<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Regarding Audio Descriptions -</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Thanks Zach - no, not specifically. You question definitely seems to be one that should go on the list.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">My question is, in part, prompted by a video we have on our campaign site, <a href="http://lifechanging.swarthmore.edu/">http://lifechanging.swarthmore.edu/</a>. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">The video is essentially aerial beauty shots of different locations on campus. There is no signage, no music, no spoken word. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">From a usability perspective, I'm not sure adding Audio Description would add anything to the experience of a visually impaired person. On the other hand the video is obviously important and does convey information (e.g. the magnificence of the arboretum, popular locations on campus).</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 3:00 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:athen-list-request@mailman13.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list-request@mailman13.u.washington.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send athen-list mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. Two accessible PDF surveys - have your voice heard<br>
(Karlen Communications)<br>
2. Guidane on Audio Description (Corrine Schoeb)<br>
3. Ellucian Degree Works (Joseph Sherman)<br>
4. Re: Guidance on Audio Description (Zach)<br>
5. Re: reading aloud mathematics (Zach)<br>
6. Inclusion of accessibility & UD content in university<br>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 08:25:21 -0400<br>
From: "Karlen Communications" <<a href="mailto:info@karlencommunications.com">info@karlencommunications.com</a><wbr>><br>
To: <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [Athen] Two accessible PDF surveys - have your voice heard<br>
Message-ID: <000401d2c7f6$29df54b0$<wbr>7d9dfe10$@<a href="http://karlencommunications.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">karlencommunications<wbr>.com</a>><br>
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Hi Everyone:<br>
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I have two new surveys, open from now until June 10, 2017 at 9:00 EST.<br>
Please share the links below with anyone who might be interested in taking<br>
them.<br>
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PDF remediators survey<br>
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<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PDF-RemediatorsSurvey2017" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/<wbr>r/PDF-RemediatorsSurvey2017</a><br>
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Accessible PDF Forms survey<br>
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The results of these surveys and the PDF and the User Experience Surveys can<br>
be found on the Karlen Communications website:<br>
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Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 09:46:36 -0400<br>
From: Corrine Schoeb <<a href="mailto:kschoeb1@swarthmore.edu">kschoeb1@swarthmore.edu</a>><br>
To: <a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a><br>
Subject: [Athen] Guidane on Audio Description<br>
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Trying to wrap my head around when we need to provide Audio Descriptions<br>
and when Captioning is sufficient.<br>
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Do you have any guidelines about questions you ask yourself when trying to<br>
determine this?<br>
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Corrine Schoeb<br>
Technology Accessibility Coordinator, ITS<br>
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Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 14:45:31 +0000<br>
From: Joseph Sherman <<a href="mailto:Joseph.Sherman@cuny.edu">Joseph.Sherman@cuny.edu</a>><br>
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network<br>
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Subject: [Athen] Ellucian Degree Works<br>
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Does anyone have accessibility information about Degree Works? I have a vague VPAT from December 2014 but I couldn't find anything more recent or relating to newer versions.<br>
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We will be upgrading to the latest version shortly.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
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CUNY Computing & Information Services<br>
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Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 10:04:42 -0500<br>
From: "Zach" <<a href="mailto:zm290@msstate.edu">zm290@msstate.edu</a>><br>
To: "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'"<br>
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Subject: Re: [Athen] Guidance on Audio Description<br>
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Are you making media accessible for a vision impaired or hearing impaired audience?<br>
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Zachary Mason<br>
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M.S. Student<br>
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Animal and Dairy Sciences<br>
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Mississippi State University<br>
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From: athen-list [mailto:<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@<wbr>mailman13.u.washington.edu</a>] On Behalf Of Corrine Schoeb<br>
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 8:47 AM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a><br>
Subject: [Athen] Guidane on Audio Description<br>
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Trying to wrap my head around when we need to provide Audio Descriptions and when Captioning is sufficient.<br>
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Do you have any guidelines about questions you ask yourself when trying to determine this?<br>
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--<br>
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Corrine Schoeb<br>
Technology Accessibility Coordinator, ITS<br>
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<a href="tel:610-957-6208" value="+16109576208">610-957-6208</a><br>
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Message: 5<br>
Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 10:23:53 -0500<br>
From: "Zach" <<a href="mailto:zm290@msstate.edu">zm290@msstate.edu</a>><br>
To: <<a href="mailto:jpolizzotto@htctu.net">jpolizzotto@htctu.net</a>>, "'Access Technology Higher Education<br>
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Subject: Re: [Athen] reading aloud mathematics<br>
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Just thought I?d also throw in my $0.02. As a blind graduate student in animal science, I am having my statistics text book recorded by human readers. My DSS office and I worked out an arrangement whereby student employees read the book, one page at a time, in accordance with Abraham Nemeth?s ?MATHSPEAK? standards. Each page is recorded as its own MP3 file in a shared drop box folder. Regrettably I fear this may not be the least expensive option when you consider the time it takes to read a page of text and math notation, my MP3 files average 0.093 hr/printed page, times ~1000 pages, 93.2 hr of active reading, I expect there is some time needed to practice reading so we?ll call it 100 hr, and that multiplied by the going salary of student workers ($10/hr), so probably in the $1,000-1,200 range.<br>
