- From: Leonard R. Kasday <kasday@acm.org>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 16:49:35 -0400
- To: Al Gilman <asgilman@iamdigex.net>, Trevor Wilks <twilks@MAIL.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU>, WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
typo in the URL. It's http://snow.utoronto.ca/best/crseval.html Len At 04:11 PM 8/31/99 -0400, Al Gilman wrote: >One reference Trevor will want: > >Current generation courseware authoring tools generate materials with >accessibility problems <http://show.utoronto.ca/best/crseval.html>. > >Al > >At 02:34 PM 8/31/99 -0400, David Poehlman wrote: >> >>Please cc the original sender in any reply? >>-------- Original Message -------- >>Subject: Guidelines for making web notes accessible >>Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 13:12:40 +1000 >>From: Trevor Wilks <twilks@MAIL.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU> >>Reply-To: "* WEB http://www.rit.edu/~easi" >><EASI@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> >>To: EASI@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU >> >>Hi everyone, >> >>Our Web team are currently working on a set of standards for uploading >>lecture notes to the Web. They are taking the issue of accessibility >>very >>seriously as a way of reducing the expenditure on employing notetakers >>in >>lectures as well as making the notes accessible to as many students as >>possible. >> >>Just wondering if people on this list who are involved with Tertiary >>education have gone down this road already. If so it would be much >>appreciated if you could point me towards any relevant info that is >>available or any inside tips. We are applying the general web access >>guidelines as per WAI etc. >> >>Also I have seen some information related to the accessibility of >>mainstream software packages. I think it was in a checklist type of >>format. >>Any info on either of these subjects would be much appreciated. >> >>Thanks in advance >>Trevor >>Trevor Wilks - Manager >>Adaptive Technology Centre >>Student and Academic Services Division >>Auchmuty Library >>University of Newcastle >>University Drive Callaghan >>NSW 2308 Australia >>Ph-02 49217046 >>Fax-02 49217410 >>Email-twilks@mail.newcastle.edu.au >> > > > ------- Leonard R. Kasday, Ph.D. Universal Design Engineer, Institute on Disabilities/UAP, and Adjunct Professor, Electrical Engineering Temple University Ritter Hall Annex, Room 423, Philadelphia, PA 19122 kasday@acm.org (215) 204-2247 (voice) (800) 750-7428 (TTY)
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