Slide 1. ADA Web Site Compliance: Are Pharmacy Web Sites Accessible?
Ellen R. Cohn
Gary Stoehr
Ashli Molinero
University of Pittsburgh

Slide 2. What is WWW Accessibility?

 

Slide 3. Our interest in the topic:


Slide 4. The Problem

 

Slide 5. The Frustration

“When blind people use the internet and come across unfriendly sites, we aren’t surfing, we are crawling….Imagine hearing pages that say:
‘Welcome to …(image). This is the home of ….(image).’ ‘link, link, link.’ It is like trying to use Netscape with your monitor off and the mouse unplugged. See how far you will get.”
(New York Times CyberTimes, 2/1/96)

 

Slide 6. “Wake-up Calls” for Universities

Justice Department opinion

US Dept.of Education-Office of Civil Rights Settlement Letter

 

Slide 7. Educational Institutions: Increasingly Web Dependent:

 

Slide 8. Accessibility Validation: Bobby 3.1 CAST Analysis

 

Slide 9. Pharmacy Related Sites

The 2 most common errors:

 

Slide 10. Medical/Disability Sites

 

Slide 11. Are Pharmacy Schools “Open?”

 

Slide 12. Accessible Design Myths

 

Slide 13. WAI Quick Tips for Page Authoring
Images & animations. Use the alt attribute to describe the function of all visuals.
<IMG SRC=“./coolgraphics/graphicfish.gif”ALT=“Graphic of a fish”>
Image maps. Use client-side MAP and text for hotspots.
Multimedia. Provide captioning and transcripts of audio, descriptions of video, and accessible versions in case inaccessible formats are used.

 

Slide 14. WAI Quick Tips for Page Authoring (continued)

Hypertext links. Use text that makes sense when read out of context. For instance, do not use "click here."
Page organization. Use headings, lists, and consistent structure. Use CSS for layout and style where possible.
Graphs & charts. Summarize or use the longdesc attribute.
Scripts, applets, & plug-ins. Provide alternative content in case active features are inaccessible or unsupported.

 

Slide 15. WAI Quick Tips for Page Authoring (continued)

Frames. Label with the title or name attribute.
Tables. Make line by line reading sensible. Summarize. Avoid using tables for column layout.
Check your work. Validate the HTML. Use evaluation tools and text-only browsers to verify accessibility.

 

Slide 16. How can I insure my course documents are accessible?

Use Standards

Test your site/ validate your code:

 

Slide 17. “The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of a disability is an essential aspect.”

-Tim Berners- Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web

 

Slide 18. References