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Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center

Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center. Center for Rehabilitation Technology Georgia Institute of Technology. ITTATC Mission.

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Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center

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  1. Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center Center for Rehabilitation Technology Georgia Institute of Technology NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  2. ITTATC Mission Support Industry in developing electronic and information technology that is accessible to people with disabilities through development of training material on accessible design techniques, providing training and providing technical assistance. NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  3. Major tasks • Assessment of needs for training and technical support • Develop training material • Technical assistance • Web based training on accessible design • Website - www.ittatc.org • Coordinate with RERCs, Fed. Agencies, State AT projects, DBTAC NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  4. Project Partners • Georgia Tech - • Center for Rehabilitation Technology • GTRI Human Factors Branch • Office of Assessment • Industrial Design, College of Computing & ISyE • World Institute for Disability • Community Options • Information Technology Association of America • Trace Research Center, U. Wisconsin • Inclusive Technologies, Jim Tobias • Regional DBTACs, RESNA TA project • State Assistive Technology Projects, ATAP NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  5. Assess Needs of Stakeholders • IT and Telecomm Industry • managers • technical staff • support staff • Web developers • State IT and procurement staff • Consumers NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  6. Leverage Training and TA • 10 regional DBTACs • 56 State Assistive Technology Projects • Industry associations • Industry partners NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  7. Develop Literature • Overview of 255 for Telecomm • Overview of 508 for IT Industry • Summary of 508 for Consumers • Quick references on web access, IT access, Telecomm access, FAQ • How-to brochures for Industry NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  8. Develop Project Website • Initial website - 5/1/2001 • Project goals and partners • Overview of Training • Scheduled events • Resources • Contact information • Add decision tree for DBTAC TA • Literature online NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  9. Training Courses • Overview for Management 1/2 day • Accessible Web Design 1/2 day • Accessible Design Principles for Professional disciplines 2 - 4 days • Software Engineers • Engineers • Industrial designers • Consumer training • State IT procurement NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  10. Management Training • Overview of 508 and 255 • Business Case for Accessible Design • Demographics and markets • Functional Limitations • Strategies for implementation of Accessible Design • Resources NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  11. Technical Training • Nature of functional limitations • hands on experience with products • Technical requirements of 255, 508 • User Centered Design + • wider user group considered • Tools and Techniques • Cases and exercises NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  12. Training for Web developers • Why make pages accessible • Technical requirements • Text equivalents for graphics / media • Visual equivalent for audio • Image maps • Headers for tables, titles for frames • Accessible forms, applets, scripts • Test and repair tools NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  13. Training for State government • What are 508 standards • How they can help with 504 and ADA compliance • How to use standards in procurement • Best practices from Federal Gov. • Best practices from States NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  14. Consumer Training • How to work with Industry • The product development process • Technical primer • Functional limitations • Consumer input in design process • Market research, prototype evaluation • Product testing, problem resolution NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  15. Schedule for 2001 • Needs assessment 9/30/01 • Develop literature - 3/31/01 • Train DBTAC staff - 3/27/01 • Develop management training 7/01 • Develop technical training 9/01 • Develop state training 10/01 • Develop consumer training 12/01 NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  16. Increasing Capacity Questions • How to increase capacity • Consultants • Train Co-op students for placement • Continuing Education series • Quality assurance for consultants • Certification via professional society NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  17. Existing training resources • Project EASI • WebAIM • Blackboard.com • HTML Writers Guild • WebAble • Accessible-Systems NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  18. EASI Web Access Training • Beginning Barrier-free Web Design: a four week web based course $275 April 30, July 9, Sept. 10, Oct. 29 • Advanced Barrier-free Web Design: a four week web based course $275 July 2, October 1 • Barrier-free E-learning: 8 week May 7, September 10 NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  19. EASI IT Accessibility Training • Barrier-free Information Technology Workshop: a four week web course June 4, August 6, October 1, December 3 • Business Benefits of Accessible Electronic and Information Technology: May 7, September 10 • http://easi.cc NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  20. WebAIM Web Access Course • www.webaim.org/tutorial • Univeral Web Design and Disability Access: Blackboard.com INST5320 www.blackboard.com/ • Utah State U.- SPED 5790ST Inclusive Web Design: Disability Usability and Accessibility June 11 - August 3 NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  21. HTML Writers Guild • Designing for Universal Accessibility D201, Kynn Bartlett, $75 for trial members www.hwg.org June 4, 2001 for seven weeks July 16, 2001 NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  22. WebAble • On-site training, seminars, and hands-on web and software accessibility workshops. • www.webable.com • Accessible-Systems www.accessible-systems.com NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  23. Technical assistance resources • IT Design guidelines • Accessible design methods • Telecomm. design guidelines • Consumer device guidelines • Instructional technology guidelines NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  24. IT design guidelines • IBM guidelines • Microsoft Software guidelines for developers • Trace Center Guidelines • www.ittatc.org - Technical Assistance page NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  25. Accessible design methods • Trace Center • User Centred Design Methodology and Tools - USERfit www.stakes.fi/include/1-0.htm • “User Interfaces for All” • Usability Methods Toolbook NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  26. Telecomm Design Guidelines • Guideline for accessibility www.tiresias.org/telecoms/index.htm • Telephones - what features do disabled people need? www.tiresias.org/phoneability • Mobile phone guidelines www.stakes.fi/cost219/mobiletelephone.htm NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  27. Telecomm. Design tools • Trace Universal Design filters • Trace Reference designs for cell phones • Trace Product Design Browser NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

  28. Instructional Technology • WGBH National Center for Accessible Media • www.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/ncam • U. Illinois Ctr for Instructional Technology Accessibility • cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/design NIST Accessibility 2001 5/22-2/23/01

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