1. Janet Ward Edited by Bette and Shohreh El Centro College July 15, 2008

2.

• What does it mean to be 508 compliant?

• What are the types of disabilities?

• What are the Statistics?

• How can I make my class 508 compliant?

• What are free evaluation and testing Tools?

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3.

• Rehabilitation Act - Section 508 :

• Requires equal access for disabled employees and members of the public to information that is comparable to the access available to others.

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4.

• Visual

• • From low vision to blindness

• Hearing

• • From partial hearing loss to deafness

• Motor

• • From partial to full loss of mobility or dexterity

• Cognitive

• • From learning to developmental disabilities

• Other

• • Other types of disabilities, such as seizure disorders

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5.

• Number of disabled Internet users has increased dramatically since 2000 and continues to increase

• 54 million Americans that have some type of disability

• 74.4% of disabled individuals use the Internet at home

• 82.8% of disabled individuals use a computer at home

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6.

• Design Considerations

• • Must be:

• • Efficient

• • Effective

• • Easy to

• • • learn

• • • remember

• • • access

• • • interact and collaborate

• • Training PowerPoint: http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/508_Training_Presentation.ppt

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7.

• A text equivalent for every non-text element must be provided.

• • Example : http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/online-course/standards/images.htm

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8.

• Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation must be synchronized with the presentation.

• • Example :

• • http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/video/ScnRdrpt2.mov

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9.

• Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup.

• • Example:

• • http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/onlinecourse/standards/formatting.htm#explanationc

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10.

• Documents or Web pages shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet.

• • Example 22d :

• • http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/video/scnrdrpt1.mov

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11.

• Watchfire WebXACT :

• Bobby

• Lynx Viewer

• Vischeck

• Cynthia Says

• A-Prompt

• Others:

• • Test Me: 25 Freebie Website Accessibility Checkers

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12. Computer Aids for Disabilities http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v = yGwED-BZeQQ