Web Accessibility and Athletic Rivalries

Thursday, October 27 | 12:30PM–1:30PM | Exhibit Hall B/C, Level One
Session Type: Poster Session
Delivery Format: Poster Session
Everyone is keenly aware of the competitive nature of college sports and the rivalries between schools and athletic conferences. Let's see how over 300 universities that are part of more than 12 basketball athletic conferences score in making their websites accessible to people with disabilities using open-source tools that are freely available.


Outcomes: Understand the web accessibility of your web resources (for managers and administrators) *Understand the meaning of WCAG 2.0 compliance *Raise awareness of accessibility issues through open-source web accessibility evaluation and inspection tools

Presenters

  • Jon Gunderson

    Coordinator Accessible IT Group, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign