Ed Gellenbeck

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• Ed Gellenbeck
• Heath Brown
• Esmeralda Hernandez
• Ian Campbell
• Kelly Crooke

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Agenda

• Who cares?
• Alternative ways to surf
• How big a problem is it?
• Myths and facts about accessibility
• Centrals new look and sound

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Why should I care?

• It's the right thing to do
• The web is all about providing access to as
  many people as possible. It is only right, then,
  that the University community adapt or remove
  barriers that keep some from gaining easy
  access.
• It's the law
• The Federal government has certain
  requirements for the fair treatment of persons
  with disabilities.

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Surfs UP
How do people surf the Web?
Let me count the ways
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Heath Brown

• Jaws Screen Reader

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Esmeralda Hernandez

• Screen Magnifier

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Ian Campbell

• Disability
• Support
• Services

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Legislative Roots of Accessibility

• Rehabilitation ACT of 1973
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• 508 of the Rehabilitation Act 2000

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Americans with Disabilities Act

• Passed by a Conservative Bush Administration
• 40 Million Americans with Disabilities
• Inequity in access to employment
• Latest Surveys Estimate 54 Million Americans with
  Disabilities
• Evolution of the definition of disability
• The aging of the Baby Boomers

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Disability Demographics at CWU

• 526 Students have Disclosed Disability
• 390 Students Receive Services from Disability
  Support Service
• Approximately 6.5 of Students at CWU have a
  Documented Disability

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Categorization of Disabilities at CWU

• Deaf/ Hearing 7 students
• Captioning
• Mobility Impairment 39 Students
• Speech Recognition
• On-screen Keyboards
• Alternative Mouse Technologies
• Learning Disability ADHD 252 Students
• Screen Reading/ Literacy Software
• Speech Recognition
• Concept Mapping

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Categorization Continued

• Blind/ Visual Impairment 10 Students
• Screen Readers
• Screen Enlargement Software
• Braille Technologies
• Chronic/ Acute Health 24 Students
• Speech Recognition
• Neurological/ Central Nervous System 20 Students
• Speech Recognition
• Onscreen Keyboard
• Alternative Pointer Technologies

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Categorization Continued

• Psychological Disorders 38 Students
• Speech Recognition
• Literacy Software

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Universal Design

• Universal design is the design of products and
  environments to be usable by all people, to the
  greatest extent possible, without the need for
  adaptation or specialized design.
• Universal design benefits people of all ages and
  abilities.
• Examples
• Curb cuts
• Built in Accessibility in Windows XP

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Ed Gellenbeck

• Computer ScienceDepartment

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Debunking Myths

• Accessible pages are boring
• Its expensive and difficult to do
• Accessibility is just for people with
  disabilities
• Good assistive technology can solve accessibility
  problems

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Creating Accessible Content

• Text Equivalents
• Color
• Tables
• Navigation
• Data Input

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Resources
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Kelly Crooke

• CWU Web Development Team

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Makeovers
After
Before
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Accessibility Makeover
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Say What?

• Dont Judge a Book by its Cover
• Its the code behind the pretty face
• Equal Access to Users

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What You See Is Not Always What You HearWYSINAWYH
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Centrals New LookWYSIWYH
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Conclusion

• Focus Group Contact information
• Kelly Crooke
• crookeke_at_cwu.edu
• 962-5109

Ed Gellenbeck gellenbe_at_cwu.edu 963-1435