Design and Implementation of Web-Enabled Teaching Tools
A book edited by Mary Hricko, Kent State University, USA

As the multifaceted environment of the Internet continues to evolve, web accessibility has become a major issue in terms of providing effective communication to the public. In the last five years, the United States Department of Justice and the United States Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) have upheld decisions making public entities accountable for providing equal access to web-based information. Modifications of existing laws such as the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and the 1973 Rehabilitation Act have amended guidelines to ensure equity in the use of Internet services. However, although web accessibility guidelines exist, there are some academic institutions and areas of industry that have not developed guidelines to ensure that web documents are accessible.

The primary objective of this book is to explore the myriad issues regarding web accessibility, specifically focusing on those areas that cover the design and implementation of web-enabled teaching tools. Thus we need a collection of scholarly research works on web accessibility which will address a vast number of issues ranging from the fundamental definition and basic concepts of universal design to case studies of experiences on application of web accessibility guidelines and web-enabled teaching tools. Chapters based on research from both academia and industry are encouraged.

Representative topics include but are not limited to the following: