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URL: From justinr at disability.tamu.edu Thu Mar 2 13:36:23 2023 From: justinr at disability.tamu.edu (Romack, Justin) Date: Thu Mar 2 13:36:28 2023 Subject: [Athen] All quiet on the Western Front In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: All here? Trudging along? Ready for spring break? They give us *a* day? I?m so, so ready! Hope everyone is hanging in there! ? 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. From: athen-list On Behalf Of foreigntype@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2023 3:04 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] All quiet on the Western Front Just checking in to make sure the listserv is working OK. 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From: athen-list On Behalf Of Herman Fermin Sent: Monday, March 6, 2023 3:30 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Accessible Scheduling Software Hello all, Just wanted to know what other schools are using for accessible scheduling software. Currently Northern Arizona uses a few across campus and we were looking into having everything under one umbrella. The worst of our lot is something ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd Hello all, Just wanted to know what other schools are using for accessible scheduling software. Currently Northern Arizona uses a few across campus and we were looking into having everything under one umbrella. The worst of our lot is something called WhenIWork which is totally inaccessible and just plain terrible. The company is not interested in improving their accessibility posture. 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Take care, Jodie Jodie Hoger (she/her) Manager Disability and Access Services, West Region Co-Chair TAFE-Ability M +61 0437 035042 E Jodie.hoger@tafensw.edu.au TAFE NSW 60 Beinda Street, Bomaderry NSW 2541 , NSW postcode tafensw.edu.au [TAFE NSW Disability Services. Get the right support for your learning journey. Explore. Enquire. Enrol. Image of Jennifer, a blind music student, playing piano in a music studio, with ther eacher watching on.] [Title: FaceBook link icon - Description: TAFE NSW FaceBook link icon][Title: LinkedIn link icon - Description: TAFE NSW LinkedIn link icon][Title: YouTube link icon - Description: TAFE NSW YouTube link icon][Title: Twitter link icon - Description: TAFE NSW Twitter link icon][Title: Instagram link icon - Description: TAFE NSW Instagram link icon] RTO 90003 | CRICOS 00591E | HEP PRV12049 TAFE NSW acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the Land, Rivers and Sea. We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Elders; past, present and emerging of all Nations. OFFICIAL From: athen-list On Behalf Of Romack, Justin Sent: Tuesday, 7 March 2023 8:37 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [External]Re: [Athen] Accessible Scheduling Software CAUTION: This email originated from outside of TAFE NSW. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. Have not done a super deep dive into it, but I?ve been pleased with Bookings from the screen reader user perspective. It?s also been a while, but I?ve heard Calendly has come a long way. 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. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Herman Fermin Sent: Monday, March 6, 2023 3:30 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Accessible Scheduling Software Hello all, Just wanted to know what other schools are using for accessible scheduling software. Currently Northern Arizona uses a few across campus and we were looking into having everything under one umbrella. The worst of our lot is something ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd Hello all, Just wanted to know what other schools are using for accessible scheduling software. Currently Northern Arizona uses a few across campus and we were looking into having everything under one umbrella. The worst of our lot is something called WhenIWork which is totally inaccessible and just plain terrible. The company is not interested in improving their accessibility posture. 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[image: image.png] Top of Form Bottom of Form [image: Judy Heumann, in glasses, at a news conference with Ed Roberts, an official from California.] Judy Heumann in 1982, with Ed Roberts, director of the California State Department of Rehabilitation. They called attention to the Reagan administration?s cutbacks in funds for programs for the disabled.Credit...John Duricka/Associated Press New York Times *By Alex Traub * Published March 5, 2023Updated March 6, 2023, 3:56 p.m. ET Judy Heumann, who spent decades attacking a political establishment indifferent to the rights of disabled people and won one fight after another, ultimately joining and reforming the very establishment she once inveighed against, died on Saturday in Washington, D.C. She was 75. An announcement on her personal website did not specify the cause. A quadriplegic since childhood, Ms. Heumann (pronounced human) began her career in activism waging a one-woman battle to be allowed to work as a teacher in New York City when discrimination against disabled people was not widely understood as a problem. She went on to become an official in the Clinton administration, a special adviser in the Obama State Department and a fellow or board member at some of the nation?s leading nonprofits. She was also featured in the Oscar-nominated 2020 documentary ?Crip Camp.? Over time, she saw a revolution occur in the government?s involvement in the lives of disabled people such as herself. And she, as much as anyone else, helped bring about that revolution. A pivotal moment came in San Francisco in 1977. It had been four years since President Richard Nixon had signed the Rehabilitation Act, one section of which, 504, was supposed to outlaw discrimination against disabled people by any institution receiving federal money. ?It was a very important provision because it would mean, for example, that you could not discriminate against someone with a disability in preschool, in elementary school, in high school, at universities, in hospitals, in government,? Ms. Heumann told the BBC in 2020. ?And if in fact discrimination occurred, you would have a remedy. You could go to court. You could file a complaint.? Yet officials repeatedly delayed implementing the measure, and Joseph A. Califano Jr., the secretary of health, education and welfare under President Jimmy Carter, said he had wanted to overhaul the regulations before authorizing them. Activists responded that there would be national protests if Mr. Califano did not sign off on the original form of the law by April 4. [image: image.png] [image: Ms. Heumann, center, with Ed Roberts, left, and Joan Leon, the founders of the World Institute on Disability in an undated photo.] Ms. Heumann, center, with Ed Roberts, left, and Joan Leon, the founders of the World Institute on Disability in an undated photo.Credit...The Heumann Perspective April 5 arrived. Protesters in cities throughout the nation occupied federal offices. Ms. Heumann, then 29, organized the San Francisco contingent. She appeared with more than 100 other people of varying disabilities to demand action from Joseph Maldonado, the regional director who reported to Mr. Califano from San Francisco. ?No one had briefed him; he didn?t know what 504 was,? Ms. Heumann told The New York Times in 2020. ?We were incredulous about the fact that nobody was taking what we were doing seriously.? The other protest actions soon ended. But the San Francisco sit-in continued for almost a month. It has often been described as the longest nonviolent occupation of a federal building in American history. Many of the protesters did not bring necessary supplies, or even a change of clothes. The government cut the building?s water and phone connections. Fortunately, deaf protesters knew another way to communicate: sign language. That is how they passed messages out of the building. Other protesters knew a diverting form of amusement: wheelchair races. The sit-in received support from San Francisco?s mayor, George Moscone, who sent over mattresses, and from the Black Panther Party, which delivered ribs and fried chicken. Ms. Heumann later traveled to Washington and participated in a special congressional hearing. ?We will no longer allow the government to oppress disabled individuals,? Ms. Heumann said . ?We want the law enforced. We want no more segregation.