EASI's online course on web design that is accessible to consumers with
disabilities now has a special module in it focusing on the specific needs
of librarians:

Beginner Barrier-free Web Design Workshop
Learning from anywhere and at any time all online

Starting September 10 and running for a month and you will need to invest
3-5 hours a week.  You can earn continuing education units and you can
count it towards the Certificate in Accessible Information Technology.
Librarians will appreciate the new lesson 9 which focuses specifically on
their unique issues.

Registration and further information at http://easi.cc/workshops.htm

Instructors:
Richard Banks 
Norman Coombs 
Greg Banks

Web pages can be created using Universal Design principles permitting their
use 
by people with different browsers, different connection speeds, palm pilots, 
PDA's and by people with disabilities using adaptive computer technology.
They 
can also be created in ways that exclude many of the above users.
Barrier-free 
Web Design will prepare you to create web pages that are visually appealing
and 
still permit full access by users with disabilities. These materials are
based 
on both the guidelines developed by the Web Access Initiative of the World
Wide 
Web Consortium and also the section 508 regulations for web design released
by 
the Federal Access Board in 2000.
Workshop structure:
This workshop is designed either to be taken entirely independently or to 
combine your independent study with group discussion. We have found that 
participants frequently learn as much from sharing together as they do from
us. 
** It is very important that you read the discussion by your peers and that
you 
participate. Otherwise, you will miss out on much of the workshop as it is 
designed for participation. 
The workshop will involve the use of both streamed audio and streamed video. 

Course syllabus:

Lesson 1: Introduction 
Part 1: Making your workshop workbook 
Part 2: How do people with disabilities surf the web? Part 3: Why should you 
adapt your web site? Part 4: What is web site accessibility anyhow? Lesson 1 
assignment: Participants introductions 
Lesson 2: How Accessible Do My Web Pages Have To Be? 
Part 1: WAI quick tips 
Part 2: WAI guidelines 
Part 3: Accessibility priority levels 
Part 4: Access Board's web standards 
Lesson 2 assignment: Checking for accessibility 
Lesson 3: Images, animations and image maps. 
Quick tip 1. Images & animations. Use the alt attribute to describe the
function 
of all visuals 
Quick tip 2. Image maps. Use client-side MAP and text for hotspots. 
Part 1: images as pictures and graphics 
Part 2: The alt=text tag 
Part 3: images as hotlinks 
Part 4: Image maps 
Part 5: images as bullets and decorations 
Part 6: images used as animations 
Part 7: Lesson 3 assignment designing intelligent alt-text tags 
Lesson 4: Media and Multimedia
Quick tip 3: Provide captioning and transcripts of audio, descriptions of
video, 
and accessible versions in case inaccessible formats are used. 
Part 1: Accessibility problems of media and multimedia 
Part 2: Transcriptions of audio 
Part 3: Using VHS captioned video 
Part 4: SMIL and Internet captions 
Part 5: How SMIL works 
Part 6: Lesson 4 assignment looking for captioning on the net 
 
Lesson 5: Hypertext links, page orientation and Style Sheets. 
Quick tip 4. Hypertext links. Use text that makes sense when read out of 
context. For instance, do not use "click here." 
Quick tip 5. Page organization. Use headings, lists, and consistent
structure. 
Use CSS for layout and style where possible. 
Part 1: Meaningful Hypertext links. 
Part 2: Page organization. 
Part 3: Use style sheets 
Part 4: Lesson 5 assignment: Check web pages for page orientation and
experiment 
with style sheets. 
Lesson 6: Graphs, charts Scripts, applets, & plug-ins. 
Quick tip 6. Graphs & charts. Summarize or use the longdesc attribute. 
Quick tip 7. Scripts, applets, & plug-ins. Provide alternative content in
case 
active features are inaccessible or unsupported. 
Part 1: Summarize charts and graphs 
Part 2: Longdesc attribute or D link 
Part 3: Scripts, applets, & plug-ins 
Part 4: Assignment when to use longer text description 
Lesson 7: Frames and tables. 
Quick tip 8. Frames. Label with the title or name attribute. 
Quick tip 9. Tables. Make line by line reading sensible. Summarize. Avoid
using 
tables for column layout. 
Part 1: Frames 
Part 2: Tables 
Part 3: assignment 
Lesson 8: Check your work 
Quick tip 10. Check your work. Validate the HTML. Use evaluation tools and 
text-only browsers to verify accessibility. 
Part 1: Bobby 
Part 2: Wave 
Part 3: Aprompt 
Part 4: Drafting a web accessibility policy 
Lesson 9: Accessible Information Technology for Libraries 
Part 1 Librarians look at library web pages for their accessibility for 
consumers with disabilities 
Part 2 Pointers to past EASI webcasts by librarians 
Part 3 Pointer to the recent ALA policy statement on accessibility for
consumers 
with disabilities 
Part 4 Description of a recommended computer configuration for an adapted 
library work station 
Lesson 9 Assignment: Design a sample brochure of the library commitment to 
consumers with disabilities including a statement on consumer rights and 
responsibilities. You will also participate in an online discussion with a 
librarian recognized for his/her commitment to accessibility for consumers
with 
disabilities. 
Lesson 10: Practical Resources for Disabled Student Service Staff br> Part 1 
Advocating for your institution's web site to be accessible 
Part 2 Report on accessibility of university web pages 
Part 3 Using the DSS Department web page as a service promotion tool
Part 4 Using the DSS Department web page as a support tool 
Part 5 Training students with disabilities on the uses of the web 
Lesson 10 Assignment: Draft a plan on how to use computer networks to enhance 
your department. 

Registration and further information is at http://easi.cc/workshop.htm