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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>The nearest we have for general ICT software in schools in UK is the TEEM approach </span></a><a href="http://teemeducation.org.uk/"><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>http://teemeducation.org.uk/</span></a><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> but sadly they do not include accessibility – I have always wanted to have the time to do something similar on EmpTech but more of a WHICH report http://www.which.co.uk/ with the sort of offering TechMatrix </span><a href="http://techmatrix.org/"><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>http://techmatrix.org/</span></a><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'> have for the features. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hope this makes sense! Just need a fund that keeps it going or a way of making it pay! Disabled Living Foundation and AbleData offer the lists but not the comments. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best wishes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>E.A. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mrs E.A. Draffan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>WAIS, ECS , University of Southampton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mobile +44 (0)7976 289103<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk</span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>UK AAATE rep </span><a href="http://www.aaate.net/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://www.aaate.net/</span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.emptech.info/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://www.emptech.info</span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>George Kerscher<br><b>Sent:</b> 26 March 2015 15:01<br><b>To:</b> 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; aheadmembers@listserve.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Product evaluation database<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Ron,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>You are correct that it is difficult to set up and maintain. In the EPUB reading space, we have an excellent example of collaboration on the testing of reading systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.epubtest.org">http://www.epubtest.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>And we still need more people to test the wide range of reading systems with the wide range of Assistive Technology out there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Best<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>George<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",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 Stewart<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'; <a href="mailto:aheadmembers@listserve.com">aheadmembers@listserve.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Product evaluation database<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Good morning all, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Once again an extreme need has surfaced and that is a need for a database of educational product accessibility evaluations that are readily available. This does not need to be a totally open resource, due to liability issues a subscription or closed membership system would be find.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>I am not talking about VPATS, in most instances they have shown to be not worth the time it took to write them. What I am looking for are real evaluations, that also include what was used for the evaluation. We have talked about this a lot but nothing ever seems to come of it. Any insights would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Ron Stewart<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>