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Creating a Culture of UT
Evangelists aka Tres Amigos John Slatin UT Professor/Researcher Glenda Sims UT Technologist Sharron Rush Knowbility Director
Accessibility Guideline – Summer 2002 Standard Section 508 Accessible (immediately, no excuses) All new or revised pages Top 10% pages (based on analytics) Critical pages Accessible by (date) Legacy Web Pages * * encourages archive of old / outdated pages!
Highest Priority: Do it NOW! Top 10% of pages based on use Critical Pages (required for your business purpose) Audience Public Members Employees Geeks
Baseline How (un) Accessible Are We? Test every link on UT Home Page Manually 114 links
Contact Webmaster of each Inaccessible Site How Can We Help You? 1-on-1 consulting Training/Classes Online Accessibility Documentation (started Summer 2002)
AIR: Accessibility Internet Rally Web Developers Accessibility Training Competition Awards Party ________________________________________ Accessible Web Sites!
Getting Spotlights Accessible April IT Bobby (manual) WCAG 1.0 Priority 1 March 2002 – OPA Bobby (manual) 508 April 2003 – OPA Bobby (automated) 508
Online Risk Management Tools Quality (including) Link checking Spelling Security Personal Data Vulnerabilities Accessibility Note: Accessibility Testing Requires Manual Testing
WebXM
Working Smarter - WebXM WebXM installed –Summer 2005 WebXM Expert(s) Training – Web Developers Competitions Broken Links Accessibility
UT Austin’s Experience 2000-Present Leader: Accessibility Evangelist(s) Proactive Review: Manual and/or WebXM Training: Access U Help:1-on-1 Accessibility Consulting Guidelines: Accessibility Policy Competition: Accessibility Internet Rally
The Importance of Testing