Technology Access at UWMTAG MeetingNovember 20, 2012

Cathy Trueba, Assistant Dean, Division of Student Life Director, McBurney Disability Resource Center

Bruce Maas, Vice Provost for Information Technology, Chief Information Officer

Carrie Nelson, Joyce Tikalsky, Peter Weil, ATR Team

Students w/Disabilities at UW Madison*2010-11 data

Learning Disorders 444 LD 202 ADD/ADHD 213 Brain Injury 18 Autism/ASD 11

Sensory/Mobility/Health/ 254 Visual 15 D/HOH 29 Mobility 40 Health 172

Psychiatric 257

Total 969

UW Student Adaptive Technology Users (140-150) Screen reading software Text/Image enlargement Voice recognition software Captioned media, podcasts, etc. SmartPen technology FM/audio amplification systems Braille

Classroom Technology Solutions

CART Captioning FM Listening Systems Captioned Media/Lecture Capture Adobe Connect http://www.mcburney.wisc.edu/training/

mcburney/foundations/#module3 (4:56 6:13 and 6:38)

Local Accessible Technology Challenges

Decentralized and independent decision making practices

Decentralized technology infrastructure Overreliance on reactive retro-fit to get to

accessibility Limited local expertise in adaptive

technology testing and problem solving Procurement policies Liability and compliance risks

National Accessible Technology Challenges

Pace of Technology Innovation

Vendor Testing and Compliance

Legal Scrutiny and Compliance Risk Penn State Northwestern

Technology Convergence and Universal Design Beyond academics to “the way we live”

NFB vs. Target Inc. Kindle or Ipad? Voting booths, bank cash machines, Online business practices (e.g., ticket

purchase, event registration, banking, etc.)