Q&As

  • Are electronic whiteboards accessible to people with disabilities? [1]
  • Are funds available specifically for captioning? [2]
  • Are peer review tools accessible? [3]
  • Are some fonts more accessible than others? [4]
  • Are text-only websites an accessible alternative? [5]
  • Are there any web-based tutorials on web accessibility? [6]
  • Are there computer keyboards designed to be used with only one hand? [7]
  • Are there documents offered online in Spanish that discuss disabilities and education? [8]
  • Are there electronic mentoring programs for students with disabilities? [9]
  • Are there guidelines for creating accessible math? [10]
  • Are there guidelines for describing complex images? [11]
  • Are there Hour of Code activities that are accessible to students with visual impairments? [12]
  • Are there organizations that support students with disabilities interested in computer science? [13]
  • Are there screen readers that can read math equations? [14]
  • Are there standards or guidelines for providing audio description? [15]
  • Are there standards or guidelines for providing captions? [16]
  • Are there web browsers that have been developed specifically for use by people with disabilities? [17]
  • Are touch screens accessible? [18]
  • Can all television sets display closed captions? [19]
  • Can captions be generated automatically using speech recognition? [20]
  • Can I borrow captioned media for free? [21]
  • Can I make accessible web pages using a web authoring tool such as Dreamweaver? [22]
  • Can the information contained in graphs, charts, drawings, and three-dimensional models be made accessible to students with disabilities? [23]
  • Do TTY, TDD, and TT mean the same thing? [24]
  • How accessible are Microsoft Word documents? [25]
  • How are the terms "dwarf," "little person," and "person of short stature" commonly used? [26]
  • How are the terms deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, and hearing impaired typically used? [27]
  • How are the terms low vision, visually impaired, and blind defined? [28]
  • How can a student who is blind navigate in an unfamiliar area to do fieldwork? [29]
  • How can computing courses be made more accessible to students with specific learning disabilities? [30]
  • How can educational entities determine if their websites are accessible? [31]
  • How can educational entities plan an accessible video production? [32]
  • How can I accommodate students with low vision? [33]
  • How can I better understand what it’s like to have a learning disability? [34]
  • How can I create a conference poster that is accessible to people with disabilities? [35]
  • How can I develop accessible web-based forms? [36]
  • How can I easily open my most often used programs in Windows? [37]
  • How can I ensure that a student who is deaf can access the content in my podcasts? [38]
  • How can I select an enterprise web accessibility checker? [39]
  • How can I tell whether a software application is accessible? [40]
  • How can I test my website for accessibility? [41]
  • How can I utilize student interns to promote accessible informal STEM learning? [42]
  • How can I work with a student who is deaf and speaks ASL but struggles with written English? [43]
  • How can informal STEM learning programs support individuals with mobility impairments? [44]
  • How can informal STEM learning programs support individuals with vision impairments? [45]
  • How can instructors make courses more accessible to students who are deaf or hard of hearing? [46]
  • How can makerspaces be made more accessible to users with disabilities? [47]
  • How can nontechnical administrators ensure that the websites their employees create and maintain are accessible to people with disabilities? [48]
  • How can people who are blind access video and multimedia products? [49]
  • How can people who are blind operate computers? [50]
  • How can people who are deaf access video and multimedia products? [51]
  • How can people who have low vision operate a computer? [52]
  • How can people with mobility impairments operate computers? [53]
  • How can programming be made more accessible to people with disabilities? [54]
  • How can students with disabilities arrange for accommodations in an online course? [55]
  • How can students with learning disabilities benefit from computer use? [56]
  • How can switches be used by people who cannot operate a standard keyboard or mouse? [57]
  • How can universal design be applied in educational settings? [58]
  • How can universal design be applied to instruction? [59]
  • How can web pages be made accessible to individuals who have cognitive disabilities? [60]
  • How can you include individuals with disabilities in broadening participation activities for other underrepresented groups? [61]
  • How can you integrate accessibility into your syllabus? [62]
  • How can you make your presentation accessible? [63]
  • How do I develop accessible educational software? [64]
  • How do I include deaf students in informal learning conversations? [65]
