U.S. Office for Civil Rights WCAG 2.0 level AA will
increasingly be set as the standard by OCR Louisiana Tech
University (2013) WCAG 2.0 AA compliance of all deployed
technology/course and web content Existing web content compliant by
12/2014 Training of all instruction personnel and administration
Affirm role of Disability Services office
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Section 508 Federal Law Section 508 is a 1998 amendment to
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Eliminates barriers in IT Standards that
establish minimum level of accessibility Web based technology and
info based on guidelines from Web Accessibility Initiative of the
World Wide Web Consortium Is not specific, detailed, or
testable
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WCAG 2.0 A basic web accessibility features AA biggest and most
common barriers for disabled users AAA highest level of web
accessibility, that many websites cannot reach
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WCAG 2.0 Perceivable Information and user interface components
must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive. Guideline
1.1: Information and user interface components must be presentable
to users in ways they can perceive. Guideline 1.2: Time-based
Media: Provide alternatives for time-based media. Guideline 1.3:
Create content that can be presented in different ways (for example
simpler layout) without losing information or structure. Guideline
1.4: Make it easier for users to see and hear content including
separating foreground from background. Operable User interface
components and navigation must be operable. Guideline 2.1: Make all
functionality available from a keyboard. Guideline 2.2: Provide
users enough time to read and use content. Guideline 2.3: Do not
design content in a way that is known to cause seizures. Guideline
2.4: Provide ways to help users navigate, find content, and
determine where they are. Understandable Information and the
operation of user interface must be understandable. Guideline 3.1:
Make text content readable and understandable. Guideline 3.2: Make
Web pages appear and operate in predictable ways. Guideline 3.3:
Help users avoid and correct mistakes. Robust Content must be
robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety
of user agents, including assistive technologies. Guideline 4.1.:
Maximize compatibility with current and future user agents,
including assistive technologies.
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CSU CSU developed manual protocols based on WCAG 2.0 draft
Compliance Sheriff/Deputy CSU stakeholders developed Checkpoints to
be used with Compliance Sheriff CSU accessible technology network
tested the checkpoints and CSUN supports them CSU Checkpoints
mapped 508 to WCAG 2.0 to make 508 testable CSU then added the
manual protocol which goes above and beyond 508 Visual checks are
required ati.calstate.edu/file.php/23/HiSoftware/CSU-ATI-
Requirements-Revised-09-17-14.docx
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CSU Description Test Type: Automated, Visual Possible Result:
Pass/Fail, Warn, Visual, N/A Long DescriptionResourcesCustomizable
H24 Provide text alternatives for the area elements of image maps
(WCAG2) Auto Pass / Fail N/A The objective of this technique is to
provide text alternatives that serve the same purpose as the
selectable regions of an image map. An image map is an image
divided into selectable regions defined by area elements. Each area
is a link to another Web page or another part of the current Web
page. The alt attribute of each area element serves the same
purpose as the selectable area of the image. http://www.w3.org/
TR/WCAG20- TECHS/H24.html http://www.csun.ed u/universaldesignce
nter/web- accessibility-criteria- image-map H35 Provide text
alternatives on applet elements (WCAG2) AutoPass / Fail Provide a
text alternative for an applet by using the alt attribute to label
an applet and providing the text alternative in the body of the
applet element. Both mechanisms are required due to the varying
support of the alt attribute and applet body text by user agents.
http://www.w3.org/ TR/WCAG20- TECHS/H35.html H36 Use alt attributes
on images used as submit buttons (WCAG2) AutoPass / Fail For input
elements of type 'image', the alt attribute of the input element is
used to provide a functional label. This label indicates the
button's function, but does not attempt to describe the image. The
label is especially important if there are multiple submit buttons
on the page that each lead to different results. http://www.w3.org/
TR/WCAG20- TECHS/H36.html
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Cal State LA Using CSU Checkpoints with Compliance Sherriff and
now Compliance Deputy to test our web sites Training for manual
checks and compliance Requirement for each division and college to
perform their own manual checks and fixes
