Re: [Discuss] Strategies/techniques for accessibility (visual impairment)

Thanks all for the discussion of accessibility and Evan for the PR to improve the accessibility of the lessons. In our workshop checklists: http://www.datacarpentry.org/checklists/ we have an Accessibility section ( http://www.datacarpentry.org/accessibility/) that also mentions talking with the

Re: [Discuss] Strategies/techniques for accessibility (visual impairment)

Thanks Nelle, That’s really good advice, and very much appreciated! We’ve had some additional advice off-list, and your last point - communicate with the student ahead of time to find out their needs - is maybe the most humane and practical piece of advice anyone could give for this and

Re: [Discuss] Strategies/techniques for accessibility (visual impairment)

Hi all, > On 21 Sep 2016, at 16:50, Raniere Silva wrote: > > Hi Leighton, > >> We’ll be teaching a workshop soon, with a visually-impaired (blind) student. >> This is a new experience for me, and I was wondering if any of you might be >> able to share some advice for

Re: [Discuss] Strategies/techniques for accessibility (visual impairment)

Hi Nelle, thanks for you tips to Leighton. > - Make sure your material are accessible (in that case, readable with > a screenreader). Schema should be avoided. Text is fine. Most pdf are > accessible, most *simple* html is as well, but fancy javascript can be > problematic. I have the feeling

Re: [Discuss] Strategies/techniques for accessibility (visual impairment)

Hi Leighton, > We’ll be teaching a workshop soon, with a visually-impaired (blind) student. > This is a new experience for me, and I was wondering if any of you might be > able to share some advice for teaching strategies/approaches to delivering > material that could be useful? I believe that