1. Web A11Y

2. Handicap Fail 1

3. Handicap Fails 2 & 3

4. Handicap fails 4

5. Handicap fail 5

6. Handicap fail 6

7. “The term persons with disabilities is used to apply to all persons with disabilities including those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which,
in interaction with various attitudinal and environmental barriers, hinders their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.”
-United Nations Definition of Disability

8. Disability Statistics
15%
Disability Statistics
11%
The WHO –World Health Organization says that 15% of the world’s population is disabled. That number is steadily climbing.
AHEAD (Association on Higher Education and Disability) says that as of , 11% of undergraduates had a REPORTED disability. This doesn’t count those folks who don’t register with a campus service.

9. United Nations & WHO
“Accessibility is a Human Rights Issue”
Make sure people with disabilities can use the same services as everyone else.
Have services or supports in place that allow people with disabilities to live independently.
So, the United Nations and the WHO routinely report on disability. And they both have taken pretty strong stances on what we should be doing and how we should be doing it.
Both of these organizations view accessibility as an extremely important issue….
In 2011, the WHO issued a pretty extensive report on disability and they made 9 recommendations for nations, businesses, organizations, and pretty much any entity that deals with the public...
Here are their first 2 recommendations....
I bring these to your attention because they are the 2 basic tenants of web accessibility.

10. What does this mean for KSU web managers / Omni Update users?
Laws (the ADA/Sections 504 & 508 of the Rehabilitation Act)
Responsibility to stakeholders (students, employees, campus community, public)
ADA
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 508 only exists because those 2 laws exist… Important to note. 508 is a set of standards and guidelines.

11. What standards are used?
WCAG 2.0 AA (W3C’s WAI) Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of (recently updated)
WCAG 2.0 is Web Content Accessiblity Guidelines 2.0 created by the W3C (group that makes the ‘rules’ for the web).

12. Alternative Text

13. Alternative Text *You may have to find creative ways to provide alt text

14. Captions

15. Provide Structure to Documents

16. Document Structure Descriptive Links Headings Appropriate Contrast
List Styles
Appropriate Contrast
Document Structure
Accessibility – Creating Accessible Documents

17. Document Structure: Headings
Accessibility – Creating Accessible Documents

18. Document Structure: Descriptive Links
Accessibility – Creating Accessible Documents

19. Document Structure: List Styles & Snippets
Accessibility – Creating Accessible Documents

20. Document Structure: Use Appropriate Contrast
Accessibility – WebAIM’s Contrast Checker

21. Be Aware of Accessibility (linking to other sites)

22. Accessibility Checkers
Use the WAVE tool!
Chrome & Firefox Extensions
Chrome and Firefox extensions link -

23.
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