e-Text Not All Created Equally What to consider when choosing e-text as your alternate format.

Your Objective Access to the right information at the right time and at the right place.

Accessibility and Independence Guiding terminology or over simplification?

Who Will Produce the e-Text? Accessibility Independence Student produced professionally produced

Some Factors to Consider Need to consider: Print layout Production resources End-user Student produced professionally produced

Print Layout Factors columns and tables foreign languages Programming code Math, science, and statistics Graphics Non-standard fonts

Production Resource Factors Quality Time

End-user Factors Nature of print impairment Skills and technology Time / course load Learning style

Another Look Accessibility Usability Independence Efficiency Student produced professionally produced