From 890036c36b6d3dd6a9cc4437e370e36fe1c391b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jennifer Mankoff <jmankoff@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 22:24:44 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] added code: back in so assignment has a codename and fixed
capitalization
Also added links to the class discussion and canvas to explain where
shared slide deck will be posted.
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assignments/act1-finding-accessibility.md | 11 ++++++-----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/assignments/act1-finding-accessibility.md b/assignments/act1-finding-accessibility.md
index 24b9b2df..ab732d73 100644
--- a/assignments/act1-finding-accessibility.md
+++ b/assignments/act1-finding-accessibility.md
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ layout: assignment
published: true
title: Finding Accessibility
+code: ex1
assigned: March 31, 2021
due:
- <strong>Slides</strong><br>
Due 10:00pm, April 4, 2021<br>
Lock 12:01PM April 5, 2021
-- <strong>presentation</strong><br>
+- <strong>Presentation</strong><br>
in-class on April 5<br>
- <strong>Peer evaluation</strong><br>
in-class<br>
@@ -47,10 +48,10 @@ This homework will have two components. A take-home component, where you will le
For this assignment, you need to meet the following requirements for each accessibility technology:
- You should find at least one video authored by or featuring a person with a disability showing how they use the technology. For example, here is a [personal perspective on audio crosswalks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPlsYhU1HBU). Alternatively, you should find a blog or review written by a personal with a disability who would benefit from the AT that you are trying to learn about.
- - You should create accessible slides and add it to our shared slide deck featuring a picture of the accessibility technology, a link to the video you found, and answers to the following questions:
+ - You should create accessible slides and add it to our shared slide deck (posted in the [Class Discussion]({{site.piazza}}) and on [Canvas]({{site.canvas}})) featuring a picture of the accessibility technology, a link to the video you found, and answers to the following questions:
- What is the technology?
- - what does the AT do?
- - what is the access gap that the AT is attempting to address?
+ - What does the AT do?
+ - What is the access gap that the AT is attempting to address?
- Why was it developed?
- What are its strengths and/or weaknesses?
- What are the benefits that were not encompassed by the original intent?
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ For this assignment, you need to meet the following requirements for each access
- How can you say that the improvement you make can address the user-level frustration or deficiency of this AT?
- If you have a chance to interview users of this technology, what would be one question you would ask, that was not answered in your search for information?
- You should try at least one of the two technologies you find yourself.
- - you should cite the first-person accounts from people with disabilities (videos, blogs, etc.) that informed your presentation.
+ - You should cite the first-person accounts from people with disabilities (videos, blogs, etc.) that informed your presentation.
- The class will discuss your suggested improvements to the AT.
# Turn-in
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