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From: Greg Wocher
Date: Fri, Sep 27 2013 1:51PM
Subject: Where to get started
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Hello all,
I am not sure where to begin but here goes. I am a current CIS major
specializing in Web Development and Administration. Hopefully I will be
graduating within a year or so. I am blind and I feel that web
accessibility is becoming extremely important. I want to learn about
this but there is so much that I am a bit lost in cyberspace. I was
wondering if anyone could give me some tips on where to look and on how
to start down this road? It will be very much appreciated.
Thank you,
Greg Wocher
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From: Don Mauck
Date: Fri, Sep 27 2013 1:56PM
Subject: Re: Where to get started
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I would start out by looking at the WCAG2.0 standards. Then I'd start looking at WAI-ARIA coding, that's going to keep you busy.
From: Bourne, Sarah (ITD)
Date: Fri, Sep 27 2013 2:29PM
Subject: Re: Where to get started
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Greg,
What a shame this isn't just a part of your curriculum! Other than your experience as a user, I don't know how much background you already have. If it's close to none, you might want to check some of the primer or overview resources we've bookmarked at https://wiki.state.ma.us/confluence/label/assistivetechnologygroup/overview
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Sarah E. Bourne
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Information Technology Division
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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From: Shawn Henry
Date: Mon, Sep 30 2013 7:17AM
Subject: Re: Where to get started
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Hello Greg,
I suggest starting from:
* A high-level, broad introduction: <http://www.w3.org/standards/webdesign/accessibility>;
* Accessibility Principles <http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/people-use-web/principles>;
The links from there will give you details on specific topics.
Don suggested WCAG 2.0. The starting place for that is the WCAG 2.0 Overview at: <http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag>;
Regards,
~Shawn
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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On 9/27/2013 2:51 PM, Greg Wocher wrote:
> Hello all,
> I am not sure where to begin but here goes. I am a current CIS major
> specializing in Web Development and Administration. Hopefully I will be
> graduating within a year or so. I am blind and I feel that web
> accessibility is becoming extremely important. I want to learn about
> this but there is so much that I am a bit lost in cyberspace. I was
> wondering if anyone could give me some tips on where to look and on how
> to start down this road? It will be very much appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
> Greg Wocher
>