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Please share this information with people you think may be
interested in this course. If you have any questions, please
contact me.
Thank you,
Jon
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On-line Course
Designing Universally Accessible Web Resources
Instructor: Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., APT
Dates: September 30th, 2004 through December 17th, 2004
Meets weekly on Tuesday and Thursdays from 3:00-4:00pm (CST)
More information at:
http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/courses/2004-09-REHAB711NC/overview.html
Course Overview
Universal design focuses on making web resources compatible
with the widest range of web browsing technologies which can
also easily adapt to the needs and capabilities of users
through the use of web standards. Web standards are all about
the concept of “interoperability”, the ability of people to
access and exchange information on a wide range of computing
technologies and operating systems. The use of universal
design principles makes web resources more accessible to
people with disabilities, which results in all users having
more choices and control over how they view and use web
resources. Users with visual impairments can easily increase
font size using the text scaling features of browsers. People
who want to view two different web pages side by side can
change the widow width of their browser and content re-flows
to fit the size of the window. A PDA user can apply a user
style sheet to view only the headings of a web page to get an
overview of the topics, without having to do endless scrolling
through text on a small screen.
Course Outline
1. Alternative views of the web
2. Web Standards
3. Web accessibility standards
4. Design vs. repair for accessibility
5. Creating Structure and Layout
6. Using Cascading Style Sheets
7. Scripting alternatives for styling
8. Multi-Media
9. MS Office, PDF and Flash
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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://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/
WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund
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