ASP 505 - Accessibility and User Experience

Description:
Quality of life issues of accessibility in everyday experiences and environments. Changes in laws and attitudes about the need for proactive accessible design. Current careers requiring competence in troubleshooting accessibility. Theories and models of disability.

Credits:
(4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Identify assumptions of mobility, perception, cognition, and engagement regarding common life activities (i.e. ableism).
Define disability etiquette.
Distinguish between theoretical models of disability, e.g. medical, social, economic, functional, identity, moral, charity, and destiny, and examine the implications of beliefs and attitudes about disability on public and personal perceptions of disability.
Differentiate categories and levels of disability and common barriers associated with them (i.e., eligibility and entitlement).
Define assistive technologies and their uses.
List prominent legal documents and landmark events related to disability and human rights.
Survey current careers requiring competence in troubleshooting accessibility.
Survey current peer-reviewed literature regarding issues of accessibility.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
3/5/20

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
Fall Locations Online Winter Locations Online Spring Locations Online Summer Locations Online