[Accessibility_sig] specialized sites

[Nike Myrick]

If you don't have in line captioning, what about providing a written
transcript that can be downloaded? I don't know what the legal requirements,
but being a small business owner, I would be interested in learning more.
Thanks,
Nike


On 10/10/06, Lucey, Ron <Ron.Lucey at dars.state.tx.us> wrote:
>
> Charlene:
>
> Congratulations on your new position. As a TSL Talking Book patron I
> appreciate your interest and commitment to accessibility.
>
> 1. Our reading of TAC 206B is that the DIR rules apply to both public
> Internet pages and Intranet web pages intended for employee use. Even if
> your agency or department does not currently have an employee with a
> disability the law still applies. There is an exception rule for
> significant difficulty or expense which requires the approval of your
> agencies executive director or commissioner.
>
> 2. Regarding captioning requirements, the Health and Human Services
> Agencies have a higher requirement for captioning than other state
> agencies due to provisions in another law (H.B. 2292 78th Session).
> Although TSL is not required to caption all video and multimedia
> content, your agency may consider captioning along with other means of
> access including posted text transcripts. Transcripts do not always
> offer the same richness of information as synchronized closed
> captioning. If you choose to use transcripts try to include any
> important images, charts, or graphics from the multimedia content
> in-between the text to enhance the information presentation for
> individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Although DIR rules require
> captioning to be considered when a request is received, it is often much
> more difficult to apply captioning after a production has been completed
> than to include it in the original production plans.
>
> Any exceptions in the DIR rules are based on significant difficulty or
> expense and not on the significance of the information.
>
> Ron Lucey
> Program Accessibility Coordinator
> Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
> ron.lucey at dars.state.tx.us
> Phone:  (512) 377-0577
> FAX:    (512) 424-4154
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessibility_sig-bounces at knowbility.org
> [mailto:accessibility_sig-bounces at knowbility.org] On Behalf Of Charlene
> Zvolanek
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 5:25 PM
> To: Discussion list for web and software accessibility issues
> Subject: [Accessibility_sig] specialized sites
>
> Hi All;
>
> I just took a position at the Texas State Library and Archives
> Commission, and my first order of business is to get the various content
> providers to build accessible materials.
>
> I have a small avalanche of sites and content that were developed
> outside the 508 and TAC 206.50 guidelines. I am fielding questions from
> various directions about the whys and the hows and the whether we have
> tos.
> One question I got today that I want the group to help me out on is in
> relation to distance learning for library employees throughout the
> State. I am pretty sure I know the answers to the following questions,
> but am looking for backup.
>
> New training materials have been developed by our distance learning
> division for library employees throughout the state, and includes
> "non-essential" videos providing elaboration on the training topics.
>
> The questions posed to me were:
>
>        1. I know these laws apply to our main public Website and to
> public information that we disseminate but do they fully apply to online
> courses that live in a separate environment (in this case, on our online
> training site at onlinetraining.tsl.state.tx.us) and that are not
> intended for the general public but for a specific audience of Texas
> library staff? I am familiar with Section 508 and the new TAC
> accessibility laws but I thought they really applied to our public
> Website and have been fuzzy on whether they apply to our online
> courses.....
>
>        2. The videos are not captioned at this time but are also not
> ESSENTIAL to the content of the online course in question. They are
> optional videos with audio. As such, would it suffice to provide a
> text-based summary of the videos within the course itself?
>
>
> My understanding is that all content available to the public must meet
> all 508 and TAC 206 requirements. The fact that this is non-essential
> does not exempt us from meeting requirements. The text-based summary
> would need to provide equivalent information as the video does for a
> traditional end user.
>
> True?
>
>
>
> thank you,
> charlene zvolanek
> webmaster (3 weeks in)
> Texas State Library and Archives Commission http://www.tsl.state.tx.us
> 512-936-2505
>
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