Accessibility

Internal Links

• Information for Registered Students
  • Alternate format Request form
• CUA Disability Support Services
• CUA Phone directory
• CUA Technology Services log-in
• Topaz CUA Web Content Management tool
• Cardinal Station

eText

Sources

• Textbooks.com
• Chegg

Publishers

• McGraw Hill Education

Software

• Abbyy FineReader
• Kurzweil 3000
• Easy Publisher
• Adobe Acrobat
• Easy Converter
• Paginator
• Open Office
• Microsoft Word

Assistive Technology

• Livescribe echo smartpen
• Read&Write Gold
  • Download from CUA Tech support
• Kurzweil 3000

Organizations

• AHEAD Association on Higher Education and Disability
  • E-text Instructional Materials Accessibility Group (IMAG):
• AltFormat Solutions Ron Stewart ron@altformatsolutions.com He has been one of the people who has started this e-text editing movement in higher education.
• Bookshare An Accessible Online Library
• AccessText Network Source for Books in electronic format

Services

Alternative Communications Services

Technologies

Daisy

• Daisy home
• DaisyPedia

Tasks

• Prep for Smart Start
• Meet with all eText workers
• eText worker training
• familiarity with Smartpen
• Familiarity with eText processes
• Inventory of AT hardware and software
• Evaluate, test, select and implement management software
• Check out AT around Campus
• Process engineering for eText and AT
• Update eText Guidebook
• Update web site - Topaz
• Develop Self-Service guidance
• Convert DSS forms to accessible PDF and post on Web
• Accounts on Blackberry, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.
• Work with publishers to make source documents more accessible.
• Inventory and update software on all workstations

External Resources

• Guidelines for Accessing Alternative Format Educational Materials - LOC
• Adobe® Acrobat® accessibility training resources
• CUA acquires most of it's AT from Envision Technology. Emily said to contact Moira Williams moira@envisiontechnology.org Telephone 301.654.3568 or 800.582.5051