Faculty Resources

10 Commandments of Communication

The rules of etiquette and good manners when communicating or interacting with people with disabilities are generally the same as the rules for good etiquette in society. These guidelines address specific issues which frequently arise for people with disabilities in terms of those issues related to…

Accessibility Best Practices for Digital Content

There are some fundamental formatting techniques that are simple to do and make a huge difference for your audience to make any document more accessible.  This includes Word, Google Docs, PDF's, and documents created in Canvas. Creating accessible…

Accessible Graphs Desmos

One of the tools available to students, is a free online program called Desmos (Links to an external site.). It allows the user to create graphs, and then listen to them by either reading out the plots or interpreting changes in tone and pitch.

 

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Accommodation Basics for Faculty

The Office of Disability Services partners with faculty and/or the schools to ensure that student's approved academic accommodations are met. If you have questions or concerns about any accommodations listed on a Letter of Accommodation, please start by contacting the specific coordinator listed…

This link includes instructions on how to extend the time on your online test/quiz. Be sure you are working with our office to ensure it is fully accessible, however.

Adding Live Captioning to online classes

For professors looking to teach synchronous online classes, our office recommends using WebEx. If you require live captioning, below are the steps to enable them:

Enabling WebEx- First Time Users

First-time users will need to activate your WebEx service. Please follow the steps below:…

Alternative Text for Images Who Benefits?People with Disabilities Related to Vision

A screen reader cannot understand the contents of an image without an alternative text (alt text) attached. 

Alt text provides a way to make the contents of the image accessible to a person with visual impairments, including color blindness.…

An Accessible Syllabus

The course syllabus is one of the first things students will receive in a course. It is a space that not only tells them what they will do but also what to expect. An accessible syllabus is a first step to having an accessible classroom. It should be easily accessed by people with a…

Best Practices for Working with Disabled Students

• General Guidance Link to this section.
  • Not all disabilities are visible
  • Make…

Bulleted or Numbered Lists Why Use Lists

• When using bulleted or numbered list styles to denote list structure is is essential that they are properly formatted. 
• For visual users, lists break up the text and make it easier to read and skim a document.
• Using list styles to format…

CCTV/ Portable Magnifiers

Students with Low Vision may also utilize a CCTV, which is a camera mounted device that enlarges a book or other item under the camera onto a screen. This device can then adjust the zoom, color contrast, and colors of the page for the student. There are portable options, which uses a video camera embedded in the…

Color and Color Contrast Who can benefit?

• People with color blindness: Color blindness is a common disability, affecting 8% of men and 1 in 200 women. People with color blindness may have difficulty distinguishing between certain colors.
• People with low vision: People with low vision may have…

A guide for faculty, staff and administrators regarding confidentiality for students with disabilities enrolled at Rutgers.

Contacts for Rutgers Offices of Disability Services Rutgers University-Camden

The Office of Disability Services-Camden

Paul Robeson Library
300 4th Street
Camden, NJ 08102
Offices 133,134,135
Phone: 856.225.2717
Fax: 856.225.6084
E-mail: disability-services@camden.rutgers.edu

Website for Disability…

Creating a Kaltura Channel - and sharing it with a captionist

This page is for professors moving their courses online as a result of COVID-19. We have arranged for all of your videos to be captioned by 3Play media. To do so, please follow the instructions below:

 

Set up your Channel

Go to: https://rutgers.mediaspace.…