Dick,

How does this plug-in work?  Does it export to RTF, text, or what?
Also, once it has been exported/converted to an accessible format, is
additional adaptive technology necessary to access it?

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Dick Banks [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 11:58 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: PowerPoint Presentation


Don Linder makes a free software plug-in that will export a PP
presentation to an accessible format.

Here is the URL for the download.

http://www.rehab.uiuc.edu/office/

EASI is going to conduct a free online clinic on creating accessible
PowerPoint. It will be a synchronous online event. We plan to conduct
the clinic in early May.

If anyone is interested in the free clinic, drop me a note with the
subject line. FREE POWEPOINT ACCESSIBILITY CLINIC in the subject line.
Please don't send the request to the list. We all get enough mail as it
is. Send your request to [log in to unmask]

I will send you the clinic details.

Dick

At 02:47 PM 4/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>Dear All,
>
>It would certainly more accessible to people if a "special" download 
>were not necessary.  Accessibility should not require a specialized way

>to use something.
>
>Valerie Lewis
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Library Access -- http://www.rit.edu/~easi 
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Denise Wood
>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 2:14 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: PowerPoint Presentation
>
>
>Hello everyone
>
>Perhaps they could try Jon Gunderson's PowerPoint conversion wizard - 
>available for download from http://www.rehab.uiuc.edu/office/
>
>Denise
>
>Dr. Denise Wood
>Senior Lecturer and Program Director (multimedia studies)
>& Magill Campus Director for MBIA and MBIC programs
>
>University of South Australia
>School of Communication, Information & New Media
>Room C2-26 Magill Campus
>St. Bernards Road, Magill, South Australia, 5072
>Phone: (61 8) 8302 4642
>Fax: (61 8)  8302 4745
>Mobile ph: 0413 648 260
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Valerie Lewis
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Sent: 2/04/2003 3:29 AM
>Subject: Re: PowerPoint Presentation
>
>Dear All,
>
>I use a screen reader and I also was unable to access the power point 
>presentation regarding the ALA website.
>
>Valerie Lewis
>Administrator of Outreach Services
>Suffolk Cooperative Library System
>(631) 286-1600, x1365
>[log in to unmask]
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Library Access -- http://www.rit.edu/~easi 
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Dick Banks
>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 12:21 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: PowerPoint Presentation
>
>
>I think all of you folks know me well enough that I am not throwing 
>stones at ALA here at all. I just want you to know that the PowerPoint
>presentation
>that is online at:
>http://www.ala.org/newsite is not accessible at all.
>
>
>Dick
>
>At 12:13 PM 4/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Hi everyone!
>
>Thanks for your information, Alan. As one who was "on the inside" at 
>ALA Headquarters when the redesign first started, I know that 
>accessibility was indeed a goal that was a "given." As a member now of 
>the ALA Web Site Committee, I know that accessibility has been 
>discussed and the commitment on the part of ALA is still very much 
>there. Numerous people of good faith and intent on the internal 
>redesign team have reassured me that this is so.
>
>I think it's wise to wait until we can evaluate the web site when it 
>goes live on April 7, as Axel suggests. I also think that we should 
>educate ourselves and acknowledge the efforts that have been made. Only

>then should we offer suggestions for any improvements that are needed. 
>Web accessibility is as much art as science, still. Even sites that 
>think they comply based on quick evaluations frequently don't actually 
>achieve real accessibility and usability.
>
>Civil and positive collaboration has worked with ALA Conference 
>Services in steadily improving accessibility issues at conferences and 
>information in the conference program. I think the same approach will 
>work concerning the web site. It may not happen overnight, but we will 
>succeed.
>
>Looking forward to seeing many of you in Toronto. I don't have the 
>booth number yet, but the AccessInfo System will be debuting in the 
>exhibits at Annual. Alas, the tiny spot designated as the 
>"Accessibility Pavilion" (3 or 4 booths, from what I can find out) is 
>already sold out in the Level 300 Exhibit Hall, so we'll be in the 
>Level 800 Hall. We'll have textHELP!, ScanSoft and possibly the 
>Benetech bookshare.org folks right around us. We'd appreciate your help

>in letting people know about "Accessibility Pavilion II"! I'll send out

>more information as we get closer to Annual.
>
>FYI, I've attached a short piece about our first public installation of

>the system, at the Naperville (IL) Public Library. We will be 
>installing an AccessInfo System in another Illinois library toward the 
>end of next month too!
>
>Best,
>Audrey
>
>Audrey J. Gorman
>Access for All
>Naperville, IL USA
>[log in to unmask]
>1-630-661-9062
>1-630-865-7009
>http://www.accessall.net
>Dick Banks
>CIO  EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information 
>http://www.rit.edu/~easi
>
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