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Liz Miller & Kara ZirkleGeorge Mason University – Assistive Technology Initiative
Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) – November 2011
Manager
Coordinator, IT Accessibility
Coordinator, Accessible Media
Program Support Specialist
2 Accessible Media Assistants
Mason community (with or without documentation) Informal assessments Overview of AT available for personal use
Faculty, staff and students with documented disabilities Faculty/Staff - registered with the Office of Equity and
Diversity Services (OEDS) Students – registered with the Office of Disability
Services (ODS)
Informal AT assessments
Training – software and equipment
Training and technical resources
Accessible text & media
Web accessibility testing and accessibility workshops
Accessible text productionAccessible text productionAccessible media productionAccessible media productionOptions for students on campus, in the Options for students on campus, in the
classroom and at home, including classroom and at home, including Universal DesignUniversal Design
Web accessibilityWeb accessibility
Learning Disabilities, Visual Impairments and Learning Disabilities, Visual Impairments and Mobility ImpairmentsMobility Impairments
To qualify to receive material in alternative formats, students, staff and faculty must have a documented “print” related disability. (Referrals are made by our Office of Disability Services and our ADA Coordinator.)
Learning disabilities related to reading
Visual impairments Some mobility
impairments Some other
cognitive impairments
AccessText Bookshare –
University Partner VA HEAT
Much easier than it used to be!
AccessTextPublisher Look-
up ServiceBiblioVaultIndividual
websites
Project of AccessText
http://www.accesstext.org/fedsearch.php
Searches: AccessText Network Alternative Media
Access Center Bookshare CourseSmart Learning Ally National Library
Service
Cut Scan (high speed)
Capture Perfect - TIFF OCR
ABBYY Pro OmniPage Pro Adobe Acrobat Pro Read & Write Gold WYNN (Other schools may utilize
Kurzweil, Dolphin, etc.) Format – PDF, Word, RTF,
Text, WYNN Burn files to cd Rebind
Students are encouraged to sign up for individual memberships
Bookshare – or students can request books through our free organizational membership (We are also university partners.)
Learning Ally – cd players available for loan
NLS – National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Image from: http://www.loc.gov/nls/digitalbooktraining/index.html
Students may scan or run basic OCR on their own materials – with software at home or using WYNN or Read & Write Gold with flatbed scanners on campus.
New project of 2011
Working closely with University libraries Distance Education Office of Disability
Services
Best practices for faculty & instructional designers: Pick legal media Pick the most
accessible option first Provide supporting
materials Turn on Closed
Captions
Closed captioningTranscriptionSynchronization
Hearing Impairments – accessComprehension, visual learnersThose who have difficulty with note
takingESL
Image from http://www.docsoft.com/
(Vendors for video description)
Docsoft Docsoft:AV Docsoft:TE
Proofing & troubleshooting
Returns SkyDrive, email Flashdrives, DVDs Streaming server (in
progress)
Online request system Research
Library & copyright info Online searches
NCH software Prism Video File Converter SoundTap Streaming
Audio Recorder Debut Video Capture Golden Videos Flash Lynx Video Download
Software Professional
Accommodations Pilot project –
Summer 2011 Training with 2
graduate student assistants
1 Instructional Designer for Distance Education
YouTube Recordings from our TV
station Other
iTunes U Promotional
materials on website
Distance Education Other . . .
Issues: Video Description Delivery of projects Copyrighted materials
Equipment & Software
Image from: http://www.enablemart.com/Catalog/All-Access-Workstations
Computer Screen Magnification Screen Readers Voice Recognition Head/Eye Controlled
Input On Screen Keyboards Touch Screens
Communication Amplification TDD/TTY Devices
Learning Visual Learning Writing software
Vision Magnifiers Braille Embossers Braille Displays
Mobility Adjustable Desks Large Key/Print
Keyboards Trackballs & Joysticks
From: http://www.enablemart.com/Catalog/All-Access-Workstations
AT Labs – Libraries at each campus WYNN Wizard Read & Write Gold JAWS ZoomText Dragon Naturally
Speaking CCTV Flatbed Scanner
Campus supported AT software in computer lab classrooms and testing
Student purchased AT software for personal laptops
CCTVs iPad apps
TextHelp Read & Write Gold PC or Mac ($30 with Mason ID at
Patriot Computers) Bookshare (free membership)
Victor Reader Soft (free) READ:OutLoud (free) Read2Go app ($20) Learning Ally ($100
membership) ReadHear software (free) DAISY Players (cost varies) Learning Ally Audio App ($20)
NLS (free membership) Digital and cassette player options
Other Free software & demos Low to high cost AT
Text readers i.e. Natural Reader,
ReadPlease Screen readers
i.e. System Access to Go, NonVisual Desktop Access
Demos Students can try
before they buy X minutes, hours or
days Download from web:
▪ JAWS ▪ Read & Write Gold▪ ZoomText
Request cd from website:▪ WYNN
Designing facilities and services in such a way to meet the needs for people with a broad range of abilities, disabilities, and other characteristics (i.e., age, reading ability, culture, etc.) reduces the need for special accommodations for patrons and even employees.
In the event that accommodations are needed, staff should be able to support individuals with disabilities, respond to specific accommodations requests, and know who to contact if they have disability-related questions.
Are staff trained in policies and procedures for providing accommodations to people with disabilities? What is your plan? Is it written? Updated?
Are staff knowledgeable about other organizations, such as Talking Book and Braille libraries, that provide services to patrons with disabilities? Do you have a readily available resource? Handout?
Online?
Can the library’s electronic and information resources (i.e., web pages, online catalogs, databases, etc) be accessed by a variety of accessible technologies? Have you had your resources tested?
Do videos developed or used in the library have captions?
Increasing number of distance education courses…
PDF Accessibility Wizard (PAW)Plug-in installs directly into Adobe AcrobatAllows document creators to convert a scanned PDF document into a tagged, accessible PDF document
Accessible Wizard for MS Office (not yet compatible with Office 2010)Plug-in installs directly into any MS Office app (i.e., Word, PPT)
Walks document creator through issues within document and how to make them accessible
Built-in tools – PC & Mac, Firefox Browser
Audio Books & e-Books
Bundled tools – Read & Write Gold
Web
PC Keyboard shortcuts Magnifier Contrast settings Narrator On screen keyboard Mouse keys, filter keys, sticky
keys Dictionary, thesaurus, spelling
/grammar check Ease of Access Center Speech recognition Text size Touch “Speak” in Office 2010
Mac Keyboard shortcuts Magnification Contrast settings VoiceOver Mouse Keys, Slow Keys, Sticky
Keys Text to speech Talking calculator & clock On screen keyboard Inkwell Dictionary, thesaurus, spelling
/grammar check, word completion Speech recognition
Firefox Some accessibility features are
dependent on the version of Firefox
Free accessibility add-ons Firefox Accessibility Extension Glazoom – magnifier No color N-Abled Web Accessibility Toolbar Page Zoom Buttons
Extensions for Firefox: Fire Vox – screen reader MozBraille – screen reader
(beta at present, not yet fully accessible – plans to offer Braille, text to speech and magnified output)
Image from - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/
Adobe Reader & Acrobat “Read Out Loud”
Public domain works i.e. Project Gutenberg
Audio Books i.e. Audible.com
Commercial Amazon (Kindle) Apple (iPad) Barnes & Noble (Nook) Sony (Reader)
DAISY Players and software
(i.e. Learning Ally)
**Important consideration: These resources vary in accessibility but work well for individual students on a case-by-case basis.
Free Software Amazon
Kindle for PC – ebook software for PC
Kindle App for iPhone & iPod Touch Barnes & Noble
eReader for Barnes & Noble eBooks Download for iPhone, iPod Touch,
Blackberry, Mac and PC knfb Reading Technology
Blio – eReader software with text-to-speech
Download for PCs, iPhone, iPod LexCycle
Stanza – ebook app for iPhone & iPod Touch
Stanza Desktop – ebook reader for Mac or PC
TextHelp Read & Write Gold PC and Mac versions Reading and writing tools Helpful for ESL MP3 creation Voice recognition Scanning Screenshot Reader Research and study tools Inspiration-like tool DAISY Reader Web apps
The Web has become a key resource for: classroom education, distance learning; job searching, workplace interaction; civic participation, government services; news, information, commerce, entertainment
It is displacing traditional sources of information and interaction schools, libraries, print materials, discourse of the workplace; some of the traditional resources were accessible; some not.
An accessible Web means unprecedented access to information for people with disabilities.
Virginia has state-specific laws governing the accessibility of government created and procured technology (Code of Virginia § 2.2-2012 "Procurement of Information Technology", Code of Virginia § 2.2-3500 "Information Technology Access Act", Code of Virginia § 51.5-1 "Virginians with Disabilities Act"). These have been put into state-wide standards for Universities and agencies, which can be found on the VITA website.
Just recently DoJ ADA created a settlement agreement with Fairfax County, VA to ensure accessibility of both physical and online material.
Do you use a Learning Management System? Do you add content to the course? Are you posting documents, videos, etc.?
Do you use technology for your class assignments (i.e. blogs, websites, wikis, etc.)?
Are you the author of a book used in class? Do you use visuals in the classroom that give
important information pertaining to the class? Do you use webinars, other classroom capture or
conferencing technology?
Do you influence or decide on technology purchases?
Do you develop websites, applications or documentation?
Do you oversee computer classroom settings?
Do you manage others who may work on the above mentioned?
Do you work in multimedia or telecommunications?
Posting, Distributing, Creating/Developing, Using, Maintaining.
Inaccessible material!
Assistive technology is not a substitute for accessible material!
AT + Accessible Materials = Equal Access
Everyone is involved and anyone can be affected.
Assistive Technology Initiative (ATI)
4400 University Drive4400 University DriveMSN 6A11MSN 6A11Fairfax, VA 22030Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-993-4329Phone: 703-993-4329Fax: 703-993-4743Fax: 703-993-4743
E-mail: ati@gmu.eduE-mail: ati@gmu.edu
Web: Web: http://ati.gmu.edu, http://ati.gmu.edu, http://accessibility.gmu.edu, http://accessibility.gmu.edu, http://webaccessibility.gmu.edu http://webaccessibility.gmu.edu
Accessible Text Resources: http://ati.gmu.edu/accessible_text.cfm
Accessible Media Resources: http://ati.gmu.edu/media.cfm
Free to High Cost AT Resource Documents:http://webaccessibility.gmu.edu/assistive_technology.html
Captioning & Video Description Resources:http://webaccessibility.gmu.edu/captioning.html
Universal Designhttp://webaccessibility.gmu.edu/universal_design.html
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