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We are attempting to get a survey out to current and past students in departments or colleges that have a focus on Computer Science, Digital Media, Environmental Design, or other technical or design-related programs. Please consider passing along the request
below (and attached) to faculty or chairs on your campus to help us disseminate this survey. The results could show the benefits of teaching accessibility and Universal Design in college courses. Please contact me if you have any questions.</div>
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<div>Regards,</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">Subject: Please help us to disseminate survey to<span> </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">gauge the usefulness of<span> </span><b>accessibility</b><span> </span>and<span> </span><b>Universal
Design</b><span> </span>topics in college level design and technology courses.</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">Dear Colleague:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">We are contacting you because of your interest in web accessibility and Universal Design or because of your interest in teaching about these topics. As part of a grant project for<span> </span></span><i><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">Promoting
the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula</span></i><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px"><span> </span>(UDUC)</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">, we are conducting a survey to gauge the benefits
to students of taking college level courses that include accessibility and Universal Design topics.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">Our goal is to have the survey sent out to current or recently graduated students by departments or colleges that have a focus on<span> </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">Computer
Science, Digital Media, Environmental Design, or other technical or design-related programs. If possible, please ask your department or school to send out the student survey invite (see below) to current students and recent graduates (up to 3 years since graduation)
from the program.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">If this is not possible, please consider sending out the student invite to students who have taken and completed your courses; and passing along this email to fellow faculty (this can be any faculty within
our outside of your university) who teach courses in the areas described above.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">More information on the study can be found in the student invite below. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at<span> </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration-line: underline"><a href="mailto:hkramer@colorado.edu" target="_blank">hkramer@colorado.edu</a></span><span> </span>or
303-492-8672.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">Howard Kramer, PI, UDUC</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt">[Student survey invite:]</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">Dear Student:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">The URL below points to a survey for students who have taken<span> </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 18.5467px">Computer Science, Digital Media, Environmental Design, or other technical
or design-related courses.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt">The purpose of this survey is to gauge the usefulness of<span> </span><b>accessibility</b><span> </span>and<span> </span><b>Universal Design</b><span> </span>topics in college curricula. (Note: these terms are explained below and
within the survey). All responses are anonymous.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt">If you are a student who has taken a technology or design course, please consider taking the<span> </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration-line: underline"><a href="https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4724778/Universal-Design-Accessibility-Topics-in-College-Curriculum" target="_blank">survey
at this URL</a></span>.</span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 13pt">[<span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration-line: underline"><a href="https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4724778/Universal-Design-Accessibility-Topics-in-College-Curriculum" target="_blank">https://www.surveygizmo.com/<wbr>s3/4724778/Universal-Design-<wbr>Accessibility-Topics-in-<wbr>College-Curriculum</a></span>]</span></i></b></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt">Note your responses from the survey will not be shared with your school or with any other institution.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt">This survey is part of a project for<span> </span><i>Promoting the Integration of Universal Design into University Curricula</i><span> </span>(UDUC). It is partly funded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt">If you have any questions, please contact Howard Kramer at 303-492-8672 or<span> </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration-line: underline"><a href="mailto:hkramer@colorado.edu" target="_blank">hkramer@colorado.edu</a></span>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt">Howard Kramer, PI, UDUC</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt">Definitions: </span><span style="font-size: 12pt"></span></p>
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<b>Accessibility</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span></p>
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Accessibility refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both "direct access" (i.e. unassisted) and "indirect access" meaning compatibility with a person's Assistive
Technology (for example, a wheelchair or computer screen readers). [1]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span></p>
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<b>Universal Design</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span></p>
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Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products,
communications, and the built environment more usable by as many people as possible at little or no extra cost. Universal design benefits people of all ages and abilities. [2]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span></p>
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[1]<span> </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration-line: underline"><a href="https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/" target="_blank">https://www.disabled-world.<wbr>com/disability/accessibility/</a></span></p>
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[2]<span> </span><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration-line: underline"><a href="https://projects.ncsu.edu/design/cud/about_ud/about_ud.htm" target="_blank">https://projects.ncsu.edu/<wbr>design/cud/about_ud/about_ud.<wbr>htm</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif"></span></p>
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