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Welcome!. Building an IT accessibility program with limited resources Sharron Rush srush@knowbility.org. We know we need an accessibility program…. We know we need an accessibility program… … but we have no budget.

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  1. Welcome! Building an IT accessibility program with limited resources Sharron Rush srush@knowbility.org

  2. We know we need an accessibility program…

  3. We know we need an accessibility program… …but we have no budget

  4. Components of accessibilitypeople, policy, planning and process

  5. Accessible People with disabilities …can acquire the same information …participate in the same activities …be active producers as well as consumers

  6. People • Pictures of Glenda Watson Hyatt, the left thumb blogger, smiling from her wheelchair; William “the geezer” bearded man using a laptop; a young man using the keyboard with a mouthstick, an African American young girl in a wheelchair, and a refreshable Braille user

  7. People Include People with disabilities Free Low Cost AccessWorks • W3C WAI • Do-IT program videos • You Tube Videos • Survey staff, customers, vendors …and consider community advisory board

  8. People Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of W3C • How People with Disabilities Use the Web: Overview http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/people-use-web/Overview

  9. People University of Washington • Do-IT program videos http://www.washington.edu/doit/Video/ http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/people-use-web/Overview

  10. People You Tube videos From assistive tech demos to Accessibility the Musical to the Blind Film Critic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDJt-dp--Oo , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr7UEwInitM, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0nvdiRdehw http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/people-use-web/Overview

  11. People AccessWorks • Low cost remote usability testing • Participants are people with disabilities • Through Loop11 • Knowbility maintains database http://www.loop11.com/about-accessworks/

  12. Develop Explicit Policy Free Low Cost Retained attorney • Policy • W3C WAI • Public state and federal agencies • Universities

  13. Policy WAI Resources • Developing Organizational Policies http://www.w3.org/WAI/impl/pol

  14. Policy Universities, corporate, government agencieshttp://www.calstate.edu/eo/EO-926.html, http://tinyurl.com/qcyj27l, http://www.ontario.ca/government/accessibility • Accessibility is global issue, look around

  15. Policy Internal policy review • By staff or retained legal counsel

  16. Planning Make a plan… Free Low Cost Strategic planner (Book) Strategic Accessibility • W3C WAI • WebAIM

  17. Planning WAI Resources • Implementation Plan http://www.w3.org/WAI/impl/Overview.html

  18. Planning WebAIM • The Importance of Planning for Accessibility http://webaim.org/articles/process/

  19. Planning Book: Strategic Accessibility, Enabling the Organization • Short, simple, fairly comprehensive on management strategies http://www.strategicaccessibility.com/ http://webaim.org/articles/process/

  20. Planning Integrate accessibility into strategic planning process • Key will be to get buy-in from all levels and roles http://www.strategicaccessibility.com/ http://webaim.org/articles/process/

  21. Process • People Process: Related to organizational role Tech Non-tech Manager Procurement Content Marketing • Design • Development • QA • Testing for all of above

  22. Process • People Training Free Low cost Accessibility Internet Rally Accessibility Summit • W3C WAI Training Resource Suite • WebAIM Tutorials • A11y Camps

  23. Process W3C WAI Training Resource Suite http://www.w3.org/WAI/training/Overview.html

  24. Process WebAIM • Extensive Articles and Tutorials • Infographic for designers

  25. Process Accessibility Internet Rally (AIR) • Annual web design contest – with training!

  26. Process In person training • AccessU - 3 days of digital accessibility training in Austin • WebAIM Training – 2 days in Logan Utah

  27. Process Free Procurement Guides Purchase Accessible Learning Materials - PALM Initiative Procurement resources from Knowbility wiki

  28. Process Testing Easy Checks!

  29. Process Learning to Test Before and After Demo

  30. WAI invites you to get involved !

  31. Thanks to Ari and Christopher • Presentation materials developed from ongoing collaborative work of the Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG) • Thanks to you for all you do!

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