Making accommodations work
Take a look at this college student’s experience of accessibility and accommodations:
Technology: A Love-Hate Story | Tania Says
So many of the problems arise from implementation rather than the “raw” accessibility in the products or environment:
- C-Print can only be used on “special” devices
- these devices require AC current, which is only available at the back of a large lecture hall
- transcriptionist scheduling
- speakers with strong accents
- insufficient training for teachers on accessibility and accommodations
- unreliable wireless connections
- incorrect (or unexpected) routing for audio
- classes held in disadvantageous environments such as darkrooms
Accessibility is a lab course!