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Is Web Accessibility a Four Letter Word on Your Campus? It doesn't have to be!

Desire2Learn IGNITE Wisconsin 2013. Presented by : Jennifer Hendryx Instructional Technology Coordinator Marcy Dickson Instructional Designer. Is Web Accessibility a Four Letter Word on Your Campus? It doesn't have to be!.

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Is Web Accessibility a Four Letter Word on Your Campus? It doesn't have to be!

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  1. Desire2Learn IGNITE Wisconsin 2013 Presented by: Jennifer Hendryx Instructional Technology Coordinator Marcy Dickson Instructional Designer Is Web Accessibility a Four Letter Word on Your Campus? It doesn't have to be! Is Web Accessibility a Four Letter Word on Your Campus? It doesn't have to be!

  2. Background Information Background Information • Fully Online Program • 90 Unique Online Courses • Instructional Design Team (Staff of 6) • Instructional Design Manager (1) • Instructional Technology Coordinator (1) • Instructional Designers (3) • Course Support Specialist (1)

  3. Provost’s Charge Provost’s Charge Make all courses Web accessible.

  4. Lots of Questions Lots of Questions What? • does “web accessible” mean? • is the official UWC policy on web accessibility? • courses need to be made compliant? (going forward or retro) Who? • lead the project? • check the courses? • update the courses that fail? How? • become “experts” at web accessibility? • check the courses for compliance? • track the issues in each course? When? • does the testing need to begin? • does the testing need to be completed? • will we find the time? • Who is going to… • lead the project? • check the courses? • update the courses that fail? • What… • does “web accessible” mean? • is the official UWC policy on web accessibility? • courses need to be made compliant? (going forward or retro) • How do we… • become “experts” at web accessibility? • check the courses for compliance? • track the issues in each course? • When… • does the testing need to begin? • does the testing need to be completed? • will we find the time? • What? • What? • When? • When? • Who? • Who? • How? • How?

  5. 1 • Find campus policy Steps to Take Steps to Take • Research section 508 Step 1: Find Campus Policy • UW Colleges Policy #35 • “UW Colleges will maintain compliance with subsections 1194.1 through 1194.22 of Section 508” • “embraces the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) guidelines as the standard for Worldwide Web accessibility” • “All new or substantially revised…after June 1, 2002 must be in compliance with this policy” Step 2: Research Section 508 • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs • Web Accessibilty in Mind (WebAIM) • D2L Accessibility Standards Compliance Step 3: Finding and Develop Resources • Wave Toolbar • UWCO/D2L Accessibility Standards Cross-reference Table • Course Testing Instructions & Reference Guide • Course Testing Worksheet Step 4: Develop Testing Process • ADD TEXT HERE Step 5: Determine Staffing • Project Manager – special assignment • Course Tester 1 Person without a disability (limited term employee) • Course Tester 2Person with Visual Impairment using assistive technology (Student worker) Step 6: Test Courses • 9 Month process • All failed (to varying degrees) • YIKES! Now what? • Step 7: Create Long Term Plan • Fix the current courses (worst to least worst) • Start a 3 year rotation for retesting • Show good faith effort toward compliance • Step 2: Research Section 508 • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs • Web Accessibilty in Mind (WebAIM) • D2L Accessibility Standards Compliance • Step 7: Create Long Term Plan • Fix the current courses (worst to least worst) • Start a 3 year rotation for retesting • Show good faith effort toward compliance • Step 1: Find Campus Policy • UW Colleges Policy #35 • “UW Colleges will maintain compliance with subsections 1194.1 through 1194.22 of Section 508” • “embraces the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) guidelines as the standard for Worldwide Web accessibility” • “All new or substantially revised…after June 1, 2002 must be in compliance with this policy” • Step 5: Determine Staffing • Project Manager – special assignment • Course Tester 1 Person without a disability (limited term employee) • Course Tester 2Person with Visual Impairment using assistive technology (Student worker) • Step 3: Find and Develop Resources • Wave Toolbar • UWCO/D2L Accessibility Standards Cross-reference Table • Course Testing Instructions & Reference Guide • Course Testing Worksheet • Step 6: Test Courses • 9 Month process • All failed (to varying degrees) • YIKES! Now what? • Step 4: Develop Testing Process • Compile course listing (based on enrollment) • Train the course testers • Review results • Determine how to proceed with course updates • 3 • Find and develop resources 2 • Develop testing process 5 • Determine staffing 4 • 6 • Test courses • Create long term plan 7

  6. Old way; New way • Old Format: Math Images • Mathpage • Old format: math images • Navigationalpdf • MathPage • Navigational PDF

  7. STEM Courses • Simplified Molecular-Input Line-Entry System • Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry System (SMILES) • Mathematical Markup Langauge (MathML) • Document markup language SMILES • Mathematical Markup Language MathML • document markup language LaTex

  8. Viewing STEM Courses Online • MathML • LaTex • SMILES

  9. Using MathType and LaTex • MathType • Can convert for D2L Equation Editor • Can Convert to MathML • Can create readable documents • Has plugin for MS Word and PowerPoint • LaTeX • Can convert for D2L Equation Editor • Can Convert to MathML • Can create readable documents • Many free downloadable LaTeXeditors • MathType • Can convert for D2L Equation Editor • Can Convert to MathML • Can create readable documents • Has plugin for MS Word and PowerPoint • Cost • LaTeX • Can convert for D2L Equation Editor • Can create readable documents • Many free downloadable LaTeXeditors • Free

  10. MathPlayer Created by Design Science • Displays MathML in browsers • Displays verbal description of MathML equations • Reads equations in MathML and MathPages

  11. Screenshot of what SMILESnotation

  12. Screenshot of what MathML and LaTex

  13. Questions/Comments?

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