a community college and our Sonocent pilot did not go well. We had access to plenty of promotional material and a good relationship with the vendor but we just could not sell the complex multi-featured software in comparison with the simplicity of the livescribe pen. We still loan out 100 plus livescribes per term. In comparison, we had one student using sonocent last year and consequently purchased just one licence. I can only speculate that we may have a larger percentage of Adult Basic Education students that come in with less access to technology at home and less technology exposure in general. Again, purely speculative. For those of you successfully using Sonocent, how many licences are you using? Are you a 2 year or 4 year school? What does your process of onboarding look like? Thank you. On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 9:53 AM Robert Beach wrote: > Hi, > > > > Did they help you with promotional items during the trial? We ran a trial > once before and it did not go well. They have offered to let us try it > again and they are going to offer promotional items to help. I?m hoping we > get a better result this time. > > > > > > 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 *Leyna Bencomo > *Sent:* Monday, June 3, 2019 11:46 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* [EXT][Athen] Sonocent > > > > *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 .* > > For those who wonder, we just finished a pilot run of Sonocent note taking > software during the spring semester. We found that a number of our > students preferred this product to having a peer notetaker or a smart pen. > We are in the process of purchasing. Just thought I?d put out a plug for > them. The company was so easy to work with as well. > > > > *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] > _______________________________________________ > 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... 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For students who are new to college note-taking and/or are working with audiences who do not easily adopt new technologies, having a person available to work with a student on a regular basis to refine the note-taking process is critical. The technology component has to be as simple as absolutely possible so that there is opportunity for a college professional to work with students on developing note-taking skills rather than jumping through all the hoops required to operate the note-taking software or device. I did see another note-taking company at CSUN this past year called Note Taking Express (https://notetakingexpress.com/) that looks interesting. Both Sonocent and Note Taking Express have pros and cons from a technology perspective, but after reviewing much data, I feel the most important component is having a person who can regularly assist a student with note-taking skill development. Take care, Sean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I noticed some accessibility issues with the Android App, and the salesperson said they switched developers midway, if I sent the information, they would fix it (I did). I haven?t tested on the other apps yet, though it?s on my to do list. The other issue, which should have been fixed by now, is team members could see other people on their team, so you lost confidentiality. They were supposed to patch it so you could set up anonymous groups a week or so ago. If we do it, I?ll try and report out to the group. Mark Mintz Alt Media Specialist Pasadena City College From: athen-list On Behalf Of Sean Keegan Sent: Monday, June 03, 2019 10:25 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT] Sonocent We ran a basic evaluation of a note-taking program in the CCC system and I believe some of the most critical items for the success of any of these software programs is to keep it simple for students, provide the software app on the student's desired platform (e.g., mobile vs. laptop vs. Chromebook), and have a person or people who can regularly engage with the student to assess and refine the student's note-taking skills. While such note-taking technology solutions seem straightforward, many of us are in professional roles and have had MUCH experience in taking notes throughout our college careers. For students who are new to college note-taking and/or are working with audiences who do not easily adopt new technologies, having a person available to work with a student on a regular basis to refine the note-taking process is critical. The technology component has to be as simple as absolutely possible so that there is opportunity for a college professional to work with students on developing note-taking skills rather than jumping through all the hoops required to operate the note-taking software or device. I did see another note-taking company at CSUN this past year called Note Taking Express (https://notetakingexpress.com/) that looks interesting. Both Sonocent and Note Taking Express have pros and cons from a technology perspective, but after reviewing much data, I feel the most important component is having a person who can regularly assist a student with note-taking skill development. Take care, Sean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lbencomo at uccs.edu Mon Jun 3 11:45:33 2019 From: lbencomo at uccs.edu (Leyna Bencomo) Date: Mon Jun 3 11:45:54 2019 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Sonocent In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We did get promo material and a wonderful contact at the company. However, we took the time to create our own class and held it once a week for about 3 months for anyone who wanted to try the product. I thought that the software was a bit too complex so I kept the class content to the basics of notetaking. I am available for those students who want to learn more of the features. I do the same thing with the Livescribe pen. I just teach them how to take notes and study from those notes. We didn?t get an overwhelming response but we did get some students who found it helpful and wanted to continue using it. Our Disability Services coordinators were all for it since the alternative peer notetaking is so difficult to manage. Regards, 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 Mark C. Mintz Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 11:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT] Sonocent We?ve been looking at Otter (https://otter.ai) as a notetaking tool for students. The feedback I get from students I demo it to is extremely positive, compared to Sonocent which is complex and requires multiple passes to make good notes. I agree that the most critical thing is having someone who is good at notetaking who can assist the student with making good notes, however, this allows simple lookup access, so it?s more ?Google? than ?Encyclopedia Britannica?. We?re looking at a license for next year. They?re offering accounts at $75 per account per year for education. I noticed some accessibility issues with the Android App, and the salesperson said they switched developers midway, if I sent the information, they would fix it (I did). I haven?t tested on the other apps yet, though it?s on my to do list. The other issue, which should have been fixed by now, is team members could see other people on their team, so you lost confidentiality. They were supposed to patch it so you could set up anonymous groups a week or so ago. If we do it, I?ll try and report out to the group. Mark Mintz Alt Media Specialist Pasadena City College From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Sean Keegan Sent: Monday, June 03, 2019 10:25 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT] Sonocent We ran a basic evaluation of a note-taking program in the CCC system and I believe some of the most critical items for the success of any of these software programs is to keep it simple for students, provide the software app on the student's desired platform (e.g., mobile vs. laptop vs. Chromebook), and have a person or people who can regularly engage with the student to assess and refine the student's note-taking skills. While such note-taking technology solutions seem straightforward, many of us are in professional roles and have had MUCH experience in taking notes throughout our college careers. For students who are new to college note-taking and/or are working with audiences who do not easily adopt new technologies, having a person available to work with a student on a regular basis to refine the note-taking process is critical. The technology component has to be as simple as absolutely possible so that there is opportunity for a college professional to work with students on developing note-taking skills rather than jumping through all the hoops required to operate the note-taking software or device. I did see another note-taking company at CSUN this past year called Note Taking Express (https://notetakingexpress.com/) that looks interesting. Both Sonocent and Note Taking Express have pros and cons from a technology perspective, but after reviewing much data, I feel the most important component is having a person who can regularly assist a student with note-taking skill development. Take care, Sean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I just did another one this past spring and they were extremely helpful. There was more training, promotional items, and I had a contact I could email at any time with questions. We had the same experience as Leyna and have also purchased it for the upcoming school year. Maria Spade Adaptive Technology Specialist Pronouns: She, her, hers Stockton University Learning Access Program, J-204 101 Vera King Farris Drive Galloway, NJ 08205 609.652.4988 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Monday, June 03, 2019 12:52 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT] Sonocent *** External email alert *** Hi, Did they help you with promotional items during the trial? We ran a trial once before and it did not go well. They have offered to let us try it again and they are going to offer promotional items to help. I?m hoping we get a better result this time. 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 Leyna Bencomo Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 11:46 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [EXT][Athen] Sonocent 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. For those who wonder, we just finished a pilot run of Sonocent note taking software during the spring semester. We found that a number of our students preferred this product to having a peer notetaker or a smart pen. We are in the process of purchasing. Just thought I?d put out a plug for them. The company was so easy to work with as well. 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] -------------- 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 rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Mon Jun 3 12:00:23 2019 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Mon Jun 3 12:00:46 2019 Subject: [Athen] [EXT]Re: [EXT] Sonocent In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I agree with you, Sean. That?s why this time I have pulled our Learning Specialist in to do some sessions on good notetaking techniques. I think she will make a difference. 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 Sean Keegan Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 12:25 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT]Re: [Athen] [EXT] Sonocent 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. We ran a basic evaluation of a note-taking program in the CCC system and I believe some of the most critical items for the success of any of these software programs is to keep it simple for students, provide the software app on the student's desired platform (e.g., mobile vs. laptop vs. Chromebook), and have a person or people who can regularly engage with the student to assess and refine the student's note-taking skills. While such note-taking technology solutions seem straightforward, many of us are in professional roles and have had MUCH experience in taking notes throughout our college careers. For students who are new to college note-taking and/or are working with audiences who do not easily adopt new technologies, having a person available to work with a student on a regular basis to refine the note-taking process is critical. The technology component has to be as simple as absolutely possible so that there is opportunity for a college professional to work with students on developing note-taking skills rather than jumping through all the hoops required to operate the note-taking software or device. I did see another note-taking company at CSUN this past year called Note Taking Express (https://notetakingexpress.com/) that looks interesting. Both Sonocent and Note Taking Express have pros and cons from a technology perspective, but after reviewing much data, I feel the most important component is having a person who can regularly assist a student with note-taking skill development. Take care, Sean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lbencomo at uccs.edu Mon Jun 3 12:20:24 2019 From: lbencomo at uccs.edu (Leyna Bencomo) Date: Mon Jun 3 12:20:36 2019 Subject: [Athen] [EXT]Re: [EXT] Sonocent In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I agree as well. Fortunately, that is my passion?teaching and training. My master?s degree is on Learning Technology. I consider that my favorite part of the AT role, training students to use tech. And I agree that as they go along, they can get better and learn the more nuanced features. I am fortunate to be able to do that sometimes and in that we have an AT Lab where I can observe the students and work with them. 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 Robert Beach Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 1:00 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT]Re: [EXT] Sonocent I agree with you, Sean. That?s why this time I have pulled our Learning Specialist in to do some sessions on good notetaking techniques. I think she will make a difference. 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 Sean Keegan Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 12:25 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [EXT]Re: [Athen] [EXT] Sonocent 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. We ran a basic evaluation of a note-taking program in the CCC system and I believe some of the most critical items for the success of any of these software programs is to keep it simple for students, provide the software app on the student's desired platform (e.g., mobile vs. laptop vs. Chromebook), and have a person or people who can regularly engage with the student to assess and refine the student's note-taking skills. While such note-taking technology solutions seem straightforward, many of us are in professional roles and have had MUCH experience in taking notes throughout our college careers. For students who are new to college note-taking and/or are working with audiences who do not easily adopt new technologies, having a person available to work with a student on a regular basis to refine the note-taking process is critical. The technology component has to be as simple as absolutely possible so that there is opportunity for a college professional to work with students on developing note-taking skills rather than jumping through all the hoops required to operate the note-taking software or device. I did see another note-taking company at CSUN this past year called Note Taking Express (https://notetakingexpress.com/) that looks interesting. Both Sonocent and Note Taking Express have pros and cons from a technology perspective, but after reviewing much data, I feel the most important component is having a person who can regularly assist a student with note-taking skill development. Take care, Sean -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Neal Sorensen (pronouns: he, him, his) Accessibility Resources Minnesota State University, Mankato 132 Memorial Library Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: (507) 389-2825 Fax: (507) 389-1199 www.mnsu.edu/access [cid:image004.png@01CF4281.A3698650] 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. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Leyna Bencomo Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 2:20 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT]Re: [EXT] Sonocent I agree as well. Fortunately, that is my passion?teaching and training. My master?s degree is on Learning Technology. I consider that my favorite part of the AT role, training students to use tech. And I agree that as they go along, they can get better and learn the more nuanced features. I am fortunate to be able to do that sometimes and in that we have an AT Lab where I can observe the students and work with them. 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 Robert Beach Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 1:00 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT]Re: [EXT] Sonocent I agree with you, Sean. That?s why this time I have pulled our Learning Specialist in to do some sessions on good notetaking techniques. I think she will make a difference. 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 Sean Keegan Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 12:25 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [EXT]Re: [Athen] [EXT] Sonocent 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. We ran a basic evaluation of a note-taking program in the CCC system and I believe some of the most critical items for the success of any of these software programs is to keep it simple for students, provide the software app on the student's desired platform (e.g., mobile vs. laptop vs. Chromebook), and have a person or people who can regularly engage with the student to assess and refine the student's note-taking skills. While such note-taking technology solutions seem straightforward, many of us are in professional roles and have had MUCH experience in taking notes throughout our college careers. For students who are new to college note-taking and/or are working with audiences who do not easily adopt new technologies, having a person available to work with a student on a regular basis to refine the note-taking process is critical. The technology component has to be as simple as absolutely possible so that there is opportunity for a college professional to work with students on developing note-taking skills rather than jumping through all the hoops required to operate the note-taking software or device. I did see another note-taking company at CSUN this past year called Note Taking Express (https://notetakingexpress.com/) that looks interesting. 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The Adaptive Technology Specialist and Alternative Formats Coordinator assists the DRC Director and other DRC professional staff directly in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable policies and regulations by coordinating the following: alternative format production, adaptive and accessible technology support, and the DRC's involvement in University-led proactive accessibility efforts. The Adaptive Technology Specialist and Alternative Formats Coordinator should be knowledgeable of current best practices for determining and implementing adaptive technology solutions, making electronic information accessible and skilled in communicating this information to a wide range of constituents (including students, faculty, and higher-level administrators). - Hire, train, schedule, and supervise a team of more than 20 student workers through the process of creating accessible, electronic course materials for disabled students - Ensure materials are created in the accessible format necessary (Braille, E-Text, Large Print, Tactile Graphic, etc.) - Communicate with publishers and outside agencies as appropriate - Communicate with students and faculty when necessary to ensure that PSU is providing accessible materials for students - Conduct assessment of individual students' adaptive technology needs - Keep Director informed of technology updates/upgrades and new technology needed to ensure technology in the DRC and around campus is as current as possible and develop/maintain adaptive technology budget projections annually - Develop and provide training for small groups of students on the use of text-to-speech tools, speech-to-text tools, and other adaptive software and equipment - Collaborate with students regarding the installation and maintenance of adaptive software on the students' personal computers - Other duties as assigned by the director For more information including qualifications, salary range, and benefits... and to apply! click the following link: https://jobs.hrc.pdx.edu/postings/29981 ------------------------------ Jen Dugger Portland State University Portland OR 503-725-2035 ------------------------------ Director Disability Resource Center Portland State University Phone: (503)725-2035 Fax: (503) 725-4103 Email: drc@pdx.edu URL: http://www.pdx.edu/drc Pronouns: she / her / hers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.? ~ Tim Berners-Lee On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:09 AM Cassandra L Tex wrote: > Greetings All, > Shortly after the EquatIO webinar that Susan and Texthelp > presented, we jumped on the EquatIO ship (we are also a Read&Write > campus). Our subscription will renew in July, and I have not heard of a > pricing change. Perhaps this pricing change is for new customers? I?m > sorry to hear that they changed their pricing and they are pricing new > customers out of the market. Will be on the lookout for communications > from them regarding renewal pricing. > > Cassandra > > On Thursday, May 30, 2019, Wink Harner wrote: > >> Leyna et al ATHEN-ites, >> >> It is discouraging when we are finally presented with Susan Kelmer >> identified as "a game changer" in alt-text conversion technology for math >> and the developer prices it out of reach, so much so that it becomes an >> unjustifiable expense. What a shame TextHelp has deliberately changed their >> pricing structure on Equatio. You and I and many hundreds of others who are >> in alt-text production to make materials accessible for students with >> disabilities are intermediaries in the sales & marketing pitch from >> TextHelp --their aim is large scale, open site licenses on campuses for >> their students...Not for us making things accessible for the students. >> Perhaps TH sees us as incidental in their sales plan? As hard as we in DSS >> work to forecast tech needs for our departments and our students, how much >> of a challenge it is for us to plan our department budgets over years' >> (mine was prepared in 1-3-5 year cycles), to plan our staff time based on >> cost to produce accessible materials, staff time etc., our break even point >> is now out of sight! I hope someone at TextHelp pays attention to this >> thread and they reconsider this pricing structure. >> >> Sorry to hear this news from you. Many of us in the production field were >> looking forward to using and promoting this app. I introduced it in this >> year's grad class curriculum at CUNY, but may consider shelving it with the >> "also ran" apps --with a BIG disclaimer about the pricing. I try to provide >> students with alternatives such as free, low cost, or open source software >> available to the big ticket software to explore as part of the class. There >> are few alternatives to making math accessible for BVI or those with >> reading disabilities who need bi-modal text & audio output. I won't be able >> to give anything to compare it to, so it may be take out of my curriculum. >> >> My thoughts. >> >> 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 Thu, May 30, 2019 at 8:57 AM Leyna Bencomo wrote: >> >>> I am very disappointed in the TextHelp people right now. They have >>> completely revamped their pricing for Equatio. They initially told me >>> $1500 for 150 licenses per year. That was the minimum. I was planning to >>> get our Math college, Office of IT and Disability Services to pay for it. >>> After hearing how we Alternate Media departments are planning to use the >>> licenses, TextHelp has changed their minds now and decided they have to >>> treat it like Read & Write enterprise licensing. Since we have 12,000 >>> students at UCCS and since we do subscribe to Read & Write they are now >>> planning to charge us $3690 per year to subscribe. If we didn?t have R&W, >>> they?d charge $4920 per year. We can?t afford that just to remediate a >>> couple of math books a year. I?m going to recommend we don?t purchase it. