Goal
Obtain a better-paying job with more responsibility.
Bio
Andy has an undergraduate liberal arts degree from Penn State, and has been working in human resources at an advertising firm in New York.
Since he is raising his eight-year-old son Aaron on his own, being able to take classes online allows him to fit his coursework into his work and home life.
Andy was born deaf, but had a cochlear implants as a child. Now he has some hearing, but his implants don’t always work perfectly. He is also colorblind.
He and his son enjoy creating with Legos and going on hikes.
Frustrations
- Videos that don’t have captions or transcripts
- Real-time video conferences without live captioning
- Visuals or text content where meaning is conveyed primarily through color
- Web pages that use colors that don’t have good contrast
Works Best When
- He can choose which tool to use when collaborating with classmates
- All course communications are given in writing
- Student-produced videos or audio files also have transcripts
- Content is presented using clear descriptors
- Data representations in charts and graphs are spatially separated or have good color contrast
Created by Penn State World Campus, 2017
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