From schwarte at purdue.edu Mon Aug 3 08:13:20 2020 From: schwarte at purdue.edu (Schwarte, David M.) Date: Mon Aug 3 08:13:26 2020 Subject: [Athen] Brightspace and Read & Write In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Eric, Thanks for the information. This question originally came to our instructional support folks and got passed along to me. We are in the unfortunate position of piloting Brightspace in the Spring 2020semester, transitioning from Blackboard during Summer 2020, and moving completely to Brightspace in Fall 2020. This was already a pretty aggressive timeline, long before most of our classes suddenly moved online. I was hoping the instructional support folks knew about this setting, but they do not. If you could get me the information that would be very much appreciated. Thanks for the information on using both the Read & Write app and the Chrome extension. It sounds like our students are using the ScreenShot Reader at present, but it is a little slow and clunky. I actually did not do the testing with Narrator. I would have probably used JAWS or NVDA, since I have access to those screenreaders. Currently, my access to Brightspace is as an instructor, so it is probably best that I did not test. My results may have been different and less relevant to the student experience. Thanks, David Schwarte From: athen-list On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 12:11 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Brightspace and Read & Write Hi David. We use both Brightspace and Read and Write here at PCC. We are rather fond of the Chrome extension but the Desktop version is efficacious as well. For exams and quizzes we find that the ?Screenshot Reader? feature is a good work around for this especially when a student discovers this issue mid exam. Depending on the version of RW you use there may be an additional extension to enable this feature. There is a bit of a lag associated with this tool so I always sort of promote it as a back up tool over the other TTS features but it works pretty well. We have also found that, and my knowledge is not as thorough in this area, but there is an adjustment that the instructor themselves can make in the way that the exam is configured for individual accommodated students who need to use Brightspace with TTS/RW. It has something to do with enabling the ability to make selections of text such as you would for copying and pasting, which is frequently disabled to prevent students from extracting sections of the exam to share with others. Your instructional support branch may know more about this or I am happy to check in with ours about altering these settings. I would love to hear more about the way you use Windows Narrator in the Brightspace environment. I know that there have been vast improvements to this screen reader though it sort of remains on the outs with the AT community in comparison to applications such as JAWS NVDA and VoiceOver. Best Regards, Erik On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 10:49 AM Schwarte, David M. > wrote: Hello Everyone, Our campus has recently started using Brightspace. Technically, Fall is the first semester Brightspace is not in pilot mode. Read & Write users are not able to have quizzes and exams read. The same quizzes and exams are readable via the Windows screenreader. Has anyone found a solution to this issue? I also suspect Kurzweil 3000 may have a similar issues so I would be interested in solutions for that software as well. I am also interested in any workarounds, since summer finals are coming up very soon. Thanks in advance for any assistance. David Schwarte _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Erik Ferguson Alternative Media Technician PCC Disability Services Assistive Technology Team Contact us for questions and support at: Phone: 971-722-TECH (971-722-8324) access-tech-group@pcc.edu Please Note: I am not in office Tuesday or Thursday. For immediate response please use the email and number listed in signature above. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kndeibel at syr.edu Mon Aug 3 08:32:17 2020 From: kndeibel at syr.edu (Kate Deibel) Date: Mon Aug 3 08:32:32 2020 Subject: [Athen] Brightspace and Read & Write In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: If you have JAWS or NVDA, then you should have Narrator as it?s built-in to the Windows Accessibility Tools. Katherine (Kate) Deibel | PhD Inclusion & Accessibility Librarian Syracuse University Libraries T 315.443.7178 kndeibel@syr.edu 222 Waverly Ave., Syracuse, NY 13244 Syracuse University From: athen-list On Behalf Of Schwarte, David M. Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 11:13 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Brightspace and Read & Write Hello Eric, Thanks for the information. This question originally came to our instructional support folks and got passed along to me. We are in the unfortunate position of piloting Brightspace in the Spring 2020semester, transitioning from Blackboard during Summer 2020, and moving completely to Brightspace in Fall 2020. This was already a pretty aggressive timeline, long before most of our classes suddenly moved online. I was hoping the instructional support folks knew about this setting, but they do not. If you could get me the information that would be very much appreciated. Thanks for the information on using both the Read & Write app and the Chrome extension. It sounds like our students are using the ScreenShot Reader at present, but it is a little slow and clunky. I actually did not do the testing with Narrator. I would have probably used JAWS or NVDA, since I have access to those screenreaders. Currently, my access to Brightspace is as an instructor, so it is probably best that I did not test. My results may have been different and less relevant to the student experience. Thanks, David Schwarte From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Erik Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 12:11 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Brightspace and Read & Write Hi David. We use both Brightspace and Read and Write here at PCC. We are rather fond of the Chrome extension but the Desktop version is efficacious as well. For exams and quizzes we find that the ?Screenshot Reader? feature is a good work around for this especially when a student discovers this issue mid exam. Depending on the version of RW you use there may be an additional extension to enable this feature. There is a bit of a lag associated with this tool so I always sort of promote it as a back up tool over the other TTS features but it works pretty well. We have also found that, and my knowledge is not as thorough in this area, but there is an adjustment that the instructor themselves can make in the way that the exam is configured for individual accommodated students who need to use Brightspace with TTS/RW. It has something to do with enabling the ability to make selections of text such as you would for copying and pasting, which is frequently disabled to prevent students from extracting sections of the exam to share with others. Your instructional support branch may know more about this or I am happy to check in with ours about altering these settings. I would love to hear more about the way you use Windows Narrator in the Brightspace environment. I know that there have been vast improvements to this screen reader though it sort of remains on the outs with the AT community in comparison to applications such as JAWS NVDA and VoiceOver. Best Regards, Erik On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 10:49 AM Schwarte, David M. > wrote: Hello Everyone, Our campus has recently started using Brightspace. Technically, Fall is the first semester Brightspace is not in pilot mode. Read & Write users are not able to have quizzes and exams read. The same quizzes and exams are readable via the Windows screenreader. Has anyone found a solution to this issue? I also suspect Kurzweil 3000 may have a similar issues so I would be interested in solutions for that software as well. I am also interested in any workarounds, since summer finals are coming up very soon. Thanks in advance for any assistance. David Schwarte _______________________________________________ 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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When One Web Browser Is Not Enough: A Guide for Windows Screen Reader Users by David Kingsbury, Assistive Technology Instructor at the Carroll Center for the Blind, is meant to help JAWS, NVDA, and Windows Narrator users to effectively use the four leading web browsers ? Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge ? in ways that build on the strengths of each of them. Topics covered include: recent trends in web browser and screen reader usage; web accessibility criteria; screen reader keystrokes and strategies for efficiently accessing and navigating websites; browser menu structure; useful web browser features and commands; and JAWS, NVDA and Narrator customizations. Two appendices ? a list of keystrokes and a glossary of Internet terms ? are included for convenient reference. https://carroll.org/product/when-one-web-browser-is-not-enough/ . -- Carroll Center for the Blind Confidentiality Notice:? 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Date: Mon Aug 3 14:36:04 2020 Subject: [Athen] convert foreign language textbook Message-ID: Hi, What vendors do you recommend to convert a foreign language textbook from PDF to an accessible Word document? The textbook is in German, and is needed by an instructor. Classes start Aug 24. Our disability services office is unable to help, and the publisher has not responded yet. HR is working with the instructor, and reached out to us to seek advice. Thanks for any suggestions! Dean Dean Brusnighan Assistive Technology Specialist Purdue University 765-494-9082 dabrus@purdue.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eileenberger33 at gmail.com Mon Aug 3 14:43:59 2020 From: eileenberger33 at gmail.com (Eileen Berger) Date: Mon Aug 3 14:44:15 2020 Subject: [Athen] convert foreign language textbook In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <25FECF55-C512-4690-84C7-2F43CC7AD609@gmail.com> Does Zoom have a feature to recognize voice? Or create a transcript? E Berger Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 3, 2020, at 5:36 PM, Brusnighan, Dean A. wrote: > > ? > Hi, > > What vendors do you recommend to convert a foreign language textbook from PDF to an accessible Word document? The textbook is in German, and is needed by an instructor. Classes start Aug 24. Our disability services office is unable to help, and the publisher has not responded yet. > > HR is working with the instructor, and reached out to us to seek advice. > > Thanks for any suggestions! > > Dean > > Dean Brusnighan > Assistive Technology Specialist > Purdue University > 765-494-9082 > dabrus@purdue.edu > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Our disability services office is unable to help, and the publisher has not responded yet. HR is working with the instructor, and reached out to us to seek advice. Thanks for any suggestions! Dean Dean Brusnighan Assistive Technology Specialist Purdue University 765-494-9082 dabrus@purdue.edu "This message is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please erase all copies of the message and its attachments and notify the sender immediately." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Tue Aug 4 05:52:22 2020 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Tue Aug 4 05:52:37 2020 Subject: [Athen] [EXT]Re: convert foreign language textbook In-Reply-To: <25FECF55-C512-4690-84C7-2F43CC7AD609@gmail.com> References: <25FECF55-C512-4690-84C7-2F43CC7AD609@gmail.com> Message-ID: Yes, if you set it up correctly. The good news is that the transcrips I have dealt with so far have been very good. Here are some details. 1) You must have a licensed account so you can record to the web. 2) You have to make sure the auto transcript feature is turned on in your profile settings. 3) When you select to record, you have to record to the web. 4) Once you have finished the recording, you have to end the meeting before the recording and transcript are generated. 5) If you have multiple speakers, Zoom?s transcript automatically markes who the speaker is for each section. Of course, since this ASR, it isn?t perfect, but it is very good in my experience. 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 Eileen Berger Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 4:44 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT]Re: [Athen] convert foreign language textbook 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. Does Zoom have a feature to recognize voice? Or create a transcript? E Berger Sent from my iPhone On Aug 3, 2020, at 5:36 PM, Brusnighan, Dean A. > wrote: ? Hi, What vendors do you recommend to convert a foreign language textbook from PDF to an accessible Word document? The textbook is in German, and is needed by an instructor. Classes start Aug 24. Our disability services office is unable to help, and the publisher has not responded yet. 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Message-ID: Access text denied the request. Anyone happen to have it? Title: Diversity Across the Curriculum : A Guide for Faculty in Higher Education Author: Branche, Jerome; Mullennix, John; Cohn, Ellen R. ISBN13: 9781933371283 *Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.* Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you?ve received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Has anyone worked with it or done any accessibility evaluations on it? I am interested in both its output as well as the accessibility of its authoring environment. Any information you could share would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, H, Heather Mariger Digital Accessibility Advocate Pronouns: She/Her Center for Academic Innovation Chemeketa Community College 4000 Lancaster Drive NE - 9/126A Salem, OR 97305 503.589.7832 ***************** Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance. Verna Myers, author and speaker [Florida SouthWestern State College] Please note: Due to Florida's broad open records law, most written communication to or from College employees is public record, available to the public and the media upon request. Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure. You are the Key to Information Security. Click Here to Learn More. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Date: Sat Aug 8 10:18:43 2020 Subject: [Athen] MathPlayer Download? Design Science gone? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: MathPlayer is still around. The direct download link is https://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/download.htm It is the same exe file that has been around for years. Wiris bought out Design Science, but is still keeping the old website alive for now. --Steve Noble steve.noble@louisville.edu 502-969-3088 ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:45 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] MathPlayer Download? Design Science gone? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of our organization. Do not click links, open attachments, or respond unless you recognize the sender's email address and know the contents are safe. Hi all, I?m looking for MathPlayer and the Design Science site no longer seems to exist? Does anyone know where to find the MathPlayer Download? I?m finding ?software download? sites listed with a search but I don?t generally trust these sites for downloads? Design Science site: http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/ MathType: http://www.wiris.com/en/mathtype Thank you, Dawn Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve.noble at louisville.edu Sat Aug 8 10:19:41 2020 From: steve.noble at louisville.edu (Noble,Stephen L.) Date: Sat Aug 8 10:19:58 2020 Subject: [Athen] MathPlayer Download? Design Science gone? In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Actually...to get direct to the exe file, this link is https://www.dessci.com/en/dl/MathPlayerSetup.exe --Steve Noble steve.noble@louisville.edu 502-969-3088 ________________________________ From: Noble,Stephen L. Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:18 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: MathPlayer Download? Design Science gone? MathPlayer is still around. The direct download link is https://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/download.htm It is the same exe file that has been around for years. Wiris bought out Design Science, but is still keeping the old website alive for now. --Steve Noble steve.noble@louisville.edu 502-969-3088 ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:45 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] MathPlayer Download? Design Science gone? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of our organization. Do not click links, open attachments, or respond unless you recognize the sender's email address and know the contents are safe. Hi all, I?m looking for MathPlayer and the Design Science site no longer seems to exist? Does anyone know where to find the MathPlayer Download? I?m finding ?software download? sites listed with a search but I don?t generally trust these sites for downloads? Design Science site: http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/ MathType: http://www.wiris.com/en/mathtype Thank you, Dawn Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hunziker at arizona.edu Sat Aug 8 10:22:11 2020 From: hunziker at arizona.edu (Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker)) Date: Sat Aug 8 10:22:44 2020 Subject: [Athen] MathPlayer Download? Design Science gone? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thank you! Interestingly... It was my VPN blocking the site, turn off VPN and site "magically" appears. I appreciate your quick confirmation! Thank you, Dawn Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Noble,Stephen L. Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 10:18 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT]Re: [Athen] MathPlayer Download? Design Science gone? External Email MathPlayer is still around. The direct download link is https://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/download.htm It is the same exe file that has been around for years. Wiris bought out Design Science, but is still keeping the old website alive for now. --Steve Noble steve.noble@louisville.edu 502-969-3088 ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) > Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:45 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] MathPlayer Download? Design Science gone? CAUTION: This email originated from outside of our organization. Do not click links, open attachments, or respond unless you recognize the sender's email address and know the contents are safe. Hi all, I'm looking for MathPlayer and the Design Science site no longer seems to exist... Does anyone know where to find the MathPlayer Download? I'm finding "software download" sites listed with a search but I don't generally trust these sites for downloads... Design Science site: http://www.dessci.com/en/products/mathplayer/ MathType: http://www.wiris.com/en/mathtype Thank you, Dawn Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arobasse at cornellcollege.edu Sun Aug 9 17:29:44 2020 From: arobasse at cornellcollege.edu (Amy Robasse) Date: Sun Aug 9 17:30:18 2020 Subject: [Athen] Help for conveying COVID information to blind students Message-ID: Hello! I am hoping that some of you have already thought through and found solutions for the problems I am dealing with. Our campus will be open this fall and is using tons of temporary signage to assign the flow of traffic, information on leaving seating open, how many students can be in an area, etc. We are also placing temporary (let's hope!) sanitation stations and cleaning supplies all over campus. I located some bluetooth beacons available that can be programmed to share whatever information we program them to. I thought something like that might be helpful for sharing information that might be dynamic and changing often, but they are an investment. And like many of your institutions, we are all watching our budgets. Outside of walking around campus with our students and telling them where all of the new items are (and hoping they remember them) I am not sure what to do. Provide a building map or directory that explains traffic flow, seating rules, and sanitation locations? Any advice is appreciated. If this was previously discussed I apologize, I have been very behind in reading the mailings. Thank you Warmly, Amy --- Amy Robasse, MA Accessibility and Academic Support Assistant Working Remotely - email me for a virtual appointment arobasse@cornellcollege.edu -----> Want to connect with other students with disabilities? Email me for our Zoom chat info! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ea at emptech.info Wed Aug 12 05:03:34 2020 From: ea at emptech.info (ea@emptech.info) Date: Wed Aug 12 05:04:07 2020 Subject: [Athen] H5P Accessibility In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <024101d670a0$9ae0f280$d0a2d780$@emptech.info> Here is a link to the activities that have been designed with accessibility in mind https://h5p.org/documentation/installation/content-type-accessibility The content can work as a plug in for Moodle, WordPress etc or embedded within an iFrame. You may have to add some code in a
to make them respond better to mobile and tablet use (some activities revert to needing horizontal scrolling which is not ideal with drag and drop etc). Usually they work with keyboard only or gesture, but really check for the usability as much as the accessibility. Best wishes E.A. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Heather Mariger Sent: 07 August 2020 00:43 To: Access Technology Higher Education Network ; The EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Community Group Listserv Subject: [Athen] H5P Accessibility Greetings, We are looking at H5P as a tool for our instructors. Has anyone worked with it or done any accessibility evaluations on it? I am interested in both its output as well as the accessibility of its authoring environment. Any information you could share would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, H, Heather Mariger Digital Accessibility Advocate Pronouns: She/Her Center for Academic Innovation Chemeketa Community College 4000 Lancaster Drive NE - 9/126A Salem, OR 97305 503.589.7832 ***************** Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance. Verna Myers, author and speaker -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at karlencommunications.com Wed Aug 12 07:44:26 2020 From: info at karlencommunications.com (Karlen Communications) Date: Wed Aug 12 07:44:58 2020 Subject: [Athen] Using Presentation Translator in a Lecture Message-ID: <000401d670b7$17a71400$46f53c00$@karlencommunications.com> Morning everyone! I saw a post in the last few weeks about Presentation Translator for PowerPoint and couldn't find this resource at the time in my Downloads folder.but here it is. I forget whether you can send attachments through this list so if it isn't there, e-mail me off list and I'll send it to you. I didn't bookmark the URL and it is hard to find if you search for it which is why I downloaded it. It is a tagged PDF but JAWS says there are no headings. :_( Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: How to use Presentation Translator.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 598235 bytes Desc: not available URL: From KIMBERLY.EASON at tccd.edu Wed Aug 12 08:58:09 2020 From: KIMBERLY.EASON at tccd.edu (EASON, KIMBERLY) Date: Wed Aug 12 08:58:26 2020 Subject: [Athen] Testing Captioning Product Message-ID: Hello all, Has anyone tested Webcaptioner? It is a web-based captioning product and it claims to support many languages and dialects. Being in higher ed., I want to ensure that it will accurately capture different accents. Kimberly M. Eason, M.Ed. Coordinator| Student Accessibility Resources Tarrant County College Northeast Campus| Office: NSTU 1629 828 W. 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URL: From hkramer at ahead.org Wed Aug 12 09:17:42 2020 From: hkramer at ahead.org (Howard Kramer) Date: Wed Aug 12 09:18:34 2020 Subject: [Athen] =?utf-8?q?Intermediate_level_3-credit_course_on_accessibl?= =?utf-8?q?e_web_design_=E2=80=93_starts_September_28?= Message-ID: *Accessible Web Design: Where Usability & Accessibility Meet* (listed as SPECIAL TOPICS IN TECHNOLOGY, ARTS, AND MEDIA: ACCESSIBLE WEB DESIGN, ATLS 4519-581 and as: SPEC TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE: ACCESSIBLE WEB DESIGN, CSCI 4830-581) *Register at:* *CU Continuing Education * (under ATLAS program) *Fall 2020 Schedule:* Sep 28 ? Dec 11, 2020 Course Description This is an intermediate level course for designing web sites and digital material which are not only accessible for persons with disabilities but also effective and usable across the spectrum of user abilities and backgrounds and the variety of device platforms. This course will review standards and guidelines for usability and accessibility, focusing on the concepts of Universal Design, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and accessibility best practices. As an intermediate level course students should be familiar with the basic concepts of web accessibility, such as the importance of structured and semantic web design. This course will cover the specific HTML markup, CSS and JavaScript for designing accessible sites. Course objectives Students who successfully complete this course will: *Theory / History* ? Be able to apply user-centered and universal design strategies and techniques to the conception, development and implementation of websites and applications ? Students will learn about the theory of user-centered design and other design theories such as design thinking and the use of personas in order to provide a foundation for the development of inclusive and accessible web and digital interfaces ? Students will learn about the history of accessibility rights, the importance of inclusion in the digital environment and the laws and regulations applicable to web and digital accessibility *Design* ? Students will have the opportunity to develop accessible web components such as interactive forms (with error checking and warnings), widgets, pop-ups and dialogues ? For a final project students will incorporate the skills learned in the class to design or redesign a website or mobile application ? In addition to the design theories mentioned above, students will enhance their capability to apply color theory, learn about how design interacts with human cognition and perception and using design theories such as Norman?s concepts Questions Contact Howard Kramer at hkramer@colorado.edu. -- Regards, Howard Howard Kramer Conference Coordinator Accessing Higher Ground 303-492-8672 cell: 720-351-8668 Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference * in Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Colorado, Nov 16-20, 2020. Request for proposals will open up in early March. Sign up to our mailing list to receive announcements . Complete program information and registration is open for our full line-up of Spring 2020 webinars . Site capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your earliest convenience for the largest selection. Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tft at uw.edu Wed Aug 12 11:33:07 2020 From: tft at uw.edu (Terrill Thompson) Date: Wed Aug 12 11:34:02 2020 Subject: [Athen] Favorite PDF to HTML converter Message-ID: Hi All, We're actively encouraging folks to choose HTML over PDF, which in many cases means converting existing PDFs into HTML. To support that, does anyone have a favorite PDF to HTML converter? A Google search reveals a few zillion choices, and I'm afraid to try most of them as doing so could be a spyware risk. I know we can Save As > Other > HTML from Adobe Acrobat, but the output is less than ideal. Thanks for any suggestions! Terrill --- Terrill Thompson Manager, IT Accessibility Team UW-IT Accessible Technology Services University of Washington tft@uw.edu From hunziker at arizona.edu Wed Aug 12 11:45:39 2020 From: hunziker at arizona.edu (Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker)) Date: Wed Aug 12 11:45:43 2020 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Favorite PDF to HTML converter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi all, Please reply to the list - We're also trying to move campus away from PDFs for sharing basic information that would be better in HTML format... Thank you, Dawn Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of Terrill Thompson Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 11:33 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT][Athen] Favorite PDF to HTML converter External Email Hi All, We're actively encouraging folks to choose HTML over PDF, which in many cases means converting existing PDFs into HTML. To support that, does anyone have a favorite PDF to HTML converter? A Google search reveals a few zillion choices, and I'm afraid to try most of them as doing so could be a spyware risk. I know we can Save As > Other > HTML from Adobe Acrobat, but the output is less than ideal. Thanks for any suggestions! Terrill --- Terrill Thompson Manager, IT Accessibility Team UW-IT Accessible Technology Services University of Washington tft@uw.edu _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Wed Aug 12 11:53:44 2020 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Wed Aug 12 11:54:15 2020 Subject: [Athen] Favorite PDF to HTML converter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I don't know of one, but I hope someone does. In the meantime, training faculty to save their Word files as HTML would be a good starting point, to reduce the number of PDFs in the first place. *Please note:? I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.* Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs T?303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of Terrill Thompson Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:33 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Favorite PDF to HTML converter Hi All, We're actively encouraging folks to choose HTML over PDF, which in many cases means converting existing PDFs into HTML. To support that, does anyone have a favorite PDF to HTML converter? A Google search reveals a few zillion choices, and I'm afraid to try most of them as doing so could be a spyware risk. I know we can Save As > Other > HTML from Adobe Acrobat, but the output is less than ideal. Thanks for any suggestions! Terrill --- Terrill Thompson Manager, IT Accessibility Team UW-IT Accessible Technology Services University of Washington tft@uw.edu _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From michaelnakai at weber.edu Wed Aug 12 12:03:17 2020 From: michaelnakai at weber.edu (Michael Nakai) Date: Wed Aug 12 12:04:03 2020 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Favorite PDF to HTML converter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We have ABBYY FineReader that we use for processing textbooks. It has HTML Export and as an OCR program can read out text from images in a PDF. On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 12:48 PM Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) < hunziker@arizona.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > > Please reply to the list - We're also trying to move campus away from PDFs > for sharing basic information that would be better in HTML format... > > Thank you, > Dawn > > Dawn Hunziker > IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources > The University of Arizona | hunziker@arizona.edu > drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu > 520-626-9409 > > -----Original Message----- > From: athen-list On > Behalf Of Terrill Thompson > Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 11:33 AM > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > Subject: [EXT][Athen] Favorite PDF to HTML converter > > External Email > > Hi All, > > We're actively encouraging folks to choose HTML over PDF, which in many > cases means converting existing PDFs into HTML. To support that, does > anyone have a favorite PDF to HTML converter? A Google search reveals a > few zillion choices, and I'm afraid to try most of them as doing so could > be a spyware risk. > > I know we can Save As > Other > HTML from Adobe Acrobat, but the output is > less than ideal. > > Thanks for any suggestions! > > Terrill > > --- > Terrill Thompson > Manager, IT Accessibility Team > UW-IT Accessible Technology Services > University of Washington > tft@uw.edu > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Michael Nakai Adaptive Technology *Weber State University Disability Services* 3885 West Campus Drive Dept 1129 Ogden, Utah 84408-1129 (801) 626-6413 *To slow or prevent the spread of COVID-19, Disability Services at both Ogden and Davis campuses are currently closed to visitors.* *We will remain open remotely through phone and email to provide services and accommodations. Be aware that any calls coming from our office may appear as Private or No Caller ID. **For inquiries about testing accommodations call 801-626-6896 or email dsctesting@weber.edu . **Our website weber.edu/disabilityservices for the most up-to-date information about our department. Visit the WSU website for the most up to date information concerning COVID-19, https://www.weber.edu/coronavirus/default.html * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From krista at inclusiveinstructionaldesign.com Wed Aug 12 17:17:37 2020 From: krista at inclusiveinstructionaldesign.com (Krista Greear) Date: Wed Aug 12 17:18:02 2020 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Favorite PDF to HTML converter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: If you are a Canvas school and use Ally, you can leverage the fantastic work of Utah State University with their File to Canvas Page tool , available on GitHub. Designed for PDFs in the course though, not necessarily content that lives outside the LMS. But you could bring outside content into the LMS, then leverage the tool, then post publicly. Christopher Phillips at USU is the likely the best point of contact for further questions. On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 3:05 PM Michael Nakai wrote: > We have ABBYY FineReader that we use for processing textbooks. It has HTML > Export and as an OCR program can read out text from images in a PDF. > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 12:48 PM Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) < > hunziker@arizona.edu> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Please reply to the list - We're also trying to move campus away from >> PDFs for sharing basic information that would be better in HTML format... >> >> Thank you, >> Dawn >> >> Dawn Hunziker >> IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources >> The University of Arizona | hunziker@arizona.edu >> drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu >> 520-626-9409 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: athen-list On >> Behalf Of Terrill Thompson >> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 11:33 AM >> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network < >> athen-list@u.washington.edu> >> Subject: [EXT][Athen] Favorite PDF to HTML converter >> >> External Email >> >> Hi All, >> >> We're actively encouraging folks to choose HTML over PDF, which in many >> cases means converting existing PDFs into HTML. To support that, does >> anyone have a favorite PDF to HTML converter? A Google search reveals a >> few zillion choices, and I'm afraid to try most of them as doing so could >> be a spyware risk. >> >> I know we can Save As > Other > HTML from Adobe Acrobat, but the output >> is less than ideal. >> >> Thanks for any suggestions! >> >> Terrill >> >> --- >> Terrill Thompson >> Manager, IT Accessibility Team >> UW-IT Accessible Technology Services >> University of Washington >> tft@uw.edu >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > -- > Michael Nakai > Adaptive Technology > > *Weber State University Disability Services* > 3885 West Campus Drive Dept 1129 > Ogden, Utah 84408-1129 > (801) 626-6413 > > *To slow or prevent the spread of COVID-19, Disability Services at both > Ogden and Davis campuses are currently closed to visitors.* > > *We will remain open remotely through phone and email to provide services > and accommodations. Be aware that any calls coming from our office may > appear as Private or No Caller ID. **For inquiries about testing > accommodations call 801-626-6896 or email dsctesting@weber.edu > . **Our website weber.edu/disabilityservices > for the most up-to-date information > about our department. Visit the WSU website for the most up to date > information concerning COVID-19, > https://www.weber.edu/coronavirus/default.html > * > _______________________________________________ > 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 tft at uw.edu Thu Aug 13 09:48:27 2020 From: tft at uw.edu (Terrill Thompson) Date: Thu Aug 13 09:49:08 2020 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Favorite PDF to HTML converter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: OK, I decided I would go ahead and take a risk for the benefit of science. I tested several of the PDF-to-HTML conversion tools that appear on independent reviewers' "Top 5", "Top 10", etc. lists of PDF-to-HTML converters. These tools all seem to be focused solely on preserving the look and feel of the PDF, not the underlying structure (if the PDF is tagged). Some of them do an impressive job with visual accuracy, but they do it all with
elements, so the HTML output, while it may look good, is not at all accessible. The only tools I tested that even attempt to preserve the underlying structure of a tagged PDF are those that actively market themselves as accessibility solutions, and they're not free. I was looking for a free solution, but so far I've come up empty-handed. The three conversion tools/methods I found that preserve tagged structure are: 1. Ally This produces HTML output that preserves heading structure, alt text on images, lists, and table headers. Ally is the *only* tool I found that successfully converts table headers. The only measure Ally failed on in our test was a complex table with nested rows and columns. In the tagged PDF we used Adobe Acrobat's Table Editor to assign rowspan and colspan, and explicitly associated table data cells with relevant table headers. All this data is reflected in the tagged PDF structure so I would expect that to show up in the HTML as rowspan, colspan, id, and headers attributes. With no rowspan or colspan attributes, Ally's HTML table was a bit of a mess. 2. SensusAccess This produces HTML output that preserves heading structure and alt text on images, but not table headers, and list items get converted to paragraphs. 3. Save As > Other > HTML or Export to HTML from Adobe Acrobat. This produces HTML output that preserves heading structure and alt text on images, but not table headers. In Adobe Acrobat DC, it also correctly converts lists, which isn't true in earlier versions (I also tested Acrobat Pro XI, which converted list items to paragraphs). Not surprisingly, Adobe also attempts to preserve the look and feel by adding a huge amount of inline CSS to the HTML file. If that's not your intent, this is an annoyance and would require an extra step to strip out all the bloat. Also, since well-tagged PDFs are rare in the wild, I tested each of these three tools/methods with an untagged document. Our sample document included one image (a banner image, with text) and SensusAccess was the only tool that performed OCR on the image and included the converted text in the HTML document (as a paragraph). However, SensusAccess was also the only tool of the three that made no effort to add structure (no headings, lists, or table headers). Exporting from Adobe Acrobat (either version) resulted in a decently-tagged document, with h1 and h2 headings properly assigned, and lists properly coded. Our sample document included both a simple table and a complex table with nested rows and columns. Acrobat got the rowspan and colspan right for the complex table so the table looked correct. However, it didn't assign table header elements or any other accessibility markup to either table. Ally could do everything Acrobat did (headings and lists were properly coded), but it one-upped Acrobat by properly coding column headers in the simple table. It severely messed up the complex table though, which more than anything might just reinforce the notion that complex tables should be avoided whenever possible. I suspect there are other tools out there that are comparable to the three I found. Please share if you know of any. Thanks! Terrill --- Terrill Thompson Manager, IT Accessibility Team UW-IT Accessible Technology Services University of Washington tft@uw.edu On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 5:18 PM Krista Greear wrote: > > If you are a Canvas school and use Ally, you can leverage the fantastic work of Utah State University with their File to Canvas Page tool, available on GitHub. Designed for PDFs in the course though, not necessarily content that lives outside the LMS. But you could bring outside content into the LMS, then leverage the tool, then post publicly. > > Christopher Phillips at USU is the likely the best point of contact for further questions. > > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 3:05 PM Michael Nakai wrote: >> >> We have ABBYY FineReader that we use for processing textbooks. It has HTML Export and as an OCR program can read out text from images in a PDF. >> >> On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 12:48 PM Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Please reply to the list - We're also trying to move campus away from PDFs for sharing basic information that would be better in HTML format... >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Dawn >>> >>> Dawn Hunziker >>> IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources >>> The University of Arizona | hunziker@arizona.edu >>> drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu >>> 520-626-9409 >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: athen-list On Behalf Of Terrill Thompson >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 11:33 AM >>> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >>> Subject: [EXT][Athen] Favorite PDF to HTML converter >>> >>> External Email >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> We're actively encouraging folks to choose HTML over PDF, which in many cases means converting existing PDFs into HTML. To support that, does anyone have a favorite PDF to HTML converter? A Google search reveals a few zillion choices, and I'm afraid to try most of them as doing so could be a spyware risk. >>> >>> I know we can Save As > Other > HTML from Adobe Acrobat, but the output is less than ideal. >>> >>> Thanks for any suggestions! >>> >>> Terrill >>> >>> --- >>> Terrill Thompson >>> Manager, IT Accessibility Team >>> UW-IT Accessible Technology Services >>> University of Washington >>> tft@uw.edu >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> Michael Nakai >> Adaptive Technology >> >> Weber State University Disability Services >> 3885 West Campus Drive Dept 1129 >> Ogden, Utah 84408-1129 >> (801) 626-6413 >> >> To slow or prevent the spread of COVID-19, Disability Services at both Ogden and Davis campuses are currently closed to visitors. >> >> We will remain open remotely through phone and email to provide services and accommodations. Be aware that any calls coming from our office may appear as Private or No Caller ID. For inquiries about testing accommodations call 801-626-6896 or email dsctesting@weber.edu. Our website weber.edu/disabilityservices for the most up-to-date information about our department. Visit the WSU website for the most up to date information concerning COVID-19, https://www.weber.edu/coronavirus/default.html >> _______________________________________________ >> athen-list mailing list >> athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu >> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From adietrich at cornell.edu Thu Aug 13 10:48:01 2020 From: adietrich at cornell.edu (Andrea L. Dietrich) Date: Thu Aug 13 10:48:27 2020 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Favorite PDF to HTML converter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: There's Calibre, which is a free ebook converter -- it will do PDF to LOTS of other formats, including .docx (which means if you aren't having luck converting directly to HTML you could probably clean up with Word and then make an HTML from that.) https://calibre-ebook.com/ There's also a discussion forum where the creator of the software answers questions, and he's EXTREMELY responsive. I can't speak to the quality of HTML directly from PDF because I've only used it for other formats, but I know it's possible. -Andi :) -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 2:46 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT] Favorite PDF to HTML converter Hi all, Please reply to the list - We're also trying to move campus away from PDFs for sharing basic information that would be better in HTML format... Thank you, Dawn Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of Terrill Thompson Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 11:33 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT][Athen] Favorite PDF to HTML converter External Email Hi All, We're actively encouraging folks to choose HTML over PDF, which in many cases means converting existing PDFs into HTML. To support that, does anyone have a favorite PDF to HTML converter? A Google search reveals a few zillion choices, and I'm afraid to try most of them as doing so could be a spyware risk. I know we can Save As > Other > HTML from Adobe Acrobat, but the output is less than ideal. Thanks for any suggestions! Terrill --- Terrill Thompson Manager, IT Accessibility Team UW-IT Accessible Technology Services University of Washington tft@uw.edu _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From rspangler1 at udayton.edu Thu Aug 13 12:20:55 2020 From: rspangler1 at udayton.edu (Robert Spangler) Date: Thu Aug 13 12:21:01 2020 Subject: [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac Message-ID: Hi all, I am blind and use screen readers. Those of you who are blind also know how complicated it can be to describe to sighted people how to perform certain tasks, since we don't always know what icons look like--or at least I certainly don't. I have been unsuccessful at describing to students how to install apps on their Mac - particularly, Read and Write. When I open the disk image file, I arrow over to the .app file, perform a command C, then go to the Applications folder and perform a command V to paste it. For sighted people, they would drag the app file from the disk image package to the applications folder. It even says, in the Read and Write DMG, "Drag our beautiful icon to the applications folder." I have had multiple students, however, fail at doing this and instead make an alias in the applications folder. Of course I can't see what they're doing to correct them. In the old times, when we were allowed to meet in person with students, I would just take the computer and complete the install myself. Now, however, I need to figure out how to explain this. Anyone have any tips? Robert -- ? OLR will be available via phone and email Mon-Fri from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. The office in Roesch 023 will not be open until further notice. ? Appointments for Disability Services, accommodations, and Voluntary Medical Withdrawals will be conducted via telephone. To schedule, call 937-229-2066. ? Academic Coaching, Supplemental Instruction (SI), Tutoring, and the Write Place will be accessible remotely. ? For instructions and current OLR updates, visit go.udayton.edu/learning Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist rspangler1@udayton.edu Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023 Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC) University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 Phone: 937-229-2066 Fax: 937-229-3270 Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) Web Site: http://go.udayton.edu/learning -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu Thu Aug 13 13:27:47 2020 From: Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu (Stager, Catherine) Date: Thu Aug 13 13:28:04 2020 Subject: [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The biggest challenges I have run into with students installing on Mac is the ?Lock? that shows up and has to be unlocked: it requires that they enter their computer user name and PW. As a support suggestion, I have linked texthelp?s own support page for first time installs, https://support.texthelp.com/help/readwrite-for-mac-installing-readwrite-mac-for-the-first-time. Hope you find a method that helps students do this without a problem (grin). Best regards, Cath Catherine M. Stager Assistive Technology Specialist Catherine.Stager@frontrange.edu (720) 336-1245 [Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus] Disability Support Services - Assistive Technology Check out our Getting Started Guides for At Home Support! https://bit.ly/GettingStartedAtHome From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 1:21 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Colorado Community College System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions. Hi all, I am blind and use screen readers. Those of you who are blind also know how complicated it can be to describe to sighted people how to perform certain tasks, since we don't always know what icons look like--or at least I certainly don't. I have been unsuccessful at describing to students how to install apps on their Mac - particularly, Read and Write. When I open the disk image file, I arrow over to the .app file, perform a command C, then go to the Applications folder and perform a command V to paste it. For sighted people, they would drag the app file from the disk image package to the applications folder. It even says, in the Read and Write DMG, "Drag our beautiful icon to the applications folder." I have had multiple students, however, fail at doing this and instead make an alias in the applications folder. Of course I can't see what they're doing to correct them. In the old times, when we were allowed to meet in person with students, I would just take the computer and complete the install myself. Now, however, I need to figure out how to explain this. Anyone have any tips? Robert -- ? OLR will be available via phone and email Mon-Fri from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. 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Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 18481 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From rspangler1 at udayton.edu Thu Aug 13 13:57:03 2020 From: rspangler1 at udayton.edu (Robert Spangler) Date: Thu Aug 13 13:57:02 2020 Subject: [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Cath, thanks for this link. I do explain to the student that they have to drag the icon exactly as it shows on their screen, so there's some break in the communication because I've had multiple students mess this up, but I can do it just fine with the keyboard. I'll see if showing them the image on this page is helpful at all. Thanks again. Robert On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 4:32 PM Stager, Catherine < Catherine.Stager@frontrange.edu> wrote: > The biggest challenges I have run into with students installing on Mac is > the ?Lock? that shows up and has to be unlocked: it requires that they > enter their computer user name and PW. > > As a support suggestion, I have linked texthelp?s own support page for > first time installs, > https://support.texthelp.com/help/readwrite-for-mac-installing-readwrite-mac-for-the-first-time > . > > Hope you find a method that helps students do this without a problem > (grin). > > > > Best regards, > > Cath > > > > Catherine M. Stager > > Assistive Technology Specialist > > Catherine.Stager@frontrange.edu > > > > (720) 336-1245 > > *[image: Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus]* > > *Disability Support Services - Assistive Technology* > > *Check out our Getting Started Guides for At Home Support! > * > > *https://bit.ly/GettingStartedAtHome > * > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Robert Spangler > *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2020 1:21 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac > > > > > > *CAUTION:* This email originated from outside of the Colorado Community > College System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize > the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT > Help Desk if you have any questions. > > Hi all, > > > > I am blind and use screen readers. Those of you who are blind also know > how complicated it can be to describe to sighted people how to perform > certain tasks, since we don't always know what icons look like--or at least > I certainly don't. > > > > I have been unsuccessful at describing to students how to install apps on > their Mac - particularly, Read and Write. When I open the disk image file, > I arrow over to the .app file, perform a command C, then go to the > Applications folder and perform a command V to paste it. > > > > For sighted people, they would drag the app file from the disk image > package to the applications folder. It even says, in the Read and Write > DMG, "Drag our beautiful icon to the applications folder." I have had > multiple students, however, fail at doing this and instead make an alias in > the applications folder. Of course I can't see what they're doing to > correct them. > > > > In the old times, when we were allowed to meet in person with students, I > would just take the computer and complete the install myself. Now, > however, I need to figure out how to explain this. > > > > Anyone have any tips? > > > > Robert > > > > > -- > > ? OLR will be available via phone and email Mon-Fri from 8:30 AM - 4:30 > PM. The office in Roesch 023 will not be open until further notice. > ? Appointments for Disability Services, accommodations, and Voluntary > Medical Withdrawals will be conducted via telephone. To schedule, call > 937-229-2066. > > ? Academic Coaching, Supplemental Instruction (SI), Tutoring, and the > Write Place will be accessible remotely. > > ? For instructions and current OLR updates, visit go.udayton.edu/learning > > > > > > Robert Spangler > Disability Services Technical Support Specialist > rspangler1@udayton.edu > Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023 > Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC) > University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 > Phone: 937-229-2066 > > Fax: 937-229-3270 > > Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) > > Web Site: http://go.udayton.edu/learning > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- ? OLR will be available via phone and email Mon-Fri from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. The office in Roesch 023 will not be open until further notice. ? Appointments for Disability Services, accommodations, and Voluntary Medical Withdrawals will be conducted via telephone. To schedule, call 937-229-2066. ? Academic Coaching, Supplemental Instruction (SI), Tutoring, and the Write Place will be accessible remotely. ? 