IT Accessibility Curriculum and Resources

Background: Policy and Law
Accessible Web Content — Why?

Lesson Plan

OBJECTIVE:

Learner will be able to identify legislation requiring accessible web content and be able to describe how accessible web pages benefit people with disabilities.

SET:

Designing accessible web pages can become a much more intuitive process if one understands how people with disabilities use and access the web. Simulating various web pages as they might be "seen" by people with various types of disabilities will help make accessible design more intuitive.

TEACHING POINTS:

1. Legislation that is pertinent to website development

   1. What sites are affected?

      1. Government sites

      2. College websites

         1. public vs private colleges

   2. Legislation

      1. Section 504 & ADA

      2. Section 508

      3. NYS Web Accessibility Policy 99-3

2. What barriers do people with disabilities encounter when accessing the web?

   1. Demonstrate various types of disabilities by

      1. Presenting a simulation using examples or a specific web page

      2. Identify potential barriers

      3. Implications for web page design

   2. Disability types

      1. Blindness

      2. Low vision

      3. Color blindness

      4. Mobility impairments

      5. Deafness and hearing impaired

      6. Cognitive disabilities

3. Accessible design benefits everyone

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION:

Spend 2 to 3 minutes displaying various web pages and ask audience to identify the potential barriers given a specific disability.

CLOSURE:

Save the last slide for closure, "Accessible design benefits everyone."

MATERIALS:

WebAIM chart of design considerations by type of disability.

To access Lesson Plan as a Microsoft® Word document: Accessible_Web_Content_lessonplan.doc

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