Web Accessibility Overview & Training

“Education and web accessibility go hand in hand — you cannot provide a proper education to all students without guaranteeing that all students can make full use of appropriate websites and web content.”

 

   From: Bureau of Internet Accessibility

Region 10 is here to help you solve the pitfalls that lead to legal complaints and lawsuits from non-compliant websites, PDFs & docs, slides, videos, etc.

Very affordable Web Accessibility classes offered by the Region 10 ESC Web Team. Learn how to create & remediate properly compliant content for:

  • Introduction to Web Accessibility

  • MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint

  • Google Docs, Sheets & Slides

  • Videos & Transcripts

  • Google Sites & Forms

  • Adobe Acrobat DC Pro PDFs

  • Learn about various Accessibility Tools, Checkers & Vendor Demos

  • Sessions are suited for all levels of users, from beginners to advanced

  • Class topics can be recombined based on your needs

  • Training is conveniently done via Zoom or Teams video meeting, or better yet, join us in person at our Region 10 ESC facilities

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Contact us to schedule your customized training classes today!

A Few Common School Website Accessibility Pitfalls include:

  • PDF files cannot be read by a screen reader

  • Not all images have alternative text 

  • Reading order of slides or PDFs are not correct

  • Not enough contrast for content to be seen by those who are visually impaired or colorblind

  • Cannot navigate through site using only tab and arrow keys (keyboard only navigation)

  • When navigating with the tab key, the selection doesn’t change colors to alert user of location

  • Online form fields are not properly labeled, don’t provide feedback

  • Videos (including YouTube videos) do not have accurate transcripts and closed-captioning

Various 'places of public accommodation' such as websites, online classes and resources, online documents, newsletter content, etc. that are non-compliant run the risk of receiving complaints and/or lawsuits.

Online Education and Website Accessibility Video

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Dept. of Justice - Civil Rights Division - May 19, 2023
Letter on Online Accessibility at Postsecondary Institutions

OCR Web Accessibility Video Series

Digital Accessibility Resources from the U.S. Department of Education and the ADA National Network:  Information, Guidance, & Training on Americans with Disabilities Act

This 20-part video series is geared towards the education community, but helpful to all users of technology. This series offers practical “how to” information to assist with compliance such as how people with disabilities use technology, applicable Federal laws, and how to identify, address, or avoid many technological barriers that interfere with the ability of parents and students with disabilities fully to participate in educational opportunities.

Contacts

Web Services Coordinator
Web & Accessibility
Denise Barker
972-348-1516
Email Denise Barker

Web Accessibility Specialist
Tracee Lamberth
972-348-1612
Email Tracee Lamberth