USING ACCESSIBLE
COURSE MATERIAL
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WHAT IS INVOLVED?
Presenters:
Kathy Buob, M.A.
Lyn Clemons, B.A.
Benjamin Tzeng Sengoku, B.S.
PRESENTERS
Kathy Buob, M.A.
Learning Disability Specialist
Lyn Clemons, B.A.
Alternate Media Technology Supervisor
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Benjamin Tzeng Sengoku, B.S.
Tech Expert from across the systems
and Problem Solver
TOPICS
TRAINING
SERVICES
METHODS
(EQUIPMENT/TECHNIQUES)
IMPLEMENTATION
TRAINING
Faculty Concerns Regarding
Technology
Additional Workload on Faculty
Academic Freedom
Academic Integrity
Copyright of course material
Faculty Conversions Of Course Material
Universal Design For Learning
What is Universal Design for Learning?
How can Faculty include it into their
course material?
Why is it important to use it for all
students?
Collaborative partnerships???
SERVICES
Applications Faculty Can Use To
Convert Course Material
LecShare
ABBY PDF Transformer 2.0
Kurzweil 3000
Assistance from Alternate Media
Center on Campus
Use Of Alternate Media Services
For Students And Faculty
Get course materials converted
ahead of time for student use to:
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E
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text
•
Audio format (MP3)
•
Braille
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Enlarged Text
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Tactical Graphics
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Videos Captioned
•
Text books
scanned for
conversion to other
alternate formats
Example of how the “tiff” file can be used
for different e
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text in alternate formats.
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Scan written
material or
textbook to get
tiff file.
Specialized Applications
LecShare
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makes MS PowerPoint
presentations usable by all students in
different alternate formats
ABBY PDF Transformer 2.0
–
makes PDF
files usable by all students in different
alternate formats
Specialized Applications
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Kurzweil 3000
Inspiration
Audio Formatted Course Material
Accessible Campus Computer
Labs For Students
High Tech Center computer labs
Universal Learning labs
Other computer labs set up for student
access, such as Project Impact at CSU
East Bay
Department computer labs, such as
Business, Science, Math, Social Science,
Education, Library, etc.
METHOD
Use Of FM Systems, Captioning,
Remote Captioning Or
Real
-
Time Captioning
FM Systems usage in classrooms
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In
classroom radio broadcast.
Open/Closed Captioning
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As seen on
broadcast TV/movies
Use Of FM Systems, Captioning,
Remote Captioning Or
Real
-
Time Captioning
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FM or amplification systems
Infrared
Real
-
time Captioning
Remote Captioning
Real time Captioning
Closed Captioning
Use Of Braille, Enlarged Text
Or Electronic Text (E
-
Text)
Braille
Enlarged Text material
Electronic Text (E
-
text)
Use Of Voice Recognition For
Students With Mobility
Differences
Voice Recognition
Other Voice Recognition software
Environmental Access
Movement
Sensory Appeal
Smart Wiring in Classroom
IMPLEMENTATION
Training Faculty To Use Technology
Information Technology (IT) Department
Faculty Support
Media Academic Technology Support
(MATS)
Alternate Media Center (AMC)
High Tech Center Training Unit (HTCTU)
Difference Between Screen Readers
And
Document Readers
Screen Readers
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to
translate all screen
elements to spoken text
JAWS
SuperNova
Document Readers
–
to
capture printed material to
digital spoken medium
Kurzweil 3000
OpenBook
WYNN
Equable Access
What Can Be Done To Make It
Happen?
Equable Access to Course Materials
Equable Access to Classrooms
What can be done to work together
to make course materials universally
designed for all students?
Buy
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In For Faculty Or Minimizing
Rejection
Appeal to “Wow” and “Learning”
Reduce workload or friction on
instructor.
Emphasize functional over ideological
Define clear role boundaries.
Walking toward knowledge and
achievement
!
You are not walking alone!
QUESTIONS???
You are invited to ask questions about
any of the material we have
presented.
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