How Faculty Can Create
Accessible Courses

	©2002, Gassaway & Krampe

Session Agenda

	Introduction
	Barriers on the Internet
	Sensory Impairments
	Physical Impairments
	Other Disabilities
	Monitoring, Testing, and Repairing

Introduction

	All people, not just people with disabilities, benefit from having information presented in more than one way.
	Providing information in multiple medias increases learning retention and understanding.

Introduction

	Accessibility is lost when information is presented in a single format, which is unusable by people with certain disabilities.
	Converting content to other formats ensures that more people can effectively access information.

Barriers on the Internet: A Few Examples

Sensory Impairments

Profile: Britt

Alternate Output Devices

	Refreshable Braille displays are electronic devices that are used to convert electronic text into Braille.

Alternate Output Devices

Alternate Output Devices

Alternate Output Devices

Alternate Output Devices

Alternate Output Devices

Solutions & Considerations

Solutions & Considerations

Solutions & Considerations

Physical Impairments

Profile: Phillip

Alternate Input Devices

	A HeadMaster is a head pointing system that provides full mouse control to persons who cannot use their hands, but do have good head control.

Alternate Input Devices

	Head movement moves the cursor, activation of a switch simulates the mouse clicks.

Alternate Input Devices

Alternate Input Devices

Solutions & Considerations

Solutions & Considerations

Other Disabilities

Profile: Jane

Alternate Input Devices

Solutions & Considerations

Solutions & Considerations

Monitoring, Testing, & Repairing

Monitoring, Testing, & Repairing

Monitoring, Testing, & Repairing

Monitoring, Testing, & Repairing

Conclusion

	“The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect.”
	Tim Berners-Lee, World Wide Web Consortium Director and inventor of the World Wide Web.