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Accessibility for TAFE teachers & resource developers -- a case study

Accessibility for TAFE teachers & resource developers -- a case study. OZeWAI 6 December 2007. Evan Bailey, R/Manager, Learning Technology Standards. Overview. 1 NSW DET, CLI summary 2 Learning Technology Standards Interoperability Guidelines Accessibility Guidelines

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Accessibility for TAFE teachers & resource developers -- a case study

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  1. Accessibility for TAFE teachers & resource developers -- a case study OZeWAI 6 December 2007 Evan Bailey, R/Manager, Learning Technology Standards

  2. Overview • 1 NSW DET, CLI summary • 2 Learning Technology Standards • Interoperability Guidelines • Accessibility Guidelines • 3 OptionKeys (accessibility) website • What we have done for TAFE & school teachers and resource developers • 4 WCAG2 • How to explain WCAG2 • How to implement WCAG2.

  3. 1 NSW DET, CLI summary • NSW DET • Largest single organisation, public or private, in Australia, with recurrent budget of $7.9 billion (2007/08) • Schools • c. 740,000 students attend NSW government schools • 2,200 school locations throughout NSW • TAFE NSW • c. 460,000 TAFE enrolments • 10 Institutes with more than 130 campuses in NSW • Centre for Learning Innovation (CLI) • Centre for Learning Innovation (CLI), formed 2004, includes Learning Technology Standards team.

  4. 2 Learning Technology Standards • Learning Technology Standards Interoperability Guidelines, see • http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/cli/focus/standards/techstands.shtm • Guidelines for creating accessible web content • http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/cli/files/tli_guidelines_accessible.pdf • Based on W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG1) • Links to OptionKeys website http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/optionkeys/

  5. Learning Technology Standards http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/cli/focus/standards/techstands.shtm

  6. 3 OptionKeys (accessibility) website • What we have done for TAFE & school resource developers • OptionKeys website www.cli.nsw.edu.au/optionkeys • For students, teachers and resource developers • Helps developers produce online resources and websites which are accessible to broadest range of users • Helps users meet legislative requirements • Facilitates modification of learning materials for specific needs • Promotes learners’ independence, as they can independently navigate and access information

  7. 3 ctd • OptionKeys Includes • Accessibility Checklist for Project Managers • Detailed practical guidelines, sample html code • Activities, student scenarios • References, Quick tips, Glossary.

  8. 4 WCAG2 • What to do with W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines ver2 (WCAG2) ? • See http://www.w3.org/WAI/presentations/WCAG20_about/ • International, cooperatively-developed standard • Applies to more advanced technologies • Clearer, testable criteria • Principles: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust. • How can we make WCAG2 easily understandable for resource developers? • How can we implement WCAG2?

  9. Contact us Evan Bailey Learning Technology Standards CLI Ph: (02) 9715 8130 Email : contact.lts@det.nsw.edu.au Filing ref:ozewai07_draft.ppt

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