AODA Information & Communications Standard 15 (1) Creating learning materials in accessible or electronic conversion- ready format

AODA – Integrated Accessibility Standards In addition to the Customer Service Standard: – Employment Standards – Transportation Standards – Information and Communication Standards 2

15. (1) Every obligated organization that is an educational or training institution shall do the following, if notification of need is given: – 1. Provide educational or training resources or materials in an accessible format that takes into account the accessibility needs due to a disability of the person with a disability to whom the material is to be provided by, 3

Access to Information Accessibility means that information is presented in an accessible format from the beginning. Conversion-ready means the document is in an electronic format that can be converted into an accessible format. It is about providing learning material in a way that works for all students. 4

Statistics for 2010/2011 Academic Year 6326 full time students Students or 16% or 1 in 6 (approx) How many students in your avg classroom? 5

What does this mean?? Using accessibility checker feature on Word 2010 Creating accessible documents from beginning May involve reworking existing documents No expectations - adaptive technology skills 6

Agenda Topic Introduction Creating Accessible Documents Creating Accessible Presentations Questions & Open Lab Time Allocated 5 minutes 45 minutes 30 minutes