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IDT Roundtable: Quick Tips for Online Course Accessibility

IDT Roundtable: Quick Tips for Online Course Accessibility. Jason Maseberg-Tomlinson Adaptive Technology Specialist Phyllis Epps Manager MDC. Quick Tips and More. 1. Quick Tips in detail 1.a Using PDF to add real text 1.b PowerPoint – examples and fixes

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IDT Roundtable: Quick Tips for Online Course Accessibility

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  1. IDT Roundtable: Quick Tips for Online Course Accessibility Jason Maseberg-Tomlinson Adaptive Technology Specialist Phyllis Epps Manager MDC

  2. Quick Tips and More • 1. Quick Tips in detail • 1.a Using PDF to add real text • 1.b PowerPoint – examples and fixes • 1.c Styles and alternative text in Word • 2. Alternatives to PowerPoint • 3. Resources

  3. 1. Quick Tips • Located at www.k-state.edu/dss/k-access • Many questions concern PDFs, PPT, & Word • 2003 vs. 2007, Mac vs. PC : FOUR OFFICES!

  4. 1.a Using PDF to add real text • Quick Tip Handout • Lets open a PDF and take a look ourselves! • Accessibility Check • Highlight text • Accessibility Check – two Acrobat tools • Advanced>Accessibility>Quick Check or Full Check

  5. 1.a Using PDF to add real text • Add Text • Document>OCR Text Recognition>Recognize Text Using OCR • Graphics • Check and Add alt text • Advanced>Accessibility>Touch up Reading Order

  6. 1.b PowerPoint- Examples and Fixes • Lets digress…

  7. Three areas of the PowerPoint workspace • Outline/ Slides panel • Notes panel • Slide Layout 2003 • Format > Slide Layout • This will appear differently for 2007

  8. This uses the template • The text shows up on the outline

  9. I added a text box below • This is the third item on the slide The text shown here does not show up on the outline? Added objects, like this text box, are not our friends

  10. List 1 Ford Mazda Toyota AMC Dodge List 2 John Deere International Massey Ferguson Ford Case This is a slide with two lists

  11. List 1 Ford Mazda Toyota AMC Dodge List 2 John Deere International Massey Ferguson Ford Case This is a slide with two lists

  12. Add a graphic 2003/2007

  13. This is another way to add a graphic • Graphic of K-State desktop. This text is invisible

  14. We need to add some notes • Wild Cat / Bob Cat

  15. Captions Transcript Word for word? Meaning for meaning Get the point across Video

  16. Lets take a look at exporting • Saving as a txt file will save text listed in the outline (File>Save As>Save as Type>Outline/RTF) • Sending it to a Word doc will save as a mix of text and graphics but it will also containing notes. (File>Send to>Microsoft Word) • Mixing the two is the best of all!

  17. 1.c Styles and Alternative Text in Word • Styles can be added to ANY document and it is often easy to do. • Alternative text is just as easy! Rules: • Clear and concise • Purpose of picture/ graphic • Meaning or details picture / graphic • Office 2007 is just a little different.

  18. 2. Alternatives to PowerPoint • S5 - example • Opera Slide Show

  19. 3. Resources • K-Access • Media Development Center

  20. K-Access • PDFs • Video walk through • Workshop Video

  21. Media Development Center

  22. Plustek Scanner

  23. Adaptive Technology Lab in the Media Development Center

  24. Instructional Designers • Swasati Mukherjee • Shalin Hai-Jew • Ben Ward Offices located in 212 Hale Library.

  25. Questions? • Do you have any examples of content that you are unsure of? • Any questions on how to do anything? Thank you!

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