Choose a company that has a strong site in terms of accessibility. Describe the accessible elements and how you know they are accesssible.

Choose one of the options below for your paper.

Option 1: Compare and Contrast Accessible and Inaccessible Websites/Social Media Content Report :

Based on what you have learned this semester about accessible content, you will choose two company websites and their social media content to compare and contrast. You can select any local, state, national or international company websites to examine and write about. This must be a company’s website, and not a personal website or blog.

Use the numerous sources posted from previous modules as guidelines, and cite additional sources. Your paper should contain at least four credible sources, including your textbook, Approachable Accessibility.

Choose one company’s website that has accessibility issues and write about what needs to be changed and why.

Specifically cite information from the textbook about how you would create an action plan and what tools, techniques and resources you would use. Also, look at their social media accounts and address any accessibility issues you find.

Choose a company that has a strong site in terms of accessibility. Describe the accessible elements and how you know they are accesssible.

Requirements:

1000-1500 words

Include at least two to three images/screen shots (with alt text) to support your findings

Meaningful text for hyperlinks to the websites you choose and any additional links you include.

For instance, if you wrote about the University of Kentucky (Links to an external site.), it would be hyperlinked like it is in this sentence.

Accessible MS Word Document

At least four references cited using APA Style and a References sheet at the end

Option 2: Web Accessibility Audit:

A few of you in the class have a more expansive knowledge of HTML, CSS, Java Script, etc. If you feel qualified to conduct a web accessibility audit, you can select this option. You should follow the information from previous modules along with this set of 10 tests that can be conducted.

Perform a web accessibility audit of information presented online via a business’s website and social media.

In examining the web content, students will utilize the guidelines and information they have learned to compile the following items into a report that shares what they have learned and what recommendations they have made.

Specifically cite information from the textbook about how you would create an action plan and what tools, techniques and resources you would use. The following should be included in the audit report.

Executive summary including a list of the common issues along with a prioritization of the severity and impact of the accessibility issues found
Estimated level of effort needed for the remediation
List of areas that do not meet the Section 508, ADA, WCAG 2.0 guidelines
Specific recommendations, including code examples, to fix the issues and improve product accessibility. Recommendations are defined as high, medium and low priority.