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It is very important that Web developers and Web contributors at SUNY Cortland are aware of the various polices, laws and additional considerations concerning Web accessibility.It is critical as a state agency that SUNY Cortland complies with State and Federal policies and standards not only because they are enforceable by state executive law, but because upholding these web development principles ensures that SUNY Cortland will remain compatible with emerging technologies. Above all, it is our ethical responsibility as a place of higher education to uphold these principles to ensure all users, regardless of disability, have access to information and materials available online.

Policies and Standards

• SUNY Web Accessibility EffectAn introduction to NYS Office for Technology’s standards and policies concerning Web accessibility.
• NYS Mandatory Technology Standard S04-001Accessibility of State Agency Web-Based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications
• Statewide Technology Policy P04-002Accessibility of State Agency Web-Based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications
• Best Practice Guidelines G06-001Guidelines for complying with S04-001 with references to Section 508 and WCAG 1.0
• Checklist for Checkpoints for Web – WCAG 1.0Checklist for the W3C’s established Web Content Accessibilites Guidelines 1.0
• Section 508 Checklist for HTMLChecklist for Section 508 compliance provided by WebAIM

Accessibility Links and Resources

• http://www.w3.org/WAI/ – W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
• http://www.section508.gov/ – Section 508
• http://www.section508.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Content&ID=12 – Section 508
• http://www.webstandards.org/ – Web Standards Project (WaSP)
• http://www.webaim.org/ – Web Accessibility in Mind

New York State

• http://www.suny.edu/webaccessibility/ – SUNY Web Accessibility Effort Introduction
• http://www.oft.state.ny.us/ – NYS Office for Technology
• http://www.oft.state.ny.us/policy/index.htm – NYS OFT Policies by Subject
• http://www.nysforum.org/ – The NYS Forum, Information Management Policy and Technology

Validation and Accessibility Tools

• http://webxact.watchfire.com/ – WebXACT, online tool for testing accessibility
• http://validator.w3.org/ – W3C Web Page Validator
• http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ – W3C CSS Validator
• https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/60/ – Web Developer Toolbar for Firefox with Validation Tools
• http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/toolbar/ – IE Accessibility Toolbar
• http://www.webaim.org/resources/ – Variety of useful resources from WebAIM
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/ – My Web My Way (BBC), browser customization

Accessibility Videos

• WebAIMGreat introductory videos about Web accessibilityhttp://www.webaim.org/intro/
• UW-MadisonA variety of videos, mostly concerning adaptive technologies such as screen readershttp://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/video/
• California State UniversitySeries of Higher Education Students sharing their experiences as individuals with disabilities in a higher education environmenthttp://www.calstate.edu/accessibility/resources/videos.shtml