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Accessibility: Working the Training Challenge

Accessibility: Working the Training Challenge. Elizabeth Pyatt, ejp10@psu.edu. Why it’s Important. Serve a diverse audience Blind, low vision, color blind Deaf Motion Impaired Learning & Cognitive Disabilities Mobile device users! Google search robots (only reads text) And

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Accessibility: Working the Training Challenge

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  1. Accessibility: Working the Training Challenge Elizabeth Pyatt, ejp10@psu.edu

  2. Why it’s Important • Serve a diverse audience • Blind, low vision, color blind • Deaf • Motion Impaired • Learning & Cognitive Disabilities • Mobile device users! • Google search robots (only reads text) • And • Increase usabiltity • Improve search engine rankings • AND satisfy NFB by 2014

  3. Which Tools? • Basic Tools • MS Office, Blogs, ANGEL, PDF… • AND Wikispaces, GoogleDocs, Adobe Connect… • Audio & Video • So many systems…so many captioning choices • Web Pages • Code chunks and WCAG 2.0 info • Javascript/Flash • Ack! (need code here too)

  4. Audience Needs • Staff/Admin/Average Instructor • What do I fix first!?! • Principles…NOT WCAG • “What is an ALT tag?” • Quickstarts • How-to • Minimal jargon • Webmasters/Programmers • Code chunks • Reference on WCAG guidelines • May become local gurus

  5. 8 Blockers • Fix these first • Image ALT tags • Concrete Link text • Avoid “Click Here, Learn More….) • Headings (H1-H6) • Page Titles (& Frame Titles) • Captioned Data Tables with Headers • Properly Labeled Forms • Captions & Transcripts • http://accessibility.psu.edu/whattofix

  6. Multiple Outlets • ITS Training • Live & Webinar • External Vendors • ITS Events • TLT Symposium • Web Conference • Online • http://accessibility.psu.edu • Coordinating with services • ANGEL KBhttp://kb.its.psu.edu/cms/article/556

  7. Web Liaisons • 1-2 per Campus/College/Unit • Responsible for auditing Website • Providing updates • Access to Compliance Sheriff • Meet monthly • Do you know yours? • See list in Yammer group “Web Liaisons” • http://accessibility.psu.edu/webliaisons

  8. Now for the Website Screenshot of accessibility.psu.edu

  9. Let’s Tour Website • http://accessibility.psu.edu • Just in Time learning • Many tech topics/services • Major Blockers (“What to Fix) • With solutions • Event calendar • A link to a tutorial?

  10. Questions !?!? • accessibilityweb@psu.edu

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