5: Make Your Own Workplace Accessible

5. Make Your Own Workplace Accessible

Caption: The next few pages describe familiar work scenarios that can cause unintended accessibility problems for others. Let's see some examples of these unanticipated results, and explain the accessibility fixes that can benefit everyone.

Meet Becky and George

A TEA employee has a great idea for a video to explain the agency services. She produces and distributes her video, but because of time constraints, doesn't include captions to display the script.

Becky is trying to find information on how to renew her teaching certificate. She finds the video on theTEA website. Becky, who is deaf, cannot hear the video narration, so her husband George must interpret the video for her using sign language.

Consider the following:

• What information does Becky miss because George has to interpret the video?
• How might the video's lack of captioning affect Becky's and George's perceptions of TEA services?

 

Outline

• 1. Introduction
• 2. What is accessibility?
• 3. The Law
• 4: Who benefits from accessibility?
• 5. Make Your Own Workplace Accessible
  • Meet Becky & George
  • What Are Some Benefits to Video Captioning?
  • Meet Juanita
    • What Could Mike Do Differently?
  • Meet Julie
    • What Could Julie Do Differently?
  • Accessible Email
  • Are There Other Ways We Can Make Electronic Information Accessible?
  • Things to Consider When Choosing an Alternative Format
  • What Else Can We Do?
  • Exception Policy
  • Review
• 6. Resources