Competencies
As described in the syllabus, your grade in the class will be based on whether you achieve non competent, competent or excellent in each of these topics, based on multiple assessments.
Each competency except plain language is assessed at least twice in individual assignments. Plain language will be assessed again during your final group project; with the requirement that each person on your team turn in a different paragraph.
Competency coverage across assignments
R(G) = required group competency; R(I) = required individual competency; O = optional competency
Competency Descriptions
- AT Familiarity
- You should demonstrate that you are familiar with at least two different accessibility technologies.
- Accessible Document Creation
- Ensure that documents and presentations you create are accessible to everyone in your intended audience, including people with disabilities.
- Accessibility Assesssment
- You understand how to find problems with a website or app as defined by the WCAG guidelines.
- Disability Model Analysis
- We want you to demonstrate an ability to argue for how a given technology or research project, including your own, meets or fails to meet appropriate disability principles drawn from disability justice.
- First Person Accounts
- First person accounts should motivate your research and arguments. A first person account is a description by a disabled person of their experiences, needs and goals with respect to an accessibility topic.
- Plain Language
- Plain language writing is part of ethical research in accessibility, namely to share research with the accessibility community.