[Athen] TEACH

[Poore-Pariseau, Cindy]

Hi Teresa.  Can you forward on to me what you receive ? Thank you

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On Sep 16, 2014, at 5:40 PM, "Teresa Haven" <Teresa.Haven at nau.edu<mailto:Teresa.Haven at nau.edu>> wrote:

Hi, Karen.  I love your approach, and it's along the lines of what we are also working towards here at Northern Arizona.  Do you have a template, checklist, or other written guidance for producing the Equally Effective Access Plan?  I'd like to compare notes, share information, and help others keep from having to "re-invent the wheel" if they are also on this path.  Even if the higher education lobby gets this legislation shot down, we need to keep on doing the right thing on the institutional level.

Thanks,
Teresa

Teresa Haven, Ph.D.
Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University
Co-Chair, AHEAD Standing Committee on Technology



From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Karen Sorensen
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 2:12 PM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: [Athen] TEACH

Hi Ron, Terrill, Greg, Sean, and ATHENites,
I've wondered since I first heard about TEACH from the NFB, why educators and administrators of higher ed weren't involved.(For one, we would have told them that there's already a TEACH act regarding copyright, frequently cited in distance learning and higher ed.) I am also highly suspicious when publishers are involved, but we who are legally required to provide an accessible learning experience  are not. HEA and the ADA proposed amendment at least asked for our input.
And what about the ADA web accessibility proposed amendment? Is that ever going to happen? How does it play into all of this?
Here at PCC, we have started requiring an Equally Effective Access Plan for any online course that uses inaccessible 3rd party (often publisher) content. I ask the product reps to work with the instructor to come up with equally effective, accessible options that can be put into place immediately when they are needed. I want the product rep to be involved in the solution. And I consider their willingness to implement or help implement a solution in my assessment of the overall accessibility of the product. They need to help us solve the problem they create for us.
IMHO,
Karen

Karen M. Sorensen
www.pcc.edu/access<http://www.pcc.edu/access>
Portland Community College
971-722-4720
"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect."  Tim Berners-Lee
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