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> We truly would only use 2 licenses in Alt Media and at this point 1 >>> student license for a math student who can?t use his hands to write. I >>> can?t justify the expense. Oh well, so much for new technology. >>> Hopefully, one of their competitors will come up with similar tech soon at >>> a more reasonable price. For now, back to MathType for us. >>> >>> >>> >>> *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] >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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[cid:image001.png@01D51AA9.31D3B190] Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Michele Bromley Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 4:19 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Equatio price increase I haven't done a lot of testing with Mathpix OCR yet, but coupled with MathType, their Windows snipping tool appears to be solid alternative to EquatIO for the alt. formats production side of things. Michele Joy Bromley IT Accessibility Coordinator Office of Information Technology (OIT) Portland State University (PSU) [The Portland State University logo includes intertwined letters P, S, and U that represent the interconnectedness of the university to the city, region, and world.] Office: SMSU 18 Phone: 503-725-8395 Email: michele.bromley@pdx.edu Website: www.pdx.edu/accessibility ?The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.? ~ Tim Berners-Lee On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:09 AM Cassandra L Tex > wrote: Greetings All, Shortly after the EquatIO webinar that Susan and Texthelp presented, we jumped on the EquatIO ship (we are also a Read&Write campus). Our subscription will renew in July, and I have not heard of a pricing change. Perhaps this pricing change is for new customers? I?m sorry to hear that they changed their pricing and they are pricing new customers out of the market. Will be on the lookout for communications from them regarding renewal pricing. Cassandra On Thursday, May 30, 2019, Wink Harner > wrote: Leyna et al ATHEN-ites, It is discouraging when we are finally presented with Susan Kelmer identified as "a game changer" in alt-text conversion technology for math and the developer prices it out of reach, so much so that it becomes an unjustifiable expense. What a shame TextHelp has deliberately changed their pricing structure on Equatio. You and I and many hundreds of others who are in alt-text production to make materials accessible for students with disabilities are intermediaries in the sales & marketing pitch from TextHelp --their aim is large scale, open site licenses on campuses for their students...Not for us making things accessible for the students. Perhaps TH sees us as incidental in their sales plan? As hard as we in DSS work to forecast tech needs for our departments and our students, how much of a challenge it is for us to plan our department budgets over years' (mine was prepared in 1-3-5 year cycles), to plan our staff time based on cost to produce accessible materials, staff time etc., our break even point is now out of sight! I hope someone at TextHelp pays attention to this thread and they reconsider this pricing structure. Sorry to hear this news from you. Many of us in the production field were looking forward to using and promoting this app. I introduced it in this year's grad class curriculum at CUNY, but may consider shelving it with the "also ran" apps --with a BIG disclaimer about the pricing. I try to provide students with alternatives such as free, low cost, or open source software available to the big ticket software to explore as part of the class. There are few alternatives to making math accessible for BVI or those with reading disabilities who need bi-modal text & audio output. I won't be able to give anything to compare it to, so it may be take out of my curriculum. My thoughts. 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 Thu, May 30, 2019 at 8:57 AM Leyna Bencomo > wrote: I am very disappointed in the TextHelp people right now. They have completely revamped their pricing for Equatio. They initially told me $1500 for 150 licenses per year. That was the minimum. I was planning to get our Math college, Office of IT and Disability Services to pay for it. After hearing how we Alternate Media departments are planning to use the licenses, TextHelp has changed their minds now and decided they have to treat it like Read & Write enterprise licensing. Since we have 12,000 students at UCCS and since we do subscribe to Read & Write they are now planning to charge us $3690 per year to subscribe. If we didn?t have R&W, they?d charge $4920 per year. We can?t afford that just to remediate a couple of math books a year. I?m going to recommend we don?t purchase it. We truly would only use 2 licenses in Alt Media and at this point 1 student license for a math student who can?t use his hands to write. I can?t justify the expense. Oh well, so much for new technology. Hopefully, one of their competitors will come up with similar tech soon at a more reasonable price. For now, back to MathType for us. 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] _______________________________________________ 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: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Not all students have the same needs or abilities, but most opt for Audio Notetaker. They then receive individual training. We have no complaints to report! Thanks, Jane Berk Assistive Computer Technology Service Services to Students with Disabilities MacEwan University E: berkj@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 MacEwan.ca [cid:KDLTDPQBKAAY.IMAGE_15.jpg] This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 11:06 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT] Sonocent As with Robert we are a community college and our Sonocent pilot did not go well. We had access to plenty of promotional material and a good relationship with the vendor but we just could not sell the complex multi-featured software in comparison with the simplicity of the livescribe pen. We still loan out 100 plus livescribes per term. In comparison, we had one student using sonocent last year and consequently purchased just one licence. I can only speculate that we may have a larger percentage of Adult Basic Education students that come in with less access to technology at home and less technology exposure in general. Again, purely speculative. For those of you successfully using Sonocent, how many licences are you using? Are you a 2 year or 4 year school? What does your process of onboarding look like? Thank you. On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 9:53 AM Robert Beach > wrote: Hi, Did they help you with promotional items during the trial? We ran a trial once before and it did not go well. They have offered to let us try it again and they are going to offer promotional items to help. I?m hoping we get a better result this time. 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 Leyna Bencomo Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 11:46 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [EXT][Athen] Sonocent 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. For those who wonder, we just finished a pilot run of Sonocent note taking software during the spring semester. We found that a number of our students preferred this product to having a peer notetaker or a smart pen. We are in the process of purchasing. Just thought I?d put out a plug for them. The company was so easy to work with as well. 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] _______________________________________________ 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: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Maria Bohn Senior Resource Accommodations Specialist Assistive Technology Specialist Office of Specialized Services Bergen Community College From: athen-list on behalf of Sean Keegan Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Date: Monday, June 3, 2019 at 1:27 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT] Sonocent We ran a basic evaluation of a note-taking program in the CCC system and I believe some of the most critical items for the success of any of these software programs is to keep it simple for students, provide the software app on the student's desired platform (e.g., mobile vs. laptop vs. Chromebook), and have a person or people who can regularly engage with the student to assess and refine the student's note-taking skills. While such note-taking technology solutions seem straightforward, many of us are in professional roles and have had MUCH experience in taking notes throughout our college careers. For students who are new to college note-taking and/or are working with audiences who do not easily adopt new technologies, having a person available to work with a student on a regular basis to refine the note-taking process is critical. The technology component has to be as simple as absolutely possible so that there is opportunity for a college professional to work with students on developing note-taking skills rather than jumping through all the hoops required to operate the note-taking software or device. I did see another note-taking company at CSUN this past year called Note Taking Express (https://notetakingexpress.com/) that looks interesting. Both Sonocent and Note Taking Express have pros and cons from a technology perspective, but after reviewing much data, I feel the most important component is having a person who can regularly assist a student with note-taking skill development. Take care, Sean From lbencomo at uccs.edu Wed Jun 5 12:53:58 2019 From: lbencomo at uccs.edu (Leyna Bencomo) Date: Wed Jun 5 12:54:23 2019 Subject: [Athen] Equatio price increase In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Michele, My student workers are hard at work using Mathpix for now and are finding it useful although it is just one step in the process. I know they are going to run out of free uses and we?ll pay for it but the cost does not look prohibitive, its just an odd price model. Thanks for the heads up. 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 Susan Kelmer Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 7:43 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Equatio price increase Hi Michele. When I went to take a look, it basically wanted my credit card info. It is only free up to 1000 uses, from what I can tell. So we?d use it up on two chapters of a calc book, which makes this unsustainable for most people, I think. [cid:image003.png@01D51BA6.1E59F270] Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services University of Colorado Boulder 303-735-4836 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Michele Bromley Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 4:19 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Equatio price increase I haven't done a lot of testing with Mathpix OCR yet, but coupled with MathType, their Windows snipping tool appears to be solid alternative to EquatIO for the alt. formats production side of things. Michele Joy Bromley IT Accessibility Coordinator Office of Information Technology (OIT) Portland State University (PSU) [The Portland State University logo includes intertwined letters P, S, and U that represent the interconnectedness of the university to the city, region, and world.] Office: SMSU 18 Phone: 503-725-8395 Email: michele.bromley@pdx.edu Website: www.pdx.edu/accessibility ?The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.? ~ Tim Berners-Lee On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:09 AM Cassandra L Tex > wrote: Greetings All, Shortly after the EquatIO webinar that Susan and Texthelp presented, we jumped on the EquatIO ship (we are also a Read&Write campus). Our subscription will renew in July, and I have not heard of a pricing change. Perhaps this pricing change is for new customers? I?m sorry to hear that they changed their pricing and they are pricing new customers out of the market. Will be on the lookout for communications from them regarding renewal pricing. Cassandra On Thursday, May 30, 2019, Wink Harner > wrote: Leyna et al ATHEN-ites, It is discouraging when we are finally presented with Susan Kelmer identified as "a game changer" in alt-text conversion technology for math and the developer prices it out of reach, so much so that it becomes an unjustifiable expense. What a shame TextHelp has deliberately changed their pricing structure on Equatio. You and I and many hundreds of others who are in alt-text production to make materials accessible for students with disabilities are intermediaries in the sales & marketing pitch from TextHelp --their aim is large scale, open site licenses on campuses for their students...Not for us making things accessible for the students. Perhaps TH sees us as incidental in their sales plan? As hard as we in DSS work to forecast tech needs for our departments and our students, how much of a challenge it is for us to plan our department budgets over years' (mine was prepared in 1-3-5 year cycles), to plan our staff time based on cost to produce accessible materials, staff time etc., our break even point is now out of sight! I hope someone at TextHelp pays attention to this thread and they reconsider this pricing structure. Sorry to hear this news from you. Many of us in the production field were looking forward to using and promoting this app. I introduced it in this year's grad class curriculum at CUNY, but may consider shelving it with the "also ran" apps --with a BIG disclaimer about the pricing. I try to provide students with alternatives such as free, low cost, or open source software available to the big ticket software to explore as part of the class. There are few alternatives to making math accessible for BVI or those with reading disabilities who need bi-modal text & audio output. I won't be able to give anything to compare it to, so it may be take out of my curriculum. My thoughts. 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 Thu, May 30, 2019 at 8:57 AM Leyna Bencomo > wrote: I am very disappointed in the TextHelp people right now. They have completely revamped their pricing for Equatio. They initially told me $1500 for 150 licenses per year. That was the minimum. I was planning to get our Math college, Office of IT and Disability Services to pay for it. After hearing how we Alternate Media departments are planning to use the licenses, TextHelp has changed their minds now and decided they have to treat it like Read & Write enterprise licensing. Since we have 12,000 students at UCCS and since we do subscribe to Read & Write they are now planning to charge us $3690 per year to subscribe. If we didn?t have R&W, they?d charge $4920 per year. We can?t afford that just to remediate a couple of math books a year. I?m going to recommend we don?t purchase it. We truly would only use 2 licenses in Alt Media and at this point 1 student license for a math student who can?t use his hands to write. I can?t justify the expense. Oh well, so much for new technology. Hopefully, one of their competitors will come up with similar tech soon at a more reasonable price. For now, back to MathType for us. 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Presenters and panelists will offer real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and student support. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a more inclusive and accessible experience for all. View more about the ATHEN's 2019 Virtual Conference at https://athenpro.org/content/athen-virtual-conference and register now via our Google form at https://forms.gle/fTKcheYM5LEVSg2b8 We hope to see you virtually on Friday, June 21, 2019! Dawn Hunziker ATHEN President Krista Greear ATHEN Vice President And the ATHEN Board -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Perhaps you want to print them so you can take them to your describer or magnification system. What is the best format to download the book in? Then how do you locate the correct image, example Figure 3.4? How then do you pull it up onscreen in reading software that supports images and is also screen reader accessible? Please write a step-by-step guide for people who need this kind of help. --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Doug.Mantle at kings.uwo.ca Fri Jun 7 11:37:15 2019 From: Doug.Mantle at kings.uwo.ca (Doug Mantle) Date: Fri Jun 7 11:37:45 2019 Subject: [Athen] FW: integrATe2019 Registration closing June 14 - Sessions Now Posted! References: <00988ead9f44ee99110f308b9.cb159e423d.20190607165340.f2e4519dbd.bc47be85@mail122.sea91.rsgsv.net> Message-ID: <2B7730A6FD2DFE499F4A8A1099627D8D30923FBA@kucexch01.kings.kucits.ca> Please see below for information about the upcoming N.O.A.T. online AT conference. Thanks! From: integrATe2019 - The Network of Assistive Technologists - N.O.A.T. > Sent: Friday, June 7, 2019 12:54 PM To: dmantle2@uwo.ca Subject: integrATe2019 Registration closing June 14 - Sessions Now Posted! View this email in your browser [integrATe2019 Conference Logo] June 17 - June 21, 2019 A 100% online conference for Assistive Technology Professionals elevATE your knowledge by participATing and sharing best practices to integrATe AT as part of every day, for everyone Conference registration is OPEN HURRY - You only have until June 14, 2019 Session information is posted With more sessions still to be confirmed integrATe2019 is a 100% online conference for Assistive Technology Professionals, featuring multiple days of education and discussion Participate from the comfort of your own internet connected device! No travel. No hotels. Guaranteed dietary and dress code needs met - Yes PJ's are permitted at integrATe2019! 