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From: Shuttlesworth, Rachel
Date: Aug 13, 2013 7:50AM

Thanks, all. Here is what I plan to touch on in our faculty workshop for
Friday. Some of this will be just an introduction with follow-up meetings
and emails later on. Please keep in mind that this is the first workshop
like this we have done and that our faculty are starting from scratch,
having never been asked to consider accessibility in their use of
Blackboard Learn or anything else! We also do not have an institutional
mandate for accessibility yet, though a plan and policy statement should
be made in the next couple of months.

- About accessibility and why it matters: Video from NCDAE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQGFshzLPXE
- Going beyond accommodation. Sometimes accommodations are not really how
we should be accomplishing these things. If you could just change how you
produce files in a small way, it makes the need for accommodation much,
much less.
- Simple choices can make accommodations unnecessary and allow ODS to
focus on unusual requests
- Not all persons who needs accommodations will register with Disability
Services. Think about wounded warriors, temporary conditions, other cases
where someone might not register but could still benefit from these
changes.
- Accessible design is more usable for everyone. Think about busy,
difficult-to-process websites you go to, for example.
Examples:Keyboard navigation, Alt text, Color Choices, Language choices,
Captions
-Basic accessibility in Blackboard Learn:
http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Learn/Resources/Accessibility.aspx
- What do you put in Blackboard? How do we make these content types
accessible? (Share tutorials for each) How do we tell vendors what we
expect them to do? (VPATs and checking their responses)
- PDFs, Word documents, Powerpoint presentations, HTML Content areas
created in Blackboard, Videos (Video Everywhere), Images, Exams,
Discussion Boards, Publisher/Textbook materials, Turnitin, Bb Collaborate,
Turning Tech Clickers, Respondus Lockdown Browser


Any suggestions you have are very welcome!!!
Rachel

Dr. Rachel S. Thompson
Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility
Center for Instructional Technology
University of Alabama







On 08/13/13 8:35 AM, "Denise Wood" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

Yes please do Rachael


Best wishes

Denise
A/Professor Denise Wood
Associate Head of School: Teaching and Learning
School of Communication, International Studies and Languages
University of South Australia, C2-33C, Magill Campus, Magill 5072
Tel: +618 8302 4642 | Fax: +618 8302 4745
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Professor (Adjunct EP)
Faculty of Education, The University of the Western Cape
Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, Western Cape, South Africa
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Rachael A
Zubal-Ruggieri
Sent: Tuesday, 13 August 2013 10:30 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Making accessible online courses

Denise,
Do we have permission to share?

Sent from my iPad

On Aug 12, 2013, at 9:21 PM, "Denise Wood" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hi all
>
> Although not specifically Blackboard focused, we have recently been
>awarded a national Office for Learning and Teaching grant for an
>evidence-based approach to the design and development of an inclusive
>technology enhanced learning environment and prototype responsive
>learning system for incorporation into LMS environments like Moodle. The
>responsive learning system will be modelled on the Global Public
>Inclusive Infrastructure project (http://gpii.net/) and involves
>collaboration with Professors Gregg Vanderheiden, Trace Centre,
>University of Wisconsin-Madison and Jutta Treviranus, Director of the
>Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC) and professor at OCAD University
>in Toronto, who are the co-directors of the Raising the Floor.
>
> Our Australian partners include the Australian National University,
>Queensland University of Technology, the University of Adelaide and Media
>Access Australia, as well as international partners - the University of
>the Western Cape and University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
>
> We welcome involvement, contributions and sites for trial from any
>further education institution interested in improving the accessibility
>of online courses. Please feel free to email me off-list if you would
>like further information or to become involved in the project.
>
>
> Best wishes
>
> Denise
> A/Professor Denise Wood
> Associate Head of School: Teaching and Learning School of
> Communication, International Studies and Languages University of South
> Australia, C2-33C, Magill Campus, Magill 5072
> Tel: +618 8302 4642 | Fax: +618 8302 4745
> Email: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>
> Professor (Adjunct EP)
> Faculty of Education, The University of the Western Cape Private Bag
> X17, Bellville 7535, Western Cape, South Africa Phone South Africa:
> +21 766 166387
> Email: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Hoger,
> Jodie
> Sent: Tuesday, 13 August 2013 10:36 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Making accessible online courses
>
> Hi Rachel, did you get any responses to your request? I would also be
>very interested in any information regarding the delivery of accessible
>teaching resources.
> Thanks,
> Jo
>
> Jodie Hoger
> Teacher Consultant (Vision), Equity Services TAFE NSW - Illawarra
>Institute Building L1.14, 60 Bienda St, Bomaderry, NSW, 2541 VOIP 54865
>P 02 4421 9865 M 0437 035 042 F 02 4421 9804 <EMAIL REMOVED>
>www.illawarra.tafensw.edu.au Proverb Give a person a fish and they will
>have food for a day. Teach a person to fish and they will have food for
>life.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of
> Shuttlesworth, Rachel
> Sent: Wednesday, 7 August 2013 2:39 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
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> Subject: [WebAIM] Making accessible online courses
>
> Hi there!
>
> We are working on tutorials and workshops for our university faculty
>members on how to make their content in Blackboard Learn and other
>instructional tech tools accessible. I am not referring to the platforms
>themselves (we have to rely on the vendors for that), but their images,
>documents, videos, discussion posts, etc.
>
> Do you know of any existing tutorials on this topic that we could look
>at to get ideas? I am also happy to share what we develop as soon as I
>can.
>
> Best,
> Rachel
>
> Dr. Rachel S. Thompson
> Director, Emerging Technology
> Center for Instructional Technology
> University of Alabama
>
> On Aug 6, 2013, at 11:25 AM, "McMorland, Gabriel" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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>> Please recommend blogging platforms that are fully screen reader
>>accessible. I'm hoping that several fully accessible platforms exist, so
>>that I can choose among them to best match my needs.
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