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Chapter 15

Web Enrichment Activities

Web Enrichment Activities

This activity contains 4 questions.

	Web site accessibility check – Use the Bobby web accessibility checker to evaluate the accessibility of a web site. Bobby checks whether web sites are accessible to people with disabilities. It uses two standards, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/), and the U.S. Section 508 Guidelines developed by the U.S. government (http://www.section508.gov/). Visit the Bobby site at http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/html/en/index.jsp. Enter the address of a web site into the URL text box, and use the SUBMIT button to begin the check of the web site. Review the results of the accessibility check.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	TrackStar – At TrackStar, teachers create online lessons and activities for students by assembling web addresses, notes, and instructions, and then saving them for students to use. Visit the TrackStar website at http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/index.jsp. View a Track after browsing or searching for a topic or grade level. Use the Track as if you were a student. To keep a copy of the web sites used in the Track, email it to yourself using the "Email this Track" link.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Wheelchair simulator – Wheelchair Net is a virtual reality simulator designed to help users understand how to operate an electric wheelchair. The program and information are located at http://www.ori.org/~vr/projects/vrmobility/docs/wc-net/. Download and install the program. Run the program and use the computer controls to experience the operation of a wheelchair.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Web Accessibility Simulations – Use one of the simulations on the following web site: http://www.webaim.org/simulations/. Screen reader Simulation – Experience a screen reader and learn how inaccessible content affects screen reader users. Low-vision Simulation – View Web content through several types of vision disabilities. Learn how to design content to best work with screen enlarging software. Distractability Simulation – Experience the frustrations similar to what someone with a cognitive disability may experience on the Web. What understanding do you now have of the experience of a person with a disability? Explain how technology increases a user's abilities.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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