Congratulations-you`re in charge of Alt Format. Now what?

Proposal No: 235

Bios & Handouts

Speaker(s)

• Julie Balassa, Assistant Director, Disability Services,

Disability Area: Cognitive|Learning   Mobility   Vision   Deaf|HOH   Other Disability  

Topic Area: Legal   Best Practices   Web|Media Access   Alternate Format   Campus Policy   Curriculum Access   Assistive Technology   Information Resources  

Summary of Session

Managing alt format is daunting for many disability service providers who have been tasked with the responsibility but lack time, resources, skills, and experience. This presentation is a comprehensive discussion of alt format management from soup to nuts.

Abstract

Every institution is responsible for providing access to college and course materials for students with disabilities. In order to satisfy individual access preferences and the requirements of the Office of Civil Rights and the Department of Justice, DSS offices must be able to process requests, produce alternate format files, and deliver those files to students in an effective, timely, and accurate manner. In this session, we will take an in-depth look at the legal requirements, at workflow processes such as request, production, delivery, and storage, and at some alt format production tools.

Kepoints

1. Legal requirements for accessibility in general and alternate format in particular
2. Process analysis of eligibility, request system, production system, delivery system, storage system
3. Incorporation of these considerations into the design of an alternate format management system

Speaker Bio(s)

Julie Balassa

Handout(s)

• ../handouts/balassa/InChargeofAF.pptx