IT Accessibility Work Group Resources

IT Accessibility Curriculum and Resources Web Site

The committee maintains a web site to help web developers, especially in New York Government, meet design demands for accessible web sites. This site contains tutorials, resources, commentary, and examples on New York's policy and standards for accessible web sites, curricula for workshops, and seminars on Web Accessibility topics. Ideally, the web site serves not only as a resource, but also as a strong example of the principles presented there. It is available at www.nysforum.org/accessibility/resources/.

Past Events Presentations

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CSS for Your Web Site - Part I, September 9, 2008

Exploring CSS for Your Web Site - Part 2 - Five Lab Sessions, September 10, 2008 to September 12, 2008

Lab Session Example 1:

  1. Example 1 Lesson Plan, (Microsoft® Word Document)
  2. PhonePolicy.doc - Word version of the text of the first example; it's what the finished HTML document should look like.
  3. PhonePolicy.txt - Plain text version of the document.
  4. Example1.html - Blank HTML document into which #3 will be copied.
  5. cellphone.gif - Graphic for use in the optional exercises.
  6. bullet.gif - Graphic for use in the optional exercises.
  7. Example1A.html - Final HTML document.
  8. Example1A.css - Final CSS document.

Lab Session Example 2:

  1. ITPolicy.doc - Word version that shows what the final document should look like.
  2. Example2LessonPlan.doc - Outlines the exercises included in the second example. NOTE: At the end of the lesson plan, we go a bit further in styling the navigation than is written in the lesson plan....The additional markup is included in the final examples of the HTML document and the CSS document.
  3. Example2.html - HTML version of #1 with bare-bones markup -- aside from two lists contained in the document and appropriately marked up, everything is marked up with paragraphs.
  4. Example2a.css - Final CSS document.
  5. Example2Final.html - Final HTML document.

NYS Web Accessibility Standards and the NYS Forum Validation Tool, May 15, 2008

Accessible Web 2.0 Applications, May 15, 2008

Introduction to Web Accessibility, March 26, 2008

Accessibility of State Agency Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications, Webmasters' Guild meeting, April 7, 2006

Cascading Style Sheets for Your Web Site, September 21, 2005

Cascading Style Sheets for Your Web Site, June 24, 2005

Web Accessibility Policy and Standards, May 6, 2005

CSS for Forms, April 12, 2005

Web Content Development & Management, February 24 & 25, 2005

2004 Forum Strategic Planning Session - Accessibility of State Agency Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications, Policy & Standard

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Publications

Mastering the Web Revolution in New York State Agencies White paper, August 2005

E-Government for All: Ensuring Equitable Access to Online Government Services

E-Government for All White paper

Digital Divide Initiative White paper