From mweiler at wlu.ca Fri Mar 1 04:32:44 2024 From: mweiler at wlu.ca (Mark Weiler) Date: Fri Mar 1 04:33:04 2024 Subject: [Athen] [EXTERNAL *] Re: Creating accessible math with MathKicker In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: What protocols are folks using to verify that the generated mathematical expressions are correct? For example, when verifying it are folks basing it on a few examples of simple math content or more complex math content? I imagine at some level subject matter expertise in math is needed to know if what is generated is actually true to the source material. It sure is nice to hear math expressed in language, but I?m not sure if what I?m hearing with JAWS is true to the source that I see with my eyes. Mark Weiler, PhD (he & him) JAWS certified and Web Accessibility Specialist Web & User Experience Librarian Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario 548-889-5056 Notices Upcoming Laurier Library workshops & events From: athen-list On Behalf Of foreigntype@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, February 29, 2024 1:56 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [EXTERNAL *] Re: [Athen] Creating accessible math with MathKicker Thanks for that tip, Steve! Wink Harner Assistive Technology Consulting and Training Alternative Text Production Portland OR. foreigntype@gmail.com On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 10:27?AM Noble, Stephen > wrote: Concerning braille production using DBT, you will likely get a more usable Word document if you take what MathKicker gives you and then use MathType's command to covert all the OMML expressions to MathType expression. DBT works well with MathType expressions: Using MathType with Duxbury Braille Translator (wiris.com) This assumes you have MathType on hand. If not, it is not that expensive to purchase. I agree that the HTML output is disappointing. They went to the effort to build in MathJax's SVG output but left out the MathML so there's nothing for a screenreader to read. --Steve Noble steve.noble@louisville.edu 502-969-3088 ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of Michael Cantino > Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 3:49 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu > Subject: Re: [Athen] Creating accessible math with MathKicker You don't often get email from mcantino@nwresd.k12.or.us. Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email originated from outside of our organization. Do not click links, open attachments, or respond unless you recognize the sender's email address and know the contents are safe. I tested this out briefly last week. I had similar results to what others here have reported. I tested on Windows 10 with JAWS 2023. * OCR was surprisingly good * Math content in the HTML output couldn't be read by the screen reader * Word documents worked best. JAWS read all the math really well and provided a good Nemeth transcription on the braille display * I opened the Word file in Duxbury to see how well Duxbury translated the document. The math was an absolute mess. Overall, good for converting documents on the fly and reading with a screen reader. Currently doesn't look great for a braille production workflow. Michael Cantino (he/him) BVIS Technology Professional Development Specialist Northwest Regional Education Service District _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list * ? Notice: This email originated from outside of the organization. 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Note different start time for those affected by the change to daylight savings time from 10 March in some areas. # Session synopsis ## Measuring the impact of the Faculty Accessibility Fellows program at SUNY Oswego Rebecca Mushtare, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor of Art and Design Michele Thornton, Associate Professor of Healthcare Administration State University of New York at Oswego ?SUNY Oswego Faculty Accessibility Fellows commit to a calendar year of accessibility training, revise their own courses to be more accessible and inclusive, and advocate for access and inclusion practices on campus and within their disciplines. In this presentation, we?ll share details of the program and how we?ve begun to measure the impact it has had on participants, the institution, and beyond with alumni interviews and Ally data in Brightspace.? Find sign-up and joining details on the Ally Community site: https://usergroup.ally.ac/content/perma?id=62140 Take care Matthew Deeprose Accessible Solutions Architect University of Southampton From lnorwich at bu.edu Thu Mar 7 14:03:15 2024 From: lnorwich at bu.edu (Norwich, Lorraine) Date: Thu Mar 7 14:03:21 2024 Subject: [Athen] Accessibility of Kaltura Message-ID: Hi, Has anyone worked with Kaltura and the accessibility features. Please can you share any insights with me. Thanks Lorraine -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu Fri Mar 8 12:17:41 2024 From: Catherine.Stager at frontrange.edu (Stager, Catherine) Date: Fri Mar 8 12:18:05 2024 Subject: [Athen] Accessibility of Kaltura In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Historically, Kaltura was very accessible but it is not something I currently use. Was there any aspect you were looking at specifically? From: athen-list On Behalf Of Norwich, Lorraine Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2024 3:03 