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The links to the MacOS Snipping Tool , Windows Snipping Tool , and Ubuntu Snipping Tool are in the footer. The snipping tool wouldn't work as a standalone option for accessible math production; it would still need to be used in concert with MathType. But between the two, most of the alternative format production functionalities (for which you would use EquatIO) are covered. Best, Michele Michele Joy Bromley IT Accessibility Coordinator Office of Information Technology (OIT) Portland State University (PSU) [image: The Portland State University logo includes intertwined letters P, S, and U that represent the interconnectedness of the university to the city, region, and world.] Office: SMSU 18 Phone: 503-725-8395 Email: michele.bromley@pdx.edu Website: www.pdx.edu/accessibility ?The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.? ~ Tim Berners-Lee On Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 6:46 AM Susan Kelmer wrote: > Hi Michele. > > > > When I went to take a look, it basically wanted my credit card info. It > is only free up to 1000 uses, from what I can tell. So we?d use it up on > two chapters of a calc book, which makes this unsustainable for most > people, I think. > > > > > > *Susan Kelmer* > > *Alternate Format Production Program Manager* > > *Disability Services* > > *University of Colorado Boulder* > > *303-735-4836* > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Michele Bromley > *Sent:* Monday, June 3, 2019 4:19 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Equatio price increase > > > > I haven't done a lot of testing with Mathpix OCR > > yet, but coupled with MathType, their Windows snipping tool > > appears to be solid alternative to EquatIO for the alt. formats production > side of things. > > > > *Michele Joy Bromley* > > IT Accessibility Coordinator > > Office of Information Technology (OIT) > > Portland State University (PSU) > > [image: The Portland State University logo includes intertwined letters P, > S, and U that represent the interconnectedness of the university to the > city, region, and world.] > > > > Office: SMSU 18 > > Phone: 503-725-8395 > > Email: michele.bromley@pdx.edu > > Website: www.pdx.edu/accessibility > > > > *?The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone > regardless of disability is an essential aspect.? ~ Tim Berners-Lee* > > > > > > On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:09 AM Cassandra L Tex < > cassandra.tex@humboldt.edu> wrote: > > Greetings All, > > Shortly after the EquatIO webinar that Susan and Texthelp > > presented, we jumped on the EquatIO ship (we are also a Read&Write > campus). Our subscription will renew in July, and I have not heard of a > pricing change. Perhaps this pricing change is for new customers? I?m > sorry to hear that they changed their pricing and they are pricing new > customers out of the market. Will be on the lookout for communications > from them regarding renewal pricing. > > > > Cassandra > > On Thursday, May 30, 2019, Wink Harner wrote: > > Leyna et al ATHEN-ites, > > > > It is discouraging when we are finally presented with Susan Kelmer > identified as "a game changer" in alt-text conversion technology for math > and the developer prices it out of reach, so much so that it becomes an > unjustifiable expense. What a shame TextHelp has deliberately changed their > pricing structure on Equatio. You and I and many hundreds of others who are > in alt-text production to make materials accessible for students with > disabilities are intermediaries in the sales & marketing pitch from > TextHelp --their aim is large scale, open site licenses on campuses for > their students...Not for us making things accessible for the students. > Perhaps TH sees us as incidental in their sales plan? As hard as we in DSS > work to forecast tech needs for our departments and our students, how much > of a challenge it is for us to plan our department budgets over years' > (mine was prepared in 1-3-5 year cycles), to plan our staff time based on > cost to produce accessible materials, staff time etc., our break even point > is now out of sight! I hope someone at TextHelp pays attention to this > thread and they reconsider this pricing structure. > > > > Sorry to hear this news from you. Many of us in the production field were > looking forward to using and promoting this app. I introduced it in this > year's grad class curriculum at CUNY, but may consider shelving it with the > "also ran" apps --with a BIG disclaimer about the pricing. I try to provide > students with alternatives such as free, low cost, or open source software > available to the big ticket software to explore as part of the class. There > are few alternatives to making math accessible for BVI or those with > reading disabilities who need bi-modal text & audio output. I won't be able > to give anything to compare it to, so it may be take out of my curriculum. > > > > My thoughts. > > > > 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 Thu, May 30, 2019 at 8:57 AM Leyna Bencomo wrote: > > I am very disappointed in the TextHelp people right now. They have > completely revamped their pricing for Equatio. They initially told me > $1500 for 150 licenses per year. That was the minimum. I was planning to > get our Math college, Office of IT and Disability Services to pay for it. > After hearing how we Alternate Media departments are planning to use the > licenses, TextHelp has changed their minds now and decided they have to > treat it like Read & Write enterprise licensing. Since we have 12,000 > students at UCCS and since we do subscribe to Read & Write they are now > planning to charge us $3690 per year to subscribe. If we didn?t have R&W, > they?d charge $4920 per year. We can?t afford that just to remediate a > couple of math books a year. I?m going to recommend we don?t purchase it. > > > > > We truly would only use 2 licenses in Alt Media and at this point 1 > student license for a math student who can?t use his hands to write. I > can?t justify the expense. Oh well, so much for new technology. > Hopefully, one of their competitors will come up with similar tech soon at > a more reasonable price. For now, back to MathType for us. > > > > *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] > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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... 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We have met with the radio production professor previously who indicated that Audacity was the main software used in the course, though higher level courses would switch to Adobe Premier, and we have a meeting scheduled with the t.v. production professor. Thank you everyone, and have a great weekend! Ione Priest, CPACC | Accessibility Technology Manager Pronouns: she, her, hers Access Center Metropolitan State University of Denver Campus Box 56, P.O. Box 173362, Denver, CO 80217-3362 303-615-0200 (office) 720-778-5662 (fax) ipriest@msudenver.edu | www.msudenver.edu/access MSU Denver logo: [Metropolitan State University of Denver] This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 14590 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From kerscher at montana.com Fri Jun 7 13:58:51 2019 From: kerscher at montana.com (George Kerscher) Date: Fri Jun 7 13:59:25 2019 Subject: [Athen] Radio and TV Production tools for screen reader In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00c901d51d73$cf6e3b10$6e4ab130$@montana.com> Hello, For audio editing, the free and open source software Obi from the DAISY Consortium is outstanding for audio editing. It has been developed and maintained by a blind software developer. Unfortunately it is only available for Windows. While it is designed for the creation of digital talking books, the audio editing features can be used for radio editing, podcast development, etc. It has features that identify small chunks of silences or things like "uh" and allows those to be deleted quickly. http://www.daisy.org/project/obi Best George Best George From: athen-list On Behalf Of Priest, Ione Sent: Friday, June 7, 2019 2:03 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Radio and TV Production tools for screen reader Hello everyone, We have a student who is enrolling in both a radio production and a t.v. production course this fall. The student is blind and primarily uses VoiceOver, though they are proficient enough with JAWS when needed. I'm wondering if anyone has any resources or insight on tools or software that is screen reader friendly for such production work? We have met with the radio production professor previously who indicated that Audacity was the main software used in the course, though higher level courses would switch to Adobe Premier, and we have a meeting scheduled with the t.v. production professor. Thank you everyone, and have a great weekend! Ione Priest, CPACC | Accessibility Technology Manager Pronouns: she, her, hers Access Center Metropolitan State University of Denver Campus Box 56, P.O. Box 173362, Denver, CO 80217-3362 303-615-0200 (office) 720-778-5662 (fax) ipriest@msudenver.edu | www.msudenver.edu/access MSU Denver logo: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 14590 bytes Desc: not available URL: From kpham at swccd.edu Sun Jun 9 00:08:39 2019 From: kpham at swccd.edu (Khoa Pham) Date: Sun Jun 9 00:08:30 2019 Subject: [Athen] Accessibility issues in app assignment Message-ID: <829978a2cd2042a5af991cdf11852cb0@swccd.edu> Hi everyone What accessibility issues would be encounter on such an assignment, practice problem, or even a flashcard type question? The question is on one page and in order to answer, the user must click next to move to answer page. Basically the question and multiple choice answers are not on the same page. If the user wishes to view the question they must click a link to take them back to the previous page to view the question or term. I don't believe the. This is an exercise I see in a current app I am reviewing. NVDA indicates that the answers are presented as buttons. Overall I feel this form of learning materials presented by the app can be difficult for screen reader user as the contents and regions of the page are not very well thought out. Any input would be much appreciated. Khoa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tristenbreitenfeldt at gmail.com Sun Jun 9 20:48:28 2019 From: tristenbreitenfeldt at gmail.com (tristenbreitenfeldt@gmail.com) Date: Sun Jun 9 20:49:00 2019 Subject: [Athen] Accessibility issues in app assignment Message-ID: <005d01d51f3f$5e0a9450$1a1fbcf0$@gmail.com> Hi Khoa, This does not sound like an accessible question format for a couple of reasons. Primarily, users can not easily re-read the question if they want to verify the specific wording (for example) while on the answers page. Going back to the previous page to read the question again, then returning to the answers page imposes an unnecessary and even burdensome cognitive strain on the user of the application. And, that is applicable to all users whether they have a disability or not; however, this cognitive strain would be compounded even more if the user had any kind of cognitive impairment such as short-term memory loss or a learning disability of some kind. Additionally, this format could cause issues for users of Assistive Technology such as screen magnification, screen readers, or braille displays. I hope this is helpful. Tristen Tristen Breitenfeldt -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 37046 bytes Desc: not available URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Mon Jun 10 06:42:10 2019 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Mon Jun 10 06:42:24 2019 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Radio and TV Production tools for screen reader In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, Audacity is pretty accessible on the Windows side. I haven't tried it on the Mac side yet. 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 Priest, Ione Sent: Friday, June 7, 2019 3:03 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT][Athen] Radio and TV Production tools for screen reader 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. Hello everyone, We have a student who is enrolling in both a radio production and a t.v. production course this fall. The student is blind and primarily uses VoiceOver, though they are proficient enough with JAWS when needed. I'm wondering if anyone has any resources or insight on tools or software that is screen reader friendly for such production work? We have met with the radio production professor previously who indicated that Audacity was the main software used in the course, though higher level courses would switch to Adobe Premier, and we have a meeting scheduled with the t.v. production professor. Thank you everyone, and have a great weekend! Ione Priest, CPACC | Accessibility Technology Manager Pronouns: she, her, hers Access Center Metropolitan State University of Denver Campus Box 56, P.O. Box 173362, Denver, CO 80217-3362 303-615-0200 (office) 720-778-5662 (fax) ipriest@msudenver.edu | www.msudenver.edu/access MSU Denver logo: [Metropolitan State University of Denver] This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 14590 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Mon Jun 10 07:23:20 2019 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Mon Jun 10 07:23:36 2019 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Accessibility issues in app assignment In-Reply-To: <829978a2cd2042a5af991cdf11852cb0@swccd.edu> References: <829978a2cd2042a5af991cdf11852cb0@swccd.edu> Message-ID: Generally speaking, the design of having the question on one page and the answers on another is not good regardless of disability. Evidently it isn't testing memorization or the system wouldn't allow the user to go back and review the question again, so the question and answers should be on the same page. Having said that, there is really nothing about this design that makes it less accessible, just more cumbersome. Having the answers as buttons is also not an accessibility issue as long at the buttons are coded correctly. Just my two cents worth on a fast Monday morning. 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 Khoa Pham Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2019 2:09 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT][Athen] Accessibility issues in app assignment 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. Hi everyone What accessibility issues would be encounter on such an assignment, practice problem, or even a flashcard type question? The question is on one page and in order to answer, the user must click next to move to answer page. Basically the question and multiple choice answers are not on the same page. If the user wishes to view the question they must click a link to take them back to the previous page to view the question or term. I don't believe the. This is an exercise I see in a current app I am reviewing. NVDA indicates that the answers are presented as buttons. Overall I feel this form of learning materials presented by the app can be difficult for screen reader user as the contents and regions of the page are not very well thought out. Any input would be much appreciated. Khoa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Steven.Sullam at csi.cuny.edu Mon Jun 10 12:54:35 2019 From: Steven.Sullam at csi.cuny.edu (Steven Sullam) Date: Mon Jun 10 12:54:46 2019 Subject: [Athen] book needed format suitable for blind student who uses screen reader Message-ID: Hello, Would anyone have Introduction to Contemporary Geography ISBN - 9780321803191 by Rubenstein, James M.; Renwick, William H.; Dahlman, Carl H. I? I have the original version in pdf available from Alternative Text Network which is taking more time than I have available to convert with Abbyy Fine Reader to a linear format which would be more suitable for someone new to using Jaws to be able to read it. Sincerely, [Title: Signature Image - Description: image of Steve Sullam's signature] Steven A. Sullam M.S. Assistant Director of Assistive Technology Ph. 718.982.3343 Bldg. 1N 115 College of Staten Island City University of New York 2800 Victory Boulevard Staten Island, NY 10314 [College of Staten Island 60th Anniversary Logo] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2098 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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For full details and to apply, please follow: Assistant Director for Access and Accommodation Job Posting. CSU is an EO/EA/AA employer and conducts background checks on all final candidates. Thank you, Shannon Shannon Lavey, MS, OTR/L Student Service Coordinator [Assistive Technology Resource Center Colorado State University] Room 301, Occupational Therapy Building P: 970-491-4241 shannon.lavey@colostate.edu Assistive Technology Resource Center Accessibility By Design -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, Kasey Kasey Fleetwood Compliance Administrator & ADA/504 Coordinator General Counsel & Compliance 1230 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101 Phone: 603-644-3122 | snhu.edu [Southern New Hampshire University email logo] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 8679 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: From arovner at shoreline.edu Tue Jun 11 09:35:50 2019 From: arovner at shoreline.edu (Rovner, Amy) Date: Tue Jun 11 09:35:56 2019 Subject: [Athen] WCAG 2.1 automated accessibility checker tool In-Reply-To: <92743A9F619840489336F69AC9FE82307C1F1940@SNHU-EXCHANGE2.snhu.edu> References: <92743A9F619840489336F69AC9FE82307C1F1940@SNHU-EXCHANGE2.snhu.edu> Message-ID: We use SortSite. The info states that it runs 312 tests covering WCAG2.1 A, AA & AAA guidelines however I haven't done a deep dive into what those tests are. It's more affordable compared to some of the others but is more technical and less user friendly for the non-techy (like me!) so mainly I rely on my web developer to translate the info it returns. Best, Amy Amy Rovner, MPH RD Instructional Designer 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 Fleetwood-Bentley, Kasey Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 9:20 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] WCAG 2.1 automated accessibility checker tool Hello, My institution is looking for an automated accessibility checker tool that checks for WCAG 2.1 AA compliance. The tool we currently use tests very few of the newer 2.1 criteria and we're wanting to get a better handle on the accessibility of our websites on mobile devices. Does anyone have a tool that the recommend for 2.1 testing? Thanks, Kasey Kasey Fleetwood Compliance Administrator & ADA/504 Coordinator General Counsel & Compliance 1230 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101 Phone: 603-644-3122 | snhu.edu [Southern New Hampshire University email logo] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8679 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From kerscher at montana.com Tue Jun 11 14:23:20 2019 From: kerscher at montana.com (George Kerscher) Date: Tue Jun 11 14:23:57 2019 Subject: [Athen] WCAG 2.1 automated accessibility checker tool In-Reply-To: References: <92743A9F619840489336F69AC9FE82307C1F1940@SNHU-EXCHANGE2.snhu.edu> Message-ID: <000801d5209b$e4da5030$ae8ef090$@montana.com> The free tool AXE from Deque is very good. DAISY has integrated it as a part of the free open source Accessibility Checker for EPUB. They continue to maintain and update the tool. They also participate in the W3C and WAI standards process, which I think is a big bonus. Best George Best George From: athen-list On Behalf Of Rovner, Amy Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 10:36 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] WCAG 2.1 automated accessibility checker tool We use SortSite. The info states that it runs 312 tests covering WCAG2.1 A, AA & AAA guidelines however I haven't done a deep dive into what those tests are. It's more affordable compared to some of the others but is more technical and less user friendly for the non-techy (like me!) so mainly I rely on my web developer to translate the info it returns. Best, Amy Amy Rovner, MPH RD Instructional Designer eLearning Services Shoreline Community College www.shoreline.edu | 206.546.6937 eLearning Office: 206.546.6966 Pronouns: she, her, hers 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 Fleetwood-Bentley, Kasey Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 9:20 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] WCAG 2.1 automated accessibility checker tool Hello, My institution is looking for an automated accessibility checker tool that checks for WCAG 2.1 AA compliance. The tool we currently use tests very few of the newer 2.1 criteria and we're wanting to get a better handle on the accessibility of our websites on mobile devices. Does anyone have a tool that the recommend for 2.1 testing? 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The info states that it runs 312 tests covering WCAG2.1 A, AA & AAA guidelines however I haven't done a deep dive into what those tests are. It's more affordable compared to some of the others but is more technical and less user friendly for the non-techy (like me!) so mainly I rely on my web developer to translate the info it returns. Best, Amy Amy Rovner, MPH RD Instructional Designer 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 Fleetwood-Bentley, Kasey Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 9:20 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] WCAG 2.1 automated accessibility checker tool Hello, My institution is looking for an automated accessibility checker tool that checks for WCAG 2.1 AA compliance. The tool we currently use tests very few of the newer 2.1 criteria and we're wanting to get a better handle on the accessibility of our websites on mobile devices. Does anyone have a tool that the recommend for 2.1 testing? 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URL: From chagnon at pubcom.com Thu Jun 13 09:24:34 2019 From: chagnon at pubcom.com (chagnon@pubcom.com) Date: Thu Jun 13 09:25:28 2019 Subject: [Athen] Comparing Results of Tagged PDF with Acrobat and Alternatives In-Reply-To: <002401d521e7$4b61f2d0$e225d870$@karlencommunications.com> References: <002401d521e7$4b61f2d0$e225d870$@karlencommunications.com> Message-ID: <004101d52204$7d5b0bb0$78112310$@pubcom.com> We, too, have noticed the mis-tagging of TOCs and other elements for the past year, and it's getting worse with each new release or update from Microsoft and Adobe. (FYI, I can't address FoxIt or PowerPDF because they've never been able to make a correctly tagged PDF from MS Office, so what they produce now is no better or worse than what they did in the past.) TOCs that are constructed correctly in MS Office export as a jumble of tags that are inaccessible for those using A T, especially screen readers. Up until about a year ago, both Microsoft and Adobe had created a reliable method of making an accessible, tagged TOC in PDFs...and now suddenly they no longer do that. Why has this happened? Since those of us who make and test accessible documents haven't changed our methods, the problem must come from something that Microsoft and Adobe have done to the software tools: Could be that ... 1. MS Word has changed how it encodes TOCs in Word documents. 