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Date: | Fri, 15 Mar 2002 11:06:47 -0600 |
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In the class on web accessibility I teach here at the university is
developing a set of redesign pages as part of the course work. It can be
found at:
http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/courses/2002-01-LIS350AR/redesign/
I also teach an on-line course on web accessibility designed for web
developers. I talk in the course about creating more accessible web designs.
http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/courses/2002-02-REHAB711NC/index.html
We also have a more general resource under development:
http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu
Jon
At 11:05 AM 3/15/2002 -0500, David R. Stong wrote:
>>There is a difference between complying with guidelines and actually
>>improving the usability for people with disabiltiies.
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>Jon, this is a valid point that I find I always run up against. Do
>you maintain any resources that point out the discrepancies between
>what works and what's recommended? A collection of W3C guideline
>approved, 508 Regulation compliant inaccessible pages would be
>incredibly useful.
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>My personal feeling is that Web information must be accessible,
>regardless of standards and guidelines that are awaiting future
>usability. Often, people prefer to stop when guidelines are met and
>potential lawsuit is avoided. Some sort of resource, even a list of
>non-functional guidelines, would be a big help.
>
>--
>David R. Stong, Graphic Designer
>225 Computer Building, University Park PA
>Working for Universal Design:
>http://cac.psu.edu/training/outlines/accessibility
Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP
Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology
Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services
MC-574
College of Applied Life Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
1207 S. Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820
Voice: (217) 244-5870
Fax: (217) 333-0248
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund
WWW: http://www.w3.org/wai/ua
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