Knowledge Base Articles by Topic
Following is a complete list of the 274 articles in the Faculty Room Knowledge Base, arranged alphabetically by title. Select any article title to view the article.
- A Smart Board in the Classroom: A Promising Practice for Engaging Students
- AccessCollege: A Promising Practice in Making Postsecondary Institutions Welcoming and Accessible to Students with Disabilities
- Accessible Outdoor Table Design: A Case Study in Teaching Design Students to Think Universally
- AccessIT Web Design & Development: A Promising Practice in Integrating Accessibility Topics into Curriculum
- Allison and Chemistry: A Case Study on Accommodations in Group Work and Discussion
- Ana and Astronomy: A Case Study on Accommodations for Writing Assignments
- Are electronic whiteboards accessible to people with disabilities?
- Are funds available specifically for captioning?
- Are peer review tools accessible?
- Are postsecondary institutions required to purchase adaptive software for a specific course if only one student needs it?
- Are postsecondary institutions required to transport a student with a mobility impairment to a remote field site?
- Are postsecondary institutions responsible for accessibility at off-campus events?
- Are there any court cases on web accessibility and the obligations of postsecondary institutions under Section 504 or ADA?
- Are there commercial products designed to make math accessible to students with disabilities?
- Are there computer keyboards designed to be used with only one hand?
- Are there electronic mentoring programs for students with disabilities?
- Are there fume hoods that are accessible to people with mobility impairments?
- Are there guidelines for creating accessible math?
- Are there scientific and graphing calculators that can be used by students who are blind?
- Are there screen readers that can read math equations?
- Are there standards or guidelines for providing captions?
- Are there voice recognition programs students can use to do math?
- As a faculty member, can I use grant funds to pay for job accommodations for a graduate student?
- Can all television sets display closed captions?
- Can astronomy classes be made accessible to students who are visually impaired?
- Can captions be generated automatically using speech recognition?
- Can chemistry be taught to students with disabilities?
- Can I borrow captioned media for free?
- Can I make accessible web pages using a web authoring tool such as Dreamweaver?
- Can students with Autism be successful in college?
- Can students with intellectual disabilities attend college?
- Can the information contained in graphs, charts, drawings, and three-dimensional models be made accessible to students with disabilities?
- Colored Rulers: A Case Study on Finding a Low-Tech Solution for Completing Exams
- Connecting with Peers: A Case Study on College Transition for a Student with Asperger's Syndrome
- Disability Mentoring Day: A Promising Practice in Promoting Career Exploration
- Distance Learning 101: A Case Study on Accessibility in Collaboration
- Distance Learning: A Case Study on the Accessibility of an Online Course
- Do all postsecondary students with disabilities use disability services?
- Do colleges and universities agree as to whether they must adhere to Section 508 standards?
- Do postsecondary institutions have to provide assistive technology (for example, screen enlargement or voice recognition software) to students with disabilities who enroll in distance learning courses?
- DO-IT 2-4: A Promising Practice in Supporting Transitions from Two- to Four-Year Colleges
- DO-IT Prof: A Promising Practice in Making Postsecondary Instruction Accessible to Students with Disabilities
- DO-IT: A Promising Practice in Designing Accessible Videos
- Does a postsecondary institution have to provide specific hardware or software (known as assistive technology) that an individual with a disability requests so that he or she can access information technology used on campus?
- Does making our school web content accessible mean I cannot use multimedia on my site?
- Does the information on public websites, intranets, and distance learning courses at postsecondary institutions have to be accessible to visitors with disabilities?
- Does the provision of accommodations guarantee student success?
- Does the website developed by a professor for a particular course at a university or college have to meet accessibility standards?
- Dr. Doe's Internet Course: A Case Study on Accessible Distance Learning
- Dr. Stephen Hawking: A Case Study on Using Technology to Communicate with the World
- Earth Science: A Case Study on Teaching Concepts to a Student with a Visual Impairment
- Electronic Course Reserves: A Case Study on Universal Access to Electronic Information in Academic Libraries
- Elena and Computer Graphics: A Case Study on Accommodating Health Impairments
- Faculty Learning Communities: A Promising Practice in Faculty Development
- GALL Laboratory: A Promising Practice in Applying Problem-Based Learning
- Geography and Christian: A Case Study in Accommodating In-Class Computer-Based Testing
- Hien and Medical School Rotations: A Case Study on Accommodating for a Pacemaker
- How accessible are Microsoft Word documents?
