The National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education
Knowledge Base Articles by Topic
Following is a complete list of the 161 articles in the AccessIT Knowledge Base, arranged alphabetically by title. Select any article title to view the article.
- Accessibility Rallies: A Promising Practice for Promoting Accessible Web Design
- ALA: A Promising Practice in Assuring the Accessibility of Technology
- Are "QuickLinks" dropdown lists accessible?
- Are all Web users today using Javascript-enabled browsers?
- Are chat rooms accessible to people with disabilities?
- Are electronic whiteboards accessible to people with disabilities?
- Are frames accessible?
- Are peer review tools accessible?
- Are Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) accessible?
- Are text-only web pages an accessible alternative?
- Are there accessibility guidelines for web browsers?
- Are there any court cases on web accessibility and the obligations of postsecondary institutions under Section 504 or ADA?
- Are there any discussion lists that address technology access issues for people with blindness or visual impairments?
- Are there resources to help me in planning my web accessibility training?
- Are there standards for developing or purchasing accessible fax machines, photocopiers, and other office equipment?
- Are there standards or guidelines for providing audio description?
- Are there standards or guidelines for providing captions?
- Are touch screens accessible?
- Bellingham Public Schools: A Promising Practice in Steps Toward Making IT Accessible in K-12 Schools
- BizTech Accessibility Award: A Promising Practice in Promoting Information Technology Accessibility
- Blue Ridge Community College: A Promising Practice in Using Student Feedback to Improve Access to Information Technology
- California Community Colleges: A Promising Practice in Alternate Media Accessibility Guidelines
- California Community Colleges: A Promising Practice in Distance Education Accessibility Guidelines
- Can captions be generated automatically using speech recognition?
- Can I make accessible web pages using web authoring tools such as FrontPage and Dreamweaver?
- Can information technology function as assistive technology?
- Can more than one Section 508 standard apply to a product or technology?
- Distance Learning 101: A Case Study on Accessibility in Collaboration
- Do postsecondary institutions have to provide assistive technology (for example, screen enlargement or voice recognition software) to students with disabilities who enroll in distance learning courses?
- DO-IT Mentoring: A Promising Practice in Creating an Accessible Electronic Community
- DO-IT: A Promising Practice in Designing Accessible Videos
- Does a postsecondary institution have to provide specific hardware or software (known as assistive technology) that an individual with a disability requests so that he or she can access information technology used on campus?
- Does CSS positioning eliminate the need for a "skip navigation" link?
- Does making our school web content accessible mean I cannot use multimedia on my site?
- Does Section 508 apply to a state university or community college?
- Does the information on public websites, intranets, and distance learning courses at postsecondary institutions have to be accessible to visitors with disabilities?
- Does the website developed by a professor for a particular course at a university or college have to meet accessibility standards?
- Dr. Doe's Internet Course: A Case Study on Accessible Distance Learning
- Has the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) provided guidance in addition to the "effective communication" standard that is relevant to the obligation of postsecondary institutions to provide accessible websites?
- How accessible are Microsoft Word documents?
- How can data tables be made accessible?
- How can educational entities determine if their websites are accessible?
- How can educational entities plan an accessible video production?
- How can I better understand the Section 508 standards?
- How can I design a school computer lab to be accessible to all students?
- How can I develop accessible web-based forms?
- How can I display accessible rich media in RealPlayer, QuickTime, and Windows Media Player?
- How can I make web page navigation accessible?
- How can I select a web accessibility software tool?
- How can I tell whether a software application is accessible?
- How can I test my website for accessibility?
- How can K-12 educators promote the use of accessible technology in schools?
- How can my educational entity deliver accessible webcasts?
- How can our school or district go about developing an accessible information technology policy?
- How can parents promote the use of accessible technology in schools?
- How can postsecondary technology-enhanced learning environments be made accessible?
- How can the use of accessible IT be promoted to K-12 educational entities?
- How do cascading style sheets affect web accessibility?
- How do courseware products differ on accessibility?
- How do I develop accessible educational software?
- How do I make multimedia accessible?
- How do I make my online PowerPoint presentation accessible?
- How do I make websites accessible?
- How do I turn on captions or descriptive audio in my media player?
- How do individuals who are blind access the visual content of an educational video?
- How do my choice and use of color affect the accessibility of my website?
- How do scripting languages affect accessibility?
- How do we make electronic resources accessible in our school library?
- How does accessibility differ across operating systems?
- How does accessible web design benefit all web users?
- How long can an "alt" attribute be?
- How might information technologies present barriers to students and employees with disabilities?
- How well do screen readers support web accessibility guidelines?
- How widespread is the use of information technology in preschool through high school?
- Is Flash content accessible?
- Is instructional software typically accessible to students with disabilities?
- Is it a good idea to make "skip navigation" links invisible?
- Is it better to caption or transcribe educational multimedia?
- Is it possible to develop an accessible dynamic menu?
- Is it reasonable to use an ad hoc approach to accessibility of electronic and information technology?
- Is Java accessible?
- Is Linux accessible?
- Is PDF accessible?
- Is XML accessible?
- Kentucky's AITIS Project: A Promising Practice in Helping Schools Comply with an Accessible IT Act
- Kentucky's K-12 Accessible Textbook Law: A Promising Practice On Accessibility Law for K-12
- Letter to the President: A Promising Practice in Promoting Technology Accessibility
- Marion's New Job: A Case Study on Web Accessibility for Instructors
- Michigan Virtual University: A Promising Practice in Developing Standards for Online Courses
- Missouri State University: A Promising Practice in Building Accessibility into Mainstream IT Policies
- NAD: A Promising Practice in Streaming Captioned Educational Video
- North Carolina State University: A Promising Practice on Web Accessibility Policy
- Ohio State University: A Promising Practice in Web Accessibility Support
- Oregon State University: A Promising Practice in Establishing Information Technology Accessibility Guidelines
- PIVoT: A Promising Practice in Making an Online Physics Course Accessible
- PubMed at the UW: A Promising Practice in Universal Web Design
- South Carolina Department of Education: A Promising Practice in Developing an Educational Technology Plan
- System Change in New Mexico: A Promising Practice on Improving Access to E&IT in a K-12 System
- TechEd: A Promising Practice in Including Disability Topics in a Mainstream IT Conference
- The Educational Leadership Team: A Promising Practice on Promoting Accessible IT
- The Federal Government: A Promising Practice in Providing Assistance to Procurement Officials
- The Kentucky Postsecondary Textbook Accessibility Act: A Promising Practice in Textbook Accessibility Legislation
- Universal Design for Learning in Kentucky: A Promising Practice on State-level Systems Change
- University of Minnesota: A Promising Practice in Developing an Accessible Information Technology Policy
- University of Washington: A Promising Practice in Using Existing Policies to Support Web Accessibility Practices
- University of Wisconsin–Madison: A Promising Practice in Development, Articulation, and Support of a Web Accessibility Policy
- VPAT: A Promising Practice in Accessibility Reporting
- What access challenges do people with disabilities face when using a telephone?
- What accessibility features are available within the Macintosh operating system ?
- What accessibility features are provided with the Windows operating system?
- What are examples of accessible electronic and information technology in education?
- What are relay services, and how do I access them?
- What are steps a distance learning program can take to assure the accessibility of courses?
- What are the deadlines for closed captioning of all television programming?
- What are the functional performance criteria specified by Section 508?
- What are the goals and activities of AccessIT?
- What are the similarities and differences in the goals and services of the ITTATC and AccessIT?
- What civil rights challenges might our postsecondary institution have if our websites are not accessible?
- What considerations should be made in order to develop accessible web-based distance learning courses?
- What does it mean to "effectively communicate" website content to individuals with disabilities as required by Section 504 and the ADA?
- What does Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 require?
- What Federal civil rights laws cover the obligations of postsecondary institutions to develop and maintain accessible websites?
- What is a "skip navigation" link?
- What is accessible electronic and information technology?
- What is assistive technology?
- What is audio description?
- What is electronic and information technology?
- What is MSAA?
- What is rich media and how can I learn more about its accessibility?
- What is the Access Board?
- What is the Clinger-Cohen Act, and how does it affect people with disabilities?
- What is the current recommendation for providing long descriptions for complex graphics?
- What is the difference between open and closed captioning?
- What is the difference between SMIL and SAMI?
- What is the difference between the W3C guidelines and the Section 508 standards for web accessibility?
- What is the National Council on Disability (NCD), and how are they involved in accessible electronic and information technology?
- What is the relationship between Section 508 and the Clinger-Cohen Act?
- What is the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and what do they do?
- What is universal design?
- What is Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI™)?
- What is wrong with using HTML tables for layout?
- What makes electronic and information technology inaccessible to people with disabilities?
- What standards exist for developing and purchasing accessible software?
- What standards exist for developing and purchasing accessible telecommunications products?
- What standards exist for developing and purchasing accessible video and multimedia products?
- What standards exist for procuring accessible desktop and portable computers?
- What web accessibility evaluation and repair tools are available?
- Where can I find a guide to Section 508 resource documents?
- Where can I find a useful list of web resources regarding web accessibility?
- Where can I find information on the digital divide?
- Where can I find online resources for learning about accessible information technology?
- Where can I get information about accessible information technology in educational institutions?
- Where can I learn more about technology accessibility in Canadian postsecondary institutions?
- Where can I locate the results of studies that test the accessibility of web pages?
- Which educational entities have developed web accessibility policies?
- Which educational entities have information technology accessibility policies?
- Which library databases are accessible?
- Which set of web accessibility standards or guidelines should I comply with?
- Which states have accessible textbook laws and what do they say about file formats?
- Which web browsers are most accessible?
- Who can benefit from AccessIT?
You may also find relevant articles in the following searchable Knowledge Bases:
- AccessSTEM - to help individuals with disabilities pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- Conference Room - to help postsecondary student services staff make their services accessible.
- Board Room - to help administrators create a welcoming and accessible offerings for postsecondary students with disabilities.
- Faculty Room - to help postsecondary faculty fully include students with disabilities in their courses.
- AccessCAREERS - to help employers, career services staff, individuals with disabilities, and others make careers and work-based learning accessible.
- AccessComputing - to help individuals with disabilities pursue studies and careers in computing.
- Advancing Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Computing - to help individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing pursue studies and careers in computing.
- The Center for Universal Design in Education - to help educators and administrators practice universal design in their delivery of education.