Date:
Dec 20, 2017
New videos are live on the AccessComputing website! All AccessComputing/DO-IT videos are fully accessible, featuring the ability to toggle on captions, speed up or slow down the video, watch a version with audio description, and read the transcript. Follow the links below to see each new video:
- : This video serves as an introduction to the Quorum programming language which is designed to be accessible to individuals with disabilities and is widely used in schools for the blind.
- : This video looks at the contributions that people with disabilities can make to engineering fields and how learning about universal design and accessibility can help engineers to design better projects.
- : Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D., Director of Accessible Technology Services and founder of DO-IT, offers a lecture to faculty in which she offers 20 tips for how faculty can make their courses more accessible to students with disabilities.
- : This video features employees with disabilities and employers discussing the benefits of employing individuals with disabilities and steps they've taken to recruit and retain employees with disabilities.
- : Hadi Rangin is an expert user of screen reader software. In this video, he demonstrates the elements of a well designed web page and how they sound to someone who is blind. Issues discussed include ARIA landmarks, headings, and text content.
- : Graduate students with disabilities, working with faculty and disability services, can have successful grad school experiences, complete their degrees, and enter rewarding careers.
- : This video describes key elements to consider when making a video, so that it is accessible to all viewers. This includes captioning, audio description, and pre-production techniques and considerations.