Disability Resource Center

More Alike Than Different

GAVILAN'S ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES

Every effort will be made to ensure that all web pages associated with Gavilan Community College, including on-line course web pages, are accessible to students with disabilities. Gavilan College follows the 508 web standards listed on WebAIM's Section 508 Checklist.

When pages are found to be inaccessible for students with disabilities, an alternative format will be provided to ensure that they are not denied access to information available to everyone else. If a page is found to be inaccessible, the instructor working with the Distance Coordinator or the HTC Instructor is responsible in making the page accessible. If a technical solution is not possible, it is the instructor's responsibility to provide the information in an alternative format which is accessible to the student. DRC specialists may serve in an advisory capacity to this end.

You can do the following and see how well you are able to navigate and access all of the information on your web page:

1. turn off images
2. turn off the sound
3. change the font size
4. set screen resolution to 640x480
5. change the display color to black and white
6. put away the mouse and tab through the links and form controls on your webpage.

A. For step by step instructions, follow the guidelines below:

1. Evaluate your sites for web accessibility using either online sources or programs available in the Staff Resource Center or the High Tech Center.

a. You can use:

• Cynthia Says
• WAVE
• A-Prompt

b. For an introduction to web accessibility, see the WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind) site at: http://www.webaim.org/intro/

c. Bring your web pages to the Staff Resource Center (PB11) or the
High Tech Center (L105).

1. Run your page through the AccVerify program and generate a report.
2. If your page needs to be repaired, you can run your page through the AccRepair program.
3. Once your web page is accessible, you can directly upload it with the AccVerify program.
(Make sure you bring your login & password.)
4. You can verify a single web page, a folder and/or a whole site.

2. Contribute Users

a. Send Key (Email it to yourself or bring it to SRC on electronic media)
b. Contribute & Accessibility

3. Dreamweaver 2004 MX / 8 Users

a. Turn on Accessibility features
b. SFTP Setup
c. Web Accessibility Checklist for Dreamweaver Users
d. Resources for Dreamweaver Users

B. Resources

• CoE and Web Standards
• Jakob Nielsen's Accessibility Design for Users with Disabilities
• Dive into Accessibility
• Tutorial- www.accessify.com
• For more information on accessibility, see the WebAIM
  Section 508 Checklist.
• For the full text of Section 508, please see the Official
  government 508 Web site.