2. Microsoft's Save As PDF utility has changed how it tags the TOC. 3. Adobe's PDF Maker export utility (aka the Acrobat Ribbon) has changed how it tags the TOC. I actually don't know who changed what at this time, but I do know that what we're now getting from MS Office is a piece of junk that should not be allowed by the industry. People -- real human beings who use A T -- can't read the TOC. It is an inaccessible mess! If you think that this will be a problem for yourself or those who will use your documents, then I encourage you to download Karen's sample documents and judge for yourself. And then we need to do something to correct this problem. --Bevi Chagnon - - - Bevi Chagnon, founder/CEO | Bevi@PubCom.com - - - PubCom: Technologists for Accessible Design + Publishing consulting . training . development . design . sec. 508 services Upcoming classes at www.PubCom.com/classes - - - Latest blog-newsletter - Accessibility Tips at www.PubCom.com/blog From: athen-list On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 8:56 AM To: 'WebAIM Discussion List' Cc: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Comparing Results of Tagged PDF with Acrobat and Alternatives Hi Everyone: I've started a series of comparison articles on the accessibility/tagging of PDF documents from Acrobat Pro DC, Foxit Phantom for Business and Nuance PowerPDF Advanced. Note that both Foxit and Nuance have versions of their software that don't have tagging capabilities. The ones listed do. https://www.karlencommunications.com/DocumentRemediation.htm I plan to take different elements, for example am now looking at how footnotes/endnotes are tagged by each of them, and putting the articles on this web page. I didn't want to create a new web page and this one seemed the logical choice to house the content. Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From am2621 at hunter.cuny.edu Thu Jun 13 11:11:52 2019 From: am2621 at hunter.cuny.edu (Adina Mulliken) Date: Thu Jun 13 11:12:03 2019 Subject: [Athen] =?windows-1252?q?currency_of_NCDAE_=93Identifying_Web_Acc?= =?windows-1252?q?essibility_Issues=94_Cheat_Sheet=3F?= Message-ID: <53C9E4531F8C3242952C26904E099603023AEB838D@h-mem3> Hi all, Would someone be able to advise me whether anything in the short NCDAE ?Identifying Web Accessibility Issues? Cheat Sheethttp://ncdae.org/resources/cheatsheets/accessibility.php is outdated, since it was published in 2013? Particularly, is this recommendation it makes still appropriate? ?Some users with visual disabilities enlarge page content for readability, but enlarging content on a page can sometimes cause layout problems. To make content larger, press Ctrl (Cmd on Mac) and + (plus). Ctrl and - (minus) makes content smaller and Ctrland the number 0 will return to the default. Zoom the page several times and make sure everything is readable, especially images with text. It is fine if a horizontal scroll bar appears at the bottom of your window.? I?m considering suggesting linking to the cheat sheet for our library?s collection development policy because I think the cheat sheet has a level of detail that seems practical for some librarians who need to at least partially evaluate accessibility of a resource. But, I don?t want to do that if it?s out of date. Thanks for any advice! 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Joseph From: athen-list On Behalf Of Adina Mulliken Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 2:12 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] currency of NCDAE ?Identifying Web Accessibility Issues? Cheat Sheet? Hi all, Would someone be able to advise me whether anything in the short NCDAE ?Identifying Web Accessibility Issues? Cheat Sheethttp://ncdae.org/resources/cheatsheets/accessibility.php is outdated, since it was published in 2013? Particularly, is this recommendation it makes still appropriate? ?Some users with visual disabilities enlarge page content for readability, but enlarging content on a page can sometimes cause layout problems. To make content larger, press Ctrl (Cmd on Mac) and + (plus). Ctrl and - (minus) makes content smaller and Ctrland the number 0 will return to the default. Zoom the page several times and make sure everything is readable, especially images with text. It is fine if a horizontal scroll bar appears at the bottom of your window.? I?m considering suggesting linking to the cheat sheet for our library?s collection development policy because I think the cheat sheet has a level of detail that seems practical for some librarians who need to at least partially evaluate accessibility of a resource. But, I don?t want to do that if it?s out of date. Thanks for any advice! Adina Mulliken Assistant Professor, Librarian Social Work and Public Health Library Hunter College, CUNY Phone: 212-396-7665 Pronouns: she, her -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu Thu Jun 13 11:52:48 2019 From: Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu (Kluesner, Bryon) Date: Thu Jun 13 11:53:40 2019 Subject: [Athen] Curriculum guideline for online course Message-ID: Hi all, Our Engineering and Computer Science department is going to have 3 degrees that will go completely online in the fall and offer 6 courses. They are bringing an outside consultant from Focus EduSolutions to campus to help them prepare curriculum and get the courses ready to go live in Canvas. This will be the 1st semester using Canvas, we have been a Blackboard campus for the 13 years I have been at UTC. I have been asked to reach out to the list to see if anyone has already developed curriculum guidelines for making online courses accessible. We also use Ally, so that will be somewhat helpful. I am asking so I don't have to "reinvent the wheel." Thanks, 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... 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As an alternative for your librarians, there's also am Easy Check list at https://www.w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/preliminary/ -- Jiatyan Chen From accessonline at clemson.edu Thu Jun 13 12:28:24 2019 From: accessonline at clemson.edu (Michelle Tuten: Clemson Online Coor. of Access.) Date: Thu Jun 13 12:29:35 2019 Subject: [Athen] Periodic Table In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I know Adrian Roselli is very keen on accessibility and has a periodic table http://adrianroselli.com/2019/05/periodic-table-of-the-elements.html -- Have a wonderful day! *Michelle Tuten* *Coordinator of Accessibility * *Clemson Online* On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 3:01 PM < athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu> wrote: > [...] > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:42:17 -0400 > From: Corrine Schoeb > To: athen-list@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Athen] Accessible Periodic Table > Message-ID: > yfNpo-kLjGrdXGyL54Cx_apkOZazmua3VQA@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > Hi all, > Can anyone suggest an accessible web-based periodic table? > -- > Corrine Schoeb > Technology Accessibility Coordinator, ITS > 610-957-6208 > *** Swarthmore College ITS will never ask you for your password, including > by email. 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I am retired and no longer working with persons with disabilities Thank you Nettie Fischer On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 12:32 PM Michelle Tuten: Clemson Online Coor. of Access. wrote: > I know Adrian Roselli is very keen on accessibility and has a periodic > table > http://adrianroselli.com/2019/05/periodic-table-of-the-elements.html > -- > > Have a wonderful day! > > > > *Michelle Tuten* > > *Coordinator of Accessibility * > > *Clemson Online* > > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 3:01 PM < > athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu> wrote: > >> [...] >> Message: 2 >> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:42:17 -0400 >> From: Corrine Schoeb >> To: athen-list@u.washington.edu >> Subject: [Athen] Accessible Periodic Table >> Message-ID: >> > yfNpo-kLjGrdXGyL54Cx_apkOZazmua3VQA@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> Hi all, >> Can anyone suggest an accessible web-based periodic table? >> -- >> Corrine Schoeb >> Technology Accessibility Coordinator, ITS >> 610-957-6208 >> *** Swarthmore College ITS will never ask you for your password, including >> by email. 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I am retired and no longer working with persons with disabilities Thank you Nettie Fischer On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 12:32 PM Michelle Tuten: Clemson Online Coor. of Access. > wrote: I know Adrian Roselli is very keen on accessibility and has a periodic table http://adrianroselli.com/2019/05/periodic-table-of-the-elements.html -- Have a wonderful day! Michelle Tuten Coordinator of Accessibility Clemson Online On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 3:01 PM > wrote: [...] Message: 2 Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:42:17 -0400 From: Corrine Schoeb > To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Accessible Periodic Table Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi all, Can anyone suggest an accessible web-based periodic table? -- Corrine Schoeb Technology Accessibility Coordinator, ITS 610-957-6208 *** Swarthmore College ITS will never ask you for your password, including by email. 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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. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Nettie Fischer Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 4:24 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Periodic Table Not sure how to delete my email from the list, please let me know. I am retired and no longer working with persons with disabilities Thank you Nettie Fischer On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 12:32 PM Michelle Tuten: Clemson Online Coor. of Access. > wrote: I know Adrian Roselli is very keen on accessibility and has a periodic table http://adrianroselli.com/2019/05/periodic-table-of-the-elements.html -- Have a wonderful day! Michelle Tuten Coordinator of Accessibility Clemson Online On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 3:01 PM > wrote: [...] Message: 2 Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:42:17 -0400 From: Corrine Schoeb > To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Accessible Periodic Table Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi all, Can anyone suggest an accessible web-based periodic table? -- Corrine Schoeb Technology Accessibility Coordinator, ITS 610-957-6208 *** Swarthmore College ITS will never ask you for your password, including by email. Please keep your passwords private to protect yourself and the security of our network. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 3:29 PM Michelle Tuten: Clemson Online Coor. of Access. wrote: > I know Adrian Roselli is very keen on accessibility and has a periodic > table > http://adrianroselli.com/2019/05/periodic-table-of-the-elements.html > -- > > Have a wonderful day! > > > > *Michelle Tuten* > > *Coordinator of Accessibility * > > *Clemson Online* > > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 3:01 PM < > athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu> wrote: > >> [...] >> Message: 2 >> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:42:17 -0400 >> From: Corrine Schoeb >> To: athen-list@u.washington.edu >> Subject: [Athen] Accessible Periodic Table >> Message-ID: >> > yfNpo-kLjGrdXGyL54Cx_apkOZazmua3VQA@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> Hi all, >> Can anyone suggest an accessible web-based periodic table? >> -- >> Corrine Schoeb >> Technology Accessibility Coordinator, ITS >> 610-957-6208 >> *** Swarthmore College ITS will never ask you for your password, including >> by email. 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Presenters and panelists will offer real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and student support. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a more inclusive and accessible experience for all. View more about the ATHEN's 2019 Virtual Conference at https://athenpro.org/content/athen-virtual-conference and register now via our Google form at https://forms.gle/fTKcheYM5LEVSg2b8 We hope to see you virtually on Friday, June 21, 2019! Dawn Hunziker ATHEN President Krista Greear ATHEN Vice President And the ATHEN Board -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adwershing at pstcc.edu Mon Jun 17 13:44:45 2019 From: adwershing at pstcc.edu (Wershing, Alice D.) Date: Mon Jun 17 13:45:12 2019 Subject: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am not able to get to any of the websites about the virtual conference or membership. Our firewall seems to be picking up that it is not secure. Is anyone else having this issue? Alice Wershing From: athen-list On Behalf Of ATHEN President Sent: Monday, June 17, 2019 4:37 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [External] [Athen] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! 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 ATHEN Members, ATHEN's 2nd annual virtual conference is happening THIS Friday, June 21, 2019!! Register now to celebrate the first day of summer with ATHEN's 2nd annual virtual conference, "Share, Learn, Engage!" The virtual conference is FREE for ATHEN members! Not sure if your membership is current? Please contact us now> and we'll check your status. Not an ATHEN member? More information about joining ATHEN at: https://athenpro.org/content/membership-athen Description This virtual conference will explore current technology accessibility topics within higher education. Presenters and panelists will offer real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and student support. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a more inclusive and accessible experience for all. View more about the ATHEN's 2019 Virtual Conference at https://athenpro.org/content/athen-virtual-conference and register now via our Google form at https://forms.gle/fTKcheYM5LEVSg2b8 We hope to see you virtually on Friday, June 21, 2019! 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Presenters and panelists will offer real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and student support. Through extended Q&A discussions, attendees can share their perspectives and learn from each other. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a more inclusive and accessible experience for all. Details - Date: Friday, June 21, 2019 - Time: 8:30AM to Noon (Pacific) / 11:30AM to 3:00PM (Eastern) - Cost: Free for ATHEN members. Not an ATHEN member? Join ATHEN to participate - Platform: All sessions will be conducted using the Zoom platform. - To participate: Register for the Virtual Conference AgendaWelcome 8:30 AM PDT/11:30 AM EDT Introduction and welcoming remarks Session 1 - Promoting Document Accessibility Efforts and PDF Remediation Options 8:40 AM PDT/11:40 AM EDT Gaby de Jongh, Ana Thompson Summary In early 2017, the University of Washington implemented a document accessibility Pilot Project to explore the complexities, financial burden, and time commitments facing units when implementing Washington State Policy 188: Access to Information Technology. Hear the details of the pilot and how it influenced an initiative across campus. Bios Gaby de Jongh?s experience with Accessible Information Technology in Education has spanned over 15 years and has afforded her a solid understanding of Web Content Accessibility, document authoring tools, and how Operating Systems, hardware, software, and Assistive Technology work in tandem. She leads efforts across the University of Washington tri-campus area to increase awareness of Accessible Technology; she also provides training and expertise on creating accessible electronic documents and how to remediate legacy documents. Gaby holds a certificate as an Adobe PDF Accessibility Trainer and is a partner on the Microsoft 365 Inclusive Workplace Council. Ana Thompson has worked in higher education for the last 18 years in IT, digital learning and instructional design. As a Learning & Access Designer at the UW Bothell Office of Digital Learning & Innovation, Ana enjoys working with faculty members and staff to streamline the use of technology tools, promote digital fluency and universal design. Ana has extensive experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS), adult learning, WCAG 2.1, document accessibility, Copyright and Fair Use, Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Currently, she is the lead of the Universal Design for Learning (UDAL) campus initiative, is the co-chair of the UW Bothell Accessibility Plan committee and is a member of the UW-IT Accessibility Task Force. Ana is a certified Adobe PDF Accessibility Trainer and an IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC). Link to Original Presentation Promoting Document Accessibility Efforts and PDF Remediation Options Session 2 - Lessons Learned Building an Internal Digital Accessibility Consultancy at Yale 9:50 AM PDT/12:50 PM EDT Michael Harris, Michelle Morgan, Mike Vaughn (honorable mention) Summary We will outline how Yale has been successful setting up an internal consultancy to support accessibility throughout the university. We will describe the group's role and scope within the institution and how it interacts with other campus units. We will discuss approaches to supporting multiple stakeholders, from faculty to web developers. Bios Michael Wayne Harris is the Accessibility Engineer at Yale. Michelle Morgan is the Digital Accessibility Specialist at Yale University. She also holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale. Mike Vaughn is the Associate Director of Digital Accessibility at Yale. Prior to Yale, he was the IT Director and Assistant Dean of Technology at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Link to Original Presentation Lessons Learned Building an Internal Digital Accessibility Consultancy at Yale Session 3 - Strategic Campus Collaborations: Advancing Knowledge about Accessibility at The University of Arizona 11:00 AM PDT/2:00 PM EDT Dawn Hunziker Summary The University of Arizona?s itAccessibility Team collaborates with key campus individuals and units to continually increase awareness on accessibility in the IT and academic environments. Intentional meeting participation evolved into an effective communication network around accessibility. Bios Dawn Hunziker is the IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. for the University of Arizona?s Disability Resources. She co-coordinates the UA's IT Accessibility Program to support the UA?s commitment to full accessibility of all electronic and information technology employed on campus ( itaccessibility.arizona.edu). Her job duties include working with campus units and committees, program managers, content developers, faculty and staff to provide input and proactive solutions regarding accessibility in the UA IT and academic environments. Additionally she coordinates Assistive Technology availability on campus, collaborates in alternate format production (documents and media), faculty development and accessible course and web design. Dawn currently serves as the President with the ATHEN Executive Committee. Dawn has presented at local, state, and national conferences regarding the UA IT Accessibility Program, pdf/web accessibility, captioning processes, and inclusive curriculum design. Link to Original Presentation Strategic Campus Collaborations: Advancing Knowledge about Accessibility at The University of Arizona On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 1:45 PM Wershing, Alice D. wrote: > I am not able to get to any of the websites about the virtual conference > or membership. Our firewall seems to be picking up that it is not secure. > Is anyone else having this issue? > > Alice Wershing > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *ATHEN President > *Sent:* Monday, June 17, 2019 4:37 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* [External] [Athen] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference > Registration this Friday! > > > > 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 ATHEN Members, > > ATHEN's 2nd annual virtual conference< > https://athenpro.org/content/athen-virtual-conference> is happening THIS > Friday, June 21, 2019!! > > > > Register now to celebrate the first > day of summer with ATHEN's 2nd annual virtual conference, "Share, Learn, > Engage!" > > The virtual conference is FREE for ATHEN members! Not sure if your > membership is current? Please contact us now athenpresident@gmail.com> and we'll check your status. > > Not an ATHEN member? More information about joining ATHEN at: > https://athenpro.org/content/membership-athen > > Description > This virtual conference will explore current technology accessibility > topics within higher education. Presenters and panelists will offer > real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology > accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and > student support. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event > will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a > more inclusive and accessible experience for all. > > View more about the ATHEN's 2019 Virtual Conference at > https://athenpro.org/content/athen-virtual-conference and register now > via our Google form at https://forms.gle/fTKcheYM5LEVSg2b8 > > We hope to see you virtually on Friday, June 21, 2019! > > Dawn Hunziker > ATHEN President > > Krista Greear > ATHEN Vice President > > And the ATHEN Board > _______________________________________________ > 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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Cheers, Gian Gian Wild, CEO AccessibilityOz Company Twitter: @accessibilityoz Email: gian@accessibilityoz.com Australia: (03) 8677 0828 - Mobile: 042 442 6262 Twitter: @gian - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianwild/ Products: OzART: our fully accessible automated testing tool OzPlayer: our fully accessible video player OzWiki: our database of accessibility errors, examples and solutions -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adwershing at pstcc.edu Tue Jun 18 05:46:44 2019 From: adwershing at pstcc.edu (Wershing, Alice D.) Date: Tue Jun 18 05:47:13 2019 Subject: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I still can?t see the information on how much it costs to join. Could you provide that information? Thanks- Alice From: athen-list On Behalf Of ATHEN President Sent: Monday, June 17, 2019 4:56 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! Hi Alice, Thank you - We're checking into the issue now.... In the meantime, I've copied the text from the site with information on the Virtual Conference below. Dawn ATHEN Virtual Conference Share, Learn, Engage! Join us for ATHEN's Virtual Conference Event Friday, June 21! This virtual conference will explore current technology accessibility topics within higher education. Presenters and panelists will offer real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and student support. Through extended Q&A discussions, attendees can share their perspectives and learn from each other. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a more inclusive and accessible experience for all. Details ? Date: Friday, June 21, 2019 ? Time: 8:30AM to Noon (Pacific) / 11:30AM to 3:00PM (Eastern) ? Cost: Free for ATHEN members. Not an ATHEN member? Join ATHEN to participate ? Platform: All sessions will be conducted using the Zoom platform. ? To participate: Register for the Virtual Conference Agenda Welcome 8:30 AM PDT/11:30 AM EDT Introduction and welcoming remarks Session 1 - Promoting Document Accessibility Efforts and PDF Remediation Options 8:40 AM PDT/11:40 AM EDT Gaby de Jongh, Ana Thompson Summary In early 2017, the University of Washington implemented a document accessibility Pilot Project to explore the complexities, financial burden, and time commitments facing units when implementing Washington State Policy 188: Access to Information Technology. Hear the details of the pilot and how it influenced an initiative across campus. Bios Gaby de Jongh?s experience with Accessible Information Technology in Education has spanned over 15 years and has afforded her a solid understanding of Web Content Accessibility, document authoring tools, and how Operating Systems, hardware, software, and Assistive Technology work in tandem. She leads efforts across the University of Washington tri-campus area to increase awareness of Accessible Technology; she also provides training and expertise on creating accessible electronic documents and how to remediate legacy documents. Gaby holds a certificate as an Adobe PDF Accessibility Trainer and is a partner on the Microsoft 365 Inclusive Workplace Council. Ana Thompson has worked in higher education for the last 18 years in IT, digital learning and instructional design. As a Learning & Access Designer at the UW Bothell Office of Digital Learning & Innovation, Ana enjoys working with faculty members and staff to streamline the use of technology tools, promote digital fluency and universal design. Ana has extensive experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS), adult learning, WCAG 2.1, document accessibility, Copyright and Fair Use, Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Currently, she is the lead of the Universal Design for Learning (UDAL) campus initiative, is the co-chair of the UW Bothell Accessibility Plan committee and is a member of the UW-IT Accessibility Task Force. Ana is a certified Adobe PDF Accessibility Trainer and an IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC). Link to Original Presentation Promoting Document Accessibility Efforts and PDF Remediation Options Session 2 - Lessons Learned Building an Internal Digital Accessibility Consultancy at Yale 9:50 AM PDT/12:50 PM EDT Michael Harris, Michelle Morgan, Mike Vaughn (honorable mention) Summary We will outline how Yale has been successful setting up an internal consultancy to support accessibility throughout the university. We will describe the group's role and scope within the institution and how it interacts with other campus units. We will discuss approaches to supporting multiple stakeholders, from faculty to web developers. Bios Michael Wayne Harris is the Accessibility Engineer at Yale. Michelle Morgan is the Digital Accessibility Specialist at Yale University. She also holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale. Mike Vaughn is the Associate Director of Digital Accessibility at Yale. Prior to Yale, he was the IT Director and Assistant Dean of Technology at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Link to Original Presentation Lessons Learned Building an Internal Digital Accessibility Consultancy at Yale Session 3 - Strategic Campus Collaborations: Advancing Knowledge about Accessibility at The University of Arizona 11:00 AM PDT/2:00 PM EDT Dawn Hunziker Summary The University of Arizona?s itAccessibility Team collaborates with key campus individuals and units to continually increase awareness on accessibility in the IT and academic environments. Intentional meeting participation evolved into an effective communication network around accessibility. Bios Dawn Hunziker is the IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. for the University of Arizona?s Disability Resources. She co-coordinates the UA's IT Accessibility Program to support the UA?s commitment to full accessibility of all electronic and information technology employed on campus (itaccessibility.arizona.edu). Her job duties include working with campus units and committees, program managers, content developers, faculty and staff to provide input and proactive solutions regarding accessibility in the UA IT and academic environments. Additionally she coordinates Assistive Technology availability on campus, collaborates in alternate format production (documents and media), faculty development and accessible course and web design. Dawn currently serves as the President with the ATHEN Executive Committee. Dawn has presented at local, state, and national conferences regarding the UA IT Accessibility Program, pdf/web accessibility, captioning processes, and inclusive curriculum design. Link to Original Presentation Strategic Campus Collaborations: Advancing Knowledge about Accessibility at The University of Arizona On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 1:45 PM Wershing, Alice D. > wrote: I am not able to get to any of the websites about the virtual conference or membership. Our firewall seems to be picking up that it is not secure. Is anyone else having this issue? Alice Wershing From: athen-list > On Behalf Of ATHEN President Sent: Monday, June 17, 2019 4:37 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [External] [Athen] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! 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 ATHEN Members, ATHEN's 2nd annual virtual conference is happening THIS Friday, June 21, 2019!! Register now to celebrate the first day of summer with ATHEN's 2nd annual virtual conference, "Share, Learn, Engage!" The virtual conference is FREE for ATHEN members! Not sure if your membership is current? Please contact us now> and we'll check your status. Not an ATHEN member? More information about joining ATHEN at: https://athenpro.org/content/membership-athen Description This virtual conference will explore current technology accessibility topics within higher education. Presenters and panelists will offer real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and student support. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a more inclusive and accessible experience for all. View more about the ATHEN's 2019 Virtual Conference at https://athenpro.org/content/athen-virtual-conference and register now via our Google form at https://forms.gle/fTKcheYM5LEVSg2b8 We hope to see you virtually on Friday, June 21, 2019! Dawn Hunziker ATHEN President Krista Greear ATHEN Vice President And the ATHEN Board _______________________________________________ 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 hunziker at email.arizona.edu Tue Jun 18 08:18:06 2019 From: hunziker at email.arizona.edu (Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker)) Date: Tue Jun 18 08:18:18 2019 Subject: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Alice, If you are a member of ATHEN, it?s free. If you are not a member, you simply need to join ATHEN which has a Professional membership (individual) for $100 and an Institutional membership for $200. We are working on re-certifying the security certificate for the site and it should be up soon. Thank you, Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@email.arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Wershing, Alice D. Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 5:47 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! I still can?t see the information on how much it costs to join. Could you provide that information? Thanks- Alice From: athen-list > On Behalf Of ATHEN President Sent: Monday, June 17, 2019 4:56 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! Hi Alice, Thank you - We're checking into the issue now.... In the meantime, I've copied the text from the site with information on the Virtual Conference below. Dawn ATHEN Virtual Conference Share, Learn, Engage! Join us for ATHEN's Virtual Conference Event Friday, June 21! This virtual conference will explore current technology accessibility topics within higher education. Presenters and panelists will offer real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and student support. Through extended Q&A discussions, attendees can share their perspectives and learn from each other. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a more inclusive and accessible experience for all. Details ? Date: Friday, June 21, 2019 ? Time: 8:30AM to Noon (Pacific) / 11:30AM to 3:00PM (Eastern) ? Cost: Free for ATHEN members. Not an ATHEN member? Join ATHEN to participate ? Platform: All sessions will be conducted using the Zoom platform. ? To participate: Register for the Virtual Conference Agenda Welcome 8:30 AM PDT/11:30 AM EDT Introduction and welcoming remarks Session 1 - Promoting Document Accessibility Efforts and PDF Remediation Options 8:40 AM PDT/11:40 AM EDT Gaby de Jongh, Ana Thompson Summary In early 2017, the University of Washington implemented a document accessibility Pilot Project to explore the complexities, financial burden, and time commitments facing units when implementing Washington State Policy 188: Access to Information Technology. Hear the details of the pilot and how it influenced an initiative across campus. Bios Gaby de Jongh?s experience with Accessible Information Technology in Education has spanned over 15 years and has afforded her a solid understanding of Web Content Accessibility, document authoring tools, and how Operating Systems, hardware, software, and Assistive Technology work in tandem. She leads efforts across the University of Washington tri-campus area to increase awareness of Accessible Technology; she also provides training and expertise on creating accessible electronic documents and how to remediate legacy documents. Gaby holds a certificate as an Adobe PDF Accessibility Trainer and is a partner on the Microsoft 365 Inclusive Workplace Council. Ana Thompson has worked in higher education for the last 18 years in IT, digital learning and instructional design. As a Learning & Access Designer at the UW Bothell Office of Digital Learning & Innovation, Ana enjoys working with faculty members and staff to streamline the use of technology tools, promote digital fluency and universal design. Ana has extensive experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS), adult learning, WCAG 2.1, document accessibility, Copyright and Fair Use, Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Currently, she is the lead of the Universal Design for Learning (UDAL) campus initiative, is the co-chair of the UW Bothell Accessibility Plan committee and is a member of the UW-IT Accessibility Task Force. Ana is a certified Adobe PDF Accessibility Trainer and an IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC). Link to Original Presentation Promoting Document Accessibility Efforts and PDF Remediation Options Session 2 - Lessons Learned Building an Internal Digital Accessibility Consultancy at Yale 9:50 AM PDT/12:50 PM EDT Michael Harris, Michelle Morgan, Mike Vaughn (honorable mention) Summary We will outline how Yale has been successful setting up an internal consultancy to support accessibility throughout the university. We will describe the group's role and scope within the institution and how it interacts with other campus units. We will discuss approaches to supporting multiple stakeholders, from faculty to web developers. Bios Michael Wayne Harris is the Accessibility Engineer at Yale. Michelle Morgan is the Digital Accessibility Specialist at Yale University. She also holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale. Mike Vaughn is the Associate Director of Digital Accessibility at Yale. Prior to Yale, he was the IT Director and Assistant Dean of Technology at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Link to Original Presentation Lessons Learned Building an Internal Digital Accessibility Consultancy at Yale Session 3 - Strategic Campus Collaborations: Advancing Knowledge about Accessibility at The University of Arizona 11:00 AM PDT/2:00 PM EDT Dawn Hunziker Summary The University of Arizona?s itAccessibility Team collaborates with key campus individuals and units to continually increase awareness on accessibility in the IT and academic environments. Intentional meeting participation evolved into an effective communication network around accessibility. Bios Dawn Hunziker is the IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. for the University of Arizona?s Disability Resources. She co-coordinates the UA's IT Accessibility Program to support the UA?s commitment to full accessibility of all electronic and information technology employed on campus (itaccessibility.arizona.edu). Her job duties include working with campus units and committees, program managers, content developers, faculty and staff to provide input and proactive solutions regarding accessibility in the UA IT and academic environments. Additionally she coordinates Assistive Technology availability on campus, collaborates in alternate format production (documents and media), faculty development and accessible course and web design. Dawn currently serves as the President with the ATHEN Executive Committee. Dawn has presented at local, state, and national conferences regarding the UA IT Accessibility Program, pdf/web accessibility, captioning processes, and inclusive curriculum design. Link to Original Presentation Strategic Campus Collaborations: Advancing Knowledge about Accessibility at The University of Arizona On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 1:45 PM Wershing, Alice D. > wrote: I am not able to get to any of the websites about the virtual conference or membership. Our firewall seems to be picking up that it is not secure. Is anyone else having this issue? Alice Wershing From: athen-list > On Behalf Of ATHEN President Sent: Monday, June 17, 2019 4:37 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [External] [Athen] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! 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 ATHEN Members, ATHEN's 2nd annual virtual conference is happening THIS Friday, June 21, 2019!! Register now to celebrate the first day of summer with ATHEN's 2nd annual virtual conference, "Share, Learn, Engage!" The virtual conference is FREE for ATHEN members! Not sure if your membership is current? Please contact us now> and we'll check your status. Not an ATHEN member? More information about joining ATHEN at: https://athenpro.org/content/membership-athen Description This virtual conference will explore current technology accessibility topics within higher education. Presenters and panelists will offer real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and student support. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a more inclusive and accessible experience for all. View more about the ATHEN's 2019 Virtual Conference at https://athenpro.org/content/athen-virtual-conference and register now via our Google form at https://forms.gle/fTKcheYM5LEVSg2b8 We hope to see you virtually on Friday, June 21, 2019! Dawn Hunziker ATHEN President Krista Greear ATHEN Vice President And the ATHEN Board _______________________________________________ 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 hunziker at email.arizona.edu Wed Jun 19 16:26:05 2019 From: hunziker at email.arizona.edu (Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker)) Date: Wed Jun 19 16:26:16 2019 Subject: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi all, Site is back up and working as expected ? apologies for the issues! Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@email.arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 From: Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:18 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: RE: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! Hi Alice, If you are a member of ATHEN, it?s free. If you are not a member, you simply need to join ATHEN which has a Professional membership (individual) for $100 and an Institutional membership for $200. We are working on re-certifying the security certificate for the site and it should be up soon. Thank you, Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@email.arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Wershing, Alice D. Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 5:47 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: Re: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! I still can?t see the information on how much it costs to join. Could you provide that information? Thanks- Alice From: athen-list > On Behalf Of ATHEN President Sent: Monday, June 17, 2019 4:56 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! Hi Alice, Thank you - We're checking into the issue now.... In the meantime, I've copied the text from the site with information on the Virtual Conference below. Dawn ATHEN Virtual Conference Share, Learn, Engage! Join us for ATHEN's Virtual Conference Event Friday, June 21! This virtual conference will explore current technology accessibility topics within higher education. Presenters and panelists will offer real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and student support. Through extended Q&A discussions, attendees can share their perspectives and learn from each other. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a more inclusive and accessible experience for all. Details ? Date: Friday, June 21, 2019 ? Time: 8:30AM to Noon (Pacific) / 11:30AM to 3:00PM (Eastern) ? Cost: Free for ATHEN members. Not an ATHEN member? Join ATHEN to participate ? Platform: All sessions will be conducted using the Zoom platform. ? To participate: Register for the Virtual Conference Agenda Welcome 8:30 AM PDT/11:30 AM EDT Introduction and welcoming remarks Session 1 - Promoting Document Accessibility Efforts and PDF Remediation Options 8:40 AM PDT/11:40 AM EDT Gaby de Jongh, Ana Thompson Summary In early 2017, the University of Washington implemented a document accessibility Pilot Project to explore the complexities, financial burden, and time commitments facing units when implementing Washington State Policy 188: Access to Information Technology. Hear the details of the pilot and how it influenced an initiative across campus. Bios Gaby de Jongh?s experience with Accessible Information Technology in Education has spanned over 15 years and has afforded her a solid understanding of Web Content Accessibility, document authoring tools, and how Operating Systems, hardware, software, and Assistive Technology work in tandem. She leads efforts across the University of Washington tri-campus area to increase awareness of Accessible Technology; she also provides training and expertise on creating accessible electronic documents and how to remediate legacy documents. Gaby holds a certificate as an Adobe PDF Accessibility Trainer and is a partner on the Microsoft 365 Inclusive Workplace Council. Ana Thompson has worked in higher education for the last 18 years in IT, digital learning and instructional design. As a Learning & Access Designer at the UW Bothell Office of Digital Learning & Innovation, Ana enjoys working with faculty members and staff to streamline the use of technology tools, promote digital fluency and universal design. Ana has extensive experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS), adult learning, WCAG 2.1, document accessibility, Copyright and Fair Use, Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Currently, she is the lead of the Universal Design for Learning (UDAL) campus initiative, is the co-chair of the UW Bothell Accessibility Plan committee and is a member of the UW-IT Accessibility Task Force. Ana is a certified Adobe PDF Accessibility Trainer and an IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC). Link to Original Presentation Promoting Document Accessibility Efforts and PDF Remediation Options Session 2 - Lessons Learned Building an Internal Digital Accessibility Consultancy at Yale 9:50 AM PDT/12:50 PM EDT Michael Harris, Michelle Morgan, Mike Vaughn (honorable mention) Summary We will outline how Yale has been successful setting up an internal consultancy to support accessibility throughout the university. We will describe the group's role and scope within the institution and how it interacts with other campus units. We will discuss approaches to supporting multiple stakeholders, from faculty to web developers. Bios Michael Wayne Harris is the Accessibility Engineer at Yale. Michelle Morgan is the Digital Accessibility Specialist at Yale University. She also holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale. Mike Vaughn is the Associate Director of Digital Accessibility at Yale. Prior to Yale, he was the IT Director and Assistant Dean of Technology at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Link to Original Presentation Lessons Learned Building an Internal Digital Accessibility Consultancy at Yale Session 3 - Strategic Campus Collaborations: Advancing Knowledge about Accessibility at The University of Arizona 11:00 AM PDT/2:00 PM EDT Dawn Hunziker Summary The University of Arizona?s itAccessibility Team collaborates with key campus individuals and units to continually increase awareness on accessibility in the IT and academic environments. Intentional meeting participation evolved into an effective communication network around accessibility. Bios Dawn Hunziker is the IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. for the University of Arizona?s Disability Resources. She co-coordinates the UA's IT Accessibility Program to support the UA?s commitment to full accessibility of all electronic and information technology employed on campus (itaccessibility.arizona.edu). Her job duties include working with campus units and committees, program managers, content developers, faculty and staff to provide input and proactive solutions regarding accessibility in the UA IT and academic environments. Additionally she coordinates Assistive Technology availability on campus, collaborates in alternate format production (documents and media), faculty development and accessible course and web design. Dawn currently serves as the President with the ATHEN Executive Committee. Dawn has presented at local, state, and national conferences regarding the UA IT Accessibility Program, pdf/web accessibility, captioning processes, and inclusive curriculum design. Link to Original Presentation Strategic Campus Collaborations: Advancing Knowledge about Accessibility at The University of Arizona On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 1:45 PM Wershing, Alice D. > wrote: I am not able to get to any of the websites about the virtual conference or membership. Our firewall seems to be picking up that it is not secure. Is anyone else having this issue? Alice Wershing From: athen-list > On Behalf Of ATHEN President Sent: Monday, June 17, 2019 4:37 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [External] [Athen] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! 