EDUCAUSE/Internet2 eText Pilots and Accessibility

Abstract

In 2012, EDUCAUSE and Internet2 began a series of pilots to explore e-text/e-content business models and institutional adoption. The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) expressed concerns about the pilots and the accessibility of e-text/e-content for students who have visual disabilities. Executives from our three organizations have since established a basis for collaboration moving forward.  These letters articulate the NFB’s concerns, the organizations’ responses, and the commitment to sustained dialogue on the e-texts/e-content efforts as they move forward.

• Courseload to NFB 9-13-12
• Jackson to CIOs 9-19-12
• Jackson-Waggener to CIOs 9-17-12
• Lambert-Oblinger to NFB 9-17-12
• McGraw-Hill to NFB 9-23-12
• NFB to E-Text Sponsors and Presidents 9-12-12
• NFB to E-Text Sponsors and Presidents 9-25-12
• Oblinger-Lambert to Presidents 10-19-12

UPDATE

• February 12, 2013: EDUCAUSE Policy Specialist Jarret Cumming's blog post, E-Text Platform Provider's Accessibility Announcement
• February 5, 2013: Courseload Releases First eText Platform with Accessible Collaborative Features