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 web sites, systems, and other information technologies are accessible to people with disabilities. Do you know how the Act impacts you and your department?
The outline of the IITAA Web Accessibility Non-Technical Overview is now posted online in Microsoft Word format. (IITAA2.doc, 39 kb)
Illinois IT Accessibility Act Technical Guidelines Training
The outline of the IITAA Web Accessibility Technical Trainings is now posted online in Microsoft Word format. (IITAA.doc, 102 kb)
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:
ITL Web Accessibility Support Resource Page
Training Resources Available Online
Training Resources Available Online
- California Community College High Tech Center Training Unit Manuals and Tutorials
- Adobe Acrobat PDF and FLASH Accessibility
- Jim Thatcher’s Accessibility Consulting Site
Standards, Guidelines, Techniques and Best Practices
Standards, Guidelines, Techniques and Best Practices
- Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act Implementation Guidelines for Web-Based Information and Applications 1.0
- UIUC Web Accessibility Best Practices
- Federal Section 508 Techniques and Guidelines
- W3C Web Accessibility Guidelines
There are a number of free courses to learn more about Web accessibility basics.
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.