Accessibility for TAFE teachers resource developers a case

Accessibility for TAFE teachers & resource developers -- a case study OZe. WAI 6 December 2007 Evan Bailey, R/Manager, Learning Technology Standards

Overview 1 NSW DET, CLI summary 2 Learning Technology Standards ■ Interoperability Guidelines ● Accessibility Guidelines 3 Option. Keys (accessibility) website ■ What we have done for TAFE & school teachers and resource developers 4 WCAG 2 ■ How to explain WCAG 2 ■ How to implement WCAG 2. 2/9

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), formed 2004, includes Learning Technology Standards team. 3/9

2 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 4/9 ● Based on W 3 C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 1) ● Links to Option. Keys website http: //www. cli. nsw. edu. au/optionkeys/

Learning Technology Standards http: //www. cli. nsw. edu. au/cli/focus/standards/techstands. shtm 5/9

3 Option. Keys (accessibility) website What we have done for TAFE & school resource developers Option. Keys 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 6/9

3 ctd • Option. Keys Includes ■ Accessibility Checklist for Project Managers ■ Detailed practical guidelines, sample html code ■ Activities, student scenarios ■ References, Quick tips, Glossary. 7/9

4 WCAG 2 What to do with W 3 C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines ver 2 (WCAG 2) ? See http: //www. w 3. org/WAI/presentations/WCAG 20_about/ ■ International, cooperatively-developed standard ■ Applies to more advanced technologies ■ Clearer, testable criteria ■ Principles: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust. • How can we make WCAG 2 easily understandable for resource developers? • How can we implement WCAG 2? 8/9

Contact us Evan Bailey Learning Technology Standards CLI Ph: (02) 9715 8130 Email : contact. lts@det. nsw. edu. au Filing ref: ozewai 07_draft. ppt