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)?:
AT is deployed in a dedicated AT lab
AT is deployed in one or more public computing labs
Other
1.1.2 Does your institution have a method in place to assess effectiveness of AT delivery?:
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Yes
No
1.1.3 Please describe your institution's method for assessing effectiveness of AT delivery.:
1.2.1 When students need AT training, how is it delivered?:
Formal and regular training sessions for groups
Formal training sessions for individuals
Informal demonstrations and training for groups, as the need arises
Informal demonstrations and training for individuals, as the need arises
Self-training material (i.e., manuals, software, videos, tapes, etc.) given to students to learn of their own
Little to no training provided - students required to primarily learn on their own
Other
1.2.2 Who primarily offers AT training to students?:
Professional disability services staff
General disability services staff (e.g., student workers)
Professional technology staff
General technology staff (e.g., student workers)
Product/Manufacturer representatives
Non-university professionals
Volunteers
Peers (experienced AT users)
Self-training
Other
1.3.1 How are AT purchases supported financially within your institution?:
Student technology fee
General disability services budget
General information technology budget
Budget set aside by institution specifically for AT
Grant money
Revenue from AT services to external customers
Purchased through per-individual allowance
Purchased through agreement with Vocational Rehabilitation or similar organization
Donation(s)
Other
1.3.2 Does your institution participate in any regional or national AT group-purchasing arrangements with other institutions?:
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Yes
No
1.3.3 Please describe any AT-related group-purchasing arrangements in which your institution participates:
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?:
Dolphin Supernova
Freedom Scientific JAWS
GW Micro Window-Eyes
Other
1.4.1.2 Do you provide screen readers in multiple locations or a single location:
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Multiple locations
Single location
1.4.1.3 Are your screen readers networked or standalone?:
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Networked
Standalone
Both
Screen Magnification
1.4.2.1 Which of the following screen magnification software applications is installed and supported by your institution?:
Dolphin Supernova
Freedom Scientific Magic
AI Squared Zoomtext
Other
1.4.2.2 Do you provide screen magnification software in multiple locations or a single location?:
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Multiple locations
Single location
1.4.2.3 Are your screen magnification software applications networked or standalone?:
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Networked
Standalone
Both
Scanning/Reading Solutions
1.4.3.1 Which of the following scanning/reading solutions is installed and supported by your institution?:
Kurzweil 1000
Kurzweil 3000
Freedom Scientific OpenBook
Freedom Scientific WYNN
TextHelp Read and Write Gold
Premier Scan and Read
Other
1.4.3.2 Do you provide scanning/reading solutions in multiple locations or a single location?:
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Multiple locations
Single location
1.4.3.3 Are your scanning/reading solutions networked or standalone?:
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Networked
Standalone
Both
Text-to-speech Software
1.4.4.1 Which of the following text-to-speech software applications is installed and supported by your institution?:
TextHelp Read and Write
ReadPlease
Nextup TextAloud
ClaroRead
Other
1.4.4.2 Do you provide text-to-speech software in multiple locations or a single location:
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Multiple locations
Single location
1.4.4.3 Are your text-to-speech software networked or standalone?:
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Networked
Standalone
Both
Speech Recognition
1.4.5.1 Which of the following speech recognition applications is installed and supported by your institution?:
Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking
MacSpeech iListen
Metroplex Voice Computing MathTalk
Other
1.4.5.2 Do you provide speech recognition applications in multiple locations or a single location:
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Multiple locations
Single location
1.4.5.3 Are your speech recognition applications networked or standalone?:
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Networked
Standalone
Both
Word Prediction
1.4.6.1 Which of the following word prediction software applications is installed and supported by your institution?:
Don Johnston Co:Writer
Words-Plus EZ keys
AHF SoothSayer
Texthelp Read&Write
Other
1.4.6.2 Do you provide word prediction software in multiple locations or a single location:
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Multiple locations
Single location
1.4.6.3 Are your word prediction software applications networked or standalone?:
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Networked
Standalone
Both
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?:
Inspiration
FreeMind
MindGenius
Other
1.4.7.2 Do you provide concept mapping or organizational software applications in multiple locations or a single location:
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Multiple locations
Single location
1.4.7.3 Are your concept mapping or organizational software applications networked or standalone?:
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Networked
Standalone
Both
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?:
HeadMaster
HeadMouse
Madentec Tracker
EyeCan Vision Key
EyeTech QuickGlance
Cyberlink
Other
1.4.8.2 Do you provide hands-free/speech-free input systems in multiple locations or a single location?:
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Multiple locations
Single location
Mouse Alternatives
1.4.9.1 Which of the following mouse alternatives is installed and supported by your institution?:
Rollerball/Trackballs (e.g., Kinsington, Tracksys)
Joysticks
Touch pads
Other
1.4.9.2 Do you provide mouse alternatives in multiple locations or a single location?:
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Multiple locations
Single location
Keyboard Alternatives
1.4.10.1 Which of the following keyboard alternatives is installed and supported by your institution?:
Ergonomic keyboards
Braille keyboards
Non-Braille Chording keyboards (e.g., BAT)
Large print keyboards
Other
1.4.10.2 Do you provide keyboard alternatives in multiple locations or a single location:
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Multiple locations
Single location
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?:
ViewPlus Tiger Embosser
Index Brailler
Enabling Technologies Juliet
Enabling Technologies Romeo
Other
1.4.11.2 If you have Braille embossers that are available for students to use, where are they located?:
Centrally-supported public computing lab
Specialized AT lab
Library
Other
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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No
Yes, a small number of courses
Yes, an extensive selection of courses
Yes, entire degree programs
Other
2.2 Which learning management system does your institution support for delivery of on-line learning?:
Blackboard
WebCT
eCollege
Moodle
Sakai
Angel
Custom - developed in-house
None
Other
2.3 Was accessibility a consideration when acquiring this product?:
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Yes