- How are the terms "dwarf," "little person," and "person of short stature" commonly used?
- How are the terms deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, and hearing impaired typically used?
- How are the terms low vision, visually impaired and blind defined?
- How can a student who is blind navigate in an unfamiliar area to do fieldwork?
- How can digital content help students with learning disabilities that affect their ability to process math?
- How can educational entities plan an accessible video production?
- How can foreign language courses be made more accessible to students with disabilities?
- How can I communicate with colleagues regarding making our library accessible to patrons with disabilities?
- How can I create math and science documents that are accessible to students with visual impairments?
- How can I design a school computer lab to be accessible to all students?
- How can I ensure that a student who is deaf can access the content in my podcasts?
- How can I get started in making my distance learning course accessible to all students?
- How can I help a student record and analyze data in a science lab?
- How can I help a student who is blind or has low vision make measurements in a science lab?
- How can I help students who need accommodations but refuse to use them?
- How can I integrate disability-related topics into the classes that I teach?
- How can I locate a scientist with a disability similar to that of a student in my class?
- How can I make my chemistry labs accessible to students with disabilities?
- How can I make my computing department more accessible to students with disabilities?
- How can I test my website for accessibility?
- How can I work with a student who is deaf and speaks ASL but struggles with written English?
- How can musicians who are blind make use of computers to notate, read and record music?
- How can my educational entity deliver accessible webcasts?
- How can nontechnical administrators ensure that the websites their employees create and maintain are accessible to people with disabilities?
- How can people who are blind access video and multimedia products?
- How can people who are blind operate computers?
- How can people who have low vision operate a computer?
- How can people with mobility impairments operate computers?
- How can postsecondary institutions determine whether a student is "otherwise qualified" for science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics curricula?
- How can principles of universal design be applied to technology-based math content?
- How can principles of universal design be used to construct a computer lab?
- How can publishers create accessible math textbooks?
- How can students with disabilities get accommodations for the GRE, MCAT, LSAT, and other standardized graduate or professional entrance exams?
- How can students with learning disabilities benefit from computer use?
- How can universal design be applied in educational settings?
- How can universal design be applied in postsecondary education?
- How can universal design be applied to instruction?
- How can web design teachers learn to incorporate web accessibility in their courses?
- How do courseware products differ on accessibility?
- How do I accommodate a student in fieldwork?
- How do I create online math content that is accessible to students who are blind?
- How do I make my online PowerPoint presentation accessible?
- How do I make sure that an alternate form of an exam is equivalent to the standard form?
- How do I turn on captions and audio description in my media player?
- How do my choice and use of color affect the accessibility of my website?
- How does accessible web design benefit all web users?
- Hua and Electrical Engineering: A Case Study on Accommodating Deafness or Hearing Loss
- If a postsecondary student's accommodations include extra exam time must I allow the student to take the exam outside of the classroom?
- If a student with a disability qualifies for accommodations in high school, will they receive the same accommodations in college?
- If I receive a letter informing me a college student in my class has a disability, should I initiate a conversation with the student about their disability?
- In a postsecondary setting, who is responsible for providing Braille translation?
- In a speech class, how can I accommodate a student with a communication disorder?
- Is Google Apps Accessible?
- Is instructional software typically accessible to students with disabilities?
- Is it appropriate for me to ask a postsecondary student what type of disability he has?
- Is my school legally required to make our web pages accessible?
- Is there a way to add captions to a video that is already published?
- Javier and Medical School: A Case Study on Accommodations for Visual Impairments
- Kennewick Elementary School: A Promising Practice in Using Technology to Improve Teaching
- Kim and Biology: A Case Study on Accommodations for Learning Disabilities
- Kutztown University: A Promising Practice in Campus-wide Accessible Meetings and Events
- Letter to the President: A Promising Practice in Promoting Technology Accessibility
- MAR*TEC Techno-Briefs: A Promising Practice on Explaining Technology Accessibility to Educators
- Marion's New Job: A Case Study on Web Accessibility for Instructors
- Missouri Southern State University: A Promising Practice in Developing a Successful Community of Practice (CoP)
- Mnemonics for All: A Case Study on Tutoring Centers and a Student with a Learning Disability
- Must a service animal be certified?
- NAD: A Promising Practice in Streaming Captioned Educational Video
- Nana and Engineering: A Case Study on Accommodating Mobility Impairments
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- PEERs: A Promising Practice for Including Underrepresented Groups in Engineering
- Professional Development for Web Accessibility: Case Studies on Higher Education
- Purdue University: A Promising Practice in Building Campus-wide Support for Web Accessibility
- Rajiv and Biology: A Case Study on Accommodations for Test Taking
- Removing Barriers: A Case Study on Classroom Access
- Roadmaps & Rampways: Case Studies of Success in Science
- Roberto and Biology: A Case Study on Accommodations for Deafness
- Robotics track at youth slam: A promising practice in engaging students with visual impairments
- Sean and Computer Science: A Case Study on Accommodations for a Psychiatric Disorder
- Serving Veterans Think Tank: A Promising Practice in Improving Civilian Career Outcomes for Veterans with Disabilities
- Simple Solutions: A Case Study on Low-Tech Accommodations and Campus Computer Labs
- Software Compatibility: A Case Study on Assistive Technology, Accessible Course Software, and a Student with Low Vision
- Symptom Management: A Case Study on Addressing Medication Side Effects
- Tactile Graphics: A Promising Practice for Including Accessibility Consideration into a Computer Vision Curriculum
- The Kentucky Postsecondary Textbook Accessibility Act: A Promising Practice in Textbook Accessibility Legislation
- The University of Washington: A Promising Practice in Making Distance Learning Courses Accessible to Students with Disabilities
- Tools and Techniques for Accessible Web Content: A Promising Practice in Webcast Training
- Transitional Bridges: A Promising Practice in Using Universal Design and Technology to Promote the Success of Students with Disabilities in STEM
- University of Minnesota: A Promising Practice in Developing an Accessible Information Technology Policy
- Web Access: A Case Study on Making Content Accessible to a Student who is Blind
- What access challenges might visitors to a web page experience?
- What accessibility features are available within the Macintosh operating system ?
- What accessibility features are provided with the Windows operating system?
- What accommodation might be provided to students with chemical sensitivities in science labs?
- What adaptive technology is typically provided to students with disabilities on postsecondary campuses?
- What are examples of accommodations for students with low vision in science labs?
- What are examples of accommodations in science laboratories?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students who are blind?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students who have health impairments?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students with disabilities that impact learning and/or attention?
- What are examples of science lab accommodations for students with mobility impairments?
- What are key issues for increasing the successful participation of individuals with disabilities in STEM fields?
- What are my institution's responsibilities regarding the care of students' service animals?
- What are reasonable accommodations for students with mobility impairments when field work sites are not physically accessible?
- What are relay services, and how do I access them?
- What are some assignments that could be used in lieu of tests to help students with disabilities demonstrate mastery of content?
- What are some examples of courses for which educational programs might assign course substitutes?
- What are some guidelines for creating attractive and functional open or closed captions?
- What are some guidelines for creating overhead visuals that are easier for students to see?
- What are some hints for communicating with individuals who have disabilities?
- What are some low-tech assistive technologies that aid computer access?
- What are some of the barriers students with disabilities face in distance learning courses?
- What are some of the challenges students with Dyslexia face in using technology?
- What are some specific study skills that benefit students with learning disabilities?
- What are some steps that distance learning program administrators can take to ensure the accessibility of their courses?
- What are some techniques for creating Braille math materials?
- What are some ways to provide note taking accommodations for a student with a disability?
- What are specific computer applications that can assist students with learning disabilities?
- What are specific types of learning disabilities?
- What are tactile graphics?
- What are Telecommunications Relay Services?
- What are the benefits of universal design of a distance learning course for students without disabilities?
- What are the options for someone who cannot operate a standard keyboard?
- What are the steps to take in making a school computer lab accessible?
- What are typical accommodations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing?
- What are typical accommodations for students with blindness?
- What are typical accommodations for students with health impairments?
- What are typical accommodations for students with learning disabilities?
- What are typical accommodations for students with low vision?
- What are typical accommodations for students with mobility impairments?
- What are typical challenges and accommodations for students with Asperger's Disorder and high-functioning Autism?
- What challenges do individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing have in operating computers?
- What challenges do individuals with speech impairments face in operating computers?
- What civil rights challenges might our postsecondary institution have if our websites are not accessible?
- What considerations should be made in order to develop accessible web-based distance learning courses?
- What do distance learning professionals need to know about accessibility?
- What does Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act require?
