Design and Implementation of Web-Enabled Teaching Tools

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Hricko, Mary
Idea Group Inc (IGI), 2002 M07 1 - 284 páginas

As the multifaceted environment of the Internet continues to evolve, web accessibility has become a major issue in terms of providing effective communication to the public. Although web accessibility guidelines exist, there are some academic institutions and areas of industry that have not developed guidelines to ensure that web documents are accessible. The primary objective of Design and Implementation of Web-Enabled Teaching Tools is to explore the myriad of issues regarding web accessibility, specifically focusing on those areas that cover the design and implementation of web-enabled teaching tools.

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Understanding Web Accessibility Guidelines
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Implementing Web Accessibility in Distance Education
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Studies in Applicaiton of Web Accessibility
144
Reference Desk
208
Glossary
249
About the Authors
258
Index
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Página 8 - Subject to the provisions of this title, no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any such entity.
Página 154 - Covered entities under the ADA are required to provide effective communication, regardless of whether they generally communicate through print media, audio media, or computerized media such as the Internet. Covered entities that use the Internet for communications regarding their programs, goods, or services must be prepared to offer those communications through accessible means as well.
Página 89 - Universal design is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.
Página 96 - A text-only page, with equivalent information or functionality, shall be provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content of the textonly page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes.
Página 123 - Provide a text equivalent for every non-text element (eg, via ALT, LONGDESC, or in element content). This includes: images, graphical representations of text (including symbols), image map regions, animations (eg, animated GIFs), applets and programmatic objects, ascii art, frames, scripts, images used as list bullets, spacers, graphical buttons, sounds (played with or without user interaction), stand-alone audio files, audio tracks of video, and video.
Página 42 - Operation. Controls and operating mechanisms shall be operable with one hand and shall not require tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist.
Página 34 - When a web page requires that an applet, plug-in or other application be present on the client system to interpret page content, the page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with § 1194.21(a) through (1).

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Dr. Hricko is a Professor, University Libraries at Kent State University. She has published numerous books, articles and research papers on topics associated with accessibility, digital learning, and open access education. Her research interests include open pedagogy, online education and assessment, universal design, and quality assurance in higher education. She advocates for directives that expand teaching, learning, and research using open education resources. [Editor]

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