Raising Awareness of Web Accessibility and Universal Design

for Learning on a University Campus

Presentation by

Lisa Fiedor

Web Accessibility, Usability, & Design Specialist

Distance Education & Learning Technology Applications (DELTA)

NC State University

Multi-Pronged Strategy

• University Policies

• Educational Opportunities

• Support Services

• Web-based Resources

• Partnerships

• Outreach

NC State University Policy

• Web Accessibility Regulation– All websites must meet Section 508 Guidelines– http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/campus_environ/non-

discrimination/REG04.25.5.php

• Course Hosting Regulation– All course Web sites must reside on campus

servers and meet accessibility and privacy regulations

– Accessibility Primer and Checklist• http://delta.ncsu.edu/docs/teach/

accessibility_primer_checklist.pdf

Educational Opportunities

• Accessibility Series of Workshops• Train-the-Trainer Workshops• Custom Trainings • Instructional Technology Assistant

Program• Summer Institute for Faculty• Tutorials/Tip Sheets/Job Aids• 5 Minute Videos

Faculty Development Workshops

• Creating Accessible Web Sites Using NC State’s Checklist

• Course Genie: Using Word to Create Course Web Sites

• LecShare Pro: Adding Voice Narration to PowerPoint Presentations

• Universal Design for Learning and the Ethics of Accessibility

• Author Once and Publish in Many Formats using MS Word

Faculty Support Strategies

• Accessibility Assessment of Web Sites– LIFT Machine– FAE– WAVE Toobar– Firefox Accessibility Extension

• Instructional House Calls• Help Desk

– Email– Hot Line

Working with Faculty continued

• Reason through resistance

• Use examples where possible

• Create tutorials, tip sheets, and job aids

University Web-based Resources

• Accessible IT@NC State– http://www.ncsu.edu/it/access

• Guidelines• Tutorials• Software• Resources

• DELTA Accessibility page– http://delta.ncsu.edu/accessibility

Institutional Partnerships

• Information Technology

• Distance Education

• Instructional Technologies

• Office of Equal Opportunity

• Disability Services

• Diversity Offices

Informal Partnerships

• Interest Groups

• Working Groups

• Champions

Outreach

• Communities

• Listservs

• Open Forums

• Presentations

• Newsletters

• Blogs

Discussion

• What are your experiences with campus awareness of Web accessibility?

• What resources do you provide for faculty/staff/administrators to learn about accessibility?

• What successes or failures have you experienced?

• What can we do better to help raise awareness of student needs?