CMPT 480 / 840 Accessible Computing

Assignments

Students are required to complete a set of Accessibility Demonstration Exercises (ADEs) to acquaint themselves with various accessibility issues.

All assignments come from the set of USERLab Accessibility Demonstration Exercises found at http://userlab.usask.ca/ade/

Where possible, the ADEs are maximally accessible or alternate accessible versions are provided. Where an accessible version is not available, an alternate assignment will be provided by the instructor.

Students are required to submit a short report (by e-mailing it to the instructor carter @ cs dot usask dot ca) before 12 noon on the Tuesday of the week following the assignment date. Details of what to hand in are provided in the "What to Hand-in" section of each assignment.

The subject of the e-mail for assignments should be "480 Assignment xx - your name", where week xx is the number of the week the assignment is from (not the number of the week in which it is to be handed in) and where you insert your own name in the subject line.

Assignments are worth 20% of your mark in the course.

List of Assignments and Weeks During which they will be done

#	Date Due	Assignment	Alternate accessible version
1	S 11	Before and After Considering Accessibility	Before and After Considering Accessibility - for persons with visual disabilities
2	S 18	OS-Based Accessibility Settings and Services (Windows 7 based)	OS-Based Accessibility Settings and Services - for persons with visual disabilities (Windows 7 based)
3	S 25	Using a Screen Reader (NOTE: Macintosh based)	- high auditory emphasis, no alternate version-
4	O 2	Using Voice Recognition (Windows 7 based)	- high auditory emphasis, no alternate version-
5	O 9	Automatic Accessibility Evaluations	- main version is generally accessible -
6	O 16	Creating Alternative Text	- high visual emphasis, no alternate version-
7	O 23	Using Captioning	- high visual emphasis, no alternate version-
8	O 30	Cultural and Linguistic Issues	- main version is generally accessible -
9	N 6	Colour Shifting and Shading	- high visual emphasis, no alternate version-
10	N 13	Using Single Switch Input (NOTE: Macintosh based, and requires commercial software product)	- on-screen keyboard works with screen readers, so main version is generally accessible on systems with the software and hardware. - no alternate version available at this time for other platforms
11	N 20	Cognitive Issues	Cognitive Issues - for persons with visual disabilities
12	N 27	Assisting Low Vision	- visual emphasis, no alternate version-