1. Accessibility for TAFE teachers & resource developers -- a case study OZeWAI 6 December 2007 Evan Bailey, R/Manager, Learning Technology Standards

2. 2 / 9 Overview 1 NSW DET, CLI summary 2 Learning Technology Standards ■Interoperability Guidelines ● Accessibility Guidelines 3 OptionKeys (accessibility) website ■What we have done for TAFE & school teachers and resource developers 4 WCAG2 ■How to explain WCAG2 ■How to implement WCAG2.

3. 3 / 9 1 NSW DET, CLI summary NSW DET Largest single organisation, public or private, in Australia, with recurrent budget of $7.9 billion (2007/08) Schools c. 740,000 students attend NSW government schools 2,200 school locations throughout NSW TAFE NSW c. 460,000 TAFE enrolments 10 Institutes with more than 130 campuses in NSW Centre for Learning Innovation (CLI) Centre for Learning Innovation (CLI), formed 2004, includes Learning Technology Standards team.

4. 4 / 9 2 Learning Technology Standards Learning Technology Standards Interoperability Guidelines, see http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/cli/focus/standards/techstands.shtm ■Guidelines for creating accessible web content http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/cli/files/tli_guidelines_accessible.pdf ● Based on W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG1) ● Links to OptionKeys website http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/optionkeys/ http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/optionkeys/

5. 5 / 9 Learning Technology Standards http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/cli/focus/standards/techstands.shtm

6. 6 / 9 3 OptionKeys (accessibility) website What we have done for TAFE & school resource developers OptionKeys website www.cli.nsw.edu.au/optionkeyswww.cli.nsw.edu.au/optionkeys For students, teachers and resource developers Helps developers produce online resources and websites which are accessible to broadest range of users Helps users meet legislative requirements Facilitates modification of learning materials for specific needs Promotes learners’ independence, as they can independently navigate and access information

7. 7 / 9 3 ctd OptionKeys Includes ■Accessibility Checklist for Project Managers ■Detailed practical guidelines, sample html code ■Activities, student scenarios ■References, Quick tips, Glossary.

8. 8 / 9 4 WCAG2 What to do with W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines ver2 (WCAG2) ? See http://www.w3.org/WAI/presentations/WCAG20_about/http://www.w3.org/WAI/presentations/WCAG20_about/ ■International, cooperatively-developed standard ■Applies to more advanced technologies ■Clearer, testable criteria ■Principles: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust. How can we make WCAG2 easily understandable for resource developers? How can we implement WCAG2?

9. Contact us Evan Bailey Learning Technology Standards CLI Ph: (02) 9715 8130 Email : contact.lts@det.nsw.edu.aucontact.lts@det.nsw.edu.au Filing ref:ozewai07_draft.pptozewai07_draft.ppt