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Oklahoma ABLE Tech Volume 12, Issue 3 Summer 2012 Assistive Technology Small Changes...Big Diff erences Want to receive more frequent updates about ABLE Tech? Come fiii nd us on Twitter and Facebook! Twitter: www.twitter.com/okabletech Facebook username: Oklahoma ABLE Tech Web Accessibility for Higher Education Project Just as the physical world of buildings and facilities can pose barriers to individuals with disabilities, the virtual environment of information and communication technology (ICT) can pose many barriers to individuals with disabilities. Th e Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination of people with disabilities and requires standards to provide for accessible architecture and programs. In 2001, federal standards were adopted as part of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act to improve the accessibility of ICT. ICT includes computers, telephone equipment, multimedia, distance learning systems, soft ware, and websites. Th e federal 508 standards are now outdated, and the federal Access Board is due to release an updated set of standards within the next two years which will result in an update for Oklahoma’s standards. Th e 2010 passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments and consumer complaints regarding inaccessible information communication technology in government and private business has resulted in a resurgence of interest in ICT accessibility compliance. Oklahoma ABLE Tech’s is providing targeted training and technical assistance program to assist Oklahoma’s Higher Education Institutions to increase the accessibility and legal compliance of their institutional websites. Th rough a partnership with WebAIM and the Southwest ADA Center, the program will survey institutions of higher education’s websites for compliance to future ICT standards. WebAIM and OK ABLE Tech will then provide anal-ysis and prepare individual reports to the institutions. Th e reports will compare current web accessibility to future WCAG 2.0 standards. In October, WebAIM and Oklahoma ABLE Tech will train stakeholders (administration and developers) at a two-day meeting to provide the specifi c tools, techniques, and resourc-es needed to promote and develop an accessible web presence. Over a multi-year process, institutions will be guided through a multi-modal approach to devel-op a detailed plan of action resulting in improved web accessibility and compliance to the revised standards. For more information please contact Oklahoma ABLE Tech or visit okabletech.okstate.edu/wahep.
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Full text | Oklahoma ABLE Tech Volume 12, Issue 3 Summer 2012 Assistive Technology Small Changes...Big Diff erences Want to receive more frequent updates about ABLE Tech? Come fiii nd us on Twitter and Facebook! Twitter: www.twitter.com/okabletech Facebook username: Oklahoma ABLE Tech Web Accessibility for Higher Education Project Just as the physical world of buildings and facilities can pose barriers to individuals with disabilities, the virtual environment of information and communication technology (ICT) can pose many barriers to individuals with disabilities. Th e Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination of people with disabilities and requires standards to provide for accessible architecture and programs. In 2001, federal standards were adopted as part of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act to improve the accessibility of ICT. ICT includes computers, telephone equipment, multimedia, distance learning systems, soft ware, and websites. Th e federal 508 standards are now outdated, and the federal Access Board is due to release an updated set of standards within the next two years which will result in an update for Oklahoma’s standards. Th e 2010 passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments and consumer complaints regarding inaccessible information communication technology in government and private business has resulted in a resurgence of interest in ICT accessibility compliance. Oklahoma ABLE Tech’s is providing targeted training and technical assistance program to assist Oklahoma’s Higher Education Institutions to increase the accessibility and legal compliance of their institutional websites. Th rough a partnership with WebAIM and the Southwest ADA Center, the program will survey institutions of higher education’s websites for compliance to future ICT standards. WebAIM and OK ABLE Tech will then provide anal-ysis and prepare individual reports to the institutions. Th e reports will compare current web accessibility to future WCAG 2.0 standards. In October, WebAIM and Oklahoma ABLE Tech will train stakeholders (administration and developers) at a two-day meeting to provide the specifi c tools, techniques, and resourc-es needed to promote and develop an accessible web presence. Over a multi-year process, institutions will be guided through a multi-modal approach to devel-op a detailed plan of action resulting in improved web accessibility and compliance to the revised standards. For more information please contact Oklahoma ABLE Tech or visit okabletech.okstate.edu/wahep. |
Date created | 2012-09-18 |
Date modified | 2012-09-18 |