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Session Synopses Using Blackboard Ally in a Smaller Faculty Emma Folkesson, Wilma Jonsson & Emanuel Franzen, Lund University Faculty of Law Blackboard Ally has been available on our learning platform since 2019 as a result of the website accessibility regulations implemented in Sweden and the EU. The Faculty of Law is the only faculty within Lund University working with Blackboard, and with our 1700 students we are generally viewed as a smaller actor, facing different challenges in our daily work towards an accessible learning platform. The presentation will focus on: - how the Faculty of Law as a smaller actor uses Blackboard Ally in our learning environment - our challenges in implementing an extended understanding of accessibility and available tools with our professors and course administrators - discussing possibilities for further improving our accessibility work Where Are Your A11Y Issues STEMing From? Lara Tompkins, Accessibility Specialist. College of DuPage. When you hear the word "accessibility" in conjunction with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) do you break into a cold sweat thinking about making instructional content accessible to all learners? Well, panic no more! Bring your problems and expertise to this "conversation not presentation" and we will use design thinking techniques to put these issues in focus and share resources. Participants will contribute to a STEM accessibility Toolkit Find sign up and joining details on the Ally Community site: https://usergroup.ally.ac/content/perma?id=57595 From Doug.Mantle at kings.uwo.ca Tue Mar 7 06:31:45 2023 From: Doug.Mantle at kings.uwo.ca (Doug Mantle) Date: Tue Mar 7 06:31:49 2023 Subject: [Athen] FW: REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - Supporting the Evolution of Learning with Texthelp Tools - Friday, March 10, 2023 @ 2pm Eastern - Hosted by N.O.A.T. Message-ID: <1653cda1bdb3486e84b782ee5c057b54@kings.uwo.ca> Good day! Passing along this invitation to join the next N.O.A.T. webinar. Please see below for more details. Take care, Doug ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are invited to the next webinar hosted by The Network of Assistive Technologists (N.O.A.T.) Supporting the Evolution of Learning with Texthelp Tools Evolution and change has been central to our world, our educational institutions, and how students learn over the last few years. In response, technology companies have reacted and updated their tools to meet the needs of learners and instructors. Join Texthelp as they show how their tool updates and changes are supporting learners as they interact with the varied course content and the digital educational environments common today. Learning Outcomes ? Attendees will understand the ways in which Texthelp tools support learners in common educational environments and document types when it comes to literacy focused tasks: reading, writing, studying, and researching. ? Attendees will understand the ways in which Texthelp tools support learners in common educational environments and document types when it comes to STEM focused tasks: reading and comprehending STEM content, creating STEM content for assessments, assignments, and general course activities. ? Attendees will learn about the updates made to Texthelp tools over the last few years for the products of Read&Write and Equatio and learn about the new PDF Reader tool, OrbitNote. Attendees will also learn about new support focused resources for users and professionals called The Texthelp Academy. If you have questions for the Texthelp team that you would like answered live during the webinar, please share while registering or by visiting www.noat.link/texthelpquestions 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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Please do not feel obligated to reply outside of your normal working hours.** Sean Kugler Digital Accessibility Analyst, Sr. Northern Arizona University Phone: 928-523-6042 A11Y = Accessibility (A eleven letters Y) Northern Arizona University sits at the base of the San Francisco Peaks, on homelands sacred to Native Americans throughout the region. We honor their past, present, and future generations, who have lived here for millennia and will forever call this place home. From: Jodie Hoger (Jodie Hoger ) Sent: Monday, March 6, 2023 3:05 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [External]Re: Accessible Scheduling Software OFFICIAL HI Justin, I would be keen on your tips for using bookings with a screen reader. We are rolling it out across our services and we have a couple of SR users (including me) still getting used to it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated ? Take care, Jodie Jodie Hoger (she/her) Manager Disability and Access Services, West Region Co-Chair TAFE-Ability M +61 0437 035042 E Jodie.hoger@tafensw.edu.au TAFE NSW 60 Beinda Street, Bomaderry NSW 2541 , NSW postcode tafensw.edu.au [TAFE NSW Disability Services. Get the right support for your learning journey. Explore. Enquire. Enrol. Image of Jennifer, a blind music student, playing piano in a music studio, with ther eacher watching on.] [Title: FaceBook link icon - Description: TAFE NSW FaceBook link icon][Title: LinkedIn link icon - Description: TAFE NSW LinkedIn link icon][Title: YouTube link icon - Description: TAFE NSW YouTube link icon][Title: Twitter link icon - Description: TAFE NSW Twitter link icon][Title: Instagram link icon - Description: TAFE NSW Instagram link icon] RTO 90003 | CRICOS 00591E | HEP PRV12049 TAFE NSW acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the Land, Rivers and Sea. We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Elders; past, present and emerging of all Nations. OFFICIAL From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Romack, Justin Sent: Tuesday, 7 March 2023 8:37 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [External]Re: [Athen] Accessible Scheduling Software CAUTION: This email originated from outside of TAFE NSW. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. Have not done a super deep dive into it, but I?ve been pleased with Bookings from the screen reader user perspective. It?s also been a while, but I?ve heard Calendly has come a long way. 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. