1. AEM and State Policy: A Q&A Discussion
SETDA Connects Brown Bag Webinar
August 17, 2018
Cynthia Curry, Director, National Center on Accessible Educational Materials
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2. Poll: What is your professional role?
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3. Chat: What does A11Y mean to you?
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4. Two Common Meanings of “Accessibility”
Accessible as it relates to all learners, including students with disabilities
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5. Navigating the Digital Shift
Accessibility for All Students
Providing accessibility for all students must be a consideration when acquiring, developing and implementing digital instructional materials.
Equity of Access
Access to the devices and consistent high- speed broadband access is essential for digital instructional materials implementation.
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6. Functional Definition
equally effective, equally integrated, with substantially equivalent ease of use
acquire the same information
engage in the same interactions
enjoy the same services
A person with a disability can
as a person without a disability
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7. Accessible Materials and Technologies
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
Accessible Technologies
Hardware of software that delivers material
Usable by people with a wide range of abilities and disabilities
Directly usable without assistive technology (AT) or usable with it
accessibletech.org
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8. Material-Technology in Accessible Harmony
Students read accessible ebooks on accessible tablets with built-in options for access:
Screen reader
Text to speech
Display customization
Bluetooth-enabled
Closed captions
Video description
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9. Interoperability with Assistive Technology (AT)
Georgia Tech Access4Kids
Pressure sensor- can be activated by a light force or a heavy force
Researchers at Georgia Tech are trying to open the world of tablets to children whose limited mobility makes it difficult for them to perform the common pinch and swipe gestures required to control tablets. Ayanna Howard, professor of electrical and computer engineering, and graduate student Hae Won Park have created Access4Kids, a wireless input device that uses a sensor system to translate physical movements into fine-motor gestures to control a tablet.
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10. Chat: How does this definition align with what A11Y means to you
Chat: How does this definition align with what A11Y means to you? How does it not?
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11. Stories
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12. AEM Center Resources: Procurement
AEM Center website link: Acquisition of AEM
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13. AEM Center Resources: Creation
AEM Center website link: Creating AEM
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14. AEM Center Resources: Quality Indicators
AEM Center website link: Quality Indicators with Critical Components
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15. CAST Figuration: A Free Framework for Accessible Websites
Open source CSS/Javascript framework for creating accessible, cross-device, interactive websites. Figuration contains styles for text and buttons; interactive elements such as menus, tabs, sliders, and modal dialogs; column and grid layouts that adapt to the screen and device in use; color schemes that pass WCAG contrast checks; and advanced components such as HTML5 audio and video players with interactive captions.  
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16. Poll: How useful are these resources for your work?
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17. Chat: What can the AEM Center do to support the improvement of A11Y in your state/local policies and practices?
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18. Thank You AEM Center aem@cast.org @AEM_Center
The AEM Center is funded under a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Education, #H327Z  However, you should not assume endorsement of  the content of this presentation by the Federal Government. Project Officer, Tara Courchaine, Ed.D.
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