Jon Gunderson
Coordinator Accessible IT Group,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
SEM05A-The Experience of Disability, Web Accessibility Standards, and Open-Source Evaluation Tools (separate registration is required)
Tuesday, October 25 | 8:00AM–11:30AM | Meeting Room 303D, Level Three
Session Type:
Additional Fee Program
Delivery Format:
Preconference Seminar
Learn about how people with disabilities experience the web through demonstrations of operating system accessibility features and assistive technologies. The seminar will help you understand the accessibility requirements and features in the W3C WCAG 2.0, ARIA, and HTML5 specifications. We will demonstrate open-source tools that support accessibility auditing and inspection using ARIA and HTML5 for WCAG 2.0 compliance.
Outcomes: Understand the experience of people with disabilities using the web * Learn how accessibility features support innovations and learning efficiency for all users (e.g., WCAG 2.0) * Learn how open-source tools can be used to develop and support web-accessibility initiatives
