Issues in Digital Accessibility

Catalog description

This class focuses on disability issues relevant to both the development and use of web and other technologies, mandatory compliance (Section 508) and the ways in which technologies can be made compliant through captioning, proper deployment of HTML code, and more. Students gain an overview of the technological needs and the laws for accommodating persons with disabilities including the assistive technologies available for persons with disabilities (blindness/visual impairments, audiological disabilities, physical disabilities, and cognitive disabilities).