© 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 1 Accessibility for CCNA Discovery and CCNA Exploration June 2008

Presentation_ID 2 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential What is Accessibility?  For Cisco Networking Academy, accessibility means providing ‘access’ to our curricula for people with disabilities  There are several types of disabilities, including: Visual – such as blind, low vision, color blindness Hearing and speech – deaf, hard of hearing, mute Physical – mobility and dexterity impairment  The accessible CCNA curricula will conform with exceptions to U.S. and international guidelines including: Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (U.S.) Americans with Disabilities Act (U.S.) W3C- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (Global) Most countries have employment, design and manufacture, and procurement laws similar to ADA and Section we highlighted these laws as they are the most typical and stringent

Presentation_ID 3 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Addressing Global Accessibility Needs  Visual impairment  Hearing impairment (deaf or hard of hearing) Currently no audio in the course  Physical impairment (mobility and dexterity) Keyboard access throughout the course Accessible NeedToolsFunctionality Low VisionScreen Magnifier Software Adjust font size and type Color BlindnessNot relying on color alone Using blue background with yellow text BlindnessScreen Reading Software Keyboard Navigation Reads elements on screen out loud Use # keypads as pointer All objects can be reached by tab, use of ALT and arrow keys

Presentation_ID 4 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Assistive Technology  Accessible curricula will conform with exceptions to WCAG v1.0 Guidelines and will be compatible with the assistive technologies listed below  Screen reading software JAWS Window Bridge Window Eyes  Magnification and reading software ZoomText  Voice recognition software Dragon Naturally Speaking

Presentation_ID 5 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Accessibility Product Documentation DocumentationDescription Accessibility Design Requirements Lists the requirements the product should meet to conform to section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Lists the requirements the product should meet to conform to section 508 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 Statement indicating the product’s conformance to WCAG 1.0 guidelines All documents listed above will be available upon request from

Presentation_ID 6 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Delivery of Accessible CCNA Curricula  Users must select “Accessible” in their Academy Connection profile to view assessments in accessible format Also sets online curricula view to accessible format by default  The accessible CCNA curricula will be available on the Course Materials page in two formats for each course As a downloadable zip file containing only the accessible version Viewable online from the existing launch page – users can select either the standard (default) or the accessible version of the course  Instructor materials in accessible format will be available on the Tools Page for each course Interactive Course Guide – link to accessible HTML version Instructor Reference Guide and PPT (accessible PDFs)

Presentation_ID 7 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Profile on Academy Connection Under Preferences, select “YES” to view online content and assessments in accessible format

Presentation_ID 8 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Downloadable Version There will be a third zip file available containing only the accessible version (Windows and Linux)

Presentation_ID 9 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Launch Page Ability to toggle between the accessible and standard versions If profile is set to “YES”, the accessible version will launch as the default

Presentation_ID 10 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Page Formats

Presentation_ID 11 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential What will the accessible format look like?

Presentation_ID 12 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Accessible Content Availability  All CCNA Discovery and CCNA Exploration courses will be available in accessible format on June 24, 2008  Text Descriptions for media objects in curriculum content Available in CCNA Discovery course 1 on June 24, 2008 Available for CCNA Discovery courses 2-4 by September 2008 Availability in CCNA Exploration courses to follow  The Packet Tracer application and activities will NOT be available in accessible format Planned for a future release, date TBD  Translated CCNA Discovery and CCNA Exploration courses All translated courses released after July 1, 2008 will be available in an accessible format Translated courses released before July 1, 2008 do not include the accessibility features, but accessible versions will be available on Academy Connection at a later date.

Presentation_ID 13 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Highlighted Feature Set  One page display format for text/media content Content displayed is based on display option selected Display options are chapter (default), section, topic, or page level display  User selected preference settings inherited from OS and browsers Multiple color contrast schemes Variable text expansion (smaller/larger)  Product navigation is keyboard driven

Presentation_ID 14 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Highlighted Feature Set, cont’d  Media Options Text Transcript & Visual Media No media is displayed by default Each time a media item is encountered in the course the user can select the presentation method to display the media Visual Interactive Only Media item is presented in its native format Visual representation of content - often interactive including, video, drag and drop, animations and activities Items presented in this format may not be fully accessible to non-visual users Media Text Transcript Only Written description of media item

Presentation_ID 15 © 2008 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco Confidential Accessible Product Launch Plans  Launch/General Availability announced – June 24, 2008  Resources available at launch CCNA Accessibility Overview PPT CCNA Accessibility FAQ CCNA Accessibility At-A-Glance (1 page handout) Accessibility Demo Accessibility Training Video New CCNA Curricula FAQ (updated w/accessibility info) New CCNA Curricula Overview PPT (updated w/accessibility info) Accessibility Design Requirements Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

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