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On-Campus resources
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Centre for Teaching Excellence Resource for academic community to enhance instructional practices and deepen student learning. |
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Support for the design, development and delivery of online credit and non-credit courses. |
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Web resources – accessibility (Information System Technology - IST) Specific accessibility resources provided by Information Systems & Technology team. |
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Procurement and Contract Services Ensures University of Waterloo acquisitions and contracts are executed professionally, correctly, ethically, efficiently, and transparently. |
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Legislation
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Information on legislation and accessibility standards for the province of Ontario. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). |
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Council of Ontario Universities (COU) accessible campus website A forum for Ontario’s universities to collaborate and advocate in support of their shared mission to the benefit and prosperity of students, communities and the province of Ontario. |
Web accessibility
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An international community working together to develop web standards. |
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Web based training (requires WatIAM single sign-on to access). |
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IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Centre Guidelines to help developers eliminate barriers to information. |
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Center for Applied Special Technology Resources on developing materials using Universal Design for Learning principles. |
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Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM) Non-profit Web accessibility provider Utah State University. |
Screen readers
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| Screen reader software available to all faculty, staff and students (requires UWaterloo email address). | |
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“Read aloud” function in most Microsoft products. |
Event and conference planning
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| Accessible Campus |
