Q&As

Are all Web users today using Javascript-enabled browsers? [1]
Are campuses required to provide tutoring for students with disabilities throughout their college career? [2]
Are frames accessible? [3]
Are funds available specifically for captioning? [4]
Are peer review tools accessible? [5]
Are postsecondary institutions required to purchase adaptive software for a specific course if only one student needs it? [6]
Are postsecondary institutions responsible for accessibility at off-campus events? [7]
Are some fonts more accessible than others? [8]
Are text-only websites an accessible alternative? [9]
Are there any court cases on web accessibility and the obligations of postsecondary institutions under Section 504 or ADA? [10]
Are there any web-based tutorials on web accessibility? [11]
Are there electronic mentoring programs for students with disabilities? [12]
Are there screen readers that can read math equations? [13]
Are there standards or guidelines for providing audio description? [14]
Are there standards or guidelines for providing captions? [15]
Are there tools that can be used to check for accessibility issues in a Canvas course? [16]
Are there voice recognition programs students can use to do math? [17]
Are there web browsers that have been developed specifically for use by people with disabilities? [18]
Are touch screens accessible? [19]
Can all television sets display closed captions? [20]
Can captions be generated automatically using speech recognition? [21]
Can I borrow captioned media for free? [22]
Can I make accessible web pages using a web authoring tool such as Dreamweaver? [23]
Can impairments that are episodic or in remission be considered disabilities? [24]
Can the information contained in graphs, charts, drawings, and three-dimensional models be made accessible to students with disabilities? [25]
Do all postsecondary students with disabilities use disability services? [26]
Do I need to change my exam procedures to accommodate a student with a disability? [27]
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? [28]
Do TTY, TDD, and TT mean the same thing? [29]
Does making our school web content accessible mean I cannot use multimedia on my site? [30]
Does the information on public websites, intranets, and distance learning courses at postsecondary institutions have to be accessible to visitors with disabilities? [31]
Does the provision of accommodations guarantee student success? [32]
Does the website developed by a professor for a particular course at a university or college have to meet accessibility standards? [33]
Has the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) provided guidance in addition to the "effective communication" standard that is relevant to the obligation of postsecondary institutions to provide accessible websites? [34]
How accessible are Microsoft Word documents? [35]
How are instructors informed that a student needs an academic accommodation? [36]
How are the terms "dwarf," "little person," and "person of short stature" commonly used? [37]
How are the terms deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, and hearing impaired typically used? [38]
How are the terms low vision, visually impaired, and blind defined? [39]
How can data tables be made accessible? [40]
How can digital content help students with learning disabilities that affect their ability to process math? [41]
How can educational entities determine if their websites are accessible? [42]
How can I accommodate students with low vision? [43]
How can I better understand what it’s like to have a learning disability? [44]
How can I create a conference poster that is accessible to people with disabilities? [45]
How can I create math and science documents that are accessible to students with visual impairments? [46]
How can I easily open my most often used programs in Windows? [47]
How can I ensure that a student who is deaf can access the content in my podcasts? [48]
How can I get started in making my distance learning course accessible to all students? [49]
How can I help students who need accommodations but refuse to use them? [50]
How can I include people with disabilities in the broader impacts statement of my NSF grant proposal? [51]
How can I integrate disability-related topics into the classes that I teach? [52]
How can I make web page navigation accessible? [53]
How can I test my website for accessibility? [54]
How can I use my learning management system to make my course more accessible to everyone? [55]
How can instructors make courses more accessible to students who are deaf or hard of hearing? [56]
How can my educational entity deliver accessible webcasts? [57]
How can Office for Civil Rights resolutions help guide campuses in making information technology accessible? [58]
How can people who are blind access video and multimedia products? [59]
How can people who are blind operate computers? [60]
How can people who are deaf access video and multimedia products? [61]
How can people who have low vision operate a computer? [62]
How can people with mobility impairments operate computers? [63]
How can programming be made more accessible to people with disabilities? [64]
How can students with disabilities arrange for accommodations at a postsecondary institution? [65]
How can students with disabilities arrange for accommodations in an online course? [66]
How can universal design be applied in educational settings? [67]
How can universal design be applied in postsecondary education? [68]
