8 Reasons Information Professionals Should Care About Accessibility
outlines how using technology to create accessible course materials, presentations, events, documents, web sites and online resources relates directly to the central mission of both the University and information technology.
IT Accessibility: What Campus Leaders Have to Say,
university presidents and IT leaders discuss how ensuring accessibility benefits all stakeholders in higher education.
Below are links to local and Internet resources to help your organization ensure it uses technology appropriately and provides accessibility.
Accessible classrooms, presentations and events
ITS’ LEMP group is SU’s hub for accessible classroom and public presentations, including real-time captioning of events, sign language interpretation services, assisted listening devices, and media captioning.
Accessible desktop documents
Microsoft Office 2010 provides easy-to-use tools and online resources for ensuring documents fit basic usability standards.
Apple maintains a listing of first- and third-party accessibility tools and guidelines for its OS X operating system.
The ADOD project offers step-by-step accessibility guides for many office programs, including Windows, Mac and Google Drive software.
Accessible websites and online resources
WebAIM is a collection of articles that serves as an online primer for Web accessibility.
WAVE, by WebAIM, is a free tool for testing a website’s usability level for blind and hard-of-sight users.
W3C, the Internet authority over domain names, provides a long list of resources for building disability-friendly Web pages.
W3C also offers a specific set of guidelines for making the Web easier to browse, both for users with disabilities and users in general.
WCAG (1.0 and 2.0)US Section 508W3C Markup StandardsAcquisition of Electronic or Information Technology Services or ProductsSection 508 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards