WCAG 2.0 California State University, Los Angeles

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

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

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

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.

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 docx

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. TR/WCAG20- TECHS/H24.html 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. 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. TR/WCAG20- TECHS/H36.html

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