1. Accessibility
For teachers and content
developers
We want it
now!

2. Define accessibility in web design context
What is accessibility?

3. Accessible Web Design
“… philosophy and practice
of designing web content so
that it can be navigated and
read by everyone, regardless
of location, experience, or
the type of computer
technology used.”
World Wide Web Access: Disability Discrimination Act Advisory Notes, 2012
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/standards/www_3/www_3.html#whatis

4. 1st of 8 VET E-Standards
“Accessible e-learning content means that it
can be used by the widest possible
combination of users and computer
hardware and software configurations,
including people with disabilities.”
Download 2012 VET E-standards (MS Word 728kB) (Opens in new window)

5. TAFE Qld Learning Resource
Design Principles
The LRDP comprise five overarching
principles:
1. Presentation
2. Learning design
3. Intellectual property
4. Discovery for reuse
5. Accessibility
Staff Support Site, my.TAFE

6. Staff Support Site, my.TAFE

7. Universal Design
Accessibility is linked Universal Design is
to “Universal Design” about “designing
resources that are
as accessible as
possible to most
people, more of the
time, regardless of
disability, language
and literacy skills”
Accessibility Information, Staff Support Site, my.TAFE, 2012

8. Find out about W3C Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0)
What do I have to do?

9. WCAG 2.0
All government web content must
meet the W3C Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) to a
minimum of Level AA compliance:
• Level A (Single A) by 31 December 2012
• Level AA (Double A) by 31 December 2014
• To claim conformance websites must meet
all five WCAG 2.0 conformance requirements
Accessibility Web Guide, Australian Government, 2012
http://webguide.gov.au/accessibility-usability/accessibility/

10. W3C Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines
• A customizable quick reference to Web
Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
requirements (success criteria) and
techniques: W3C - How to Meet WCAG 2.0 (Opens in new
window)
• Understanding Conformance and
Accessibility Supported Technologies: W3C -
Understanding WCAG 2.0 (Opens in new window)
• The Australian Government Information
Office (AGIMO): Australian Government Accessibility Web
Guide (Opens in new window)
E-standards for Training: Accessibility, National VET E-Learning Strategy, 2012
http://e-standards.flexiblelearning.net.au/technical_standards/accessibility.php

11. Tips and Key Points for Accessibility
How do I do it?

12. Tips
1. Alternative Text
Images, Tables, Videos, Links
2. Navigation
Headings, Menus, Home, Next,
Back, Top
3. Alternative Modes
Text Only, Audio, Printable, Full-Page
4. Colour and Contrast
Branding vs Aesthetics vs Usability
Digital Content Advancing Practice Workshop, Francis Kneebone, 2012
bit.ly/content2012

13. Key Points
• Text alternatives for images, graphs,
video and multimedia should be
planned and implemented during
the production process
• Content with high bandwidth
requirements (such as video)
should also be provided in
a low bandwidth alternative
(e.g. still images and text)
VET E-learning content development guidelines,
Commonwealth of Australia, 2011, p4

14. Key Points
• Access to all content should be
possible without the use of scripts
(e.g. JavaScript)
• Test the accessibility of your
content using the Web
Accessibility Toolbar (Internet Explorer
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/toolbar/)
or the Web Developer Add-in (Firefox
http://chrispederick.com/work/web-developer/)
VET E-learning content development guidelines,
Commonwealth of Australia, 2011, p4

15. Validation Tools
Validate learning content before publishing:
• Colour Contrast
http://www.accesskeys.org/tools/color-contrast.html
• Screen Readability
http://webanywhere.cs.washington.edu/beta/
• Layout Errors
http://wave.webaim.org/
Digital Content Advancing Practice Workshop, Francis Kneebone, 2012
bit.ly/content2012

16. “The power of the
Web is in its
universality.
Access by
everyone
regardless of
disability is an
essential aspect”
Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and Director of W3C
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/standards/www_3/www_3.html#whatis

17. Inclusivity
Digital Equity or Digital Inclusion
From: The framework of the ETIPS Digital Equity Cases
And http://www.archive.dbcde.gov.au/2008/01/social_impacts_of_ict/digital_inclusion

18. What is digital inclusion?
The barriers to digital inclusion
cover social, economic,
technical and cultural issues
that may be experienced by
many groups in society.
Some groups may experience
a number of these factors
which need to be addressed
holistically.

19. Access
• infrastructure (adequate
bandwidth capacity and
affordable and reliable
Internet connections);
computer hardware and
software; publicly provided
access.
• Access to trained educators
• Educators need access to
funding for PD.
• Academic content - Deep
Web vs Surface Web.

20. Techno-Literacy
• basic ICT information
and training
• increase user confidence
in using the technology
(i.e. PC) and online
• increase user confidence
in using the content /
applications / services
(i.e. how to extract value
from their use).
• Support for educators to
learn – from fear to
doing.

21. Integration
Integrate ICT into the social
fabric of everyday life,
(i.e. in the functioning of
communities and institutions)
and embed technology in
people's lifestyles and into the
lives of local communities.

22. Support
• provide technical and training
support
• implement a supportive
regulatory regime to engender
user confidence and trust
• address issues of privacy,
security, and consumer rights
• Trained facilitators and
mentors
• Leadership support

23. Applications and Content
• Develop and
produce compelling
online content and
applications to
motivate use and
enable users
• Culturally
appropriate
• Student created
and owned

24. Resources
Australian Development Gateway - ICT for
Development
http://www.developmentgateway.com.au/cms
provides access to digital divide resources and links to
national and international digital divide initiatives.
Connecting Communities http://www.mmv.vic.gov.au/
A Victorian Government framework for using technology
to
create and strengthen communities provides the
context
for existing and new Internet access and training
programs.
Digital Bridge http://www.dfeest.sa.gov.au/
As an aspect of Social Inclusion and Community
Building strategies, the SA Government's Digital Bridge
Unit is focusing on working with key community sectors
to reduce inequity in access to and use of ICT, and so
increase the social and economic capital of these
sectors and the community as a whole.

25. Other Resources
• http://zunia.org/post/citizen-created-content-
digital-equity-and-the-preservation-of-
community-memory/
• http://www.edutopia.org/ensuring-technology-
access-all
• http://www.archive.dbcde.gov.au/2008/01/soci
al_impacts_of_ict/digital_inclusion
• http://hastac.org/blogs/adam-mackie/digital-
equity-accessibility-universal-design-what-do-
you-know-about-web-20

26. Copyright
For teachers and content developers

27. What? When? Where? Why? How?
http://www.copyright.org.au/find-an-answer/
http://youtu.be/O4zGdqSoW6c
Smartcopying: TAFE
http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/847

28. Options
http://creativecommons.org.au/

29. More resources
NOTHING BEATS THE REAL THING!
http://www.nothingbeatstherealthing.info/
Creative Commons info and tools: great because they
promote resources which people CAN use and are free.
When considering the CC licences remember that TAFE is
regarded as non-commercial ( we are educational), which
broadens the number of licences we can use.
http://creativecommons.org.au/videos

30. …and more resources…
Simple CC Flickr Search
http://johnjohnston.info/flickrCC/
30+ Places To Find Creative Commons Media
http://www.sitepoint.com/30-creative-commons-sources/
26 Places to Find Free Multimedia for Your Blog
http://mashable.com/2009/08/04/free-blog-media/
How To Use Content From Other Blogs Without Violating
Copyright
http://socialfresh.com/how-to-use-content-from-other-blogs-
without-infringing-on-their-copyright/