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Dan Comden

NADP and ATHEN: Collaborate and Compare. Dan Comden. Access Technology Consultant. Background. Access Technology CSU Humboldt University of Washington Web Accessibility WAI Campus and Washington State Alt text. ATHEN is not Athens. ATHEN is a network of AT professionals. A ccess

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Dan Comden

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  1. NADP and ATHEN: Collaborate and Compare Dan Comden Access Technology Consultant

  2. Background • Access Technology • CSU Humboldt • University of Washington • Web Accessibility • WAI • Campus and Washington State • Alt text

  3. ATHEN is not Athens

  4. ATHEN is a network of AT professionals Access Technologists Higher Education Network

  5. ATHEN formed 2002 • CSUN (California) • Accessing Higher Ground (Colorado) • ATIA - Assistive Technology Industry Association (Florida)

  6. ATHEN focus areas Sharing experience and expertise • Professional development • Conferences • E-Journal • Surveys • Blog • National standards

  7. NADP - Higher and Further Education Focused expertise of Assessors as part of larger group What are other Uni-related personnel resources in UK? • What are online resources? • What is the community? • Forums? • Wikis? • Other?

  8. ATHEN - Higher "Ed" No (formal) assessors but many ad hoc assessments • Dearth of national standards • Alternate text production • E-text • Braille • Math • Tactile graphics

  9. Shared issues US and UK technology specialists share issues of: • Professional development • Financing of AT • E-learning materials • Alt-format production • User training • What else?

  10. Alternate formats Not just Braille

  11. Implications for AT and alt text Considerations for production • Appropriate • Effective Considerations for consumption • Training/expertise • Platforms • mp3 vs. DAISY vs. Word vs. PDF

  12. And Braille • Braille conversion • Math and science content • Graphics • Literacy?

  13. Issues • Web site accessibility • Social networking • "Official" vs. what they use • Training • How to accomplish? • Institutional planning and purchasing Appropriate and Effective

  14. Appropriate tools for students? What we know Vs What are students using?

  15. ATHEN web site www.athenpro.org/ membership@athenpro.org or Dan's email: danc@washington.edu Dan Comden Access Technology Consultant

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