From jeffbis at arizona.edu Tue Jan 2 13:04:16 2024 From: jeffbis at arizona.edu (Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis)) Date: Tue Jan 2 13:04:23 2024 Subject: [Athen] Feedback Fruits and accessibility ... Message-ID: Hello Everyone, Does anyone have any information on the Feedback Fruits platform as it relates to accessibility by chance? Thanks for any guidance ... Jeff ----- Jeff Bishop Disability Resource Center IT Accessibility Consultant Schedule a meeting with the Digital Accessibility Team from DRC Phone: 520-626-9797 Fax : 520-626-5500 Email Address: jeffbis@email.arizona.edu Address: The University of Arizona Building 95 Room #: D202 1224 E Lowell St. Tucson, AZ 85721-0095 -- The opinions or statements expressed herein are my own and should not be taken as a position, opinion, or endorsement of The University of Arizona. The information contained in this message is privileged and confidential information, intended only for the use of the specific individual or entity named above. 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Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DA3E54.CA3E81C0] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Wed Jan 3 14:19:55 2024 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype@gmail.com) Date: Wed Jan 3 14:20:36 2024 Subject: [Athen] Music xml file creation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Give a shout to Brian Richwine at Indiana University Bloomington or to Wendy Holden's alt text crew at Central Washington University. 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Dietrich) Date: Wed Jan 3 14:27:06 2024 Subject: [Athen] Music xml file creation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Speaking as someone who reads music, I'm afraid the process of converting a PDF to a digital score is a lot like doing OCR, complete with the necessary editing after you get the digital version. There is a free music notation program called MuseScore that you can download, https://musescore.org/en. There is also a pdf-to-Musescore site that you can use to upload a PDF and create a MuseScore file, https://musescore.com/import. Once you've done that then someone who knows how to use MuseScore and reads music can edit the resulting file and export to a MusicXML file, but there probably isn't a good way to skip the editing step. I hope this helps. Good luck! -Andi :) -------------------------- Andrea Dietrich She / Her / Hers Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services Cornell University Cornell Health, Level 5 110 Ho Plaza Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: adietrich@cornell.edu Phone: (607) 254-4545 Fax: (607) 255-1562 Web: sds.cornell.edu *Please note that confidentiality of non-encrypted e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Disclosure of any information contained in this message to someone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 4:55 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [Athen] Music xml file creation I'm just starting to research this for a current student. I'm wondering if anyone has converted PDF sheet music to music xml, and what your process is. I'm finding some super-easy ways (like using adobe and export to xml) that seem suspicious because of their ease, but other more complicated ways that involve pricey software. Anyone done any music xml creation, and if so, what are you using and are there written instructions? I do not read music, or xml, as the case may be, so I don't know if what I'm converting through my experiments is any good. Help please? Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DA3E69.7F335650] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From: athen-list On Behalf Of Andrea L. Dietrich Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 5:27 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Music xml file creation Speaking as someone who reads music, I'm afraid the process of converting a PDF to a digital score is a lot like doing OCR, complete with the necessary editing after you get the digital version. There is a free music notation program called MuseScore that you can download, https://musescore.org/en. There is also a pdf-to-Musescore site that you can use to upload a PDF and create a MuseScore file, https://musescore.com/import. Once you've done that then someone who knows how to use MuseScore and reads music can edit the resulting file and export to a MusicXML file, but there probably isn't a good way to skip the editing step. I hope this helps. Good luck! -Andi :) -------------------------- Andrea Dietrich She / Her / Hers Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services Cornell University Cornell Health, Level 5 110 Ho Plaza Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: adietrich@cornell.edu Phone: (607) 254-4545 Fax: (607) 255-1562 Web: sds.cornell.edu *Please note that confidentiality of non-encrypted e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Disclosure of any information contained in this message to someone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 4:55 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: [Athen] Music xml file creation I'm just starting to research this for a current student. I'm wondering if anyone has converted PDF sheet music to music xml, and what your process is. I'm finding some super-easy ways (like using adobe and export to xml) that seem suspicious because of their ease, but other more complicated ways that involve pricey software. Anyone done any music xml creation, and if so, what are you using and are there written instructions? I do not read music, or xml, as the case may be, so I don't know if what I'm converting through my experiments is any good. Help please? Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DA3E6A.302A3960] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Dietrich Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 3:27 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Music xml file creation Speaking as someone who reads music, I'm afraid the process of converting a PDF to a digital score is a lot like doing OCR, complete with the necessary editing after you get the digital version. There is a free music notation program called MuseScore that you can download, https://musescore.org/en. There is also a pdf-to-Musescore site that you can use to upload a PDF and create a MuseScore file, https://musescore.com/import. Once you've done that then someone who knows how to use MuseScore and reads music can edit the resulting file and export to a MusicXML file, but there probably isn't a good way to skip the editing step. I hope this helps. Good luck! -Andi :) -------------------------- Andrea Dietrich She / Her / Hers Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services Cornell University Cornell Health, Level 5 110 Ho Plaza Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: adietrich@cornell.edu Phone: (607) 254-4545 Fax: (607) 255-1562 Web: sds.cornell.edu *Please note that confidentiality of non-encrypted e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Disclosure of any information contained in this message to someone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 4:55 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: [Athen] Music xml file creation I'm just starting to research this for a current student. I'm wondering if anyone has converted PDF sheet music to music xml, and what your process is. I'm finding some super-easy ways (like using adobe and export to xml) that seem suspicious because of their ease, but other more complicated ways that involve pricey software. Anyone done any music xml creation, and if so, what are you using and are there written instructions? I do not read music, or xml, as the case may be, so I don't know if what I'm converting through my experiments is any good. Help please? Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DA3E5A.69E2F030] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Dietrich) Date: Wed Jan 3 14:37:26 2024 Subject: [Athen] Music xml file creation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I was reading a little more on the MuseScore board and apparently the music OCR engine that the program uses is also available as a separate program. https://github.com/Audiveris/audiveris My understanding is that software conversion of PDF files to digital scores is still in its infancy compared to the quality of document OCR, so you may have better luck just getting someone to transcribe scores. -------------------------- Andrea Dietrich She / Her / Hers Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services Cornell University Cornell Health, Level 5 110 Ho Plaza Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: adietrich@cornell.edu Phone: (607) 254-4545 Fax: (607) 255-1562 Web: sds.cornell.edu *Please note that confidentiality of non-encrypted e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Disclosure of any information contained in this message to someone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Andrea L. Dietrich Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 5:28 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Music xml file creation Oh, and here's a message board post with some more info. https://musescore.org/en/node/269647 -------------------------- Andrea Dietrich She / Her / Hers Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services Cornell University Cornell Health, Level 5 110 Ho Plaza Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: adietrich@cornell.edu Phone: (607) 254-4545 Fax: (607) 255-1562 Web: sds.cornell.edu *Please note that confidentiality of non-encrypted e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Disclosure of any information contained in this message to someone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Andrea L. Dietrich Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 5:27 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Music xml file creation Speaking as someone who reads music, I'm afraid the process of converting a PDF to a digital score is a lot like doing OCR, complete with the necessary editing after you get the digital version. There is a free music notation program called MuseScore that you can download, https://musescore.org/en. There is also a pdf-to-Musescore site that you can use to upload a PDF and create a MuseScore file, https://musescore.com/import. Once you've done that then someone who knows how to use MuseScore and reads music can edit the resulting file and export to a MusicXML file, but there probably isn't a good way to skip the editing step. I hope this helps. Good luck! -Andi :) -------------------------- Andrea Dietrich She / Her / Hers Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services Cornell University Cornell Health, Level 5 110 Ho Plaza Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: adietrich@cornell.edu Phone: (607) 254-4545 Fax: (607) 255-1562 Web: sds.cornell.edu *Please note that confidentiality of non-encrypted e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Disclosure of any information contained in this message to someone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 4:55 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: [Athen] Music xml file creation I'm just starting to research this for a current student. I'm wondering if anyone has converted PDF sheet music to music xml, and what your process is. I'm finding some super-easy ways (like using adobe and export to xml) that seem suspicious because of their ease, but other more complicated ways that involve pricey software. Anyone done any music xml creation, and if so, what are you using and are there written instructions? I do not read music, or xml, as the case may be, so I don't know if what I'm converting through my experiments is any good. Help please? Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DA3E6B.7F613230] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From adietrich at cornell.edu Wed Jan 3 14:40:28 2024 From: adietrich at cornell.edu (Andrea L. Dietrich) Date: Wed Jan 3 14:40:35 2024 Subject: [Athen] Music xml file creation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'm sure it's something you or your staff could learn to do, but you may want to take a crash course in music reading. It's not terribly complicated, and MuseScore is very user-friendly and has lots of tutorials on their website, but it will probably be a bit time-consuming, especially at first. -------------------------- Andrea Dietrich She / Her / Hers Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services Cornell University Cornell Health, Level 5 110 Ho Plaza Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: adietrich@cornell.edu Phone: (607) 254-4545 Fax: (607) 255-1562 Web: sds.cornell.edu *Please note that confidentiality of non-encrypted e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Disclosure of any information contained in this message to someone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 5:35 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Music xml file creation Thanks, Andi. We are trying to avoid hiring a specialist to do this work, and just make it part of our normal conversion processes. We already do math and chem, and we are not content experts, so it would seem it wouldn't be awful to do, but I could be wrong. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DA3E6B.F012FD10] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Andrea L. Dietrich Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 3:27 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Music xml file creation Speaking as someone who reads music, I'm afraid the process of converting a PDF to a digital score is a lot like doing OCR, complete with the necessary editing after you get the digital version. There is a free music notation program called MuseScore that you can download, https://musescore.org/en. There is also a pdf-to-Musescore site that you can use to upload a PDF and create a MuseScore file, https://musescore.com/import. Once you've done that then someone who knows how to use MuseScore and reads music can edit the resulting file and export to a MusicXML file, but there probably isn't a good way to skip the editing step. I hope this helps. Good luck! -Andi :) -------------------------- Andrea Dietrich She / Her / Hers Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services Cornell University Cornell Health, Level 5 110 Ho Plaza Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: adietrich@cornell.edu Phone: (607) 254-4545 Fax: (607) 255-1562 Web: sds.cornell.edu *Please note that confidentiality of non-encrypted e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Disclosure of any information contained in this message to someone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 4:55 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: [Athen] Music xml file creation I'm just starting to research this for a current student. I'm wondering if anyone has converted PDF sheet music to music xml, and what your process is. I'm finding some super-easy ways (like using adobe and export to xml) that seem suspicious because of their ease, but other more complicated ways that involve pricey software. Anyone done any music xml creation, and if so, what are you using and are there written instructions? I do not read music, or xml, as the case may be, so I don't know if what I'm converting through my experiments is any good. Help please? Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DA3E6B.F012FD10] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DA3E5C.534C17A0] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Andrea L. Dietrich Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 3:40 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Music xml file creation I'm sure it's something you or your staff could learn to do, but you may want to take a crash course in music reading. It's not terribly complicated, and MuseScore is very user-friendly and has lots of tutorials on their website, but it will probably be a bit time-consuming, especially at first. -------------------------- Andrea Dietrich She / Her / Hers Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services Cornell University Cornell Health, Level 5 110 Ho Plaza Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: adietrich@cornell.edu Phone: (607) 254-4545 Fax: (607) 255-1562 Web: sds.cornell.edu *Please note that confidentiality of non-encrypted e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Disclosure of any information contained in this message to someone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 5:35 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Music xml file creation Thanks, Andi. We are trying to avoid hiring a specialist to do this work, and just make it part of our normal conversion processes. We already do math and chem, and we are not content experts, so it would seem it wouldn't be awful to do, but I could be wrong. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DA3E5C.534C17A0] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Andrea L. Dietrich Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 3:27 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Music xml file creation Speaking as someone who reads music, I'm afraid the process of converting a PDF to a digital score is a lot like doing OCR, complete with the necessary editing after you get the digital version. There is a free music notation program called MuseScore that you can download, https://musescore.org/en. There is also a pdf-to-Musescore site that you can use to upload a PDF and create a MuseScore file, https://musescore.com/import. Once you've done that then someone who knows how to use MuseScore and reads music can edit the resulting file and export to a MusicXML file, but there probably isn't a good way to skip the editing step. I hope this helps. Good luck! -Andi :) -------------------------- Andrea Dietrich She / Her / Hers Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services Cornell University Cornell Health, Level 5 110 Ho Plaza Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: adietrich@cornell.edu Phone: (607) 254-4545 Fax: (607) 255-1562 Web: sds.cornell.edu *Please note that confidentiality of non-encrypted e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Disclosure of any information contained in this message to someone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 4:55 PM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' > Subject: [Athen] Music xml file creation I'm just starting to research this for a current student. I'm wondering if anyone has converted PDF sheet music to music xml, and what your process is. I'm finding some super-easy ways (like using adobe and export to xml) that seem suspicious because of their ease, but other more complicated ways that involve pricey software. Anyone done any music xml creation, and if so, what are you using and are there written instructions? I do not read music, or xml, as the case may be, so I don't know if what I'm converting through my experiments is any good. Help please? Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DA3E5C.534C17A0] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Wed Jan 3 14:51:06 2024 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype@gmail.com) Date: Wed Jan 3 14:51:21 2024 Subject: [Athen] Music xml file creation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Susan, My reference to both Brian and Wendy?s team was meant to question them on the process and software they use for this music conversion. My experience is with Coda Finale and Sibelius software then through Dancing Dots if the output is meant to go into Braille. Both Coda and Sibelius can import & convert PDF scored music; with a synthesizer can convert from an audio recorded score; both can excerpt specific orchestration parts from whole scores; both work with Dancing Dots. I was OK enough at reading parts scores for voice (i.e. choral pieces) to be able to proofread and edit, but certainly not good enough to read other instrumentation or clefs! We hired a music student or one of the college music professors to do the proofreading and making edits. If the final output is brailled music, a really good place to start is with Dancing Dots & their team to find out what?s currently being used for software and whether they have training materials available. My follow up advice from earlier. Hope it?s helpful! Wink Harner Assistive Technology Consulting and Training Alternative Text Production Portland OR. foreigntype@gmail.com On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 1:55?PM Susan Kelmer wrote: > I?m just starting to research this for a current student. I?m wondering > if anyone has converted PDF sheet music to music xml, and what your process > is. I?m finding some super-easy ways (like using adobe and export to xml) > that seem suspicious because of their ease, but other more complicated ways > that involve pricey software. > > > > Anyone done any music xml creation, and if so, what are you using and are > there written instructions? 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If you?ve received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list On Behalf Of foreigntype@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 3:51 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Music xml file creation Susan, My reference to both Brian and Wendy?s team was meant to question them on the process and software they use for this music conversion. My experience is with Coda Finale and Sibelius software then through Dancing Dots if the output is meant to go into Braille. Both Coda and Sibelius can import & convert PDF scored music; with a synthesizer can convert from an audio recorded score; both can excerpt specific orchestration parts from whole scores; both work with Dancing Dots. I was OK enough at reading parts scores for voice (i.e. choral pieces) to be able to proofread and edit, but certainly not good enough to read other instrumentation or clefs! We hired a music student or one of the college music professors to do the proofreading and making edits. If the final output is brailled music, a really good place to start is with Dancing Dots & their team to find out what?s currently being used for software and whether they have training materials available. My follow up advice from earlier. Hope it?s helpful! Wink Harner Assistive Technology Consulting and Training Alternative Text Production Portland OR. foreigntype@gmail.com On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 1:55?PM Susan Kelmer > wrote: I?m just starting to research this for a current student. I?m wondering if anyone has converted PDF sheet music to music xml, and what your process is. I?m finding some super-easy ways (like using adobe and export to xml) that seem suspicious because of their ease, but other more complicated ways that involve pricey software. Anyone done any music xml creation, and if so, what are you using and are there written instructions? I do not read music, or xml, as the case may be, so I don?t know if what I?m converting through my experiments is any good. Help please? Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DA3E5D.A9292EA0] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you?ve received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Sorry we can?t be more helpful for music, Adrienne Adrienne Zimny Client Care Coordinator Central Access Central Washington University 400 E University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7541 (509)963-1371 centralaccess@cwu.edu From: athen-list On Behalf Of foreigntype@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2024 2:51 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Music xml file creation Caution: This email originated from outside the university. Do not click on links, open attachments, or reply unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. If you consider this email as phishing or spam please use the Report Suspicious - PhishAlarm Button in Outlook or OWA to inform both the CWU Service Desk and Proofpoint. Susan, My reference to both Brian and Wendy?s team was meant to question them on the process and software they use for this music conversion. My experience is with Coda Finale and Sibelius software then through Dancing Dots if the output is meant to go into Braille. Both Coda and Sibelius can import & convert PDF scored music; with a synthesizer can convert from an audio recorded score; both can excerpt specific orchestration parts from whole scores; both work with Dancing Dots. I was OK enough at reading parts scores for voice (i.e. choral pieces) to be able to proofread and edit, but certainly not good enough to read other instrumentation or clefs! We hired a music student or one of the college music professors to do the proofreading and making edits. If the final output is brailled music, a really good place to start is with Dancing Dots & their team to find out what?s currently being used for software and whether they have training materials available. My follow up advice from earlier. Hope it?s helpful! Wink Harner Assistive Technology Consulting and Training Alternative Text Production Portland OR. foreigntype@gmail.com On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 1:55?PM Susan Kelmer > wrote: I?m just starting to research this for a current student. I?m wondering if anyone has converted PDF sheet music to music xml, and what your process is. I?m finding some super-easy ways (like using adobe and export to xml) that seem suspicious because of their ease, but other more complicated ways that involve pricey software. Anyone done any music xml creation, and if so, what are you using and are there written instructions? I do not read music, or xml, as the case may be, so I don?t know if what I?m converting through my experiments is any good. Help please? 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I don?t know if it will what works for your student but it is very cool it has been created. Best, Cath From: athen-list On Behalf Of Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 1:53 PM To: ATHEN Subject: [Athen] Coding by Voice - R Coding 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 all, I had a student reach out to ask about tips/ideas for using dictation for writing R-Code. He is using Dragon Professional version 15. I know that coding is possible but I'm wondering if anyone has any resources they have shared for computer programmers. I found Dragon's scripting language extensions, is there anything else we can share? Thank you! Dawn [Image removed by sender. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Wed Jan 3 15:22:24 2024 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype@gmail.com) Date: Wed Jan 3 15:22:41 2024 Subject: [Athen] Music xml file creation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sorry, Adrienne, I thought you all did everything!! Thanks for the additional info, though. Susan may find it helpful. Wink On Wed, Jan 3, 2024, 3:00 PM CentralAccess wrote: > Hi all, > > Thank you for the vote of confidence, Wink, but from the Central Access > team, at Central Washington University, we do not convert music. This may > be an area we explore in the future but for now I think Wendy and her > consultants send out music requests to Patrick at Braille Music and More > and I don?t know what he has to offer in the way of xml file creation. > > Sorry we can?t be more helpful for music, > > Adrienne > > > > *Adrienne Zimny* > > Client Care Coordinator > > Central Access > > Central Washington University > 400 E University Way > Ellensburg, WA 98926-7541 > (509)963-1371 > > centralaccess@cwu.edu > > > > > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *foreigntype@gmail.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 03, 2024 2:51 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Music xml file creation > > > > *Caution: **This email originated from outside the university. * > > Do not click on links, open attachments, or reply unless you recognize the > sender and know the content is safe. If you consider this email as phishing > or spam please use the *Report Suspicious - PhishAlarm Button* in Outlook > or OWA to inform both the CWU Service Desk and Proofpoint. > > > > > Susan, > > > > My reference to both Brian and Wendy?s team was meant to question them on > the process and software they use for this music conversion. My experience > is with Coda Finale and Sibelius software then through Dancing Dots if the > output is meant to go into Braille. Both Coda and Sibelius can import & > convert PDF scored music; with a synthesizer can convert from an audio > recorded score; both can excerpt specific orchestration parts from whole > scores; both work with Dancing Dots. I was OK enough at reading parts > scores for voice (i.e. choral pieces) to be able to proofread and edit, > but certainly not good enough to read other instrumentation or clefs! We > hired a music student or one of the college music professors to do the > proofreading and making edits. > > > > If the final output is brailled music, a really good place to start is > with Dancing Dots & their team to find out what?s currently being used for > software and whether they have training materials available. > > > > My follow up advice from earlier. Hope it?s helpful! > > Wink Harner > Assistive Technology Consulting and Training > Alternative Text Production > Portland OR. > > foreigntype@gmail.com > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 1:55?PM Susan Kelmer > wrote: > > I?m just starting to research this for a current student. I?m wondering > if anyone has converted PDF sheet music to music xml, and what your process > is. I?m finding some super-easy ways (like using adobe and export to xml) > that seem suspicious because of their ease, but other more complicated ways > that involve pricey software. > > > > Anyone done any music xml creation, and if so, what are you using and are > there written instructions? I do not read music, or xml, as the case may > be, so I don?t know if what I?m converting through my experiments is any > good. Help please? > > > > *Susan Kelmer * > > Alternate Format Production Program Manager > > Disability Services > > Health and Wellness Services > > *T* 303 735 4836 > > *www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices > > * > > > > > > > > *Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this > message cannot be guaranteed. If you?ve received this email in error please > notify the sender immediately and delete this message.* > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: not available URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Wed Jan 3 15:27:07 2024 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype@gmail.com) Date: Wed Jan 3 15:27:21 2024 Subject: [Athen] Music xml file creation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Take a look at ScanScore then. It can do PDF to Music XML files relatively painlessly. Here?s a link: https://scan-score.com/en/convert-pdf-to-musicxml/ Wink Wink Harner Assistive Technology Consulting and Training Alternative Text Production Portland OR. foreigntype@gmail.com On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 2:59?PM Susan Kelmer wrote: > Thanks, Wink. The output required is Music XML. Not Braille. I have a > Braille transcriptionist for any of the Braille that needs to be created. > This is different, and is supposed to be a ?shortcut? and the professor > wants to have immediate turnaround capability and for us to use his TAs to > do the XML creation at an hourly rate I find unconscionable. I was hoping > for an easier, cheaper solution. > > > > *Susan Kelmer * > > Alternate Format Production Program Manager > > Disability Services > > Health and Wellness Services > > *T* 303 735 4836 > > *www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices > * > > > > > > > > *Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this > message cannot be guaranteed. If you?ve received this email in error please > notify the sender immediately and delete this message.* > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *foreigntype@gmail.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 3, 2024 3:51 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Music xml file creation > > > > Susan, > > > > My reference to both Brian and Wendy?s team was meant to question them on > the process and software they use for this music conversion. My experience > is with Coda Finale and Sibelius software then through Dancing Dots if the > output is meant to go into Braille. Both Coda and Sibelius can import & > convert PDF scored music; with a synthesizer can convert from an audio > recorded score; both can excerpt specific orchestration parts from whole > scores; both work with Dancing Dots. I was OK enough at reading parts > scores for voice (i.e. choral pieces) to be able to proofread and edit, > but certainly not good enough to read other instrumentation or clefs! We > hired a music student or one of the college music professors to do the > proofreading and making edits. > > > > If the final output is brailled music, a really good place to start is > with Dancing Dots & their team to find out what?s currently being used for > software and whether they have training materials available. > > > > My follow up advice from earlier. Hope it?s helpful! > > Wink Harner > Assistive Technology Consulting and Training > Alternative Text Production > Portland OR. > > foreigntype@gmail.com > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 1:55?PM Susan Kelmer > wrote: > > I?m just starting to research this for a current student. I?m wondering > if anyone has converted PDF sheet music to music xml, and what your process > is. I?m finding some super-easy ways (like using adobe and export to xml) > that seem suspicious because of their ease, but other more complicated ways > that involve pricey software. > > > > Anyone done any music xml creation, and if so, what are you using and are > there written instructions? I do not read music, or xml, as the case may > be, so I don?t know if what I?m converting through my experiments is any > good. Help please? > > > > *Susan Kelmer * > > Alternate Format Production Program Manager > > Disability Services > > Health and Wellness Services > > *T* 303 735 4836 > > *www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices > * > > > > > > > > *Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this > message cannot be guaranteed. If you?ve received this email in error please > notify the sender immediately and delete this message.* > > > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This presentation will showcase a live academic presentation to illustrate the learner journey taken by an academic to achieve accessible academic content with all stakeholders in mind. Insights, decisions, barriers and iterative modifications will be shared, along with the relational aspects of building a team of experts with specialised knowledge and a passion for ED&I (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion). As part of the presentation, the final PowerPoint templates, style guide and testing process using Anthology Ally will be shown to illustrate the process of evolving decision-making, as knowledge was acquired of inclusive design principles. A key member of the project will also share his input as Academic Technology Services provided tailored support and advice through the project. The main value of this presentation lies in revealing mindset and behaviour change in action, by a team connected through a common purpose. 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Stager Accessibility & Assistive Technology Specialist Front Range Community College From: athen-list On Behalf Of Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) Sent: Friday, January 12, 2024 11:24 AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Adaptive Equipment for Physical Activity courses 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 Hey all, Have a student in an archery course that's going to need some adaptive equipment. Some if it (chest harness) we have to customize pretty extensively, so wondering what other schools have done for activity courses? On the one hand, the customization makes it seem like a personal device, so we're not required to provide it, on the other hand, the student can't participate in the course without the equipment. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistant Director - Assistive Technology & Accommodation Operations Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Treasurer - Idaho Partnership on Higher Education and Disability Pronouns: He / Him / His -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justinr at disability.tamu.edu Sat Jan 13 05:27:49 2024 From: justinr at disability.tamu.edu (Romack, Justin) Date: Sat Jan 13 05:27:58 2024 Subject: [Athen] Noise filtering/cancellation for specific sounds Message-ID: Howdy y'all! We're working with a student who has a neurological condition and a very high sensitivity to certain sounds (like electrical buzzing, squeaky furniture, beeping buses, etc). I'm scheduled to meet with them on Tuesday, but have been told they have tried many options for headphones - without much success. I stumbled onto the HeardThat app (https://www.heardthat.ai/) which seems to use machine learning to amplify speech and radically reduce background noise. My initial thought would be to use an assistive listening option (preferably something like this) that gives direct feedback from the speaker into the student's headphones and, if possible, also reduces background noise. Have y'all worked with this app or anything like it? Any advice or other recommendations to support the student's experience in this classroom? 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. 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Find out more information here - https://glean.co/events/support-for-students-struggling-with-sad-in-2024 Many thanks, Aneesha -- Aneesha Aslam (she/her) Marketing Executive aneesha.aslam@glean.co -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu Wed Jan 17 11:37:51 2024 From: Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu (Stager, Catherine) Date: Wed Jan 17 11:37:56 2024 Subject: [Athen] Noise filtering/cancellation for specific sounds In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have heard some good things about the sound filtering earplugs (https://www.wired.co.uk/article/earplugs-sound-sensitivity ) and some of our students employ nature sounds or white noise to support increasing their tolerance. I have a student that uses full noise cancellation headphones paired with auto-transcription tools to help keep them focused. This is a really interesting issue - let us know what you find out! From: athen-list On Behalf Of Romack, Justin Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2024 6:28 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Noise filtering/cancellation for specific sounds 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 Howdy y'all! We're working with a student who has a neurological condition and a very high sensitivity to certain sounds (like electrical buzzing, squeaky furniture, beeping buses, etc). I'm scheduled to meet with them on Tuesday, but have been told they have tried many options for headphones - without much success. I stumbled onto the HeardThat app (https://www.heardthat.ai/) which seems to use machine learning to amplify speech and radically reduce background noise. My initial thought would be to use an assistive listening option (preferably something like this) that gives direct feedback from the speaker into the student's headphones and, if possible, also reduces background noise. Have y'all worked with this app or anything like it? Any advice or other recommendations to support the student's experience in this classroom? Thanks! J - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Justin Romack | Assistant Director Disability Resources | Texas A&M University 1224 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-1224 ph: 979.845.1637 | justinr@disability.tamu.edu | disability.tamu.edu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS | One Division. One Mission. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhori at ucdavis.edu Wed Jan 17 13:00:05 2024 From: jhori at ucdavis.edu (Joshua Hori) Date: Wed Jan 17 13:00:11 2024 Subject: [Athen] Noise filtering/cancellation for specific sounds In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Phonak Hearing Aids provide this kind of coverage. I?ve noticed a few neurodiverse students come onto campus with them. It focuses on audio in front of them and has noise cancelling for surrounding audio. You can check them out at Costco. Best, Joshua From: athen-list on behalf of Stager, Catherine Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 11:39?AM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Noise filtering/cancellation for specific sounds I have heard some good things about the sound filtering earplugs (https://www.wired.co.uk/article/earplugs-sound-sensitivity ) and some of our students employ nature sounds or white noise to support increasing their tolerance. I have a student that uses full noise cancellation headphones paired with auto-transcription tools to help keep them focused. This is a really interesting issue ? let us know what you find out! From: athen-list On Behalf Of Romack, Justin Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2024 6:28 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Noise filtering/cancellation for specific sounds 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 Howdy y?all! We?re working with a student who has a neurological condition and a very high sensitivity to certain sounds (like electrical buzzing, squeaky furniture, beeping buses, etc). I?m scheduled to meet with them on Tuesday, but have been told they have tried many options for headphones ? without much success. I stumbled onto the HeardThat app (https://www.heardthat.ai/) which seems to use machine learning to amplify speech and radically reduce background noise. My initial thought would be to use an assistive listening option (preferably something like this) that gives direct feedback from the speaker into the student?s headphones and, if possible, also reduces background noise. Have y?all worked with this app or anything like it? Any advice or other recommendations to support the student?s experience in this classroom? Thanks! J - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Justin Romack | Assistant Director Disability Resources | Texas A&M University 1224 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-1224 ph: 979.845.1637 | justinr@disability.tamu.edu | disability.tamu.edu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS | One Division. One Mission. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From csidor at umich.edu Thu Jan 18 12:28:06 2024 From: csidor at umich.edu (Cathy Sidor) Date: Thu Jan 18 12:28:22 2024 Subject: [Athen] Textbook Scanner Recommendations Message-ID: Hello Everyone, I hope you are all staying warm! I am reaching out in hopes some of you may have recommendations regarding scanners and software to provide alternative formats for textbooks. We first try to find the books in Accesstext, Bookshare and direct outreach to publishers for accessible files. However, in some instances we have had to send the books out to have the spine of a book cut off in order to scan the book files to remediate them. Our Canon DR-9050C scanner that we used with Capture Perfect software has died and we are looking for replacement options for a high speed duplex scanner. We do have Omnipage Ultimate software to create word files to make them accessible from our scans. I have read a little that overhead scanners may be better than having to send the book out to be cut, scanned then rebound. Any and all information on the models and software your office may use to scan textbooks is appreciated. Thank you, Cathy -- Cathy Sidor (she/her/hers) Hear me say my name Testing Center and Alternative Formatting Coordinator Disability and Accessibility Services University of Michigan-Dearborn 19000 Hubbard Dr. Room 262 FCN Dearborn, MI. 48126 Ph: (313) 593-5310 *Restrictions to Email Communication Email is not secure and confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Information in this message may be privileged or confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). If you received this in error, please delete it from all computers and contact the sender. If you are in crisis, do not use email to contact Disability and Accessibility Services. For life-threatening emergencies during evenings, weekends, and university closures visit your nearest hospital emergency department. On campus, you may also contact University of Michigan Dearborn Police at 313-593-5333. For non-life threatening mental health issues please contact Counseling and Psychological Services at 313-593-5430 and press 2 if it is after business hours, weekends or during a university closure. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Thu Jan 18 12:33:40 2024 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype@gmail.com) Date: Thu Jan 18 12:37:18 2024 Subject: [Athen] Textbook Scanner Recommendations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: It occurred to me, Cathy, another thing you might check it whether not you guys have updated to windows 11 because the canon software stopped working with that upgrade. I also have a canon printer/scanner, and had to download an updated driver package that sort of works with windows 11. My hunch is that it?s a software problem, perhaps complicated by another equipment problem. Just a hunch, and not much help :-) Wink Harner Assistive Technology Consulting and Training Alternative Text Production Portland OR. foreigntype@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 12:28?PM Cathy Sidor wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > I hope you are all staying warm! I am reaching out in hopes some of you > may have recommendations regarding scanners and software to provide > alternative formats for textbooks. We first try to find the books in > Accesstext, Bookshare and direct outreach to publishers for accessible > files. However, in some instances we have had to send the books out to have > the spine of a book cut off in order to scan the book files to remediate > them. > > Our Canon DR-9050C scanner that we used with Capture Perfect software has > died and we are looking for replacement options for a high speed duplex > scanner. We do have Omnipage Ultimate software to create word files to make > them accessible from our scans. I have read a little that overhead scanners > may be better than having to send the book out to be cut, scanned then > rebound. > > Any and all information on the models and software your office may use to > scan textbooks is appreciated. > Thank you, > Cathy > > -- > Cathy Sidor (she/her/hers) > Hear me say my name > > Testing Center and Alternative Formatting Coordinator > Disability and Accessibility Services > University of Michigan-Dearborn > 19000 Hubbard Dr. Room 262 FCN > Dearborn, MI. 48126 > Ph: (313) 593-5310 > > > > > *Restrictions to Email Communication Email is not secure and > confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Information in this message may be > privileged or confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the > addressee(s). If you received this in error, please delete it from all > computers and contact the sender. If you are in crisis, do not use email to > contact Disability and Accessibility Services. For life-threatening > emergencies during evenings, weekends, and university closures visit your > nearest hospital emergency department. On campus, you may also contact > University of Michigan Dearborn Police at 313-593-5333. For non-life > threatening mental health issues please contact Counseling and > Psychological Services at 313-593-5430 and press 2 if it is after business > hours, weekends or during a university closure. * > _______________________________________________ > 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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However, in some instances we have had to send the books out to have > the spine of a book cut off in order to scan the book files to remediate > them. > > Our Canon DR-9050C scanner that we used with Capture Perfect software has > died and we are looking for replacement options for a high speed duplex > scanner. We do have Omnipage Ultimate software to create word files to make > them accessible from our scans. I have read a little that overhead scanners > may be better than having to send the book out to be cut, scanned then > rebound. > > Any and all information on the models and software your office may use to > scan textbooks is appreciated. > Thank you, > Cathy > > -- > Cathy Sidor (she/her/hers) > Hear me say my name > > Testing Center and Alternative Formatting Coordinator > Disability and Accessibility Services > University of Michigan-Dearborn > 19000 Hubbard Dr. Room 262 FCN > Dearborn, MI. 48126 > Ph: (313) 593-5310 > > > > > *Restrictions to Email Communication Email is not secure and > confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Information in this message may be > privileged or confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the > addressee(s). If you received this in error, please delete it from all > computers and contact the sender. If you are in crisis, do not use email to > contact Disability and Accessibility Services. For life-threatening > emergencies during evenings, weekends, and university closures visit your > nearest hospital emergency department. On campus, you may also contact > University of Michigan Dearborn Police at 313-593-5333. For non-life > threatening mental health issues please contact Counseling and > Psychological Services at 313-593-5430 and press 2 if it is after business > hours, weekends or during a university closure. * > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Natalie Davison, MS, CRC ( she / her / hers ) *Access Coordinator, Assistive Technology Senior* Educational Access Center Boise State University *Appointment Scheduling: *click to schedule here Phone: (208) 426-1083 EAC Office: (208) 426-1583 *Fax:* (208)-473-2984 Email: *nataliedavison@boisestate.edu * Mail: 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1372 Location: 1607 University Dr (first floor Lincoln Office Suites) Web: boisestate.edu/eac -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From csidor at umich.edu Fri Jan 19 12:10:01 2024 From: csidor at umich.edu (Cathy Sidor) Date: Fri Jan 19 12:10:16 2024 Subject: [Athen] Textbook Scanner Recommendations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Wink, The scanner actually died. ITS could not get it to turn on again despite their best efforts and they have disposed of it for our office. I still would like to replace it with another duplex scanner but there are so many options out there. Fortunately we have not had to scan many books since the pandemic and publishers providing accessible files. However, we would like to have the equipment ready when the need pops up. I have had a few recommendations as well for the CZUR overhead scanner Natalie recommended as well. Thank you for your reply Natalie! Cathy On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 3:02?PM < athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu> wrote: > Send athen-list mailing list submissions to > athen-list@u.washington.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > athen-list-owner@mailman12.u.washington.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of athen-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Textbook Scanner Recommendations (Cathy Sidor) > 2. Re: Textbook Scanner Recommendations (foreigntype@gmail.com) > 3. Re: Textbook Scanner Recommendations (Natalie Davison) > 4. Publisher copy of Competition Car Composites (Raiken, Dustin) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:28:06 -0500 > From: Cathy Sidor > To: athen-list@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Athen] Textbook Scanner Recommendations > Message-ID: > < > CABaKHgjZiBQwe4jhAgPi4P8LDCtTYwq7QCOdN+k+sQahFPnG-Q@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello Everyone, > > I hope you are all staying warm! I am reaching out in hopes some of you may > have recommendations regarding scanners and software to provide alternative > formats for textbooks. We first try to find the books in Accesstext, > Bookshare and direct outreach to publishers for accessible files. However, > in some instances we have had to send the books out to have the spine of a > book cut off in order to scan the book files to remediate them. > > Our Canon DR-9050C scanner that we used with Capture Perfect software has > died and we are looking for replacement options for a high speed duplex > scanner. We do have Omnipage Ultimate software to create word files to make > them accessible from our scans. I have read a little that overhead scanners > may be better than having to send the book out to be cut, scanned then > rebound. > > Any and all information on the models and software your office may use to > scan textbooks is appreciated. > Thank you, > Cathy > > -- > Cathy Sidor (she/her/hers) > Hear me say my name > < > https://drive.google.com/file/d/13IPMyocSeRJ8C8d2UePwx5oHX09PeQZz/view?usp=sharing > > > Testing Center and Alternative Formatting Coordinator > Disability and Accessibility Services > University of Michigan-Dearborn > 19000 Hubbard Dr. Room 262 FCN > Dearborn, MI. 48126 > Ph: (313) 593-5310 > > > > > *Restrictions to Email Communication Email is not secure and > confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Information in this message may be > privileged or confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the > addressee(s). If you received this in error, please delete it from all > computers and contact the sender. If you are in crisis, do not use email to > contact Disability and Accessibility Services. For life-threatening > emergencies during evenings, weekends, and university closures visit your > nearest hospital emergency department. On campus, you may also contact > University of Michigan Dearborn Police at 313-593-5333. For non-life > threatening mental health issues please contact Counseling and > Psychological Services at 313-593-5430 and press 2 if it is after business > hours, weekends or during a university closure. * > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20240118/c7679a0a/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:33:40 -0800 > From: "foreigntype@gmail.com" > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > > Subject: Re: [Athen] Textbook Scanner Recommendations > Message-ID: > VNw_jo-4aeRrkw@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > It occurred to me, Cathy, another thing you might check it whether not you > guys have updated to windows 11 because the canon software stopped working > with that upgrade. I also have a canon printer/scanner, and had to download > an updated driver package that sort of works with windows 11. My hunch is > that it?s a software problem, perhaps complicated by another equipment > problem. > > Just a hunch, and not much help :-) > > Wink Harner > Assistive Technology Consulting and Training > Alternative Text Production > Portland OR. > > foreigntype@gmail.com > > > On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 12:28?PM Cathy Sidor wrote: > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I hope you are all staying warm! I am reaching out in hopes some of you > > may have recommendations regarding scanners and software to provide > > alternative formats for textbooks. We first try to find the books in > > Accesstext, Bookshare and direct outreach to publishers for accessible > > files. However, in some instances we have had to send the books out to > have > > the spine of a book cut off in order to scan the book files to remediate > > them. > > > > Our Canon DR-9050C scanner that we used with Capture Perfect software has > > died and we are looking for replacement options for a high speed duplex > > scanner. We do have Omnipage Ultimate software to create word files to > make > > them accessible from our scans. I have read a little that overhead > scanners > > may be better than having to send the book out to be cut, scanned then > > rebound. > > > > Any and all information on the models and software your office may use to > > scan textbooks is appreciated. > > Thank you, > > Cathy > > > > -- > > Cathy Sidor (she/her/hers) > > Hear me say my name > > < > https://drive.google.com/file/d/13IPMyocSeRJ8C8d2UePwx5oHX09PeQZz/view?usp=sharing > > > > Testing Center and Alternative Formatting Coordinator > > Disability and Accessibility Services > > University of Michigan-Dearborn > > 19000 Hubbard Dr. Room 262 FCN > > Dearborn, MI. 48126 > > Ph: (313) 593-5310 > > > > > > > > > > *Restrictions to Email Communication Email is not secure and > > confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Information in this message may be > > privileged or confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the > > addressee(s). If you received this in error, please delete it from all > > computers and contact the sender. If you are in crisis, do not use email > to > > contact Disability and Accessibility Services. For life-threatening > > emergencies during evenings, weekends, and university closures visit your > > nearest hospital emergency department. On campus, you may also contact > > University of Michigan Dearborn Police at 313-593-5333. For non-life > > threatening mental health issues please contact Counseling and > > Psychological Services at 313-593-5430 and press 2 if it is after > business > > hours, weekends or during a university closure. * > > _______________________________________________ > > 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: < > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20240118/0791562d/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:38:59 -0700 > From: Natalie Davison > To: Access Technology Higher Education Network > , csidor@umich.edu > Subject: Re: [Athen] Textbook Scanner Recommendations > Message-ID: > < > CAKe94pK9sivHmOC_rcsz-zp9eWSRZq-5Sb7zvaVqfzpu6oqT7Q@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Good afternoon, > > I don't have it currently, but did use the CZUR scanner in the past and it > is super cool, especially how it can OCR and eliminate page curvature upon > scan. > > > https://shop.czur.com/ > < > https://shop.czur.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtaOtBhCwARIsAN_x-3Iz7tW2EaWrlg66WoCWt7fWd15YzGs87KR9YOm6gRvNu1nZixQ5wIsaAuCiEALw_wcB > > > > Best wishes, > Natalie > > On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 1:29?PM Cathy Sidor wrote: > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I hope you are all staying warm! I am reaching out in hopes some of you > > may have recommendations regarding scanners and software to provide > > alternative formats for textbooks. We first try to find the books in > > Accesstext, Bookshare and direct outreach to publishers for accessible > > files. However, in some instances we have had to send the books out to > have > > the spine of a book cut off in order to scan the book files to remediate > > them. > > > > Our Canon DR-9050C scanner that we used with Capture Perfect software has > > died and we are looking for replacement options for a high speed duplex > > scanner. We do have Omnipage Ultimate software to create word files to > make > > them accessible from our scans. I have read a little that overhead > scanners > > may be better than having to send the book out to be cut, scanned then > > rebound. > > > > Any and all information on the models and software your office may use to > > scan textbooks is appreciated. > > Thank you, > > Cathy > > > > -- > > Cathy Sidor (she/her/hers) > > Hear me say my name > > < > https://drive.google.com/file/d/13IPMyocSeRJ8C8d2UePwx5oHX09PeQZz/view?usp=sharing > > > > Testing Center and Alternative Formatting Coordinator > > Disability and Accessibility Services > > University of Michigan-Dearborn > > 19000 Hubbard Dr. Room 262 FCN > > Dearborn, MI. 48126 > > Ph: (313) 593-5310 > > > > > > > > > > *Restrictions to Email Communication Email is not secure and > > confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Information in this message may be > > privileged or confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the > > addressee(s). If you received this in error, please delete it from all > > computers and contact the sender. If you are in crisis, do not use email > to > > contact Disability and Accessibility Services. For life-threatening > > emergencies during evenings, weekends, and university closures visit your > > nearest hospital emergency department. On campus, you may also contact > > University of Michigan Dearborn Police at 313-593-5333. For non-life > > threatening mental health issues please contact Counseling and > > Psychological Services at 313-593-5430 and press 2 if it is after > business > > hours, weekends or during a university closure. * > > _______________________________________________ > > athen-list mailing list > > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > > > -- > > Natalie Davison, MS, CRC ( she / her / hers ) > *Access Coordinator, Assistive Technology Senior* > > Educational Access Center Boise State University > > > *Appointment Scheduling: *click to schedule here > > > Phone: (208) 426-1083 > > EAC Office: (208) 426-1583 > > *Fax:* (208)-473-2984 > Email: *nataliedavison@boisestate.edu * > Mail: 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID > 83725-1372 > Location: 1607 University Dr (first floor Lincoln Office Suites) > > Web: boisestate.edu/eac > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20240118/41be872d/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:59:34 +0000 > From: "Raiken, Dustin" > To: "athen-list@u.washington.edu" > Subject: [Athen] Publisher copy of Competition Car Composites > Message-ID: > < > DM6PR16MB2713CA3A7924041C93B9300E9B702@DM6PR16MB2713.namprd16.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Good morning all, > > We requested a copy of the revised 2nd edition of Competition Car > Composites (978-1-845849-05-4) but Veloce was unable to provide a publisher > copy. Do any of you have a digital copy of this book you could provide to > us? The student has provided proof of ownership. > > Best regards, > Dustin > ________________________________ > Dustin Raiken (Any pronouns) > Front Range Community College > Boulder County Campus: Alternate Media Specialist > Westminster Campus: Accessibility Remediation Coordinator > (303) 404-5533 > > Getting Started Resources for AT Home Support< > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PcrNF6uJtk7V-Tkekt9vwx9OvETNlBQNyflcAXF5k30/edit > > > Microsoft Word - I Didn't Know Word Could Do That!< > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GimTHzeuKs> > Inclusive design helps all users and it's the right thing to do. > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20240119/3cac4b21/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > > > ------------------------------ > > End of athen-list Digest, Vol 216, Issue 9 > ****************************************** > -- Cathy Sidor (she/her/hers) Hear me say my name Testing Center and Alternative Formatting Coordinator Disability and Accessibility Services University of Michigan-Dearborn 19000 Hubbard Dr. Room 262 FCN Dearborn, MI. 48126 Ph: (313) 593-5310 *Restrictions to Email Communication Email is not secure and confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Information in this message may be privileged or confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). If you received this in error, please delete it from all computers and contact the sender. If you are in crisis, do not use email to contact Disability and Accessibility Services. For life-threatening emergencies during evenings, weekends, and university closures visit your nearest hospital emergency department. On campus, you may also contact University of Michigan Dearborn Police at 313-593-5333. For non-life threatening mental health issues please contact Counseling and Psychological Services at 313-593-5430 and press 2 if it is after business hours, weekends or during a university closure. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Fri Jan 19 12:26:46 2024 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype@gmail.com) Date: Fri Jan 19 12:27:53 2024 Subject: [Athen] Textbook Scanner Recommendations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: You?re more than welcome. I found out about my canon printer/scanner not working properly a couple of weeks ago. I switched to completely online work before Covid, and had no use really of the printer since everything was in electronic format. It went so long on used that the ink dried up. I ordered new ink and when I replace the cartridges, I discovered that the printer was no longer recognized by the computer which led me to do some troubleshooting. The troubleshooting revealed that the drivers for the canon scanners/printers were/are not compatible with Windows 11. I did find a workaround I thought, but have not yet been successful in being able to print documents with the new Windows 11, and the old canon drivers. Sorry to hear about the death of your old Canon workhorse! You?ve gotten a lot of good feedback about options. Wink Harner Assistive Technology Consulting and Training Alternative Text Production Portland OR. foreigntype@gmail.com On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 12:10?PM Cathy Sidor wrote: > Hi Wink, > > The scanner actually died. ITS could not get it to turn on again despite > their best efforts and they have disposed of it for our office. I still > would like to replace it with another duplex scanner but there are so many > options out there. Fortunately we have not had to scan many books since the > pandemic and publishers providing accessible files. However, we would like > to have the equipment ready when the need pops up. > > I have had a few recommendations as well for the CZUR overhead scanner > Natalie recommended as well. Thank you for your reply Natalie! > > Cathy > > On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 3:02?PM < > athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu> wrote: > >> Send athen-list mailing list submissions to >> athen-list@u.washington.edu >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> athen-list-owner@mailman12.u.washington.edu >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of athen-list digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Textbook Scanner Recommendations (Cathy Sidor) >> 2. Re: Textbook Scanner Recommendations (foreigntype@gmail.com) >> 3. Re: Textbook Scanner Recommendations (Natalie Davison) >> 4. Publisher copy of Competition Car Composites (Raiken, Dustin) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:28:06 -0500 >> From: Cathy Sidor >> To: athen-list@u.washington.edu >> Subject: [Athen] Textbook Scanner Recommendations >> Message-ID: >> < >> CABaKHgjZiBQwe4jhAgPi4P8LDCtTYwq7QCOdN+k+sQahFPnG-Q@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Hello Everyone, >> >> I hope you are all staying warm! I am reaching out in hopes some of you >> may >> have recommendations regarding scanners and software to provide >> alternative >> formats for textbooks. We first try to find the books in Accesstext, >> Bookshare and direct outreach to publishers for accessible files. However, >> in some instances we have had to send the books out to have the spine of a >> book cut off in order to scan the book files to remediate them. >> >> Our Canon DR-9050C scanner that we used with Capture Perfect software has >> died and we are looking for replacement options for a high speed duplex >> scanner. We do have Omnipage Ultimate software to create word files to >> make >> them accessible from our scans. I have read a little that overhead >> scanners >> may be better than having to send the book out to be cut, scanned then >> rebound. >> >> Any and all information on the models and software your office may use to >> scan textbooks is appreciated. >> Thank you, >> Cathy >> >> -- >> Cathy Sidor (she/her/hers) >> Hear me say my name >> < >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/13IPMyocSeRJ8C8d2UePwx5oHX09PeQZz/view?usp=sharing >> > >> Testing Center and Alternative Formatting Coordinator >> Disability and Accessibility Services >> University of Michigan-Dearborn >> 19000 Hubbard Dr. Room 262 FCN >> Dearborn, MI. 48126 >> Ph: (313) 593-5310 >> >> >> >> >> *Restrictions to Email Communication Email is not secure and >> confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Information in this message may be >> privileged or confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the >> addressee(s). If you received this in error, please delete it from all >> computers and contact the sender. If you are in crisis, do not use email >> to >> contact Disability and Accessibility Services. For life-threatening >> emergencies during evenings, weekends, and university closures visit your >> nearest hospital emergency department. On campus, you may also contact >> University of Michigan Dearborn Police at 313-593-5333. For non-life >> threatening mental health issues please contact Counseling and >> Psychological Services at 313-593-5430 and press 2 if it is after business >> hours, weekends or during a university closure. * >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20240118/c7679a0a/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:33:40 -0800 >> From: "foreigntype@gmail.com" >> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >> >> Subject: Re: [Athen] Textbook Scanner Recommendations >> Message-ID: >> > VNw_jo-4aeRrkw@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> It occurred to me, Cathy, another thing you might check it whether not you >> guys have updated to windows 11 because the canon software stopped working >> with that upgrade. I also have a canon printer/scanner, and had to >> download >> an updated driver package that sort of works with windows 11. My hunch is >> that