introduction to accessibility presentation

Introduction to Accessibility Training

eLearning Team

In this Presentation

Accessibility at Bellevue CollegeTraining needsUDL CohorteLearning Workshops

Online Accessibility WorkshopQ/A

Accessibility and UDL Initiatives

UDL Cohort In 2012, Bellevue College started the first UDL

Train-the Trainer Cohort UDL Cohort is entering its fourth phase now

Accessibility Task Force In 2014, a new Accessibility Task Force was formed The goal is develop standards

Web accessibility Software procurement Online content and media production

Accessibility F2F Workshops

Last year, eLearning team launched a series of F2F workshopsThese training opportunities were well received.eLearning department received a request to develop Online Accessibility training.

Online Accessibility Training

Why online? To give faculty and staff an opportunity to participate as “students”.How did it go? Participants who completed the workshop appreciated an opportunity to get hands on experience. General Accessibility concepts Alignment with UDL Accessible Word documents (hands-on!) Accessible PowerPoint presentations (hands-on!)

Feedback: Practical Application

“I appreciated learning the laws and standards covered in module one, but being able to find useful tools and techniques, as provided by module two, was beneficial to me as an instructor.”

Feedback: It is Easy!

“After completing the two prior assignments in this module, I have realized how easy it is to make word documents accessible and how little time it takes. I feel more confident that I will be able to make my courses more accessible without spending a significant amount of time and feel bogged down.”

Feedback: It is Quick!

“I had an “ah, ha” moment when I made my syllabus more accessible. It really did not take much time and made me realize that I could quickly redesign the documents in my online course.”

Feedback: It took me 5 Years!

“After making Power Points for my classes for the last 5 years or so, this was the first time that I added alt text to the pictures. I don’t know why it hadn't occurred to me to do that before.”

We don’t know what we don’t know….

Feedback: Wow!

“Wow! What great exercises and a learning experience. If I had known earlier what I have learned in this workshop, it would have saved me an enormous amount of frustration and hours of instructional design/preparation overtime. Excellent workshop all around and structure of learning! I am looking forward to an enhanced course.”

Pedagogy - Practice

How did we get there?Bloom's TaxonomyUDL PrinciplesQuality Matters

The overriding idea driving the workshop was to establish a theoretical foundation for accessibility and then provide practical skill development for implementation.

The Workshop: Construction

The Workshop: Reading

To address accessibility from a pedagogical and fundamental base, we used Norman Coombs’ book.

The Workshop: OutcomesExplain basic concepts and the importance of Accessibility

Discuss accessible tools used in course deliveryProvide examples of accessible content in your course

Practice how to apply styles on multiple platformsMicrosoft Word PowerPoint

Modify a syllabus to make it accessibleUse tools for checking content accessibilityAccess and review resources for creating accessible content on widely-used platforms in education

The Workshop: Modules

1. Getting Started2. Laws, Policies, &

Standards3. Accessible Microsoft

Word Documents4. Accessible Microsoft

PowerPoints

AssignmentsQuizzesDiscussions

The Workshop: Assignments

The Workshop: Takeaways

We don’t know what we don’t knowReflective AssignmentsDesign DecisionsFuture Workshops

Questions?

Thank You

This PowerPoint was created by the Bellevue College eLearning team for presentation purposes.

If you have questions or comments, please contact Jim Dicus (jim.dicus@bellevuecollege.edu) or Ekaterina Stoops (Ekaterina.stoops@bellevuecollege.edu)