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Re: Presentations: video presentation versus presentation software?

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From: Tyllick,Cliff S (DADS)
Date: Jun 29, 2016 12:50PM

Vanessa, as a former college-level chemistry instructor, I applaud the approach your instructors have proposed and encourage you to make the other formats available, too, if you can. Including detailed lecture notes will be a big help to all students.

You've basically described a high level of conformance to WCAG 2.0's guideline 1.3: Create content that can be presented in different ways (for example simpler layout) without losing information or structure.

I guess you're not creating it so it *can* be presented in multiple ways as creating it in multiple forms of presentation, but the end effect is the same: Almost any student will find a technical means and perhaps even a conceptual means available to meet his or her needs.

I would encourage you to look into alternative physical presentations of models, too. For example, I seem to recall seeing at least one vendor, perhaps several, at the trade show at CSUN (what we call the international Annual Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, held in San Diego and put on by Cal State-Northridge on a week in February or March) this year who had models of organic compounds that were accessible to people who are blind.

In case it hasn't already been mentioned, you might also look into Accessing Higher Ground, a conference held in the Denver area each year in November and dedicated to accessibility in higher education. It's presented and hosted by the Association on Higher Education and Disability. I've never been, but I am always impressed by the speakers they attract and the topics covered.

Links:
CSUN conference:
http://www.csun.edu/cod/conference/

Accessing Higher Ground:
http://accessinghigherground.org/

AHEAD:
http://www.ahead.org/

Good luck!

Cliff

Cliff Tyllick
EIR Accessibility Coordinator
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)
512-438-2494
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