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AODA Information Session Agenda

AODA Information Session Agenda. Welcome What do faculty need to know about the New AODA Integrated Standards? Overview of Accommodation Process at SLC Overview of Tools and Resources: Training Plan Guiding Principles – print, electronic and video teaching materials

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AODA Information Session Agenda

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  1. AODA Information Session Agenda • Welcome • What do faculty need to know about the New AODA Integrated Standards? • Overview of Accommodation Process at SLC • Overview of Tools and Resources: • Training Plan • Guiding Principles – print, electronic and video teaching materials • Navigating the new website resources • Details about upcoming Open Sessions

  2. Lorraine Carter, Sr VP Academic Welcome

  3. Eleanor Condra, Faculty What faculty need to know about The New Integrated standards

  4. AODA – Integrated Accessibility Standards • In addition to the Customer Service Standard: • Employment Standards • Transportation Standards • Information and Communication Standards

  5. 15. (1) Every obligated organization that is an educational or training institution shall do the following, if notification of need is given: • 1. Provide educational or training resources or materials in an accessible format that takes into account the accessibility needs due to a disability of the person with a disability to whom the material is to be provided by,

  6. How to Provide Accessible Formats • i. procuring through purchase or obtaining by other means an accessible or conversion ready electronic format of educational or training resources or materials, where available, or • ii. arranging for the provision of a comparable resource in an accessible or conversion ready electronic format, if educational or training resources or materials cannot be procured, obtained by other means or converted into an accessible format.

  7. Impact of 15(1) on Faculty • Course outlines • Course Packs, binders, program handbooks, • Class handouts – group work, assignments, presentation material, etc. • Videos

  8. What does this mean?? • Using accessibility checker feature on Word 2010 • Creating accessible documents from beginning • May involve reworking existing documents • No expectations - adaptive technology skills

  9. Wendy Herzan, AccessAbility Advisor & Adaptive Technologist (Brockville) Overview of accommodation process at slc

  10. Accessibility Services • Types of services we offer: • Accessibility Services counselling • Accommodation planning • Assistive Technology (AT) assessments, training and on-going support • Learning Strategy sessions • Learning Coach services (note-takers, test-taking help – readers and scribes, etc.)

  11. Statistics for 2010/2011 Academic Year • 6326 full time students. • 1010 Students or 16% or 1 in 6 (approx) • How many students in your avg classroom?

  12. Percentages by type of disability • 37% Psychiatric diagnosis • 34% Learning Disabilities • 12% Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder • 6% Chronic Illness or Medical Disability • 10% Mobility, Hearing, Vision, ABI and ‘Other’

  13. Accommodation Letters • How is the accommodation letter generated? • What do faculty do with the accommodation letter? • How will I know if it requires conversion ready formatting etc? • How much am I allowed to ask the student regarding their disability? • Do I have to provide accessible ready materials if student does not have an accommodation letter?

  14. How to Contact Us Brockville CampusPhone: (613) 345-0660 ext. 3154Cornwall Campus Phone: (613) 933-6080 ext. 2227 Kingston Campus Phone: (613) 544-5400 ext. 1593Please visit our webpage for more information and resources: www.stlawrencecollege.ca/disability

  15. Louise Chatterton Luchuk, Associate Director – Learning & Development Overview of the training plan

  16. Access to Information • Accessibility means that information is presented in an accessible format from the beginning. • Conversion-ready means the document is in an electronic format that can be converted into an accessible format. It is about providing learning material in a way that works for all students.

  17. The Training Plan

  18. Other Resources • Offered courtesy of our IT Department: • Online training on MS Office • Microsoft-Work-At-Home $25 offer

  19. Eleanor Condra, Faculty Valerie East, Learning & Development Assistant Guiding principles – print, electronic and video

  20. Accessible Videos • Open Captions: Displays the audio portion of a video as text on the screen. The captions are permanently displayed • Closed Captions: Displays the audio portion of a video as text on the screen. Captions are an option and are not permanently displayed on the screen.

  21. Videos • Described video (DV) is also called video description or described narrative. DV is a narrated description of a video's main visual elements, such as settings, costumes, or body language. The description is added during pauses in dialogue, and enables people to form a mental picture of the program.

  22. Suggestions for Video - Not Captioned or Described • Debrief the video by providing specific questions for group work • Ask each group to post answers on blackboard • Test on information that is accessible – posted questions and answers • Put videos on reserve

  23. Creating print and electronic documents & website resources • Printed materials • Presentation materials • Electronic files

  24. Open Sessions – Wednesday Kingston Campus: 11:30 – 1:30 Room 01050 • Wednesday, September 26, 2012 • Wednesday, October 31, 2012 • Wednesday, November 21, 2012 Brockville Campus: 2:30 – 4:30 Room 216 • Wednesday, October 24, 2012 • Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Cornwall Campus: 11:30 – 1:30 Room M3500 • Wednesday, October 17, 2012 • Wednesday, November 28, 2012

  25. Louise Chatterton Luchuk, Associate Director – Learning & Development Wrap-up

  26. Benefits • Compliance with AODA legislation • Helping all students learn • Efficiency tips – easier and faster • Easier to navigate documents • When a document is accessible, it works for everyone

  27. For QuestionsRelated to… • Training tools and resources: • the Learning & Development Centre, or attend an Open Session • Accommodation reports and process: • the AccessAbilityAdvisors on your campus • Academic delivery: • your Associate Dean or Campus Dean

  28. Parting Thoughts… • You don’t need to re-do all your teaching material. • You don’t need to be an AT specialist. • Use the built-in features of MS Office 2010 and consider the guiding principles. • Check out the website and register for an Open Session. • Course outline template is now in accessible format. Thank you for attending today.

  29. Resources http://www.state.mn.us/mn/forms/oetweb/accessibility/word-accessibility-training/Word_Accessibility_Mod1.htm

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