Web Accessibility and Universal Design at UIC

Further training on Web accessibility

 

Resources

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

Standards, Guidelines, Techniques and Best Practices

Standards, Guidelines, Techniques and Best Practices

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.