The Accessible Virtual Campus
Labs
There needs to be room to move within the lab setting. Everyone needs to be able to participate by reaching and seeing and doing lab activities. Check out these recommendations.
12 items: 4 internal 8 external
Doorway AUDIT
How universally designed is that doorway?
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
Doorway AUDIT
Doorway AUDIT Manual
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
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.
Procurement for Accessible Goods & Materials
This posterette describes recommended steps to ensure maximum accessibility when acquiring goods and materials - custom or "off the shelf".
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
Accessible Calculators
One of many "AT Quick Reference" guides developed by the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access"
CATEA
Computer Labs
Provides general guidelines to survey the physical accessibility of a computer lab.
Burgstahler, S. Washington University DO-IT
Computer Workstations (Computer Access Series)
One of many AT "Quick Reference" guides developed by the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA).
CATEA
Lab Work Guide UID
General tips for making laboratory materials and activities universally designed.
University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Laboratory/Studio - Environment - Strategies/Challenges
While designed primarily for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, this page within the RIT website includes strategies to meet the accessibility challenges in lab and studio environments. The information has applications for all students.
Class Act: a project of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID/RIT)
Line of Sight
While written primarily for hard of hearing students, provides important perspective that is actually universally designed.
Class Act: a project of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID/RIT), Rochester, New York
Science Labs
Accommodation based. Provides disability specific accommodations for lab environments, questions to test your understanding
DO-IT, University of Washington
Universal Design of Computer Labs
Detailed checklists for planning and developing universally designed computer laboratories.
DO-IT, University of Washington
