Category Archives: Accessibility

Designing Inclusive Instruction with UDL and AI

Posted on June 9, 2025 by admin

I am currently working on a professional development course for Clover Park Technical College on Universal Design for Learning (I am currently researching OER and UDL so if you have some favorites or something that you have successfully used in … Continue reading →

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Caption Your Videos: Especially Now

Posted on May 15, 2025 by admin

My latest posts have been AI heavy: ironically, this one is too. Without AI, captioning videos was expensive and cumbersome. Few colleges really had the time or money for it. At community and technical colleges, we’re all juggling heavy work … Continue reading →

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NWeLearn: Universal Design for Learning Practices and Ideas

Posted on October 18, 2019 by admin

These are my random notes from a conference session. The usual caveats apply: any disorganization is based on my own interests and abilities, not the presenters. Contents may settle in shipping. Description We will introduce the basic concepts of Universal … Continue reading →

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NWeLearn: An Accessible Course

Posted on October 18, 2019 by admin

These are some brief notes from an accessibility presentation I went to at the North West eLearn Conference. My usual disclaimer: the rambling nature of my notes represents my interests and abilities, not those of the presenter, who was just … Continue reading →

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NWeLearn: Developing & Hosting an Accessible Online Conference

Posted on October 20, 2016 by admin

These are my nearly random notes from Greg’s presentation. Lack of tangential thought is my own. Contents may settle in shipping: Developing & Hosting an Accessible Online Conference Dr. Gregory Zobel, Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at Western Oregon University … Continue reading →

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Asking the Wrong Questions About Captioning

Posted on October 9, 2016 by admin

I first read about this at Stephen Downes’ blog, a study entitled “The Effects of Captioning Videos on Academic Achievement and Motivation: Reconsideration of Redundancy Principle in Instructional Videos” by Muzaffer Ozdemir, Serkan Izmirli, and Ozden Sahin-Izmirli. In their abstract … Continue reading →

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Biology eAcademy: Course Accessibility and Universal Design

Posted on October 22, 2013 by admin

Presented by Brett Cristie – Lets talk about Universal Design for Learning because we are talking about course redesign. Accessible Technology InitiativeFrom a Jan. 1, 2006: “Information Technology Procurement and Accessibility for Individuals with Disabilities” Instructional Materials Accessibility Are My … Continue reading →

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Peru: Access to the internet is a fundamental human right

Posted on May 1, 2011 by admin

Image via Wikipedia This is what we should really be talking about when we are still addressing issues of “digital divide.” The full Peruvian House approved a bill that declares as a fundamental right and free unrestricted access to the … Continue reading →

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Jing: ADA Compliance and New Media

Posted on February 25, 2011 by admin

Image via WikipediaJing‘s pro version now includes the ability to add captions. I want to congratulate them on that. No, I want to send them an award or something. I owe them all a College of the Redwoods keyring at … Continue reading →

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The Semantic Web and Universal Design

Posted on January 30, 2011 by admin

Image via WikipediaI have been looking at PopcornJS this morning. PopcornJS allows programmers to build in triggerable events in the code delivering a video in a webpage. What problems does that solve? One of the things we are wrestling with … Continue reading →

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