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Roger Holt

The Closed Digital Door: State Public Benefits Agencies' Failure to Make Websites Acces... - 0 views

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accessibility websites

shared by Roger Holt on 06 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • State public benefits agencies increasingly rely on their website as a means of providing information to the public, and as a means of applying for Medicaid, Food Stamps, and cash assistance. Cary LaCheen’s new report, discussing the findings from web accessibility research of state and some local public benefits agency web sites in California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas, describes a host of problems that make it difficult or impossible for people with disabilities to apply for benefits online, request an application, search the website, or contact the agency by email, and for anyone to find basic information on how to apply for benefits.
  • Roger Holt on 06 Sep 10
     
    "The Closed Digital Door: State Public Benefits Agencies' Failure to Make Websites Accessible to People with Disabilities and Usable for Everyone"
Terry Booth

Accessibility Camp - Missoula - Mar. 9, 2013 - 0 views

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Accessibility assistive technology Camp Montana

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  • Terry Booth on 08 Jan 13
     
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    What:
    Accessibility Camp Missoula is dedicated to the simple premise that "digital inclusion" is fundamental in the digital age. Focused on users with different disabilities and abilities, Accessibility Camp Missoula 2013 sessions will cover digital accessibility topics from the website accessibility, assistive technologies in schools and universities, aging and technology to reading and publishing software accessibility, mobile apps, and everything in between. Regardless of your level of knowledge or the age of people served, come and participate. It will be a great opportunity for members of the usability, accessibility, other IT, education and disability communities to interact and learn from each other. Our goal is to raise awareness about accessibility related topics and issues in Montana. Accessibility Camp Missoula is the first step towards designing the accessible future. When:
    Saturday, March 9th, 2013
    9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Lunch: 12:30 - 1:30 pm) Where:
    MOLLI: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
    University of Montana Campus
    Missoula, MT Cost:
    $25.00 (covers lunch) Contact:
    accessibilitycampmissoula@gmail.com or http://accessibilitycampmissoula.org/contact
Sierra Boehm

WAVE and WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind) - Webinar - Nov. 14, 2013 - 0 views

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accessibility free webinar accessible technology

shared by Sierra Boehm on 05 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Sierra Boehm on 05 Nov 13
     
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    What:
    EASI presents Jared Smith, of WebAIM which is a consulting and training firm that has great resources for web access. EASI says "WebAIM, like many others in this field, are moving their focus to what will make the Web a more usable experience rather than merely stressing technical standards. Technical guidelines puts the focus on the technical designer--and this is important. Useability puts the end user in the center of the process. It is the user's ability to use a page easily and efficiently which is even the reason for the standards."

    When:
    Thursday, November 14, 2013
    12:00 pm Mountain

    Cost:
    No cost
Sierra Boehm

The Low Hanging Fruit of Web Accessibility - Webinar - Nov. 18, 2013 - 0 views

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accessibility free webinar

shared by Sierra Boehm on 05 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Sierra Boehm on 05 Nov 13
     
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    What:
    EASI presents Technology accessibility specialist Terrill Thompson, who will share a few simple steps that anyone can take to improve the accessibility and usability of their websites and electronic documents.

    When:
    Monday, November 18, 2013
    12:00 pm Mountain

    Cost:
    No cost
Roger Holt

Autism Internet Modules | Welcome - 0 views

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autism

shared by Roger Holt on 08 Nov 11 - Cached
  • The Autism Internet Modules were developed with one aim in mind: to make comprehensive, up-to-date, and usable information on autism accessible and applicable to educators, other professionals, and families who support individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Written by experts from across the U.S., all online modules are free, and are designed to promote understanding of, respect for, and equality of persons with ASD.
Roger Holt

Participate in Global Accessibility Awareness Day - 0 views

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accessibility

shared by Roger Holt on 21 May 15 - No Cached
  • Whether you participate in a public or private event to mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day, on May 21, we encourage designers, developers, usability professionals, and everyone else to take an hour to experience first-hand the impact of digital accessibility (or lack there of).
Roger Holt

NCDAE - Cognitive Disabilities and the Web - 0 views

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usability Accessibility websites

shared by Roger Holt on 10 Aug 09 - Cached
  • For many, web accessibility begins and ends with making a site accessible to a screen reader user. Most of the work in accessibility has been done in the area of visual disabilities/blindness (27; 23; 8). However, according to the US Census Bureau, 14.3 million Americans age 15 and over have a mental disability. This includes 1.9 million who have Alzheimer's disease, senility or dementia, and 3.5 million with a learning disability (35). Making the web accessible to this population has, for the most part, been overlooked. According to Hudson, Weakley & Firminger (9) (2005),"those with cognitive disabilities and learning difficulties, appear to have slipped through the cracks to a large extent when it comes to website accessibility."
Roger Holt

Modernizing Public Benefits Programs - 0 views

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accessibility websites benefits

shared by Roger Holt on 06 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Modernizing Public Benefits Programs:  What the Law Says State Agencies Must do to Serve People with Disabilities.  The pamphlet, adapted from NCLEJ materials, discusses the legal obligation to make agency websites accessible to people with disabilities, to make any online application forms and process accessible, to modify agency policies and practices when necessary to ensure accessibility, to ensure that telephone communication with individuals with disabilities is effective, and to use automated phone systems that are accessible to and usable by people with disabilities.
Roger Holt

Consumer Tips for Evaluating Assistive Technology Products - Assistive technology | Gre... - 0 views

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assistive technology

shared by Roger Holt on 21 Jan 10 - Cached
  • There are many assistive technology (AT) products available, and new tools are frequently released on the market. The first step to narrowing down your search for appropriate AT tools is to analyze several factors: your child's individual needs, the particular task(s) she must accomplish, the AT tools that address her challenges and the settings where she will use the technology. Once you have identified these key factors, you will want to focus on the quality, usability and reliability of the AT tools themselves. Here's how to be a savvy consumer.
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