1. Web Accessibility and Higher Education
Presented by:
Mr. B., Assistive Technology Specialist
Ms. H., Assistant Director, Compliance and Disability Services
Accessibility Conference

2. Outline Brief history Drafting a web accessibility policy
Gaining buy-in
Implementation
Training and support
Ensuring compliance
Current status
Future steps

3. Implementation: Lessons Learned
Making sure the office responsible for the implementation of the Policy was equipped to do so
Didn’t fully identify the challenges individuals would face and the tools they would need to comply with the policy
Should have spoken with more departments about the policy, the expectations, and addressed their concerns

4. Guidance Sheets and Other Resources
Tips for Creating Accessible Online Documents
Tips for Procuring Universally Accessible Software
Purchased digital books and made available in our library with author’s permission
Techniques for Authors: Making Accessible PDFs
Handbook for Using Word 2010: Creating Document Structure
Handbook for Using Word 2007: Creating Document Structure
Handbook for Using PowerPoint 2010: Creating Document Structure
Handbook for Using PowerPoint 2007: Creating Document Structure
Web accessibility mailing list
Mixable
Blog articles

5. Resources Office of Institutional Equity web accessibility page
College’s Web Accessibility Committee Website
Mr. B.
Ms. H.

6. Layout Table
This is an example of a presentation table. The table is just used to create the effect of having two columns of text. Oftentimes this is used for formatting purposes when, in fact, there are better (and more accessible) ways to create two columns.
This is the second column of the table. Again, used simply for the effect of formatting the text into two columns.

7. Animals that live on land Animals that live in the water
Simple Table
Animals that live on land
Animals that live in the water
Lions
Salmon
Tigers
Dolphins
Bears
Sharks
People
Whales

8. Questions? ? ? ?