An Accessible Webpage:
A Title III Project
Dr. Diane Finley
Department of Psychology
Prince George’s Community College
AAFACT 2003
The Title III Project
In 2002, I created a webpage for use by
General Psychology students. It contains
content information, weblinks, career
information, APA Style information and
specific information for PGCC students.
http://academic.pgcc.edu/~dfinley
 In 2003, the goal is to make this webpage
(and my homepage) compliant with Section
508 of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
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What is Accessibility?
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It is “making allowances for
characteristics a person cannot readily
change.” (Clark, 2003)
In terms of webpages, accessibility
means designing pages that the
visually impaired and hearing impaired
can utilize fully.
Why Worry About Accessibility?
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One, it’s the law, specifically Section
508 of the Americans with Disability
Act.
Two, millions of people have
disabilities that interfere with full
usages of the internet.
What is the big issue?
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Here is an example of a page that is
not accessible to someone with low
vision.
What is the big issue?
Here is an example of a page that is
not accessible to someone with low
vision.
What an Accessible Page Is NOT
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It is not
It is not
It is not
effects
It is not
boring
colorless
devoid of animation or sound
reliant only on text
Issues to Consider in Making the
Webpage Accessible
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Color and contrast – important for low
vision users
Inclusion of alternate text – enables
screen readers to “read” the page
Inclusion of equivalent alternatives for
multimedia
Table headers
Information to Help Make
Your Webpage Accessible
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Clark, J. (2003). Building accessible
websites. Indianapolis, IN: New Riders
Publishing http://www.newriders.com
Thatcher,J. Bohman, P., Burks, M., Henry,
S.L., Regan, B., Swierenga, S., Urban, M.D.,
& Waddell, C.D. (2002). Constructing
accessible Web Sites. Birmingham, UK:
Glasshaus Press.
http://www.webaim.org
http://w3.org/wai
Contact Information:
Dr. Diane Finley
Prince George’s Community College
301 Largo Road
Largo MD 20774
301-322-0869
dfinley@pgcc.edu
http://academic.pgcc.edu/~dfinley