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Technology Accessibility and Freedom of Information

Technology Accessibility and Freedom of Information. Information Wants to Be Free!. Technology Frees Information. Put information in the palm of people’s hands Anytime Anyplace Transparency!. Considerations and Responsibilities. How will our information look on different devices? Desktop

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Technology Accessibility and Freedom of Information

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  1. Technology Accessibility and Freedom of Information

  2. Information Wants to Be Free!

  3. Technology Frees Information • Put information in the palm of people’s hands • Anytime • Anyplace • Transparency!

  4. Considerations and Responsibilities • How will our information look on different devices? • Desktop • Laptop • Tablet • Smartphone • Operating system • Browser or app • Interaction with computer • Lots that is out of our control

  5. Want Get We Want “Same”

  6. Same-ness • …acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services within the same timeframe…

  7. Intersection of people with disabilities and technology • Ease of use • Flexibility • User-guided Technology Accessibility

  8. Mainstream Assistive Technology

  9. Specialized Assistive Technology

  10. Accessible Content • On screen matches behind screen • Device independent • Uses color wisely • Describes images and visuals with text

  11. Accessibility in Social Media • Text equivalents • Text in images • Multimedia • Twitter • # and @ at end of Tweet • More! • http://www.howto.gov/social-media/using-social-media-in-government/improving-accessibility

  12. Emergency Communication • Accessibility becomes more critical • Social media • Text • Web

  13. Accessibility Defined in Settlement • “Accessible” means that individuals with disabilities are able to independently acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services within the same timeframe as individuals without disabilities, with substantially equivalent ease of use.

  14. Our Goal

  15. Questions? Rob Carr, Accessibility Coordinator rgcarr@okstate.edu Oklahoma ABLE Tech Oklahoma State University 1-800-257-1705 @OKABLEtech on Twitter @rgcarrjr on Twitter

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