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There is a tool box, on the left side of every page. You can use the tools to convert text to audio, highlight sections of text, and represent the information in the form most ideal for your learning style.
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ADA
&
Universal
Design for Learning
by; Dr. Vicki Bealman
August 2017
- Why do we need to do it?
- How do we do it?
- What is in it for me?
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< YOUR COACHES >
Emma
Hali
Monti
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
Please click on each Coach below, and they will tell you in their own words, what they will be doing to help you during the presentation.
The Coaches will be available on each page, to provide information, to make this presentation enjoyable and beneficial. You can use them as you want to.
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TITLE PAGE
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INTRODUCTION
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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WHY UNIVERSAL DESIGN for LEARNING?
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DISABILITIES
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ACCESSIBILITY and ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
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REVIEW
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RESOURCES
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GETTING STARTED
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Q & A
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Accessibility to effective learning opportunities for all students, especially disabled students, is a topic which could be included in any area of the curriculum.
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Education professionals are aware they should consider it, but may ask what it means, the implications for their role, and where to get information.
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This short presentation answers those questions.
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1) Increase understanding of;
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- ADA knowledge about students with hidden, or invisible disabilities
- ADA rights and responsibilities related to students in postsecondary education.
- Assistive Technology (AT)
2) Obtain tools/resources to improve postsecondary education outcomes for all students, particularly those with disabilities (visible or hidden).
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Why? It is the Right Thing to do!
Why is this important for higher education?
UDL provides useful guidelines for developing curricula, selecting materials and creating learning environments for wide variability of learners in higher ed environments, increasing student learning, satisfaction, and retention of all students.
Watch the one minute video below on UDL and Retention.
Universal Design for Learning and Retention: Click to view
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Why? It is the Law!
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Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 ...
The term UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING means a scientifically valid framework for guiding educational practice that:
(A) provides flexibility in the ways information is presented, in the ways students respond or demonstrate knowledge and skills, and in the ways students are engaged; and
(B) reduces barriers in instruction, provides appropriate accommodations, supports, and challenges, and maintains high achievement expectations for all students, including students with disabilities and students who are limited English proficient.
Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age by Rose & Meyer (ASCD, 2002), The Universally Designed Classroom (Rose, Meyer, & Hitchcock, Eds.; Harvard Education Press, 2005), and A Practical Reader in Universal Design for Learning (Rose & Meyer, Eds.; Harvard Education Press, 2006).
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); What are a public or private college-university's legal responsibilities to students with disabilities?
Private colleges and universities must provide equal access to postsecondary education for students with disabilities. All public or private schools that receive federal funding are required under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act to make their programs accessible to students with disabilities.
All programs of postsecondary institutions, must be accessible to students with disabilities. The schools can do this in several ways:
- by providing architectural access to buildings, including residential facilities;
- by providing aids and services necessary for effective communication, like sign language interpreters, Braille or electronic formats and assistive listening devices;
- and by modifying policies, practices and procedures, such as testing accommodations and access to school facilities for service animals.
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UDL and Accessibility
“The purpose of education is not to make information accessible, but rather to teach learners how to transform accessible information into usable knowledge.” --Introduction to the UDL Guidelines (CAST, 2012)
Postsecondary institutions are obligated to provide accessible learning materials and technologies for students with disabilities, but UDL is more than simply providing information in accessible ways. Skip Stahl discusses the relationship between UDL and accessibility in the video below.
Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning; Click to View
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IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Disabilities may or may not be visible, and may or may not be disclosed.
- Making courses accessible to the maximum number of individual student potential needs and/or preferences increases the odds of also reaching students with disabilities, known or unknown
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MODELS of DISABILITY
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Medical (or individual) model …
In the medical model, barriers exist, because of people's impairments. (Oliver, 1990)
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… all the things that impose restrictions on disabled people; ranging from individual prejudice to institutional discrimination...
In the social model, barriers exist because society disables people with impairments. (Oliver, 1990)
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REMEMBER; Disabilities can be visible, or invisible, disclosed, or undisclosed.
Should our students have to request accessibility, or should we design courses for maximum accessibility, from the beginning, because of differences in learning styles and disability?
