Q&As

A college student needs a computer accommodation to take her exam. How can I ensure the test is properly supervised? [1]
A student in my college course needs computer accommodations for test taking. Doesn't this give her an unfair advantage over other students? [2]
Are Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles curricula accessible to students with disabilities? [3]
Are chat rooms accessible to people with disabilities? [4]
Are electronic whiteboards accessible to people with disabilities? [5]
Are funds available specifically for captioning? [6]
Are peer review tools accessible? [7]
Are postsecondary institutions required to purchase adaptive software for a specific course if only one student needs it? [8]
Are postsecondary institutions required to transport a student with a mobility impairment to a remote field site? [9]
Are postsecondary institutions responsible for accessibility at off-campus events? [10]
Are some fonts more accessible than others? [11]
Are there any court cases on web accessibility and the obligations of postsecondary institutions under Section 504 or ADA? [12]
Are there any web-based tutorials on web accessibility? [13]
Are there commercial products designed to make math accessible to students with disabilities? [14]
Are there computer keyboards designed to be used with only one hand? [15]
Are there electronic mentoring programs for students with disabilities? [16]
Are there fume hoods that are accessible to people with mobility impairments? [17]
Are there guidelines for creating accessible math? [18]
Are there guidelines for describing complex images? [19]
Are there resources to help individuals who are blind build hardware devices? [20]
Are there scientific and graphing calculators that can be used by students who are blind? [21]
Are there screen readers that can read math equations? [22]
Are there standards or guidelines for providing captions? [23]
Are there tools that can be used to check for accessibility issues in a Canvas course? [24]
Are there voice recognition programs students can use to do math? [25]
As a faculty member, can I use grant funds to pay for job accommodations for a graduate student? [26]
Can a faculty member forbid a student with a disability to use a tape recorder in class? [27]
Can a person with a hearing impairment use a stethoscope? [28]
Can all television sets display closed captions? [29]
Can astronomy classes be made accessible to students who are visually impaired? [30]
Can captions be generated automatically using speech recognition? [31]
Can chemistry be taught to students with disabilities? [32]
Can I borrow captioned media for free? [33]
Can I make accessible web pages using a web authoring tool such as Dreamweaver? [34]
Can impairments that are episodic or in remission be considered disabilities? [35]
Can students with autism be successful in college? [36]
Can students with intellectual disabilities attend college? [37]
Can the information contained in graphs, charts, drawings, and three-dimensional models be made accessible to students with disabilities? [38]
Do all postsecondary students with disabilities use disability services? [39]
Do I need to change my exam procedures to accommodate a student with a disability? [40]
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? [41]
Does a postsecondary institution have to provide specific hardware or software (known as assistive technology) that an individual with a disability requests so that they can access information technology used on campus? [42]
Does a student who is blind need accommodations to benefit from class discussions? [43]
Does making our school web content accessible mean I cannot use multimedia on my site? [44]
Does the information on public websites, intranets, and distance learning courses at postsecondary institutions have to be accessible to visitors with disabilities? [45]
Does the provision of accommodations guarantee student success? [46]
Does the website developed by a professor for a particular course at a university or college have to meet accessibility standards? [47]
How accessible are Microsoft Word documents? [48]
How are instructors informed that a student needs an academic accommodation? [49]
How are the terms "dwarf," "little person," and "person of short stature" commonly used? [50]
How are the terms deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, and hearing impaired typically used? [51]
How are the terms low vision, visually impaired, and blind defined? [52]
How can a biomedical lab be made accessible to people with disabilities? [53]
How can a student who is blind navigate in an unfamiliar area to do fieldwork? [54]
How can a student with a health impairment maintain participation in classroom discussions when she is frequently absent? [55]
How can computing courses be made more accessible to students with specific learning disabilities? [56]
How can digital content help students with learning disabilities that affect their ability to process math? [57]
How can educational entities determine if their websites are accessible? [58]
How can educational entities plan an accessible video production? [59]
How can engineering departments be welcoming and accessible to students with disabilities? [60]
How can faculty be encouraged to include accessibility topics in computing curriculum? [61]
How can foreign language courses be made more accessible to students with disabilities? [62]
How can I accommodate students with low vision? [63]
How can I better understand what it’s like to have a learning disability? [64]
How can I communicate with colleagues regarding making our library accessible to patrons with disabilities? [65]
How can I create a conference poster that is accessible to people with disabilities? [66]
How can I create math and science documents that are accessible to students with visual impairments? [67]
How can I design a school computer lab to be accessible to all students? [68]
How can I ensure that a student who is deaf can access the content in my podcasts? [69]
How can I get started in making my distance learning course accessible to all students? [70]
How can I help a student record and analyze data in a science lab? [71]
How can I help a student who is blind or has low vision make measurements in a science lab? [72]
How can I help a two-year college student transition to a four-year school? [73]
How can I help students who need accommodations but refuse to use them? [74]
How can I include people with disabilities in the broader impacts statement of my NSF grant proposal? [75]
How can I integrate disability-related topics into the classes that I teach? [76]
How can I make my chemistry labs accessible to students with disabilities? [77]
How can I make my computing department more accessible to students with disabilities? [78]
How can I test my website for accessibility? [79]
How can I use my learning management system to make my course more accessible to everyone? [80]
How can I work with a student who is deaf and speaks ASL but struggles with written English? [81]
How can instructors make courses more accessible to students who are deaf or hard of hearing? [82]
How can K-12 computing instructors get support working with students with disabilities? [83]
How can makerspaces be made more accessible to users with disabilities? [84]
How can math assessments be made accessible? [85]
How can musicians who are blind make use of computers to notate, read and record music? [86]
How can my educational entity deliver accessible webcasts? [87]
How can nontechnical administrators ensure that the websites their employees create and maintain are accessible to people with disabilities? [88]
How can Office for Civil Rights resolutions help guide campuses in making information technology accessible? [89]
How can people who are blind access video and multimedia products? [90]
How can people who are blind operate computers? [91]
How can people who are deaf access video and multimedia products? [92]
How can people who have low vision operate a computer? [93]
How can people with mobility impairments operate computers? [94]
How can postsecondary institutions determine whether a student is "otherwise qualified" for science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics curricula? [95]
How can principles of universal design be applied to technology-based math content? [96]
How can principles of universal design be used to construct a computer lab? [97]
How can programming be made more accessible to people with disabilities? [98]
How can publishers create accessible math textbooks? [99]
How can service animals be safely included in lab classes? [100]
How can STEM academic departments be more accessible to and inclusive of faculty with disabilities? [101]
How can students with disabilities get accommodations for the GRE, MCAT, LSAT, and other standardized graduate or professional entrance exams? [102]
How can students with learning disabilities benefit from computer use? [103]
How can universal design be applied in educational settings? [104]
How can universal design be applied in postsecondary education? [105]
How can universal design be applied to instruction? [106]
How can universal design, disability, and accessibility topics be integrated into the engineering curriculum? [107]
How can web design teachers learn to incorporate web accessibility in their courses? [108]
How can you include individuals with disabilities in broadening participation activities for other underrepresented groups? [109]
How can you integrate accessibility into your syllabus? [110]
How can you introduce accessibility topics in engineering courses? [111]
How can you make your presentation accessible? [112]
How can you prepare engineering students to work with people with disabilities? [113]
How did the GARDE program support class projects that designed technology for people with disabilities? [114]
How do I accommodate a student in fieldwork? [115]
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? [116]
How do I create online math content that is accessible to students who are blind? [117]
How do I make my online PowerPoint presentation accessible? [118]
How do I make sure that an alternate form of an exam is equivalent to the standard form? [119]
How do I safeguard audio-recorded lecture content from copyright infringement? [120]
How do I turn on captions and audio description in my media player? [121]
How do learning management systems differ on accessibility? [122]
How does accessible web design benefit all web users? [123]
How does designing for users with and without disabilities shape student design thinking? [124]
How does my choice and use of color affect the accessibility of my website? [125]
How does unintended or unconscious bias affect students with disabilities? [126]
How might teaching about universal design help to diversify the engineering student body? [127]
If a postsecondary student's accommodations include extra exam time must I allow the student to take the exam outside of the classroom? [128]
If a student experiences extreme anxiety, how can I be supportive without lowering academic expectations? [129]
If a student with a disability qualifies for accommodations in high school, will they receive the same accommodations in college? [130]
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? [131]
In a postsecondary setting, who is responsible for providing Braille translation? [132]
In a speech class, how can I accommodate a student with a communication disorder? [133]
In what format will a student who is blind turn in assignments and tests? [134]
Is Google Apps Accessible? [135]
Is instructional software typically accessible to students with disabilities? [136]
Is it appropriate for me to ask a postsecondary student what type of disability he has? [137]
Is it legal to copy material that is copyrighted in order to make the print accessible to low-vision or blind patrons? [138]
Is my school legally required to make our web pages accessible? [139]
Is PDF accessible? [140]
Is the information regarding a student's disability and her need for academic accommodations confidential? [141]
Is there a way to add captions to a video that is already published? [142]
May I fail a student with a disability? [143]
Must a service animal be certified? [144]
Opportunities! [145]
Should I modify assignments or grades for students with disabilities? [146]
What access challenges might visitors to a web page experience? [147]
What accessibility features are available within the Macintosh operating system? [148]
What accessibility features are provided with the Windows operating system? [149]
What accommodation might be provided to students with chemical sensitivities in science labs? [150]
What adaptive technology is typically provided to students with disabilities on postsecondary campuses? [151]
What are "mitigating measures" with respect to a disability? [152]
What are challenges to increasing the participation of students with disabilities in computing? [153]
What are cochlear implants, how do they work, and who typically gets them? [154]
What are different models of disability? [155]
What are examples of accommodations for students with low vision in science labs? [156]
What are examples of accommodations in science laboratories? [157]
What are examples of psychiatric diagnoses? [158]
What are examples of science lab accommodations for students who are blind? [159]
What are examples of science lab accommodations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing? [160]
What are examples of science lab accommodations for students who have health impairments? [161]
What are examples of science lab accommodations for students with disabilities that impact learning and/or attention? [162]
What are examples of science lab accommodations for students with mobility impairments? [163]
What are key issues for increasing the successful participation of individuals with disabilities in STEM fields? [164]
What are key issues regarding IT accessibility in higher education? [165]
What are language preferences regarding autism? [166]
What are legal issues associated with the design of accessible software? [167]
What are my institution's responsibilities regarding the care of students' service animals? [168]
What are reasonable accommodations for students with mobility impairments when fieldwork sites are not physically accessible? [169]
What are relay services, and how do I access them? [170]
What are some assignments that could be used in lieu of tests to help students with disabilities demonstrate mastery of content? [171]
What are some examples of accessible programming languages? [172]
What are some examples of courses for which educational programs might assign course substitutes? [173]
What are some examples of engineering courses that teach about disability, accessibility, or universal design? [174]
What are some examples of online simulations for science labs? [175]
What are some guidelines for creating attractive and functional open or closed captions? [176]
What are some guidelines for creating overhead visuals that are easier for students to see? [177]
What are some hints for communicating with individuals who have disabilities? [178]
What are some low-tech assistive technologies that aid computer access? [179]
What are some of the barriers students with disabilities face in distance learning courses? [180]
What are some of the challenges students with Dyslexia face in using technology? [181]
What are some specific study skills that benefit students with learning disabilities? [182]
What are some steps that distance learning program administrators can take to ensure the accessibility of their courses? [183]
What are some techniques for creating Braille math materials? [184]
What are some ways to provide note-taking accommodations for a student with a disability? [185]
What are specific computer applications that can assist students with learning disabilities? [186]
What are specific types of learning disabilities? [187]
What are speech-to-text services? [188]
What are tactile graphics? [189]
What are Telecommunications Relay Services? [190]
What are the benefits of universal design of a distance learning course for students without disabilities? [191]
What are the main features of an accessible computer lab? [192]
What are the options for someone who cannot operate a standard keyboard? [193]
What are the steps to take in making a school computer lab accessible? [194]
What are typical accommodations for students who are deaf or hard of hearing? [195]
What are typical accommodations for students with blindness? [196]
What are typical accommodations for students with health impairments? [197]
What are typical accommodations for students with learning disabilities? [198]
What are typical accommodations for students with low vision? [199]
What are typical accommodations for students with mobility impairments? [200]
What are typical challenges and accommodations for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder? [201]
What challenges do individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing have in operating computers? [202]
What challenges do individuals with speech impairments face in operating computers? [203]
What civil rights challenges might our postsecondary institution have if our websites are not accessible? [204]
What considerations should be made in order to develop accessible web-based distance learning courses? [205]
What constitutes good alt text? [206]
What do distance learning professionals need to know about accessibility? [207]
What do I need to know about neurodiverse learners and pedagogy? [208]
What does Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act require? [209]
What efforts exist to track the participation of students with disabilities in K-12 computer science education? [210]
What federal laws in the U.S. protect the rights of people with disabilities? [211]
What grants are available for making science, technology, engineering, and math accessible to students with disabilities? [212]
What if a student with a disability disrupts my college class? [213]
What if I do not agree with a recommended accommodation? [214]
What institutional strategies can reduce barriers to academic STEM careers faced by women with disabilities? [215]
What is "intersectionality" in the context of working with students who have disabilities? [216]
What is a "qualified student with a disability"? [217]
What is a "qualified" individual with a disability? [218]
What is a mental illness? [219]
What is a mobility impairment? [220]
What is a physical or mental impairment? [221]
What is a reading system? [222]
What is a refreshable Braille display? [223]
What is a speech impairment? [224]
What is a traumatic brain injury? [225]
What is a virtual keyboard? [226]
What is ableism? [227]
What is Asperger's Disorder? [228]
What is assistive technology? [229]
What is audio description? [230]
What is Autism? [231]
What is braille translation software? [232]
What is ClassAct? [233]
What is considered high quality disability documentation? [234]
What is Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for Neurodiversity? [235]
What is Cyberlearning? [236]
What is Disability Studies? [237]
What is DotsPlus Braille? [238]
What is InftyReader? [239]
What is Nemeth Code? [240]
What is NIMAS? [241]
What is real-time captioning? [242]
What is rich media and how can I learn more about its accessibility? [243]
What is Section 504? [244]
What is sensorimotor neural engineering and how does the field benefit people with disabilities? [245]
What is sign language? [246]
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008? [247]
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act? [248]
What is the DAISY Modular Math Extension? [249]
What is the difference between accessible, usable, and universal design? [250]
What is the difference between accommodation and modification for a student with a disability? [251]
What is the difference between open and closed captioning? [252]
What is the International Association for Geoscience Diversity? [253]
What is the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)? [254]
What is the Rehabilitation Act of 1973? [255]
What is the role of a mentor? [256]
What is the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and what do they do? [257]
What is universal design? [258]
What is video remote interpreting? [259]
What lab safety issues need to be considered when working with a student who is deaf? [260]
What lab safety issues need to be considered when working with a student with a mobility impairment? [261]
What lab safety issues need to be considered when working with a student with a visual impairment? [262]
What language should I use to talk about people with disabilities? [263]
What legal issues are associated with access to video products for students with sensory impairments? [264]
What proportion of postsecondary students have disabilities? [265]
What resources can help faculty make their courses more accessible to students with disabilities? [266]
What resources can help students with disabilities locate internships and other work-based experiences? [267]
What should I do when a student informs me of a disability and requests an accommodation for a distance learning course? [268]
What statement can I put on my syllabus for students with disabilities? [269]
What steps can developers take to ensure that online learning tools are usable by people with disabilities? [270]
What strategies can be used to accommodate students who are authorized to receive extra time on assignments or tests in lab courses? [271]
What technology can be helpful for teaching students with invisible disabilities? [272]
What tools can facilitate conversations between students with disabilities and their advisors? [273]
What U.S. federal legislation protects the rights of students with disabilities? [274]
What web accessibility evaluation and repair tools are available? [275]
What web-based resources tell how to make STEM accessible to people with disabilities? [276]
When requested, why is it important that I provide a reading list to the disability services office prior to the start of a term? [277]
Where can I find Accessibility Demonstration Experiences (ADEs)? [278]
Where can I find a collection of articles that deal with students with disabilities and STEM? [279]
Where can I find a glossary of disability-related terms? [280]
Where can I find a list of publisher contacts to request electronic text formats? [281]
Where can I find accessible downloadable museum exhibits? [282]
Where can I find electronic text versions of books for students who have visual impairments or other print disabilities? [283]
Where can I find guidelines for making online learning projects more accessible? [284]
Where can I find information about the experiences of students with intellectual disabilities in college? [285]
Where can I find online resources for learning about accessible information technology? [286]
Where can I find resources about legal, social, and political issues related to disability? [287]
Where can I find resources for making distance learning courses accessible? [288]
Where can I find resources for nursing students and professional nurses with disabilities? [289]
Where can I find resources to help me plan an accessible computing activity? [290]
Where can I find tips on making math accessible to students with disabilities? [291]
Where can I find training materials for making science, technology, engineering, and mathematics instruction accessible? [292]
Where can I find vendors who provide captioning services? [293]
Where can I find vendors who specialize in assistive technology and materials for science laboratories? [294]
Where can I learn about best practices for making accessible mobile and web apps? [295]
Where can I learn about incorporating accessibility topics in computing/IT courses? [296]
Where can I learn about sign language for STEM fields? [297]
Who benefits from captions on videos? [298]
Who is a "person with a disability?" [299]
Who is responsible for providing a postsecondary institution with documentation of a student's disability? [300]
Who is the Foundation for Science and Disability? [301]
Who offers training on assistive technology and the design of accessible technology? [302]
Why is accessible math important? [303]
Why is it important that students with disabilities take precollege mathematics and science courses? [304]
Why is it important to integrate disability, accessibility, and universal design content into engineering courses? [305]
Why should students with disabilities participate in work-based learning? [306]