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IT Accessibility: Changes and Trends in Policy and Technology

IT Accessibility: Changes and Trends in Policy and Technology. Greg Kraus University IT Accessibility Coordinator NC State University. Lawsuits & Complaints. Arizona State University – Kindle Florida State University – Clickers and LMS Penn State University – Web sites and LMS

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IT Accessibility: Changes and Trends in Policy and Technology

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  1. IT Accessibility: Changes and Trends in Policy and Technology

    Greg KrausUniversity IT Accessibility CoordinatorNC State University
  2. Lawsuits & Complaints Arizona State University – Kindle Florida State University – Clickers and LMS Penn State University – Web sites and LMS NYU and Northwestern – Google Apps
  3. Dear Colleague Letter Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights “We write to express concern on the part of the Department of Justice and the Department of Education that colleges and universities are using electronic book readers that are not accessible to students who are blind or have low vision and to seek your help in ensuring that this emerging technology is used in classroom settings in a manner that is permissible under federal law.”
  4. FAQs on the DCL Does the DCL apply beyond electronic book readers to other forms of emerging technology?A:Yes. The core principles underlying the DCL — equal opportunity, equal treatment, and the obligation to make modifications to avoid disability-based discrimination — are part of the general nondiscrimination requirements of Section 504 and the ADA. Therefore, all school programs or activities — whether in a “brick and mortar,” online, or other “virtual” context — must be operated in a manner that complies with Federal disability discrimination laws.
  5. Section 508 Purchasing and development requirement for Federal entities, or entities receiving Federal money Released in 1998 381 words long
  6. Section 508 Refresh Harmonizes Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act WCAG 2.0 Level AA is (probably) the standard Won’t be implemented until next year at the earliest
  7. WCAG 2.0 Released in 2008 14,000+ words in the standard 300,000+ words of support documentation
  8. Amendments to the ADA Changes cover Title III entities WCAG 2.0 Level AA is (probably) the standard Won’t be implemented until 2013 at the earliest
  9. NC State ICT Accessibility Regulation Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Covers electronic content or interactions with individuals for administrative, instructional, or informational purposes Federal Access Board’s Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards Will support the consideration of using emerging technologies while advocating for their accessibility Widely Distributed vs. Access List Controlled
  10. HTMLand Accessibility Standards HTML Standards HTML 4 HTML 2 HTML 1 HTML 3 HTML 5 Accessibility Standards 508 WCAG 2 WCAG 1 1999 1995 1997 1993 2008
  11. WCAG 2.0 - POUR Perceivable Operable Understandable Robust
  12. The English Translation Perceivable Operable Understandable Robust Can I “see” it? Can I “touch” it? Can I understand it? Can I break it?
  13. AccessibleU Demo
  14. WAI – It’s Bigger Than Just WCAG ATAG (Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines) ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) Techniques http://www.w3.org/WAI/
  15. Web Development – A Slide Through History
  16. Slider – HTML 4 <div tabindex="1" id="slider-1" class="horizontal dynamic-slider-control slider">   <input id="slider-input-1" class="slider-input"><div class="line" style="top: 11px; left: 15.5px; width: 1531px;"><div style="width: 1529px;"></div></div><div class="handle" style="left: 705.18px; top: 6.5px;"><div>&nbsp;</div></div></div> Plus hundreds of lines of JavaScript
  17. Slider – ARIA <div id="sliderRail1" class="sliderRailfloatLeft"><button id="sliderThumb1" class="sliderThumb" role="slider” aria-valuetext="46%"aria-valuenow="46"aria-valuemax="100" aria-valuemin="0" aria-labelledby="sliderLabel" style="left: 86px;"></button></div> Plus hundreds of lines of JavaScript
  18. Slider – HTML 5 <form> <input name="r" type="range" min="1" max="11" value="9"> <input type="submit" value="Go"></form> 0 lines of JavaScript
  19. Product May Not Work As Advertised HTML 5 Accessibility http://html5accessibility.com/ HTML 5 Browser Compatibility http://html5test.com/
  20. Reaching Out to Campus Be nosy Grow more eyes and ears Infiltrate other meetings Teach the right things to the right people Bring solutions, not problems
  21. Is an Application Accessible? VPAT – Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Accessibility Testing Ask the Community
  22. Testing For Web Accessibility Can you use it without a mouse? Have you divided up your content with headings? Can you view a text-only version and understand it? Do you have transcripts for any audio and video? Do you use enough color contrast? Do your pages have a consistent look-and-feel? Do your images have appropriate text descriptions? Does each form input have an appropriate label?
  23. Accessibility Resources NC State IT Accessibility Blog NC State IT Access Site NC State ICT Accessibility Regulation WebAIM ATHEN - Access Technology Higher Education Network EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility Constituent Group
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