Transcript Documents (Word, PPT, PDF, etc.)

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ONLINE COURSE ENVIRONMENT
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CMS - Course management system (e.g. Blackboard)
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Textbook (online or print)
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Documents (Word, PPT, PDF, etc.)
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Video & audio
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Interactions (chat or discussions w/in CMS, Twitter, webinar, etc.)
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Web-based resources – whether required or recommended
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Online and other technology tools (e.g. TurnItIn)
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Assessments (quizzes & exams)
ACCESSIBLE FORMATS – WHO BENEFITS?
Students who are blind
• Braille
• Electronic text and a screen reader or etext reader device
• MS Word
• PDF
• HTML / web page
• ePub3
Students who struggle with reading
• Electronic text and text-to-speech application
Students who are deaf or hard of hearing, students whose primary
language is not English
• Synchronized captions for video, transcript for audio
SIMULATIONS
• Distractibility Simulation
• Dyslexia Simulation
• Screen Reader Simulation
• Making Distance Learning Accessible to Everyone
ACCESSIBLE FORMATS WORD & PDF DOCUMENTS
MS Word
Use the MS Word accessibility checker (Tools- Check Accessibility)
PDF
Use the Adobe Acrobat Pro accessibility checker (View-ToolsAccessibility)
Recommendation for students using screen readers: Provide Word
document or convert to HTML (File-SaveAs-HTML)
Scanned PDF documents should be converted to OCR (choose OCR on
copier or scanner)
Tips:
When converting from Word to PDF, build as much accessibility into
the Word document as possible (check accessibility in Word, FileSaveAs-PDF)
When converting from PowerPoint to PDF… Don’t. Create a text
version instead.
INACCESSIBLE PDF’S EXAMPLES
VIDEO CAPTIONING
Why do we want to caption videos?
If you are using video in your class, you want to ensure closed captioning is
available.
For videos I create, I upload them to youtube and use the free captioning
feature.
DRC can professionally caption videos that require enhanced captioning.
Sample captioned video for EDD 718
Directions on how to caption and advanced features
CHROME EXTENSIONS
WEB 2.0 TOOLS
Be Careful when using Web 2.0 Tools outside of the LMS
Prezi
Prezi was developed using Adobe Flash and as such, is not considered fully accessible by users with
disabilities requiring the use of screen readers. Since July 2014 viewing Prezi is possible using only
JavaScript. While this does not fully address accessibility, Prezi appears to be moving to correct these
issues. Meanwhile, educators should be aware that Prezi is not ADA/508 compliant. An accessible
PowerPoint version of the presentation can be provided for students requiring screen readers.
Some viewers find the Zooming User Interface to be distracting, even motion-sickness inducing. Careful
use of the ZUI by the creator can minimize this consequence and turn it into an effective tool. With a
little practice you will master the balance between dynamism and disruption.
Evaluation rating: 37% http://web2access.org.uk/activities/37
Examples
Other presentation tools have a higher rating.
CABRINI LEARN AND ACCESSIBILITY
Our LMS is an accessible platform and building content within LMS will
adhere to accessibility guidelines.
Online Learning Faculty Course (self-enrollment code is ITG Faculty)