Assignment and ADA

The URL that I was evaluating was the link:

http://studyonthebeach.com/csusb/classes/etec_674_spring_2011/media/eLearningADATestPage.html

Procedure:

1)      The first part of procedure was that I read the instructions posted on the link.

2)      I then tried to comprehend what the instructions were trying to address and the major components of the issues.

3)      After I read the instructions I then went page to page and read through the pages to find how students with special disabilities could not read or understand the text.

4)      I found that there were no various tools that could be set up specifically for special disabilities on the “Study on the Beach” site.

Problems found:

1)      No tools are available for those who have special disabilities such as different sight disabilities

2)      The information box contained type that was NOT user-friendly.

3)      There was not a recorded podcast for those students who possess hearing disability.

Corrections of these problems:

1)      Provide students the option to listen to the slides for those students who have sight disabilities.

2)      Make sure that the font is large and that the type style selected is easy to read and user-friendly.

3)      Contact information would be easily assessable for students who may need assistant that have learning disabilities.

4)      Tutors could be available for those who may need information read out loud for students with special needs.

Assignment 2: Planning for ADA compliance. Choose two ways of creating instructor created presentations that you might use and explain how you will ensure that they are ADA compliant. Create an ADA checklist that could use for the presentation types:

In order to make a presentation that would be ADA compliance an instructor would want to use simplistic tools. The power point presentation should try to keep with a basic layout in order to decrease confusion. I like how Dr. Newberry had two different types of presentations available for students. One of the presentations used more colorful graphics and the other one used a more basic layout. This gives all students the options to use what is best for them. For those who do not have special needs, the visually entertaining PowerPoint presentation maybe more appropriate and entertaining. However, those that do have special needs need the more basic layout which may be user-friendly. By providing both options for students it helps to ensure that all students will use what is best for their own individual learning ability.

In order to ensure that material is ADA appropriate I would take Dr. Newberry’s advice and made an ADA checklist that would include the following:

·       No animation

·       Simple and high contrast

·       Text version

·       Material available with audio option

·       Easy to read font

·       Videos must be captioned

·       Keyboard option instead of mouse

·       No color options available