[Athen] VI Math student using Mac

[Wink Harner]

I had an iPad while working at SOU specifically for me to test out software
processes, work out kinks for students' access to programs, material, etc.,
and to train them on various accessibility apps & features.

It was great as a tool for me to use with students. It was awful for me to
use because of the multi-finger  touching necessary...evening out the GREAT
vs NOT GREAT, my ability to use the iPad for my own self got pounded into
the ground because my using the device was really for the students'
benefit, not mine, so we all had a good laugh on how many
contorting/contorted positions I could get into for the touchscreen to work
properly with my fingers!

As far as your appeal is concerned, it's a small investment for your
assortment of useful accessibility tools by your department with a big
payoff for you both in terms of being able to configure things correctly
for your student(s), but to have a
Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

Portland OR
foreigntype at gmail.com
480-984-0034

This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive
quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .


On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:55 AM Susan Kelmer <Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu>
wrote:


> Thanks Sean, this is great!  I have a huge gap in my knowledge when it

> comes to a Mac, because I haven’t had one in years.  I think it’s time to

> insist I have one for this kind of thing…I’ll be talking to my boss!  Haha!

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> *Susan Kelmer*

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> *Alternate Format Production Program Manager*

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> *Disability Services*

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> *University of Colorado Boulder*

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> *303-735-4836*

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> *On

> Behalf Of *Sean Keegan

> *Sent:* Thursday, May 30, 2019 10:11 AM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <

> athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] VI Math student using Mac

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> One option may be EquatIO as that is web-based and not dependent on

> Windows or Mac.

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> Is CU-Boulder using Sensus Access? I know one of the conversion routines

> is that you can create a DOCX+MathType file and then select the ePub 3

> output. That will convert the file to an ePub 3 with MathML content.

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> The student can then side-load this ePub 3 file into iBooks on the Mac and

> be able to view/enlarge the information as well as have the content read

> using VoiceOver. I know you mentioned the student does not use a

> screen-reader, but what is nice about VoiceOver is that it can be turned

> on/off as needed. I have not tried any other ePub 3 readers on the Mac.

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> I know that CAR released a "Mojave" version, so that may have resolved

> some of the issues they had previously. I have not tested out this new

> version yet.

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> Take care,

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> Sean

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> On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 7:02 AM Susan Kelmer <Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu>

> wrote:

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> I just had a consult with a new student coming onto campus.  He is

> severely VI, but not blind, and doesn’t use screen readers.  He’s a math

> major, and while he can use enlargements, he’d rather the math be read out

> loud for him. He is using a Mac.

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> If he were using Windows, I’d know what to do.  But as a Mac user, I am a

> little bit in the dark about how to deal with the issue.  We are  a

> Kurzweil campus, so that isn’t helpful in this case.  I know there’s a

> version of CAR for the Mac, but I also know it hasn’t been updated in a

> while, so not sure if it would work.  What other options are there?  Any

> advice for me?  We have time – he doesn’t start classes until August.

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> TIA!

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> *Susan Kelmer*

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> *Alternate Format Production Program Manager*

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> *Disability Services*

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> *University of Colorado Boulder*

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> *303-735-4836*

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