Imageshare: A new Online Accessible Multimodal Resource Library and Registry for Teachers and DSS Offices

Handouts

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Speaker(s)

  • Charles LaPierre, Principal, Accessibility and Content Quality Architect, Benetech
  • Lisa Wadors Verne, Associate Director, Education R&D, Benetech

Session Details

  • Length of Session: 1-hr
  • Format: Lecture
  • Expertise Level: All Levels
  • Type of session: General Conference

Summary

While one student might learn best using auditory resources, other students may require visual, kinesthetic, or textual descriptions for comprehension. In this session you will learn how to find these alternative accessible formats that will help all students in your class better engage with and understand scientific concepts.

Abstract

The term "multimodal interaction" refers to a person's ability to interact with information using multiple sensory modalities. For example, if a student is able to see an image in a book while manipulating a 360-degree model, that student is using their eyes and sense of touch to interact with the material. The advantage of multimodal interaction it that allows learners to use more of their senses at once when taking in information, lending complexity to their perception. It gives students a multifaceted way to interact with new information, which may in turn stimulate new ideas and associations that are especially helpful in a learning environment. The availability of multimodal formats motivates students and stimulates learning. Resources can be found from a variety of different sources online and can be made in the classroom. In this session you will learn how to find accessible media that will help all students in your class better engage with and understand scientific concepts.

Keypoints

  1. The availability of multimodal formats motivates students and stimulates learning.
  2. Resources can be found from a variety of different sources online and can be made in the classroom.
  3. Single place to find accessible images, videos, tactiles, and 3D models for your students.

Disability Areas

Cognitive/Learning, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Vision

Topic Areas

Accessible Educational Materials, Alternate Format, Captioning/Transcription, Faculty Development & Support, Teaching about Accessibility in Curriculum, Uncategorized, Web/Media/App Access

Speaker Bio(s)

Charles LaPierre

Charles LaPierre, Benetech: Principal, Accessibility Standards, and Technical Lead, Global Certified Accessible. Charles has over 25 years’ accessibility development experience and has been a pioneer in accessible product development since 1993. Charles currently a member of the following W3C Working Groups: Publishing Working Group, MathML Refresh, ARIA, APA / Personalization Task Force, as well as a member of the EPUB3 W3C Community Group, and co-chair of the Accessibility Metadata W3C Community Group. Charles is the technical architect of the new Global Certified Accessible initiative at Benetech to certify publisher content as conforming to the new EPUB 1.0 Accessibility Specification. Charles has a bachelor's and master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

Lisa Wadors Verne

Lisa Wadors Verne, Ph.D. is Director, Education Research and Development at Benetech, a nonprofit that empowers communities with software for social good. She serves as the Project Director for the DIAGRAM Center and is co-producer of the DIAGRAM Report, an annual brief about emerging technologies and their promise for kids with disabilities. Lisa has spoken about accessible educational materials and inclusive practices at many notable conferences around the globe. She has a doctorate in Special Education and Policy from the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco State University, Joint Doctoral program with a focus on teachers’ beliefs about including children with special needs in typically developing classrooms. With nearly two decades in Educational research and application, Dr. Wadors Verne has particular expertise in special education policy and law, inclusion, and family and school collaboration. Dr. Wadors Verne holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing from Villanova University and an M. A. in Early Childhood Special Education from Santa Clara University.

Handout(s)

AHG2020 - Imageshare Resource (Teachers, Students, DSO)