Advisory Meeting 5 08 13
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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.