it?s a software problem, perhaps complicated by another equipment >> problem. >> >> Just a hunch, and not much help :-) >> >> Wink Harner >> Assistive Technology Consulting and Training >> Alternative Text Production >> Portland OR. >> >> foreigntype@gmail.com >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 12:28?PM Cathy Sidor wrote: >> >> > Hello Everyone, >> > >> > I hope you are all staying warm! I am reaching out in hopes some of you >> > may have recommendations regarding scanners and software to provide >> > alternative formats for textbooks. We first try to find the books in >> > Accesstext, Bookshare and direct outreach to publishers for accessible >> > files. However, in some instances we have had to send the books out to >> have >> > the spine of a book cut off in order to scan the book files to remediate >> > them. >> > >> > Our Canon DR-9050C scanner that we used with Capture Perfect software >> has >> > died and we are looking for replacement options for a high speed duplex >> > scanner. We do have Omnipage Ultimate software to create word files to >> make >> > them accessible from our scans. I have read a little that overhead >> scanners >> > may be better than having to send the book out to be cut, scanned then >> > rebound. >> > >> > Any and all information on the models and software your office may use >> to >> > scan textbooks is appreciated. >> > Thank you, >> > Cathy >> > >> > -- >> > Cathy Sidor (she/her/hers) >> > Hear me say my name >> > < >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/13IPMyocSeRJ8C8d2UePwx5oHX09PeQZz/view?usp=sharing >> > >> > Testing Center and Alternative Formatting Coordinator >> > Disability and Accessibility Services >> > University of Michigan-Dearborn >> > 19000 Hubbard Dr. Room 262 FCN >> > Dearborn, MI. 48126 >> > Ph: (313) 593-5310 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > *Restrictions to Email Communication Email is not secure and >> > confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Information in this message may be >> > privileged or confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the >> > addressee(s). If you received this in error, please delete it from all >> > computers and contact the sender. If you are in crisis, do not use >> email to >> > contact Disability and Accessibility Services. For life-threatening >> > emergencies during evenings, weekends, and university closures visit >> your >> > nearest hospital emergency department. On campus, you may also contact >> > University of Michigan Dearborn Police at 313-593-5333. For non-life >> > threatening mental health issues please contact Counseling and >> > Psychological Services at 313-593-5430 and press 2 if it is after >> business >> > hours, weekends or during a university closure. * >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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: < >> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20240118/0791562d/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:38:59 -0700 >> From: Natalie Davison >> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network >> , csidor@umich.edu >> Subject: Re: [Athen] Textbook Scanner Recommendations >> Message-ID: >> < >> CAKe94pK9sivHmOC_rcsz-zp9eWSRZq-5Sb7zvaVqfzpu6oqT7Q@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Good afternoon, >> >> I don't have it currently, but did use the CZUR scanner in the past and it >> is super cool, especially how it can OCR and eliminate page curvature upon >> scan. >> >> >> https://shop.czur.com/ >> < >> https://shop.czur.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtaOtBhCwARIsAN_x-3Iz7tW2EaWrlg66WoCWt7fWd15YzGs87KR9YOm6gRvNu1nZixQ5wIsaAuCiEALw_wcB >> > >> >> Best wishes, >> Natalie >> >> On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 1:29?PM Cathy Sidor wrote: >> >> > Hello Everyone, >> > >> > I hope you are all staying warm! I am reaching out in hopes some of you >> > may have recommendations regarding scanners and software to provide >> > alternative formats for textbooks. We first try to find the books in >> > Accesstext, Bookshare and direct outreach to publishers for accessible >> > files. However, in some instances we have had to send the books out to >> have >> > the spine of a book cut off in order to scan the book files to remediate >> > them. >> > >> > Our Canon DR-9050C scanner that we used with Capture Perfect software >> has >> > died and we are looking for replacement options for a high speed duplex >> > scanner. We do have Omnipage Ultimate software to create word files to >> make >> > them accessible from our scans. I have read a little that overhead >> scanners >> > may be better than having to send the book out to be cut, scanned then >> > rebound. >> > >> > Any and all information on the models and software your office may use >> to >> > scan textbooks is appreciated. >> > Thank you, >> > Cathy >> > >> > -- >> > Cathy Sidor (she/her/hers) >> > Hear me say my name >> > < >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/13IPMyocSeRJ8C8d2UePwx5oHX09PeQZz/view?usp=sharing >> > >> > Testing Center and Alternative Formatting Coordinator >> > Disability and Accessibility Services >> > University of Michigan-Dearborn >> > 19000 Hubbard Dr. Room 262 FCN >> > Dearborn, MI. 48126 >> > Ph: (313) 593-5310 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > *Restrictions to Email Communication Email is not secure and >> > confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Information in this message may be >> > privileged or confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the >> > addressee(s). If you received this in error, please delete it from all >> > computers and contact the sender. If you are in crisis, do not use >> email to >> > contact Disability and Accessibility Services. For life-threatening >> > emergencies during evenings, weekends, and university closures visit >> your >> > nearest hospital emergency department. On campus, you may also contact >> > University of Michigan Dearborn Police at 313-593-5333. For non-life >> > threatening mental health issues please contact Counseling and >> > Psychological Services at 313-593-5430 and press 2 if it is after >> business >> > hours, weekends or during a university closure. * >> > _______________________________________________ >> > athen-list mailing list >> > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu >> > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >> > >> >> >> -- >> >> Natalie Davison, MS, CRC ( she / her / hers ) >> *Access Coordinator, Assistive Technology Senior* >> >> Educational Access Center Boise State University >> >> >> *Appointment Scheduling: *click to schedule here >> >> >> Phone: (208) 426-1083 >> >> EAC Office: (208) 426-1583 >> >> *Fax:* (208)-473-2984 >> Email: *nataliedavison@boisestate.edu * >> Mail: 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID >> 83725-1372 >> Location: 1607 University Dr (first floor Lincoln Office Suites) >> >> Web: boisestate.edu/eac >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20240118/41be872d/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:59:34 +0000 >> From: "Raiken, Dustin" >> To: "athen-list@u.washington.edu" >> Subject: [Athen] Publisher copy of Competition Car Composites >> Message-ID: >> < >> DM6PR16MB2713CA3A7924041C93B9300E9B702@DM6PR16MB2713.namprd16.prod.outlook.com >> > >> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> Good morning all, >> >> We requested a copy of the revised 2nd edition of Competition Car >> Composites (978-1-845849-05-4) but Veloce was unable to provide a publisher >> copy. Do any of you have a digital copy of this book you could provide to >> us? The student has provided proof of ownership. >> >> Best regards, >> Dustin >> ________________________________ >> Dustin Raiken (Any pronouns) >> Front Range Community College >> Boulder County Campus: Alternate Media Specialist >> Westminster Campus: Accessibility Remediation Coordinator >> (303) 404-5533 >> >> Getting Started Resources for AT Home Support< >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PcrNF6uJtk7V-Tkekt9vwx9OvETNlBQNyflcAXF5k30/edit >> > >> Microsoft Word - I Didn't Know Word Could Do That!< >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GimTHzeuKs> >> Inclusive design helps all users and it's the right thing to do. >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20240119/3cac4b21/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> athen-list mailing list >> athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu >> http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of athen-list Digest, Vol 216, Issue 9 >> ****************************************** >> > > > -- > Cathy Sidor (she/her/hers) > Hear me say my name > > Testing Center and Alternative Formatting Coordinator > Disability and Accessibility Services > University of Michigan-Dearborn > 19000 Hubbard Dr. Room 262 FCN > Dearborn, MI. 48126 > Ph: (313) 593-5310 > > > > > *Restrictions to Email Communication Email is not secure and > confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Information in this message may be > privileged or confidential and is intended for the exclusive use of the > addressee(s). If you received this in error, please delete it from all > computers and contact the sender. If you are in crisis, do not use email to > contact Disability and Accessibility Services. For life-threatening > emergencies during evenings, weekends, and university closures visit your > nearest hospital emergency department. On campus, you may also contact > University of Michigan Dearborn Police at 313-593-5333. For non-life > threatening mental health issues please contact Counseling and > Psychological Services at 313-593-5430 and press 2 if it is after business > hours, weekends or during a university closure. * > _______________________________________________ > 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 nataliedavison at boisestate.edu Fri Jan 19 15:29:14 2024 From: nataliedavison at boisestate.edu (Natalie Davison) Date: Fri Jan 19 15:29:29 2024 Subject: [Athen] math note-taking support Message-ID: Good afternoon, I am working to consider options for an accommodation request that I am bringing to this group for any ideas or advice. I would appreciate hearing any experiences anyone has had with similar requests or innovative approaches to providing live notes for advanced STEM content, such as math equations, on the whiteboard in lecture courses. A blind student in a math graduate program has historically received note-taking services through "note-processors" who type the notes provided in lecture (mainly whiteboard content), then convert them to a LaTex document and send this to the student post-lecture. The student has requested a revised note-taking accommodation that would allow her to receive the whiteboard content at the same rate as her peers in the course, instead of 24-48 hours after class, specifically on her refreshable braille display. My initial brainstorm figured this would involve a live typist in the course working in a LaTex document on the student's computer to type the whiteboard content (mainly math equations) so it would display as close to live as possible on the student's refreshable braille display. The barriers with this approach involve the difficulty finding a student who 1. wants this position, 2. can type fast enough, specifically in math notation, and 3. understands the upper-level math content. While LaTex is a ?common math notation language?, individuals who use and are fluent in it and understand the graduate level math are difficult to recruit. We have found one student who can meet these criteria, but only by using "snippets" that don't appear live in the LaTex document, but do appear at a slight delay. I would estimate the rate of notes provided by the note-taker is equivalent to the rest of the students in the course hand-writing their notes based on the whiteboard content. The student asked if there was a professional service similar to CART or ASL interpreters that would provide live audio descriptions on the whiteboard content in her preferred format, but I am not aware of a service such as this or a vendor that provides it. If there is, I am interested in learning more about it, or similar services. I thought that one close accommodation solution would be to retain the hired live note-taker to provide the service at a slight delay, but also remind the instructors to narrate visual or written content in the course and consistently check in on this. *TLDR- Has anyone worked on ways to instantly convert and transmit math data to a refreshable braille display?* Thank you, Natalie Davison -- Natalie Davison, MS, CRC ( she / her / hers ) *Access Coordinator, Assistive Technology Senior* Educational Access Center Boise State University *Appointment Scheduling: *click to schedule here Phone: (208) 426-1083 EAC Office: (208) 426-1583 *Fax:* (208)-473-2984 Email: *nataliedavison@boisestate.edu * Mail: 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1372 Location: 1607 University Dr (first floor Lincoln Office Suites) Web: boisestate.edu/eac -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhori at ucdavis.edu Fri Jan 19 18:00:48 2024 From: jhori at ucdavis.edu (Joshua Hori) Date: Fri Jan 19 18:00:56 2024 Subject: [Athen] math note-taking support In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Natalie, Sam Dooley hosts remote Zoom sessions on his Accessible Equation Editor (AEE), which is a web-based equation editor that displays math visually and in connected braille displays, in real time. The notetaker can also attend these meetings to learn more about the product, although I would schedule time with Sam and the notetaker for an introduction to the product. Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmkaje7-oMk Note: The AEE is no longer a Pearson product. Sam has all the code now hosted on another site. Join the listserv: https://www.lakepinesbraille.com/contact-us/ Use the editor: https://www.lakepinesbraille.com/aee/ I would suggest a mathpix.com subscription for textbooks, exam and quiz conversions into HTML or DOCX formats. Using this service, we improved our turnaround times from 2 weeks to 2 days. The AEE would remove the need for visual descriptions of math content since it?s being provided in a refreshable braille display. Sincerely, Joshua Hori Accessible Technology Coordinator Information Educational Technology Academic Technology Services 50 Hutchison Dr. Davis, CA 95616 530-752-2439 Schedule a meeting via Calendly From: athen-list on behalf of Natalie Davison Date: Friday, January 19, 2024 at 3:30?PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] math note-taking support Good afternoon, I am working to consider options for an accommodation request that I am bringing to this group for any ideas or advice. I would appreciate hearing any experiences anyone has had with similar requests or innovative approaches to providing live notes for advanced STEM content, such as math equations, on the whiteboard in lecture courses. A blind student in a math graduate program has historically received note-taking services through "note-processors" who type the notes provided in lecture (mainly whiteboard content), then convert them to a LaTex document and send this to the student post-lecture. The student has requested a revised note-taking accommodation that would allow her to receive the whiteboard content at the same rate as her peers in the course, instead of 24-48 hours after class, specifically on her refreshable braille display. My initial brainstorm figured this would involve a live typist in the course working in a LaTex document on the student's computer to type the whiteboard content (mainly math equations) so it would display as close to live as possible on the student's refreshable braille display. The barriers with this approach involve the difficulty finding a student who 1. wants this position, 2. can type fast enough, specifically in math notation, and 3. understands the upper-level math content. While LaTex is a ?common math notation language?, individuals who use and are fluent in it and understand the graduate level math are difficult to recruit. We have found one student who can meet these criteria, but only by using "snippets" that don't appear live in the LaTex document, but do appear at a slight delay. I would estimate the rate of notes provided by the note-taker is equivalent to the rest of the students in the course hand-writing their notes based on the whiteboard content. The student asked if there was a professional service similar to CART or ASL interpreters that would provide live audio descriptions on the whiteboard content in her preferred format, but I am not aware of a service such as this or a vendor that provides it. If there is, I am interested in learning more about it, or similar services. I thought that one close accommodation solution would be to retain the hired live note-taker to provide the service at a slight delay, but also remind the instructors to narrate visual or written content in the course and consistently check in on this. TLDR- Has anyone worked on ways to instantly convert and transmit math data to a refreshable braille display? Thank you, Natalie Davison -- Natalie Davison, MS, CRC ( she / her / hers ) Access Coordinator, Assistive Technology Senior Educational Access Center Boise State University Appointment Scheduling: click to schedule here Phone: (208) 426-1083 EAC Office: (208) 426-1583 Fax: (208)-473-2984 Email: nataliedavison@boisestate.edu Mail: 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1372 Location: 1607 University Dr (first floor Lincoln Office Suites) Web: boisestate.edu/eac [Image removed by sender.] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Fri Jan 19 19:28:01 2024 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype@gmail.com) Date: Fri Jan 19 19:28:16 2024 Subject: [Athen] math note-taking support In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Josh, This is a great resource! Thanks for sharing. Wink Harner Assistive Technology Consulting and Training Alternative Text Production Portland OR. foreigntype@gmail.com On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 6:01?PM Joshua Hori wrote: > Hello Natalie, > > > > Sam Dooley hosts remote Zoom sessions on his Accessible Equation Editor > (AEE), which is a web-based equation editor that displays math visually and > in connected braille displays, in real time. The notetaker can also attend > these meetings to learn more about the product, although I would schedule > time with Sam and the notetaker for an introduction to the product. > > > > Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmkaje7-oMk > > > > Note: The AEE is no longer a Pearson product. Sam has all the code now > hosted on another site. > > > > Join the listserv: https://www.lakepinesbraille.com/contact-us/ > > Use the editor: https://www.lakepinesbraille.com/aee/ > > > > I would suggest a mathpix.com subscription for textbooks, exam and quiz > conversions into HTML or DOCX formats. Using this service, we improved our > turnaround times from 2 weeks to 2 days. > > > > The AEE would remove the need for visual descriptions of math content > since it?s being provided in a refreshable braille display. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Joshua Hori > > Accessible Technology Coordinator > > Information Educational Technology > > Academic Technology Services > > 50 Hutchison Dr. > > Davis, CA 95616 > > 530-752-2439 > > Schedule a meeting via Calendly > > > > > > > > *From: *athen-list on > behalf of Natalie Davison > *Date: *Friday, January 19, 2024 at 3:30?PM > *To: *Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject: *[Athen] math note-taking support > > Good afternoon, > > > > I am working to consider options for an accommodation request that I am > bringing to this group for any ideas or advice. I would appreciate hearing > any experiences anyone has had with similar requests or innovative > approaches to providing live notes for advanced STEM content, such as math > equations, on the whiteboard in lecture courses. > > > A blind student in a math graduate program has historically received > note-taking services through "note-processors" who type the notes provided > in lecture (mainly whiteboard content), then convert them to a LaTex > document and send this to the student post-lecture. The student has > requested a revised note-taking accommodation that would allow her to > receive the whiteboard content at the same rate as her peers in the > course, instead of 24-48 hours after class, specifically on her refreshable > braille display. My initial brainstorm figured this would involve a live > typist in the course working in a LaTex document on the student's computer > to type the whiteboard content (mainly math equations) so it would display > as close to live as possible on the student's refreshable braille display. > The barriers with this approach involve the difficulty finding a student > who 1. wants this position, 2. can type fast enough, specifically in math > notation, and 3. understands the upper-level math content. While LaTex is a > ?common math notation language?, individuals who use and are fluent in it > and understand the graduate level math are difficult to recruit. We have > found one student who can meet these criteria, but only by using "snippets" > that don't appear live in the LaTex document, but do appear at a slight > delay. I would estimate the rate of notes provided by the note-taker is > equivalent to the rest of the students in the course hand-writing their > notes based on the whiteboard content. > > > > The student asked if there was a professional service similar to CART or > ASL interpreters that would provide live audio descriptions on the > whiteboard content in her preferred format, but I am not aware of a service > such as this or a vendor that provides it. If there is, I am interested in > learning more about it, or similar services. > > > > I thought that one close accommodation solution would be to retain the > hired live note-taker to provide the service at a slight delay, but also > remind the instructors to narrate visual or written content in the course > and consistently check in on this. > > > > *TLDR- Has anyone worked on ways to instantly convert and transmit math > data to a refreshable braille display?* > > > > Thank you, > > Natalie Davison > > -- > > > *Natalie Davison, MS, CRC ( she / her / hers ) Access Coordinator, > Assistive Technology Senior* > > *Educational Access Center* Boise State University > > > > *Appointment Scheduling: *click to schedule here > > > *Phone:* (208) 426-1083 > > *EAC Office:* (208) 426-1583 > > *Fax:* (208)-473-2984 > *Email:* nataliedavison@boisestate.edu > *Mail:* 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID > 83725-1372 > *Location:* 1607 University Dr* (first floor Lincoln Office Suites)* > > *Web:* boisestate.edu/eac > > [image: Image removed by 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... URL: From Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu Mon Jan 22 06:41:09 2024 From: Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu (Susan Kelmer) Date: Mon Jan 22 06:41:15 2024 Subject: [Athen] math note-taking support In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: That is a big ask, and I would say virtually impossible. I do math conversion using Word and MathType and there's no way it's ever going to be "instant" no matter how fast the person is who is typing it. And with LaTex, you're asking for someone who deeply knows the formatting of math in LaTex, which is an even bigger burden. What about using a product like EquatiO? It is a screenshot reader, and I believe it also has a phone app that can take a picture and render the LaTex? It would still take time to transfer that from phone to the student needing it, but it wouldn't be hours. My concern would be keeping up with the content capture, if the professor is fast. Also, the person taking the pictures would need to be very close to the board so they could isolate the equation properly for conversion. If you do find a solution, I'm sure we'd all like to know what worked, so we can add it to our toolbox. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DA4D06.5C84F1D0] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Natalie Davison Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 4:29 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] math note-taking support Good afternoon, I am working to consider options for an accommodation request that I am bringing to this group for any ideas or advice. I would appreciate hearing any experiences anyone has had with similar requests or innovative approaches to providing live notes for advanced STEM content, such as math equations, on the whiteboard in lecture courses. A blind student in a math graduate program has historically received note-taking services through "note-processors" who type the notes provided in lecture (mainly whiteboard content), then convert them to a LaTex document and send this to the student post-lecture. The student has requested a revised note-taking accommodation that would allow her to receive the whiteboard content at the same rate as her peers in the course, instead of 24-48 hours after class, specifically on her refreshable braille display. My initial brainstorm figured this would involve a live typist in the course working in a LaTex document on the student's computer to type the whiteboard content (mainly math equations) so it would display as close to live as possible on the student's refreshable braille display. The barriers with this approach involve the difficulty finding a student who 1. wants this position, 2. can type fast enough, specifically in math notation, and 3. understands the upper-level math content. While LaTex is a "common math notation language", individuals who use and are fluent in it and understand the graduate level math are difficult to recruit. We have found one student who can meet these criteria, but only by using "snippets" that don't appear live in the LaTex document, but do appear at a slight delay. I would estimate the rate of notes provided by the note-taker is equivalent to the rest of the students in the course hand-writing their notes based on the whiteboard content. The student asked if there was a professional service similar to CART or ASL interpreters that would provide live audio descriptions on the whiteboard content in her preferred format, but I am not aware of a service such as this or a vendor that provides it. If there is, I am interested in learning more about it, or similar services. I thought that one close accommodation solution would be to retain the hired live note-taker to provide the service at a slight delay, but also remind the instructors to narrate visual or written content in the course and consistently check in on this. TLDR- Has anyone worked on ways to instantly convert and transmit math data to a refreshable braille display? Thank you, Natalie Davison -- Natalie Davison, MS, CRC ( she / her / hers ) Access Coordinator, Assistive Technology Senior Educational Access Center Boise State University Appointment Scheduling: click to schedule here Phone: (208) 426-1083 EAC Office: (208) 426-1583 Fax: (208)-473-2984 Email: nataliedavison@boisestate.edu Mail: 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1372 Location: 1607 University Dr (first floor Lincoln Office Suites) Web: boisestate.edu/eac [https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/DT2k8DsvRPCV40axvIIYM7YPgrThV9pfLkW7JWtwqWB_xK8T8T0k9O1aZDrAYIyPbXtjeaUM8HCFFO6SpSgMHt5960X6Tj-TnbJIn9VWPCK-PldDWpwnjU-4KgShszoFCYD6vLn0IKuTTZyU6mNkyg] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From adietrich at cornell.edu Mon Jan 22 08:41:04 2024 From: adietrich at cornell.edu (Andrea L. Dietrich) Date: Mon Jan 22 08:41:09 2024 Subject: [Athen] math note-taking support In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: You could look into hiring a C-Print or Typewell captionist who is trained in using "math mode" to type equations in something close to real time, and then connect the output to a refreshable Braille display, maybe? That's probably as close to real-time as you could get although there may be a trick to getting the output to convert to the correct Braille in real time. Something to look into maybe? -------------------------- Andrea Dietrich She / Her / Hers Accommodation Specialist Student Disability Services Cornell University Cornell Health, Level 5 110 Ho Plaza Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: adietrich@cornell.edu Phone: (607) 254-4545 Fax: (607) 255-1562 Web: sds.cornell.edu *Please note that confidentiality of non-encrypted e-mail communication cannot be guaranteed. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Disclosure of any information contained in this message to someone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Natalie Davison Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 6:29 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] math note-taking support Good afternoon, I am working to consider options for an accommodation request that I am bringing to this group for any ideas or advice. I would appreciate hearing any experiences anyone has had with similar requests or innovative approaches to providing live notes for advanced STEM content, such as math equations, on the whiteboard in lecture courses. A blind student in a math graduate program has historically received note-taking services through "note-processors" who type the notes provided in lecture (mainly whiteboard content), then convert them to a LaTex document and send this to the student post-lecture. The student has requested a revised note-taking accommodation that would allow her to receive the whiteboard content at the same rate as her peers in the course, instead of 24-48 hours after class, specifically on her refreshable braille display. My initial brainstorm figured this would involve a live typist in the course working in a LaTex document on the student's computer to type the whiteboard content (mainly math equations) so it would display as close to live as possible on the student's refreshable braille display. The barriers with this approach involve the difficulty finding a student who 1. wants this position, 2. can type fast enough, specifically in math notation, and 3. understands the upper-level math content. While LaTex is a "common math notation language", individuals who use and are fluent in it and understand the graduate level math are difficult to recruit. We have found one student who can meet these criteria, but only by using "snippets" that don't appear live in the LaTex document, but do appear at a slight delay. I would estimate the rate of notes provided by the note-taker is equivalent to the rest of the students in the course hand-writing their notes based on the whiteboard content. The student asked if there was a professional service similar to CART or ASL interpreters that would provide live audio descriptions on the whiteboard content in her preferred format, but I am not aware of a service such as this or a vendor that provides it. If there is, I am interested in learning more about it, or similar services. I thought that one close accommodation solution would be to retain the hired live note-taker to provide the service at a slight delay, but also remind the instructors to narrate visual or written content in the course and consistently check in on this. 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URL: From nataliedavison at boisestate.edu Tue Jan 23 09:02:26 2024 From: nataliedavison at boisestate.edu (Natalie Davison) Date: Tue Jan 23 09:02:42 2024 Subject: [Athen] math note-taking support In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thank you all for your recommendations, including exploring the resources and approaches below. - Accessible equation editor (AEE) - Mathpix - Mathtype - Equatio - C-Print or Typewell captionist who is trained in using ?math mode? I hope I have a success story to share with the group at the end of the semester! Best wishes, Natalie Davison On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 9:41?AM Andrea L. Dietrich wrote: > You could look into hiring a C-Print or Typewell captionist who is trained > in using ?math mode? to type equations in something close to real time, and > then connect the output to a refreshable Braille display, maybe? That?s > probably as close to real-time as you could get although there may be a > trick to getting the output to convert to the correct Braille in real time. > Something to look into maybe? > > > > -------------------------- > > Andrea Dietrich > > She / Her / Hers > > Accommodation Specialist > > Student Disability Services > > > > Cornell University > > Cornell Health, Level 5 > > 110 Ho Plaza > > Ithaca, NY 14853 > > Email: adietrich@cornell.edu > > Phone: (607) 254-4545 > > Fax: (607) 255-1562 > > Web: sds.cornell.edu > > > > *Please note that confidentiality of non-encrypted e-mail communication > cannot be guaranteed. If you are NOT the intended recipient, please notify > the sender immediately and destroy this message. Disclosure of any > information contained in this message to someone other than the intended > recipient is prohibited. > > > > *From:* athen-list *On > Behalf Of *Natalie Davison > *Sent:* Friday, January 19, 2024 6:29 PM > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network < > athen-list@u.washington.edu> > *Subject:* [Athen] math note-taking support > > > > Good afternoon, > > > > I am working to consider options for an accommodation request that I am > bringing to this group for any ideas or advice. I would appreciate hearing > any experiences anyone has had with similar requests or innovative > approaches to providing live notes for advanced STEM content, such as math > equations, on the whiteboard in lecture courses. > > > A blind student in a math graduate program has historically received > note-taking services through "note-processors" who type the notes provided > in lecture (mainly whiteboard content), then convert them to a LaTex > document and send this to the student post-lecture. The student has > requested a revised note-taking accommodation that would allow her to > receive the whiteboard content at the same rate as her peers in the > course, instead of 24-48 hours after class, specifically on her refreshable > braille display. My initial brainstorm figured this would involve a live > typist in the course working in a LaTex document on the student's computer > to type the whiteboard content (mainly math equations) so it would display > as close to live as possible on the student's refreshable braille display. > The barriers with this approach involve the difficulty finding a student > who 1. wants this position, 2. can type fast enough, specifically in math > notation, and 3. understands the upper-level math content. While LaTex is a > ?common math notation language?, individuals who use and are fluent in it > and understand the graduate level math are difficult to recruit. We have > found one student who can meet these criteria, but only by using "snippets" > that don't appear live in the LaTex document, but do appear at a slight > delay. I would estimate the rate of notes provided by the note-taker is > equivalent to the rest of the students in the course hand-writing their > notes based on the whiteboard content. > > > > The student asked if there was a professional service similar to CART or > ASL interpreters that would provide live audio descriptions on the > whiteboard content in her preferred format, but I am not aware of a service > such as this or a vendor that provides it. If there is, I am interested in > learning more about it, or similar services. > > > > I thought that one close accommodation solution would be to retain the > hired live note-taker to provide the service at a slight delay, but also > remind the instructors to narrate visual or written content in the course > and consistently check in on this. > > > > *TLDR- Has anyone worked on ways to instantly convert and transmit math > data to a refreshable braille display?* > > > > Thank you, > > Natalie Davison > > -- > > > *Natalie Davison, MS, CRC ( she / her / hers ) Access Coordinator, > Assistive Technology Senior* > > *Educational Access Center* Boise State University > > > > *Appointment Scheduling: *click to schedule here > > > *Phone:* (208) 426-1083 > > *EAC Office:* (208) 426-1583 > > *Fax:* (208)-473-2984 > *Email:* *nataliedavison@boisestate.edu * > *Mail:* 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID > 83725-1372 > *Location:* 1607 University Dr* (first floor Lincoln Office Suites)* > > *Web:* boisestate.edu/eac > > _______________________________________________ > athen-list mailing list > athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu > http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list > -- Natalie Davison, MS, CRC ( she / her / hers ) *Access Coordinator, Assistive Technology Senior* Educational Access Center Boise State University *Appointment Scheduling: *click to schedule here Phone: (208) 426-1083 EAC Office: (208) 426-1583 *Fax:* (208)-473-2984 Email: *nataliedavison@boisestate.edu * Mail: 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1372 Location: 1607 University Dr (first floor Lincoln Office Suites) Web: boisestate.edu/eac -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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These includes * Verbally describing * Typed out Image description as part of the notetaking output * Redrawing the diagram in scalable format to allow student to zoom in without losing clarity (in this case student will be using residual vision and magnifier to access) Now a discussion has been brought up by the lecturer on handling diagrams in quizzes and exams. So far the approach has been to exempt the student from any questions needing to draw diagrams. However, as the course goes on at higher levels at some point, such exemption might be regarded as a compromise in the assessment objective. Some of the preliminary ideas include 1. Using an accessible diagram drawing and reading software compatible with screen reader that cater for computing / engineering / math type of components a. Are there any recommendations for this that are currently tested and used by students in your institute? 2. Using a human scribe during exams to draw the required diagram based on the student's verbal description. a. This will require some parameters set regarding how the scribe neutrally interpret the student's input description. b. Also need a way to let student verify the drawn diagram by the scribe 3. Using tactile diagrams a. Not very practical on initial analysis but would love to hear if there are any cases using this approach here. 4. Continue the exemption a. What are the scenarios where full exemption will be justified as reasonable and not a fundamental alteration? Noting that any new approaches require student to go through training especially if student has not using said software in the course, and suddenly needing to use in a time sensitive environment like exam might not be feasible. But then if this is the best approach for equitable experience without compromising learning objective, we could suggest the student start using it early so it can be used for the rest of the modules in the degree. Other recommendations will be very much appreciated. Thank you! Best regards, Nix Sang Pronouns: She, Her, Hers Connect: LinkedIn | Facebook -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.gardner at viewplus.com Mon Jan 29 10:31:45 2024 From: john.gardner at viewplus.com (John Gardner) Date: Mon Jan 29 10:31:55 2024 Subject: [Athen] Accommodations for Blind/Low Vision Computing Student - re Diagrams in Exams In-Reply-To: <0c6301da52d3$c32686b0$49739410$@gmail.com> References: <0c6301da52d3$c32686b0$49739410$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Nix, as a Physics Professor Emeritus, I am appalled at the idea of exemptions for diagrams. As founder of ViewPlus, a company dedicated to graphics access, I know how to ?make graphics accessible? as well as almost anybody on earth. Most people on this list use ViewPlus products, but I suspect that many do not know the full range of possibilities. Let me just list a couple that seem most relevant to your question. * Since your student has useful vision, the very simplest (and, assuming it works for her/him, therefore probably best) solution is just to make an SVG copy of the diagram, let the student open it in a web browser and use SVG zoom and or screenreader zoom to view it. If needed, tactile copies of the (zoomed or not) SVG can be printed with any ViewPlus embosser. A really good experience would be for someone to add a useful title and description to the SVG, which can be read by the screenreader. As a blind person, the only software apps that can do this and are accessible to me are the ViewPlus IVEO Creator and Transformer applications. These are overkill for just making the accessible SVG, so I am sure others on this list can give alternatives. * The ViewPlus IVEO system seems to be a big secret in this country, but it could work well for this student, particularly if no tactile copy is needed. IVEO authoring software creates/converts an SVG and allows authors to add titles and descriptions to anything on the image. These can be read by someone with useful vision just by clicking on the object. SVG text is also audio-accessible by clicking on it. Of course it all works well for tactile copy as well, but tactile copy is needed only if vision is really inadequate. Hope these are helpful. Feel free to contact me for more info. John Gardner President, ViewPlus (an associate member of ATHEN) From: athen-list On Behalf Of Nix Sang Sent: Monday, January 29, 2024 8:54 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Accommodations for Blind/Low Vision Computing Student - re Diagrams in Exams Dear ATHEN community, Would like to seek recommendations and advice on this case. Student uses primarily screen reader (mainly JAWs, sometimes NVDA) for their learning environment. When contents are not accessible, last resort is to use residual vision. During the course, student utilises visual interpretation service which is a myriad of tasks carried out by a human service provider depending on the student?s request based on the module?s nature. Pertaining to visuals and diagrams, several approaches have been used for the service depending on type of diagram. These includes * Verbally describing * Typed out Image description as part of the notetaking output * Redrawing the diagram in scalable format to allow student to zoom in without losing clarity (in this case student will be using residual vision and magnifier to access) Now a discussion has been brought up by the lecturer on handling diagrams in quizzes and exams. So far the approach has been to exempt the student from any questions needing to draw diagrams. However, as the course goes on at higher levels at some point, such exemption might be regarded as a compromise in the assessment objective. Some of the preliminary ideas include 1. Using an accessible diagram drawing and reading software compatible with screen reader that cater for computing / engineering / math type of components * Are there any recommendations for this that are currently tested and used by students in your institute? 2. Using a human scribe during exams to draw the required diagram based on the student?s verbal description. * This will require some parameters set regarding how the scribe neutrally interpret the student?s input description. * Also need a way to let student verify the drawn diagram by the scribe 3. Using tactile diagrams * Not very practical on initial analysis but would love to hear if there are any cases using this approach here. 4. Continue the exemption * What are the scenarios where full exemption will be justified as reasonable and not a fundamental alteration? Noting that any new approaches require student to go through training especially if student has not using said software in the course, and suddenly needing to use in a time sensitive environment like exam might not be feasible. But then if this is the best approach for equitable experience without compromising learning objective, we could suggest the student start using it early so it can be used for the rest of the modules in the degree. Other recommendations will be very much appreciated. Thank you! Best regards, Nix Sang Pronouns: She, Her, Hers Connect: LinkedIn | Facebook -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu Mon Jan 29 10:37:56 2024 From: Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu (Stager, Catherine) Date: Mon Jan 29 10:38:02 2024 Subject: [Athen] Accommodations for Blind/Low Vision Computing Student - re Diagrams in Exams In-Reply-To: <0c6301da52d3$c32686b0$49739410$@gmail.com> References: <0c6301da52d3$c32686b0$49739410$@gmail.com> Message-ID: What I am hearing in this question is a question that seems to boil down to: 1. Are there course aspects that can only be conveyed by diagrams? 2. Could these aspects create a barrier to the student in demonstrating mastery of the course? Could 3-d tactile representations be a possibility? Manipulatives can be used in some situations where a student might capture the relationships between data, information or outcomes. Could the professor, as the subject matter expert, create alternate text descriptions that convey the information appropriately? If this is true, than I would suspect that the student could demonstrate mastery via oral or text description. Is mastery of the software an essential aspect of the course? Equitable exams do not always occur in the same manner as other exams. I've been involved with higher ed for over thirty years and have helped create accessibility for academic materials for a large variety of courses at all levels. I do not recall any instances where we failed to find a solution that could work - so I suggest you keep your chin up and keep asking questions. I hope my input is helpful. Best regards, Cath From: athen-list On Behalf Of Nix Sang Sent: Monday, January 29, 2024 9:54 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Accommodations for Blind/Low Vision Computing Student - re Diagrams in Exams 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 Dear ATHEN community, Would like to seek recommendations and advice on this case. Student uses primarily screen reader (mainly JAWs, sometimes NVDA) for their learning environment. When contents are not accessible, last resort is to use residual vision. During the course, student utilises visual interpretation service which is a myriad of tasks carried out by a human service provider depending on the student's request based on the module's nature. Pertaining to visuals and diagrams, several approaches have been used for the service depending on type of diagram. These includes * Verbally describing * Typed out Image description as part of the notetaking output * Redrawing the diagram in scalable format to allow student to zoom in without losing clarity (in this case student will be using residual vision and magnifier to access) Now a discussion has been brought up by the lecturer on handling diagrams in quizzes and exams. So far the approach has been to exempt the student from any questions needing to draw diagrams. However, as the course goes on at higher levels at some point, such exemption might be regarded as a compromise in the assessment objective. Some of the preliminary ideas include 1. Using an accessible diagram drawing and reading software compatible with screen reader that cater for computing / engineering / math type of components * Are there any recommendations for this that are currently tested and used by students in your institute? 2. Using a human scribe during exams to draw the required diagram based on the student's verbal description. * This will require some parameters set regarding how the scribe neutrally interpret the student's input description. * Also need a way to let student verify the drawn diagram by the scribe 3. Using tactile diagrams * Not very practical on initial analysis but would love to hear if there are any cases using this approach here. 4. Continue the exemption * What are the scenarios where full exemption will be justified as reasonable and not a fundamental alteration? Noting that any new approaches require student to go through training especially if student has not using said software in the course, and suddenly needing to use in a time sensitive environment like exam might not be feasible. But then if this is the best approach for equitable experience without compromising learning objective, we could suggest the student start using it early so it can be used for the rest of the modules in the degree. Other recommendations will be very much appreciated. Thank you! Best regards, Nix Sang Pronouns: She, Her, Hers Connect: LinkedIn | Facebook -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lnorwich at bu.edu Mon Jan 29 15:11:18 2024 From: lnorwich at bu.edu (Norwich, Lorraine) Date: Mon Jan 29 15:11:23 2024 Subject: [Athen] OCR for students to try out Message-ID: Dear All, We have started to see an increase in students wanting to OCR documentation on their own. 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Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman (he, him, his) Assistant Director, Disability Resources SUNY Cortland Memorial Library, Room B-121 P.O. Box 2000 Cortland, NY 13045-0900 O: 607-753-2358 | F: 607-753-5495 jeremy.zhe-heimerman@cortland.edu Test Accessibility Scheduling System | Disability Resources Homepage AccessCortland Student Portal | AccessCortland Faculty Portal Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From foreigntype at gmail.com Wed Jan 31 11:12:59 2024 From: foreigntype at gmail.com (foreigntype@gmail.com) Date: Wed Jan 31 11:13:14 2024 Subject: [Athen] Assistive Hearing Systems in Classrooms In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: There are five basic types of assistive listening devices. Some are personal/one-on-one type devices between the instructor and a specific student or students, and there are induction loop types that are used for whole classrooms. Here is a link for the types of assistive, listening devices that are common: https://mn.gov/deaf-hard-of-hearing/assistive-technology/assistive-listening-devices/#:~:text=There%20are%20five%20general%20types,amplified%20system%20and%20Bluetooth%20systems. You also might want to check with the National Deaf Center for more information about assistive listening devices in classrooms. They are a great resource! Here?s a link: https://nationaldeafcenter.org/ Wink Harner Assistive Technology Consulting and Training Alternative Text Production Portland OR. foreigntype@gmail.com On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 10:48?AM Sebastian M Niles wrote: > Jeremy > > I am interested in learning more about this kind of system because I've > never heard about it before. > > Sebastian Niles, CPACC (he/him/his) > Accessible Technology Assistant > Student Disability Center > University of California-Davis > Davis, CA 95616 > ------------------------------ > *From:* athen-list on > behalf of Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 31, 2024 10:41 AM > *To:* athen-list@u.washington.edu > *Subject:* [Athen] Assistive Hearing Systems in Classrooms > > > Hi folks, > > > > We are looking into purchasing some IP assistive hearing systems for > classrooms that would allow students to stream audio over wifi through > their own devices. If anyone else has these systems in place, I?d love to > hear about your experiences, preferred brands, etc. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman (he, him, his) > Assistant Director, Disability Resources > SUNY Cortland > Memorial Library, Room B-121 > P.O. Box 2000 > Cortland, NY 13045-0900 > O: 607-753-2358 | F: 607-753-5495 > jeremy.zhe-heimerman@cortland.edu > Test Accessibility Scheduling System > | Disability Resources > Homepage > > AccessCortland Student Portal > | AccessCortland > Faculty Portal > > > > Follow Us: Instagram | > Facebook > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Jeremy.Zhe-Heimerman at cortland.edu Wed Jan 31 13:03:52 2024 From: Jeremy.Zhe-Heimerman at cortland.edu (Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman) Date: Wed Jan 31 13:03:59 2024 Subject: [Athen] Assistive Hearing Systems in Classrooms In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks for those resources! Our Campus Technology Resources folks came to us with this new technology that does not seem to be mentioned on those webpages. It involves a ceiling microphone station that includes multiple microphones that do an exceptional job of picking up a wandering professor and can be calibrated for other noise in the room, like the HVAC system. It then sends audio to the internet. A student would snap a QR code to get access to the webpage where they can tap into the audio feed. The student can then play the audio through their own device to Bluetooth headphones or have it input to transcription like Otter.ai. They say that one system for one room could run $15-20K, but could be moved into a different classroom between semesters as needed. They are interested in experiences that other campuses have had with these systems, as they want to choose the right product to test out. One concern I have would be any lag between the professor?s speech in the room and it coming through over the internet. I am interested, though, in a system that allows a student to get equal access over their own devices that they carry around everywhere and without faculty needing to worry about a lapel microphone and the batteries and clunkiness that comes with it. Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman (he, him, his) Assistant Director, Disability Resources SUNY Cortland Memorial Library, Room B-121 P.O. Box 2000 Cortland, NY 13045-0900 O: 607-753-2358 | F: 607-753-5495 jeremy.zhe-heimerman@cortland.edu Test Accessibility Scheduling System | Disability Resources Homepage AccessCortland Student Portal | AccessCortland Faculty Portal Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook -----Original Message----- There are five basic types of assistive listening devices. Some are personal/one-on-one type devices between the instructor and a specific student or students, and there are induction loop types that are used for whole classrooms. Here is a link for the types of assistive, listening devices that are common: https://mn.gov/deaf-hard-of-hearing/assistive-technology/assistive-listening-devices/#:~:text=There%20are%20five%20general%20types,amplified%20system%20and%20Bluetooth%20systems. You also might want to check with the National Deaf Center for more information about assistive listening devices in classrooms. They are a great resource! Here?s a link: https://nationaldeafcenter.org/ Wink Harner Assistive Technology Consulting and Training Alternative Text Production Portland OR. foreigntype@gmail.com On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 10:48?AM Sebastian M Niles > wrote: Jeremy I am interested in learning more about this kind of system because I've never heard about it before. Sebastian Niles, CPACC (he/him/his) Accessible Technology Assistant Student Disability Center University of California-Davis Davis, CA 95616 ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 10:41 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Athen] Assistive Hearing Systems in Classrooms Hi folks, We are looking into purchasing some IP assistive hearing systems for classrooms that would allow students to stream audio over wifi through their own devices. If anyone else has these systems in place, I?d love to hear about your experiences, preferred brands, etc. Thanks! Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman (he, him, his) Assistant Director, Disability Resources SUNY Cortland Memorial Library, Room B-121 P.O. Box 2000 Cortland, NY 13045-0900 O: 607-753-2358 | F: 607-753-5495 jeremy.zhe-heimerman@cortland.edu Test Accessibility Scheduling System | Disability Resources Homepage AccessCortland Student Portal | AccessCortland Faculty Portal Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook _______________________________________________ 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 krasul1 at jhu.edu Wed Jan 31 13:22:20 2024 From: krasul1 at jhu.edu (Kamran Rasul) Date: Wed Jan 31 13:22:32 2024 Subject: [Athen] Assistive Hearing Systems in Classrooms In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We have this system set up in one of our classrooms. We had to put up a sign to read ?microphone is always active,? given anyone can take a scan of the QR code and listen into the classroom from anywhere within the range of the campus and they have since added the talk back feature through its Mobile Connect app. While I need to get some updates from our audio-visual department, I would think by now; they have some security features that can be activated to offer some level of privacy. Other than that, as mentioned below, it works very well, and we even did some test runs by writing on the blackboard using chalk and talking simultaneously. It worked well when the person?s voice was audible over the chalk sound. [Johns Hopkins University logo] Kamran Rasul, MEd. Assistive Technology/Alternate Format Specialist krasul1@jhu.edu Student Disability Services Garland Hall, 1st Floor, Office 135G 3400 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218 Schedule a Meeting From: athen-list On Behalf Of Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 4:04 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] Assistive Hearing Systems in Classrooms External Email - Use Caution Thanks for those resources! Our Campus Technology Resources folks came to us with this new technology that does not seem to be mentioned on those webpages. It involves a ceiling microphone station that includes multiple microphones that do an exceptional job of picking up a wandering professor and can be calibrated for other noise in the room, like the HVAC system. It then sends audio to the internet. A student would snap a QR code to get access to the webpage where they can tap into the audio feed. The student can then play the audio through their own device to Bluetooth headphones or have it input to transcription like Otter.ai. They say that one system for one room could run $15-20K, but could be moved into a different classroom between semesters as needed. They are interested in experiences that other campuses have had with these systems, as they want to choose the right product to test out. One concern I have would be any lag between the professor?s speech in the room and it coming through over the internet. I am interested, though, in a system that allows a student to get equal access over their own devices that they carry around everywhere and without faculty needing to worry about a lapel microphone and the batteries and clunkiness that comes with it. Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman (he, him, his) Assistant Director, Disability Resources SUNY Cortland Memorial Library, Room B-121 P.O. Box 2000 Cortland, NY 13045-0900 O: 607-753-2358 | F: 607-753-5495 jeremy.zhe-heimerman@cortland.edu Test Accessibility Scheduling System | Disability Resources Homepage AccessCortland Student Portal | AccessCortland Faculty Portal Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook -----Original Message----- There are five basic types of assistive listening devices. Some are personal/one-on-one type devices between the instructor and a specific student or students, and there are induction loop types that are used for whole classrooms. Here is a link for the types of assistive, listening devices that are common: https://mn.gov/deaf-hard-of-hearing/assistive-technology/assistive-listening-devices/#:~:text=There%20are%20five%20general%20types,amplified%20system%20and%20Bluetooth%20systems. You also might want to check with the National Deaf Center for more information about assistive listening devices in classrooms. They are a great resource! Here?s a link: https://nationaldeafcenter.org/ Wink Harner Assistive Technology Consulting and Training Alternative Text Production Portland OR. foreigntype@gmail.com On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 10:48?AM Sebastian M Niles > wrote: Jeremy I am interested in learning more about this kind of system because I've never heard about it before. Sebastian Niles, CPACC (he/him/his) Accessible Technology Assistant Student Disability Center University of California-Davis Davis, CA 95616 ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 10:41 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Athen] Assistive Hearing Systems in Classrooms Hi folks, We are looking into purchasing some IP assistive hearing systems for classrooms that would allow students to stream audio over wifi through their own devices. If anyone else has these systems in place, I?d love to hear about your experiences, preferred brands, etc. Thanks! Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman (he, him, his) Assistant Director, Disability Resources SUNY Cortland Memorial Library, Room B-121 P.O. Box 2000 Cortland, NY 13045-0900 O: 607-753-2358 | F: 607-753-5495 jeremy.zhe-heimerman@cortland.edu Test Accessibility Scheduling System | Disability Resources Homepage AccessCortland Student Portal | AccessCortland Faculty Portal Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 1:04?PM Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman < Jeremy.Zhe-Heimerman@cortland.edu> wrote: > Thanks for those resources! > > > > Our Campus Technology Resources folks came to us with this new technology > that does not seem to be mentioned on those webpages. It involves a ceiling > microphone station > > that includes multiple microphones that do an exceptional job of picking up > a wandering professor and can be calibrated for other noise in the room, > like the HVAC system. It then sends audio to the internet. A student would > snap a QR code to get access to the webpage where they can tap into the > audio feed. The student can then play the audio through their own device to > Bluetooth headphones or have it input to transcription like Otter.ai. They > say that one system for one room could run $15-20K, but could be moved into > a different classroom between semesters as needed. > > > > They are interested in experiences that other campuses have had with these > systems, as they want to choose the right product to test out. One concern > I have would be any lag between the professor?s speech in the room and it > coming through over the internet. I am interested, though, in a system that > allows a student to get equal access over their own devices that they carry > around everywhere and without faculty needing to worry about a lapel > microphone and the batteries and clunkiness that comes with it. > > > > Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman (he, him, his) > > Assistant Director, Disability Resources > > SUNY Cortland > > Memorial Library, Room B-121 > > P.O. Box 2000 > > Cortland, NY 13045-0900 > > O: 607-753-2358 | F: 607-753-5495 > > jeremy.zhe-heimerman@cortland.edu > > Test Accessibility Scheduling System | Disability Resources Homepage > > AccessCortland Student Portal | AccessCortland Faculty Portal > > > > Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > There are five basic types of assistive listening devices. Some are > personal/one-on-one type devices between the instructor and a specific > student or students, and there are induction loop types that are used for > whole classrooms. > > > > Here is a link for the types of assistive, listening devices that are > common: > > > https://mn.gov/deaf-hard-of-hearing/assistive-technology/assistive-listening-devices/#:~:text=There%20are%20five%20general%20types,amplified%20system%20and%20Bluetooth%20systems. > > > > > > You also might want to check with the National Deaf Center for more > information about assistive listening devices in classrooms. They are a > great resource! Here?s a link: > > https://nationaldeafcenter.org/ > > > > > Wink Harner > Assistive Technology Consulting and Training > Alternative Text Production > Portland OR. > > foreigntype@gmail.com > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 10:48?AM Sebastian M Niles > wrote: > > Jeremy > > > > I am interested in learning more about this kind of system because I've > never heard about it before. > > > > Sebastian Niles, CPACC (he/him/his) > > Accessible Technology Assistant > > Student Disability Center > > University of California-Davis > > Davis, CA 95616 > ------------------------------ > > *From:* athen-list on > behalf of Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 31, 2024 10:41 AM > *To:* athen-list@u.washington.edu > *Subject:* [Athen] Assistive Hearing Systems in Classrooms > > > > Hi folks, > > > > We are looking into purchasing some IP assistive hearing systems for > classrooms that would allow students to stream audio over wifi through > their own devices. If anyone else has these systems in place, I?d love to > hear about your experiences, preferred brands, etc. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman (he, him, his) > Assistant Director, Disability Resources > SUNY Cortland > Memorial Library, Room B-121 > P.O. 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URL: From lorik at virginia.edu Wed Jan 31 13:29:53 2024 From: lorik at virginia.edu (Kressin, Lori L (llk2t)) Date: Wed Jan 31 13:30:03 2024 Subject: [Athen] Assistive Hearing Systems in Classrooms In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Jeremy, Others may have more information to share but thought I would throw in my experience. I saw a demonstration of this type of solution at a conference last spring and you are correct, there is a significant latency issue. It made it difficult to follow the speaker and listen at the same time. There is also a battery drain issue for both the smart phone and the Bluetooth headphones. For assistive listening systems, we have moved to hearing loop. In our classrooms we install multidirectional ceiling microphones allowing for the instructor to move around and be heard by the students as well as allowing the instructor to hear the students even when doing group work. Good luck! Lori ----------------- Lori Kressin Coordinator of Academic Accessibility Office of the Executive VP and Provost ? Univ. of Virginia 102 Cresap Rd ? POB 400199 ? Charlottesville, VA ? 22903 [434] 982-5784 COAA Main Website Captioning & Transcription Assistance Form I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land where I live and work today, the Monacan Nation, and I pay my respect to their elders past and present. (LEARN why this is done) On 1/31/24, 4:05 PM, "athen-list" wrote: Thanks for those resources! Our Campus Technology Resources folks came to us with this new technology that does not seem to be mentioned on those webpages. It involves a ceiling microphone station that includes multiple microphones that do an exceptional job of picking up a wandering professor and can be calibrated for other noise in the room, like the HVAC system. It then sends audio to the internet. A student would snap a QR code to get access to the webpage where they can tap into the audio feed. The student can then play the audio through their own device to Bluetooth headphones or have it input to transcription like Otter.ai. They say that one system for one room could run $15-20K, but could be moved into a different classroom between semesters as needed. They are interested in experiences that other campuses have had with these systems, as they want to choose the right product to test out. One concern I have would be any lag between the professor?s speech in the room and it coming through over the internet. I am interested, though, in a system that allows a student to get equal access over their own devices that they carry around everywhere and without faculty needing to worry about a lapel microphone and the batteries and clunkiness that comes with it. Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman (he, him, his) Assistant Director, Disability Resources SUNY Cortland Memorial Library, Room B-121 P.O. Box 2000 Cortland, NY 13045-0900 O: 607-753-2358 | F: 607-753-5495 jeremy.zhe-heimerman@cortland.edu Test Accessibility Scheduling System | Disability Resources Homepage AccessCortland Student Portal | AccessCortland Faculty Portal Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook -----Original Message----- There are five basic types of assistive listening devices. Some are personal/one-on-one type devices between the instructor and a specific student or students, and there are induction loop types that are used for whole classrooms. Here is a link for the types of assistive, listening devices that are common: https://mn.gov/deaf-hard-of-hearing/assistive-technology/assistive-listening-devices/#:~:text=There%20are%20five%20general%20types,amplified%20system%20and%20Bluetooth%20systems. You also might want to check with the National Deaf Center for more information about assistive listening devices in classrooms. They are a great resource! Here?s a link: https://nationaldeafcenter.org/ Wink Harner Assistive Technology Consulting and Training Alternative Text Production Portland OR. foreigntype@gmail.com On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 10:48?AM Sebastian M Niles > wrote: Jeremy I am interested in learning more about this kind of system because I've never heard about it before. Sebastian Niles, CPACC (he/him/his) Accessible Technology Assistant Student Disability Center University of California-Davis Davis, CA 95616 ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of Jeremy Zhe-Heimerman > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 10:41 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Athen] Assistive Hearing Systems in Classrooms Hi folks, We are looking into purchasing some IP assistive hearing systems for classrooms that would allow students to stream audio over wifi through their own devices. If anyone else has these systems in place, I?d love to hear about your experiences, preferred brands, etc. Thanks! 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