Legal Responsibility

The dLCV is an organization that provides free information to people and families of those who have {dis}abilities. They also provide free referrals, legal representation, technical assistance, and advocacy services.

When thinking about accessibility as a whole, it’s really important to remember that without accessibility, there can never truly be inclusion or equity. So we want to make sure that we’re addressing systemic issues of equity. Accessibility has to be one of our considerations. Watch this video on Operationalizing Accessibility to learn more.

The 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act mandated that special education and related services be provided to all eligible students including those who are incarcerated. As a result, Virginia is implementing services to eligible students, who are incarcerated in local and regional jails. Under the Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia the operation of the jails is the responsibility of the local school division in which the local or regional jail is located.

WAVE can identify many accessibility and Web Content Accessibility Guideline (WCAG) errors, but also facilitates human evaluation of web content.

The following webpages and documents provide information on testing accommodations for some of the commonly used assessments in adult education:

• BEST Plus 2.0 testing and BEST Plus’ FAQs, on page 7, addressing accommodations
• CASAS testing accommodations webpage
• GED ® testing accommodations webpage
• TABE testing guidelines for inclusive testing and TABE’s FAQs addressing accommodations

This advocacy organization provides information on legal services, Medicaid, independent living services, and information about other state and non-profit agencies.

This self-paced course on working with learners who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing is offered through Gallaudet University. There are three modules that provide evidence-based strategies, an overview of laws related to services, and tips for educational planning.

Defines web accessibility guidelines and provides instructions for making various materials accessible.

This site has demos for what accessible vs inaccessible content looks like and why content needs to be made accessible. It also includes step-by-step tutorials, accessibility guidelines, and even templates for you to use.

Everything accessible in one place. Resources to help teachers create accessible content and courses. This site provides information about:

• Microsoft
• Adobe
• Closed-captioning
• Working with Images
• Course Design
• Helpful tools and cheat sheets

A web accessibility checker or tool is a program that analyzes a websites and/or documents to determine if it meets accessibility guidelines.

Provides a brief overview of each of the top five digital barriers to accessibility.