How to Check A Website for Accessibility Date: October 29, 2018 Time: 3:00 4:00 pm ET. – Program Description Anyone who owns, or administers a successful website knows they need to be vigilant in keeping their content up-to-date and meaningful. But it is equally important to ensure your website is accessible to all users, including people with disabilities who use assistive technology (AT). In this presentation we discuss and demonstrate methods and tools for conducting a quick accessibility review of a website’s structure, as well as the digital content. Strategies to prevent problems from occurring, and how fix minor problems when they do occur, will be shared.. Introduction Who is John Brandt? Who are you? Learning Goals What are the laws/rules that pertain to web accessibility. How can I tell if my website is accessible to people with disabilities. Where do I go for assistance to make my website accessible. What resources are available. *How people with disabilities use the web? Demo of screen reader: Demo of switch user (Christopher): *What are the “standards”? Just like any profession, web designer turn to standards” to learn the of road” when it “industry “rules comes to accessible design. As the is world-wide, the standards institution is the World Wide Web “web” Consortium W3C, which is made up of people from around the world who are interested in the field. – W3C members include both industry folks as well as users. A subset group of the W3C is the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and this group has developed the set of standards” that seek to ensure that all web content is accessible to all. The current version “industry of the standards is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, version 2.0 usually abbreviated as WCAG v 2.0. Difference between guidelines>standards>law The WCAG are which, in and of themselves have no legal standing. They are “guidelines” essentially recommendations of how to do something. Guidelines may become standards if they are adopted as such. A standard may become a local, regional or national law if adopted by a governing authority
How to Check A Website for Accessibility Date: October 29, 2018 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET. Program Description Anyone who owns, or administers a successful website knows they need to be vigilant in keeping their content up-to-date and meaningful. But it is equally important to ensure your website is accessible to all users, including people with disabilities who use assistive technology (AT). In this presentation we discuss and demonstrate methods and tools for conducting a quick accessibility review of a website’s structure, as well as the digital content. Strategies to prevent problems from occurring, and how fix minor problems when they do occur, will be shared.. Introduction Who is John Brandt? Who are you? Learning Goals What are the laws/rules that pertain to web accessibility. How can I tell if my website is accessible to people with disabilities. Where do I go for assistance to make my website accessible. What resources are available. *How people with disabilities use the web? Demo of screen reader: Demo of switch user (Christopher): *What are the “standards”? Just like any profession, web designer turn to “industry standards” to learn the “rules of road” when it comes to accessible design. As the “web” is world-wide, the standards institution is the World Wide Web Consortium – W3C, which is made up of people from around the world who are interested in the field. W3C members include both industry folks as well as users. A subset group of the W3C is the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and this group has developed the set of “industry standards” that seek to ensure that all web content is accessible to all. The current version of the standards is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, version 2.0 usually abbreviated as WCAG v 2.0. Difference between guidelines>standards>law The WCAG are “guidelines” which, in and of themselves have no legal standing. They are essentially recommendations of how to do something. Guidelines may become standards if they are adopted as such. A standard may become a local, regional or national law if adopted by a governing authority
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