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Enhancing Web Accessibility: Practical Solutions and Resources

Join Casey Wright from ITaP Informatics for an informative session on web accessibility. Discover why accessibility matters, the challenges faced in creating accessible web applications, and the benefits it brings to everyone, including those with disabilities. We’ll discuss practical solutions like automated scanners, best practices for image alt text, and how to tackle complex problems in web design. Plus, receive useful resources, a free accessibility checker, and the chance to win $1,000 towards improving accessible web design.

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Enhancing Web Accessibility: Practical Solutions and Resources

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  1. Web AccessibilityJust Fix It! Casey WrightITaP Informatics@caseyveronica4 #bweb11

  2. Who is this person? • Web Application Programmer , ITaP Informatics • Member, Web Accessibility Committee

  3. Agenda • Accessibility info • Issues and tips • Exciting demos • A gift for you! • Additional resources • Q&A

  4. Web accessibility…why care? • “People with disabilities constitute the nation's largest minority group, and the only group any of us can become a member of at any time. “ http://www.disabilityfunders.org/disability-stats-and-facts

  5. Web accessibility…why care? • Accessibility benefits everyone http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/accessibility.php http://www.nws.noaa.gov/sec508/index.htm

  6. Web accessibility…why care? • Purdue’s Web Accessibility Policy http://www.purdue.edu/policies/pages/information_technology/v_2_1.shtml http://www.purdue.edu/webaccessibility/

  7. Ok, I care. Now what? • How can you tackle this enormous project?

  8. Hurdles? Absolutely. • Problem: Massive undertaking. • Solution: “Baby Steps”

  9. Hurdles? Absolutely. • Problem: No standard plan of attack. • Solution: Create one. • Easy to do? Not really.

  10. Hurdles? Absolutely. • Problem: Coordination of efforts/progress. • Solution: Wiki-fi-it.

  11. Hurdles? Absolutely. • Problem: Manual scans are painful. • Solution: Find an automated scanner. • http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/complete.html

  12. Hurdles? Absolutely. • Problem: Image alt text. • Solution: Gift for you! • Be excited!

  13. Hurdles? Absolutely. • Problem: Videos • Solution: Automatic Sync Technologies • www.automaticsync.com • YouTube

  14. Hurdles? Absolutely. • Problem: Customer-provided PDFs • Solution: Still working on that one….

  15. Hurdles? Absolutely. • Problem: Scanners can’t catch everything. • Solution: Manual checks. Sorry.

  16. Automated Scanner Caveats • Scan on development or QA sites ONLY • Unless you block scanners from hitting “delete” links, they WILL delete data • Still need to do manual checks

  17. SortSite • NOT endorsing this product • Requirements: • Desktop edition – Windows • OnDemand – any device • Free 30-day trial • www.powermapper.com • Educational discount http://www.powermapper.com/products/sortsite/index.htm http://www.powermapper.com/buy/index.asp?Store=Education&Products=All

  18. Alt508 Checker • The <img alt="what?" /> Checker • We’re giving this to you for FREE! • Requirements: • Windows • .NET 4 framework ALT508

  19. Demo time!

  20. Everybody loves freebies! • Where can you get your hands on Alt508 Checker? • www.purdue.edu/mixable • Groups > Web Accessibility

  21. You could win an award! • 2011 Web Accessibility Awards • $1,000 award given to 2 winners per year during 4-year policy implementation • Must use monetary award to further efforts in area of accessible web design • Nominations due April 22 to Office of Institutional Equity • http://www.purdue.edu/ethics/oie/documents/2011WebAccessibilityAwards.pdf

  22. Additional resources • Web Accessibility Policy • http://www.purdue.edu/policies/pages/information_technology/v_2_1.shtml • Web Accessibility Committee • www.purdue.edu/webaccessibility • Mixable • www.purdue.edu/mixable > Groups > Web Accessibility • Listserv • https://lists.purdue.edu/mailman/listinfo/webaccessibility-l

  23. Thank you! • Special thanks to: • James O’Cull – Alt508 Checker • Marcy Hintzman and the Office of Institutional Equity • Web Accessibility Committee • ITaP Informatics team

  24. Questions?

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