The Accessible Virtual Campus
Library
Universal design concepts for databases, assembly areas, furniture, and oh yes, books are annotated here. See Instructional Methods and Media & Materials or guidelines to create universally designed materials in the offices that manage these services.
26 items: 8 internal 18 external
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Doorway AUDIT
How universally designed is that doorway?
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
Doorway AUDIT
Doorway AUDIT Manual
Electronic Information Kiosk AUDIT
Use this AUDIT to determine how universally designed a kiosk is.
EqTD's for Graphic Elements - Why & Where
Equivalent text descriptions (EqTD's) are extremely important and can be tricky. Here you will find a set of EqTD related documents that detail processes, purposes and levels of complexity. The origin of providing alternative text for graphic elements and a brief review of the R2D2 standard are included.
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
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.
P3 AUDIT
"P3" is the acronym for "The Presenter Presenting the Presentation".
How well are you incorporating UD principles in your presentations? This AUDIT will give you a quantitative assessment.
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
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
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).
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.
[Research-based] Environmental barriers and disability
A National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) link and abstract to a focus group report of how people with disabilities encounter environmental barriers. The findings highlight the need for successful interchange between built environment professionals and people with disabilities before construction begins.
Gray, D, Gould, M & Bickenbach, JE
[Research-based] Topical Review-Facilitating Information Access for Postsecondary Students with Visual Impairments Who Use Braille: Issues and Promising Practices
"This article provides an overview of problem of accessing information for postsecondary students with visual impairments. It examines the promise of current and future technologies in providing postsecondary students with visual impairments with 'virtual, real-time' access to information, particularly Braille."
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
ADAAG SURVEY FORM 14: ROOMS AND SPACES
The checklist presents information in summary form on the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations implementing the ADA. The checklist must be used with the DOT and DOJ regulations and ADAAG to ensure accuracy. This checklist is intended for technical assistance purposes only.
United States Access Board
ADAAG SURVEY FORM 15: ASSEMBLY AREAS
The checklist presents information in summary form on the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations implementing the ADA. The checklist must be used with the DOT and DOJ regulations and ADAAG to ensure accuracy. This checklist is intended for technical assistance purposes only.
United States Access Board
ADAAG SURVEY FORM 26: LIBRARIES
The checklist presents information in summary form on the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations implementing the ADA. The checklist must be used with the DOT and DOJ regulations and ADAAG to ensure accuracy. This checklist is intended for technical assistance purposes only.
United States Access Board
ADAS Furniture Solutions of Universal Design
This website has a brief ergonomics quiz as it pertains to office/workstation environments. Disclaimer: This page is provided only to supply information/examples of universally designed furniture. No endorsement of products or firms is intended, nor is criticism implied of those not included.
AD-AS
Assembly Areas-ADAAG Requirements
Based on federal requirements, provides additional information and pictures corresponding to ADAAG SURVEY 15.
Engaging Differences, The University of Kentucky
Defining Audio and Video Description
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) offers definitions that distinguish video description and audio description and summarizes attempts at related legislation. {Also see Video Descriptive Track Protocol (Draft).}
American Foundation for the Blind
Effective Bibliographic Instruction for Deaf and Hearing-Impaired College Students
Linked from the EASI website, this article discusses how libraries can provide appropriate services for hearing-impaired patrons. Based on information at the Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Norton, MJ
Electronic Course Reserves: A Case Study on Universal Access to Electronic Information in Academic Libraries
A student with a disability shares his experience with the library.
Washington University, DO-IT
Handicap Accessibility Products & Rehabilitation Aids Accessible Environments, Inc.
Disclaimer: This page is provided only to supply information/examples of universally designed furniture. No endorsement of products or firms is intended, nor is criticism implied of those not included.
Accessible Environments, Inc.
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