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Keep Moving Accessibility Forward
Accessing Higher Ground 2010
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About Us – University of Illinois Chicago
Kevin Price, UIC Disability Resource Center
Assistive Technology Specialist
Chair of the UIC Web Accessibility Committee
Janet Peters, DBTAC – Great Lakes ADA Center
Project Coordinator of Assistive and Educational Technology
Member of the UIC Web Accessibility Committee
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Building the Case-UIC
State Administrative Order 2002 IWAS (Illinois Web Accessibility Standards)
Illinois Board of Higher Education Reporting Requirements
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Leadership in Web Accessibility
Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (IITAA) of 2007
– Due to be Updated in 2011
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UIC - Web Accessibility on a Budget
Find Campus Champions
Develop a Committee that represents the campus
Meet regularly
Ongoing meeting-Technology issues change frequently
Make sure campus champions are kept in the loop on new accessibility issues
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UIC - Web Accessibility Committee
Disability Resource Center
Library
ACCC-IT/Computing Department
Faculty- Health Sciences
Office of Public Affairs
Office for Access and Equity (staff)
DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center
Enrollment and Academic Services
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Office of Admissions and Records Administration
Group DiscussionIncluding People with Disabilities In the Process
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UIC - Web Accessibility on a Budget
Integrate accessibility into campus
• Web Accessibility toolbar available on computers in labs
• Courses discuss accessibility (including Microsoft Word)
• Web Accessibility Page/Statement Available Online (accessweb.uic.edu)
• Procurement uses Web Accessibility Statement in bids
• Webmasters Discussion List includes accessibility issues
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UIC - Web Accessibility on a Budget
Use Top Down, Bottom Up and In Between Approach
• Have to pursue promoting Web Accessibility at every level
• Administrators usually open to accessibility but may need a demo
• Web designers may be resistant but with Universal design issues promoted along with avoiding liability
• Don’t focus on retrofitting
• Mass Emails
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Web Accessibility on a Budget Techniques
Keep finding mechanisms to keep it in front of campus
Continually provide trainings focusing on accessibility
Advertising
Promoting accessibility in other committees
Use technologies such as RSS feeds, Discussion lists, mass mails, Wikis
Provide templates of accessible design for Webmasters
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Web Accessibility on a Budget Techniques
A Campus Policy can be helpful but may not be necessary
Policies can be bogged down in bureaucracy and drain time and energy
Policies can be created and disregarded
High level administrative support is necessary but can take many forms
Policies may become outdated with changing Internet
Integrating Web accessibility into culture of campus is important
Group DiscussionShare your thoughts on a Campus Policy? Pros / Cons
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Web Accessibility on a Budget Techniques
Campus support can be provided by spreading the support around
Use skills/resources of Web Accessibility committee
Have other Webmasters support through avenues such as a discussion list
Educate Computing support about accessible Web design
Make sure Web Accessibility site has needed resources to refer people
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Setting Your Standards-UIC
Clearly defining the standards on what accessibility is on campus
Provide tools and resources customized for the standards
UIC has developed and online checklist to help users meet accessibility guidelines
– Manual and Automated Tests included
– W3C HTML Validator
– W3C CSS Validator
– Functional Accessibility Evaluator Results
– IITAA guidelines
– User Testing
UIC – Highlights of Activities
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Digital Accessibility Expo
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Accessweb Site (accessweb.uic.edu)
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Web Accessibility Checklist
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Use Web Evaluations Effectively
Take snapshots on a regular basis to track change in accessibility
Create a baseline to show improvement
Provide ongoing training on use of tools
Have Web developers a part of the process and not in an adversary roll
Unless you have a mechanism to use evaluations as “a stick” try to use them for awareness/communication
Conclusion
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Positive Approaches to Web Accessibility
Incremental Growth Shown
Keep building training and tools to increase awareness
Find ways to make it “cool” to be accessible
Keep track of new resources to give to developers to make it easier
Promote Universal Design
Make clear boundaries on what is accessible and what is inaccessible
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Thank you for your attention!
Contact Information
Kevin Price
(312) 413-0886
Janet Peters
(800) 949-4232
(312) 413-5931 direct
