Of the nine OCR concerns listed and one of many being addressed by the Chancellor's office is the development of distance education and accessibility guidelines. It is clear we have a responsibility to train our staff and faculty in designing web pages, which reach the greatest number of users. Otherwise, the users access is limited or simply not available. Remember, accessible web design does not mean plain vanilla pages with a simple font in 40-point type. Providing some obvious alternatives ensures that your creations reach a wider audience.
New innovations add audio, video, animation and other interactivity.
Thorough and in-depth these guidelines are a dynamic work in progress providing a starting point for web designers new to the structure of HTML pages. The guidelines are a multi-layered document meant to give detail on the many sides of web access. Many colleges are choosing authoring tools such as Front Page, PageMill, Claris Home Page, Dreamweaver and many others to aid in the design of web pages. It is important to recognize that many of these tools do not yet incorporate a full feature set of accessibility options for the designer to implement. It is up to the designer to be aware of resources and implement corrections for access that these tools currently lack.