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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">It depends on the number of books are already available for our students. The challenge has been for us, with the speed at which textbook get their edition changed, where information is added or removed and hence
changing the page locations, etc. It is difficult to justify learning ally as a viable option.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Zach<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 19, 2017 3:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Learning Ally<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Just putting this out there, I know that Learning Ally has services for the dyslexic.
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> 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>Justin Romack<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 19, 2017 2:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Learning Ally<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sorry in advance for the cross posting…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My questions to you are:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">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="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Does your Disability Services office or university supply a Learning Ally membership to student with qualifying disabilities?<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Does your Disability Services office or university have an institutional membership through Learning Ally?<o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<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>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any and all thoughts are welcomed!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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>
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