schedule.md

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title: Schedule
description: Class schedule and links to lectures, readings and assignments
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• TOC {:toc}

{: .module} # Module 1: Accessibility Basics

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Week 1 (9/27 - 9/29): Introduction to Disability & Accessibility

{% details Learning Goals %}

• What is Disability?
• What is Accessibility?
• What are Accessibility Technologies? {% enddetails %}

{% details Wednesday: Overview of course & Introduction to Disability %}

Slides {% include slide.html title="Introduction to Course" loc="introduction.html" %}

{: .activity} In class activity: Learn how accommodations can make a meeting more inclusive

In class Exercise Put your accommodation needs into PollEverywhere, follow along with the class discussion, reflect and share

{: .homework} Required Reading and Reflection

Required

• Read about Disability Dongles and Respond Optional
• Defining Article Disability Dongles by Liz Jackson

{: .homework} Class Participation survey

{% enddetails %}

{% details Thursday: Section %} TBD (possibly trying out accessibility technologies) {% enddetails %}

{% details Friday: Accessibility Technology %}

Slides {% include slide.html title="In Class Activities" loc="accessibility.html" %}

{: .activity} In class activity: Analyze the language & content of this video (see slides)

In class Exercise Watch The Greatest - Apple, follow along with the class discussion, reflect and share

{: .homework} AT Around Us Assigned: Find Accessibility Technologies

{: .homework} Class Participation survey

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Week 2 (10/2 - 10/6): Accessibility Testing

{% details Learning Goals %}

• Understand models for disability-centered design
• What is Disability Justice
• What is the difference between Disability studies, Disability Justice; and various models of disability
• Plain Language {% enddetails %}

{% details Monday 10/2: Accessible Presentations %}

Slides {% include slide.html title="Accessible Presentations and Presenting Accessibly" loc="presenting-accessibly.html" %}

{: .homework} Required Reading and Reflection (for Wednesday)

Required

• The 10 principles of disability justice and post your Reflection

{: .homework} Class Participation survey

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{% details Wednesday 10/4: Disability Justice and Plain Language %}

• Slides {% include slide.html title="Introduction to Plain Language" loc="plain-language.html" %}
• Slides {% include slide.html title="Introduction to Plain Language" loc="disability-justice.html" %}

{: .activity} Skill Goal: Analyze a topic from a disability justice perspective

Small Group Discussion Analyze masking from a disability justice perspective (share)

{: .activity} Skill Goal: Analyze a piece of technology from a Disability Justice perspective

Small Group Discussion Analysis of the iPhone (share)

{: .homework} Disability Justice Homework Assigned: Pick an access topic and analyze it from a disability justice perspective.

{: .homework} Class Participation survey

{% enddetails %}

{% details Thursday: Section %} Practice with Plain Language {% enddetails %}

{% details Friday 10/2: AT Around Us Presentations %}

{: .homework} Class Participation survey

{% enddetails %}

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Week 3 (10/9-10/13): Accessibility Assessment 1: Guidelines and Assessment

{: .prepare} Come Prepared

Come to class with an image, diagram, or other graphic you want to describe; Be prepared (install and try out) one of: switch control, a screen reader, or magnification on your phone

{% details Learning Goals %}

• What are the current accessibility standards
• Get comfortable with basic image description (images, people)
• How do we use automated tools to assess accessibility
• How can we use accessibility technology to assess accessibility
• Get comfortable using existing freely available accessibility technology to support assessment {% enddetails %}

{% details Class Plan %}

{: .topic} Monday: Introduction to Assessing Accessibility & Practice

Slides {% include slide.html title="Assessing Accessibility" loc="assessment.html" %}

{: .activity} Skill Goal: Image Description

In class Exercise Break into small groups and show each other the inaccessible images you found. Work on a short and long description appropriate to your image type. (google doc)

{: .topic} Monday: Guidelines 1.1, 1.2, and Automated Assessment

Slides Continue {% include slide.html title="Assessing Accessibility Cont..." loc="assessment.html#45" %}

{: .activity} Skill Goal: Automated Assessment

In class Exercise Use WebAIM Wave to assess the Seattle Public Schools Website (share

{: .topic} Wednesday: Guidelines 1.3, 1.4, and Manual Assessment

Slides Continue {% include slide.html title="Assessing Accessibility Cont..." loc="assessment.html#52" %}

{: .activity} Skill Goal: Use Accessibility Technologies to assess the same website

Slides {% include slide.html title="Assessing Accessibility Cont..." loc="assessment.html#65" %}

In class Exercise Break into small groups. Each pick one of the following and try out the website