AT around us

A first person account is written or presented by someone who Uses this technology themselves on a regular basis Has a disability Describes first person concerns such as: How do they the use device to meet their needs? In what ways does it help or fall short? What improvements or changes would they like to see? Is their use of the AT specific to needs in their life (i.e. commuting, work)? A first person account that meets the requirements of this assignment is not A teaching video/presentation An advertisement. Based on your personal experience How to demonstrate this competency: Turn in a brief reflection explaining how your first person account meets the criteria above

Can describe images of various types including pictures, diagrams, screen shots, and so on in an accessible fashion. Image descriptions should be concise, complete and accurate. You should use best practices to decide when to mention the background, describe people, and so on. How to demonstrate this competency: You will be evaluated on this any time you turn in a document that has images in it. You can also ask us to assess a specific image description in some other context.

Follow these guidelines: Introduce and describe yourself Speak slowly and clearly Read entire quotes Clearly describe images and videos so that someone who cannot see the screen can understand them Spell acronyms and avoid or define terms, jargon, and idioms. Repeat questions for clarity and member checking (even if on zoom) Slides are available to Audience 24 hrs ahead of presentation Presentation finishes on time Presentation does not use ableist langugae How to demonstrate this competency: Tell us at least 24 hours ahead of time that you want to be evaluated on this competency and in what context (office hours, a classroom presentation, etc). It should be a situation in which we can record the presentation.

This applies to presentations, word documents, and pdfs. You’ll need to demonstrate this on at least one presentation and one assignment writeup that is long and complex enough to have headers and structure to achieve competency. Best practices: Avoid visual clutter (e.g. use San serif fonts (for digital viewing), don’t have too many things on the page) Use headers appropriately. Headers should be nested like they are in HTML (e.g., H2 after and H1). For example, in Microsoft Word these are built-in “styles” and in Google Docs you can see these under “Format -> Paragraph Styles.” Use proper color contrast. Write alt text for all non-decorative photos, diagrams and videos. Use meaningful hyperlink text (e.g., "check out my web page" instead of "click here") Properly mark up tables Screen reader order is correct (in documents where it applies, such as Powerpoint)  \ Slides have room for captions Videos on slides are captioned Document/slide is not overly cluttered Font sizes are large enough (above 20 ideally for slides; above 11 for documents) How to demonstrate this competency: You will be assessed on this any time you turn in a required document.