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Seminar Contents

What would it be like for a student to visit your course or departmental Web site and not be able to see the graphics, hear the sound clips, or use a keyboard or mouse? Would he or she miss important information? This seminar will give you information on how to make sure that person can still get all the information he or she needs.

For official Penn State policies on accessibility, please visit the Access P.S.U. Web site.

About Accessibility

  1. Definition of Accessibility
  2. Multiple Audiences and Tools Needed
  3. Section 508 and Penn State Policy
  4. Federal Section 508 Guidelines
  5. Accessibility versus Usability versus "Standards"
  6. Myths of Web Accessibility
  7. Conclusion: Accessibility for Everyone

 

Accessibility Guidelines

List of Guidelines

  1. Quick Accessibility Checklist
  2. Details by Tag (Alphabetized)
  3. Summary of Section 508 Requirements

 

Testing and Verifying Accessibility

  1. Testing Tips
  2. Dreamweaver Built-in Accessibility Checkers
  3. LIFT for Dreamweaver
  4. Jaws Screen Reader Commands

 

Accessibility with Web Editors

  1. Dreamweaver
  2. FrontPage for Windows

 

Guidelines by Tag

Details by Tag (Alphabetized)

HTML Text Formatting for Accessibility

Not covered by Section 508, but still strongly recommended.

  1. UsingHTML Tags for Structure
  2. Abbreviations and Acronyms
  3. Formatting Text
  4. Text Links
  5. Lists

These are required by Section 508

  1. Color Schemes and Backgrounds
  2. Skip Navigation
  3. Tables for Data
  4. Tables for Layout

Web Accessibility for Multimedia

Most are required by Section 508

  1. Images
  2. Image Maps
  3. Charts or Graphs
  4. Motion or Animation
  5. Audio & Video
  6. P.D.F. Files
  7. Flash Files
  8. Chat, E-mail, Discussion Boards

Advanced HTML and Accessibility

Most are required by Section 508

  1. Cascading Style Sheets: Benefits and Dangers
  2. Datestamping without Javascript
  3. Drop-down or Floating Menus
  4. Dynamic Pages
  5. Frames
  6. Forms
  7. Pop-Up Windows
  8. Redirects and Other Timed Responses
  9. Rollovers: C.S.S. and Javascript
  10. Server Side Includes
  11. Other Scripts or Applets

 

Accessibility and Academic Needs

  1. Accessibility in ANGEL
  2. Accessible PowerPoint and Word Files
  3. Equations and Formulas
  4. Foreign Language

 

Links and Resources

Links to other Accessibility Resources

 

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