[Athen] Training for Math Accessibility

[Samantha Johns]

Hello,

The Diagram Center <http://diagramcenter.org/making-images-accessible.html>
has a great downloadable textbook covering alt text for complex math
graphics, maps, and images.




* <http://www.pdx.edu/oai/>*

*Samantha Johns*

*Accessibility & **Course Support Specialist *

Portland State University
1825 SW Broadway
Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209
Portland OR 97201
(503) 725-2754




On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 11:14 AM, Madeleine Rothberg <
madeleine_rothberg at wgbh.org> wrote:


> Hi Jennifer,

>

> The National Center for Accessible Media offers both free guidelines and

> customized training (for a fee) on describing math and science images.

>

> Our research-based guidelines are here:

> http://ncam.wgbh.org/experience_learn/educational_media/stemdx

>

> Some additional research on description in assessments, which need a

> slightly different approach, is here:

>

> http://ncam.wgbh.org/experience_learn/educational_media/describing-images-for-enhanced

> and

>

> http://ncam.wgbh.org/experience_learn/educational_media/accessible-assessments/item-writer-guidelines

>

> If you are interested in more information about training, feel free to

> write to me and I'll put you in touch with Donna Danielewski, director of

> NCAM.

>

> -Madeleine

>

>

> -----

> Madeleine Rothberg

> Senior Subject Matter Expert

> National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH

> http://ncam.wgbh.org

> madeleine_rothberg at wgbh.org

>

> From: Jennifer Jones <jennifer.l.jones at alamancecc.edu>

> Reply-To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <

> athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Date: Friday, April 29, 2016 1:27 PM

> To: "Access Technology Higher Education Network (

> athen-list at u.washington.edu)" <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Athen] Training for Math Accessibility

>

> Good afternoon,

>

> We are trying to schedule training for math and science instructors on how

> to make math and science courses accessible, in particular writing alt text

> for graphs and formulas.  Does anyone on the list provide this type of

> training or know of someone that does?

>

> Thank you!

> Jennifer

>

>

>

>

>

>

> *Jennifer Jones, M.A. Distance Learning Director Alamance Community

> College 1247 Jimmie Kerr Road Graham, NC 27253*

> *336-506-4115 <336-506-4115>*

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