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Access Issues from Three Different Perspectives

Access Issues from Three Different Perspectives. Cheryl Davis Bullock cdbulloc@uiuc.edu D. Michelle Hinn hinn@uiuc.edu University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign International ALN Conference - 98 New York, New York. The Three Perspectives. Hardware/Software Student Learning

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Access Issues from Three Different Perspectives

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  1. Access Issues from Three Different Perspectives Cheryl Davis Bullock cdbulloc@uiuc.edu D. Michelle Hinn hinn@uiuc.edu University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign International ALN Conference - 98 New York, New York

  2. The Three Perspectives • Hardware/Software • Student Learning • Students with Disabilities

  3. Background • SCALE Project (Ory, Arvan) • Educational Psychology

  4. SCALE Evaluation • Three year evaluation • 7,000 students • Over 100 student groups • 120 faculty • 7 quasi-experiments • 5 courses monitored

  5. Hardware • Machine Accessibility • Graduate Students

  6. Software • Ease versus Quality • Web-based Software • Training

  7. Student Learning • Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Motivation • Learning Styles

  8. Students with Disabilities • Web-Based Instruction: • Offered Anywhere... • At Any Time... • For Anyone?

  9. Reasonable Accommodations Modifications to course materials or activities that serve to enable a qualified student with a disability to have an equal opportunity to attain the same level of performance as a similarly qualified student without a disability. Required by law in accordance with the following: • Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) • Rehabilitation Act (1973) • Civil Rights Act (1964)

  10. Evaluation Methods • Computer-Facilitated Focus Groups and Individual Interviews • Computer-Based Analysis Tools

  11. Computer-Based Analysis Tools Bobby <http://www.cast.org/bobby> • An analysis of the source code of the individual Web pages in each of the evaluands was conducted using Bobby, a Web-based analysis tool designed to help determine page features that may be inaccessible for person with disabilities. Lynx • A text-mode browser used by many students with disabilities, particularly visual disabilities.

  12. Findings • Layout Issues • Graphics • Multimedia Components

  13. Additional Accessibility Resources Access.Edu <http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/access> • Companies • Organizations • Tools, Tutorials, & Web Design Guides

  14. Closing Thoughts “Accessibility does not mean minimal page design, it means thoughtful page design” • WAI, 1998 “True accessibility is ultimately a human endeavor” • CAST, 1998

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