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Category Archives: Accessibility
Beware Stealth Decorative Graphics
Contents1 Table of Contents2 Intro3 A PowerPoint Example4 The Journey to PDF5 HTML is Different Table of Contents Intro Many accessibility experts may know about decorative graphics – the graphics which are inserted to provide visual interest, but can be… More On: Beware Stealth Decorative Graphics
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Web Page to PDF via Word?
Contents1 Table of Contents2 My PDF Problem3 Link to the Web Site (If You Can)3.1 They’re More Accessible3.2 They’re More Stable4 But I Need a PDF Backup…4.1 Why a PDF Backup?5 Making Accessible PDFs from Web Sites5.1 Method 1: Print… More On: Web Page to PDF via Word?
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AI Image Description: A Report
Contents1 Report Table of Contents2 OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Success!!2.1 AI Results2.1.1 Infographic: Grand Jury v. Trial Jury in the Federal Court System.2.1.1.1 Alt-Text:3 Technical Diagrams – Pretty Darn Good3.1 Missing Data Points3.2 Harrisburg Climate Chart3.2.1 AI Description3.2.1.1 Text in… More On: AI Image Description: A Report
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LDSC 2023 Word Styles Files
Slide Deck Assignment 6 Zip Syllabus Template Files (Sharepoint) Word Accessibility Tips (Featuring Styles)
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A Future Date: Translating Maps and Geographic Data to Non-Visual Formats
This session reviews different uses of map images and different strategies to make them accessible including tables, ALT text, long description and tactile/3D graphics. Presented at the 2020 A Future Date Virtual a11y Event. Thanks to Matt May of Adobe,… More On: A Future Date: Translating Maps and Geographic Data to Non-Visual Formats
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A Visit to Maker Commons
This post documents the experience of getting a print from the Penn State Maker Commons service. The good thing about Maker Commons is that you don’t need direct access to a 3D printer nor do you need to learn how… More On: A Visit to Maker Commons
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Accessibility: Should We Kill the Carousel?
The more I work with accessibility, the more I see the connection that accessibility and usability are strongly tied together. If a type of interface element is difficulty to make “accessible”, chances are that there may be a problem with… More On: Accessibility: Should We Kill the Carousel?
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Actors Replacing Instructors?
Campus Technology has an article in a recent issue about Purdue using actors instead of instructors to present video content. At first I had a knee jerk “The Apcolypse is here” reaction, but the article raised some interesting points worth… More On: Actors Replacing Instructors?
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3D Print Test Run
This week, I commissioned a 3D model of a trigonometric curve from the ETS 3D Print shop and was able to do a quick usability test with some volunteers from the TLT accessibility team on what kinds of information could… More On: 3D Print Test Run
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Descriptive vs Prescriptive Standards
Descriptive and Prescriptive Grammars A useful distinction linguists make in describing grammars is “prescriptive” vs. “descriptive” grammars. Simply put, the difference is the prescriptive grammar is what your teacher tells you to do, but descriptive grammar is what actually happens.… More On: Descriptive vs Prescriptive Standards
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