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Cc: ALTMEDIA@LISTSERV.CCCNEXT.NET Subject: [Athen] Accessibility of Kaltura 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, Has anyone worked with Kaltura and the accessibility features. Please can you share any insights with me. Thanks Lorraine -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From justinr at disability.tamu.edu Sat Mar 9 11:47:44 2024 From: justinr at disability.tamu.edu (Romack, Justin) Date: Sat Mar 9 11:47:48 2024 Subject: [Athen] Mindtap accessibility Message-ID: Howdy y'all! Has anyone taken a look at Mindtap and accessibility with assistive tech (specifically Zoomtext)? I have a student who notes difficulty seeing images presented within the content because of controls that are overlayed on the images. They also note unexpected focus changes while completing form fields for fill-in-the-blank activities. I'm collecting more info from the student and instructor, but didn't know if anyone has crossed this bridge recently? The only recent accessibility info I'm seeing from Cengage/Mindtap is details provided shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic started... Any insight is appreciated! 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... 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Through wraparound supports and initiatives, such as accessible programs designed to provide successful avenues for students, Sinclair has made strides to foster an atmosphere where neurodiverse students are valued and thrive. Intersectionality and Access at the University of Missouri: Students Working for Solutions Monday, April 8th, 10:15AM-11:45AM EST Presenter: Tabetha Violet Tabetha Violet will present results and reflections on an undergraduate class called "Intersectionality and Accessibility at MU." This course explores access, disability culture, and disability justice theories and then make recommendations to university administrators about ways in which access can be increased beyond compliance with the ADA. Inventing the Independent Disabled Person: Tales From the Extraordinary Life of Ed Roberts Monday, April 8th, 3:30PM-5:00PM EST Presenter: Scot Danforth This presentation tells the story of what Ed Robert?s suicide survival, his decision to live well, and to take full title of his body and undefined future was the foundation for the notion of independent living as well as the beginning of a lifelong, intensive personal practice of self-creation. He crafted a dynamic, outrageous, impactful, disabled man in a mid-century America that hadn?t even begun to imagine people with disabilities living active, integrated lives. Ed?s decision launched the influential idea we now know as independent living, the lifechanging concept that powered the disability rights movement. Addressing equitable access to higher education: Assessing accommodation through syllabi Tuesday, April 9th, 8:30AM-10:30AM EST Presenter: Krys Ingman This transformative mixed methods study analyzes how chronically ill students' experiences differ from their non-chronically ill peers when applying for and implementing accommodations at a mid-sized midwestern R2 university. Additional inquiry involves how students and faculty members define ?reasonable accommodation? and how access is controlled at the academy. Building Inclusive Study Spaces for Neurodivergent Students Tuesday, April 9th, 10:15AM-11:45AM EST Presenters: Hayley Holloway and Gaby Messinger Join two neurodivergent academic librarians as we go through our journey on creating a sensory-friendly study space at University of Baltimore's RLB Library. We discuss the process from idea development to creating a proposal to future plans for implementation. 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Single-user Pricing: $240 for individuals who did not attend AHG 2023* $160 for individuals who attended AHG 2023* **(For ATHEN or AHEAD members, $204 and $136, respectively)* *Provide group access for your campus for $490** **($410 for AHG 2023 attendees)* Access 44 sessions from the 2023 Accessing Higher Ground Main Conference *(30% early registration discount until March 22)* *(**ATHEN & AHEAD members receive an additional 15% discount)* If you did not attend the 2023 Accessing Higher Ground conference, or you attended but did not purchase access to conference videos, you can now obtain access at a discounted rate until March 22. You can also purchase access to the 2023 pre-conference workshops and the prior year?s 2022 main conference recordings at a discount. Pricing: $240 for individuals who did not attend AHG 2023* $160 for individuals who attended AHG 2023* **(For ATHEN or AHEAD members, $204 and $136, respectively)* Visit our conference site for more information, including pricing , or access the registration site to purchase these resources. Highlights from this year?s recorded sessions: (titles link to session description) Main Conference ? Authoring Stylish and Accessible Courses in Canvas , Sonya Woods, Penn State ? *Simplifying Web Accessibility at Any Scale *, Jay Pope, Pope Tech ? *Legal Compliance in the Digital World *, Brenda Nowicki, 3Play Media, Michele Landis, Allyant (previously Accessible360) ? *PDF Accessibility ? When is Good, Good Enough? * Christa Miller, Virginia Tech ? *The Accessible Math Roadmap *, Darrin Evans, North Carolina Community College System ? *The Princeton Approach: Designing and Sustaining an Effective Digital Accessibility Program *, Mary Albert, Princeton University ? *Trending Tech Tools ? 