ATHEN 2008 Survey Questions

The ATHEN survey was conducted via athenpro.org/survey from April 16 through May 16, 2008. Survey results are presented in Issue 4 of the ATHEN E-Journal. Questions were organized into six distinct sections, and institutions were provided details about each section in order to help them identify the best person to complete that section on their behalf. Many questions were asked conditionally, based upon responses to previous questions. The current page lists all questions.

Section #1: Assistive Technology Products

This section is to be completed by the person most knowledgeable of assistive technologies that are available to students at your institution.

1.1.1 Which of the following approaches does your institution take in delivering assistive technology (AT)?:


1.1.2 Does your institution have a method in place to assess effectiveness of AT delivery?:
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1.2.1 When students need AT training, how is it delivered?:






1.2.2 Who primarily offers AT training to students?:









1.3.1 How are AT purchases supported financially within your institution?:









1.3.2 Does your institution participate in any regional or national AT group-purchasing arrangements with other institutions?:
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This is the first of eleven sets of questions in which you will be asked about specific AT products.

Screen Readers

1.4.1.1 Which of the following screen reader applications is installed and supported by your institution?:



1.4.1.2 Do you provide screen readers in multiple locations or a single location:
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1.4.1.3 Are your screen readers networked or standalone?:
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Screen Magnification

1.4.2.1 Which of the following screen magnification software applications is installed and supported by your institution?:



1.4.2.2 Do you provide screen magnification software in multiple locations or a single location?:
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1.4.2.3 Are your screen magnification software applications networked or standalone?:
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Scanning/Reading Solutions

1.4.3.1 Which of the following scanning/reading solutions is installed and supported by your institution?:






1.4.3.2 Do you provide scanning/reading solutions in multiple locations or a single location?:
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1.4.3.3 Are your scanning/reading solutions networked or standalone?:
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Text-to-speech Software

1.4.4.1 Which of the following text-to-speech software applications is installed and supported by your institution?:




1.4.4.2 Do you provide text-to-speech software in multiple locations or a single location:
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1.4.4.3 Are your text-to-speech software networked or standalone?:
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Speech Recognition

1.4.5.1 Which of the following speech recognition applications is installed and supported by your institution?:



1.4.5.2 Do you provide speech recognition applications in multiple locations or a single location:
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1.4.5.3 Are your speech recognition applications networked or standalone?:
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Word Prediction

1.4.6.1 Which of the following word prediction software applications is installed and supported by your institution?:




1.4.6.2 Do you provide word prediction software in multiple locations or a single location:
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1.4.6.3 Are your word prediction software applications networked or standalone?:
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Concept Mapping/Organizational Software

1.4.7.1 Which of the following concept mapping or organizational software applications is installed and supported by your institution?:



1.4.7.2 Do you provide concept mapping or organizational software applications in multiple locations or a single location:
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1.4.7.3 Are your concept mapping or organizational software applications networked or standalone?:
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Hands-free/Speech-free Input

1.4.8.1 Which of the following hands-free/speech-free input systems is installed and supported by your institution?:






1.4.8.2 Do you provide hands-free/speech-free input systems in multiple locations or a single location?:
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Mouse Alternatives

1.4.9.1 Which of the following mouse alternatives is installed and supported by your institution?:



1.4.9.2 Do you provide mouse alternatives in multiple locations or a single location?:
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Keyboard Alternatives

1.4.10.1 Which of the following keyboard alternatives is installed and supported by your institution?:




1.4.10.2 Do you provide keyboard alternatives in multiple locations or a single location:
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Braille Embossers

1.4.11.1 Which of the following Braille embossers does your institution own, regardless of whether it's available for student use?:




1.4.11.2 If you have Braille embossers that are available for students to use, where are they located?:



Section #2: Information Technology Accessibility

This section is to be completed by the person most knowledgeable of procurement policies and/or procedures related to accessibility of information technology at your institution.

2.1 Does your institution offer web-based distance learning?:
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2.2 Which learning management system does your institution support for delivery of on-line learning?:








2.3 Was accessibility a consideration when acquiring this product?:
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2.4 Which content management system does your institution support for delivery of on-line learning?:





2.5 Was accessibility a consideration when acquiring this product?:
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2.6 Does your institution currently have policies and/or procedures that require consideration of accessibility when acquiring information technology?:
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2.7 What standards or guidelines, if any, are used to support your IT accessibility policy?:
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2.8 Does your institution have a project, system or strategy in place to assess the accessibility of its information technology resources?:
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Section #3: Web Accessibility

This section is to be completed by the person most knowledgeable of web accessibility efforts at your institution.

3.1 Is there a single person or office responsible for consulting with your institution's web authors on web accessibility?:
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3.2 What is the specific responsibility of this person/office for web accessibility issues at your institution?:





3.3 Does your institution have a documented policy regarding web accessibility?:
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3.4 What standards or guidelines, if any, is your web accessibility policy based upon?:
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3.5 Does the policy have an enforcement mechanism?:
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3.6 Has anyone, in their role at your institution, taken steps to improve the accessibility of any of the following web technologies?:





Section #4: Multimedia Accessibility

This section is to be completed by the person most knowledgeable of efforts to ensure multimedia (video, podcasts, etc.) is accessible at your institution.

4.1 Does your institution have an internal centralized service for captioning multimedia content for users who are deaf or hard of hearing?:
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4.2 Does your institution have an internal centralized service for transcribing audio content (e.g., podcasts) for users who are deaf or hard of hearing?:
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4.3 Does your institution have an internal centralized service for audio describing (i.e., descriptive narration) multimedia content for users who are blind or visually impaired?:
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4.4 Where do captioning services reside within your organizational structure?:





4.5 How many full time equivalent staff positions support the captioning effort at your institution?:
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4.6 Where does transcript production reside within your organizational structure?:





4.7 How many full time equivalent staff positions support the audio transcript production effort at your institution?:
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4.8 Where does audio description production reside within your organizational structure?:





4.9 How many full time equivalent staff positions support the audio description effort at your institution?:
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Section #5: Alternative Format Production

This section is to be completed by the person most knowledgeable of practices and procedures for providing print materials in alternate formats for students at your institution.

5.1 Does your institution have an internal centralized service for producing alternative format?:
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5.2 Where does alternative format production reside within your institution?:



5.3 How many full time equivalent staff positions support alternative format production at your institution?:
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5.4 How does your institution respond to alternative format requests for Daisy?:


5.5 How does your institution respond to alternative format requests for Braille?:


5.6 How does your institution respond to alternative format requests for large print?:


5.7 How does your institution respond to alternative format requests for electronic text?:


5.8 How does your institution respond to alternative format requests for audio?:


5.9 Does your institution participate in any regional or national consortiums or other efforts to share alternative format materials?:
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Section #6: Staffing and Salaries

This section is to be completed by the person most knowledgeable of position descriptions, salaries, qualifications, etc. for all positions whose primary focus is assistive technology, IT accessibility, web accessibility, multimedia accessibility, and/or alternative format production at your institution. Alternatively, each relevant staff person can complete this information about their own position. Note that individual users, even if affiliated with the same institution, can not see each others' survey responses. Please coordinate completion of this section with others from your institution.

Post-Survey Note: Based on participants' response to the previous question, they were presented with the following group of questions to completed for each staff person.

6.2 Please check any of the following general roles for which this position is responsible:




6.3 Please check any of the following specific roles for which this position is responsible:














6.4 Where does the position reside within your institution's organizational structure?:



6. Please indicate the gross earnings for the person currently occupying this position by answering the following three questions:
6.6a Select currency:
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6.6b Select unit for reporting earnings:
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6.7 Degrees and/or certifications attained by the person currently occupying this position: