The Accessible Virtual Campus

Information Technology

Every day, campuses become more and more dependent on information technology. This building is large and growing. Technically, it includes resources related to computer workstations in labs, electronic device-based instruction such as clickers or pod-casting, computer mediated media, distance education, file servers, student data management, web accessibility and assistive technology. However, most information technology services on campuses tend to focus on servers, email, websites, general computer learning labs, and other data heavy management activities.

Information technology directly related to instruction is often relegated to more academic support services or as a special unit within campus information technology. On this site, the instructional technology resources mostly reside in the specific academic areas. So it is ok to look here, but also check in Classrooms & Learning if you do not find your answers in this section. Also, see the Instructional Methods and Media & Materials pages for tips to help you create universally designed instructional materials.

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EqTD AUDIT

Use this AUDIT to evaluate the accessibility and usability of non-text graphics in a variety of media.

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(Excel Document) EqTD AUDIT

(Word Document) EqTD Manual

In-line EqTD AUDIT

Here is the AUDIT to use to evaluate the accessibility of in-line text characters that need to be treated as graphic elements for accessibility e.g. subscript, ampersand, foreign letters.

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(Excel Document) In-line EqTD AUDIT

(Word Document) In-line EqTD AUDIT Manual (Version 1.3)

Creating an Accessible Tri-fold Brochure

If you are using “Adobe InDesign Creative Suite 2” and “Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional” this document teaches you how make accessible brochures.

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(Word Document) Creating an Accessible Tri-fold Brochure

Font Size for Accessible Media in the Classroom

These two Power Point slides provide a guideline to insure that the font size within print media are accessible when projected.

ACCESS-ed Project

(PowerPoint Presentation) How to Determine Font Size for Accessible Media

No Manual Formatting

In word processed documents (that are not RTF files), formatting with the use of "B" or "I" or by manually organizing content with tabs, underlines, etc. provides structure and organization that is only available to sighted readers. Using the "styles" features of word processing software is essential to creating documents that are universally designed.

(Word Document) No Manual Formatting

Procurement for Accessible Goods & Materials

This posterette describes recommended steps to ensure maximum accessibility when acquiring goods and materials - custom or "off the shelf".

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(Word Document) Good and Materials Procurement

(Word Document) Procurement Tips

Thesis/Project and Dissertation Accessibility Protocol

Graduate students in the Occupational Therapy Department at UWM are required to provide an accessible copy of their thesis, project or dissertation. This protocol explains the required "why" and "how". It is distributed in conjunction with a formatted template that includes all of the requirements of the graduate school at UWM.

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(Word Document) Thesis/Project & Dissertation Protocol

Video Closed Captioning Protocol

This protocol will help you to create a video with a caption track. Videos captioned with this method will be playable by older versions of QuickTime, back to QuickTime 3 (depending on video and audio code used).

(Word Document) Video Closed Captioning Protocol

Video Descriptive Track Protocol (Draft)

This protocol will help you create a video with an additional audio track that attempts to describe the visual component of the video. Note that the file created from this document will always have the additional track playing. We are currently examining the possibility of adding a toggle button.

(Word Document) Video Descriptive Track Protocol (Draft)

Writing EqTDs Posterette

The essential "bare-bones" of what needs to be in an equivalent text description and where the EqTD is placed in the document. Whenever you create a document, electronic or paper, any non-text element (picture, graph, "eye-candy") is not accessible to many individuals.

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(Word Document) Writing EqTD's Posterette

[Research-based] Disabled web users rank their usability priorities

Results of a survey of a cross section of 208 internet users throughout the UK with disabilities which affect the way they use the internet, comprising the visually impaired/blind, hearing impaired/deaf, physically disabled, and those with dyslexia/learning difficulties. Top 5 ANNOYANCES for users and top 5 most useful features are reported in this one-page article from OUT-LAW News.

OUT-LAW.com, a newsletter of the internatonal law firm of Pinsent Masons

[Research-based] National Survey: Assistive Technology Supports

"A national survey conducted to determine the extent to which educational supports are offered" to students with disabilities offers a 2-page brief regarding the results.