Skip to main content

Home/ Groups/ Sp12T1 Web 2.0 Access Barriers
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...

web2.0 sp12accessibility

Holly Rocha

Enabling an Accessible Web 2.0 - 6 views

  •  
    Enabling an Accessible Web 2.0 is a paper written by Becky Gibson IBM Emerging Technologies . I was unable to highlight (not sure why). I found that this article is very similar to a lot of the assigned reading. The article discuss key points:" The original Web was not perfect but with some work by Web developers it could be used by all. Now we are entering the next generation of the Web - Web 2.0. It is all about interaction, collaboration, and social networking It is more dynamic and fluid and no longer just static pages of information. This presents yet another challenge for people with disabilities. These new interaction models are pushing the limits of the technologies of the Web and the ability of assistive technologies to interpret the changing face of the Web. This paper describes new technologies and tools being developed to help enable accessibility for Web 2.0." " Such as : Ajax interactions, data binding, graphic effects as well as rich, customizable user interface components [13]. Examples of such toolkits include: * Dojo http://www.dojotoolkit.org/ * Google Web Toolkit - http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/ * Open Rico- http://openrico.org/ * Prototype - http://www.prototypejs.org/ * TIBCO General Interface (available via an open source license) http://www.tibco.com/software/rich_internet_application/default.jsp * Yahoo User Interface Library - http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/ * Zimbra Kabuki AJAX Toolkit (http://www.zimbra.com/community/kabuki_ajax_tool kit_download.html)
Marcus Humphrey

Assistive Technology for Kids with Learning Disabilities - 6 views

  •  
    Assitive technology for students with learning disabilities is the main focus of this article. It is geared to parents and educators alike. The related articles are also helpful.
  • ...3 more comments...
  •  
    Hi Maria, Thank you for this link. Under the "related links" section all the way at the bottom of the page, I came across another useful site- The Alliance for technology Access (http://www.ataccess.org.) -Megan
  •  
    Thanks Megan, I found this reading very useful also. The Alliance for Technology Access is working to make sure that students have access to the technology tools they need to be successful.
  •  
    Maria, this site has a LOT of useful tools to help in so many different areas! I can see us making use of some of these in our school! We need to get some of this information out to our teachers. Many have no idea what is available to them to help their students.
  •  
    I like this article for the fact that it first introduces Assistive Technology (AT) to any parent. I've found that many of the parents I work with are sceptical about trying something new simply because they lack adequate information. Knowledge is power is what we teach our students, but far too many parents limit themselves and hinder the growth of their child due to ignorance. AT doesn't cure or eliminate learning difficulties, but it can help your child reach her potential because it allows her to capitalize on her strengths and bypass areas of difficulty. AT compensates for a child's learning deficits and equips a child to be able to reach more of their potential towards success.
  •  
    I found this article to be a wealth of information to parents and educators alike. I am going to print this out for my teachers as we are a private school we aren't required to follow 504's and IEP's- although we do our best. I think sometimes teachers who don't work specifically with students that have LD forget that there are so many issues that students face. Articles like these are great points of reference.
Marcus Humphrey

Web Accessibility and Individuals with Disabilities in Postsecondary Education: The Leg... - 1 views

  •  
    This article focuses on the legal issues concerning barriers that inhibit use of the web by persons with handicapping conditions.
  •  
    This article provides a lot of pertinent information related to the legal issues of those using technology for educational purposes. I would be pretty confident in saying that most mainstream classroom teachers would not recognize these laws or the ramifications of not adhering to those. This information should be disseminated to all teachers and faculties so that there is common knowledge behind laws and accessibility.
Holly Rocha

Web 2.0 for All: Including students with Significant Special Needs in Participatory cul... - 1 views

  •  
    The American Association of School Librarians' guide Standards for the 21st Century Learner states , "Learning is enhanced by opportunities to share and learn with others. Students need to develop skills in sharing knowledge and learning with others, both in face-to-face situations and through technology."
Holly Rocha

EMBRACING LEARNERS WITH DISABILITY: WEB 2.0, ACCESS AND INSIGHT - 0 views

  •  
    This article was written by a student who is faced with learning disabilities. Within the paper she discusses challenges faced with certain aspects of technology and her authentic assessment of how she utilized certain tools.
Holly Rocha

