A for Accessibility:
A Designated Accessible Workstation Evaluation

Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of Course Requirements for HS 5483 Program Evaluation
Instructed by Dr. Jody Oomen - Spring 2003

by

Ellen Perlow
April 28, 2003
This and other related documents are available in alternative formats upon request.

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Documents:

• A for Accessibility Designated Workstation Evaluation Sign/Cover Sheet [Sign requesting participation in survey with survey directions. Also serves as cover sheet for survey] (PC Word format)
• A for Accessibility Evaluation (survey proper) (PC Word format)
• Accessibility and Assistive Technology: Some Definitions (PC Word format)
• A for Accessibility Evaluation Paper (PC Word format)
• Appendix A: Contract (PC Word format)
• Appendix B: Budget (PC Word format)
• Appendix C: Timeline (PC Word format)
• Appendix D: Correlations for A for Accessibility Questions (PC Word format)
• Appendix E: References for Paper and Presentation (PC Word format)
• Appendix F: Letter [e-mail] requesting review of draft instrument (PC Word format)
• Appendix G: Texas Woman's University Institutional Review Board [IRB] letter of approval for A for Accessibility evaluation (PC Word format)


• A for Accessibility Designated Workstation Evaluation: PowerPoint Presentation (PowerPoint format)

Appendix H: Various Documents on Accessibility, Accessible Workstations:

• Background Information on Accessibility
  • Accessibility: Some Key Concepts (Perlow, April 2003)
  • Accessibility, Assistive Technology, Universal Design: 30+ Selected Sources (Perlow, April 2003-PC Word Format)
     
• Accessible Workstations for Libraries and Computer Labs
  • Texas Technology Access Project. The Texas Technology Access Project is the federally funded project for the State of Texas under the Assistive Technology of 1998.
    • Designing an Accessible Workstation (2003)
    • Using Assistive Technology to Make the Library Accessible (2003)
    • Making Libraries Accessible: Best practice and advocacy resources (2003)
  • Equal Access to Software and Information [EASI]
    • EASI. Libraries (2003). A variety of resources on accessibility in libraries.
    • EASI. EASI's List of Adaptive Hardware and Software Vendors (2003)
  • Accessible Workstation Checklists (Berliss/TRACE Center, 1991)
  • AccessInfo Accessible Workstation (Assistive Technologies, Inc., 2003)
  • AccessInfo Accessible Workstation for Libraries (Access for All, 2003)
  • AccessInfo accessible workstation (Access for All bit map photo, 2003)
  • San Francisco Public Library Access Services (San Francisco Public Library Access Services, 2003)
  • Boston Public Library Access Services (Boston Public Library Access Services, 2003)
  • University of Macedonia's ACCELERATE Library Accessibility project: final report (European Commission, September 28, 2001; PC Word format)
  • City of Mesa, Arizona Accessibility Services (City of Mesa [AZ] Library, 2003)
     

• Accessible Workstation/Assistive Technology Assessment and Guidelines
  • http://www.section508.gov/ - The Section 508 procurement statute governing U.S. federal agencies that mandates accessibile electronic and information technology. Authored by the U.S. Access Board.
  • Microsoft Corporation: Accessible Technology in Today's Business: Case Studies for Success (Decision trees for assessing accessibility issues (range of motion, quadriplegia, back and visual differences, auditory, speech, and psychological differences) (Moulton, G./Microsoft, 2002) PDF Format ( )
  • Microsoft Corporation: Determining Your Organization's Assistive Technology Requirements (Microsoft, 2002) PDF Format ( )
  • Microsoft Corporation: Determining Your Organization's Assistive Technology Requirements (Microsoft, 2002) PDF Format ( )
  • Microsoft Corporation: Identifying the Right Assistive Technology (Microsoft, 2002) PDF Format ( )
  • Microsoft Corporation: Interview with Michael Fiore of the Sierra Group (Microsoft, 2002) PDF Format ( ) Sierra Group is a rehabilitation engineering consulting firm.
  • Sun Microsystems Accessibility Program (2003)
  • IBM Accessibility Center (2003)
  • Apple Computer: People with Special Needs (2003)
     
• Best Practice: Oregon State University Technology Access Project. Ron Stewart, Director, 2003 Documents (retrieved April 12, 2003) ... Accessibility can be and is being accomplished in academic institutions.
  • Adaptive and Augmentative Equipment
  • Hardware Access Guidelines (also for purchasing)
  • Software Access Guidelines (also for purchasing)
  • Make your website compliant with Section 508 .
  
   
• Selected Examples of Alternative Formats and Accessibility Innovations
  • Goodfeel-brand Braille translation software ( Dancing Dots, 2003)
  • Duxbury Systems Braille Translation Demo Software (Duxbury Systems, 2003)
  • Duxbury Systems Braille Translation Demo Software (Duxbury Systems, 2003)
  • ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. (2003). Tactile Braille, 3-D Tactile Graphics, Audible Graphics, 3-D Braille and Graphics embosser, Tactile and spatial Braille Math. High tech with the highest human touch.
  • Audio Description Associates/Joel Snyder (2003)
  • National Center on Accessible Media (2003). Accessible multimedia from its inventors.
  • California State University at Northridge [CSUN] 2003 Conference Exhibitors (March 2003)
  • Kurzweil Technologies and the M.I.T. Media Lab (2003).
     
      The future IS here.

Copyright Ellen Perlow for all materials indicating such authorship on this website. Thank you.

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