Are My Course Materials ADA Compliant

1. Are My Course Materials ADA Compliant? Barbara Draude (ITD) & Amy Burks (Disabled Student Services)

2. Objectives This workshop will examine best practices for ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) course compliance/accessibility. Explain why ADA compliance / Accessibility is a factor in course design. List the basic principles associated with Universal Design for Learning. Consider how sample materials can be made more accessible. Apply an ADA compliance / accessibility checklist to a course.

3. Agenda Part 1: Why is accessibility in course material an issue Definitions Legal implications Etiquette Part 2: Universal Design for Learning Definitions Pedagogy / Design Principles Part 3: Principles of Accessible design Part 4: Evaluation example / Adaptive Technologies Demonstration Part 5: Checklist for evaluating your course(s)

4. Part 1: Why is accessibility in course material an issue

5. What is ADA? ADA stands for the Americans with Disabilities Act. The first law was embodied in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, often referred to as the “Civil Rights Act” for people with disabilities. In 1990, this law was reinforced with the Americans with Disabilities Act. In January 2009, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 became effective. Definition of person with disability Major life activities defined The first law to mandate equal access was embodied in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, often referred to as the “Civil Rights Act” for people with disabilities. In 1990, this law was reinforced with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA reinforces the concept of reasonable accommodations in education and mandates greater access to employment, transportation, and public accommodations for individuals with disabilities. ADAAA to correct the narrow definitions provided through court cases. Broadened the definitions of disabilities and how proven. That to be substantially limited in performing a major life activity under the ADA an individual must have an impairment that prevents or severely restricts the individual from doing activities that are of central importance to most people’s daily lives. 20th anniversaryThe first law to mandate equal access was embodied in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, often referred to as the “Civil Rights Act” for people with disabilities. In 1990, this law was reinforced with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA reinforces the concept of reasonable accommodations in education and mandates greater access to employment, transportation, and public accommodations for individuals with disabilities. ADAAA to correct the narrow definitions provided through court cases. Broadened the definitions of disabilities and how proven. That to be substantially limited in performing a major life activity under the ADA an individual must have an impairment that prevents or severely restricts the individual from doing activities that are of central importance to most people’s daily lives. 20th anniversary

6. Types of disabilities Visual From low vision to blindness Hearing From partial hearing loss to deafness Motor From partial to full loss of mobility or dexterity Cognitive From learning to developmental disabilities Other – medical, brain injuries, speech, psychiatric Other types of disabilities, such as seizure disorders