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Holly Rocha

REQUIRED DISCUSSION: Increasing Awareness about Web Access Barriers - 60 views

I was particularly interested in the link posted by CaTia titled "Enabling an Accessible Web 2.0". I found this article to be extremely informative clearly depicting challenges those with disabilit...

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started by carmin karasic on 19 Jan 12 17 follow-ups, last by Holly Rocha on 01 Mar 12
Erin Hunt

Google Apps Inaccessible to Blind Students, Group Argues | News & Opinion | PCMag.com - 2 views

www.pcmag.com/...0,2817,2382033,00.asp

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  • New York University and Northwestern University recently adopted Google Apps for Educa
  • tion, transitioning their e-mail systems and collaborative tools into the Google-based cloud.
  • The NFB contends that Google Apps "contains significant accessibility barriers for blind people utilizing screen ac
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  • cess technology, which converts what is on the computer screen into synthesized spee
  • ch or Braille."
  • This violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, NFB said.
  • Erin Hunt on 30 Jan 12
     
    This article from PCMag.com discusses the adoption of Google Apps for Education at New York University and Northwestern University. The adoption is being challenged by the National Federation for the Blind, because of its inaccessibility to visually impaired and blind individuals on these campuses. 
mariagyoung

Apps for Autism: Communicating on the iPad - CBS News - 3 views

www.cbsnews.com/...tism-communicating-on-the-ipad

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shared by mariagyoung on 26 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • mariagyoung on 26 Jan 12
     
    The ipad is beig used to help autistic students communicate. I had an autistic students two years ago. He was not able to speak clearly and could not follow directions very well. He was a sweet boy and loved to spend time in the computer. It was the only place where he could produce and made him very happy.
sherry reed

How People with Disabilities Use the Web - 7 views

www.stickynewmedia.co.uk/...index.php

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  • sherry reed on 26 Jan 12
     
    How People with Disabilities Use the Web The following scenarios show people with different kinds of disabilities using assistive technologies and adaptive strategies to access the Web. In some cases the scenarios show how the Web can make some tasks easier for people with disabilities.
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  • bzist3 on 29 Jan 12
     
    I enjoyed this article in the way it has people going through a web experience with their disabilities ad how they can adapt to make the information more accessible. This gives us a little taste of what it's like to be in their shoes. I sort of had a similar experience last week when I was trying to do all my homework online. Every time I turned around, images didn't show or the sound didn't work. I know this is in no way what it would be like to have a disability, but I did experience the frustration of going to one website after another because certain things weren't working (because of my computer apps and plugins). I can't imagine dealing with this all the time.
  • Tina Mercer on 29 Jan 12
     
    Sherry, I really enjoyed this article because some of the sections speak to the types of students that I work with everyday. However, one section left me a little disappointed. The section that dealt with the child with dyslexia talked about the text to speech programs. I have this software on all of the laptop computers that are in my classroom. It went on to speak about the ability to freeze the animations. I would love to know how to do this for my dyslexic students as well as my ADD or ADHD students. I was disappointed that it only mentioned it and did not actually share the information on how to do this. Can anyone tell me how to freeze the animations on webpages that the students are using?
  • mariagyoung on 29 Jan 12
     
    Thank your for posting this article Sherry. It gives us a view into the lives of people who had to find a way to function in the world of business as well as in the classroom. The reporter who after years of working normally, had to finally resort to the use of voice recognition in order to continue doing his job. The student wiht dyslexia who had to find a way to keep up with the rest of the students. The student found text to speech software helplful. This student found sites with graphics helpful, however, there were still some limitations. If the graphics were animated it was difficult to focus. These details are impereative to the function of independency to the person who is experiencing the disability. We need to remind our selves that the world is not black and white...there is a lot hidden in between what we are able to see.
  • Sherita Locklear on 30 Jan 12
     
    It is amazing how we take web accessiblitity for granted. Being color blind is a disability that is not talked about often but is a hindrance for people searching the web. We find that things that are highlighted or pointed out show up in red for an attention getter, but for those who can not see reds, some websites could not be utilized by color blind people. Style sheets is something I am not familiar with at all, but this article made me aware of something that is available for color blind individuals.
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