linktweetbook: social networking & accessibility
DESCRIPTION
Social networking tools can be used to collaborate on academic projects, build a network of potential colleagues, or develop a successful marketing plan for a business. In this micro-presentation I gave at the Creating Futures Through Technology Conference in March 2010, I cover accessibility concerns and alternatives for the "Big Three" - Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.TRANSCRIPT
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LinkTweetBookSocial Networking & Accessibility
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I thought they said this stuff would help me
get connected…
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Fall 2001: 2.9 million online enrollments◦ 82% undergraduate
Fall 2008: 4.6 million online enrollments◦ 17% over Fall 2007◦ No accessibility questions in later surveys
Hard to determine status/number of students with disabilities in online courses due to lack of tracking and research
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Online Learning Growth
Section 508: An amendment to Rehabilitation Act of 1998◦ Designed to eliminate barriers to effective use of
technology
Requires all federal government agency and vendor websites and technology tools to be accessible◦ Debate continues whether applicable to higher
ed. as recipients of Title IV funds
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Web Accessibility Basics
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Median income in 2005◦ Bachelor’s degree: $54,000◦ Bachelor’s w/Disability: $47,000◦ No college experience: $22,000
Degree attainment in 2005◦ People w/ Disabilities: 13%◦ People w/out Disabilities: 30%
Students w/ Disabilities remain a growing postsecondary population
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Does it matter?
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Growing community of developers creating accessible clients if source codes are available
Application Programming Interface (API) - the “helper” program needed to make software applications talk to one another the same way a user interface allows you to tell your computer what you want it to do
An API in action…
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Social Media Accessibility Trend
Tweeps on Accessibility..
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Seek out accessible alternatives when incorporating social media in instruction and discussion
This mini-presentation is on Slideshare: http:slideshare.net/DoktaDivah
Questions? Email Lisa: [email protected]
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Moving Forward
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Yahoo Accessibility Labs (Tips, Resources, Tutorials)◦ http://help.yahoo.com/l/uk/yahoo/accessibility/◦ Screen Reader Video:
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/514676/2686894
WebAxe (Blog, Reviews, Podcasts)◦ http://webaxe.blogspot.com/
WebAIM (Resources, Blog, Reviews, Screen Reader Simulator)◦ http://www.webaim.org/◦ Twitter Accessibility Presentation:
http://www.slideshare.net/jared_w_smith/twitter-accessibility
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Resources
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AccessibleTwitter◦ http://www.accessibletwitter.com/
Qwitter (Client for Blind Users)◦ http://qwitter-client.net/
Facebook HTML Only Site◦ http://m.facebook.com
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)◦ Web Content Accessibility Guidelines: http://
www.w3.org/standards/techs/wcag#w3c_all
Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI) (Webinars and Tutorials)◦ http://easi.cc/
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Resources, continued
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Accessify Forum◦ http://www.accessifyforum.com/◦ Social Media:
http://www.accessifyforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=14267
Practical eCommerce (Accessibility Article)◦ http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/1581
-Accessibility-and-Social-Media
Accessible Web Developers (FB Group)◦ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=701067
8585&v=info
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Still More Resources
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http://www.sapweb20.com/blog/powerpoint-twitter-tools/
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PowerPoint/Twitter Tools (SAP)