From K4mccall at outlook.com Wed Feb 1 05:16:08 2023 From: K4mccall at outlook.com (Karen McCall) Date: Wed Feb 1 05:16:12 2023 Subject: [Athen] PDF and the User Experience Survey 2023 Now Available Message-ID: Morning Everyone! The last PDF and the User Experience Survey was 2018. Has anything changed in the accessibility of PDFs? I'd like to get an update on the state of accessible PDFs in 2023. Please share this link with anyone who might be interested in responding to the survey. https://forms.office.com/r/yH0QE4gqTp Later this spring I will be releasing the PDF Remediator's Survey which hasn't been taken since 2017. Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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He is very knowledgeable and has worked with many of the leading experts. https://www.evanterry.com/ Respectfully, *Emily Singer Lucio She/Her/Hers* ADA/504 Coordinator University of Maryland, College Park Office of Diversity & Inclusion 3123 Susquehanna Hall 4200 Leigh Road College Park MD 20742 Tel:301 405-2841 | Fax:301 314-9992 Email: eslucio@umd.edu Website: accessibility.umd.edu ?Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn?t mean he lacks vision.? ? Stevie Wonder Source: WeCapable On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 2:21 AM Steve Green wrote: > We recommend Direct Access, who we have partnered with for more than 15 > years. They specialise in accessibility of physical environments. > > > > https://directaccessgp.com/us/ > > > > Steve Green > > Managing Director > > Test Partners Ltd > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Lesley Peters > *Sent:* 01 February 2023 20:56 > *To:* athen-list@u.washington.edu > *Subject:* [Athen] accessibility audit > > > > Hello, > > Does anyone have suggestions of organizations that offer accessibility > audits of college campuses? Thank you! > > > > Lesley Peters, MA, LPC > > East Central College > > Academic Advisor > > Access Services Advisor > > She/her/hers > > 636-584-6577 > > Lesley.peters@eastcentral.edu > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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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 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk Sent: Friday, February 3, 2023 10:48 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Braille tables for statistics Hi everyone, A former student has contacted me with the following question: "I am in my second stats class, and we are getting into the math of it all. I was just wondering where I would be able to get a Z table in braille, and also a T table? Or, if not in braille, if you know of any versions with good accessibility out there." Any ideas? Thanks all, and happy Friday, Russell Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Access and Disability Resources MacEwan University 7-164K, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca [MacEwan Logo] This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email We acknowledge that the land on which we gather in Treaty Six Territory is the traditional gathering place for many Indigenous people. 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Hi Russell, Try reaching out to the American Federation for the Blind (AFB) or the American Printing House (APH). 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 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk Sent: Friday, February 3, 2023 10:48 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) > Subject: [Athen] Braille tables for statistics Hi everyone, A former student has contacted me with the following question: "I am in my second stats class, and we are getting into the math of it all. I was just wondering where I would be able to get a Z table in braille, and also a T table? Or, if not in braille, if you know of any versions with good accessibility out there." Any ideas? Thanks all, and happy Friday, Russell Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Access and Disability Resources MacEwan University 7-164K, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca [MacEwan Logo] This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email We acknowledge that the land on which we gather in Treaty Six Territory is the traditional gathering place for many Indigenous people. 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Alice Schedule a training session Alice D. Wershing, M.Ed., A.T.P., C.P.A.C.C. 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) [cid:37eb341a-92bf-4fdb-b79d-5615e877d9f0] SAS Graphics Accelerator Customer Product Page SAS products that SAS Graphics Accelerator supports: SAS Visual Analytics 8.3 or later; SAS Report Viewer 8.2; SAS Visual Analytics Viewer 7.4 (the modern viewer only) support.sas.com ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Kluesner, Bryon Sent: Friday, February 3, 2023 11:30 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [External] Re: [Athen] Braille tables for statistics CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Pellissippi State. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi Russell, Try reaching out to the American Federation for the Blind (AFB) or the American Printing House (APH). 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 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk Sent: Friday, February 3, 2023 10:48 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) Subject: [Athen] Braille tables for statistics Hi everyone, A former student has contacted me with the following question: ?I am in my second stats class, and we are getting into the math of it all. I was just wondering where I would be able to get a Z table in braille, and also a T table? Or, if not in braille, if you know of any versions with good accessibility out there.? Any ideas? Thanks all, and happy Friday, Russell Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Access and Disability Resources MacEwan University 7-164K, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca [MacEwan Logo] This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email We acknowledge that the land on which we gather in Treaty Six Territory is the traditional gathering place for many Indigenous people. 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Sent: Friday, February 3, 2023 9:55 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [External] Re: Braille tables for statistics EXTERNAL: Use caution. Ed Summers, who is now with GitHub, was involved with creating an accessible package for statistics that had a free option. SAS Graphics Accelerator It also allowed some access to other charts that were in electronic format. Ed is on LinkedIn so he might have some ideas on how to help the student. He met with me and one of my students a few years ago. Alice Schedule a training session Alice D. Wershing, M.Ed., A.T.P., C.P.A.C.C. 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) [cid:image002.png@01D937B9.DD4F27D0] SAS Graphics Accelerator Customer Product Page SAS products that SAS Graphics Accelerator supports: SAS Visual Analytics 8.3 or later; SAS Report Viewer 8.2; SAS Visual Analytics Viewer 7.4 (the modern viewer only) support.sas.com ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of Kluesner, Bryon > Sent: Friday, February 3, 2023 11:30 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [External] Re: [Athen] Braille tables for statistics CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Pellissippi State. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi Russell, Try reaching out to the American Federation for the Blind (AFB) or the American Printing House (APH). 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 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Russell Solowoniuk Sent: Friday, February 3, 2023 10:48 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network (athen-list@u.washington.edu) > Subject: [Athen] Braille tables for statistics Hi everyone, A former student has contacted me with the following question: "I am in my second stats class, and we are getting into the math of it all. I was just wondering where I would be able to get a Z table in braille, and also a T table? Or, if not in braille, if you know of any versions with good accessibility out there." Any ideas? Thanks all, and happy Friday, Russell Russell Solowoniuk AT Educational Assistant, Access and Disability Resources MacEwan University 7-164K, 10700-104 Ave. Edmonton, AB T5J 4S2 E: solowoniukr@macewan.ca T: 780-497-5826 F: 780-497-4018 macewan.ca [MacEwan Logo] This communication is intended for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential, personal, and/or privileged information. Please contact me immediately if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, and do not copy, distribute, or take action relying on it. Any communication received in error, or subsequent reply, should be deleted or destroyed. Please consider the environment before printing this email We acknowledge that the land on which we gather in Treaty Six Territory is the traditional gathering place for many Indigenous people. 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The student is struggling with the cluttered nature of the attached forms (noting space and contrast as issues) and is also struggling with tracking and processing as they complete some of the graphing / data plotting on the form. Relevant context: I'm totally blind and struggling to conceptualize this form based on how it's been described. It overwhelms me to be honest, so I completely empathize with the student. What suggestions would you have in supporting the student's difficulty with processing / tracking as they add data to the table fields? Based on my understanding of the barrier and the form's current presentation, possibly adding alternating contrasting colors for the rows in some of the tabular spaces could assist... The form can be modified, but all of the current fields and datapoints must be captured and all must fit on one page. We'd tried enlarging to an 11X17 sheet of paper... but this also wasn't helpful. Eager for ideas from this creative bunch! Thanks, J - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Justin Romack | Assistant Director 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Lab 1 Handout 2023 CS.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 920906 bytes Desc: Lab 1 Handout 2023 CS.pdf URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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If a vet still needs so much data on one small page then perhaps the data entry could be on something else that then prints out to a final form. Or better yet, an app that allowed entry of all those stats and then had tabs one could access one by one would be more useful. The do have a grey band up the left hand margin with categories like: Bid Gas, Local block, Agent and so on. Bare minimum would be making that document form entry two or three times enlarged if being written in manually, say a trifold sheet. If done by computer it should be larger for visibility and enter the forms and then some kind of 8.5-inch by 11 could be the output for a 20/20 sighted user. It reminds me of looking at a circuitboard filled with components. The tight arrangement of such is fine when it is your smart phone's innards. Not so good if you're trying to read all of the tiny labels on the components tightly spaced merely because you want a phone that is 3 by 4 inches in size. Perhaps this student would be one of the world's best vets if provided a reasonable sized chart to fill in by hand or by computer. It would be a shame to stick to "Everyone else can use this, maybe you're not cut out for this kind of work." Doug Hayman IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Olympic College dhayman@olympic.edu (360) 475-7632 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Romack, Justin Sent: Friday, February 3, 2023 11:42 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [EXTERNAL] - [Athen] Visual processing and difficulty completing clinical forms CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Howdy ATHEN friends! One of our accommodations staff members is working with a student diagnosed with visual processing difficulties who is in a clinical setting for a veterinary medicine program. The student is struggling with the cluttered nature of the attached forms (noting space and contrast as issues) and is also struggling with tracking and processing as they complete some of the graphing / data plotting on the form. Relevant context: I'm totally blind and struggling to conceptualize this form based on how it's been described. It overwhelms me to be honest, so I completely empathize with the student. What suggestions would you have in supporting the student's difficulty with processing / tracking as they add data to the table fields? Based on my understanding of the barrier and the form's current presentation, possibly adding alternating contrasting colors for the rows in some of the tabular spaces could assist... The form can be modified, but all of the current fields and datapoints must be captured and all must fit on one page. We'd tried enlarging to an 11X17 sheet of paper... but this also wasn't helpful. Eager for ideas from this creative bunch! Thanks, J - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Justin Romack | Assistant Director 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. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lissner.2 at osu.edu Sun Feb 5 11:50:53 2023 From: lissner.2 at osu.edu (Lissner, L. Scott) Date: Sun Feb 5 11:53:04 2023 Subject: [Athen] Fwd: Assistive Technology in the Senate In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: If you have not seen this article. I thought this article framed assistive technology & accommodations better than most - a little more emphasis on recovery rather than access to work but I think the right points come through: John Fetterman Is Using Assistive Technology in the Senate The 164-year-old Senate chamber was not designed for wires and screens. Senators aren?t even allowed to use their phones when they?re inside. But to accommodate freshman Senator John Fetterman the chamber just got a digital upgrade ... The new assistive technology installed in his workspaces requires some adjustment from colleagues in an institution known for its stagnancy. But in securing the devices that are helping him begin a new job during a very public recovery process, advocates say Fetterman is forging a path for people with disabilities and health challenges to make it in public office. The Senate's Sargent At Arms worked with the office of the Secretary of the Senate, the Senate Rules Committee, and Senate leadership to get Fetterman?s assistive technology in place, although doing so did not require any rules changes, since the SAA has the authority to provide Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations to Senators and staff who need them. Read the full article https://time.com/6251752/john-fetterman-stroke-recovery-assistive-technology/ Get Outlook for iOS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rspangler1 at udayton.edu Mon Feb 6 06:56:57 2023 From: rspangler1 at udayton.edu (Robert Spangler) Date: Mon Feb 6 06:57:14 2023 Subject: [Athen] Fwd: Assistive Technology in the Senate In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks for forwarding this but, unfortunately, it's behind a paywall. Robert On Sun, Feb 5, 2023 at 2:54 PM Lissner, L. Scott wrote: > If you have not seen this article. I thought this article framed assistive > technology & accommodations better than most - a little more emphasis on > recovery rather than access to work but I think the right points come > through: > > > John Fetterman Is Using Assistive Technology in the Senate > The > 164-year-old Senate chamber was not designed for wires and screens. > Senators aren?t even allowed to use their phones when they?re inside. But > to accommodate freshman Senator John Fetterman the chamber just got a > digital upgrade ... > > The new assistive technology installed in his workspaces requires some > adjustment from colleagues in an institution known for its stagnancy. But > in securing the devices that are helping him begin a new job during a very > public recovery process, advocates say Fetterman is forging a path for > people with disabilities and health challenges to make it in public office. > > The Senate's Sargent At Arms worked with the office of the Secretary of > the Senate, the Senate Rules Committee, and Senate leadership to get > Fetterman?s assistive technology in place, although doing so did not > require any rules changes, since the SAA has the authority to provide > Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations to Senators and staff > who need them. > > Read the full article > > > https://time.com/6251752/john-fetterman-stroke-recovery-assistive-technology/ > > Get Outlook for iOS > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist Office of Learning Resources Ryan C. 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URL: From enews at toptechtidbits.com Mon Feb 6 15:24:58 2023 From: enews at toptechtidbits.com (Top Tech Tidbits) Date: Mon Feb 6 15:25:02 2023 Subject: [Athen] Fwd: Assistive Technology in the Senate In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <004b01d93a82$3abd1510$b0373f30$@toptechtidbits.com> We have struggled with this same issue for a very long time in both the Top Tech Tidbits newsletter, and now the Access Information Newsletter as well. It is incredibly frustrating to be interested in an article that only asks for money when you click. I share this frustration. Both personally and professionally. We even share ways in our publications to ?work around it." But I am also a Publisher who has been tasked with delivering important and timely access and technology news to as many blind, vision impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, neurodivergent and/or disabled persons each week as possible. And sometimes, let?s be honest, most times, that information is behind a pay wall. So what should we do when we are unable to find that same information, for free, anywhere else? Should we simply not include the information? Even if it is incredibly important? Any feedback anyone might wish to provide on this topic would be incredibly informative for us, and I believe the access community as a whole. Thank you. :) Aaron Di Blasi, PMP Publisher (2020-Present) Top Tech Tidbits The Week's News in Adaptive Technology https://toptechtidbits.com ? Publisher (2022-Present) Access Information News The Week's News in Access Information https://accessinformationnews.com ? Sr. Project Management Professional (2006-Present) Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Innovative ideas. Solutions that perform. https://mvsltd.com ? Email: enews@toptechtidbits.com ? 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If you are not the designated addressee, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this e-mail and its attachments, if any, may be unlawful and may subject you to legal consequences. If you have received this e-mail and attachments in error, please delete the e-mail and its attachments from your computer. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Monday, February 6, 2023 9:57 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Fwd: Assistive Technology in the Senate Thanks for forwarding this but, unfortunately, it's behind a paywall. Robert On Sun, Feb 5, 2023 at 2:54 PM Lissner, L. Scott > wrote: If you have not seen this article. I thought this article framed assistive technology & accommodations better than most - a little more emphasis on recovery rather than access to work but I think the right points come through: John Fetterman Is Using Assistive Technology in the Senate The 164-year-old Senate chamber was not designed for wires and screens. Senators aren?t even allowed to use their phones when they?re inside. But to accommodate freshman Senator John Fetterman the chamber just got a digital upgrade ... The new assistive technology installed in his workspaces requires some adjustment from colleagues in an institution known for its stagnancy. But in securing the devices that are helping him begin a new job during a very public recovery process, advocates say Fetterman is forging a path for people with disabilities and health challenges to make it in public office. The Senate's Sargent At Arms worked with the office of the Secretary of the Senate, the Senate Rules Committee, and Senate leadership to get Fetterman?s assistive technology in place, although doing so did not require any rules changes, since the SAA has the authority to provide Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations to Senators and staff who need them. Read the full article https://time.com/6251752/john-fetterman-stroke-recovery-assistive-technology/ Get Outlook for iOS _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist Office of Learning Resources Ryan C. 