Module 7 Discussion: Web Accessibility

Hello classmates - 

I live in a small town in SW Georgia and for this module, I wanted to use our local high school's website to do my evaluation. 

https://sites.google.com/early.k12.ga.us/echs

This website actually had a lot of great information for students. I am of the opinion it could have been organized more efficiently and have had increased visual appeal, but what really matters is how accessible it is for everyone. The problem was that it blocked a LOT of these tools from accessing the website. I was really surprised but I understand this could be because of firewalls and school information being sensitive. 

A LOT of the information we were provided in the link with accessibility tools turned up link errors and pages not found, as well as services we had to pay for   - I chose to use WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool. 

WOW - There are so many places with room for major improvement. I would first start by ensuring all images have alternate text so they can be identified with an audible alert to the viewer, when using the site as someone with specific needs would. I would also be sure the text and imagery has high contrast and visibility...black text on light colors and vice versa. 

I did some searching on my own and found there are MANY people, developers, researchers, and companies providing WATs and I better understand their importance after this module.