<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>Thank you Doug,</div><div>I do like the Kurzweil 3000 model of licensing even though it is a subscription and requires internet access. It is more flexible to use with its Macintosh, windows and web version support.</div><div>To require chrome support only seems too restrictive.</div><div>Kevin Price</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone.</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Doug Hayman <dhayman@uw.edu> </div><div>Date: 9/11/18 5:09 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu> </div><div>Subject: Re: [Athen] Don Johnston Products </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr">Don't have experience in implementation in higher-ed per se but do provide some of their products to college-bound high school students with disabilities.<div><br></div><div>I'd provided many with the stand alone Co:writer for a few years till this year when they said that was no longer available to purchase. Instead the product required use with a chrome extension or use with Office 365 and both setups require being connected to the Internet to function. The student I provided it to is out in an area with spotty connection at times so I wasn't happy with the change.</div><div><br></div><div>It is bad enough when all these companies want us to buy into subscription models. Requiring a connection to the Internet to function is likely the breaking point for me buying this product for future students.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 11:56 AM, Kevin Price <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:prceklp@gmail.com" target="_blank">prceklp@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi,<br><div>We are interested and looking into the following Don Johnston Products, Snap-Read, <font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Quizbot for Google
Forms, and Co:Writer:Universal to purchase. I know C</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px">o:Writer</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> goes a long way back but now it is using a Google </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px">extension</span><span style="font-size:11pt"> with the Universal version. Does anyone have experience implementing the programs on a College/University Campus? All of these appear to have dependency on installing within Chrome as an </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px">extension.</span></font></div><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">If you have any experience using these products in higher education, please let me know.</span></font></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Kevin Price MSW</p>
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<br></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">Doug Hayman <<a href="mailto:dhayman@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">dhayman@u</a><a href="http://w.edu" target="_blank">w.edu</a>><br>Senior Computer Specialist<br>DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology)<br>UW Technology Services<br>Box 354842<br>Seattle, WA 98195<br>(206) 221-4165<br><a href="http://www.washington.edu/doit" target="_blank">http://www.washington.edu/doit</a><br></div></div></div></div>
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