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Name of evaluator: Noemi Singleterry Castro

 URL of page being evaluated:

http://studyonthebeach.com/csusb/classes/winter2010/etec_674_win_2010/media/eLearningADATestPage.html

 Explain the procedure:

I read chapter 8 in the text and focused on color, font, backgrounds, and images.

 List Any Problems Found:

I found that there were too many colors being used; red, blue, yellow, green, black and grey font with a purple background. According to the text one should avoid using color combinations. Because using this strategy makes it complicated for color-blind students to decode the information.

 Explain How To Correct These Problems:

I would fix the problem by simple relating all information in black and white text. I would also offer the option of being able to enlarge the text. I would defiantly have the option of a word document text.

 Assignment 2: Planning for ADA Compliance

 Podcast: I really enjoyed Dr.Newberry’s podcast for

Session 8. It was clear, simple, and easy to follow. He had the audio and text were one could follow along as he spoke.

He used only one consistent color for his background (slides) and black text; thus, making it very uniform and easy to comprehend. He also, provided the students with the option of ADA or High contrast PowerPoint, and if that wasn’t enough one also has the option of a word document.  I must admit, I LOVE the idea of providing the option of a word document.

 PowerPoint: I would keep it real simple and plan; white background and black text. I would use the same size font and text with the option of larger font. I would also provide a word document and audio accessibility for those students who would need these tools.

I would ensure that my two presentations are ADA compliant by visiting Bobby which is a website for disabilities (ADA) compliance.  I found this information in the text book on page 175 under Checking Websites for Disabilities Access Compliance.

When I went on the website (Bobby, which you can find below as #1) I was surprised to see that it was no longer

available for free because it had been sold. However, I did find an additional website which may help (#2).

 #1 http://www.cast.org/learningtools/Bobby/index.html

 #2 http://www.w3.org/WAI/

 These are additional websites that one can access:

http://vischeck.com/

One can see through the eyes of color-blind individuals.

http://WebAIM.com/

This website provides simulations on how individuals with little or no vision, and those with color blindness, see the website (p.175)

 I wanted to know if my school website was ADA compliant.

So, I used a link from Angelica’s webpage (she and I were slaving away doing our assignments).

This is the web link:

http://achecker.ca/checker/index.php

  This is my school web link:

 http://www.coachella.k12.ca.us/interport/Default.aspx?alias=www.coachella.k12.ca.us/interport/schools/adultschool

 I was in shock! Our school website is ADA compliant. We could not tell the difference between the original website and the Web site that we viewed through the achecker web link.