How can universal design be applied to instruction? [69]
How can you integrate accessibility into your syllabus? [70]
How can you introduce accessibility topics in engineering courses? [71]
How can you make your presentation accessible? [72]
How do I best communicate text and graphics I write on the board or present in PowerPoint during lectures to a student who is blind? [73]
How do I create online math content that is accessible to students who are blind? [74]
How do I make my online PowerPoint presentation accessible? [75]
How do I make sure that an alternate form of an exam is equivalent to the standard form? [76]
How do I make websites accessible? [77]
How do I navigate around Microsoft Windows using only a keyboard? [78]
How do I turn on captions and audio description in my media player? [79]
How do learning management systems differ on accessibility? [80]
How do scripting languages affect accessibility? [81]
How does accessible web design benefit all web users? [82]
How does my choice and use of color affect the accessibility of my website? [83]
How long can an "alt" attribute be? [84]
If a student experiences extreme anxiety, how can I be supportive without lowering academic expectations? [85]
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? [86]
In a postsecondary setting, who is responsible for providing Braille translation? [87]
Is Flash content accessible? [88]
Is Google Apps Accessible? [89]
Is instructional software typically accessible to students with disabilities? [90]
Is it appropriate for me to ask a postsecondary student what type of disability he has? [91]
Is it better to caption or transcribe educational multimedia? [92]
Is it legal to copy material that is copyrighted in order to make the print accessible to low-vision or blind patrons? [93]
Is Java accessible? [94]
Is my school legally required to make our web pages accessible? [95]
Is PDF accessible? [96]
Is the information regarding a student's disability and her need for academic accommodations confidential? [97]
Is there a way to add captions to a video that is already published? [98]
May I fail a student with a disability? [99]
What access challenges might visitors to a web page experience? [100]
What accessibility features are available within the Macintosh operating system? [101]
What accessibility features are provided with the Windows operating system? [102]
What adaptive technology is typically provided to students with disabilities on postsecondary campuses? [103]
What alternative pointing systems are available for someone who cannot use a mouse? [104]
What are "mitigating measures" with respect to a disability? [105]
What are cochlear implants, how do they work, and who typically gets them? [106]
What are examples of psychiatric diagnoses? [107]
What are key issues regarding IT accessibility in higher education? [108]
What are language preferences regarding autism? [109]
What are relay services, and how do I access them? [110]
What are some assignments that could be used in lieu of tests to help students with disabilities demonstrate mastery of content? [111]
What are some examples of accessible programming languages? [112]
What are some examples of online simulations for science labs? [113]
What are some guidelines for creating attractive and functional open or closed captions? [114]
What are some hints for communicating with individuals who have disabilities? [115]
What are some of the barriers students with disabilities face in distance learning courses? [116]
What are some of the functional limitations related to mental illness? [117]
What are some steps that distance learning program administrators can take to ensure the accessibility of their courses? [118]
What are specific computer applications that can assist students with learning disabilities? [119]
What are specific types of learning disabilities? [120]
What are speech-to-text services? [121]
What are tactile graphics? [122]
What are the benefits of universal design of a distance learning course for students without disabilities? [123]
What are tips for creating accessible social media posts? [124]
What are typical accommodations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing? [125]
What are typical accommodations for students with blindness? [126]
What are typical accommodations for students with health impairments? [127]
What are typical accommodations for students with learning disabilities? [128]
What are typical accommodations for students with low vision? [129]
What are typical accommodations for students with mobility impairments? [130]
What are typical challenges and accommodations for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder? [131]
What can campus leaders do to ensure IT is accessible? [132]
What challenges do individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing have in operating computers? [133]
What challenges do individuals with speech impairments face in operating computers? [134]
What challenges do people with disabilities face in accessing standard consumer products? [135]
What considerations should be made in order to develop accessible web-based distance learning courses? [136]
What constitutes good alt text? [137]
What do distance learning professionals need to know about accessibility? [138]
What do I need to know about neurodiverse learners and pedagogy? [139]
What does word prediction software do? [140]
What Federal civil rights laws cover the obligations of postsecondary institutions to develop and maintain accessible websites? [141]
What federal laws in the U.S. protect the rights of people with disabilities? [142]
What if a student with a disability disrupts my college class? [143]
What if I do not agree with a recommended accommodation? [144]
What is "intersectionality" in the context of working with students who have disabilities? [145]
What is a "qualified student with a disability"? [146]
What is a "qualified" individual with a disability? [147]
What is a "skip navigation" link? [148]
What is a mental illness? [149]
What is a mobility impairment? [150]
What is a physical or mental impairment? [151]
What is a reading system? [152]
What is a refreshable Braille display? [153]
What is a speech impairment? [154]
What is a traumatic brain injury? [155]
What is a virtual keyboard? [156]
What is Asperger's Disorder? [157]
What is assistive technology? [158]
What is audio description? [159]
What is Autism? [160]
What is braille translation software? [161]
What is ClassAct? [162]
What is computer-based speech recognition? [163]
What is Cyberlearning? [164]
What is DotsPlus Braille? [165]
What is InftyReader? [166]
What is Nemeth Code? [167]
What is NIMAS? [168]
What is real-time captioning? [169]
What is sign language? [170]
What is the Access Board? [171]
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act? [172]
What is the difference between accessible, usable, and universal design? [173]
What is the difference between open and closed captioning? [174]
What is the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials? [175]
What is the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)? [176]
What is the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)? [177]
What is the Quorum programming language? [178]
What is the Rehabilitation Act of 1973? [179]
What is the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and what do they do? [180]
What is the World Institute on Disability (WID)? [181]
What is universal design? [182]
What is video remote interpreting? [183]
What is wrong with using HTML tables for layout? [184]
What is XML and how does it relate to accessibility? [185]
What language should I use to talk about people with disabilities? [186]
What laws worldwide relate to digital accessibility? [187]
What legal issues are associated with access to video products for students with sensory impairments? [188]
What proportion of postsecondary students have disabilities? [189]
What resources can help faculty make their courses more accessible to students with disabilities? [190]
What should I do when a student informs me of a disability and requests an accommodation for a distance learning course? [191]
What statement can I put on my syllabus for students with disabilities? [192]
What steps can developers take to ensure that online learning tools are usable by people with disabilities? [193]
What strategies can disability and information technology (IT) professionals implement to encourage accessibility of webpages, videos, and documents on their campuses? [194]
What technology can be helpful for teaching students with invisible disabilities? [195]
What U.S. federal legislation protects the rights of students with disabilities? [196]
What web accessibility evaluation and repair tools are available? [197]
What web-based resources tell how to make STEM accessible to people with disabilities? [198]
When requested, why is it important that I provide a reading list to the disability services office prior to the start of a term? [199]
Where can I find a glossary of disability-related terms? [200]
Where can I find a list of publisher contacts to request electronic text formats? [201]
Where can I find electronic text versions of books for students who have visual impairments or other print disabilities? [202]
Where can I find guidelines for making online learning projects more accessible? [203]
Where can I find information about the current state and future of cyberlearning? [204]
Where can I find information on Cyberlearning Synthesis and Design Workshops? [205]
Where can I find online resources for learning about accessible information technology? [206]
Where can I find resources about legal, social, and political issues related to disability? [207]
Where can I find resources for making distance learning courses accessible? [208]
Where can I find resources related to brain injuries? [209]
Where can I find resources related to health impairments? [210]
Where can I find resources related to hearing impairments? [211]
Where can I find resources related to learning disabilities and Attention-Deficit Disorder? [212]
Where can I find resources related to mobility impairments? [213]
Where can I find resources related to visual impairments? [214]
Where can I find statistics about education and career attainment for individuals with disabilities? [215]
Where can I find tips on making math accessible to students with disabilities? [216]
Where can I find vendors who provide captioning services? [217]
Where can I learn about experiences of individuals with disabilities in their own words? [218]
Where can I learn about incorporating accessibility topics in computing/IT courses? [219]
Where can I locate statistical data answering questions about students with disabilities and educational services? [220]
Which set of web accessibility standards or guidelines should I comply with? [221]
Which web browsers are most accessible? [222]
Who is a "person with a disability?" [223]
Who offers training on assistive technology and the design of accessible technology? [224]