Faculty AT Services

Overview

In 2006-2007 the Chancellors office created the Accessible Technology Initiative in response to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The CSU is now committed to making all course materials & technology used by students, faculty, staff and the public accessible. At the faculty level this translates into a commitment that all instructional course materials will be made accessible by Fall 2012.

See: http://www.calstate.edu/accessibility/

To gain a better understanding of what your students are experiencing; please take the time to view the “From Where I Sit” Video Series featuring 8 CSU students with disabilities who share their classroom experience. http://teachingcommons.cdl.edu/access/materials/videos.shtml

Course Material affected by this mandate includes:

• Microsoft Word documents & PowerPoint presentations
• PDF documents (self created or imported)
• Online Lectures
• Web Sites/Links
• Hand outs/Articles
• Textbooks
• Course Readers
• Slides/Videos/YouTube clips
• Any published written text

To Assist you, Faculty AT Support Services provides:

• Software for course material conversion to accessible format
• Hardware to support alternative text such as:
  • Tactile Image Machine
  • Braille Printer
  • Large Print Accessible Photocopier
• Faculty Workshops: Overview of Instructional Material Accessibility, Creating Accessible MS Word/PowerPoint, and PDF’s
• Captioning services for video materials
• One on One consultation
• Self service pc’s equipped with Adaptive Technology authoring software tools for your use located at LI2800
• Online Training Resources