http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:25:08 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 06:25:08 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=225879 A free,online ten-module tutorial that offers information, instructional techniques, and practice labs on how to make the most common needs in distance education accessible for individuals with disabilities, and enhance the usability of online materials for all students.To view a video of the award winning author, go to View Access eLearning - Faculty Development Award Winner 2007 video http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87591 Bobby is a free service provided by Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) to help Web page authors identify and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities. This website provides free access to page-at-a-time Bobby testing, as well as access to the free, fully downloadable version of Bobby. (Reference: ADA) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=335236 Learn how to create an interactive online tutorial, from concept to finished product. All faculty who want to make their online or hybrid courses more accessible will learn strategies to 1. accommodate sight-impaired students, 2. accommodate hearing-impaired students, 3. accommodate learning-disabled students. In addition, viewers who want to create their own digital learning objects will learn how to 1. create a storyboard, 2. create screencasts, 3. record audio and video, 4. create accessible documents, 5. pull it all together using Adobe Connect. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=663198 ״GOALS has created a new set of resources, or “cheat sheets” to help assist individuals in the quest to create accessible content. GOALS currently has four cheat sheets available, addressing the following topics:Creating accessible documents in Microsoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointPDF conversion in Microsoft WordCreating accessible PDF documents in Acrobat XEach resource is a single page, and is intended to be printed. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=469869 Online Professional Development Resources website is a project of the Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI) of the California State University system. The mission of the ATI is for the CSU university system to excel and provide national leadership in using technology that is fully accessible through universal design to its students, faculty, staff and the general public.This website aggregates information regarding high-quality professional development resources and events offered by ATI staff, CSU campuses and external institutions and agencies. The topic areas include:1. Accessibility of documents and multimedia2. Accessibility and purchasing technology3. Website Accessibility4. Outreach and promotional materials on accessibility issues5. General accessibility resources6. Resources of students http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=699637 AChecker is used to evaluate HTML content for accessibility problems by entering the location of a web page, uploading an html file, or by pasting the complete HTML source code from a Web page.AChecker produces a report of all accessibility problems for your selected guidelines. AChecker identifies 3 types of problems:Known problems: These are problems that have been identified with certainty as accessibility barriers. You must modify your page to fix these problems;Likely problems:These are problems that have been identified as probable barriers, but require a human to make a decision. You will likely need to modify your page to fix these problems;Potential problems: These are problems that AChecker cannot identify, that require a human decision. 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