1. Inclusive Digital Materials
Cynthia Curry
Co-Director, AEM Center at CAST

2. AEM Center Goals To build the capacity of
states and districts,
postsecondary institutions,
workforce development agencies,
publishers, and
families
and other stakeholders to increase the availability and use of high-quality accessible educational materials and accessible technologies that support improved learning opportunities and outcomes for learners with disabilities.

3. Who Uses Accessible Materials and Technologies?

4. Functional Definition
The term “accessible” is defined by the Office for Civil Rights, US Office of Education as when a person with a disability is afforded the opportunity to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services as a person without a disability in an equally effective and equally integrated manner, with substantially equivalent ease of use ( Office of Civil Rights Compliance Review No ). Resolution Agreement South Carolina Technical College System OCR Compliance Review No

5. What ”accessible” means for materials and technologies
Accessible Materials
Is information or content
Designed or enhanced in a way that makes them usable by the widest possible range of learner variability regardless of format
Print, digital, graphical, audio, video, application, website, simulation
Accessible Technologies
Is hardware or software that delivers content
Usable by people with a wide range of abilities and disabilities
Either directly usable without AT or made usable with it (interoperable)
(accessibletech.org)

6. Interoperability

7. Your Accessible PDFs Go a Long Way on Accessible Tech
Read on a device designed with accessibility options
Built-in screen reader
Text to speech
Display customization
Bluetooth-enabled
Closed captions
Video description

8. Acquiring Accessible Digital Materials and Technologies
Purchasing from publishers and vendors
Selecting free and open
Creating your own
Ask:
Publishers and vendors about the accessibility features of their products. Do they meet accessibility standards?
Your administrators if your school or district includes accessibility language in contracts and purchase orders.
Look for accessibility information about the resource. If none, have your student AT users test the resource for interoperability.
Use accessibility skills for video, websites, and documents.

9. Sources of Specialized Formats of Print Materials

10. Maya Angelou Quote
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.
Maya Angelou