Tuesday, February 24, 2009

DIR Accessibility Briefing for Accessibility Coordinators and IRMs

Resources




Susan and Rebecca: Governance



Glenda: Procurement


The majority of links in this presentation are to laws/guidelines that will be referenced in other people’s presentations and are already on the DIR Accessibility Resources List.

CSU Accessible Electronic and Information Technology (E&IT) Procurement: www.calstate.edu/Accessibility/EIT_Procurement/


DIR Accessibility Contract language for Procurement. See DIR web site, DIR Store. (Note: DIR reserves the right to change this language at any time):


Electronic and Information Resources Accessibility Standards, As Required by 1 TAC Chapter 213 (Applicable to State Agency and Institution of Higher Education Purchases Only)


1) Effective September 1, 2006 state agencies and institutions of higher education shall procure products which comply with the State of Texas Accessibility requirements for Electronic and Information Resources specified in 1 TAC Chapter 213 when such products are available in the commercial marketplace or when such products are developed in response to a procurement solicitation.


2) Vendor shall provide DIR with the URL to its Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) for reviewing compliance with the State of Texas Accessibility requirements (based on the federal standards established under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act), or indicate that the product/service accessibility information is available from the General Services Administration “Buy Accessible Wizard” (http://www.buyaccessible.gov/). Vendors not listed with the “Buy Accessible Wizard” or supplying a URL to their VPAT must provide DIR with a report that addresses the same accessibility criteria in substantively the same format. Additional information regarding the “Buy Accessible Wizard” or obtaining a copy of the VPAT is located at http://www.section508.gov/.



Ron Lucey: Policy and Writing



Texas Government Code 2054 Subchapter M http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/GV/content/htm/gv.010.00.002054.00.htm00.htm
· 508: http://www.section508.gov/
· WCAG: http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/
· TAC 206: http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=4&ti=1&pt=10&ch=206
· TAC 213: http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=4&ti=1&pt=10&ch=213
· Texas HHS Accessibility Center (see Checklists on left side of page – great resource!): http://architecture.hhsc.state.tx.us/myweb/Accessibility/website/index.shtml



Jim Allan: Accessibility Monitoring, Compliance, and Reporting

Continuous Systemic Improvement or Defining an Accessibility Monitoring, Compliance and Reporting Process
http://www.tsbvi.edu/technology/s5/monitoring.htm


IBHE Web Accessibility proposed Reporting Requirements http://cita.disability.uiuc.edu/collaborate/illinois/proposed-web-requirements-dec-2008.doc



Assessing Assessments: The Inequality of Electronic Testing http://www.webaim.org/articles/assessment/



8-Step Implementation Model


http://www.webaim.org/articles/implementation/



The Importance of Planning for Accessibility http://www.webaim.org/articles/process/



Accessibility at IBM: An integrated approach


http://www-03.ibm.com/able/access_ibm/execbrief.html



Implementation Plan for Web Accessibility http://www.w3.org/WAI/impl/Overview.html



Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility: Overview http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/Overview.html



California State University System: Section 508 manual evaluation Procedure http://www.calstate.edu/Accessibility/webaccessibility/evaluation/index.shtml



California State University System: Section 508 manual website evaluation tools http://www.calstate.edu/Accessibility/webaccessibility/evaluation/508-eval-tools.shtml



Worldspace ( Deque Systems, Inc.) is an accessibility analysis tool designed to identify errors with Section 508, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.


www.worldspace.deque.com/



www.wac.ohio-state.edu/conference/Bringing-Accessibility-Handouts.pdf



ACC Monitor


http://www.hisoftware.com/



Accessibility Management Platform (AMP)


http://askalice.ssbtechnologies.com/




Buddy and Kathy: Tools and Resources


Identify training materials at your fingertips:



http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=3 Rt side of page – register for “508 Universe” and it will open a welcome page. The 508 Training Courses link is in the left nav. Here’s what you get:


