Face to Face Accessibility

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August 31, 2022August 28, 2022 by Carolyn Speer

Accessibility in the face-to-face (f2f) classroom is an increased concern since in light of several recent OCR decisions and other binding agreements such as Wichita State University’s 2016 agreement with the National Federation of the Blind. One challenge with f2f accessibility is the lack of vetted standards and regulations. In an effort to improve f2f … Read more

Embossers Aren’t Enough: Picture in a Flash

August 31, 2022August 20, 2022 by john.jones@wichita.edu

Giant sculptured hands feeling the side of a building

At Wichita State University, we have been struggling to provide effective tactile graphics for students with visual disabilities for some time now. For years, we have been making do with what we could produce using a braille embosser — most of the embossers on the market have the ability to create simple diagrams that are … Read more