TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
About the Researcher
Executive Summary
Objectives
Methodology
Findings and Conclusions
Introduction
EDTeC's Goals and Strategies for Accessibility
Opportunities for Inclusion
Barriers to Inclusion
Accessible Design
Assistive Technology
Purpose of the Guidelines
Design Tools
Section One: Guidelines
Ensure consistent and appropriate use of graphics, icons and other visual cues
Ensure all graphics, figures, and other illustrations include a text equivalent
Organise content to take account of the transition to an online environment
Use the features provided by WebCT to organise and structure your course content
Make PDF and other read only file formats accessible
Making PDF documents accessible
PowerPoint Presentations
Be aware of the limitations of screen readers in interpreting unusual text, characters and abbreviations
Ensure that tables are carefully and appropriately used
Ensure appropriate use of colours and contrasts in screen design
Provide alternative sources of information for video or audio or other moving images
Use style sheets to format text and control layout
Checking an Online course for Accessibility
Use the Available Checking Tools
Perform a Manual Check
Refer to EDTeC's Quality Teaching and Learning Guidelines
Useful links, resources and sources of further information
Appendix A: W3C quicktips for accessible web-sites
Table of Figures
Figure 1: Default photographic icons in WebCT
Figure 2: Dreamweaver Property Inspector window for images
Figure 3: Selecting the accessibility function in Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0
Figure 4: Property Inspector window for tables.
Figure 5: Examples of colour contrasts: last one works best
Figure 6: The colour wheel used for checking contrast
Figure 7: Style Sheet Definition window
Figure 8: The Bobby web page checker with a report on the W3.org web-site
Figure 9: Accessibility report for a document produced in Dreamweaver