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Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 26194 bytes Desc: not available URL: From danc at uw.edu Mon Feb 6 19:28:24 2023 From: danc at uw.edu (Dan Comden) Date: Mon Feb 6 19:28:45 2023 Subject: [Athen] Fwd: Assistive Technology in the Senate In-Reply-To: <004b01d93a82$3abd1510$b0373f30$@toptechtidbits.com> References: <004b01d93a82$3abd1510$b0373f30$@toptechtidbits.com> Message-ID: Those of us who have been around since before the web became ubiquitous came to assume that all news sources are free because they were for quite a while. Of course journalism that is worth reading costs money to pay writers and editors and all the infrastructure that supports their work. Newspapers weren't free before the web, and it's fascinating that we would assume they would be free into the future. We had a good few years of it actually being a no-cost experience for quite a lot of good online journalism. Now we either have to pay or put up with some of the worst advertising delivery that often literally obscures what we're trying to read. Sometimes it's both! Most of us on this list work in higher education and have access to the majority of online publishing through our library portals. Additionally, many public libraries provide similar access. Both are worth investigating to get access to online articles behind paywalls. Yes, it is extra work and sometimes that effort is definitely non-trivial. The accessibility of that experience may be another discussion entirely. I will say that getting to the online version of Time magazine through our library system at UW is neither intuitive or simple. But it *is* possible. There are also a variety of tools to try and evade paywalls but I'm seeing that they are increasingly less effective. Or perhaps I'm just getting too lazy to jump through the hoops. I have a side theory as some of this paywall stuff being the reason there has been such an explosion of disinformation but that's also another conversation :) -*- Dan On Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 3:25 PM Top Tech Tidbits wrote: > We have struggled with this same issue for a very long time in both the > Top Tech Tidbits newsletter, and now the Access Information Newsletter as > well. It is incredibly frustrating to be interested in an article that only > asks for money when you click. I share this frustration. Both personally > and professionally. We even share ways in our publications to ?work around > it." But I am also a Publisher who has been tasked with delivering > important and timely access and technology news to as many blind, vision > impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, neurodivergent and/or disabled > persons each week as possible. And sometimes, let?s be honest, most times, > that information is behind a pay wall. So what should we do when we are > unable to find that same information, for free, anywhere else? Should we > simply not include the information? Even if it is incredibly important? Any > feedback anyone might wish to provide on this topic would be incredibly > informative for us, and I believe the access community as a whole. Thank > you. :) > > > > *Aaron Di Blasi, PMP* > > > > Publisher (2020-Present) > > *Top Tech Tidbits* > > The Week's News in Adaptive Technology > > https://toptechtidbits.com > > ? > > > > Publisher (2022-Present) > > *Access Information News * > > The Week's News in Access Information > > https://accessinformationnews.com > > ? > > > > Sr. Project Management Professional (2006-Present) > > *Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. * > > Innovative ideas. 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If you have received this e-mail and attachments in > error, please delete the e-mail and its attachments from your computer. > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Robert Spangler > *Sent:* Monday, February 6, 2023 9:57 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Fwd: Assistive Technology in the Senate > > > > Thanks for forwarding this but, unfortunately, it's behind a paywall. > > > > Robert > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 5, 2023 at 2:54 PM Lissner, L. Scott > wrote: > > If you have not seen this article. I thought this article framed assistive > technology & accommodations better than most - a little more emphasis on > recovery rather than access to work but I think the right points come > through: > > > > > John Fetterman Is Using Assistive Technology in the Senate > > > The 164-year-old Senate chamber was not designed for wires and screens. > Senators aren?t even allowed to use their phones when they?re inside. But > to accommodate freshman Senator John Fetterman the chamber just got a > digital upgrade ... > > > > The new assistive technology installed in his workspaces requires some > adjustment from colleagues in an institution known for its stagnancy. But > in securing the devices that are helping him begin a new job during a very > public recovery process, advocates say Fetterman is forging a path for > people with disabilities and health challenges to make it in public office. > > > > The Senate's Sargent At Arms worked with the office of the Secretary of > the Senate, the Senate Rules Committee, and Senate leadership to get > Fetterman?s assistive technology in place, although doing so did not > require any rules changes, since the SAA has the authority to provide > Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations to Senators and staff > who need them. > > > > Read the full article > > > > https://time.com/6251752/john-fetterman-stroke-recovery-assistive-technology/ > > > > > Get Outlook for iOS > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > > > -- > > Robert Spangler > > Disability Services Technical Support Specialist > > Office of Learning Resources > > Ryan C. 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Many people said to me when I volunteered to be the Publisher for Top Tech Tidbits that the only way to save the publication was to start charging subscribers. Something I knew would never work. So the only other option was advertising. But we also knew and understood first hand why the access community distrusted advertisements. They often prevented them from accessing content. So we wanted to implement them in such a way that readers would actually benefit from the information provided by those advertisers. Hence the sponsorship model that now allows both Tidbits and its new sister publication, to exist. People don?t inherently like to pay for information. I know I don?t. But I will. And I do. Happily. When I find the information valuable and I can?t get it anywhere else. Examples for me are Wired, MIT Technology Review, Medium, The Washington Post and Time Magazine. I hold subscriptions with each of these publications because I want that trusted information when it is released, and I know first hand the kind of work that it takes to provide that service at a high level. But as to the question of whether or not we should include links to articles within our publications that lead to pay wall sites (which we sometimes do, though only when we cannot find that information anywhere else, and we believe it is crucial to the access community) I am always reminded of a single piece of feedback given to me by a reader back when we first took over the distribution of Tidbits. The reader asked me, quite simply, if it was my choice to make. I didn?t really understand the depth of their question at first. But what they were asking was this. Was it my choice, as the Publisher of a not-for-profit magazine dedicated to non-biased access information to deliberatly withhold important information? For any reason? I decided the answer was no. I?m sorry that some publications charge for their information. Even though I understand why they do. But I will not limit access to that information even further by withholding it from readers. So we ultimately decided to let readers make their own decisions about what information was important enough to pay for, and what information was not. :) Aaron Di Blasi, PMP Publisher (2020-Present) Top Tech Tidbits The Week's News in Adaptive Technology https://toptechtidbits.com ? Publisher (2022-Present) Access Information News The Week's News in Access Information https://accessinformationnews.com ? Sr. Project Management Professional (2006-Present) Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Innovative ideas. Solutions that perform. https://mvsltd.com ? Email: enews@toptechtidbits.com ? Subscribe (Free): https://toptechtidbits.com/subscribe Subscribe (Premium): https://toptechtidbits.com/premium Donate: https://toptechtidbits.com/donate Sponsor: https://toptechtidbits.com/sponsor Facebook: https://toptechtidbits.com/facebook Twitter: https://toptechtidbits.com/twitter LinkedIn: https://toptechtidbits.com/linkedin YouTube: https://toptechtidbits.com/youtube RSS Feed: https://toptechtidbits.com/rss Archive Search: https://toptechtidbits.com/search A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication: https://mvsltd.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and attachments, if any, may contain confidential information, which is privileged and protected from disclosure by Federal and State confidentiality laws, rules, and regulations. This e-mail and attachments, if any, are intended for the designated addressee only. If you are not the designated addressee, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this e-mail and its attachments, if any, may be unlawful and may subject you to legal consequences. If you have received this e-mail and attachments in error, please delete the e-mail and its attachments from your computer. From: Dan Comden Sent: Monday, February 6, 2023 10:28 PM To: enews@toptechtidbits.com; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Fwd: Assistive Technology in the Senate Those of us who have been around since before the web became ubiquitous came to assume that all news sources are free because they were for quite a while. Of course journalism that is worth reading costs money to pay writers and editors and all the infrastructure that supports their work. Newspapers weren't free before the web, and it's fascinating that we would assume they would be free into the future. We had a good few years of it actually being a no-cost experience for quite a lot of good online journalism. Now we either have to pay or put up with some of the worst advertising delivery that often literally obscures what we're trying to read. Sometimes it's both! Most of us on this list work in higher education and have access to the majority of online publishing through our library portals. Additionally, many public libraries provide similar access. Both are worth investigating to get access to online articles behind paywalls. Yes, it is extra work and sometimes that effort is definitely non-trivial. The accessibility of that experience may be another discussion entirely. I will say that getting to the online version of Time magazine through our library system at UW is neither intuitive or simple. But it *is* possible. There are also a variety of tools to try and evade paywalls but I'm seeing that they are increasingly less effective. Or perhaps I'm just getting too lazy to jump through the hoops. I have a side theory as some of this paywall stuff being the reason there has been such an explosion of disinformation but that's also another conversation :) -*- Dan On Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 3:25 PM Top Tech Tidbits > wrote: We have struggled with this same issue for a very long time in both the Top Tech Tidbits newsletter, and now the Access Information Newsletter as well. It is incredibly frustrating to be interested in an article that only asks for money when you click. I share this frustration. Both personally and professionally. We even share ways in our publications to ?work around it." But I am also a Publisher who has been tasked with delivering important and timely access and technology news to as many blind, vision impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, neurodivergent and/or disabled persons each week as possible. And sometimes, let?s be honest, most times, that information is behind a pay wall. So what should we do when we are unable to find that same information, for free, anywhere else? Should we simply not include the information? Even if it is incredibly important? Any feedback anyone might wish to provide on this topic would be incredibly informative for us, and I believe the access community as a whole. Thank you. :) Aaron Di Blasi, PMP Publisher (2020-Present) Top Tech Tidbits The Week's News in Adaptive Technology https://toptechtidbits.com ? Publisher (2022-Present) Access Information News The Week's News in Access Information https://accessinformationnews.com ? Sr. Project Management Professional (2006-Present) Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Innovative ideas. Solutions that perform. https://mvsltd.com ? Email: enews@toptechtidbits.com ? Subscribe (Free): https://toptechtidbits.com/subscribe Subscribe (Premium): https://toptechtidbits.com/premium Donate: https://toptechtidbits.com/donate Sponsor: https://toptechtidbits.com/sponsor Facebook: https://toptechtidbits.com/facebook Twitter: https://toptechtidbits.com/twitter LinkedIn: https://toptechtidbits.com/linkedin YouTube: https://toptechtidbits.com/youtube RSS Feed: https://toptechtidbits.com/rss Archive Search: https://toptechtidbits.com/search A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication: https://mvsltd.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and attachments, if any, may contain confidential information, which is privileged and protected from disclosure by Federal and State confidentiality laws, rules, and regulations. This e-mail and attachments, if any, are intended for the designated addressee only. If you are not the designated addressee, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this e-mail and its attachments, if any, may be unlawful and may subject you to legal consequences. If you have received this e-mail and attachments in error, please delete the e-mail and its attachments from your computer. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Monday, February 6, 2023 9:57 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Fwd: Assistive Technology in the Senate Thanks for forwarding this but, unfortunately, it's behind a paywall. Robert On Sun, Feb 5, 2023 at 2:54 PM Lissner, L. Scott > wrote: If you have not seen this article. I thought this article framed assistive technology & accommodations better than most - a little more emphasis on recovery rather than access to work but I think the right points come through: John Fetterman Is Using Assistive Technology in the Senate The 164-year-old Senate chamber was not designed for wires and screens. Senators aren?t even allowed to use their phones when they?re inside. But to accommodate freshman Senator John Fetterman the chamber just got a digital upgrade ... The new assistive technology installed in his workspaces requires some adjustment from colleagues in an institution known for its stagnancy. But in securing the devices that are helping him begin a new job during a very public recovery process, advocates say Fetterman is forging a path for people with disabilities and health challenges to make it in public office. The Senate's Sargent At Arms worked with the office of the Secretary of the Senate, the Senate Rules Committee, and Senate leadership to get Fetterman?s assistive technology in place, although doing so did not require any rules changes, since the SAA has the authority to provide Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations to Senators and staff who need them. Read the full article https://time.com/6251752/john-fetterman-stroke-recovery-assistive-technology/ Get Outlook for iOS _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist Office of Learning Resources Ryan C. 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Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 26194 bytes Desc: not available URL: From M.Deeprose at soton.ac.uk Tue Feb 7 05:12:46 2023 From: M.Deeprose at soton.ac.uk (Matthew Deeprose) Date: Tue Feb 7 05:12:51 2023 Subject: [Athen] =?windows-1252?q?International_Ally_User_Group_=96_23_Feb?= =?windows-1252?q?ruary_2023?= Message-ID: [With apologies for cross-posting] The International Blackboard / Anthology Ally User Group continues to focus on community priorities in its next meeting on Thursday 23 February 2023 07:00 PT / 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT / 16:00 CET / 19:00 GST: - Visualising your Institutional Ally Data with Looker (formerly Google) Data Studio - Tom Foster SFHEA, Digital Learning Adviser, University of Sheffield. - Ask me anything about elearning authoring tools and accessibility! With Susi Miller, eLaHub. Session synopses Visualising your Institutional Ally Data with Looker (formerly Google) Data Studio - Tom Foster SFHEA, Digital Learning Adviser, University of Sheffield. The use of Ally data is a frequently requested topic at user group meetings. How do we get accessibility data into the hands of stakeholders? What can they do with this data? In this session, Tom Foster, Digital Learning Adviser at the University of Sheffield, will share how they are providing a customised Ally data portal using a freely available tool. This tool helps colleagues to gain richer insights into the accessibility of Blackboard courses at a departmental level. Ask me anything about elearning authoring tools and accessibility! With Susi Miller, eLaHub. Anthology Ally doesn?t check the accessibility of SCORM-based elearning content, yet we often use this mode of delivery for important staff and student training activities, such as cyber security, diversity and health and safety. How can teams who procure or produce elearning content ensure that it is both accessible and inclusive? When we use tools like Lectora, Storyline, Rise and Xerte how can we meet and surpass the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines? Join our first ?Ask me anything? in the Ally User Group and ask Susi Miller, industry leading expert on accessible learning design, your questions about elearning authoring tools and accessibility! Find out more Find sign up details on the Ally Community site: https://usergroup.ally.ac/content/perma?id=56994 From derrickf at vt.edu Tue Feb 7 05:16:39 2023 From: derrickf at vt.edu (Fowles, Derrick) Date: Tue Feb 7 05:16:46 2023 Subject: [Athen] Book Request Message-ID: Good morning everyone and nice to meet you. I was looking for this book and cannot find it anywhere. Does any have a copy of People, States & Fear: International Studies in the Cold War Era" by Barry Buzan University of Warwick ISBN 978-1785522444? Please let me know. Thank you Derrick Fowles Accessible Materials Coordinator Services for Students with Disabilities Virginia Tech 430 Old Turner St. Suite 310 Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone: 540-231-3788 Fax: 540-231-3232 Website: ssd.vt.edu Email: derrickf@vt.edu Consistency Harmony Responsibiity Arranger Relator -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Tue Feb 7 06:49:12 2023 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Tue Feb 7 06:49:19 2023 Subject: [Athen] Book Request In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ECPR Press is an imprint of Rowman. You can request files from Rowman by contacting rtwombly@rowman.com. How do I know? I put the ISBN in Amazon so I could see who the publisher was, looked them up on publisherlookup.org, but they weren't listed, so I googled, and one of the first hits told me it was an imprint of Rowman. You should be able to get the file by emailing the above. Amazon and then publisherlookup usually answer all my questions about where to look for a contact or where to get files. I hope you have these two resources in your arsenal of alt format tools! Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D93AC8.9D1353A0] 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 Fowles, Derrick Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 6:17 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Book Request Good morning everyone and nice to meet you. I was looking for this book and cannot find it anywhere. Does any have a copy of People, States & Fear: International Studies in the Cold War Era" by Barry Buzan University of Warwick ISBN 978-1785522444? Please let me know. Thank you Derrick Fowles Accessible Materials Coordinator Services for Students with Disabilities Virginia Tech 430 Old Turner St. Suite 310 Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone: 540-231-3788 Fax: 540-231-3232 Website: ssd.vt.edu Email: derrickf@vt.edu Consistency Harmony Responsibiity Arranger Relator -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Tue Feb 7 07:02:18 2023 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Tue Feb 7 07:02:26 2023 Subject: [Athen] Fwd: Assistive Technology in the Senate In-Reply-To: <004b01d93a82$3abd1510$b0373f30$@toptechtidbits.com> References: <004b01d93a82$3abd1510$b0373f30$@toptechtidbits.com> Message-ID: I gladly pay for several news subscriptions, as I would have for a delivered newspaper back in the day. Yes, it is frustrating to run into this, but are we not members of a university/college with a ? library? You can probably read this article either in hard copy or electronically through your campus library (I know I can) or even your local library. I don?t happen to have a subscription to the NYTimes (I opt for the WashPo instead) but sometimes these stories end up going across platforms, and you will be able to read a similar story at a newspaper that you do subscribe to within a few days, especially if this particular story gets picked up by AP News (which it very well might). But I am not opposed to paying for news from sources I want to see on a regular basis. It costs money to produce news. Reporters, researchers and editors should be paid for their work. There are offices to maintain with utilities and office supplies and maintenance and cleaning. There are travel expenses to be paid out as well. My $10 a month to an online newspaper is really a bargain. And I agree with Aaron, we should share these articles when we come across them, as they ARE newsworthy and some of us will have access to read them. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image002.png@01D93ACA.7EF54BB0] 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 Top Tech Tidbits Sent: Monday, February 6, 2023 4:25 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Fwd: Assistive Technology in the Senate We have struggled with this same issue for a very long time in both the Top Tech Tidbits newsletter, and now the Access Information Newsletter as well. It is incredibly frustrating to be interested in an article that only asks for money when you click. I share this frustration. Both personally and professionally. We even share ways in our publications to ?work around it." But I am also a Publisher who has been tasked with delivering important and timely access and technology news to as many blind, vision impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, neurodivergent and/or disabled persons each week as possible. And sometimes, let?s be honest, most times, that information is behind a pay wall. So what should we do when we are unable to find that same information, for free, anywhere else? Should we simply not include the information? Even if it is incredibly important? Any feedback anyone might wish to provide on this topic would be incredibly informative for us, and I believe the access community as a whole. Thank you. :) Aaron Di Blasi, PMP Publisher (2020-Present) Top Tech Tidbits The Week's News in Adaptive Technology https://toptechtidbits.com ? 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Publication: https://mvsltd.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and attachments, if any, may contain confidential information, which is privileged and protected from disclosure by Federal and State confidentiality laws, rules, and regulations. This e-mail and attachments, if any, are intended for the designated addressee only. If you are not the designated addressee, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this e-mail and its attachments, if any, may be unlawful and may subject you to legal consequences. If you have received this e-mail and attachments in error, please delete the e-mail and its attachments from your computer. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Monday, February 6, 2023 9:57 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Fwd: Assistive Technology in the Senate Thanks for forwarding this but, unfortunately, it's behind a paywall. Robert On Sun, Feb 5, 2023 at 2:54 PM Lissner, L. Scott > wrote: If you have not seen this article. I thought this article framed assistive technology & accommodations better than most - a little more emphasis on recovery rather than access to work but I think the right points come through: John Fetterman Is Using Assistive Technology in the Senate The 164-year-old Senate chamber was not designed for wires and screens. Senators aren?t even allowed to use their phones when they?re inside. But to accommodate freshman Senator John Fetterman the chamber just got a digital upgrade ... The new assistive technology installed in his workspaces requires some adjustment from colleagues in an institution known for its stagnancy. But in securing the devices that are helping him begin a new job during a very public recovery process, advocates say Fetterman is forging a path for people with disabilities and health challenges to make it in public office. The Senate's Sargent At Arms worked with the office of the Secretary of the Senate, the Senate Rules Committee, and Senate leadership to get Fetterman?s assistive technology in place, although doing so did not require any rules changes, since the SAA has the authority to provide Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations to Senators and staff who need them. Read the full article https://time.com/6251752/john-fetterman-stroke-recovery-assistive-technology/ Get Outlook for iOS _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist Office of Learning Resources Ryan C. 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I put the ISBN in Amazon so I could see who the publisher was, looked them up on publisherlookup.org, but they weren't listed, so I googled, and one of the first hits told me it was an imprint of Rowman. You should be able to get the file by emailing the above. Amazon and then publisherlookup usually answer all my questions about where to look for a contact or where to get files. I hope you have these two resources in your arsenal of alt format tools! Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D93ADE.8A3944E0] 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 Fowles, Derrick Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 6:17 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Book Request Good morning everyone and nice to meet you. I was looking for this book and cannot find it anywhere. Does any have a copy of People, States & Fear: International Studies in the Cold War Era" by Barry Buzan University of Warwick ISBN 978-1785522444? Please let me know. Thank you Derrick Fowles Accessible Materials Coordinator Services for Students with Disabilities Virginia Tech 430 Old Turner St. Suite 310 Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone: 540-231-3788 Fax: 540-231-3232 Website: ssd.vt.edu Email: derrickf@vt.edu Consistency Harmony Responsibiity Arranger Relator -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Olsson (she/her/hers) Policy Associate ? Accessible IT Coordinator Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges ?Email: molsson@sbctc.edu ? Phone: 360-704-3922 The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect. Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web [cid:f425ae6c-150e-4670-be56-cf26ba68230f] Book time to meet with me ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Romack, Justin Sent: Friday, February 3, 2023 11:41 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Visual processing and difficulty completing clinical forms Howdy ATHEN friends! One of our accommodations staff members is working with a student diagnosed with visual processing difficulties who is in a clinical setting for a veterinary medicine program. The student is struggling with the cluttered nature of the attached forms (noting space and contrast as issues) and is also struggling with tracking and processing as they complete some of the graphing / data plotting on the form. Relevant context: I?m totally blind and struggling to conceptualize this form based on how it?s been described. It overwhelms me to be honest, so I completely empathize with the student. What suggestions would you have in supporting the student?s difficulty with processing / tracking as they add data to the table fields? Based on my understanding of the barrier and the form?s current presentation, possibly adding alternating contrasting colors for the rows in some of the tabular spaces could assist? The form can be modified, but all of the current fields and datapoints must be captured and all must fit on one page. We?d tried enlarging to an 11X17 sheet of paper? but this also wasn?t helpful. Eager for ideas from this creative bunch! 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I am hearing of some significant access issues. Has anyone here run across this on your campus? Has anyone tried to work with Salesforce to address the issues? Any idea on their Vpat? Thanks Respectfully, *Emily Singer Lucio She/Her/Hers* ADA/504 Coordinator University of Maryland, College Park Office of Diversity & Inclusion 3123 Susquehanna Hall 4200 Leigh Road College Park MD 20742 Tel:301 405-2841 | Fax:301 314-9992 Email: eslucio@umd.edu Website: accessibility.umd.edu ?Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn?t mean he lacks vision.? ? Stevie Wonder Source: WeCapable -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dhayman at olympic.edu Thu Feb 9 08:04:07 2023 From: dhayman at olympic.edu (Hayman, Douglass) Date: Thu Feb 9 08:06:34 2023 Subject: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - Salesforce In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Emily, I took in a good accessibility module in LinkedIn Learning taught by Derek Featherstone. On following him online after that I believe that his company got acquired by Level Access where he then worked for a bit. He has since gone on to work for Salesforce as the VP of Accessibility and Inclusive Design per his linkedin.com profile. Try reaching out to him as he knows the world of accessibility. Doug Hayman IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Olympic College dhayman@olympic.edu (360) 475-7632 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Emily Singer Lucio Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2023 6:03 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXTERNAL] - [Athen] Salesforce CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Hi all. Our campus is considering using Salesforce. I am hearing of some significant access issues. Has anyone here run across this on your campus? Has anyone tried to work with Salesforce to address the issues? Any idea on their Vpat? Thanks Respectfully, Emily Singer Lucio She/Her/Hers ADA/504 Coordinator University of Maryland, College Park Office of Diversity & Inclusion 3123 Susquehanna Hall 4200 Leigh Road College Park MD 20742 Tel:301 405-2841 | Fax:301 314-9992 Email: eslucio@umd.edu Website: accessibility.umd.edu "Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision." - Stevie Wonder Source: WeCapable -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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He > has since gone on to work for Salesforce as the VP of Accessibility and > Inclusive Design per his linkedin.com profile. Try reaching out to him > as he knows the world of accessibility. > > > > Doug Hayman > > IT Accessibility Coordinator > > Information Technology > > Olympic College > > dhayman@olympic.edu > > (360) 475-7632 > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Emily Singer Lucio > *Sent:* Thursday, February 9, 2023 6:03 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] - [Athen] Salesforce > > > > CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware > of phishing and social engineering! > > > > Hi all. > > > > Our campus is considering using Salesforce. I am hearing of some > significant access issues. Has anyone here run across this on your > campus? Has anyone tried to work with Salesforce to address the issues? > Any idea on their Vpat? > > > > Thanks > > > Respectfully, > > > > *Emily Singer Lucio She/Her/Hers* > > ADA/504 Coordinator > > University of Maryland, College Park > > Office of Diversity & Inclusion > > 3123 Susquehanna Hall > > 4200 Leigh Road > > College Park MD 20742 > > Tel:301 405-2841 | Fax:301 314-9992 > > Email: eslucio@umd.edu > > Website: accessibility.umd.edu > > > > > ?Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn?t mean he lacks > vision.? ? Stevie Wonder > > Source: WeCapable > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pprobst at elgin.edu Thu Feb 9 12:31:38 2023 From: pprobst at elgin.edu (Probst, Pietrina R.) Date: Thu Feb 9 12:31:42 2023 Subject: [Athen] Job opening for an Instructional Technology/Accessibility Coordinator Message-ID: Hi, The Elgin Community College's Instructional Improvement and Distance Learning department has an opening for a full-time Instructional Technology/Accessibility Coordinator. The Instructional Technology/Accessibility Coordinator is responsible for providing technical training and user support for faculty, staff, and students regarding accessibility in compliance with all applicable laws, including Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, and faculty support in instructional technology/design. This position collaborates with faculty, instructional designers, and technology administrators in the process of designing, delivering, and improving instruction giving special attention to compliance with accessibility and universal design principles. This position will utilize technologies to remediate the accessibility issues within digital materials, including but not limited to Microsoft Office products, Google Suite products, videos, and other multimedia, and will coordinate efforts to remediate accessibility issues related to instruction. To apply, visit the Elgin Community College webpage for job openings. Thank you so much! Pietrina Probst Director of ADA, Student Access & Disability Services Elgin Community College, Office B125 1700 Spartan Dr. Elgin, IL 60123-7193 Phone: 847-214-7417 Fax: 847-608-5479 Email: pprobst@elgin.edu New students: apply for free. Current students: register today. [Elgin Community College was named one of the top 25 community colleges in the nation. Elgin Community College received the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence by the Aspen Institute and is a Semifinalist for 2023. Elgin Community College logo of Bright Choice. 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David From: athen-list On Behalf Of Emily Singer Lucio Sent: Friday, 10 February 2023 2:21 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - Salesforce Thanks Respectfully, Emily Singer Lucio She/Her/Hers ADA/504 Coordinator University of Maryland, College Park Office of Diversity & Inclusion 3123 Susquehanna Hall 4200 Leigh Road College Park MD 20742 Tel:301 405-2841 | Fax:301 314-9992 Email: eslucio@umd.edu Website: accessibility.umd.edu ?Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn?t mean he lacks vision.? ? Stevie Wonder Source: WeCapable On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 11:07 AM Hayman, Douglass > wrote: Emily, I took in a good accessibility module in LinkedIn Learning taught by Derek Featherstone. On following him online after that I believe that his company got acquired by Level Access where he then worked for a bit. He has since gone on to work for Salesforce as the VP of Accessibility and Inclusive Design per his linkedin.com profile. Try reaching out to him as he knows the world of accessibility. Doug Hayman IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Olympic College dhayman@olympic.edu (360) 475-7632 From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Emily Singer Lucio Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2023 6:03 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [EXTERNAL] - [Athen] Salesforce CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Hi all. Our campus is considering using Salesforce. I am hearing of some significant access issues. Has anyone here run across this on your campus? Has anyone tried to work with Salesforce to address the issues? Any idea on their Vpat? Thanks Respectfully, Emily Singer Lucio She/Her/Hers ADA/504 Coordinator University of Maryland, College Park Office of Diversity & Inclusion 3123 Susquehanna Hall 4200 Leigh Road College Park MD 20742 Tel:301 405-2841 | Fax:301 314-9992 Email: eslucio@umd.edu Website: accessibility.umd.edu ?Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn?t mean he lacks vision.? ? Stevie Wonder Source: WeCapable _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list Disclaimer This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. It may contain information that is confidential, proprietary or the subject of legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient you must delete this email and may not use any information contained in it. Legal privilege is not waived because you have read this email. 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URL: From eslucio at umd.edu Fri Feb 10 04:23:20 2023 From: eslucio at umd.edu (Emily Singer Lucio) Date: Fri Feb 10 04:23:35 2023 Subject: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - Salesforce In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thank you On Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 6:49 PM David Swayn wrote: > Dear Emily > > > > In addition, one of my colleagues has shared with me the following: Salesforce > Known Issues > > > Hopefully helpful. > > > David > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Emily Singer Lucio > *Sent:* Friday, 10 February 2023 2:21 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] [EXTERNAL] - Salesforce > > > > Thanks > > > Respectfully, > > > > *Emily Singer Lucio She/Her/Hers* > > ADA/504 Coordinator > > University of Maryland, College Park > > Office of Diversity & Inclusion > > 3123 Susquehanna Hall > > 4200 Leigh Road > > College Park MD 20742 > > Tel:301 <301> 405-2841 | Fax:301 314-9992 > > Email: eslucio@umd.edu > > Website: accessibility.umd.edu > > > > ?Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn?t mean he lacks > vision.? ? Stevie Wonder > > Source: WeCapable > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 11:07 AM Hayman, Douglass > wrote: > > Emily, > > > > I took in a good accessibility module in LinkedIn Learning taught by Derek > Featherstone. On following him online after that I believe that his > company got acquired by Level Access where he then worked for a bit. He > has since gone on to work for Salesforce as the VP of Accessibility and > Inclusive Design per his linkedin.com profile. Try reaching out to him > as he knows the world of accessibility. > > > > Doug Hayman > > IT Accessibility Coordinator > > Information Technology > > Olympic College > > dhayman@olympic.edu > > (360) 475-7632 > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Emily Singer Lucio > *Sent:* Thursday, February 9, 2023 6:03 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] - [Athen] Salesforce > > > > CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware > of phishing and social engineering! > > > > Hi all. > > > > Our campus is considering using Salesforce. I am hearing of some > significant access issues. Has anyone here run across this on your > campus? Has anyone tried to work with Salesforce to address the issues? > Any idea on their Vpat? > > > > Thanks > > > Respectfully, > > > > *Emily Singer Lucio She/Her/Hers* > > ADA/504 Coordinator > > University of Maryland, College Park > > Office of Diversity & Inclusion > > 3123 Susquehanna Hall > > 4200 Leigh Road > > College Park MD 20742 > > Tel:301 <301> 405-2841 | Fax:301 314-9992 > > Email: eslucio@umd.edu > > Website: accessibility.umd.edu > > > > > ?Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn?t mean he lacks > vision.? ? 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I'm wanting an embosser that will handle various sizes of paper, provides good quality braille, and will do graphics. Suggestions please? Thanks. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Mon Feb 13 06:37:19 2023 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Mon Feb 13 06:37:25 2023 Subject: [Athen] braille embosser In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I forgot to say it must do interpoint as well. 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 Robert Beach Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 8:28 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] braille embosser Hello all, My dean just dropped a bomb on me. He wants me to go forward with replacing our Juliet Pro embosser, which is good. However, he needs to information to put in the new budget by end of day today, which is not good. I'm wanting an embosser that will handle various sizes of paper, provides good quality braille, and will do graphics. Suggestions please? Thanks. