Creating ADA Compliant Studies
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Creating ADA Compliant Studies
Kelly Hermann, Director of Disability ServicesKathleen Stone, Director of Curriculum and Instructional
Design
ADA: American with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973◦504◦508
WCAG 2.0 Guidelines
Laws and Regulations
Compatibility with assistive technology Navigation to required course components
and structures Use of third party vendor sites and products
where accessibility is unknown Captioning and transcripts
What are the issues
Kindle – the case that started it all Louisiana Technical university – working
with My “insert your subject here” labs and other third party sites
South Carolina Technical Community College system – no complaint necessary
Relevant cases
Strategies: Documents
Style headings Alternative text for
images, tables, charts Null attribute for purely
decorative images (alt="")
Complex images explained in context
Descriptive text for links Table of contents for
longer documents
Font size smaller than 9 points
Low contrast between the text and the background
“Click here” and “Read more” as link text
Visual clues only (e.g., click on the red button)
Bad Document!Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations are often seen as the opposites of one dimension (Lepper, Corpus, & Iyengar, 2005). This means that students are engaged in an activity either because they are interested in the activity or because they are interested in the reward they will get after completing the activity. Read more…Intrinsically motivated students persist when confronted with a challenge and generally exhibit higher academic performance than extrinsically motivated students (Goldberg & Cornell, 1998).Look at the diagram of intrinsic motivation definition on the right.
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations are often seen as the opposites of one dimension (Lepper, Corpus, & Iyengar, 2005). This means that students are engaged in an activity either because they are interested in the activity or because they are interested in the reward they will get after completing the activity. Read more…Intrinsically motivated students persist when confronted with a challenge and generally exhibit higher academic performance than extrinsically motivated students (Goldberg & Cornell, 1998).Look at the diagram of intrinsic motivation definition on the right.
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◦ Accurate synchronized closed captions ◦ If audio only - transcript◦ If video only – descriptive text transcript of
screen action◦ Use our Library resources
Films on demand Alexander Street Press
Strategies: Media
Vimeo vs. YouTube
Some Basic Questions◦ Can you use the keyboard instead of the
mouse?◦ Does the cursor move in a logical order or flow? ◦ Is there ALT text for all non-text elements?◦ Are there captions for audio and visual
elements or transcripts for audio only elements?
Voki Voicethread Prezi
Strategies: Web 2.0 Tools
Student Services and/or Disability Services with concerns about a student. We are here to help and happy to consult
Instructional designers and web designers – especially when developing/revising a course
Where to go for more info:
Web resources – some valuable places to go:◦ Web AIM – www.webaim.org◦ Penn State Accessibility website –
accessibility.psu.edu◦ Others on our website –
www.esc.edu/disabilityservices◦ Disability Services Blog
http://commons.esc.edu/disabilityservices/
Where to go for more info cont.
Questions?
[email protected] Director of Disability Services
[email protected] Director of Curriculum and Instructional Design