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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Your not president anymore, give up some control and stress…lol<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sean Keegan<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 7, 2018 3:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] 2008 ATHEN Survey on Accessible Tech in HE (Thompson, Draffan, & Patel)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It appears that the author to this thread used an outdated URL when referencing the article. To reach the article "International Comparison on Accessible Technology in Higher Education" please us the following URL: <a href="https://athenpro.org/node/87">https://athenpro.org/node/87</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We are investigating why the ITD subdomain is being presented for these pages, but the ATHEN website is still operational and you can find the entire set of articles at the following link: <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://athenpro.org/node/85">https://athenpro.org/node/85</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<br>Sean<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 12:36 PM David Engebretson <<a href="mailto:David.Engebretson2@wwu.edu">David.Engebretson2@wwu.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>I don’t know, here’s the page content when I click on that link (I’m on a secure VPN, btw. And it does the same thing while not on a secure VPN):</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Privacy error</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Your connection is not private</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Attackers might be trying to steal your information from <a href="http://itd.athenpro.org" target="_blank">itd.athenpro.org</a> (for example, passwords, messages, or credit cards). </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Learn more</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> Help improve Safe Browsing by sending some system information and page content to Google. Privacy policy</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>system information and page content</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Privacy policy</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Back to safety</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>ADVANCED</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nast, Joseph<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 7, 2018 12:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] 2008 ATHEN Survey on Accessible Tech in HE (Thompson, Draffan, & Patel)<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#993366'>Was it an outdated certificate warning? I simply clicked through it (“show me anyway”)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#993366'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#993366'>Joe</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#993366'> </span><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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Engebretson<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 7, 2018 2:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] 2008 ATHEN Survey on Accessible Tech in HE (Thompson, Draffan, & Patel)<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Is anyone else having trouble accessing that <a href="http://athenpro.org" target="_blank">athenpro.org</a> link provided? I get a security error.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks for your help,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>David</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Nast, Joseph<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 7, 2018 9:25 AM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] 2008 ATHEN Survey on Accessible Tech in HE (Thompson, Draffan, & Patel)<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Greetings!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>I’m currently working with my HR department regarding fair compensation for our Assistive Technology Coordinator positions. Alarmingly, my research indicates ATHEN’s 2008 survey (<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fitd.athenpro.org%2Fnode%2F87&data=02%7C01%7Cdavid.engebretson2%40wwu.edu%7C15f298c61da3438cef1d08d65c8298d8%7Cdc46140ce26f43efb0ae00f257f478ff%7C0%7C0%7C636798113314608707&sdata=lMJ0laEooyHb6tgYNmqO5mB45k2lYbVNwVIlE7bT1KA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://itd.athenpro.org/node/87</a>) seems to be the most recent study of its kind that attempts to gather compensation\salary information specifically for access technologist positions in higher education. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Terril Thompson’s (University of Washington) paper in the ATHEN E-Journal Issue #4 (2009) (<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fathenpro.org%2Fnode%2F88&data=02%7C01%7Cdavid.engebretson2%40wwu.edu%7C15f298c61da3438cef1d08d65c8298d8%7Cdc46140ce26f43efb0ae00f257f478ff%7C0%7C0%7C636798113314618698&sdata=7cU82sm4t4g%2FjeF8ULGrV4tTbkgkMNLyw87id096PYg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://athenpro.org/node/88</a>) entitled “Careers in Accessible Technology in Higher Education: Salaries, Qualifications, and Responsibilities” seems to be the “Staffing and Salaries” portion of the survey, but published separately. Unfortunately, my HR Department has deemed Study #1 invalid for its purposes due to its relatively low sample size (1 Texas respondent), and its survey of posted job announcements rather than actual participants. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>On the other hand, although Study #2 does analyze responses submitted by participants, the author does not break down reported US positions by specific geographic location (Results section): “Geographically, 66 of the positions (69.5%) were located in the United States, 11 (11.6%) in the United Kingdom, 10 (10.5%) in Canada, and 6 (6.3%) in Ireland. Australia and New Zealand contributed profiles of one position each.” Once again, my HR Department judges these results invalid due to the lack of statistics attributable to post-secondary institutions specifically located in my home state\geographic region.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>QUESTIONS:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-3115621964850458835msolistparagraph style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>-</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Has ATHEN conducted a more recent survey on access technology salaries in Higher Education?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=m-3115621964850458835msolistparagraph style='margin-left:24.0pt;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>-</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:7.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Has your institution used the ATHEN survey data to help inform compensation\salary levels for your access technologist position?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Thank you so much for your responses!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Joseph M. Nast, </span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>ATAC</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Assistive Technology Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Lone Star College Cy Fair, Disability Services</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Office Phone: </span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>(281) 290-3207</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Website URL:</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lonestar.edu%2F19287.htm&data=02%7C01%7Cdavid.engebretson2%40wwu.edu%7C15f298c61da3438cef1d08d65c8298d8%7Cdc46140ce26f43efb0ae00f257f478ff%7C0%7C0%7C636798113314618698&sdata=h3CAuWZw%2FOLqWFq9v8%2BRuXqv4c%2BrgPeXOv70A2NMoms%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">http://www.lonestar.edu/19287.htm</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>athen-list mailing list<br><a href="mailto:athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a><br><a href="http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list" target="_blank">http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>