- What federal laws in the U.S. protect the rights of people with disabilities?
- What grants are available for making science, technology, engineering, and math accessible to students with disabilities?
- What if a student with a disability disrupts my college class?
- What Internet-based communication methods are accessible to people with disabilities?
- What is a "qualified student with a disability"?
- What is a mental illness?
- What is a mobility impairment?
- What is a physical or mental impairment?
- What is a qualified individual with a disability?
- What is a reading system?
- What is a refreshable Braille display?
- What is a speech impairment?
- What is a traumatic brain injury?
- What is a virtual keyboard?
- What is Asperger's Disorder?
- What is assistive technology?
- What is audio description?
- What is Autism?
- What is Braille translation software?
- What is considered high quality disability documentation?
- What is Disability Studies?
- What is DotsPlus Braille?
- What is Nemeth Code?
- What is NIMAS?
- What is real-time captioning?
- What is rich media and how can I learn more about its accessibility?
- What is Section 504?
- What is sensorimotor neural engineering and how does the field benefit people with disabilities?
- What is sign language?
- What is the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008?
- What is the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?
- What is the DAISY Modular Math Extension?
- What is the difference between accessible, usable, and universal design?
- What is the difference between accommodation and modification for a student with a disability?
- What is the difference between open and closed captioning?
- What is the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)?
- What is the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
- What is the role of a mentor?
- What is the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and what do they do?
- What is universal design?
- What is video remote interpreting?
- What lab safety issues need to be considered when working with a student who is deaf?
- What lab safety issues need to be considered when working with a student with a mobility impairment?
- What lab safety issues need to be considered when working with a student with a visual impairment?
- What legal issues are associated with access to video products for students with sensory impairments?
- What proportion of postsecondary students have disabilities?
- What resources can help faculty make their courses more accessible to students with disabilities?
- What resources can help students with disabilities locate internships and other work-based experiences?
- What should I do when a student informs me of a disability and requests an accommodation for a distance learning course?
- What statement can I put on my syllabus for students with disabilities?
- What U.S. federal legislation protects the rights of students with disabilities?
- What web accessibility evaluation and repair tools are available?
- What web-based resources tell how to make STEM accessible to people with disabilities?
- When requested, why is it important that I provide a reading list to the disability services office prior to the start of a term?
- Where can I find Accessibility Demonstration Experiences (ADEs)?
- Where can I find a collection of articles that deal with students with disabilities and STEM?
- Where can I find a list of publisher contacts to request electronic text formats?
- Where can I find an engaging game to teach people about the Americans with Disabilities Act?
- Where can I find electronic text versions of books for students who have visual impairments or other print disabilities?
- Where can I find information about the experiences of students with intellectual disabilities in college?
- Where can I find online resources for learning about accessible information technology?
- Where can I find resources about legal, social, and political issues related to disability?
- Where can I find resources for making distance learning courses accessible?
- Where can I find resources for nursing students and professional nurses with disabilities?
- Where can I find tips on making math accessible to students with disabilities?
- Where can I find training materials for making science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction accessible?
- Where can I find vendors who provide captioning services?
- Where can I find vendors who specialize in assistive technology and materials for science laboratories?
- Where can I get information about accessible information technology in educational institutions?
- Which states have accessible textbook laws and what do they say about file formats?
- Who is a person with a disability?
- Who is responsible for providing a postsecondary institution with documentation of a student's disability?
- Who is the Foundation for Science and Disability?
- Who offers training on assistive technology and the design of accessible technology?
- Why is accessible math important?
- Why is it important that students with disabilities take precollege mathematics and science courses?
- Why should students with disabilities participate in work-based learning?
You may also find relevant articles in the following searchable Knowledge Bases:
- AccessSTEM - to help individuals with disabilities pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- Conference Room - to help postsecondary student services staff make their services accessible.
- Board Room - to help administrators create a welcoming and accessible offerings for postsecondary students with disabilities.
- AccessCAREERS - to help employers, career services staff, individuals with disabilities, and others make careers and work-based learning accessible.
- AccessComputing - to help individuals with disabilities pursue studies and careers in computing.
- Advancing Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Computing - to help individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing pursue studies and careers in computing.
- The Center for Universal Design in Education - to help educators and administrators practice universal design in their delivery of education.
- Veterans Room - to help veterans with disabilities.
- AccessIT - to help educational entities at all levels develop, procure, and use accessible informational technology.