What is Accessible Media?
Learn @ Lunch
Anne Villahermosa
March 13, 2012
W5H
What?
universally designed course
content that fosters an
inclusive and equitable
learning environment
Who?
All Members of the College Community:
o  Learners
o  Faculty & Staff
o  Administrators
o  Guest Speakers
o  Vendors
Why?
Meets a diverse range of
learners needs &
preferences from the start
Where?
o In the classroom
o On-line courses
o College-wide events
o Professional development workshops
o College website
o Service areas
When?
Now!
Video Why Captioned Media?
How?
Accessible Media Policy
http://researchguides.georgebrown.ca/captionedmedia
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Captioned Media & E-Text
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Conferences 2011
Monday, Jun 20, 2011:
CACUSS 2011 ASEUCC
at Ryerson University,
Toronto
Co-Presenting:"Enhancing the
Accessibility of Your
Postsecondary Library by
Maximizing Partnerships within
the Institution" at the Canadian
Association of College and
University Student Services
(CACUSS) annual conference.
Monday, Jul 11, 2011
to Saturday, Jul 16,
2011: AHEAD 2011:
Sustainable Access
through Partnership
The 34th Conference of the
Association of Higher Education
and Disability in Seattle,
Washington.
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All media newly acquired by the Library is either closed captioned or
permission to caption has been obtained. Currently 50% of the
Library’s media collection is closed captioned. Closed captioned
media displays the audio content as text on-screen in
synchronization with dialogue, narration and sound effects. This
feature provides equitable access to media by all students.
In accordance with the regulations of the Accessibility for Ontarians
with Disabilities Act (AODA), all Divisions are required to adhere to
accessibility standards and principles when designing, adopting and
procuring educational materials and resources for the delivery of
course curricula. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
E-books, course-packs, e-learning platforms, interactive and
instructive online learning management systems, audio-visual and
multi-media. The College has a Captioned Media and E-text Policy
which stipulates that all media produced or purchased for
instructional, informational or marketing purposes must be captioned
or permission to caption must be granted as a condition of
purchase. Divisions must allocate a budget for making resources
accessible, such as captioning audio-visual media.
Anne Villahermosa, MA Ed.
Contact Info
Accessible Media Co-ordinator
Educational Resources
George Brown College
200 King Street East
Toronto, ON
M5A 3W8
Tel. 416.415.5000 ext. 2782
TTY 1.877.515.5559
Faculty members may contact the Accessible Media Co-ordinator to
review the media used in their curricula to determine if it is closed
captioned, if a closed captioned version exists or if a suitable
alternative is available. Assistance is available to all members of the
College community using audio-visual resources for instructional
purposes, college-wide events or websites to facilitate the closed
captioning of the material.
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Conferences 2010
Tuesday, Jun 8, 2010:
Aiming for Accessibility
Conference - University
of Guelph, Ontario
Panelist: Making Media
Accessible in Educational
Environments
Wednesday, Jul 14,
2010: AHEAD
Conference - Denver,
Colorado
Co-Presenter: Accessible Media
Policies: A Canadian Model for
Development, Implementation
and Sustainability in PostSecondary Institutions
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Universal Design Handbook, 2E - Wolfgang
Preiser and Korydon H. Smith (2010)
ISBN: 9780071629232
The book provides an overview of universal design premises and
perspectives, and performance-based design criteria and guidelines.
Public and private spaces, products, and technologies are covered,
and current and emerging research and teaching are explored. This
unique resource includes analyses of historical and contemporary
universal design issues from seven different countries, as well as a
look at future trends.
World Report on
Disability - June 9,
2011
Integrated
Accessibility
Regulation - June 3,
2011
May 29th - June 4th
2011 National Access
Awareness Week
Braille Newspapers in
India
Design Meets Disability - Graham Pullin (2009)
ISBN: 9780262162555
Eyeglasses have been transformed from medical necessity to
fashion accessory. This revolution has come about through
embracing the design culture of the fashion industry. Why shouldn't
design sensibilities also be applied to hearing aids, prosthetic limbs,
and communication aids? In return, disability can provoke radical
new directions in mainstream design.
November 29, 2010 Federal Court of
Canada's landmark
decision concerning
the rights of
Canadians with
disabilities to access
government websites
21st Century
Communications &
Video Accessibility Act
of 2010 (U.S.)
George Brown College
How?
8 Tips for
Accessible Course Materials
&
Universal Design Resources
Contact
Anne Villahermosa, MA Ed.
Accessible Media Co-ordinator
200 King Street East
Toronto, ON M5A 3W8
416.415.5000 ext 2782
1.800.265.2002 Toll Free
TTY 1.877.515.5559 ext. St. James Library
avillahe@georgebrown.ca
www.georgebrown.ca
Captioned Media and E-text Policy:
http://researchguides.georgebrown.ca/captionedmedia
Eight Tips for Making Your Course Content Accessible
1. Make textbook adoption decisions as early as possible (before
any established college deadline for textbook adoptions).
2. Request an electronic version and/or additional desk copy of
your textbooks. Use publishers who offer electronic copies.
3. Caption all videos used for instruction and provide transcripts
for audio-only materials.
4. Provide students with alternative methods to receive lecture
materials, including posting lecture notes online, providing
transcripts, etc.
5. Be open to communicating with students about their learning
styles and using multiple instructional methods to address their
needs.
6. Create or convert and post electronic course materials online in
accessible formats. Make materials available as soon as
possible to facilitate student learning.
7. Provide "clean" copies of class handouts or use materials
already in electronic format, and make them available to
students before the material is covered in class.
8. Use the campus course / learning management system to post
the syllabus and other important class information and course
materials electronically.
Source: http://ctfd.sfsu.edu/feature/eight-specific-steps-faculty-cantake-for-making-your-courses-accessible.htm
Universal Design Resources
“Making online teaching accessible: inclusive course design for
students with disabilities.” Written by Norm Coombs (2010) Published
by Jossey-Bass. ISBN 9780470499047.
Universal Design in Education: Principles and Applications:
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/ud_edu.html
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) – Universal Design for
Learning: http://www.cast.org/
National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials:
http://aim.cast.org/
National Center for Accessible Media – WGBH NCAM
http://ncam.wgbh.org/invent_build/web_multimedia/tools-guidelines
University of Victoria – Moodle accessibility and on-line learning
content (course design tips for instructors)
http://elearning.uvic.ca/moodle/instructors/best-practices/310accessibility
How-to guide for creating accessible online learning content:
http://projectone.cannect.org/
George Brown College: Guide to Creating Accessible Documents:
http://www.georgebrown.ca/AODA/documents/GBC-AccessibilityBooklet.pdf