Advisory Meeting 5 08 13

AccessText Advisory Meeting 5/8/13

Membership Fee

• Basic membership will continue to be free for colleges for FY14.
• Access to the Exchange will be $250 for 12 months, starting July 1.
• Schools may contribute 25 files in lieu of a fee to gain access to the Exchange.

Cost Savings

• Consensus seems to be primary benefit of ATN is that it saves time.
• DSS are able to make requests quickly, which translates to more time for student services.
• Comments that ATN represents interface between DSS and publishers, which is viewed as a positive development.

EPub

• Schools can now request EPub format.
• 66 requests for Epub to date.

Document Accessibility Profile (DAP)

• DAP beta site and survey now available: http://stepp.gatech.edu/dap.php
• New STEPP video available: http://youtu.be/qtexHfqftQg

ATN 2.0

• ATN 2.0 moves us away from QuickBase to an open-source platform.
• Launch should be in June.

AHEAD Conference

• ATN will exhibit at conference in Baltimore in July.

Roundtable

• Bookshare provided updates on DIAGRAM ( http://www.diagramcenter.org ) and their online reader ( http://www.bookshare.org ).
• Tripp reported a good reception for his talk at CSUN.