How accessible are Australian university web sites?
Note: Please note that this is an archived presentation and content may be out-of-date or incorrect.
Summary
In this workshop, the results of a recent study of all 45 Australian university web sites will be discussed. Learn why 98% of sites fail to meet the most basic requirements for accessibility and what we need to do to ensure that our pages comply with the requirements of anti-discrimination legislation.
The presentation covers the following topics:
- Increasing use of the web by universities necessitates improved accessibility
- Results of a telephone survey regarding web accessibility in Australian Universities
- Details of an accessibility audit of Australian University web sites
- Results of the audit show 98% of sites fail the test for basic accessibility
Presented by: Dey Alexander
Date: 16 March, 2003
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