1. The Web Experience for People with Disabilities ADA Trainer Network Module 7e 1 Trainer’s Name Trainer’s Title Phone Email/Website Address

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3. People who are Blind Do not use a mouse May use a screen reader to listen to the content May use a refreshable Braille display 3 All content must be accessible from the keyboard only Images, photos and graphics are unusable Colors are unusable Navigation may be difficult / confusing

4. Video Video by AccessIT Surfing the Web with a Screen Reader 4

5. People with Low Vision May use screen magnification software Only a small portion of the screen is seen at a time 5 Images, photos and graphics may become unusable when enlarged Navigation may be difficult / confusing if it occurs in multiple locations along the outer edges of the web page

7. Color Blindness Approximately 8-10% of the male population and about 0.5% of the female population experience some form of color deficiency. 7 Reds and greens are often indistinguishable Other colors may be indistinguishable

8. Color Blindness: Simulation 8 Map of Hurricane Isabel (with color)

9. Color Blindness: Simulation 9 Map of Hurricane Isabel (with red/green colorblindness) Simulated using Vischek (http://www.vischeck.com/vischeck/vischeckURL.php )http://www.vischeck.com/vischeck/vischeckURL.php

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11. People with Mobility Impairments May use only the keyboard for navigation May tire quickly May not have fine motor control when using a mouse 11 All content must be accessible from the keyboard Lengthy navigation may cause fatigue Small or moving links are difficult to select

12. Mobility Impairments: Assistive Technology Head wand Adaptive Keyboard Mouth stick 12

13. Video Video from Web Access Toolkit Mobility Impairment 13

14. People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 14 Access Considerations Video clips that include audio are unusable Audio clips are unusable

15. Video 15 Deafness and Hard of Hearing

16. People with Cognitive Impairments May be easily distracted Complex layouts may lead to confusion Text-only content may be limiting Animated images may be distracting May be difficult to identify important content on a busy page Use graphics when they support content Use recognizable key words 16

21. People with Photosensitive Epilepsy Strobe or flickering content may cause seizures 21 Access Board, 2001 Avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz

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