From athen-list at u.washington.edu Mon Aug 5 14:21:50 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:56 2025 Subject: [Athen] Rational Reasoning IMathAS Message-ID: Hey all, Does anyone have any experience with Rational Reasoning IMathAS - https://imathas.rationalreasoning.net/ - Our Math Department has requested to use it and asked me if I had any information on the accessibility of the platform. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistant Director - Assistive Technology & Accommodation Operations Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Message me on Teams Bruce M. 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URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Wed Aug 7 13:43:45 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Ali Steenis via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:56 2025 Subject: [Athen] Assistive Tech for Boox Palma E-Ink Device Message-ID: Hi all, Wondering if anyone has suggestions for screen readers, text to speech, or speech to text programs that would work on the Boox Palma E-Ink device. This student cannot use a typical laptop due to eye pain but can use a Boox Palma E-Ink device without as much pain. However, she really needs to minimize directly looking at a screen so we are looking for text to speech or speech to text that would work for this specific device. Thanks all! Warmly, Ali Steenis Pronouns: she/hers Alternative Formats Access Specialist, Disability Resource Center (DRC) 3000 Landerholm Circle SE, Room U001 Bellevue, WA 98007 Phone: (425)-564-2605 TTY: (425)-564-6189 FAX: (425)-564-5110 drc@bellevuecollege.edu www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc This email and any files transmitted may contain confidential information as protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 USC ? 1232g and/or Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. ? 2510-2521. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution is prohibited. Furthermore, if you are not the intended recipient, please notify me immediately by telephone or return e-mail and completely delete this message from your system. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Wed Aug 7 15:55:22 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Jodie Hoger ((she/Her)) via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:56 2025 Subject: [Athen] [External] Any Experience with Miro In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi there. We use Miro prolifically in my organisation and whilst others tell me it is somewhat doable with JAWS I find it almost impossible. The cognitive load on trying to navigate with JAWS is intense and it simply is not there yet for screen reader users to be able to fully participate with the product. I categorically don't recommend it. I would be most happy to find someone who uses a screen reader to show me differently and I am a good problem solver but so far my experience has not been pleasant. Take care, Jodie _________ Jodie Hoger (she/her) Manager - West Team Disability and Access Services I am a proud disabled woman 2024 recipient TDA "heart of inclusion and empowerment" bronze award 2023 TAFE NSW Diversity and Inclusion Champion Co-Chair TAFE-Ability, Co-Chair DENconnect NSW Government Disability Employee Network, Accessibility Ambassador NSW Disability Council committee member M +61 0437 035042 E Jodie.hoger@tafensw.edu.au TAFE NSW 60 Bienda St Bomaderry, NSW 2541 tafensw.edu.au [TAFE logo sits in the top left on a dark grey background. Below is the copy "Celebrating Disability Pride Month, July, 2024". To the right is a grid of three images featuring TAFE NSW students and staff who weither have a disability, or are communicating with someone who has a disability. 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On Wed, Aug 7, 2024 at 4:44?PM Ali Steenis via athen-list < athen-list@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > > > > Wondering if anyone has suggestions for screen readers, text to speech, or > speech to text programs that would work on the Boox Palma E-Ink device. > > > > This student cannot use a typical laptop due to eye pain but can use a > Boox Palma E-Ink device without as much pain. However, she really needs to > minimize directly looking at a screen so we are looking for text to speech > or speech to text that would work for this specific device. > > > > Thanks all! > > > > Warmly, > > > > Ali Steenis > > Pronouns: she/hers > > Alternative Formats Access Specialist, Disability Resource Center (DRC) > > 3000 Landerholm Circle SE, Room U001 > > Bellevue, WA 98007 > > > > Phone: (425)-564-2605 > > TTY: (425)-564-6189 > > FAX: (425)-564-5110 > > drc@bellevuecollege.edu > > www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc > > > > This email and any files transmitted may contain confidential information > as protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 > USC ? 1232g and/or Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. ? > 2510-2521. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > that any disclosure, copying, or distribution is prohibited. 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Book I'm trying to locate: A Concise Restatement of Torts 3rd Edition ISBN: 978-0314616715 Author: American Law Institute Publisher: Thomson Reuters Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistant Director - Assistive Technology & Accommodation Operations Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Message me on Teams Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Treasurer - Idaho Partnership on Higher Education and Disability Pronouns: He / Him / His This communication, including any attachments, is intended solely for the entity or individual(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please notify me immediately and delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, distribution, or other use of the contents of this message is prohibited. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I sent an email to the contact I found online a few weeks ago > but haven?t heard back. > > > > Book I?m trying to locate: > > > > A Concise Restatement of Torts > > 3rd Edition > > ISBN: 978-0314616715 > > Author: American Law Institute > > Publisher: Thomson Reuters > > > > Thanks, > > > > *Eric Matson | Assistant Director - Assistive Technology & Accommodation > Operations * > > Center for Disability Access and Resources > > Division of Student Affairs > > The University of Idaho > > Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Message me on Teams > > > Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 > > Fax: 208.885.9404 > > Campus Zip: 4257 > > > > Treasurer ? Idaho Partnership on Higher Education and Disability > > Pronouns: He / Him / His > > > > This communication, including any attachments, is intended solely for the > entity or individual(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain > confidential information. 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In this session, we'll be joined by Crystal Hirtle from *Nova Scotia Community College*, who is an experienced UDL advocator, who will provide insights on how to: - Understand how your perceptions about learning and success impact course design and student engagement. - Make informed design decisions that cater to diverse learning needs by incorporating UDL principles. - Develop a strategy for ongoing refinement of UDL integration in your courses, based on regular feedback and reflection. *When? *This Wednesday 14th August at 12pm ET/11am CT You can find out more information here - https://glean.co/events/universal-design-for-learning-in-practice-with-nscc All the best, Aneesha -- *Aneesha Aslam *(she/her) Senior Marketing Executive aneesha.aslam@glean.co -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If they?re handwritten notes, use SeeingAI mobile app to convert the handwriting into digital text. Mathpix.com will convert image and handwritten math into accessible math and export into DOCX or HTML. Charts and graphs may be a little harder, although you may want to look at AI providing descriptions. I?ve been using the ?Image Braille GPT? in ChatGPT for the best descriptions of library infographics. You can prompt it for shorter descriptions if an alt tag is needed. ASU also has an image describer, which includes an alt tag suggestion. I prefer the OpenAI model and asking for shorter and shorter descriptions: https://asuo-images.streamlit.app/ Best, Joshua Hori Accessible Technology Coordinator Information Educational Technology Academic Technology Services 50 Hutchison Dr. Davis, CA 95616 530-752-2439 Schedule a meeting via Calendly From: athen-list on behalf of Document Conversion Coordinator via athen-list Date: Monday, August 12, 2024 at 7:41?AM To: Aneesha Aslam , Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Math converter Hello everyone, An incoming graduate student in economics will need math (notes, formulas, charts, graphs etc) converted into word or text. I would appreciate recommendations. Many thanks, Monika Document Conversion Coordinator UMASS Amherst -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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However, our faculty have pushed back, saying they do not want to be responsible for such equipment and that it should be loaned to the student instead since it's for them. How do other folks handle such a scenario? Thanks, Ione Priest (they/she) | Assistant Director of Accessibility Technology and Testing CPACC, DHS Certified Trusted Tester Access Center Metropolitan State University of Denver Campus Box 56, P.O. Box 173362, Denver, CO 80217-3362 303-615-0200 (office) www.msudenver.edu/access This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Wed Aug 14 11:19:30 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Gracie Sheets via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:56 2025 Subject: [Athen] Braille printing formatting issues Message-ID: Hi all, I am new to braille printing/embossing and I'm running into an issue with formatting. I am using the ViewPlus Max Embosser to emboss and Duxbury Braille Translation software to translate the braille. The issue I'm running into is that the braille is punching down across the perforated lines, rendering the embossed pages useless (attaching a picture below of two pages of braille where the braille is embossed along the perforation). I have tried adjusting the line spaces in DBT, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I am aware there is supplemental software you can purchase to accompany the ViewPlus Max Embosser, but it's an additional cost and I'm not sure that will be the fix I need. Does anyone have any insight on why this may be happening? Thank you for your help, Gracie Sheets *She/They* *Alternative Formats Coordinator * Disability Resource Center Portland State University Office: 116 SMSU Phone: 503-725-4150 Fax: 503-725-4103 Email: alt.format@pdx.edu Website: *www.pdx.edu/disability-resource-center/ * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: brailleissue.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 25541 bytes Desc: not available URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Wed Aug 14 11:33:46 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Taylor, Helen via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:56 2025 Subject: [Athen] Braille printing formatting issues In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Gracie, Have you tried changing the margin size? You might also add a page break to see if that helps. Try adjusting the paper size and margins on the printer settings. Without knowing all of you settings, it makes it hard to trouble shoot. Hope this helps. Sincerely, Helen Helen Taylor Assistive/Alternate Media Tech? Accessibility Center 900 West Orman Ave, AB120E?Pueblo, CO 81004 Office 719-549-3446?Fax 719-549-3445 [PCC Pueblo Campus Email Signature - Your Story] Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please contact the sender immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Gracie Sheets via athen-list Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 12:20 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Braille printing formatting issues EXTERNAL MAIL: athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions Hi all, I am new to braille printing/embossing and I'm running into an issue with formatting. I am using the ViewPlus Max Embosser to emboss and Duxbury Braille Translation software to translate the braille. The issue I'm running into is that the braille is punching down across the perforated lines, rendering the embossed pages useless (attaching a picture below of two pages of braille where the braille is embossed along the perforation). I have tried adjusting the line spaces in DBT, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I am aware there is supplemental software you can purchase to accompany the ViewPlus Max Embosser, but it's an additional cost and I'm not sure that will be the fix I need. Does anyone have any insight on why this may be happening? Thank you for your help, Gracie Sheets She/They Alternative Formats Coordinator Disability Resource Center Portland State University Office: 116 SMSU Phone: 503-725-4150 Fax: 503-725-4103 Email: alt.format@pdx.edu Website: www.pdx.edu/disability-resource-center/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Best, Joshua Hori Accessible Technology Coordinator Information Educational Technology Academic Technology Services 50 Hutchison Dr. Davis, CA 95616 530-752-2439 Schedule a meeting via Calendly From: athen-list on behalf of Taylor, Helen via athen-list Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 11:35?AM To: Gracie Sheets , Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Braille printing formatting issues Hi Gracie, Have you tried changing the margin size? You might also add a page break to see if that helps. Try adjusting the paper size and margins on the printer settings. Without knowing all of you settings, it makes it hard to trouble shoot. Hope this helps. Sincerely, Helen Helen Taylor Assistive/Alternate Media Tech? Accessibility Center 900 West Orman Ave, AB120E?Pueblo, CO 81004 Office 719-549-3446?Fax 719-549-3445 [PCC Pueblo Campus Email Signature - Your Story] Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient please contact the sender immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Gracie Sheets via athen-list Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 12:20 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Braille printing formatting issues EXTERNAL MAIL: athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact your college IT Help Desk if you have any questions Hi all, I am new to braille printing/embossing and I'm running into an issue with formatting. I am using the ViewPlus Max Embosser to emboss and Duxbury Braille Translation software to translate the braille. The issue I'm running into is that the braille is punching down across the perforated lines, rendering the embossed pages useless (attaching a picture below of two pages of braille where the braille is embossed along the perforation). I have tried adjusting the line spaces in DBT, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I am aware there is supplemental software you can purchase to accompany the ViewPlus Max Embosser, but it's an additional cost and I'm not sure that will be the fix I need. Does anyone have any insight on why this may be happening? Thank you for your help, Gracie Sheets She/They Alternative Formats Coordinator Disability Resource Center Portland State University Office: 116 SMSU Phone: 503-725-4150 Fax: 503-725-4103 Email: alt.format@pdx.edu Website: www.pdx.edu/disability-resource-center/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 12657 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist - Student Accessibility & Support Services Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Ave. - Suite # 3384 - Kansas City, KS 66112 O 913-288-7671 | F 913-288-7678 rbeach@kckcc.edu From: athen-list On Behalf Of Gracie Sheets via athen-list Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 1:20 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [EXT][Athen] Braille printing formatting issues CAUTION: This email originated outside KCKCC. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. Please forward all suspicious emails to support@kckcc.edu. Hi all, I am new to braille printing/embossing and I'm running into an issue with formatting. I am using the ViewPlus Max Embosser to emboss and Duxbury Braille Translation software to translate the braille. 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URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Wed Aug 14 13:03:08 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:56 2025 Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <01ea01daee84$fc18fa00$f44aee00$@montana.com> Hello, Bookshare has it. See: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/3206202?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGV OYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPTk3ODAxMzU0NzE5NDQ Best George From: athen-list On Behalf Of Herosian, Julia via athen-list Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 1:21 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Hello all, Does anyone have access to a screen reader accessible version of "Building Java Programs: A Back to Basics Approach 5th Edition" Author(s): Stuart Reges; Marty Stepp, Publisher: Pearson, ISBN :9780135471944. 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Flexible scheduling capabilities for a flexible number of rooms Secure access for multiple users * One master controller with option for 1-2 editors (faculty) * Multiple faculty access to reserve classrooms & practice rooms * Student access to practice rooms only Abilities for Users: * To schedule blocks in 15-minute increments * To cancel reservations * To schedule blocks in 15-minute increments Abilities for Master controller: * To create rules of use and collect agreement from users * To collect contact information for all users * To cancel reservations * To schedule blocks in 15-minute increments * To limit time reservation to prevent hoarding o Daily limits o Weekly limits * To change access to room allocation * To edit all parameters Thanks! Cheers Gian Gian Wild, CEO AccessibilityOz Company Twitter: @accessibilityoz Email: gian@accessibilityoz.com United States: (917) 764 5452 Australia: 0408 223 391 - Mobile: 042 442 6262 Twitter: @gian - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianwild/ Products: OzART: our fully accessible automated testing tool OzPlayer: our fully accessible video player OzWiki: our database of accessibility errors, examples and solutions -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Wed Aug 14 15:36:39 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:56 2025 Subject: [Athen] [EXT] Braille printing formatting issues In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <002401daee9a$71f448a0$55dcd9e0$@comcast.net> I do not know specifically what, if anything, the Viewplus does. In general, with Braille embowssing it is best to set the embosser itself for parameters larger then your physical page, then let the Braille translation software control everything. Otherwise you get the two fighting. Dave From: athen-list On Behalf Of Robert Beach via athen-list Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 2:10 PM To: Gracie Sheets ; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] [EXT] Braille printing formatting issues If you are talking about embossing across the perf between pages, generally you need to set the number of lines per page to 25, top margin to 1, and make sure skip perf is turned on. If you are talking about embossing over the perf for the tractor feed on the sides, you'll need to adjust your left or right margins and probably your characters per line settings as well. I usually have my left margin set to 2, but that may vary depending on your embosser. HTH. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist - Student Accessibility & Support Services Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Ave. - Suite # 3384 - Kansas City, KS 66112 O 913-288-7671 | F 913-288-7678 rbeach@kckcc.edu From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Gracie Sheets via athen-list Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 1:20 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [EXT][Athen] Braille printing formatting issues CAUTION: This email originated outside KCKCC. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. Please forward all suspicious emails to support@kckcc.edu. Hi all, I am new to braille printing/embossing and I'm running into an issue with formatting. I am using the ViewPlus Max Embosser to emboss and Duxbury Braille Translation software to translate the braille. The issue I'm running into is that the braille is punching down across the perforated lines, rendering the embossed pages useless (attaching a picture below of two pages of braille where the braille is embossed along the perforation). I have tried adjusting the line spaces in DBT, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I am aware there is supplemental software you can purchase to accompany the ViewPlus Max Embosser, but it's an additional cost and I'm not sure that will be the fix I need. Does anyone have any insight on why this may be happening? Thank you for your help, Gracie Sheets She/They Alternative Formats Coordinator Disability Resource Center Portland State University Office: 116 SMSU Phone: 503-725-4150 Fax: 503-725-4103 Email: alt.format@pdx.edu Website: www.pdx.edu/disability-resource-center/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Wed Aug 14 18:17:47 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (John Gardner via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:56 2025 Subject: [Athen] Braille printing formatting issues In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Gracie, if you have not solved your problem with all the good suggestions, you should feel free to call Duxbury support for help. ViewPlus support is also approachable, but this is a Duxbury issue. By the way, the ViewPlus TSS software does not require paying more money. It is bundled with your embosser. If you are using TSS instead of Duxbury and have troubles, both the good people on this list and ViewPlus support can help. John Gardner (president & founder of ViewPlus) From: athen-list On Behalf Of Gracie Sheets via athen-list Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 11:20 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Braille printing formatting issues Hi all, I am new to braille printing/embossing and I'm running into an issue with formatting. I am using the ViewPlus Max Embosser to emboss and Duxbury Braille Translation software to translate the braille. The issue I'm running into is that the braille is punching down across the perforated lines, rendering the embossed pages useless (attaching a picture below of two pages of braille where the braille is embossed along the perforation). I have tried adjusting the line spaces in DBT, but it doesn't seem to make a difference. I am aware there is supplemental software you can purchase to accompany the ViewPlus Max Embosser, but it's an additional cost and I'm not sure that will be the fix I need. Does anyone have any insight on why this may be happening? Thank you for your help, Gracie Sheets She/They Alternative Formats Coordinator Disability Resource Center Portland State University Office: 116 SMSU Phone: 503-725-4150 Fax: 503-725-4103 Email: alt.format@pdx.edu Website: www.pdx.edu/disability-resource-center/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 15 05:23:40 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Karen McCall via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:56 2025 Subject: [Athen] JAWS keyboard command for reading sentences Message-ID: Morning! I've been frustrated by this for a long time and figured it was time to ask for help! LOL JAWS used to have keyboard commands for reading sentence by sentence. Alt + NumPad 5 with the NumLock turned off still seems to work but the keyboard commands for moving to and reading the next sentence or previous sentence are either missing or have changed. They used to be Alt + Up Arrow or Alt + Down Arrow respectively. Did we lose this ability or have the keyboard commands changed? As someone who writes and edits content, not being able to move sentence by sentence is frustrating. I'm using the current/up to date version of JAWS. Thanks in advance! Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 15 05:50:01 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Travis Roth via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:56 2025 Subject: [Athen] JAWS keyboard command for reading sentences In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <007901daef11$a4fff010$eeffd030$@travisroth.com> Hi Karen, They were changed. Alt+Up/Down arrows do a lot of interacting with combo boxes in particular and therefore are not a good choice. In desktop layout they appear to be: Alt+NumPadMinus=SayPriorSentence Alt+NumPadPlus=SayNextSentence IN laptop layout they are JAWSKey+y and n. Also remember that you can use the Command Search tool found in the JAWSKey+F2 dialog to look up stuff. There a lot of commands, hard to remember them all especially when they move them. Hth. -Travis From: athen-list On Behalf Of Karen McCall via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:24 AM To: ATHEN Subject: [Athen] JAWS keyboard command for reading sentences Morning! I've been frustrated by this for a long time and figured it was time to ask for help! LOL JAWS used to have keyboard commands for reading sentence by sentence. Alt + NumPad 5 with the NumLock turned off still seems to work but the keyboard commands for moving to and reading the next sentence or previous sentence are either missing or have changed. They used to be Alt + Up Arrow or Alt + Down Arrow respectively. Did we lose this ability or have the keyboard commands changed? As someone who writes and edits content, not being able to move sentence by sentence is frustrating. I'm using the current/up to date version of JAWS. Thanks in advance! Cheers, Karen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 15 05:59:12 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Robert Beach via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:56 2025 Subject: [Athen] [EXT]Re: JAWS keyboard command for reading sentences In-Reply-To: <007901daef11$a4fff010$eeffd030$@travisroth.com> References: <007901daef11$a4fff010$eeffd030$@travisroth.com> Message-ID: The command "Say next sentence" does not move you to the next sentence, or at least it didn't use to do so. Not sure if that makes a difference, but it would to me if I were trying to proof read. Robert Lee Beach Assistive Technology Specialist - Student Accessibility & Support Services Kansas City Kansas Community College 7250 State Ave. - Suite # 3384 - Kansas City, KS 66112 O 913-288-7671 | F 913-288-7678 rbeach@kckcc.edu From: athen-list On Behalf Of Travis Roth via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:50 AM To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: [EXT]Re: [Athen] JAWS keyboard command for reading sentences CAUTION: This email originated outside KCKCC. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. Please forward all suspicious emails to support@kckcc.edu. Hi Karen, They were changed. Alt+Up/Down arrows do a lot of interacting with combo boxes in particular and therefore are not a good choice. In desktop layout they appear to be: Alt+NumPadMinus=SayPriorSentence Alt+NumPadPlus=SayNextSentence IN laptop layout they are JAWSKey+y and n. Also remember that you can use the Command Search tool found in the JAWSKey+F2 dialog to look up stuff. There a lot of commands, hard to remember them all especially when they move them. Hth. -Travis From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Karen McCall via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:24 AM To: ATHEN > Subject: [Athen] JAWS keyboard command for reading sentences Morning! I've been frustrated by this for a long time and figured it was time to ask for help! LOL JAWS used to have keyboard commands for reading sentence by sentence. Alt + NumPad 5 with the NumLock turned off still seems to work but the keyboard commands for moving to and reading the next sentence or previous sentence are either missing or have changed. They used to be Alt + Up Arrow or Alt + Down Arrow respectively. Did we lose this ability or have the keyboard commands changed? As someone who writes and edits content, not being able to move sentence by sentence is frustrating. 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Is anyone having trouble with Bookshare at the moment? -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of via athen-list Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 3:01 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 Send athen-list mailing list submissions to athen-list@u.washington.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu You can reach the person managing the list at athen-list-owner@mailman12.u.washington.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of athen-list digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: EPUB to Word utility (Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) via athen-list) 2. Re: EPUB to Word utility (via athen-list) 3. Position Announcement: Assistive Technology Specialist at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Mosley, Leigh via athen-list) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 19:41:46 +0000 From: "Matson, Eric \(ecmatson@uidaho.edu\) via athen-list" To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Does anyone have a good process for working with epubs with videos embedded? George mentioned the Daisy tool didn't handle videos well, and we've had the same problem with videos going from ePub to PDF using Calibre. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistant Director - Assistive Technology & Accommodation Operations Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Treasurer - Idaho Partnership on Higher Education and Disability Pronouns: He / Him / His From: athen-list On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:58 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya ; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DAA07A.4DA58B80] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:54 AM To: kerscher@montana.com; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility [External email - use caution] This is great! Thank you! Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education 424-259-5339 (Zoom Phone) 310-825-1501 (CAE line) http://www.cae.ucla.edu/ ________________________________ From: kerscher@montana.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:51:41 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: RE: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hi, We at epubtest.org are updating the test books and MathML will be in the fundamental titles. We now expect all EPUB reading systems to pass. Let's see how the testing will go! This should start in June. Best George From: Karthikeyan, Ramya > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:44 AM To: kerscher@montana.com; Access Technology Higher Education Network >; ahead@ahead.org; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hello George, Thank you for the info on how to get to EPUB to Word utility. Can't wait to try it out! I have been experimenting with WordtoEPUB especially for Math documents in conjunction with Mathpix. Math doesn't seem to work well on all read aloud EPUB readers though. Thorium with Mathjax enabled and Books app for iOS works really well with these EPUBs and accessible. Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of via athen-list > Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 1:05:51 PM To: ahead@ahead.org >; 'ATHENS ' >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Dear All, Sorry for cross posting. I thought folks here would be interested in this functionality. The WordToEPUB add-in for Word, which is freely available from the DAISY Consortium, also has a EPUB to Word function. After installing WordToEPUB: https://daisy.org/activities/software/wordtoepub/ When on Windows File explorer, and being on a EPUB file, the context menu will show EPUB to word. This will launch the utility. I tested with simple documents and with more complex publications. I also tested with EPUB that has MathML. It worked great. I did have a fail with a title that had videos. Also, WordToEPUB has the Word to HTML functionality. Of course, the WordTOEPUB produces great, clean EPUB. I thought there were a variety of functions for this. It might be easier to fix alt text or add long descriptions to a Word docx and then remake the EPUB. Also, having it in Word could allow for other functions. I tested with EPUB from Bookshare. Best George Best George [Drawing of a guide dog in harness sitting looking up at a dangling rope in front of a mountain wall. Credits, Outdoor Life.] George Kerscher Ph.D. -In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right. Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium http://www.daisy.org Senior Advisor, Global Literacy, Benetech http://www.benetech.org President, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) http://www.idpf.org Chair Steering Council Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), at W3C http://www.w3.org/WAI Cell:+1 406/544-2466 Email: kerscher@montana.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This method is pretty much seamless. - Bevi Chagnon - - - Bevi Chagnon | Designer, Accessibility Technician | Chagnon@PubCom.com - - - PubCom: Technologists for Accessible Design + Publishing consulting . training . development . design . sec. 508 services Upcoming classes at www.PubCom.com/classes - - - Latest blog-newsletter - The New Acrobat From: athen-list On Behalf Of Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 3:42 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Does anyone have a good process for working with epubs with videos embedded? George mentioned the Daisy tool didn't handle videos well, and we've had the same problem with videos going from ePub to PDF using Calibre. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistant Director - Assistive Technology & Accommodation Operations Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Treasurer - Idaho Partnership on Higher Education and Disability Pronouns: He / Him / His From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:58 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:54 AM To: kerscher@montana.com ; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org ; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility [External email - use caution] This is great! Thank you! Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education 424-259-5339 (Zoom Phone) 310-825-1501 (CAE line) http://www.cae.ucla.edu/ _____ From: kerscher@montana.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:51:41 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: RE: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hi, We at epubtest.org are updating the test books and MathML will be in the fundamental titles. We now expect all EPUB reading systems to pass. Let's see how the testing will go! This should start in June. Best George From: Karthikeyan, Ramya > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:44 AM To: kerscher@montana.com ; Access Technology Higher Education Network >; ahead@ahead.org ; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hello George, Thank you for the info on how to get to EPUB to Word utility. Can't wait to try it out! I have been experimenting with WordtoEPUB especially for Math documents in conjunction with Mathpix. Math doesn't seem to work well on all read aloud EPUB readers though. Thorium with Mathjax enabled and Books app for iOS works really well with these EPUBs and accessible. Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education _____ From: athen-list > on behalf of via athen-list > Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 1:05:51 PM To: ahead@ahead.org >; 'ATHENS ' >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Dear All, Sorry for cross posting. I thought folks here would be interested in this functionality. The WordToEPUB add-in for Word, which is freely available from the DAISY Consortium, also has a EPUB to Word function. After installing WordToEPUB: https://daisy.org/activities/software/wordtoepub/ When on Windows File explorer, and being on a EPUB file, the context menu will show EPUB to word. This will launch the utility. I tested with simple documents and with more complex publications. I also tested with EPUB that has MathML. It worked great. I did have a fail with a title that had videos. Also, WordToEPUB has the Word to HTML functionality. Of course, the WordTOEPUB produces great, clean EPUB. I thought there were a variety of functions for this. It might be easier to fix alt text or add long descriptions to a Word docx and then remake the EPUB. Also, having it in Word could allow for other functions. I tested with EPUB from Bookshare. Best George Best George George Kerscher Ph.D. -In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right. Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium http://www.daisy.org Senior Advisor, Global Literacy, Benetech http://www.benetech.org President, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) http://www.idpf.org Chair Steering Council Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), at W3C http://www.w3.org/WAI Cell:+1 406/544-2466 Email: kerscher@montana.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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You can also reach out to me with any questions, such as in regard to UT's salary ranges. Apologies for cross postings. Leigh Mosley Accessibility Coordinator University of Tennessee Libraries 1015 Volunteer Boulevard Knoxville, TN 37996-1000 865-974-0011 lmosley1@utk.edu ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list ------------------------------ End of athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 ****************************************** From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 15 07:48:04 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:56 2025 Subject: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <018401daef22$22edd770$68c98650$@montana.com> I just went there, did a search and selected a title to Read Now. All was well. Best George -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of Simon, Leora via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:59 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu; athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 Hello! Is anyone having trouble with Bookshare at the moment? -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of via athen-list Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 3:01 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 Send athen-list mailing list submissions to athen-list@u.washington.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu You can reach the person managing the list at athen-list-owner@mailman12.u.washington.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of athen-list digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: EPUB to Word utility (Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) via athen-list) 2. Re: EPUB to Word utility (via athen-list) 3. Position Announcement: Assistive Technology Specialist at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Mosley, Leigh via athen-list) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 19:41:46 +0000 From: "Matson, Eric \(ecmatson@uidaho.edu\) via athen-list" To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Does anyone have a good process for working with epubs with videos embedded? George mentioned the Daisy tool didn't handle videos well, and we've had the same problem with videos going from ePub to PDF using Calibre. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistant Director - Assistive Technology & Accommodation Operations Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Treasurer - Idaho Partnership on Higher Education and Disability Pronouns: He / Him / His From: athen-list On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:58 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya ; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DAA07A.4DA58B80] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:54 AM To: kerscher@montana.com; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility [External email - use caution] This is great! Thank you! Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education 424-259-5339 (Zoom Phone) 310-825-1501 (CAE line) http://www.cae.ucla.edu/ ________________________________ From: kerscher@montana.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:51:41 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: RE: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hi, We at epubtest.org are updating the test books and MathML will be in the fundamental titles. We now expect all EPUB reading systems to pass. Let's see how the testing will go! This should start in June. Best George From: Karthikeyan, Ramya > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:44 AM To: kerscher@montana.com; Access Technology Higher Education Network >; ahead@ahead.org; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hello George, Thank you for the info on how to get to EPUB to Word utility. Can't wait to try it out! I have been experimenting with WordtoEPUB especially for Math documents in conjunction with Mathpix. Math doesn't seem to work well on all read aloud EPUB readers though. Thorium with Mathjax enabled and Books app for iOS works really well with these EPUBs and accessible. Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of via athen-list > Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 1:05:51 PM To: ahead@ahead.org >; 'ATHENS ' >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Dear All, Sorry for cross posting. I thought folks here would be interested in this functionality. The WordToEPUB add-in for Word, which is freely available from the DAISY Consortium, also has a EPUB to Word function. After installing WordToEPUB: https://daisy.org/activities/software/wordtoepub/ When on Windows File explorer, and being on a EPUB file, the context menu will show EPUB to word. This will launch the utility. I tested with simple documents and with more complex publications. I also tested with EPUB that has MathML. It worked great. I did have a fail with a title that had videos. Also, WordToEPUB has the Word to HTML functionality. Of course, the WordTOEPUB produces great, clean EPUB. I thought there were a variety of functions for this. It might be easier to fix alt text or add long descriptions to a Word docx and then remake the EPUB. Also, having it in Word could allow for other functions. I tested with EPUB from Bookshare. Best George Best George [Drawing of a guide dog in harness sitting looking up at a dangling rope in front of a mountain wall. Credits, Outdoor Life.] George Kerscher Ph.D. -In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right. Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium http://www.daisy.org Senior Advisor, Global Literacy, Benetech http://www.benetech.org President, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) http://www.idpf.org Chair Steering Council Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), at W3C http://www.w3.org/WAI Cell:+1 406/544-2466 Email: kerscher@montana.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 67127 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 16:05:02 -0400 From: via athen-list To: "'Matson, Eric'" , "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'" Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Message-ID: <005901daa0b9$d91bc280$8b534780$@pubcom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" << we've had the same problem with videos going from ePub to PDF >> We do not recommend embedding A/V clips in PDFs at this time. The problem begins with the PDF and PDF/UA standards themselves, which were improved only recently with version 2 and are not yet fully adopted and in play by the industry. Embedding an a/v player inside the PDF file itself is troublesome, as well. Instead, we recommend placing a static image in the EPUB/PDF that is hyperlinked to a permanent URL location where the video can be viewed with whatever the end user has set up in their device or browser. This method is pretty much seamless. - Bevi Chagnon - - - Bevi Chagnon | Designer, Accessibility Technician | Chagnon@PubCom.com - - - PubCom: Technologists for Accessible Design + Publishing consulting . training . development . design . sec. 508 services Upcoming classes at www.PubCom.com/classes - - - Latest blog-newsletter - The New Acrobat From: athen-list On Behalf Of Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 3:42 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Does anyone have a good process for working with epubs with videos embedded? George mentioned the Daisy tool didn't handle videos well, and we've had the same problem with videos going from ePub to PDF using Calibre. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistant Director - Assistive Technology & Accommodation Operations Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Treasurer - Idaho Partnership on Higher Education and Disability Pronouns: He / Him / His From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:58 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:54 AM To: kerscher@montana.com ; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org ; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility [External email - use caution] This is great! Thank you! Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education 424-259-5339 (Zoom Phone) 310-825-1501 (CAE line) http://www.cae.ucla.edu/ _____ From: kerscher@montana.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:51:41 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: RE: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hi, We at epubtest.org are updating the test books and MathML will be in the fundamental titles. We now expect all EPUB reading systems to pass. Let's see how the testing will go! This should start in June. Best George From: Karthikeyan, Ramya > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:44 AM To: kerscher@montana.com ; Access Technology Higher Education Network >; ahead@ahead.org ; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hello George, Thank you for the info on how to get to EPUB to Word utility. Can't wait to try it out! I have been experimenting with WordtoEPUB especially for Math documents in conjunction with Mathpix. Math doesn't seem to work well on all read aloud EPUB readers though. Thorium with Mathjax enabled and Books app for iOS works really well with these EPUBs and accessible. Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education _____ From: athen-list > on behalf of via athen-list > Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 1:05:51 PM To: ahead@ahead.org >; 'ATHENS ' >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Dear All, Sorry for cross posting. I thought folks here would be interested in this functionality. The WordToEPUB add-in for Word, which is freely available from the DAISY Consortium, also has a EPUB to Word function. After installing WordToEPUB: https://daisy.org/activities/software/wordtoepub/ When on Windows File explorer, and being on a EPUB file, the context menu will show EPUB to word. This will launch the utility. I tested with simple documents and with more complex publications. I also tested with EPUB that has MathML. It worked great. I did have a fail with a title that had videos. Also, WordToEPUB has the Word to HTML functionality. Of course, the WordTOEPUB produces great, clean EPUB. I thought there were a variety of functions for this. It might be easier to fix alt text or add long descriptions to a Word docx and then remake the EPUB. Also, having it in Word could allow for other functions. I tested with EPUB from Bookshare. Best George Best George George Kerscher Ph.D. -In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right. Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium http://www.daisy.org Senior Advisor, Global Literacy, Benetech http://www.benetech.org President, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) http://www.idpf.org Chair Steering Council Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), at W3C http://www.w3.org/WAI Cell:+1 406/544-2466 Email: kerscher@montana.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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You can also reach out to me with any questions, such as in regard to UT's salary ranges. Apologies for cross postings. Leigh Mosley Accessibility Coordinator University of Tennessee Libraries 1015 Volunteer Boulevard Knoxville, TN 37996-1000 865-974-0011 lmosley1@utk.edu ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list ------------------------------ End of athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 ****************************************** _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 15 07:52:28 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Leidy, Venus (leidyv) via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:56 2025 Subject: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 In-Reply-To: <018401daef22$22edd770$68c98650$@montana.com> References: <018401daef22$22edd770$68c98650$@montana.com> Message-ID: Yes! I'm trying to download two titles. The Status hasn't changed from 'In Progress' for at least 15 minutes! Best, Venus Venus M. Leidy (she, her, hers) Testing and Accessibility Coordinator Student Accessibility Services Good Hall, #216 Direct Line: 814-641-5316 JUNIATA COLLEGE 1700 Moore Street Huntingdon, PA 16652 | juniata.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:48 AM To: 'Simon, Leora' ; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' ; athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 CAUTION: External Email I just went there, did a search and selected a title to Read Now. All was well. Best George -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of Simon, Leora via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:59 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu; athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 Hello! 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Position Announcement: Assistive Technology Specialist at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Mosley, Leigh via athen-list) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 19:41:46 +0000 From: "Matson, Eric \(ecmatson@uidaho.edu\) via athen-list" To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Does anyone have a good process for working with epubs with videos embedded? George mentioned the Daisy tool didn't handle videos well, and we've had the same problem with videos going from ePub to PDF using Calibre. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistant Director - Assistive Technology & Accommodation Operations Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Treasurer - Idaho Partnership on Higher Education and Disability Pronouns: He / Him / His From: athen-list On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:58 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya ; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DAA07A.4DA58B80] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:54 AM To: kerscher@montana.com; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility [External email - use caution] This is great! Thank you! Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education 424-259-5339 (Zoom Phone) 310-825-1501 (CAE line) http://www.cae.ucla.edu/ ________________________________ From: kerscher@montana.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:51:41 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: RE: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hi, We at epubtest.org are updating the test books and MathML will be in the fundamental titles. We now expect all EPUB reading systems to pass. Let's see how the testing will go! This should start in June. Best George From: Karthikeyan, Ramya > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:44 AM To: kerscher@montana.com; Access Technology Higher Education Network >; ahead@ahead.org; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hello George, Thank you for the info on how to get to EPUB to Word utility. Can't wait to try it out! I have been experimenting with WordtoEPUB especially for Math documents in conjunction with Mathpix. Math doesn't seem to work well on all read aloud EPUB readers though. Thorium with Mathjax enabled and Books app for iOS works really well with these EPUBs and accessible. Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of via athen-list > Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 1:05:51 PM To: ahead@ahead.org >; 'ATHENS ' >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Dear All, Sorry for cross posting. I thought folks here would be interested in this functionality. The WordToEPUB add-in for Word, which is freely available from the DAISY Consortium, also has a EPUB to Word function. After installing WordToEPUB: https://daisy.org/activities/software/wordtoepub/ When on Windows File explorer, and being on a EPUB file, the context menu will show EPUB to word. This will launch the utility. I tested with simple documents and with more complex publications. I also tested with EPUB that has MathML. It worked great. I did have a fail with a title that had videos. Also, WordToEPUB has the Word to HTML functionality. Of course, the WordTOEPUB produces great, clean EPUB. I thought there were a variety of functions for this. It might be easier to fix alt text or add long descriptions to a Word docx and then remake the EPUB. Also, having it in Word could allow for other functions. I tested with EPUB from Bookshare. Best George Best George [Drawing of a guide dog in harness sitting looking up at a dangling rope in front of a mountain wall. Credits, Outdoor Life.] George Kerscher Ph.D. -In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right. Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium http://www.daisy.org Senior Advisor, Global Literacy, Benetech http://www.benetech.org President, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) http://www.idpf.org Chair Steering Council Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), at W3C http://www.w3.org/WAI Cell:+1 406/544-2466 Email: kerscher@montana.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 67127 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 16:05:02 -0400 From: via athen-list To: "'Matson, Eric'" , "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'" Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Message-ID: <005901daa0b9$d91bc280$8b534780$@pubcom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" << we've had the same problem with videos going from ePub to PDF >> We do not recommend embedding A/V clips in PDFs at this time. The problem begins with the PDF and PDF/UA standards themselves, which were improved only recently with version 2 and are not yet fully adopted and in play by the industry. Embedding an a/v player inside the PDF file itself is troublesome, as well. Instead, we recommend placing a static image in the EPUB/PDF that is hyperlinked to a permanent URL location where the video can be viewed with whatever the end user has set up in their device or browser. This method is pretty much seamless. - Bevi Chagnon - - - Bevi Chagnon | Designer, Accessibility Technician | Chagnon@PubCom.com - - - PubCom: Technologists for Accessible Design + Publishing consulting . training . development . design . sec. 508 services Upcoming classes at www.PubCom.com/classes - - - Latest blog-newsletter - The New Acrobat From: athen-list On Behalf Of Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 3:42 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Does anyone have a good process for working with epubs with videos embedded? George mentioned the Daisy tool didn't handle videos well, and we've had the same problem with videos going from ePub to PDF using Calibre. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistant Director - Assistive Technology & Accommodation Operations Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Treasurer - Idaho Partnership on Higher Education and Disability Pronouns: He / Him / His From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:58 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:54 AM To: kerscher@montana.com ; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org ; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility [External email - use caution] This is great! Thank you! Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education 424-259-5339 (Zoom Phone) 310-825-1501 (CAE line) http://www.cae.ucla.edu/ _____ From: kerscher@montana.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:51:41 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: RE: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hi, We at epubtest.org are updating the test books and MathML will be in the fundamental titles. We now expect all EPUB reading systems to pass. Let's see how the testing will go! This should start in June. Best George From: Karthikeyan, Ramya > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:44 AM To: kerscher@montana.com ; Access Technology Higher Education Network >; ahead@ahead.org ; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hello George, Thank you for the info on how to get to EPUB to Word utility. Can't wait to try it out! I have been experimenting with WordtoEPUB especially for Math documents in conjunction with Mathpix. Math doesn't seem to work well on all read aloud EPUB readers though. Thorium with Mathjax enabled and Books app for iOS works really well with these EPUBs and accessible. Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education _____ From: athen-list > on behalf of via athen-list > Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 1:05:51 PM To: ahead@ahead.org >; 'ATHENS ' >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Dear All, Sorry for cross posting. I thought folks here would be interested in this functionality. The WordToEPUB add-in for Word, which is freely available from the DAISY Consortium, also has a EPUB to Word function. After installing WordToEPUB: https://daisy.org/activities/software/wordtoepub/ When on Windows File explorer, and being on a EPUB file, the context menu will show EPUB to word. This will launch the utility. I tested with simple documents and with more complex publications. I also tested with EPUB that has MathML. It worked great. I did have a fail with a title that had videos. Also, WordToEPUB has the Word to HTML functionality. Of course, the WordTOEPUB produces great, clean EPUB. I thought there were a variety of functions for this. It might be easier to fix alt text or add long descriptions to a Word docx and then remake the EPUB. Also, having it in Word could allow for other functions. I tested with EPUB from Bookshare. Best George Best George George Kerscher Ph.D. -In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right. Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium http://www.daisy.org Senior Advisor, Global Literacy, Benetech http://www.benetech.org President, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) http://www.idpf.org Chair Steering Council Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), at W3C http://www.w3.org/WAI Cell:+1 406/544-2466 Email: kerscher@montana.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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You can also reach out to me with any questions, such as in regard to UT's salary ranges. Apologies for cross postings. Leigh Mosley Accessibility Coordinator University of Tennessee Libraries 1015 Volunteer Boulevard Knoxville, TN 37996-1000 865-974-0011 lmosley1@utk.edu ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list ------------------------------ End of athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 ****************************************** _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The materials in this electronic mail transmission (including all attachments) are private and confidential and are the property of the sender. 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From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 15 08:09:37 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Simon, Leora via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 In-Reply-To: References: <018401daef22$22edd770$68c98650$@montana.com> Message-ID: I just sent an inquiry to them through the website since its been "in progress" for over two hours. -----Original Message----- From: Leidy, Venus (leidyv) Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:52 AM To: kerscher@montana.com; Access Technology Higher Education Network ; Simon, Leora ; athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu Subject: RE: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 Yes! I'm trying to download two titles. The Status hasn't changed from 'In Progress' for at least 15 minutes! Best, Venus Venus M. Leidy (she, her, hers) Testing and Accessibility Coordinator Student Accessibility Services Good Hall, #216 Direct Line: 814-641-5316 JUNIATA COLLEGE 1700 Moore Street Huntingdon, PA 16652 | juniata.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:48 AM To: 'Simon, Leora' ; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' ; athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 CAUTION: External Email I just went there, did a search and selected a title to Read Now. All was well. Best George -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of Simon, Leora via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:59 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu; athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 Hello! Is anyone having trouble with Bookshare at the moment? -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of via athen-list Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 3:01 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 Send athen-list mailing list submissions to athen-list@u.washington.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu You can reach the person managing the list at athen-list-owner@mailman12.u.washington.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of athen-list digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: EPUB to Word utility (Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) via athen-list) 2. Re: EPUB to Word utility (via athen-list) 3. Position Announcement: Assistive Technology Specialist at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Mosley, Leigh via athen-list) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 19:41:46 +0000 From: "Matson, Eric \(ecmatson@uidaho.edu\) via athen-list" To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Does anyone have a good process for working with epubs with videos embedded? George mentioned the Daisy tool didn't handle videos well, and we've had the same problem with videos going from ePub to PDF using Calibre. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistant Director - Assistive Technology & Accommodation Operations Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Treasurer - Idaho Partnership on Higher Education and Disability Pronouns: He / Him / His From: athen-list On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:58 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya ; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DAA07A.4DA58B80] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:54 AM To: kerscher@montana.com; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility [External email - use caution] This is great! Thank you! Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education 424-259-5339 (Zoom Phone) 310-825-1501 (CAE line) http://www.cae.ucla.edu/ ________________________________ From: kerscher@montana.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:51:41 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: RE: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hi, We at epubtest.org are updating the test books and MathML will be in the fundamental titles. We now expect all EPUB reading systems to pass. Let's see how the testing will go! This should start in June. Best George From: Karthikeyan, Ramya > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:44 AM To: kerscher@montana.com; Access Technology Higher Education Network >; ahead@ahead.org; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hello George, Thank you for the info on how to get to EPUB to Word utility. Can't wait to try it out! I have been experimenting with WordtoEPUB especially for Math documents in conjunction with Mathpix. Math doesn't seem to work well on all read aloud EPUB readers though. Thorium with Mathjax enabled and Books app for iOS works really well with these EPUBs and accessible. Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of via athen-list > Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 1:05:51 PM To: ahead@ahead.org >; 'ATHENS ' >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Dear All, Sorry for cross posting. I thought folks here would be interested in this functionality. The WordToEPUB add-in for Word, which is freely available from the DAISY Consortium, also has a EPUB to Word function. After installing WordToEPUB: https://daisy.org/activities/software/wordtoepub/ When on Windows File explorer, and being on a EPUB file, the context menu will show EPUB to word. This will launch the utility. I tested with simple documents and with more complex publications. I also tested with EPUB that has MathML. It worked great. I did have a fail with a title that had videos. Also, WordToEPUB has the Word to HTML functionality. Of course, the WordTOEPUB produces great, clean EPUB. I thought there were a variety of functions for this. It might be easier to fix alt text or add long descriptions to a Word docx and then remake the EPUB. Also, having it in Word could allow for other functions. I tested with EPUB from Bookshare. Best George Best George [Drawing of a guide dog in harness sitting looking up at a dangling rope in front of a mountain wall. Credits, Outdoor Life.] George Kerscher Ph.D. -In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right. Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium http://www.daisy.org Senior Advisor, Global Literacy, Benetech http://www.benetech.org President, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) http://www.idpf.org Chair Steering Council Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), at W3C http://www.w3.org/WAI Cell:+1 406/544-2466 Email: kerscher@montana.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 67127 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 16:05:02 -0400 From: via athen-list To: "'Matson, Eric'" , "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'" Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Message-ID: <005901daa0b9$d91bc280$8b534780$@pubcom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" << we've had the same problem with videos going from ePub to PDF >> We do not recommend embedding A/V clips in PDFs at this time. The problem begins with the PDF and PDF/UA standards themselves, which were improved only recently with version 2 and are not yet fully adopted and in play by the industry. Embedding an a/v player inside the PDF file itself is troublesome, as well. Instead, we recommend placing a static image in the EPUB/PDF that is hyperlinked to a permanent URL location where the video can be viewed with whatever the end user has set up in their device or browser. This method is pretty much seamless. - Bevi Chagnon - - - Bevi Chagnon | Designer, Accessibility Technician | Chagnon@PubCom.com - - - PubCom: Technologists for Accessible Design + Publishing consulting . training . development . design . sec. 508 services Upcoming classes at www.PubCom.com/classes - - - Latest blog-newsletter - The New Acrobat From: athen-list On Behalf Of Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 3:42 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Does anyone have a good process for working with epubs with videos embedded? George mentioned the Daisy tool didn't handle videos well, and we've had the same problem with videos going from ePub to PDF using Calibre. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistant Director - Assistive Technology & Accommodation Operations Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Treasurer - Idaho Partnership on Higher Education and Disability Pronouns: He / Him / His From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:58 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:54 AM To: kerscher@montana.com ; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org ; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility [External email - use caution] This is great! Thank you! Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education 424-259-5339 (Zoom Phone) 310-825-1501 (CAE line) http://www.cae.ucla.edu/ _____ From: kerscher@montana.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:51:41 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: RE: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hi, We at epubtest.org are updating the test books and MathML will be in the fundamental titles. We now expect all EPUB reading systems to pass. Let's see how the testing will go! This should start in June. Best George From: Karthikeyan, Ramya > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:44 AM To: kerscher@montana.com ; Access Technology Higher Education Network >; ahead@ahead.org ; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hello George, Thank you for the info on how to get to EPUB to Word utility. Can't wait to try it out! I have been experimenting with WordtoEPUB especially for Math documents in conjunction with Mathpix. Math doesn't seem to work well on all read aloud EPUB readers though. Thorium with Mathjax enabled and Books app for iOS works really well with these EPUBs and accessible. Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education _____ From: athen-list > on behalf of via athen-list > Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 1:05:51 PM To: ahead@ahead.org >; 'ATHENS ' >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Dear All, Sorry for cross posting. I thought folks here would be interested in this functionality. The WordToEPUB add-in for Word, which is freely available from the DAISY Consortium, also has a EPUB to Word function. After installing WordToEPUB: https://daisy.org/activities/software/wordtoepub/ When on Windows File explorer, and being on a EPUB file, the context menu will show EPUB to word. This will launch the utility. I tested with simple documents and with more complex publications. I also tested with EPUB that has MathML. It worked great. I did have a fail with a title that had videos. Also, WordToEPUB has the Word to HTML functionality. Of course, the WordTOEPUB produces great, clean EPUB. I thought there were a variety of functions for this. It might be easier to fix alt text or add long descriptions to a Word docx and then remake the EPUB. Also, having it in Word could allow for other functions. I tested with EPUB from Bookshare. Best George Best George George Kerscher Ph.D. -In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right. 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You can also reach out to me with any questions, such as in regard to UT's salary ranges. Apologies for cross postings. Leigh Mosley Accessibility Coordinator University of Tennessee Libraries 1015 Volunteer Boulevard Knoxville, TN 37996-1000 865-974-0011 lmosley1@utk.edu ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list ------------------------------ End of athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 ****************************************** _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The materials in this electronic mail transmission (including all attachments) are private and confidential and are the property of the sender. 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From: athen-list on behalf of Herosian, Julia via athen-list Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:23?PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Hello all, Does anyone have access to a screen reader accessible version of ?Building Java Programs: A Back to Basics Approach 5th Edition? Author(s): Stuart Reges; Marty Stepp, Publisher: Pearson, ISBN :9780135471944. Many thanks, Julia Herosian (she/her) Access Technology and Digital Accessibility Specialist Accessibility Services Office Harvard Division of Continuing Education -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 15 11:59:32 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 In-Reply-To: References: <018401daef22$22edd770$68c98650$@montana.com> Message-ID: <00e001daef45$44bf2390$ce3d6ab0$@montana.com> Hello, Bookshare did have an outage this morning. They report that the issue was resolved, but it may take a while for the queued downloads to move through. If you continue to have problems, I would be happy to go directly to the right people at Bookshare. Best George email: kerscher@montana.com -----Original Message----- From: Leidy, Venus (leidyv) Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:52 AM To: kerscher@montana.com; Access Technology Higher Education Network ; 'Simon, Leora' ; athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu Subject: RE: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 Yes! I'm trying to download two titles. The Status hasn't changed from 'In Progress' for at least 15 minutes! Best, Venus Venus M. Leidy (she, her, hers) Testing and Accessibility Coordinator Student Accessibility Services Good Hall, #216 Direct Line: 814-641-5316 JUNIATA COLLEGE 1700 Moore Street Huntingdon, PA 16652 | juniata.edu -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:48 AM To: 'Simon, Leora' ; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' ; athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 CAUTION: External Email I just went there, did a search and selected a title to Read Now. All was well. Best George -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of Simon, Leora via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:59 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu; athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu Subject: Re: [Athen] athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 Hello! Is anyone having trouble with Bookshare at the moment? -----Original Message----- From: athen-list On Behalf Of via athen-list Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 3:01 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 Send athen-list mailing list submissions to athen-list@u.washington.