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IN-AccessIT: Changes for the Great Lakes ADA Center (sent on 12/11/06):
Dear Indiana AccessIT Colleagues,
We would like to make you aware of some changes for the Great Lakes ADA Center in Chicago and a new publication.
New Name:
The Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center, serving the region of Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Indiana, has received funding to continue from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Their new name is ¡°DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center .¡± There are 10 regional Disability and Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACS) across the nation.
New Goals:
New goals for the Center include: 1) Increase employment outcomes for people with disabilities, 2) Increase community participation of people with disabilities, and 3) Help ensure full implementation of the ADA, including issues related to accessible IT..
New Publication:
A new publication, the Accessible Technology Bulletin, will replace the K-12 Bulletin. Great Lakes will produce the new bulletin quarterly and highlight training and resources on accessible and assistive technology. Please feel free to send comments and/or questions on the new bulletin to Janet Peters, Project Coordinator, mailto:jpete@uic.edu.
You may access the new bulletin at:
http://www.adagreatlakes.org/Publications/ATBulletin/
IN-AccessIT: Keeping On Top of Web Accessibility (sent on 07/10/06):
Dear Indiana AccessIT Colleagues,
We live in an information rich society. While this can be a good thing, it can also be a bit overwhelming. So, how do we keep on top of accessibility related topics? While there are many sites dedicated to accessibility standards and methods, it is more difficult to find articles about the latest and greatest accessibility topics. Here are a few websites and weblogs our group relies on for up to date information:
Websites:
The Web Standards Project - http://www.webstandards.org/
Access On Main Street - http://www.accessonmainstreet.net/world-usability-day-accessibility-channel/a-broader-view-of-web-accessibility/
Guild of Accessible Web Designers - http://www.gawds.org/
Weblogs:
A List Apart - http://www.alistapart.com/topics/userscience/accessibility/
That Standards Guy - http://www.thatstandardsguy.co.uk/
Peter Korn's Weblog - http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/korn?catname=%2FAccessibility
In addition to these sites, we subscribe to the WebAIM discussion forum to watch for new developments in this field. You can get more information about the listserv at: http://list.webaim.org/mailman/listinfo/webaim-forum
If you have other resource site suggestions, please feel free to recommend them to us. We can add them to our resource page for everyone to see at: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cedir/accessit/resource.htm
IN-AccessIT: Web Accessibility Resources (sent on 02/13/06):
Dear Colleagues,
We'd like to share a great resource from the National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education.
AccessIT has developed the Accessible University Mock Site.
The primary purpose of this mock site is for demonstrating web accessibility principles in training presentations. However, it is also great to use as good and bad examples, because each of the pages have identical accessible and non-accessible versions. There is also a Companion Guide tutorial which presents Web accessibility problems and solutions in an easy-to-understand way, using the Web pages as examples.
The web components addressed include: providing text equivalents, style sheets as an alternative to image maps and graphic text, scripts, skip to main content links, tables forms, frames, use of color to convey information, and natural language. Please check out this great resource!
IN-AccessIT: Web Accessibility Resources (sent on 10/6/04):
Dear Colleagues,
In this message we have compiled the important information and resources needed to create accessible Web pages. After you review this information, please pass it along to your campus webmasters and other interested individuals.
We've included information and resources on the following:
• Web Site Accessibility Standards
• Evaluating Web Sites
• Training Resources
• Design Techniques
• Example Websites
Web Accessibility Standards:
Section 508 Standards - legally required for government sites
W3C WAI Web Accessibility Guidelines - recommendations
Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility:
W3C Checklist for Web Content Accessibility
WebAIM Section 508 Checklist
W3C Document on Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility
W3C Compilation of Evaluation and Repair Tools
Review of Online Accessibility Evaluation Tools from WebAIM
Training Resources:
Accessibility Training CD-Rom from WebAIM
Video: Keeping Web Accessibility in Mind
Video: Accessible Web Design
Webmaster Resources
ITTATC Web Accessibility Course
Knowbility Tutorial
10 Accessibility Blunders of the Big Players? learn from the mistakes of some big Internet companies
Design Techniques:
W3C Techniques for Web Content Accessibility
Designing More Usable Web Sites
Accessibility features of Dreamweaver
Accessibility features of Cascading Style Sheets
Using FrontPage to create accessible Web content
Model Websites:
Discover Camp Web Site
Dudley College Web Site
List of links to ¡°good¡± and ¡°bad¡± examples
Accessible University Mock Site - created by AccessIT
Do Accessible Websites Have to be Boring? - article contains examples
IN-AccessIT: Free Resources (sent on 6/23/04):
Dear Colleagues,
The purpose of this email is to disseminate a collection of free resources for IT accessibility on the internet.
Your feedback on our survey indicated that money can be a significant barrier to accessibility. In response to that valid concern we compiled some free resources and tools that are available to you on the internet. The list includes: free software downloads, evaluation tools, online tutorials, an accessibility toolbar that helps users to create accessible web pages, and more. As far as we know everything listed is completely free, so please take time to browse through the links listed below.
Accessibility Tools & Software:
Magpie: http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie/ (Captioning and Voiceover)
BrailleSurf: http://www.snv.jussieu.fr/inova/bs4/uk/ (Internet Browser)
Toolbar: http://www.nils.org.au/ais/web/resources/toolbar/
Electronic Book: http://www.hisoftware.com/msacc/regbook.htm
Talking Browsers: http://www.webspeakster.com/Free_sw.htm
Software: http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/software/
Evaluation Tools:
Bobby: http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/html/en/index.jsp
A-Prompt: http://aprompt.snow.utoronto.ca/download.html
Cynthia Says: http://www.icdri.org/test_your_site_now.htm
Wave: http://www.wave.webaim.org/index.jsp
CSSCheck: http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/csscheck/ (Cascading Style Sheets)
Vischeck: http://www.vischeck.com/vischeck/ (Color)
Information:
Publications: http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/publist.html
Videos: http://www.washington.edu/doit/Video/
Listservs: http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/DRR/tech.html
Online Tutorials:
Distance Education: http://www.accesselearning.net/
Access to E&IT: http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Technology/aeit.html
Rich Media: http://ncam.wgbh.org/richmedia/tutorials/
Web Accessibility: http://www.webaim.org/techniques/
Archived Webcasts:
CSUN 2004: http://www.rit.edu/~easi/webcast/weekarch.htm (Accessible E-Text)
AccessIT: http://tvworldwide.com/event_020530_uwaccessit.cfm
IN-AccessIT: Knowledge Base (sent on 5/17/04):
Dear Colleagues,
The purpose of this email is to inform you of the extensive knowledge base available on the National Center on Accessible IT in Education website.
Indiana AccessIT collaborates with the National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education. The national center at the University of Washington serves to increase access of individuals with disabilities to IT in educational institutions at all academic levels nationwide.
The national AccessIT website features the AccessIT Knowledge Base, which is a large, searchable database of questions and answers regarding accessible electronic and information technology. The knowledge base is designed for educators, policy makers, librarians, technical support staff, and students and employees with disabilities and their advocates.
For access to this excellent resource, please click on the link below:
http://www.washington.edu/accessit/index.php
