Committee Information

Campus Resources

Further training on Web accessibility

Resources

Training Events Available on Campus
Web Accessibility Reviews and Support
One-on-One and Group Consulting and Assistance from ACCC's Instructional Technology Lab
Join the UIC Webmasters Email Discussion List
Online Tutorials
Other Online Resources and Training

Training Events Available on Campus

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 Training

This training is for Web developers who will be making their sites compliant with the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act. The training will be focused on the guidelines and the techniques, tools and tips for developing accessible IITAA compliant Web sites. This is the same session repeated three times. Please Register for the session off the ACCC's Computer Class Registration Web Site (named Illinois IT Accessibility Act) starting June 16th

LAST SUMMER SESSION: Thursday July 24th, 10-12pm SEL2058

Web Accessibility training is sponsored by the ACCC Instructional Technology Lab, the Disability Resource Center and the Web Accessibility Committee.

The workshops are designed for UIC faculty and staff, and are available at no charge.

Please email the ACCC Instuctional Technology Lab at itl@uic.edu for information on attending Web accessibility training sessions.

Other Upcoming Accessibility Trainings Available from ACCC (Registration Begins June 16):

Accessible Microsoft Word and PDF

Accessible Microsoft Word and PDF
- Tue 7/15 1-3pm SEL2058

Adobe Dreamweaver

Introduction Dreamweaver: Creating Web Pages
- Tue 6/24 10-12pm BGRC105B
- Thu 6/26 10-12pm SEL2058

Intermediate Dreamweaver: Creating Web Pages
- Tue 7/8 10-12pm SEL2058
- Thu 7/10 10-12pm BGRC105B
Advanced Web Authoring with Dreamweaver
- Thu 7/17 10-12pm SEL2058

Cascading Style Sheets

Introduction Cascading Style Sheets for Web Authoring
- Wed 7/2 1-3pm SEL2058
- Thu 7/3 1-3pm BGRC105B

Intermediate Cascading Style Sheets for Web Authoring
- Wed 7/24 1-3pm SEL2058

HTML Best Practices and FAE “Functional Accessibility Evaluator”

HTML Best Practices and FAE “Functional Accessibility Evaluator"
- Tue 7/22 10-12pm SEL2058
- Wed 7/30 1-3pm SEL2058

Web Accessibility Reviews and Support

Members of the UIC Web Accessibility Committee will meet with campus Webmasters periodically to provide additional support. In addition, you can e-mail Web accessibility questions to accessweb@uic.edu.

One-on-One and Group Consulting and Assistance from ACCC's Instructional Technology Lab

For more assistance either one-on-one or for a group, such as your department, contact ACCC Instructional Technology Lab at itl@uic.edu to schedule a session.

Online Tutorials

Excellent tutorials and examples are available from Western Illinois State University.

Join the UIC Webmaster Email Discussion List

A UIC Webmasters discussion list, named "UIC-Webmasters," has been set up for communication concerning information, issues, and techniques related to Web related issues including Web accessibility.

Universal Design Discussion List

To subscribe to uic-webmasters, send a note to listserv@uic.edu and type in the message body:
subscribe uic-webmasters Your Name
If you want to send a note to all subscribers, send it to: uic-webmasters@listserv.uic.edu.
If you want general help, send a note to listserv@uic.edu and type in the message body: help

Other Online Resources and Training

There are many different online resources for training. The Web Accessibility Group recommends you start with the following:

Training Resources Available Online

Standards, Guidelines, Techniques and Best Practices

There are a number of free courses to learn more about Web accessibility basics.

UIC will provide continual Web accessibility support. This site will be updated on a regular basis with new information and techniques in Web accessibility.

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