Post on 05-Jan-2016
Raising Awareness of Web Accessibility and Universal Design
for Learning on a University Campus
Presentation by
Lisa Fiedor
Web Accessibility, Usability, & Design Specialist
Distance Education & Learning Technology Applications (DELTA)
NC State University
Multi-Pronged Strategy
• University Policies
• Educational Opportunities
• Support Services
• Web-based Resources
• Partnerships
• Outreach
NC State University Policy
• Web Accessibility Regulation– All websites must meet Section 508 Guidelines– http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/campus_environ/non-
discrimination/REG04.25.5.php
• Course Hosting Regulation– All course Web sites must reside on campus
servers and meet accessibility and privacy regulations
– Accessibility Primer and Checklist• http://delta.ncsu.edu/docs/teach/
accessibility_primer_checklist.pdf
Educational Opportunities
• Accessibility Series of Workshops• Train-the-Trainer Workshops• Custom Trainings • Instructional Technology Assistant
Program• Summer Institute for Faculty• Tutorials/Tip Sheets/Job Aids• 5 Minute Videos
Faculty Development Workshops
• Creating Accessible Web Sites Using NC State’s Checklist
• Course Genie: Using Word to Create Course Web Sites
• LecShare Pro: Adding Voice Narration to PowerPoint Presentations
• Universal Design for Learning and the Ethics of Accessibility
• Author Once and Publish in Many Formats using MS Word
Faculty Support Strategies
• Accessibility Assessment of Web Sites– LIFT Machine– FAE– WAVE Toobar– Firefox Accessibility Extension
• Instructional House Calls• Help Desk
– Email– Hot Line
Working with Faculty continued
• Reason through resistance
• Use examples where possible
• Create tutorials, tip sheets, and job aids
University Web-based Resources
• Accessible IT@NC State– http://www.ncsu.edu/it/access
• Guidelines• Tutorials• Software• Resources
• DELTA Accessibility page– http://delta.ncsu.edu/accessibility
Institutional Partnerships
• Information Technology
• Distance Education
• Instructional Technologies
• Office of Equal Opportunity
• Disability Services
• Diversity Offices
Informal Partnerships
• Interest Groups
• Working Groups
• Champions
Outreach
• Communities
• Listservs
• Open Forums
• Presentations
• Newsletters
• Blogs
Discussion
• What are your experiences with campus awareness of Web accessibility?
• What resources do you provide for faculty/staff/administrators to learn about accessibility?
• What successes or failures have you experienced?
• What can we do better to help raise awareness of student needs?