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Mon Feb 13 06:54:35 2023 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Mon Feb 13 06:54:41 2023 Subject: [Athen] braille embosser In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: They have a new Juliet, the 120, that replaced the terrible Trident they came out with. That one is about $5000. They are sold by Humanware, here's a link to it: https://store.humanware.com/hus/juliet-double-sided-braille-embosser.html I'm still using my Juliet Pro 60 and after the awful experience I had with the Trident, I'm not willing to give up my Juliet. She still works! Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D93F80.695CBF30] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 7:37 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] braille embosser I forgot to say it must do interpoint as well. 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 Robert Beach Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 8:28 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: [Athen] braille embosser Hello all, My dean just dropped a bomb on me. He wants me to go forward with replacing our Juliet Pro embosser, which is good. However, he needs to information to put in the new budget by end of day today, which is not good. I'm wanting an embosser that will handle various sizes of paper, provides good quality braille, and will do graphics. Suggestions please? Thanks. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Mon Feb 13 07:06:31 2023 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Mon Feb 13 07:06:38 2023 Subject: [Athen] [EXT]Re: braille embosser In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I did hear a lot of bad press on the Trident. I have the Juliet Pro, around 20 years old now. It still works but is starting to have a couple of issues. I've also heard that the new Juliets are not any thing like the old work horses. Have you worked with the Index Basics? I tested an Index Everest back in the mid 90's and was not impressed with it. One of my colleagues at another institution is using the Index Basic DV5 and seems to be very happy with it. Thanks. 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 Susan Kelmer Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 8:55 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT]Re: [Athen] braille embosser 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. They have a new Juliet, the 120, that replaced the terrible Trident they came out with. That one is about $5000. They are sold by Humanware, here's a link to it: https://store.humanware.com/hus/juliet-double-sided-braille-embosser.html I'm still using my Juliet Pro 60 and after the awful experience I had with the Trident, I'm not willing to give up my Juliet. She still works! Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D93F8A.75E85F20] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 7:37 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] braille embosser I forgot to say it must do interpoint as well. 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 Robert Beach Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 8:28 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: [Athen] braille embosser Hello all, My dean just dropped a bomb on me. He wants me to go forward with replacing our Juliet Pro embosser, which is good. However, he needs to information to put in the new budget by end of day today, which is not good. I'm wanting an embosser that will handle various sizes of paper, provides good quality braille, and will do graphics. Suggestions please? Thanks. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Mon Feb 13 07:09:29 2023 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Mon Feb 13 07:09:34 2023 Subject: [Athen] [EXT]Re: braille embosser In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I haven't, unfortunately. My Juliet has been repaired a few times in 20 years (maybe 3?) but she is still the best Brailler, in my opinion. I don't have an opinion on the current one, and visually, it doesn't look like the workhorse our 60's are. -Susan From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 8:07 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT]Re: braille embosser I did hear a lot of bad press on the Trident. I have the Juliet Pro, around 20 years old now. It still works but is starting to have a couple of issues. I've also heard that the new Juliets are not any thing like the old work horses. Have you worked with the Index Basics? I tested an Index Everest back in the mid 90's and was not impressed with it. One of my colleagues at another institution is using the Index Basic DV5 and seems to be very happy with it. Thanks. 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 Susan Kelmer Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 8:55 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [EXT]Re: [Athen] braille embosser 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. They have a new Juliet, the 120, that replaced the terrible Trident they came out with. That one is about $5000. They are sold by Humanware, here's a link to it: https://store.humanware.com/hus/juliet-double-sided-braille-embosser.html I'm still using my Juliet Pro 60 and after the awful experience I had with the Trident, I'm not willing to give up my Juliet. She still works! Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D93F82.7DEFB4A0] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 7:37 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] braille embosser I forgot to say it must do interpoint as well. 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 Robert Beach Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 8:28 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: [Athen] braille embosser Hello all, My dean just dropped a bomb on me. He wants me to go forward with replacing our Juliet Pro embosser, which is good. However, he needs to information to put in the new budget by end of day today, which is not good. I'm wanting an embosser that will handle various sizes of paper, provides good quality braille, and will do graphics. Suggestions please? Thanks. 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 -------------- 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 john.gardner at viewplus.com Mon Feb 13 07:32:36 2023 From: john.gardner at viewplus.com (John Gardner) Date: Mon Feb 13 07:32:42 2023 Subject: [Athen] braille embosser In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Robert, of course I am not a neutral observer, but any observer can tell you that ViewPlus embossers are the only ones that can do graphics. Depending of course on how you define graphics, but the difference between an embosser with a true printer driver that embosses high resolution, multiple-dot-height dots and one that does not is, well, stark. If you wanted to do mostly graphics I would recommend the new ViewPlus Rogue, but if you want mostly to do standard size braille, please consider the ViewPlus Delta if you want unrestricted paper sizes, the Columbia if you need the long printing jobs that only a tractor embosser will do. John From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Beach Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 6:28 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] braille embosser Hello all, My dean just dropped a bomb on me. He wants me to go forward with replacing our Juliet Pro embosser, which is good. However, he needs to information to put in the new budget by end of day today, which is not good. I'm wanting an embosser that will handle various sizes of paper, provides good quality braille, and will do graphics. Suggestions please? Thanks. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danc at uw.edu Mon Feb 13 10:22:57 2023 From: danc at uw.edu (Dan Comden) Date: Mon Feb 13 10:23:13 2023 Subject: [Athen] braille embosser In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I don't believe there is yet a good embosser that does both excellent interpoint braille text as well as decent graphics. We still have an old Juliet Pro 60 that is loved nearly as much as Susan loves hers. It serves as a backup to our Juliet 120 that's been mostly reliable but not nearly the build quality of the old one. For graphics we use a Tiger from ViewPlus. We don't use any of the swell paper options for graphics due to the poor quality braille they create. I think if you need both text and graphics and you're doing production in-house at a large university with regular cycles of braille users, that two output devices are needed. Your dean didn't give you adequate time -- a day is not enough time to source the information needed for such an important purchase. But they should be happy with some ballpark costs hopefully! -*- Dan On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 6:28 AM Robert Beach wrote: > Hello all, > > > > My dean just dropped a bomb on me. He wants me to go forward with > replacing our Juliet Pro embosser, which is good. However, he needs to > information to put in the new budget by end of day today, which is not good. > > > > I?m wanting an embosser that will handle various sizes of paper, provides > good quality braille, and will do graphics. Suggestions please? > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > *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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ecmatson at uidaho.edu Tue Feb 14 08:20:42 2023 From: ecmatson at uidaho.edu (Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu)) Date: Tue Feb 14 08:20:52 2023 Subject: [Athen] Printer for Printing on puff paper? Message-ID: Hey all, Needing to get a printer to print on PIAF (puff) paper. Not the heat lamp, but physically getting ink on the paper. Does it matter if I use inkjet or laserjet? Having a hard time finding anything online that says one way or the other. One article I found said inkjet works better, but the alt-print specialist at the local high school said she's found it doesn't really matter. Figured I'd check with all of you to see what you think. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistive Technology Specialist Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Pronouns: He / Him / His This communication may contain privileged, non-public or other confidential information. If you have received it in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Tue Feb 14 08:22:10 2023 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype@gmail.com) Date: Tue Feb 14 08:22:26 2023 Subject: [Athen] Independence Science Newsletter Fourth Quarter 2022 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This might be of interest to many on the list. Consider subscribing. Independence Science is now offering PDF remediation for STEM subjects. The link is in the email below received from Linda Petty from the NOAT listserv. Wink Harner ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Linda Petty Date: Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 4:44 AM Subject: [N.O.A.T.] Fwd: Independence Science Newsletter Fourth Quarter 2022 To: For anyone looking for info on STEM accessibility, this is a good newsletter to subscribe to. Linda ---------- Forwarded message --------- *From:* Independence Science *Sent:* Sunday, January 15, 2023 7:09:49 PM *To:* Linda Petty *Subject:* Independence Science Newsletter Fourth Quarter 2022 You don't often get email from ben@independencescience.com. Learn why this is important Independence Science Newsletter Fourth Quarter 2022 Published and distributed by Independence Science 3000 Kent Ave Suite 1718 West Lafayette, IN 47906 Phone: (866) 862-9665 Email: info@independencescience.com http://www.independencescience.com To reach Robert Jaquiss, press #4. Email: rjaquiss@independencescience.com Robert Jaquiss, Editor >From the Editor Happy Fall! The staff at Independence Science hope our readers are keeping safe and enjoying Fall weather. We wish everyone a happy and joyous new year. This issue's Content: - The 2022 ISLAND conference wrap-up - Opportunities for teachers teaching STEM for grades 3-5 - Community Tools for Making Tactile Graphics & Objects - Learn about and Track the Artemis I mission - Product and Service Offerings - Computer Science Resources - Tactile Adaptation Kits now available - Consulting Services on Science Accessibility - Technical tips: Brailler repair, upgrading TLQ2 - Independence Science custom trainings for STEM Access - Service! PDF Remediation for Science and Mathematics - Meet the Element: Hydrogen - Jokes of the Quarter - We want your feedback on our products - External announcements: Genes In Space, Freedom Scientific, Scholarships etc. - The Rock, an accessible comic - Conclusion: See you next quarter! ISLAND 2022 Hybrid Conference Wrap-up The Inclusion in Science, Learning A New Direction, Conference on Disability and STEM was held as a hybrid conference on Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17, 2022. This year?s conference was hosted by Princeton University. The presentations were very informative. Listed below are the titles and author of the presentations: Changing the Landscape of STEM Education for B/VI Students Dave Schleppenbach Tactile Engineering, Lafayette, Indiana High-Power, Low-Cost, Tactile Actuation Arrays Enabled by Soft Microcombustion Ronald Heisser Cornell University, Ithaca, New York An Autobiography on Changes of Blindness Charis Glatthar Metro State Denver, Denver, Colorado B/VI Accessibility Technology Adapted for Chemistry Students with Language-Based Disabilities Christin Monroe Landmark College, Putney, Vermont Synergizing Braille and Science: Real-Time Tactile Graphics Access in Science Laboratory Settings for Students Who are Blind Ashley Nashleanas Independence Science, Hinton, Iowa APH Presents the Submersible Audio Light Sensor (SALS): A Device That Fosters Inclusion in Science Rosanne Hoffman American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, Kentucky Including BVI Students in NSF Funded Research Experience Programs Daniel Steinberg Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals Diversifying the STEM Workforce through Increased Access to STEM Education Jason Nordhaus and Jessica Williams Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York An Introductory Course in Electrical Circuits and Coding for Deaf and Deaf Blind Middle School Students Christina Yang Saint Paul, Minnesota Keynote Speaker Bryan Shaw Baylor University, Waco, Texas Using AI to Instantly Make STEM Images and Documents Accessible Vijayshree Vethantham Continual Engine, Dallas, Texas Mission Inspire: Having a BLAST with Students with Visual Impairments Learning STEM Tiffany Wild The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Tina Herzberg University of South Carolina Upstate, Valley Falls, South Carolina TVIs Mathematical Pedagogical Content Knowledge Tasnim Al Shuli University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Information on Wolfram Syndrome Ellie White Ellie White Foundation, Aurora, Colorado Development, Implementation, and Preliminary Outcomes from the Connecting Students with Autism to Geographic Information Science & Technology (CSA-GIST) Program Jamie Pearson North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina Project ATOM Martin Goldberg, Ph.D. Tinski Tech Inc. New York, New York Evaluation in a Science Assessment Context Mark Hakkinen Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey A number of the presenters will be submitting papers based on their presentations to the Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities (JSESD) a free open access journal in the Spring Of 2023 so stay tuned. The organizers of the 2022 ISLAND conference would like to thank all of the presenters and participants for their participation in this year?s conference and helping to make it a huge success. With out your interest and active involvement, the ISLAND conference would not be possible. For that we thank you. We are excited about the 14th annual ISLAND conference to be held October 13-14, 2023 in Princeton. Do check the ISLAND conference website in the Spring of 2023 for more details as they become available. Opportunities for teachers teaching STEM for grades 3-5 Dear TEACHER, STEM Storytelling through Podcasts for Sighted, Blind, and Visually Impaired Students (or SSP for short) is an NSF-funded project involving the use and creation of podcasts in the classroom. We are attempting to broaden participation for blind and visually impaired and sighted upper-elementary students through engaging with podcast technology to tell stories about scientists, including those who are Blind and Visually Impaired. We would like to invite you to consider being a part of our teacher advisory board. About the Teacher Advisory Board For this project, we want to make sure to include a range of teachers? voices, expertise, and experience. We will use our teacher advisors? feedback in designing and modifying our podcasts and resources developed as part of this project. We are looking to recruit 25 teachers from classrooms with sighted students and those with blind and visually impaired students, who teach STEM courses in grades 3-5, and are working in a variety of schools and conditions across the country. Our teacher advisors will help review our material throughout the year, providing feedback via short questionnaires and focus group discussions with other teachers. They will also help by testing some of our resources in their classrooms with their kids. We expect that involvement with the advisory board will take roughly 10 hours over this academic year. Duties will involve: - Reviewing materials 2-3 times throughout the year - 1-hour focus group discussions at 2 times throughout the year - Completing 2-3 short questionnaires throughout the year that take roughly 15 minutes each - As appropriate and reasonable, testing resources in your teaching Teachers who are selected as a teacher advisor for this project will receive a $500 stipend for the year. They will also receive recognition as a teacher in a national project, as well as early access to podcast resources and professional learning opportunities. There will be an opportunity for teachers to continue in years 2 and 3 of the project, as well. If you are interested, please go to the teacher interest form to apply! Thanks, Marshall Escamilla Community Tools for Making Tactile Graphics & Objects The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library, a branch of The New York Public Library has a program called Dimensions: Community Tools for Making Tactile Graphics & Objects. Interested BLV persons can attend training sessions on creating both 2d and 3d graphics. OpenScad is taught and a totally blind person can create 3d objects. For more information, see the link: https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/heiskell/dimensions More information can be found on the link: https://wayback.archive-it.org/18689/20220311193013/https://www.nypl.org/blog/2017/10/18/dimensions-tactile-graphics-objects A basic introduction to OpenScad targeted to BLV persion is on the site: https://cleezyitp.github.io/screenReader3DModeling2019/ BookShare.org has two books on OpenScad. A person who is blind will need to use a text editor to enter the OpenScad code and to use OpenScad in command line mode. The following books are available: Simplifying 3D Printing with OpenSCAD: Design, build, and test OpenSCAD programs to bring your ideas to life using 3D printers by Colin Dow Copyright: 2022 ISBN: 9781801811798 Programming with OpenSCAD: A Beginner's Guide to Coding 3D-Printable Objects by Justin Gohde, Marius Kintel Copyright: 2021 ISBN: 9781593279554 Learn About and Track the Artemis I Mission You can learn about and Track the Artemis I Mission. Early November 16, The Artemis I mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center. The mission is testing the Orion Space Launch System. The Orion capsule will eventually carry people to the Moon. For more information see the site: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/track-nasa-s-artemis-i-mission-in-real-time To track how far the Orion capsule is from Earth, distance from the Moon and its speed see the site: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/trackartemis/ Product And Service Offerings Computer Science Resources The Independence Science website has a section devoted to Computer Science Resources. Please see the link: https://independencescience.com/computer-science-resources/ Tactile Adaptation Kit and LabGear Kits Now Available! The Tactile Adaptation Kit and LabGear kits are now available. These two multi-sensory kits have proven to be valuable resources for teachers of Blind and low vision students by helping to make science learning more accessible in a hands-on way. Parents will also find these kits of use. The Tactile Adaptation Kit includes materials to make tactile representations in numerous ways, along with an instruction manual documenting different methods and illustrative examples. The LabGear kit includes an instruction manual illustrating how students can use adapted measuring tools in their middle and high school laboratory learning experiences. For more information, or