[Athen] [EXT]: Re: [EXT]: Re: Alt format process?

[Wink Harner]

Of course! PCC does great work with the STEM accessibility training &
support for faculty. All of the material is up for Creative Commons use.

Wink

On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 2:34 PM Russell Solowoniuk <solowoniukr at macewan.ca>
wrote:


> Thanks for this great resource Wink!

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> Have a great day,

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> Russell

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

> Behalf Of *Wink Harner

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> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <

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> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [EXT]: Re: [EXT]: Re: Alt format process?

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> Hi Russel et al

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> Even though the question wasn’t asked specifically in your original post,

> I’m adding a resource to what could be made available for faculty support

> and training in creating accessible STEM course material. Check out the

> links at PORTLAND Community College’s faculty resource center for all their

> resources:

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> https://www.pcc.edu/instructional-support/accessibility/

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> Wink Harner

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> On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 4:17 PM Kluesner, Bryon <Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu>

> wrote:

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> Hi Russell,

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> I am unsure if our campus utilizes OER's. I do know that our faculty are

> required, per directive from our Provost, to make their course material

> accessible. Six or 7 years ago, I was involved in the formation of an

> Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) committee here at the University of

> Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). We modeled our initiative after the

> California State University system, who had been involved in an OCR review

> regarding inaccessible materials. Our ATI policies/procedures was well

> received by the University of Tennessee system, that it created a state

> wide UT system initiative.

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> Last semester, the ATI was renamed, since it was no longer an "initiative"

> to the Accessible Information, Materials, and Technology Program (AIMT).

> Here is a link to the program:

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> https://www.utc.edu/academic-affairs/accessible-information-materials-technology-program/

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> UTC is also fortunate to have a Walker Center for Teaching and Learning

> where faculty can get assistance with making course materials accessible.

> Here is a link to their site:

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> https://www.utc.edu/walker-center-teaching-learning/index.php

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> Just wanted to follow up on some of UTC's progress to accessibility. Hope

> this information is helpful.

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> Bryon

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> Bryon Kluesner, RhD

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> Adaptive Technology Coordinator

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> Disability Resource Center

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> University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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> 103 Frist Hall

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> Chattanooga, TN 37403

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> 423-425-5251

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

> behalf of Russell Solowoniuk <solowoniukr at macewan.ca>

> *Sent:* Friday, February 14, 2020 5:37 PM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <

> athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> *Subject:* [EXT]: Re: [Athen] [EXT]: Re: Alt format process?

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> *External Email*

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> Thanks Brian, and thanks too to Robert and Maria. I appreciate your

> feedback. Do your institutions use any Open Educational Resources, (OER)?

> If so, who is responsible for the accessibility of these resources, and who

> bears the cost of making them accessible, if they are not accessible?

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> Thanks, and have a great weekend,

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>

> Russell

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

> Behalf Of *Kluesner, Bryon

> *Sent:* Friday, February 14, 2020 1:30 PM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <

> athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [EXT]: Re: Alt format process?

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> My approach is similar to Robert and Maria’s. Pearson is not going to

> dictate to me the software my students will use. We are a Kurzweil campus.

> I pushed back with Pearson so much I was asked to be in a pilot program

> with Kurzweil and Pearson. I have to make a statement in the comments

> section that the request is for a PDF title to be used in the Kurzweil

> Pilot Program. Pearson then places the title in a Pearson Education folder

> I created in the Kurzweil universal Library. I request PDF files and

> extract into chapters to provide to students either on a USB flash drive or

> I can send a link to their texts from my One Drive. I am currently working

> with our Athletic department on using Snap and Read, our departments wrote

> a grant and received funding to purchase the software - $5000 for a 5 year

> license. It is very similar to Kurzweil, but each has it’s own unique

> features.

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> Some students do choose to purchase the online book for classes, so I

> demonstrate how to save the text chapters in a format that can be used in

> Kurzweil. We are a Canvas campus and Canvas has the capability for the

> students to convert the professor readings into a PDF or MP3 file, which

> many students find to be useful.

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>

> If there is a delay attaining textbooks, I reach out to the students and

> offer to cut and scan their textbooks into a PDF. In most cases, I can

> rebind their books, if it doesn’t have the hard cover, and the bookstore

> will take the books back as used – even rented textbooks. I have

> occasionally purchased a book from the book store with the department

> account, cut the spine and rebind. I then return the textbook to the book

> store and they will refund the purchase price back to the department. I

> typically only do this with trade paperback books (Penguin, etc.) because

> they will not make PDF files available.

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> I don’t prefer Bookshare, but if I do attain a book from Bookshare, I

> remove all the disclaimer (usually 1-2 pages) , save the word document as a

> PDF, which makes it easier to extract the chapters.

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> Hope this helps some.

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> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/615+McCallie+Ave.,+Dept.+2953+%0D%0A+Chattanooga,+TN+37403?entry=gmail&source=g>

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> Bryon

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> Bryon Kluesner RhD, ATACP

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> Adaptive Technology Coordinator

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> Disability Resource Center

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> University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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> 615 McCallie Ave., Dept. 2953

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> Chattanooga, TN 37403

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> 423-425-5251

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> Member of Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs

> <https://www.utc.edu/enrollment-management-student-affairs/>

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

> Behalf Of *Block, Maria

> *Sent:* Friday, February 14, 2020 12:29 PM

> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <

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> *Subject:* [EXT]: Re: [Athen] Alt format process?

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> *External Email*

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> I do this as well and specify that the software the student uses is

> Kurzweil and it is not compatible with Vital Source – that seems to help

> because I have had them come back with Vital Source is accessible

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> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/300+Pompton+Road+%0D%0A+Wayne,+NJ+07470?entry=gmail&source=g>

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> Maria Block

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> Accessibility Specialist

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> Accessibility Resource Center

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> William Paterson University

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> Speert Hall 134

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> 300 Pompton Road

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

> Behalf Of *Robert Spangler

> *Sent:* Friday, February 14, 2020 12:10 PM

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> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Alt format process?

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> When a publisher tells me that they only provide a book through something

> like VitalSource (I think this is just Pearson?) I ask them for the PDF

> anyway, as they will usually provide it.  This takes a while, however, so I

> get in touch with the student in the meantime.  I let them know what the

> issue is and offer them the option of using the VitalSource version or

> waiting for the PDF.  I've had a couple students take the VitalSource

> version, in which case I email the publisher with the student's receipt (to

> prove that they already purchased the hardcopy) and the publisher sends me

> a code.  I send the code to the student and invite them to come in if they

> require any assistance using VitalSource.

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> Ultimately, I want a PDF, but I can't expect students to wait the two plus

> weeks it takes for the publisher to gather up the files and send them to

> me, which is why I offer the other options.  Plus, our students will deal

> with a range of file types throughout their lives anyway, so asking them to

> use a different program or file type is not unreasonable.  The main goal is

> to get the text to them, in a format that is accessible, in a timely

> fashion.

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> Thanks,

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> Robert

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> On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 11:27 AM Russell Solowoniuk <

> solowoniukr at macewan.ca> wrote:

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> Hi everyone,

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>

> Hope the winter term is going well. Happy Friday and happy Valentine’s Day!

>

> We would like to get some feedback from all of you regarding your

> alternate format process.

>

> We are noticing that some of our students with disabilities are looking at

> other options for their textbooks in alternate format, for example,

> VitalSource or the PDF supplied with their textbook. Also, some publishers

> are suggesting that certain textbooks we are requesting are available

> through VitalSource. In addition, many publishers are working with

> Bookshare to provide files, and will no longer provide PDFs.

>

> Our alternate format team consists of two people, me and a colleague.

> Currently our process is to contact publishers to request a PDF of their

> textbooks. Most of our students use Read and Write to read these PDF files.

> For blind students we usually convert the PDF files to Word files and they

> use a screen reader to read these files. If the publisher isn’t able to

> provide us with PDFs, we will have the student bring in their hard copy of

> the textbook. We will take the hard copy to Print Services to have the

> binding cut off, and will then scan the book with our high-speed scanner.

> We then take the book back to Print Services to have it coil bound.

>

> With the changing landscape of digital textbooks, we are examining our

> process to determine if it’s still the ideal process or if it needs to

> change. To that end, we would like to find out what process other

> institutions are using.

>

> Do you contact publishers for PDFs? What technology do your students use

> to read their textbooks? Read and Write, Kurzweil, VitalSource, or some

> other reader? If other, could you elaborate on which reader and how well it

> works? Is your process working well?

>

> Do faculty in your institutions use Open Educational Resources (OER)? If

> so, do you work with faculty to help them choose accessible resources? If a

> student comes to you with Open Educational Resources that are not

> accessible, do you remediate them to make them accessible? If so, do you

> bill this as a service?

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> We would appreciate hearing what alt format processes others are using to

> help guide us in modifying our own process.

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> Thanks for any and all ideas.

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> Best regards,

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> Russell

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