2022 Edition: What?s New, What?s Improved & What?s on the Horizon for AT & Accessibility Tools *, Rachel Kruzel, Texthelp Pre-Conference ? *Mobile accessibility for web sites and native apps *, Gian Wild, AccessibilityOz ? *Managing the build of an accessible web site *, Gian Wild, AccessibilityOz *(**And over 35 more* *)* View complete virtual agenda or register now. More Information If you have any questions, contact Howard Kramer at 720-351-8668 or at the email below. e-mail: hkramer@ahead.org Conference URL: http://accessinghigherground.org/ Visit our conference site for more information, including pricing , or access the registration site to purchase these resources. 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Authoring Stylish and Accessible Courses in Canvas , Sonya Woods, Penn State ? *Simplifying Web Accessibility at Any Scale *, Jay Pope, Pope Tech ? *Legal Compliance in the Digital World *, Brenda Nowicki, 3Play Media, Michele Landis, Allyant (previously Accessible360) ? *PDF Accessibility ? When is Good, Good Enough? * Christa Miller, Virginia Tech ? *The Accessible Math Roadmap *, Darrin Evans, North Carolina Community College System ? *The Princeton Approach: Designing and Sustaining an Effective Digital Accessibility Program *, Mary Albert, Princeton University ? *Trending Tech Tools ? 2022 Edition: What?s New, What?s Improved & What?s on the Horizon for AT & Accessibility Tools *, Rachel Kruzel, Texthelp Pre-Conference ? *Mobile accessibility for web sites and native apps *, Gian Wild, AccessibilityOz ? *Managing the build of an accessible web site *, Gian Wild, AccessibilityOz *(**And over 35 more* *)* View complete virtual agenda or register now. *Pricing: * $240 for individuals who did not attend AHG 2023* $160 for individuals who attended AHG 2023* **(For ATHEN or AHEAD members, $204 and $136, respectively)* Visit our conference site for more information, including pricing , or access the registration site to purchase these resources. 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From: athen-list On Behalf Of Corrine Schoeb Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 1:24 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [EXT][Athen] STEM virtual conference External Email Wondering if anyone knows how to register for the virtual STEM conference [ https://athenpro.org/content/athen-virtual-conference]. It was fantastic last year and really interested in learning more this year Not seeing anything on the website other than dates will be determined Corrine Schoeb Technology Accessibility Coordinator, ITS 610-957-6208 Schedule time to talk about any accessibility question Schedule me for an hour == NOTE: We look forward to supporting our community, wherever you are. 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If any of you would be willing to share we would love to hear. Jeff Bishop IT Accessibility Consultant, University of Arizona ----- 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. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copy of this communication is strictly prohibited. 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Sheryl Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D. Affiliate Professor, University of Washington & City University of NY Founder & Director of the DO-IT Center, 1992-2023, and Accessible Technology Services, 1984-2023 Author, Consultant From: athen-list on behalf of "Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis)" Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 1:39?PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] IT Accessibility roles - how are you structured? Hello ATHEN Community, We are interested in finding out a bit about how institutions are organizing IT Accessibility roles within your educational institutions. Are they housed within your IT infrastructure? Are they a part of compliance teams? If any of you would be willing to share we would love to hear. Jeff Bishop IT Accessibility Consultant, University of Arizona ----- 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. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copy of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lmosley1 at utk.edu Fri Mar 22 06:11:41 2024 From: lmosley1 at utk.edu (Mosley, Leigh) Date: Fri Mar 22 06:11:47 2024 Subject: [Athen] IT Accessibility roles - how are you structured? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Jeff, At the University of TN in Knoxville, it is my impression that most of our IT accessibility expertise lies with our instructional designers in our online learning programs. And I know there is at least one person who really focuses on accessibility from her role inside our main IT infrastructure. But I'm the only person I know of on campus with "accessibility" actually baked into their job title (who works solely with digital accessibility, not the built environment), and I'm inside the library testing electronic subscription resources for conformance. I used to be part of the UT compliance team, and I am not sure how accessibility has been handled there since I moved to the library. But my own ignorance about others' roles at UTK might be more a reflection of how spread out we are - maybe there are more of us than I know about on campus? Leigh Mosley, MA, MLS, CPWA Accessibility Coordinator University