2: What is accessibility?

Making Technology and Electronic Information Accessible

Entrances to buildings, parking spaces, and restrooms designed to accommodate people using wheelchairs are all familiar examples of accessibility to physical spaces.

What about accessibility to electronic information, such as Microsoft Office documents, Web pages, or email messages?

This is equally important! Electronic and information resources (EIR) should also be accessible to everyone. For state agencies, as we'll see, it's the law. Electronic and information resources include phones, computers, software, electronic documents, videos, websites, copiers, and fax machines.

Outline

• 1. Introduction
• 2. What is accessibility?
  • A Definition
  • Making Technology Accessible
  • Review
• 3. The Law
• 4. Who benefits from accessibility?
• 5. Make Your Own Workplace Accessible
• 6. Resources