1. Accessibility: Reaching All Learners
Brittany Leigh, AT Coordinator/Interim Director for Accessibility Services
Eric Bryan, UX Specialist for Learning Design

2. Overview Overview of Laws and Important Terms
Accessibility of Online Content
Accessibility in the Classroom
Resources
Q & A

3. Kahoot!

4. Mission Statement
“The mission of the Office of Accessibility Services is to assist students with specific learning needs in achieving access to higher education and to promote their ongoing  personal and educational success, as well as to increase the awareness and responsiveness of the campus community to students with disabilities.”

5. Part 1: Overview of Laws and Important Terms

6. Laws Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 1973
Overview of Laws and Important Terms
Laws
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 1973
The first law to protect people with disabilities based on status 1​
Protects against discrimination of programs receiving federal funding
“No otherwise qualified individual with a disability…shall, solely by reason of his or her disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance…” 2

7. Laws ADA, 1990 ADAAA (ADA Amendment Act), 2008
Overview of Laws and Important Terms
Laws
ADA, 1990
Broad civil rights law pertaining to public life, including work, school, transportation, telecommunication, and government services 4​
Divided into 5 sections (title 3 pertains to private universities) 
ADAAA (ADA Amendment Act), 2008
Broadened the interpretation of “disability” 5
Substantially limiting physical or mental impairment 6

8. Laws What Do They All Mean? ADA: Blanket protection of individuals
Overview of Laws and Important Terms
Laws
What Do They All Mean?
ADA: Blanket protection of individuals
ADAAA: Increasing access to these rights 
Section 504: Leveling the playing field​

9. Overview of Laws and Important Terms

10. Overview of Laws and Important Terms
Assistive Technology: “…products, equipment, and systems that enhance learning, working, and daily living for persons with disabilities.” 7
Styluses, seat cushions, audio amplifiers, highlighters, etc.
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)​
Governs accessibility of K-12 schools ​
Schools work 1-on-1 with students ​
IEP (Individualized Education Plan) ​
Physical/psychological evaluation; determines student’s needs and how they are to be met
Self-Advocacy
Transitioning from IDEA to ADA requires responsibility

11. Part 2: Accessibility of Online Content

12. Providing Online Content
Accessibility of Online Content
Providing Online Content
Questions to ask yourself:
How is the student meant to interact with this object?
How would a visually-impaired student interact with this information?
How would a hearing-impaired student interact with this information?
Is a mouse required to access this information?
What is the significance of this learning item or object?
What is the best way to present this information?
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13. Inclusive Design Accessibility of Online Content
Equitable Use: provides the same use for all
Flexibility in Use: accommodates a wide range of preferences and abilities
Simple & Intuitive Use: easy to understand, regardless of the user’s experience, knowledge, skills, or abilities
Low Physical Effort: ensures efficiency and comfort by being aware of potential visual strain and/fatigue
Consistent Accessibility: ensures seamless use of assistive technologies
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14. Proactive Design Accessibility of Online Content accessibility
Contrast: ensures color is not the only method used to convey meaning
Keyboard Accessibility: ensures all functionality is not mouse-centric
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Predictability: ensures navigation, functionality, and operations are predictable
Readability: text larger than 11, content without elaborate font
Text Alternatives:  Alt tags
Video Alternatives: close captions, audio descriptions, and transcripts

15. Design Elements Color Images Links Video/Audio Text
Accessibility of Online Content
Design Elements
Color
Contrast
Images
Alt Tags
Links
More…?
Video/Audio
Transcripts
Text
Variation

16. Text Function Text Images Video/Audio Accessibility of Online Content
Transcripts
Information
Variation
Text
Function
Screen readers will not read text in images
Magnification will make the image pixelated
Common font families are used

17. Images Function Text Images Video/Audio
Accessibility of Online Content
Video/Audio
Text
Images
Transcripts
Information
Variation
Images
Function
Necessary vs. Decorative Images
Description of the image
Significance of the image
How the image relates
Tables

18. Photo Example Function Text Images Video/Audio
Accessibility of Online Content
Video/Audio
Text
Images
Transcripts
Information
Variation
Photo Example
Function

19. Table Example Function Text Images Video/Audio
Accessibility of Online Content
Video/Audio
Text
Images
Transcripts
Information
Variation
Table Example
Function

20. ha Video/Audio Function Text Images Video/Audio
Accessibility of Online Content
Video/Audio
Text
Images
Transcripts
Information
Variation
Video/Audio
Function
Transcripts
Closed/open Captioning
Contains additional descriptions, explanations, or comments that may be beneficial, such as indications of laughter or an explosion.  ha

21. Part 3: Accessibility in the Classroom

22. Accessibility in the Classroom

23. In the Classroom Letters of Accommodation
Accessibility in the Classroom
In the Classroom
Letters of Accommodation
Requested at the start of each semester online
Some accommodations impact routine and/or atmosphere: Live- captioning, interpretation, service animals, students of the spectrum
How to accommodate these changes
Tech Trials and Clear Speech
Conversations about policy
Adjusting Exams (Limit Pop Quizzes)

24. Accessibility in the Classroom
A note on altered attendance policies and deadline extensions:
As-needed accommodations
“Assignment” refers to essays, homework, etc. (not to discussion posts or exams)
Focus on UDL (Universal Design for Learning)
Principle for curriculum and architectural development
Making things/places accessible to a wide range of people
Had 7 principles, including equitability of use and simple/intuitive use 8
UDL for Learning has 4 principles and considers the what, why, and how of learning 9
Recognizes 3 cognitive networks and corresponding guidelines

25. Accessibility in the Classroom

26. In the Classroom UDL and Accessibility Best Practices
Accessibility in the Classroom
In the Classroom
UDL and Accessibility
UDL prepares you for accommodating students
Best Practices
Offer varied explanations of lecture content
Allow students varied ways to demonstrate knowledge
Post your PPTs in Courses
Use PPTs
Face the classroom when you speak
Give assignments in written form
Be Present and Be Flexible

27. Part 4: Resources

28. Resources Educators Students Faculty Resource Page: Link
Faculty Rights & Responsibilities
Syllabus Statement
Universal Design for Learning
FAQs
CAVE Tutoring Center (Testing Center):
Students
New Student Application: Link
Main OAS Website: Link

29. Q & A

30. Contact Information Brittany Leigh: (352) Kirk Hall 121. Eric Bryan: (352) Benedictine Hall.

31. Sources
“Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.” DREDF. Accessed August 13,
“Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973.” United States Department of Labor. Accessed August 13,
“IT Accessibility Laws and Policies.” Section508.gov. Accessed August 13,
“What Is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?” ADA National Network. Accessed August 13,
“Fact Sheet on the EEOC’s Final Regulations Implementing the ADAAA.” U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Accessed August 13,
“What Is the Definition of Disability under the ADA?” ADA National Network. Accessed August 13,
“What is AT?” Assistive Technology Industry Association. Accessed August 13,  
“The 7 Principles.” National Disability Authority. Accessed August 13,
“Universal Design for Learning Guidelines.” CAST. Accessed January 2, about-udl