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Natalie Hebshie

Why We Dread Disability Myths - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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disability accessibility accomodations

shared by Natalie Hebshie on 31 May 17 - No Cached
  • Not only does that message put the burden of access on the student, it also positions the accommodations talk as a moment to wean students off their accommodations. Such images are common in disability representations: the individual with a disability is presented as the "problem" and the simple resolution is that they "overcome" the disability. In other words, just make it go away, like magic!
  • he most important voices we need to be listening to are the students themselves instead of "speaking for, through, and about" them.
  • disregards the significance of accommodations and perpetuates the attitude that the burden of access is something individual students can carry on their own — with just a little bit of elbow grease.
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  • We also believe that disability is an identity marker for many students and, as such, deserves respect, dignity, and acknowledgement of value.
  • Disability can positively reshape the conditions and spaces in which students learn and can work to generate new ideas, new understandings.
  • This myth is the most insidious of all because it is presented as a matter of common sense: that disability is something to dread. Now imagine students who see disability as a part of their identity.
  • Disability is not something to dread. It just is. We, too, should recognize, value, and (automatically) validate the experiential knowledge of students
jenn stevens

A Rising Tide: How Closed Captions Can Benefit All Students | EDUCAUSE - 0 views

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captions students educause itgwwr accessibility online a11y udl design video

shared by jenn stevens on 30 Aug 17 - No Cached
  • more than half of students are using closed captions in their educational videos at least sometimes. Although one might expect students with disabilities to report using captions at much higher rates, this study shows that students not reporting disabilities use captions almost as frequently, with more than 50 percent using them sometimes or more often;
  • Among those who reported using closed captions, the vast majority find the captions to be at least moderately helpful.
  • When asked why captions are helpful, respondents overall expressed strong agreement that captions help students focus, retain information, and overcome poor audio. Open-ended responses further illustrate that students find captions to be helpful learning aids. Captions help students with comprehension, accuracy, engagement, and the retention of information transmitted in course videos.
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  • almost half of the students who reported having no difficulty hearing use closed captions sometimes or more often, compared to two-thirds of students reporting difficulty with hearing. Further, the majority of frequent caption users find closed captions to be considerably helpful, regardless of their ability status.
  • closed captions are being used by a wide range of students, perhaps wider than one might guess.
  • jenn stevens on 30 Aug 17
     
    "more than half of students are using closed captions in their educational videos at least sometimes. Although one might expect students with disabilities to report using captions at much higher rates, this study shows that students not reporting disabilities use captions almost as frequently, with more than 50 percent using them sometimes or more often;" "respondents overall expressed strong agreement that captions help students focus, retain information, and overcome poor audio. Open-ended responses further illustrate that students find captions to be helpful learning aids. Captions help students with comprehension, accuracy, engagement, and the retention of information transmitted in course video"
Adam Engel

Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Vis... - 0 views

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online learning accessibility copyright itg blog itgwwr

shared by Adam Engel on 09 May 18 - No Cached
  • Adam Engel on 09 May 18
     
    Home page of the Marrakesh Treaty, an important international document for the future of accessibility! If the US ratifies it, it will effectively become an extension of the Chafee Amendment to Title 17 (the US Copyright Act) that will allow artistic works like drama and sheet music to be remediated and distributed to the print disabled without violating copyright law. From the site: "The Marrakesh Treaty was adopted on June 27, 2013 in Marrakesh and it forms part of the body of international copyright treaties administered by WIPO. It has a clear humanitarian and social development dimension and its main goal is to create a set of mandatory limitations and exceptions for the benefit of the blind, visually impaired, and otherwise print disabled (VIPs)."
jenn stevens

Disability rights advocates shift strategies to ensure equal rights in the digital age - 0 views

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itgwwr a11y udl accessibility online rights

shared by jenn stevens on 09 Nov 16 - No Cached
  • jenn stevens on 09 Nov 16
     
    "The web and technology associated with sensory impairments are where it is at right now," Davis said in an email. "The virtual and digital world has replaced the physical world as the locus for discrimination and barriers."
Natalie Hebshie

Ten Steps Toward Universal Design of Online Courses - Disability Resource Center - 0 views

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UDL design PowerPoint online learning accessibility a11y

shared by Natalie Hebshie on 03 Jun 19 - No Cached
  • Natalie Hebshie on 03 Jun 19
     
    Rethink, redesign PowerPoint presentations
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