Tools and Resources
Videos
Links to streamable videos developed by others working in UDE present overview topics. Downloadable clips developed by the ACCESS-ed Project present specific UD examples with good and bad accessibility implementations.
18 items: 1 internal 17 external
Automatic Door Blooper
This short video demonstrates a poor application of automatic door accessibilty considerations. The placement of operating buttons may fall within the minimal ADAAG standard, but is it really accessible? A service dog cannot "nose" the button to open the door. If a dog uses a paw to attempt to operate the button his nails scrape on the background surface (which in this case is metal), leading to scrape marks. How will a person with musculo-skeletal fare with this button?
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
Automatic Door Blooper captioned
"Building the Team: Faculty, Staff, and Students Working Together"
Video presentation - "shows how to create an inclusive postsecondary learning environment." 13 minutes.
University of Washington, DO-IT
"Hidden Disabilities"
Captioned video on a student perspective of being in college with hidden disabilities.
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Center on Disability Studies (CDS)
"Introduction to the Screen Reader" with Neal Ewers
An excellent 6 minute video about screenreaders by an individual who uses one. Demonstrates both print and web accessibility. (Not captioned, but transcript available.)
TRACE Research Center, University of WI-Madison
"Introduction to Universal Design for Learning"
Short (1.5 min) introductory video. Presenter is a graduate student and former teacher with a disability. Good example of captioning.
FAME, the Ohio State University
"Listening to Learn: Digital Reading Solutions"
"See how technology and document conversion are helping students read and learn." (Not captioned, but transcript available.)
TRACE Research Center, University of WI-Madison
"Rolling"
Captioned documentary film created largely by 3 participants with video cameras mounted on their wheelchairs. Named best documentary at the Independent Film Project conference, NYC.
Thirteen/WNET New York (public television)
"Screen Magnification and the Web"
"Screen Magnification and the Web features Neal Ewers, of the Trace Research Center as the host, and John Klatt, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This video illustrates how screen magnification software works and discusses what web designers can do to increase web access for a variety of users." (Not captioned, but transcript available.)
TRACE Research Center, University of WI-Madison
"Screen Readers and the Web"
"...features Neal Ewers of the Trace Research Center and looks at some relatively easy things you can do that go a long way toward making your web pages accessible to a wide variety of users and technologies." (No captioning, but transcript available.)
TRACE Research Center, University of WI-Madison
"Uncertain Welcome: Student Perspectives on Disability and Postsecondary Education"
On this page you will find a link to this wonderful digital video of students with disabilities talking about their experiences in higher education. 29 minutes
Curriculum Transformation and Disability (CTAD), University of Minnesota
About Universal Design for Learning
Includes a 13 minute video, "Best Practices through Universal Design for Learning". In addition to background, history and philosophy of UDL, it has a nice checklist, "How Do You Teach?"
The ACCESS Project - Colorado State University
Access Abroad
"The University of Minnesota is devoted to enhancing study abroad for students with disabilities. We hope that our site helps students, advisors, disability service professionals, and overseas staff create an interactive global community." Includes audio and video Access Abroad reflections and experiences.
University of Minnesota
Access to Technology: An Online Tutorial
Utilizing links to disability related websites, this page provides publications and videos that are developed to describe how people with disabilities use computers.
DO-IT, University of Washington
Accessible Shower
From the work of Bob Vila (originally - the This Old House TV show). The web pages have quite a lot of advertising, but the content is comprehensive. Many accessibility topics have "how to" videos.
Bob Vila
Accessible Solutions: Entrances
From the work of Bob Vila (originally - the This Old House TV show). The web pages have quite a lot of advertising, but the content is comprehensive. Many accessibility topics have "how to" videos.
Bob Vila
Accessible Solutions: Walkways and Front Porches
From the work of Bob Vila (originally - the This Old House TV show). The web pages have quite a lot of advertising, but the content is comprehensive. Many accessibility topics have "how to" videos.
Bob Vila
Real Connections: Making Distance Learning Accessible to Everyone
"This video presentation provides guidelines for designing Internet-based distance learning courses to fully include all students, including those with disabilities." 11:55 minutes.
University of Washington, DO-IT
Webcasts on Aspects of Accessibility and Distance Education
"Each Webcast includes panelist [sic] from industry, education, and government that discuss questions about various aspects of accessibility and distance education. The audio broadcasts last approximately one hour. They are free of charge and are captioned simultaneously for the deaf and hard of hearing. Archived broadcasts and transcripts are available a few days after the broadcast." Produced quarterly.
National Center on Disability and Access to Education
