Urban

Introduction

  • We’re all on a journey
  • This work requires a shift in perspective

Key Concepts

  1. Standards & learning objectives should guide the work
  2. Proactive
  3. Spatial Information
  4. Hands-on activities & labs
  5. Flexibility

Reference Images

Tide exhibit at the Exploratorium with data represented in tactual and visual formats.
A blind student reaches into the belly of a partially dissected dogfish shark.
A blind student uses a notched 30/60/90 triangle to draw a vector.
A blind student tactually exploring the lab setup for a titration.

Resources

POET Image Description Tutorial

DIAGRAM Center Image Decision Tree

The Good Place (TV series) with Video Description

Recommended Readings & Videos

What It’s Like to “Come Out” as Blind (video)

How to Be an A11y (video)

Universal Design for Learning

Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to be an Ally by Emily Ladau

Research-based Short Stories About the Impact of Inaccessibility

  1. Accessibility Fail in Engineering Education
  2. Getting My Grades
  3. Kahoot Kapoot
  4. Simulation Frustration
  5. Sometimes I Cry
  6. Testing the System: Rose Battles for Accessibility
  7. Whiteboard Woes