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FYI.<br>
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Zac<br>
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Zachary Mason<br>
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M.S. Student<br>
<br>
Animal and Dairy Sciences<br>
<br>
Mississippi State University<br>
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From: athen-list [mailto:<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@<wbr>mailman13.u.washington.edu</a>] On Behalf Of Joseph Polizzotto<br>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2017 9:03 PM<br>
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [Athen] reading aloud mathematics<br>
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Hi Kevin:<br>
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I would first try converting a few pages of the material from DOCX into DAISY format.<br>
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I recommend using MathDAISY by Design Science ($179), MathType, and the free Save As DAISY plug-in for MS Word (PC version only) for this purpose. Consider using the Custom Speech Text feature in MathType (from the Edit menu) to improve the way that some equations are pronounced. It?s a good idea to produce the DAISY book on a machine that has a high-quality TTS voice, as well. :)<br>
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For playback of DAISY books, the student has a choice of apps. For Android, I recommend Darwin Reader; for iOS, I recommend Voice of DAISY. A lite version of Voice of DAISY is available.<br>
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Another option is simply creating audio files of some equations or an entire document using Central Access Reader?s Export as MP3 option. Be sure to play the document back first and adjust the math library in CAR, if necessary. Also, make sure to have a higher quality TTS voice available on the computer. Press CTRL + M to save as MP3 in CAR. You can then transfer the MP3 of the Math document to a student?s mobile device. I recommend using VoiceDream Reader for iOS or Android when playing back an MP3, since the student can make bookmarks and adjust the speed of playback very easily.<br>
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Another option with CAR is to save the DOCX file as HTML with PNG images (CTRL + SHIFT + P), which have alternate text descriptions of the math content. The student could open the HTML file on an iOS device and use the two finger swipe down method to launch Apple?s text to speech feature. Apple?s TTS will voice the alternate text in the images of the HTML file.<br>
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A final possibility involves using a screen reader on a mobile device. If you want to explore that route, VoiceOver for iOS can read and interact with math in iBooks (EPUB) and Safari (HTML +MathML). On an Android device, the HTML file plus alternate text versions of the math could be read by TalkBack.<br>
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HTH,<br>
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Joseph<br>
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From: Athen-list [mailto:<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@<wbr>mailman13.u.washington.edu</a>] On Behalf Of Kevin Andrews<br>
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To: <a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a><br>
Subject: [Athen] reading aloud mathematics<br>
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HI fellow pros! I have a student who is gradually losing their sight, and as a result, is asking for an an e-reader of some type that could read aloud equations for calculus and physics such as derivatives, integrals, and Greek letter (which are used constantly). I don't even know if it exists because the math is quite complex. Is this something we could accomplish with something like Math ML and Math Type? I am not a math-minded person myself, but rather I'm inquiring as our office's AT Coordinator and am admittedly very rocky in this specific area. Any insights is greatly appreciated!<br>
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Thanks.<br>
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Best,<br>
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Message: 6<br>
Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 12:51:20 -0600<br>
From: Howard Kramer <<a href="mailto:hkramer@ahead.org">hkramer@ahead.org</a>><br>
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network<br>
<<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [Athen] Inclusion of accessibility & UD content in university<br>
curriculum<br>
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Dear Colleagues:<br>
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Can any of you tell me if your campus is including curriculum on<br>
accessibility and UD in tech and design courses - for example, CSCI,<br>
webdesign, etc.?<br>
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I'm doing a presentation at AccessU next week on:<br>
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*Teaching Accessibility and Universal Design in Higher Education<br>
Curriculum: Benefits, Approaches and Resources *<br>
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I'd like to talk about what other campuses are doing in this area. If your<br>
campus is addressing this, I'd be interested in hearing if it's systematic<br>
- a campus or department policy - or simply an effort of certain faculty.<br>
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Also, CU-Boulder recently received (re)funding for a grant on *Promoting<br>
the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula (UDUC)*. If<br>
any of you would like to be on the email list for this project, let me<br>
know. I'm also looking for faculty and accessibility specialists who are in<br>
interested in collaborating on this project. Let me know if you or any of<br>
your colleagues are interested. Activities of the group would include<br>
providing input on what might be the best resources to provide to encourage<br>
inclusion of a11y and UD in tech/design curriculum.<br>
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Thanks in advance,<br>
Howard<br>
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Howard Kramer<br>
Conference Coordinator<br>
Accessing Higher Ground<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Corrine Schoeb<br>Technology Accessibility Coordinator, ITS</font><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">610-957-6208</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">*** Swarthmore College ITS will never ask you for your password, including by email. Please keep your passwords private to protect yourself and the security of our network.</span><br></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">To learn more about web security visit </span><font color="#000000"><a href="http://www.swarthmore.edu/its/security" target="_blank">http://www.swarthmore.edu/its/security</a></font></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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