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ADA / Accessibility Compliance July 13, 2011

ADA / Accessibility Compliance July 13, 2011. This Session Covers. ADA Compliance Common Problems and Solutions Design Considerations Top Five Tips Develop Your Action Plan Helpful Tools. ADA Compliance. Using your website for access to government services, information and programs?

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ADA / Accessibility Compliance July 13, 2011

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  1. ADA / Accessibility Compliance July 13, 2011

  2. This Session Covers ADA Compliance Common Problems and Solutions Design Considerations Top Five Tips Develop Your Action Plan Helpful Tools

  3. ADA Compliance • Using your website for access to government services, information and programs? • Is your website reaching everyone? • Legal Ramifications

  4. Common Problems and Solutions • Images Without Text Equivalents • Documents Are Not Posted In an Accessible Format • Specifying Colors and Font Sizes • Videos and Other Multimedia Lack Accessible Features

  5. Common Problems and Solutions Images, pictures, graphics

  6. Common Problems and Solutions • Documents not in an Accessible Format

  7. Example of Image “Alt Tag” <imgsrc=“SignMeUp.png” alt=“Sign me up!”>

  8. Common Problems and Solutions • Specifying Colors and Font Sizes

  9. Common Problems and Solutions • Videos and Other Multimedia Lack Accessible Features

  10. Design Considerations • Skip navigation option • Minimize blinking, flashing or other distracting features • Forms should include all information needed • Static copy of pages that are auto-refreshing • Use titles, context and other heading structures

  11. Example of Features

  12. Top Five Tips • Text equivalents • Navigation choice • Color considerations • Audio options • Videos

  13. Develop Your Action Plan • Providing accessible website content • Transferring your website to ADA compliance • Keeping your website ADA compliant

  14. Helpful Tool • Testing your site for ADA Compliancy: • http://wave.webaim.org/

  15. Reference Resources http://www.ada.gov/websites2.htm http://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap5toolkit.htm http://www.w3.org/WAI/gettingstarted/Overview.html http://blog.codemyimage.com/why-should-your-website-be-ada-compliant http://www.nsba.biz/content/printer.3695.shtml

  16. Next Webinar Writing for the Web August 25, 20111:30 – 2:30 p.m.

  17. Questions? Mark Proper Technical Projects Specialist CCAP Technology mproper@pacounties.org Kathie Zullinger Technology Programs Administrator CCAP Technology kzullinger@pacounties.org

  18. Thank You for Attending!

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