1. Financial Aid: ATRC Services & Intro to Accessibility
Allison Kidd
Anna Walker
February 6th, 2018

2. ATRC Mission
Ensuring equal access to technology and electronic information for CSU students and employees with disabilities as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act and Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
CSU has approximately 30,000 + students
Approximately 2200 students have disabilities
The ATRC is charged by the university with making sure they have the AT tools they need AND are able to access all their course materials and information

3. ATRC Services Direct Services: Consultation and Education
Students & Employees
Assessments
Accommodations
Training
Equipment Loans
Resources
Accessible Electronic Materials
(Word, PDF, Websites, etc.)
Faculty and Staff Resources
Ergonomics, Universal Design
Electronic Accessibility: This simply means that information is usable by people with a wide range of abilities. We are working with other organizations on campus to develop campus-wide accessibility standards for electronic materials to ensure electronic information is usable by students and employees with disabilities.
Consultation: We consult with CSU departments to create accessible department materials, provide information on UDL and ergonomic consultations
Faculty Resources: We are currently developing resources that faculty can use to make their classroom materials, such as PDFs, PPTs, ebooks, Canvas, more accessible

4. Clients We Serve Apparent Disabilities Non-Apparent Disabilities
Examples-Broken Bone(s), Spinal Cord Injury, etc.
Non-Apparent Disabilities
Examples-TBI, Learning Disability, Mental health, etc.

5. AT for Reading Audio Textbooks Text to speech Visual Adjustments
Spead Reading Programs
Magnifiers
Braille
Digital Format
Built – Ins

6. AT for Writing Dictation Software Mind Mapping
Literacy Support Software
Spell & Grammar
Text to Speech
Word prediction

7. AT for Note Taking Digital Recorders Livescribe Pen
Audio Notetaking Software
Portable Magnifiers

8. AT for Accessing the computer
Screen Readers
Screen Magnification
Alternative Pointing Devices
Alternative Keyboard
Switch Access
Ergonomic Equipment
Positioning

9. Other AT
Organization and Time Management
Phone access/use
Others?

10. Word Documents
Use Headings
Provide Alt Text
Use Table Headers

11. Word Docs: Headings
Don’t just bold and increase font size on section titles
Headings are not just for visual effect
Headings provide an outline structure for navigating the content
Headings indicate level of importance of a section

12. Word Headings: Check Outline
Click on any of the headings in the Navigation Pane to go to that selection
Click and Drag to quickly reorder

13. Provide Alternative Text on Images
Short text description that elicits the meaning
Context is key
How would the alt text change if this picture is used for:
Ice Cream Manufacturer
Girl Scouts of America
Purely Decorative

14. Word Docs: Use Table Headers
Headers are needed to provide structure/information about the table
Structure should remain when converted to PDF
Changing the appearance alone does not provide this structure

15. Word Documents: Demo Headings and Styles Check Outline Alt Text
Table Headers

16. Converting from Word to PDF
Choose “Save As” PDF
Think…This saves the accessibility features
Avoid Print to PDF

17. PDFs Accessible Source Document Check Reading Order Run Action Wizard
Inaccessible Source Document
Run Text Recognition
Add Tags

18. PDF Tips: Converted from Accessible Source
Check the Reading Order
Tools > Accessibility > Reading Order or Touch up Reading Order
Show Order Panel
Click and drag if incorrect
Explain that this assumes you did all the accessibility in the source document.  Now we just need to do a couple of steps and check to make sure that it is good. 

19. PDF Tips: Scanned or Converted from Inaccessible source
Text Recognition Tool
Acrobat XI
Recognize Text
Tools > Recognize Text > In This File
Select "All Pages" or "Current Page"
Add Tags
Tools > Accessibility > Add Tags to Document

20. PDF Tips: Check Reading Order
After adding tags, check the Reading Order
Tools > Accessibility > Reading Order or Touch up Reading Order
Show Order Panel
Click and drag if incorrect
Explain that this assumes you did all the accessibility in the source document.  Now we just need to do a couple of steps and check to make sure that it is good. 

21. PDF: Accessible Action Wizard
Run the Action Wizard – Make Accessible
Follow the prompts to:
Set document title
Set document language
Provide alternate text for images

22. Websites Use Headings Make Links Descriptive Check Color Contrast
Test using the WAVE Tool

23. Headings (Same Concept as in Word)
Don’t just bold and increase font size on section titles
Headings are not just for visual effect
Provide an outline structure for navigating the content
Indicate level of importance of a section

24. Descriptive Links Avoid generic text, such as: “Click here”
Avoid long urls:
Good, Bad, and Ugly: Closed Captioning and Video Description

25. Colour Contrast Analyser
Dark on light / Light on dark
Avoid orange text
Avoid combinations of red & green, or blue & yellow
Use the Colour Contrast Analyser to check your colors

26. Testing Websites: WAVE Tool
– Any browser
WAVE Extension – Chrome browser
Use it:
Every time you edit or add a page
Look for red & yellow flags
Fix what you can (e.g. Headings, Links, Images) 
Ask for help
Submit for accessibility review before launch
Accessibility By Design (

27. Resources Color Contrast How to's: WAVE tool Color Contrast Analyzer
Accessibility By Design (
WAVE tool
Any browser
WAVE Extension – Chrome browser