1. University of Applied Sciences Nordhausen

3. 3 Location of the university  Located in the free state of Thuringia  46000 inhabitants  Situated on the southern edge of the “Harz Mountains”  Biggest town in north Thuringia

4. Faculties  Business Studies  Public Health and Social Services  Public Management  Social Management Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences: Faculty of Engineering:  Brownfield and Materials Recycling  Renewable Energy Technologies  Computer Engineering

5. International orientation  UNIcert® language diplomas  Work placements abroad  ECTS recognition of courses taken in partner universities  “International Project Week“

6. Web Accessibility

7. Table of contents 1. Definition 2. Development of a website 3. Barriers 4. Further tools 5. Guidelines 6. Requierements for the design 7. Evaluation of web accessibility

8. 1. Definition Web accessibility refers to the practice of making pages on the Internet accessible to all users, especially those with disabilities. If sites are correctly designed, developed and edited, all users can have equal access to information and functionality. “Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz” (Germany) (Equal opportunities for the disabled law)

9. 2. Development of a website Definition of target groups Determination of website objectives Development of an (information-) message Selection of practices for implementation Realisation (according to WCAG) Evaluation of the outcomes Development of a website Blind users To make a facility public to support people We are serious. We care for you. e.g collection of useful adresses Realisation (according to WCAG) Publicity Number of access

10. 3. Barriers Barriers for:  Blind users  Visually handicapped people  Physically handicapped people  Aurally handicapped people

11. 3. Barriers …for blind users  Special help programmes e.g. Screen-Reader  Text information is only perceptible by loud speakers or braille lines  Are unable to see graphics  Use of a mouse is impossible

12. 3. Barriers … visually handicapped people  Screen magnifying software  Can‘t perceive the desktop in its entirely  Consistent colours / disadvantageous contrasts  Very individual demands on the visual display

13. 3. Barriers … for physically handicapped people  Physical limitations vary  Speed of operation on the PC is lower  Forms  Links on websites

14. 3. Barriers … for aurally handicapped people  Sign language users may not be able to avail of or use current technological devices  Are unable to perceive acoustic signals

15. 4. Further tools  Maxi keyboardMaxi keyboard  HeadmouseHeadmouse  Speech recognition softwareSpeech recognition software  “Integra“ mouse“Integra“ mouse  Braille linesBraille lines

25. 6. Requirements for the design Graphics and multimedia  Use of alternative texts (WCAG 1.1)  Application of synchronized multimedia integration language (SMIL) to make subtitles and audio descriptions understandable  Option of text transcription  Flash is just partly barrier-free

27. 6. Requirements for the design Forms  Have also to be operable without mouse  Recommended application of cookies  Compulsory data and voluntary information should be differentiated e.g. with *  Characters which can just be produced with hot keys should be deposited with scripts

28. 7. Evaluation of web accessibility  Validation of HTML: (validator.w3.org/)  Validation of CSS: (jigsaw.w3.org/ css-validator)  Accessibility toolbar: (www.webforall.info/html/deutsch/aistoolbar.php)  Webformator: (www.webformator.de) Tools

29. 7. Evaluation of web accessibility Validation of:  Text orientation  Colours, contrasts, type face  Scalability  Linearisation  Device independence and dynamic  Audibility, navigation and orientation  Structure

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