  • How do I include information about universal design in curriculum related to informal STEM learning? [66]
  • How do I make my online PowerPoint presentation accessible? [67]
  • How do I make websites accessible? [68]
  • How do I navigate around Microsoft Windows using only a keyboard? [69]
  • How do I turn on captions and audio description in my media player? [70]
  • How do scripting languages affect accessibility? [71]
  • How do we include accessible technology-rich activities in our summer camp? [72]
  • How does Art Beyond Sight promote equal access to art? [73]
  • How does my choice and use of color affect the accessibility of my website? [74]
  • How does the American Alliance of Museums promote accessibility? [75]
  • How does unintended or unconscious bias affect students with disabilities? [76]
  • How long can an "alt" attribute be? [77]
  • Is Flash content accessible? [78]
  • Is Google Apps Accessible? [79]
  • Is instructional software typically accessible to students with disabilities? [80]
  • Is it better to caption or transcribe educational multimedia? [81]
  • Is it legal to copy material that is copyrighted in order to make the print accessible to low-vision or blind patrons? [82]
  • Is PDF accessible? [83]
  • Is there a way to add captions to a video that is already published? [84]
  • Is there equipment that can make science more accessible to individuals with disabilities? [85]
  • Must a service animal be certified? [86]
  • What access challenges might visitors to a web page experience? [87]
  • What accessibility features are available within the Macintosh operating system? [88]
  • What accessibility features are provided with the Windows operating system? [89]
  • What alternative pointing systems are available for someone who cannot use a mouse? [90]
  • What are best practices for recruiting and retaining employees with disabilities? [91]
  • What are cochlear implants, how do they work, and who typically gets them? [92]
  • What are different models of disability? [93]
  • What are examples of psychiatric diagnoses? [94]
  • What are issues related to the design of accessible software? [95]
  • What are key issues for increasing the successful participation of individuals with disabilities in STEM fields? [96]
  • What are language preferences regarding autism? [97]
  • What are legal issues associated with the design of accessible software? [98]
  • What are relay services, and how do I access them? [99]
  • What are some examples of accessible programming languages? [100]
  • What are some guidelines for creating attractive and functional open or closed captions? [101]
  • What are some guidelines for creating overhead visuals that are easier for students to see? [102]
  • What are some hints for communicating with individuals who have disabilities? [103]
  • What are some low-tech assistive technologies that aid computer access? [104]
  • What are some of the challenges students with Dyslexia face in using technology? [105]
  • What are some of the functional limitations related to mental illness? [106]
  • What are specific types of learning disabilities? [107]
  • What are speech-to-text services? [108]
  • What are tactile graphics? [109]
  • What are Telecommunications Relay Services? [110]
  • What are the options for someone who cannot operate a standard keyboard? [111]
  • What are tips for creating accessible social media posts? [112]
  • What are typical accommodations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing? [113]
  • What are typical accommodations for students with AD/HD? [114]
  • What are typical accommodations for students with blindness? [115]
  • What are typical accommodations for students with health impairments? [116]
  • What are typical accommodations for students with learning disabilities? [117]
  • What are typical accommodations for students with low vision? [118]
  • What are typical accommodations for students with mobility impairments? [119]
  • What are typical challenges and accommodations for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder? [120]
  • What are typical challenges students with math-related learning disabilities face? [121]
  • What barriers exist in recruiting employees and interns with disabilities? [122]
  • What can companies do to raise awareness of the need for employees that understand accessibility? [123]
  • What can professional organizations do to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in their field? [124]
  • What challenges do individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing have in operating computers? [125]
  • What challenges do individuals with speech impairments face in operating computers? [126]
  • What challenges do people with disabilities face in accessing standard consumer products? [127]
  • What checklists can employers use to assess their ability to accommodate employees and customers with disabilities? [128]
  • What constitutes good alt text? [129]
  • What does word prediction software do? [130]
  • What factors affect a student's self-efficacy? [131]
  • What federal laws in the U.S. protect the rights of people with disabilities? [132]
