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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Yes, similar. It’s nice that RW will automatically push the highlighted content to Word instead of having to manually copy/paste into a document.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Also wondering if there is any free software or low cost that will do this?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks for the information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Liza<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> on behalf of Susan Kelmer <Susan.Kelmer@colorado.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 3:36 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Athen] Texthelp no longer support Post secondary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Kurzweil allows you to highlight, copy, and then past in a word document, easy-peasy. Is that what you are talking about?</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Liza Eldred<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 10, 2022 3:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Texthelp no longer support Post secondary</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi,</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The one thing that students really like about Read & Write is the ability to highlight and extract.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From my experience, I have not found a free or inexpensive tool that both has text-to-speech and the highlight and collect feature (for both Windows and Mac).</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Does anyone know of a program other than RW that can do this? If so, please let me know. It would be much appreciated!</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks and stay well.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Liza</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>> on behalf of Dan Comden <<a href="mailto:danc@uw.edu">danc@uw.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 2:42 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>Re: [Athen] Texthelp no longer support Post secondary</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I agree with Michael on this. TextHelp makes some decent products but in my experience they repeatedly demonstrate either ignorance or apathy about the needs of higher education.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This is demonstrated by their license plans for their products, in particular EquatIO which could be a powerful tool for alt text shops at many schools, but can't be utilized at many places due to the company's
inflexible license options. It is less expensive to pay for hundreds of student worker hours to convert a couple of math courses every year than to purchase a license for EquatIO for even a moderately sized campus.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We gave up on TextHelp R&W Gold years ago after experiencing excessive difficulty rolling out and maintaining that software in our labs. On top of that, the overwhelming majority of students in my experience
want a simple TTS tool and ignore all the additional features wrapped into the reading product. So ... we stopped purchasing it. There was zero negative feedback from students.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">It shines in a supported environment like K-12. Not so much in higher ed.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A student's need to read effectively doesn't change once they complete college. In my interactions with students over decades, they show no inclination to purchase expensive TTS tools on their own after they
graduate. I think we serve students more effectively by showing them how to use free and inexpensive reading software that fit their needs both in school and after they complete their educational programs. Let TextHelp concentrate on K-12 and we can ignore
their products until they come up with a better solution for higher education.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-*- Dan</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 9:26 AM Michael Canale <<a href="mailto:canale@umbc.edu">canale@umbc.edu</a>> wrote:</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">They recently decided without notification that they will only support K-12 educators with support and free demo licenses. I explained that I have used the software to demonstrate their product and encourage
students and parents to consider using it. Now with this new policy, I am unable to demo their product without purchasing my own license. If I worked for a K-12 they would continue to provide me a free account. Why would I purchase a license to generate business
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In addition, they changed their minimum number of licenses that prohibit most small to medium size Universities to utilize all they pay for. Whereas K-12 has an entire district. It's all about money and has
nothing to do with supporting students it's a real shame. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 12:01 PM Romack, Justin <<a href="mailto:justinr@disability.tamu.edu" target="_blank">justinr@disability.tamu.edu</a>> wrote:</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Glad to get your message and hear your perspective!</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Because I feel out of the loop… What Texthelp policy are you referring to and how do they demonstrate they don’t care about postsecondary
institutions?</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">We’re up for renewal and the quote has drastically increased in price. I have several options to explore in responding, but I wanted
more context on how others have approached changes with Texthelp (and also clarifying if what you’re referring to is related to the concern I have).</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Hoping you’re well,</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Canale<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 9, 2022 10:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 194, Issue 7</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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