PACADA Retreat
September 21, 2016
Dean Brusnighan, ITaP Teaching and Learning Technologies
[email protected]
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Importance of captioning videos
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Word and PDF – why and how to make
documents usable by diverse students
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Universal (inclusive) design
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Don’t wait for a person with a disability to
ask for an accommodation
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Video
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Who benefits from captions?
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Options for captioning videos
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Copyright concerns
 Donna Ferullo, Purdue Copyright Office
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Professional closed captioning by vendor
 Captions requested through Kaltura
 Email [email protected] for department liaison
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Kaltura automatic captions
 Free, and require editing
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Caution: YouTube automatic captions
require editing
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Headings
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Images
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Lists
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Links
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Tables
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Accessibility Checker
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Save as PDF
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Image only PDF
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Document properties to see if Tagged
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Adobe Acrobat Pro not Adobe Reader
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Accessibility Wizard
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Demo of recognized PDF
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Hands-on training session October 11
 https://www.training.purdue.edu/ITAP.aspx
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Training handouts
 https://wiki.itap.purdue.edu/display/TLR/TLT+Trai
ning+Materials+Index
▪ Creating Accessible Word Docs and PPT Slides
▪ Creating Accessible PDFs
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Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM)
 http://webaim.org
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Portland Community College
 http://www.pcc.edu/resources/instructional-
support/access/
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 Make a collective decision to improve
accessibility
 Determine priorities
 Set goals
 Make progress
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 Dean Brusnighan
 [email protected]
 Campus: 494-9082
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