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The question came up about whether we should consider including descriptions of diversity, and how and whether we could do so without making interpretations or assumptions (or making the descriptions too cumbersome and long). I'm reaching out to see if other schools have a policy around how/whether you describe people's visible characteristics in image descriptions, or if anyone is willing to share what your current practice is even if it isn't an official policy. I'd also love to hear from any screen reader users who would be willing to share your preferences. Thanks so much, Mary *Mary Popish* Adaptive Technology Specialist & Alternate Formats Coordinator Disability Resource Center Portland State University Phone: (503) 725-9119 Fax: (503) 725-4103 Email: drc@pdx.edu URL: http://www.pdx.edu/drc Pronouns: she / her / hers --- We hope you are doing well during this difficult time. We are still here for you! We are performing all essential work of the DRC remotely, including initial appointments and drop-ins. Please note, the DRC's hours have changed. The DRC is now open Monday through Thursday and the office is closed on Fridays. We will return messages as soon as possible when we return to the office. Call 503-725-4150, email drc@pdx.edu, or visit our virtual front desk between 12p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday at https://pdx.zoom.us/j/379914326. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Robin.Eckelberry at ppcc.edu Thu Aug 13 14:47:08 2020 From: Robin.Eckelberry at ppcc.edu (Eckelberry, Robin) Date: Thu Aug 13 14:47:20 2020 Subject: [Athen] Perusall experience? Message-ID: Hi all, Does anyone have experience with Perusall.com? An instructor would like to use it for collaborative annotation of documents. The VPAT indicates some good accessibility features, but we do manual testing before use as well. Thanks in advance! 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Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 4800 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu Thu Aug 13 14:52:18 2020 From: Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu (Stager, Catherine) Date: Thu Aug 13 14:52:50 2020 Subject: [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I hope it does help, Robert. The page is very usability friendly both being uncluttered by distractions, and simply laid out. I like how they use both image and descriptive words. The webpage is also pretty accessible. Best, Cath From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 2:57 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Colorado Community College System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions. Hi Cath, thanks for this link. I do explain to the student that they have to drag the icon exactly as it shows on their screen, so there's some break in the communication because I've had multiple students mess this up, but I can do it just fine with the keyboard. I'll see if showing them the image on this page is helpful at all. Thanks again. Robert On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 4:32 PM Stager, Catherine > wrote: The biggest challenges I have run into with students installing on Mac is the ?Lock? that shows up and has to be unlocked: it requires that they enter their computer user name and PW. As a support suggestion, I have linked texthelp?s own support page for first time installs, https://support.texthelp.com/help/readwrite-for-mac-installing-readwrite-mac-for-the-first-time. Hope you find a method that helps students do this without a problem (grin). Best regards, Cath Catherine M. Stager Assistive Technology Specialist Catherine.Stager@frontrange.edu (720) 336-1245 [Front Range Community College, Boulder County Campus] Disability Support Services - Assistive Technology Check out our Getting Started Guides for At Home Support! https://bit.ly/GettingStartedAtHome From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 1:21 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Colorado Community College System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions. Hi all, I am blind and use screen readers. Those of you who are blind also know how complicated it can be to describe to sighted people how to perform certain tasks, since we don't always know what icons look like--or at least I certainly don't. I have been unsuccessful at describing to students how to install apps on their Mac - particularly, Read and Write. When I open the disk image file, I arrow over to the .app file, perform a command C, then go to the Applications folder and perform a command V to paste it. For sighted people, they would drag the app file from the disk image package to the applications folder. It even says, in the Read and Write DMG, "Drag our beautiful icon to the applications folder." I have had multiple students, however, fail at doing this and instead make an alias in the applications folder. Of course I can't see what they're doing to correct them. In the old times, when we were allowed to meet in person with students, I would just take the computer and complete the install myself. Now, however, I need to figure out how to explain this. Anyone have any tips? Robert -- ? OLR will be available via phone and email Mon-Fri from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. The office in Roesch 023 will not be open until further notice. ? Appointments for Disability Services, accommodations, and Voluntary Medical Withdrawals will be conducted via telephone. To schedule, call 937-229-2066. ? Academic Coaching, Supplemental Instruction (SI), Tutoring, and the Write Place will be accessible remotely. ? For instructions and current OLR updates, visit go.udayton.edu/learning Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist rspangler1@udayton.edu Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023 Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC) University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 Phone: 937-229-2066 Fax: 937-229-3270 Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) Web Site: http://go.udayton.edu/learning _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- ? 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Best, Cath From: athen-list On Behalf Of Mary Popish Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 3:11 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Diversity Markers in Image Descriptions CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Colorado Community College System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions. Hi everybody, I manage a group of student employees who produce alternate formats for blind and low vision students at Portland State University. As you can imagine, as part of this work we often write descriptions for images in course materials, which includes class slide decks, handouts, articles, and textbooks. Recently, we've been reflecting on our practices around describing physical characteristics of people in these images, and discussing whether or not descriptions should address race/gender/ethnicity/disability/religious dress/other visible characteristics. Currently, we leave out details about people's physical appearance unless those things are germane to the purpose of the image. The question came up about whether we should consider including descriptions of diversity, and how and whether we could do so without making interpretations or assumptions (or making the descriptions too cumbersome and long). I'm reaching out to see if other schools have a policy around how/whether you describe people's visible characteristics in image descriptions, or if anyone is willing to share what your current practice is even if it isn't an official policy. I'd also love to hear from any screen reader users who would be willing to share your preferences. Thanks so much, Mary Mary Popish Adaptive Technology Specialist & Alternate Formats Coordinator Disability Resource Center Portland State University Phone: (503) 725-9119 Fax: (503) 725-4103 Email: drc@pdx.edu URL: http://www.pdx.edu/drc Pronouns: she / her / hers --- We hope you are doing well during this difficult time. We are still here for you! We are performing all essential work of the DRC remotely, including initial appointments and drop-ins. Please note, the DRC's hours have changed. The DRC is now open Monday through Thursday and the office is closed on Fridays. We will return messages as soon as possible when we return to the office. Call 503-725-4150, email drc@pdx.edu, or visit our virtual front desk between 12p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday at https://pdx.zoom.us/j/379914326. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hunziker at arizona.edu Thu Aug 13 15:47:03 2020 From: hunziker at arizona.edu (Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker)) Date: Thu Aug 13 15:48:03 2020 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Diversity Markers in Image Descriptions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Mary, I recently had this conversation with a unit at the University of Arizona. I asked them how they would describe the image to someone who they may be talking to on the phone, for example. Would they include a description of ethnicity, gender, race, religion, etc. The answer came back as ?no? so I suggested they follow the same protocol in alt text descriptions. I also suggested keeping a general description based on the fact that there are times when we make assumptions for gender identity, race, religion, etc. that may not be accurate, as you pointed out. You could simply say ?A diverse group of students gathering in the library? as an option? Thank you, Dawn Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Mary Popish Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 2:11 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT][Athen] Diversity Markers in Image Descriptions External Email Hi everybody, I manage a group of student employees who produce alternate formats for blind and low vision students at Portland State University. As you can imagine, as part of this work we often write descriptions for images in course materials, which includes class slide decks, handouts, articles, and textbooks. Recently, we've been reflecting on our practices around describing physical characteristics of people in these images, and discussing whether or not descriptions should address race/gender/ethnicity/disability/religious dress/other visible characteristics. Currently, we leave out details about people's physical appearance unless those things are germane to the purpose of the image. The question came up about whether we should consider including descriptions of diversity, and how and whether we could do so without making interpretations or assumptions (or making the descriptions too cumbersome and long). I'm reaching out to see if other schools have a policy around how/whether you describe people's visible characteristics in image descriptions, or if anyone is willing to share what your current practice is even if it isn't an official policy. I'd also love to hear from any screen reader users who would be willing to share your preferences. Thanks so much, Mary Mary Popish Adaptive Technology Specialist & Alternate Formats Coordinator Disability Resource Center Portland State University Phone: (503) 725-9119 Fax: (503) 725-4103 Email: drc@pdx.edu URL: http://www.pdx.edu/drc Pronouns: she / her / hers --- We hope you are doing well during this difficult time. We are still here for you! We are performing all essential work of the DRC remotely, including initial appointments and drop-ins. Please note, the DRC's hours have changed. The DRC is now open Monday through Thursday and the office is closed on Fridays. We will return messages as soon as possible when we return to the office. Call 503-725-4150, email drc@pdx.edu, or visit our virtual front desk between 12p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday at https://pdx.zoom.us/j/379914326. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chagnon at pubcom.com Thu Aug 13 16:31:22 2020 From: chagnon at pubcom.com (chagnon@pubcom.com) Date: Thu Aug 13 16:31:33 2020 Subject: [Athen] Diversity Markers in Image Descriptions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <01d601d671c9$dac9ed00$905dc700$@pubcom.com> We try be aware that people who use Alt-text have different abilities and levels of access. So the Alt-text should find a balance between being minimal and brief, while also giving enough details to, for example, someone who has low vision. They often can see some of the photo but not well enough to clarify the details. Cath?s example below for the photo of a Botswanan woman is an excellent example of that balance: ?Barefoot woman carries baby while walking dirt footpath in Botswanan countryside.? Something shorter, like ?Woman carrying baby,? leaves out too many details and miscommunicates the photo?s purpose and message. We call this ?rich Alt-text? because it provides more visual details than is recommended by most Alt-text guidelines. It?s warranted for some types of graphics, but not all, and should be used ?delicately.? I love someone else?s recommendation to use ?diverse group of people? to indicate different races, genders, etc. So much is conveyed with those few words. FYI, I?m presenting a free 1 hour webinar on writing Alt-text for Open Access Technologies. Register at https://www.openaccesstech.com/oat-webinar-series/ ? ? ? Bevi Chagnon | Designer, Accessibility Technician | Chagnon@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 ? Simple Guide to Writing Alt-Text From: athen-list On Behalf Of Stager, Catherine Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 6:07 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Diversity Markers in Image Descriptions Recently did alt text for a book on Women across Cultures. After conferring within our department, we decided not to focus on the person?s skintone but rather to focus on the germane location and surroundings to convey the info (e.g. Barefoot woman carries baby while walking dirt footpath in Botswanan countryside.) Don?t know if this would reflect all of our college?s thinking, but it seemed to convey the image most appropriately to us. Would love to hear what others think. Best, Cath -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From schwarte at purdue.edu Thu Aug 13 18:04:31 2020 From: schwarte at purdue.edu (Schwarte, David M.) Date: Thu Aug 13 18:04:54 2020 Subject: [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Robert, I am in your same boat. Even before working remotely, I usually let the student ?drive? instead of trying to run VoiceOver and doing the install myself. I usually have the student use the Edit menu copy and paste for copying Read & Write. Many students are not real dextrose at the drag and drop and the Read & Write does not always end up where intended anyway, especially with those computers with the new computer smell (The student just got the machine last week). By the way a couple of my staff members also went through the Read & Write toolbar and created visual descriptions of the controls. For example ?play? is a blue arrow pointing right. The staff member who developed the descriptions has graduated, but I find them really helpful when doing the training. David Schwarte From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 3:21 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac Hi all, I am blind and use screen readers. Those of you who are blind also know how complicated it can be to describe to sighted people how to perform certain tasks, since we don't always know what icons look like--or at least I certainly don't. I have been unsuccessful at describing to students how to install apps on their Mac - particularly, Read and Write. When I open the disk image file, I arrow over to the .app file, perform a command C, then go to the Applications folder and perform a command V to paste it. For sighted people, they would drag the app file from the disk image package to the applications folder. It even says, in the Read and Write DMG, "Drag our beautiful icon to the applications folder." I have had multiple students, however, fail at doing this and instead make an alias in the applications folder. Of course I can't see what they're doing to correct them. In the old times, when we were allowed to meet in person with students, I would just take the computer and complete the install myself. Now, however, I need to figure out how to explain this. Anyone have any tips? Robert -- ? OLR will be available via phone and email Mon-Fri from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. The office in Roesch 023 will not be open until further notice. ? Appointments for Disability Services, accommodations, and Voluntary Medical Withdrawals will be conducted via telephone. To schedule, call 937-229-2066. ? Academic Coaching, Supplemental Instruction (SI), Tutoring, and the Write Place will be accessible remotely. ? For instructions and current OLR updates, visit go.udayton.edu/learning Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist rspangler1@udayton.edu Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023 Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC) University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 Phone: 937-229-2066 Fax: 937-229-3270 Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) Web Site: http://go.udayton.edu/learning -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justinr at disability.tamu.edu Fri Aug 14 05:37:32 2020 From: justinr at disability.tamu.edu (Justin Romack) Date: Fri Aug 14 05:37:43 2020 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Diversity Markers in Image Descriptions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: My context comes from the perspective of a totally blind individual who relies on alternative text and also does work in the accessibility space. While I tend to agree that we need to be careful how we indicate various aspects of identity in our alternative text, we must also remember that it is information that is conveyed to sighted individuals. A picture is worth 1000 words ? but brevity and prioritization must be our guide as we craft our descriptions, as well. There?s quite a few competing attentions. My advice echoes much of what has been said ? Keep the description focused on key aspects of the image and what is needed to make meaning of that visual and its use. Our aim should always be equitable access, so use words wisely but think about the information you can access as a sighted individual when viewing the image. Yes, one of my favorite tips to talk about authoring alt text is to imagine describing an image over the phone ? but remember we don?t view images through a convo over the telephone ? most look at them with their eyes ? and identifying information stands out when we do. One idea I?d offer ? because I believe identity and diversity representation are important (and blind people shouldn?t be excluded from engaging with these ideas either) ? When using images provided by the subject themselves, maybe consider having them describe the image? In this way, they?d share identifiers which are most relevant and meaningful to them ? and those are prioritized and conveyed in the description. Alt text is difficult ? and with good reason because visuals convey so much meaning. We must be responsible with the information conveyed and with being concise as to not burden screen reader users with walls of descriptive text. Love these conversations and the wisdom shared in this group. Be well, J - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Justin Romack | Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Resources | 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 Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 5:47 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT] Diversity Markers in Image Descriptions Hi Mary, I recently had this conversation with a unit at the University of Arizona. I asked them how they would describe the image to someone who they may be talking to on the phone, for example. Would they include a description of ethnicity, gender, race, religion, etc. The answer came back as ?no? so I suggested they follow the same protocol in alt text descriptions. I also suggested keeping a general description based on the fact that there are times when we make assumptions for gender identity, race, religion, etc. that may not be accurate, as you pointed out. You could simply say ?A diverse group of students gathering in the library? as an option? Thank you, Dawn Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Mary Popish Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 2:11 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [EXT][Athen] Diversity Markers in Image Descriptions External Email Hi everybody, I manage a group of student employees who produce alternate formats for blind and low vision students at Portland State University. As you can imagine, as part of this work we often write descriptions for images in course materials, which includes class slide decks, handouts, articles, and textbooks. Recently, we've been reflecting on our practices around describing physical characteristics of people in these images, and discussing whether or not descriptions should address race/gender/ethnicity/disability/religious dress/other visible characteristics. Currently, we leave out details about people's physical appearance unless those things are germane to the purpose of the image. The question came up about whether we should consider including descriptions of diversity, and how and whether we could do so without making interpretations or assumptions (or making the descriptions too cumbersome and long). I'm reaching out to see if other schools have a policy around how/whether you describe people's visible characteristics in image descriptions, or if anyone is willing to share what your current practice is even if it isn't an official policy. I'd also love to hear from any screen reader users who would be willing to share your preferences. Thanks so much, Mary Mary Popish Adaptive Technology Specialist & Alternate Formats Coordinator Disability Resource Center Portland State University Phone: (503) 725-9119 Fax: (503) 725-4103 Email: drc@pdx.edu URL: http://www.pdx.edu/drc Pronouns: she / her / hers --- We hope you are doing well during this difficult time. We are still here for you! We are performing all essential work of the DRC remotely, including initial appointments and drop-ins. Please note, the DRC's hours have changed. The DRC is now open Monday through Thursday and the office is closed on Fridays. We will return messages as soon as possible when we return to the office. Call 503-725-4150, email drc@pdx.edu, or visit our virtual front desk between 12p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday at https://pdx.zoom.us/j/379914326. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rspangler1 at udayton.edu Fri Aug 14 07:57:37 2020 From: rspangler1 at udayton.edu (Robert Spangler) Date: Fri Aug 14 07:57:49 2020 Subject: [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi David! This reply is very helpful. Would you be able to share those Read and Write icon descriptions with me? I have a similar document for iOS icons, and I find it helpful when helping my family members with their iDevices. I'll certainly try directing them through the Edit menu; that's a good idea that I hadn't thought of! I feel it's better if I let the student drive. They need to know how to use a computer, and regardless of what folks believe about young people growing up with computers thus they must be experts, it's not true in the slightest. I ask them to tell me what each screen is as it appears, so I can give them further instructions. Sometimes, they just click through. If it's a student who is not talkative or good at communicating with me, then I take the computer and do it myself. There's that initial dialog that appears when opening Read and Write prompting the user to open Security and Privacy, to grant access to Read and Write. I've had students go right past that before because they see the Continue button and click on that instead of reading the message first. Thanks, Robert On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 9:07 PM Schwarte, David M. wrote: > Hello Robert, > > > > I am in your same boat. Even before working remotely, I usually let the > student ?drive? instead of trying to run VoiceOver and doing the install > myself. I usually have the student use the Edit menu copy and paste for > copying Read & Write. Many students are not real dextrose at the drag and > drop and the Read & Write does not always end up where intended anyway, > especially with those computers with the new computer smell (The student > just got the machine last week). > > > > By the way a couple of my staff members also went through the Read & Write > toolbar and created visual descriptions of the controls. For example > ?play? is a blue arrow pointing right. The staff member who developed the > descriptions has graduated, but I find them really helpful when doing the > training. > > > > David Schwarte > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Robert Spangler > *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2020 3:21 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac > > > > Hi all, > > > > I am blind and use screen readers. Those of you who are blind also know > how complicated it can be to describe to sighted people how to perform > certain tasks, since we don't always know what icons look like--or at least > I certainly don't. > > > > I have been unsuccessful at describing to students how to install apps on > their Mac - particularly, Read and Write. When I open the disk image file, > I arrow over to the .app file, perform a command C, then go to the > Applications folder and perform a command V to paste it. > > > > For sighted people, they would drag the app file from the disk image > package to the applications folder. It even says, in the Read and Write > DMG, "Drag our beautiful icon to the applications folder." I have had > multiple students, however, fail at doing this and instead make an alias in > the applications folder. Of course I can't see what they're doing to > correct them. > > > > In the old times, when we were allowed to meet in person with students, I > would just take the computer and complete the install myself. Now, > however, I need to figure out how to explain this. > > > > Anyone have any tips? > > > > Robert > > > > > -- > > ? OLR will be available via phone and email Mon-Fri from 8:30 AM - 4:30 > PM. The office in Roesch 023 will not be open until further notice. > ? Appointments for Disability Services, accommodations, and Voluntary > Medical Withdrawals will be conducted via telephone. To schedule, call > 937-229-2066. > > ? Academic Coaching, Supplemental Instruction (SI), Tutoring, and the > Write Place will be accessible remotely. > > ? For instructions and current OLR updates, visit go.udayton.edu/learning > > > > > > Robert Spangler > Disability Services Technical Support Specialist > rspangler1@udayton.edu > Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023 > Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC) > University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 > Phone: 937-229-2066 > > Fax: 937-229-3270 > > Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) > > Web Site: http://go.udayton.edu/learning > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- ? OLR will be available via phone and email Mon-Fri from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. The office in Roesch 023 will not be open until further notice. ? Appointments for Disability Services, accommodations, and Voluntary Medical Withdrawals will be conducted via telephone. To schedule, call 937-229-2066. ? Academic Coaching, Supplemental Instruction (SI), Tutoring, and the Write Place will be accessible remotely. ? For instructions and current OLR updates, visit go.udayton.edu/learning Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist rspangler1@udayton.edu Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023 Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC) University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 Phone: 937-229-2066 Fax: 937-229-3270 Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) Web Site: http://go.udayton.edu/learning -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From docconversion at admin.umass.edu Fri Aug 14 09:23:20 2020 From: docconversion at admin.umass.edu (Document Conversion Coordinator) Date: Fri Aug 14 09:23:37 2020 Subject: [Athen] visual descriptions of R & W toobar/control Message-ID: Hello David, Can you share the description list with me/the list serve? We just discussed difficulties some students have with R & W. Thanks Monika From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Schwarte, David M. Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 9:05 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac Hello Robert, I am in your same boat. Even before working remotely, I usually let the student ?drive? instead of trying to run VoiceOver and doing the install myself. I usually have the student use the Edit menu copy and paste for copying Read & Write. Many students are not real dextrose at the drag and drop and the Read & Write does not always end up where intended anyway, especially with those computers with the new computer smell (The student just got the machine last week). By the way a couple of my staff members also went through the Read & Write toolbar and created visual descriptions of the controls. For example ?play? is a blue arrow pointing right. The staff member who developed the descriptions has graduated, but I find them really helpful when doing the training. David Schwarte From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 3:21 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac Hi all, I am blind and use screen readers. Those of you who are blind also know how complicated it can be to describe to sighted people how to perform certain tasks, since we don't always know what icons look like--or at least I certainly don't. I have been unsuccessful at describing to students how to install apps on their Mac - particularly, Read and Write. When I open the disk image file, I arrow over to the .app file, perform a command C, then go to the Applications folder and perform a command V to paste it. For sighted people, they would drag the app file from the disk image package to the applications folder. It even says, in the Read and Write DMG, "Drag our beautiful icon to the applications folder." I have had multiple students, however, fail at doing this and instead make an alias in the applications folder. Of course I can't see what they're doing to correct them. In the old times, when we were allowed to meet in person with students, I would just take the computer and complete the install myself. Now, however, I need to figure out how to explain this. Anyone have any tips? Robert -- ? OLR will be available via phone and email Mon-Fri from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. The office in Roesch 023 will not be open until further notice. ? Appointments for Disability Services, accommodations, and Voluntary Medical Withdrawals will be conducted via telephone. To schedule, call 937-229-2066. ? Academic Coaching, Supplemental Instruction (SI), Tutoring, and the Write Place will be accessible remotely. ? For instructions and current OLR updates, visit go.udayton.edu/learning Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist rspangler1@udayton.edu Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023 Ryan C. Harris Learning & Teaching Center (LTC) University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 Phone: 937-229-2066 Fax: 937-229-3270 Ohio Relay: 711 (available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) Web Site: http://go.udayton.edu/learning -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cassandra.tex at humboldt.edu Fri Aug 14 10:05:33 2020 From: cassandra.tex at humboldt.edu (Cassandra L Tex) Date: Fri Aug 14 10:05:48 2020 Subject: [Athen] Anyone Else Having Trouble with Calibre? Message-ID: <1ec63ae55fd69b5675c1e477d4f61cfc@mail.gmail.com> Hi All, Is anyone else having trouble with Calibre? I?m on a Windows 10 machine, and pretty sure it?s the most up-to-date version. Our IT pushes out updates and patches, so we don?t have a choice as to when updates are installed. I received an EPUB from Oxford University Press this morning and was going to use Calibre to convert it to a PDF, but received the following error. I uninstalled and reinstalled Calibre, but the error persists. Anyone else experiencing this? Any ideas? I can contact the Calibre developer, but just curious if anyone else is experiencing this problem as well. Thanks! Cassandra Tex Assistive Technology Specialist Humboldt State University tex@humboldt.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 6034 bytes Desc: not available URL: From cassandra.tex at humboldt.edu Fri Aug 14 10:05:33 2020 From: cassandra.tex at humboldt.edu (Cassandra L Tex) Date: Fri Aug 14 10:15:52 2020 Subject: [Athen] Anyone Else Having Trouble with Calibre? Message-ID: <1ec63ae55fd69b5675c1e477d4f61cfc@mail.gmail.com> Hi All, Is anyone else having trouble with Calibre? I?m on a Windows 10 machine, and pretty sure it?s the most up-to-date version. Our IT pushes out updates and patches, so we don?t have a choice as to when updates are installed. I received an EPUB from Oxford University Press this morning and was going to use Calibre to convert it to a PDF, but received the following error. I uninstalled and reinstalled Calibre, but the error persists. Anyone else experiencing this? Any ideas? I can contact the Calibre developer, but just curious if anyone else is experiencing this problem as well. Thanks! Cassandra Tex Assistive Technology Specialist Humboldt State University tex@humboldt.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I would love some feedback on this. Best regards, Cath Catherine M. Stager Assistive Technology Specialist Catherine.Stager@frontrange.edu (720) 336-1245 [cid:image001.png@01D23FF3.21F590B0] Disability Support Services - Assistive Technology Check out our Getting Started Guides for At Home Support! https://bit.ly/GettingStartedAtHome -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 18481 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From popish at pdx.edu Mon Aug 17 10:44:44 2020 From: popish at pdx.edu (Mary Popish) Date: Mon Aug 17 10:45:57 2020 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Diversity Markers in Image Descriptions In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks for the thoughtful feedback, everybody! I appreciate it, and I appreciate the opportunity to be part of such a thoughtful community. Take care, Mary *Mary Popish* Adaptive Technology Specialist & Alternate Formats Coordinator Disability Resource Center Portland State University Phone: (503) 725-9119 Fax: (503) 725-4103 Email: drc@pdx.edu URL: http://www.pdx.edu/drc Pronouns: she / her / hers --- We hope you are doing well during this difficult time. We are still here for you! We are performing all essential work of the DRC remotely, including initial appointments and drop-ins. Please note, the DRC's hours have changed. The DRC is now open Monday through Thursday and the office is closed on Fridays. We will return messages as soon as possible when we return to the office. Call 503-725-4150, email drc@pdx.edu, or visit our virtual front desk between 12p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday at https://pdx.zoom.us/j/379914326. On Fri, Aug 14, 2020 at 5:39 AM Justin Romack wrote: > My context comes from the perspective of a totally blind individual who > relies on alternative text and also does work in the accessibility space. > > > > While I tend to agree that we need to be careful how we indicate various > aspects of identity in our alternative text, we must also remember that it > is information that is conveyed to sighted individuals. A picture is worth > 1000 words ? but brevity and prioritization must be our guide as we craft > our descriptions, as well. There?s quite a few competing attentions. > > > > My advice echoes much of what has been said ? Keep the description focused > on key aspects of the image and what is needed to make meaning of that > visual and its use. Our aim should always be equitable access, so use words > wisely but think about the information you can access as a sighted > individual when viewing the image. Yes, one of my favorite tips to talk > about authoring alt text is to imagine describing an image over the phone ? > but remember we don?t view images through a convo over the telephone ? most > look at them with their eyes ? and identifying information stands out when > we do. > > > > One idea I?d offer ? because I believe identity and diversity > representation are important (and blind people shouldn?t be excluded from > engaging with these ideas either) ? When using images provided by the > subject themselves, maybe consider having them describe the image? In this > way, they?d share identifiers which are most relevant and meaningful to > them ? and those are prioritized and conveyed in the description. > > > > Alt text is difficult ? and with good reason because visuals convey so > much meaning. We must be responsible with the information conveyed and with > being concise as to not burden screen reader users with walls of > descriptive text. > > > > Love these conversations and the wisdom shared in this group. > > > > Be well, > > J > > > > > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > > *Justin Romack* | Assistive Technology Coordinator > > Disability Resources | 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 *Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) > *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2020 5:47 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [EXT] Diversity Markers in Image Descriptions > > > > Hi Mary, > > > > I recently had this conversation with a unit at the University of Arizona. > I asked them how they would describe the image to someone who they may be > talking to on the phone, for example. Would they include a description of > ethnicity, gender, race, religion, etc. The answer came back as ?no? so I > suggested they follow the same protocol in alt text descriptions. I also > suggested keeping a general description based on the fact that there are > times when we make assumptions for gender identity, race, religion, etc. > that may not be accurate, as you pointed out. > > > > You could simply say ?A diverse group of students gathering in the > library? as an option? > > > > Thank you, > > Dawn > > > > Dawn Hunziker > > IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources > > The University of Arizona | hunziker@arizona.edu > > drc.arizona.edu > > | itaccessibility.arizona.edu > > > 520-626-9409 > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Mary Popish > *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2020 2:11 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* [EXT][Athen] Diversity Markers in Image Descriptions > > > > *External Email* > > Hi everybody, > > > > I manage a group of student employees who produce alternate formats for > blind and low vision students at Portland State University. As you can > imagine, as part of this work we often write descriptions for images in > course materials, which includes class slide decks, handouts, articles, and > textbooks. > > > > Recently, we've been reflecting on our practices around describing > physical characteristics of people in these images, and discussing whether > or not descriptions should address > race/gender/ethnicity/disability/religious dress/other visible > characteristics. Currently, we leave out details about people's physical > appearance unless those things are germane to the purpose of the image. The > question came up about whether we should consider including descriptions of > diversity, and how and whether we could do so without making > interpretations or assumptions (or making the descriptions too cumbersome > and long). > > > > I'm reaching out to see if other schools have a policy around how/whether > you describe people's visible characteristics in image descriptions, or if > anyone is willing to share what your current practice is even if it isn't > an official policy. I'd also love to hear from any screen reader users who > would be willing to share your preferences. > > > > Thanks so much, > Mary > > > > *Mary Popish* > > Adaptive Technology Specialist & Alternate Formats Coordinator > > Disability Resource Center > > Portland State University > > > > Phone: (503) 725-9119 > > Fax: (503) 725-4103 > > Email: drc@pdx.edu > > URL: http://www.pdx.edu/drc > > > Pronouns: she / her / hers > > --- > > > > We hope you are doing well during this difficult time. We are still here > for you! We are performing all essential work of the DRC remotely, > including initial appointments and drop-ins. Please note, the DRC's hours > have changed. The DRC is now open Monday through Thursday and the office is > closed on Fridays. We will return messages as soon as possible when we > return to the office. Call 503-725-4150, email drc@pdx.edu, or visit our > virtual front desk between 12p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday - Thursday at > https://pdx.zoom.us/j/379914326. > _______________________________________________ > 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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Title: Essential Interviewing Skills for the Helping Professions : A Social Justice and Wellness Approach Author: Nicotera, Nicole (university Of Denver) ISBN: 9780190876876 Title: Functions, Data and Models: An Applied Approach to College Algebra Author: Sheldon P. Gordon and Florence S. Gordon ISBN: 978-0883857670 Thanks so much in advance, [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 [cid:image003.png@01D6755B.D0C78A20] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 11810 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Hi All-- I was wondering if any of you had a version of the following textbook that could be read on Kurzweil or CAR. This student needs the equations read out loud to her as well. ISBN: 9781118835296 Title: Medical Mathematics and Dosage Calculations for Veterinary Technicians Edition: 3rd Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Emily Perry, M.Ed. Disability Support Services Coordinator Front Range Community College, Larimer Campus Direct: 970.204.8609 | Google Voice: 970.541.2292 Pronouns: she/her/hers *As our country is practicing social distancing as a measure of public health and safety, I will primarily be holding appointments via WebEx or phone call. If you are needing to schedule an in person meeting, please indicate so in an email so I can make proper arrangements. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Anyway, it looks like ABBYY FineReader is looking to take a piece of the PDF market and are giving a webinar on FineReader PDF 15 as a replacement for Acrobat: https://promo.abbyy.com/us-finereader-pdf-a-practical-replacement-to-adobe-a crobat-webinar-registration.html?utm_campaign=finereader-pdf-replacement-to- adobe-acrobat-us-mail &utm_medium=email&utm_source=webinar Am sending this in case you are interested. I've abandoned Foxit for Business as an alternative but am now testing FineReader. I added some form controls in FineReader and then took a look in Acrobat. Still had to add the untagged annotations but you can do a fair bit in FineReader. Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Tue Aug 18 11:57:32 2020 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype@gmail.com) Date: Tue Aug 18 11:58:31 2020 Subject: [Athen] ABBYY FineReader Replacement for Adobe Acrobat Webinar In-Reply-To: <006a01d6758e$670142b0$3503c810$@karlencommunications.com> References: <006a01d6758e$670142b0$3503c810$@karlencommunications.com> Message-ID: Tagging on (no pun intended) to Karen's insights on the new AbbyyFR's PDF software, I've been a big fan of Nuance's POWER PDF for a number of years because of the ease in which it can create form-fillable documents. I use this for myself personally, and had not looked further into its other capabilities. PowerPDF can also create tagged documents, and I think it's well worth our collective efforts to evaluate both the new ABBYY FR PDF and the Nuance PowerPDF (now owned by Kofax. Here's a link: https://www.kofax.com/Products/power-pdf/advanced) Cheers all around! 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 Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 11:36 AM Karlen Communications < info@karlencommunications.com> wrote: > Hi Everyone: > > > > I got this in my e-mail this morning and have registered for it. After > updating my ABBYY FineReader 15 yesterday I discovered that you can create > PDF forms in it and that once I did the OCR on a document and saved it as > searchable text, ABBYY added Tags. I know, most of you working with > FineReader probably know this. > > > > Anyway, it looks like ABBYY FineReader is looking to take a piece of the > PDF market and are giving a webinar on FineReader PDF 15 as a replacement > for Acrobat: > > > https://promo.abbyy.com/us-finereader-pdf-a-practical-replacement-to-adobe-acrobat-webinar-registration.html?utm_campaign=finereader-pdf-replacement-to-adobe-acrobat-us-mail&utm_medium=email&utm_source=webinar > > > > Am sending this in case you are interested. > > > > I?ve abandoned Foxit for Business as an alternative but am now testing > FineReader. I added some form controls in FineReader and then took a look > in Acrobat. Still had to add the untagged annotations but you can do a fair > bit in FineReader. > > > > Cheers, Karen > _______________________________________________ > 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 Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu Tue Aug 18 12:01:08 2020 From: Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu (Stager, Catherine) Date: Tue Aug 18 12:01:25 2020 Subject: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Steven, This won't help with the math textbook, but you should be able to get the other book from Oxford press. Publisherlookup.org can supply you with the method of finding how to contact them. Oxford responded to me within a few a days. Best regards, Cath Catherine M. Stager Assistive Technology Specialist Catherine.Stager@frontrange.edu (720) 336-1245 [cid:image001.png@01D23FF3.21F590B0] Disability Support Services - Assistive Technology Check out our Getting Started Guides for At Home Support! https://bit.ly/GettingStartedAtHome From: athen-list On Behalf Of Steven Sullam Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 12:22 PM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' Subject: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Colorado Community College System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions. Hello list, I would what people who need to do alt-text but cannot get on campus to access to their scanners and computers are doing about books that are not available in digital alternative format. I am starting to get requests for the fall for books in alternative format that I can't find of bookshare.org or the alternative text network. So far, I have the requests for the following two books that are not available in alternative. If anyone has digital copies of these books that they would like to share with my students, I'd really appreciate it. Title: Essential Interviewing Skills for the Helping Professions : A Social Justice and Wellness Approach Author: Nicotera, Nicole (university Of Denver) ISBN: 9780190876876 Title: Functions, Data and Models: An Applied Approach to College Algebra Author: Sheldon P. Gordon and Florence S. Gordon ISBN: 978-0883857670 Thanks so much in advance, [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 [cid:image002.png@01D6755D.12FE91D0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 384 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 11810 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Hello list, I would what people who need to do alt-text but cannot get on campus to access to their scanners and computers are doing about books that are not available in digital alternative format. I am starting to get requests for the fall for books in alternative format that I can't find of bookshare.org or the alternative text network. So far, I have the requests for the following two books that are not available in alternative. If anyone has digital copies of these books that they would like to share with my students, I'd really appreciate it. Title: Essential Interviewing Skills for the Helping Professions : A Social Justice and Wellness Approach Author: Nicotera, Nicole (university Of Denver) ISBN: 9780190876876 Title: Functions, Data and Models: An Applied Approach to College Algebra Author: Sheldon P. Gordon and Florence S. Gordon ISBN: 978-0883857670 Thanks so much in advance, [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 [cid:image002.png@01D6756B.F7A0CF70] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 384 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 11810 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Tue Aug 18 12:39:23 2020 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Tue Aug 18 12:39:56 2020 Subject: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Publisherlookup.org is your friend. This site will give you contact info for most publishers out there, which will help you make requests for publishers that are not in bookshare or ATN. I think one of your books is from Oxford; you can get them via a form through email. Message me off-list and I'll be happy to send you the form and the details. *Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.* Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Steven Sullam Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 12:22 PM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' Subject: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format Hello list, I would what people who need to do alt-text but cannot get on campus to access to their scanners and computers are doing about books that are not available in digital alternative format. I am starting to get requests for the fall for books in alternative format that I can't find of bookshare.org or the alternative text network. So far, I have the requests for the following two books that are not available in alternative. If anyone has digital copies of these books that they would like to share with my students, I'd really appreciate it. Title: Essential Interviewing Skills for the Helping Professions : A Social Justice and Wellness Approach Author: Nicotera, Nicole (university Of Denver) ISBN: 9780190876876 Title: Functions, Data and Models: An Applied Approach to College Algebra Author: Sheldon P. Gordon and Florence S. Gordon ISBN: 978-0883857670 Thanks so much in advance, [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 [cid:image003.png@01D67564.FAB9FA80] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Cheers, Karen From: athen-list On Behalf Of foreigntype@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 2:58 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] ABBYY FineReader Replacement for Adobe Acrobat Webinar Tagging on (no pun intended) to Karen's insights on the new AbbyyFR's PDF software, I've been a big fan of Nuance's POWER PDF for a number of years because of the ease in which it can create form-fillable documents. I use this for myself personally, and had not looked further into its other capabilities. PowerPDF can also create tagged documents, and I think it's well worth our collective efforts to evaluate both the new ABBYY FR PDF and the Nuance PowerPDF (now owned by Kofax. Here's a link: https://www.kofax.com/Products/power-pdf/advanced) Cheers all around! 