ADA 508 Compliance in Online Classes

Presenter: Tahiya Marome

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ACTION!ACTION!

Fill out the post card and tell your table mates about

the name you entered on the last

line.

Fill out the post card and tell your table mates about

the name you entered on the last

line.

StatisticsStatistics

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Number of…Number of…

non-institutionalized

men & women,

Ages 21–64,

all races,

regardless of ethnicity,

at all education levels,

who reported a disability in 2007

NumbersNumbers

United States

22,295,000

12.8%

United States

22,295,000

12.8% Statistics from Cornell University Disability Statistics Website:http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/DisabilityStatistics/acs.cfm

Guesses…

California

2,301,00010.9%

California

2,301,00010.9%

NumbersNumbers

Statistics from Cornell University Disability Statistics Website:http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/DisabilityStatistics/acs.cfm

Guesses…

What’s a Disability?What’s a Disability?

Long lasting condition that impairs…

Senses those holes in our heads

Mobility

Statistics from Cornell University Disability Statistics Website:http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/DisabilityStatistics/acs.cfm

CognitionSelf careCommunity

participationEmployment

Physical, mental, or emotional condition lasting 6 months or more that impairs…

What’s a Disability?What’s a Disability?

Statistics from Cornell University Disability Statistics Website:http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/DisabilityStatistics/acs.cfm

Universal DesignUniversal Design

The design of products and environments to be usable by all

people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.

What IS What IS Compliance?Compliance?

text = text

What IS What IS Compliance?Compliance?

text text text text text text text

text text text text text text text

Graphics have text descriptions

What IS What IS Compliance?Compliance?

Videos are captioned or have transcripts

What IS What IS Compliance?Compliance?

Mouse moves have keyboard equivalents

In a Video• Synchronized captions or transcripts• Visual content has audio description

What IS What IS Compliance?Compliance?

For still images• ALT tags or long descriptions• Decorative images have empty or

null (not missing) Alt tags (Alt=“”)

What IS What IS Compliance?Compliance?

In a PDF document• Searchable text file, not a scanned

image of printed material• Structural elements, including images,

have tags• Language is specified• Guide

What IS What IS Compliance?Compliance?

ETUDESETUDES

Adding Alt tags in ETUDES: FCK editor

ETUDESETUDES

Adding Alt tags in ETUDES: Sferyx editor

Browse to file

ETUDESETUDES

Adding Alt tags in ETUDES: Sferyx editor

Click picture properties from flyout

ETUDESETUDES

Adding Alt tags in ETUDES: Sferyx editor

ETUDES+ETUDES+

Adding Alt tags in HTML

1. Open the HTML view or file in the given editor

2. Locate the image link <img src=“nameoffile.jpg” />

3. Some other information may be included <img src=“nameoffile.jpg" width="457" height="240" />

4. Place cursor at end of the file name

<img src=“nameoffile.jpg" | width="457" height="240" />

5. Type alt=“alternative text you will use to describe the image”

ETUDES+ETUDES+

Empty ALT tags

Just type a space instead of text between the quote marks.

There’s a sample space here, you just can’t see it.

Challenges in ETUDES+Challenges in ETUDES+

External web pages

http://wave.webaim.org/

Frames

ETUDES+ETUDES+Checking PDFs

Adobe Reader has an accessibility check built in.

ETUDES+ETUDES+

Accessible PDF’s in Acrobat Professional

Run Full Accessibility Check from Advanced menu—follow instructions in the report

What You Can (& Should) What You Can (& Should) DoDo

• Be orderly and linear in presenting material

• Be sure images that convey information have Alt tags

• For video or audio, add captions or transcripts, either for downloading, or as part of the course site.

• Make any text material actual text. Don’t scan text and present the “picture” of the text as content.

On-Campus ResourcesOn-Campus Resources• The Disabled Students Services lab is a

great place to find out if your materials are working with adaptive tech

• The High Tech Center Training Unit offers terrific trainings for free.

• FGA has resources available through the Faculty Support pages.

• And don’t forget the government pages:www.section508.gov/

SummarySummary

• Consider Universal Design the objective, not a special accommodation.

• Use your resources • Try to get in the habit of using the

guidelines you’ve learned• Help create a world where inclusion

is just how things are.