Ensuring Web Accessibility for ALL Students A Campus-wide Initiative NACADA – Southeast Regional Conference April 14, 2012 Margaret Turner, Director Jorja Waybrant, Assistant Director Aimee Helmus, Disability Services Specialist University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Goals and objectives  Increase awareness of web accessibility  What is it?  What are some areas of impact?  Recent legal cases – your responsibility  What we do on our campus  Offer resources

Legislation Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):  ADA - prohibits disability discrimination  Title II covers public universities  Title III covers private colleges and universities  Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) – broadens the definition of a disability Rehabilitation Act of 1973:  Section extended civil rights to people with disabilities   Section electronic and information technology 

Areas of Impact: Websites Headers

Areas of Impact: Websites Headers

Areas of Impact: Websites Description of images included (alt tags)

Areas of Impact: Websites Captioned Videos

Areas of Impact: Websites  Downloadable documents (PDFs, word documents, etc.)  2 different types of PDFs:  Scanned image – not accessible  Created using a text based document (such as word) accessible  Electronic forms (forms for completion and submission):  Ensure that completion of forms can be done so with a simple key board. Many blind users with assistive technology us only a keyboard to navigate.  Be sure to have contact information if assistance is needed.

Other Areas of Impact Instructional electronic information:  PowerPoints  Videos Electronic Devices:  Clickers  Ipod Touch  Other advising material.

Legal Cases Penn State:  Complaint - course-management software, library catalogue, and departmental Web sites were inaccessible to blind users. Kindle Pilot Program:  Complaint - the device doesn’t allow students with disabilities equal access to information. Law School Admission Council (LSAC):  Complaint – LSAC website maintained in a manner that is inaccessible to blind individuals using screen reader technology. Florida State University:  Complaint: two blind students accused the university of discrimination due to inaccessible technology (clickers) in math course.

Where do you go for assistance if you have questions re accessibility? ?

Areas of assistance and collaborations with campus offices and divisions  Campus Web and Technology Committee  Student Affairs Web and Technology Committee  Disability Services:  Marketing and Communications:  Information and Technology System  Office of E-Learning

Suggestions for evaluating and achieving accessibility for online offerings UNCW form Online – Web & Course Accessibility Checklist- outlines potential problems and solutions  Text, presentation & content  Multimedia  Tables and Frames UNCW Online Course checklist (UNCW Office of E-Learning)  Form is a wide listing of possible areas of electronic programs, tools, strategies to consider when checking areas of accessibility

Resources Web AIM  Introduction to Web Accessibility - This resource will help you to understand barriers created with regard to web and electronic information

Resources  World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web, including web accessibility. Please see the following documents as well as their web site  Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0   To check Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and (X) HTML documents with style sheets, go to:   To check the markup (HTML, XHTML, …) of Web documents, go to: 

Resources  ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments  Resources on web accessibility available via the Americans with Disabilities Act web site  Americans with Disabilities Act web site   Title II Checklist (Web Accessibility)   Website Accessibility Under Title II of the ADA 

Resources  Other Resources:  Accessible Multimedia  course/standards/multimedia.htm course/standards/multimedia.htm  Standards for Quality Online Courses (MIVU)   U.S. Government Section 508.gov website - Resources for understanding and implementing Section 508 

Questions ?

Contact information  Aimee Helmus Disability Services Specialist University of North Carolina – Wilmington 601 South College Road, Suite #1033 Wilmington, NC Tel: Fax: TTY:  Margaret Turner Director of Student Achievement Services - Disability Services University of North Carolina – Wilmington 601 South College Road, Suite #1033 Wilmington, NC Tel: Fax: TTY:  Jorja Waybrant Assistant Director of Student Achievement Services - Disability Services University of North Carolina – Wilmington 601 South College Road, Suite #1033 Wilmington, NC Tel: Fax: TTY: