Library web accessibility at Kentucky's 4-year degree granting colleges and universities

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Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2004, Pages

  Providenti, Michael ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 5444257971     PISSN: 10829873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1045/september2004-providenti     Document Type: Review

References (57)

1. Axel Schmetzke, "Web Accessibility at University Libraries and Library Schools," Library Hi Tech 19, no. 1 (2001): 35-49. 39.
2. Michael Burks, "Chapter 12: Emerging Technologies," Accessible Web Sites, (Glasshaus: Birmingham, UK, 2002), 324. Burks cites North Carolina State University's Center for Universal Design, Available: 〈http://www. design.ncsu.edu:8120/cud/univ_design/ud.htm〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
3. Association of Tech Act Projects, "Summary of State Information Technology Access Laws and Policies." Available: 〈http://www.ataporg. org/summary.htm〉 (accessed March 27, 2004). A thorough list of state laws, policies, and guidelines regarding accessibility that have been placed online is available at Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center (ITTATC) Website: 〈http://www.ittatc.org/laws/stateLawAtGlance.cfm〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
4. U.S. Census Bureau, "12th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26)," CB02-FF.1 (July 12, 2002). Available: 〈http://www. census.gov/Press-Release/www/2002/cb02ff11.html〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
5. U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, and National Telecommunications and Information Administration, "Falling Through The Net: Toward Digital Inclusion: A Report on Americans' Access to Technology Tools," (October 2000)" Available: 〈http://www.ntia. doc.gov/ntiahome/fttn00/Falling.htm〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
6. U.S. Census Bureau, "No. 18. Resident Population-States: 1980 to 2001," Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2002. 22. The figure given for the population of the US in 2001 is 284,797,000 and for Kentucky, 4,066,000. Available: 〈http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/02statab/pop. pdf〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
7. Cathy Henderson, 2001 College Freshmen with Disabilities: A Biennial Statistical Profile (HEATH Resource Center/American Council on Education, Washington, D.C. 2001) 7. Available: 〈http://www.heath.gwu.edu/PDFs/ collegefreshmen.pdf〉 (accessed March 27, 2004). These statistics are reported differently in Tim Spindler's article "The Accessibility of Web pages for Mid-Sized College and University Libraries," [Reference & User Services Quarterly 42, no. 2 (Winter 2002) 149-154, 149]. He writes, "In 2000, 40.4% of freshmen reported having a learning disability, 7.1% reported having an orthopedic disability, and 19.9% reported having a visual disability." These figures represent portions of those students reporting a disability, not the entire population of college and university freshmen.
8. Cathy Henderson, 2001 College Freshmen with Disabilities: A Biennial Statistical Profile (HEATH Resource Center/American Council on Education, Washington, D.C. 2001) 7. Available: 〈http://www.heath.gwu.edu/PDFs/ collegefreshmen.pdf〉 (accessed March 27, 2004). These statistics are reported differently in Tim Spindler's article "The Accessibility of Web pages for Mid-Sized College and University Libraries," [Reference & User Services Quarterly 42, no. 2 (Winter 2002) 149-154, 149]. He writes, "In 2000, 40.4% of freshmen reported having a learning disability, 7.1% reported having an orthopedic disability, and 19.9% reported having a visual disability." These figures represent portions of those students reporting a disability, not the entire population of college and university freshmen.
9. H. Stephan Kaye, "Computer and Internet Use Among People with Disabilities," Disability Statistics Center, Institute for Health and Aging, University of California (March 2000) 5. Available: 〈http://dsc. ucsf.edu/pdf/report13.pdf〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
10. Humphrey Taylor, "How the Internet is Improving the Lives of Americans With Disabilities," The Harris Poll #30 (June 7, 2000). Available: 〈http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID= 93〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
11. Valerie Lewis and Julie Klauber, "[Image] [Image] [Image] [Link] [Link] [Link]: inaccessible Web design from the perspective of a blind librarian," Library Hi Tech 20, no 2 (2002) 137-140. 138.
12. Jeffrey Zeldman, Designing with Web Standards, (New Riders: Indianapolis, 2003): 151.
13. Steve Noble, "Web access and the law: a public policy framework" Library Hi Tech 20, no. 4 (2002): 399-405. 401-2.
14. Ibid., 402.
15. Noble, 403.
16. Ibid., 403. The text of the letter is available at 〈http://www. usdoj.gov/crt/foia/cltr204.txt〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
17. Ibid., 403. The text of the letter is available at 〈http://www. usdoj.gov/crt/foia/cltr204.txt〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
