Alistair McNaught Right 2 Read presentation from Assess2010

Access to information The ‘Right to Read’ Campaign and alternative format development

Cautionary tales - 1 The zealous support tutor

Three days Three minutes

Cautionary tales - 2 The curse of specialism

Network manager – I’d tweak system settings if I knew it was worth it.
Teacher – I’d change the pedagogy if I knew it would make a difference.
Librarian – I’d signpost other resources if I knew what you needed.
E-learning manager – I’d use show you these tools if I knew how they’d help.
LSA/DO – I’d use more technologies if I knew what could help.
Learner – I do it this way because no-one showed me any better. For example..

Alternative approaches
Teacher – “I teach photosynthesis using chapter 3 of the text book”
LSA/DO – “I scan chapter 3 and put it into a Word document. If required I enlarge/describe the images”
Librarian “I get the PDF of the book from the publisher”
E-learning advisor – “I’d look for ………..

..alternative resources
Photosynthesis images – 795,000
Photosynthesis videos – 209,000
Photosynthesis podcasts – 72,200
Photosynthesis PDFs – 12,500
Photosynthesis PowerPoints - 182
Photosynthesis Flash files - 235
Tutor (questioningly)..do I need chapter 3?
Learner (questioningly)..do I tutor?

<5% of books make large print/audio etc
All books since 2000 have a PDF version as standard production process.
Sample of 50 FE library staff (2009) – less than 20% had obtained PDF for learner.
RNIB – 1000 / yr
Kindle – 450,000
Copyright free e-books – 1,800,000

The future is digital – what’s the problem?

Tutor Support staff Library User Communicating needs Communicating options AT types and issues System options and workarounds Accessibility of underlying format Accessibility of e-book reader Accessibility of Library platform PDF, EPUB Login, search, browse, cut/paste, keyboard access, AT access. Magnify, reflow, keyboard access, AT access. Industry

Right to Read Alliance Key strategies of the e-book working group

Key messages
For industry
Print impairment = pan disability
Good for disabled = good for all
Accessibility optimised ~ Mobile optimised
For users
Know what’s available
Know how to use it

User awareness
JISC TechDis - www.techdis.ac.uk/getebooks ; www.techdis.ac.uk/getaltformat www.publisherlookup.org.uk

User awareness
RNIB – www.rnib.org.uk/ebooks

User awareness
CALL Scotland / Books for All – www.booksforall.org.uk

Industry awareness
Publisher Lookup Awards:
Joint statement on Text to Speech
Direct engagement with publishers, distributors and manufacturers.

Research

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