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 Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 11:36 AM Karlen Communications > wrote: Hi Everyone: I got this in my e-mail this morning and have registered for it. After updating my ABBYY FineReader 15 yesterday I discovered that you can create PDF forms in it and that once I did the OCR on a document and saved it as searchable text, ABBYY added Tags. I know, most of you working with FineReader probably know this. Anyway, it looks like ABBYY FineReader is looking to take a piece of the PDF market and are giving a webinar on FineReader PDF 15 as a replacement for Acrobat: https://promo.abbyy.com/us-finereader-pdf-a-practical-replacement-to-adobe-acrobat-webinar-registration.html?utm_campaign=finereader-pdf-replacement-to-adobe-acrobat-us-mail &utm_medium=email&utm_source=webinar Am sending this in case you are interested. I?ve abandoned Foxit for Business as an alternative but am now testing FineReader. I added some form controls in FineReader and then took a look in Acrobat. Still had to add the untagged annotations but you can do a fair bit in FineReader. Cheers, Karen _______________________________________________ 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 Steven.Sullam at csi.cuny.edu Tue Aug 18 13:17:16 2020 From: Steven.Sullam at csi.cuny.edu (Steven Sullam) Date: Tue Aug 18 13:18:07 2020 Subject: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks for the help, but I have been there and done that. I have sent numerous requests to the Mathematical Society which publishes that Math book, but I haven't had any response. I am not sure about the other one and I need to be especially careful since it is in your neck of the woods. Google is actually my better friend. I query for the web site of the publisher and it will usually get me there. Regards, Steve Sullam From: athen-list On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 3:39 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format Publisherlookup.org is your friend. This site will give you contact info for most publishers out there, which will help you make requests for publishers that are not in bookshare or ATN. I think one of your books is from Oxford; you can get them via a form through email. Message me off-list and I'll be happy to send you the form and the details. *Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.* Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Steven Sullam Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 12:22 PM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' > Subject: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format Hello list, I would what people who need to do alt-text but cannot get on campus to access to their scanners and computers are doing about books that are not available in digital alternative format. I am starting to get requests for the fall for books in alternative format that I can't find of bookshare.org or the alternative text network. So far, I have the requests for the following two books that are not available in alternative. If anyone has digital copies of these books that they would like to share with my students, I'd really appreciate it. Title: Essential Interviewing Skills for the Helping Professions : A Social Justice and Wellness Approach Author: Nicotera, Nicole (university Of Denver) ISBN: 9780190876876 Title: Functions, Data and Models: An Applied Approach to College Algebra Author: Sheldon P. Gordon and Florence S. Gordon ISBN: 978-0883857670 Thanks so much in advance, [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 [cid:image003.png@01D67577.8BC24110] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 384 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 11810 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Tue Aug 18 13:34:10 2020 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Tue Aug 18 13:34:30 2020 Subject: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: UDenver and UCBoulder are not the same thing, but I'm not sure why you would need to be "careful." *Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.* Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Steven Sullam Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 2:17 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format Thanks for the help, but I have been there and done that. I have sent numerous requests to the Mathematical Society which publishes that Math book, but I haven't had any response. I am not sure about the other one and I need to be especially careful since it is in your neck of the woods. Google is actually my better friend. I query for the web site of the publisher and it will usually get me there. Regards, Steve Sullam From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 3:39 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format Publisherlookup.org is your friend. This site will give you contact info for most publishers out there, which will help you make requests for publishers that are not in bookshare or ATN. I think one of your books is from Oxford; you can get them via a form through email. Message me off-list and I'll be happy to send you the form and the details. *Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.* Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Steven Sullam Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 12:22 PM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' > Subject: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format Hello list, I would what people who need to do alt-text but cannot get on campus to access to their scanners and computers are doing about books that are not available in digital alternative format. I am starting to get requests for the fall for books in alternative format that I can't find of bookshare.org or the alternative text network. So far, I have the requests for the following two books that are not available in alternative. If anyone has digital copies of these books that they would like to share with my students, I'd really appreciate it. Title: Essential Interviewing Skills for the Helping Professions : A Social Justice and Wellness Approach Author: Nicotera, Nicole (university Of Denver) ISBN: 9780190876876 Title: Functions, Data and Models: An Applied Approach to College Algebra Author: Sheldon P. Gordon and Florence S. Gordon ISBN: 978-0883857670 Thanks so much in advance, [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 [cid:image003.png@01D6756C.A220BAA0] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From: athen-list On Behalf Of Steven Sullam Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 2:17 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Colorado Community College System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions. Thanks for the help, but I have been there and done that. I have sent numerous requests to the Mathematical Society which publishes that Math book, but I haven't had any response. I am not sure about the other one and I need to be especially careful since it is in your neck of the woods. Google is actually my better friend. I query for the web site of the publisher and it will usually get me there. Regards, Steve Sullam From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 3:39 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format Publisherlookup.org is your friend. This site will give you contact info for most publishers out there, which will help you make requests for publishers that are not in bookshare or ATN. I think one of your books is from Oxford; you can get them via a form through email. Message me off-list and I'll be happy to send you the form and the details. *Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.* Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Steven Sullam Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 12:22 PM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' > Subject: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format Hello list, I would what people who need to do alt-text but cannot get on campus to access to their scanners and computers are doing about books that are not available in digital alternative format. I am starting to get requests for the fall for books in alternative format that I can't find of bookshare.org or the alternative text network. So far, I have the requests for the following two books that are not available in alternative. If anyone has digital copies of these books that they would like to share with my students, I'd really appreciate it. Title: Essential Interviewing Skills for the Helping Professions : A Social Justice and Wellness Approach Author: Nicotera, Nicole (university Of Denver) ISBN: 9780190876876 Title: Functions, Data and Models: An Applied Approach to College Algebra Author: Sheldon P. Gordon and Florence S. Gordon ISBN: 978-0883857670 Thanks so much in advance, [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 [cid:image003.png@01D67585.82C2C130] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I realize that?s not the situation everyone is in ? so I?m glad we have this list and other resources to use when we?re stuck and need a lifeline. Best of luck to each of you as you start another fall semester. Let the fun begin! ? Be well, J - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Justin Romack | Assistive Technology Coordinator Disability Resources | 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 Stager, Catherine Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 6:32 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format If I get no joy from the publisher, I have been known to directly email the author. That was how I created the first electronic alternate format textbook in Colorado (in 1998)! I remember when the publisher lookup site was first started and we all thought we were making such great progress. Glad we have AccessText too now! From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Steven Sullam Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 2:17 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: Re: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Colorado Community College System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions. Thanks for the help, but I have been there and done that. I have sent numerous requests to the Mathematical Society which publishes that Math book, but I haven?t had any response. I am not sure about the other one and I need to be especially careful since it is in your neck of the woods. Google is actually my better friend. I query for the web site of the publisher and it will usually get me there. Regards, Steve Sullam From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 3:39 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format Publisherlookup.org is your friend. This site will give you contact info for most publishers out there, which will help you make requests for publishers that are not in bookshare or ATN. I think one of your books is from Oxford; you can get them via a form through email. Message me off-list and I?ll be happy to send you the form and the details. *Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.* Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D67594.09E37700] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you?ve received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Steven Sullam Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 12:22 PM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' > Subject: [Athen] scanning books not available in electronic format Hello list, I would what people who need to do alt-text but cannot get on campus to access to their scanners and computers are doing about books that are not available in digital alternative format. I am starting to get requests for the fall for books in alternative format that I can?t find of bookshare.org or the alternative text network. So far, I have the requests for the following two books that are not available in alternative. If anyone has digital copies of these books that they would like to share with my students, I?d really appreciate it. Title: Essential Interviewing Skills for the Helping Professions : A Social Justice and Wellness Approach Author: Nicotera, Nicole (university Of Denver) ISBN: 9780190876876 Title: Functions, Data and Models: An Applied Approach to College Algebra Author: Sheldon P. Gordon and Florence S. Gordon ISBN: 978-0883857670 Thanks so much in advance, [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 [cid:image003.png@01D67594.09E37700] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 384 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 11810 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: From schwarte at purdue.edu Tue Aug 18 18:00:59 2020 From: schwarte at purdue.edu (Schwarte, David M.) Date: Tue Aug 18 18:01:28 2020 Subject: [Athen] visual descriptions of R & W toobar/control In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello, I apologize this has taken me a while to send along. I have attached the table of descriptions as a Word doc. In practice I have this in a wiki with correctly tagged row and column headers. I have always planned/hoped to paste the images of the various icons into the table as well, for a more universal design. David Schwarte From: athen-list On Behalf Of Document Conversion Coordinator Sent: Friday, August 14, 2020 12:23 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] visual descriptions of R & W toobar/control Hello David, Can you share the description list with me/the list serve? We just discussed difficulties some students have with R & W. Thanks Monika From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Schwarte, David M. Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 9:05 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac Hello Robert, I am in your same boat. Even before working remotely, I usually let the student ?drive? instead of trying to run VoiceOver and doing the install myself. I usually have the student use the Edit menu copy and paste for copying Read & Write. Many students are not real dextrose at the drag and drop and the Read & Write does not always end up where intended anyway, especially with those computers with the new computer smell (The student just got the machine last week). By the way a couple of my staff members also went through the Read & Write toolbar and created visual descriptions of the controls. For example ?play? is a blue arrow pointing right. The staff member who developed the descriptions has graduated, but I find them really helpful when doing the training. David Schwarte From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 3:21 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Describing How to Install Software on a Mac Hi all, I am blind and use screen readers. Those of you who are blind also know how complicated it can be to describe to sighted people how to perform certain tasks, since we don't always know what icons look like--or at least I certainly don't. I have been unsuccessful at describing to students how to install apps on their Mac - particularly, Read and Write. When I open the disk image file, I arrow over to the .app file, perform a command C, then go to the Applications folder and perform a command V to paste it. For sighted people, they would drag the app file from the disk image package to the applications folder. It even says, in the Read and Write DMG, "Drag our beautiful icon to the applications folder." I have had multiple students, however, fail at doing this and instead make an alias in the applications folder. Of course I can't see what they're doing to correct them. In the old times, when we were allowed to meet in person with students, I would just take the computer and complete the install myself. Now, however, I need to figure out how to explain this. Anyone have any tips? Robert -- ? OLR will be available via phone and email Mon-Fri from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. The office in Roesch 023 will not be open until further notice. ? Appointments for Disability Services, accommodations, and Voluntary Medical Withdrawals will be conducted via telephone. To schedule, call 937-229-2066. ? Academic Coaching, Supplemental Instruction (SI), Tutoring, and the Write Place will be accessible remotely. ? 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Sullam Assistant Director of Assistive Technology CUNY/College of Staten Island 2800 Victory Blvd. Staten Island, New York 10314 718.982.3343 ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Craig Levins Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 3:53 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Blackboard Ally Sole Source justification Hello Colleagues, I am wondering if any of you who have purchased Blackboard Ally completed a sole source justification, and if so if you would be willing to share? Thanks, Craig ________________________________ Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from College employees regarding College business are public records, available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this email communication may be subject to public disclosure. [Broward College] Craig Levins? 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Name: image696002.png Type: image/png Size: 22998 bytes Desc: image696002.png URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Thu Aug 20 05:56:08 2020 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Thu Aug 20 05:56:35 2020 Subject: [Athen] epub to PDF converter Message-ID: Hello all, I have a student who wants to convert his epub books to PDF. I tried one I found online, but it never sent the PDF file back. Do you all have an accessible converter that you like? Thanks. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Email: rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Thu Aug 20 07:19:24 2020 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Thu Aug 20 07:19:55 2020 Subject: [Athen] epub to PDF converter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Robert. I use Calibre, but I don't know how accessible it is. It does a good job. *Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.* Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 6:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] epub to PDF converter Hello all, I have a student who wants to convert his epub books to PDF. I tried one I found online, but it never sent the PDF file back. Do you all have an accessible converter that you like? Thanks. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Email: rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From clt3 at humboldt.edu Thu Aug 20 07:29:13 2020 From: clt3 at humboldt.edu (Cassandra Tex) Date: Thu Aug 20 07:29:53 2020 Subject: [Athen] epub to PDF converter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi All, I can?t get Calibre to load anymore. Tried uninstalling, reinstalling, etc. Haven?t had a chance to look into the issue further. Susan, have you used Calibre recently? Anyone else experiencing problems with the program loading?? Someone from this list recommended: https://www.zamzar.com/ . I tried it, and it worked great! Hope this helps! Cassandra *From:* athen-list *On Behalf Of *Susan Kelmer *Sent:* Thursday, August 20, 2020 7:19 AM *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < athen-list@u.washington.edu> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] epub to PDF converter Hi Robert. I use Calibre, but I don?t know how accessible it is. It does a good job. **Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.** *Susan Kelmer * Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs *T* 303 735 4836 *www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices * [image: cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] *Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you?ve received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. * *From:* athen-list *On Behalf Of *Robert Beach *Sent:* Thursday, August 20, 2020 6:56 AM *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network ( athen-list@u.washington.edu) *Subject:* [Athen] epub to PDF converter Hello all, I have a student who wants to convert his epub books to PDF. I tried one I found online, but it never sent the PDF file back. Do you all have an accessible converter that you like? Thanks. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Email: rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: not available URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Thu Aug 20 07:34:18 2020 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Thu Aug 20 07:34:35 2020 Subject: [Athen] [EXT]Re: epub to PDF converter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I hear it does, but it is not screen reader friendly. At least it wasn't the last time I tried it, which was this past spring. Thanks. 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 Susan Kelmer Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:19 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT]Re: [Athen] epub to PDF converter 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 Robert. I use Calibre, but I don't know how accessible it is. It does a good job. *Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.* Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 6:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) > Subject: [Athen] epub to PDF converter Hello all, I have a student who wants to convert his epub books to PDF. I tried one I found online, but it never sent the PDF file back. Do you all have an accessible converter that you like? Thanks. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Email: rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Thu Aug 20 07:35:28 2020 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Thu Aug 20 07:36:05 2020 Subject: [Athen] [EXT]Re: epub to PDF converter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, I tried it yesterday and never got the converted file. I sent the link to my student who tried and had the same results. He even purchased a subscription and still did not get a PDF file. Thanks. 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 Cassandra Tex Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:29 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT]Re: [Athen] epub to PDF converter 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 All, I can?t get Calibre to load anymore. Tried uninstalling, reinstalling, etc. Haven?t had a chance to look into the issue further. Susan, have you used Calibre recently? Anyone else experiencing problems with the program loading?? Someone from this list recommended: https://www.zamzar.com/ . I tried it, and it worked great! Hope this helps! Cassandra From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 7:19 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] epub to PDF converter Hi Robert. I use Calibre, but I don?t know how accessible it is. It does a good job. *Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.* Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you?ve received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 6:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) > Subject: [Athen] epub to PDF converter Hello all, I have a student who wants to convert his epub books to PDF. I tried one I found online, but it never sent the PDF file back. Do you all have an accessible converter that you like? Thanks. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Email: rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Thu Aug 20 07:38:47 2020 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Thu Aug 20 07:39:29 2020 Subject: [Athen] epub to PDF converter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have not had problems with mine. I use it at least once a week, and just tried it now, and it opens just fine. *Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.* Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you?ve received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Cassandra Tex Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 8:29 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] epub to PDF converter Hi All, I can?t get Calibre to load anymore. Tried uninstalling, reinstalling, etc. Haven?t had a chance to look into the issue further. Susan, have you used Calibre recently? Anyone else experiencing problems with the program loading?? Someone from this list recommended: https://www.zamzar.com/ . I tried it, and it worked great! Hope this helps! Cassandra From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 7:19 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] epub to PDF converter Hi Robert. I use Calibre, but I don?t know how accessible it is. It does a good job. *Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.* Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you?ve received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 6:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) > Subject: [Athen] epub to PDF converter Hello all, I have a student who wants to convert his epub books to PDF. I tried one I found online, but it never sent the PDF file back. Do you all have an accessible converter that you like? Thanks. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Avenue Kansas City, KS 66112 Phone: 913-288-7671 Email: rbeach@kckcc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From solowoniukr at macewan.ca Thu Aug 20 09:35:00 2020 From: solowoniukr at macewan.ca (Russell Solowoniuk) Date: Thu Aug 20 09:35:56 2020 Subject: [Athen] =?windows-1252?q?=93Inquisitive_testing=94_with_a_screen_?= =?windows-1252?q?reader=3F?= Message-ID: Hi everyone, I hope you all had a great summer. We have a student who is blind enrolled in a music course. The textbook being used is Listen, 9E by Kerman. We have a PDF from the publisher, W. W. Norton, and are currently in the process of editing it in Word. Along with the textbook, the instructor is using ?Inquisitive testing? for exams. From what I understand, this is a test platform offered by W. W. Norton. I have asked the publisher for access to ?Inquisitive testing? So I can test for accessibility with a screen reader, but haven?t had a response yet. Has anyone heard of, or used ?Inquisitive testing?? If so, is it accessible with a screen reader? The student is a Mac user, so will be using VoiceOver. Thanks for any help. Best regards, Russell Our new name is Access and Disability Resources Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Access and Disability Resources MacEwan University 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca [MacEwan Logo] This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email We acknowledge that the land on which we gather in Treaty Six Territory is the traditional gathering place for many Indigenous people. We honour and respect the history, languages, ceremonies and culture of the First Nations, M?tis and Inuit who call this territory home. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3516 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From dhayman at olympic.edu Thu Aug 20 09:45:16 2020 From: dhayman at olympic.edu (Hayman, Douglass) Date: Thu Aug 20 09:45:39 2020 Subject: [Athen] =?windows-1252?q?=5BEXTERNAL=5D_-__=93Inquisitive_testing?= =?windows-1252?q?=94_with_a_screen_reader=3F?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I had just gotten an email earlier today from someone here on campus. The person she had heard from there at WW Norton is Johnson, Casey > And they use inquizitive as the spelling. Don?t know if that is who you reached out to Russell but maybe it would get you in touch with a better answer to the question. Doug From: athen-list On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:35 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXTERNAL] - [Athen] ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Hi everyone, I hope you all had a great summer. We have a student who is blind enrolled in a music course. The textbook being used is Listen, 9E by Kerman. We have a PDF from the publisher, W. W. Norton, and are currently in the process of editing it in Word. Along with the textbook, the instructor is using ?Inquisitive testing? for exams. From what I understand, this is a test platform offered by W. W. Norton. I have asked the publisher for access to ?Inquisitive testing? So I can test for accessibility with a screen reader, but haven?t had a response yet. Has anyone heard of, or used ?Inquisitive testing?? If so, is it accessible with a screen reader? The student is a Mac user, so will be using VoiceOver. Thanks for any help. Best regards, Russell Our new name is Access and Disability Resources Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Access and Disability Resources MacEwan University 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca [MacEwan Logo] This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email We acknowledge that the land on which we gather in Treaty Six Territory is the traditional gathering place for many Indigenous people. We honour and respect the history, languages, ceremonies and culture of the First Nations, M?tis and Inuit who call this territory home. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3516 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From solowoniukr at macewan.ca Thu Aug 20 09:56:23 2020 From: solowoniukr at macewan.ca (Russell Solowoniuk) Date: Thu Aug 20 09:56:57 2020 Subject: [Athen] =?utf-8?q?=5BEXTERNAL=5D_-__=E2=80=9CInquisitive_testing?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=9D_with_a_screen_reader=3F?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Doug, I just sent a message to W. W. Norton through the AccessText website. I will try the contact person you suggested! Thanks for this, and thanks for the corrected spelling! ? Russell From: athen-list On Behalf Of Hayman, Douglass Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 10:45 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? I had just gotten an email earlier today from someone here on campus. The person she had heard from there at WW Norton is Johnson, Casey > And they use inquizitive as the spelling. Don?t know if that is who you reached out to Russell but maybe it would get you in touch with a better answer to the question. Doug From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:35 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [EXTERNAL] - [Athen] ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Hi everyone, I hope you all had a great summer. We have a student who is blind enrolled in a music course. The textbook being used is Listen, 9E by Kerman. We have a PDF from the publisher, W. W. Norton, and are currently in the process of editing it in Word. Along with the textbook, the instructor is using ?Inquisitive testing? for exams. From what I understand, this is a test platform offered by W. W. Norton. I have asked the publisher for access to ?Inquisitive testing? So I can test for accessibility with a screen reader, but haven?t had a response yet. Has anyone heard of, or used ?Inquisitive testing?? If so, is it accessible with a screen reader? The student is a Mac user, so will be using VoiceOver. Thanks for any help. Best regards, Russell Our new name is Access and Disability Resources Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Access and Disability Resources MacEwan University 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca [MacEwan Logo] This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email We acknowledge that the land on which we gather in Treaty Six Territory is the traditional gathering place for many Indigenous people. We honour and respect the history, languages, ceremonies and culture of the First Nations, M?tis and Inuit who call this territory home. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3516 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From dhayman at olympic.edu Thu Aug 20 10:00:23 2020 From: dhayman at olympic.edu (Hayman, Douglass) Date: Thu Aug 20 10:01:13 2020 Subject: [Athen] =?utf-8?q?=5BEXTERNAL=5D_-__=E2=80=9CInquisitive_testing?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=9D_with_a_screen_reader=3F?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Just now looking at a demo page. Has a quiz where you?re supposed to drag and drop text to the blanks to correctly answer. Those form fields aren?t labeled properly. No idea if they have an alternate mechanism to move those answers if you can?t see them. https://digital.wwnorton.com/111835?demo Doug Hayman IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Olympic College dhayman@olympic.edu (360) 475-7632 (currently working remotely and don?t have access to this phone) From: athen-list On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Hi Doug, I just sent a message to W. W. Norton through the AccessText website. I will try the contact person you suggested! Thanks for this, and thanks for the corrected spelling! ? Russell From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Hayman, Douglass Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 10:45 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? I had just gotten an email earlier today from someone here on campus. The person she had heard from there at WW Norton is Johnson, Casey > And they use inquizitive as the spelling. Don?t know if that is who you reached out to Russell but maybe it would get you in touch with a better answer to the question. Doug From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:35 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [EXTERNAL] - [Athen] ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Hi everyone, I hope you all had a great summer. We have a student who is blind enrolled in a music course. The textbook being used is Listen, 9E by Kerman. We have a PDF from the publisher, W. W. Norton, and are currently in the process of editing it in Word. Along with the textbook, the instructor is using ?Inquisitive testing? for exams. From what I understand, this is a test platform offered by W. W. Norton. I have asked the publisher for access to ?Inquisitive testing? So I can test for accessibility with a screen reader, but haven?t had a response yet. Has anyone heard of, or used ?Inquisitive testing?? If so, is it accessible with a screen reader? The student is a Mac user, so will be using VoiceOver. Thanks for any help. Best regards, Russell Our new name is Access and Disability Resources Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Access and Disability Resources MacEwan University 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca [MacEwan Logo] This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email We acknowledge that the land on which we gather in Treaty Six Territory is the traditional gathering place for many Indigenous people. We honour and respect the history, languages, ceremonies and culture of the First Nations, M?tis and Inuit who call this territory home. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3516 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From solowoniukr at macewan.ca Thu Aug 20 10:07:02 2020 From: solowoniukr at macewan.ca (Russell Solowoniuk) Date: Thu Aug 20 10:07:29 2020 Subject: [Athen] ABBYY FineReader Replacement for Adobe Acrobat Webinar In-Reply-To: <006a01d6758e$670142b0$3503c810$@karlencommunications.com> References: <006a01d6758e$670142b0$3503c810$@karlencommunications.com> Message-ID: Thanks for this information Karen. I just registered for the webinar. When you register, you get a free 6 month subscription to the mobile version of ABBYY FineReader For either iOS or Android. Unfortunately I seem to be having issues with the app. Whenever I take a picture of a page of text the app closes and no image is captured. I'm not sure if this is because I am using VoiceOver... will have someone sighted try it to find out. Thanks again, Russell From: athen-list On Behalf Of Karlen Communications Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 12:36 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] ABBYY FineReader Replacement for Adobe Acrobat Webinar Hi Everyone: I got this in my e-mail this morning and have registered for it. After updating my ABBYY FineReader 15 yesterday I discovered that you can create PDF forms in it and that once I did the OCR on a document and saved it as searchable text, ABBYY added Tags. I know, most of you working with FineReader probably know this. Anyway, it looks like ABBYY FineReader is looking to take a piece of the PDF market and are giving a webinar on FineReader PDF 15 as a replacement for Acrobat: https://promo.abbyy.com/us-finereader-pdf-a-practical-replacement-to-adobe-acrobat-webinar-registration.html?utm_campaign=finereader-pdf-replacement-to-adobe-acrobat-us-mail&utm_medium=email&utm_source=webinar Am sending this in case you are interested. I've abandoned Foxit for Business as an alternative but am now testing FineReader. I added some form controls in FineReader and then took a look in Acrobat. Still had to add the untagged annotations but you can do a fair bit in FineReader. Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dhayman at olympic.edu Thu Aug 20 10:09:02 2020 From: dhayman at olympic.edu (Hayman, Douglass) Date: Thu Aug 20 10:09:26 2020 Subject: [Athen] =?utf-8?q?=5BEXTERNAL=5D_-__=E2=80=9CInquisitive_testing?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=9D_with_a_screen_reader=3F?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On trying it with NVDA see they have dropdown menus one can use to choose the words others would drag into the blank boxes. But when you try to tab to those or utilize up/down arrows they fill in answers rather than reading the options in the list. Doug Hayman IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Olympic College dhayman@olympic.edu (360) 475-7632 (currently working remotely and don?t have access to this phone) From: athen-list On Behalf Of Hayman, Douglass Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 10:00 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Just now looking at a demo page. Has a quiz where you?re supposed to drag and drop text to the blanks to correctly answer. Those form fields aren?t labeled properly. No idea if they have an alternate mechanism to move those answers if you can?t see them. https://digital.wwnorton.com/111835?demo Doug Hayman IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Olympic College dhayman@olympic.edu (360) 475-7632 (currently working remotely and don?t have access to this phone) From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Hi Doug, I just sent a message to W. W. Norton through the AccessText website. I will try the contact person you suggested! Thanks for this, and thanks for the corrected spelling! ? Russell From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Hayman, Douglass Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 10:45 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? I had just gotten an email earlier today from someone here on campus. The person she had heard from there at WW Norton is Johnson, Casey > And they use inquizitive as the spelling. Don?t know if that is who you reached out to Russell but maybe it would get you in touch with a better answer to the question. Doug From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:35 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [EXTERNAL] - [Athen] ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Hi everyone, I hope you all had a great summer. We have a student who is blind enrolled in a music course. The textbook being used is Listen, 9E by Kerman. We have a PDF from the publisher, W. W. Norton, and are currently in the process of editing it in Word. Along with the textbook, the instructor is using ?Inquisitive testing? for exams. From what I understand, this is a test platform offered by W. W. Norton. I have asked the publisher for access to ?Inquisitive testing? So I can test for accessibility with a screen reader, but haven?t had a response yet. Has anyone heard of, or used ?Inquisitive testing?? If so, is it accessible with a screen reader? The student is a Mac user, so will be using VoiceOver. Thanks for any help. Best regards, Russell Our new name is Access and Disability Resources Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Access and Disability Resources MacEwan University 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca [MacEwan Logo] This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email We acknowledge that the land on which we gather in Treaty Six Territory is the traditional gathering place for many Indigenous people. We honour and respect the history, languages, ceremonies and culture of the First Nations, M?tis and Inuit who call this territory home. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3516 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From solowoniukr at macewan.ca Thu Aug 20 11:13:07 2020 From: solowoniukr at macewan.ca (Russell Solowoniuk) Date: Thu Aug 20 11:13:39 2020 Subject: [Athen] =?utf-8?q?=5BEXTERNAL=5D_-__=E2=80=9CInquisitive_testing?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=9D_with_a_screen_reader=3F?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi again Doug, Thanks so much for this demo site! I tried working through the demo quiz with VoiceOver, and was able to complete it successfully. The only thing that doesn?t seem to work is the activity report. The report shows as a graph, and you are supposed to be able to click anywhere in the graph to review a particular question, but this isn?t at all accessible. I think the student may be okay without this feature as you can keep answering questions until you reach your desired score. Each question has a ?confidence level? that you can adjust to either raise or lower the number of points you will gain or lose for that question, and this is accessible with VO. I will be able to send the demo link you provided to the student so that he can practice ahead of time. Thanks again! Russell From: athen-list On Behalf Of Hayman, Douglass Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 11:09 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? On trying it with NVDA see they have dropdown menus one can use to choose the words others would drag into the blank boxes. But when you try to tab to those or utilize up/down arrows they fill in answers rather than reading the options in the list. Doug Hayman IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Olympic College dhayman@olympic.edu (360) 475-7632 (currently working remotely and don?t have access to this phone) From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Hayman, Douglass Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 10:00 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Just now looking at a demo page. Has a quiz where you?re supposed to drag and drop text to the blanks to correctly answer. Those form fields aren?t labeled properly. No idea if they have an alternate mechanism to move those answers if you can?t see them. https://digital.wwnorton.com/111835?demo Doug Hayman IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Olympic College dhayman@olympic.edu (360) 475-7632 (currently working remotely and don?t have access to this phone) From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:56 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Hi Doug, I just sent a message to W. W. Norton through the AccessText website. I will try the contact person you suggested! Thanks for this, and thanks for the corrected spelling! ? Russell From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Hayman, Douglass Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 10:45 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? I had just gotten an email earlier today from someone here on campus. The person she had heard from there at WW Norton is Johnson, Casey > And they use inquizitive as the spelling. Don?t know if that is who you reached out to Russell but maybe it would get you in touch with a better answer to the question. Doug From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 9:35 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [EXTERNAL] - [Athen] ?Inquisitive testing? with a screen reader? CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Hi everyone, I hope you all had a great summer. We have a student who is blind enrolled in a music course. The textbook being used is Listen, 9E by Kerman. We have a PDF from the publisher, W. W. Norton, and are currently in the process of editing it in Word. Along with the textbook, the instructor is using ?Inquisitive testing? for exams. From what I understand, this is a test platform offered by W. W. Norton. I have asked the publisher for access to ?Inquisitive testing? So I can test for accessibility with a screen reader, but haven?t had a response yet. Has anyone heard of, or used ?Inquisitive testing?? If so, is it accessible with a screen reader? The student is a Mac user, so will be using VoiceOver. Thanks for any help. Best regards, Russell Our new name is Access and Disability Resources Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Access and Disability Resources MacEwan University 7-198 D4, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca [MacEwan Logo] This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email We acknowledge that the land on which we gather in Treaty Six Territory is the traditional gathering place for many Indigenous people. 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I use it at least once a week, and > just tried it now, and it opens just fine. > > > > **Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by > email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.** > > > > *Susan Kelmer * > > Alternate Format Production Program Manager > > Disability Services > > Division of Student Affairs > > *T* 303 735 4836 > > *www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices > * > > > > > > [image: cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] > > > > *Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this > message cannot be guaranteed. If you?ve received this email in error please > notify the sender immediately and delete this message. * > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Cassandra Tex > *Sent:* Thursday, August 20, 2020 8:29 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] epub to PDF converter > > > > Hi All, > > I can?t get Calibre to load anymore. Tried uninstalling, reinstalling, > etc. Haven?t had a chance to look into the issue further. Susan, have you > used Calibre recently? Anyone else experiencing problems with the program > loading?? > > > > Someone from this list recommended: https://www.zamzar.com/ > > . I tried it, and it worked great! > > > > Hope this helps! > > Cassandra > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Susan Kelmer > *Sent:* Thursday, August 20, 2020 7:19 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] epub to PDF converter > > > > Hi Robert. I use Calibre, but I don?t know how accessible it is. It does > a good job. > > > > **Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by > email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.** > > > > *Susan Kelmer * > > Alternate Format Production Program Manager > > Disability Services > > Division of Student Affairs > > *T* 303 735 4836 > > *www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices > * > > > > > > [image: cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] > > > > *Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this > message cannot be guaranteed. If you?ve received this email in error please > notify the sender immediately and delete this message. * > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Robert Beach > *Sent:* Thursday, August 20, 2020 6:56 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network ( > athen-list@u.washington.edu) > *Subject:* [Athen] epub to PDF converter > > > > Hello all, > > > > I have a student who wants to convert his epub books to PDF. I tried one I > found online, but it never sent the PDF file back. Do you all have an > accessible converter that you like? > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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I just did a basic navigation with keyboard and I saw color only to convey meaning (Highlighting text for comments), buttons are all over in terms of order, I opened a window to view keyboard shortcuts which was a modal type window and I still had access to the content behind that window. I stopped testing at this point and didn't even attempt to access anything with a screen reader... Bear Down, Dawn Dawn Hunziker IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources The University of Arizona | hunziker@arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu | itaccessibility.arizona.edu 520-626-9409 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Eckelberry, Robin Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 2:47 PM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' Subject: [EXT][Athen] Perusall experience? External Email Hi all, Does anyone have experience with Perusall.com? An instructor would like to use it for collaborative annotation of documents. The VPAT indicates some good accessibility features, but we do manual testing before use as well. 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DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you are expecting the information and recognize the sender. ________________________________ Hello Craig, I just became aware of Ally, because of everything going online, but with no budget it looked like it might be redundant and there are things that are buit-in and free like the Accessibility Checker in M.S. Office and in Adobe Acrobat. Just my thoughts, Steven A. Sullam Assistant Director of Assistive Technology CUNY/College of Staten Island 2800 Victory Blvd. Staten Island, New York 10314 718.982.3343 ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of Craig Levins > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 3:53 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Blackboard Ally Sole Source justification Hello Colleagues, I am wondering if any of you who have purchased Blackboard Ally completed a sole source justification, and if so if you would be willing to share? 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Stager Assistive Technology Specialist Catherine.Stager@frontrange.edu (720) 336-1245 [cid:image001.png@01D23FF3.21F590B0] Disability Support Services - Assistive Technology Check out our Getting Started Guides for At Home Support! https://bit.ly/GettingStartedAtHome From: athen-list On Behalf Of Khoa Pham Sent: Friday, August 21, 2020 3:14 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Accessible IDE CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Colorado Community College System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions. Hi everyone, If there are any programmers out there who uses assistive technology to program I have a few questions to ask. * Do you have any recommendation on an accessible IDE? * What are the things you would normally look for in an accessible IDE? * Have you ever heard of or used Bloodshed Dev C++? 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Regards, ________________________________ Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from College employees regarding College business are public records, available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this email communication may be subject to public disclosure. [Broward College] Christine Hopp? Coordinator, Accessibility Resources , Broward College P: +1 (954) 2012028 E: chopp1@broward.edu | W: broward.edu A: 1000 E Coconut Creek Pkwy. Coconut Creek, FL 33066 [cid:image809001.png@2ECF11DE.8E693E45] [Broward College Top 10 Aspen Prize Finalist] ________________________________ Please consider the environment before printing this email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Does the text that is linked reflect what the link is to, or where the link is taking you? Does the link text make sense when it is "standalone?" Does the link work when you press Enter on the focused link? That's my simple answer - there is a bit more to it, but that is the gist. Best regards, Cath Catherine M. Stager Assistive Technology Specialist Catherine.Stager@frontrange.edu (720) 336-1245 [cid:image001.png@01D23FF3.21F590B0] Disability Support Services - Assistive Technology Check out our Getting Started Guides for At Home Support! https://bit.ly/GettingStartedAtHome From: athen-list On Behalf Of Kluesner, Bryon Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 10:17 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] May be a simple question CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Colorado Community College System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions. Recently, I was asked the following question: "Can you tell me how to check if a web link is accessible?" I am not a web developed, so I don't know an easy way to answer this question. Thanks, Bryon Bryon Kluesner, RhD Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 117 University Center Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 18481 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From ecmatson at uidaho.edu Tue Aug 25 10:04:21 2020 From: ecmatson at uidaho.edu (Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu)) Date: Tue Aug 25 10:04:34 2020 Subject: [Athen] File for unlined LiveScribe dot paper? Message-ID: Does anyone have or know where I can download a file for LiveScribe dot paper that doesn't have lines? Student would prefer to take notes on unlined paper, so told her I would see what I could find. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistive Technology Specialist Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Pronouns: He / Him / His This communication may contain privileged, non-public or other confidential information. If you have received it in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From glen.walker at gmail.com Tue Aug 25 10:08:09 2020 From: glen.walker at gmail.com (glen walker) Date: Tue Aug 25 10:08:32 2020 Subject: [Athen] May be a simple question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > Does the link text make sense when it is ?standalone?? While I always recommend that, it's not required under WCAG AA (it's a AAA guideline). If you want to know if a link is accessible, use WCAG to measure it. Catherine essentially did that but without specifying the actual guidelines. Not sure if you need it, but here are some relevant ones: - 2.1.1 Keyboard - you should be able to TAB to the link and select it (ENTER) with the keyboard - 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) - the link along with any text that's contained in the same paragraph (