to order, please call us at (866) 862-9665 or email info@independencescience.com. Consulting Services on Science Access Independence Science offers consulting services to make STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) classes more accessible to blind and low vision students. We provide both individual and group training to faculty teaching STEM classes to students who are blind or vision impaired. For more information, please contact Independence Science at consulting@independencescience.com Technical Tips The following technical tips are offered in hopes they may be of use. Due to the many possible variations in PCs and equipment, Independence Science cannot be responsible for any undesirable outcomes. - With the cold weather upon us, remember to keep your smart phones warm. Lithium-ion batteries do not work well in cold weather. - For many of us, a classic Perkins brailler is still an essential tool. If you need to get yours repaired, here is a link to a list of brailler repair services: https://nfb.org/resources/braille-resources/braillewriter-repair-resources - Warning! Independence Science strongly advises all current and future IS customers to not upgrade the operating system on their Sci-Voice Talking LabQuest 2 device without being notified by Independence Science. There are other versions of operating systems that are not compatible with the text-to-speech features of Sci-Voice Talking LabQuest. Therefore, we strongly advise all ISci customers to not upgrade the OS on your device without prior notification. Failure to do so will likely disable the text-to-speech on your device. Independence Science Custom Trainings Independence Science now offers custom-designed trainings in STEM access. Do you know someone interested in STEM? If so, we can offer them an individually tailored curriculum based on their specific science interests and skillset needs with professional blind science instructors. Some of our frequently requested trainings include: - Laboratory Safety - Hiring and Managing Assistants - Dissections - Microscopy - Titrations - Optics - Learning Basic Code Additional topics and advanced topics are available. Call us today to start a discussion for a custom training at (866) 862-9665 or e-mail info@independencescience.com. All trainings have a minimum of 2:1 teacher to customer ratio. PDF Remediation for STEM Struggling with inaccessible PDFs in science and math? Independence Science is here to help! We know that professionally done accessible PDFs are hard to come by so we now offer PDF Remediation services for individuals, schools, teachers, and more! Imagine not having to worry about data loss, and wrestle with inaccessible research articles or class assignments, handbooks, calendars, or posters. Instead you will have beautifully tagged PDFs with headings, image descriptions, and proper reading order that will work with screen readers without needing OCR processing commands. Simply send us your PDF for a confidential and risk-free estimate. Only pay for the time you use and never pay any more than the estimate in your quote even if extra time is required. Have your science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) images described by science content experts! It?s a win-win! For a quote or for more information, contact us today at pdf@independencescience.com <%20pdf@independencescience.com> or visit https://independencescience.com/pdf-file-remediation/ for example projects. Meet the Element: Hydrogen Hi, my name is Hydrogen and I hang out at atomic number 1. My chemical symbol is H. I am a gas and the lightest of all elements. There is lots of me around but I don?t occur in a pure state naturally. Since I am a gas, the only way to keep me is in a container. Combined with Oxygen by burning, I form water. The formula for water is H2O. I burn very hot. I combine with other elements, so if you eat or drink something, you are consuming me. In 1766, Henry Cavendish was the first to recognize me as a discrete substance, by naming me from Greek words meaning water generator. In 1898, I was liquefied for the first time by James Dewar. In 1899, James Dewar also produced a solid form of me. A lot of me is used for rocket fuel. I have been used as the lifting gas in balloons and dirigibles. I do this very well, but being very flammable, accidents are spectacular. The most famous of these was the crash of the Hindenburg in 1937. Jokes of the Quarter Jokes of the Quarter: 1. Did you hear about the famous microbiologist who visited 30 different countries and spoke 6 languages? He was a man of many cultures. 2. A fellow accidentally ingested some alpha-L-glucose and discovered that he had no ill effect. Apparently he was ambidextrose Science Behind the jokes: 1. Microbiologists study dishes of bacteria known as cultures. To be a "man of many cultures" is to be someone who is well traveled. This is a double meaning of the word cultures. 2. This joke is a play on words of ambidextrous which is to be able to use both left and right hands proficiently. Ambidextrose, on the other hand, means to be able to handle both types of glucose, alpha-l glucose and regular D-glucose. Request for Feedback on Our Products Independence Science would like customer feedback on our products. What do you like, what works, what you want improved, and what new features would you like to see? We welcome any photographs or videos of how people enjoy using their LabQuest and their favorite activities. We want to make our products better and make your lives easier. Please send comments to feedback@independencescience.com . External Announcements The following announcements are STEM and education related. Independence Science reprints this information as we receive it. We make no warranty as to the accuracy of these items although we will endeavor to only print legitimate items. We reserve the right to edit for space and clarity. We will also repeat some announcements such as scholarships etc. until the opportunities expire. Doug Lee Collection of JAWS Scripts Doug Lee has a collection of JAWS scripts which he has written. These are for a wide variety of programs. See the site: https://www.dlee.org Scholarships Anyone wishing to apply for a scholarship should start the application process as soon as possible. American Council of the Blind Scholarship The American Council of the Blind is offering scholarships for the 2023 school year. Applications will be accepted from November 1 through February 14. For more information, see the site: https://acb.org/scholarships National Federation of the Blind Scholarships Each year, the National Federation of the Blind awards thirty scholarships at its national Convention. Scholarship recipients are provided assistance in order to attend the NFB?s national convention. Applications are due by March 31, 2023. https://nfb.org/scholarships Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest The Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest starts December 5 and ends January 23, 2023. To register go to the site: https://actionfund.beanstack.org/reader365 As always, the American Action Fund does not want to exclude any interested contest participant who cannot use Beanstack or does not have access to the internet. Please contact BrailleReadingContest@actionfund.org or call 410-659-9315 to discuss other reading log options. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT DATES November 7: Registration is open: create your account and register for the contest. December 5: The beginning of the contest and the first day participants can count log their minutes. January 23: The end of the contest, the last day participants can track and add more minutes, and the last day to submit a registration form. January 27: All minutes read during the contest period must be logged on Beanstack by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. February 10: Winners will be announced/notified. Mid February: Prizes will be mailed out. For more information on the American Action Fund, see the site: https://www.actionfund.org/ Best Disability Friendly Colleges Best Disability Friendly Colleges and Universities for 2022. See the site: https://www.collegeconsensus.com/rankings/best-disability-friendly-colleges/ THE Rock My colleagues at Independence Science are creating an accessible comic featuring three blind dogs; Isci a black lab, Stella a yellow lab and Gadget a chocolate lab. Isci, Stella and Gadget are the smartest dogs on earth. They talk, read braille and their front paws are more like hands so they can type, fly a spacecraft, explore and do science. Let your imagination run as these three lovable labs deal with a big rock headed our way. Instead of pictures, captions are provided to describe the action. Note: Picture captions start on a new paragraph and are preceded by PC:. https://independencescience.com/comics/the-first-mission/ Conclusion Independence Science acknowledges that we have had disruptive times. Hands-on science learning experiences have proven themselves to be challenging during this pandemic. With your support and enthusiasm Independence Science will continue to work hard to make accessible science experiences more possible for blind and low vision students. We know the upcoming months will be difficult for us all and if there is anything Independence Science can do for you, please feel free to reach out to us at info@independencescience.com. We want all of you to stay safe and remember to maintain social distance, when appropriate wear a mask, and wash your hands. We are looking forward to serving you by developing the next generation of science access tools in the months a nd yearsto come. 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One article I found said inkjet works better, but the alt-print specialist at the local high school said she?s found it doesn?t really matter. Figured I?d check with all of you to see what you think. Thanks, *Eric Matson | Assistive Technology Specialist* Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Pronouns: He / Him / His This communication may contain privileged, non-public or other confidential information. If you have received it in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Hey all, Needing to get a printer to print on PIAF (puff) paper. Not the heat lamp, but physically getting ink on the paper. Does it matter if I use inkjet or laserjet? Having a hard time finding anything online that says one way or the other. One article I found said inkjet works better, but the alt-print specialist at the local high school said she's found it doesn't really matter. Figured I'd check with all of you to see what you think. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistive Technology Specialist Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Pronouns: He / Him / His This communication may contain privileged, non-public or other confidential information. If you have received it in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. 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Norwich, BSME, MSIS Assistant Director of Disability & Access Services 25 Buick Street 3rd Floor, Boston MA 02215 lnorwich@bu.edu (email) 617-353-3658 (vox) 617-353-9646 (fax) www.bu.edu/disability (website) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From schwarte at purdue.edu Thu Feb 16 11:41:53 2023 From: schwarte at purdue.edu (Schwarte, David M.) Date: Thu Feb 16 11:42:01 2023 Subject: [Athen] French class using Voice Over In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Lorraine, The Macintosh and iPad can automatically switch languages in Voiceover if they are marked in the text. It is possible to manually switch the voice language, but it is tricky and will switch the language for the entire device. In html there is a tag that will switch the language. It is possible to add these tags in the html for blackboard pages. For example, and would surround words that are spoken in French (specifically French from France). In the Microsoft applications on Windows the words in a different language can be highlighted, then select the Review tab, Language, and select the specific language. I know this will work in MS Word and Outlook with Voiceover. I don't know about PowerPoint for Macintosh, but I know JAWS switches in PowerPoint for Windows. I have successfully created properly reading multi-language documents in DAISy and ePub. The challenge is getting a reader that will switch the language. I don't know of any way to have a PDF let the assistive technology know about the language. The important thing to know is that this will require someone to go through the text and manually tell the assistive technology to switch the language. I suspect you will get more information from others who have more experience with this. Thanks, David Schwarte From: athen-list On Behalf Of Norwich, Lorraine S Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2023 1:08 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network ; ALTMEDIA@LISTSERV.CCCNEXT.NET; Alternate Media digest Subject: [Athen] French class using Voice Over ---- External Email: Use caution with attachments, links, or sharing data ---- Dear All, We have a student who is in an introductory French class. She is using a Mac with Voice Over and having trouble reading documents that are in French and English. She can either read in French or in English. Any thoughts on how to be able to go back and forward in English and French. She also has a iPad and she is having trouble working with that. She is using it with Blackboard, Yellow dig and Myfrench hub as well as PPT converted to PDF. We are able to OCR the PDF so that is not an issue. Thanks Lorraine Lorraine S. Norwich, BSME, MSIS Assistant Director of Disability & Access Services 25 Buick Street 3rd Floor, Boston MA 02215 lnorwich@bu.edu (email) 617-353-3658 (vox) 617-353-9646 (fax) www.bu.edu/disability (website) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edean at mtholyoke.edu Fri Feb 17 07:07:40 2023 From: edean at mtholyoke.edu (Emily Dean) Date: Fri Feb 17 07:08:20 2023 Subject: [Athen] Blink learning/Klett World Languages/Proyectos Accessibility Message-ID: Dear Athens members, We are seeking to connect with colleagues or institutions who tested or have experience assessing the accessibility for the online Spanish textbook, Proyectos (https://klettwl.com/store/proyectos), offered through Klett World Languages. Klett World Languages provides an accessibility statement web page ( https://klettwl.com/meet-us/know-the-company/accessibility-statement/), but we have been unable to obtain a VPAT for Proyectos. The primary platform used to deliver Proyectos is called BlinkLearning. We would also welcome experience/results with any EIT accessibility testing performed on the BlinkLearning platform ( https://www.blinklearning.com/portal/home). We haven?t found an accessibility statement for them. In particular, we are seeking results of any accessibility testing conducted for screen reader users. Just based on our preliminary review, we see the potential for concern. Any experiences anyone is able or willing to share would be very much appreciated. -- *Emily Dean, M.Ed, MFA **| she/her/hers* *Technology Access Coordinator* Disability Services, Division of Student Success and Advising | Mount Holyoke College -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Doug.Mantle at kings.uwo.ca Fri Feb 17 07:12:24 2023 From: Doug.Mantle at kings.uwo.ca (Doug Mantle) Date: Fri Feb 17 07:12:28 2023 Subject: [Athen] FW: [N.O.A.T.] Register Now - Type At The Speed Of Mind With Lightkey AI Writing Assistant - Friday, February 24, 2023 @ 2pm Eastern In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Good day! Sharing the invitation below for you to join the next N.O.A.T. webinar showcasing Lightkey Take care, Doug ---------- Forwarded message --------- Subject: [N.O.A.T.] Register Now - Type At The Speed Of Mind With Lightkey AI Writing Assistant - Friday, February 24, 2023 @ 2pm Eastern You are invited to the next webinar hosted by The Network of Assistive Technologists (N.O.A.T.) Type At The Speed Of Mind With Lightkey AI Writing Assistant Lightkey is an innovative AI-powered writing assistant that is optimized for conditions such as dyslexia, dexterity and visual impairment. Lightkey gradually learns the user?s writing style and offers inline text predictions and real-time spelling/grammar corrections. Lightkey works in over 80 languages including English, French, Spanish, Italian and many more! Don't miss out - Registration is now open - Visit the event page for more details and to save your space for this webinar. Take care, Doug Mantle, Founder | The Network of Assistive Technologists www.NOAT.ca | info@NOAT.ca -- [https://www.kings.uwo.ca/kings/assets/Image/email/accessibility-counselling.png] King?s University College is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. Please contact us if you have any particular accommodation requirements or require information in an alternate format. ________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: The contents of this communication, including any attachment(s), are confidential and may be privileged. 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I?m also wondering how many colleges have already implemented some form of generative AI whether in your Student Services areas or even used by faculty and in what capacities? I heard Provost say in a recent webinar regarding ChatGPT, that ?Any tool can used for good, or misused for bad.? I agree. I?m kinda excited to see how generative AI can help people with communication challenges, and others with a variety of challenges as well. In many ways, we are all already using some form of AI - Siri, Alexa, ?chat boxes? on many websites that stand in for live assistants, etc. Thoughts? NJ NJ Brand, (she/her/hers; Dyslexic, ADHD, PsA, Fibro, Migraine- Let?s destigmatize disabilities!) BAAS-Psych, ATAC, ADA Tech/Assistive Technology Technician, Center for Learning Innovation ? Spring Branch Campus ? Suite RC12/13 ? T: 713.718.5604 ? F:713.718.5430 Accessibility and Inclusion are shared institutional responsibilities. #ally #highered #inclusion [Houston Community College logo] Confidential - Do Not Copy or Distribute: This message may contain confidential information. It is intended only for the individuals(s) named herein. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this email in error) please notify the sender immediately. This message may also be legally privileged. If you are not the named addressee(s), you must delete this email immediately. Do not disseminate, distribute, or copy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image004.png Type: image/png Size: 8095 bytes Desc: image004.png URL: From lissner.2 at osu.edu Sat Feb 18 09:40:59 2023 From: lissner.2 at osu.edu (Lissner, L. Scott) Date: Sat Feb 18 09:41:12 2023 Subject: [Athen] Beyond Compliance: Disability and Design Justice In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: A featured Presentation at The Twenty-Third Annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability: Widening the Circle: Access, Universal Design & Beyond March 20 - 21 The theme of this year?s Multiple Perspectives conference reflects on the upcoming 50thanniversary of the of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Signed by President Nixon on September 26,1973, Section 504 announced a wider conception of ?We the People.? Here is one of the 26 presentations from the program Beyond Compliance: Disability and Design Justice Stephen Kuusisto, University Professor; Director of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach, Burton Blatt Institute In their groundbreaking book Design Justice* Sasha Costanza-Chock sets forth the essential principles of community driven design reflecting "nothing about us without us"--in effect calling into question the future of technologies and architectures. Design Justice focuses on the ways that race, class, gender, and disability structure both information asymmetries and variance in user product needs.? This presentation will focus on how contemporary disability cultures are addressing asymmetries and variance in built environments whether digital or physical. *Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need Sasha Costanza-Chock An exploration of how design might be led by marginalized communities, dismantle structural inequality, and advance collective liberation and ecological survival. Design Justice goes beyond recent calls for design for good, user-centered design, and employment diversity in the technology and design professions; it connects design to larger struggles for collective liberation and ecological survival. The open access edition of this book was made possible by generous funding from Knowledge Unlatched and the MIT Press Frank Urbanowski Memorial Fund. 