Fall 2019 Digital Accessibility Committee Report for ASUM Senate Faculty Senate Staff Senate What is Digital Accessibility Digital accessibility is the ability of a website mobile application or electronic document to be easily navigated and understood by a wide range of users inc ID: 935487
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The Importance of Digital Accessibility
Fall 2019
Digital Accessibility Committee
Report for
ASUM Senate / Faculty Senate / Staff Senate
Slide2What is Digital Accessibility?Digital accessibility is the ability of a website, mobile application or electronic document to be easily navigated and understood by a wide range of users, including those users who have visual, auditory, motor or cognitive disabilities.
Slide3Access matters because…Digital accessibility is all about inclusivenessNearly 20 percent of individuals have some form of disabilityLevels the playing fieldBetter user experienceMore and more services are becoming digital
Slide4UM StatisticsDisability Services for StudentsAs of October 1, 2019 1210 students are registered with Disability Services for Students:Mountain Campus: 84%Missoula College: 16%
Slide5UM Statistics, continuedAccessible Technology Services requestsAccessible alternative format: 86 (145 AY18-19)Video captioning: 18 (146 AY18-19)GrizMart software reviews: 72 (May 19-present)Student appointments: 43 (Spr
19); 72 (Fall 19
)
Slide6ExamplesUse captioned mediaCreate accessible content from the startHeadingsSub-headings
Properly formatted lists
Make scan-able content
Slide7Digital Accessibility Committee focus for 2019-2020EPUB eBook file format (campus promotion)Procurement process reviewAudio description implementationProactive education program
Slide8Resources for Faculty /Staff / StudentsDisability Services’ Designing an Accessible CurriculumElectronic Accessibility websiteAccessible Technology Services
IT
Short Course Training Program