Accessibility

=Resources for Accessibility in Education = = = 
 * **General Accessibility Information**
 * [|Section 508 Home]
 * Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires web content and other IT tools and resources to meet accessibility standards.
 * [|Section 508 & You]
 * [|If you are a Federal employee...]
 * [|If you are a person with a disability...]
 * [|If you are a member of the academic community...]
 * [|If you work with a State agency...]
 * [|The 508 Universe] (free online training modules)
 * California State University
 * Policy on Disability Support and Accommodations (Dec, 2004)
 * [|Accessible Technology Initiative](pdf)
 * **Instructional Materials Accessibility **
 * Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
 * Principles of [|Universal Design for Learning]
 * Representation of subject matter (recognition learning networks)
 * Engagement and motivation to learn (affective learning networks)
 * Expression of acquired knowledge and/or skill (strategic learning networks)
 * [|Online Video Case Stories of UDL] course changes and implementation.
 * [|EnACT] (Ensuring Access through Collaboration and Technology) project
 * EnACT [|UDL resources]
 * EnACT [|UDL Faculty Learning Community resources]
 * EnACT [|Accessible Instructional Media]
 * Microsoft Word Accessibility
 * Video [|Tutorials]
 * [|Additional resources]created by the CSU
 * Microsoft PowerPoint Accessibility
 * Video [|Tutorials]
 * [|Additional resources]created by the CSU
 * [|LecShare]for making existing ppt accessible
 * Microsoft Excel
 * [|Creating Accessible Spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel]
 * [|Best Practices for Creating Accessible Excel Documents]
 * Adobe PDF
 * [|PDF Accessibility Overview]
 * [|Creating Accessible PDF from Microsoft Word](pdf)
 * [|Acrobat 9 Pro PDF Accessibility Workflow](pdf)
 * [|Using the Accessibility Checker in Acrobat 9 Pro](pdf)
 * [|Resources created by the CSU]
 * Multimedia & Accessibility
 * [|Adobe Flash (CS4)]
 * [|Captioning & Podcasting]
 * **Web Accessibility**
 * [|Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)]
 * Part of the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium), the WAI has established guidelines for making accessible web content. Guidelines are ranked into three priority levels. Site includes news, guidelines, techniques, training and more.
 * [|Web Accessibility In Mind (WebAIM)]
 * WebAim is a great resource for learning about web accessibility and how to make accessible web content. Includes tutorials, how-tos, overview of applicable laws, simulations (so you can get an idea of what a disabled visitor might encounter on the web) and links to other tools and resources.
 * [|WebAIM's Section 508 Checklist]
 * An easy to read and use version of the Section 508 standards with //PASS & FAIL examples. //
 * [|Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Accessibility Overview]