Purpose
This purpose of this page is to enhance and coordinate efforts at Kent State
University (KSU) in web accessibility for persons with disabilities. It provides
an initial set of supporting guidelines and resources to assist all web developers
at KSU to create web documents that show considerations for individuals with
disabilities.
"Access Considered" Guidelines
The KSU/ADA Committee affirms the importance of web page design that supports
access by persons with disabilities. The
W3
Page Authoring Guidelines (also linked below) provide a critical set of
carefully considered guidelines for web page authors. In order to assist with
the transition to more accessible web pages by University personnel, a set
of "starter" guidelines has been developed. These guidelines provide
a set of web authoring considerations that are relatively easy to implement
and should result in web pages that offer improved access for persons with
a variety of disabilities. The "Access Considered" Guidelines (Mitchell
and Lilly,1999) are a voluntary set of considerations for web page authors
at KSU. Pages that meet "access considered" criteria are eligible
for a custom icon representing this level of compliance. Inclusion of the
"A.C." icon will be based on an honor system and guidelines for
inclusion of the icon.
The following are the criteria for the 1999 version A.C. status:
