Web sites today should meet web accessibility guidelines to comply with a host of regulations and guidelines for people with disabilities. Recent estimates state that 20% of the U.S. population has a disability and that 10% of the online population is disabled. Our aging population also experiences similar issues. This session will help you assure your web site is in compliance with current regulations and guidelines by reviewing the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and U.S. Section 508 requirements. Software to evaluate web accessibility will be reviewed and demonstrated. Best practices, recent initiatives and current developments in web accessibility will be discussed. This session will benefit faculty, staff and administration in teaching and evaluating web site accessibility.
