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Universal Access: Designing Web Pages for the Hearing- and Visually-Impaired

Session: Making Accessible Sites & the ADA

Cultural organizations are generally dedicated to making their information available to all audiences, including those with disabilities. However, most museum web sites are not easy to navigate or use by the hearing- and visually-disabled. This workshop will cover not only the basics of good web site design, but will include a discussion and hands-on demonstration of technologies that allow the museum professional to create web sites that can really be used by all.

Participants will be given the opportunity to evaluate their current web sites and will work in groups to fix some of their own web pages. Participants will learn the basics of adding text tracks to on-line video and sound files. Participants will be taught how to create a kiosk that provides tools to assist hearing- and visually-impaired users.

Workshop Outline

First 90 minute segment

Demonstration of elements of good web design, with a focus on access for the hearing- and visually-disabled. Will include:

• basic elements of good web design with a focus on universal access

• an introduction to available on-line tools

• an introduction to adding text tracts to video and audio files

• demonstration of tools to assist the hearing- and/or visually-disabled visitor

Break

Second 90 minute segment

Participants will work in groups of 2 to 3 to analyze their own web pages and to create revisions that fix some of the accessiblity problems. Participants will have the opportunity to add text tracks to Quicktime video.