Preparing for Web Accessibility - in the home, office, school and community

Preparing for Web Accessibility - In the home, office, school and community -

Here are a few resources:

 

 

   AT Program News

serves the state Assistive Technology Act Programs, the Alternative Financing Programs, and their community partners

Planning Your Accessible Web Site
Here are some recommended steps from the Department of Justice and others that your organization might consider.

Winter 2013: Web Accessibility Growing Pains

AT Program News shared a link.

August 29

Classroom Teachers Learning (and Implementing) Assistive Technology!

AT Program News

Jane Gay on ICATER’s approach to better teacher prep The problem: teachers, including new teachers coming out of college, are often not prepared to work with a student’s assistive technology (AT). AT needed to be embedded in the philosophy of teacher preparation, and as a thread in the total curricu

ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY COALITION

 

 

"Putting the 'accessible' in Accessible Technology."

The Accessible Technology Coalition (ATC) is a new one-stop information resource on accessible technology for libraries, senior centers, and other community-based organizations.

 

Upcoming FREE ATC Webinars on Accessible Web Sites and Docs:

Accessible Technology Coalition shared a link.

November 5

Universal Design for Learning and Teaching is Jen's free webinar for November.

WAVE and WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind)

Thursday, November 14th, 2013 from EASI

 

 

The Low Hanging Fruit of Web Accessibility

Monday, November 18th, 2013 from EASI

 

 

Advanced Accessible PDF - Part 2: Tables, Forms, and More!

Thursday, November 21, 2013 from ADA National Network

 

 

Recent Accessibility Enhancements to YouTube

Monday, December 2nd, 2013 from EASI

 

 

Section 508 Refresh - Using WCAG 2.0 to Evaluate Document Accessibility

Thursday, December 5th, 2013 from ADA Online Learning

 

"Happy Birthday ADA" from PBS.org

In a scene described as having "the fervor of a civil rights rally of the 1960s" supporters of the Americans with Disabilities Act climb the steps of the Capitol without their walkers, crutches and wheelchairs on Mar 12, 1990. Photo by Terry Ashe/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images

 

 

 

Sponsored by Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin and Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer and and signed by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990, the ADA was the result of years of debate over whether it would do as much harm as it would good, because of the new requirements it placed on governments, employers and people who own airlines, bus companies, office buildings, stores, restaurants and any other facility someone with a disability might want to use.

 

Read Judy Woodruff's ADA celebration article:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/07/happy-birthday-ada.html

Happy Birthday ADA

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The Matter with Megan An Open Letter to Senator Harkin from a Senate Intern |

23 years ago you did an incredible thing. You acknowledged that disabled people have been treated for centuries as second class citizens and moved to attempt to solve the problem.You told Congress that disabled people are people. You told the American people I mattered. You wrote a law, the Americans with disabilities act. And it was passed.
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You’ve brought to light glaring loopholes that make navigating daily life a continued constant struggle. Accessibility is a right, not a granted favor. I’m sure you know that, too.
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Thank you. It was because of you that I was able to work there at all. In the wake of your retirement, know that your work mattered, at least to this intern.

Most Appreciatively yours,

Megan

July 25, 2013
 

[Senator Tom Harkin serves as the Chairperson of the HELP - Health Education, Employment and Pensions Committee of the United States Senate.

Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act  in 1990 by U.S. President George H.W. Bush.
[Read Megan Barron's entire letter posted on her blog:
An Open Letter to Senator Harkin from a Senate Intern | The Matter with Megan An Open Letter to Senator Harkin from a Senate Intern |