1. Building Accessibility into your Online Course
Presented by:
Web & Instructional Technology
Ben Zastrocky
Manisha Pinge
Alex McDaniel

2. What’s the Big Deal? Lawsuits? Money? Public Perception?
Discrimination?
Availability, not Liability

3. The Law Letter of the law – Section 508 Spirit of the law
Applies to “Federal agencies when they develop, procure, maintain, or use… “
“Comparable Access”
Proactive, not reactive
Spirit of the law
Proactive development benefits everyone
Source: Section 508 (nd). Retrieved April 4, 2008, from

4. Shhhh…
Please stand up if you would like a candy bar.

5. Working with Faculty Executive Support Fear What are the issues?
Awareness
Executive Support
Fear

6. Principles for Success
Collaboration not Mandates
Communication
Alternative Options
Pick the Low-Hanging Fruit

7. Low Hanging Fruit Use proper headings
Use emphasis mechanisms sparingly
Provide sufficient contrast
Include an “appropriate” alt (alternative) text for images
Links should make sense out of context
Avoid inappropriate animated images
Identify table column and row headers

8. Examples of Accessible Media
The Fun Stuff:
Examples of Accessible Media

9. Metro State’s Approach
ADA Compliance Task Force
Procurement Guidelines
Outsourcing
Benchmarking & Training
Phased Approach
Budget
Making it Everyone’s Responsibility

10. Questions ?