Universal Design
and the
Open Course Library
Rebecca C. Cory
January 26, 2012
A few questions for you:
O Have you ever been somewhere where you
didn’t speak the majority language? How did
that feel?
O Have you studied a discipline that was really
hard for you? How did you end up learning it?
O Were you ever in a situation where you felt
everyone else “got it” but you didn’t? What did
that make you want to do?
O Have you had an experience with a website that
was beautiful yet not usable?
Traditional Design and
Universal Design
Traditional Design
Universal Design:
O Design for a “typical”
O Design for greatest
O Use
O Accommodations are
student
“accommodations”
for non-typical
students
O Blame students who
don’t fit class
diversity of students
unnecessary
O Students who don’t
fit are due to lack of
instructor
imagination
Universal Design
I. Provide Multiple Means of Representation
II. Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression
III. Provide Multiple Means of Engagement
O Learn more: http://www.udlcenter.org/
What are you already
doing?
O Fill in the template with ways you are
providing:
O Multiple Means of Representation
O Multiple Means of Action and Expression
O Multiple Means of Engagement
Basic Accessibility Checklist
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Design using styles and headings. Tag heading levels.
All navigational elements (links, controls) can be accessed using
the keyboard.
Link text provides a description of the link target.
ALT tags are present and equivalent to the graphic content.
If a page requires a timed response, users can request more time.
If meaning is conveyed through color, there are other non-color
specific ways to determine meaning as well.
There is high contrast between text and background. The user is
able to control contrast.
Transcripts are provided for audio content.
Captioning is provided for video content.
Data tables have mark-up for clarity.
The content is designed with Universal Design principles.
Matt Cutts Discusses the
Importance of alt Tags
O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NbuDp
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Contact information for
Rebecca:
Email- RebeccaCory@seattlecolleges.edu
G-mail- UDConsultant@gmail.com
Phone- 206-934-7808