university of arizona paying for and implementing captioning both proactively and reactively
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University of Arizona
Paying For and Implementing Captioning Both Proactively and Reactively
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About The University of Arizona
Students: 40,000
Faculty & Staff: 5,000
Students with Disabilities: 2,000
Deaf & Hard of Hearing students & staff: 75
The University of Arizona – Old Main
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UA’s Commitment to Captioning
• Disability Resource Center identified as the campus resource • Locate captioned media
• Create captioned media
• Work with vendors to add captions
• Defines content requiring captioning
• Provides best practices and resources
• http://drc.arizona.edu/outreach-education/captioning-commitment
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Captioning - Encouraged
• Outreach Activity:• UA public relations staff
• Departments producing training materials
• Suggested Access Statement:• To request a transcript or a captioned version of this audio material
as a disability-related accommodation, please contact Disability Resources at [email protected].
Partnerships
University Libraries
• Streaming media services
• Ensure faculty know, and use, resources
• Library staff can request captions
Digital Learning and Online Education
• New online education program
• Adopting Quality Matters standards
• Create accessible online experience
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Captioning - Required
• Targeted Faculty Outreach• Caption all media before classes start
• Minimize captioning during semester
• Address faculty purposes for use of media
• Mandatory Student and Employee Training
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Paying the Bills
• Institutional account managed by Disability Resources• Campus commitment to accessible, equitable access
• Uncontrollable, unpredictable expenses
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Discoveries
• Use campus resources, i.e. Library
• Copyright
• Technology: A + B = C?
• Always review media
• Communicate
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The Future
• Continue to increase awareness and support
• Questions/Possible Solutions• Central campus support
• Staff Positions
• Student employees
• On-campus solution for DIY
• On-going campus discussions