Accessibility for TAFE teachers & resource developers -- a case study OZeWAI 6 December 2007
Evan Bailey, R/Manager, Learning Technology Standards
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Overview
1 NSW DET, CLI summary
2 Learning Technology Standards
■ Interoperability Guidelines
● Accessibility Guidelines
3 OptionKeys (accessibility) website
■ What we have done for TAFE & school teachers and resource developers
4 WCAG2
■ How to explain WCAG2
■ How to implement WCAG2.
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1 NSW DET, CLI summary
NSW DET
Largest single organisation, public or private, in Australia, with recurrent budget of $7.9 billion (2007/08)
Schools
c. 740,000 students attend NSW government schools
2,200 school locations throughout NSW
TAFE NSW
c. 460,000 TAFE enrolments
10 Institutes with more than 130 campuses in NSW
Centre for Learning Innovation (CLI)
Centre for Learning Innovation (CLI), formed 2004, includes Learning Technology Standards team.
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2 Learning Technology Standards
Learning Technology Standards
Interoperability Guidelines, see
http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/cli/focus/standards/techstands.shtm
■ Guidelines for creating accessible web content
http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/cli/files/tli_guidelines_accessible.pdf
● Based on W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG1)
● Links to OptionKeys website http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/optionkeys/
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Learning Technology Standards
http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/cli/focus/standards/techstands.shtm
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3 OptionKeys (accessibility) website
What we have done for TAFE & school resource developers
OptionKeys website www.cli.nsw.edu.au/optionkeys
For students, teachers and resource developers
• Helps developers produce online resources and websites which are accessible to broadest range of users
• Helps users meet legislative requirements
• Facilitates modification of learning materials for specific needs
• Promotes learners’ independence, as they can independently navigate and access information
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• OptionKeys Includes
■ Accessibility Checklist for Project Managers
■ Detailed practical guidelines, sample html code
■ Activities, student scenarios
■ References, Quick tips, Glossary.
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4 WCAG2
What to do with W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines ver2 (WCAG2) ?
See http://www.w3.org/WAI/presentations/WCAG20_about/
■ International, cooperatively-developed standard
■ Applies to more advanced technologies
■ Clearer, testable criteria
■ Principles: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust.
•How can we make WCAG2 easily understandable for resource developers?
•How can we implement WCAG2?
Contact usEvan Bailey
Learning Technology Standards
CLI
Ph: (02) 9715 8130
Email : [email protected]
Filing ref:ozewai07_draft.ppt