[Athen] FW: [Access Technologists Higher Education Network] EDUCAUSE2006 Podcast: Making ...

[Berkowitz, Daniel J]

Presentations from the 2006 EDUCAUSE annual conference
<http://connect.educause.edu/term_view/EDUCAUSE2006>  are starting to
find their way to the web. Among them is this one on Making Web Sites
Accessible
<http://connect.educause.edu/blog/carie417/educause2006_podcast_making_w
eb_sites_accessible/16799?time=1172590758> . Here are the details:

More Than Just an Internet Connection: What You Need to Know About
Making Web Sites Accessible

*         Gregory Fierro, Coordinator, Disability Resource Center
<http://www.mccfl.edu/pages/128.asp> : Manatee Community College
<http://www.mccfl.edu>  

*         Feng Hou, CIO, Manatee Community College

*         Cortney Wanca, Web Master, Manatee Community College

Abstract
Institutions are accustomed to posting information on the Web, but
making sure it is accessible to persons with disabilities is too often
an afterthought. Get introduced to Web accessibility and its legal
background to understand why you should plan ahead for accessibility.
Learn the challenges faced by persons with specific disabilities and
basic techniques for compliance.

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Posted By D. Berkowitz to Access Technologists Higher Education Network
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tes.html> at 2/27/2007 10:33:00 PM 

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