IDT Roundtable: Quick Tips for Online Course Accessibility

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IDT Roundtable Quick Tips for Online Course
Accessibility

• Jason Maseberg-Tomlinson
• Adaptive Technology Specialist
• Phyllis Epps
• Manager MDC

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Quick Tips and More

• 1. Quick Tips in detail
• 1.a Using PDF to add real text
• 1.b PowerPoint examples and fixes
• 1.c Styles and alternative text in Word
• 2. Alternatives to PowerPoint
• 3. Resources

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1. Quick Tips

• Located at www.k-state.edu/dss/k-access
• Many questions concern PDFs, PPT, Word
• 2003 vs. 2007, Mac vs. PC FOUR OFFICES!

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1.a Using PDF to add real text

• Quick Tip Handout
• Lets open a PDF and take a look ourselves!
• Accessibility Check
• Highlight text
• Accessibility Check two Acrobat tools
• AdvancedgtAccessibilitygtQuick Check or Full Check

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1.a Using PDF to add real text

• Add Text
• DocumentgtOCR Text RecognitiongtRecognize Text
  Using OCR
• Graphics
• Check and Add alt text
• AdvancedgtAccessibilitygtTouch up Reading Order

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1.b PowerPoint- Examples and Fixes

• Lets digress

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Three areas of the PowerPoint workspace

• Outline/ Slides panel
• Notes panel
• Slide Layout 2003
• Format gt Slide Layout
• This will appear differently for 2007

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This uses the template

• The text shows up on the outline

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I added a text box below
The text shown here does not show up on the
outline? Added objects, like this text box, are
not our friends?

• This is the third item on the slide

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This is a slide with two lists

• List 1
• Ford
• Mazda
• Toyota
• AMC
• Dodge

• List 2
• John Deere
• International
• Massey Ferguson
• Ford
• Case

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This is a slide with two lists

• List 1
• Ford
• Mazda
• Toyota
• AMC
• Dodge

• List 2
• John Deere
• International
• Massey Ferguson
• Ford
• Case

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Add a graphic 2003/2007
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This is another way to add a graphic

• Graphic of K-State desktop. This text is
  invisible

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We need to add some notes

• Wild Cat / Bob Cat

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Video

• Captions
• Transcript

• Word for word?
• Meaning for meaning
• Get the point across

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Lets take a look at exporting

• Saving as a txt file will save text listed in the
  outline (FilegtSave AsgtSave as TypegtOutline/RTF)
• Sending it to a Word doc will save as a mix of
  text and graphics but it will also containing
  notes. (FilegtSend togtMicrosoft Word)
• Mixing the two is the best of all!

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1.c Styles and Alternative Text in Word

• Styles can be added to ANY document and it is
  often easy to do.
• Alternative text is just as easy! Rules
• Clear and concise
• Purpose of picture/ graphic
• Meaning or details picture / graphic
• Office 2007 is just a little different.

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2. Alternatives to PowerPoint

• S5 - example
• Opera Slide Show

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3. Resources

• K-Access
• Media Development Center

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K-Access

• PDFs
• Video walk through
• Workshop Video

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Media Development Center
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Plustek Scanner
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Adaptive Technology Lab in the Media Development
Center
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Instructional Designers

• Swasati Mukherjee
• Shalin Hai-Jew
• Ben Ward
• Offices located in 212 Hale Library.

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Questions?

• Do you have any examples of content that you are
  unsure of?
• Any questions on how to do anything?
• Thank you!