Developing an effective section 508 Web accessibility compliance program

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse L. Walker ◽  
Shilo H. Anders ◽  
Sarah J. Swierenga
Keyword(s):  
Web Accessibility ◽  
Section 508 ◽  
Compliance Program

Developing an Effective Section 508 Web Accessibility Compliance Program

2004 ◽  
Vol 48 (13) ◽  
pp. 1548-1551
Author(s):  
Jesse L. Walker ◽  
Shilo H. Anders ◽  
Sarah J. Swierenga
Keyword(s):  
Web Accessibility ◽  
Section 508 ◽  
Compliance Program

Web Accessibility and the Law

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Yu
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Web Design ◽  
Web Accessibility ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
State Laws ◽  
Section 508 ◽  
Rehabilitation Act ◽  
Accessibility Issues

Through a series of federal and state laws and standards, the legal foundation concerning Web accessibility that impact people with disabilities and their ability to fully overcome digital barriers and participate in the Web environment has been established. Currently, the concept of accessible design or universal design is increasingly becoming an important component of Web design. However, the unanswered questions in laws, the absence of the obligation in fulfilling legal requirements, and the general unawareness of the need to make Web pages accessible have created barriers in implementing the Americans with disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act as amended in 1998, and others. In many cases, the absence of obligations is due to unfamiliarity with legal responsibility of creating accessible Web sites. As a result, the response to Web accessibility concerns frequently comes about only on an ad hoc basis. Identifying these barriers is the first step toward solutions. There are legal and practical approaches for addressing Web accessibility issues in policies, education, research and development, and technology and tools.

Web Accessibility Essentials for Online Course Developers

2010 ◽  
pp. 405-417
Author(s):  
Jozenia T. Colorado ◽  
Jane H. Eberle
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
Web Accessibility ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Rehabilitation Act Of 1973 ◽  
Federal Employees ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Section 508 ◽  
The Public ◽  
Full Compliance

According to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide access to electronic and information technology to individuals with disabilities who are federal employees or members of the public. As institutions of higher education (IHE) put more services and resources online, formatting pages so they are accessible to users with disabilities is essential. Although IHEs are attempting to comply with Web Accessibility Standards with their public Web pages, full compliance has been difficult. In addition, the growth of online courses has only complicated the issue. Although learning management systems (LMS) may claim to be Web accessible, accessibility of individual content items at the course level, is set by the coursedeveloper. This chapter will discuss essential information necessary for online course developers to develop Webaccessible content.

Web Accessibility Essentials for Online Course Developers

2010 ◽  
pp. 344-356
Author(s):  
Jozenia Torres Colorado ◽  
Jane H. Eberle
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
Web Accessibility ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Rehabilitation Act Of 1973 ◽  
Federal Employees ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Section 508 ◽  
The Public ◽  
Full Compliance

According to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide access to electronic and information technology to individuals with disabilities who are federal employees or members of the public. As institutions of higher education (IHE) put more services and resources online, formatting pages so they are accessible to users with disabilities is essential. Although IHEs are attempting to comply with Web Accessibility Standards with their public Web pages, full compliance has been difficult. In addition, the growth of online courses has only complicated the issue. Although learning management systems (LMS) may claim to be Web accessible, accessibility of individual content items at the course level, is set by the course developer. This chapter will discuss essential information necessary for online course developers to develop Web accessible content.

scholarly journals Making journals accessible front & back: examining open journal systems at CSU Northridge

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie Borchard ◽  
Michael Biondo ◽  
Stephen Kutay ◽  
David Morck ◽  
Andrew Philip Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Web Accessibility ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Web Content ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Section 508 ◽  
Wcag 2.0 ◽  
Open Access Journals ◽  
Test Instance ◽  
Accessibility Guidelines ◽  
Open Journal Systems

