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Testing for Accessibility: A Blueprint for Even the Most Novice Website Manager

Presenters Penny Kronz — DubBot Description Understanding website usability is key to understanding what tests to perform on your website to ensure accessibility. First, we’ll dive into the different technologies that website visitors may utilize to navigate your website and how that impacts what tests you should be performing. Then I’ll discuss how far automated […]

Approaching University-wide Accessibility in a Decentralized Environment

Presenters Lori Packer — University of Rochester Philip Sennett — University of Rochester Brian Harrington — University of Rochester Description When the decentralized University of Rochester recently the Web Governance Council to work toward a more unified web experience across the University’s schools and businesses, the council members strongly agreed that accessibility was the first […]

Promoting the Accessible Design of Online Courses: What Role Can You Play?

Presenters Sheryl Burgstahler — University of Washington Terrill Thompson — University of Washington Description Are you a webmaster? content developer? technology coordinator? The rush to move instruction online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; increasing numbers of civil rights complaints about inaccessible IT on postsecondary campuses; and greater awareness about the importance of diversity, equity, […]