6 merge requests!12Accessibility website jen summer work,!9Q access 24 sp,!8Q access 24 sp,!5Latest update from Spring 2023,!4Latest update after pmp class,!3Updated content for week 3 and week 4 (week 4 still needs work)
{: .lecture} Introduction to Accessibility Technology
: **Learning Goals** Overview of accessibility and its relationship to computation; Introduction to Disability studies; History of disability rights
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Break up into pairs and work on the
[Finding Accessibility](assignments/finding-accessibility) exercise in class
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Guest lecture? Someone like Kurt Johnson, Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine on Disability Policy and Law
: **Reading** possible Reading: Bobby Silverstein. Emerging Disability Policy Framework
**Report Back**
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# Week 2: April 5th week: Accessibility in the World
# Week 2: 4/5 week: Accessibility in the World
**Readings and other Preparation** The first week's reading will be lengthy. This is a first introduction to disability and an important starting place through providing a disability studies perspective up front in the class.
- reading (book)
-[Disability Studies as a source of critical inquiry...](https://make4all.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/MankoffAssets2010.p)
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{: .lecture} Guest lecture on accessibility in corporate settings
: **Slides** TBD
{: .lecture} Guest lecture on current accessibility solutions
: **Slides** Someone like Director, Washington Assistive Technology Alliance
: **Readings** Pick something from here: https://ncd.gov/policy/technology
{: .lecture} Project Proposals
: **Process** TBD
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# Week 8: May 17th week: Output
{: .lecture} Guest lecture from on captioning and/or crowdsourcing?
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-[In the Shadow of misperception: Assistive Technology Use and Social Interactions](https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1978942.1979044)
[Assistive Technologies for Students with Visual Impairments and Blindness](https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/44652121/Assistive_Technology_for_Students_with_V20160412-16073-qkgr5l.pdf) long — skim it, and focus on learning about at least 5 assistive technologies you weren’t familiar with before (starts on p. 11 of the pdf and goes until p. 31) p. 33 is also worth reading.
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# Week 9: May 24th week: Web Accessibility
Learn about “The Web,” how access technologies interact with the Web, and how to make accessible web pages.
[WebAim.org](http://webaim.org/) — WebAIM has long been a leader in providing information and tutorials on making the Web accessible. A great source where you can read about accessibility issues, making content accessible, etc. Run [WAVE](https://wave.webaim.org/) on your website or web page and look at the results before class.
{: .lecture} Modern Web Accessibility (try to get a guest lecturer)
: **Learning Goals** Learn about “The Web,” how access technologies interact with the Web, and how to make accessible web pages.
: **Readings/Home Experimentation**
-[WAVE](https://wave.webaim.org/) on your website or web page and look at the results before class.
-[Google Video on Practical Web Accessibility](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x18vEEfpK3g) — this video provides a great overview of the Web and how to make web content accessible. Highly recommended as a supplement to what we will cover in class.
- Optional Reading: If you want to supplement the reading with written guidance, check out WebAim.org [Introduction to Web Accessibility](https://webaim.org/intro/), specifically the section titled ‘Principles of Accessible Design’ (which has links to how to properly write alt text; appropriate document structure, and so on). WebAIM has long been a leader in providing information and tutorials on making the Web accessible. A great source where you can read about accessibility issues, making content accessible, etc. Run -
- Reading 2: [What’s the problem?](https://kernelmag.dailydot.com/issue-sections/headline-story/11421/disability-web-accessibility-design/)
Reading 1: [Google Video on Practical Web Accessibility](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x18vEEfpK3g) — this video provides a great overview of the Web and how to make web content accessible. Highly recommended as a supplement to what we will cover in class.
: **Reading Question** How can we make the web accessible when individual authors don’t? Also how can we improve web authoring?
Optional Reading: If you want to supplement the reading with written guidance, check out WebAim.org [Introduction to Web Accessibility](https://webaim.org/intro/), specifically the section titled ‘Principles of Accessible Design’ (which has links to how to properly write alt text; appropriate document structure, and so on).
Reading 2: [What’s the problem?](https://kernelmag.dailydot.com/issue-sections/headline-story/11421/disability-web-accessibility-design/)
Discussion: How can we make the web accessible when individual authors don’t? Also how can we improve web authoring?
Exercise: [Assess a Web Page](assignments/website). In class, we will also make it more accessible. Please come prepared on 11/18.
Exercise: [Assess a Web Page](assignments/website). In class, we will also make it more accessible. Please come prepared having already done an analysis of the web page.
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# Week 10: May 31st week--
Screen Readers (AKA Bigham (plus a few others) week 🙂
[Building a screen reader on the web](https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1368044.1368060)(required reading):
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-[Automating magnification on the web](https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=2642918.2647357)
- [Capturing accessibility problems just after they happen] (https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1878803.1878812)
Mid-project Reports (Wednesday)
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# Finals week: Final presentations
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# Old materials
Observation Assignment (timing/etc. tentative) Due to Prof. Mankoff by end of quarter)
Discussion of Assignment 1 (examples of physical computing for Accessibility)
Introduction to 3D modeling (we will focus on OpenSCAD)
Critical perspectives on disability, assistive technology, and how the two relate
Methodological discussion
Reading: Disability Studies as a source of critical inquiry
Discussion of Arduino Projects
Starting on Input
Characterizing the performance of input devices (‘Design space of input devices’)
Digital techniques for adapting to user input capabilities (e.g. voice control, eye gaze)
Novel interaction techniques (e.g. mobile phone interaction, at the time)
Passive sensing and other real world input challenges
Reading 1: Slide Rule
Reading 2: The Design Space of Input Devices
Week 7 (11/4; 11/6): Output
Finish up Input if needed
Project Proposals for second half project due (Details of requirements)
Ideally you should have already formed groups
There will be an opportunity to join forces after the presentations
Discussion of Output. Possible topics:
Braille displays
Alternative tactile displays
Vibration
Visual displays for the deaf
Ambient Displays & Calm Computing
Readings for output:
In the Shadow of misperception: Assistive Technology Use and Social Interactions
Assistive Technologies for Students with Visual Impairments and Blindness (On Canvas). Really interesting contrast to the other; but long — skim it, and focus on learning about at least 5 assistive technologies you weren’t familiar with before (starts on p. 11 of the pdf and goes until p. 31) p. 33 is also worth reading.
Week 8 (11/13 ONLY): Applications
Discuss some application areas for accessible technology
Exercise & Recreation
Navigation & Maps
Programming and Computation
Home/IoT control
Reflection on role of User Research in Successful AT
Reading 1: Exploring Data Tracking and Sharing Preferences of Wheelchair Athletes (acm DL link requires you to be on campus or use the UW library proxy bookmarklet to access it)
Reading 2: Exploring Aesthetic Enhancement of Wearable Technologies for Deaf Women .
Week 9 (11/18; 11/20): The Web
Learn about “The Web,” how access technologies interact with the Web, and how to make accessible web pages.
WebAim.org — WebAIM has long been a leader in providing information and tutorials on making the Web accessible. A great source where you can read about accessibility issues, making content accessible, etc. Run it on your website or web page and look at the results before class.
Reading 1: Google Video on Practical Web Accessibility — this video provides a great overview of the Web and how to make web content accessible. Highly recommended as a supplement to what we will cover in class.
Optional Reading: If you want to supplement the reading with written guidance, check out WebAim.org Introduction to Web Accessibility, specifically the section titled ‘Principles of Accessible Design’ (which has links to how to properly write alt text; appropriate document structure, and so on).
Reading 2: What’s the problem?
Discussion: How can we make the web accessible when individual authors don’t? Also how can we improve web authoring?
Assignment: Assess a Web Page. In class, we will also make it more accessible. Please come prepared on 11/18.
: **Readings**
https://www.w3.org/WAI/curricula/
Week 10 (11/25; 11/27): Screen Readers (AKA Bigham (plus a few others) week 🙂
Building a screen reader on the web (required reading):
How people use screen readers (optional)
Providing access to graphical interfaces (optional)
Additional Issues (glance through the abstracts for these)
Crowdsourcing Video Captions
Enhancing screen access with new physical computing techniques
Reverse engineering touch screen accessibility
Human vs OCR labeling of web images
A browser extension to describe images on Twitter
Automatically judging alternative text quality
Automation to fix problems with headings
Making updates to web pages accessible
An automated web guide
Automating magnification on the web
Capturing accessibility problems just after they happen
Mid-project Reports (Wednesday)
Week 10 (12/2; 12/4): Working with Cognitive Impairment
Monday: Class Canceled
Reading: Agency of Autistic Children in Technology Research – A
Critical Literature Review (Katta Spiel)
Mid-project feedback (Wednesday)
Finals Week
Final Project Presentations will take place from 8:30-10:20 on Wednesday of finals week.
# OLD/To consider/etc
http://all.rit.edu/
## Possible guest lecturers?
- Chancey Fleet (try hard!)
- Jenny Lay-Fleurie
- Kurt Johnson, Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Topic: Disability Policy and Law
- Debbie Cook, Director, Washington Assistive Technology Alliance
Topic: Current Accessibilty Solutions
- Wendy Chisholm
Topic 1: Accessibility of Dynamic Web Content
- Jeff Bigham, Computer Science and Engineering
Topic: Social Approaches to Web Accessibility
- Julie Kientz, Technical Communication and the Information School
Topic: Tools for Supporting Individuals with Autism and other Cognitive Disabilities
- Anna Cavender, Computer Science and Engineering
Topic: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Cyber Community
- Shaun Kane (3d printing)
- Shiri Azenkot (low vision/VR/AR)
## Topics dropped off the list
- Characterizing the performance of input devices
- Digital techniques for adapting to user input capabilities (e.g. voice control, eye gaze)
- Novel interaction techniques (e.g. mobile phone interaction, at the time)
- Passive sensing and other real world input challenges
