GAAD

Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)

• GAAD Website

WAG - GAAD Event (May 2017)

• Accessibility Challenge and Solutions in Higher Education
  • Presenter: Janet Sylvia, WAG Coordinator and Accessibility Specialist at AMAC
  • Guest Speakers:
    • J. Denise Johnson-Marshall, ADA Compliance Coordinator, Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Dr. Valora Richardson, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Georgia State University
    • Joy Kniskern, Strategic Development Initiatives, AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center
  • Recording
  • Accessibility Challenges and Solutions in Higher Education (Collaborate, captioned Recording)
  • Resource Links
  • Note: Please use your Browser's Back Button to Return to WAG site after vising these links
    • WAG's 10 Challenges and Real-life Solutions for ICT Accessibility in Higher Education
    • Administrative Buy-in
      • AMAC (USG) Accessibility Symposium for Administrators
    • Training
      • AMAC ICT Accessibility MOOC (free)
      • 10 Tips for Creating Accessible Online Course Content
      • Procurement of Accessible ICTs: Challenges, Solutions and the Georgia Tech Best Practices Procurement Model (Item 4.1 on the Table of Contents)
      • W3C Easy Checks: A First Review of Web Accessibility
      • 10 Tips for Creating Accessible Web Content with WCAG 2.0
      • 10 Tips for Applying WCAG 2.0 to Mobile Sites
      • Teach Access Project
    • Multimedia
      • WAG Funding Options and Prioritization Plan (includes Requirements)
    • Accessible Textbooks
      • AMAC's E-Text Services (E-Text Producers, E-Text Library over 30,000 Titles
        • AccessText Network (AMAC)
        • Accessible Textbook Finder
      • Bookshare.org
      • Learning Ally (formerly Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic)
    • Procurement
      • George Mason University, Purchasing and Procurement Guidelines
      • GSA Buy Accessible Wizard
      • Procurement of Accessible ICTs: Challenges, Solutions and the Georgia Tech Best Practices Procurement Model (Item 4.1 on the Table of Contents)
      • WebAIM WAVE Web Accessibility Tool
    • Centralized Solution
      • California State University System, Accessible Technology Initiative

WAG - GAAD Event (May 2014)

• Designing Websites for All Users
• Agenda and Handouts:
  • Welcome and Introductions
  • Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
  • World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design (Video), (Do-IT), University of Washington)
  • Importance of Accessibility for Electronic and Information Technology
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 - What's it all about?
    • WebAIM Section 508 Checklist
    • WebAIM WCAG 2.0 Checklist
  • Best Practices for Content Management Systems (CMS) - Making a Webmaster's Job Less Stressful
  • Website Accessibility Challenges and Solutions, Panel Discussion

Georgia Accessibility Awareness Day (October 2013)

• Agenda:
  • Accessibility Considerations for Online Courses
  • Disability Resource Center Services
  • Accessible Online Learning
  • 10 Tips for Creating Accessible Course Content
  • National Center for Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE)
    • Access or download NCDAE Cheatsheets with step-by-step instructions for making various types of electronic content accessible

WAG - GAAD Event (May 2013)

• Accessibility Checks: Free Website (Automated and Manual) Checks
  • WAG members demonstrate how to test your website using automated and manual checkers