Creating and Repurposing More Accessible Content

PEOPLE NOT TECHNOLOGY

EASI is a non-profit organization, commited to the belief that students and professionals with disabilities have the same right to access information technology as everyone else.

This month-long course is taught online and is instructor-led. After successfully finishing the 4 lessons, students will receive an EASI document of course completion.

This course will also count as one of the 5 required courses towards the EASI/USM Certificate In accessible Information Technology and those earning the Certificate in Accessible Technology will also receive 15 continuing education units but CEUs are not available for individual courses.

Course registration is $350 with a $70 discount for students. Overseas participants and EASI Annual Webinar members qualify for the student discount.

Schedule January 9, May 5, September 4 (Tuesday)

(the registration link is at the bottom of the page.)

Course Description

This course is designed to support alternative media specialists in creating new documents that are more accessible, and converting existing documents into alternate formats such as Word, PDF, DAISY and NIMAS. Documents need to be well constructed which in turn facilitates accessibility. Documents also need to be repurposed to other formats based on an organizational need. This course is designed to inspire as many questions as it might provide answers.

Topics include:

A foundation for repurposing content
Globally accessible content rather than customized accommodation for each student.
Adaptive scanning technology.
Scanning and OCR [Optical Character Recognition] software [ and the process of creating digital content from print.
The importance of logical document structure or a logical reading order.
The role formatting plays in the understanding of content.
Braille
DAISY [Digital ]Accessible Information System].
NIMAS.

Contents for Creating and Repurposing More Accessible Documents

Lesson 1: Creating Structured Documents with Word

What do we mean by “repurpose”?
Structure and meaning in a document
Creating a style using Word
Making images and tables accessible using Word
General tips and hints
Exporting documents from Word

Lesson 2: Creating Accessible Documents in PDF

Creating Accessible Documents in PDF
Modifying Accessible PDF Documents With Adobe Acrobat Professional
Issues faced by users with disabilities reading PDF
Checking a PDF document for accessibility
Using Word to create accessible documents with the Adobe add-in
Exporting from Web pages to accessible PDF
Resources for advanced PDF creation and modification
Word to PDF with MS add-in or Netcentric PAW

Lesson 3: DAISY: Digital Accessible Information System

What Is DAISY ?
Where can I get a DAISY player?
Creating your own DAISY book
Now create a DAISY book with Word or EasyProducer
So what’s next

Lesson 4: Repurposing to HTML, Audio & Braille:

Repurposing to Web HTML
Repurposing from Word to Synthetic Audio
Repurposing from Word to Braille

Registration is $350 or $280 for people from overseas or for Annual Webinar Members.