1. 6/27/2011
Repository-Registry of Accessible Images: Find and Share Alternate Formats
Dr. Lisa Wadors Verne, Sina Bahram, Sue-Ann Ma
CSUN Conference, March 2, 2017
Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials

2. Presenters Dr. Lisa Wadors Verne
6/27/2011
Presenters
Dr. Lisa Wadors Verne
Senior Program Manager: Education, Research and Partnerships, Benetech
Sina Bahram
President, Prime Access Consulting
Sue-Ann Ma Senior Product Manager, DIAGRAM Center
Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials

3. Why Are We Here? Accessible Materials: Legal requirement
ADA, IDEA
Ethical requirement
>5% of people require these materials
Moral requirement
It’s the right thing to do

4. Benetech’s Global Literacy Program
6/27/2011
Benetech’s Global Literacy Program
Bookshare
Making reading accessible
Bookshare is the world’s largest library of accessible ebooks and lets people with visual, physical, and learning disabilities like dyslexia read in ways that work for them.
DIAGRAM Center
Building new paths to accessibility
DIAGRAM is a research and development center that creates tools, standards and best practices to support different learning needs.
Born Accessible
Creating accessible books from the start
Born Accessible is a partnership with publishers and content creators to help them build accessibility into books when they are first created.
Image #1: Woman reading on a tablet.
Image #2: Hand holding an intricate filligree ball that has been printed by a 3D printer.
Image #3: Woman standing in front of a large sheet of paper on a wall. The sheet has the words "Publish and Promote" written by hand at the top and some additional handwritten text below.
Bookshare – worlds largest library of accessible titles for persons with print disabilities
Diagram - Started as the Digital Image and Graphic Resources for Accessible Materials Center and Partnered with US Fund for DAISY and WGBH’s National Center for Accessible Media
Beyond images and graphics: Multimodality!
Beyond print disabilities: other disabilities such as autism, hearing impairments, intellectual disabilities, etc.
More attention on early learning
More Born Accessible and Buy Accessible outreach and integration
Born Accessible

5. Personalized Learning (and Accessibility)

6. The Importance of Personalized Learning
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The Importance of Personalized Learning
Who is doing it?
Often done in a silo
May have to be done multiple times
Universal design
Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials

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Text Alternatives
Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials

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Audio Alternatives
Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials

9. Tactile Alternatives 6/27/2011
Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials

10. Multimedia Alternatives
6/27/2011
Multimedia Alternatives
Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials

11. Learning from Others
Sue-Ann starts here

12. Exploring Various Collections
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Exploring Various Collections
Image repositories:
Corbis, Flickr, Getty Images
3D objects:
Thingiverse, Autodesk123D, Library Lyna,, 3D Warehouse, YouImagine, Smithsonian, Grabcad, Pinshape, Cubify, Libre3D
2D tactile graphics
APH’s Tactile Graphics Image Library (TGIL), ZyChem’s Tactile Library, RNIB’s Load2Learn
Digital books:
Bookshare, HathiTrust, World Digital Library, Merlot, COOL4Ed, EDUCAUSE
Other resources:
Wikipedia, OpenStax, Accessible Image Sample Book
Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials

13. Thingiverse (3D collection)
6/27/2011
Thingiverse (3D collection)
Pros
Huge 3D collection
Mainstream technology (widely adopted)
Free & open resource (creative commons)
User-based voting mechanism
Cons
Abundance of content (hard to sort through)
Quality (anyone can upload anything)
Search lacks accessibility metadata
Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials

14. APH’s TGIL (2D/3D collection)
6/27/2011
APH’s TGIL (2D/3D collection)
Pros
Thousands of 2D tactile graphics files, and some 3D files
Focused on popular STEM concepts
Free after registration!
Professional AMPs subcontracted to produce tactile files
Quality controlled by internal staff (including volunteer-contributed files)
Years of experience
Cons
Limited target = BVI, K-12 content
Very specialized file formats, so many are not familiar (primarily embossed files 2D and a few 3D files)
Dedicated FT staff required to build up the collection
Significant ongoing effort required to maintain content quality
Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials

15. Bookshare (digital library)
6/27/2011
Bookshare (digital library)
Pros
Huge digital accessible library (500K+) with 450K+ Users
Scalable because of direct feed from 800+ publishers (scalable quality control)
And partnerships with reading systems, schools, and accessibility community (growing ecosystem)
Supports multiple file formats and options (BRF, audio, visual, etc.)
Accessibility is core feature
Cons
Narrow target group = individuals with a print-disability
Primarily K-12 content
Limited file formats (e.g. no PDF, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
ebook-centric; accessible alternatives are not at the image/concept level
Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials

16. What We Learned
Alternative resources to support inclusion & personalized learning
Lots of interest in core STEM concepts
Curated content, with emphasis towards accessibility
Enable search using key (accessibility) metadata
Central platform to connect repositories (registry)
Single platform that support multiple modalities
Allows user contributions & rating mechanism (with QC)
Share resources already produced by AMP
Additional services connecting file producers and users (e.g., printing, customization)

17. The DIAGRAM Center’s Accessible Image Library
Sina

18. RRAI (alpha) RRAI = Repository & Registry of Accessible Images
Image-level search for accessible alternatives
Available at:
Text description
Audio files
2D tactile graphic
3D objects

19. Step 1. Search
Search using a customized set of metadata: keywords, tags, subject, and modality

20. Step 2. Review Search Results

21. Step 3. Review & Access Resources
2D tactile
Text
3D tactile
Ear
metadata

22. Next Steps

23. Pilot Projects Health Education RRAI Pilot 6/27/2011 Lisa
Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials

24. Contact us: info@diagramcenter.org Or visit: diagramcenter.org
How You Can Help
Contribute files! Help us expand the number of accessible resources available in RRAI
Pilot Test! Let us know if you’re interested in testing some of these resources in your classroom
Provide Feedback! Let us know what you think about this resource!
Contact us:
Or visit: diagramcenter.org

25. 6/27/2011
Questions?
Lisa Wadors Sina Bahram Sue-Ann Ma
Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials

26. Additional Resources Tactile Graphics (2D/3D) Other OER Resources
6/27/2011
Additional Resources
Tactile Graphics (2D/3D)
BANA Tactile Graphics Guidelines
Tactile Graphics How-Tos
3D Quick Start Guide
Perkins School – page on teaching tactile graphics
NFB
Touch Graphics
Texas School for the Blind
Other OER Resources
World Digital Library
Merlot
COOL4Ed
EDUCAUSE
Tactile Graphics (2D/3D)
BANA Tactile Graphics Guidelines:
Tactile Graphics How-Tos:
3D Quick Start Guide:
Perkins School – page on teaching tactile graphics
NFB
Touch Graphics
Texas School for the Blind
Other OER Resources
World Digital Library
Merlot
COOL4Ed
EDUCAUSE
Digital Image and Graphics Resources for Accessible Materials