Accessibility
Legislation and Government Resources
The
Ministry of Community and Social Services information regarding AODA
Grace, s. & Gravestock,
P. (2009). Inclusion and diversity: Meeting the needs of all learners//.
Routledge; New York, New York.
Very practical, organized by different academic settings/tasks, based
on educational principles.
International sites with resources on accessibility in higher education
Teachability
web site
Eight online booklets: information about accessibility for: courses/program
descriptions; course or program design; lectures; seminars and tutorials;
placements, study abroad and field trips; practical classes; elearning
resources; examinations and assessments.
Premia
Making Research Education Accessible
Unique site focused on graduate education! "The Premia resource
base is home to a range of awareness and development materials for research
supervisors, managers, administrators, examiners, research and generic
skills trainers, disabled students and graduates, staff developers,
non-disabled researchers, careers advisers and others. The aim of all
the materials is to make the research environment more accessible to
disabled PGR students."
Higher
Education Academy Psychology Network: e-bulletins on Inclusive Practice Links to eight 1 page documents with
guidelines on aspects of inclusive teaching. Unusual approach to disseminating
good practice.
Disabilites:
Academic Resource Tool
25 Case Studies; searchable database / auditing/diagnostic tool (DART
Matrix).
Open
University Inclusive Teaching website
Very extensive, broad perspective on issues involved. It would be hard
to surpass this website.
ADCET
Home Australia
Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training. Examples of resources
include: Fact sheet on accommodation and alternative assessment, CATS
Creating Accessible Teaching and Support.
JISC
TechDis Service
UK Educational advisory service for accessibility and inclusion. Special
emphasis on technology. Note menu option - 'Supporting your role' has
resources for Staff developers (aka Ed. Dev. people). Fabulous resources!
HEA
Inclusion Resource List (2008)
12 pages of resources
Sites with resources on making learning materials accessible
Clear
Print Accessibility Guidelines (PDF)
- from the CNIB
Effective
Practices for Description for Science Content within Digital Talking
Books
From the UK - EasyRead Guidelines - How
to make information accessible (PDF)
General information sites
www.abilitiescentre.org
Web site of the abilities centre featuring information for and about
people with disabilities.
www.accessibilitydirectory.ca
Directory of companies and organizations that provide service that can
help make business, facilities and workplaces more accessible.
http://www.ablelink.org/
Abilities on Line is an extraordinary and absolutely free Internet community.
Here, young people with disabilities and illnesses connect with all
kinds of possibilities.
http://www.abilitymagazine.
A magazine dedicated to persons with disabilities. Also has links to
Ability Job, Ability Store and Ability Awareness.
http://dawn.thot.net/index.
Disabled Women’s Network of Ontario has information for women with
disabilities and includes Health and Justice Information, Resource Catalogues
and Fact Sheets
