DES eLearning Accessibility Workshop

The Department of Enterprise Services will be offering a number of eLearning Accessibility Workshops this summer. These hands-on workshops will provider learners with a brief overview of Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 compliance, as it relates to eLearning courses. Students will learn steps to ensure that courses developed in Articulate Storyline are accessible.

Introduction, Overview & the Law:

• Introduction to Web Accessibility: This introduction should help you understand how people with disabilities use the web, the frustrations they feel when they cannot access the web, and what you can do to make your sites more accessible.
• Sections 508 and 504: Closed Captioning and Web Accessibility Requirements: This document provides you with an overview of the history and laws surrounding accessibility.
• Policy 188: This policy establishes the standard for accessibility for state agencies.
• OCIO Minimum Accessibility Standard

Frequently Asked Questions:

• Section 508: This website provides an introduction to Section 508, what it is and what it requires. It also includes a broad array of frequently asked questions directly related to Section 508.

Closed Caption for YouTube Videos:

• DIY Resources for Closed Captioning and Transcription: If your videos are hosted on YouTube, there are a number of ways to create your own captions directly in the YouTube editing interface.

Storyline:

• Articulate Storyline and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): This article applies to Storyline 360, Storyline 2, and Storyline 3. The following table outlines the many ways we’ve optimized Storyline to meet WCAG 2.0 requirements, Levels A and AA. The design decisions you make while building courses in Storyline also impact WCAG compliance.

Checklists:

• Comparison Table of WCAG 2.0 to Existing 508 Standards: This table comparing the WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria and the corresponding requirements in the existing 508 Standards to clarify the differences.
• 6 Best Practices for Designing Accessible eLearning: How to create a course that is Section 508 compliant that people with visual, auditory, or mobility disabilities can use just as effectively as people without disabilities.

Creating Accessible Documents:

• Microsoft Word: Creating Accessible Documents: This document provides and outline that shows how an assisted technology user would navigate through a Word document with a proper heading structure.
• PowerPoint Accessibility: This article outlines how to make PowerPoint files more accessible on the web.
• PDF Accessibility: Defines Acrobat PDF accessibility.
• Jess Thompson at SBCTC: This course includes information on accessibility basics, creating accessible materials, and online accessibility.

Flash:

• Flash Accessibility: This document shows how to creating Accessible Flash content.

JAWS:

• JAWS: How to use JAWS to evaluate web accessibility.

Lynda.com

• Lynda.com: Accessibility training and tutorials