Eight Simple Tips to Improve Accessibility
From: THE Journal - 09/22/2011
By: Dian Schaffhauser

Adding a few simple accessibility features to your school's Web site will
transform the experience for those with vision or hearing impairment - and
everyone else as well. 

Few districts these days have the kinds of budgets that enable them to employ
Web experts to help schools design and update their sites. Fewer still have
Web staffers who understand the basics of making Web sites accessible to
people with disabilities. But to vision- or hearing-impaired students or
parents, your Web site may appear cluttered, confusing, or completely
un-navigable. Fortunately, following a few basic principles of Web design can
transform a site into an inviting space for different user needs, devices,
and situations, without breaking the bank. 

Janet Jendron, program coordinator at the South Carolina Assistive Technology
Program, has seen many unintentional design blunders, from bad color schemes
to graphics with no description to the overuse of video - all of which can
prevent users from getting the information they need from a Web site. 

	Links and Text
	Titles and Headers
	Alt Text
	Navigation
	Video
	Site Clutter
	Content Management Systems
	Volunteers

Read the entire article at:
http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/09/22/8-simple-tips-to-improve-accessibility.aspx

Links:
South Carolina Assistive Technology Program - Web Accessibility Resources
http://sc.edu/scatp/webaccess.html

JAWS
http://www.freedomscientific.com/products/fs/jaws-product-page.asp

Web Resources for Assistive Technology in the Classroom
http://www.sc.edu/scatp/ATclassroom.htm

Janet Jendron
http://www.sc.edu/scatp/staff.htm

Assistive Technology and Learning Disabilities
http://www.sc.edu/scatp/ld.htm