Web accessibility at UIC

News and Trainings:

Illinois IT Accessibility Act (IITAA) Non-Technical Overview

The Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act (IITAA) will be in effect on August 20, 2008 and UIC is required to comply. The IITAA requires Illinois agencies and universities to ensure that their websites, systems, and other information technologies are accessible to people with disabilities. Do you know how the Act impacts you and your department?

To find out, please come to an hour informational overview of the IITAA on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm in BGRC, Room 105B.  This is a non-technical overview of the IITAA for those who are interested in knowing more about the legislative impact on the campus.

The session is sponsored by ACCC, UIC's Web Accessibility Committee, and the Disability Resource Center. Please RSVP to pricek@uic.edu

Illinois IT Accessibility Act Technical Guidelines

Please register for the session at ACCC's Computer Training Workshop Registration Web Site (workshop is named Illinois IT Accessibility Act) starting June 16th

Sessions last session is scheduled for:

Thursday, July 24, 2008, 10-12pm SEL2058

New UIC IITAA Compliant Accessibility Template Developed

A new UIC Web Accessibility template has been developed by Lloyd Nicks from the UIC School of Dentristry. It is a functionally accessible template that includes many accessibility features such as Skip to Main Content, use of CSS, labeled graphics, accessible page structure and Webmaster contact information for access to legacy pages, All the files are zipped together in one package for developer usage. Please contact us with feedback on the template.