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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If a blind student is registering for a
computer based course , does the university need to purchase JAWS to provide
access to the materials and class participation if they don’t already
have it. What is the benefit, disadvantage and/or legality of having an aide
provide the assistance to the student.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks for any and all input.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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athen-bounces@athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Phil Teare<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, March 24, 2008 12:19
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> WebAIM Discussion List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Access Technologists in Higher
Education Network<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Athen] [WebAIM] web
accessibility retrofitting service</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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In which case, like I say, a redesign would usually be best. And there are
dozens of excellent companies out there, to do just that.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>If there are clear reasons for this being impractical, a retrofit is
going to have many problems to overcome. Adding a self voiceing
system and/or templated patch (a little like T.V Raman's AxsJax) is a way
to work around these issues. This is something I'd be more than happy to
investigate for you, and is something we've done before.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I'd list other design companies for a redesign, but there are so many
and I'd hate to leave anyone out.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On 24/03/2008, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Lisa Fiedor</span></b>
<<a href="mailto:lisa_fiedor@ncsu.edu">lisa_fiedor@ncsu.edu</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Actually, I'm scoping out the development of an accessibility
production<br>
service for our campus, and was wondering whether anyone has done that<br>
somewhere else. Our faculty are generally not experienced web<br>
developers, and there is interest in providing a service that will work<br>
with their online course materials and either redesign or retrofit them<br>
to be accessible. The majority of our public sites are accessible, but<br>
when it comes to course pages, there is some work that needs to be done.<br>
By whom, is the question.<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Lisa<br>
<br>
Phil Teare wrote:<br>
> Looking at your site, its not so bad. Which areas are you wanting work
done<br>
> on? Are they they public, for me to have a poke at?<br>
> Cheers<br>
> Phil<br>
><br>
><br>
> On 24/03/2008, Phil Teare <<a href="mailto:phil.a.teare@googlemail.com">phil.a.teare@googlemail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
><br>
>> While most would say rewrites are better than retrofitting (and I'd<br>
>> agree), if you have the resources/time... we could look at it as a
project.<br>
>> Talklets and V Browser offer fairly unique add-on services. They can
both be<br>
>> bespoke tailored to work around the shortcomings of a given legacy
system.<br>
>><br>
>> Best,<br>
>> Phil<br>
>> --<br>
>> Phil Teare,<br>
>> CTO & Chief Architect,<br>
>> <a href="http://www.talklets.com">http://www.talklets.com</a> from
Textic Ltd.<br>
>> (44) [0] 208 4452871<br>
>><br>
>><br>
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Lisa Marie Fiedor<br>
Web Accessibility, Usability, & Design Specialist<br>
DELTA Instructional Support Services<br>
Campus <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Box</st1:Street> 7111</st1:address>,
NC <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Raleigh</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">NC</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">27695-7111</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
Rm 2133 DH Hill Library, East Wing<br>
v 919-513-4616 f 919-513-4005<br>
<a href="mailto:lisa_fiedor@ncsu.edu">lisa_fiedor@ncsu.edu</a><br>
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Phil Teare,<br>
CTO & Chief Architect,<br>
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