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Herman Fermin Sent: Monday, March 6, 2023 3:30 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Accessible Scheduling Software Hello all, Just wanted to know what other schools are using for accessible scheduling software. Currently Northern Arizona uses a few across campus and we were looking into having everything under one umbrella. The worst of our lot is something ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd Hello all, Just wanted to know what other schools are using for accessible scheduling software. Currently Northern Arizona uses a few across campus and we were looking into having everything under one umbrella. The worst of our lot is something called WhenIWork which is totally inaccessible and just plain terrible. The company is not interested in improving their accessibility posture. They will not even meet with us just to see what they can do to make things better. Thank you all. German Fermin Northern Arizona University Student Technology Center ***** The contents of this email and its attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. ***** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 22453 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 1333 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.png Type: image/png Size: 2225 bytes Desc: image003.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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It?s also been a while, > but I?ve heard Calendly has come a long way. > > > > 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. > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Herman Fermin > *Sent:* Monday, March 6, 2023 3:30 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* [Athen] Accessible Scheduling Software > > > > Hello all, Just wanted to know what other schools are using for accessible > scheduling software. Currently Northern Arizona uses a few across campus > and we were looking into having everything under one umbrella. The worst of > our lot is something > > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart > > *This Message Is From an External Sender * > > This message came from outside your organization. > > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > > Hello all, > > > > Just wanted to know what other schools are using for accessible scheduling > software. Currently Northern Arizona uses a few across campus and we were > looking into having everything under one umbrella. The worst of our lot is > something called WhenIWork which is totally inaccessible and just plain > terrible. The company is not interested in improving their accessibility > posture. They will not even meet with us just to see what they can do to > make things better. > > > > Thank you all. > > > > German Fermin > > Northern Arizona University > > Student Technology Center > _______________________________________________ > 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 armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu Wed Mar 8 08:39:13 2023 From: armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu (Deborah Armstrong) Date: Wed Mar 8 08:39:19 2023 Subject: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Well I cannot tell you how often I have cut myself on a Mandolin! I am also totally blind and use knives in my kitchen every day. When I first cooked for my sighted husband he freaked out watching how close the knife came to my fingers. But I?ve been chopping food since I was nine and it?s no big deal. I chop much faster and more efficiently than he does with sight, but then I love to cook and he does not. I think the important thing is that the student learn to cut without looking because low vision can be very unreliable. And he should cut simple stuff before doing anything complex. I say this from experience; when I had a cornea transplant at age 25, I got so wrapped up watching my knife, which I?d never been able to see before, that I sliced right through my hand. After that I closed my eyes when I chopped stuff, and today of course, with no vision, it doesn?t matter. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Normajean.Brand Sent: Friday, February 24, 2023 7:10 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision Karen, this was one of the suggestions I had ? use a safety cut-proof glove on the non-dominant hand regardless of mandoline or knife. You see fish mongers and oyster shuckers use them all the time. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and suggestions, especially those of you who are blind and use knives safely! Thank you everyone! Have a great weekend and stay safe. NJ From: athen-list On Behalf Of Karen Latimer Sent: Friday, February 24, 2023 8:00 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision 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 > 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. 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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Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8095 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From normajean.brand at hccs.edu Wed Mar 8 08:52:04 2023 From: normajean.brand at hccs.edu (Normajean.Brand) Date: Wed Mar 8 08:52:22 2023 Subject: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thank you so much for sharing your experience with a mandoline and knives, Deb! NJ From: athen-list On Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 10:39 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision Well I cannot tell you how often I have cut myself on a Mandolin! I am also totally blind and use knives in my kitchen every day. When I first cooked for my sighted husband he freaked out watching how close the knife came to my fingers. But I?ve been chopping food since I was nine and it?s no big deal. I chop much faster and more efficiently than he does with sight, but then I love to cook and he does not. I think the important thing is that the student learn to cut without looking because low vision can be very unreliable. And he should cut simple stuff before doing anything complex. I say this from experience; when I had a cornea transplant at age 25, I got so wrapped up watching my knife, which I?d never been able to see before, that I sliced right through my hand. After that I closed my eyes when I chopped stuff, and today of course, with no vision, it doesn?t matter. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Normajean.Brand Sent: Friday, February 24, 2023 7:10 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision Karen, this was one of the suggestions I had ? use a safety cut-proof glove on the non-dominant hand regardless of mandoline or knife. You see fish mongers and oyster shuckers use them all the time. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and suggestions, especially those of you who are blind and use knives safely! Thank you everyone! Have a great weekend and stay safe. NJ From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Karen Latimer Sent: Friday, February 24, 2023 8:00 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision 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 > 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. 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 [Image removed by sender.] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8095 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 823 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: From armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu Wed Mar 8 09:15:20 2023 From: armstrongdeborah at fhda.edu (Deborah Armstrong) Date: Wed Mar 8 09:15:53 2023 Subject: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student In-Reply-To: References: <36DA5298-0488-4263-A3E5-14685A1742D1@hunter.cuny.edu> <007401d94719$f76a65c0$e63f3140$@pubcom.com> Message-ID: Double-check that the lab the student needs to buy with the Pearson book doesn't already have an accessible version of the book. For Spanish, the default textbook is completely inaccessible. But if you scroll through the lab and click on "accessible resources" you'll find a version of the textbook in HTML, properly marked up so that JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver read it accurately switching languages in the appropriate places. This is true for Spanish, but I'm unsure if it is true for German, however a Pearson rep told me it was, as I considered taking an advanced German course, since I already speak it. Currently both the German and Spanish offerings from McGraw Hill have a text component in their labs but it has no language markup. You can view and listen to the Pearson Spanish book outside of their lab at this link: https://media.pearsoncmg.com/alt/myspanishlab/mosaicos7e/accessible_etext/index.html But don't advertise it as they could take that link away at any time, and would be in their rights to do so. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Stager, Catherine Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 9:12 AM To: chagnon@pubcom.com; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student 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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From: athen-list On Behalf Of PATRICK BURKE Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 9:56 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student 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! 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But I?ve been chopping food since I was nine and it?s > no big deal. I chop much faster and more efficiently than he does with > sight, but then I love to cook and he does not. > > I think the important thing is that the student learn to cut without > looking because low vision can be very unreliable. And he should cut simple > stuff before doing anything complex. I say this from experience; when I had > a cornea transplant at age 25, I got so wrapped up watching my knife, which > I?d never been able to see before, that I sliced right through my hand. > After that I closed my eyes when I chopped stuff, and today of course, with > no vision, it doesn?t matter. > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Normajean.Brand > *Sent:* Friday, February 24, 2023 7:10 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision > > > > Karen, this was one of the suggestions I had ? use a safety cut-proof > glove on the non-dominant hand regardless of mandoline or knife. You see > fish mongers and oyster shuckers use them all the time. > > > > Thank you everyone for your thoughts and suggestions, especially those of > you who are blind and use knives safely! > > > > Thank you everyone! Have a great weekend and stay safe. > > > > NJ > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Karen Latimer > *Sent:* Friday, February 24, 2023 8:00 AM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision > > > > 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. 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When I first cooked for my sighted husband he freaked out watching how close the knife came to my fingers. But I?ve been chopping food since I was nine and it?s no big deal. I chop much faster and more efficiently than he does with sight, but then I love to cook and he does not. I think the important thing is that the student learn to cut without looking because low vision can be very unreliable. And he should cut simple stuff before doing anything complex. I say this from experience; when I had a cornea transplant at age 25, I got so wrapped up watching my knife, which I?d never been able to see before, that I sliced right through my hand. After that I closed my eyes when I chopped stuff, and today of course, with no vision, it doesn?t matter. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Normajean.Brand Sent: Friday, February 24, 2023 7:10 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision Karen, this was one of the suggestions I had ? use a safety cut-proof glove on the non-dominant hand regardless of mandoline or knife. You see fish mongers and oyster shuckers use them all the time. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and suggestions, especially those of you who are blind and use knives safely! Thank you everyone! Have a great weekend and stay safe. NJ From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Karen Latimer Sent: Friday, February 24, 2023 8:00 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Needing advice on student with low vision 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 > 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. 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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We?re going to run this in the next issue of Access Information News: https://www.accessinformationnews.com/. :) 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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From: athen-list > On Behalf Of PATRICK BURKE Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 9:56 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Advice on German foreign language learning for blind student 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! 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I can do this for her with Dragon, but are there any online services that will do this that anyone would recommend? A free service would be great, but any suggestions are welcome. thanks, robert -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist Office of Learning Resources Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center (LTC) Roesch Library Room: 023 Phone: 937-229-2066 For Deaf/Hard of Hearing, call 711 (Ohio Relay) For office hours and further OLR information, please visit go.udayton.edu/olr CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The information contained in this electronic message is confidential and intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail or any of its components is strictly prohibited. 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A free service would be great, but any suggestions are welcome. thanks, robert -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist Office of Learning Resources Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center (LTC) Roesch Library Room: 023 Phone: 937-229-2066 For Deaf/Hard of Hearing, call 711 (Ohio Relay) For office hours and further OLR information, please visit go.udayton.edu/olr CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The information contained in this electronic message is confidential and intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail or any of its components is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please "reply" to the sender. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Doug Hayman IT Accessibility Coordinator Information Technology Olympic College dhayman@olympic.edu (360) 475-7632 From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2023 12:52 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXTERNAL] - [Athen] Transcribing Audio Files CAUTION: This email came from a non-OC system or external source. Beware of phishing and social engineering! Hello, We have an instructor who is asking about transcribing an MP3 file with spoken content. I can do this for her with Dragon, but are there any online services that will do this that anyone would recommend? A free service would be great, but any suggestions are welcome. thanks, robert -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist Office of Learning Resources Ryan C. 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Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions Hello, We have an instructor who is asking about transcribing an MP3 file with spoken content. I can do this for her with Dragon, but are there any online services that will do this that anyone would recommend? A free service would be great, but any suggestions are welcome. thanks, robert -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist Office of Learning Resources Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center (LTC) Roesch Library Room: 023 Phone: 937-229-2066 For Deaf/Hard of Hearing, call 711 (Ohio Relay) For office hours and further OLR information, please visit go.udayton.edu/olr CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The information contained in this electronic message is confidential and intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. 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You can choose to add only the transcribed text to your document, text plus speakers, text plus timestamps, or text plus speakers and timestamps. Best, - Shelley _____________________________ Shelley Haven ATP, RET Assistive Technology Consultant www.TechPotential.net www.AT4LD.net On TuesdayMar 14, at 12:51 PM, Robert Spangler > wrote: Hello, We have an instructor who is asking about transcribing an MP3 file with spoken content. I can do this for her with Dragon, but are there any online services that will do this that anyone would recommend? A free service would be great, but any suggestions are welcome. thanks, robert -- Robert Spangler Disability Services Technical Support Specialist Office of Learning Resources Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center (LTC) Roesch Library Room: 023 Phone: 937-229-2066 For Deaf/Hard of Hearing, call 711 (Ohio Relay) For office hours and further OLR information, please visit go.udayton.edu/olr CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The information contained in this electronic message is confidential and intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail or any of its components is strictly prohibited. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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A free > service would be great, but any suggestions are welcome. > > thanks, > robert > > > -- > Robert Spangler > Disability Services Technical Support Specialist > Office of Learning Resources > Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center (LTC) > Roesch Library Room: 023 > Phone: 937-229-2066 > For Deaf/Hard of Hearing, call 711 (Ohio Relay) > For office hours and further OLR information, please visit > go.udayton.edu/olr > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE > The information contained in this electronic message is confidential and > intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail or > any of its components is strictly prohibited. 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Has anyone figured out a work around for that? *Maria Ortado* Interpreter Coordinator Student Accessibility Services Office: U216 Cape Fear Community College mortado@cfcc.edu Phone: (910) 362-7098 Schedule a virtual meeting with me Fax: (910) 362-7113 -- E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official. (NCGS.Ch.132) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From K4mccall at outlook.com Tue Mar 21 06:57:28 2023 From: K4mccall at outlook.com (Karen McCall) Date: Tue Mar 21 06:57:32 2023 Subject: [Athen] PDF Remediator's Survey 2023 Message-ID: Morning Everyone! I'm launching another iteration of the PDF Remediator's Survey. The last one was done in 2018 or 2019. https://forms.office.com/r/mAFuZ36nJz The survey closes April 30, 2023, at 6 PM EST. This is a survey for individuals who remediate PDFs for their organizations. 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Founder of Seymour Accessibility, Greg Mena, will discuss how interviewing disabled college students following the pandemic led to the creation of a YouTube video caption checker tool. *Learning Outcomes* - Describe the problem of captioned content in higher education from the perspective of students, educators and administration - Explain the basic fundamentals of the disability tech entrepreneur ecosystem - Discuss how visual designs are made more accessible using both color and shape *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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Please limit to higher education. *forms.office.com/r/XBzVpjeURZ * Thank you! Doug Geiste Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT Senior Director of Web Technologies Digital Accessibility Committee Chair *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: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I have had no connection with this type of software so I am unsure of all the disability related barriers that may be present with this type of software. Thank you, Kevin Price, MSW Assistant Director of Accessible Technology Student Accessibility Services Ginsburg Center for Inclusion and Community Engagement University of Central Florida 4000 Central Florida Blvd Ferrell Commons, Room 155B Orlando, FL 32816-3661 Office: 407.823.2371 kevin.price@ucf.edu sas.sdes.ucf.edu Please note: Florida has a very broad open records law (F.S. 119). Emails may be subject to public disclosure. SAS acknowledges the value of expressing identity-first (disabled person) and person first (person with disability) language in our communication. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Has anyone found an accessible solution/program that does qualitative analyses of data or had any other ideas? I have had no connection with this type of software so I am unsure of all the disability related barriers that may be present with this type of software. Thank you, Kevin Price, MSW Assistant Director of Accessible Technology Student Accessibility Services Ginsburg Center for Inclusion and Community Engagement University of Central Florida 4000 Central Florida Blvd Ferrell Commons, Room 155B Orlando, FL 32816-3661 Office: 407.823.2371 kevin.price@ucf.edu sas.sdes.ucf.edu Please note: Florida has a very broad open records law (F.S. 119). Emails may be subject to public disclosure. SAS acknowledges the value of expressing identity-first (disabled person) and person first (person with disability) language in our communication. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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She is looking for a software program that does qualitative > analysis of data, she mentioned NVivo but said that it wasn?t accessible > for her. ?NVivo is Lumivero's easy-to-use, collaborative qualitative > analysis software that allows researchers to import, organize, explore, > connect and collaborate on their data to reveal more significant insights > from their qualitative data faster.? > > > > Has anyone found an accessible solution/program that does qualitative > analyses of data or had any other ideas? I have had no connection with > this type of software so I am unsure of all the disability related barriers > that may be present with this type of software. > > > > Thank you, > > > > > *Kevin Price, MSW *Assistant Director of Accessible Technology > Student Accessibility Services > Ginsburg Center for Inclusion and Community Engagement > > University of Central Florida > 4000 Central Florida Blvd Ferrell Commons, Room 155B > Orlando, FL 32816-3661 > > Office: 407.823.2371 > kevin.price@ucf.edu > *sas.sdes.ucf.edu * > > *Please note:* Florida has a very broad open records law (F.S. 119). > Emails may be subject to public disclosure. > SAS acknowledges the value of expressing identity-first (disabled person) > and person first (person with disability) language in our communication. