1. DIAGRAM Center Goals from Asilomar Meeting August 10, 2012

2. Today’s Topics Review DIAGRAM Center Mission
Overview of Asilomar Meeting
DIAGRAM’s 3-Year Goals
Restructuring DIAGRAM for Success
What Can You Do Next?

3. Goals for Today’s Meeting
Common understanding of our goals (and where they came from)
You know what you can do next!

4. DIAGRAM Center Meeting at Asilomar
The inspiration for this webinar is our meeting at Asilomar. We need to capture the momentum of the meeting and leverage the energy that we saw there. Give clarity to the goals that came out of Asilomar so we can take action. Frame ourselves as a movement that can go beyond what the DIAGRAM Center is strictly funded to do. Together we can move the needle on accessible images, through our work and our advocacy.
Photos, clockwise from left to right:
A collage of photos from the Asilomar meeting including:
Photo of Asilomar attendees seated in the main meeting room.
Photo of Geoff Freed and Pedro Milliet at the Asilomar meeting.
Photo of George Kerscher with his demo laptop showing Tobi.
Photo of Asilomar attendees sitting in the main meeting room.
Photo of Shajey Rumi demoing Poet to Jim Koopman, Jane Thompson and Ge Vue.
DIAGRAM Center Meeting at Asilomar
mobilized the diverse community passionate about accessible images in education. Let’s take action!

5. What is DIAGRAM Trying to Accomplish?
Make it easier, faster, and more cost effective to make and use accessible images so that students with print disabilities have timely access to the information they need
Original goal statement
The goal of the DIAGRAM Center (Digital Image and Graphic Resources for Accessible Materials) is to dramatically change the way image and graphic content for accessible instructional materials (AIM) is produced and accessed throughout the country in order to provide students with print disabilities equal access to the general education curriculum. To accomplish this, Benetech, the WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) and the U.S. Fund for DAISY (USFDAISY) propose a collaborative project to research production and display technologies of images and graphic content in AIM, and to develop technologies, tools, recommended practices and training materials that address them.

6. How Do We Get There from Here?
Make it easier for content producers to create accessible images
Make it easier for consumers to use accessible images via technology
Make it easier for both producers and consumers to discover accessible images and tools
Make it easier for both to interact with content that need not be stored as traditional images in the first place (e.g., mathematical equations)

7. Turning Goals into Themes for the Asilomar Meeting…
Photo:
Photo of Asilomar attendees seated in the main meeting room.

8. Photo:
Photo of Asilomar attendees standing the main meeting room during a meeting exercise.

9. Discussion Themes that Emerged Related Sessions
Piloting, Training and Outreach*
Marketing
International Partnerships/Impact
Users
Talking Points
Training and Piloting
Demos
Publishers
Content*
Library (Repository)
Quality of Content
Testing and Assessment
Multi-modal
Tools*
Search
Automation
Smart Images
Standards*
Content Model
Measuring our Success
Future-proofing
Formal Evaluation
TABLE:
Column 1: Discussion Themes that Emerged; Column 2: Related Sessions
Row 1, Col 1: Piloting, Training, and Outreach*
Row 1, Col 2:
Marketing
International Partnerships/Impact
Users
Talking Points
Training and Piloting
Demos
Publishers
Row 2, Col 1: Content*
Row 2, Col 2:
Library (Repository)
Quality of Content
Testing and Assessment
Multi-modal
Row 3, Col. 1: Tools*
Row 3, Col. 2:
Search
Automation
Smart Images
Row 4, Col 1: Standards*
Row 4, Col 2: Content Model
Row 5, Col 1: Measuring our Success
Row 5, Col 2:
Future-proofing
Formal Evaluation
* = themes with one or more of their own dedicated sessions
* = Themes with one or more of their own dedicated sessions

10. DIAGRAM Emphasizing…
Working directly with teachers and students to gauge our potential impact
Working with publishers so content is born accessible
Building tools
Telling our story, communication
Testing our assumptions

11. DIAGRAM Expanding Focus …
Static images  Add multi-modal smart images
Developing  Developing and piloting
Individual tools  End-to-end demo
W3C/HTML5  Add other learning and publishing standards (EPUB3, LRMI, Learning Registry, IMS)
Authoring tools  Tools and samples
End-user consumption  Add end-user creation
Books  Add learning objects
Moving forward rather than a change out

12. Turning Themes Back into Goals…
Photo:
Photo of five DIAGRAM members standing around a small table as Ed Summers conducts a demo.

