EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Educational Leadership

Educational Leadership

A: Rehabilitation Act of 1973

There is nothing in section 504 that requires private web sites to comply unless they are receiving federal funds or under contract with a federal agency. Commercial best practices include voluntary standards and guidelines as the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). Voluntary accessibility checkers (engines) such as "IBM Rational Policy Tester" and AccVerify, refer to Section 504 guidelines but have difficulty in accurately testing content for accessibility.

The WCAG 2.0 published guidelines in 2008 and are designed to be a stable, reference able technical standard. Some of the guidelines are listed below1.All non-text content has a text alternative that serves the equivalent purpose2.Use the alt attribute to describe images and animations.

Some of the guidelines are listed below

All non-text content has a text alternative that serves the equivalent purpose

Use the alt attribute to describe images and animations

.Captions or audio description are provided for audio content

CSS is used for a consistent design but content is still presented in a logical order if the style sheet is removed

Form controls are labeled

Use good contrasting colors for backgrounds and text (minimum 4.5:1, enhanced 7:1)

Use relative sizing instead of fixed so text is resizable up to 200%

Ensure functionality is available through the keyboard as well as the mous

Ensure plug-ins do not "trap" the keyboard

Pages do not time out, refresh, move, blink, scroll, or auto-update without the presence of a mechanism for the user to control or disable them.

B. Analyze the implications of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

The 6 key components of the original PL 94-142 are as follows:

a) Free, appropriate public education (FAPE); No one can force a person out of the public schools due to any diagnosis or special need. All students have the right to an education regardless of their disabilities.

b)Least ...