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 ATHEN Members, ATHEN's 2nd annual virtual conference is happening THIS Friday, June 21, 2019!! Register now to celebrate the first day of summer with ATHEN's 2nd annual virtual conference, "Share, Learn, Engage!" The virtual conference is FREE for ATHEN members! Not sure if your membership is current? Please contact us now> and we'll check your status. Not an ATHEN member? More information about joining ATHEN at: https://athenpro.org/content/membership-athen Description This virtual conference will explore current technology accessibility topics within higher education. Presenters and panelists will offer real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and student support. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a more inclusive and accessible experience for all. View more about the ATHEN's 2019 Virtual Conference at https://athenpro.org/content/athen-virtual-conference and register now via our Google form at https://forms.gle/fTKcheYM5LEVSg2b8 We hope to see you virtually on Friday, June 21, 2019! Dawn Hunziker ATHEN President Krista Greear ATHEN Vice President And the ATHEN Board _______________________________________________ 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 clt3 at humboldt.edu Thu Jun 20 08:33:45 2019 From: clt3 at humboldt.edu (Cassandra Tex) Date: Thu Jun 20 08:34:21 2019 Subject: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3c43b21afec7b75a54b8cec62040178a@mail.gmail.com> Hi Dawn, I believe I registered (am already an ATHEN member), but I don?t think I received log-in information for the conference. Did I miss something? Thanks! Cassandra Tex Humboldt State University *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of *Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) *Sent:* Wednesday, June 19, 2019 4:26 PM *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < athen-list@u.washington.edu> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! Hi all, Site is back up and working as expected ? apologies for the issues! Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | *hunziker@email.arizona.edu * *drc.arizona.edu * | *itaccessibility.arizona.edu * 520-626-9409 *From:* Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) *Sent:* Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:18 AM *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < athen-list@u.washington.edu> *Subject:* RE: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! Hi Alice, If you are a member of ATHEN, it?s free. If you are not a member, you simply need to join ATHEN which has a Professional membership (individual) for $100 and an Institutional membership for $200. We are working on re-certifying the security certificate for the site and it should be up soon. Thank you, Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | *hunziker@email.arizona.edu * *drc.arizona.edu * | *itaccessibility.arizona.edu * 520-626-9409 *From:* athen-list *On Behalf Of *Wershing, Alice D. *Sent:* Tuesday, June 18, 2019 5:47 AM *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' < athen-list@u.washington.edu> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! I still can?t see the information on how much it costs to join. Could you provide that information? Thanks- Alice *From:* athen-list *On Behalf Of *ATHEN President *Sent:* Monday, June 17, 2019 4:56 PM *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < athen-list@u.washington.edu> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! Hi Alice, Thank you - We're checking into the issue now.... In the meantime, I've copied the text from the site with information on the Virtual Conference below. Dawn ATHEN Virtual Conference Share, Learn, Engage! Join us for ATHEN's Virtual Conference Event Friday, June 21! This virtual conference will explore current technology accessibility topics within higher education. Presenters and panelists will offer real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and student support. Through extended Q&A discussions, attendees can share their perspectives and learn from each other. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a more inclusive and accessible experience for all. Details ? *Date:* Friday, June 21, 2019 ? *Time:* 8:30AM to Noon (Pacific) / 11:30AM to 3:00PM (Eastern) ? *Cost:* Free for ATHEN members. Not an ATHEN member? Join ATHEN to participate ? *Platform:* All sessions will be conducted using the Zoom platform. ? *To participate:* Register for the Virtual Conference AgendaWelcome 8:30 AM PDT/11:30 AM EDT Introduction and welcoming remarks Session 1 - Promoting Document Accessibility Efforts and PDF Remediation Options 8:40 AM PDT/11:40 AM EDT Gaby de Jongh, Ana Thompson Summary In early 2017, the University of Washington implemented a document accessibility Pilot Project to explore the complexities, financial burden, and time commitments facing units when implementing Washington State Policy 188: Access to Information Technology. Hear the details of the pilot and how it influenced an initiative across campus. Bios Gaby de Jongh?s experience with Accessible Information Technology in Education has spanned over 15 years and has afforded her a solid understanding of Web Content Accessibility, document authoring tools, and how Operating Systems, hardware, software, and Assistive Technology work in tandem. She leads efforts across the University of Washington tri-campus area to increase awareness of Accessible Technology; she also provides training and expertise on creating accessible electronic documents and how to remediate legacy documents. Gaby holds a certificate as an Adobe PDF Accessibility Trainer and is a partner on the Microsoft 365 Inclusive Workplace Council. Ana Thompson has worked in higher education for the last 18 years in IT, digital learning and instructional design. As a Learning & Access Designer at the UW Bothell Office of Digital Learning & Innovation, Ana enjoys working with faculty members and staff to streamline the use of technology tools, promote digital fluency and universal design. Ana has extensive experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS), adult learning, WCAG 2.1, document accessibility, Copyright and Fair Use, Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Currently, she is the lead of the Universal Design for Learning (UDAL) campus initiative, is the co-chair of the UW Bothell Accessibility Plan committee and is a member of the UW-IT Accessibility Task Force. Ana is a certified Adobe PDF Accessibility Trainer and an IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC). Link to Original Presentation Promoting Document Accessibility Efforts and PDF Remediation Options Session 2 - Lessons Learned Building an Internal Digital Accessibility Consultancy at Yale 9:50 AM PDT/12:50 PM EDT Michael Harris, Michelle Morgan, Mike Vaughn (honorable mention) Summary We will outline how Yale has been successful setting up an internal consultancy to support accessibility throughout the university. We will describe the group's role and scope within the institution and how it interacts with other campus units. We will discuss approaches to supporting multiple stakeholders, from faculty to web developers. Bios Michael Wayne Harris is the Accessibility Engineer at Yale. Michelle Morgan is the Digital Accessibility Specialist at Yale University. She also holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale. Mike Vaughn is the Associate Director of Digital Accessibility at Yale. Prior to Yale, he was the IT Director and Assistant Dean of Technology at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Link to Original Presentation Lessons Learned Building an Internal Digital Accessibility Consultancy at Yale Session 3 - Strategic Campus Collaborations: Advancing Knowledge about Accessibility at The University of Arizona 11:00 AM PDT/2:00 PM EDT Dawn Hunziker Summary The University of Arizona?s itAccessibility Team collaborates with key campus individuals and units to continually increase awareness on accessibility in the IT and academic environments. Intentional meeting participation evolved into an effective communication network around accessibility. Bios Dawn Hunziker is the IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. for the University of Arizona?s Disability Resources. She co-coordinates the UA's IT Accessibility Program to support the UA?s commitment to full accessibility of all electronic and information technology employed on campus ( itaccessibility.arizona.edu). Her job duties include working with campus units and committees, program managers, content developers, faculty and staff to provide input and proactive solutions regarding accessibility in the UA IT and academic environments. Additionally she coordinates Assistive Technology availability on campus, collaborates in alternate format production (documents and media), faculty development and accessible course and web design. Dawn currently serves as the President with the ATHEN Executive Committee. Dawn has presented at local, state, and national conferences regarding the UA IT Accessibility Program, pdf/web accessibility, captioning processes, and inclusive curriculum design. Link to Original Presentation Strategic Campus Collaborations: Advancing Knowledge about Accessibility at The University of Arizona On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 1:45 PM Wershing, Alice D. wrote: I am not able to get to any of the websites about the virtual conference or membership. Our firewall seems to be picking up that it is not secure. Is anyone else having this issue? Alice Wershing *From:* athen-list *On Behalf Of *ATHEN President *Sent:* Monday, June 17, 2019 4:37 PM *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < athen-list@u.washington.edu> *Subject:* [External] [Athen] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! 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 ATHEN Members, ATHEN's 2nd annual virtual conference< https://athenpro.org/content/athen-virtual-conference> is happening THIS Friday, June 21, 2019!! Register now to celebrate the first day of summer with ATHEN's 2nd annual virtual conference, "Share, Learn, Engage!" The virtual conference is FREE for ATHEN members! Not sure if your membership is current? Please contact us now and we'll check your status. Not an ATHEN member? More information about joining ATHEN at: https://athenpro.org/content/membership-athen Description This virtual conference will explore current technology accessibility topics within higher education. Presenters and panelists will offer real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and student support. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a more inclusive and accessible experience for all. View more about the ATHEN's 2019 Virtual Conference at https://athenpro.org/content/athen-virtual-conference and register now via our Google form at https://forms.gle/fTKcheYM5LEVSg2b8 We hope to see you virtually on Friday, June 21, 2019! Dawn Hunziker ATHEN President Krista Greear ATHEN Vice President And the ATHEN Board _______________________________________________ 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 hunziker at email.arizona.edu Thu Jun 20 09:00:23 2019 From: hunziker at email.arizona.edu (Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker)) Date: Thu Jun 20 09:00:40 2019 Subject: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! In-Reply-To: <3c43b21afec7b75a54b8cec62040178a@mail.gmail.com> References: <3c43b21afec7b75a54b8cec62040178a@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi all, If you registered for the conference, information will be going out today for accessing the sessions. We will be using Zoom and everything will be captioned. Thanks! Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. |Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@email.arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Cassandra Tex Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 8:34 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! Hi Dawn, I believe I registered (am already an ATHEN member), but I don?t think I received log-in information for the conference. Did I miss something? Thanks! Cassandra Tex Humboldt State University From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 4:26 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! Hi all, Site is back up and working as expected ? apologies for the issues! Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@email.arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 From: Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:18 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: RE: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! Hi Alice, If you are a member of ATHEN, it?s free. If you are not a member, you simply need to join ATHEN which has a Professional membership (individual) for $100 and an Institutional membership for $200. We are working on re-certifying the security certificate for the site and it should be up soon. Thank you, Dawn ~~ Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@email.arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Wershing, Alice D. Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 5:47 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: Re: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! I still can?t see the information on how much it costs to join. Could you provide that information? Thanks- Alice From: athen-list > On Behalf Of ATHEN President Sent: Monday, June 17, 2019 4:56 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [External] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! Hi Alice, Thank you - We're checking into the issue now.... In the meantime, I've copied the text from the site with information on the Virtual Conference below. Dawn ATHEN Virtual Conference Share, Learn, Engage! Join us for ATHEN's Virtual Conference Event Friday, June 21! This virtual conference will explore current technology accessibility topics within higher education. Presenters and panelists will offer real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and student support. Through extended Q&A discussions, attendees can share their perspectives and learn from each other. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a more inclusive and accessible experience for all. Details Date: Friday, June 21, 2019 Time: 8:30AM to Noon (Pacific) / 11:30AM to 3:00PM (Eastern) Cost: Free for ATHEN members. Not an ATHEN member? Join ATHEN to participate Platform: All sessions will be conducted using the Zoom platform. To participate: Register for the Virtual Conference Agenda Welcome 8:30 AM PDT/11:30 AM EDT Introduction and welcoming remarks Session 1 - Promoting Document Accessibility Efforts and PDF Remediation Options 8:40 AM PDT/11:40 AM EDT Gaby de Jongh, Ana Thompson Summary In early 2017, the University of Washington implemented a document accessibility Pilot Project to explore the complexities, financial burden, and time commitments facing units when implementing Washington State Policy 188: Access to Information Technology. Hear the details of the pilot and how it influenced an initiative across campus. Bios Gaby de Jongh?s experience with Accessible Information Technology in Education has spanned over 15 years and has afforded her a solid understanding of Web Content Accessibility, document authoring tools, and how Operating Systems, hardware, software, and Assistive Technology work in tandem. She leads efforts across the University of Washington tri-campus area to increase awareness of Accessible Technology; she also provides training and expertise on creating accessible electronic documents and how to remediate legacy documents. Gaby holds a certificate as an Adobe PDF Accessibility Trainer and is a partner on the Microsoft 365 Inclusive Workplace Council. Ana Thompson has worked in higher education for the last 18 years in IT, digital learning and instructional design. As a Learning & Access Designer at the UW Bothell Office of Digital Learning & Innovation, Ana enjoys working with faculty members and staff to streamline the use of technology tools, promote digital fluency and universal design. Ana has extensive experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS), adult learning, WCAG 2.1, document accessibility, Copyright and Fair Use, Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Currently, she is the lead of the Universal Design for Learning (UDAL) campus initiative, is the co-chair of the UW Bothell Accessibility Plan committee and is a member of the UW-IT Accessibility Task Force. Ana is a certified Adobe PDF Accessibility Trainer and an IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC). Link to Original Presentation Promoting Document Accessibility Efforts and PDF Remediation Options Session 2 - Lessons Learned Building an Internal Digital Accessibility Consultancy at Yale 9:50 AM PDT/12:50 PM EDT Michael Harris, Michelle Morgan, Mike Vaughn (honorable mention) Summary We will outline how Yale has been successful setting up an internal consultancy to support accessibility throughout the university. We will describe the group's role and scope within the institution and how it interacts with other campus units. We will discuss approaches to supporting multiple stakeholders, from faculty to web developers. Bios Michael Wayne Harris is the Accessibility Engineer at Yale. Michelle Morgan is the Digital Accessibility Specialist at Yale University. She also holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale. Mike Vaughn is the Associate Director of Digital Accessibility at Yale. Prior to Yale, he was the IT Director and Assistant Dean of Technology at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Link to Original Presentation Lessons Learned Building an Internal Digital Accessibility Consultancy at Yale Session 3 - Strategic Campus Collaborations: Advancing Knowledge about Accessibility at The University of Arizona 11:00 AM PDT/2:00 PM EDT Dawn Hunziker Summary The University of Arizona?s itAccessibility Team collaborates with key campus individuals and units to continually increase awareness on accessibility in the IT and academic environments. Intentional meeting participation evolved into an effective communication network around accessibility. Bios Dawn Hunziker is the IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. for the University of Arizona?s Disability Resources. She co-coordinates the UA's IT Accessibility Program to support the UA?s commitment to full accessibility of all electronic and information technology employed on campus (itaccessibility.arizona.edu). Her job duties include working with campus units and committees, program managers, content developers, faculty and staff to provide input and proactive solutions regarding accessibility in the UA IT and academic environments. Additionally she coordinates Assistive Technology availability on campus, collaborates in alternate format production (documents and media), faculty development and accessible course and web design. Dawn currently serves as the President with the ATHEN Executive Committee. Dawn has presented at local, state, and national conferences regarding the UA IT Accessibility Program, pdf/web accessibility, captioning processes, and inclusive curriculum design. Link to Original Presentation Strategic Campus Collaborations: Advancing Knowledge about Accessibility at The University of Arizona On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 1:45 PM Wershing, Alice D. > wrote: I am not able to get to any of the websites about the virtual conference or membership. Our firewall seems to be picking up that it is not secure. Is anyone else having this issue? Alice Wershing From: athen-list > On Behalf Of ATHEN President Sent: Monday, June 17, 2019 4:37 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [External] [Athen] Last Notice - ATHEN Virtual Conference Registration this Friday! 