UH + Website Accessibility

Background for UH Accessibility 4 UH Community Colleges served letters of non-compliance for accessibility (May 2016)

The Law and Web Accessibility Section 504 + 508 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology (EIT) accessible to people with disabilities

The Law and Web Accessibility Section 504 + 508 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public access to information that is comparable to access available to others

Guidelines for Accessibility WCAG 2.0 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Has the goal of proving a single shared standard for web content accessibility that meets the needs of individuals, organizations, and governments internationally

Abilities covered by Accessibility Visual Auditory Motor Cognitive

What is covered by Accessibility Websites Text, images, forms, sound, videos, etc. Electronic Kiosks Streaming Videos PDFs Email attachments, web links, etc. More Distance Learning, Procurement, etc. These examples are not inclusive

UH Response to Accessibility Priority 1 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Several priority levels in the draft guidelines; these are just some of those in the Priority 1 grouping New or revised web pages and other web resources published, hosted, or otherwise provided by the University should be made accessible at the time of creation or revision

UH Response to Accessibility Priority 1 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Current main websites for each campus are a top priority for modification Reasonable efforts should be undertaken to bring these websites into compliance

UH Response to Accessibility Priority 1 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines The top 20% of existing web pages and resources most frequently used should be placed in the first priority for review

UH Response to Accessibility Priority 1 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Pages and resources required for participation, funding, disability-related services and other key information or functions needed by people with disabilities, not already in the top 20%, should also be placed in the first priority

UH Response to Accessibility Action Steps Web Content Accessibility Implementation Many more action steps in the draft guidelines Working Group or Task Force Accessibility Audit Develop a corrective action strategy

Implementing Web Accessibility Commitment Accountability Training Technical Support

Commitment to Accessibility Awareness Leadership Policies & Procedures Awareness: most of us are simply unaware of both legal and accommodation requirements

Over 1 Billion Disabilities Worldwide Individuals have a disability, worldwide

Individuals are blind or low vision, worldwide Blindness Worldwide 285 Million Individuals are blind or low vision, worldwide

Colorblindness 1 in 12 Men are colorblind

Examples of the Ishihara Color-Blindness Test

Accountability for Accessibility Digital Governance Policy Audit tools for existing sites Policy must be developed with broad participation and with support from administration. It must have teeth.

Using Wave to test for Accessibility This check used the http://wave.webaim.org/ checker. Many other solutions, including http://www.powermapper.com/products/sortsite/ and https://tenon.io/

SiteImprove Accessibility Checker For example, http://siteimprove.com/products/web-governance-suite/

Training for Accessibility Has support Technical skills Internalize Mindset

Technical Support for Accessibility Existing Frameworks work Better Frameworks exist For example, http://www.hannonhill.com/products/cascade-cms/index.html

Technical Support for Accessibility For example, http://www.hannonhill.com/kb/Accessibility-checker/

Resources for Accessibility Checklist http://www-03.ibm.com/able/guidelines/web/accessweb.html Tools https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/ UH System https://www.hawaii.edu/access/

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