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Colleges and universities have long been responsible for ensuring that persons with disabilities have equitable access to educational opportunities as well as the campus workplace. Federal and state laws require it. As technology has become ever more central to the development and delivery of institutional programs, resources, and services, the importance of providing an accessible technology environment across a college or university has grown. To the extent that technology is critical to the core functions of the institution, the accessibility of that technology to persons with disabilities has become a key factor in determining whether facilities, programs, and services are accessible to them.

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The Role of Campus Leadership in Ensuring IT Accessibility: November 29, 2012

“Everyone should have an opportunity to participate in higher education.” With those words, Michael K. Young, President of the University of Washington, opens a new video from his inst…
Making Web Accessibility Work for Your Institution Is Everyone's Business: May 31, 2012

Making sure that all students, faculties, and staffs have access to web content is critical in education today. When those individuals have disabilities, access may well depend on what it is th…
Accessibility and Usability: Working Together at MIT: April 4, 2012

The usability and accessibility teams in MIT’s Department of Information Services and Technology have always worked closely together, but were formally merged during a department-wide reorgani…
Accessibility and Usability: Working Together at MIT: March 14, 2012 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2012
The Usability and Accessibility teams in MIT's Information Services and Technology Department (IS&T) always worked closely together but were formally merged during a department-wide reorga…
Tune In April 4 -- Accessibility and Usability: Working Together at MIT: March 28, 2012

This free hour-long session, “ Accessibility and Usability: Working Together at MIT ,” will explore the successful merging of the usability and accessibility teams in MIT’s Department of…
The Why and How of Web Accessibility: April 4, 2008

The challenge of web accessibility raises issues of both policy and technology. This session features experts in each of these two areas. Policy guru Tracy Mitrano says: "Developing a web…
Seminar 16P - Web Usability 101: Watch (and Discuss) a Live Test PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.: October 23, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference
Working in pairs, participants will be led through an informal usability test based in part on Steve Krug's excellent script in "Don't Make Me Think" (www.sensible.com). One par…

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