Make Your Data Accessible
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Simulate Various Disabilities |
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At the Exceptional Needs Workshops, participants, simulating various disabilities, evaluate NASA Science Mission
Directorate data and products to determine their usability in exceptional education settings. Based on their
findings, the participants provide valuable feedback and suggest numerous modifications to make the data and
the products more accessible.
+ View the simulation techniques ( PDF format,
HTML format) |
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Create an Accessible
Office Document |
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The Microsoft 'Quick Reference Card' provides instruction
and tips on how to create accessible Office documents.
As part of SERCH's special needs initiative, we encourage
everyone to present data in an accessible format.
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Read the Quick Reference Card |
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Create an Accessible
PDF Document |
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Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM) has written an article on
'Defining Acrobat PDF Accessibility' that provides instructions
and tips on how to create accessible PDF documents. In addition, Adobe has numerous resources on
creating accessible content with their software.
As part of SERCH's special needs initiative, we encourage
everyone to present data in an accessible format.
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Read the WebAIM article
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Adobe Accessibility
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Create an Accessible
Web Site that Meets Section 508 Requirements |
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Section 508 requires that individuals with disabilities,
who are members of the public seeking information or services
from a Federal agency, have access to and use of information
and data. SERCH's web site meets Section 508 requirements.
If you are interested in learning how to make your web
site compliant, visit the following sites.
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Accessible Web Page Design
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Macromedia Accessibility
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Accessibility
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Web Accesibility In Mind |
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Federal Section 508 Website |
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Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information technology, to make available new opportunities for
people with disabilities, and to encourage development of technologies that will help achieve these goals. The
law applies to all Federal agencies when they develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information
technology.
+ View Federal 508 Website |
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NASA Section 508 Website |
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NASA is fully committed to ensuring that its Electronic & Information Technology (EIT) complies with Section 508
requirements, and, to that end, has put in place a strong management structure for implementing the provisions of
Section 508 within the Agency.
+ View NASA 508 Website |
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SERCH Best Practices |
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SERCH, along with the NASA SMD Education and Public Outreach Support Network, has been working with educators and
experts from exceptional classroom settings and organizations to identify what kinds of educational materials
they need and what educational products will work best for their students. From our discussions and work with
these educators and experts, it is clear that there is a need to modify and/or adapt existing educational
materials and to encourage NASA product developers to include educational methods for involving the exceptional
student population. This poster presents a "top 10" list of lesson learned and best practices for working with
audiences with special needs. [Presented at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific EPO Conference | Tucson, AZ]
+ View SERCH Poster (pdf) |
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Beware
of Negative Attitudes |
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When approaching and working with persons with special
needs, be aware that they too have feelings. While they
may need your assistance, they need your respect first.
The following article offers some suggestions, and tips
to remember.
Compiled by Patricia Moore and Barbara Barnhardt, SC School
for the Deaf & Blind.
+ Read Entire Article - Negative Attitudes |
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Exceptional
Words of Caution |
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The following article provides a chart of 'words to watch'
(connotation) and the 'appropriate alternative'.
Compiled by Patricia Moore and Barbara Barnhardt, SC School
for the Deaf & Blind.
+ Read Entire Article - Words of Caution |
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Interacting
with People with Disabilities |
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A disability is an inconvenience in certain situations,
it is not a tragedy. Don't treat it as such.
The following article offers tips that may help those
that are new to working with persons with disabilities
and reduce the anxiety on both sides.
+ Read Entire Article - Interacting with People with Disabilities |
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People
With and Without Disabilities: Interacting and Communicating |
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This publication is written to suggest ways to promote
effective communication between people with and without
disabilities. In general, there is nothing extraordinary
about such communication; however, using the suggested
behaviors could bridge some of the perceived and real
distinctions between co-workers. This booklet is not intended
to address reasonable accommodation, unless an accommodation
would promote more effective communication and interaction.
+ Read Entire Article - Interacting and Communicating |
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| Instructional Resources |
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The
Inclusive Classroom Mathematics and Science Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities |
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This publication is part of the Northwest Regional Educational
Laboratory's series, It's Just Good Teaching. This series of publications and
videos offers teachers research-based instructional strategies with reallife
examples from Northwest classrooms. This is the first of three new
publications in the series to address the diverse needs of specific groups
of students in inclusive classrooms: students with learning disabilities,
gifted students, and students who are English-language learners.
+ Read Entire Publication - The Inclusive Classroom |
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The Special
Educator's Book of Lists |
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 This publication is a unique time-saving resource for the special education teacher provides 192 reproducible
lists brimming with useful facts that cover essential assessment, diagnosis, remediation, legal, and
procedural information.
+ View More Information at Jossey-Bass
+ Book Listing at Amazon.com |
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Many of the documents listed here require that you have Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat Reader. Reader can be downloaded
at the Adobe
Reader website. |
