[Athen] CART alternatives

Eileen Berger via athen-list athen-list at u.washington.edu
Fri Feb 21 06:19:49 PST 2025


Hi Sebastion,
Can you share the cost differentials with AVA? or compare otter.ai and
Glean?
Besides costs, are there different types of privacy issues with these tools?
Additionally, faculty are worried that full transcripts/recordings of their
classes will be taken out of context and/or shared inappropriately.
For students with disabilities and Access Offices, these tools do provide
appropriate access.
How do Access Offices resolve these competing issues with IT and Academic
Affairs and still provide student access and compliance?
Eileen Berger

On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM Sebastian M Niles via athen-list <
athen-list at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Hello Ione

>

> My university has used remote captioners in the past, which can help fill

> the gaps for any students who needs human edited captions. We've also used

> Ava (https://www.ava.me/), which is a blend of human captioning and Otter

> style automatic captioning. Students can use the automatic captioning, and

> then request (or schedule) a human captioner for a class. The human edited

> captions requires more money though.

>

> Sebastian Niles, CPACC (he/him/his)

> Accessible Technology Assistant

> Student Disability Center

> University of California-Davis

> Davis, CA 95616

>

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> *Subject:* [Athen] CART alternatives

>

> Hello all,

>

> We previously purchased a license for Otter.ai to provide a cheaper

> alternative to CART for a student (the student had experience with Otter

> for this purpose, so it was a good fit). However, our IT department is

> eager to eliminate Otter from our ecosystem due to security concerns and

> has asked that we explore other options in its stead. Are any of you using

> tools as an alternative to CART? If so, I'd greatly appreciate any insights

> you can offer!

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

> *Ione Priest* *(they/she)* | *Assistant Director of Accessibility

> Technology and Testing*

>

> CPACC, DHS Certified Trusted Tester

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> Access Center

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