Definition of Accessibility
by Joanna Schimizzi 1 year, 5 months agoPlease reply below with your definition of accessibility. Include a reference to at least one of our resources along with any personal and professional experiences and knowledge.
Please reply below with your definition of accessibility. Include a reference to at least one of our resources along with any personal and professional experiences and knowledge.
Making works (documents, videos, images, etc) available to everyone equally regardless of circumstances and preferences.
I reviewed the Game Changing Technology video which resonated a bit with my experiences. Aside from my AS family members, my husband recently (at the age of 34) was diagnosed with ADHD, and it has prompted us to do a great deal of research on neurodivergence and how to incorporate these things into our daily lives to help us both communicate on the same playing field.
Equal access, adapted experience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXcQC_hGH5k&t=15s
I can easily contribute to the learning and the work without feeling left out. I viewed the Game Changing Technology video.
I wonder how we help identify which parts of textbooks make "under-represented students" feel left out as they try to access the textbook.
Perceivable - Operable - Understandable - "Robust" - POUR - not sure of that last one.
Accessibilty means designing content and instructional materials, information, etc. that are usable for as many people as possible. The Game-Changing technology video shows how people with different disabilites are accessing the content and creating content with assistance from technology (i.e., voice recognition).
I wonder how we might work with faculty to help them move to that "ah-ha" moment where they deeply "get it" about the need for a variety of accessibility techniques.
I wonder if we make it usuable, shall they succeed like their peers (eliminating roadblocks, leveling the playing field, making them feel seen)?
I wonder if at the end of that video to show how a person with disability actually use the technology to interact with the content.
Accessibility is
I wonder how students can use the feedback of accessible materials to track their own achievement and increased academic outcomes.