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URL tested: http://manhold.net/jarmin/demos/index.html, January 29, 2003 3:23:14 PM EST
Watchfire Bobby Core v4.0.1, WAI Content Accessibility Guidelines 1999/05/05, Support Level: AAA

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Welcome to DEMOS !

The DEMOS project is funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England under strand three of the initiative Improving Provision for Students with Disabilities.

We are developing an online learning package which is aimed specifically at academic staff and will examine the issues faced by disabled students in higher education. The project is a collaboration between the 4 universities in the Manchester area - the University of Salford, the University of Manchester, the Manchester Metropolitan University and UMIST.

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News & Updates

9 January 2002

New resource : Dyslexic students FAQ :
These questions and answers provide practical help to academics and a starting point from which to build their own knowledge and understanding of dyslexia.

6 December 2002

New articles available in the resources section:

28 November 2002

Website improvements :
This website has been switched to a tableless CSS layout to improve accessibility and standard compliance. Should you experience any problems using this site, please email the webmaster immediately: <iris at manhold.net> . Your feedback is appreciated.

22 October 2002

Student Interviews :
A series of real life accounts of the experiences of disabled students in the Demos Universites is now available. The accounts are transcripts of semi-structured interviews carried out with a number of students. We highly recommend that you read at least one account if you are using any of the learning modules contained in these pages since they help to situate the concepts and principles that are described.

Article published in Interactions:
Mike Wray, DEMOS Project Co-ordinator, has published an article in the Staff Development Experiences Issue of Interactions, the electronic journal of the Educational Technology Service at the University of Warwick. The article is titled 'Online learning to deliver staff development materials about disabled students'.

8 October 2002

New report published :
Disability officers as educational developers - models and approaches.
Mike Wray discusses some of the issues around staff development models used by disability offices. It is proposed that an understanding of the communities of practice that academic staff work in is important if inclusive approaches to the support of disabled students in the learning environment are to be developed.

28 September 2002

Accessible Web Design :
The Guide to Accessible Web Design has been updated with a new chapter on User Control, which explains how font and colour preferences can be controlled by the user in a variety of browsers.

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Priority 2 Accessibility | Priority 3 Accessibility

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Priority 1 Accessibility

Priority 1 User Checks

User checks are triggered by something specific on the page; however, you need to determine manually whether they apply and, if applicable, whether your page meets the requirements. Bobby A Approval requires that all user checks pass. Even if your page does conform to these guidelines they appear in the report. Please review these 6 item(s):

  1. If you can't make a page accessible, construct an alternate accessible version.
  2. If style sheets are ignored or unsupported, are pages still readable and usable?
  3. If this is a data table (not used for layout only), identify headers for the table rows and columns. (1 instance)
    Line 36
  4. If you use color to convey information, make sure the information is also represented another way. (18 instances)
    Lines 32, 38, 39, 46, 54, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 200, 202, 204, 206, 229, 244
  5. If an image conveys important information beyond what is in its alternative text, provide an extended description. (8 instances)
    Lines 38, 39, 84, 200, 202, 204, 206, 229
  6. If a table has two or more rows or columns that serve as headers, use structural markup to identify their hierarchy and relationship. (1 instance)
    Line 36

The following 2 item(s) are not triggered by any specific feature on your page, but are still important for accessibility and are required for Bobby A Approved status.

  1. Identify any changes in the document's language.
  2. Use the simplest and most straightforward language that is possible.

Priority 2 Accessibility

Priority 2 User Checks

User checks are triggered by something specific on the page; however, you need to determine manually whether they apply and, if applicable, whether your page meets the requirements. Bobby AA Approval requires that all user checks pass. Even if your page does conform to these guidelines they appear in the report. Please review these 7 item(s):

  1. Make sure that labels of all form controls are properly placed.
  2. If there are logical groupings of form controls, use FIELDSET with LEGEND on each group. (1 instance)
    Line 43
  3. Is the user made aware that there will be pop-up windows or changes in the active window? (1 instance)
    Line 229
  4. If scripts create pop-up windows or change the active window, make sure that the user is aware this is happening. (3 instances)
    Lines 230, 237, 241
  5. Check that the foreground and background colors contrast sufficiently with each other. (18 instances)
    Lines 32, 38, 39, 46, 54, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 200, 202, 204, 206, 229, 244
  6. Mark up any quotations with the Q and BLOCKQUOTE elements.
  7. If this gif image is animated, make sure it does not contain fast or distracting motion. (18 instances)
    Lines 32, 38, 39, 46, 54, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 200, 202, 204, 206, 229, 244

The following 7 item(s) are not triggered by any specific feature on your page, but are still important for accessibility and are required for Bobby AA Approved status.

  1. Make sure that all link phrases make sense when read out of context.
  2. Is there a site map or table of contents, a description of the general layout of the site, the access features used, and how to use them?
  3. Make sure your document validates to formal published grammars.
  4. Group related elements when possible.
  5. Is there a clear, consistent navigation structure?
  6. Use the latest technology specification available whenever possible.
  7. Where it's possible to mark up content (for example mathematical equations) instead of using images, use a markup language (such as MathML).

Priority 3 Accessibility

Priority 3 User Checks

User checks are triggered by something specific on the page; however, you need to determine manually whether they apply and, if applicable, whether your page meets the requirements. Bobby AAA Approval requires that all user checks pass. Even if your page does conform to these guidelines they appear in the report. Please review these 6 item(s):

  1. Consider furnishing keyboard shortcuts for form elements.
  2. If this document is part of a collection, provide metadata that identifies this document's location in the collection.
  3. If this is a data table (not used for layout only), provide a caption. (1 instance)
    Line 36
  4. Consider specifying a logical tab order among form controls, links and objects.
  5. If you have grouped links, is there a link at the beginning to bypass the group?
  6. If there are logical groups of links, have they been identified?

The following 5 item(s) are not triggered by any specific feature on your page, but are still important for accessibility and are required for Bobby AAA Approved status.

  1. Is there distinguishing information at the beginning of headings, paragraphs, lists, etc.?
  2. If there is a search feature, are there different types of searches for different skill levels and preferences?
  3. Are there navigation bars for easy access to the navigation structure?
  4. Do you allow users to customize their experience of the web page?
  5. Is there a consistent style of presentation between pages?
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