TASK #1 = Read Chapters 3 and 4 in your textbook. These two chapters give an excellent background on AT supports for mobility and accessibility.Watch the Space to Sign video to see an example of Universal Design in architecture at Gallaudet University which supports Universal Design for Learning principles. Here’s a link https://archive.curbed.com/2016/3/2/11140210/galla… to an article that gives more details about the information in the video. Space to sign video:
Think back through what you read in Chapters 3 and 4. How does the video/article about Gallaudet University align with what you read? Is attention given to mobility and accessibility? Take a few days to capture (through video) examples of universal design for mobility and accessibility that you see wherever you spend large amounts of time.
Assignment: Insert a 1-2 minute video of examples of universal design to support mobility and accessibility that you’ve soon. Either narrate the video or write 2-3 paragraphs about how the video supports what you’ve learned from the chapters and from the videos.
TASK #2 = Chapter 4 talks about many tools and strategies for AT for accessibility. You’d be amazed at the accessibility features available on your favorite device. In this task, you’ll watch several (very) short videos that showcase a number of accessibility features of various Apple and Microsoft products. Then, you’ll spend some time exploring the accessibility features of a device of your choosing.
Watch a few of these videos from Microsoft that demonstrate accessibility features for a number of technology tools. Then, take a few minutes to look around at the accessibility features that support vision, hearing, mobility, and cognitive needs on the Apple site (use the tabs across the top of the page to navigate to a topic that interests you. Don’t move on to the next step yet – take a minute or two to watch this video about adaptive video game controllers. The video included at the top of this task is a longer version of a 2019 Super Bowl commercial that you may have seen titled “We All Win.”
Find a tutorial about accessibility for your device and spend 30 minutes exploring the various features. Here are some suggested starting points – but it really depends on what device you’re exploring: Android, iPhone,Mac OS, Windows , Chromebook, Apple Watch, Xbox, PS4 Apple also has a youtube playlist with short videos on accessibility on various devices. If you don’t see what you need on this list, just search “Accessibility + whatever device/operating system you use”
Assignment: Open a Google Doc, and write 4-5 paragraphs about your exploration – what you tried, what you learned, how it might be useful, etc.. Insert this Google Doc onto the “Access and Communication” webpage. Please make sure to title the Google Doc: Accessibility Investigation
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