13. Turning Goals into Actions…
Photo:
Photo of Mark Hakkinen and the TV Raman’s dog Tilden running on the beach at Asilomar.

14. Putting it All Together…
Goals from Asilomar +
Original Commitments from Proposal
Work Already Underway
Our Scope and Budget
More Discussion =

15. What We’ll Do Together
3-Year Goals: Things we want to accomplish in the next 3 years
On Our Radar: Areas and projects we are paying attention to but aren’t funded to tackle directly (yet)
*See the full version of 3-Year Goals at:

16. Piloting, Training, Outreach
These goals address how we make it easier to create and use accessible images by spreading the word about how and why to use DIAGRAM tools and best practices.
3-YEAR GOALS
End-to-end piloting … so everyone gets how we’re improving the process
Library of training videos and demos… so everyone has easy access to our info
Reach out to authoring software tool makers … so tools already in use also create accessible images
Field testing and piloting… so we’re delivering quality software
Clear articulation of goals, mission, and benefits… so we can inform and inspire
ON OUR RADAR
Comprehensive catalog of guidelines
Other training opportunities and comprehensive training curricula
3-YEAR GOALS
End-to-end piloting of process from creation of accessible image through publisher to end user so everyone gets how we’re improving the process
Library of training videos and demos so everyone has easy access to our info
Reach out to authoring software tool makers to support adoption of DIAGRAM technology
Field testing and piloting of all software created by DIAGRAM so we’re delivering quality software
Clear articulation of goals, mission, and benefits so we can inform and inspire
ON OUR RADAR
Comprehensive catalog of guidelines
Other training opportunities and comprehensive training curricula

17. Content
These goals address how we make it easier to create accessible images by demonstrating clear examples, and how we make it easier to discover accessible images by providing a way to search for them.
3-YEAR GOALS
Sample accessible image book… so others have tangible examples
Image library with some cleared licensing… so people have access to accessible images
Explore Learning Registry for searching images across multiple libraries… so we make it easier to find accessible images
Understand the content workflow… so we identify addressable gaps in the process and fill them
ON OUR RADAR
Efficacy research
Assessment and testing
Full federated search across image libraries
3-YEAR GOALS
Single book/brochure explaining DIAGRAM concept with 10 sample accessible images that have been comprehensively treated so others have tangible examples of what we’re trying to facilitate
At least one image library with some images with cleared licensing so people have access to accessible images
Explore Learning Registry for searching images across multiple libraries so we make it easier to find accessible images
Understand the content creation and consumption workflow so we identify addressable gaps in the process and fill them
ON OUR RADAR
Efficacy research
Assessment and testing
Full federated search across libraries

18. Tools
These goals address how we make it easier to create, discover, use, and interact with accessible images by developing new tools to do each, especially for emerging modes and formats across broad bodies of content.
3-YEAR GOALS
Reference implementations… so tools builders and content creators know what works
Support for interactive accessible image widgets… so we can inspire more smart image creation
Enhance accessible math navigation and explore math manipulation… so students can work better with math content
Accessible Image Coverage checker for EPUB3… so content creators can tell if they are creating accessible materials
ON OUR RADAR
Full ability to manipulate math within reading tools
Tools for students with print disabilities to create accessible annotations, including math
3-YEAR GOALS
Reference implementation of tools supporting accessible math, multi-modal accessible images, and content model so tools builders and content creators know what works
Support for interactive accessible image widgets so we can inspire more smart image creation
Enhance accessible math navigation and explore math manipulation and annotation so students can work better with math content
Accessible Image Coverage checker for EPUB3 so content creators can tell if they are creating accessible materials
ON OUR RADAR
Full ability to manipulate math within reading tools
Tools for students with print disabilities to create accessible annotations, including math

19. Standards
These goals address how we make it easier to create, use, discover and interact with accessible images by providing the framework for building authoring and reading tools, and exchanging data so images can be shared.
3-YEAR GOALS
IDPF representation… so we can effectively advocate for accessible ebook standards
Monitor HTML5 but spend more time on other learning standards … so we make sure accessible images are in all educational content
Content model support for alternative, multi-modal image representations… so we can facilitate as many modes as possible
Multi-modal, smart image standards… so we can advocate and demonstrate good models
ON OUR RADAR
Global image identifier (URN)
Assessment standards
3-YEAR GOALS
Official DIAGRAM rep at IDPF for EPUB3 so we can effectively advocate for ebook standards that support image accessibility
While continuing to monitor HTML5, spend more time on standards such as LRMI, ONIX, IMS standards so we make sure accessible images are part of learning systems and other educational content
Content model support for alternative, multi-modal image representations so we can facilitate as many modes as possible
Multi-modal, smart image standards so we can advocate and demonstrate good models
ON OUR RADAR
Global image identifier (URN)
Assessment standards