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ACCESSIBILITY and ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
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To understand adjustments needed to make online learning accessible, it is important to know what learning tools students are likely to be using. This may be because of differences in learning styles , or it may be because of a disability or dyslexia.
Visual impairment
Screen Reader converts text to audio.
Hearing Impairment
Text Transcripts ; provide transcripts of all audio content, or
Audio to Text Converter ; converts audio content to text.
Physical Impairment
Voice Recognition Software ; both for text-entry and for controlling the computer.
Mouse, Trackball, Joystick ; alternative to keyboard entries.
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Accessible Content and Alternatives
Multimedia content might need supplemented with the same content in other formats.
Deaf students need closed captioning , or transcripts of audio and video material.
Visual material needs to be described for blind and partially sighted people.
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UNIVERSAL DESIGN for LEARNING:
Useful guidelines for developing curricula, selecting materials, and creating effective learning environments for all learners.
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WHY;
- It is the right thing to do.
- It is the Law. (Americans with Disabilities Act and Higher Education Opportunity Act)
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DISABILITY;
- May be visible
- May not be visible
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HOW;
- Present information and content in different ways.
- Differentiate the ways that students can express what they know.
- Stimulate interest and motivation for learning.
WITH;
- Assistive and Accessibility Technologies; Screen Reader, Text to Audio, Transcripts, Videos, Audio Note Takers
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The National Public Website on Assistive Technology
Balabolka is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program
http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm
Audacity:A free multi-track audio editor and recorder
https://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/
NaturalReader Online; is a text-to-speech web application with high quality premium voices for personal use only. Login from any computer to convert any written text such as MS Word, PDF files, non-DRM eBooks, and webpages into spoken natural sounding speech.
https://www.naturalreaders.com/webapp.html
Wikispaces Classroom; is built for you! We built everything your class needs to read, write, and work together including a news feed, wiki pages, projects, and more. FREE for educators.
http://www.wikispaces.com/content/classroom
Collaborize; Free resource where you can create, share and/or download inquiry-based discussions on any topic. Each lesson has its own unique URL (unique to you) and can easily be shared via email, social networks, or even embedded on any website or e-publication.
http://library.collaborizeclassroom.com/
TTSReader; Instantly reads out loud text, PDF & ebooks (NEW! now reads epub files too) with natural sounding voices.
Online - works out of the box. Drop the text and click play.
SpeechNotes; Speech to Text Online Notepad.
Professional, Accurate & Free Speech Recognition Text Editor
Distraction-Free, Fast, Easy to Use Web App for Dictation & Typing.
Dictanote; Dictate an email. Create meeting notes. Jot down a to-do list. Or just snap a picture of a sketch. A note can be anything you want it to be. And once you make a note, it's accessible wherever you go, forever.
Free Technology for Teachers
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
VoiceThread; fills the social presence gap found in online learning interactions
Animoto; is a fast and free way for students and teachers to make unique videos from photographs. This is a great site to promote new literacies and engage and motivate students.
Aviary; provides different online tools which can be used for creating artwork and music. Tools provide include: screen capture, image markup, image editor, vector editor, effects editor, audio editor, swatch editor, and music creator.
Google Translate; It will translate any web page into another language (as long as you know the original language and what you want it translated into). Easy, too - on the homepage in the "Google Translate" box, type a URL. Then the From language and the Into Language - takes a minute, but is wonderful. LOTS of educational possibilities with this one!
VISUWORDS Online Graphical Dictionary; Explore the lexicon. Whether you are a native English speaker or a second language user—either as a student or a teacher—browse the language in ways you couldn't with traditional printed reference materials.
VocabGrabber; analyzes any text you're interested in, generating lists of the most useful vocabulary words and showing you how those words are used in context.
https://www.visualthesaurus.com/vocabgrabber/
Capti Narrator; is an assistive technology app that allows users to browse the web and add content to a playlist to be read aloud. Originally designed for individuals with visual impairments, the app is now being used by anyone who enjoys the convenience of collecting web content to be read aloud at a later time.
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Let's Get Started;
Watch this short 1.5 minute video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HHvRzemuHA
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