1. The STudent E-rent Pilot Project Thursday, July 26, 2012 3:00pm EDT ATN Accessible Information Webinar

2. SESSION OVERVIEW  Introduction  Accessibility  CourseSmart Reader  Disability Services  Vocational Rehabilitation

3. INTRODUCTION

4. CORE MESSAGE STEPP is an eTextbook rental program offering cost-effective textbooks that “all” college students can read.

5. STEPP VIDEO http://youtu.be/pAHFky7p7_c

6. KEY POINTS  Funded by U.S. Dep’t of Education  FIPSE’s “Pilot Program for Course Material” “…provide the option for students to rent course materials in order to achieve savings for students.”  STEPP is a partnership between AMAC, ATN, and CourseSmart®  Students can save an average of 50% or more by renting rather than buying

7. KEY POINTS (Continued)  National eTextbook rental program  “Virtual” online bookstore (coursesmart.com)  Distribution agreements w/ college bookstores  Universally accessible electronic textbooks  Equal opportunity for students w/ print- related disabilities to participate in a mainstream textbook rental program

8. ACCESSIBILITY

9.  80% of titles can be accessed using a screen reader  Non-tagged vs. Tagged eTextbooks  Non-tagged  Source file from publisher  Similar to DSP requesting PDF from publisher  Tagged  Optimized for best user experience  Fixes reading order, alt text, headings, list, tables, word spacing, soft-hyphens, ligatures, etc.

10. ACCESSIBILITY  Titles are tagged on a per request basis  Submit request for a specific title to be “tagged” to: accessibility@coursesmart.comaccessibility@coursesmart.com  Timely and high quality  STEPP generally does not tag STEM titles due to their complex nature (e.g. formulas, graphs, models, etc.)

11. ACCESSING ETEXTBOOKS  Access to eTextbooks requires a web- enabled device and internet browser  Online and offline  Offline access supported by Firefox 3.6+, Safari 5.1+, and Chrome  Screen readers  Users with blindness or visual impairment (e.g. NVDA and JAWS®)  Users with LD (e.g. TextAloud and ClaroRead)  Depending on the screen reader used, student may have to contact accessibility@coursesmart.com to enable the accessible readeraccessibility@coursesmart.com

12. COURSESMART READERS  New Reader  Classic Reader  Accessible Reader

13. RESOURCES PAGE  http://stepp.gatech.edu/resources.php http://stepp.gatech.edu/resources.php  CourseSmart’s Accessibility Policy  Accessibility FAQ’s for Screen Readers  Software Instructions and Video Demos  Apple OSX Text-to-Speech  ClaroRead 5.5  Kurzweil  Natural Reader  ReadWriteGold  TextAloud  Universal Reader  VoiceOver

14. DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES

15. OPTIONS  Demo account  Provide rental instructions to students  STEPP website  Bookstores  AccessText Network

16. DEMO ACCOUNT  Use demo account to test sample book  Please contact stepp@gatech.edu to request access to the demo accountstepp@gatech.edu

17. INSTRUCTIONS FOR RENTING 1.Create a free account on www.coursesmart.com.www.coursesmart.com 2.Search for titles. 3.Contact accessibility@coursesmart.com to enable accessible reader (if using JAWS®, NVDA, VoiceOver, TextAloud).accessibility@coursesmart.com 4.Preview the first chapter of a book before renting (and test how the book works w/ screen reader). 5.If book needs structural tags added to improve its accessibility, title requests can be submitted to accessibility@coursesmart.com. accessibility@coursesmart.com

18. STEPP WEBSITE  Search for eTextbooks on the STEPP website: http://stepp.gatech.eduhttp://stepp.gatech.edu  Search by ISBN or Title  Compare rental and retail prices

19. BOOKSTORES  Check if your campus store offers CourseSmart eTextbooks  Student may rent eTextbook through store’s website or at the physical store  Pick up in-store eTextbook shelf card and pay at cash register  Receipt contains instructions for accessing book online

20. ACCESSTEXT NETWORK  ATN’s Accessible Textbook Finder: http://www.accesstext.org/atf.php http://www.accesstext.org/atf.php  Search multiple sources of accessible books

21. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

22. BENEFITS  By renting rather than buying, VR spends less money on books for their clients  Clients get access to books fairly quickly allowing them to focus on their studies rather than worrying about getting books

23. PURCHASE ORDERS  Orders can be placed using a Purchase Order  Request 2 forms at orders@coursesmart.comorders@coursesmart.com  CS Bulk Purchase Agreement for Institutions  Institutional Bulk Order Form

24. PURCHASE ORDERS (Continued)  Complete forms and submit to orders@coursesmart.com orders@coursesmart.com  Receive redemption code(s) for students to access their book online

25. RESOURCES PAGE  http://stepp.gatech.edu/resources.php http://stepp.gatech.edu/resources.php  Or click on “Resources” link on sidebar  Instructions for renting an eTextbook  Includes links to:  CourseSmart’s Accessibility Policy  Accessibility FAQ’s for Screen Readers  Software Instructions and Video Demos  Info for Vocational Rehab Counselors

26. CONTACT INFO  Email: stepp@gatech.edustepp@gatech.edu  Website: http://stepp.gatech.eduhttp://stepp.gatech.edu  Connect with us  Facebook http://on.fb.me/steppgrant  Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/STEPP_tweet  LinkedIn http://linkd.in/IlLEPE  YouTube http://youtu.be/pAHFky7p7_c

27. QUESTIONS?