ADA Compliance for the Web

Laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 mandate accessibility for all, regardless of disability. Learn about disability types, cases enforcing equal access, and resources for web accessibility.

• ADA Compliance
• Web Accessibility
• Disability Rights
• Equal Access
• Web Development

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1. ADA Compliance for the Web Vernon Yoshida IT Manager vyoshida@hawaii.edu

2. The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect. Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web

3. Laws often cited Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Section 504 Section 508

4. Agencies handling investigations U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (U.S. DOE OCR)

5. Disability types Auditory Visual Motor Cognitive Seizure

6. Disability types Auditory Visual Motor Cognitive Seizure

7. Disability types Auditory Visual Motor Cognitive Seizure

8. Cases National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corp.

9. Cases U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) 2014 investigation of University of Cincinnati

10. Cases providing equal access to educational opportunities for students with disabilities and to ensuring that the school s websites are accessible to persons with disabilities, including students, prospective students, employees and visitors.

11. Resources UH ITS Accessibility website: http://www.hawaii.edu/access/ UH ITS Policy on Equal Access: http://hawaii.edu/askus/960 Disability.gov website: https://www.disability.gov WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind) website: http://webaim.org/articles/

12. More resources - guides/checklists W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) - Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) home: https://www.w3.org/WAI/ W3C s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/ Checklists: WCAG 2.0: http://webaim.org/standards/wcag/checklist Section 508: http://webaim.org/standards/508/checklist

13. More resources ADA.gov website: https://www.ada.gov Rehabilitation Act of 1973: https://www.disability.gov/rehabilitation-act-1973/ Section 504: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/f air_housing_equal_opp/disabilities/sect504 Section 508: https://www.section508.gov/