I found interesing the different ways in which to make a course more accessible, for instance; add an ALT text tag for an image, chart, photo or visual elements.
I am for instructors assisting with course design but I think that should be left up to the department chairs. I do like the idea that instructors have the right to edit a course. I don't think it should be left up to the instuctor to implement course design for students with diabilites, if the institution did not do so.
Learning about Media access Generator - MAGpie- for closed capturing was helpful.
Overall, I think the best thing that we can do for our students is to have an open door and welcoming attitude.
As someone who is familiar with the Deaf community, I know how important it is for students to have access to closed captioning or subtitles to video. I had not known Camtasia has CC. I LOVE that there are now many ways to include CC when making Yuja or Camtasia videos for online classes. These things are getting easier to use. Though the captioning is not always accurate, it is better than ignoring the need to meet students where they are. I intend to use it more for online content.
I have also been grateful to have help from the Accessibility Tech folks. They know many alternate ways of addressing a need. I keep learning from them.