18. Cynthia D. Waddell, "US Web Accessibility Law in Depth," Accessible Web Sites (Glasshaus: Birmingham, England, 2002): 329-350. 334.
19. I b i d.
20. Aaron P. Silberman, "Disabled Access and the Internet: Legal Issues Presented for the Bar Association of San Francisco Barristers High Tech Law Committee," (August 2002). Available: 〈http://www.rjop.com/publish47. htm〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
21. I b i d.
22. I b i d.
23. Ib i d .
24. I b i d.
25. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ATBCB), "Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards." Available: 〈http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/508standards.htm〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
26. ATBCB.
27. Ibid. Also: 29 U.S.C. 794d. § 1194.1.
28. Noble, 403.
29. Ibid., 404.
30. US Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Letter Docket No. 09-97-2002 (1997). Available: 〈http://www.rit.edu/~easi/law/csula.htm〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
31. Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 61.980-61.988, specifically 61.982. The definition for "covered entity" meaning "the state or any state-assisted organization" is drawn from KRS 61.980 item (4) and "access," defined in terms of Section 508, is from KRS 61.980 item (1).
32. KRS 61.982.
33. American Library Association, "Library Bill of Rights." Available: 〈http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/statementspols/statementsif/ librarybillrights.htm〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
34. ATBCB. From the introductory material preceding the guidelines: "...the first nine provisions in §1194.22, paragraphs (a) through (i), incorporate the exact language recommended by the WAI in its comments to the proposed rule or contain language that is not substantively different than the WCAG 1.0 and was supported in its comments." Also included on the Web page is a chart to convert the Section 508 items to WCAG checkpoints.
35. "Agenda: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) First Technical Meeting." (May 22, 1997). Available: 〈http://www.w3.org/WAI/ References/970522/agenda.html〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
36. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG). Available: 〈http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
37. Zeldman, 21. WaSP is available online at 〈http://www.webstandards. org/〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
38. Zeldman, 21. WaSP is available online at 〈http://www.webstandards. org/〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
39. Ibid., 420-2.
40. Ibid., 21.
41. The W3C provides a validator for HTML at 〈http://validator.w3.org/ 〉 and one for CSS at 〈http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
42. Jukka Korpela's "Improving accessibility with accesskey in HTML forms and links." Available: 〈http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/ accesskey.html〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
43. Ibid. There are de facto standards for implementing numerical accesskeys. A good place to start defining accesskeys is Mark Pilgrim's "Accessibility Statement," Dive into Accessibility. Available: 〈http:// diveintoaccessibility.org/accessibility_statement.html〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
44. Ibid. There are de facto standards for implementing numerical accesskeys. A good place to start defining accesskeys is Mark Pilgrim's "Accessibility Statement," Dive into Accessibility. Available: 〈http:// diveintoaccessibility.org/accessibility_statement.html〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
45. Erica B. Lilly and Connie Van Fleet, "Wired But Not Connected: Accessibility of Academic Library Home Pages," The Reference Librarian 34, nos 67/68 (1999): 5-28.
46. Tim Spindler, "The Accessibility of Web Pages for Mid-Sized College and University Libraries," Reference & User Services Quarterly 42, no. 2 (2002): 149-154.
47. Schmetzke (2001).
48. Ibid., 44.
49. I b i d.
50. Axel Schmetzke, "Web Accessibility Survey Site," Available: 〈http://library.uwsp.edu/aschmetz/Accessible/websurveys.htm〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
51. Sue Polanka and Jack O'Gorman, "Guidelines for Creating Accessible Library Web Pages," Internet Reference Services Quarterly 5, no. 3 (2001): 51-57;
52. Sean Kinder, "Web Page Accessibility for Users with Disabilities," Kentucky Libraries 65, no. 4 (Fall 2001): 21-22; and Cheryl H. Kirkpatrick, "Getting Two for the Price of One: Accessibility and Usability," Computers in Libraries 23, no. 1 (January 2003): 26-29.
53. Sean Kinder, "Web Page Accessibility for Users with Disabilities," Kentucky Libraries 65, no. 4 (Fall 2001): 21-22; and Cheryl H. Kirkpatrick, "Getting Two for the Price of One: Accessibility and Usability," Computers in Libraries 23, no. 1 (January 2003): 26-29.
54. Mark Pilgrim, "Dive into Accessibility." Available: 〈http://diveintoaccessibility.org/〉 (accessed March 27, 2004).
55. Joe Clark, Building Accessible Websites (New Riders: 2003).
56. Zeldman.
57. Ibid., 342.