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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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 Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:36:49 +0000 From: Kevin Price > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Accessible Data Qualitative Program (JAWS User) Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi Atheners, I have a student finishing her program. She is Blind and uses JAWS screen reader. She is looking for a software program that does qualitative analysis of data, she mentioned NVivo but said that it wasn't accessible for her. "NVivo is Lumivero's easy-to-use, collaborative qualitative analysis software that allows researchers to import, organize, explore, connect and collaborate on their data to reveal more significant insights from their qualitative data faster." Has anyone found an accessible solution/program that does qualitative analyses of data or had any other ideas? I have had no connection with this type of software so I am unsure of all the disability related barriers that may be present with this type of software. Thank you, Kevin Price, MSW Assistant Director of Accessible Technology Student Accessibility Services Ginsburg Center for Inclusion and Community Engagement University of Central Florida 4000 Central Florida Blvd Ferrell Commons, Room 155B Orlando, FL 32816-3661 Office: 407.823.2371 kevin.price@ucf.edu > sas.sdes.ucf.edu Please note: Florida has a very broad open records law (F.S. 119). Emails may be subject to public disclosure. SAS acknowledges the value of expressing identity-first (disabled person) and person first (person with disability) language in our communication. From Kevin.Price at ucf.edu Mon Mar 27 12:46:40 2023 From: Kevin.Price at ucf.edu (Kevin Price) Date: Mon Mar 27 12:46:46 2023 Subject: [Athen] Accessible Data Qualitative Program (JAWS User) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Adina, Thank you so much! That is very helpful. Kevin Kevin Price, MSW Assistant Director of Accessible Technology Student Accessibility Services Ginsburg Center for Inclusion and Community Engagement University of Central Florida 4000 Central Florida Blvd Ferrell Commons, Room 155B Orlando, FL 32816-3661 Office: 407.823.2371 kevin.price@ucf.edu sas.sdes.ucf.edu Please note:?Florida has a very broad open records law (F.S. 119). Emails may be subject to public disclosure. SAS acknowledges the value of expressing identity-first (disabled person) and person first (person with disability) language in our communication. -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of Adina Mulliken Sent: Monday, March 27, 2023 3:19 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Accessible Data Qualitative Program (JAWS User) Hi Kevin, I did research to see if any qualitative analysis software was accessible a few years ago for purposes of being able to purchase it and hire research assistants who might need it to be accessible. I ended up not getting the grant, so it didn't matter for me, but I found there wasn't anything that would work that was screen reader accessible then unfortunately. One vendor had a VPAT that was many years old on their website showing problems. A faculty member from another school found for me that their IT department had reviewed another popular software and found it to be problematic. (IT at that school was concerned about it.) I meant to look for my old notes for you to give you more specific details, and I'll aim to do it soon. 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 Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:36:49 +0000 From: Kevin Price > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: [Athen] Accessible Data Qualitative Program (JAWS User) Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi Atheners, I have a student finishing her program. She is Blind and uses JAWS screen reader. She is looking for a software program that does qualitative analysis of data, she mentioned NVivo but said that it wasn't accessible for her. "NVivo is Lumivero's easy-to-use, collaborative qualitative analysis software that allows researchers to import, organize, explore, connect and collaborate on their data to reveal more significant insights from their qualitative data faster." Has anyone found an accessible solution/program that does qualitative analyses of data or had any other ideas? I have had no connection with this type of software so I am unsure of all the disability related barriers that may be present with this type of software. Thank you, Kevin Price, MSW Assistant Director of Accessible Technology Student Accessibility Services Ginsburg Center for Inclusion and Community Engagement University of Central Florida 4000 Central Florida Blvd Ferrell Commons, Room 155B Orlando, FL 32816-3661 Office: 407.823.2371 kevin.price@ucf.edu > sas.sdes.ucf.edu Please note: Florida has a very broad open records law (F.S. 119). Emails may be subject to public disclosure. SAS acknowledges the value of expressing identity-first (disabled person) and person first (person with disability) language in our communication. _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailman12.u.washington.edu%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fathen-list&data=05%7C01%7Ckevin.price%40ucf.edu%7Cb12c64606f47487333b608db2ef83491%7Cbb932f15ef3842ba91fcf3c59d5dd1f1%7C0%7C0%7C638155415790855067%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IWMK0jPB1UrMQguUsO7QVe3eyYbr8Ll0YQidynHU0zw%3D&reserved=0 From foreigntype at gmail.com Mon Mar 27 15:59:53 2023 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype@gmail.com) Date: Mon Mar 27 16:00:34 2023 Subject: [Athen] tech help please Message-ID: Throwing out a request for help. MS Office has been inadvertently switched to Hebrew and I can't switch it back to English. Anyone with some tech expertise who can help? TIA 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 . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k4mccall at outlook.com Mon Mar 27 16:05:55 2023 From: k4mccall at outlook.com (Karen McCall) Date: Mon Mar 27 16:05:58 2023 Subject: [Athen] tech help please In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I think I can help but not until tomorrow morning EST. Would that work? Are you using Microsoft 365? Cheers, Karen Sent from Outlook for iOS ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of foreigntype@gmail.com Sent: Monday, March 27, 2023 6:59:53 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] tech help please Throwing out a request for help. MS Office has been inadvertently switched to Hebrew and I can't switch it back to English. Anyone with some tech expertise who can help? TIA 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 . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From k4mccall at outlook.com Mon Mar 27 16:08:22 2023 From: k4mccall at outlook.com (Karen McCall) Date: Mon Mar 27 16:08:26 2023 Subject: [Athen] tech help please In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'll see if I reckon remember where to look. I recently had to do the same thing because I opened a document in danish and it changed my default language to Danish for some of the things that I typed. If you go into options languages, you should see Hebrew in the list of languages even if you didn't install it. You can remove that language there. The other thing you can do is to select all of the text in the document go to the review, ribbon, languages, and set the proofing language back to English but that can be a temporary solution unless you do it in your normal document template or the template you're working in. I am not at my desktop computer, so hoping that this is at least a start in how to fix this. Cheers, Karen. Sent from Outlook for iOS ________________________________ From: Karen McCall Sent: Monday, March 27, 2023 7:05:55 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] tech help please I think I can help but not until tomorrow morning EST. Would that work? Are you using Microsoft 365? Cheers, Karen Sent from Outlook for iOS ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of foreigntype@gmail.com Sent: Monday, March 27, 2023 6:59:53 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] tech help please Throwing out a request for help. MS Office has been inadvertently switched to Hebrew and I can't switch it back to English. Anyone with some tech expertise who can help? TIA 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 . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Mon Mar 27 16:43:43 2023 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype@gmail.com) Date: Mon Mar 27 16:44:24 2023 Subject: [Athen] tech help please In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Oh Thank you Karen!! I'm available after 9 a.m. PST if that works. I've tried all the "tips" from MSO 2019, and from Windows 11. The instructions are in English, but of course all the menus in MS Office are now in Hebrew and I can't find the one that determines the language. I feel like a dolt, but am willing --EAGER-- for help! Thanks in advance!! 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 Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 4:06?PM Karen McCall wrote: > I think I can help but not until tomorrow morning EST. Would that work? > > Are you using Microsoft 365? > > Cheers, Karen > > Sent from Outlook for iOS > ------------------------------ > *From:* athen-list on > behalf of foreigntype@gmail.com > *Sent:* Monday, March 27, 2023 6:59:53 PM > *To:* athen-list@u.washington.edu > *Subject:* [Athen] tech help please > > Throwing out a request for help. MS Office has been inadvertently switched > to Hebrew and I can't switch it back to English. Anyone with some tech > expertise who can help? > > TIA > > 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 . > _______________________________________________ > 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 M.Deeprose at soton.ac.uk Tue Mar 28 07:50:17 2023 From: M.Deeprose at soton.ac.uk (Matthew Deeprose) Date: Tue Mar 28 07:50:26 2023 Subject: [Athen] =?windows-1252?q?International_Ally_User_Group_=96_27_Apr?= =?windows-1252?q?il_2023?= Message-ID: [With apologies for cross-posting] Digital Accessibility presents a range of challenges to those of us working in Higher Education, but we are not alone! In the 27 April meeting of the International Ally User Group starting at 07:00 PDT / 10:00 EDT / 15:00 BST / 16:00 CEST / 19:00 GST, we will learn from the experiences of colleagues working in this area in our first panel discussion. As the "International" Ally User Group, it's important to consider the global perspective. We are lucky to be joined by panellists from six countries that span across eight time zones. The roundtable will cover four themes: - Alternative formats and students - Encouraging staff to create accessible content - Institutional policy and challenges - Celebrating success After one or two starting questions for each theme we will open to the audience to ask their questions and to share their own answers. Our panellists are from around the world and their institutions are at various levels of accessibility maturity. - Sharon Austin, Academic Technology Accessibility Specialist, University of Tampa - Terry Greene, Senior eLearning Designer, Trent University, Canada - James Northridge, "Inclusive UCC" Project Manager, University College Cork (UCC), Ireland - Dr Tharindu Liyanagunawardena, Digital Accessibility Officer, University of Reading, UK - Esin Caglayan, Ph.D., Director of Teaching and Learning Center, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey - Sarah Whittaker, Senior Manager Teaching with Technology, working in United Arab Emirates Join our first panel discussion for an inspiring global perspective around how we can rise to the challenges and opportunities of digital accessibility! Find sign-up and joining details on the Ally Community site: https://usergroup.ally.ac/content/perma?id=58015 Take care Matthew Deeprose University of Southampton From athenpresident at gmail.com Tue Mar 28 16:17:54 2023 From: athenpresident at gmail.com (ATHEN President) Date: Tue Mar 28 16:19:21 2023 Subject: [Athen] Fwd: 2023 Teresa Haven Scholarship for Students with Disabilities In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi all, A reminder that the Teresa Haven Scholarship is still accepting applications. Deadline is April 21, 2023 (It will be here soon!). Details are below in the original message. Have a great afternoon/evening! Dawn ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ATHEN President Date: Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 10:39?AM Subject: 2023 Teresa Haven Scholarship for Students with Disabilities To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Hello ATHEN Members, ATHEN is happy to announce that the 2023 Teresa Haven Scholarship for Students with Disabilities is now open for nominations and applications. Deadline is April 21, 2023. Teresa Haven, Ph.D., was a long-time ATHEN contributor and member of the Executive Council. She was a passionate advocate for student equity and diversity in higher education. In remembrance of her dedication and service to students, the ATHEN membership voted unanimously to create a scholarship in her memory. Thank you to the Executive Council and to those who volunteer to participate on the 2023 Teresa Haven Scholarship Selection Committee. Best, Dawn Hunziker ATHEN President -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hunziker at arizona.edu Wed Mar 29 12:16:25 2023 From: hunziker at arizona.edu (Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker)) Date: Wed Mar 29 12:16:31 2023 Subject: [Athen] Job opening - UArizona Alternate Formats Message-ID: Hi everyone, The University of Arizona, Disability Resource Center is hiring an Accessible Content and Media Coordinator who oversees the creation of accessible digital content, Braille, and captioning of videos. We are hoping to have interviews started in Mid-April with a mid-May hiring date. Happy Wednesday! 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 accessibility.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 maryz at mit.edu Thu Mar 30 08:49:31 2023 From: maryz at mit.edu (Mary J Ziegler) Date: Thu Mar 30 08:50:13 2023 Subject: [Athen] Reading MathJax with JAWS Message-ID: <464D402D-72A9-48ED-BFA8-9FBC29086846@mit.edu> Dear Colleagues, I?m trying to locate a user guide for JAWS users to understand how to best navigate and read math equations presented on a webpage with MathJax. I have found a lot of detail on how to author math in MathJax ? but am trying to help a student read the equations already authored and presented in MathJax. JAWS has the MathViewer that does a good job of reading math, but my questions are * what is the best way to configure/change any MathJax settings to render the math to play as happily as possible with JAWS? * What browser reads the math best? * Other suggestions? Thanks! Mary Mary J. Ziegler (she/her) Program Manager for Online Learning Accessibility Online Worldwide Learning Services (OWLS) Email: maryz@mit.edu Phone: 617-258-9328 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kerscher at montana.com Thu Mar 30 11:24:51 2023 From: kerscher at montana.com (kerscher@montana.com) Date: Thu Mar 30 11:25:00 2023 Subject: [Athen] Reading MathJax with JAWS In-Reply-To: <464D402D-72A9-48ED-BFA8-9FBC29086846@mit.edu> References: <464D402D-72A9-48ED-BFA8-9FBC29086846@mit.edu> Message-ID: <002501d96334$ee756320$cb602960$@montana.com> Hello, I am assuming the mathematics is in MathML, which is great. MathJax is used by many websites for presentation of the math. The MathJax menu for a screen reader user is not useful, from my experience. At CSUN, the presentation, ?What grade did your screen reader get in arithmetic? demonstrated most of the screen readers exploring MathML. The best was NVDA with the MathCAT add-in. Jaws had serious