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ADA 508 Compliance in Online Classes
Presenter: Tahiya Marome
…Y A A A A W W W N…
OK, OK… how about
The Holes in Our Heads and Then
Some
No! Wait.
That’s a
head in a hole. O
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never mind. Let’s
just
get on with
it.
Creative Commons license uploaded to flickr by Mikebaird
ACTION!ACTION!
Fill out the post card and tell your table mates about
the name you entered on the last
line.
Fill out the post card and tell your table mates about
the name you entered on the last
line.
StatisticsStatistics
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Number of…Number of…
non-institutionalized
men & women,
Ages 21–64,
all races,
regardless of ethnicity,
at all education levels,
who reported a disability in 2007
NumbersNumbers
United States
22,295,000
12.8%
United States
22,295,000
12.8% Statistics from Cornell University Disability Statistics Website:http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/DisabilityStatistics/acs.cfm
Guesses…
California
2,301,00010.9%
California
2,301,00010.9%
NumbersNumbers
Statistics from Cornell University Disability Statistics Website:http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/DisabilityStatistics/acs.cfm
Guesses…
What’s a Disability?What’s a Disability?
Long lasting condition that impairs…
Senses those holes in our heads
Mobility
Statistics from Cornell University Disability Statistics Website:http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/DisabilityStatistics/acs.cfm
CognitionSelf careCommunity
participationEmployment
Physical, mental, or emotional condition lasting 6 months or more that impairs…
What’s a Disability?What’s a Disability?
Statistics from Cornell University Disability Statistics Website:http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/DisabilityStatistics/acs.cfm
Universal DesignUniversal Design
The design of products and environments to be usable by all
people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.
What IS What IS Compliance?Compliance?
text = text
What IS What IS Compliance?Compliance?
text text text text text text text
text text text text text text text
Graphics have text descriptions
What IS What IS Compliance?Compliance?
Videos are captioned or have transcripts
What IS What IS Compliance?Compliance?
Mouse moves have keyboard equivalents
In a Video• Synchronized captions or transcripts• Visual content has audio description
What IS What IS Compliance?Compliance?
For still images• ALT tags or long descriptions• Decorative images have empty or
null (not missing) Alt tags (Alt=“”)
What IS What IS Compliance?Compliance?
In a PDF document• Searchable text file, not a scanned
image of printed material• Structural elements, including images,
have tags• Language is specified• Guide
What IS What IS Compliance?Compliance?
ETUDESETUDES
Adding Alt tags in ETUDES: FCK editor
ETUDESETUDES
Adding Alt tags in ETUDES: Sferyx editor
Browse to file
ETUDESETUDES
Adding Alt tags in ETUDES: Sferyx editor
Click picture properties from flyout
ETUDESETUDES
Adding Alt tags in ETUDES: Sferyx editor
ETUDES+ETUDES+
Adding Alt tags in HTML
1. Open the HTML view or file in the given editor
2. Locate the image link <img src=“nameoffile.jpg” />
3. Some other information may be included <img src=“nameoffile.jpg" width="457" height="240" />
4. Place cursor at end of the file name
<img src=“nameoffile.jpg" | width="457" height="240" />
5. Type alt=“alternative text you will use to describe the image”
ETUDES+ETUDES+
Empty ALT tags
Just type a space instead of text between the quote marks.
There’s a sample space here, you just can’t see it.
Challenges in ETUDES+Challenges in ETUDES+
External web pages
http://wave.webaim.org/
Frames
ETUDES+ETUDES+Checking PDFs
Adobe Reader has an accessibility check built in.
ETUDES+ETUDES+
Accessible PDF’s in Acrobat Professional
Run Full Accessibility Check from Advanced menu—follow instructions in the report
What You Can (& Should) What You Can (& Should) DoDo
• Be orderly and linear in presenting material
• Be sure images that convey information have Alt tags
• For video or audio, add captions or transcripts, either for downloading, or as part of the course site.
• Make any text material actual text. Don’t scan text and present the “picture” of the text as content.
On-Campus ResourcesOn-Campus Resources• The Disabled Students Services lab is a
great place to find out if your materials are working with adaptive tech
• The High Tech Center Training Unit offers terrific trainings for free.
• FGA has resources available through the Faculty Support pages.
• And don’t forget the government pages:www.section508.gov/
SummarySummary
• Consider Universal Design the objective, not a special accommodation.
• Use your resources • Try to get in the habit of using the
guidelines you’ve learned• Help create a world where inclusion
is just how things are.