) makes sense - 2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only) AAA - typically not required but I strongly encourage this, the link "stand alone", as Catherine said, makes sense - 1.4.1 Use of Color - if you have a link embedded in a paragraph and the link color is different from the paragraph text color but you have link underlines turned off, that would fail because it's relying *only* on color to distinguish the link. The link text must have some other visual difference such as bold font or different typeface. Ideally, links should be underlined. - 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) - The color of the link compared to the page background color must have sufficient contrast. - 3.2.4 Consistent Identification - If you have the same link on several pages and they all point to the same location, the same link text should be used. - 1.1.1 Non-text Content - If the link contains an image, the image should have alternative text. 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Kevin Price, MSW Assistant Director of Accessible Technology Student Accessibility Services University of Central Florida 4000 Central Florida Blvd Ferrell Commons, Room 155B Orlando, FL 32816-0161 407-823-2371 Email: kevin.price@ucf.edu From: athen-list On Behalf Of Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 1:04 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] File for unlined LiveScribe dot paper? Does anyone have or know where I can download a file for LiveScribe dot paper that doesn't have lines? Student would prefer to take notes on unlined paper, so told her I would see what I could find. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistive Technology Specialist Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Pronouns: He / Him / His This communication may contain privileged, non-public or other confidential information. 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Doug Hayman IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Olympic College dhayman@olympic.edu (360) 475-7632 (currently working remotely and don't have access to this phone) From: athen-list On Behalf Of Kevin Price Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 11:43 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXTERNAL] - Re: [Athen] File for unlined LiveScribe dot paper? CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Eric, I have never heard of Livescribe paper without lines. They have different sizes of notebooks but all of them are lined. I believe (but I may be wrong) that the lines help Livescribe Smartpens sync the recordings. Kevin Price, MSW Assistant Director of Accessible Technology Student Accessibility Services University of Central Florida 4000 Central Florida Blvd Ferrell Commons, Room 155B Orlando, FL 32816-0161 407-823-2371 Email: kevin.price@ucf.edu From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 1:04 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] File for unlined LiveScribe dot paper? Does anyone have or know where I can download a file for LiveScribe dot paper that doesn't have lines? Student would prefer to take notes on unlined paper, so told her I would see what I could find. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistive Technology Specialist Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Pronouns: He / Him / His This communication may contain privileged, non-public or other confidential information. 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Here are some step by step instructions from Techwalla: https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-print-your-own-livescribe-paper If it were my student, I would suggest having the paper & margins set for comb binding, have your printshop predrill the holes. Or purchase 3 or 5-ring binder paper with the holes already drilled (you can purchase reams of pre-drilled plain paper). This way the student will have a place to store their pages in some kind of safe orderly fashion. Good luck! Wink Wink Harner Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production The Foreign Type Portland OR foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 10:05 AM Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) < ecmatson@uidaho.edu> wrote: > Does anyone have or know where I can download a file for LiveScribe dot > paper that doesn?t have lines? Student would prefer to take notes on > unlined paper, so told her I would see what I could find. > > > > Thanks, > > > > *Eric Matson | Assistive Technology Specialist* > > Center for Disability Access and Resources > > Division of Student Affairs > > The University of Idaho > > Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 > > Fax: 208.885.9404 > > Campus Zip: 4257 > > > > Pronouns: He / Him / His > > > > This communication may contain privileged, non-public or other > confidential information. If you have received it in error, please advise > the sender by reply e-mail and immediately delete the message and any > attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net Wed Aug 26 00:39:46 2020 From: ShelleyHaven at techpotential.net (Shelley Haven) Date: Wed Aug 26 00:39:55 2020 Subject: [Athen] File for unlined LiveScribe dot paper? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Livescribe sells unlined journals: https://us.livescribe.com/collections/paper/products/black-lined-journal-2-pack?variant=33692097904771 Journals use paper that is roughly half letter size ? 5.5"w x 8.25"h. Two 100-sheet/200-page journals are $24.95 from Livescribe, but I?ve seen them cheaper elsewhere ? for example: https://store.hied.com/item/Livescribe/Notebooks/99835111 As for the purposes of the lines and the microdots, Douglass is correct ? the lines are merely guides for human users. The seemingly-random microdots are actually a coded positioning system (think "paper GPS") which tells the smartpen?s IR sensor where it is on the page, on which page, and in which notebook or other Livescribe product without any other clues. Hope this helps - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net > On Aug 25, 2020, at 10:04 AM, Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) wrote: > > Does anyone have or know where I can download a file for LiveScribe dot paper that doesn?t have lines? Student would prefer to take notes on unlined paper, so told her I would see what I could find. > > Thanks, > > Eric Matson | Assistive Technology Specialist > Center for Disability Access and Resources > Division of Student Affairs > The University of Idaho > Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 > Fax: 208.885.9404 > Campus Zip: 4257 > > Pronouns: He / Him / His > > This communication may contain privileged, non-public or other confidential information. If you have received it in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. 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Custom Paper Deployment Tool Neal Sorensen (pronouns: he, him, his) Accessibility Resources Minnesota State University, Mankato 132 Memorial Library Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: (507) 389-5242 Fax: (507) 389-1199 www.mnsu.edu/access [cid:image001.jpg@01D67B81.C4033330] 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 Shelley Haven Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 2:40 AM To: ATHEN Subject: Re: [Athen] File for unlined LiveScribe dot paper? Livescribe sells unlined journals: https://us.livescribe.com/collections/paper/products/black-lined-journal-2-pack?variant=33692097904771 Journals use paper that is roughly half letter size ? 5.5"w x 8.25"h. Two 100-sheet/200-page journals are $24.95 from Livescribe, but I?ve seen them cheaper elsewhere ? for example: https://store.hied.com/item/Livescribe/Notebooks/99835111 As for the purposes of the lines and the microdots, Douglass is correct ? the lines are merely guides for human users. The seemingly-random microdots are actually a coded positioning system (think "paper GPS") which tells the smartpen?s IR sensor where it is on the page, on which page, and in which notebook or other Livescribe product without any other clues. Hope this helps - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net On Aug 25, 2020, at 10:04 AM, Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) > wrote: Does anyone have or know where I can download a file for LiveScribe dot paper that doesn?t have lines? Student would prefer to take notes on unlined paper, so told her I would see what I could find. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistive Technology Specialist Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Pronouns: He / Him / His This communication may contain privileged, non-public or other confidential information. If you have received it in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. 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I'm really hoping my dean will like this course. I email out all sorts of info to our students and turning it in to a course is super fun. If you have any thoughts about material in Canvas commons that might be useful, let me know. Unless my college forbids it, I intend to put this course in to commons as well. Vacation is for doing the fun stuff! --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu Thu Aug 27 11:48:38 2020 From: Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu (Kluesner, Bryon) Date: Thu Aug 27 11:49:11 2020 Subject: [Athen] Cengage mindtap Message-ID: Hi all, Does anyone have any advise on working with NVDA and Cengage Mindtap? Thanks, Bryon Bryon Kluesner RhD, ATACP Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 615 McCallie Ave., Dept. 2953 Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 Member of Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Kevin.Price at ucf.edu Thu Aug 27 13:48:35 2020 From: Kevin.Price at ucf.edu (Kevin Price) Date: Thu Aug 27 13:48:56 2020 Subject: [Athen] Assistive Listening Devices Message-ID: ATHEN, We are looking to buy a couple new Assistive Listening Devices. We have some Conversor Pro devices. We are looking to upgrade to the latest. Any have experiences with new Assistive Listening systems that they were particularly happy with after purchasing? Kevin Kevin Price, MSW Assistant Director of Accessible Technology Student Accessibility Services University of Central Florida 4000 Central Florida Blvd Ferrell Commons, Room 155B Orlando, FL 32816-0161 407-823-2371 Email: kevin.price@ucf.edu [Wear a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19] ARMOR UP, KNIGHTS. ?? Wear a mask. ?? Wash your hands. ?? Practice physical distancing. ucf.edu/coronavirus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 1908 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu Thu Aug 27 14:48:21 2020 From: armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu (Deborah Armstrong) Date: Thu Aug 27 14:48:29 2020 Subject: [Athen] Webinar for BVI students on being a successfull online learner Message-ID: Sorry for the late notice, but my talk was just approved. The ACB (American Council Of the Blind) has an ongoing series of "community calls", an informal set of online chats and webinars lead by this organization's members. They do not publish the zoom links ahead of time to avoid zoom bombing. I will be speaking about how to be a successful online learner with a visual impairment this Sunday at 5 PM eastern, 2 PM Pacific. This page: https://acb.org/ACB-community-conference-calls is a list that changes daily of upcoming events. There's also a mailing list blind and visually impaired folk can join to get these same announcements. I am sure nobody will mind if you are not disabled, but assist students with disabilities and want to listen. We typically don't have video on these calls and everyone is required to stay muted and raise their hand to participate. So feel free to stay in your pajamas and enjoy your day of rest. --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From christopher.slayton at mesacc.edu Thu Aug 27 15:13:37 2020 From: christopher.slayton at mesacc.edu (Christopher Slayton) Date: Thu Aug 27 15:14:27 2020 Subject: [Athen] Cengage mindtap In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: HI Bryon, While I don't have experience with NVDA, I did have a student a few semesters ago use JAWS with MindTap. There were a few things that would be hard to navigate around but we were able to work with the student and we were lucky to have an instructor who was flexible when we needed it. On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 11:50 AM Kluesner, Bryon wrote: > Hi all, > > > > Does anyone have any advise on working with NVDA and Cengage Mindtap? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bryon > > > > Bryon Kluesner RhD, ATACP > > Adaptive Technology Coordinator > > Disability Resource Center > > University of Tennessee at Chattanooga > > 615 McCallie Ave., Dept. 2953 > > Chattanooga, TN 37403 > > 423-425-5251 > > > > Member of Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Thank you, As a precautionary measure against COVID-19, we are supporting our students remotely. We will be responding to all requests as promptly as possible, your patience is appreciated. [image: Mesa Community College logo] Christopher Slayton Mesa Community College MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES Technology Support Specialist Senior | Disability Resources and Services 1833 West Southern Avenue, Mesa AZ 85202 Christopher.Slayton@mesacc.edu https://www.mesacc.edu/ O: 480-461-7894 LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu Thu Aug 27 15:15:41 2020 From: armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu (Deborah Armstrong) Date: Thu Aug 27 15:15:58 2020 Subject: [Athen] Cengage mindtap In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I reviewed several Mindtap courses for an instructor using NVDA and JAWS. I am a screen reader user, so the only difficulty I had was when content was in the form of pictures. Several of the accounting assignments had pictures of spreadsheets, rather than spreadsheets to work with. So though content was an issue, the actual Mindtap interface was not a problem. If content is an issue, Pester the Cengage folks. They have done an excellent job describing charts and graphs in many of their courses. And if it's a picture of a thing, rather than a thing, such as a piece of software code in a CIS course, there's no reason they cannot provide the real thing for the student to work with. The student should be very comfortable with using the Insert-F5 command to look at the various page elements as the interface is consistent. It could use more structure, but once you know how it is laid out, it's not a problem to navigate. If your student is new, remember there are many free voices now for NVDA. Many colleges unfortunately are still using Espeak because I don't think they've figured out how to get the better voices installed. Do a little homework, get those better voices working and your student's experience will be much more pleasant! From: athen-list On Behalf Of Kluesner, Bryon Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 11:49 AM To: 'athen-list@u.washington.edu' Subject: [Athen] Cengage mindtap Hi all, Does anyone have any advise on working with NVDA and Cengage Mindtap? Thanks, Bryon Bryon Kluesner RhD, ATACP Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 615 McCallie Ave., Dept. 2953 Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 Member of Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu Thu Aug 27 15:31:05 2020 From: armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu (Deborah Armstrong) Date: Thu Aug 27 15:31:38 2020 Subject: [Athen] Accessible IDE In-Reply-To: <06d4a8eb1c9a46cb9e61a1aaa9c9f061@swccd.edu> References: <06d4a8eb1c9a46cb9e61a1aaa9c9f061@swccd.edu> Message-ID: I have friends who use Eclipse with screen readers and like it, mostly for Android development. Visual studio is also used by many programmers with disabilities, and Microsoft does have accessibility support for it. I have not used the tool you mentioned. --Debee From: athen-list On Behalf Of Khoa Pham Sent: Friday, August 21, 2020 2:14 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Accessible IDE Hi everyone, If there are any programmers out there who uses assistive technology to program I have a few questions to ask. * Do you have any recommendation on an accessible IDE? * What are the things you would normally look for in an accessible IDE? * Have you ever heard of or used Bloodshed Dev C++? Thank you in advance. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From skeegan at gmail.com Thu Aug 27 17:20:21 2020 From: skeegan at gmail.com (Sean Keegan) Date: Thu Aug 27 17:21:03 2020 Subject: [Athen] Canvas Commons question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Debee, I would reach out to the team at the CCC Accessibility Center. Prior to my departure, they had been working on a few Alternate Media related courses as well as using different assistive technology applications. Everything was being developed in Canvas. It might not be exactly what you were looking for, but may be a starting point. Take care, Sean On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 10:52 AM Deborah Armstrong < armstrongdeborah@fhda.edu> wrote: > Has anyone ever seen an alternate media course in Canvas commons? > > > > I?m on vacation now but I?m puttering around putting together a Canvas > course on using alternate media services at our college. > > > > I?ve got lots of content already but was hoping to find existing material > over in Canvas commons. > > > > I haven?t yet, but maybe I need different search keywords. > > > > I?m really hoping my dean will like this course. I email out all sorts of > info to our students and turning it in to a course is super fun. > > > > If you have any thoughts about material in Canvas commons that might be > useful, let me know. Unless my college forbids it, I intend to put this > course in to commons as well. > > Vacation is for doing the fun stuff! > > > > --Debee > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Fri Aug 28 06:25:51 2020 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Fri Aug 28 06:26:57 2020 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Assistive Listening Devices In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Kevin, I have not actually tried these devices as I was just told about them yesterday. However, some of the new Roger?s systems sound interesting. I?ll attach a flyer that was sent to me for your reading pleasure. 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 Kevin Price Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 3:49 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT][Athen] Assistive Listening Devices 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. ATHEN, We are looking to buy a couple new Assistive Listening Devices. We have some Conversor Pro devices. We are looking to upgrade to the latest. Any have experiences with new Assistive Listening systems that they were particularly happy with after purchasing? 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Stager Assistive Technology Specialist Catherine.Stager@frontrange.edu (720) 336-1245 [cid:image001.png@01D23FF3.21F590B0] Disability Support Services - Assistive Technology Check out our Getting Started Guides for At Home Support! https://bit.ly/GettingStartedAtHome From: athen-list On Behalf Of Sean Keegan Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 6:20 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Canvas Commons question CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Colorado Community College System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions. Hi Debee, I would reach out to the team at the CCC Accessibility Center. Prior to my departure, they had been working on a few Alternate Media related courses as well as using different assistive technology applications. Everything was being developed in Canvas. It might not be exactly what you were looking for, but may be a starting point. Take care, Sean On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 10:52 AM Deborah Armstrong > wrote: Has anyone ever seen an alternate media course in Canvas commons? I?m on vacation now but I?m puttering around putting together a Canvas course on using alternate media services at our college. I?ve got lots of content already but was hoping to find existing material over in Canvas commons. I haven?t yet, but maybe I need different search keywords. I?m really hoping my dean will like this course. I email out all sorts of info to our students and turning it in to a course is super fun. If you have any thoughts about material in Canvas commons that might be useful, let me know. Unless my college forbids it, I intend to put this course in to commons as well. 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And it's a completely wonderful experience! Yes, you have to hit alt-down arrow to get drop-down lists to drop, but that's documented and as long as you remember to do that, everything reads correctly and displays correctly in Braille. It's easy to enter and mark up text, easy to do assignments, easy to answer quiz questions. I have no problem adding media or external content, creating links and doing anything else in a course I need to do. Firefox on the other hand keeps getting tweaked, and some tweaks improve accessibility and some, unfortunately break it. We have several in-house web-based apps that require Firefox and it's always an adventure to find out if the current tweak improved or broke things. One tweak stopped list boxes from working; another tweak just slowed screen reader responsiveness. A third tweak made clickable elements not exposed to screen readers. Super annoying! We do have several computers on campus still using Windows 7 - and I do have friends on XP - which is a huge security risk. People need to realize that if the computer is deprecated the accessibility is as well. Mac users haven't said that Safari has any problems with Canvas, though occasionally some get documented, but they are visual annoyances mostly. There was some issue with playing videos on Safari but it seemed to be temporary. The new chromium based Edge is getting better but it's still not as nice of an experience as using Chrome in Canvas. And Windows explorer is just plain unsafe these days - it shouldn't be recommended anymore at all! I am no accessibility expert, just a dedicated user who tries hard to know my access technology. So take this as an opinion - I have no credentials! But, I do really think Chrome needs to be seen as an accessible experience for online learning these days. --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu Fri Aug 28 12:18:43 2020 From: Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu (Stager, Catherine) Date: Fri Aug 28 12:19:15 2020 Subject: [Athen] Padlet In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I just have anedotal info... Text to speech will read content but no associations with other aspects are conveyed: read in no specific order, no indications of connections between the content. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Stephen (Alex) Marositz Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 12:32 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network ; The EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Community Group Listserv Subject: [Athen] Padlet CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Colorado Community College System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions. Hello everyone Has anyone done any accessibility testing for Padlet they are willing to share? https://padlet.com/ Thanks Alex Marositz Information Security and Compliance Office Information Technology California State University, Dominguez Hills E: ATI@csudh.edu https://www.csudh.edu/it/security-compliance/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From smarositz at csudh.edu Fri Aug 28 12:43:29 2020 From: smarositz at csudh.edu (Stephen (Alex) Marositz) Date: Fri Aug 28 12:44:04 2020 Subject: [Athen] Canvas Commons question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Debee I know this is not exactly what you asked for, but, I've been spending evenings during the pandemic answering questions in student assistive technology user groups about accessing courseware, particularly if they are in Blackboard 9.1 since that's what I'm familiar with. This isn't a fully flushed out thought, but I think there needs to be some kind of relatively standard best practice for students when they encounter courseware that poses a barrier whether it is technically accessible or not. I know that on my campus, we spend a lot of time developing equally effective alternate access plans even when there is no obvious barrier. I wish students knew to request to have access to them or would talk to their instructor about them immediately, not delay until they can talk to they're DSS councilor or wait to hear back from someone on a Facebook group, none of whom have a great understanding of the circumstances. And, from my prospective, updating the equally effective alternate access plan only will make it more effective the next time it comes up. Alex Marositz Information Security and Compliance Office Information Technology California State University, Dominguez Hills E: ATI@csudh.edu https://www.csudh.edu/it/security-compliance/ From: athen-list On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 10:52 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Canvas Commons question Has anyone ever seen an alternate media course in Canvas commons? I'm on vacation now but I'm puttering around putting together a Canvas course on using alternate media services at our college. I've got lots of content already but was hoping to find existing material over in Canvas commons. I haven't yet, but maybe I need different search keywords. I'm really hoping my dean will like this course. I email out all sorts of info to our students and turning it in to a course is super fun. If you have any thoughts about material in Canvas commons that might be useful, let me know. Unless my college forbids it, I intend to put this course in to commons as well. Vacation is for doing the fun stuff! --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu Sun Aug 30 15:48:56 2020 From: armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu (Deborah Armstrong) Date: Sun Aug 30 15:49:28 2020 Subject: [Athen] Replacement for iTUNES U Message-ID: I was asked this question by a teacher who has bisually impaired students. I think she's in the k12 system but it's relevant to us as well. Apple intends to discontinue iTUNES U. This teacher asked me if it was going to be replaced by an accessible platform and what that platform was and where she could learn more about it. I didn't know the answer but promised to email her if I got more information. --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu Sun Aug 30 15:51:17 2020 From: armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu (Deborah Armstrong) Date: Sun Aug 30 15:51:37 2020 Subject: [Athen] Canvas Commons question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: It seems like the first step should be to give teachers a list of what's not accessible - image-only PDFS and camera phone pictures of textbook pages, for example. --Debee From: athen-list On Behalf Of Stephen (Alex) Marositz Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 12:43 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Canvas Commons question Hello Debee I know this is not exactly what you asked for, but, I've been spending evenings during the pandemic answering questions in student assistive technology user groups about accessing courseware, particularly if they are in Blackboard 9.1 since that's what I'm familiar with. This isn't a fully flushed out thought, but I think there needs to be some kind of relatively standard best practice for students when they encounter courseware that poses a barrier whether it is technically accessible or not. I know that on my campus, we spend a lot of time developing equally effective alternate access plans even when there is no obvious barrier. I wish students knew to request to have access to them or would talk to their instructor about them immediately, not delay until they can talk to they're DSS councilor or wait to hear back from someone on a Facebook group, none of whom have a great understanding of the circumstances. And, from my prospective, updating the equally effective alternate access plan only will make it more effective the next time it comes up. Alex Marositz Information Security and Compliance Office Information Technology California State University, Dominguez Hills E: ATI@csudh.edu https://www.csudh.edu/it/security-compliance/ From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 10:52 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Canvas Commons question Has anyone ever seen an alternate media course in Canvas commons? I'm on vacation now but I'm puttering around putting together a Canvas course on using alternate media services at our college. I've got lots of content already but was hoping to find existing material over in Canvas commons. I haven't yet, but maybe I need different search keywords. I'm really hoping my dean will like this course. I email out all sorts of info to our students and turning it in to a course is super fun. If you have any thoughts about material in Canvas commons that might be useful, let me know. Unless my college forbids it, I intend to put this course in to commons as well. Vacation is for doing the fun stuff! --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu Sun Aug 30 16:18:25 2020 From: armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu (Deborah Armstrong) Date: Sun Aug 30 16:34:40 2020 Subject: [Athen] Alternate access standardized plan Message-ID: In my talk in the ACB community today, I discussed the four factors that affect accessibility, the LMS, the teacher's content, the instructions and your own knowledge-- The plan needs to include all of these. This way a student can figure out which factor is limiting their access. It also trains them to think logically and specifically about a problem. The LMS is obvious - is the actual LMS platform accessible? The instructor's content is discussed in my previous post below. The third factor, what I call the instructions takes some explaining by way of an example. In zoom I was trying to figure out how to rename myself. The instructor told me to "click on the three dots". I had no idea what she was talking about. In fact, for a screen reader user, the instructions are to pull up the participants' panel with the alt-U keyboard shortcut, find your name, tab over to "more" and choose rename from the drop-down menu that appears. This is a situation where the procedure for renaming yourself is accessible but the instructions for accomplishing the task were not. The last factor affecting accessibility is your own knowledge. Do you know how to use magnification software so you can monitor more than one portion of the screen simultaneously when necessary? Can you use assistive technology to read the parts of the screen you need and avoid the stuff you don't. Do you know how to work with form fields using the keyboard? Do you have an effective system for taking notes? Your lack of knowledge could be a bigger barrier than the actual accessibility or lack thereof. I also gave the example from one of those born-accessible digital textbooks I used in a recent class. All the diagrams were supposedly described, but I only found descriptions for a few of them. Then I realized I had to select a link simply labeled (D) which pulled up an extended description. It looks like this is some sort of standard but why it would be labeled "(D)" instead of "Read full description" is beyond me. This is an example where MY lack of knowledge affected my access. The book was indeed accessible; I just didn't know how to use it! I am preparing a course on using alt media at our college, but this four-factor thing would be a good thing to put in to my course I think. Not sure if I will because it's a bit off-topic. --Debee From: athen-list On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2020 3:51 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Canvas Commons question It seems like the first step should be to give teachers a list of what's not accessible - image-only PDFS and camera phone pictures of textbook pages, for example. --Debee From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Stephen (Alex) Marositz Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 12:43 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Canvas Commons question Hello Debee I know this is not exactly what you asked for, but, I've been spending evenings during the pandemic answering questions in student assistive technology user groups about accessing courseware, particularly if they are in Blackboard 9.1 since that's what I'm familiar with. This isn't a fully flushed out thought, but I think there needs to be some kind of relatively standard best practice for students when they encounter courseware that poses a barrier whether it is technically accessible or not. I know that on my campus, we spend a lot of time developing equally effective alternate access plans even when there is no obvious barrier. I wish students knew to request to have access to them or would talk to their instructor about them immediately, not delay until they can talk to they're DSS councilor or wait to hear back from someone on a Facebook group, none of whom have a great understanding of the circumstances. And, from my prospective, updating the equally effective alternate access plan only will make it more effective the next time it comes up. Alex Marositz Information Security and Compliance Office Information Technology California State University, Dominguez Hills E: ATI@csudh.edu https://www.csudh.edu/it/security-compliance/ From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 10:52 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Canvas Commons question Has anyone ever seen an alternate media course in Canvas commons? I'm on vacation now but I'm puttering around putting together a Canvas course on using alternate media services at our college. I've got lots of content already but was hoping to find existing material over in Canvas commons. I haven't yet, but maybe I need different search keywords. I'm really hoping my dean will like this course. I email out all sorts of info to our students and turning it in to a course is super fun. If you have any thoughts about material in Canvas commons that might be useful, let me know. Unless my college forbids it, I intend to put this course in to commons as well. Vacation is for doing the fun stuff! --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sdunn at southeast.edu Sun Aug 30 20:35:29 2020 From: sdunn at southeast.edu (Susie Dunn) Date: Sun Aug 30 20:35:38 2020 Subject: [Athen] unsubscribe In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Susie Dunn ADA/Access/Equity Specialist Southeast Community College 301 So. 68th St. Pl. Lincoln, NE 68510-2449 sdunn@southeast.edu 402.323.3413 ?But saying thank you and being thankful are two very different things. The former is part of being mannerly, the latter - well, it's the secret to a life of happiness and success.? [cid:b81b500e-2ccb-4d79-a218-f54def934236] ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Deborah Armstrong Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2020 18:18 To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Alternate access standardized plan In my talk in the ACB community today, I discussed the four factors that affect accessibility, the LMS, the teacher?s content, the instructions and your own knowledge-- The plan needs to include all of these. This way a student can figure out which factor is limiting their access. It also trains them to think logically and specifically about a problem. The LMS is obvious ? is the actual LMS platform accessible? The instructor?s content is discussed in my previous post below. The third factor, what I call the instructions takes some explaining by way of an example. In zoom I was trying to figure out how to rename myself. The instructor told me to ?click on the three dots?. I had no idea what she was talking about. In fact, for a screen reader user, the instructions are to pull up the participants? panel with the alt-U keyboard shortcut, find your name, tab over to ?more? and choose rename from the drop-down menu that appears. This is a situation where the procedure for renaming yourself is accessible but the instructions for accomplishing the task were not. The last factor affecting accessibility is your own knowledge. Do you know how to use magnification software so you can monitor more than one portion of the screen simultaneously when necessary? Can you use assistive technology to read the parts of the screen you need and avoid the stuff you don?t. Do you know how to work with form fields using the keyboard? Do you have an effective system for taking notes? Your lack of knowledge could be a bigger barrier than the actual accessibility or lack thereof. I also gave the example from one of those born-accessible digital textbooks I used in a recent class. All the diagrams were supposedly described, but I only found descriptions for a few of them. Then I realized I had to select a link simply labeled (D) which pulled up an extended description. It looks like this is some sort of standard but why it would be labeled ?(D)? instead of ?Read full description? is beyond me. This is an example where MY lack of knowledge affected my access. The book was indeed accessible; I just didn?t know how to use it! I am preparing a course on using alt media at our college, but this four-factor thing would be a good thing to put in to my course I think. Not sure if I will because it?s a bit off-topic. --Debee From: athen-list On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2020 3:51 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Canvas Commons question It seems like the first step should be to give teachers a list of what?s not accessible ? image-only PDFS and camera phone pictures of textbook pages, for example. --Debee From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Stephen (Alex) Marositz Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 12:43 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Canvas Commons question Hello Debee I know this is not exactly what you asked for, but, I?ve been spending evenings during the pandemic answering questions in student assistive technology user groups about accessing courseware, particularly if they are in Blackboard 9.1 since that?s what I?m familiar with. This isn?t a fully flushed out thought, but I think there needs to be some kind of relatively standard best practice for students when they encounter courseware that poses a barrier whether it is technically accessible or not. I know that on my campus, we spend a lot of time developing equally effective alternate access plans even when there is no obvious barrier. I wish students knew to request to have access to them or would talk to their instructor about them immediately, not delay until they can talk to they?re DSS councilor or wait to hear back from someone on a Facebook group, none of whom have a great understanding of the circumstances. And, from my prospective, updating the equally effective alternate access plan only will make it more effective the next time it comes up. Alex Marositz Information Security and Compliance Office Information Technology California State University, Dominguez Hills E: ATI@csudh.edu https://www.csudh.edu/it/security-compliance/ From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 10:52 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Canvas Commons question Has anyone ever seen an alternate media course in Canvas commons? I?m on vacation now but I?m puttering around putting together a Canvas course on using alternate media services at our college. I?ve got lots of content already but was hoping to find existing material over in Canvas commons. I haven?t yet, but maybe I need different search keywords. I?m really hoping my dean will like this course. I email out all sorts of info to our students and turning it in to a course is super fun. If you have any thoughts about material in Canvas commons that might be useful, let me know. Unless my college forbids it, I intend to put this course in to commons as well. Vacation is for doing the fun stuff! --Debee ________________________________ Disclaimer: This e-mail and any attachments contain material that is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you must not use, retain or disclose any information contained in this e-mail. Any views or opinions expressed in the message are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of Southeast Community College. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Currently, these alt media courses are not yet available on the Commons as we haven't received much interest from the Colleges to create, adapt, and track professional development for our staff. If you are interested in adopting some of the content and adapting to fit your institutional training needs, please contact me for more information. Please note that best practices and technical information may update due to changing technology and system needs. This means that the Commons copy downloaded for any of Commons downloaded courses will be a snapshot of the content, and may not reflect updated content. I hope this helps. Warmly, *Liesl Madrona, M.Ed. Specialized in Learning Design & Technology * Accessibility Center Instructional Designer [image: A button with "Hear my name" text for name playback in email signature] California Community Colleges Technology Center W (650) 524-5439 3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville, CA 95965 On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 12:04 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: Padlet (Stager, Catherine) > 2. 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Please contact your college IT > Help Desk if you have any questions. > Hello everyone > > Has anyone done any accessibility testing for Padlet they are willing to > share? > https://padlet.com/ > > Thanks > Alex Marositz > Information Security and Compliance Office > Information Technology > California State University, Dominguez Hills > E: ATI@csudh.edu > https://www.csudh.edu/it/security-compliance/ > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20200828/bb2332cc/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 19:43:29 +0000 > From: "Stephen (Alex) Marositz" > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Subject: Re: [Athen] Canvas Commons question > Message-ID: > < > BYAPR03MB44874191A83AC267ABC3715FBF520@BYAPR03MB4487.namprd03.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello Debee > > I know this is not exactly what you asked for, but, I've been spending > evenings during the pandemic answering questions in student assistive > technology user groups about accessing courseware, particularly if they are > in Blackboard 9.1 since that's what I'm familiar with. > > This isn't a fully flushed out thought, but I think there needs to be some > kind of relatively standard best practice for students when they encounter > courseware that poses a barrier whether it is technically accessible or > not. I know that on my campus, we spend a lot of time developing equally > effective alternate access plans even when there is no obvious barrier. I > wish students knew to request to have access to them or would talk to their > instructor about them immediately, not delay until they can talk to > they're DSS councilor or wait to hear back from someone on a Facebook > group, none of whom have a great understanding of the circumstances. > > And, from my prospective, updating the equally effective alternate access > plan only will make it more effective the next time it comes up. > > > Alex Marositz > Information Security and Compliance Office > Information Technology > California State University, Dominguez Hills > E: ATI@csudh.edu > https://www.csudh.edu/it/security-compliance/ > > From: athen-list On > Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong > Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 10:52 AM > To: athen-list@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Athen] Canvas Commons question > > Has anyone ever seen an alternate media course in Canvas commons? > > I'm on vacation now but I'm puttering around putting together a Canvas > course on using alternate media services at our college. > > I've got lots of content already but was hoping to find existing material > over in Canvas commons. > > I haven't yet, but maybe I need different search keywords. > > I'm really hoping my dean will like this course. I email out all sorts of > info to our students and turning it in to a course is super fun. > > If you have any thoughts about material in Canvas commons that might be > useful, let me know. Unless my college forbids it, I intend to put this > course in to commons as well. > Vacation is for doing the fun stuff! > > --Debee > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20200828/806bdc4c/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 175, Issue 20 > ******************************************* > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From arovner at shoreline.edu Mon Aug 31 09:38:55 2020 From: arovner at shoreline.edu (Rovner, Amy) Date: Mon Aug 31 09:39:25 2020 Subject: [Athen] Canvas Commons question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Liesl, What a treasure trove of accessibility training! Thank you so much for sharing!! Best, Amy Amy Rovner, M.P.H., R.D. Acting Director eLearning Services Shoreline Community College www.shoreline.edu | 206.546.6937 eLearning Office: 206.546-6966 Pronouns: she, her, hers [Shoreline Community College logo] From: athen-list On Behalf Of Liesl Madrona Sent: Monday, August 31, 2020 9:28 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] Canvas Commons question Hi Debee, The CCC Accessibility Center has created some self-paced Alt Media Courses that are located in the CVC-OEI's Catalog including: * An Overview of Reading, Writing, and Text-to-Speech Tools * Introduction to Alternate Media * Alternate Media Production Manual * Alternate Media: Workflow Strategies for PDF In the CVC-OEI Catalog, please select the icon "Accessibility Essentials" for more course listings. We are currently in the process of refreshing many of course courses, which will be launched fairly soon, beginning with Canvas Accessibility (which will feature some STEM accessibility support.) Currently, these alt media courses are not yet available on the Commons as we haven't received much interest from the Colleges to create, adapt, and track professional development for our staff. If you are interested in adopting some of the content and adapting to fit your institutional training needs, please contact me for more information. Please note that best practices and technical information may update due to changing technology and system needs. This means that the Commons copy downloaded for any of Commons downloaded courses will be a snapshot of the content, and may not reflect updated content. I hope this helps. Warmly, Liesl Madrona, M.Ed. Specialized in Learning Design & Technology Accessibility Center Instructional Designer [A button with "Hear my name" text for name playback in email signature] California Community Colleges Technology Center W (650) 524-5439 3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville, CA 95965 On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 12:04 PM > 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: Padlet (Stager, Catherine) 2. Re: Canvas Commons question (Stephen (Alex) Marositz) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 19:18:43 +0000 From: "Stager, Catherine" > To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: Re: [Athen] Padlet Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I just have anedotal info... Text to speech will read content but no associations with other aspects are conveyed: read in no specific order, no indications of connections between the content. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Stephen (Alex) Marositz Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 12:32 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >; The EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Community Group Listserv > Subject: [Athen] Padlet CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Colorado Community College System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions. Hello everyone Has anyone done any accessibility testing for Padlet they are willing to share? https://padlet.com/ Thanks Alex Marositz Information Security and Compliance Office Information Technology California State University, Dominguez Hills E: ATI@csudh.edu> https://www.csudh.edu/it/security-compliance/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I wish students knew to request to have access to them or would talk to their instructor about them immediately, not delay until they can talk to they're DSS councilor or wait to hear back from someone on a Facebook group, none of whom have a great understanding of the circumstances. And, from my prospective, updating the equally effective alternate access plan only will make it more effective the next time it comes up. Alex Marositz Information Security and Compliance Office Information Technology California State University, Dominguez Hills E: ATI@csudh.edu> https://www.csudh.edu/it/security-compliance/ From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 10:52 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Canvas Commons question Has anyone ever seen an alternate media course in Canvas commons? I'm on vacation now but I'm puttering around putting together a Canvas course on using alternate media services at our college. I've got lots of content already but was hoping to find existing material over in Canvas commons. I haven't yet, but maybe I need different search keywords. I'm really hoping my dean will like this course. I email out all sorts of info to our students and turning it in to a course is super fun. If you have any thoughts about material in Canvas commons that might be useful, let me know. Unless my college forbids it, I intend to put this course in to commons as well. Vacation is for doing the fun stuff! --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please sign up here * Amy Dykhouse, Ph.D., Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) Career and Student Accommodation Services Coordinator Mid Michigan College Phone: (989) 317-4613 Text: (989) 264-0487 Mid Michigan College Career Center Student Accommodation Services On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 3:53 PM Kluesner, Bryon wrote: > Anyone having issues with Access Text Network? I am unable to login. Guess > I will try again tomorrow. > > Bryon > > Bryon Kluesner, RhD > Adaptive Technology Coordinator > Disability Resource Center > University of Tennessee at Chattanooga > 117 University Center > Chattanooga, TN 37403 > 423-425-5251 > _______________________________________________ > 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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Thanks in advance... *Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.* Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Division of Student Affairs T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We had the instructor give us temporary course access to download the files and provide alt format for the student in some instances. -- (Corazon) Coco Napolis IT Accessibility & Business Operations Specialist Information Technology Solutions Cal State East Bay (510) 885-3831 Direct Production Assistants: alternate.media@csueastbay.edu *"To receive much, Is to give much."* On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 1:52 PM Susan Kelmer wrote: > Today I had a student inform me that her Kurzweil Read the Web Plugin for > Chrome would read not a single word on the Top Hat website. I?ve reached > out our digital accessibility on campus, to see if this was even tested > before it was implemented, but wanted to know if anyone else has had > interaction with the site and has any comment about its accessibility. > > > > Thanks in advance? > > > > **Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by > email, Teams, or by cell at 303-475-7447.** > > > > *Susan Kelmer * > > Alternate Format Production Program Manager > > Disability Services > > Division of Student Affairs > > *T* 303 735 4836 > > *www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices > * > > > > > > [image: cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60] > > > > *Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this > message cannot be guaranteed. 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