ADA 508 Compliance in Online Classes Presenter: Tahiya Marome

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OK, OK… how about The Holes in Our Heads and Then Some No! Wait. That’s a head in a hole. Oh never mind. Let’s just get on with it. Creative Commons license uploaded to flickr by Mikebaird

ACTION! Fill out the post card and tell your table mates about the name you entered on the last line.

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Number of… non-institutionalized men & women, Ages 21–64, all races, regardless of ethnicity, at all education levels, who reported a disability in 2007

Numbers United States 22,295, % United States 22,295, % Statistics from Cornell University Disability Statistics Website: Guesses…

California 2,301, % California 2,301, % Numbers Statistics from Cornell University Disability Statistics Website: Guesses…

What’s a Disability? Long lasting condition that impairs… Senses those holes in our heads Mobility Statistics from Cornell University Disability Statistics Website:

Cognition Self care Community participation Employment Physical, mental, or emotional condition lasting 6 months or more that impairs… What’s a Disability? Statistics from Cornell University Disability Statistics Website:

Universal Design The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.

What IS Compliance? text = text

What IS Compliance? text text text text text text text Graphics have text descriptions

What IS Compliance? Videos are captioned or have transcripts

What IS Compliance? Mouse moves have keyboard equivalents

In a Video Synchronized captions or transcripts Visual content has audio description What IS Compliance?

For still images ALT tags or long descriptions Decorative images have empty or null (not missing) Alt tags (Alt=“”) What IS Compliance?

In a PDF document Searchable text file, not a scanned image of printed material Structural elements, including images, have tags Language is specified Guide What IS Compliance?

ETUDES Adding Alt tags in ETUDES:FCK editor

ETUDES Adding Alt tags in ETUDES:Sferyx editor Browse to file

ETUDES Adding Alt tags in ETUDES:Sferyx editor Click picture properties from flyout

ETUDES Adding Alt tags in ETUDES:Sferyx editor

ETUDES+ Adding Alt tags in HTML 1.Open the HTML view or file in the given editor 2.Locate the image link 3.Some other information may be included 4.Place cursor at end of the file name 5.Type alt=“alternative text you will use to describe the image”

ETUDES+ Empty ALT tags Just type a space instead of text between the quote marks. There’s a sample space here, you just can’t see it.

Challenges in ETUDES+ External web pages Frames

ETUDES+ Checking PDFs Adobe Reader has an accessibility check built in.

ETUDES+ Accessible PDF’s in Acrobat Professional Run Full Accessibility Check from Advanced menu—follow instructions in the report

What You Can (& Should) Do Be orderly and linear in presenting material Be sure images that convey information have Alt tags For video or audio, add captions or transcripts, either for downloading, or as part of the course site. Make any text material actual text. Don’t scan text and present the “picture” of the text as content.

On-Campus Resources The Disabled Students Services lab is a great place to find out if your materials are working with adaptive tech The High Tech Center Training Unit offers terrific trainings for free.High Tech Center Training Unit FGA has resources available through the Faculty Support pages. Faculty Support pages And don’t forget the government pages:

Summary Consider Universal Design the objective, not a special accommodation. Use your resources Try to get in the habit of using the guidelines you’ve learned Help create a world where inclusion is just how things are.