Tom. there's a couple of ways to go with PPT's. One is to have the
presented add their comments including describing the graphics in the NOTES
area. This is readable and let's the student progress through the slides.
Another method is to create an accessible ppt byt using the Powerpoint
Wizard plug-in which once downloaded stays on the Powerpoint menu. It's a
free download at this point and gives the author the choices of text only,
mostly text, and graphics and text.
Debbie Wright
Instructional Design Consultant
SDCCD Online
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Subject: Creating a PowerPoint presentation
Hello all,
I have had an S O S from staff supporting an early high school student
needing to produce a PowerPoint presentation as part of his Business IT
subject. I have to confess to not having done much in this area and
being pretty ignorant regarding possible work-arounds, solutions or
alternatives for some of the visual requirements. I have, of course,
passed on general PPT guides (for sighted users), JAWS Specific Help
info and keyboard shortcuts, but the dilemmas are in such areas as using
text boxes, inserting hyperlinks, drawing shapes and
inserting/manipulating pictures and graphics.
My response is that many of these aspects are next to impossible without
sighted assistance and that it is fair and reasonable for the student to
prepare textual content, be taught and explained the concepts and
overall design aims and outcomes and to participate as fully as possible
in creating the design ideas, even if he has to have a teacher aide do
much of the actual slide creation. Would anyone with experience in this
area agree or have any suggestions, please, which I could pass on to
them?
Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in anticipation.
Regards,
Tom.
Tom Macmahon
Statewide Advisory Visiting Teacher - Assistive Technology
Disability Services Support Unit, Education Queensland
141 Merton Road
WOOLLOONGABBA, Q 4102.
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Fax: 07 3240-9300
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