ATHEN Quarterly Town Hall: October 16, 2024 – 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST Table of Contents Town Hall Agenda Overview AccessText Network (ATN) Updates Find Accessible Books Accessing Higher Ground Upcoming ATHEN Elections Upcoming Annual Meeting Topics of Interest NVDA use of OpenAI plugins Whisper AI MAIDR Library Question and Answer Adjourn Meeting Chat…
ATHEN Website Update Out website is currently hosted in a Drupal platform. We’re moving toward a different hosting option that will allow for more consistent updates related to security and functionality. We’re switching to Bluehost; Dawn and Krista are in the process of transferring content now. We’re archiving content that is valuable but no longer…
Agenda Reflect on 2020 First year we started quarterly meetings (held Feb 20) Held 2 “listserv in real-time” sessions as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Apr 22nd, May 6th) Continued ATHEN/AHEAD discussions Support of the first-ever AHG Virtual Conference ATHEN Executive Council 60+ cumulative hours spend in monthly meetings 80+ cumulative hours spend outside…
“Accessibility Listserv in Real Time”/ Each participant was asked “what are the current problems or hot topics or issues that you are currently facing? Captions Masks ePub Other Captions Convincing management/leadership that using automated captions in Zoom or whatever is live captions and sufficient for pre-recorded graduation, etc. Remind them that accessibility doesn’t…
“Accessibility Listserv in Real Time” Each participant was asked “what are the current problems or hot topics or issues that you are currently facing? Textbook Apps/Software Zoom Adobe Captivate Supporting AT Needs Accessible Remote Instruction/Work National Deaf Center Textbook Conversion during COVID Voice Dream Reader and Voice Dream Scanner are immensely popular apps. For…
We had a “listserv in real time” discussion with approximately 75 participants from dozens of schools and organizations. Thank you all for the robust comments in the chat!! NOTE: Names of institutions and individuals have been removed. Contact ATHEN President, Dawn Hunziker if there is a comment you would like to follow up on with…