<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>NJ<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> & ATHEN-ites,<br><br></span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">it's pretty expensive to maintain licenses for both Kurzweil and Read & Write. While I was working at Southern Oregon University, we decided to switch from Kurzweil to Read & Write. We decided it was too much of a jolt for students to have to learn a new learning enhancement software part of the way through their academic career, so we grandfathered in students who are currently using Kurzweil and gradually phased out the license over the course of a couple of years.<br><br>Something to consider, in any case.<br></span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>Wink Harner<br></div>Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production<br></div>The Foreign Type<br><br></div></div>Portland OR<br><a href="mailto:foreigntype@gmail.com" target="_blank">foreigntype@gmail.com</a><br>480-984-0034<br><br></div><div>This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .<br></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 9:00 AM Normajean.Brand <<a href="mailto:normajean.brand@hccs.edu">normajean.brand@hccs.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif">Hello all, and Happy Friday!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif">I’m curious to find out how many of you offer both Kurzweil and TextHelp, or only one of the apps. We started out being a WYNN college but moved to Kurzweil 3000 when WYNN was no longer
being updated. I did a pilot of TextHelp a long time ago (2001?), and although I liked it, I couldn’t get any traction on it from students or anyone else, so we stayed with Kurzweil. However, with the many advancements that TextHelp especially reading Math,
I’m leaning towards TextHelp and we’re already looking at EquatIO. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif">Is there justification for both apps? We’ve never had more than 50 students using Kurzweil at any time, and usually it’s closer to maybe 7 actively using it during any semester, since we
started offering Kurzweil in 2005. I know there are probably many more that could benefit from using either app when looking at how many students are registered with our Disability Services.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif">Thoughts?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif">Thank you for your time,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana Pro",sans-serif">NJ<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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