Designing Accessible Web Sites (4 hours)
Accessible Conferences (2 hours)
Buying Accessible E & IT (1.25 hours)
Section 508 Coordinators (1.5 hours)
Additional Accessibility & Usability Concerns (1.25 hours)
Accessible Video and Multimedia (2.5 hours)
Building and Buying Accessible Software (2 hours)
Buying Accessible Computers (1.5 hours)
Opening Closed Products (1.5 hours)
Micro-purchases and Section 508 (15 minutes)
Buying Accessible Telecommunications Products (1 hour 50min)
Other Agency Resources: IRS - Section508 for Software Development


Download these two toolbars:


Firefox Toolbar and Add-ons:

Firefox Web Developer Toolbar:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:4?sort=popular


HTML Validator: (select “Serial” option)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:4?sort=popular&show=20&page=2


HTML Validator is a Mozilla extension that adds HTML validation inside Firefox and Mozilla. The number of errors of a HTML page is seen on the form of an icon in the status bar when browsing. The extension can validate the HTML sent by the server or the HTML in the memory (after Ajax execution)


Total Validator:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:4


Perform multiple validations and take screen shots in one go. This 5-in-1 validator works with external, internal, or local web pages using the Total Validator service or local copy of the desktop tool...will email a report to you if you want; will validate to WCAG 1, 2 or 3; also has a Help link if you don’t know what you are doing J


AIS Web Accessibility Toolbar for Internet Explorer:

http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/toolbar/
The Web Accessibility Toolbar has been developed to aid manual examination of web pages for a variety of aspects of accessibility. It consists of a range of functions that:


· identify components of a web page


· facilitate the use of 3rd party online applications


· simulate user experiences


· provide links to references and additional resources


You need all of these. Hey, it’s a TOOLBOX, and nobody has just ONE SCREWDRIVER in their toolbox. So download these toolbars and use them.



Network (learn from people who are smarter than you):


USA.gov: http://www.usa.gov/webcontent/index.shtml (White paper in handouts)


Web Content Mgrs Forum: http://forum.webcontent.gov/Default.asp


Refresh Austin: http://www.refreshaustin.org/
Refresh Austin is an organization of Web professionals working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. There is a web site, a listserv, a monthly meeting, discussion board, RSS feed, Google job group, etc. What more could you ask for from a group of geeks?



Knowbility's access-sig list: http://knowbility.org/mailman/listinfo/accessibility_sig_knowbility.org
Discussion list for web and software accessibility issues



(Knowbility's) John Slatin Access U May 11-13: http://www.knowbility.org/conference/
Classes focused on accessible information technology with options for advanced training and certificate programs for usability professionals. If you believe that the web should empower ALL people, if you need information about how to meet state and federal accessibility mandates, if you are a commercial web developer who wants to understand emerging best business practices of accessibility for the web; classes with Molly Holzschlag and Derek Featherstone.

National Association of Government Webmasters: http://www.nagw.org/



  • Do you wish you could brainstorm with other local government web professionals?

  • Do you know you could solve a problem... if you just had another webmaster around to help think it through?

  • Are you self-taught in web design and need to hone your skills but there just isn't enough budget money for training?

  • Do you wonder if you're the only one out there struggling with increasing demands and decreasing resources?

  • Do you work for local government and wear many hats, only one of which is web design?

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, then NAGW is for YOU!


The National Association of Government Webmasters (NAGW) is geared specifically to the interests and concerns of local government webmasters. NAGW provides a way for you to share knowledge, ideas and resources with your peers. At our annual conference, you can meet and network with other local government web professionals. (Galveston, September 16-18 with Eric Meyer)



Get to know your audience:


WebAim Screen Reader Survey: http://www.webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey/
Fascinating info about screen reader users and how they navigate pages, techniques they use, etc.


Download demo version of JAWS:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/demo/FS-demo-downloads.asp

Keystrokes: Go to Programs > JAWS > Explore JAWS > Explore the Manuals > Keystrokes.doc
Configuring the voice speed: Open JAWS > Options > Voice > Global Adjustments > Rate (slow down)
For testing images, tell JAWS to read all images with and without alt tags:
Make sure JAWS is open. Open a browser window. Select Insert + F2 > Configuration Manager > Set Options > HTML Options >Graphics tab > All graphics > Use alt attribute


Information hotline:


Susan Cozad, Web Accessibility Coordinator DIR
512-463-3248


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