  • What is "intersectionality" in the context of working with students who have disabilities? [133]
  • What is a "qualified" individual with a disability? [134]
  • What is a mental illness? [135]
  • What is a mobility impairment? [136]
  • What is a physical or mental impairment? [137]
  • What is a reading system? [138]
  • What is a refreshable Braille display? [139]
  • What is a speech impairment? [140]
  • What is a traumatic brain injury? [141]
  • What is a virtual keyboard? [142]
  • What is AD/HD and how is it diagnosed? [143]
  • What is Asperger's Disorder? [144]
  • What is assistive technology? [145]
  • What is audio description? [146]
  • What is Autism? [147]
  • What is braille translation software? [148]
  • What is computer-based speech recognition? [149]
  • What is Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for Neurodiversity? [150]
  • What is MathSpeak? [151]
  • What is NIMAS? [152]
  • What is real-time captioning? [153]
  • What is sign language? [154]
  • What is the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008? [155]
  • What is the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education? [156]
  • What is the current recommendation for providing long descriptions for complex graphics? [157]
  • What is the difference between accessible, usable, and universal design? [158]
  • What is the difference between open and closed captioning? [159]
  • What is the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials? [160]
  • What is the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)? [161]
  • What is the Quorum programming language? [162]
  • What is the role of a mentor? [163]
  • What is universal design? [164]
  • What is video remote interpreting? [165]
  • What lab safety issues need to be considered when working with a student who is deaf? [166]
  • What lab safety issues need to be considered when working with a student with a mobility impairment? [167]
  • What lab safety issues need to be considered when working with a student with a visual impairment? [168]
  • What language should I use to talk about people with disabilities? [169]
  • What laws worldwide relate to digital accessibility? [170]
  • What legal issues are associated with access to video products for students with sensory impairments? [171]
  • What process can I use to design accommodations for specific students with disabilities? [172]
  • What resources help individuals learn how to talk about their disabilities? [173]
  • What specific challenges make it difficult for people with mobility impairments to operate computers? [174]
  • What statement can I put on my syllabus for students with disabilities? [175]
  • What strategies used to recruit other underrepresented groups could be repurposed for use in recruiting students with disabilities to your program, institution, or department? [176]
  • What technology can be helpful for teaching students with invisible disabilities? [177]
  • What web accessibility evaluation and repair tools are available? [178]
  • What web-based resources tell how to make STEM accessible to people with disabilities? [179]
  • When should assistive listening devices be installed in a facility? [180]
  • Where can I find a glossary of disability-related terms? [181]
  • Where can I find a list of publisher contacts to request electronic text formats? [182]
  • Where can I find a useful list of web resources regarding web accessibility? [183]
  • Where can I find accessible downloadable museum exhibits? [184]
  • Where can I find employment resources for students with disabilities? [185]
  • Where can I find resources about legal, social, and political issues related to disability? [186]
  • Where can I find resources related to brain injuries? [187]
  • Where can I find resources related to health impairments? [188]
  • Where can I find resources related to hearing impairments? [189]
  • Where can I find resources related to learning disabilities and Attention-Deficit Disorder? [190]
  • Where can I find resources related to mobility impairments? [191]
  • Where can I find resources related to visual impairments? [192]
  • Where can I find resources to help me plan an accessible computing activity? [193]
  • Where can I find statistics about education and career attainment for individuals with disabilities? [194]
  • Where can I find vendors who provide captioning services? [195]
  • Where can I learn about best practices for making accessible mobile and web apps? [196]
  • Where can I learn about experiences of individuals with disabilities in their own words? [197]
  • Where can I learn about sign language for STEM fields? [198]
  • Where can I learn more about accessibility and UD of informal STEM learning programs? [199]
  • Which set of web accessibility standards or guidelines should I comply with? [200]
  • Which web browsers are most accessible? [201]
  • Who benefits from captions on videos? [202]
  • Who is a "person with a disability?" [203]
  • Whom should I contact in my state if I have a question about assistive technology? [204]