of Tennessee Libraries 1015 Volunteer Boulevard Knoxville, TN 37996-1000 865-974-0011 lmosley1@utk.edu Schedule a meeting with me: https://calendly.com/leighmosley [The University of Tennessee Knoxville logo] From: athen-list On Behalf Of Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2024 7:38 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] IT Accessibility roles - how are you structured? You don't often get email from jeffbis@arizona.edu. Learn why this is important Hello ATHEN Community, We are interested in finding out a bit about how institutions are organizing IT Accessibility roles within your educational institutions. Are they housed within your IT infrastructure? Are they a part of compliance teams? If any of you would be willing to share we would love to hear. Jeff Bishop IT Accessibility Consultant, University of Arizona ----- 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. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copy of this communication is strictly prohibited. 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We work very closely with a number of units, ITS and Disability Services chief among them, but no other roles related to AT or accessibility exist at our institution. -- Korey Singleton, Ph.D., ATP, RET Deputy ADA Coordinator for Accessibility and ATI Manager George Mason University Office: 703-993-2143 http://ati.gmu.edu Interested in digital accessibility training? Check out our Upcoming Workshops From: athen-list on behalf of Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 7:39?PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] IT Accessibility roles - how are you structured? Hello ATHEN Community, We are interested in finding out a bit about how institutions are organizing IT Accessibility roles within your educational institutions. Are they housed within your IT infrastructure? Are they a part of compliance teams? If any of you would be willing to share we would love to hear. 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Before that, it was pretty ad hoc how things were handled. In my previous role at a community college in Missouri, I was housed under IT, but doing the same job I am doing now. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DA7C2A.56D12A30] 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 Bishop, Jeff - (jeffbis) Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2024 5:38 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] IT Accessibility roles - how are you structured? Hello ATHEN Community, We are interested in finding out a bit about how institutions are organizing IT Accessibility roles within your educational institutions. Are they housed within your IT infrastructure? Are they a part of compliance teams? If any of you would be willing to share we would love to hear. Jeff Bishop IT Accessibility Consultant, University of Arizona ----- 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. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copy of this communication is strictly prohibited. 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At Stanford, we have the following organizational structure: * Director * Senior Manager (also does some accessibility testing) * Digital Accessibility Consulting Engineer (x2) * Digital Accessibility Instructional Specialist The Digital Accessibility Instructional Specialist role works in close collaboration with faculty and staff training offices, but is within our digital accessibility program. The Office of Digital Accessibility is housed within University IT (central IT) and reports up through the Office of the CIO. There is a separate Office of Accessible Education, which focuses on student academic accommodations and housing accommodations and is part of Student Affairs. And then we have a Diversity and Access Office, which focuses on employment and public accommodation topics and is part of Institutional Equity and Access. 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Learn more about Teach Access Grants! -- Regards, Howard Howard Kramer AHG Conference Director Accessing Higher Ground cell: 720-351-8668 Sign up to access the recordings from the *2022 Accessing Higher Ground Conference .* Sign up to our mailing list to receive announcements . Complete program information and registration is open for AHEAD's full line-up of Spring 2023 webinars . Not yet a member of AHEAD? *We welcome you to join AHEAD now. * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lissner.2 at osu.edu Mon Mar 25 07:13:09 2024 From: lissner.2 at osu.edu (Lissner, L. Scott) Date: Mon Mar 25 07:13:34 2024 Subject: [Athen] =?utf-8?q?Invitation_to_the_launching_of_IDA=E2=80=99s_re?= =?utf-8?q?port_on_a_Situational_Analysis_of_Access_to_Assistive_Technolog?= =?utf-8?q?y_27_March_2024?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Of possible interest: On 3/25/24, 9:42?AM, crpd-forum@groups.io crpd-forum@groups.io wrote: ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd Greetings on behalf of the International Disability Alliance (IDA)! IDA and GDI Hub are thrilled to launch a report presenting the findings of the Assistive Technology User Survey which was conducted recently and hosted on IDA's iData platform. This survey ran between November 2023 and February 2024 to gather evidence on the overall need and access to assistive devices among persons with disabilities and other AT users, identify disability groups that have lesser access to assistive devices and services, and identify barriers faced by underrepresented groups to access assistive technology. The survey was conducted in many languages and accessible formats and had over 1000 respondents. Based on the findings from the survey we have developed a survey report which will be launched in a webinar on the 27th of March 2024 at 10.00 AM CET (Central European Time) (find your local time here https://dateful.com/eventlink/3101482990). IDA is co-hosting this webinar in collaboration with GDI Hub and ATscale. Date: 27 March 2024 Time: 10-11:30 AM CET Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/AT-SurveyReport We invite you to join us while we launch this report and have several substantive discussions about AT access, and we request your support with sharing this invitation with your networks. Thank you. Best regards, Amba Salelkar [IDA logo] Amba Salelkar (she/her) Senior Manager, IDA-SSI Helpdesk International Disability Alliance Geneva office, India-based amba.salelkar (Skype) [website button] . [twitter button] . [facebook button] [linkedin button] [decorative line] [Block ?0? 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Marzewski via athen-list) Date: Thu Mar 28 08:08:28 2024 Subject: [Athen] Accessibility Summer Camp 2024 Message-ID: Accessibility Summer Camp 2024 We would love for you to attend our seventh annual Accessibility Summer Camp. As in former years, this virtual conference is FREE, thanks to our sponsors, for all attendees and grants you access to the live sessions the day of the event and video recordings that are available post-conference. ASC Opening and Mid-Day Keynote Speakers This year?s opening keynote is Anjali Lalwani from MagicEdTech. Anjali Lalwani is passionate about accessibility advocacy. She draws on her experience to help others understand the ?why? behind accessibility and disability inclusion. Our mid-day keynote is Mary Lou Mobley. Mary Lou Mobley joined the U.S. Department of Education?s Office for Civil Rights in 2006, where she currently serves as OCR?s National Disability Expert and Co-Lead of OCR's National Digital Access Team. She has extensive experience in Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, as well as Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. ASC Registration This year?s ASC event will take place on Friday, June 14, 2024, from 8:00 -4:00 CDT via Zoom. Visit the ASC website to register for the 2024 ASC event. Please share this opportunity with your friends and colleagues of all knowledge backgrounds and levels as there will be something for everyone on the program! What is Accessibility Summer Camp? (ASC) The Accessibility Summer Camp is an annual, one-day, virtual conference with the goal of connecting professionals and educators with best practices in accessibility and Universal Design. Over the past few years, the ASC conference has grown to become a global virtual conference. Our mission is to provide accessibility-focused professional development that empowers attendees to create high-quality, accessible learning environments while removing barriers for all individuals who have the desire to learn. ASC Sponsors ASC would like to thank our Gold Sponsor, Open LMS, and our Captioning Sponsor, Verbit. We are pleased to welcome new Silver Sponsors Panopto, Packback, Simple Syllabus, and Innovative Educators. Our sponsors help keep this conference free to everyone and allow us to provide vital services like captioning and sign language interpretation. Follow us on Social Media Be part of the conference vibe today: learn about presenters as they are announced, strike up conversations, and follow pre-conference events like our ASC Live videocast. Find us on Facebook and LinkedIn or @ASCWichita on Twitter. 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A hand-held device called a LightSound Box that uses technology to translate/convert light and the absence of light to sound in order to ?hear? the eclipse and the Cadence tactile device that allows users to feel the outline of the eclipse?rather like a moving embossed image. https://www.tactile-engineering.com/cadence Perkins has additional resources about accessing the eclipse (upcoming and beyond): https://www.perkins.org/resource/solar-eclipse-accessibility-resources-assistive-technology-for-blind-and-low-vision/ Wink Harner Assistive Technology Consulting and Training Alternative Text Production Portland OR. foreigntype@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Sun Mar 31 20:53:46 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list) Date: Sun Mar 31 20:53:53 2024 Subject: [Athen] Braille/Tactile Graphic files for Physics Textbook Message-ID: Hello! One of my student's is in need of an embossed braille version of the following Physics textbook: * How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life (Sixth Edition) Author: Louis A. Bloomfield ISBN-13: 9781119188544 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated I would appreciate if anyone could let me know if they have an electronic braille file for the textbook or the tactile graphics for the diagrams in the book that can be embossed. The student already has a digital version from Bookshare. I would also appreciate if anyone could recommend competent tactile graphic producers with a quick turn-around. Have a great day! Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: