[nabs-l] Advice on making an accessible in-class handout and PowerPoint

Robin robin-melvin at comcast.net
Tue Dec 12 18:48:53 UTC 2017


What about Google's ChromeBook or PixelBook  with Google's Android OS 
or Google's Chrome OS?
At 10:33 AM 12/12/2017, you wrote:
>Dear students,
>I am consulting with a psychology department that is designing a
>series of teaching modules to make the modules as accessible as
>possible. For each module, there is a PowerPoint presentation which
>includes graphs, and a handout that is meant to be completed in-class.
>The graphs in the PowerPoint have alt tags, and they are described in
>detail using the notes pane of each slide. There are also
>tactile/braille versions of the graphs that are very well-done. the
>package is very accessible to a PC user. However, I am curious about
>the most accessible format for those of you who use IOS or a braille
>notetaker in class. Are you guys able to open up a PowerPoint
>presentation in class and access the notes pane on your notetaker or
>iPad? What about a Word document with tables? If these PC formats
>don't work well, is there another format the authors can use that will
>open properly on a braille notetaker or iPad/other Apple device?
>Thanks for any advice, and feel free to reply on-list as your
>techniques may help other students.
>Arielle
>
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