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to athen-list-request@mailman12.u.washington.edu You can reach the person managing the list at athen-list-owner@mailman12.u.washington.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of athen-list digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: EPUB to Word utility (Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) via athen-list) 2. Re: EPUB to Word utility (via athen-list) 3. Position Announcement: Assistive Technology Specialist at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Mosley, Leigh via athen-list) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 19:41:46 +0000 From: "Matson, Eric \(ecmatson@uidaho.edu\) via athen-list" To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Does anyone have a good process for working with epubs with videos embedded? George mentioned the Daisy tool didn't handle videos well, and we've had the same problem with videos going from ePub to PDF using Calibre. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistant Director - Assistive Technology & Accommodation Operations Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Treasurer - Idaho Partnership on Higher Education and Disability Pronouns: He / Him / His From: athen-list On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:58 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya ; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DAA07A.4DA58B80] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:54 AM To: kerscher@montana.com; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility [External email - use caution] This is great! Thank you! Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education 424-259-5339 (Zoom Phone) 310-825-1501 (CAE line) http://www.cae.ucla.edu/ ________________________________ From: kerscher@montana.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:51:41 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: RE: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hi, We at epubtest.org are updating the test books and MathML will be in the fundamental titles. We now expect all EPUB reading systems to pass. Let's see how the testing will go! This should start in June. Best George From: Karthikeyan, Ramya > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:44 AM To: kerscher@montana.com; Access Technology Higher Education Network >; ahead@ahead.org; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hello George, Thank you for the info on how to get to EPUB to Word utility. Can't wait to try it out! I have been experimenting with WordtoEPUB especially for Math documents in conjunction with Mathpix. Math doesn't seem to work well on all read aloud EPUB readers though. Thorium with Mathjax enabled and Books app for iOS works really well with these EPUBs and accessible. Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education ________________________________ From: athen-list > on behalf of via athen-list > Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 1:05:51 PM To: ahead@ahead.org >; 'ATHENS ' >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Dear All, Sorry for cross posting. I thought folks here would be interested in this functionality. The WordToEPUB add-in for Word, which is freely available from the DAISY Consortium, also has a EPUB to Word function. After installing WordToEPUB: https://daisy.org/activities/software/wordtoepub/ When on Windows File explorer, and being on a EPUB file, the context menu will show EPUB to word. This will launch the utility. I tested with simple documents and with more complex publications. I also tested with EPUB that has MathML. It worked great. I did have a fail with a title that had videos. Also, WordToEPUB has the Word to HTML functionality. Of course, the WordTOEPUB produces great, clean EPUB. I thought there were a variety of functions for this. It might be easier to fix alt text or add long descriptions to a Word docx and then remake the EPUB. Also, having it in Word could allow for other functions. I tested with EPUB from Bookshare. Best George Best George [Drawing of a guide dog in harness sitting looking up at a dangling rope in front of a mountain wall. Credits, Outdoor Life.] George Kerscher Ph.D. -In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right. Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium http://www.daisy.org Senior Advisor, Global Literacy, Benetech http://www.benetech.org President, International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) http://www.idpf.org Chair Steering Council Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), at W3C http://www.w3.org/WAI Cell:+1 406/544-2466 Email: kerscher@montana.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.png Type: image/png Size: 67127 bytes Desc: image002.png URL: ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 16:05:02 -0400 From: via athen-list To: "'Matson, Eric'" , "'Access Technology Higher Education Network'" Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Message-ID: <005901daa0b9$d91bc280$8b534780$@pubcom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" << we've had the same problem with videos going from ePub to PDF >> We do not recommend embedding A/V clips in PDFs at this time. The problem begins with the PDF and PDF/UA standards themselves, which were improved only recently with version 2 and are not yet fully adopted and in play by the industry. Embedding an a/v player inside the PDF file itself is troublesome, as well. Instead, we recommend placing a static image in the EPUB/PDF that is hyperlinked to a permanent URL location where the video can be viewed with whatever the end user has set up in their device or browser. This method is pretty much seamless. - Bevi Chagnon - - - Bevi Chagnon | Designer, Accessibility Technician | Chagnon@PubCom.com - - - PubCom: Technologists for Accessible Design + Publishing consulting . training . development . design . sec. 508 services Upcoming classes at www.PubCom.com/classes - - - Latest blog-newsletter - The New Acrobat From: athen-list On Behalf Of Matson, Eric (ecmatson@uidaho.edu) via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 3:42 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Does anyone have a good process for working with epubs with videos embedded? George mentioned the Daisy tool didn't handle videos well, and we've had the same problem with videos going from ePub to PDF using Calibre. Thanks, Eric Matson | Assistant Director - Assistive Technology & Accommodation Operations Center for Disability Access and Resources Division of Student Affairs The University of Idaho Phone: 208.885.6307 | ecmatson@uidaho.edu| Bruce M. Pitman Center 127 Fax: 208.885.9404 Campus Zip: 4257 Treasurer - Idaho Partnership on Higher Education and Disability Pronouns: He / Him / His From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:58 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services I am able to create ePub 3s with Word with Mathtype files using SensusAccess, if I have not made any mistakes in my creation of the mathtype. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you've received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:54 AM To: kerscher@montana.com ; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org ; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility [External email - use caution] This is great! Thank you! Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education 424-259-5339 (Zoom Phone) 310-825-1501 (CAE line) http://www.cae.ucla.edu/ _____ From: kerscher@montana.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:51:41 AM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya >; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' >; ahead@ahead.org >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: RE: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hi, We at epubtest.org are updating the test books and MathML will be in the fundamental titles. We now expect all EPUB reading systems to pass. Let's see how the testing will go! This should start in June. Best George From: Karthikeyan, Ramya > Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2024 8:44 AM To: kerscher@montana.com ; Access Technology Higher Education Network >; ahead@ahead.org ; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Hello George, Thank you for the info on how to get to EPUB to Word utility. Can't wait to try it out! I have been experimenting with WordtoEPUB especially for Math documents in conjunction with Mathpix. Math doesn't seem to work well on all read aloud EPUB readers though. Thorium with Mathjax enabled and Books app for iOS works really well with these EPUBs and accessible. Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education _____ From: athen-list > on behalf of via athen-list > Sent: Monday, May 6, 2024 1:05:51 PM To: ahead@ahead.org >; 'ATHENS ' >; DSSHE-L@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU > Subject: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility Dear All, Sorry for cross posting. I thought folks here would be interested in this functionality. The WordToEPUB add-in for Word, which is freely available from the DAISY Consortium, also has a EPUB to Word function. After installing WordToEPUB: https://daisy.org/activities/software/wordtoepub/ When on Windows File explorer, and being on a EPUB file, the context menu will show EPUB to word. This will launch the utility. I tested with simple documents and with more complex publications. I also tested with EPUB that has MathML. It worked great. I did have a fail with a title that had videos. Also, WordToEPUB has the Word to HTML functionality. Of course, the WordTOEPUB produces great, clean EPUB. I thought there were a variety of functions for this. It might be easier to fix alt text or add long descriptions to a Word docx and then remake the EPUB. Also, having it in Word could allow for other functions. I tested with EPUB from Bookshare. Best George Best George George Kerscher Ph.D. -In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right. 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You can also reach out to me with any questions, such as in regard to UT's salary ranges. Apologies for cross postings. Leigh Mosley Accessibility Coordinator University of Tennessee Libraries 1015 Volunteer Boulevard Knoxville, TN 37996-1000 865-974-0011 lmosley1@utk.edu ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list ------------------------------ End of athen-list Digest, Vol 220, Issue 4 ****************************************** _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list _______________________________________________ athen-list mailing list athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The materials in this electronic mail transmission (including all attachments) are private and confidential and are the property of the sender. 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Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 15, 2024, at 8:50?AM, Travis Roth via athen-list wrote: > > In desktop layout they appear to be: > > Alt+NumPadMinus=SayPriorSentence > > Alt+NumPadPlus=SayNextSentence > > > > IN laptop layout they are JAWSKey+y and n. > > > > Also remember that you can use the Command Search tool found in the JAWSKey+F2 dialog to look up stuff. There a lot of commands, hard to remember them all especially when they move them. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 15 13:50:19 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Top Tech Tidbits via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] JAWS keyboard command for reading sentences In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <004101daef54$bdcb4e80$3961eb80$@toptechtidbits.com> Current Status of Sentence Navigation Commands in JAWS As of the latest updates in JAWS, the commands you mentioned?Alt + Up Arrow and Alt + Down Arrow?for moving to and reading the previous and next sentence, respectively, are indeed no longer available by default. This has been a change that has caught several users off guard, particularly those who edit text regularly. Alternative Commands or Workarounds Although the old commands are no longer functional, you still have a couple of options: 1. Custom Scripts: One option is to create a custom script to bring back the functionality using JAWS' scripting capabilities. This might be a bit advanced, but it allows you to define any key combination you prefer for sentence navigation. 2. Using the Virtual Cursor (on Web Pages or Emails): If you are working on web content or emails, you can use Ctrl + Down Arrow or Ctrl + Up Arrow to move by paragraph. While this isn't exactly by sentence, it can be useful in some contexts. 3. Use the Review Cursor: Some users find that using the Review Cursor (insert + numpad 5 twice) can help in situations where sentence navigation is required, though it's more manual and may not be as fluid. Possible Future Updates Given the importance of sentence navigation for content creators, it might be worth providing feedback to Freedom Scientific. They are generally responsive to user needs, and if enough users request the reintroduction of this feature or a similar one, it could be reinstated in future updates. In the meantime, setting up a custom script might be your best bet if you need this functionality immediately. 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If you have received this e-mail and attachments in error, please delete the e-mail and its attachments from your computer. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Karen McCall via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 8:24 AM To: ATHEN Subject: [Athen] JAWS keyboard command for reading sentences Morning! I?ve been frustrated by this for a long time and figured it was time to ask for help! LOL JAWS used to have keyboard commands for reading sentence by sentence. Alt + NumPad 5 with the NumLock turned off still seems to work but the keyboard commands for moving to and reading the next sentence or previous sentence are either missing or have changed. They used to be Alt + Up Arrow or Alt + Down Arrow respectively. Did we lose this ability or have the keyboard commands changed? As someone who writes and edits content, not being able to move sentence by sentence is frustrating. I?m using the current/up to date version of JAWS. Thanks in advance! 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This is a Pearson book so I would hope if Julia reached out to Pearson and explained the need for screen reader accessibility that they could provide a better copy than this. I had one of my technicians who is a computer science student take a look at this file. She has 6 years of experience with Java and 2 years of document conversion experience working in our office and she was concerned that a student would be given such a poorly converted Word document. We would be happy to help with any conversion needs. Best regards, Adrienne Adrienne Zimny Client Care Coordinator Central Access Central Washington University 400 E University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7541 (509)963-1371 centralaccess@cwu.edu From: athen-list On Behalf Of Joshua Hori via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:54 AM To: Herosian, Julia ; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Caution: This email originated from outside the university. Do not click on links, open attachments, or reply unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. If you consider this email as phishing or spam please use the Report Suspicious - PhishAlarm Button in Outlook or OWA to inform both the CWU Service Desk and Proofpoint. It?s on bookshare.org. From: athen-list > on behalf of Herosian, Julia via athen-list > Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:23?PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Hello all, Does anyone have access to a screen reader accessible version of ?Building Java Programs: A Back to Basics Approach 5th Edition? Author(s): Stuart Reges; Marty Stepp, Publisher: Pearson, ISBN :9780135471944. Many thanks, Julia Herosian (she/her) Access Technology and Digital Accessibility Specialist Accessibility Services Office Harvard Division of Continuing Education -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Building_Java_Programs00001.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 136507 bytes Desc: Building_Java_Programs00001.docx URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 15 15:20:20 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (foreigntype@gmail.com via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] Navigation keys for JAWS Message-ID: Karen et al, Found this on top tech tidbits. Perhaps it will be useful. *Current Status of Sentence Navigation Commands in JAWS* As of the latest updates in JAWS, the commands you mentioned?*Alt + Up Arrow* and *Alt + Down Arrow*?for moving to and reading the previous and next sentence, respectively, are indeed no longer available by default. This has been a change that has caught several users off guard, particularly those who edit text regularly. *Alternative Commands or Workarounds* Although the old commands are no longer functional, you still have a couple of options: 1. *Custom Scripts:* One option is to create a custom script to bring back the functionality using JAWS' scripting capabilities. This might be a bit advanced, but it allows you to define any key combination you prefer for sentence navigation. 2. *Using the Virtual Cursor (on Web Pages or Emails):* If you are working on web content or emails, you can use *Ctrl + Down Arrow* or *Ctrl + Up Arrow* to move by paragraph. While this isn't exactly by sentence, it can be useful in some contexts. 