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Enhancing College Textbook Accessibility: The AccessText Network Collaboration

The AccessText Network facilitates access to electronic textbook files for students with print disabilities by connecting disability service offices with leading publishers. Membership is free for schools and publishers, with premium services available for $500/year. The network offers a Library for file exchange and the Accessible Textbook Finder (ATF). Dolphin collaboration supports DAISY text expansion. New publishers on board with faster file delivery. ATF Beta search tool combines accessible book sources.

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Enhancing College Textbook Accessibility: The AccessText Network Collaboration

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  1. The AccessText Network Publishers and DSS Collaborating to Improve College Textbook Accessibility

  2. Agenda • Overview of The AccessText Network • Membership Services • Publisher Services

  3. Overview • 2009 Donation from the Association of American Publishers and their leading Post-Postsecondary Publishers • Membership Driven Organization with Advisory Committee • ATN helps college students with print disabilities by connecting their disability service offices directly with leading textbook publishers to obtain electronic files. • Request and download publisher textbook files • Search and download accessible textbooks • Track and report what textbooks files are coming in and going out

  4. Overview • Membership is free for schools and publishers • Premium Membership is $500/year • Includes Accessible File Exchange • Schools who contribute 25 files to the Exchange receive free access • Accessible Textbook Finder (ATF) is Free

  5. Membership Services Activity Report • 1,140 Member Schools, 12 Member publishers • 7Alternate Media Centers (representing 310+ Schools) • 62,950 Requests since 8/24/09 • Average Fulfillment is 4 Days • 80% of Requests are for PDF, 20% MS Word

  6. Membership Services Accessible File Exchange Library • Schools contribute student-ready files in PDF, Word, DAISY, MP3, KESI, or Braille, which are stored on the ATN server. • Premium members can download files after publisher approves request.

  7. Dolphin Donation / Partnership • Dolphin donation and collaboration includes supporting the expansion library expansion with DAISY textbooks and post-conversion webinars • DAISY File Conversion • EasyReader Express DAISY Reader • Alternative Media Training

  8. Publisher Services Activity Report • New Publishers: Jones & Bartlett, FA Davis, Lynne Rienner Publishers and Springer Publishers • Publisher members now have the choice of storing files on the ATN server for faster delivery.

  9. Accessible Textbook Finder (ATF) Beta • August 14, 2011 ( Beta Launch) • ATF is a Free service • The Accessible Textbook Finder searches multiple sources of accessible books and provides the results in a combined format. Search Partners: • Learning Ally, BookShare, National Library Services, CourseSmart, AMAC, and AccessText Network • Additional partners to be included • http://www.accesstext.org/fedsearch.php

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