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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ally has a wonderful reputation for converting materials. In discussions with the developer, clearly the most problematic format to convert is PDF. If you can encourage the faculty to produce accessible materials from the get go, that solves many problems. The freely available WordToEPUB is a great start. The EPUB format is also what is available through VitalSource, RedShelf, and Barnes and Noble, which goes by many names on campus.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Get it at daisy.org/wordtoepub<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>George<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><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><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Norwich, Lorraine S<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, July 31, 2022 10:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Blackboard Ally<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope that you are all getting read for the upcoming Fall Semester. We are getting ready to implement Blackboard Ally at BU and are looking at different ways to implement it. If any of you are willing to share what worked best for you when you started using it and any handouts that you have for remediation of text that you handed out to faculty and students that were helpful we would greatly appreciate it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I look forward to hearing from you <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lorraine<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>Lorraine S. Norwich, BSME, MSIS <br><br>Assistant Director of Disability & Access Services<br><br>25 Buick Street 3rd Floor, Boston MA 02215 <br><br><a href="mailto:lnorwich@bu.edu">lnorwich@bu.edu</a> (email) <br><br>617-353-3658 (vox) <br><br>617-353-9646 (fax) <br><br><a href="http://www.bu.edu/disability">www.bu.edu/disability</a> (website) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>