Introduction
This section of the site will serve as a basic introduction to Web page barriers that people with disabilities encounter when pages are not made accessible.
The Quick Start has online movie presentations about Web page accessibility. You can sit back and relax while you watch or listen as people with disabilities demonstrate how they access information across the Internet. Additionally, you can watch our accessibility movie series that will help you see some of the simple ways you can make your Web site accessible. This is perhaps the easiest and quickest way to acquaint yourself with Web page accessibility issues. To view the movies, You will need QuickTime installed on your computer. If you do not already have it, download QuickTime here. It is also best to use Internet Explorer. Netscape will work, but it tends to take a long time for the movies to start playing. Even with Internet Explorer, you might need to wait a little while before the movie begins.
The Disabilities link will illustrate the various disabilities and how they prevent individuals from accessing content on the Web. A brief description of the disability will be provided, along with some of the basic barriers individuals with that disability may experience.
The USG Course comes to us from the University System of Georgia. It contains information about policy, accessibility laws, disabilities, Web accessibility techniques and more.
The Your Students link connects you with The Student Disability Resource Center. If you encounter a student with a moderate to severe disability who needs assistance, you should contact this office.
Quick Start: Movies about Web Page Accessibility
Web Page Accessibiliy Office Movie Series
View this movie series to learn some basic accessibility problems and techniques that you can use to fix or create your own accessible Web page.
Office of Web Page Accessiblity's Movie Series: Simple ways to fix your Web page!
Video 1
You can see a movie about people with disabilities and the barriers that they encounter when trying to use the Internet. The movie is linked to the WebAim site and is called Keeping Web Accessibility in Mind. The movie was produced by ASD:Accommodating Students with Disabilities, Utah State University.
View the Keeping Web Accessibility in Mind Movie
Video 2
The University of Wisconsin, Madison has several excellent movies on screen readers and how they are used. Neal Ewers is from the Trace Research Center and allows us to peep over his shoulder as he navigates the Web using a screen reader.
View the Introduction to the Screen Reader and Other Movies
Disabilities
There are a number of different disabilities that effect people and their access to information technologies. This section will detail some of these disabilities and provide an example of the barriers people may face.
- Blindness
- Deafness
- Color Blindness
- Cognitive Disabilities (Dyslexia, ADD, Down Syndrome, etc.)
- Motor Disabilities
University System of Georgia's Accessibility Design Course
This is an online presentation and tutorial from the University System of Georgia. It is aimed at a wide audience: campus administrators, course developers and Web developers. It covers legislation, disabilities and techniques for making pages accessible.
View the Accessibility Design Course
Your Students with Disabilities
If a student with a disability were to attend one of your classes, what do you do? Georgia Southern University provides for students with disabilities at the Student Disability Resource Center. Read the mission statement for the center:
"The Student Disability Resource Center, a Division Of Academic Affairs, is committed to providing an equal educational opportunity for all qualified students with disabilities. The staff of this office are responsible for the coordination of all services for students with disabilities. Our objectives are to provided reasonable academic accommodations and coordinate appropriate services, based on the student's individual needs."