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Overview of Technology Accessibility

This article provides an overview of technology accessibility, addressing the problem of accessibility and providing steps to ensure accessible course content. It includes information on laws, policies, and standards related to web accessibility.

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Overview of Technology Accessibility

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  1. Overview of Technology Accessibility Terrill Thompson Technology Accessibility Specialist UW / WWU tft@uw.edu http://washington.edu/accessibility

  2. Ability on a continuum See Hear Walk Read print Write with pen or pencil Communicate verbally Tune out distraction etc.

  3. Technological Diversity

  4. Student Photo #1

  5. Student Photo #2

  6. Student Photo #3

  7. The Problem

  8. Accessibility Metaphor: Building with many steep steps

  9. Example: Mouse-Dependent Menus

  10. Example: Video

  11. Example: Text with no structure Introduction to Physics Course Syllabus Textbook Our sole text for this course will be Introduction to Physics, Second Edition, authored by the instructor. Course Objectives to offer students exposure to basic principles of Physics to provide students with rich, thought-provoking discussions during lecture sessions to provide students with experiential learning opportunities during laboratory sessions. Class Schedule Week Topic Reading Assignment 1 Course Introduction Chapter 1 2 Inertia, equilibrium, kinematics Chapters 2-3 3 Newton’s laws, vectors, momentum, energy Chapters 4-7 4 Matter, elasticity, scaling Chapters 8-10 5 Wave kinematics, sound, electricity, magnetism, induction Chapter 11-15 6 Light, reflection and refraction, emission Chapters 15-18 7 Review, final exam Grades Grades will be assigned on a ten point scale (90 to 100 is an A, 80 to 89 is a B, etc.). Homework, exams, and projects will be weighted as follows: Homework Exams Projects 1 2 Final 1 2 Final 15% 15% 15% 20% 10% 10% 15% Ceprogrammeeségalementdisponible en françaissurdemande.

  12. Example: Syllabus with structure

  13. Accessibility of Course Content

  14. Accessibility of Course Content • It is possible within most learning management systems to have a fully accessible course. • It is also possible within all learning management systems to have a fully inaccessible course.

  15. Course Accessibility in Five Simple Steps • Use headings • Add alternate text to images • Caption videos • Upload accessible course materials • Ask questions about accessibility before selecting other features or tools

  16. Step 1. Use headings.

  17. Know how your LMS uses headings

  18. Headings should form an outline of the page content

  19. Headings apply to all document types Shown: Microsoft Word

  20. Step 2. Add alternate text to images.

  21. Alternate text = equivalent communication

  22. Step 3. Add captions to videos

  23. Caption files are plain text files

  24. And there are free tools to help you create them Shown: Amara.org

  25. Step 4. Upload Accessible Course Content • Accessible Microsoft Word documents • Accessible PowerPoint files • Accessible PDFs

  26. An accessible electronic document: • Has good structure • For headings, use headings • For lists, use lists • Provide details about each item • For images, add alternate text • For all content, identify the language • Is created in a way that communicates structure to assistive technology

  27. HTML, Word, & PDF • Each of these formats includes support for accessibility • Some formats are better at supporting certain features (e.g., math, tables) • It is possible to create an accessible document in any of these formats. • It is possible to create an inaccessible document in any of these formats.

  28. Is My PDF Tagged? Ctrl (or Command) + D

  29. Step 5. Ask questions about accessibility before selecting other features or tools.

  30. Discussions

  31. Conferencing

  32. Collaboration

  33. Question: Is Product X accessible?How do we know?

  34. Answer: Ask!

  35. Take the #nomouse challenge! nomouse.org

  36. Use Accessibility Checkers • Built into Word and PowerPoint • Built into Adobe Acrobat • Web accessibility checkers • Search WWU for "Developer Tools for Web Accessibility" • Tools available for Canvas • e.g., Blackboard Ally, UCF UDOIT • UDOIT is currently being evaluated by ATUS staff

  37. Laws, Policies, & Standards • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 • Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 • Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (Amended in 1998) • Numerous resolutions & settlements with higher education institutions • Washington State Policy 188

  38. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 • Became an official "W3C recommendation" in 2008 (WCAG 1.0 was published in 1999) • 62 specific success criteria • Level A — 26 success criteria • Level AA — 13 success criteria • Level AAA — 23 success criteria • WCAG 2.0 Level AA is the goal • Most, if not all, legal resolutions and settlements related to web accessibility • New Section 508 standards (as of February 2017) • Washington State Policy 188

  39. Resources • UW Accessible Technology http://uw.edu/accessibility • WWU Web Techhttps://wp.wwu.edu/webtech/standards/ • Global Accessibility Awareness Day (tomorrow!)http://globalaccessibilityawarenessday.org

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