[Athen] What's up with AT?

[Laurie Vasquez]

Excellent question.  We use Readspeaker in CAnvas but today I.T. wanted to
move to Immersive reader in Canvas.  VDI and assistive technologies?
This Post-Covid recovery will require more strategic planning ahead!

Looking forward to discussion.
Laurie Vasquez
Faculty Assistive Technologies Specialist
Santa Barbara City College

On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 7:02 AM Kurkjian, Nazely <Nazely.Kurkjian at suny.edu>
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> Dear Colleagues,

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> I hope you've had a restful and fun start to your summer!

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> I'm thinking a lot about how we approached AT in the past and how we will

> approach AT now/in the future. At our system, many of our campuses don't

> have AT specialists. As such, we've all landed on one or two "Cadillac" TTS

> technologies to support disabled students. For those who do have AT

> specialists, I trust they have more expertise and time to conduct research

> and work more individually with students on what's built into their devices

> and what works best for them.

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> Over the course of the pandemic, we had to pivot to various technologies

> that integrated with exam security software and other third party products

> to provide equitable access. Many of our campuses are coming back fully in

> person in the Fall. Others will continue hyflex and hybrid delivery models

> (several were already doing this pre-COVID).

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> That being said, have you shifted your perspective and purchases re:

> literacy / text to speech assistive technologies?

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> Have you moved from commonly used software like Kurzweil or Read&Write to

> products like ReadSpeaker? If so, will you continue to use ReadSpeaker - in

> addition to or instead of Kurzweil and Read&Write?

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> Also curious - How are you assessing AT utilization and effectiveness?

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> Peace,

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> Nazely

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> *Nazely Kurkjian*, CPACC (she/hers)

> *SUNY System EIT Accessibility Officer*

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> The State University of New York

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> H. Carl McCall Building - Albany, New York 12246

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