Web Accessibility

The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is committed to fulfilling it's legal and ethical obligation to provide equal access to electronic and information technology to all students including those with disabilities. The WAI is a recognized authority for the development of Web accessibility guidelines. Each checkpoint has a priority level based on the checkpoints impact.

Priority 1
A Web content developer must satisfy this checkpoint. Otherwise, one or more groups will find it impossible to access information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint is a basic requirement for some groups to be able to use Web documents.

Priority 2
A Web content developer should satisfy this checkpoint. Otherwise, one or more groups will find it difficult to access information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint will remove significant barriers to accessing Web documents.

Priority 3
A Web content developer may address this checkpoint. Otherwise, one or more groups will find it somewhat difficult to access information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint will improve access to Web documents.

Cuyamaca College Resources

Rapid Caption Tutorial.doc

Additional Resources:

Section 508: http://www.section508.gov/

High Tech Center Training Unit: http://www.htctu.fhda.edu./