1. Accessibility Challenges in University Web Environments Mandy Eppley, Online Learning Consultant Parker Owens, Web Accessibility Coordinator Eastern Kentucky University KY AHEAD Conference 08

2. Accessibility Challenges in University Web Environments How can we take advantage of innovative learning environments and still meet ADA requirements for education? – Websites – Online Classes – Web 2 Blogs Wikis Virtual Worlds Social Networking

3. PEW – Teens and Social Media, 12/19/2007 64% of online teenagers ages 12 to 17 engage in at least one type of content creation, up from 57% of online teens in 2004. 35% of all teen girls blog, compared with 20% of online boys, and 54% of wired girls post photos online compared with 40% of online boys. Online teen boys are nearly twice as likely as online girls (19% vs. 10%) to have posted a video online somewhere where someone else could see it.

4. Demographics of Internet Users

5. PEW - Information Searches That Solve Problems, 12/2007 58% used the internet to get help. 53% professionals such as doctors, lawyers or financial experts 45% sought out friends and family 36% consulted newspapers and magazines 13% went to the public library

6. PEW –Teens and Technology, April, 2008 93% of teens say they write for their own pleasure 85% of teens ages 12-17 engage in some form of electronic personal communication (email, chat) 60% do not think of e-text as “writing” 50% use informal writing styles instead of proper capitalization and punctuation in their school assignments 38% have used text shortcuts in school work (“LOL”) 25% have used emoticons ☺ in school work

7. Web Challenges Educational organizational challenges – Peer sharing different than a hierarchy – Ownership – Privacy – Control of content – Legal challenges ADA Safety Ownership Personal organizational challenges – Multiple IDs, passwords, avatars, websites

8. Web Challenges Technological challenges – Bandwidth – Operating systems/software – Skill levels – Computer hardware

9. Accessibility Challenges Lack of keyboard shortcuts Not AT compatible Limitations to accessibility – How do you describe a google map? – Can you provide transcripts for video content on another site?

10. Websites

11. Department, Association or Group Class or Event Instructor Public Private Online class

12. http://www.fredshead.info/ Different Requirements for Different Needs

13. Cyber Y Center Shared Website – Life on the Streets

14. Website Accessibility Issues Training – web skills Public or private access University branding Accessibility of technology, software, and interface

15. Free Websites