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From: Humbert, Joseph A
Date: Mon, Apr 15 2013 6:51AM
Subject: E-learning Authoring Software that Produces Accessible Content
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Hi WebAIM discussion list,

Indiana University has been ramping up the number of online courses available to students as part of the university's IU Online initiative (http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/23061.html). Due to this fact, our group has been receiving more and more requests for techniques, guidelines, resources, etc. for creating accessible online course content. Therefore, we have begun collaborating with multiple groups to assess the current accessibility of IU's online course offerings as well as providing guidance to instructors, departments, trainers, and content creators.

One of the questions that has come up was, "are there e-learning authoring software platforms out there that produce accessible content?" Some of the many software packages currently being used or researched are SoftChalk<http://softchalk.com/>;, Raptivity<http://www.raptivity.com/>;, Articulate Storyline<http://www.articulate.com/products/storyline-overview.php>;, Adobe Presenter 8<http://www.adobe.com/products/presenter.html>;, etc.

We have been specifically asked for recommendations for software packages because many of the content creators will be professors who have limited programming experience.

Does anyone have direct experience with these software packages or other software that produces accessible e-learning content?

Thank you for any information you can provide.

Sincerely,

Brian Richwine Joe Humbert
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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Mon, Apr 15 2013 7:11AM
Subject: Re: E-learning Authoring Software that Produces Accessible Content
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Hi Joe/Brian,

At work, I encourage people to use Adobe Captivate or Lectora. Lectora can
create pretty cool courses, but has a bit of a learning curve I hear. I
have not had any experience with SoftChalk, Raptivity or Presenter. I would
advise staying away from Articulate products. I was reviewing a course made
by an Articulate, and had major issues. Upon talking to the course
developer, I learned that she had one version back, and that had known
accessibility issues. She coordinated getting upgraded, and followed the
guidance given by the company, and not much had changed. I ended up
speaking to a VP, who essentially said she was doing it incorrectly. All of
their demo courses (at the time of the eval, about a year ago), had issues.
I understand not all companies value accessibility first, so I figured that
they made courses that looked good - over accessible, and requested a fully
accessible course - I didn't get a reply.

--
Ryan E. Benson


On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Humbert, Joseph A < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >wrote:

> Hi WebAIM discussion list,
>
> Indiana University has been ramping up the number of online courses
> available to students as part of the university's IU Online initiative (
> http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/23061.html). Due to this fact,
> our group has been receiving more and more requests for techniques,
> guidelines, resources, etc. for creating accessible online course content.
> Therefore, we have begun collaborating with multiple groups to assess the
> current accessibility of IU's online course offerings as well as providing
> guidance to instructors, departments, trainers, and content creators.
>
> One of the questions that has come up was, "are there e-learning
> authoring software platforms out there that produce accessible content?"
> Some of the many software packages currently being used or researched are
> SoftChalk<http://softchalk.com/>;, Raptivity<http://www.raptivity.com/>;,
> Articulate Storyline<
> http://www.articulate.com/products/storyline-overview.php>;, Adobe
> Presenter 8<http://www.adobe.com/products/presenter.html>;, etc.
>
> We have been specifically asked for recommendations for software packages
> because many of the content creators will be professors who have limited
> programming experience.
>
> Does anyone have direct experience with these software packages or other
> software that produces accessible e-learning content?
>
> Thank you for any information you can provide.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brian Richwine Joe Humbert
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = <mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> <mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> Office 812-856-2757 Office 317-274-4378
>
> P.S. I apologize if you received this message twice. We have sent it out
> to multiple listservs.
>
> > > >

From: Lucy Greco
Date: Mon, Apr 15 2013 9:41AM
Subject: Re: E-learning Authoring Software that Produces Accessible Content
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Hello:
Please share what you find as I am in the same boat . so far I have found
that is very easy to use and I am just starting to play with the captions
feature but I am only me and have little time to spend on this project
Lucy

Lucia Greco
Web Access Analyst
IST-Campus Technology Services
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
Follow me on twitter @accessaces

From: Bronwyn Lapham
Date: Mon, Apr 15 2013 5:11PM
Subject: Re: E-learning Authoring Software that Produces Accessible Content
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You might be interested in LOCO, an open source project under development
in Australia by Paul Wray at TAFE NSW (Technical and Further Education, New
South Wales). Paul doesn't have the resources to provide support, but I
believe LOCO is well worth your investigation.

Information about the project can be found at the embedding project report
page<http://e-standards.flexiblelearning.net.au/research/emerging_technology_trials/2012/loco_embedding.php>;,
and the software itself at the LOCO bitbucket
page<https://bitbucket.org/ehub/loco/wiki/Home>

HTH

Bronwyn Lapham