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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'>The University of Colorado case has not been closed/consented yet. Many things are happening here behind the scenes, but I am not at liberty to share those outside of our office. <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><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Susan Kelmer<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Alternate Format Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Disability Services<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>University of Colorado Boulder<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>107 UCB<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Boulder, CO 80309<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>303-735-4836<o:p></o:p></span></i></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'><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'> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Espero<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 22, 2015 1:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Court Cases/decisions re: alternate format production<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'>I was only aware of about half of what both you cited. Are there any links to the CSU Fullerton and Florida St. cases? How about the University of Montana and University of Colorado? <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'>Any info would be appreciated!<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'>Thanks,<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'>Robert Espero<br>Assistant Director, Accessible Technologies<br>Disability Services Center<br>UC Irvine<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><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>Ron<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 22, 2015 11:44 AM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Court Cases/decisions re: alternate format production<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There are also a series of more recent cases, while they do not speak to alt format in particular they do speak to accessible curricular materials. Louisiana Tech is an interesting case in point. University of Montana, and most recently the University of Colorado but I have not seen a settlement letter on this one yet. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ron Stewart<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thursday, January 22, 2015, Sean Keegan <<a href="mailto:skeegan@stanford.edu">skeegan@stanford.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'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Susan,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>You can take a look at the list of court cases on the ATHEN site:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://athenpro.org/content/legal-news" target="_blank">http://athenpro.org/content/legal-news</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The CSU Fullerton case, the UC Berkeley case, and the Florida State University case are relevant to alternate format production. Also, although a bit dated, I think the 1996 OCR investigation of the California Community Colleges has some language that is still relevant (i.e., use of the term effective communication).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>There may be others, but these are the ones that jump to mind with respect to alternate format production.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The only other case I can think of that is recent would be the Author's Guild vs. Hathi Trust (<a href="https://www.eff.org/cases/authors-guild-v-hathitrust" target="_blank">https://www.eff.org/cases/authors-guild-v-hathitrust</a>). Check out the Opinion Granting Summary Judgement of Fair Use [PDF] as the judge includes a transformative use of creating accessible versions of the scanned materials.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Take care,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sean<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jan 22, 2015, at 10:31 AM, Susan Kelmer <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Susan.Kelmer@Colorado.EDU');" target="_blank">Susan.Kelmer@Colorado.EDU</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Looking for info on court cases that fell in our favor regarding the production of alternate format for students. I know there was a relatively recent case but can’t put my finger on it. One of my law students is working on a project and was asking me questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Susan Kelmer</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Alternate Format Coordinator</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Disability Services</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>University of Colorado Boulder</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>107 UCB</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Boulder, CO 80309</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>303-735-4836</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>_______________________________________________<br>athen-list mailing list<br><a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu');" target="_blank"><span style='color:#954F72'>athen-list@mailman13.u.washington.edu</span></a><br><a href="http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list" target="_blank"><span style='color:#954F72'>http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>