Dr Lisa Wadors Verne Sina Bahram SueAnn Ma CSUN Conference March 2 2017 Presenters Dr Lisa Wadors Verne Senior Program Manager Education Research and Partnerships Benetech ID: 605579
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Repository-Registry of Accessible Images: Find and Share Alternate Formats
Dr. Lisa
Wadors
Verne,
Sina
Bahram,
Sue-Ann Ma
CSUN Conference, March 2, 2017Slide2
Presenters
Dr. Lisa
Wadors
Verne
Senior Program Manager: Education, Research and Partnerships, Benetech
Sina Bahram
President, Prime Access Consulting
Sue-Ann Ma
Senior
Product Manager, DIAGRAM CenterSlide3
Why Are We Here?
Accessible Materials:
Legal requirement
ADA, IDEA
Ethical requirement>5% of people require these materials Moral requirement It’s the right thing to doSlide4
Benetech’s
Global Literacy Program
Bookshare
Making reading accessible
Bookshare
is the world’s largest library of accessible
ebooks
and lets people with visual, physical, and learning disabilities like dyslexia read in ways that work for them.
DIAGRAM Center
Building new paths to accessibility
DIAGRAM is a research and development center that creates tools, standards and best practices to support different learning needs.
Born Accessible
Creating accessible books from the start
Born Accessible is a partnership with publishers and content creators to help them build accessibility into books when they are first created
.Slide5
Personalized Learning
(
and
Accessibility)Slide6
The Importance of Personalized LearningSlide7
Text AlternativesSlide8
Audio AlternativesSlide9
Tactile AlternativesSlide10
Multimedia AlternativesSlide11
Learning from OthersSlide12
Exploring Various Collections
Image repositories:
Corbis, Flickr, Getty Images
3D objects:
Thingiverse, Autodesk123D, Library Lyna,, 3D Warehouse, YouImagine, Smithsonian, Grabcad
, Pinshape, Cubify, Libre3D
2D tactile graphics
APH’s Tactile Graphics Image Library (TGIL), ZyChem’s Tactile Library, RNIB’s Load2Learn
Digital books: Bookshare, HathiTrust, World Digital Library, Merlot, COOL4Ed, EDUCAUSEOther resources:
Wikipedia, OpenStax
, Accessible Image Sample BookSlide13
Thingiverse (3D collection)Slide14
APH’s TGIL (2D/3D collection)Slide15
Bookshare (digital library)Slide16
What We Learned
Alternative resources to support inclusion & personalized learning
Lots of interest in core STEM concepts
Curated content, with emphasis towards accessibility
Enable search using key (accessibility) metadataCentral platform to connect repositories (registry)Single platform that support multiple modalities Allows user contributions & rating mechanism (with QC)Share resources already produced by AMP Additional services connecting file producers and users (e.g., printing, customization)Slide17
The DIAGRAM Center’s
Accessible Image LibrarySlide18
RRAI (alpha)
RRAI = Repository & Registry of Accessible Images
Image-level search for accessible alternatives
Available at:
http://airr.wpengine.com/
Text description
Audio files
2D tactile
graphic
3D
objectsSlide19
Step 1. Search
Search using a customized set of metadata: keywords, tags, subject, and modality Slide20
Step 2. Review Search ResultsSlide21
Step 3. Review
& Access
Resources
2D tactile
Text
3D tactile
Ear
metadataSlide22
Next StepsSlide23
Pilot Projects
Health Education
RRAI PilotSlide24
How You Can Help
Contribute files!
Help us expand the number of accessible resources available in RRAI
Pilot Test!
Let us know if you’re interested in testing some of these resources in your classroom Provide Feedback! Let us know what you think about this resource! Contact us: info@diagramcenter.orgOr visit: diagramcenter.orgSlide25
Questions?
Lisa
Wadors
lisaw@benetech.org Sina Bahram sina@sinabahram.com Sue-Ann Ma sueannm@benetech.org Slide26
Additional Resources
Tactile Graphics (2D/3D)
BANA Tactile Graphics Guidelines
Tactile Graphics How-
Tos3D Quick Start GuidePerkins School – page on teaching tactile graphics NFBTouch Graphics Texas School for the BlindOther OER Resources
World Digital Library MerlotCOOL4Ed
EDUCAUSE