GT Training

2017 Fall Workshop

• Introduction to ICT Accessibility for Higher Education
  • Registration Required; Private Training for GT
  • Date: November 9, 2017
  • Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Location: AMAC Training Room

Contact Information

• For information regarding this event, please contact
  • Janet Sylvia, WAG Coordinator, wag@amac.gatech.edu
  • or call AMAC Accessibility Solutions at 1-404-894-8000

Presenter Slides

• Fall Workshop - All Presenters (PDF)
• Individual PDFs of each section are available from the Agenda below
• Important Note: use your Browser's Back button to return to this page after accessing individual files

Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions
  • Presenter: Janet Sylvia, AMAC
  • Slides: Welcome and Introductions (PDF)
  • Resource Links:
    • AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center
• Why ICT Accessibility is Important in Higher Education
  • Presenter: Janet Sylvia, AMAC
  • Slides: Why ICT Accessibility
  • Resource Links:
    • Georgia's Accessible ICT Initiative (YouTube Video)
• GT IT Accessibility Policy Overview
  • Presenter: J. Denise Johnson-Marshall, GT
  • Presenter: J. Burns Newsome, GT
  • Slides: GT IT Accessibility Policy (PDF)
  • Resource Links:
    • Information Technology (IT) Accessibility Policy
    • Georgia Tech ADA Compliance
• Laws and Guidelines for Accessible ICT
  • Presenter: Dr. Linda Gilbert, AMAC
  • Slides: Laws and Guidlines (PDF)
  • Resource Links:
    • The Current ADA Regulations
    • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
    • Understanding the Four Principles of Accessibility
    • Understanding Conformance Requirements
    • Web Content Accessibility Requirements (WCAG) Overview
    • For More Information:
      • The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
      • Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
      • Regulations Implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act
      • Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973
      • Section508.gov
      • Text of the Standards and Guidelines
      • Revised 508 Standards Toolkit
• Assistive Technology (AT) and Web-based Environments
  • Presenter: John Rempel, AMAC
  • Slides Assistive Technology in Web-based Environments
  • Resource Links:
    • Annzie Success Story (YouTube Video)
    • W3C, Web Accessibility Initiative, Web Accessibility Perspectives
• Basic Principles of Accessible Web Content
  • Presenter: Dr. Linda Gilbert, AMAC
  • Slides: Basic Principles of Accessible Web Content
• Accessible Word, PowerPoint and PDF Documents
  • Presenter: Tim Georges, AMAC
  • Slides: Accessible Documents (PDF) | Slides: Accessible Documents (Word, PowerPoint and PDF)
• What Have You Learned and How AMAC Can Help
  • Presenter: Janet Sylvia, AMAC
  • Slides: What Have You Learned, Help and Contact Information (PDF)

Follow-up Webinar

• Thursday December 7, 2017 from 9:00am-10:00am
• Login Link will be Emailed to Participants of this Training
• Q/A and Follow-up Discussion
• Resource Links
  • Text Transcripts, Video Description, Descriptive Text Transcripts
    • Transcripts on the Web: Getting People to Your Podcasts and Videos
    • Example: Text Transcript - Podcast
    • Example: Text Transcript - Video
    • Example Descriptive Text Transcript: Wheeling in Second Life
    • Example Descriptive Text Transcript: Caption and Description Transcript for QuickTime Movie: "Catch!"
      • W3C: Link to Download the QuickTime Movie "Catch!"
  • Resources (intended for Audio Description)
    • DCMP Description Key
    • DCMP Description Tip Sheet
  • Resources (intended for Captioning and Transcription)
    • DCMP Captioning Key
    • DCMP Captioning Tip Sheet
  • Legal
    • ADA Consent Decree: Miami (Ohio) University, includes Student Organization Websites (Item E)
    • AIM HIGH Act of 2017 (track progress here)
  • Audio Description
    • WAG Meeting, February 7, 2018, Topic Audio Description, Presenter Chris Delano with AMAC Accessibility Solutions
    • Example Audio Description on same Audio Track

Additional Resources from Discussion

• Readily Achievable Web Accessibility Solutions (John Rempel, newsletter with embedded video)
  • Seven Tips for Achieving Greater Web Accessibility (YouTube Video)
• Web Accessibility Tutorials (W3C), Guidance on How to Create Websites that Meet WCAG
  • An Alt Decision Tree, W3C - sample of accessible decision tree
  • Captions and Descriptions Decision Trees, W3C - sample of accessible decision tree
  • Carousel Concepts (W3C)
  • Accessibility Expert Warns: stop using carousels, an alternate view of accessibility and image carousels
• Image Description Guidelines (Diagram Center)
• Flowcharts and Concept Maps, the Flowchart provides a sample of simple decision tree with text alternative
• DCMP Captioning Key
• AMAC Accessibility Memberships
  • AMAC What Membership Fits You