Purpose – This study aims to examine Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Open Journal Systems (OJS) for its overall web accessibility and compliance with the Federal Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility and Compliance Act, also known as Section 508. Design/methodology/approach – Twenty-one individual web pages in the CSUN test instance of PKP’s OJS version 2.4.0 used in three back-end journal development user roles were examined using three web-accessibility tools (WAVE, Fangs, Functional Accessibility Evaluator). Errors in accessibility were then logged and mapped to specific Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) criteria. Findings – In all, 202 accessibility errors were reported across the 21 OJS pages selected for testing. Because of this, the OJS cannot be efficiently utilized by assistive technologies and therefore does not pass the minimal level of acceptability as described in the WCAG 2.0. However, the authors found that the types of errors reported in this study could be simply and effectively remedied. Research limitations/implications – Further studies will need to corroborate, on a larger scale, the problems of accessibility found in the specific pages. Only three user roles were examined; other roles will need to be analyzed for their own problems with accessibility. Finally, although specific errors were noted, most can be easily fixed. Practical implications – There is an important need for accessible software design. In the case of CSUN, one of the campus partners will be better served by improving the web accessibility of the authors’ online open access journals. Originality/value – Although many studies and analyses of Section 508 compliance of front-facing web resources have been conducted, very few appear to address the back-end of such tools. This is the first to examine what problems in accessibility journal users with disabilities might encounter as OJS system administrators, journal managers or journal editors.

Web Accessibility for Persons with Motor Limitations

2014 ◽  
pp. 234-262
Author(s):  
Iyad Abu Doush
Keyword(s):  
Web Accessibility ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Web Content ◽  
Section 508 ◽  
Motor Disabilities ◽  
Standards And Guidelines ◽  
Accessibility Guidelines ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
Web Developers ◽  
The Web

Nowadays the internet is an important medium for serving people. Using the internet can help people completing several tasks and accessing different types of information (e.g., reading news, finding location for places, buying and selling products online, and so on). Accessing the internet is not an easy task for people with motor disabilities. The main barriers come from two issues: difficulty or inability in using the mouse and difficulty or inability on typing on the keyboard. The web accessibility guidelines are a set of suggested techniques to be used by web developers when designing, implementing, and maintaining websites to make them easy to access by people with disabilities. This chapter presents the importance of applying web accessibility standards and guidelines when designing and developing web pages. These guidelines are obtained from Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG), section 508, and other literature. The challenges and barriers encountered by people with motor disabilities when they use the web are presented. Then, different techniques that can be used by web developers to ensure the accessibility of websites for people with motor disabilities are introduced. At the end a discussion on evaluating and testing the website conformance to the web accessibility standards and guidelines is presented. Several evaluation techniques that can be used for web accessibility evaluation is introduced and explained to clarify the process of web accessibility testing.

Web Accessibility for Persons with Motor Limitations

2015 ◽  
pp. 1496-1524
Author(s):  
Iyad Abu Doush
Keyword(s):  
Web Accessibility ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Web Content ◽  
Section 508 ◽  
Motor Disabilities ◽  
Standards And Guidelines ◽  
Accessibility Guidelines ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
Web Developers ◽  
The Web

Nowadays the internet is an important medium for serving people. Using the internet can help people completing several tasks and accessing different types of information (e.g., reading news, finding location for places, buying and selling products online, and so on). Accessing the internet is not an easy task for people with motor disabilities. The main barriers come from two issues: difficulty or inability in using the mouse and difficulty or inability on typing on the keyboard. The web accessibility guidelines are a set of suggested techniques to be used by web developers when designing, implementing, and maintaining websites to make them easy to access by people with disabilities. This chapter presents the importance of applying web accessibility standards and guidelines when designing and developing web pages. These guidelines are obtained from Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG), section 508, and other literature. The challenges and barriers encountered by people with motor disabilities when they use the web are presented. Then, different techniques that can be used by web developers to ensure the accessibility of websites for people with motor disabilities are introduced. At the end a discussion on evaluating and testing the website conformance to the web accessibility standards and guidelines is presented. Several evaluation techniques that can be used for web accessibility evaluation is introduced and explained to clarify the process of web accessibility testing.

scholarly journals Web Accessibility, Libraries, and the Law

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla Fulton
Keyword(s):  
Web Accessibility ◽  
Web Content ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Section 508 ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Federal Laws ◽  
Accessibility Guidelines ◽  
Content Accessibility ◽  
Reference Section ◽  
The Web

With an abundance of library resources being served on the web, researchers are finding that disabled people oftentimes do not have the same level of access to materials as their nondisabled peers. This paper discusses web accessibility in the context of United States’ federal laws most referenced in web accessibility lawsuits. Additionally, it reveals which states have statutes that mirror federal web accessibility guidelines and to what extent. Interestingly, fewer than half of the states have adopted statutes addressing web accessibility, and fewer than half of these reference Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act or Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0. Regardless of sparse legislation surrounding web accessibility, librarians should consult the appropriate web accessibility resources to ensure that their specialized content reaches all.

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