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Traditionally, journals have been read-only. Publishers would print out their volumes and ship them to their subscribers. Sharing was done in person, if at all, and there was little engagement. Now, however, there is a shift to reading nearly everything on the web. Journals, to stay alive and competitive, have needed to embrace modern trends.
Technology is accessible when designed to understand the needs of individuals with impaired abilities, and developed to create universal compatibility between users and computer systems. Assistive Technology is often the merger between people seeking to operate software, and programmers, who are developing the services being offered to the public.
Electric Citizen partnered with the Minnesota Legal Services Coalition to redesign the statewide legal services website, LawHelpMN.org. The new site is set to launched in January 2019 https://www.lawhelpmn.org . The platform serves a statewide network of legal service providers, while providing powerful new online tools to serve low-income Minnesotans in need of legal aid.
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Many of us have Google Analytics set up for our legal aid or legal content websites. And many of it are using it to see the basics -- visitors, page views, demographics and the like. But how do you start to get a more nuanced look at whether visitors are getting value from your site, what pages are working well, and-- the holy grail-- whether your site is "succeeding" at your goals?
Laura Quinn, a A2J research consultant currently full time at OhioLegalHelp.org, will be joined by Teri Ross from Illinois Legal Aid Online to talk about ways to tackle these issues.
Legal Services Vermont (LSV) and Atlanta Legal Aid Society (ALAS) developed a web accessibility toolkit as part of their TIG-funded projects to enhance their statewide legal help websites. The organizations partnered with a consultant, David Berman Communications, to explore and implement best practices for making their website accessible to people with disabilities.
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In this webinar, presenters Faith Laminack and Allison Carnwath discuss ways to make websites more accessible for individuals with disabilities. Typically when we think of accessibility we consider it within a physical space like ramps for wheelchairs or handicap parking spaces, for example. However, in the age of digital media, it is important that websites are made accessible as well. Laminack and Carnwath provide a variety of examples such as keyboard navigation, text visibility, and video cues for audio to help increase accessibilty.
As technology becomes an increasingly critical part of how we work, organizational leaders are actively seeking ways to learn more about the software and best practices that can make their programs more effective and help them meet or exceed the LSC Technology Baselines. But with so many different technologies and solutions available, how do you know what’s useful, what’s affordable, and what’s practical?
By Probono Net 7/23/2014
LSNTAP talks you through how to ensure your organization's website is accessible and is utilizing current, up to date methods for use by people with fine motor control issues and for people who are hearing or vision impaired.
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