1. Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders #13NTCwal Cindy Leonard @cindy_leonard leonard@rmu.edu Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University

2. Slide 1 Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders Session Agenda What is website accessibility? Assistive computing technology Web accessibility standards Benefits of having an accessible website Questions for your web developer Quick tips for your org’s website

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9. Slide 8 WCAG 2.0 Image source: www.w3.org/WAI/ Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

10. Slide 9 Section 508 Image source: www.extron.com/product/img/section508_logo3.gif Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

11. Slide 10 Benefits of Having an Accessible Website Image source: stritar.net/Upload/Images/BrowserIcons.jpg Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

12. Slide 11 Benefits of Having an Accessible Website Image source: website-serve.com/wp-content/uploads/Search_Engines.png Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

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15. Slide 14 Benefits of Having an Accessible Website Image source: img.howcast.com/images/info/mobile/howcast-on-mobile-devices.jpg Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

16. Slide 15 Questions to Ask Your Web Developer Do you conform to Web standards? Will it cost more to make my Website accessible? Can you explain the measures you will take to ensure our Website is accessible? Based on our community & Website goals, are there any additional accessibility or usability features you would recommend for us? Source: Tiffany Kuchta, Allegheny Graphics Web Development Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

17. Slide 16 Questions to Ask Your Web Developer Who will maintain the site once it has been built? If it’s your company, do your maintenance tech conform to the same accessibility standards as your developers? If it’s our organization, how do we ensure new content meets accessibility standards? Source: Tiffany Kuchta, Allegheny Graphics Web Development Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

18. Slide 17 Quick Tip: Use ALT tags on images Image source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington George Washington Use text when you can instead of embedding it in an image. Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

19. Slide 18 Quick Tip: Improve readability of text Readability LanguageLists Shorter Paragraphs Narrower Columns Concise Inverted Pyramid Graphics & Images Font SizeContrast Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

20. Slide 19 Quick Tip: Make link text meaningful Image source : http://www.reuters.com/ Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

21. Slide 20 Quick Tip: Make link text meaningful Image source: http://www.hhof.com/ Access for All: Basics of Website Accessibility for Leaders

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