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 ATHEN Members, ATHEN's 2nd annual virtual conference is happening THIS Friday, June 21, 2019!! Register now to celebrate the first day of summer with ATHEN's 2nd annual virtual conference, "Share, Learn, Engage!" The virtual conference is FREE for ATHEN members! Not sure if your membership is current? Please contact us now> and we'll check your status. Not an ATHEN member? More information about joining ATHEN at: https://athenpro.org/content/membership-athen Description This virtual conference will explore current technology accessibility topics within higher education. Presenters and panelists will offer real-world examples of how various institutions approach technology accessibility needs, from policy and procurement to universal design and student support. With a focus on practice instead of theory, this event will help us pool our experiences and ideas to meet our collective goal: a more inclusive and accessible experience for all. View more about the ATHEN's 2019 Virtual Conference at https://athenpro.org/content/athen-virtual-conference and register now via our Google form at https://forms.gle/fTKcheYM5LEVSg2b8 We hope to see you virtually on Friday, June 21, 2019! Dawn Hunziker ATHEN President Krista Greear ATHEN Vice President And the ATHEN Board _______________________________________________ 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 kelkind at bhcc.mass.edu Thu Jun 20 12:16:33 2019 From: kelkind at bhcc.mass.edu (Kenneth Elkind) Date: Thu Jun 20 12:16:51 2019 Subject: [Athen] Who is Heading to AHEAD 2019 Boston? Message-ID: <504CD6461379E346B2BB6493EFED9717016BE1BC59@MB-02.bhcc.dom> I would like to invite anybody that is coming and get together. I have always wanted to go to common ground and attend the annual meeting was not feasible. Cheers! 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Krista -- Krista Greear Accessibility and Inclusivity Crusader ATHEN Executive Council Vice President Access Technology Higher Education Network On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 1:19 PM Kenneth Elkind wrote: > I would like to invite anybody that is coming and get together. I have > always wanted to go to common ground and attend the annual meeting was not > feasible. > > > > Cheers! > > > > Kenneth Elkind > > Disability Support Services > > Bunker Hill Community College > > 250 Rutherford Ave > > Charletown,MA 02129 > 617-228-2234 > > kelkind@bhcc.mass.edu > > > > Disability Support Services Website > > http://www.bhcc.edu/disabilitysupportservices/ > > Test Request Form > > https://bunkerhillcc.us2.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42hfNlyGZzgC5fv > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 thomana at uw.edu Thu Jun 20 12:39:54 2019 From: thomana at uw.edu (Ana Thompson) Date: Thu Jun 20 12:41:28 2019 Subject: [Athen] Who is Heading to AHEAD 2019 Boston? In-Reply-To: References: <504CD6461379E346B2BB6493EFED9717016BE1BC59@MB-02.bhcc.dom>, Message-ID: Cool! I am also going for the first time. Ana :-] ? Ana Thompson MIS, CPACC Learning & Access Designer Office of Digital Learning & Innovation (DLI) University of Washington Bothell - LBA 204E 425-352-3794 208-991-3095 @EdTechAna Access-Design.blog NWeLearning Comm. Chair NW/MET Emeritus Board Member Ask me about UW IT Accessibility Liaison Program Universal Design for Active Learning ? A UW Bothell Initiative ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Krista Greear Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 12:31 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Who is Heading to AHEAD 2019 Boston? I'm going and it's my first time! Krista -- Krista Greear Accessibility and Inclusivity Crusader ATHEN Executive Council Vice President Access Technology Higher Education Network On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 1:19 PM Kenneth Elkind > wrote: I would like to invite anybody that is coming and get together. I have always wanted to go to common ground and attend the annual meeting was not feasible. Cheers! Kenneth Elkind Disability Support Services Bunker Hill Community College 250 Rutherford Ave Charletown,MA 02129 617-228-2234 kelkind@bhcc.mass.edu Disability Support Services Website http://www.bhcc.edu/disabilitysupportservices/ Test Request Form https://bunkerhillcc.us2.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42hfNlyGZzgC5fv _______________________________________________ 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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Chair NW/MET Emeritus Board Member Ask me about UW IT Accessibility Liaison Program Universal Design for Active Learning ? A UW Bothell Initiative ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of Krista Greear > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 12:31 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Who is Heading to AHEAD 2019 Boston? I'm going and it's my first time! Krista -- Krista Greear Accessibility and Inclusivity Crusader ATHEN Executive Council Vice President Access Technology Higher Education Network On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 1:19 PM Kenneth Elkind > wrote: I would like to invite anybody that is coming and get together. I have always wanted to go to common ground and attend the annual meeting was not feasible. Cheers! Kenneth Elkind Disability Support Services Bunker Hill Community College 250 Rutherford Ave Charletown,MA 02129 617-228-2234 kelkind@bhcc.mass.edu Disability Support Services Website http://www.bhcc.edu/disabilitysupportservices/ Test Request Form https://bunkerhillcc.us2.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42hfNlyGZzgC5fv _______________________________________________ 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 accessonline at clemson.edu Mon Jun 24 06:32:51 2019 From: accessonline at clemson.edu (Michelle Tuten: Clemson Online Coor. of Access.) Date: Mon Jun 24 06:34:18 2019 Subject: [Athen] Clemson ICT Accessibility Coordinator Position Message-ID: Hey all, I wanted to let you know that Clemson is looking to hire an ICT Accessibility Coordinator . Applications are due Wednesday, June 26 (Sorry for the late notice). -- Have a wonderful day! *Michelle Tuten* *Coordinator of Accessibility * *Clemson Online* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justinr at disability.tamu.edu Mon Jun 24 08:40:20 2019 From: justinr at disability.tamu.edu (Justin Romack) Date: Mon Jun 24 08:40:46 2019 Subject: [Athen] Radio and TV Production tools for screen reader In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <38f60fccfe694737b3b21b0aa4b82761@disability.tamu.edu> Howdy! I studied radio and television production for a few semesters ... and though my program ultimately changed directions, I've never lost my desire for broadcast media. As a totally blind podcast producer and host, I use Reaper to record, edit and mix multi-channel audio for clients and my own projects. Reaper works wonderfully with JAWS / NVDA on Windows, as well as with VoiceOver on the Mac. Reaper rivals many well-known commercial products ... like Audacity, Audition and ProTools. The video production piece is a little trickier, though I've had some experience using iMovie and Windows Movie Maker (several years back.) The Adobe products are ... not great ... when it comes to screen reader access. It's all going to depend on the level of complexity involved with this student's projects and coursework. Too, something worth noting, that a lot of television production relies heavily on audio engineering as well ... so that could and should be part of the conversation as the student and their instructors explore what pursuing this program will look like. I've always had a dream of being a sound recordist alongside a video crew in the field ... maybe one day. If this student has any questions, you're more than welcome to pass along my info. Happy to help! Best, Justin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Justin Romack | Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Services | Texas A&M University 1224 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-1224 ph: 979.845.1637 | justinr@disability.tamu.edu | disability.tamu.edu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS | One Division. One Mission. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Priest, Ione Sent: Friday, June 7, 2019 3:03 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Radio and TV Production tools for screen reader Hello everyone, We have a student who is enrolling in both a radio production and a t.v. production course this fall. The student is blind and primarily uses VoiceOver, though they are proficient enough with JAWS when needed. I'm wondering if anyone has any resources or insight on tools or software that is screen reader friendly for such production work? We have met with the radio production professor previously who indicated that Audacity was the main software used in the course, though higher level courses would switch to Adobe Premier, and we have a meeting scheduled with the t.v. production professor. Thank you everyone, and have a great weekend! Ione Priest, CPACC | Accessibility Technology Manager Pronouns: she, her, hers Access Center Metropolitan State University of Denver Campus Box 56, P.O. Box 173362, Denver, CO 80217-3362 303-615-0200 (office) 720-778-5662 (fax) ipriest@msudenver.edu | www.msudenver.edu/access MSU Denver logo: [Metropolitan State University of Denver] This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 14590 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu Tue Jun 25 09:35:52 2019 From: armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu (Deborah Armstrong) Date: Tue Jun 25 09:36:23 2019 Subject: [Athen] Radio and TV Production tools for screen reader In-Reply-To: <38f60fccfe694737b3b21b0aa4b82761@disability.tamu.edu> References: <38f60fccfe694737b3b21b0aa4b82761@disability.tamu.edu> Message-ID: <61C6DD490FBB3D43A1AA33BF158ED7AF03073F2DC0@MB3.FHDA.LEARN> I personally love the APH studio recorder product. It is more geared towards editing spoken word audio and unlike Reaper is only single track. But it has some especially great low-vision features if a user wishes to work with the wav file visually but cannot see well. And it has keystrokes for every feature, has a topnotch manual and is screen reader friendly! From: athen-list On Behalf Of Justin Romack Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 8:40 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Radio and TV Production tools for screen reader Howdy! I studied radio and television production for a few semesters ... and though my program ultimately changed directions, I've never lost my desire for broadcast media. As a totally blind podcast producer and host, I use Reaper to record, edit and mix multi-channel audio for clients and my own projects. Reaper works wonderfully with JAWS / NVDA on Windows, as well as with VoiceOver on the Mac. Reaper rivals many well-known commercial products ... like Audacity, Audition and ProTools. The video production piece is a little trickier, though I've had some experience using iMovie and Windows Movie Maker (several years back.) The Adobe products are ... not great ... when it comes to screen reader access. It's all going to depend on the level of complexity involved with this student's projects and coursework. Too, something worth noting, that a lot of television production relies heavily on audio engineering as well ... so that could and should be part of the conversation as the student and their instructors explore what pursuing this program will look like. I've always had a dream of being a sound recordist alongside a video crew in the field ... maybe one day. If this student has any questions, you're more than welcome to pass along my info. Happy to help! Best, Justin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Justin Romack | Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Services | Texas A&M University 1224 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-1224 ph: 979.845.1637 | justinr@disability.tamu.edu | disability.tamu.edu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS | One Division. One Mission. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Priest, Ione Sent: Friday, June 7, 2019 3:03 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Radio and TV Production tools for screen reader Hello everyone, We have a student who is enrolling in both a radio production and a t.v. production course this fall. The student is blind and primarily uses VoiceOver, though they are proficient enough with JAWS when needed. I'm wondering if anyone has any resources or insight on tools or software that is screen reader friendly for such production work? We have met with the radio production professor previously who indicated that Audacity was the main software used in the course, though higher level courses would switch to Adobe Premier, and we have a meeting scheduled with the t.v. production professor. Thank you everyone, and have a great weekend! Ione Priest, CPACC | Accessibility Technology Manager Pronouns: she, her, hers Access Center Metropolitan State University of Denver Campus Box 56, P.O. Box 173362, Denver, CO 80217-3362 303-615-0200 (office) 720-778-5662 (fax) ipriest@msudenver.edu | www.msudenver.edu/access MSU Denver logo: [Metropolitan State University of Denver] This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. 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For faster camera aiming ? helps even if your student has perfect vision, check out the giraffe reader or the scan stand. The scan stand is available on Amazon; it?s a cardboard thing that lines up the phone camera with the book at the proper distance. The giraffe reader is the same concept only out of a durable but flexible plastic. Both of these fold; it?s the first thing I put in my suitcase when I go on a trip. Links: FsCam Pearl Driver: https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/HardwareDrivers/DirectShowBridge Giraffe Reader: http://www.giraffe-reader.com/ Scan Stand: https://www.amazon.com/ScanJig-Scanning-Adjustable-Alignment-Recognition/dp/B00PKMHTXY As for the many, many scanning apps, search your iTUNES orGoogle Play app stores for words like OCR and of course scan. Interfaces vary widely so what works for one disability won?t work for another user. --Debee From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2019 5:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT] What scan read alternatives to WYNN do you all use? Have you checked out some of the mobile scanning/OCR solutions? The student could do the process on their phone or tablet then transfer it to their computer. Seeing AI, Text Grabber Pro, Voice Dream Scanner, etc. 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 Doug Hayman Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 11:35 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [EXT][Athen] What scan read alternatives to WYNN do you all use? 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. Hoping to tap into your collective knowledge and experience. I set users in our Scholars program up with a variety of assistive technology. They get stand-alone systems that they can use for their final years of high school then take on to college. Early on we used Kurzweil 3000 then moved to WYNN as the latter was less expensive and had similar features. More recently I'd used WYNN with the Pearl document camera but have been a bit disappointed in the company's ability to upgrade the software. The installer disk shows a 2013 copyright and appears to not be developed to keep up. I'd had some issues wherein the bundle of WYNN/Pearl weren't playing well together. One official tech support person suggested me downloading the demo of OpenBook and installing that on the same machine so that it would install the proper drivers for the Pearl document camera, something the outdated WYNN disk couldn't do. Last spring upon running into the same issue and contacting them once again, one support agent said something along the lines of "Wow, I don't think they are going to keep making this product anymore." He had me run some Pearl firmware tool that broke things, had to reverse that then go back to the OpenBook install hack. I'd like to provide our scholars with something up-to-date that allows them to scan/read on their laptops to carry out the function that WYNN used to fulfill for us. What would you all suggest as good alternatives for both software and scanning hardware that is lightweight/portable? 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Sheryl Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D. Director, UW Accessible Technology & DO-IT, UW-IT Affiliate Professor, Education University of Washington, Box 354842 Seattle, WA 98195 206-543-0622 FAX 206-221-4171 http://staff.washington.edu/sherylb sherylb@uw.edu > On Jun 20, 2019, at 12:16 PM, Kenneth Elkind wrote: > > I would like to invite anybody that is coming and get together. I have always wanted to go to common ground and attend the annual meeting was not feasible. > > Cheers! > > Kenneth Elkind > Disability Support Services > Bunker Hill Community College > 250 Rutherford Ave > Charletown,MA 02129 > 617-228-2234 > kelkind@bhcc.mass.edu > > Disability Support Services Website > http://www.bhcc.edu/disabilitysupportservices/ > Test Request Form > https://bunkerhillcc.us2.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42hfNlyGZzgC5fv > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 mmccann at smumn.edu Wed Jun 26 15:47:01 2019 From: mmccann at smumn.edu (Mary Ann McCann) Date: Wed Jun 26 15:47:54 2019 Subject: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 161, Issue 19 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am going to the national convention for the first time!! I'm excited about this opportunity. Best, Mary Ann On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 2:06 PM < athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu> wrote: > 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. Re: Who is Heading to AHEAD 2019 Boston? (Sheryl E. Burgstahler) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 10:31:35 -0700 > From: "Sheryl E. Burgstahler" > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Subject: Re: [Athen] Who is Heading to AHEAD 2019 Boston? > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I?ll be there as will Lyla Crawford from UW. > Sheryl > > Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D. > Director, UW Accessible Technology & DO-IT, UW-IT > Affiliate Professor, Education > University of Washington, Box 354842 > Seattle, WA 98195 > 206-543-0622 FAX 206-221-4171 > http://staff.washington.edu/sherylb > sherylb@uw.edu > > > On Jun 20, 2019, at 12:16 PM, Kenneth Elkind > wrote: > > > > I would like to invite anybody that is coming and get together. I have > always wanted to go to common ground and attend the annual meeting was not > feasible. > > > > Cheers! > > > > Kenneth Elkind > > Disability Support Services > > Bunker Hill Community College > > 250 Rutherford Ave > > Charletown,MA 02129 > > 617-228-2234 > > kelkind@bhcc.mass.edu > > > > Disability Support Services Website > > http://www.bhcc.edu/disabilitysupportservices/ < > http://www.bhcc.edu/disabilitysupportservices/> > > Test Request Form > > https://bunkerhillcc.us2.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42hfNlyGZzgC5fv < > https://bunkerhillcc.us2.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42hfNlyGZzgC5fv> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > athen-list mailing list > > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu> > > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list < > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20190626/11b89fca/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > ------------------------------ > > End of athen-list Digest, Vol 161, Issue 19 > ******************************************* > -- ____________________________ Mary Ann McCann *Access Services Coordinator for Students with Disabilities* *Student Services* OFFICE 612-728-5120 mmccann@smumn.edu SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs 2500 Park Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55404-4403 USA smumn.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From todd.schwanke at wisc.edu Wed Jun 26 16:07:05 2019 From: todd.schwanke at wisc.edu (Todd Schwanke) Date: Wed Jun 26 16:08:02 2019 Subject: [Athen] job posting - Accessible Learning Technology Coordinator Message-ID: Dear Colleagues: The McBurney Disability Resource Center at the University of Wisconsin - Madison is excited to announce an opening for an Accessible Learning Technology Coordinator (ALTC). The ALTC works with a dedicated team of professional and student staff to provide notetaking accommodations (including notetaking technologies), furniture accommodations, alternative formats (document conversion), and media captioning. This position runs the daily operations of notetaking and furniture accommodations, assists with the conversion of materials into alternative formats, and works with other areas to ensure equal access for students with disabilities. It also includes work with assistive technology, student/instructor consultations, digital accessibility, universal design in instructional materials, and campus outreach. