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)
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@ Those marked with CA are *CREATE ASK* topics, i.e. topics that CREATE partners h
- MA: Visualization. Research papers: [Communicating Visualizations without Visuals: Investigating Visualization Alternative Text for People with Visual Impairments](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9552938); [Infosonics: Accessible Infographics for people who are blind using sonification and voice](https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3491102.3517465); [How accessible is my visualization? Evaluating visualization accessibility with Chartability](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cgf.14522?casa_token=6uJ3npedmwsAAAAA%3ABeZrqQUFLWkVzgZHtxa29Oqh199mf4_A_eSPsdzpREK0Wm-n5uRCPymODes0W2MDSlUr1yBXX6f-MVY). Available now: The best tools available now still require a *programmer* to use them [HighCharts](https://www.highcharts.com/docs/accessibility/accessibility-module); [Voxlens](https://github.com/athersharif/voxlens). A "live" list that has the latest on what's available [DataViz A11y](https://github.com/dataviza11y/resources)
- Fabrication & Physical Computing. Research papers: [Sharing is caring: Assistive technology designs on thingiverse](https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2702123.2702525); [Making "making" accessible](https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2485760.2485883); [Putting tools in hands: Designing curriculum for a nonvisual soldering workshop](https://doi.org/10.1145/3373625.3418011); [Designing educational materials for a blind arduino workshop](https://doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3383055). Available now: [Blind Arduino Blog](http://blarbl.blogspot.com/); (much older) [Smith Ketterwell Technical File](https://www.ski.org/smith-kettlewell-technical-file); [Nonvisual soldering](https://laurenrace.com/teaching/nonvisual-curriculum-design/); [Nonvisual arduino](https://laurenrace.com/teaching/nonvisual-arduino-workshop/)
- Security/Privacy. Research papers: [AccessiLeaks: Investigating privacy leaks exposed by the Android accessibility service](https://hal.inria.fr/hal-01929049/file/naseri-popets19.pdf); [A survey of privacy concerns of smart-home services provided to individuals with disabilities](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7070117/); [I'm literally just hoping this will work: Obstacles blocking the online security and privacy of users with disabilities](https://www.usenix.org/system/files/soups2021-napoli.pdf). Available now: I'm not sure what to put here (feel free to try to find something). Aside from audio-enabled captchas, the other issues raised here are not something that an existing online app can necessarily address.
- MA VR/AR (e.g. [Northwest School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing](https://www.northwestschool.com/)). Research papers: [Fairness issues in AI Systems that augment sensory abilities](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.07333.pdf); [A systematic literature review of handheld augmented reality solutions for people with disabilities](file:///Users/jmankoff/Downloads/sensors-22-07719-v2.pdf); [AR4VI: AR as an accessibility tool for people with visual impairments](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=8088507&casa_token=T2X3w3jTOugAAAAA:Mlnt-Wqk7Y4W-bJndK5Hgc8wbnL2QDVT-JSUZNaxheR2p5h5NPgSsn94TbYTiScUwwJvJBQcySY4); [SeeingVR: A set of tools to make virtual
reality more accessible to people with low vision](https://www.classes.cs.uchicago.edu/archive/2020/winter/20370-1/readings/SeeingVR.pdf). Available now: [OverTHERE](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/overthere/id1126056833); Look for examples here that are not vaporware: [Accessibility, Disabilities, and Virtual Reality Solutions](https://educatorsinvr.com/2019/05/31/accessibility-disabilities-and-virtual-reality-solutions/);
- MA VR/AR (e.g. [Northwest School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing](https://www.northwestschool.com/)). Research papers: [Fairness issues in AI Systems that augment sensory abilities](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.07333.pdf); [A systematic literature review of handheld augmented reality solutions for people with disabilities](https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/20/7719); [AR4VI: AR as an accessibility tool for people with visual impairments](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=8088507&casa_token=T2X3w3jTOugAAAAA:Mlnt-Wqk7Y4W-bJndK5Hgc8wbnL2QDVT-JSUZNaxheR2p5h5NPgSsn94TbYTiScUwwJvJBQcySY4); [SeeingVR: A set of tools to make virtual reality more accessible to people with low vision](https://www.classes.cs.uchicago.edu/archive/2020/winter/20370-1/readings/SeeingVR.pdf). Available now: [OverTHERE](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/overthere/id1126056833); [Honor Everywhere](https://www.oculus.com/experiences/go/1634724596608007/); [Accessibility, Disabilities, and Virtual Reality Solutions](https://educatorsinvr.com/2019/05/31/accessibility-disabilities-and-virtual-reality-solutions/)
- Other: You are welcome to tackle other areas covered in class including [AI/ML](https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.04712); [Intelligent Agents](http://acm.mementodepot.org/pubs/proceedings/acmconferences_3173574/3173574/3173574.3174033/3173574.3174033.pdf); you will need to work with the instructors to identify a set of reading papers and technololgies that are available now.
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## 2. Write/Talk about the technology in plain language
## 2. Write/Talk about the technology using plain language techniques
Next, you should write or talk about the technology using plain language. Your writeup should
Next, you should write or talk about the technology using the plain language techniques you learned in class. Your writeup should
1. Describe the topic
a. Introduce the technology you focused on (1 paragraph)
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video structure (such as having clear transitions rather than
headers).
In addition to plain language, please make sure that the document
In addition to using plain language techniques, please make sure that the document
and/or video you produce is accessible. In the case of the document,
you should use a single column format; label headers properly (in
word, pdf, or html); and include alt text for images (again in any
format). In the case of a video, you should present accessibly; and
include captions.
include captions and verbally describing important visual elements.
Please choose at least five of the following ten plain language
principals and include an addendum saying which five you picked.
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You will turn this assignment in on canvas.
- Upload your plain language document/or video
- Upload your document or link to your video using plain language techniques
- Upload a list of the principles that you applied
- Upload a document containing the ALT text for each figure and/or the caption file for your video
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- Accessible presentation
- Accessible video creation
- Accessible document creation
- Plain language writing
- Plain language writing techniques
- Your participation grade, as a percentage of completeness (are all the required parts present)