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Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders # 13NTCwal

Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders # 13NTCwal. Cindy Leonard @ cindy_leonard leonard@rmu.edu Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University. Session Agenda. What is website accessibility? Assistive computing technology

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Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders # 13NTCwal

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  1. Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders #13NTCwal Cindy Leonard @cindy_leonard leonard@rmu.eduBayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University

  2. Session Agenda • What is website accessibility? • Assistive computing technology • Web accessibility standards • Benefits of having an accessible website • Questions for your web developer • Quick tips for your org’s website Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

  3. What isWebAccessibility? Image source: Hityourmarketi.com Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

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  9. WCAG 2.0 Image source: www.w3.org/WAI/ Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

  10. Section 508 Image source: www.extron.com/product/img/section508_logo3.gif Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

  11. Benefits of Having an Accessible Website Image source: stritar.net/Upload/Images/BrowserIcons.jpg Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

  12. Benefits of Having an Accessible Website Image source: website-serve.com/wp-content/uploads/Search_Engines.png Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

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  14. Benefits of Having an Accessible Website Image source: zoominlocal.com/pub-files/12597620344b167172924e4/pub/Get_connected_sup/lib/12881710424cc7ee22890c2.jpg Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

  15. Benefits of Having an Accessible Website Image source: img.howcast.com/images/info/mobile/howcast-on-mobile-devices.jpg Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

  16. Questions to Ask Your Web Developer Do you conform to Web standards? Will it cost more to make my Website accessible? Based on our community & Website goals, are there any additional accessibility or usability features you would recommend for us? Can you explain the measures you will take to ensure our Website is accessible? Source: Tiffany Kuchta, Allegheny Graphics Web Development Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

  17. Questions to Ask Your Web Developer Who will maintain the site once it has been built? If it’s our organization, how do we ensure new content meets accessibility standards? If it’s your company, do your maintenance tech conform to the same accessibility standards as your developers? Source: Tiffany Kuchta, Allegheny Graphics Web Development Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

  18. Quick Tip: Use ALT tags on images <imgsrc=“georgewashington.png alt=“George Washington 1789 - 1797” /> <h1>George Washington</h1> <a href=“/”><img src=“nten-logo.png alt=“Home – NTEN.org” /></a> Use text when you can instead of embedding it in an image. Image source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

  19. Quick Tip: Improve readability of text Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

  20. Quick Tip: Make link text meaningful Image source : http://www.reuters.com/ Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

  21. Quick Tip: Make link text meaningful Image source: http://www.hhof.com/ Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

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