Ensuring Equal Access, Collaborating on Accessibility Digital Library Brown Bag Series #dlbb Joe Humbert, UITS Assistive Technology and Accessibility Centers @Joe Humbert Chris Colvard, Library Technologies Brian Keese, Library Technologies Leah Lee, Library Technologies
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Ensuring Equal Access, Collaborating on Accessibility
Digital Library Brown Bag Series #dlbb
Joe Humbert, UITS Assistive Technology and Accessibility Centers @Joe HumbertChris Colvard, Library TechnologiesBrian Keese, Library Technologies
Leah Lee, Library Technologies
Overview
• About the Assistive Technology and Accessibility Centers (ATAC)• Collaboration History• Avalon Media System• Avalon Accessibility Collaboration• Implementing Accessibility in Avalon• Benefits beyond IU• Future Plans
Assistive Technology and Accessibility Centers (ATAC)
• Founded in 1998• Part of University Information Technology Services (UITS)• Vision statement:– Using technology to provide equal access and an inclusive
environment for the IU community• Services for students, faculty, and staff
ATAC Accessibility Services
• IT accessibility evaluations• Consultations• Trainings and presentations
History of Collaborations
• Long standing collaborations between ATAC and IU Libraries• Accessibility evaluations of multiple projects– Libraries website– Variations– IUCAT/WorldCat– Sheet Music Consortium Metadata Mapping Tool– Mets Navigator– Victorian Women Writers
• Latest collaboration is Avalon
Avalon Media System
• Open source solution for curating and providing online access to video and audio collections in libraries and archives.
• Started in 2011• Collaboratively developed by IU and Northwestern University• Build on existing open source software – Hydra, Blacklight, Fedora, MediaElement.js
• Began as high-level accessibility review request• Progressed to consultation• Lead to accessibility awareness• Became interactive and iterative process
Implementing Accessibility into Avalon
• Started with studying report & learning more about accessibility– https://wiki.dlib.indiana.edu/display/VarVideo/Accessibility
• Analyzed report looking at importance, difficulty, and location• Prioritized fixes• Implemented, sought review, and iteratively improved