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Accessibility: Working the Training Challenge

Discover the importance of web accessibility for diverse audiences, including individuals with blindness, low vision, deafness, and cognitive disabilities. This presentation by Elizabeth Pyatt emphasizes essential tools and principles for improving usability, increasing search engine rankings, and satisfying compliance standards. Learn about the top blockers to address first, including missing ALT tags and improper link text. Access various training resources, webinars, and support options to help you navigate and implement effective accessibility strategies in your organization.

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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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