Skills for Access

Name

Dr Annalu Waller

Key technologies

Alternative input devices; Powerpoint; Photoshop; personal digital assistants (PDAs).

Specific Issues/Key Terms

Keyboard accessibility and usability; reduced manual dexterity; designer attitudes.

What's your disability, and how does it affect your teaching practice?

In Clip 1 Dr Annalu Waller, a computer science lecturer at the University of Dundee, talks about her dependence on computers to support her in her writing and teaching...

In this second clip, Clip 2, Annalu describes the problems she faced before the widespread advent of computers in education...

How do you adapt your computer to make it easier for you to use?

In Clip 3 Annalu describes how she adapts her keyboard and desk to suit her requirements...

What are the main problems you encounter when you use multimedia?

In Clip 4 Annalu outlines the difficulty she has in controlling the movement of the cursor with a mouse/joystick and the adverse this has when she navigates web interfaces...

How does well-designed multimedia enhance your teaching practice?

In Clip 5 Annalu talks about her reliance on multimedia packages to support her interactive approach to teaching in the classroom...

In the next clip, Clip 6, Annalu makes some recommendations to designers of media rich material...

Don't make assumptions about my abilities!

In Clip 7 Annalu uses the example of her use of a handheld diary to show that every individual has different needs and capabilities...

In Clip 8 Annalu describes the problems she faces as a disabled developer...

In this final clip, Clip 9, Annalu expands on this issue, and demonstrates the problems she has in using Photoshop...