ADA+and+You

=**ADA and You: Are your courses compliant?**= The American with Disabilities Act requires us to be sure that all students have access to the same information and services. Learn what your responsibilities as a faculty member are and how to make your course and its resources ADA compliant.

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 * ADA - Us. Department of Justice - American's with Disabilities Act Information **
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 * A list of the requirements for Section 508


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 * A good overview of Web Accessibility


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 * Advice on how to design more usable Web sites.


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 * Tips for designing accessible Web sites, divided by disability and tool.


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 * This free service (previously known as Bobby) will allow you to test web pages and help expose and repair barriers to accessibility and encourage compliance with existing accessibility guidelines, such as Section 508 and the W3C's WCAG (quality, accessibility, and privacy issues).

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 * Web content accessibility validation solution, designed to identify errors in design related to Section 508 standards and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. This service is a free accessibility validation tester.
 * Blindness Simulation: WebAIM screen reader simulation.http://webaim.org/simulations/screenreader
 * Blindness Simulation: WebAIM screen reader simulation.http://webaim.org/simulations/screenreader
 * Deafness Simulation: Turn your computer's sound off and view How to Win Your Students' Confidence and Trust. http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/faculty/chilestips/player.htm