Before you click: Publishing accessible websites. Issue 12 (12th March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Taylor, Zachary W.; LaRonde, Susan; Yvonne Taylor, M.
• Is Part Of: Campus security report. Volume 16:Issue 12(2020)
• Page Start: 6
• Page End: 7
• Publication Date: 2020-03-12
• Subjects: Universities and colleges -- Security measures -- United States -- Periodicals; College campuses -- Security measures -- United States -- Periodicals; 363.289097305
• DOI: 10.1002/casr.30636
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1551-2800

Abstract

Abstract : As technology has advanced in recent years, institutions of higher education have the ability to present digital information in a variety of formats: visual, audio, and interactive. Web accessibility technology has also advanced, allowing students who are deaf or blind or have other disabilities to access digital content in a variety of formats. For instance, "screen reader" technologies have made it possible for students who are blind to read an entire website, engage with multimedia, and enjoy a web experience that was formerly reserved exclusively for students without disabilities. Technology has increased students with disabilities' access to and user experience on the internet, yet many institutions of higher education have lagged behind in making their sites fully accessible. Institutions are being held to higher standards for web accessibility through national legislative mandates. Although the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 doesn't mention the internet, the Justice Department has issued guidelines.