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Raising Awareness of Web Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning on a University Campus. Presentation by Lisa Fiedor Web Accessibility, Usability, & Design Specialist Distance Education & Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) NC State University. Multi-Pronged Strategy. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Raising Awareness of Web Accessibility and Universal Design
for Learning on a University Campus
Presentation by
Lisa FiedorWeb Accessibility, Usability, & Design Specialist
Distance Education & Learning Technology Applications (DELTA)NC State University
Multi-Pronged Strategy
• University Policies• Educational Opportunities• Support Services• Web-based Resources• Partnerships• Outreach
NC State University Policy
• Web Accessibility Regulation– All websites must meet Section 508 Guidelines– http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/campus_environ/non-
discrimination/REG04.25.5.php
• Course Hosting Regulation– All course Web sites must reside on campus servers
and meet accessibility and privacy regulations– Accessibility Primer and Checklist
• http://delta.ncsu.edu/docs/teach/accessibility_primer_checklist.pdf
Educational Opportunities
• Accessibility Series of Workshops• Train-the-Trainer Workshops• Custom Trainings • Instructional Technology Assistant
Program• Summer Institute for Faculty• Tutorials/Tip Sheets/Job Aids• 5 Minute Videos
Faculty Development Workshops
• Creating Accessible Web Sites Using NC State’s Checklist
• Course Genie: Using Word to Create Course Web Sites
• LecShare Pro: Adding Voice Narration to PowerPoint Presentations
• Universal Design for Learning and the Ethics of Accessibility
• Author Once and Publish in Many Formats using MS Word
Faculty Support Strategies
• Accessibility Assessment of Web Sites– LIFT Machine– FAE– WAVE Toobar– Firefox Accessibility Extension
• Instructional House Calls• Help Desk
– Email– Hot Line
Working with Faculty continued
• Reason through resistance• Use examples where possible• Create tutorials, tip sheets, and job aids
University Web-based Resources
• Accessible IT@NC State– http://www.ncsu.edu/it/access
• Guidelines• Tutorials• Software• Resources
• DELTA Accessibility page– http://delta.ncsu.edu/accessibility
Institutional Partnerships
• Information Technology• Distance Education• Instructional Technologies• Office of Equal Opportunity• Disability Services• Diversity Offices
Informal Partnerships
• Interest Groups• Working Groups• Champions
Outreach
• Communities• Listservs• Open Forums• Presentations• Newsletters• Blogs
Discussion
• What are your experiences with campus awareness of Web accessibility?
• What resources do you provide for faculty/staff/administrators to learn about accessibility?
• What successes or failures have you experienced?
• What can we do better to help raise awareness of student needs?