Creating Accessible Course Material
Add Subtitles and Closed Captions to YouTube Videos
Add Transcripts to YouTube Videos
Create Accessible PDF From Word for Mac 2011
Create Tactile Images with Everyday Objects
Describing Figures, Graphs, Tables, Charts, Equations, etc.
Ensuring Proper Tab and Read Order
Make Art More Accessible (as in science figures and illustrations)
Make Scientific Figures for Colorblind Readers
Make Online Documents Accessible
Make PowerPoint Lectures Accessible
Making 3D Laser Cut Stratigraphic Audio-responsive Tactile Templates
Multimedia Accessibility Guide
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines-W3C
Writing Mathematical Expressions – MyScript MathPad
Links to Accessibility Information
3D Print Your Own Tactile Measuring Tools for the Visually Impaired
8 Good Apps for Visually Impaired Students
Android Applications for Visually Impaired
Book Reading Apps for Individuals with Visual Impairments
College Guide – Accessibility Apps at End
Dos and Don’ts on Designing for Accessibility
Free Online Graphing Calculator
Google Drive Guides for JAWS and Voiceover
Guidelines for Collegiate Faculty to Teach Mathematics to Students with BVI
Helping Those With Visual Impairments View Scientific Computer Images
Life Science Teaching Resource Community-Mentoring/Working with Students with Disabilities
Low Vision Access in Windows 10
Making the Great Outdoors Accessible
Measuring Devices for Students with Blindness (Braille Caliper)
Product Database for People Who Are Visually Impaired
Promoting Inclusion and Success for People with Disabilities
Scientist Converts Charts and Graphs to Music to Help Visually Impaired
Supporting Students with ASD in Higher Education
Video Games for individuals with visual impairment
Additional Resources
Amara Makes Video Globally Accessible. (n.d.). Meet Amara. Retrieved from http://amara.org/en/
Books and Resources, Science for Students with Disabilities: Visual Impairments. (2016). National Science Teachers Association. Retrieved from https://www.nsta.org/disabilities/visual.aspx
Disability Language Style Guide. (2016). NCDJ. Retrieved from http://ncdj.org/style-guide/
Fitzpatrick, D. (2011, November 3). I have a blind student in my maths/science class, should I panic? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJNj8vHI2zs
Fraser, K. (n.d.). Accessible Science: Making Life Sciences Accessible to Students with Visual Impairments. Perkins School for the Blind. Retrieved from http://www.perkinselearning.org/videos/webcast/making-life-sciences-accessible-to-students-with-visual-impairments
Heard, B. R. (2016). Evaluating college biology laboratory accommodations for students with blindness and visual impairments. All Theses and Dissertations. Paper 48. http://dune.une.edu/theses/48
Independence Science. (2012, June 5). How to prepare a student with visual impairments for safe access to the science laboratory [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_PuCJjmYWc
Science Materials. (n.d.). Teaching students with visual impairments. Retrieved from http://www.teachingvisuallyimpaired.com/science-materials.html
Sullivan, G., Miller, C., & Goad, C. (2016). Helping students with visual impairments: Resources, tools and technology to foster school success. Accredited Schools Online. Retrieved from http://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/helping-students-with-visual-impairments/
TedxWoodsHole. (2010, December 3). Amy Bower – Science Without Sight [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMBLTPLMmvo
Washington State School for the Blind. (2012, August 17). Science techniques for the blind: Learn how to safely conduct and analyze experiments [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLF126DB019FC5C859&v=Ok-2l2myqzw
