Accessibility Strategies for Instruction

The power of the web is in its universality.
Access by everyone, regardless of disability is an essential aspect.

Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and Inventor of the World Wide Web

Experiences of Students with Disabilities
“From Where I Sit” – students share their experiences in the college classroom. http://www/calstate.edu/accessibility/resources/videos.shtml

How the Web Affects Different Users with Disabilities
http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/PWD-USE-Web/#diff

Access E-Learning For Students With Disabilities
http://www.accesselearning.net/

Access DL
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Resources/accessdl.html

Captioning Instructional Media
DECT – Distance Education Captioning and Transcription Grant – see Laurie x2724, for procedure.
http://www.canyons.edu/Offices/Distance_Learning/Captioning/default.html

Reducing Access Barriers for  Students Who Are Deaf
http://www.cccco.edu/Portals/4/GR/AB%20386%20Fact%20Sheet%20-Final.pdf

YOU TUBE videos – as more instructors make use of videos on YouTube, be aware the videos you incorporate into class activities should be closed-captioned. Here’s a link to a webinar that describes the process for captioning videos that are housed at YouTube.

Checklist for Preparing Instructional Materials
Accessible Instructional Materials Checklist for SBCC Faculty

Creating Accessible Online Learning Content
http://www.sloan-c.org/cannect/projectone/index.php

Creating Accessible I TUNES U Content (document)
http://wfs.sbcc.edu:80/faculty/lrvasquez/Curriculum%20docs/Creating%20Accessible%20iTunes%20U%20Content.pdf

Creating Accessible I TUNES U Content (I-Tunes site with supporting videos)
http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/wgbh.org.2010579900

Distance Learning Fact Sheets for Accessible Education
Find quick tips, solutions, and a summary of the issues involved in making accessible distance education. http://www.catea.gatech.edu/grade/factsheets.php

Tutorials for Steps in Creating Accessible Course Materials
http://www.webaim.org/articles

NCDAE Factsheets on Tools used in Distance Education
http://ncdae.org/tools/factsheets/

Principles of Universal Design
http://www.sbcc.edu/curriculumcommittee/universaldesign.php

Testing Moodle for Accessibility (September 10, 2009)
http://randall.test.opensourcery.com/clients/cannect/

Universal Design Steps for Online Courses
http://ualr.edu/pace/tenstepsud/

Universal Design in Online Instruction
Powerpoint for Senate Committee Chairs 10/30/2009

Web 2.0 Accessibility (11/3/2009)
Webinar – http://easi.cc/archive/draffan/draffan.htm