issues, and the folks at Jaws know about it. It seems they will be moving to MathCAT as well, but we do not know when. So for now, Just use Jaws in the math reading mode. If there is an expression such as the square root of 4+5 Jaws will not indicate if the 5 is under the root. The student will have trouble with these kinds of things. Best George From: athen-list On Behalf Of Mary J Ziegler Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2023 9:50 AM To: Access Network Subject: [Athen] Reading MathJax with JAWS Dear Colleagues, I?m trying to locate a user guide for JAWS users to understand how to best navigate and read math equations presented on a webpage with MathJax. I have found a lot of detail on how to author math in MathJax ? but am trying to help a student read the equations already authored and presented in MathJax. JAWS has the MathViewer that does a good job of reading math, but my questions are * what is the best way to configure/change any MathJax settings to render the math to play as happily as possible with JAWS? * What browser reads the math best? * Other suggestions? Thanks! Mary Mary J. Ziegler (she/her) Program Manager for Online Learning Accessibility Online Worldwide Learning Services (OWLS) Email: maryz@mit.edu Phone: 617-258-9328 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhori at ucdavis.edu Thu Mar 30 11:55:31 2023 From: jhori at ucdavis.edu (Joshua Hori) Date: Thu Mar 30 11:55:38 2023 Subject: [Athen] Reading MathJax with JAWS In-Reply-To: <002501d96334$ee756320$cb602960$@montana.com> References: <464D402D-72A9-48ED-BFA8-9FBC29086846@mit.edu> <002501d96334$ee756320$cb602960$@montana.com> Message-ID: User guide for MathCAT + NVDA: https://nsoiffer.github.io/MathCAT/users.html I prefer Chrome over Firefox, but either works. If I recall correctly, there?s a slight difference in how the equation is read. We used it for testing libretext math textbooks. ~ Joshua From: athen-list on behalf of kerscher@montana.com Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 11:25 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] Reading MathJax with JAWS Hello, I am assuming the mathematics is in MathML, which is great. MathJax is used by many websites for presentation of the math. The MathJax menu for a screen reader user is not useful, from my experience. At CSUN, the presentation, ?What grade did your screen reader get in arithmetic? demonstrated most of the screen readers exploring MathML. The best was NVDA with the MathCAT add-in. Jaws had serious issues, and the folks at Jaws know about it. It seems they will be moving to MathCAT as well, but we do not know when. So for now, Just use Jaws in the math reading mode. If there is an expression such as the square root of 4+5 Jaws will not indicate if the 5 is under the root. The student will have trouble with these kinds of things. Best George From: athen-list On Behalf Of Mary J Ziegler Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2023 9:50 AM To: Access Network Subject: [Athen] Reading MathJax with JAWS Dear Colleagues, I?m trying to locate a user guide for JAWS users to understand how to best navigate and read math equations presented on a webpage with MathJax. I have found a lot of detail on how to author math in MathJax ? but am trying to help a student read the equations already authored and presented in MathJax. JAWS has the MathViewer that does a good job of reading math, but my questions are * what is the best way to configure/change any MathJax settings to render the math to play as happily as possible with JAWS? * What browser reads the math best? * Other suggestions? Thanks! Mary Mary J. Ziegler (she/her) Program Manager for Online Learning Accessibility Online Worldwide Learning Services (OWLS) Email: maryz@mit.edu Phone: 617-258-9328 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From maryz at mit.edu Thu Mar 30 13:00:19 2023 From: maryz at mit.edu (Mary J Ziegler) Date: Thu Mar 30 13:01:56 2023 Subject: [Athen] Reading MathJax with JAWS In-Reply-To: References: <464D402D-72A9-48ED-BFA8-9FBC29086846@mit.edu> <002501d96334$ee756320$cb602960$@montana.com> Message-ID: Hi George, Joshua, Louis (and any other replies I missed), Thank you so much for this detail! I was aware that NVDA/MathCAT is the optimal solution for reading MathJax, but I must say I was unaware JAWS may read the math inaccurately or incompletely. The student is rather attached to JAWS, but I will share this limitation and recommend NVDA for math courses. I can't in good conscience recommend JAWS if the math will not read properly. The equations in the course I am helping with are rather complex and I need all the notation to be announced. Mary From: athen-list On Behalf Of Joshua Hori Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2023 2:56 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Reading MathJax with JAWS User guide for MathCAT + NVDA: https://nsoiffer.github.io/MathCAT/users.html I prefer Chrome over Firefox, but either works. If I recall correctly, there's a slight difference in how the equation is read. We used it for testing libretext math textbooks. ~ Joshua From: athen-list > on behalf of kerscher@montana.com > Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 11:25 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: Re: [Athen] Reading MathJax with JAWS Hello, I am assuming the mathematics is in MathML, which is great. MathJax is used by many websites for presentation of the math. The MathJax menu for a screen reader user is not useful, from my experience. At CSUN, the presentation, "What grade did your screen reader get in arithmetic" demonstrated most of the screen readers exploring MathML. The best was NVDA with the MathCAT add-in. Jaws had serious issues, and the folks at Jaws know about it. It seems they will be moving to MathCAT as well, but we do not know when. So for now, Just use Jaws in the math reading mode. If there is an expression such as the square root of 4+5 Jaws will not indicate if the 5 is under the root. The student will have trouble with these kinds of things. Best George From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Mary J Ziegler Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2023 9:50 AM To: Access Network > Subject: [Athen] Reading MathJax with JAWS Dear Colleagues, I'm trying to locate a user guide for JAWS users to understand how to best navigate and read math equations presented on a webpage with MathJax. I have found a lot of detail on how to author math in MathJax - but am trying to help a student read the equations already authored and presented in MathJax. JAWS has the MathViewer that does a good job of reading math, but my questions are * what is the best way to configure/change any MathJax settings to render the math to play as happily as possible with JAWS? * What browser reads the math best? * Other suggestions? Thanks! Mary Mary J. Ziegler (she/her) Program Manager for Online Learning Accessibility Online Worldwide Learning Services (OWLS) Email: maryz@mit.edu Phone: 617-258-9328 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hunziker at arizona.edu Fri Mar 31 16:43:25 2023 From: hunziker at arizona.edu (Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker)) Date: Fri Mar 31 16:43:32 2023 Subject: [Athen] 2nd Job opening - University of Arizona Message-ID: Hi all, The University of Arizona is expanding our Digital Accessibility Team! We are hiring an IT Accessibility Consultant to assist with monitoring and validating the accessibility of our campus enterprise systems, websites, and academic technologies. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. Have a good weekend! 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 accessibility.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: