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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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USA
The U.S. Department of Justice's Americans with Disabilities (ADA) website includes the following information:
- Frequently Asked Questions About the June 29, 2010, Dear Colleague Letter
- A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
- ADA Standards for Accessible Design
- ADA Questions and Answers
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The Australian Human Rights Commission website on World Wide Web and information accessibility includes information on;
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EDUCAUSE Library Items for Accessibility
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Making Web Accessibility Work for Your Institution Is Everyone's Business
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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…
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ADA Web Accessibility Regs Likely Just A Matter of Time
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November 18, 2011
Between the Kindle e-reader lawsuits , Google Apps for Education civil rights complaints , and Penn State’s recent settlement of a National Federation of the Blind (NFB) complaint ab…
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The Why and How of Web Accessibility
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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…
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Online Assessment Tools: Do They Work for Students with Disabilities?
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October 24, 2007
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2007 Annual Conference
Curriculum, instruction, and pedagogy, when linked with good assessment strategies, provide excellent measures of teaching and learning effectiveness. Technology enables the use of universal design…
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Seminar 16P - Web Usability 101: Watch (and Discuss) a Live Test PLEASE NOTE: Separate registration and fee is required to attend this seminar.
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October 23, 2007
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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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The Fluid Project
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August 13, 2007
The Fluid Project is an international community of academic institutions, community source software projects and corporations working together to address the precarious values of usability, acces…
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Accessibility of Instructional Web Sites in Higher Education
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July 30, 2007
Accessibility of Instructional Web Sites in Higher Education A collaborative program offers assessment and consultation to instructional Web site developers for Section 508 compliance By …
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Web Space 9: A Journey Through Time
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July 18, 2006
This bulletin discusses the processes being applied to refine the focus of the University of Toronto's institution-wide Web space to better serve the community in a more coordinated manner. …
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Universal Design and the Web: Strategies and Techniques
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October 20, 2004
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A session at the EDUCAUSE 2004 Annual Conference
Universal Web design is the practice of designing and developing Web content that is accessible to the broadest possible audience, including people with disabilities. This presentation will provide…
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Flash in the Pan or Around for the Long Haul? Assessing Macromedia's Flash Technology.
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January 1, 2004
This article covers issues concerning Macromedia's Flash Technology usability, access, and preservation. This article covers issues concerning Mac…
