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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thanks Carmen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Schafer, Carmen [mailto:schafercg@missouri.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 15, 2015 10:15 AM<br><b>To:</b> Howard Kramer<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Athen] ALEKS Accessibility<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Sure and I will forward you the email that I received. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Howard Kramer [<a href="mailto:howard.kramer@Colorado.EDU">mailto:howard.kramer@Colorado.EDU</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 15, 2015 11:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> Schafer, Carmen<br><b>Cc:</b> Karen Sorensen; OSullivan, Abbie R.; McGinnity, Julie A. (MU-Student); Hammer, Barbara L.<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Athen] ALEKS Accessibility<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Hi Carmen,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thank you for the information. I’d be very interested in seeing McGraw-Hill’s response. I wasn’t aware that ALEKS included course work. Karen seems to know the scope of the product very well – perhaps she could address that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Do you mind if I copy this to the ATHEN list? Paul Paire and I believe some other folks would probably be interested in the topic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>-Howard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Schafer, Carmen [<a href="mailto:schafercg@missouri.edu">mailto:schafercg@missouri.edu</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 15, 2015 8:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> Howard Kramer<br><b>Cc:</b> Karen Sorensen; OSullivan, Abbie R.; McGinnity, Julie A. (MU-Student); Hammer, Barbara L.<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Athen] ALEKS Accessibility<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Howard and Karen,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Thank you for picking this topic back up and sharing the alternative information. <br>I did not realize that WebWork provides an alternative to the ALEKS placement test or is it just the course work? We have worked with WebWorks in the past as well. I’m still trying to understand what all ALEKS includes (i.e. placement test, course work, etc.) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Our department (MU Adaptive Computing Technology Center) and our MU Disability Center started investigating the accessibility of the ALEKS placement test. We received an updated VPAT (attached) and an employee who has CP did some mobility testing on the practice test for us. We have a document of the accessibility and usability issues that he found. I finally received a response from the company after several attempts in Dec 2014, and can forward it to you if you’d like. They have offered (in the email) a conversation to address any specific questions that we have. Once we get those questions compiled we planned to meet with them and share our testing results with them. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>With appreciation,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>Carmen Schafer<br>Univ of MO | Division of IT | ACT Center<br><a href="http://actcenter.missouri.edu/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://actcenter.missouri.edu</span></a> <br>(573)882-8838<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> athen-list [<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu">mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Howard Kramer<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 14, 2015 7:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br><b>Cc:</b> Karen Sorensen<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] ALEKS Accessibility<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello All:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It doesn't look like anyone replied to this question on ALEKS accessibility updates. Does anyone have any updated information? Is there any work being undertaken to make the graphical elements of the placement exam accessible through long descriptions or tactile graphics?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm also told there are no alternative accessible products to ALEKS. Is this true?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I'm now working with the accessibility and remediation committees on our campus that were formed in response to UCB's OCR complaint, hence my interest.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance for any info.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Howard<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 8:43 AM, McGinnity, Julie A. (MU-Student) <<a href="mailto:jamzk7@mail.missouri.edu" target="_blank">jamzk7@mail.missouri.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning,<br><br>We are investigating the current state of ALEKS accessibility. I read up on ATHEN posts from last year, and they were helpful. But now I am curious to know the outcome of the graphing issue. Is the company still not providing tactile graphs? Is ALEKS accessible with the latest versions of screen readers? I have never used it myself but was led to believe that ALEKS was not fully accessible in the past. Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.<br>_______________________________________________<br>athen-list mailing list<br><a href="mailto:athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu">athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu</a><br><a href="http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list" target="_blank">http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Howard Kramer<br>CO-PI - UDUC<br><i>Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula</i> (UDUC)<br>Lecturer, Cont. Ed - Evening & Cred Admin<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>303-492-8672<br>cell: 720-351-8668<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>