Illinois IT Accessibility Issues
Jon Gunderson, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
What is accessibility?
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Screen Readers: Jaws, Window Eyes
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Speech
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Braille
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Keyboard commands
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Magnifiers: Zoomtext, Magic
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Size
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Colors
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Keyboard Access
What is accessibility?
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PDA, Cell phones
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Speech
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Small screens
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Limited keyboards
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No mouse
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Graphical displays
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Increasing pixel density -> 300 dpi
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Why was the web developed?
The heart of the web: Interoperability
IBHE Initiative on Accessibility
Types of People
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IT Professionals
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Instructors
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Students and transient workers
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Purchased
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Static web resources
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Web applications
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Resources
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Training
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Functional accessibility
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Evaluation tools
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Authoring tools
Accessibility Guidelines/Standards
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
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Timely (ideally at the same time)
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Accessible formats
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W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
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Section 508 Electronic Accessibility Standards
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Setting Standards
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Criteria
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Scope
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Verification
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Technical vs. Functional Accessibility
Verification Tools
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WebXact
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WAVE
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HiSoftware
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Cynthia Says
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Many others
HTML Best Practices
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Navigation and Orientation
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Text Equivalents
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Styling
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Scripting and automation
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Standards
Functional Accessibility Evaluator
Mozilla/Firefox Accessibility Extension
Web Authoring Tools
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Default markup uses universal design techniques
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Authors do not need to know about accessibility
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No extra time involved with creating accessible materials
Accessible Web Publishing Wizard
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Instructors are not web developers
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Instructors don't know about accessibility
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More instructional materials on the web
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There are a lot of instructors
Size of the Problem
Knowledge of Office Accessibility Techniques
Acknowledgements
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National Institute of Disability Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
(Grant# H133G030079) -
Division of Rehabilitation Education Services
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Trace Research and Development Center
(NIDRR Grant# H133E980008) -
College of Applied Life Studies
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University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
Useful Links
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Training and other resources
www.cita.uiuc.edu -
Functional Accessibility Evaluator
fae.cita.uiuc.edu -
Mozilla/Firefox® Accessibility Extension
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Illinois Accessible Web Publishing Wizard for Microsoft Office®