{"id":210,"date":"2017-09-14T22:16:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T02:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/digital-accessibility-initiative\/?page_id=210"},"modified":"2023-11-20T09:04:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T14:04:03","slug":"accessibility-resources-and-tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/digital-accessibility-initiative\/accessibility-resources-and-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources and Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Resources and Tools<\/h2>\n<p>General online training modules are available from a vendor, Level Access and are available for interested parties. In addition, how to &#8220;checklist&#8217; reference materials providing best practices for making Word, Excel, Powerpoint and PDF documents accessible are available beginning December 2017. Beginning in late February 2018, the Instructional Technology Design Services group will offer targeted and mandated training modules and user documentation.<\/p>\n<p>The following resources are available in the interim to assist you with checking course web pages and materials to see how accessible they may be to students with disabilities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canvas offers some\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-2060-general-accessibility-design-guidelines\" target=\"_blank\">General Accessibility Design Guidelines<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE) has\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/ncdae.org\/resources\/cheatsheets\/electronic-content.php\" target=\"_blank\">excellent suggestions on how to create accessible electronic content.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A detailed description of the<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.section508.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0508 standards<\/a>\u00a0for web design and online educational materials.<\/li>\n<li>WebAIM provides a\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/webaim.org\/standards\/508\/checklist\" target=\"_blank\">detailed checklist to ensure Section 508 compliance<\/a>\u00a0in online materials.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiasays.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cynthia Says Accessibility Checker<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/gettingstarted\/\" target=\"_blank\">W3C Accessibility Resources<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/wave.webaim.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">WAVE Accessibility Checker<\/a>\u00a0for websites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Assistive Technologies<\/h2>\n<h3>Screen Readers and Text to Speech Technology<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nvaccess.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">NVDA<\/a>\u00a0(NonVisual Desktop Access), is a free \u201cscreen reader\u201d which enables blind and vision impaired people to use computers.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomscientific.com\/Products\/Blindness\/JAWS\" target=\"_blank\">JAWS<\/a>\u00a0(Job Access With Speech), is the world\u2019s most popular screen reader, developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zoomtext.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zoomtext<\/a> A magnification and screen reading software for the visually impaired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Speech to Text<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/voicenotebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Voice Notebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/speech-recognition-online\/pehlbpmpoabkgenppepoaihkacolpdcf\" target=\"_blank\">Voice Notebook Google Chrome extension<\/a> works with Canvas. It allows you to right-click on any text box in Canvas so that you can speak and it will translate it to text.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mobile Devices<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/accessibility\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Accessibility Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/accessibility\/on-the-go.html\" target=\"_blank\">Google Accessibility on the Go<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>References Consulted<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/teachingcommons.cdl.edu\/access\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Accessible Technology Resources for Teaching and Learning from the California State University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/As-High-Tech-Teaching-Catches\/190341\/?cid=wc&amp;utm_source=wc&amp;utm_medium=en\" target=\"_blank\">As High-Tech Teaching Catches On, Students With Disabilities Can Be Left Behind, By Casey Fabris <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.interactiveaccessibility.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Interactive Accessibility<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources and Tools General online training modules are available from a vendor, Level Access and are available for interested parties. 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