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==November 2017== | ==November 2017== | ||
*'''Topic''': What Every Faculty Needs to Know About Accessibility | ===Training Event=== | ||
*'''Topic''': ''What Every Faculty Needs to Know About Accessibility'' | |||
*'''Presenter''': Janet Sylvia, WAG Coordinator | *'''Presenter''': Janet Sylvia, WAG Coordinator | ||
===Presentation Slides=== | |||
*''' | *Important: Use your Browser's Back button to return to this page after reviewing the PDF document | ||
*[[media:JSylviaWhatEveryFacultyNeedsKnowFinalc.pdf | What Every Faculty Needs to Know About Accessibility (PDF)]] | |||
===Resource Links=== | |||
* | *'''Introduction''' | ||
**[http://www.amacusg.org/ AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center] | |||
***[http://www.amacusg.org/membership.php AMAC Accessibility Memberships] | |||
*'''Laws and Guidelines''' | |||
**[https://www.ada.gov/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA.gov)] | |||
**[https://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/sec504.htm Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973] | |||
**[https://www.section508.gov/ Section 508.gov] | |||
**[https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCA) 2.0 Overview] | |||
**[https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1772 AIM HIGH Act] | |||
**[https://www.qualitymatters.org/ Quality Matters] | |||
***[https://www.pcc.edu/resources/instructional-support/access/Standard8rubric.html The Quality Matters Standard 8 Rubric, Portland Community College Guidelines] | |||
* | **[http://www.usg.edu/siteinfo/accessibility USG Accessibility Resources] | ||
***[http://www.usg.edu/siteinfo/higher_education_the_americans_with_disabilities_act_and_section_508 Higher Education, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 508] | |||
*'''Basic Requirements''' | |||
**Images: | |||
***To Add Alt Text in MS Office: Right click image, select Format Picture, Select the icon for Size/Properties, Select ALT Text, enter your alternative text in the Description field | |||
***[http://diagramcenter.org/table-of-contents-2.html Image Description Guidelines] | |||
**[https://developer.paciellogroup.com/resources/contrastanalyser/ Colour Contrast Analyser] | |||
**[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wagback/Resources WAG Website, Accessibility Checkers] | |||
***[https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/making-files-accessible/checklist/ HHS Section 508 Accessibility Checklists] | |||
* | **[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wagback/Funding_Options_and_Prioritization_Plan WAG Funding Options and Prioritization Plan] | ||
*'''Additional Considerations for Academics''' | |||
**[https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201105-pse.html U.S. Department of Education, Dear Colleague (Emerging Technologies)] | |||
***[https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-20100629.html Joint "Dear Colleague" Letter: Electronic Book Readers] | |||
***[http://www.accesstext.org/resources.php Accessible Textbook Finder (Access Text Network)] | ***[https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/dcl-ebook-faq-201105.html FAQ to Dear Colleague Letter (Emerging Technologies)] | ||
**[http://www.amacusg.gatech.edu/wagback/Procurement Accessible Procurement] | |||
**[http://www.accesstext.org/resources.php Accessible Textbook Finder (Access Text Network)] | |||
**[https://www.bookshare.org/cms/ Bookshare.org] | |||
**[https://www.learningally.org/ Learning Ally (Formerly Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic] | |||
===Additional Resources from Discussion=== | |||
*[https://www.edx.org/course/information-communication-technology-ict-gtx-ict100x AMAC's (free) ICT Accessibility MOOC], enroll now for November 30, 2017 with 1 year to complete | |||
*[http://accessga.org/wiki/Webinars_and_Presentations/creatingaccessibledocuments Creating Accessible Word, PowerPoint and PDF Documents (Video with Demo)] | |||
*[http://www.amacusg.org/wag/Monthly_Meetings#Accessible_Word_and_PDF_Documents_.28Jun_2017.29 Accessible Word and PDF Documents (Lecture style)] |
Revision as of 13:48, 15 November 2017
November 2017
Training Event
- Topic: What Every Faculty Needs to Know About Accessibility
- Presenter: Janet Sylvia, WAG Coordinator
Presentation Slides
- Important: Use your Browser's Back button to return to this page after reviewing the PDF document
- What Every Faculty Needs to Know About Accessibility (PDF)
Resource Links
- Introduction
- Laws and Guidelines
- Basic Requirements
- Images:
- To Add Alt Text in MS Office: Right click image, select Format Picture, Select the icon for Size/Properties, Select ALT Text, enter your alternative text in the Description field
- Image Description Guidelines
- Colour Contrast Analyser
- WAG Website, Accessibility Checkers
- WAG Funding Options and Prioritization Plan
- Images:
- Additional Considerations for Academics
Additional Resources from Discussion
- AMAC's (free) ICT Accessibility MOOC, enroll now for November 30, 2017 with 1 year to complete
- Creating Accessible Word, PowerPoint and PDF Documents (Video with Demo)
- Accessible Word and PDF Documents (Lecture style)