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Raising Awareness of Web Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning on a University Campus

Raising Awareness of Web Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning on a University Campus. Presentation by Lisa Fiedor Web Accessibility, Usability, & Design Specialist Distance Education & Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) NC State University. Multi-Pronged Strategy.

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Raising Awareness of Web Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning on a University Campus

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  1. Raising Awareness of Web Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning on a University Campus Presentation by Lisa Fiedor Web Accessibility, Usability, & Design Specialist Distance Education & Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) NC State University

  2. Multi-Pronged Strategy • University Policies • Educational Opportunities • Support Services • Web-based Resources • Partnerships • Outreach

  3. NC State University Policy • Web Accessibility Regulation • All websites must meet Section 508 Guidelines • http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/campus_environ/non-discrimination/REG04.25.5.php • Course Hosting Regulation • All course Web sites must reside on campus servers and meet accessibility and privacy regulations • Accessibility Primer and Checklist • http://delta.ncsu.edu/docs/teach/accessibility_primer_checklist.pdf

  4. Educational Opportunities • Accessibility Series of Workshops • Train-the-Trainer Workshops • Custom Trainings • Instructional Technology Assistant Program • Summer Institute for Faculty • Tutorials/Tip Sheets/Job Aids • 5 Minute Videos

  5. Faculty Development Workshops • Creating Accessible Web Sites Using NC State’s Checklist • Course Genie: Using Word to Create Course Web Sites • LecShare Pro: Adding Voice Narration to PowerPoint Presentations • Universal Design for Learning and the Ethics of Accessibility • Author Once and Publish in Many Formats using MS Word

  6. Faculty Support Strategies • Accessibility Assessment of Web Sites • LIFT Machine • FAE • WAVE Toobar • Firefox Accessibility Extension • Instructional House Calls • Help Desk • Email • Hot Line

  7. Working with Faculty continued • Reason through resistance • Use examples where possible • Create tutorials, tip sheets, and job aids

  8. University Web-based Resources • Accessible IT@NC State • http://www.ncsu.edu/it/access • Guidelines • Tutorials • Software • Resources • DELTA Accessibility page • http://delta.ncsu.edu/accessibility

  9. Institutional Partnerships • Information Technology • Distance Education • Instructional Technologies • Office of Equal Opportunity • Disability Services • Diversity Offices

  10. Informal Partnerships • Interest Groups • Working Groups • Champions

  11. Outreach • Communities • Listservs • Open Forums • Presentations • Newsletters • Blogs

  12. Discussion • What are your experiences with campus awareness of Web accessibility? • What resources do you provide for faculty/staff/administrators to learn about accessibility? • What successes or failures have you experienced? • What can we do better to help raise awareness of student needs?

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