3. *Use the Review Cursor:* Some users find that using the Review Cursor (insert + numpad 5 twice) can help in situations where sentence navigation is required, though it's more manual and may not be as fluid. *Possible Future Updates* Given the importance of sentence navigation for content creators, it might be worth providing feedback to Freedom Scientific. They are generally responsive to user needs, and if enough users request the reintroduction of this feature or a similar one, it could be reinstated in future updates. In the meantime, setting up a custom script might be your best bet if you need this functionality immediately. Hope this helps. *Aaron Di Blasi, **PMP* Wink Harner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 15 15:27:38 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <01b301daef62$56383a90$02a8afb0$@montana.com> Hi, I downloaded the title as EPUB and also reviewed it online with the Bookshare Web Reader. The structure of the book looks good with headings and tables. I too did not find any images in the title. The primary format used at Bookshare is EPUB, which is the format most publishers use for their digital content. The other formats are derived from the EPUB, so it is understandable that if the EPUB does not have images, the Word version would not as well. I will bring this to the collection development and the technical team. Best George From: athen-list On Behalf Of CentralAccess via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 3:29 PM To: Joshua Hori ; Access Technology Higher Education Network ; Herosian, Julia Subject: Re: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Hi all, I just want to ask if anyone has looked in depth at the files being provided by Bookshare? I pulled the Word files for this book and, even without having the original publisher PDF to compare to, there are some red flags like images omitted, figure headings listed but no figures included and that was just in looking at the first few pages of this. This is a Pearson book so I would hope if Julia reached out to Pearson and explained the need for screen reader accessibility that they could provide a better copy than this. I had one of my technicians who is a computer science student take a look at this file. She has 6 years of experience with Java and 2 years of document conversion experience working in our office and she was concerned that a student would be given such a poorly converted Word document. We would be happy to help with any conversion needs. Best regards, Adrienne Adrienne Zimny Client Care Coordinator Central Access Central Washington University 400 E University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7541 (509)963-1371 centralaccess@cwu.edu From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Joshua Hori via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:54 AM To: Herosian, Julia >; Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Caution: This email originated from outside the university. Do not click on links, open attachments, or reply unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. If you consider this email as phishing or spam please use the Report Suspicious - PhishAlarm Button in Outlook or OWA to inform both the CWU Service Desk and Proofpoint. It?s on bookshare.org. From: athen-list > on behalf of Herosian, Julia via athen-list > Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:23?PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Hello all, Does anyone have access to a screen reader accessible version of ?Building Java Programs: A Back to Basics Approach 5th Edition? Author(s): Stuart Reges; Marty Stepp, Publisher: Pearson, ISBN :9780135471944. Many thanks, Julia Herosian (she/her) Access Technology and Digital Accessibility Specialist Accessibility Services Office Harvard Division of Continuing Education -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 15 15:30:25 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello, I have also had similar experiences with missing images in textbooks from Bookshare in the past year. I ended up reaching out to Bookshare a few times to add the images/image descriptions or reached out to the publisher mentioning missing images (for low vision users) in Bookshare file if image descriptions were present. Bookshare provided the file within a couple of weeks, but it can get hectic at the beginning of Fall with no ATN.. Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education 310-825-1501 (CAE line) http://www.cae.ucla.edu/ ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of CentralAccess via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 2:28 PM To: Joshua Hori ; Access Technology Higher Education Network ; Herosian, Julia Subject: Re: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Hi all, I just want to ask if anyone has looked in depth at the files being provided by Bookshare? I pulled the Word files for this book and, even without having the original publisher PDF to compare to, there are some red flags like images omitted, figure headings listed but no figures included and that was just in looking at the first few pages of this. This is a Pearson book so I would hope if Julia reached out to Pearson and explained the need for screen reader accessibility that they could provide a better copy than this. I had one of my technicians who is a computer science student take a look at this file. She has 6 years of experience with Java and 2 years of document conversion experience working in our office and she was concerned that a student would be given such a poorly converted Word document. We would be happy to help with any conversion needs. Best regards, Adrienne Adrienne Zimny Client Care Coordinator Central Access Central Washington University 400 E University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7541 (509)963-1371 centralaccess@cwu.edu From: athen-list On Behalf Of Joshua Hori via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:54 AM To: Herosian, Julia ; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Caution: This email originated from outside the university. Do not click on links, open attachments, or reply unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. If you consider this email as phishing or spam please use the Report Suspicious - PhishAlarm Button in Outlook or OWA to inform both the CWU Service Desk and Proofpoint. It?s on bookshare.org. From: athen-list > on behalf of Herosian, Julia via athen-list > Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:23?PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Hello all, Does anyone have access to a screen reader accessible version of ?Building Java Programs: A Back to Basics Approach 5th Edition? Author(s): Stuart Reges; Marty Stepp, Publisher: Pearson, ISBN :9780135471944. Many thanks, Julia Herosian (she/her) Access Technology and Digital Accessibility Specialist Accessibility Services Office Harvard Division of Continuing Education -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Fri Aug 16 06:01:06 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs References: Message-ID: <005401daefdc$5ba8e590$12fab0b0$@montana.com> Hello All, As an update from Bookshare: The title originated as an OCR scanned document that Bookshare did; it did not originate from a publisher file, sadly. Bookshare gets the best results when the publisher provides an EPUB file that is Born Accessible. That is the reason no images are present. I encourage all DSO staff to demand that publishers produce Born Accessible publications and donate those to Bookshare. Professors should also select Born Accessible publications for their courses. Once the publishers are doing their part, we can solve this problem. I also want to recognize the many Global Certified Accessible (GCA)publishers that are doing a great job in providing content to Bookshare. These titles are wonderful! Best George From: kerscher@montana.com Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 4:28 PM To: 'CentralAccess' ; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' ; 'Joshua Hori' ; 'Herosian, Julia' Subject: RE: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Hi, I downloaded the title as EPUB and also reviewed it online with the Bookshare Web Reader. The structure of the book looks good with headings and tables. I too did not find any images in the title. The primary format used at Bookshare is EPUB, which is the format most publishers use for their digital content. The other formats are derived from the EPUB, so it is understandable that if the EPUB does not have images, the Word version would not as well. I will bring this to the collection development and the technical team. Best George From: athen-list > On Behalf Of CentralAccess via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 3:29 PM To: Joshua Hori >; Access Technology Higher Education Network >; Herosian, Julia > Subject: Re: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Hi all, I just want to ask if anyone has looked in depth at the files being provided by Bookshare? I pulled the Word files for this book and, even without having the original publisher PDF to compare to, there are some red flags like images omitted, figure headings listed but no figures included and that was just in looking at the first few pages of this. This is a Pearson book so I would hope if Julia reached out to Pearson and explained the need for screen reader accessibility that they could provide a better copy than this. I had one of my technicians who is a computer science student take a look at this file. She has 6 years of experience with Java and 2 years of document conversion experience working in our office and she was concerned that a student would be given such a poorly converted Word document. We would be happy to help with any conversion needs. Best regards, Adrienne Adrienne Zimny Client Care Coordinator Central Access Central Washington University 400 E University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7541 (509)963-1371 centralaccess@cwu.edu From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Joshua Hori via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:54 AM To: Herosian, Julia >; Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Caution: This email originated from outside the university. Do not click on links, open attachments, or reply unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. If you consider this email as phishing or spam please use the Report Suspicious - PhishAlarm Button in Outlook or OWA to inform both the CWU Service Desk and Proofpoint. It?s on bookshare.org. From: athen-list > on behalf of Herosian, Julia via athen-list > Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:23?PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Hello all, Does anyone have access to a screen reader accessible version of ?Building Java Programs: A Back to Basics Approach 5th Edition? Author(s): Stuart Reges; Marty Stepp, Publisher: Pearson, ISBN :9780135471944. Many thanks, Julia Herosian (she/her) Access Technology and Digital Accessibility Specialist Accessibility Services Office Harvard Division of Continuing Education -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Fri Aug 16 06:01:59 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Karen McCall via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] Navigation keys for JAWS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks, I've logged this as a bug or problem with Freedom Scientific/Vispero. I can't believe they would remove this valuable tool! I kept thinking it was a bug that would eventually be fixed. I could seamlessly review and edit content without switching to the various cursors and switching back. This takes time, memory of what "cursed" cursor to use and remembering to go back to editing. It makes us less productive! Cheers, Karen From: athen-list On Behalf Of foreigntype@gmail.com via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 6:20 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Navigation keys for JAWS Karen et al, Found this on top tech tidbits. Perhaps it will be useful. Current Status of Sentence Navigation Commands in JAWS As of the latest updates in JAWS, the commands you mentioned-Alt + Up Arrow and Alt + Down Arrow-for moving to and reading the previous and next sentence, respectively, are indeed no longer available by default. This has been a change that has caught several users off guard, particularly those who edit text regularly. Alternative Commands or Workarounds Although the old commands are no longer functional, you still have a couple of options: 1. Custom Scripts: One option is to create a custom script to bring back the functionality using JAWS' scripting capabilities. This might be a bit advanced, but it allows you to define any key combination you prefer for sentence navigation. 2. Using the Virtual Cursor (on Web Pages or Emails): If you are working on web content or emails, you can use Ctrl + Down Arrow or Ctrl + Up Arrow to move by paragraph. While this isn't exactly by sentence, it can be useful in some contexts. 3. Use the Review Cursor: Some users find that using the Review Cursor (insert + numpad 5 twice) can help in situations where sentence navigation is required, though it's more manual and may not be as fluid. Possible Future Updates Given the importance of sentence navigation for content creators, it might be worth providing feedback to Freedom Scientific. They are generally responsive to user needs, and if enough users request the reintroduction of this feature or a similar one, it could be reinstated in future updates. In the meantime, setting up a custom script might be your best bet if you need this functionality immediately. Hope this helps. Aaron Di Blasi, PMP Wink Harner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Fri Aug 16 07:09:36 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Susan Kelmer via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: If you?ve been around any amount of time, you know my concerns about Bookshare files. Missing information like images and tables, page numbering, headings not marked correctly, or at all, no page numbers in the index, etc. Even if Bookshare had scanned this book (which it sounds like they did), all of those elements should have been there and in the completed remediated file. But somehow, they never are. Bookshare is missing a step in production ? an important one. The are scanning straight to OCR, which only captures text. That is not how we do it in the remediation world (or at least, I hope not). We scan to a good quality file that contains images, whether that is PDF or TIFF. We then have ALL of the information that was in the book, and when we run OCR, we get all of the information out, PLUS have the original image files with which to correct mistakes and add back in anything missing/lost during OCR. In this case, this file is absolutely useless to you because of the critical things that are missing. That book should never have been put up for download in Bookshare, if it didn?t have everything in it that it was supposed to. Quality matters. I?ll say that again: QUALITY MATTERS. We are providing students with substandard resources, something we would never do if we were producing the material ourselves. If I have to remediate a Bookshare file (something I do on the regular), then I?d rather have a scanned or publisher PDF to work with instead. My OCR of those types of files is much higher right out of the gate than the files that Bookshare continues to provide. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DAEFB3.A1B81070] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you?ve received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list On Behalf Of CentralAccess via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 3:29 PM To: Joshua Hori ; Access Technology Higher Education Network ; Herosian, Julia Subject: Re: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs [External email - use caution] Hi all, I just want to ask if anyone has looked in depth at the files being provided by Bookshare? I pulled the Word files for this book and, even without having the original publisher PDF to compare to, there are some red flags like images omitted, figure headings listed but no figures included and that was just in looking at the first few pages of this. This is a Pearson book so I would hope if Julia reached out to Pearson and explained the need for screen reader accessibility that they could provide a better copy than this. I had one of my technicians who is a computer science student take a look at this file. She has 6 years of experience with Java and 2 years of document conversion experience working in our office and she was concerned that a student would be given such a poorly converted Word document. We would be happy to help with any conversion needs. Best regards, Adrienne Adrienne Zimny Client Care Coordinator Central Access Central Washington University 400 E University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7541 (509)963-1371 centralaccess@cwu.edu From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Joshua Hori via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:54 AM To: Herosian, Julia >; Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Caution: This email originated from outside the university. Do not click on links, open attachments, or reply unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. If you consider this email as phishing or spam please use the Report Suspicious - PhishAlarm Button in Outlook or OWA to inform both the CWU Service Desk and Proofpoint. It?s on bookshare.org. From: athen-list > on behalf of Herosian, Julia via athen-list > Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 12:23?PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu > Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Hello all, Does anyone have access to a screen reader accessible version of ?Building Java Programs: A Back to Basics Approach 5th Edition? Author(s): Stuart Reges; Marty Stepp, Publisher: Pearson, ISBN :9780135471944. Many thanks, Julia Herosian (she/her) Access Technology and Digital Accessibility Specialist Accessibility Services Office Harvard Division of Continuing Education -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 8916 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Fri Aug 16 08:21:26 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Andrea L. Dietrich via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Our policy with Bookshare is generally that we only use files that are listed as having been provided by the publisher directly. I?ve found that often if you download an epub file in particular it is the same epub you would be able to buy from a publisher?s website, just with the Bookshare ?disclaimer? stuff tacked onto the front. Even the Word files in that situation are usually just converted from the epub automatically, from the looks of it. Unfortunately that ONLY applies to cases where the publisher is providing the files directly, not to cases where Bookshare is scanning the material, because we have also found many instances where Bookshare is omitting very important information from the files they?ve scanned. For most textbooks unless you can get the ?Publisher? quality epub it?s often more trouble than it?s worth to remediate the Bookshare files given how much missing information there tends to be. Andrea Dietrich She / Her / Hers Accessible Media Specialist Student Disability Services | Student and Campus Life Cornell University Cornell Health, Level 5 110 Ho Plaza, Ithaca, NY 14853 sds.cornell.edu From: athen-list On Behalf Of Susan Kelmer via athen-list Sent: Friday, August 16, 2024 10:10 AM To: CentralAccess ; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs If you?ve been around any amount of time, you know my concerns about Bookshare files. Missing information like images and tables, page numbering, headings not marked correctly, or at all, no page numbers in the index, etc. Even if Bookshare had scanned this book (which it sounds like they did), all of those elements should have been there and in the completed remediated file. But somehow, they never are. Bookshare is missing a step in production ? an important one. The are scanning straight to OCR, which only captures text. That is not how we do it in the remediation world (or at least, I hope not). We scan to a good quality file that contains images, whether that is PDF or TIFF. We then have ALL of the information that was in the book, and when we run OCR, we get all of the information out, PLUS have the original image files with which to correct mistakes and add back in anything missing/lost during OCR. In this case, this file is absolutely useless to you because of the critical things that are missing. That book should never have been put up for download in Bookshare, if it didn?t have everything in it that it was supposed to. Quality matters. I?ll say that again: QUALITY MATTERS. We are providing students with substandard resources, something we would never do if we were producing the material ourselves. If I have to remediate a Bookshare file (something I do on the regular), then I?d rather have a scanned or publisher PDF to work with instead. My OCR of those types of files is much higher right out of the gate than the files that Bookshare continues to provide. Susan Kelmer Alternate Format Production Program Manager Disability Services Health and Wellness Services T 303 735 4836 www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices [cid:image001.png@01DAEFCE.6D68B110] Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. If you?ve received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. From: athen-list > On Behalf Of CentralAccess via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 3:29 PM To: Joshua Hori >; Access Technology Higher Education Network >; Herosian, Julia > Subject: Re: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs [External email - use caution] Hi all, I just want to ask if anyone has looked in depth at the files being provided by Bookshare? I pulled the Word files for this book and, even without having the original publisher PDF to compare to, there are some red flags like images omitted, figure headings listed but no figures included and that was just in looking at the first few pages of this. This is a Pearson book so I would hope if Julia reached out to Pearson and explained the need for screen reader accessibility that they could provide a better copy than this. I had one of my technicians who is a computer science student take a look at this file. She has 6 years of experience with Java and 2 years of document conversion experience working in our office and she was concerned that a student would be given such a poorly converted Word document. We would be happy to help with any conversion needs. Best regards, Adrienne Adrienne Zimny Client Care Coordinator Central Access Central Washington University 400 E University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7541 (509)963-1371 centralaccess@cwu.edu From: athen-list > On Behalf Of Joshua Hori via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:54 AM To: Herosian, Julia >; Access Technology Higher Education Network > Subject: Re: [Athen] Screen Reader Accessible version of Building Java Programs Caution: This email originated from outside the university. Do not click on links, open attachments, or reply unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. 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Since these are both brand new positions there will be some ability to frame the job as you see fit. For the Director job, while you would be guided by our plan, you would also get to be on the ground floor regarding the training, staffing and the supervisory committee that will support the work. CCC Digital Accessibility Specialist Job Posting is a remote/ hybrid job. Both are great opportunities! Best regards, Cath Catherine M. Stager Accessibility & Assistive Technology Specialist Disability Support Services - Assistive Technology Pronouns: she/her/hers. Disability Support Services - 303-404-5533 | FRCC.DSS@FrontRange.edu Leave a message or text Cath (720) 336-1245 Check out our Getting Started Guides for At Home Support! https://bit.ly/usingyourtech Create Inclusive E-mail and Materials https://bit.ly/inclusive_checklist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Each Disability Student Services Office (DSSO) will create an institutional profile, register the email addresses associated with the DSSO, and provide the requested information in the appropriate fields in the portal. You, on behalf of your institution, will need to accept the Authorized User Membership Agreement, which defines your responsibilities and privileges with respect to access to the portal and the use of the Publisher Works for which you have requested an alternative format copy (this agreement is materially similar to the previous agreement that governed Authorized Users). Upon receipt of your information, the site's administrator will verify your institution and authorize access to the portal. Your DSSO primary contact will receive notification when the authentication process has been completed. Please note that the authorization process will take some time. If you have not received your credentials by early next week, please reply to this email to follow-up. Technical issues will likely arise; we will work as quickly as reasonably possible to address the issues that arise. This has not been a turn-key restoration. We are also happy to connect you with the permissions department of the relevant publisher for any requests that the system cannot yet meet. To facilitate this, please provide all the relevant information regarding the textbook/educational material your student is requesting to this email address (accesstext@publishers.org). Thank you for your patience as we worked to restore the ATN service. We also thank the DSS offices that offered and provided their assistance to AAP as we worked through this process. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. AAP Team -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The process is straight-forward (and likely similar to the previous process). Each Disability Student Services Office (DSSO) will create an institutional profile, register the email addresses associated with the DSSO, and provide the requested information in the appropriate fields in the portal. You, on behalf of your institution, will need to accept the Authorized User Membership Agreement, which defines your responsibilities and privileges with respect to access to the portal and the use of the Publisher Works for which you have requested an alternative format copy (this agreement is materially similar to the previous agreement that governed Authorized Users). Upon receipt of your information, the site's administrator will verify your institution and authorize access to the portal. Your DSSO primary contact will receive notification when the authentication process has been completed. Please note that the authorization process will take some time. If you have not received your credentials by early next week, please reply to this email to follow-up. Technical issues will likely arise; we will work as quickly as reasonably possible to address the issues that arise. This has not been a turn-key restoration. We are also happy to connect you with the permissions department of the relevant publisher for any requests that the system cannot yet meet. To facilitate this, please provide all the relevant information regarding the textbook/educational material your student is requesting to this email address (accesstext@publishers.org). Thank you for your patience as we worked to restore the ATN service. We also thank the DSS offices that offered and provided their assistance to AAP as we worked through this process. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. AAP Team This list is intended to serve as a forum for higher education professionals involved in the delivery of services to students with disabilities in higher education. 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Some professors use animations to show the sequential steps in Chemistry or Biology. From research, I read that if the professor posts it elsewhere, they must remove or flatten the transitions or animations before posting it. I am curious if anyone out there knows anything more about the PPT's transitions and animations and/or making them more accessible? Thank you, Lori Lori Lane, M.Ed., CPACC Specialist in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Universal Design for Learning Team Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning (CITL) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 505 East Armory Avenue | MC-528 Champaign, IL 61820 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 22 12:08:39 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] EPUB readers that customize word spacing Message-ID: Hello! 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If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please notify me by telephone or via return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank You! From: athen-list On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2024 3:09 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] EPUB readers that customize word spacing ATTENTION: This email is from an external source. Do Not click on any links or open any attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. To report a suspicious email, please use the new phishing alert button in outlook Hello! Any recommendations for EPUB readers for iPads, Mac, and Windows that can customize word spacing? Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education 310-825-1501 (CAE line) http://www.cae.ucla.edu/ ________________________________ From: LaBella, Pam Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2024 12:18 PM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya ; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: RE: EPUB readers that customize word spacing You can try Thorium Reader to see if it does what you need Pamela LaBella (She/Her) Why Pronouns Matter Assistive Technology Specialist CENTER FOR ACCESSIBILITY RESOURCES & SERVICES Website: Center for Accessibility Resources & Services Northern Essex Community College Behrakis Student Center 100 Elliott Street, Room SC105 Haverhill, MA 01830 TEL: 978-556-3705 This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be confidential and may contain student information covered under FERPA. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please notify me by telephone or via return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank You! From: athen-list On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2024 3:09 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] EPUB readers that customize word spacing ATTENTION: This email is from an external source. Do Not click on any links or open any attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. To report a suspicious email, please use the new phishing alert button in outlook Hello! Any recommendations for EPUB readers for iPads, Mac, and Windows that can customize word spacing? Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 22 12:48:31 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] EPUB readers that customize word spacing In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00eb01daf4cc$44aaa230$cdffe690$@montana.com> Hello, As mentioned, Thorium for Windows, Mac, and Linux is terrific. At the Reading System Roundup, there are suggestions on many others on all platforms. https://inclusivepublishing.org/rs-accessibility/ If you look at the scores for "Visual Adjustments" on epubtest.org, you will find the Reading Systems that score the best. https://www.epubtest.org/results If it says needs retesting, that is because we just updated the test books, and the Reading System needs to be tested for the new tests we added. The old scores will give you a good idea anyway. Where it says not tested, it is because that configuration was tested by a blind user. Best George From: athen-list On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2024 1:09 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] EPUB readers that customize word spacing Hello! Any recommendations for EPUB readers for iPads, Mac, and Windows that can customize word spacing? Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 22 15:53:08 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] EPUB readers that customize word spacing In-Reply-To: <00eb01daf4cc$44aaa230$cdffe690$@montana.com> References: <00eb01daf4cc$44aaa230$cdffe690$@montana.com> Message-ID: Thank you George! Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education 310-825-1501 (CAE line) http://www.cae.ucla.edu/ ________________________________ From: kerscher@montana.com Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2024 12:48:31 PM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya ; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: RE: [Athen] EPUB readers that customize word spacing Hello, As mentioned, Thorium for Windows, Mac, and Linux is terrific. At the Reading System Roundup, there are suggestions on many others on all platforms. https://inclusivepublishing.org/rs-accessibility/ If you look at the scores for ?Visual Adjustments? on epubtest.org, you will find the Reading Systems that score the best. https://www.epubtest.org/results If it says needs retesting, that is because we just updated the test books, and the Reading System needs to be tested for the new tests we added. The old scores will give you a good idea anyway. Where it says not tested, it is because that configuration was tested by a blind user. Best George From: athen-list On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2024 1:09 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] EPUB readers that customize word spacing Hello! Any recommendations for EPUB readers for iPads, Mac, and Windows that can customize word spacing? Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Mon Aug 26 13:51:46 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] FW: College of Marin: Assistive Technology Specialist (Job Opportunity) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <060901daf7f9$c40a7cf0$4c1f76d0$@ccctechcenter.org> Hello Everyone Passing along this job announcement on behalf of College of Marin Alex Marositz J.D. CPACC Section 504 Program Manager CCC Accessibility Center From: Stormy Miller Sabia Sent: Monday, August 26, 2024 1:39 PM To: Stephen Alex Marositz Subject: College of Marin: Assistive Technology Specialist (Job Opportunity) Hi Alex! Would you mind sharing this on the Alt Media listserv? Thank you! Stormy College of Marin, located in the northern bay area, is currently seeking an Assistive Technology Specialist substitute while we initiate recruitment for a full-time permanent position within Student Accessibility Services. The Assistive Technology Specialist assesses the access needs of students affiliated with Student Accessibility Services, supports in the development of accommodations leveraging technology and alt media, and supports faculty in the utilization of accessible technology in the learning environment. For more information regarding this opportunity and the scope of the position, please reach out to Stormy Miller Sabia, Director of Student Accessibility Services, at scmiller@marin.edu . Thank you! Stormy Miller Sabia, Ed.D. (she/her) Director of Student Services Student Accessibility & Psychological Services College of Marin 415-485-9601 (direct line) www.marin.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Tue Aug 27 13:15:03 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Fowles, Derrick via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] EPUB readers that customize word spacing In-Reply-To: References: <00eb01daf4cc$44aaa230$cdffe690$@montana.com> Message-ID: Does anyone by chance have a copy of this book: Title: the urban experience: an interdisciplinary policy perspective Authors: Barry Bluestone, Mary Huff Stevenson, and Russell E. Williams ISBN: 9780197527313 Publisher: Oxford University Press Thank you for your assistance. Best Regards, Derrick Fowles Accessible Materials Coordinator Services for Students with Disabilities Virginia Tech 430 Old Turner St. Suite 310 Blacksburg, VA 24061 Phone: 540-231-3788 Fax: 540-231-3232 Website: ssd.vt.edu Email: derrickf@vt.edu Consistency Harmony Responsibility Arranger Relator ________________________________ From: athen-list on behalf of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2024 6:53 PM To: kerscher@montana.com ; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: Re: [Athen] EPUB readers that customize word spacing Thank you George! Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education 310-825-1501 (CAE line) http://www.cae.ucla.edu/ ________________________________ From: kerscher@montana.com Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2024 12:48:31 PM To: Karthikeyan, Ramya ; 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' Subject: RE: [Athen] EPUB readers that customize word spacing Hello, As mentioned, Thorium for Windows, Mac, and Linux is terrific. At the Reading System Roundup, there are suggestions on many others on all platforms. https://inclusivepublishing.org/rs-accessibility/ If you look at the scores for ?Visual Adjustments? on epubtest.org, you will find the Reading Systems that score the best. https://www.epubtest.org/results If it says needs retesting, that is because we just updated the test books, and the Reading System needs to be tested for the new tests we added. The old scores will give you a good idea anyway. Where it says not tested, it is because that configuration was tested by a blind user. Best George From: athen-list On Behalf Of Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2024 1:09 PM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] EPUB readers that customize word spacing Hello! Any recommendations for EPUB readers for iPads, Mac, and Windows that can customize word spacing? Best, Ramya Ramya Karthikeyan Alternative Format Specialist UCLA Center for Accessible Education -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 29 05:11:10 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Romack, Justin via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] Respondus Monitor and visually impaired students Message-ID: Howdy ATHEN! I spoke with a totally blind student yesterday who had never taken an exam with Respondus' Monitor product enabled. They described the system prompting multiple times to face and position themselves in the webcam - with no feedback as to whether or not they were doing so correctly. They were asked to show a picture ID and were never given any indication which direction to move/position their card as they attempted to comply. At several points in the quiz, Monitor indicated there were issues and they were not given feedback about why the assessment had been stopped (only assuming it had to do with their gaze and a false positive for cheating). Eventually they were locked out completely. I've had some experience with LockDown Browser and JAWS/NVDA (these were largely positive), but I've not worked with Monitor. Does anyone have firsthand experience and advice? Thanks! 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URL: From athen-list at u.washington.edu Thu Aug 29 11:39:46 2024 From: athen-list at u.washington.edu (Top Tech Tidbits via athen-list) Date: Thu Jul 10 11:19:57 2025 Subject: [Athen] Respondus Monitor and visually impaired students In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000401dafa42$d30d7130$79285390$@toptechtidbits.com> Hey Justin, It sounds like the blind student you spoke with had quite a challenging experience with Respondus Monitor. Your concerns are valid, especially regarding the lack of feedback for users who rely on screen readers or have visual impairments. Unfortunately, Respondus Monitor is heavily dependent on visual cues and positioning, which creates accessibility issues for blind or visually impaired students. >From my experience and knowledge of similar situations, here are some key points and advice to consider: 1. Accessibility Limitations of Respondus Monitor: As you observed, Respondus Monitor isn't fully accessible for blind users due to its reliance on webcam positioning, facial recognition, and visual confirmation. These features are difficult to use without sighted assistance, and the lack of audio feedback makes it challenging for screen reader users to receive necessary guidance. 2. Using JAWS/NVDA with LockDown Browser: While you mentioned positive experiences with JAWS/NVDA and LockDown Browser, this may not extend to Monitor. LockDown Browser alone does not involve webcam use or facial recognition, which is likely why it's more accessible. When combined with Monitor, these added layers create significant hurdles for blind users. 3. Requesting Accommodations: For future exams, it might be helpful to request alternative arrangements for students who use screen readers or are visually impaired. This could include taking the exam in a proctored setting with human oversight instead of relying on Respondus Monitor, or using another proctoring solution that provides better accessibility features. 4. Feedback to Respondus: It could be beneficial to provide feedback directly to Respondus about these accessibility challenges. Highlighting the specific difficulties faced by blind users could push for better accommodation features, like more comprehensive audio feedback or integration with screen readers. 5. Consulting with the Accessibility Office or IT: Collaborating with your institution?s IT or accessibility office to explore alternative proctoring tools or methods that are more inclusive might provide more accessible options. 6. Providing Clear Communication: Ensuring that students are fully aware of the requirements and potential challenges before starting an exam with Respondus Monitor might help them prepare better, such as suggesting they seek a reader/scribe if necessary. If others in the network have first-hand experience or solutions for these accessibility concerns, their input would be invaluable. Perhaps forming a small working group to explore and advocate for more accessible remote proctoring solutions could also be beneficial. I hope this information is helpful and leads to better solutions for your students. ? Aaron Di Blasi, PMP ?The greatest barrier to accessibility is indifference.? ? PR Director (2024-Present) AT-Newswire Access Technology's Digital Newswire https://at-newswire.com ? Publisher (2024-Present) AI-Weekly The Week's News in Artificial Intelligence https://ai-weekly.ai ? Publisher (2022-Present) Access Information News The Week's News in Access Information https://accessinformationnews.com ? Publisher (2020-Present) Top Tech Tidbits The Week's News in Access Technology https://toptechtidbits.com ? Sr. Project Management Professional (2006-Present) Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. https://mvsltd.com ? 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If you have received this e-mail and attachments in error, please delete the e-mail and its attachments from your computer. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Romack, Justin via athen-list Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2024 8:11 AM To: athen-list@u.washington.edu Subject: [Athen] Respondus Monitor and visually impaired students Howdy ATHEN! I spoke with a totally blind student yesterday who had never taken an exam with Respondus? Monitor product enabled. They described the system prompting multiple times to face and position themselves in the webcam ? with no feedback as to whether or not they were doing so correctly. They were asked to show a picture ID and were never given any indication which direction to move/position their card as they attempted to comply. At several points in the quiz, Monitor indicated there were issues and they were not given feedback about why the assessment had been stopped (only assuming it had to do with their gaze and a false positive for cheating). 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On Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 3:06?PM Ione Priest via athen-list < athen-list@u.washington.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a student looking for free or low-cost apps for text-to-speech they > can use on their Android phone. I used to recommend VoiceDream, but they > stopped supporting Android a while ago. I'm curious what you all are > suggesting to your students. > > Thanks in advance! > > Thanks, > > > > *Ione Priest* *(they/she)* | *Assistant Director of Accessibility > Technology and Testing* > > CPACC, DHS Certified Trusted Tester > > Access Center > > Metropolitan State University of Denver > > Campus Box 56, P.O. Box 173362, Denver, CO 80217-3362 > > 303-615-0200 (office) > > www.msudenver.edu/access > > > > *This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of > the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any > unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. 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Google's Native Text-to-Speech Feature: This built-in feature on Android devices is free and integrates seamlessly with other Google apps. It's ideal for basic text-to-speech needs, such as reading text messages or web pages aloud. Users can adjust speech rate and pitch, and it supports multiple languages?. 2. Voice Aloud Reader: This app is popular for reading various types of content, including websites, emails, and eBooks. It offers a free version that includes most features, though there are ads. The app allows users to share text blocks directly for conversion to speech and has a playlist feature for organizing text-to-speech notes?. 3. Speechify: Speechify is a versatile TTS app that supports a wide range of content, from PDFs to emails. It offers a free version with basic functionality and paid plans that provide advanced features like high-speed reading and AI-powered natural-sounding voices. It?s highly rated for its ease of use and quality of speech output?. 4. T2S: Text to Voice: T2S is a practical TTS app that allows users to convert text to speech instantly and export audio files. It also supports a "Copy to Speak" feature, which converts copied text from any app into speech. The app is free with ads, and the Pro version removes ads for a small fee?. 5. Narrator's Voice: This app is widely used for creating voiceovers, including for social media content like YouTube and TikTok. It supports multiple languages and fun sound effects, making it suitable for both casual and creative uses. The free version has limited features and contains ads?. 6. Pocket: While primarily a read-later app, Pocket also offers text-to-speech functionality for reading saved articles aloud. It's available on both Android and iOS and supports offline listening, making it a good choice for students who want to listen to saved content on the go?. 7. TalkFree: A simple and user-friendly app that allows you to paste text for conversion to speech. It supports multiple languages and is free, but lacks some features like pausing during playback?. 8. iSpeech Translator: This app not only provides text-to-speech capabilities but also supports over 50 languages and allows for translation between them. It's completely free and does not include ads, making it a straightforward option for students who might need multilingual support?. These apps offer a variety of features and price points. Hopefully your student can choose one that best suits their needs. I hope this helps! ? Aaron Di Blasi, PMP ?The greatest barrier to accessibility is indifference.? ? PR Director (2024-Present) AT-Newswire Access Technology's Digital Newswire https://at-newswire.com ? Publisher (2024-Present) AI-Weekly The Week's News in Artificial Intelligence https://ai-weekly.ai ? Publisher (2022-Present) Access Information News The Week's News in Access Information https://accessinformationnews.com ? 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If you have received this e-mail and attachments in error, please delete the e-mail and its attachments from your computer. From: athen-list On Behalf Of Ione Priest via athen-list Sent: Friday, August 30, 2024 2:59 PM To: Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: [Athen] Text-to-speech apps for Android devices? Hi all, I have a student looking for free or low-cost apps for text-to-speech they can use on their Android phone. I used to recommend VoiceDream, but they stopped supporting Android a while ago. I'm curious what you all are suggesting to your students. Thanks in advance! Thanks, Ione Priest (they/she) | Assistant Director of Accessibility Technology and Testing CPACC, DHS Certified Trusted Tester Access Center Metropolitan State University of Denver Campus Box 56, P.O. 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <003401dafb22$f05d30f0$d11792d0$@toptechtidbits.com> Below is a comprehensive list of all of the options mentioned so far. If anyone else has any other recommendations they might like to share, we?ll include the final list as an article on the AT-Newswire website (https://at-newswire.com/). This will help others to find this kind of information via search in the future. The Best Text-to-Speech Apps for Android 1. Google's Native Text-to-Speech Feature A built-in feature on Android devices, ideal for basic text-to-speech needs. It integrates seamlessly with other Google apps and supports multiple languages. Users can adjust speech rate and pitch. This feature is free and works well for straightforward TTS needs? 2. Voice Aloud Reader A versatile app that reads aloud various types of content, including websites, emails, and eBooks. It offers a free version with most features, though ads are present. The app supports sharing specific text blocks for TTS conversion and organizing text-to-speech notes using a playlist feature. 3. Speechify A comprehensive TTS app that handles a wide range of content types, including PDFs and emails. It offers a free version and paid plans with advanced features like high-speed reading and AI-powered natural voices. It's highly regarded for its quality of speech output and user-friendly design?. 4. T2S: Text to Voice An efficient app for converting text files to speech. It supports creating or opening text files and converting them to speech instantly. Users can adjust pitch and speech rate, and the app includes features like "Copy to Speak" and a browser mode for reading web content aloud. It's free with ads, with a Pro version available to remove ads?. 5. Narrator's Voice Popular for creating voiceovers, especially for YouTube and TikTok, Narrator's Voice supports multiple languages and includes fun sound effects. It allows users to save audio files in MP3 format. The free version has limited features and contains ads?. 6. Pocket Primarily a read-later app, Pocket also offers TTS functionality to read saved articles aloud. It supports offline listening and various languages and voices. The TTS features are available in the free version, making it suitable for those who want to listen to saved content on the go?. 7. TalkFree A simple, user-friendly TTS app that allows users to paste text for conversion to speech. It supports multiple languages and offers basic functionality. However, it lacks some advanced features, such as a pause button during playback?. 8. iSpeech Translator A TTS app that supports over 50 languages and allows translation between languages. It's completely free and does not include ads, making it a straightforward option for users needing multilingual support?. 9. Kurzweil 3000 A robust educational software designed to support students with reading, writing, and studying needs, particularly those with learning disabilities. It includes high-quality TTS capabilities, study aids, and writing support. While comprehensive, it is a paid solution, typically requiring a subscription?. 10. Moon+ Reader Pro A versatile eBook reader for Android with integrated TTS capabilities. It supports a wide range of file formats and offers customizable reading settings, such as speech rate and pitch adjustment. The app is ideal for users looking for a stable and feature-rich reading and TTS experience?. 11. Legere Reader (formerly VoiceDream Reader for Android) An accessibility-focused app with strong TTS capabilities, supporting multiple languages and cloud service integration. While it provides robust TTS features, users have reported issues with settings resetting after updates, which may affect usability?. Aaron Di Blasi, PMP ?The greatest barrier to accessibility is indifference.? ? PR Director (2024-Present) AT-Newswire Access Technology's Digital Newswire https://at-newswire.com ? Publisher (2024-Present) AI-Weekly The Week's News in Artificial Intelligence https://ai-weekly.ai ? Publisher (2022-Present) Access Information News The Week's News in Access Information https://accessinformationnews.com ? Publisher (2020-Present) Top Tech Tidbits The Week's News in Access Technology https://toptechtidbits.com ? Sr. Project Management Professional (2006-Present) Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. https://mvsltd.com ? Certified: Digital Marketing Associate, Meta Certified (2022 - Present) Social Marketing Professional, Hootsuite Certified (2020 - Present) Email Marketing Professional, Constant Contact Certified (2019 - Present) Specializing in: Digital Strategy and Content Marketing Social Media Advertising Online Fundraising ADA, WCAG and Section 508 Compliance Website: https://mvsltd.com ? Email: ad@mvsltd.com ? Toll Free: +1 (855) 578-6660?? Subscribe: https://mvsltd.com/subscribe Schedule A Meeting: https://calendly.com/aarondiblasi News: https://mvsltd.com/news Services: https://mvsltd.com/services Testimonials: https://mvsltd.com/testimonials Facebook: https://mvsltd.com/facebook X (Formerly Twitter): https://mvsltd.com/x LinkedIn: https://mvsltd.com/linkedin Instagram: https://mvsltd.com/instagram YouTube: https://mvsltd.com/youtube Google: https://mvsltd.com/google CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and attachments, if any, may contain confidential information, which is privileged and protected from disclosure by Federal and State confidentiality laws, rules, and regulations. This e-mail and attachments, if any, are intended for the designated addressee only. If you are not the designated addressee, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this e-mail and its attachments, if any, may be unlawful and may subject you to legal consequences. If you have received this e-mail and attachments in error, please delete the e-mail and its attachments from your computer. From: athen-list On Behalf Of D Krahmer via athen-list Sent: Friday, August 30, 2024 3:41 PM To: Ione Priest ; Access Technology Higher Education Network Subject: Re: [Athen] Text-to-speech apps for Android devices? I use Moon+ reader pro for TTS on Android. VoiceDream for android was bought out and became Legere reader, which resets itself every time it updates and I gave up on it for Moon+. Thanks, D. On Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 3:06?PM Ione Priest via athen-list > wrote: Hi all, I have a student looking for free or low-cost apps for text-to-speech they can use on their Android phone. I used to recommend VoiceDream, but they stopped supporting Android a while ago. I'm curious what you all are suggesting to your students. Thanks in advance! Thanks, Ione Priest (they/she) | Assistant Director of Accessibility Technology and Testing CPACC, DHS Certified Trusted Tester Access Center Metropolitan State University of Denver Campus Box 56, P.O. Box 173362, Denver, CO 80217-3362 303-615-0200 (office) www.msudenver.edu/access This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. 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