[nabs-l] Any Existing Accessibility Guidelines?

[Chris Nusbaum]

Elizabeth:

Currently there are no clear and universal accessibility guidelines which
are specific to higher education-related materials. This deficiency is the
very thing we are trying to solve in our advocacy for the AIMHEA bill.
Certain colleges may have developed their own accessibility policies which
have specific guidelines and which are probably available online. The
closest thing to a universal set of guidelines, however, is the Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, developed by the World Wide Web
Consortium. An overview of this document can be found here:
https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag.php

Hope this helps,

Chris

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Subject: [nabs-l] Any Existing Accessibility Guidelines?

Hello All,

I understand the National Federation of the Blind is currently advocating
for legislation to create national guidelines for creating accessible
instructional course materials. However, I am curious, are there any current
guidelines regarding accessing visual information such as course materials,
online platform systems, and video monitors that only display visual
content? I am not a very technical person, so I am not quite sure how to
make information technology accessible even though I know it is possible and
required to provide equal access to students with disabilities. Any
information you could provide in regards to this matter would be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks,
Elizabeth
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