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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Just putting this out there, I know that Learning Ally has services for the dyslexic. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Zachary Mason<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>M.S. Student<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Animal and Dairy Sciences<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mississippi State University<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Justin Romack<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 19, 2017 2:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Learning Ally<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sorry in advance for the cross posting…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our Disability Services office is evaluating whether or not we should or need to hold an institutional membership with Learning Ally.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My questions to you are:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>Does your Disability Services office or university actively promote Learning Ally for use by students with alternative format accommodations? Why or why not?<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>Does your Disability Services office or university supply a Learning Ally membership to student with qualifying disabilities?<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>Does your Disability Services office or university have an institutional membership through Learning Ally?<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For some added context… We have about 200 students with alternative format accommodations, of which only around 10-15 have a visual disability. The remaining students have dyslexia, other learning disabilities, ADHD or physical disabilities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We’ve traditionally shared Learning Ally with our students, but I’ve found with better training and support using text-to-speech with quality e-text files – students are gravitating toward TTS options.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any and all thoughts are welcomed!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>Justin Romack </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>| Assistive Technology Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>Disability Services | Texas A&M University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>1224 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-1224<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>ph: 979.845.1637 | <a href="mailto:justinr@disability.tamu.edu">justinr@disability.tamu.edu</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>| disability.tamu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black'>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:#500000'>DIVISION OF STUDENT AFFAIRS </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:#500000'>| One Division. One Mission.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>