Sourcing Accessible Education Materials

Date & Time

Friday, March 22, 2024 - 9:20 AM PDT  

Location

Grand AB  

Description

Alternative formats are a fact of life. As an educational community, we know that every student has a unique learning experience. For accessibility, this can mean that the even the most accessible ebook or learning tool, checking all the WCAG boxes, won't work for every user. We know there are older titles in the world that aren't up top date to the latest standards. We know there are activities and assessments that might meet none of the existing standards. What can a teacher, parent, student, or disability services office do in order to find the files they need in the format they need them? In this session we'll give an overview of publisher request processes, existing repositories (such as AccessText Network, BookShare, and others), and how to get what you need when you need it.

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Audience

• Higher Education
• K-12 Education
• Media & Publishing
• Retail & Wholesale

Audience Level

Beginning  

Session Summary (Abstract)

Sourcing accessible educational materials can be challenging. Let's review some of the many resources available for finding files and what these resources provide from working directly with a publisher to searching through third-party repositories.  

Primary Topic

Education  

Secondary Topics

• Digital Accessibility
• Evaluation & Remediation
• Web

 

Session Type

General Track  

Presenter

• Rachel Comerford
  Macmillan Learning

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