Checklist of best practices for creating accessible resources.The Accessibility Checklist is adapted from BC Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit, CC-BY 4.0 International License.
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A set of questions that can be used to evaluate the accessibility of materials considered for procurement.
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Information and video tutorials to help teachers create closed captioned videos.
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Acquiring the accessible formats a learner needs is part of a multi-step decision-making process. By prioritizing accessibility, access barriers for learners with disabilities will be minimized when materials are acquired. In cases where inaccessible materials have been selected, alternative forms - accessible formats - of those materials will have to be acquired for learners who need them. Examples of accessible formats include audio, braille, large print, tactile graphics, and digital text conforming with accessibility standards. Accessible formats of materials can be acquired from: Accessible Media Producers (AMPs) Publishers Local Conversion
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An explanation of what it means to say educational materials are "accessible" and why accessibility is important.
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Mada’s Glossary is the first dictionary of its kind, which includes terms related to ICT accessibility and assistive technology (AT) in the Arabic language. The Glossary was developed to serve as a vital resource for capacity building within ICT services, accessibility, and assistive technology in Qatar and beyond. Mada’s Glossary is essential to educate professionals, researchers, and individuals interested in the basic terms used in these fields. It is considered one of the first initiatives to provide such resources in Arabic.
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NSCC EDITION Short Description: The NSCC Edition is a revised version of the BC Campus Accessibility Toolkit - 2nd Edition. The goal of this book is to provide resources for each content creator, instructional designer, educational technologist, librarian, administrator, and teaching assistant to create a truly open textbook—one that is free and accessible for all students. Word Count: 13596 ISBN: 978-1-77420-030-8 (Note: This resource's metadata has been created automatically by reformatting and/or combining the information that the author initially provided as part of a bulk import process.)
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The focus of many open education projects is to provide access to education. But what does access mean? If the materials are not accessible for each and every student, do they fulfill the mandate to deliver fully open education? The open education movement has helped people in different parts of the world access content that they would otherwise not be able to view or interact with. Open education resources reduce costs for students and allow for greater flexibility for instructors. Accessibility can help push the movement even further forward. The goal of the OER Accessibility Toolkit is to provide the needed resources needed to each content creator, instructor, instructional designer, educational technologist, librarian, administrator, and teaching assistant to create a truly open and accessible educational resource — one that is accessible for all students.
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About the AEM Center The National Center on Accessible Educational Materials for Learning at CAST provides technical assistance, coaching, and resources to increase the availability and use of accessible educational materials and technologies for learners with disabilities across the lifespan.
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This website provide a list of all the AEM State Contacts in the United States.
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Practical tips for implementing the four principles of accessibility that are the foundation for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
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This document provides a list of all the States with link to each state's information in the following areas: procurement policy, State Department of Ed., Accessible Educational Materials, IEP forms, transition and graduation
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Learning Center ATIA Learning Center logo The new ATIA Learning Center is a user-friendly source of high-quality education, presented by leading AT professionals and designed for educators, consultants, and service professionals working at the local, state and national levels in government and private organizations. The Learning Center is the place to: Discover courses covering a wide variety of AT topics* Expand your knowledge and skills on your own time Download handouts for future use Earn CEU certificates immediately (upon completion of course assessments) Store your unfinished courses, completed assessments, and CEU certificates in one place – indefinitely! Complete feedback surveys to improve the user experiences
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Introduction Most of us can hardly conceive of life without the internet. Some have argued that no other single invention has been more revolutionary since Gutenberg's printing press in the 1400s. The world can be “at your fingertips” at the click of a mouse—if you can use a mouse... and see the screen... and hear the audio.
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The 2020 GEM Report on 'Inclusion and Education: All means all' calls on countries to concentrate on those being left behind and to move towards inclusion an...
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This resource contains all of links and materials for the Accessibility in OER Webinar One that is co-facilitated by CAST and ISKME.
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This resource contains all of links and materials for the Accessibility in OER Webinar Two that is co-facilitated by CAST and ISKME.
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Personalizing the Writing Experience A person using both a paper notebook and pen alongside a laptop computer We often take for granted just how complex the act of writing is, and the range of mental and motor skills it involves. While we each go about the process of writing in our own unique way, some distinct steps are typically involved: pre-writing, drafting, revising and editing. You may experience barriers in any of these steps of the writing process that can keep you from being a successful writer. Fortunately, the devices many of us already own have a range of built-in features to support you at each stage of the writing process, and many free or low-cost apps and extensions are also available.
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One of the highest impact strategies for aligning to 5030 and the ASCA National Model is partnering with administrators around CSCP staff’s use of time. Join us for expert tips, tools, and recommendations for time analysis and planning through an equity lens.
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.
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