UMass Boston

Technological Methods of Accessibility & Accommodations for People with Visual Impairments

Course #: VISN 663, Class #: 4853, Section #: 01

Description

This fully online course will provide an overview of best practices for providing assistive technology services to people with visual impairments, as well as digital accessibility and usability, accommodations, and universal design in educational, vocational, avocational, and home environments. Students will learn through demonstrations, hands-on activities, and independent learning exercises about strategies for creating accessible instructional materials, in a variety of formats and learning modalities, customizing screen readers on various operation systems for compatibility with third-party applications, and personalizing assistive technology options. This course explores a variety of assistive technologies, techniques, and strategies for working with people who have visual impairments, as well as additional disabilities.

Prerequisites

Matriculated student in Vision Studies masters or certificate program