There are multiple details that need to be considered in making web pages accessible to all individuals. Links below provide information that spans basic to complex implementations.
EqTD AUDIT
Use this AUDIT to evaluate the accessibility and usability of non-text graphics in a variety of media.
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
EqTD AUDIT
EqTD Manual
In-line EqTD AUDIT
Here is the AUDIT to use to evaluate the accessibility of in-line text characters that need to be treated as graphic elements for accessibility e.g. subscript, ampersand, foreign letters.
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
In-line EqTD AUDIT
In-line EqTD AUDIT Manual (Version 1.3)
EqTD's for Graphic Elements - Why & Where
Equivalent text descriptions (EqTD's) are extremely important and can be tricky. Here you will find a set of EqTD related documents that detail processes, purposes and levels of complexity. The origin of providing alternative text for graphic elements and a brief review of the R2D2 standard are included.
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
Equivalent Text Descriptions - Why and Where
Equivalent Text Description (EqTD) Tutorial for Graphics
This short tutorial provides examples and a structure for writing equivalent text descriptions for graphic elements.
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
Tutorial for EqTDs
Video Descriptive Track Protocol (Draft)
This protocol will help you create a video with an additional audio track that attempts to describe the visual component of the video. Note that the file created from this document will always have the additional track playing. We are currently examining the possibility of adding a toggle button.
Video Descriptive Track Protocol (Draft)
Writing EqTDs Posterette
The essential "bare-bones" of what needs to be in an equivalent text description and where the EqTD is placed in the document. Whenever you create a document, electronic or paper, any non-text element (picture, graph, "eye-candy") is not accessible to many individuals.
R2D2 Center at UW-Milwaukee
Writing EqTD's Posterette
Results of a survey of a cross section of 208 internet users throughout the UK with disabilities which affect the way they use the internet, comprising the visually impaired/blind, hearing impaired/deaf, physically disabled, and those with dyslexia/learning difficulties. Top 5 ANNOYANCES for users and top 5 most useful features are reported in this one-page article from OUT-LAW News.
OUT-LAW.com, a newsletter of the internatonal law firm of Pinsent Masons
Web site accessibility, web site usability and the 'gray area'. Nice discussion and 10 scenarios to problem solve.
Cherim, M - Accessites.org
This article by John R. Throop discusses the barriers that are keeping people with disabilities away from church, including topics such as: employee accessibility, public accessibility, worship accessibility, and program accessibility.
The Department of Justice statement ''Voluntary Action Plan for Accessible Websites". Includes links.
US Department of Justice
Detailed instructions. Also, other website links on the topic are provided.
Hudson, R - "Web Usability"
Guidelines and nice examples of how to make web sites accessible.
WGBH Boston
All of the how-to's for making scientific and mathematical expressions accessible for electronic publications, multimedia, and the web.
WGBH National Center for Accessible Media
One part of his comprehensive tutorial, these pages discuss the complexities of tables and how to make them accessible.
Jim Thatcher
A brief tip sheet about making Microsoft tables accessible. A nice diagram accompanies the discussion about how screenreaders read tables.
NC State University
What about search engines?
Lanier, G Universal Web Design
"Educates users in the concepts behind Web site accessibility. It is a free tool for the Education community designed to identify errors in Web content related to Section 508 standards and/or the WCAG guidelines for accessibility. It allows users to test individual pages on their Web site and provides feedback in a reporting format that is clear and easy to understand.' The company also sells their accessibility and captioning software. In depth discussion accompanies the software"
HiSoftware Cynthia Says Portal
Everything you would want to know about color and accessibility. While this page was prepared for web accessibility, these issues also are relevant for print, poster, Power Point, etc. materials.
University of Minnesota Duluth
EDUCAUSE offers several opportunities throughout the year for learning and training for IT Professionals in higher education.
EDUCAUSE
Very comprehensive website for making websites accessible, includes multimedia and virtual reality. Provides information on browsers with built-in voice or other access features. Provides a link to a video that demonstrates how screen readers assist the blind. Many links to other related projects.
TRACE Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
