The document discusses the importance of preventing digital divides through accessible online learning. It provides resources and tools for validating web accessibility, including Firefox add-ons and services like Voicethread and SurveyMonkey. Key principles of accessible design and a commitment to change are emphasized throughout the content.

1. “ If you don’t like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it.” ~Marian Wright Edelman

2. Preventing a Digital Divide: Accessibility and Online Learning Diana K. Wakimoto [email_address] California State University, East Bay Online Northwest 2009

3. Slides, Info & More http://thewakilibrarian.wordpress.com

4. Which Digital Divide?

5. Accessible Design/Universal Design “ research” by mwoodard on flickr used in accordance with Creative Commons License

6. Deadly Sins of Web Design http://dwightdesign.com/articles/deadlySinsOfWebDesign.html

7. What’s Section 508?

8. How do You Measure Accessibility? FAE Rule Set beta Rule Set HTML Validation Navigation “ accessibility” by urbanreviewstldotcom, on flickr

9. Firefox Accessibility Toolbar Free add-on for Firefox Use to validate page for accessibility, generate reports, test navigation, etc. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

11. Vischeck

12. Vischeck Example Red/Green Colorblind Simulation Original Google Homepage

13. Retrofitting Old Resources “ Typewriter of Capricorn,” by emdot on flickr, used in accordance with Creative Commons License

14. Overstream

15. Creating New Accessible Resources “ Touchscreen Confusion,” by cheekyspanky on flickr, used in accordance with Creative Commons License

19. Putting it all Together...

20. Another Option: Voicethread Interactive, easy to use Create audio and text scripts over an online presentation Example: http://voicethread.com/share/296806

21. Wordpress

22. More Resources Captivate Tutorials AxsJAX SurveyMonkey W3C WebAIM “ httpwww,” by ntr23 on flickr, used in accordance with Creative Commons License

23. Questions? Comments? "Always listen to the experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it." ~Robert Heinlein

24. URLs to Resources Listed Firefox Add-ons: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ Vischeck: http://www.vischeck.com/ Overstream: http://www.overstream.net/ Adobe Captivate: http://www.adobe.com Voicethread: http://voicethread.com/ Wordpress: http://wordpress.com SurveyMonkey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/ AxsJAX: http://code.google.com/p/google-axsjax/ W3C: http://www.w3.org/ WebAIM: http://www.webaim.org/ Deadly Sins of Web Design: http://dwightdesign.com/articles/deadlySinsOfWebDesign.html