1. Universal Design Who can Access Your Web Site?
Presented by:
Web Communications &
The Adaptive Computing Technology Center
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2. Good Morning! Web Communications
Paul Gilzow, Programmer/Analyst Expert
Web site:
Phone:
Adaptive Computing Technology (ACT) Center
Abigail O’Sullivan, Manager
Carmen Schafer, User Support Analyst Specialist
Web site:
Phone:
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3. Universal Design What is “Universal Design”?
Universal Design is “barrier free” design, which allows not only persons with a disability to access services, but others that may need help, such as the elderly population.
Automatic Doors
Extra-wide Doorways
Curb cuts
Accessible Ramps
Closed captioning for TV
Accessible Web Sites
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4. 7 Principles of Universal Design
1. Equitable Use
2. Flexibility In Use
3. Simple and Intuitive Use
4. Perceptible Information
5. Tolerance for Error
6. Low Physical Effort
7. Size and Space for Approach and Use
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5. Where to Start… 1. Adopt a Set of Guidelines & Standards
MU Web Communications use
XHTML from World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Missouri IT Accessibility Standards (MITAS)
RSMo Section Missouri Law
Section 508- Federal Law
2. Apply Guidelines & Standards
3. Add Progressive Enhancement
4. Continually Test your Web Site
Talk about Gas as an example of standards
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6. A Universally Designed Site A Web Site Comparison
Example Web Site:
University of Nebraska –Lincoln
A “YES”site
A “NO”site Inaccessible Site Demonstration
No site- Paul has a video old Nebraska site and show the new site
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7. Adaptive Technology & Universal Design Adaptive Software
Accessible vs. Inaccessible Web Sites
JAWS – Screen Reading software
Dragon NaturallySpeaking- Voice Dictation
ZoomText- Screen Magnification/Reader
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8. Mobile Phone Emulator & Universal Design
Accessible vs. Inaccessible Web Sites
Sony
Ericsson
Nokia
Mtld.mobi/emulator.php test for mobile phone views
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9. Tips for Accessibility
Maximize Contrast
Consider Colorblindness
Keep it Simple
Create Descriptive Links
link this to consider colorblindness
Example of movie with captioning and audio audio description–
Video Captioning / Closed caption/Audio description
Transcribe Audio
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10. Who is Responsible?
Anyone who owns, directs, manages, designs, or provides content to a Web site.
Web Sites in the Media
Target- National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
Southwest Airlines- Access Now, INC.
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11. Use the Tools to Test Online Checkers
Cynthia Says
Functional Accessibility Evaluator
W3C validator
Color blindness checker
Wave 4.0
Firefox extensions
Fangs
HTML validator
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12. Thank you! Resources Available at MU Online Resources
Web Communications
Adaptive Computing Technology (ACT) Center
Online Resources
WebAIM
Universal Design of Online Courses
MITAS
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13. Questions?
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