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Questions |
Resources: You are encouraged to
use internet search skills to locate other relevant
resources to answer the questions. |
Answers |
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What is Assistive Technology? |
ThinkPort—An Online
resource for Maryland teachers.
http://www.thinkport.org
AssistiveTech.net-
Assistive Technology Resources
http://www.assistivetech.net/about/index.cfm |
Assistive
Technology is technology that is used to assist disabled
students with learning. The technology may enhance or change
methods of using technology in order for a disabled student
to participate in the activity. |
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What assistive technology devices may be
useful in your school and why? |
AT products and
practical uses:
http://pages.towson.edu/pryan/at/projects.htm
Assistive Technology at
Towson University:
http://pages.towson.edu/pryan/at/paper.htm
Microsoft Assistive
Technology Products:
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/at/types.aspx |
Many assistive technology
devices may be useful in my school. Such as
Electronic pointing devices which are used to
control the cursor on the screen without using hands.
Another Assistive Technology tool is a Trackball,
a movable ball on top of a base that can be used to
move the cursor on screen. Lastly, Touch screens
allow for the direct selection or activation of the
computer by touching the screen. They are either built
into the computer monitor or can be added onto a computer
monitor. |
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What is Web
Accessibility? |
Web Accessibility
Initiative:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/
(The resources panel and FAQ may be useful.) |
Web
Accessibility is creating a website that any and all
users can easily navigate through. |
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How can one test to see if a website is
accessible to people with disabilities? Describe. |
WebXACT is a service
that evaluates web sites for quality, accessibility and
privacy issues. This service is supported by the Center for
Applied Special Technology (CAST).
http://webxact.watchfire.com/ |
I can test to
see if a website is accessible to people with disabilities
by using
http://webxact.watchfire.com. Additionally, I know that
websites ending in .org, .edu and .gov are typically very
informative and reliable websites. |
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Provide an example: What are some
barriers within your online instructional technology
portfolio that are exposed when it is evaluated using the WebXACT
service? |
WebXACT service:
http://webxact.watchfire.com/ |
Some barriers
within my online instructional technology portfolio that are
exposed when it is evaluated using the WebXACT
service is that the user is automatically redirected by the
web server to other links. |
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What is Universal
Design?
What are the principles
of Universal Design (UD Principles)? |
Center for Universal Design:
http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/ |
Universal
Design originally began to help people with
disabilities. However, as it has expanded, Universal Design
helps people with many backgrounds on a daily basis. For
example, a ramp leading into a building as well as stairs.
The ramp would help someone in a wheelchair as well as
someone who has a cart of supplies to take into the
building. |
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Provide examples for some of the principles. |
Principles and T.
Ryan’s brief reflections on each:
http://pages.towson.edu/pryan/at/universaldesign.htm |
Some examples
for the principles are buttons on doors for handicapped
people, ramps for wheelchairs and room for a wheelchair to
navigate through. |
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What references did you use? |
Be sure to include a
list of references your paper proposal.
APA style is preferred,
but other formats are acceptable.
Cook Library Citation
Guides:
http://cooklibrary/styleGuides.cfm |
National Public Website of Assistive
Technology (2001). Retrieved December 10, 2007, from
http://assistivetech.net/contact/index.php
Ryan, T.
(2003, December 17). Assistive Technology. Retrieved
December 10, 2007, from
http://pages.towson.edu/pryan/at/projects.htm
Types
of Assistive Technology Products (2006, October 20).
Retrieved December 10, 2007, from
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/at/types.aspx
Web
Accessibility Initiative (WAI) (1994). Retrieved December
10, 2007, from
http://www.w3.org/WAI/
Watchfire WebXACT (2003). Retrieved December 10, 2007, from
http://webxact.watchfire.com/
Center for Universal Design NCSU (2007). Retrieved December
10, 2007, from
http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud |
