Best Practices in Accessible Online Design

by Heather Caprette

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Publisher
Cleveland State University
Subjects
Social Sciences, Education and Professional Development
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CC BY-NC, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
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Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Preface
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Licensing
  7. 1: Understanding Accessibility
  8. 1.1: Understanding Accessibility
  9. 1.2: What is Disability
  10. 1.3: Person First Language
  11. 1.4: Why Should We Design for Accessibility
  12. 1.5: The Laws Supporting Accessibility
  13. 1.6: A Shift Toward Broader Standards and Functionality Supporting Accessible Online Content
  14. 1.7: The Previous (year 2000) Section 508 Standards
  15. 1.8: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0)
  16. 1.9: Screen Reader Software for Accessing Online Content
  17. 1.10: Voice Recognition Software for Accessing Online Content
  18. 1.11: Screen Magnification Software for Accessing Online Content
  19. 1.12: Hardware and Hardware-Software Assistive Devices
  20. 2: Word Accessibility
  21. 2.1: Creating Accessible Word Documents - Setting Language and Title
  22. 2.2: Creating Accessible Word Documents - Color Contrast for Accessibility
  23. 2.3: Avoiding the Use of Color Alone to Convey Meaning and Algorithms That Help
  24. 2.4: Formatting Font for Readability
  25. 2.5: Using Word Styles
  26. 2.6: Styles for Strong and Emphasis - Avoid "B" and "I" buttons in Word
  27. 2.7: Alternative Text for Images - Descriptions in Word
  28. 2.8: Descriptive Links and Tool Tips in Word
  29. 2.9: Designating a header row in Word
  30. 2.10: Avoid Floating Objects on the Drawing Layer
  31. 2.11: An Alternative Custom Callout Style to Avoid Using Floating Text Boxes
  32. 2.12: Word's Built-in Accessibility Checker
  33. 3: Blackboard Learn Accessibility
  34. 3.1: Blackboard's Content Editor
  35. 3.2: Formatting Font for Readability and Accessibility in Blackboard Learn
  36. 3.3: Alternative Text for Images
  37. 3.4: Creating Alt Text for Informational Images
  38. 3.5: Creating Alt Text and a Long Description for Complex Informational Graphics
  39. 3.6: Creating an Empty or Null Alt Attribute for Decorative Images
  40. 3.7: Creating Alt Text for Functional Images
  41. 3.8: Setting up Descriptive Links and the Title Attribute in Blackboard Learn
  42. 3.9: How to Setup a Simple Accessible Table in Blackboard Learn
  43. 3.10: Avoid Combining Tables and Merging Cells
  44. 3.11: Building a Fluid Container for Content in Blackboard
  45. 3.12: Creating a Fluid Textwrap Around an Image
  46. 4: Checking PDF Accessibility - Scanned Content and Publisher PDFs
  47. 4.1: Download the Free Adobe Reader Application
  48. 4.2: The Difference Between an Accessible PDF and a Scanned Image of Text
  49. 4.3: The BookEye Scanner in Electronic Course Reserves at CSU
  50. 4.4: Free OCR When You Can't Afford Other Software or Hardware
  51. 5: Checking Websites for Accessibility
  52. 5.1: WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
  53. 5.2: aXe Accessibility Audit Tool
  54. 5.3: Other Techniques for Checking Accessibility
  55. 6: Captioning and Transcribing Audio and Video
  56. 6.1: How to Take Advantage of Youtube's Auto-generated Captions
  57. Back Matter
  58. Index
  59. Glossary
  60. Detailed Licensing