Accessibility Starters Sarah Alag Chris Glenn Steve Wettergren

Goals of this presentation Introduce the USF Accessibility Policy Recognize the standards we are choosing to follow Experience access issues first hand Learn some tips and tricks for making documents more accessible today

USF Accessibility Policy It is the goal of the University of St. Francis that all course material and web- based information is as accessible as possible to all students. The purpose of the Accessibility Policy is to provide guidelines regarding the proactive design and development of robust websites and courses, regardless of modality, in a format that is easily accessible to all students. By making courses and websites accessible to all students, makes the same content accessible to students with a wide range of disabilities.

WCAG guidelines “The WCAG documents explain how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities” They are guidelines and not rules. WCAG Overview These are likely to become the national standard. Of the three levels A, AA, AAA, USF is starting with the most basic “A” WCAG Guidelines Quick Reference

Example Guidelines

So Let’s Explore Accessibility…

Quiz 1. Which legal settlement was reached in July 2013 and what school was involved? 2. What legal act requires electronic and information technology to be accessible to persons with disabilities?

Readable What issues did you encounter when reading the quiz document? Typical accessibility issues: Font Size Font Selection Spacing and tabs Colors and Contrast

Document Markup Try using a screen reader Using CSS markup to format Avoiding tables for layout Alt Text Using clearly named links

Summary and final thoughts Creating Consistency Within documents Within the course With your policy statements Next trainings Focused online webinars Word, PPT, PDF, html, Canvas Content Accessibility Committee on the Portal