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As members of the Five College Consortium , these partner colleges are committed to the ideals of diversity, equity and inclusion and seek to enrich our organizations through these commitments. A fundamental goal of the position is to promote equitable and inclusive access to campus technologies as mandated by federal and state laws. The position collaborates with key institutional college partners to guide proactive efforts to systematically ensure accessibility of Electronic and Information Technology (EIT), ensure compliance and improve services. This position requires a broad understanding of educational and information technologies commonly used in higher education, a deep understanding of assistive technology solutions, a working knowledge of current disability law and digital accessibility best practices. Someone with a growth mindset and passion for enabling people to be successful through effective use of technology who is committed to equity for persons with disabilities in higher education will thrive in this role. Mount Holyoke College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and their families. Benefits are an important part of our overall compensation. Please review the information here: Benefits Information The annual salary range for this position is $70,000 - $75,000. 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We don?t know what course materials the professor uses yet, but we?re trying to begin learning about what might be involved with obtaining and converting appropriate materials. I understand that popular screen readers can read German. I?ve looked through athen listserv?s archives and found a few relevant posts, although I probably could have searched further. I looked on Bookshare and found 74 results came up under foreign language learning materials in German and available in the United States. Does anyone have additional advice? Here are the links I found on this listserv in case anyone wants to know * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-July/015345.html * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-July/015325.html ?German contracted Braille for example is just as complex as our grade 2, and though I speak German I read the contractions with great difficulty. This is because I only learned it for a year when I was nineteen so I?m terrible at it. But reading German by setting my display to use the computer Braille table is easy for me because it is just the alphabet and the special accented letters.? * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-November/015820.html Thank you! Adina Adina Mulliken Associate Professor, Librarian Silberman Social Work and Urban Public Health Library Hunter College, City University of New York 2180 3rd Ave. New York, NY Phone 212-396-7665 Pronouns she/her -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From burke at ucla.edu Tue Feb 21 21:56:26 2023 From: burke at ucla.edu (PATRICK BURKE) Date: Tue Feb 21 21:56:41 2023 Subject: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student In-Reply-To: <36DA5298-0488-4263-A3E5-14685A1742D1@hunter.cuny.edu> References: <36DA5298-0488-4263-A3E5-14685A1742D1@hunter.cuny.edu> Message-ID: Hello Adina!, I'm blind and was a German major (up to Masters level), altho in the late 80s/early 90s, so I have some knowledge (perhaps not the correct knowledge?!) for you. I switched to a university adaptive tech job after that, so I was on the provider side for Russian, Latin, & a few other language courses. If you or the student want to follow up with me further, please do. Overall, my experience matches Deborah Armstrong's (except that I didn't do extensive testing of Kurzweil etc. Not recently, anyway...). The main problem of language switching in learning materials is THE WORST! Marking an intro textbook to speak correctly at the phrase or word level (in HTML or Word) is incredibly time consuming. And, for German it can be important for learning pronunciation, since English screenreading software usually reads umlaut characters the same as unmarked letters, which can be *bad* for learning singular/plurals, verb forms, etc. As Deborah says, dealing with multilingual material in Braille is much easier. At least that's also what I found. I had a small (4 volume) braille dictionary, and I started early with learning the German contractions, which was a timesaver when I took notes (with Perkins brailler). I.e., lots of early practice. Then I was (more) ready to deal with published German Braille materials, when I could get them. So, yes, the unknowns you mention are important to find out quickly.: Which screenreader does the student use? Do they read Braille? etc. That will shape the type of service you need to provide. Good luck, and plese get in touch if I can help more, Patrick On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 2:56 PM Adina Mulliken wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I?m interested in finding out about materials and strategies for a blind > student who may want to learn German. My understanding is the student > uses a screen reader but we don?t know which one yet. We don?t know if > they read Braille. We don?t know what course materials the professor uses > yet, but we?re trying to begin learning about what might be involved with > obtaining and converting appropriate materials. > > > > I understand that popular screen readers can read German. I?ve looked > through athen listserv?s archives and found a few relevant posts, although > I probably could have searched further. I looked on Bookshare and found 74 > results came up under foreign language learning materials in German and > available in the United States. > > > > Does anyone have additional advice? > > > > Here are the links I found on this listserv in case anyone wants to know > > - > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-July/015345.html > - > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-July/015325.html > > ?German contracted Braille for example is just as complex as our grade 2, > and though I speak German I read the contractions with great difficulty. > This is because I only learned it for a year when I was nineteen so I?m > terrible at it. > But reading German by setting my display to use the computer Braille table > is easy for me because it is just the alphabet and the special accented > letters.? > > - > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-November/015820.html > > > > > > Thank you! > > Adina > > > > Adina Mulliken > > Associate Professor, Librarian Silberman Social Work and Urban Public > Health Library > > Hunter College, City University of New York > > 2180 3rd Ave. New York, NY > > Phone 212-396-7665 > > Pronouns she/her > _______________________________________________ > 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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[The University of Tennessee Knoxville logo] From: athen-list On Behalf Of Adina Mulliken Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 5:55 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student Hi everyone, I'm interested in finding out about materials and strategies for a blind student who may want to learn German. My understanding is the student uses a screen reader but we don't know which one yet. We don't know if they read Braille. We don't know what course materials the professor uses yet, but we're trying to begin learning about what might be involved with obtaining and converting appropriate materials. I understand that popular screen readers can read German. I've looked through athen listserv's archives and found a few relevant posts, although I probably could have searched further. I looked on Bookshare and found 74 results came up under foreign language learning materials in German and available in the United States. Does anyone have additional advice? Here are the links I found on this listserv in case anyone wants to know * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-July/015345.html * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-July/015325.html "German contracted Braille for example is just as complex as our grade 2, and though I speak German I read the contractions with great difficulty. This is because I only learned it for a year when I was nineteen so I'm terrible at it. But reading German by setting my display to use the computer Braille table is easy for me because it is just the alphabet and the special accented letters." * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-November/015820.html Thank you! Adina Adina Mulliken Associate Professor, Librarian Silberman Social Work and Urban Public Health Library Hunter College, City University of New York 2180 3rd Ave. New York, NY Phone 212-396-7665 Pronouns she/her -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 7787 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu Wed Feb 22 09:39:05 2023 From: Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu (Stager, Catherine) Date: Wed Feb 22 09:39:11 2023 Subject: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student In-Reply-To: References: <36DA5298-0488-4263-A3E5-14685A1742D1@hunter.cuny.edu> Message-ID: I just worked with Pearson to get a student access to their German textbook in ePub via VitalSource (Thanks, Doug Hacker). Hopefully, it is fully marked up properly, but be forewarned that Pearson's default for language textbooks through AccessText is PDF (which we know does not support language switching). As far as OCR, I always found Abbyy Finereader got better results for languages. Best regards, Cath Catherine M. Stager Assistive Technology Specialist Disability Support Services - Assistive Technology Pronouns: she/her/hers. Leave a message or text Cath (720) 336-1245 [Front Range Community College - Boulder County Campus] Check out our Getting Started Guides for At Home Support! https://bit.ly/usingyourtech Create Inclusive E-mail and Materials https://bit.ly/inclusive_checklist Learn more about pronouns here: https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why From: athen-list On Behalf Of Mosley, Leigh Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 6:49 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student EXTERNAL MAIL: athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions Hi Adina, What a great question! In my experience, I found that VoiceOver seems to recognize most languages and pronounce them correctly right out of the box. NVDA and JAWS require you to first download a specific voice for that language and to make sure your speech synthesizer is set to Windows OneCore for NVDA or Vocalizer Expressive for JAWS. But then they all work well, as long as the page is coded with the correct tag. Unfortunately, I have yet to find an online resource with multiple languages on the same page that correctly uses

[The University of Tennessee Knoxville logo] From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Adina Mulliken Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 5:55 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student Hi everyone, I'm interested in finding out about materials and strategies for a blind student who may want to learn German. My understanding is the student uses a screen reader but we don't know which one yet. We don't know if they read Braille. We don't know what course materials the professor uses yet, but we're trying to begin learning about what might be involved with obtaining and converting appropriate materials. I understand that popular screen readers can read German. I've looked through athen listserv's archives and found a few relevant posts, although I probably could have searched further. I looked on Bookshare and found 74 results came up under foreign language learning materials in German and available in the United States. Does anyone have additional advice? Here are the links I found on this listserv in case anyone wants to know * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-July/015345.html * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-July/015325.html "German contracted Braille for example is just as complex as our grade 2, and though I speak German I read the contractions with great difficulty. This is because I only learned it for a year when I was nineteen so I'm terrible at it. But reading German by setting my display to use the computer Braille table is easy for me because it is just the alphabet and the special accented letters." * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-November/015820.html Thank you! 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URL: From chagnon at pubcom.com Wed Feb 22 16:01:23 2023 From: chagnon at pubcom.com (chagnon@pubcom.com) Date: Wed Feb 22 16:01:29 2023 Subject: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student In-Reply-To: References: <36DA5298-0488-4263-A3E5-14685A1742D1@hunter.cuny.edu> Message-ID: <007401d94719$f76a65c0$e63f3140$@pubcom.com> Begin quote: "PDF (which we know does not support language switching)" The PDF/UA-1 standard does indeed support multiple languages and "switching" through the global language setting in metadata (File / Properties), and the local language attribute on selected tagged content. It's the assistive technologies that fail to correctly process the languages. Or the content creators who fail to tag their content with the language attribute. Don't blame the file format for this shortcoming. - - - Bevi Chagnon | Designer, Accessibility Technician | Chagnon@PubCom.com - - - PubCom: Technologists for Accessible Design + Publishing consulting . training . development . design . sec. 508 services Upcoming classes at www.PubCom.com/classes - - - Latest blog-newsletter - Simple Guide to Writing Alt-Text From: athen-list On Behalf Of Stager, Catherine Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 12:39 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student I just worked with Pearson to get a student access to their German textbook in ePub via VitalSource (Thanks, Doug Hacker). Hopefully, it is fully marked up properly, but be forewarned that Pearson's default for language textbooks through AccessText is PDF (which we know does not support language switching). As far as OCR, I always found Abbyy Finereader got better results for languages. Best regards, Cath Catherine M. Stager Assistive Technology Specialist Disability Support Services - Assistive Technology Pronouns: she/her/hers. Leave a message or text Cath (720) 336-1245 Check out our Getting Started Guides for At Home Support! https://bit.ly/usingyourtech Create Inclusive E-mail and Materials https://bit.ly/inclusive_checklist Learn more about pronouns here: https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Mosley, Leigh Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 6:49 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student EXTERNAL MAIL: athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions Hi Adina, What a great question! In my experience, I found that VoiceOver seems to recognize most languages and pronounce them correctly right out of the box. NVDA and JAWS require you to first download a specific voice for that language and to make sure your speech synthesizer is set to Windows OneCore for NVDA or Vocalizer Expressive for JAWS. But then they all work well, as long as the page is coded with the correct tag. Unfortunately, I have yet to find an online resource with multiple languages on the same page that correctly uses

From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Adina Mulliken Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 5:55 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student Hi everyone, I'm interested in finding out about materials and strategies for a blind student who may want to learn German. My understanding is the student uses a screen reader but we don't know which one yet. We don't know if they read Braille. We don't know what course materials the professor uses yet, but we're trying to begin learning about what might be involved with obtaining and converting appropriate materials. I understand that popular screen readers can read German. I've looked through athen listserv's archives and found a few relevant posts, although I probably could have searched further. I looked on Bookshare and found 74 results came up under foreign language learning materials in German and available in the United States. Does anyone have additional advice? Here are the links I found on this listserv in case anyone wants to know * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-July/015345. html * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-July/015325. html "German contracted Braille for example is just as complex as our grade 2, and though I speak German I read the contractions with great difficulty. This is because I only learned it for a year when I was nineteen so I'm terrible at it. But reading German by setting my display to use the computer Braille table is easy for me because it is just the alphabet and the special accented letters." * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-November/015 820.html Thank you! 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I'll pass this along to the person who asked me. I especially appreciate your offer to help, Patrick. I don't have direct contact with the student, but will attempt to facilitate the communication if I hear the student wants to pursue this. Adina Adina Mulliken ? From K4mccall at outlook.com Thu Feb 23 02:58:51 2023 From: K4mccall at outlook.com (Karen McCall) Date: Thu Feb 23 02:58:57 2023 Subject: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student In-Reply-To: <007401d94719$f76a65c0$e63f3140$@pubcom.com> References: <36DA5298-0488-4263-A3E5-14685A1742D1@hunter.cuny.edu> <007401d94719$f76a65c0$e63f3140$@pubcom.com> Message-ID: I'd add that Read&Write has language packs that can be downloaded, however, the person has to recognize the change in language, stop using language 1, go into settings, choose language 2, read the text in language 2, go back into settings, change the language back to language 1 and continue reading. Since Read&Write only works in its own PDF reader, this puts the responsibility for recognizing the different language on the person reading the content. I think NVDA has languages that can be downloaded and am not sure if they are switched automatically when reading PDFs. JAWS does the automatic switching IF the correct language is applied to the changes in language/Tags in the PDF. The PDF reader in Foxit PDF Editor does not allow JAWS to make the switch...the deficiency in the PDF reader. Even though the PDF is tagged correctly, if I'm using the PDF reader in Foxit, I have to switch to Acrobat to test the language changes. It is the same for the PDF reader in Kofax PowerPDF Advanced. I have to test most things in Acrobat. I don't even want to talk about reading a PDF in a browser which we don't seem to have any choice in anymore. Cheers, Karen From: athen-list On Behalf Of chagnon@pubcom.com Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 7:01 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student Begin quote: "PDF (which we know does not support language switching)" The PDF/UA-1 standard does indeed support multiple languages and "switching" through the global language setting in metadata (File / Properties), and the local language attribute on selected tagged content. It's the assistive technologies that fail to correctly process the languages. Or the content creators who fail to tag their content with the language attribute. Don't blame the file format for this shortcoming. - - - Bevi Chagnon | Designer, Accessibility Technician | Chagnon@PubCom.com - - - PubCom: Technologists for Accessible Design + Publishing consulting * training * development * design * sec. 508 services Upcoming classes at www.PubCom.com/classes - - - Latest blog-newsletter - Simple Guide to Writing Alt-Text From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Stager, Catherine Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 12:39 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student I just worked with Pearson to get a student access to their German textbook in ePub via VitalSource (Thanks, Doug Hacker). Hopefully, it is fully marked up properly, but be forewarned that Pearson's default for language textbooks through AccessText is PDF (which we know does not support language switching). As far as OCR, I always found Abbyy Finereader got better results for languages. Best regards, Cath Catherine M. Stager Assistive Technology Specialist Disability Support Services - Assistive Technology Pronouns: she/her/hers. Leave a message or text Cath (720) 336-1245 [Front Range Community College - Boulder County Campus]Check out our Getting Started Guides for At Home Support! https://bit.ly/usingyourtech Create Inclusive E-mail and Materials https://bit.ly/inclusive_checklist Learn more about pronouns here: https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Mosley, Leigh Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 6:49 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student EXTERNAL MAIL: athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions Hi Adina, What a great question! In my experience, I found that VoiceOver seems to recognize most languages and pronounce them correctly right out of the box. NVDA and JAWS require you to first download a specific voice for that language and to make sure your speech synthesizer is set to Windows OneCore for NVDA or Vocalizer Expressive for JAWS. But then they all work well, as long as the page is coded with the correct tag. Unfortunately, I have yet to find an online resource with multiple languages on the same page that correctly uses

[The University of Tennessee Knoxville logo] From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Adina Mulliken Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 5:55 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student Hi everyone, I'm interested in finding out about materials and strategies for a blind student who may want to learn German. My understanding is the student uses a screen reader but we don't know which one yet. We don't know if they read Braille. We don't know what course materials the professor uses yet, but we're trying to begin learning about what might be involved with obtaining and converting appropriate materials. I understand that popular screen readers can read German. I've looked through athen listserv's archives and found a few relevant posts, although I probably could have searched further. I looked on Bookshare and found 74 results came up under foreign language learning materials in German and available in the United States. Does anyone have additional advice? Here are the links I found on this listserv in case anyone wants to know * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-July/015345.html * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-July/015325.html "German contracted Braille for example is just as complex as our grade 2, and though I speak German I read the contractions with great difficulty. This is because I only learned it for a year when I was nineteen so I'm terrible at it. But reading German by setting my display to use the computer Braille table is easy for me because it is just the alphabet and the special accented letters." * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-November/015820.html Thank you! 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There are also adult versions at the same website. On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 4:13 PM Kluesner, Bryon wrote: > Hi all, > > > > I was wondering if anyone has an AT Assessment Tool/survey to gain > feedback from students regarding effectiveness after you have trained them > on the use of the technology you would be willing to share? Sort of like a > post training survey. > > > > 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 * > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- *Karen Latimer, ATP* *Senior Assistive Technology Specialist* *Delaware Assistive Technology ?Initiative * *Center for Disabilities Studies* *461 Wyoming Rd. * *Newark, DE 19716* *302-831-7469* *www.udel.edu/cds * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu Thu Feb 23 09:12:25 2023 From: Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu (Stager, Catherine) Date: Thu Feb 23 09:12:30 2023 Subject: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student In-Reply-To: <007401d94719$f76a65c0$e63f3140$@pubcom.com> References: <36DA5298-0488-4263-A3E5-14685A1742D1@hunter.cuny.edu> <007401d94719$f76a65c0$e63f3140$@pubcom.com> Message-ID: Thanks, Bevi. That's good to know. I'm always learning new things from you! Best regards, Cath Catherine M. Stager Assistive Technology Specialist Front Range Community College From: athen-list On Behalf Of chagnon@pubcom.com Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 5:01 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student EXTERNAL MAIL: athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions Begin quote: "PDF (which we know does not support language switching)" The PDF/UA-1 standard does indeed support multiple languages and "switching" through the global language setting in metadata (File / Properties), and the local language attribute on selected tagged content. It's the assistive technologies that fail to correctly process the languages. Or the content creators who fail to tag their content with the language attribute. Don't blame the file format for this shortcoming. - - - Bevi Chagnon | Designer, Accessibility Technician | Chagnon@PubCom.com - - - PubCom: Technologists for Accessible Design + Publishing consulting * training * development * design * sec. 508 services Upcoming classes at www.PubCom.com/classes - - - Latest blog-newsletter - Simple Guide to Writing Alt-Text From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Stager, Catherine Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 12:39 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student I just worked with Pearson to get a student access to their German textbook in ePub via VitalSource (Thanks, Doug Hacker). Hopefully, it is fully marked up properly, but be forewarned that Pearson's default for language textbooks through AccessText is PDF (which we know does not support language switching). As far as OCR, I always found Abbyy Finereader got better results for languages. Best regards, Cath Catherine M. Stager Assistive Technology Specialist Disability Support Services - Assistive Technology Pronouns: she/her/hers. Leave a message or text Cath (720) 336-1245 [Front Range Community College - Boulder County Campus]Check out our Getting Started Guides for At Home Support! https://bit.ly/usingyourtech Create Inclusive E-mail and Materials https://bit.ly/inclusive_checklist Learn more about pronouns here: https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Mosley, Leigh Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 6:49 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student EXTERNAL MAIL: athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions Hi Adina, What a great question! In my experience, I found that VoiceOver seems to recognize most languages and pronounce them correctly right out of the box. NVDA and JAWS require you to first download a specific voice for that language and to make sure your speech synthesizer is set to Windows OneCore for NVDA or Vocalizer Expressive for JAWS. But then they all work well, as long as the page is coded with the correct tag. Unfortunately, I have yet to find an online resource with multiple languages on the same page that correctly uses

[The University of Tennessee Knoxville logo] From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Adina Mulliken Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 5:55 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student Hi everyone, I'm interested in finding out about materials and strategies for a blind student who may want to learn German. My understanding is the student uses a screen reader but we don't know which one yet. We don't know if they read Braille. We don't know what course materials the professor uses yet, but we're trying to begin learning about what might be involved with obtaining and converting appropriate materials. I understand that popular screen readers can read German. I've looked through athen listserv's archives and found a few relevant posts, although I probably could have searched further. I looked on Bookshare and found 74 results came up under foreign language learning materials in German and available in the United States. Does anyone have additional advice? Here are the links I found on this listserv in case anyone wants to know * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-July/015345.html * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-July/015325.html "German contracted Braille for example is just as complex as our grade 2, and though I speak German I read the contractions with great difficulty. This is because I only learned it for a year when I was nineteen so I'm terrible at it. But reading German by setting my display to use the computer Braille table is easy for me because it is just the alphabet and the special accented letters." * http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/htdig/athen-list/2019-November/015820.html Thank you! 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Has anyone done something similar or have any ideas on how to digitize a document that has language with a modern and "old" language, Any thoughts, ideas would be very helpful. Thanks Lorraine Lorraine S. Norwich, BSME, MSIS Assistant Director of Disability & Access Services 25 Buick Street 3rd Floor, Boston MA 02215 lnorwich@bu.edu (email) 617-353-3658 (vox) 617-353-9646 (fax) www.bu.edu/disability (website) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Thu Feb 23 12:52:49 2023 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype@gmail.com) Date: Thu Feb 23 12:53:30 2023 Subject: [Athen] Akkadian Language In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Lorraine, You might contact Wycliffe Bible Translation association to see if they have this capability. I've used them in the past for access to type fonts in ancient (biblical) languages. I assume all of this would depend on the context. If there is a typeface available, your worst case scenario would be retyping (switching fonts) between an English font and an Akkadian one. If your goal is to convert to ALT text for a text to speech output, you might also ask Wycliffe for phonetic spellings of the Akkadian vocabulary as no TTS engine I know of renders Akkadian pronunciation! If using something sophisticated like Abbyy FineReader pro for the OCR, your editing would include correcting the input on the misrecognized "Akkadian" for correct spelling. If on the bright side this is a biblical studies text which includes Akkadian, it's possible that one of the universities such as Chicago Theological Seminary, Princeton, Yale or other colleges which offer ancient languages (including Akkadian) or theological studies of ancient biblical texts might be able to help. Even hiring one of their grad students with functional literacy in Akkadian would be helpful! My 2 shekels (money used in the Akkadian Empire). Wink Harner Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production The Foreign Type Portland OR foreigntype@gmail.com 480-984-0034 This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 10:20 AM Norwich, Lorraine S wrote: > Dear All, > > > > We had a request to OCR some documentation that had Akkadian in the text. > It has both English and Akkadian. Has anyone done something similar or > have any ideas on how to digitize a document that has language with a > modern and ?old? language, > > > > Any thoughts, ideas would be very helpful. > > > > Thanks > > > > Lorraine > > > > Lorraine S. Norwich, BSME, MSIS > > Assistant Director of Disability & Access Services > > 25 Buick Street 3rd Floor, Boston MA 02215 > > lnorwich@bu.edu (email) > > 617-353-3658 (vox) > > 617-353-9646 (fax) > > www.bu.edu/disability (website) > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shannon.Lavey at colostate.edu Thu Feb 23 13:42:24 2023 From: Shannon.Lavey at colostate.edu (Lavey,Shannon) Date: Thu Feb 23 13:42:33 2023 Subject: [Athen] Assistive Technology assessment tool In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Bryon, I am with the Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) at Colorado State University. We have had good luck using a modified version of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) - COPM website, to evaluate the effectiveness of AT and our services. The COPM is an individualized outcome measure that assesses perceived performance and satisfaction in areas that need to be addressed. It is a pre/post measure and it only takes a few minutes to administer. We go through the COPM when we first meet with a student, then again after the student has had the opportunity to implement the AT after being trained. Here is a link to some of the research and publications we've done on the measure - ATRC Scholarly Work website. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or would like more information! Thank you, Shannon Shannon Lavey, MS, OTR/L, ATP Pronouns: she/her/hers Student Service Coordinator [Assistive Technology Resource Center Colorado State University] Room 301, Occupational Therapy Building P: 970-491-4241 shannon.lavey@colostate.edu Assistive Technology Resource Center Accessibility By Design From: athen-list On Behalf Of Kluesner, Bryon Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 2:12 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Assistive Technology assessment tool ** Caution: EXTERNAL Sender ** Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has an AT Assessment Tool/survey to gain feedback from students regarding effectiveness after you have trained them on the use of the technology you would be willing to share? Sort of like a post training survey. 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... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 13678 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From normajean.brand at hccs.edu Thu Feb 23 14:09:25 2023 From: normajean.brand at hccs.edu (Normajean.Brand) Date: Thu Feb 23 14:09:34 2023 Subject: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision Message-ID: Hello Hive! I have a student with low vision in culinary program wants to use a mandolin/slicer in lieu of the knife skills portion of the course as an accommodation. I?ve had 2 blind students (blind since early age) who successfully graduated from the culinary program without an accommodation for the knife skills portion of the courses, and 2 other low vision who were also successful. One you may have heard of, if you follow any cooking shows, is Christine Ha. I do understand that each person?s experience with their vision is different and dependent on many factors, but should I be worried about the risk factors of using a mandolin vs a knife? Should we think about the mandolin, which other students wouldn?t have access to, be an alteration of the essential course objectives? In a former career, I saw the aftermath of what a mandolin can do but also what damage knifework can do as well. Not pretty. Just needing some collective thoughts and guidance in advance. Thank you! NJ NJ Brand, (she/her/hers; Dyslexic, ADHD, PsA, Fibro, Migraine- Let?s destigmatize disabilities!) 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From: athen-list On Behalf Of Normajean.Brand Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 3:09 PM To: ATHEN Subject: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision Hello Hive! I have a student with low vision in culinary program wants to use a mandolin/slicer in lieu of the knife skills portion of the course as an accommodation. I?ve had 2 blind students (blind since early age) who successfully graduated from the culinary program without an accommodation for the knife skills portion of the courses, and 2 other low vision who were also successful. One you may have heard of, if you follow any cooking shows, is Christine Ha. I do understand that each person?s experience with their vision is different and dependent on many factors, but should I be worried about the risk factors of using a mandolin vs a knife? Should we think about the mandolin, which other students wouldn?t have access to, be an alteration of the essential course objectives? In a former career, I saw the aftermath of what a mandolin can do but also what damage knifework can do as well. Not pretty. Just needing some collective thoughts and guidance in advance. Thank you! NJ NJ Brand, (she/her/hers; Dyslexic, ADHD, PsA, Fibro, Migraine- Let?s destigmatize disabilities!) BAAS-Psych, ATAC, ADA Tech/Assistive Technology Technician, Center for Learning Innovation ? Spring Branch Campus ? Suite RC12/13 ? T: 713.718.5604 ? F:713.718.5430 ? HCCS ? Counseling & Ability Services ? AT@HCCS ? Teaching & Learning Center for Innovation Accessibility and Inclusion are shared institutional responsibilities. #ally #highered #inclusion [Houston Community College logo] Confidential - Do Not Copy or Distribute: This message may contain confidential information. It is intended only for the individuals(s) named herein. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this email in error) please notify the sender immediately. This message may also be legally privileged. 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Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata . On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 1:42 PM Lavey,Shannon wrote: > Hi Bryon, > > > > I am with the Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) at Colorado > State University. We have had good luck using a modified version of the > Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) - COPM website > , > to evaluate the effectiveness of AT and our services. The COPM is an > individualized outcome measure that assesses perceived performance and > satisfaction in areas that need to be addressed. It is a pre/post measure > and it only takes a few minutes to administer. We go through the COPM when > we first meet with a student, then again after the student has had the > opportunity to implement the AT after being trained. Here is a link to > some of the research and publications we?ve done on the measure - ATRC > Scholarly Work website > . > > > > Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or would like more > information! > > > > Thank you, > > > > Shannon > > > > > > *Shannon Lavey, MS, OTR/L, ATP* > > Pronouns: she/her/hers > > Student Service Coordinator > > [image: Assistive Technology Resource Center Colorado State University] > > Room 301, Occupational Therapy Building > > P: 970-491-4241 > > shannon.lavey@colostate.edu > > > > Assistive Technology Resource Center > > > Accessibility By Design > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Kluesner, Bryon > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 22, 2023 2:12 PM > *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* [Athen] Assistive Technology assessment tool > > > > *** Caution: EXTERNAL Sender *** > > Hi all, > > > > I was wondering if anyone has an AT Assessment Tool/survey to gain > feedback from students regarding effectiveness after you have trained them > on the use of the technology you would be willing to share? Sort of like a > post training survey. > > > > 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 > * > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I?ve seen some amazing chefs and home cooks who have limited vision do some incredible and edible things with food. NJ From: athen-list On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 4:13 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision My understanding is that you don?t get to make the decision on ?essential course objectives? or ?core competencies.? That is up to the instructor. They should be making this decision. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D947AD.3C9CBEC0] 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 Normajean.Brand Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 3:09 PM To: ATHEN > Subject: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision Hello Hive! I have a student with low vision in culinary program wants to use a mandolin/slicer in lieu of the knife skills portion of the course as an accommodation. I?ve had 2 blind students (blind since early age) who successfully graduated from the culinary program without an accommodation for the knife skills portion of the courses, and 2 other low vision who were also successful. One you may have heard of, if you follow any cooking shows, is Christine Ha. I do understand that each person?s experience with their vision is different and dependent on many factors, but should I be worried about the risk factors of using a mandolin vs a knife? Should we think about the mandolin, which other students wouldn?t have access to, be an alteration of the essential course objectives? In a former career, I saw the aftermath of what a mandolin can do but also what damage knifework can do as well. Not pretty. Just needing some collective thoughts and guidance in advance. Thank you! NJ NJ Brand, (she/her/hers; Dyslexic, ADHD, PsA, Fibro, Migraine- Let?s destigmatize disabilities!) BAAS-Psych, ATAC, ADA Tech/Assistive Technology Technician, Center for Learning Innovation ? Spring Branch Campus ? Suite RC12/13 ? T: 713.718.5604 ? F:713.718.5430 ? HCCS ? Counseling & Ability Services ? AT@HCCS ? Teaching & Learning Center for Innovation Accessibility and Inclusion are shared institutional responsibilities. #ally #highered #inclusion [Houston Community College logo] Confidential - Do Not Copy or Distribute: This message may contain confidential information. It is intended only for the individuals(s) named herein. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this email in error) please notify the sender immediately. This message may also be legally privileged. 