We must also be demanding of their publishers
that authoring tools be more accessibility aware. Editors like XStandard at
least encourage accessible writing and discourage bad habits. We must be aiming
at Incidental Obligatory Accessibility where the editor or environment encourages
or even insists that you, for example:
To be fully accessible will always require
some technical knowledge which it is probably not reasonable to expect the lay
author to have. But the tools we have to use could be much more helpful than
they are. And that will only come if we shout and complain to software publishers.
Post Hoc Accessifying is always going to be a pain. IOA is at least partly
possible, a good discipline and not too much extra trouble. If we have the tools.
Associate member of Right to Read steering
committee
Executive Chairman
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By involving students
in the preparation of materials opens up a whole new can of worms, they cannot
be expected to be responsible for accessibility. Some central body has to take
on this responsibility. This begs the question of who is to tell academics and
others that their material must be accessible not just the delivery mechanism.
Gerard Conroy
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Hi
All,
I’m
hoping somebody may be able to help me.
With
the rapidly emerging range of e-learning technologies becoming available,
ensuring accessibility is an issue which really needs to be addressed. Here
at
We
need to ensure that these websites, specifically the content, is accessible,
without stifling academic freedom. I am thinking in particular with
regards to students who have been asked to post content. An example would
be where a group of students have been asked to create a blog/wiki as part of
their course. How do we ensure that a podcast or video is fully
accessible? Do we ask the students to provide a full transcript for these
or is there a department responsible for transcription services? Whose
responsibility is it to ensure accessibility? Is it the institution or
individual member of staff? Many of these web 2.0 technologies are widely
available externally and it is almost impossible to prevent enterprising
Academics from using them as a core part of a module/course.
While
I understand that educating the staff on disability issues is important, we
need to have some kind of University policy/guidelines to ensure that everyone
understands their responsibilities. My questions are; How are other
institutions prepared for this and how do they manage this? Who has
responsibility for ensuring content is accessible – institution,
Academics or students? And do you have any policies in place that you
would be prepared to share?
Really
appreciate any comments or help you can provide. Many thanks In advance!
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Nathalie M Richards
IT
Officer / Swyddog Cymorth TG
Library & Information Services and
Student Services / Gwasanaethau Llyfrgell a Gwybodaeth &
Gwasanaethau Cefnogi Myfyrwyr
SA2 8PP
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