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Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders
#13NTCwal
Cindy Leonard@[email protected]
Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management
at Robert Morris University
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Session Agenda
• What is website accessibility?
• Assistive computing technology
• Web accessibility standards
• Benefits of having an accessible website
• Questions for your web developer
• Quick tips for your org’s website
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What isWebAccessibility?
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WCAG 2.0
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Section 508
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Benefits of Having an Accessible Website
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Benefits of Having an Accessible Website
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Benefits of Having an Accessible Website
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Benefits of Having an Accessible Website
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Benefits of Having an Accessible Website
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Questions to Ask Your Web Developer
Do you conform to Web standards?
Will it cost more to make my Website accessible?
Can you explain the measures you will take to ensure our Website is accessible?
Based on our community & Website goals, are there any additional accessibility or usability features you would recommend for us?
Source: Tiffany Kuchta, Allegheny Graphics Web Development
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Questions to Ask Your Web Developer
Who will maintain the site once it has been built?
If it’s your company, do your maintenance tech conform to the same accessibility standards as your developers?
If it’s our organization, how do we ensure new content meets accessibility standards?
Source: Tiffany Kuchta, Allegheny Graphics Web Development
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Quick Tip: Use ALT tags on images
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<img src=“georgewashington.png alt=“George Washington 1789 - 1797” /><h1>George Washington</h1>
<a href=“/”><img src=“nten-logo.png alt=“Home – NTEN.org” /></a>
Use text when you can instead of embedding it in an image.
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Quick Tip: Improve readability of text
Readability
Language
Lists
Shorter Paragraphs
Narrower Columns
ConciseInverted Pyramid
Graphics & Images
Font Size
Contrast
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Quick Tip: Make link text meaningful
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Quick Tip: Make link text meaningful
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