Karlen Communications
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Karlen Communications offeres consulting, training and auditing for AODA and Section 508 content. We also produce text-only DAISY books. See the specific pages in the navigation bar for informaiton on those services.
Publications
You can purchase the following books written by Karen McCall in tagged PDF format from Karlen Communications. This is the only format available and it is accessible to people using adaptive technology. Site licenses are available for books in sets of 10 at a discount. Contact Karlen Communications for pricing.
| Book or Set of Books | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Accessible and Usable PDF Documents: Techniques for Document Authors Second Edition |
ISBN 978-0-9782675-2-0 Revised for Adobe Acrobat 9 and Microsoft Office 2007. Includes techniques for working with desktop published documents and Adobe InDesign. Now available! |
$75.00 USD |
| Accessible and Usable PDF Documents: Techniques for Document Authors | ISBN 0-9738246-1-1 First Edition. Processes and techniques for creating and repairing PDF documents for optimal accessibility. |
$75.00 USD |
| Logical Document Structure Handbook: Microsoft Word 2003 | ISBN 0-9738370-9-8 How to use Microsoft Word 2003 to create more accessible documents. |
$75.00 USD |
| Word 2007 from the Keyboard | ISBN 978-0-9781272-5-1 This book walks you through all the Ribbons, Sub-Ribbons and familiar keyboard commands in Word 2007. Tips are in the book for people using adaptive technology. |
$75.00 USD |
| The Box Came Today...Now What Do I Do? A resource for CCTV Assessment and Training Second Edition |
ISBN 978-0-9782675-1-3 This is a revision to the original book. Content has been updated to include newer features of video magnifiers and additional assessment and training content |
$35.00 USD |
| The Box Came Today...Now What Do I Do? A Resource for CCTV Assessment and Training, |
ISBN 0-9738246-0-3 Written for anyone who is assessing or training clients for CCTV's or video magnifiers, this book guides you through the types of video magnifiers, what questions to ask during an assessment and how to use outcome measures to develop training strategies. Revised 2008. |
$35.00 USD |
| JAWS and Microsoft Word 2003 Series |
JAWS and Microsoft Word 2003 - Introduction This series is sold as a set of books and the books are no longer sold individually. The version of JaWS is 7.x but the techniques and tasks can be used with later versions of JAWS. This is a great reference set and "how to" series for any task you might want to do in Microsoft Word 2003. The only topic not covered is Macros. |
$60.00 USD |
| JAWS Get Connected Series | JAWS and Outlook 2003 This series of books covers JAWS 7 and Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 1.x but the techniques can be used with later versions of JAWS. There are JAWS specific commands and techniques in the books. |
$60.00 USD |
| Word 2003 from the Keyboard Series | Microsoft Word 2003 from the Keyboard: Introduction This series of books contains the same information as the JAWS series but without the specific references to JAWS. There are tips and techniques for anyone using adaptive technology. |
$60.00 USD |
| Get Connected - from the Keyboard Series | Microsoft Outlook 2003 from the Keyboard This series of books contains the same information as the JAWS series but without the specific references to JAWS. There are tips and techniques for anyone using adaptive technology. |
$60.00 USD |
PowerPoint 2007 from the Keyboard coming December 2009!
Logical Document Structure Handbook: Word 2007 coming December 20059!
Karen McCall has also done Freedom Scientific audio tutorials that are still available for sale by Freedom Scientific.
Webinars and On-Site Training
Karlen Communications offers on-site or web facilitated workshops or seminars on the following topics:
- Accessible and usable PDF documents.
- Logical document structure for both Word 2003 and Word 2007.
- Accessible instructional design.
- Creating DAISY books using eClipseWriter.
- Tablet technology and Microsoft OneNote.
- Repurposing content. Create it once, use it a lot!
- New in September 2008! Using the MacBook Air with the built in screen reader and Office for Mac 2008.
- Accessibility of Microsoft Office 2007.
Web based demonstrations require the client to have a web conferencing tool.
Free Publications
These two books were previously available for download from the tablet technology and people with disabilities page. They are tagged PDF documents.
- Introduction to Table Technology for People with Disabilities ISBN 0-9738246-6
- Using Microsoft OneNote 2003 ISBN 0-9738246-5-4
Karen McCall has also done Freedom Scientific audio tutorials that are still for sale by Freedom Scientific.
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