What do students with disabilities, web accessibility, captioning, and internships have in common? Anna Golden Jeremy Caci Sheryl Burgstahler Tami Tidwell.

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What do students with disabilities, web accessibility, captioning, and internships have in common? Anna Golden Jeremy Caci Sheryl Burgstahler Tami Tidwell Terrill Thompson

AccessSTEM “ The Alliance for Students with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) ”, funded by NSF Goal: To increase the participation of students with disabilities in academic programs and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)

AccessComputing “The Alliance for Access to Computing Careers”, funded by NSF Partnership between DO-IT, the UW Dept of Computer Science & Engineering, plus various institutions and alliances Goal: To increase the participation of students with disabilities in computing careers

Web Accessibility Trainings (WAT) 3-5 day workshops for high school or college students with disabilities Students learn accessible web design – Basics of HTML, CSS, and Javascript – Common accessibility problems and solutions – How to evaluate web pages for accessibility and report findings – How to caption video Work-based learning: Students learn job skills: application to work experience

Our WATs Summer 2009 – 10 college UW Summer 2010 – 2 high school UW Late Summer 2010 – 30 college Bellevue College Next week – 16 college UW plus two UW faculty members & one industry representative

Working Together: It’s Adaptable! Process: Application, Paperwork, Timecard Work Experience: none to career professionals HTML Experience: basic to proficient Ages: Environment: Conference Room, Classroom, Computer Lab Classroom Support: Instructor, Guest Lecturers, Work-Based Learning Lead, Intern

Post-WAT Opportunities for Learning Final project for bonus pay a)Conduct three web accessibility evaluations and write reports of findings and recommendations b)Caption three STEM-related YouTube videos c)Three activities combining a) and b) On-line community including students, mentors, and staff Internships

Post-WAT Student Experiences Even students with good HTML background fine-tuned good HTML habits Created intern team reviewed websites One intern is in the process of being hired by an organization where he reviewed their website Jeremy Anna

WAT Class Resources The Curriculum: Accessible University Mock Site:

WAT Can You Do? Knowledge Base Publications and Videos Communities of Practice Mini-grants AccessComputing Team