By Ed Summers on October 16, 2019
Are you interested in learning about accessible digital charts and graphs? SAS Graphics Accelerator is a free Chrome extension that enables users to access digital charts and graphs. Students can access a teacher-created graphic, upload a graphic from the Internet or create their own. Navigate through these digital graphics and anlyze the data contained in the graphic - with or without a screen reader.
There are numerous posts on Paths to Technolgy about SAS Graphics Accelerator; this summary post has been created to help educators and students to know what is available on this topic and to be able to quickly find these posts.
SAS Graphics Accelerator Maps
(Maps released spring 2020)
- Activities that Build Digital Map Skills
- Getting Started with Non-Visual Digital Maps
- How to Create Accessible Digital Maps Using SAS Graphics Accelerator and Google Maps
- Best Practices for Creating Non-Visual College Campus Maps
- SAS Graphics Accelerator Maps: Student Uploading and Accessing Maps
- Remote O&M Instruction for Students Transitioning to College: Getting Started
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Remote O&M Instruction for Students Transitioning to College: Building a Mental Map (Victor's remote O&M Zoom lesson on using a non-visual campus map)
- Concept Development: Drawing (Building mental map concepts series associated with Victor's college O&M lessons)
- AFTER Remote Instruction for Students Transitioning to College: On Campus (Impact of map on Victor's on campus O&M lesson)
- Using a Digital Map for Work Travel
Recorded Maps Webinar
- Webinar: Creating Accessible Maps Using SAS Graphics Accelerator and Google Maps
- Webinar: Exploring Accessible Campus Maps
SAS Graphics Accelerator Activities (Lessons)
- Sonification: Sounds with Meaning Activity (July 2019)
- Charts and Graphs Skills Review (July 2019)
- Choosing a Habitable Planet: Data Analysis Activity (July 2019)
- Activity: Create and Share a Simple Bar Chart (Nov. 2018)
- Activity: Reading Bar Charts Using Fun Facts About Planets (Nov. 2018)
- Activity: Reading Line Charts that Show Stock Market Data (Nov. 2018)
- Activity: Creating Line Charts from Yahoo Finance Stock Market Data (Nov. 2018)
General Information and Tutorials
- SAS Graphics Accelerator Tutorial #1: How to (Sept. 2018; video and post created by a high school student who is visually impaired)
- SAS Graphics Accelerator Video Tutorial #2: Options (Sept. 2018; video and post created by a high school student who is visually impaired)
- Getting Started with SAS and SAS Graphing Accelerator (Feb. 2017)
- Webinar: Learn How to Create Accessible Charts, Graphs and Maps (Webinar April 26, 2019; recording and resources available)
- Webinar: Creating Accessible Maps Using SAS Graphics Accelerator and Google Maps (Upcoming Webinar May 20, 2020 recording and resources posted afterwards)
SAS Graphing Accelerator in the News
- Reviewing Charts and Graphs: SAS Graphics Accelerator (July 2018)
- Making Graphics Accessible to Visually Impaired (April 2017)
- New SAS Software Helps Blind Users See Data in Unique Way (March 2017)
- SAS Enables visually impaired to 'visualize' data (Feb. 2017)
