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Priority One of the CSU Accessible Technology Initiative is Web Accessibility.

HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff

Login

• Open your Web browser (Internet Explorer recommended) to https://csheriff01.sdsu.edu/ComplianceSheriff/

User Guide and Support

• HiSoftware CSU Portal, http://csu.support.hisoftware.com/

Request an Account

• Contact your Compliance Sheriff Administrator.

For more information see, Hisoftware Compliance Sheriff.

Accessibility Technology Initiative

• ATI Timeline & Resources
  
  
• ATI Process Guide
  
  
• SDSU Web Accessibility Baseline

Frequently Asked Questions

• Web Accessibility FAQs
  
  

Resource Links

Web Site Design

• Best Practices for Accessible Web Design
  
  
• Designing More Usable Web Sites, University of Wisconsin
  
  
• Humboldt State University Web Accessibility Group
  
  
• SDSU Web Style Guide
  
  
• Section 508 Homepage: Electronic and Information Technology
  
  
• The Center for Universal Design
  
  
• The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) — develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. W3C is a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding.
  
  
• United States Access Board — Section 508
  
  
• US Government Section 508
  
  
• Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
  
  
• WebAIM
  
  
• WebAIM Section 508 Checklist

Web Development Tools

• Firefox Add-ons, Web Developer
  
  
• HiSoftware —  Solutions for content compliance, risk management, corporate governance, and SharePoint compliance.
  
  
• HiSoftware Compliance Sheriff
  
  
• HiSoftware Cynthia Says Portal
  
  
• HiSoftware Startup Methodology
  
  
• IBM Security & Compliance Management
  
  
• Mozilla FireFox Web Browser
  
  
• Opera Web Browser
  
  
• Vischeck —  On-line Visual Simulation of Color-deficient Vision
  
  
• WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool

Tutorials

• Accessibility with Adobe Acrobat X and Adobe Reader [PDF] —  the CSU ATI has coordinated with Adobe to offer a 90-minute Webinar on the topic of Adobe Acrobat X accessibility.
  
  
• Easy Access to Software and Information (EASI) — Online Training on Accessible Information Technology for Persons with Disabilities
  
  
• Jim Thatcher Section 508 Tutorial
  
  
• Making your Web Site Accessible [PDF]
  
  
• SDSU Training Guides
  
  
• Step-by-Step Usability Guide, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  
  
• Videos on Screen Readers and Screen Magnification and other tools used by people with disabilities
  
  
• Web Accessibility Training — from Lynda.com is for CSU staff and faculty only.

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