All About Accessibility

Contact: Paul Tang
Phone: 949-451-5499
E-mail address: ptang@ivc.edu

Designing An Accessible Web Site

PowerPoint presentation for online faculty in "How Do I Design An Accessible Web Site?"

Blackboard e-Training Videos

The open caption Blackboard e-training videos provide equal access and participation in online learning for our disabled and ESL students.

Web Sites Devoted to Accessibility

How to Make an Accessible Web-based PowerPoint Presentation
There are two ways of making a Web-based PowerPoint presentation accessible to people with disabilities. You can use the tools included in PowerPoint which results in moderate accessibility or you can use Power Point WWW Publishing Accessibility Wizard.

Rules for Cool Web Pages
Its not about slick coding or flashy graphics, its how well you understand the medium and exploit its strengths, while avoiding the pitfalls of large clunky, static design.

The Usable Web
Tips and techniques for building reader-friendly Web pages

Adaptive Technology Products

Kurzweil 3000
Text scan and read software program for the learning disabled

JAWS for Windows
Screen reader software that allows those who are blind or visually impaired to use the Web and other software applications

Dragon Naturally Speaking
Speech recognition software for the mobile impaired person. Fast, easy and accurate way to turn speech into text.

ZoomText Xtra
A screen magnifier for the visually impaired person. ZoomText Xtra enlarges, enhances and reads aloud everything on the screen with unmatched quality and performance.

Web Accessibility Checkers

Bobby
Bobby is testing tool that analyzes Web pages for their accessibility to people with disabilities as well as their compatibility with various browsers.

A-Prompt
Software tool designed to improve the usability of HTML documents by evaluating Web pages for accessibility barriers and then providing a fast and easy way to make the necessary repairs