web accessibility for section 508
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What is Section 508 ?
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• Section 508 is an Amendment to the Workforce Rehabilitation Act of 1973, signed into law by President Clinton in 1998
• Section 508 requires information technology that is developed or purchased by the Federal Agencies be Accessible by people with disabilities
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54 million Americans has a disability, that’s 10% of the population (2000 U.S. Census)
Among them
• 10 million Americans are Vision impaired
• 20 million Americans are Hearing impaired
Why Accessible is important
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• Learning disabilities 45.7%• Mobility impairments 13.9%• Health impairments 11.6%• Mental illness 7.8%• Hearing impairments 5.6%• Vision impairments 4.4%• Speech impairments 0.9%
Disability Types
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• Learning disabilities 45.7%• Mobility impairments 13.9%• Health impairments 11.6%• Mental illness 7.8%• Hearing impairments 5.6%• Vision impairments 4.4%• Speech impairments 0.9%
Disability affect surf Web
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• Learning disabilities 45.7%• Mobility impairments 13.9%• Health impairments 11.6%• Mental illness 7.8%• Hearing impairments 5.6%• Vision impairments 4.4%• Speech impairments 0.9%
Disability affect surf Web
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Vision Impaired
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Vision Impaired -Legally Blind
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Vision Impaired -Color Blind
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Vision Impaired -Color Blind 1
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Vision Impaired -Color Blind 2
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How do they surf Web
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• Can’t see the Screen clearly
• Can’t use the Mouse/Pointer system well
• Can use Keyboard
• Can hear Audio
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How do we design for them
• Section 508 Guideline
• Web Accessibility Initiative Guideline
• IBM , Microsoft able-Guideline
• Do usability testing with them
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How do we design for them
• Section 508 Guideline (16 for web)
• Web Accessibility Initiative Guideline
• IBM , Microsoft able-Guideline
• Do usability testing with them
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Section 508 Guideline - 1
Section 508 - §1194.22 (a)“A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided.”
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Section 508 Guideline - 1
1 <img alt => is required for all images
when image is Active (link, button) or Conveys information
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Section 508 Guideline - 1
1 <img alt => is required for all images
when image is Active (link, button) or Conveys information
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Section 508 Guideline - 1
2 Use “longdesc” for Explanation provide more content ,like data chart
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Section 508 Guideline - 1
2 Use “longdesc” for Explanationprovide more content ,like data chart
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Section 508 Guideline - 2
Section 508 -§1194.22 (n)“Electronic form shall allow people using assistive technology to access the field elements, and submission of the form, including all directions and cues.”
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Section 508 Guideline - 2
1 Use <label for=>, position prompts Label close to Text Fields
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Section 508 Guideline - 2
2 If the Button has text, use that text for the <img alt=> attribute
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Section 508 Guideline - 2
2 If the Button has text, use that text for the <img alt=> attribute
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Section 508 Guideline - 2
2 If the button has text, use that text for the <img alt=> attribute
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Section 508 Guideline - 2
2 If the button has text, use that text for the <img alt=> attribute
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V.S.
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Section 508 Guideline - 2
2 If the button has text, use that text for the <img alt=> attribute
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V.S. = $6 million
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1 Web Accessibility is Important
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2 Design with Accessibility in mind
Take home