20. Measuring Our Success
These goals address how we determine whether we’ve have done the work to make it easier to create, use, discover and interact with accessible images, by making sure we keep measurement in mind and communicate openly about our progress.
3-YEAR GOALS
Succeed in meeting (and exceeding) formal evaluation goals of usefulness, relevance, and quality
Identify and advocate for research demonstrating efficacy of alternative images
ON OUR RADAR
Efficacy and outcomes research
3-YEAR GOALS
Succeed in meeting (and exceeding) formal evaluation goals of usefulness, relevance, and quality
Identify and advocate for research demonstrating efficacy of alternative images
ON OUR RADAR
Efficacy and outcomes research

21. Measuring Our Success We’ll know if we’ve reached our goals if…
We can provide, using a combination of existing technology and new DIAGRAM-sponsored technology and standards, a student, teacher, or content creator with the ability to find, create, engage with, and see the value of an accessible image in the student’s preferred mode of learning.
We can provide a demonstration of the end-to-end process of creating and using an accessible image, showing how DIAGRAM innovations answer previously unmet needs in that process.
See the full version of these measures here:
Full text
We can provide, using a combination of existing technology and new DIAGRAM-sponsored technology, a student with the ability to find and engage an accessible image in his preferred mode of learning, whether through sound, sight, touch or some variation or combination. That student can see an end-to-end demonstration of how to find and engage with an accessible image using that technology.
We can provide an interested teacher the right materials so she can understand how to easily find, access, create, and/or edit an accessible image for a student who needs the information in that image. The same teacher can see an end-to-end demonstration of the process that makes tangible the new tools and workflows that DIAGRAM Center work makes possible for her.
We can provide a publisher, author, accessible media producer, or other educational content provider an understanding of the value of making images accessible as well as an easy-to-understand demonstration of the end-to-end process of making an accessible image using the new tools and workflows the DIAGRAM Center work makes possible.
We can provide at least one innovation or improvement to the tools used for each stage of the accessible image life cycle, an innovation that answers a currently unmet need and thereby contributes to a truly end-to-end process. Thc categories of tools include:
reading tool
authoring tool
multi-modal access tool (e.g., incorporate SVG, smart images, etc.)
editing tool
plug-ins that provide interoperability with other services and software integral to educational content workflow and consumption(for teachers, students, publishers, testing services, authors, device manufacturers, etc.)
We can clearly demonstrate through application that the standards work we engage in results in the innovation and improvements noted above. That application can be through DIAGRAM developed technology or third-party developed technology.
We can clearly articulate our goals, mission and benefits to all stakeholder groups.

22. Structuring DIAGRAM for Success
Reconfigure working groups around the 4 goal-oriented themes
Newsletter now a blog:
@DIAGRAMC on Twitter and YouTube
Community Manager
Coming soon:
New collaboration space
Talking points, demos
New working groups fro standards, tools, outreach, and content. An ongoing version of the Asilomar breakout groups
advise and provide expertise on the objectives in that area
provide guidance and, in some cases, execution of specific work
minimum quarterly meeting to provide ongoing feedback
review deliverables and suggest new priorities within its scope
Each group should have reps from:
Tactile graphics
Math
Publishing
Education
Standards
Interest groups:
Tactile Graphics
Assessment
Photo:
Photo of Larry Goldberg, Betsy Beaumon, and Geoff Freed seated in the main meeting room at Asilomar.

23. What Can You Do Next? Join a Working Group (answer the coming poll)
Own a Goal: Drive a Project
Spread the Word
on Twitter; suggest a tweet
Write a Blog Post
Recruit colleagues for Working Groups
Post a video
Provide some training or a demo
Give a talk (we can even provide slides!)
Write some code
Pilot some software/standards
Keep us all informed!

24. Together, we are the DIAGRAM Center
Photo:
Posed group photo of all Asilomar attendees in the courtyard with arms raised in a cheer.
We can be more than a 5-year project, we can be a movement. Our legacy is more than the sum of our deliverables, it is paving the way for more to come.

25. Thank You
Photo:
Photo of T.V Raman and his dog Tilden on the beach at Asilomar.