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I've had several people observe me cooking before and they did seem nervous at first, but it ended up being a valuable learning experience for them. On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 5:13 PM Normajean.Brand wrote: > Hello Hive! > > I have a student with low vision in culinary program wants to use a > mandolin/slicer in lieu of the knife skills portion of the course as an > accommodation. I?ve had 2 blind students (blind since early age) who > successfully graduated from the culinary program without an accommodation > for the knife skills portion of the courses, and 2 other low vision who > were also successful. One you may have heard of, if you follow any cooking > shows, is Christine Ha. > > > > I do understand that each person?s experience with their vision is > different and dependent on many factors, but should I be worried about the > risk factors of using a mandolin vs a knife? Should we think about the > mandolin, which other students wouldn?t have access to, be an alteration of > the essential course objectives? > > > > In a former career, I saw the aftermath of what a mandolin can do but also > what damage knifework can do as well. Not pretty. > > > > Just needing some collective thoughts and guidance in advance. > > > > Thank you! > > NJ > > > > > > *NJ Brand,* (she/her/hers; Dyslexic, ADHD, PsA, Fibro, Migraine- Let?s > destigmatize disabilities!) > > *BAAS-Psych, ATAC**, ADA Tech/Assistive Technology Technician, Center for > Learning Innovation* > > ? Spring Branch Campus ? Suite RC12/13 ? T: 713.718.5604 ? F:713.718.5430 > > ? HCCS ? Counseling & Ability > Services ? AT@HCCS > > ? 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Name: image004.png Type: image/png Size: 8095 bytes Desc: not available URL: From K4mccall at outlook.com Fri Feb 24 02:46:11 2023 From: K4mccall at outlook.com (Karen McCall) Date: Fri Feb 24 02:46:16 2023 Subject: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I use both knives and a mandolin. I went to a local restaurant cooking evening where I was taught how to use a knife correctly. I feel a lot safer now when cutting things versus using the mandolin. I use the mandolin with a ?cut proof glove? which works well. Not sure if they are equal. Not sure how to cut a cabbage with a mandolin? Haven?t tried. As someone who uses both, they have different purposes in the kitchen. I think this would require a modification to the course. How do you cut meat with a mandolin? I would think you have to have knife skills for several thing. Cheers, Karen From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 8:08 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision Hello, I don't know what a mandolin is, but I use knives in my kitchen all the time and I'm totally blind. I'm always chopping up onions, peppers, whatever I want to put in my casseroles. I've had several people observe me cooking before and they did seem nervous at first, but it ended up being a valuable learning experience for them. On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 5:13 PM Normajean.Brand > wrote: Hello Hive! I have a student with low vision in culinary program wants to use a mandolin/slicer in lieu of the knife skills portion of the course as an accommodation. I?ve had 2 blind students (blind since early age) who successfully graduated from the culinary program without an accommodation for the knife skills portion of the courses, and 2 other low vision who were also successful. One you may have heard of, if you follow any cooking shows, is Christine Ha. I do understand that each person?s experience with their vision is different and dependent on many factors, but should I be worried about the risk factors of using a mandolin vs a knife? Should we think about the mandolin, which other students wouldn?t have access to, be an alteration of the essential course objectives? In a former career, I saw the aftermath of what a mandolin can do but also what damage knifework can do as well. Not pretty. Just needing some collective thoughts and guidance in advance. Thank you! NJ NJ Brand, (she/her/hers; Dyslexic, ADHD, PsA, Fibro, Migraine- Let?s destigmatize disabilities!) BAAS-Psych, ATAC, ADA Tech/Assistive Technology Technician, Center for Learning Innovation ? Spring Branch Campus ? Suite RC12/13 ? T: 713.718.5604 ? F:713.718.5430 ? HCCS ? Counseling & Ability Services ? AT@HCCS ? 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Learn why this is important Hi Bryon, I am with the Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) at Colorado State University. We have had good luck using a modified version of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) - COPM website, to evaluate the effectiveness of AT and our services. The COPM is an individualized outcome measure that assesses perceived performance and satisfaction in areas that need to be addressed. It is a pre/post measure and it only takes a few minutes to administer. We go through the COPM when we first meet with a student, then again after the student has had the opportunity to implement the AT after being trained. Here is a link to some of the research and publications we've done on the measure - ATRC Scholarly Work website. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or would like more information! Thank you, Shannon Shannon Lavey, MS, OTR/L, ATP Pronouns: she/her/hers Student Service Coordinator [Assistive Technology Resource Center Colorado State University] Room 301, Occupational Therapy Building P: 970-491-4241 shannon.lavey@colostate.edu Assistive Technology Resource Center Accessibility By Design From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Kluesner, Bryon Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2023 2:12 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: [Athen] Assistive Technology assessment tool ** Caution: EXTERNAL Sender ** Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has an AT Assessment Tool/survey to gain feedback from students regarding effectiveness after you have trained them on the use of the technology you would be willing to share? Sort of like a post training survey. 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... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 7787 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 13678 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: From klatimer at udel.edu Fri Feb 24 05:59:56 2023 From: klatimer at udel.edu (Karen Latimer) Date: Fri Feb 24 06:00:35 2023 Subject: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Couldn't some of this be mitigated with just a cut-proof glove on the non-dominant hand? On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 5:47 AM Karen McCall wrote: > I use both knives and a mandolin. I went to a local restaurant cooking > evening where I was taught how to use a knife correctly. I feel a lot safer > now when cutting things versus using the mandolin. I use the mandolin with > a ?cut proof glove? which works well. > > > > Not sure if they are equal. Not sure how to cut a cabbage with a mandolin? > Haven?t tried. As someone who uses both, they have different purposes in > the kitchen. > > > > I think this would require a modification to the course. How do you cut > meat with a mandolin? I would think you have to have knife skills for > several thing. > > > > Cheers, Karen > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Robert Spangler > *Sent:* Thursday, February 23, 2023 8:08 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision > > > > Hello, I don't know what a mandolin is, but I use knives in my kitchen all > the time and I'm totally blind. I'm always chopping up onions, peppers, > whatever I want to put in my casseroles. I've had several people observe > me cooking before and they did seem nervous at first, but it ended up being > a valuable learning experience for them. > > > > On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 5:13 PM Normajean.Brand > wrote: > > Hello Hive! > > I have a student with low vision in culinary program wants to use a > mandolin/slicer in lieu of the knife skills portion of the course as an > accommodation. I?ve had 2 blind students (blind since early age) who > successfully graduated from the culinary program without an accommodation > for the knife skills portion of the courses, and 2 other low vision who > were also successful. One you may have heard of, if you follow any cooking > shows, is Christine Ha. > > > > I do understand that each person?s experience with their vision is > different and dependent on many factors, but should I be worried about the > risk factors of using a mandolin vs a knife? Should we think about the > mandolin, which other students wouldn?t have access to, be an alteration of > the essential course objectives? > > > > In a former career, I saw the aftermath of what a mandolin can do but also > what damage knifework can do as well. Not pretty. > > > > Just needing some collective thoughts and guidance in advance. > > > > Thank you! > > NJ > > > > > > *NJ Brand, *(she/her/hers; Dyslexic, ADHD, PsA, Fibro, Migraine- Let?s > destigmatize disabilities!) > > *BAAS-Psych, ATAC**, ADA Tech/Assistive Technology Technician, Center for > Learning Innovation* > > ? Spring Branch Campus ? Suite RC12/13 ? T: 713.718.5604 ? F:713.718.5430 > > ? HCCS > > > > ? Counseling & Ability Services > > ? AT@HCCS > > ? Teaching & Learning Center for Innovation > > > *Accessibility and Inclusion are shared institutional responsibilities. > #ally #highered #inclusion* > > *[image: Houston Community College logo]* > > > > > Confidential - Do Not Copy or Distribute: This message may contain > confidential information. It is intended only for the individuals(s) named > herein. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this email > in error) please notify the sender immediately. This message may also be > legally privileged. If you are not the named addressee(s), you must delete > this email immediately. Do not disseminate, distribute, or copy. > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > > > > -- > > 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. If you have received this > email in error, please "reply" to the sender. > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- *Karen Latimer, ATP* *Senior Assistive Technology Specialist* *Delaware Assistive Technology ?Initiative * *Center for Disabilities Studies* *461 Wyoming Rd. * *Newark, DE 19716* *302-831-7469* *www.udel.edu/cds * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 5:47 AM Karen McCall > wrote: I use both knives and a mandolin. I went to a local restaurant cooking evening where I was taught how to use a knife correctly. I feel a lot safer now when cutting things versus using the mandolin. I use the mandolin with a ?cut proof glove? which works well. Not sure if they are equal. Not sure how to cut a cabbage with a mandolin? Haven?t tried. As someone who uses both, they have different purposes in the kitchen. I think this would require a modification to the course. How do you cut meat with a mandolin? I would think you have to have knife skills for several thing. Cheers, Karen From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 8:08 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision Hello, I don't know what a mandolin is, but I use knives in my kitchen all the time and I'm totally blind. I'm always chopping up onions, peppers, whatever I want to put in my casseroles. I've had several people observe me cooking before and they did seem nervous at first, but it ended up being a valuable learning experience for them. On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 5:13 PM Normajean.Brand > wrote: Hello Hive! I have a student with low vision in culinary program wants to use a mandolin/slicer in lieu of the knife skills portion of the course as an accommodation. I?ve had 2 blind students (blind since early age) who successfully graduated from the culinary program without an accommodation for the knife skills portion of the courses, and 2 other low vision who were also successful. One you may have heard of, if you follow any cooking shows, is Christine Ha. I do understand that each person?s experience with their vision is different and dependent on many factors, but should I be worried about the risk factors of using a mandolin vs a knife? Should we think about the mandolin, which other students wouldn?t have access to, be an alteration of the essential course objectives? In a former career, I saw the aftermath of what a mandolin can do but also what damage knifework can do as well. Not pretty. Just needing some collective thoughts and guidance in advance. Thank you! NJ NJ Brand, (she/her/hers; Dyslexic, ADHD, PsA, Fibro, Migraine- Let?s destigmatize disabilities!) BAAS-Psych, ATAC, ADA Tech/Assistive Technology Technician, Center for Learning Innovation ? Spring Branch Campus ? Suite RC12/13 ? T: 713.718.5604 ? F:713.718.5430 ? HCCS ? Counseling & Ability Services ? AT@HCCS ? Teaching & Learning Center for Innovation Accessibility and Inclusion are shared institutional responsibilities. #ally #highered #inclusion [Houston Community College logo] Confidential - Do Not Copy or Distribute: This message may contain confidential information. It is intended only for the individuals(s) named herein. 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Also, if you'd like to discuss our process so you can learn more, we'd be happy to chat. Thanks, Dawn [The University of Arizona block 'A' logo.] Dawn A Hunziker Associate Director Disability Resource Center THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Highland Commons, D207 1224 E. Lowell St. | Tucson, AZ 85721 Office: 520-626-9409 | hunziker@arizona.edu IT Accessibility: itaccessbility.arizona.edu drc.arizona.edu Note: If you are receiving this email outside of your typical working hours or while you are out of the office, I hope you feel no pressure to respond until your workload and schedule permit. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rbeach at KCKCC.EDU Tue Feb 28 06:28:22 2023 From: rbeach at KCKCC.EDU (Robert Beach) Date: Tue Feb 28 06:28:32 2023 Subject: [Athen] [EXT]Re: Needing advice on student with low vision In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Another question is can the mandolin replace a knife? I don?t think it can, but I am by no means a proficient cook. The student will still need to use a knife. I think it may be important for them to learn to use it correctly which means to not be afraid of it. 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 Normajean.Brand Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 5:36 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT]Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision 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 Susan, I do understand that and respect that, their asking me my thoughts. I punted it back to them with ?is it essential to know knife skills? Are all the students being graded on the precision of their knife skills when dicing, slicing, etc. and is it appropriate to use a mandolin or chopper slicer that would make those dices, slices perfectly every time when someone using a knife might not make perfect dices or slices?? And a host of other questions. I?m trying to think of other things they might or should consider when it comes to knife skills or using other equipment that might be deemed dangerous or questionable. I?ve seen some amazing chefs and home cooks who have limited vision do some incredible and edible things with food. NJ From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 4:13 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision My understanding is that you don?t get to make the decision on ?essential course objectives? or ?core competencies.? That is up to the instructor. They should be making this decision. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01D94B4E.9DDF2700] 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 Normajean.Brand Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 3:09 PM To: ATHEN > Subject: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision Hello Hive! I have a student with low vision in culinary program wants to use a mandolin/slicer in lieu of the knife skills portion of the course as an accommodation. I?ve had 2 blind students (blind since early age) who successfully graduated from the culinary program without an accommodation for the knife skills portion of the courses, and 2 other low vision who were also successful. One you may have heard of, if you follow any cooking shows, is Christine Ha. I do understand that each person?s experience with their vision is different and dependent on many factors, but should I be worried about the risk factors of using a mandolin vs a knife? Should we think about the mandolin, which other students wouldn?t have access to, be an alteration of the essential course objectives? In a former career, I saw the aftermath of what a mandolin can do but also what damage knifework can do as well. Not pretty. Just needing some collective thoughts and guidance in advance. Thank you! NJ NJ Brand, (she/her/hers; Dyslexic, ADHD, PsA, Fibro, Migraine- Let?s destigmatize disabilities!) BAAS-Psych, ATAC, ADA Tech/Assistive Technology Technician, Center for Learning Innovation ? Spring Branch Campus ? Suite RC12/13 ? T: 713.718.5604 ? F:713.718.5430 ? HCCS ? Counseling & Ability Services ? AT@HCCS ? Teaching & Learning Center for Innovation Accessibility and Inclusion are shared institutional responsibilities. #ally #highered #inclusion [Houston Community College logo] Confidential - Do Not Copy or Distribute: This message may contain confidential information. It is intended only for the individuals(s) named herein. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this email in error) please notify the sender immediately. This message may also be legally privileged. If you are not the named addressee(s), you must delete this email immediately. Do not disseminate, distribute, or copy. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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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 Robert Spangler Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 7:08 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXT]Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision 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. Hello, I don't know what a mandolin is, but I use knives in my kitchen all the time and I'm totally blind. I'm always chopping up onions, peppers, whatever I want to put in my casseroles. I've had several people observe me cooking before and they did seem nervous at first, but it ended up being a valuable learning experience for them. On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 5:13 PM Normajean.Brand > wrote: Hello Hive! I have a student with low vision in culinary program wants to use a mandolin/slicer in lieu of the knife skills portion of the course as an accommodation. I?ve had 2 blind students (blind since early age) who successfully graduated from the culinary program without an accommodation for the knife skills portion of the courses, and 2 other low vision who were also successful. One you may have heard of, if you follow any cooking shows, is Christine Ha. I do understand that each person?s experience with their vision is different and dependent on many factors, but should I be worried about the risk factors of using a mandolin vs a knife? Should we think about the mandolin, which other students wouldn?t have access to, be an alteration of the essential course objectives? In a former career, I saw the aftermath of what a mandolin can do but also what damage knifework can do as well. Not pretty. Just needing some collective thoughts and guidance in advance. Thank you! NJ NJ Brand, (she/her/hers; Dyslexic, ADHD, PsA, Fibro, Migraine- Let?s destigmatize disabilities!) BAAS-Psych, ATAC, ADA Tech/Assistive Technology Technician, Center for Learning Innovation ? Spring Branch Campus ? Suite RC12/13 ? T: 713.718.5604 ? F:713.718.5430 ? HCCS ? Counseling & Ability Services ? AT@HCCS ? Teaching & Learning Center for Innovation Accessibility and Inclusion are shared institutional responsibilities. #ally #highered #inclusion [Houston Community College logo] Confidential - Do Not Copy or Distribute: This message may contain confidential information. It is intended only for the individuals(s) named herein. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this email in error) please notify the sender immediately. This message may also be legally privileged. If you are not the named addressee(s), you must delete this email immediately. Do not disseminate, distribute, or copy. _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -- 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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