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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I agree with Carly. (Nice page describing the limitations, BTW, Carly.)</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I just wrote a piece for our Explore Access Update on the limits of automation in achieving accessibility. It includes a section on documentation conversion.</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://exploreaccess.org/updates/explore-access-update-february-2019/" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Helvetica">http://exploreaccess.org/updates/explore-access-update-february-2019/</font></a></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Helvetica"><span style="font-size: 14px;">All the best,</span></font></div>
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<p style="padding-bottom: 0.2em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">MELANIE THORNTON, MA, CPACC<br>
coordinator of access and equity outreach</span><br>
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Partners for Inclusive Communities<br>
University of Arkansas </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0.2em;"><small style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="https://uofapartners.uark.edu/">Partners for Inclusive Communities</a> (Partners) is a program of the University of Arkansas College of Education
and Health Professions and is Arkansas' University Center on Disabilities, a member of the nationwide Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD).</span></small></p>
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<p class="airmail_on">On April 3, 2019 at 10:23:36 AM, Carly Gerard (<a href="mailto:gerardc@wwu.edu">gerardc@wwu.edu</a>) wrote:</p>
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Western Washington University also uses Sensus Access. A student can do the conversion themselves if they want, or faculty/staff could do the conversion on request. It could also be used for accommodation I suppose, but I imagine disability/accessibility service
offices have alt format tools that can do the job better. Sensus Access is an automated conversion tool, so from what I've seen, the conversion isn't always 100% better/accessible.<br>
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We have a <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__access.wwu.edu_sensus_&d=DwMF-g&c=7ypwAowFJ8v-mw8AB-SdSueVQgSDL4HiiSaLK01W8HA&r=4xs5XdFl4BYq5E_PfT2ZCA&m=GcNRlXteLgzsZTFR21ya-gaJjwrE6ILsL8JIWPcVfTw&s=AihCbnBm_oOXvycXE9n6RQCIX0_tQjGyEHS3r_jnYiw&e=" title="https://access.wwu.edu/sensus/">
Sensus Access page</a> that describes what it does and includes an introductory video to the tool.</div>
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Best,</div>
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<div style="margin-top:14pt; margin-bottom:14pt"><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,111,201)">C</span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,111,201)">arly Gerard</span><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt">|
Web Accessibility Develope</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">r</span>, WebTech<br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> on behalf of Leyna Bencomo <lbencomo@uccs.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 3, 2019 8:04 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Sensis Access</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">So is this a service or does the student actually do the conversion? </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Leyna Bencomo</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Assistive Technology Specialist</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Office of Information Technology</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">University of Colorado Colorado Springs</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, EPC 215</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Colorado Springs, CO 80918</span></p>
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<a href="mailto:lbencomo@uccs.edu">lbencomo@uccs.edu</a></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of</b> Susan Kelmer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 3, 2019 8:14 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Sensis Access</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Stephen.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We have Sensus Access on our campus, and anyone with a campus login can use it. This means faculty, staff, and students. It is listed as a resource on our campus’s accessibility page, and we always talk about
it at faculty presentations on alternate format.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Susan Kelmer</span></i></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Alternate Format Production Program Manager</span></i></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Disability Services</span></i></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">University of Colorado Boulder</span></i></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of</b> Stephen (Alex) Marositz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 2, 2019 5:27 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] Sensis Access</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Hello List</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I am curious whether your institution uses Sensis Access, and, if so, what are some best practices? How did you roll it out to faculty and students? Do you have training material? Do you have it behind your student management system or
is it on public facing pages? Anything you can tell me about your experiences would be helpful.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">So background. I just started here at CSUDH and we purchased Sensis Access last year. We are rolling it out over the next couple of weeks. I am familiar with Robobraille for individual users but I am not sure how it fits in to a campus’s
overall accessibility strategy.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Any help you can provide would be much appreciated.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Stephen Alexander (Alex) Marositz J.D. CPACC<br>
Accessible Technology Initiative Coordinator<br>
Information Technology Services, California State University Dominguez Hills<br>
(310)243-3077</p>
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