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ATN Accessible Information Webinar
The STudent E-rent Pilot Project
Thursday, July 26, 2012
3:00pm EDT
SESSION OVERVIEW
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Introduction
Accessibility
CourseSmart Reader
Disability Services
Vocational Rehabilitation
INTRODUCTION
CORE MESSAGE
STEPP is an eTextbook rental program
offering cost-effective textbooks
that “all” college students can read.
STEPP VIDEO
http://youtu.be/pAHFky7p7_c
KEY POINTS
 Funded by U.S. Dep’t of Education
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FIPSE’s “Pilot Program for Course Material”
“…provide the option for students
to rent course materials in order to
achieve savings for students.”
 STEPP is a partnership between AMAC,
ATN, and CourseSmart®
 Students can save an average of 50% or
more by renting rather than buying
KEY POINTS (Continued)
 National eTextbook rental program
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“Virtual” online bookstore (coursesmart.com)
Distribution agreements w/ college bookstores
 Universally accessible electronic textbooks
 Equal opportunity for students w/ printrelated disabilities to participate in a
mainstream textbook rental program
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCESSIBILITY
 80% of titles can be accessed using a
screen reader
 Non-tagged vs. Tagged eTextbooks
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Non-tagged
 Source file from publisher
 Similar to DSP requesting PDF from publisher
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Tagged
 Optimized for best user experience
 Fixes reading order, alt text, headings, list, tables,
word spacing, soft-hyphens, ligatures, etc.
ACCESSIBILITY
 Titles are tagged on a per request basis
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Submit request for a specific title to be
“tagged” to: [email protected]
Timely and high quality
STEPP generally does not tag STEM titles
due to their complex nature (e.g. formulas,
graphs, models, etc.)
ACCESSING ETEXTBOOKS
 Access to eTextbooks requires a webenabled device and internet browser
 Online and offline
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Offline access supported by Firefox 3.6+, Safari 5.1+,
and Chrome
 Screen readers
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Users with blindness or visual impairment (e.g. NVDA
and JAWS®)
Users with LD (e.g. TextAloud and ClaroRead)
Depending on the screen reader used, student may have
to contact [email protected] to enable the
accessible reader
COURSESMART READERS
 New Reader
 Classic Reader
 Accessible Reader
RESOURCES PAGE
 http://stepp.gatech.edu/resources.php
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CourseSmart’s Accessibility Policy
Accessibility FAQ’s for Screen Readers
Software Instructions and Video Demos
 Apple OSX Text-to-Speech
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ClaroRead 5.5
Kurzweil
Natural Reader
ReadWriteGold
TextAloud
Universal Reader
VoiceOver
DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES
OPTIONS
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Demo account
Provide rental instructions to students
STEPP website
Bookstores
AccessText Network
DEMO ACCOUNT
 Use demo account to test sample book
 Please contact [email protected] to
request access to the demo account
INSTRUCTIONS FOR RENTING
1. Create a free account on www.coursesmart.com.
2. Search for titles.
3. Contact [email protected] to enable
accessible reader (if using JAWS®, NVDA,
VoiceOver, TextAloud).
4. Preview the first chapter of a book before renting
(and test how the book works w/ screen reader).
5. If book needs structural tags added to improve its
accessibility, title requests can be submitted to
[email protected].
STEPP WEBSITE
 Search for eTextbooks on the STEPP
website: http://stepp.gatech.edu
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Search by ISBN or Title
Compare rental and retail prices
BOOKSTORES
 Check if your campus store offers CourseSmart
eTextbooks
 Student may rent eTextbook through store’s
website or at the physical store
 Pick up in-store eTextbook shelf card and pay
at cash register
 Receipt contains instructions
for accessing book online
ACCESSTEXT NETWORK
 ATN’s Accessible Textbook Finder:
http://www.accesstext.org/atf.php
 Search multiple sources of accessible books
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
BENEFITS
 By renting rather than buying,
VR spends less money on
books for their clients
 Clients get access to books fairly quickly
allowing them to focus on their studies
rather than worrying about getting books
PURCHASE ORDERS
 Orders can be placed using a Purchase Order
 Request 2 forms at [email protected]
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CS Bulk Purchase Agreement for Institutions
Institutional Bulk Order Form
PURCHASE ORDERS (Continued)
 Complete forms and submit to
[email protected]
 Receive redemption code(s) for students
to access their book online
RESOURCES PAGE
 http://stepp.gatech.edu/resources.php
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Or click on “Resources” link on sidebar
 Instructions for renting an eTextbook
 Includes links to:
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CourseSmart’s Accessibility Policy
Accessibility FAQ’s for Screen Readers
Software Instructions and Video Demos
 Info for Vocational Rehab Counselors
CONTACT INFO
 Email: [email protected]
 Website: http://stepp.gatech.edu
 Connect with us
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Facebook
http://on.fb.me/steppgrant
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Twitter
https://twitter.com/#!/STEPP_tweet
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LinkedIn
http://linkd.in/IlLEPE
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YouTube
http://youtu.be/pAHFky7p7_c
QUESTIONS?