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Building Accessibility into your Online Course

Building Accessibility into your Online Course. Presented by: Web & Instructional Technology Ben Zastrocky Manisha Pinge Alex McDaniel. What’s the Big Deal?. Lawsuits? Money? Public Perception? Discrimination? Availability, not Liability. The Law. Letter of the law – Section 508

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Building Accessibility into your Online Course

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  1. Building Accessibility into your Online Course Presented by: Web & Instructional Technology Ben Zastrocky Manisha Pinge Alex McDaniel

  2. What’s the Big Deal? • Lawsuits? • Money? • Public Perception? • Discrimination? • Availability, not Liability

  3. The Law • Letter of the law – Section 508 • Applies to “Federal agencies when they develop, procure, maintain, or use… “ • “Comparable Access” • Proactive, not reactive • Spirit of the law • Proactive development benefits everyone • Source: Section 508 (nd). Retrieved April 4, 2008, from http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=3.

  4. Shhhh… • Please stand up if you would like a candy bar.

  5. Working with Faculty • What are the issues? • Awareness • ExecutiveSupport • Fear

  6. Principles for Success • Collaboration not Mandates • Communication • Alternative Options • Pick the Low-Hanging Fruit

  7. Low Hanging Fruit • Use proper headings • Use emphasis mechanisms sparingly • Provide sufficient contrast • Include an “appropriate” alt (alternative) text for images • Links should make sense out of context • Avoid inappropriate animated images • Identify table column and row headers

  8. The Fun Stuff: Examples of Accessible Media

  9. Metro State’s Approach • ADA Compliance Task Force • Procurement Guidelines • Outsourcing • Benchmarking & Training • Phased Approach • Budget Making it Everyone’s Responsibility

  10. Questions ?

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