No
2.4 Which content management system does your institution support for delivery of on-line learning?:
Drupal
Plone
OpemCms
Custom - developed in-house
None
Other
2.5 Was accessibility a consideration when acquiring this product?:
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Yes
No
2.6 Does your institution currently have policies and/or procedures that require consideration of accessibility when acquiring information technology?:
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Yes
No
2.7 What standards or guidelines, if any, are used to support your IT accessibility policy?:
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Standards based on national legislation
State or provincial standards or guidelines
We developed our own standards or guidelines
Other
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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Yes
No
2.9 Please describe how your institution goes about assessing the accessibility of its information technology resources?:
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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Yes
No
3.2 What is the specific responsibility of this person/office for web accessibility issues at your institution?:
Teaching about web accessibility
Reviewing or monitoring institution web pages for accessibility
Consulting with individual web developers
Making recommendations to web designers, authors, and/or developers
Making code-level changes to websites to correct accessibility problems
Other
3.3 Does your institution have a documented policy regarding web accessibility?:
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Yes
No
3.4 What standards or guidelines, if any, is your web accessibility policy based upon?:
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Standards based on national legislation
State standards or guidelines
WCAG 1.0 Priority 1
WCAG 1.0 Priority 2
WCAG 1.0 Priority 3
WCAG 2.0 Level A
WCAG 2.0 Level AA
WCAG 2.0 Level AAA
We developed our own guidelines
3.5 Does the policy have an enforcement mechanism?:
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Yes
No
3.6 Has anyone, in their role at your institution, taken steps to improve the accessibility of any of the following web technologies?:
Dynamic web applications (e.g., Flash, AJAX)
Social networking applications
Web conferencing applications
Portals
Wikis/blogs
Other
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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Yes
No
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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Yes
No
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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Yes
No
4.4 Where do captioning services reside within your organizational structure?:
Disability Services
Video Services
Distance/On-line Learning Group
Alternative Media/Format Group
Library
Other
4.5 How many full time equivalent staff positions support the captioning effort at your institution?:
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Less than 1
1
2-3
4-5
Greater than 5
4.6 Where does transcript production reside within your organizational structure?:
Disability Services
Video Services
Distance Education Group
Information Technology Group
Library
Other
4.7 How many full time equivalent staff positions support the audio transcript production effort at your institution?:
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Less than 1
1
2-3
4-5
Greater than 5
4.8 Where does audio description production reside within your organizational structure?:
Disability Services
Video Services
Distance Education Group
Information Technology Group
Library
Other
4.9 How many full time equivalent staff positions support the audio description effort at your institution?:
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Less than 1
1
2-3
4-5
Greater than 5
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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Yes
No
5.2 Where does alternative format production reside within your institution?:
Disability Services
Library
Information Technology Group
Other
5.3 How many full time equivalent staff positions support alternative format production at your institution?:
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Less than 1
1
2-3
4-5
Greater than 5
5.4 How does your institution respond to alternative format requests for Daisy?:
In-house production
Outsource
Other
5.5 How does your institution respond to alternative format requests for Braille?:
In-house production
Outsource
Other
5.6 How does your institution respond to alternative format requests for large print?:
In-house production
Outsource
Other
5.7 How does your institution respond to alternative format requests for electronic text?:
In-house production
Outsource
Other
5.8 How does your institution respond to alternative format requests for audio?:
In-house production
Outsource
Other
5.9 Does your institution participate in any regional or national consortiums or other efforts to share alternative format materials?:
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Yes
No
5.10 Please describe the alternative format sharing consortia in which your institution participates.:
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.
6.1 How many staff positions does your institution have (either full or part time) whose primary focus is technology accessibility, including assistive technology, web accessibility, multimedia accessibility, IT accessibility, and/or alternative format production? (you will be asked follow-up questions about each of the positions you identify) If your institution has multiple staff positions to report, but you are completing this section only for your own position, please enter 1 . If you are completing this section only for a subset of the total, please enter the number of people in that subset.:
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:
Assistive technology
Web accessibility
Multimedia accessibility
IT accessibility (other than web or multimedia)
Alternative format production
6.3 Please check any of the following specific roles for which this position is responsible:
Student AT assessment
Student training on assistive technology
Technical support for AT software and hardware
Awareness/marketing/advertising regarding AT
Development of accessibility-related information resources
Train-the-trainer style training
Policy organization and coordination
Policy adherence/tracking/validation
Research/investigation into new AT software/hardware
Research/investigation into accessibility of IT
Management
Teaching about AT
Strategic planning for AT
Developing campus partnerships
Alternative format production
6.4 Where does the position reside within your institution's organizational structure?:
Disability Services
Information Technology (Computing Services)
Library Services
Other
6.5 Number of hours per week:
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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U.S. Dollars
Canadian Dollars
British Pounds
Euros
Other
6.6b Select unit for reporting earnings:
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Annual
Monthly
Hourly
6.6c Amount of earnings :
6.7 Degrees and/or certifications attained by the person currently occupying this position:
Associate's degree or Foundation Degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Doctoral degree
CSUN Certification
RESNA Certification
Other
6.8 How many years has the person occupying this position been employed in their current position or in a similar position within a higher educational environment?: