5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 1 Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center Center for Rehabilitation Technology Georgia Institute of Technology

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 2 ITTATC Mission Support Industry in developing electronic and information technology that is accessible to people with disabilities through development of training material on accessible design techniques, providing training and providing technical assistance.

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 3 Major tasks Assessment of needs for training and technical support Develop training material Technical assistance Web based training on accessible design Website - Coordinate with RERCs, Fed. Agencies, State AT projects, DBTAC

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 4 Project Partners Georgia Tech - Center for Rehabilitation Technology GTRI Human Factors Branch Office of Assessment Industrial Design, College of Computing & ISyE World Institute for Disability Community Options Information Technology Association of America Trace Research Center, U. Wisconsin Inclusive Technologies, Jim Tobias Regional DBTACs, RESNA TA project State Assistive Technology Projects, ATAP

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 5 Assess Needs of Stakeholders IT and Telecomm Industry managers technical staff support staff Web developers State IT and procurement staff Consumers

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 6 Leverage Training and TA 10 regional DBTACs 56 State Assistive Technology Projects Industry associations Industry partners

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 7 Develop Literature Overview of 255 for Telecomm Overview of 508 for IT Industry Summary of 508 for Consumers Quick references on web access, IT access, Telecomm access, FAQ How-to brochures for Industry

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 8 Develop Project Website Initial website - 5/1/2001 Project goals and partners Overview of Training Scheduled events Resources Contact information Add decision tree for DBTAC TA Literature online

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 9 Training Courses Overview for Management 1/2 day Accessible Web Design 1/2 day Accessible Design Principles for Professional disciplines days Software Engineers Engineers Industrial designers Consumer training State IT procurement

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 10 Management Training Overview of 508 and 255 Business Case for Accessible Design Demographics and markets Functional Limitations Strategies for implementation of Accessible Design Resources

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 11 Technical Training Nature of functional limitations hands on experience with products Technical requirements of 255, 508 User Centered Design + wider user group considered Tools and Techniques Cases and exercises

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 12 Training for Web developers Why make pages accessible Technical requirements Text equivalents for graphics / media Visual equivalent for audio Image maps Headers for tables, titles for frames Accessible forms, applets, scripts Test and repair tools

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 13 Training for State government What are 508 standards How they can help with 504 and ADA compliance How to use standards in procurement Best practices from Federal Gov. Best practices from States

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 14 Consumer Training How to work with Industry The product development process Technical primer Functional limitations Consumer input in design process Market research, prototype evaluation Product testing, problem resolution

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 15 Schedule for 2001 Needs assessment 9/30/01 Develop literature - 3/31/01 Train DBTAC staff - 3/27/01 Develop management training 7/01 Develop technical training 9/01 Develop state training10/01 Develop consumer training12/01

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 16 Increasing Capacity Questions How to increase capacity Consultants Train Co-op students for placement Continuing Education series Quality assurance for consultants Certification via professional society

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 17 Existing training resources Project EASI WebAIM Blackboard.com HTML Writers Guild WebAble Accessible-Systems

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 18 EASI Web Access Training Beginning Barrier-free Web Design: a four week web based course $275 April 30, July 9, Sept. 10, Oct. 29 Advanced Barrier-free Web Design: a four week web based course $275 July 2, October 1 Barrier-free E-learning: 8 week May 7, September 10

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 19 EASI IT Accessibility Training Barrier-free Information Technology Workshop: a four week web course June 4, August 6, October 1, December 3 Business Benefits of Accessible Electronic and Information Technology: May 7, September 10

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 20 WebAIM Web Access Course Univeral Web Design and Disability Access: Blackboard.com INST Utah State U.- SPED 5790ST Inclusive Web Design: Disability Usability and Accessibility June 11 - August 3

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 21 HTML Writers Guild Designing for Universal Accessibility D201, Kynn Bartlett, $75 for trial members June 4, 2001 for seven weeks July 16, 2001

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 22 WebAble On-site training, seminars, and hands-on web and software accessibility workshops. Accessible-Systems

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 23 Technical assistance resources IT Design guidelines Accessible design methods Telecomm. design guidelines Consumer device guidelines Instructional technology guidelines

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 24 IT design guidelines IBM guidelines Microsoft Software guidelines for developers Trace Center Guidelines - Technical Assistance page

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 25 Accessible design methods Trace Center User Centred Design Methodology and Tools - USERfit “User Interfaces for All” Usability Methods Toolbook

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 26 Telecomm Design Guidelines Guideline for accessibility m Telephones - what features do disabled people need? Mobile phone guidelines one.htm

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 27 Telecomm. Design tools Trace Universal Design filters Trace Reference designs for cell phones Trace Product Design Browser

5/22/2001 NIST Accessibility /22-2/23/01 28 Instructional Technology WGBH National Center for Accessible Media U. Illinois Ctr for Instructional Technology Accessibility cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/design