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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Good afternoon!<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">This is a bit of a follow up to Debee’s Friday post on altmedia: Fun with Alexa!<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">I just found out that one of our VPs
</span><span style="color:#212121">wants to purchase Kindle Fires for students (or have the students purchase them) to use for digital copies of textbooks instead of paying for a paper copy. I have some major reservations about a singular device for such an
endeavor, as </span><span style="color:#1F497D">device agnosticism is needed. I would always say that allowing students to use technology and assistive technology that works for them is the way to go. However, I’d need more information about the objective
from our administration. I really want to check with other schools to see if you’ve been able to implement an accessible solution for students. Basically, I don’t want to offer something awesome that’s not available for students with disabilities. There do
seem to be some cool universal design aspects, though. On the other hand…not all students prefer or desire electronic text, but that’s another issue *<b>smile</b>*.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I appreciate your experiences and insights! Have an excellent day!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Script",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Liz Prickett<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Alternative Media Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Center for Academic & Professional Excellence (CAPE) Victoria College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">2200 E. Red River Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Victoria, TX 77901<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">(361) 573-3291 x3243<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Elizabeth.Prickett@VictoriaCollege.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">Elizabeth.Prickett@VictoriaCollege.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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