http://mfeldstein.com/apples_stake_in_higher_education/ What We Are Learning About Online Learning...Online Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:31:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://mfeldstein.com/apples_stake_in_higher_education/#comment-325 Michael Feldstein Sun, 26 Feb 2006 04:50:21 +0000 http://2061886496#comment-325 There's also apparently at least one <a href="http://www.kafkasdaytime.com/index.html" title="Katieplayer DAISY2 player" rel="nofollow">third-party DAISY player</a> available for the Mac. There’s also apparently at least one third-party DAISY player available for the Mac.

]]> http://mfeldstein.com/apples_stake_in_higher_education/#comment-324 Michael Feldstein Sun, 26 Feb 2006 03:23:22 +0000 http://2061886496#comment-324 Daniel, you are clearly more expert in the area of disabilities than I am. I assume that you are familiar with the accessibility technologies <a href="http://www.apple.com/education/accessibility/" title="OS X Accessibility" rel="nofollow">currently built into OS X</a>, including <a href="http://www.apple.com/education/accessibility/technology/text_to_speech.html" title="Text to Speech" rel="nofollow">TTS</a>. It would help me if you could explain the shortcomings in more detail. For example, what is the issue with MP3 files? Daniel, you are clearly more expert in the area of disabilities than I am. I assume that you are familiar with the accessibility technologies currently built into OS X, including TTS. It would help me if you could explain the shortcomings in more detail. For example, what is the issue with MP3 files?

]]> http://mfeldstein.com/apples_stake_in_higher_education/#comment-323 DBerkowitz Sun, 26 Feb 2006 03:09:00 +0000 http://2061886496#comment-323 Recently came across your blog and must comment on your apparent love affair with Apple. Because of the iPod craze I have seen more and more of the students requiring my services coming to campus with shiny new Macs. Unfortunately for them Apple has never provided the kind of accessibility in either hardware or software that is readily available for the PC environment. This is not so much a concern for most of the traditionally recognized disabled as they have be taught to stay away from the Mac - but is or great concern for the students with LD Print Impairments needing access to their materials in alternate formats. These students have likely spent their K-12 years being served by a variety of 'books on tape' or some such and never had to give much thought to where these materials were coming from or how they were going to achieve access. Then it's off to college and they buy Apple to compliment their iPod not realizing how limited are the playback options for DAISY, mp3, TTS and other methods of accessing their E-Text. Recently came across your blog and must comment on your apparent love affair with Apple. Because of the iPod craze I have seen more and more of the students requiring my services coming to campus with shiny new Macs. Unfortunately for them Apple has never provided the kind of accessibility in either hardware or software that is readily available for the PC environment. This is not so much a concern for most of the traditionally recognized disabled as they have be taught to stay away from the Mac – but is or great concern for the students with LD Print Impairments needing access to their materials in alternate formats. These students have likely spent their K-12 years being served by a variety of ‘books on tape’ or some such and never had to give much thought to where these materials were coming from or how they were going to achieve access. Then it’s off to college and they buy Apple to compliment their iPod not realizing how limited are the playback options for DAISY, mp3, TTS and other methods of accessing their E-Text.

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