Laura DeLancey
laura.delancey@wku.edu
Western Kentucky University
Kirsten Ostergaard
kirsten.ostergaard@montana.edu
Montana State University
Introduction to accessibility
Why it matters
Legislation
Creating accessible content
Providing accessible resources
Implementation
Wrap-up
"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect."
-- Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the web
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)
Web Accessibility Initiative:
Perceivable
Operable
Understandable
Robust
DO
Accessibility:
a design principle, not an added feature.
"We can reframe accessibility in terms of what we provide, not what other people lack."
Anne Gibson, "Reframing Accessibility for the Web." A List Apart, Feb 3, 2015. http://alistapart.com/article/reframing-accessibility-for-the-web
Amendment to the Rehabilitation act of 1998: all members of the public must have equivalent access to information regardless of ability
Section 1194.22: Web-based intranet and internet information and applications
16 criteria
Equal access
Equal opportunity
Academic freedom
Laws & policies
Technology is our academic medium
2013: Print Disabilities
2013: Inaccessible computer and technology-based websites
2014: Inaccessible electronic and information technology (EIT)
"No qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall be excluded from, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that receives Federal financial assistance..."
ADA.gov
Requires Federal EIT to be accessible for employees and members of the public.
Section508.gov
"Protects qualified individuals with disabilities from discrimination on the basis of disability in services, programs, and activities provided by State and local government entities."
ADA.gov
Prohibits discrimination in access to private colleges and universities .
Requires reasonable accommodations to allow for full participation in the programs and activities of the university.
ADA.gov
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webAIM Testing Quick Reference:
Contrast & color:
Screen reader simulator:
Check tabbing:
HTML validation:
User Cynthia Says and/or WAVE to check your library's website for accessibility.
HTML validation tools:
Use one (or both) tools to check your library's website and/or libguide.
Heading structure
Alternative text
Use meaningful hyperlink text
Use tables wisely
Export to accessible PDF
Check Accessibility Feature
Use Microsoft Word to check a document for accessibility. Fix any problems you find.
Use an existing Word document on your computer, or download a sample here:
http://libguides.wku.edu/ERL16
Use the built-in features of Microsoft Word to check accessibility and correct any errors you find.
Not just a problem in higher education...
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Prioritize the captioning of items with consistent and long term use.
Find your library's collection development policy?
Does it reference accessibility?
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The Montana State University Library is committed to providing web accessible resources to individuals with disabilities. We make every effort to gather information and prioritize the acquisitions of web accessible electronic resources, except in cases where a product or service would be fundamentally altered.
Maintaining and creating an accessible website is an ongoing priority and responsibility for WKU Libraries. The goal is:
To offer seamless access to all students, faculty, staff, visitors, and the general public for the University Libraries' electronic resources.
To foster ownership of accessibility across the Libraries' web community by ensuring accessibility standards proactively, rather than addressed in a reactive method for individualized accommodations.
The Montana State University Library has modified its Collection Development policy to prioritize web accessibility of our eResources. In accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, our goal is to provide equal access and opportunity to our patrons. Accordingly, we request that each electronic resource provider adhere to Level AA of the Web ContentAccessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 published by the W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative.
We ask that you submit documentation about WCAG conformance as well as a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT). The VPAT Documentation can be found on the U.S. Department of State website: http://www.state.gov/m/irm/impact/126343.htm. Please send a completed VPAT along with a WCAG compliance statement to Kirsten Ostergaard (kirsten.ostergaard@montana.edu) by ...
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(c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup
“Text links are identified by an underlined state when users tab or hover over the link.
Search form Tabs that are selected include an extra text cue for screen reader users “Selected”
Error messages and status messages are identifiable using an icon with alternative text such as: “Error”, “Alert”, and “Important Message”
Journals’ subscribed and non-subscribed status is indicated with a green and white icon, respectively. Each image also has a meaningful text equivalent, e.g. alt=”Full-text available””
"Color is not used as the sole means of communicating"
Compare vendor VPATs
http://uniaccess.org/lua/vpat-repository
Compare two VPATs:
Do they identify similar problems?
Do they display similar levels or expertise?
current status
timeline
workarounds
Issue | Current Status (open, closed, in process) | Dispostition (planned, deferred, in process) | Remediation Timeline | Available Workarounds | comments |
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Source: California State University's "Accessibility Roadmap template" (http://teachingcommons.cdl.edu/access/procurement_process/CSU_Accessibility_Documenation_Review_Process.shtml#roadmap)
needs assessment
self-assessment
Implementation Plan worksheet
subscrive to the listserv:
http://lists.ala.org/sympa/subscribe/uniaccess
ALA connect:
http://connect.ala.org/node/75381
subscrive to the listserv:
http://lists.ala.org/sympa/subscribe/acesslists
ALA connect:
http://connect.ala.org/node/154856
Report of the ARL Joint Task Force on Services to Patrons with Print Disabilities: