Copyright © 2005 by University of Washington/AccessIT ( An Awareness Video on the Need for...

Copyright © 2005 by University of Washington/AccessIT (www.washington.edu/accessit)

An Awareness Video on the Need for Accessible Information Technology in Education

•Pat Brown, AccessIT


Rationale

IT is ubiquitous in the schools and can increase access to education when developed correctly Webpages Multimedia Educational software

IT can reduce the effort required to participate Attend classes remotely Register online Have text read to you rather than hold large textbook


Rationale

IT can also have the opposite effect Reduce access

Inaccessible websites Inaccessible tools (whiteboards, chat) Software that requires a mouse

Increase effort Websites that are difficult to understand with a

screenreader Materials uploaded only in pdf


Goals

Wanted to raise awareness about the need for accessible IT

Wanted to focus on IT not AT Wanted it to be high interest and

motivating Accessible

Captioned, audio described Short enough to be used in a variety of

instructional settings (length=11:53)


The Content

We describe the potential accessible information technology (IT) holds for people with disabilities

We then talk about barriers experienced by people with disabilities because IT is inaccessible.

Finally, we discuss an approach to making changes to reduce these barriers.

The concepts are conveyed using the voices of individuals with disabilities as well as experts in the field of assistive technology and information technology.


Who Should See It?

Higher education faculty, instructors, administration, staff,

Community college instructors, administration, and staff,

Educational technology staff and technical staff, K-12 teachers, administrators and staff, Policymakers, Parents, Advocates.


How Can it be Used in Training? Needs to be matched with curriculum that

focuses on more detail and technique An introduction to face to face training

Lecture, course, unit An introduction to web-based training Prior to a policy development effort To mobilize advocates and parents


AccessIT Materials Appropriate for Follow-Up Training Introduction to Accessible IT in Education

(Webcourse) Surfing the Web with a Screen Reader

(Video) AccessIT Knowledge Base AccessibleU Information Technology in Education

Accessibility Checklist


Where Can I Get It?

To order Accessible Information Technology in Education: Building Toward a Better Future, visit: http://

www.washington.edu/accessit/betterfuture.php.

Cost: $10.00 DVD with talking menus VHS with Closed Captioning VHS with Audio Description and Closed

Captioning


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