Activity 17.1

List of Alternative Formats (Positive Features, Negative Features, Tech Resources and Human Resources.

• Closed Captioning
• Helps deaf users understand video.
• You could say it can be distracting although it can be turned off.
• Software like premier pro or equivalent.
• Someone who can use premier pro.

• Audio Narration
• Helps visual impaired/dyslexic users to understand text elements.
• Once again it could be distracting, but can be turned off.
• Audio software.
• Someone who can use such software.

• Word documents
• Providing inaccessible .pdf in this format can allow user to alter to their need.
• Loss of security features of .pdf
• Acrobat pro.
• Someone who can convert it.

• Transcripts
• Provides an alternative format to audio, beneficial to deaf users.
• Can't show the same feeling and emotion of spoken words.
• Computer.
• Someone who can transcribe the audio.

• Large Print
• Helps visually impaired user read text
• None
• Computer
• Someone to press print

Activity 15.1

For each of slides 7 to 14, choose the one technology that you are least familiar with and do an internet search to find out more.

• What are its main features?
• How expensive is it?
• Do suppliers also supply training?

OCR

• Ability to scan pages of text directly to a computer. This can then be read by the computer.
• £70
• Online support

Coloured Overlays

• Ability to change the colour of a printed document. Can choose best colour for yourself.
• £3 each
• No training

Foot Control

• Can be used as a mouse or keyboard emulator
• $139
• User guide

Switch Input

• Can be used as a mouse or keyboard emulator
• £270
• Home Demo

One-Handed Keyboard

• Can use one hand
• $199
• User guide

Enlarged Keyboard Labels

• Large font with high contrast colour scheme
• $3.89
• No

Braille Embosser

• Braille embossers transfer computer generated text into printed Braille output.
• £2000
• Yes

Loop Systems

• Allows hearing impaired students to listen to lectures etc
• £167
• Yes

Activity 14.1

Activity 1 - Accessibility Features of Windows

Task 1:

Open a new Word document and type a short postcard style message using the onscreen keyboard.

This is good fun, just like on a phone. Seems easy to use, just slower  that a keyboard. I think my finger has had enough now!

Task 2:

Switch on Windows Magnifier and read the article on the Island of Tuvalu using the magnifier pane.

Seems a little disorientating at first, after a few minutes I got into it and now seems quite good. Wouldn't use it though

Task 3:

Using the Windows Magnifier have a go at completing the interactive drag and drop exercise on Cheese Types.

Once again rather disorientating, hard to keep track on where you are on the screen.

Task 4:

Attempt to complete the interactive Word document on Rivers using ONLY shortcut keystrokes. 

Very difficult as I have never used such shortcuts, needed to use the help section to work out how to do it. I don't think it would take too long to master though.