Web+Accessibility

=Making Documents and the Web Accessible = = =  For numerous links regarding web development, visual literacy, 508 compliance and accessible documents Visit these Wiki Sites Accessible Docs accessibledocs.wikispaces.com prepared for the EDTech Fall 2008 Conference by Cheryl Wissick SCCATN sccatn.wikispaces.com/ South Carolina Collaborative Assistive Technology Network = Accessibility, Usability,  = = & Universal Design  = 

Definitions:
Product = device, service, or environment

Accessibility = the extent to which people can derive functionality from a product or the ease of convenience of the product.

Usability = extent to which a product can be used for effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction.

Universal Design = extent to which products are designed to provide access to all people.

[|Section 508]: www.section508.gov <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">In 1998, Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act to require Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities.