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Accessibility @ UT

Accessibility @ UT. Glenda (goodwitch) Sims gsims@mail.utexas.edu glendathegood.com. Creating a Culture of Accessibility @ UT. Evangelists aka Tres Amigos. Sharron Rush Knowbility Director. John Slatin UT Professor/Researcher. Glenda Sims UT Technologist.

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Accessibility @ UT

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  1. Accessibility @ UT Glenda (goodwitch) Sims gsims@mail.utexas.edu glendathegood.com

  2. Creating a Culture of Accessibility @ UT

  3. Evangelists aka Tres Amigos Sharron Rush Knowbility Director John Slatin UT Professor/Researcher Glenda Sims UT Technologist

  4. Accessibility Guideline – Summer 2002 Standard • Section 508 Accessible (immediately, no excuses) • All new or revised pages • Top 10% pages (based on analytics) • Critical pages Accessible by (date) • Legacy Web Pages * * encourages archive of old / outdated pages!

  5. Public Members Employees Geeks Highest Priority: Do it NOW! • Top 10% of pages based on use • Critical Pages (required for your business purpose) • Audience

  6. BaselineHow (un) Accessible Are We? Test every link on UT Home Page • Manually • 114 links

  7. Contact Webmaster of each Inaccessible Site How Can We Help You? • 1-on-1 consulting • Training/Classes • Online Accessibility Documentation (started Summer 2002)

  8. AIR: Accessibility Internet Rally Web Developers Accessibility Training Competition Awards Party________________________________________ Accessible Web Sites! www.knowbility.org/air

  9. Getting Spotlights Accessible • April 2000 - IT • Bobby (manual) • WCAG 1.0 Priority 1 • March 2002 – OPA • Bobby (manual) • 508 • April 2003 – OPA • Bobby (automated) • 508

  10. Online Risk Management Tools • Quality (including) • Link checking • Spelling • Security • Personal Data • Vulnerabilities • Accessibility Note: Accessibility Testing Requires Manual Testing

  11. WebXM

  12. Working Smarter - WebXM • WebXM installed –Summer 2005 • WebXM Expert(s) • Training – Web Developers • Competitions • Broken Links • Accessibility

  13. UT Austin’s Experience • 2000-Present • Leader: Accessibility Evangelist(s) • Proactive Review: Manual and/or WebXM • Training: Access U • Help:1-on-1 Accessibility Consulting • Guidelines: Accessibility Policy • Competition: Accessibility Internet Rally

  14. The Importance of Testing

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