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<p class="MsoNormal">Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This morning we received a note from the Disability Resource Center that they are enabling a new academic tool for students and faculty, effective in Summer Session One. Please have a look at the message from the DRC below.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mike <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0C234B">Michael E Staten</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057"><br>
Bart Cardon Associate Dean, Academic Programs and Career Development<br>
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<br>
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<br>
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Forbes, 211<br>
PO Box 210036 | Tucson, AZ 85721<br>
Office: 520-621-1932 </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#767676">| </span>
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<a href="mailto:statenm@email.arizona.edu"><span style="color:#495057">statenm@email.arizona.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#495057">www.mikestaten.com<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>(From the Disability Resource Center)<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear Instructors,</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Beginning this Summer Session One, Ally, a new academic tool for students, will be enabled in D2L courses. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Ally</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> easily
transforms your course content into a format that meets your students’ learning needs in a way that works for them such as:</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">MP3 Audio</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> – Learn by listening. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">HTML
</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">– Create a web version for mobile devices.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Selectable Text PDF</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> – Turn that scanned PDF into an interactive file (highlight and notes
can be added).</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">EPub</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> – Read using an eReader or tablet. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BeeLine Reader</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> – Read faster by using color gradients.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Improving the universal design and accessibility of your course content will improve the learning experience
for all students, including students with disabilities. Ally can generate “alternative formats” of your course files by selecting the dropdown icon (</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">capital A with a down
arrow)<span style="color:black"> next to the file name. **Ally <b>does not change</b> anything in your course or affect your original course files. </span></span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="eop"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="428" height="94" style="width:4.4583in;height:.9833in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.png@01D87672.5A6B9960" alt="Ally Alternate Formats Icon: Capital A with a down arrow next to each course file. "></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Also,
<span style="color:black">Ally does not replace alternate formats as a disability-related accommodation. If a student needs textbooks or other academic materials converted due to disability-related reasons, please encourage them to connect with the
</span></span></span><a href="https://drc.arizona.edu/students/connect-drc" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Disability Resource Center</span></span></a><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Coming Fall 2022 - Arizona Ally Initiative</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">To support the University of Arizona commitment for an inclusive student experience, a new initiative, Arizona
Ally, is launching as a campus pilot where the Disability Resource Center (DRC) will turn on the Ally tool for two groups of instructors this fall 2022 semester:</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Group 1:</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> DRC will reach out to identified courses with alternate format accommodation
requests. Training and consultation will be offered to assist these instructors in learning about the power of Ally as a tool and implementing small design changes to create a more accessible and inclusive environment. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Group 2:</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Instructors interested in Ally may request early access.
Those who opt-in during the pilot can receive training and consultation on request. If you are interested in accessing Ally early, please complete
</span></span><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/7rRzrURGxb" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">DRC’s Ally Request Form</span></span></a><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Find more information about Ally and our campus initiative on the
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or email </span></span><a href="mailto:AltFormats@arizona.edu" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">AltFormats@arizona.edu</span></span></a><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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