Blogs, Wikis and Text Messaging: What are the Implications for Students with Learning D... - 1 views

  •  
    LD OnLine is the leading website on learning disabilities, learning disorders and differences. Parents and teachers of learning disabled children will find authoritative guidance on attention deficit disorder, ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dysnomia, reading difficulties, speech and related disorders.
Megan Haddadi

Windows 8 will be more accessible to those with disabilities | Microsoft - CNET News - 0 views

  •  
    Windows  8 will be easier to use for those who are visually impaired or face other disabilities
Cindy Rooks

Surfing into the Future: An Introduction to Web 2.0 - AccessWorld® - March 2008 - 2 views

  • Before you even get to whether the content of these sites is accessible, you need to get past the inaccessible elements of the sign-up process. All the Web 2.0 sites that were reviewed for this article require users to sign up, and all use a method called CAPTCHA (completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart) to verify that you are a human, not a computer. A CAPTCHA is a small graphic that contains text, numbers, or both. You are asked to type the characters that are displayed into a text field. CAPTCHAs are basically a Web 1.0 technology that is used to prevent automated systems, such as those used by spammers, from signing up for services. Unfortunately, because they are graphic, CAPTCHAs are completely inaccessible. Some CAPTCHAs include an audio alternative, but because of voice-recognition technology, the quality of the audio is poor on purpose. Anyone with less-than-perfect hearing or with auditory-processing problems would find them difficult to use.
    • Cindy Rooks
       
      I also have problems with CAPTCHA and I supposedly do not have a disability
  • RIA accessibility is very much a work in progress, but one thing is clear. It will be extremely difficult to provide any kind of backward compatibility for RIA web sites. Old versions of screen readers simply will not work with the new technology, but neither will old versions of web browsers.
  • ...3 more annotations...
  • The average user just does not know anything about the need for accessibility or how to go about making the content more accessible. This situation can be aggravated by the fact that the applications that end-users use to put content on the web site typically do not provide any way to make their content more accessible. For example, MySpace is a social networking site where individuals and organizations can put up content on their personal MySpace pages. Content can include photographs and videos. Even if users are aware of accessibility issues and want to provide accessible content to visitors to their pages, there is no facility to do even something as simple as providing alt-text with photographs.
  • of screen readers simply will not work with the new technology, but neither will old versions
    • Cindy Rooks
       
      so more expense for a person with disabilities, most of whom are living on a very fixed income.
  •  
    This article explains accessibility issues with social network sites such as facebook and myspace. also addresses the use of CAPTCHAs
carmin karasic

Untangling the Web Surfing into the future:An intorduction to web 2.0 - 10 views

Where is the link to the article? How do I get to the article from what you have posted in this Diigo group? Take a look at how your classmates allowed us to read the articles and visit the websit...

sp12accessibility web2.0 technology disabilities accessibility impaired assistive screen Readers

bzist3

Text to Speech Reader, Literacy Software | Kurzweil Education Systems - 4 views

  •  
    I am very impressed with the text-to-speech software offered by this company. It offers support for English Language Learners as well as those with physical challenges and other disabilities that slow down their ability to learn to read and write.
  • ...1 more comment...
  •  
    A text-to-speech program that has been downloaded onto all of the laptop computers in my classroom is Natural Readers. It has two versions - free and paid. The difference is minimal. The free version only has one voice. The paid version gives the user multiple voices to choose from. My students love this software program. Several have even down loaded onto their home computers. Here's the web address if anyone is interested: http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.htm
  •  
    It's great to hear from someone who has had experience with it. I know this link isn't exactly what Carmin wanted for this assignment because it didn't specifically mention it would help with Web 2.0 tool barriers but I wanted to share it because it can help people read websites and so much more. Thanks, Tina.
  •  
    Kathleen, I had to spend a few minutes searching the site, but I found a page in the site that lists reading Web content as a Kurzweil feature. So it does meet the requirements. http://www.kurzweiledu.com/ki-3000-v12-windows-features.html I highlighted the related text in the page. If you turn on your diigolet -- you will see the highlighted text.
carmin karasic

K3000 v12: Kurzweil Education Systems- Assistive Technology, Text to Speech Literacy So... - 0 views

    • carmin karasic
       
      This meets the sp12accessibility tag requirements.
mariagyoung

Districts Increase Use of Web 2.0, Though Barriers Remain -- THE Journal - 1 views

  •  
    This writing explains that slowly, acceptance of Web 2.0 has increased since 2009.
  •  
    This article is not specifically about web accessibility for people with disabilities.
Marcus Humphrey

Access Barriers for Persons with Disabilities: The Consumer's Perspective - 2 views

  •  
    by Scheer, J.M., Kroll, T., Neri, M. T., & Beatty, P. (2003). Access barriers for persons with disabilities: The consumer's perspective. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 14(4), 221-230. Scheer, Kroll, Neri, & Beatty (2003) studied specific barriers that people with disabilities face when obtaining needed health-care services. Scheer et al. This article focuses particularly on the existance of barriers that inhibit access for the person with a disability. I 'm reminded of my close friend who is especially gifted as a musician and is restricted to his wheelchair for being mobile. He encounters far too many barriers in his travels and this causes obvious limitations.
  •  
    This bookmark doesn't have anything to do with web accessibility.
Mary Humphrey

What are the barriers to the Internet for people with disabilities? | Marketplace from ... - 0 views

  •  
    This article communicates the urgent need to make accessibility friendlier and more affordable to those with assistive technology needs. The Department of Justice wants to broaden the authority of the Americans with Disabilities Act in regard to the Internet and specifically websites. Today is the final day for public comment on that proposal. Meanwhile, new data has emerged that shows far fewer people with disabilities using the Internet than people without.
carmin karasic

The Madtoe Strikes Again: Hands-free Graphic Design - 3 views

  • People wonder how I operate my Macintosh and Windows computers. While sitting in a wheelchair at my desk, I do my graphic and web designs by manipulating a Kensington ExpertMouse trackball on the floor with my right foot. Also, in order to type on a regular keyboard, I use a headstylus. On my Mac, I wouldn’t be able to work without the “Universal Access“ (AKA: Easy Access) sticky keys, which allows me to hold down more than one key at a time. On Windows, I use the “Accessibility Options” sticky keys, which is similar to “Universal Access” sticky keys. When no one is present to put my headstylus on me, I use KeyStrokes by AssistiveWare in conjunction with my trackball. KeyStrokes is a fully-functional advanced virtual on-screen keyboard that allows you to type with a mouse, trackball, head pointer or other mouse emulator to type characters into any standard Macintosh application (www.assistiveware.com/keystrokes.php).
    • carmin karasic
       
      This part of this article meets the assignment requirement.
    • carmin karasic
       
      It meets the requirement because here she talks about issues faced while using Web 2.0. In this case, it is about building websites, but these are the same tools she would have to use to access anything online, hence to access Web 2.0 sites.
  •  
    These sticky notes and deeplink highlight is based on Megan's bookmark, The Madtoe Strikes Again: Hands-free Graphic Design.
  •  
    Thank you for adding this example of using sticky notes and highlighting to enhance the Diigo experience.
Erin Hunt

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

  • 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
  • ...3 more annotations...
  • 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.
  •  
    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. 
sherry reed

How People with Disabilities Use the Web - 7 views

  •  
    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.
  • ...2 more comments...
  •  
    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.
  •  
    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?
  •  
    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.
  •  
    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.
bzist3

Web accessibility is for everyone - The Enabled Web - 0 views

  •  
    This is a group that helps companies make their websites accessible for all. Their belief is caring for all people (disabled, aged, second language readers and others) and not just making a website "legally compliant." They can help add captions to videos, text to pictures, and help with many other barriers that a person might come across.
Sherita Locklear

CAPTCHAs on Social Networking Sites Shut Out Blind Users - 1 views

  •  
    This video is has a link in the article below, but decided to bookmark it separate for easier access. This video shows how screen reader interprets CAPTCHA for the blind.
1 - 20 of 38 Next ›
Showing 20 items per page