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community, and are looking for qualified candidates who will continue to move UW-Madison Forward in Access. Review the posting and apply online (https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/501786/accessible-learning-technology-coordinator) Applications close at 11:55PM (CDT) on Friday, July 12, 2019. Please feel free to share with groups/candidates you think may be interested. Thank you, Todd Schwanke (pronouns: he/him) Access Consultant / Associate Director of Accommodations & Technology McBurney Disability Resource Center University of Wisconsin - Madison (voice) (608) 263-2741 [front desk] (text) (608) 225-7956 [front desk] www.mcburney.wisc.edu McBurney Connect (Students can apply for and make accommodation selections; instructors can view Faculty Notification Letters online) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu Thu Jun 27 08:25:03 2019 From: armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu (Deborah Armstrong) Date: Thu Jun 27 08:25:58 2019 Subject: [Athen] Learning ally deleting students Message-ID: <61C6DD490FBB3D43A1AA33BF158ED7AF03073F4EB4@MB3.FHDA.LEARN> Am I the only screen reader user who finds the Learning Ally student management site impossible? I've been trying to delete the 102 students on my account who are no longer at this college. I press the archive button under each name and nothing appears to happen. Under the list of archived students, there are delete buttons for each student, and there I press delete. But I cannot move anyone from active to archived and I can't delete anyone archived. I always have trouble too when I need to update a student. A dialog box slowly pops up and it's difficult to locate with a screen reader. Then it has some weird half-accessible controls that don't always respond to the keyboard. Has anyone actually talked to their web designers about making the site more accessible? --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Read More https://www.perkins.org/history/people/helen-keller L. Scott Lissner, The Ohio State University ADA Coordinator and 504 Compliance Officer Associate, John Glenn School of Public Affairs Lecturer, Knowlton School of Architecture, Moritz College of Law & Disability Studies (614) 292-6207(v); (614) 688-8605(tty) (614) 688-3665(fax); Http://ada.osu.edu 21 East 11th Ave., Columbus, Ohio. 43210 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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But I cannot move anyone from active to archived and I can?t delete anyone archived. I always have trouble too when I need to update a student. A dialog box slowly pops up and it?s difficult to locate with a screen reader. Then it has some weird half-accessible controls that don?t always respond to the keyboard. 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URL: From tylershepard1991 at gmail.com Thu Jun 27 09:51:20 2019 From: tylershepard1991 at gmail.com (Tyler Shepard) Date: Thu Jun 27 09:52:00 2019 Subject: [Athen] Introducing myself to the group Message-ID: <5d14f40b.1c69fb81.38d78.a81a@mx.google.com> Hi all, I have replied to some of the messages on this thread but I never truly introduced myself to the group. Here it goes. My name is Tyler Shepard and I am new to the world of assistive technology as a career. I graduated from the University of Washington in 2017 and spent one year at the same institution in their disability support office. It should be noted that I am blind and use a screen reader and I learned allot at the university of washington's Disability Resources for Students office.? There I learned I want to make this a career because I have seen how impactful it can be first hand. As I write this I am looking for a job in accessibility focusing on either higher education or accessibility consulting. I hope to find fulltime work very soon. I am on linkedin if you would like to look me up, I would be happy to conect with people in the accessibility and higher education indistries and share ideas and articles there too. I thank you for your time. Hope you are well, Tyler Shepard linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-shepard-8012b726/ From kschoeb1 at swarthmore.edu Fri Jun 28 06:31:21 2019 From: kschoeb1 at swarthmore.edu (Corrine Schoeb) Date: Fri Jun 28 06:32:03 2019 Subject: [Athen] web accessibility testing which include native screen reader users Message-ID: Hi all, I'm looking for resources that I might point vendors toward when they ask me about web testing. I have provided several browser tools, how to keyboard test and always ask for the results of their screen reader test. Many do the first but not the second or third and I'd like to be able to point them to a few reliable resources where they can hire folks for testing and then provide us with the results. I'm pretty sure Deque and perhaps WebAIM offer these services, are there others? -- Corrine Schoeb Technology Accessibility Coordinator, ITS 610-957-6208 *** Swarthmore College ITS will never ask you for your password, including by email. Please keep your passwords private to protect yourself and the security of our network. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu Fri Jun 28 07:30:05 2019 From: armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu (Deborah Armstrong) Date: Fri Jun 28 07:31:36 2019 Subject: [Athen] Introducing myself to the group In-Reply-To: <5d14f40b.1c69fb81.38d78.a81a@mx.google.com> References: <5d14f40b.1c69fb81.38d78.a81a@mx.google.com> Message-ID: <61C6DD490FBB3D43A1AA33BF158ED7AF03073F5AEE@MB3.FHDA.LEARN> Welcome Tyler. There are many visually impaired people in this field, including myself. One thing I have noticed though with some blind and visually impaired access technology folks is how they give their own disability a higher priority. It's very important that we work just as hard to serve people with different limitations and different learning styles. For example, when I'm asked if a website is accessible, I always say that I've tried it and it's easy to use for a screen reader user, or that a screen reader user can work with it but it's not that easy. I'm not a web expert and I also don't know the challenges other disabilities will find with a site, so I try to never say something is or is not accessible. (There are blind people who are accessibility experts of course ... it's fine for them to give opinions backed up by knowledge.) But as an end user I can only state whether a site works for me or not. For another example, I try hard to learn about technologies I don't use, like Dragon and eye control. Since you are just starting your career, I wanted to state my opinion here because I want access technology and accessibility in general to remain inclusive. We blind folks are sometimes the loudest voice in the room and we need to use our strength to support everyone! OK, but now I've kicked over the soap box and I also want to say you should never be afraid to ask for help. I ask lots of dumb questions on the mailing lists! --Debee -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of Tyler Shepard Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 9:51 AM To: athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Introducing myself to the group Hi all, I have replied to some of the messages on this thread but I never truly introduced myself to the group. Here it goes. My name is Tyler Shepard and I am new to the world of assistive technology as a career. I graduated from the University of Washington in 2017 and spent one year at the same institution in their disability support office. It should be noted that I am blind and use a screen reader and I learned allot at the university of washington's Disability Resources for Students office.? There I learned I want to make this a career because I have seen how impactful it can be first hand. As I write this I am looking for a job in accessibility focusing on either higher education or accessibility consulting. I hope to find fulltime work very soon. I am on linkedin if you would like to look me up, I would be happy to conect with people in the accessibility and higher education indistries and share ideas and articles there too. I thank you for your time. Hope you are well, Tyler Shepard linkedin: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_in_tyler-2Dshepard-2D8012b726_&d=DwIGaQ&c=WORo6LNFtQOb4SPVta8Jsg&r=K_2Yg4I05GGnHlSOevlp3QeE5-JEqtmoUnmP0YVj9ZM&m=aopPnxFhzqw5GC1YGMSgMS7NtwxZq-E0umodiANhKTc&s=w5PRs8JZcO8N2-ACfSm7SkIaZJ7LTo9WLdsDJ_XXll0&e= _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__mailman12.u.washington.edu_mailman_listinfo_athen-2Dlist&d=DwIGaQ&c=WORo6LNFtQOb4SPVta8Jsg&r=K_2Yg4I05GGnHlSOevlp3QeE5-JEqtmoUnmP0YVj9ZM&m=aopPnxFhzqw5GC1YGMSgMS7NtwxZq-E0umodiANhKTc&s=8NzJ-V0PphByWEv0VnNURu61LjwGh8rK-pGT_i6TV-U&e= From armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu Fri Jun 28 07:43:56 2019 From: armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu (Deborah Armstrong) Date: Fri Jun 28 07:44:43 2019 Subject: [Athen] Learning ally deleting students In-Reply-To: References: <61C6DD490FBB3D43A1AA33BF158ED7AF03073F4EB4@MB3.FHDA.LEARN> Message-ID: <61C6DD490FBB3D43A1AA33BF158ED7AF03073F5B27@MB3.FHDA.LEARN> OK, so I?ve discovered a dialog box pops up that says ?delete? or ?archive? this student, with the student?s name followed by a confirm and a cancel link. What?s going on though is that it?s being shown at the end of the virtual buffer. I know there?s a way web designers can indicate that something is a dialog box so the screen reader will treat it like one, but I don?t know exactly how that?s done. Aria maybe? Also because the Learning Ally site is slow it takes several seconds for that box to appear which makes the whole thing even more confusing. You press Delete or archive and nothing appears to happen. Then eventually that box appears, and you have to loose your place, do ctrl-End to get to the end of the buffer, then arrow back up to find the link for confirm. Tedious, but usable! And I?ve also confirmed that these cancel and confirm links aren?t in tab order so even if you don?t use a screen reader you?d have to hit tab hundreds of times to arrive at those links. Would be better if you could check boxes for everyone you want to delete, archive or unarchive and then hit one confirm button. I don?t think they need a real screen reader user testing things to fix most issues though. They just have to make their staff use their own site with the keyboard for a week and they?ll see immediately what its biggest interface problems are. --Debee From: athen-list On Behalf Of Zachary Mason Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 8:36 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Learning ally deleting students Hello Deborah, I volunteer with learning Ally. I will pass this message along to my supervisors. Zac Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2019, at 11:25 AM, Deborah Armstrong > wrote: Am I the only screen reader user who finds the Learning Ally student management site impossible? I?ve been trying to delete the 102 students on my account who are no longer at this college. I press the archive button under each name and nothing appears to happen. Under the list of archived students, there are delete buttons for each student, and there I press delete. But I cannot move anyone from active to archived and I can?t delete anyone archived. I always have trouble too when I need to update a student. A dialog box slowly pops up and it?s difficult to locate with a screen reader. Then it has some weird half-accessible controls that don?t always respond to the keyboard. Has anyone actually talked to their web designers about making the site more accessible? --Debee _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://secure-web.cisco.com/1aI2Q3KwIOYIXU32fKWhmmWkdaHwXWmi-Avku5cuoVQZTQUfrUZKRaXypF3wU_ZyYi76HBUkd8exZADyqNGYB-7YdUMUhxUUM3eyPcXV7TS4KrIGH_UYMBdb40kOF2P1PkodSV2ZisREIOWxHAgiy2fUFpIM-lP8JHTa_Gbrt3mfZRwZUr7PfDRCa_n6uOwSaw9nnUzQ44UKOZyvIJjiiwQbJg44A7Z0Y4E_w8K2aRIgz_YgWTRIPGmt-O5WiwuH-iGu034F2-b95N5i1xg1TCYTSiRSeZVsqbWLBFNbUf9q0AEikBAKJshs88PfUnzF5coybpE9bgS85lXEOM0NjUg/http%3A%2F%2Fmailman12.u.washington.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fathen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From smarositz at csudh.edu Fri Jun 28 09:29:16 2019 From: smarositz at csudh.edu (Stephen (Alex) Marositz) Date: Fri Jun 28 09:30:21 2019 Subject: [Athen] Introducing myself to the group In-Reply-To: <61C6DD490FBB3D43A1AA33BF158ED7AF03073F5AEE@MB3.FHDA.LEARN> References: <5d14f40b.1c69fb81.38d78.a81a@mx.google.com> <61C6DD490FBB3D43A1AA33BF158ED7AF03073F5AEE@MB3.FHDA.LEARN> Message-ID: Hello Tyler I couldn't agree with Debra more. Although I am a screen reader user myself, most of my career has been spent learning about and working with various learning styles, cognitive disabilities and study strategies because that is the population of students we serve most often in higher ed. And, in fact, those skills are translatable when you are working with someone with a sensory impairment, not the other way around. I would even take it one step further, when I am working with a vendor evaluating a product for accessibility, I go out of my way to not let them know I use a screen reader whenever possible. Not because I am being deceptive, but because I am evaluating the product for the campus community, not for screen reader users. As Debra said, ask questions and keep engaged. It is how we all learn. Stephen Alexander (Alex) Marositz J.D. CPACC Accessible Technology Initiative Coordinator Information Technology Services, California State University Dominguez Hills (310)243-3077 -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 7:30 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Introducing myself to the group Welcome Tyler. There are many visually impaired people in this field, including myself. One thing I have noticed though with some blind and visually impaired access technology folks is how they give their own disability a higher priority. It's very important that we work just as hard to serve people with different limitations and different learning styles. For example, when I'm asked if a website is accessible, I always say that I've tried it and it's easy to use for a screen reader user, or that a screen reader user can work with it but it's not that easy. I'm not a web expert and I also don't know the challenges other disabilities will find with a site, so I try to never say something is or is not accessible. (There are blind people who are accessibility experts of course ... it's fine for them to give opinions backed up by knowledge.) But as an end user I can only state whether a site works for me or not. For another example, I try hard to learn about technologies I don't use, like Dragon and eye control. Since you are just starting your career, I wanted to state my opinion here because I want access technology and accessibility in general to remain inclusive. We blind folks are sometimes the loudest voice in the room and we need to use our strength to support everyone! OK, but now I've kicked over the soap box and I also want to say you should never be afraid to ask for help. I ask lots of dumb questions on the mailing lists! --Debee -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of Tyler Shepard Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 9:51 AM To: athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Introducing myself to the group Hi all, I have replied to some of the messages on this thread but I never truly introduced myself to the group. Here it goes. My name is Tyler Shepard and I am new to the world of assistive technology as a career. I graduated from the University of Washington in 2017 and spent one year at the same institution in their disability support office. It should be noted that I am blind and use a screen reader and I learned allot at the university of Washington's Disability Resources for Students office.? There I learned I want to make this a career because I have seen how impactful it can be first hand. As I write this I am looking for a job in accessibility focusing on either higher education or accessibility consulting. I hope to find fulltime work very soon. I am on linkedin if you would like to look me up, I would be happy to connect with people in the accessibility and higher education indistries and share ideas and articles there too. I thank you for your time. Hope you are well, Tyler Shepard linkedin: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_in_tyler-2Dshepard-2D8012b726_&d=DwIGaQ&c=WORo6LNFtQOb4SPVta8Jsg&r=K_2Yg4I05GGnHlSOevlp3QeE5-JEqtmoUnmP0YVj9ZM&m=aopPnxFhzqw5GC1YGMSgMS7NtwxZq-E0umodiANhKTc&s=w5PRs8JZcO8N2-ACfSm7SkIaZJ7LTo9WLdsDJ_XXll0&e= _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__mailman12.u.washington.edu_mailman_listinfo_athen-2Dlist&d=DwIGaQ&c=WORo6LNFtQOb4SPVta8Jsg&r=K_2Yg4I05GGnHlSOevlp3QeE5-JEqtmoUnmP0YVj9ZM&m=aopPnxFhzqw5GC1YGMSgMS7NtwxZq-E0umodiANhKTc&s=8NzJ-V0PphByWEv0VnNURu61LjwGh8rK-pGT_i6TV-U&e= _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu Fri Jun 28 10:07:01 2019 From: armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu (Deborah Armstrong) Date: Fri Jun 28 10:07:35 2019 Subject: [Athen] Math for non-Braille readers Message-ID: <61C6DD490FBB3D43A1AA33BF158ED7AF03073F5CFC@MB3.FHDA.LEARN> I get asked this every couple of years and wonder if people know of any new solutions? A blind student who does not know Braille needs to take math classes to pass degree requirements. The student will probably need tutoring. The student might be able to get the textbook from Learning Ally; the book even if it is on bookshare won't be fully accessible as bookshare isn't using Math ML yet. At least here, previous editions don't work so well because instructors typically use the textbook for its problem sets. Or they rely on MyMathLab whose accessibility is questionable at best. But the biggest barrier will be finding a way for the student to work problems, show their work and interact effectively with a tutor. Even for students who know Nemeth, the tutor doesn't know Braille so that can be an issue as well. And the college needs a few working ancient Braille writers if a student does know Braille; Braille displays don't work because they are only single line. Our counselors typically suggest students use Khan Academy, which in my experience works great for low-vision students who have difficulty seeing the board or are embarrassed working with a tutor. But the lessons do depend on visual information. Take for example this video on scientific notation: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-exponents-radicals/pre-algebra-scientific-notation/v/scientific-notation-old He does a good job of explaining the theory but not every number he writes is actually voiced, nor can one do the practice exercises with a screen reader. Also it can be difficult to figure out what number he's pointing to. Have their been any innovative developments lately that make the math learning process for blind students easier? --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu Fri Jun 28 10:32:51 2019 From: armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu (Deborah Armstrong) Date: Fri Jun 28 10:33:53 2019 Subject: [Athen] Math for non-Braille readers In-Reply-To: <61C6DD490FBB3D43A1AA33BF158ED7AF03073F5CFC@MB3.FHDA.LEARN> References: <61C6DD490FBB3D43A1AA33BF158ED7AF03073F5CFC@MB3.FHDA.LEARN> Message-ID: <61C6DD490FBB3D43A1AA33BF158ED7AF03073F5DDB@MB3.FHDA.LEARN> I linked to the wrong example; but one thing I see with many of the Khan academy exercises is that they have cards you have to drag and drop on their site to answer a question. Lots of Khan academy does work well with a screen reader; I think my previous email gave the wrong impression. It's just that if you don't understand a concept at all it's too visual to follow without vision. But if you sort of understand a concept and just need a refresher it can work great for a screen reader user. One of my low-vision students says that Khan academy on her iPAD saved her degree as she'd flunked all math courses until she discovered it! Now we just need an accessible iPAD app that would let you work problems, as if you were using a pencil and paper. --Debee From: athen-list On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 10:07 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Math for non-Braille readers I get asked this every couple of years and wonder if people know of any new solutions? A blind student who does not know Braille needs to take math classes to pass degree requirements. The student will probably need tutoring. The student might be able to get the textbook from Learning Ally; the book even if it is on bookshare won't be fully accessible as bookshare isn't using Math ML yet. At least here, previous editions don't work so well because instructors typically use the textbook for its problem sets. Or they rely on MyMathLab whose accessibility is questionable at best. But the biggest barrier will be finding a way for the student to work problems, show their work and interact effectively with a tutor. Even for students who know Nemeth, the tutor doesn't know Braille so that can be an issue as well. And the college needs a few working ancient Braille writers if a student does know Braille; Braille displays don't work because they are only single line. Our counselors typically suggest students use Khan Academy, which in my experience works great for low-vision students who have difficulty seeing the board or are embarrassed working with a tutor. But the lessons do depend on visual information. Take for example this video on scientific notation: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-exponents-radicals/pre-algebra-scientific-notation/v/scientific-notation-old He does a good job of explaining the theory but not every number he writes is actually voiced, nor can one do the practice exercises with a screen reader. Also it can be difficult to figure out what number he's pointing to. Have their been any innovative developments lately that make the math learning process for blind students easier? --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: