From zondin6 at gatech.edu Thu Jun 2 07:22:26 2022 From: zondin6 at gatech.edu (zondin6@gatech.edu) Date: Thu Jun 2 07:22:32 2022 Subject: [Athen] Georgia Tech Research Study Invitation - Last Reminder Message-ID: --This is the last reminder for the Georgia Tech Research Study Invitation. We will not be sending another reminder. Thank you very much for your consideration.-- Dear all, We are reaching out to invite you to participate in the ?Accommodation Decision Making in Higher Education? research study. The goal of this research study is to investigate how disability service providers in higher education institutions make accommodation decisions. It will provide essential research on the experiences and practices of disability service providers when making accommodation decisions depicting challenges, and lessons learned. If you agree to participate you will be asked to answer survey questions. The survey questions will be on the Qualtrics online platform. We will ask you questions about how you make accommodation decisions for your students. Your participation in this study is expected to last between 20 minutes to 30 minutes. There will be no compensation for your participation. In order to participate in this research study, you must meet the following requirements: * You must be 18 years old and older * You should be fluent in English * You should be physically located in the USA during your participation in this research study If you are interested, please click below to see the informed consent: link for informed consent: I am interested You can have a phone call or virtual meeting with our project staff if you have any questions about the study or the informed consent form. Please reach out Zerrin Ondin, Principal Investigator, at zondin6@gatech.edu or at (404) 385-5255. Thank you, Zerrin Ondin, PhD Research Scientist II Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation Georgia Institute of Technology | College of Design 512 Means Street | Suite 250 | Atlanta, GA 30318 O: 404.385.5255 | F: 404.894. 8323 | www.cidi.gatech.edu Pronouns: She/Her/Hers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ecmatson at uidaho.edu Thu Jun 2 07:53:17 2022 From: ecmatson at uidaho.edu (Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu)) Date: Thu Jun 2 07:53:29 2022 Subject: [Athen] AT Position at North Idaho College Message-ID: Hey all, North Idaho College has a position open for an Assistive Technology Specialist. Your office would be across the street from Lake Coeur d'Alene, and the director, Amy Taylor, is pretty great to work for. 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It is also recommended for high school students on the AP track who wish to get a jump start. I am taking the Python variant because Python is a language I do not know. Though the LMS itself was fully accessible, I immediately had trouble when trying to do the assignments. After getting less than satisfactory results contacting their accessibility email address, which apparently is staffed by robo-humans who don't even know what a screen reader is, I eventually figured out how to do most things on the site after trawling numerous forums and reading a ton of blog posts. It frustrates me to no end that people are not stepping up to do everything possible to document what to do to make the course accessible. So I did it. I've attached a draft document I sent to their accessibility contacts and requested it be reviewed by someone knowledgeable and be altered to insure it contains no errors, and added to their help documentation for CS50 students. I've also pasted my draft below, in case the attachment does not make it through. Let's hope this can help someone else using either CodeSpaces or Visual studio code on the desktop in a computer science course. And if you know anyone who works with the CS50 course, please complain to them about their clueless accessibility contact! Using the CS50 CodeSpaces with a Screen Reader Your CS50 CodeSpace is a completely cloud-based development environment with everything you need for the course ready to use in your browser. It is based on the popular Visual Studio Code -- an open-source programmer's integrated development environment. VSCode for short runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. Your CS50 CodeSpace is running in your browser and on Ubuntu Linux which you can access from the VSCode terminal window. The advantage of using a CodeSpace over using VSCode on your own computer is that you need not own the computer, for example you might be using a computer at a library or school. Another advantage is that everything is configured for you already so you can concentrate on completing your CS50 work. Enabling Accessibility If you were running VSCode on your own computer, it could auto-detect when a screen reader is also running and configure itself to enable its accessible mode. However, because it is running in a browser, this does not happen automatically. Also because you are running in a browser, that browser's keyboard shortcuts often override the numerous keyboard shortcuts VSCode provides for quick access to most features. Your first task then is to enable full-screen mode on your browser to tell it to ignore its native keystrokes. To do this on most browsers, press the F11 key. (Later, to exit full-screen mode, hold the Escape key for a second or two.) Sometimes, when you switch to other tasks outside of your browser, the Full-Screen mode will turn itself off. You can always press F11 to re-enable it. Your Screen Reader Has Modes Now that you are in full-screen mode, most keystrokes intended for VSCode will be active. With your screen reader, be sure you know how to move between its virtual cursor or browse mode to forms or focus mode. In your screen reader's browse or virtual cursor mode, you are viewing the website as if it were a document, with a cursor that lets you review by character, word, line, or html element. Your screen reader provides many powerful keystroke-based ways to navigate, but in this mode you are reviewing and in general, unable to interact with a web page. In Focus, or Forms mode, you are interacting directly with the website. The screen reader has detached itself from most keystrokes, but that means you are dependent on the web-based application to give you the clues you need to know where you are in that app. Your screen reader is still running, but its ability to review the screen has been mostly disabled. With most tasks in VSCode, you'll want to have focus for forms mode on but you can use the virtual cursor or browse mode to always review and insure you know what's onscreen and where you are located. Turning VSCode Screen Reader Mode On Your next task, now that you have access to all VSCode keyboard shortcuts and the browser's interface hidden, is to open the settings tab by holding control and pressing the comma key. An accessible tree view will appear. You move through one level with up and down arrows, using left and right arrows to expand or collapse a level. Some items have a level which you must reach by pressing Enter. There are so many settings that the tree view begins with a table of contents listing all major groups. The only setting you need to alter though at first is accessibility. You can find it either by arrowing to search, typing in access and pressing Enter. Or you can navigate there by arrowing to the Text editor group, moving down in to that group and finding accessibility which is its first item. Note that a search field is above the tree view, and if you tab past it you can reach a button to clear the search. If you continue to tab however, you will move your focus out of the tree view and the settings panel altogether. The setting for Screen Reader compatibility is set to Auto. You need to change it to On by simply pressing Enter when your focus is on that item. Your settings take effect immediately; you do not need to save them. Layout of your CodeSpace You first should understand the CodeSpaces screen layout and how to navigate it. On the desktop, located at the top of the window is the menu bar which runs horizontally with submenus that drop down when you click or press a relevant keystroke. From left to right they are: File, Edit, Selection, View, Go, Run, Terminal and Help. Pressing Alt will move your focus there, and left and right arrow presses navigate you through this menu bar while up and down arrow presses navigate through the submenus attached to each main menu item. But in your CodeSpace, you have an application menu with only some of these items, as CS50 has configured the CodeSpace to give you only what's needed for your course. Tabs and Panels At the top of the screen in your CodeSpace, (and in the desktop version of VSCode, directly below the menu bar) are various panels or what are often called tabs. Some are open and some are closed. In whatever way they are arranged, when you leave your CodeSpace they will appear exactly in the same arrangement when you return. On your first use, a getting started tab is open. You can close unwanted tabs by pressing CTRL-W. If you forget to be in full-screen mode, you will find the CTRL-W keystroke closes your browser window and your CodeSpace, so be sure to enable full-screen mode before closing tabs with the keyboard. The control-J keystroke will hide these panels as well, except for the editor panel which will still remain open. Each panel has a toolbar with a button to maximize it for improved viewing. If you use magnification, you might also want to look through settings to adjust font size, colors and contrast - many themes and choices are available. Typical tabs are: * Problem Panel (CTRL+SHIFT+M) * Output Panel (CTRL+SHIFT+U) * Integrated Terminal (CTRL+` (grave accent) * Debug Console (CTRL+SHIFT+Y) * Explorer (CTRL+SHIFT+E)-File and folder management * Search (CTRL+SHIFT+F)-Global search and replace across open folders using plain text or regular expressions * Source Control (CTRL+SHIFT+G)-Git source control for maintaining code repositories * Run (CTRL+SHIFT+D)-Features used during debugging, such as variables, call stacks, and breakpoints * Extensions (CTRL+SHIFT+X)-Browsing, installation, and management of extensions from the Extension Marketplace These last five items: Explorer, Search, Source Control, Run, and Extensions are located on the activity bar at the far lefthand side of the screen. They open on the sidebar to its right. But many other tabs can open as well. For example: CTRL-SHFTP or F1 will display the control pallet, Control-Comma opens user settings and CTRL-K-CTRL-S opens the keyboard settings dialog where you can view and alter keyboard shortcuts. A cheat sheet of all default keyboard shortcuts is available in accessible PDF at this link: https://code.visualstudio.com/shortcuts/keyboard-shortcuts-windows.pdf As a user with a visual impairment, having so many tabs open can be more confusing than helpful. You can navigate between them with the F6 or Shift-F6 key, but it's often just easier to close one as soon as you no longer need it. Remember, if your F6 key fails to move you between panels, it is likely that the browser has grabbed that keystroke because your full-screen mode is not enabled. Editor and Terminal The main portion of the screen is devoted to the code editor, which is where you write your program. Your screen reader will properly voice what's needed as you navigate by character, word or line, using your arrows and control arrow keystrokes. Many other keyboard shortcuts make writing code easier as well. You will run, test and submit your code from the terminal panel. The control-up and control-down keystrokes navigate your focus in the terminal buffer, but the screen reader does not always voice the output. You will find as the terminal buffer grows the screen reader will only voice it partially. You can always issue the Linux command "clear" to clear the terminal view , giving your screen reader less to voice. You will need to switch your screen reader in to virtual cursor or browse mode to read as well as copy text from the terminal. This can be tedious, so consider as you begin to write longer programs, to test them locally on your own machine and then copy them back in to your CodeSpace to submit them. The advantage of using a CodeSpace though is that you don't need to configure your own development environment locally, or even own your own computer to take the course. So it's your decision to know what is more convenient for your situation. At the bottom of the window is the status bar. You can navigate there with repeated presses of F6 and arrow through its content, pressing Space on any item you wish to expand. Tracking Indentation When writing code, your screen reader has helpful features to inform you of indentation levels. In JAWS, you will find this in both the quick settings and settings center by searching for the word indent. Call up the Quick settings with the JAWS key plus the letter V. Activate Settings center by pressing the JAWS key with F6. You can also set up a JAWS sound scheme to play tones at various indentation levels, for example the note C for no indentation, the note D for a level 1 indentation, a note E for level 2 indentation and so on. This lets you skim through code rapidly and know where blocks of indented text start and end. You can google for Jaws Sound Schemes to learn how this works. In NVDA, pull up Preferences, Settings and document formatting. Tab to "line indentation reporting". A combo box list four choices: Off, speech, tones and both speech and tones. The pitch of tones rises as the indents grow deeper. VoiceOver users can google for solutions, for example, several people have posted Apple scripts which voice indentations. Orca on Linux can also indicate indentation levels, a setting found under its preferences which by default is off. Linux users developing locally may wish to investigate Emacspeak at: http://emacspeak.sourceforge.net/ VSCode also has a marketplace extension "Indent Report" which issues sound cues for indentation levels; find it at: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ogomez92.indent-report Final Thoughts A few helpful hints will make your experience with CodeSpaces more satisfying. Remember you can move between the editor and the terminal with the F6 or ShiftF6 key but only after you've enable full-screen mode with F11. You can close a tab with CTRL-W and you can use your virtual cursor or browse mode to review everything onscreen. If you wish to switch between the instructions in an assignment and your CodeSpace, copy, paste and save your assignment instructions in a word processing document or local text editor. This way you can task switch between them so you need not disturb full screen mode to switch between it and the program you are developing. You need the control-tab key to switch between browser tabs, but you also need it to switch between tabs in your CodeSpace and this key conflict will drive you crazy if you try to work with multiple browser windows simultaneously. Insure you have all punctuation enabled with your screen reader so you won't inadvertently miss anything when proofreading your code. Unlike using social media, say, precision is paramount, so take your time to read carefully to avoid later frustration. *** Draft only May contain errors*** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I'm prepping Word files for a blind instructor and absolutely need page numbers for him. I usually can find a hard copy to get page numbering from, but this must be a popular book - it's checked out everywhere, even through interlibrary loan. If you have files that have page numbers, I'd love to have them! TIA!! 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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Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions. Braiding Sweetgrass Kimmerer 9781571313560 I found a copy on Bookshare, but it has no page numbers. I'm prepping Word files for a blind instructor and absolutely need page numbers for him. I usually can find a hard copy to get page numbering from, but this must be a popular book - it's checked out everywhere, even through interlibrary loan. If you have files that have page numbers, I'd love to have them! TIA!! 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... 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They are batching up paratransit rides, so now it is common for my rides to last 2-3 hours even though I live only 20 minutes away. This is because they do multiple pickups and drop-offs. I know there's also a bus driver shortage so they've cut back on many of their fixed routes as well. All this, I believe contributes to a shortage of in-person contacts. --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lydia at autistichoya.com Fri Jun 10 09:38:35 2022 From: lydia at autistichoya.com (Lydia X. Z. Brown) Date: Fri Jun 10 09:38:49 2022 Subject: [Athen] Union print shop that offers Braille? Message-ID: Hello, Does anyone happen to know of a union print shop that offers Braille services, like Braille business cards? Thanks, Lydia -- ________________ *Lydia X. Z. Brown * Pronouns: they/them/theirs/themself or no pronouns +1 (202) 618-0187 | www.lydiaxzbrown.com | www.autistichoya.net Founding Director, The Fund for Community Reparations for Autistic People of Color's Interdependence, Survival, & Empowerment ?Adjunct Lecturer, Disability Studies Program and Women's and Gender Studies Program, Georgetown University Adjunct Instructor and Self-Advocacy Discipline Coordinator, Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Fellowship Program Center for Child & Human Development/University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), Georgetown University Medical Center Adjunct Professorial Lecturer in American Studies, Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies, American University I work on unceded and occupied traditional lands of the Piscataway-Conoy, Nacotchtank, Haudenosaunee, W?pan?ak, Nipmuc, and Kaskaskia (Illiniwek Confederation, now Peouaroua) peoples. Learn more about Indigenous land acknowledgement and solidarity action plans . ?no? might make them angry but it will make you free. ? if no one has ever told you, your freedom is more important than their anger. ? Nayyirah Waheed ?Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.? ? Arundhati Roy Having a hard time? Try bit.ly/selfcarehelp for a text-accessible, interactive self-care/executive functioning tool. I am one disabled person who receives an extremely large number of emails every day, and does not have an assistant or staff. This sometimes means that it can take me a few days (or longer) to reply, especially if it is not urgent. I am also unable to provide immediate crisis support as I am a single person and not a hotline or organization. Thank you for your patience and care as I move on crip time . 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Since they are new to this technique for math content, the pace they select for text is far too quick for them to process and have the acuity that math requires. Their workaround was to stop at math content and navigate character by character which can be time-consuming and takes away from their focus on the content. Is anyone aware of a way to set two different paces for differently tagged content? I also want to note that this question is not specific to voiceover. We have other potential students who could benefit from this method for math content. I assume pace will also play a factor in their learning curve. We welcome anyone who has insight on Jaws, NVDA, or Voiceover IOS or macOS. Thanks for your time, Katy Wong ______________ Katy Wong She/Her/Hers Accessible Learning Technology Coordinator McBurney Disability Resource Center Student Affairs University of Wisconsin-Madison 608-263-2741 (Voice-Front desk) 608-225-7956 (Text-Front desk) 608-265-2998 (FAX) www.mcburney.wisc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kerscher at montana.com Fri Jun 10 12:50:55 2022 From: kerscher at montana.com (kerscher@montana.com) Date: Fri Jun 10 12:51:18 2022 Subject: [Athen] Auto adjust reading speed based on tagged math content In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <004f01d87d03$720d7c90$562875b0$@montana.com> Hi, The MathCAT, a replacement for Math Reader has this functionality built in. You select the speed for reading math. I love it. MathCAT is in alpha and only about a dozen have access so far. Should be out soon in Beta. Should be at AHG. Best George From: athen-list On Behalf Of Katy Wong Sent: Friday, June 10, 2022 10:45 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Auto adjust reading speed based on tagged math content Hi All, We received feedback from a student who trialed using voiceover with math content this past semester. Many of their grievances regarded commonly known issues with reading math or software issues which they have shared with the companies involved. One piece of feedback that I have not seen come up very often or at all was regarding the speed/pace of the math portions being read. Since they are new to this technique for math content, the pace they select for text is far too quick for them to process and have the acuity that math requires. Their workaround was to stop at math content and navigate character by character which can be time-consuming and takes away from their focus on the content. Is anyone aware of a way to set two different paces for differently tagged content? I also want to note that this question is not specific to voiceover. We have other potential students who could benefit from this method for math content. I assume pace will also play a factor in their learning curve. We welcome anyone who has insight on Jaws, NVDA, or Voiceover IOS or macOS. Thanks for your time, Katy Wong ______________ Katy Wong She/Her/Hers Accessible Learning Technology Coordinator McBurney Disability Resource Center Student Affairs University of Wisconsin-Madison 608-263-2741 (Voice-Front desk) 608-225-7956 (Text-Front desk) 608-265-2998 (FAX) www.mcburney.wisc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lissner.2 at osu.edu Fri Jun 10 14:28:57 2022 From: lissner.2 at osu.edu (Lissner, L. 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The instructor countered these recommendations with a solution described here in a TeX forum: Making LaTeX Math Audibly Legible. Is anyone here familiar with this specific method of making math accessible in a PDF? From what I understand about this method, this tokcycle package allows you to attach tokens to visible PDF content (like math symbols). This token is where you would type in the spelled-out alternative to each symbol. The token isn't visible in the PDF, but it will be voiced by TTS. If my understanding is correct, this solution would not allow a screen reader user to interact with the math in the same way that they can with MathML. So I'm hesitant to approve it over our recommended formats. Does anyone know whether this method works? If anyone here has tried producing or reading math with this method, your feedback is very appreciated! Sincerely, Morgan Morgan Severeid | Document Conversion Coordinator (She, Her, Hers) Student Disability Services The University of Chicago | Campus & Student Life 5501 South Ellis Avenue | Chicago, Illinois 60637 Phone: 773.702.6000 | msevereid@uchicago.edu Schedule a meeting with me -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Doug.Mantle at kings.uwo.ca Mon Jun 13 06:06:11 2022 From: Doug.Mantle at kings.uwo.ca (Doug Mantle) Date: Mon Jun 13 06:06:15 2022 Subject: [Athen] FW: See The LiveScribe Echo 2 In Action With SmartpenCentral - Friday, June 17, 2022 @ 1:30pm Eastern - Hosted By The Network of Assistive Technologists In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <26c72810c0294d2eb81b5f9ab6e41da3@kings.uwo.ca> Good day! Sharing this invite for those who may be interested in attending? 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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 Morgan Severeid Sent: Friday, June 10, 2022 4:50 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Is anyone familiar with this method for creating accessible math in PDF? Hello! I am an Alternative Text Services Coordinator at a University who is advising a faculty member on making his environmental science course content more accessible for blind students who do not know Braille or read LaTeX. Most of the course content currently exists in a large, untagged PDF which was generated from a LaTeX file. It contains charts, graphs, plain text, math equations, and chemical equations. Our campus accessibility departments have recommended converting the course content into either a Canvas course (with MathML for equations) or Word Documents with MathML to make the content more accessible for screen reader use. The instructor countered these recommendations with a solution described here in a TeX forum: Making LaTeX Math Audibly Legible. Is anyone here familiar with this specific method of making math accessible in a PDF? From what I understand about this method, this tokcycle package allows you to attach tokens to visible PDF content (like math symbols). This token is where you would type in the spelled-out alternative to each symbol. The token isn't visible in the PDF, but it will be voiced by TTS. If my understanding is correct, this solution would not allow a screen reader user to interact with the math in the same way that they can with MathML. So I'm hesitant to approve it over our recommended formats. Does anyone know whether this method works? If anyone here has tried producing or reading math with this method, your feedback is very appreciated! Sincerely, Morgan Morgan Severeid | Document Conversion Coordinator (She, Her, Hers) Student Disability Services The University of Chicago | Campus & Student Life 5501 South Ellis Avenue | Chicago, Illinois 60637 Phone: 773.702.6000 | msevereid@uchicago.edu Schedule a meeting with me -------------- 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 alexis_delevett at cuesta.edu Mon Jun 13 09:12:14 2022 From: alexis_delevett at cuesta.edu (Alexis Delevett) Date: Mon Jun 13 09:12:23 2022 Subject: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] Re: Is anyone familiar with this method for creating accessible math in PDF? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Not sure what the motivation is for the faculty to look for his own workaround, but if that needs to be taken into account perhaps this is more up his alley? PreTeXt (pretextbook.org) PreTeXt As part of the UTMOST project, we offer a service to help convert existing textbooks from LaTeX to PreTeXt. The service is free if you are planning to release your book with an open license. The conversion will only be 95 percent correct, but that means it will take you 20 times less effort than converting it yourself. pretextbook.org ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Susan Kelmer Sent: Monday, June 13, 2022 7:03 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Athen] Is anyone familiar with this method for creating accessible math in PDF? You are exactly correct. It may be reading math out loud, but it is not allowing the user to navigate within an equation the way they would need to in order to solve the problem. Just turning everything into audio is not a solution. If it were, we wouldn?t be creating so much MathML, Latex, etc. The instructor needs to understand that the output needs to fit the student, and in my opinion, this would not work at all for student using a screen reader. 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 Morgan Severeid Sent: Friday, June 10, 2022 4:50 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Is anyone familiar with this method for creating accessible math in PDF? Hello! I am an Alternative Text Services Coordinator at a University who is advising a faculty member on making his environmental science course content more accessible for blind students who do not know Braille or read LaTeX. Most of the course content currently exists in a large, untagged PDF which was generated from a LaTeX file. It contains charts, graphs, plain text, math equations, and chemical equations. Our campus accessibility departments have recommended converting the course content into either a Canvas course (with MathML for equations) or Word Documents with MathML to make the content more accessible for screen reader use. The instructor countered these recommendations with a solution described here in a TeX forum: Making LaTeX Math Audibly Legible. Is anyone here familiar with this specific method of making math accessible in a PDF? From what I understand about this method, this tokcycle package allows you to attach tokens to visible PDF content (like math symbols). This token is where you would type in the spelled-out alternative to each symbol. The token isn't visible in the PDF, but it will be voiced by TTS. If my understanding is correct, this solution would not allow a screen reader user to interact with the math in the same way that they can with MathML. So I?m hesitant to approve it over our recommended formats. Does anyone know whether this method works? If anyone here has tried producing or reading math with this method, your feedback is very appreciated! Sincerely, Morgan Morgan Severeid | Document Conversion Coordinator (She, Her, Hers) Student Disability Services The University of Chicago | Campus & Student Life 5501 South Ellis Avenue | Chicago, Illinois 60637 Phone: 773.702.6000 | msevereid@uchicago.edu Schedule a meeting with me -------------- 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 molsson at sbctc.edu Mon Jun 13 11:27:21 2022 From: molsson at sbctc.edu (Monica Olsson) Date: Mon Jun 13 11:27:27 2022 Subject: [Athen] Excel accessibility wizard needed! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Karen, Thank you again for your reply to my Excel accessibility question. I shared your recommendations and exam Excel file with the Accounting professor and student. Both shared additional comments and questions about how they are using Excel to complete homework assignments. I do not know the answers to their questions. Do you or any others here have further insight to share with us? I plant to contact Microsoft's accessibility helpdes- as well. Thank you! ~Monica >From the student: "One question I would ask Karen is what specifically she would recommend to allow accessibility to inputting formulas when referencing specific cells with a screen reader. After typing ?=? within excel, the user can start entering a formula. When trying to access cells if the user does not know the specific cell at present I do not know how to use the highlighting feature to select cells to add. The screen reader does not provide feedback when selecting cells within the formula bar. During our meeting I hope to give you a better picture of what this looks like. At present we use the go to dialog within the formula bar accessed with ?control+g? or ?f3 to paste a range name. This can be time consuming as we need to label specific cells or already have the range name in place. If a user wants to select cells surrounding the cell the formula is being entered in, does a way exist allowing the user to accessibly read the cells being selected with the arrow keys?" >From the professor: "First, the question, for Karen: Is there a reason why she did not use a ?TitleRegion..E14? range name that would enable a screenreader to read the row and column title anytime the user has selected any cell within the table parameters? (Does the screenreader automatically read row and column titles for any cell within a defined table?) Then my observation: The most(?) common use of Excel files is to calculate, then present or communicate data/information to the user of the file. Often the file creator is also the end user, but often the end user is a second party. Karen?s file is a good example of the file creator communicating data/information to a second party. The student and I are using Excel to accomplish a somewhat different task ? we are using Excel as an e-homework delivery system, comparable to MyAccountingLab (Pearson), or CNow (Cengage), or Connect (McGraw-Hill), or WileyPlus (Wiley), or MyOpenMath (free, OER e-homework platform). So my objective is to present the student with an Excel file that provides data (often embedded in sentences or paragraphs) and a pre-designed working area in which he does the accounting AND gets autofeedback as he works through the accounting requirements within a file. Our unorthodox use of Excel is part of what?s causing our biggest challenges ? we?ll take you through examples when we meet." [Title: SBCTC logo - Description: Compass] Monica M. Olsson (she/her/hers) Policy Associate ? Accessible IT Coordinator Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges molsson@sbctc.edu ? o: 360-704-3922 ? c: 206-914-7187 sbctc.edu ? Twitter: @SBCTCWashington ? Facebook: @WASBCTC ________________________________ From: Monica Olsson Sent: Monday, May 30, 2022 9:12 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: Excel accessibility wizard needed! Thank you for sharing, Karen. [Title: SBCTC logo - Description: Compass] Monica M. Olsson (she/her/hers) Policy Associate ? Accessible IT Coordinator Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges molsson@sbctc.edu ? o: 360-704-3922 ? c: 206-914-7187 sbctc.edu ? Twitter: @SBCTCWashington ? Facebook: @WASBCTC ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Karen McCall Sent: Friday, May 27, 2022 12:12 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Athen] Excel accessibility wizard needed! This is the file I use in my accessible Excel training. I also recommend creating a linked TOC as the first worksheet. By creating the links, using your example of the instructor already creating named ranges, you could only link to the major topic areas, not all the named ranges. This would provide flexibility in either seeing all the named ranges or using the links to see/go to specific ones. Cheers, Karen From: athen-list On Behalf Of Monica Olsson Sent: Friday, May 27, 2022 3:02 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Excel accessibility wizard needed! Thanks, Karen. I am mostly tracking your suggestions...and think this may be close to what the professor is already doing. Do you have an example excel file I could look at, please? Or would you consider a brief conversation with me on Zoom? Thanks again! [Title: SBCTC logo - Description: Compass]Monica M. Olsson (she/her/hers) Policy Associate ? Accessible IT Coordinator Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges molsson@sbctc.edu ? o: 360-704-3922 ? c: 206-914-7187 sbctc.edu ? Twitter: @SBCTCWashington ? Facebook: @WASBCTC ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of Karen McCall > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2022 8:03 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [SPAM] Re: [Athen] Excel accessibility wizard needed! One of the things I recommend I is using named ranges or a defined name for a cell to create links to specific topics in an Excel worksheet or workbook. I typically teach that row 1 is reserved for accessibility support: cell A1 contains a description of the worksheet with any oddities. Cells B1 horizontally across row 1 contains links to specific cells in the worksheet so that someone can easily get to the point that they want. Cheers, Karen From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Monica Olsson Sent: Friday, May 27, 2022 10:31 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Excel accessibility wizard needed! ATHEN colleagues, I need your help! Are you or anyone you know an Excel accessibility wizard? I am working with an Accounting professor that has done an incredible job redesigning her materials to be accessible to a blind student in her class. She has sent me specific questions about her excel files and there is a need for deeper support that is beyond my current knowledge. Her question is below and I have attached the mentioned files as well. >From professor: While we have recently discovered a feature that lets a student efficiently use range names to create formulas (eliminating the need to know WHERE a given piece of data is actually located), there are times when naming ranges is not efficient. So there are still times when we need to be able to refer to a specific location in the process of creating a formula. If the data is located on a sheet other than where the formula resides, the only way we have been able to enter the cell address in the formula is by PRE-locating the cell, then eventually typing the cell address into the formula. This is cumbersome, time-consuming and a distraction from the flow of accounting thought. So we are still hoping for a better way. I?ve attached two of our accounting files, (both the original file and the completed file) in case you want to forward them to your contact, but I?m not sure how useful they are without some explanation. [Title: SBCTC logo - Description: Compass]Monica M. Olsson (she/her/hers) Policy Associate ? Accessible IT Coordinator Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges molsson@sbctc.edu ? o: 360-704-3922 ? c: 206-914-7187 sbctc.edu ? Twitter: @SBCTCWashington ? 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Thank you. ~jeanne On Fri, May 27, 2022 at 7:14 AM Karen McCall > wrote: I tried sending this three times and removed the attachments so if anyone wants them, let me know. Morning Everyone! I sent these to Matthew separately but will send them to the list. Here are my conference handouts for creating accessible PowerPoint. I did a presentation at AHG two years ago on ?Word to PowerPoint to Word? showing how to create your presentation in Word, bling it up in PowerPoint, then create the alternate format from the finished PowerPoint presentation. I?ve just finished developing curriculum for a Mohawk College micro credential course on accessible PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel. Will send links once the courses are live. Even I was amazed at the ?bling? I could add to a presentation using a screen reader or just the keyboard. The attached documents are free tutorials from my website. I found a resource on the Microsoft site: Use a screen reader to show your presentation with PowerPoint (microsoft.com) Let me know if you have any questions! Cheers, Karen From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Friday, May 27, 2022 8:52 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT] Creating and delivering a presentation as a blind student Matt, I am blind and give PowerPoint presentations all the time. I even create the content myself. Once I have it the way I ?think? it should be, I have sighted colleagues review it to make sure everything does look good. I use JAWS and find it doable, while not the easiest to do. Creating the content is not difficult, formatting to be pretty is what can take some time and thought. There are some basics to understand about using JAWS with PowerPoint. I suggest the student first create his content in Word using heading styles. Each new slide should start with a heading 1 style. When the file is pulled into PowerPoint, it will automatically create a new slide each time there is A heading 1 encountered. Heading 2 will be the main bullet points of the slide and heading3 will be the subpoints. You can go deeper than that if needed, up to a level 6. I personally have never found the need to do this. When in PowerPoint, the F5 key will launch slide show mode. Once in this mode, SPACEBAR will advance a slide and BACKSPACE will go back a slide. The ESC key will exit slide show mode and return to the normal view for editing. While in normal view for editing, TAB will move between the placeholders on the slide, ENTER will start edit mode on that placeholder, and ESC will exit edit mode for that placeholder. PAGEUP/PAGEDOWN will move between slides. CTRL+M makes a new slide which will have the default format or sometimes the same format as the previous slide. CTRL+N creates a new presentation. As always, CTRL+S will save the slide and CTRL+O will open a presentation. Feel free to contact me if you have further questions. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist ? Student Accessibility & Support Services Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Ave. - Suite # 3384 - Kansas City, KS 66112 O 913-288-7671 | F 913-288-7678 rbeach@kckcc.edu From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Matthew Deeprose Sent: Friday, May 27, 2022 6:36 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: [EXT][Athen] Creating and delivering a presentation as a blind student 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 Colleagues Our student disability and inclusion team are supporting a blind masters student who will be undertaking a 90 minute viva. Part of this is the delivery of a 30 minute presentation using visual aids such as a PowerPoint presentation. The student has never done an activity such as this before, and is not familiar with PowerPoint. I would be interested to hear any experiences, tips, or strategies that can be used by the student and those who support the student. And any suggestions of software that might help. The student is reasonably confident using Narrator and Jaws, but this is more for consuming content and writing emails and documents. Thanks Matt This email has been checked for accessibility. Want to know how to make your email accessible? 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Googling has only presented me with other forms of zoning, so could someone please explain what ?zoning? is in reference to making a book more accessible, as well as some tips for this process. Thanks, Amy Willard Accessible Technology Coordinator|ADA Compliance Metropolitan Community College Office: 816-604-1092 3200 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111 amy.willard@mcckc.edu | www.mcckc.edu Preparing students, serving communities, creating opportunities for all CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this email message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. 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Images get zoned "image," etc. -Andi :) From: athen-list On Behalf Of Willard,Amy L Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 10:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Zoning a Book Greetings, I am new to the field and my predecessor makes a few references to "zoning a book" in their notes but not much detail is included. Googling has only presented me with other forms of zoning, so could someone please explain what "zoning" is in reference to making a book more accessible, as well as some tips for this process. 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Googling has only presented me with other forms of zoning, so could someone please explain what "zoning" is in reference to making a book more accessible, as well as some tips for this process. Thanks, Amy Willard Accessible Technology Coordinator|ADA Compliance Metropolitan Community College Office: 816-604-1092 3200 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111 amy.willard@mcckc.edu | www.mcckc.edu Preparing students, serving communities, creating opportunities for all CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this email message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. 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Disability Services, Technology Specialist Pellissippi State Technical Community College 865-694-6751 PSCC Accessible Format Facebook Page (PSCC-Disability Services) PSCC Access4All Twitter Feed (@Access4allPSCC) East TN Region Accessibility Specialist Tennessee Board of Regents-TNeCampus ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Hayman, Douglass Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 11:21 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - Zoning a Book Amy, I hadn?t heard that term used except with the Equidox cloud-based PDF remediation tool. It uses that term for zones like text, headings, tables and so on. Doug Hayman IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Olympic College dhayman@olympic.edu (360) 475-7632 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Willard,Amy L Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 7:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXTERNAL] - [Athen] Zoning a Book CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Greetings, I am new to the field and my predecessor makes a few references to ?zoning a book? in their notes but not much detail is included. Googling has only presented me with other forms of zoning, so could someone please explain what ?zoning? is in reference to making a book more accessible, as well as some tips for this process. 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URL: From sjordison at ccctechcenter.org Wed Jun 15 08:32:27 2022 From: sjordison at ccctechcenter.org (Shawn Jordison) Date: Wed Jun 15 08:32:31 2022 Subject: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - Zoning a Book In-Reply-To: References: <2020e22d29539b97c0795e6978adf611@frontapp.com> Message-ID: <2020e22d29539b97c0795e6978adf611@frontapp.com> Perhaps they were referring to Kurzweil? Zoning is the term used in kurzweil too. Typically used to zone primary and secondary text. Shawn ? Shawn Jordison MS. Schedule a meeting with me 530-238-5645 Alternate Media and Assistive Technology Specialist CCC Accessibility Center --- original message --- On June 15, 2022, 8:21 AM PDT dhayman@olympic.edu wrote: Amy, I hadn?t heard that term used except with the Equidox cloud-based PDF remediation tool. It uses that term for zones like text, headings, tables and so on. Doug Hayman IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Olympic College dhayman@olympic.edu (360) 475-7632 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Willard,Amy L Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 7:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXTERNAL] - [Athen] Zoning a Book CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Greetings, I am new to the field and my predecessor makes a few references to ?zoning a book? in their notes but not much detail is included. Googling has only presented me with other forms of zoning, so could someone please explain what ?zoning? is in reference to making a book more accessible, as well as some tips for this process. 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Sidebars would then not get mushed into the adjacent paragraph and semantics could be assigned, like headings asides, etc. Best George From: athen-list On Behalf Of Willard,Amy L Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 8:50 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Zoning a Book Greetings, I am new to the field and my predecessor makes a few references to "zoning a book" in their notes but not much detail is included. Googling has only presented me with other forms of zoning, so could someone please explain what "zoning" is in reference to making a book more accessible, as well as some tips for this process. 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Edition: Third or Fourth Edition ISBN: 4th Edition: 978-0879500030 ; 3rd Edition: 978-1777257323 Publisher : Thanks in advance, Katy ______________ Katy Wong She/Her/Hers Accessible Learning Technology Coordinator McBurney Disability Resource Center Student Affairs University of Wisconsin-Madison 608-263-2741 (Voice-Front desk) 608-225-7956 (Text-Front desk) 608-265-2998 (FAX) www.mcburney.wisc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From qbh3pz at virginia.edu Wed Jun 15 11:10:11 2022 From: qbh3pz at virginia.edu (Svyantek, Martina (qbh3pz)) Date: Wed Jun 15 11:10:17 2022 Subject: [Athen] Anyone have a copy of this textbook? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I found a PDF in HathiTrust using the 4th edition ISBN - it's a 137k KB file, so I can't directly add it as an attachment. Do you have a preference for file sharing method? Best, Martina Martina Svyantek, PhD Assistive Technology Specialist SDAC Office: 434-243-5180 Important Info: SDAC Procedures and Guidelines, Steps to Receiving Accommodations ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Katy Wong Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 1:41 PM To: athen-list@U.WASHINGTON.EDU Subject: [Athen] Anyone have a copy of this textbook? Hi All, We are looking for a PDF or Word Version of the following book. From what I found, the publisher is no longer in business. I am hoping someone in this community may have a copy. Otherwise, we will move onto scanning the book. If you have access to the 3rd or 4th edition, we would greatly appreciate a copy. Title: A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic Author: Wehr, H. Edition: Third or Fourth Edition ISBN: 4th Edition: 978-0879500030 ; 3rd Edition: 978-1777257323 Publisher : Thanks in advance, Katy ______________ Katy Wong She/Her/Hers Accessible Learning Technology Coordinator McBurney Disability Resource Center Student Affairs University of Wisconsin-Madison 608-263-2741 (Voice-Front desk) 608-225-7956 (Text-Front desk) 608-265-2998 (FAX) www.mcburney.wisc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katy.wong at wisc.edu Wed Jun 15 11:28:23 2022 From: katy.wong at wisc.edu (Katy Wong) Date: Wed Jun 15 11:28:41 2022 Subject: [Athen] Anyone have a copy of this textbook? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Martina, For some reason, it didn?t pop up on my initial search, but I was able to located in with the advanced search. I can download it directly from Hathitrust. Thanks so much for your help! Best, Katy ______________ Katy Wong She/Her/Hers Accessible Learning Technology Coordinator McBurney Disability Resource Center Student Affairs University of Wisconsin-Madison 608-263-2741 (Voice-Front desk) 608-225-7956 (Text-Front desk) 608-265-2998 (FAX) www.mcburney.wisc.edu From: athen-list on behalf of Svyantek, Martina (qbh3pz) Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 1:11 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Anyone have a copy of this textbook? I found a PDF in HathiTrust using the 4th edition ISBN - it's a 137k KB file, so I can't directly add it as an attachment. Do you have a preference for file sharing method? Best, Martina Martina Svyantek, PhD Assistive Technology Specialist SDAC Office: 434-243-5180 Important Info: SDAC Procedures and Guidelines, Steps to Receiving Accommodations ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Katy Wong Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 1:41 PM To: athen-list@U.WASHINGTON.EDU Subject: [Athen] Anyone have a copy of this textbook? Hi All, We are looking for a PDF or Word Version of the following book. From what I found, the publisher is no longer in business. I am hoping someone in this community may have a copy. Otherwise, we will move onto scanning the book. If you have access to the 3rd or 4th edition, we would greatly appreciate a copy. Title: A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic Author: Wehr, H. Edition: Third or Fourth Edition ISBN: 4th Edition: 978-0879500030 ; 3rd Edition: 978-1777257323 Publisher : Thanks in advance, Katy ______________ Katy Wong She/Her/Hers Accessible Learning Technology Coordinator McBurney Disability Resource Center Student Affairs University of Wisconsin-Madison 608-263-2741 (Voice-Front desk) 608-225-7956 (Text-Front desk) 608-265-2998 (FAX) www.mcburney.wisc.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Allison.R.Swanson at colostate.edu Wed Jun 15 14:22:50 2022 From: Allison.R.Swanson at colostate.edu (Swanson,Allison) Date: Wed Jun 15 14:22:55 2022 Subject: [Athen] Embosser or Scanner Recommendations Message-ID: Hello All, We're looking to upgrade some of our old equipment. We have a Juliet Embosser (with a parallel port connection) and a high speed Canon scanner for scanning textbooks as needed for alt format. Does anyone have recommendations on reliable replacement models for either of these? 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I would imagine that Kurzweil 3000 would have this feature, but are there other alternatives, perhaps free apps, that have a screenshot reader feature? The student just got his first position, and he said that his company might have security concerns. In the case of Read and Write, does screenshot reader send images to Texthelp servers for processing, or is OCR processing done locally on the computer? This would seem to be the most pressing security concern. Thanks, Robert -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist Office of Learning Resources Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center (LTC) Roesch Library Room: 023 Phone: 937-229-2066 For Deaf/Hard of Hearing, call 711 (Ohio Relay) For office hours and further OLR information, please visit go.udayton.edu/olr CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The information contained in this electronic message is confidential and intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. 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In the case of Read and Write, does screenshot reader send images to Texthelp servers for processing, or is OCR processing done locally on the computer? This would seem to be the most pressing security concern. Thanks, Robert -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist Office of Learning Resources Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center (LTC) Roesch Library Room: 023 Phone: 937-229-2066 For Deaf/Hard of Hearing, call 711 (Ohio Relay) For office hours and further OLR information, please visit go.udayton.edu/olr CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The information contained in this electronic message is confidential and intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail or any of its components is strictly prohibited. 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As for the scanner, you might look into a service pack for it -- replacing the feed rollers and a thorough cleaning may be all it needs to keep chooching along for years. That's assuming you have one of the high end speedy ones. -*- Dan On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 2:23 PM Swanson,Allison < Allison.R.Swanson@colostate.edu> wrote: > Hello All, > > > > We?re looking to upgrade some of our old equipment. We have a Juliet > Embosser (with a parallel port connection) and a high speed Canon scanner > for scanning textbooks as needed for alt format. Does anyone have > recommendations on reliable replacement models for either of these? > > > > Thanks, > > > > *Allison Swanson* > > *AT-IT Coordinator & Accessibility Facilitator* > > [image: Assistive Technology Resource Center Colorado State University] > > 308 Occupational Therapy Building > > 970-491-0625 > > allison.r.swanson@colostate.edu > > > > Assistive Technology Resource Center > > Accessibility By Design > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Thanks, Robert On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 11:12 AM Alexis Delevett wrote: > OneNote has a copy text from picture feature > > ------------------------------ > *From:* athen-list on > behalf of Robert Spangler > *Sent:* Thursday, June 16, 2022 6:02 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] [Athen] Screenshot Reader Alternatives > > Hello, > > I had a student ask me for alternatives to Read and Write, and while I > know of many, he was particularly interested in the screenshot reader > feature. I would imagine that Kurzweil 3000 would have this feature, but > are there other alternatives, perhaps free apps, that have a screenshot > reader feature? > > The student just got his first position, and he said that his company > might have security concerns. In the case of Read and Write, does > screenshot reader send images to Texthelp servers for processing, or is OCR > processing done locally on the computer? This would seem to be the most > pressing security concern. > > Thanks, > Robert > > > -- > Robert Spangler > Disability Services Technical Support Specialist > Office of Learning Resources > Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center (LTC) > Roesch Library Room: 023 > Phone: 937-229-2066 > For Deaf/Hard of Hearing, call 711 (Ohio Relay) > For office hours and further OLR information, please visit > go.udayton.edu/olr > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE > The information contained in this electronic message is confidential and > intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail or > any of its components is strictly prohibited. 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It may be why his company is concerned about security depending on if his job has confidential information. https://support.texthelp.com/help/using-readwrite-for-windows-with-respondus-lockdown-browser Amy Willard Accessible Technology Coordinator|ADA Compliance Metropolitan Community College Office: 816-604-1092 3200 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111 amy.willard@mcckc.edu | www.mcckc.edu Preparing students, serving communities, creating opportunities for all From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2022 1:16 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] Screenshot Reader Alternatives Hello, thanks for this suggestion, but that is not quite the same thing as the screenshot reader. The screenshot reader enables someone to draw a square around any portion of text on the screen to have it instantly processed and read out loud. Thanks, Robert On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 11:12 AM Alexis Delevett > wrote: OneNote has a copy text from picture feature ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of Robert Spangler > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2022 6:02 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Athen] Screenshot Reader Alternatives Hello, I had a student ask me for alternatives to Read and Write, and while I know of many, he was particularly interested in the screenshot reader feature. I would imagine that Kurzweil 3000 would have this feature, but are there other alternatives, perhaps free apps, that have a screenshot reader feature? The student just got his first position, and he said that his company might have security concerns. In the case of Read and Write, does screenshot reader send images to Texthelp servers for processing, or is OCR processing done locally on the computer? This would seem to be the most pressing security concern. Thanks, Robert -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist Office of Learning Resources Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center (LTC) Roesch Library Room: 023 Phone: 937-229-2066 For Deaf/Hard of Hearing, call 711 (Ohio Relay) For office hours and further OLR information, please visit go.udayton.edu/olr CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The information contained in this electronic message is confidential and intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail or any of its components is strictly prohibited. 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On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 6:02 AM Robert Spangler wrote: > Hello, > > I had a student ask me for alternatives to Read and Write, and while I > know of many, he was particularly interested in the screenshot reader > feature. I would imagine that Kurzweil 3000 would have this feature, but > are there other alternatives, perhaps free apps, that have a screenshot > reader feature? > > The student just got his first position, and he said that his company > might have security concerns. In the case of Read and Write, does > screenshot reader send images to Texthelp servers for processing, or is OCR > processing done locally on the computer? This would seem to be the most > pressing security concern. > > Thanks, > Robert > > > -- > Robert Spangler > Disability Services Technical Support Specialist > Office of Learning Resources > Ryan C. 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URL: From justinr at disability.tamu.edu Tue Jun 21 07:36:22 2022 From: justinr at disability.tamu.edu (Romack, Justin) Date: Tue Jun 21 07:36:28 2022 Subject: [Athen] Braille embosser recommendations Message-ID: Howdy y'all! I've spoken with a couple of colleagues as we're researching and preparing to upgrade our Braille embosser (a Viewplus Tiger Pro from the early 2000s). I'd love any feedback from folks who have done similar research on embossers within the past couple of years. Our list of requirements aren't too lengthy: (1) The ability to produce tactile graphics is imperative. (2) We have produced larger volumes of Braille, so a characters-per-second of 100+ is important. WE have a couple of blind students now, with tactile graphics production possibly needed for math and economics classes in the next two semesters. We have managed to do several tactile graphics projects with Illustrator and Tiger Design Suite in the past, but I'm also open to exploring any other products, solutions, or workflows if we move away from the Viewplus family of embossers. I've looked at the Delta 2 by Viewplus and the Everest by Index. These seem to be efficient solutions that meet our requirements and also stay around $5-$6K with an extended warranty. The next tier of embossers jump into the $10-$15K+ and seem to do more than what we may need. Curious if anyone else has recommendations or other thoughts I may not be considering right now. Grateful for y'all! Thanks, 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. 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We believe their insights will help us create case studies and recommendations to guide students and universities about techniques for reading by students with a wide range of disabilities. If you have students that are willing to volunteer, please have them send an email to George Kerscher email:kerscher@montana.com Best George on behalf of the EPUB in Higher Education working group. George Kerscher Ph.D. -In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right. 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Dave From: athen-list On Behalf Of Romack, Justin Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 9:36 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Braille embosser recommendations Howdy y'all! I've spoken with a couple of colleagues as we're researching and preparing to upgrade our Braille embosser (a Viewplus Tiger Pro from the early 2000s). I'd love any feedback from folks who have done similar research on embossers within the past couple of years. Our list of requirements aren't too lengthy: (1) The ability to produce tactile graphics is imperative. (2) We have produced larger volumes of Braille, so a characters-per-second of 100+ is important. WE have a couple of blind students now, with tactile graphics production possibly needed for math and economics classes in the next two semesters. We have managed to do several tactile graphics projects with Illustrator and Tiger Design Suite in the past, but I'm also open to exploring any other products, solutions, or workflows if we move away from the Viewplus family of embossers. I've looked at the Delta 2 by Viewplus and the Everest by Index. These seem to be efficient solutions that meet our requirements and also stay around $5-$6K with an extended warranty. The next tier of embossers jump into the $10-$15K+ and seem to do more than what we may need. Curious if anyone else has recommendations or other thoughts I may not be considering right now. Grateful for y'all! Thanks, 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. 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The Premier felt like a modern upgrade to the Tiger Pro sans the ability to handle roll paper when it came to producing tactile graphics. Our Index Basic-D had been tried and true when embossing text. Especially as the dots were rounder and firmer than what the Tiger Pro or Premiere would produce (which were more like crosses/plus punches). We eventually acquired a ViewPlus Delta v1 in hopes that it could be a combination of the dots delivered by the Index Basic-D but still allow us to create tactile graphics. As the Delta punches Braille dots more like the Index, we found it less flexible in finer details of tactile graphics than we would have liked. Additionally we've had a number of issues with the sheet feeding mechanism but have heard that was improved in the ViewPlus Delta v2 . And there's the new Rogue that they've been showcasing though I'm not sure as to the nuances. As it stands, our Delta is relegated to back-up in case either of our other embossers misbehaves and we have to limp by. As the ViewPlus Delta could not produce tactile graphics that we felt were similar to the Tiger Pro / Premier, we were able to get by and eventually get the ViewPlus Elite to replace our aging Premier, especially given our increased volume. The Elite, for all intents and purposes, is just a faster version of the Premier. While most of our tactile graphics went through our ViewPlus Premier / Elite embossers via the Adobe Illustrator route, occasionally our Braillist was able to embed very simple tactile graphics and we would emboss it through our Index Basic-D v5 via TactileView embedded in a Duxbury file. Hope this helps give you some insights. -Paul On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 7:36 AM Romack, Justin wrote: > Howdy y?all! > > > > I?ve spoken with a couple of colleagues as we?re researching and preparing > to upgrade our Braille embosser (a Viewplus Tiger Pro from the early 2000s). > > > > I?d love any feedback from folks who have done similar research on > embossers within the past couple of years. > > > > Our list of requirements aren?t too lengthy: (1) The ability to produce > tactile graphics is imperative. (2) We have produced larger volumes of > Braille, so a characters-per-second of 100+ is important. WE have a couple > of blind students now, with tactile graphics production possibly needed for > math and economics classes in the next two semesters. We have managed to do > several tactile graphics projects with Illustrator and Tiger Design Suite > in the past, but I?m also open to exploring any other products, solutions, > or workflows if we move away from the Viewplus family of embossers. > > > > I?ve looked at the Delta 2 by Viewplus and the Everest by Index. These > seem to be efficient solutions that meet our requirements and also stay > around $5-$6K with an extended warranty. The next tier of embossers jump > into the $10-$15K+ and seem to do more than what we may need. > > > > Curious if anyone else has recommendations or other thoughts I may not be > considering right now. > > > > Grateful for y?all! > > > > Thanks, > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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I'd be very curious to hear what other folks are doing, especially those further along in their a11y journey. -- Best Regards, Kevin Andrews Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Coordinator University Information Services Georgetown University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.gardner at viewplus.com Wed Jun 22 14:04:53 2022 From: john.gardner at viewplus.com (John Gardner) Date: Wed Jun 22 14:05:00 2022 Subject: [Athen] Braille embosser recommendations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello all, As founder of ViewPlus and Athen member, I try to be ethical about talking about ViewPlus. But I am happy to be a resource for information if needed. Two points: * Paul is correct that the Delta v2 sheet feeder is improved, and ViewPlus? comparisons indicate that it is the best of any embosser. However, the full truth is that no embosser manufacturer can afford to develop or license a sheet feeder that is completely reliable in all circumstances. That said, if you are careful and use the Delta thickness adjustor, you can get very reliable sheet feed behavior. * Paul is also correct that Delta tactile graphics are not the same as those made by the Pro, Premier, Elite? and other Tiger embossers. The dots are larger, and the dot to dot separation consequently a bit larger than Tiger Dots. However, Columbia/Delta dots can be placed with near arbitrary positioning, so some things such as curved lines are smoother than those made with Tiger technology. The new Rogue of course combines the Tiger resolution with ability of arbitrary placement, (but of course unlike Columbia/Delta it does not emboss braille with the larger dots.). I hope these comments are helpful. John From: athen-list On Behalf Of Paul Linh Nguyen Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 10:53 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Braille embosser recommendations Hello Justin and list, We too do our tactile graphics production primarily using Adobe Illustrator and with a dab of Tiger Design Suite. We are fortunate to have the support of space and funding to have more than one embosser for our needs. Currently our set-up is as follows: * Tactile Graphics: ViewPlus Elite * Text and simple in-line tactile graphics: Index Basic-D v5 * Standby/Back-up: ViewPlus Delta v1 We used to have a ViewPlus Tiger Pro for tactile graphics alongside an Index Basic-D embosser for documents that were text only. When we finally replaced our Tiger Pro, we went with the ViewPlus Premier. The Premier felt like a modern upgrade to the Tiger Pro sans the ability to handle roll paper when it came to producing tactile graphics. Our Index Basic-D had been tried and true when embossing text. Especially as the dots were rounder and firmer than what the Tiger Pro or Premiere would produce (which were more like crosses/plus punches). We eventually acquired a ViewPlus Delta v1 in hopes that it could be a combination of the dots delivered by the Index Basic-D but still allow us to create tactile graphics. As the Delta punches Braille dots more like the Index, we found it less flexible in finer details of tactile graphics than we would have liked. Additionally we've had a number of issues with the sheet feeding mechanism but have heard that was improved in the ViewPlus Delta v2. And there's the new Rogue that they've been showcasing though I'm not sure as to the nuances. As it stands, our Delta is relegated to back-up in case either of our other embossers misbehaves and we have to limp by. As the ViewPlus Delta could not produce tactile graphics that we felt were similar to the Tiger Pro / Premier, we were able to get by and eventually get the ViewPlus Elite to replace our aging Premier, especially given our increased volume. The Elite, for all intents and purposes, is just a faster version of the Premier. While most of our tactile graphics went through our ViewPlus Premier / Elite embossers via the Adobe Illustrator route, occasionally our Braillist was able to embed very simple tactile graphics and we would emboss it through our Index Basic-D v5 via TactileView embedded in a Duxbury file. Hope this helps give you some insights. -Paul On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 7:36 AM Romack, Justin > wrote: Howdy y?all! I?ve spoken with a couple of colleagues as we?re researching and preparing to upgrade our Braille embosser (a Viewplus Tiger Pro from the early 2000s). I?d love any feedback from folks who have done similar research on embossers within the past couple of years. Our list of requirements aren?t too lengthy: (1) The ability to produce tactile graphics is imperative. (2) We have produced larger volumes of Braille, so a characters-per-second of 100+ is important. WE have a couple of blind students now, with tactile graphics production possibly needed for math and economics classes in the next two semesters. We have managed to do several tactile graphics projects with Illustrator and Tiger Design Suite in the past, but I?m also open to exploring any other products, solutions, or workflows if we move away from the Viewplus family of embossers. I?ve looked at the Delta 2 by Viewplus and the Everest by Index. These seem to be efficient solutions that meet our requirements and also stay around $5-$6K with an extended warranty. The next tier of embossers jump into the $10-$15K+ and seem to do more than what we may need. Curious if anyone else has recommendations or other thoughts I may not be considering right now. Grateful for y?all! 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I know Kurzweil 3000 has a Chrome and Firefox red the web extension that allows you to tack a screenshot and it will then open up the Kurzweil program and read it. Even though the extension is free to get you have to have the Kurzweil program or a login accesses to be able to use this extension. The app Seeing AI is a free app that used the phones camera to read the text. I am not sure if this what you and your student might be looking for but i figure i would mention it so you both could take a look at it. Hopefully you find some of this info helpful. _________________________ Charlotte Schiff-Norton she/her/hers Saint Mary's College of California Student Disability Services Accessibility & Assistive Technology Coordinator Office: (925) 631-5071 Email: cgs5@stmarys-ca.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I know that in Daisy 2 audio the book title is in the NCC.HTML, but I can't figure out where it hides in Daisy 3 files; does anyone know? I do know it appears at the very start of the book when you open it in a Daisy reader, but I'm pretty sure there's one file that has the title in a specific file location. My program would open each folder, open that particular file, extract the title, then rename the parent folder with the book title, truncating it if necessary. This would be useful for anyone with a lot of Daisy books that have weird filenames. And yes, I know the HumanWare companion software can do this already in copying to a flash drive or SD card. I want to rename the files in place. --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexis_delevett at cuesta.edu Tue Jun 28 15:21:31 2022 From: alexis_delevett at cuesta.edu (Alexis Delevett) Date: Tue Jun 28 15:21:37 2022 Subject: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] Geeky Daisy question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: According to the spec the title meta data is contained within the head tag of the DTB XML (or package file). For the example from the DAISY website it looks like this, ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Deborah Armstrong Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 3:04 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Athen] Geeky Daisy question I?m learning Python and simultaneously impressed with how the Humanware devices and most Daisy readers list books not by their filename but by their titles. I thought a fun Python program to write that would practice file handling for me is this. Take a directory of bookshare Daisy books (unzipped to make it easier) and open each folder, find the book title and rename the book?s folder with its title. This is the way the Humanware companion and the Humanware devices do it with Daisy files. I know that in Daisy 2 audio the book title is in the NCC.HTML, but I can?t figure out where it hides in Daisy 3 files; does anyone know? I do know it appears at the very start of the book when you open it in a Daisy reader, but I?m pretty sure there?s one file that has the title in a specific file location. My program would open each folder, open that particular file, extract the title, then rename the parent folder with the book title, truncating it if necessary. This would be useful for anyone with a lot of Daisy books that have weird filenames. And yes, I know the HumanWare companion software can do this already in copying to a flash drive or SD card. I want to rename the files in place. --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kerscher at montana.com Tue Jun 28 15:41:19 2022 From: kerscher at montana.com (kerscher@montana.com) Date: Tue Jun 28 15:41:50 2022 Subject: [Athen] Geeky Daisy question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <005701d88b40$3f02b720$bd082560$@montana.com> Hello, In DAISY 3, the Dublin Core metadata, such as DC:title can be found in the .opf file. Even if the book is encrypted, as in titles from NLS, this control file should not be encrypted. .opf is also used in EPUB. Best George You should find this in all DAISY 3 titles. Best George From: athen-list On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 4:04 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Geeky Daisy question I'm learning Python and simultaneously impressed with how the Humanware devices and most Daisy readers list books not by their filename but by their titles. I thought a fun Python program to write that would practice file handling for me is this. Take a directory of bookshare Daisy books (unzipped to make it easier) and open each folder, find the book title and rename the book's folder with its title. This is the way the Humanware companion and the Humanware devices do it with Daisy files. I know that in Daisy 2 audio the book title is in the NCC.HTML, but I can't figure out where it hides in Daisy 3 files; does anyone know? I do know it appears at the very start of the book when you open it in a Daisy reader, but I'm pretty sure there's one file that has the title in a specific file location. My program would open each folder, open that particular file, extract the title, then rename the parent folder with the book title, truncating it if necessary. This would be useful for anyone with a lot of Daisy books that have weird filenames. And yes, I know the HumanWare companion software can do this already in copying to a flash drive or SD card. I want to rename the files in place. --Debee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu Thu Jun 30 13:30:51 2022 From: Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu (Kluesner, Bryon) Date: Thu Jun 30 13:31:00 2022 Subject: [Athen] Audio description headphones Message-ID: Hi all, Our campus is partnering with a community agency ND PLAN TO SHOW A MOVIE. Can anyone recommend headphones (wireless) that can be used for audio descriptions of the movie we plan to show? Thanks, Bryon Bryon Kluesner RhD, ATAC Adaptive Technology Coordinator Disability Resource Center University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 615 McCallie Ave., Dept. 2953 Chattanooga, TN 37403 423-425-5251 To schedule an appointment, please click the following link: https://utcemsa.as.me/DRC-BK-AA60 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From justinr at disability.tamu.edu Thu Jun 30 14:58:25 2022 From: justinr at disability.tamu.edu (Romack, Justin) Date: Thu Jun 30 14:58:31 2022 Subject: [Athen] publisher unwilling to provide a PDF In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Howdy Tiffany! Yes, it?s frustrating and challenging when a publisher refuses to share a digital file. The publisher?s response, all be it unhelpful and uncooperative, is not inaccurate. You can send them a Dear Colleague letter and let them know all of the reasons why their materials should be accessible to this student ? but ultimately your institution is on the hook for making it happen. In these situations, I?ll do one of two things: 1. I?ll ask the student if I can cut and scan their copy of the material. Many times, if they have no intent to keep the book after the class, our bookstore will buy back the re-bound materials and not penalize the student?s buy-back price. 2. If the student is unwilling to have their copy cut, I?ll just buy the PDF. Yes, the publisher has double-dipped here, but they run a business and, frankly, aren?t held to the same compliance measures as our institutions. What?s the book? Maybe one of us here may have a copy to share? Thanks! ? 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 Tiffany Kennell Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2022 3:50 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] publisher unwilling to provide a PDF Hello, I have run into a publisher who is unwilling to provide a PDF. It has been many years, but I used to have a "Dear Colleague" letter that I would use for this kind of situation, but I can't find it now. Please share with ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd Hello, I have run into a publisher who is unwilling to provide a PDF. It has been many years, but I used to have a "Dear Colleague" letter that I would use for this kind of situation, but I can't find it now. Please share with me what you say when a publisher says it is the college's responsibility to buy the PDF even when the student has already done so. Thank you! Tiffany Kennell, BS Chemeketa Community College Student Accessibility Services tiffany.kennell@chemeketa.edu 503.399.5192 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: