[Accessibility_sig] Captioning requirements on supplemental materials

[Aimee Ronn (Knowbility)]

Hi All,

I started reading Sean's comment and didn't know what an LMS was. So 
here goes:

A college or university LMS is a "Learning Management System" (LMS). A 
commercial one is Blackboard, Inc., "a family of software applications 
designed to enhance teaching and learning." And an Open Source one is 
Moodle. I've started using Blackboard. On it, there are a selected group 
of people. In one section, you can write messages that anyone in that 
group can read. In another section, there are posted files. There is 
also a page for "Milestones", plus a "To-do" list, and a "Write Board" 
(which allows the  selected users to collaboratively write a document), etc.

Aimee Ronn



Sean Keegan wrote:
> Hi Jan,
>
>  > When an instructor in a classroom-based class tapes every lecture using
>  > Camtasia Studio and produces videos, and posts these on the Web as
>  > supplemental materials (i.e., not required, but just provided in case
>  > students wish to review the lecture), are those videos required to be
>  > captioned?
>
> I do not believe that the existence of the materials as supplemental or 
> required is the issue.  If the materials are provided for student use, 
> then the materials need to be in an accessible format.
>
> That being said, a few questions:
> - are the materials within a closed LMS (e.g., Blackboard/WebCT, Moodle, 
> etc.) that does not allow for general public participation?  In other 
> words, the availability of the materials are restricted.
> - Are the materials being re-used in that environment (i.e., archived 
> for use next quarter/semester?).
> - Is there a need in this class to provide captions for a student who is 
> deaf/hard-of-hearing?
>
> If the answers are "These materials are *not* available for general 
> public use" AND "The materials will *not* be archived or reused again in 
> a subsequent course, quarter, semester", AND "There are *no* students 
> who need the materials captioned", then you are probably okay to not 
> caption.
>
> For a complete legal answer, I would recommend checking with your campus 
> legal counsel or the CA Community College System Office.
>
> take care,
> Sean
>
> Sean Keegan
> Web Accessibility Instructor
> High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges
>
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