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Web Accessibility: Geology110-Online

In Brief

Geology110.com believes this site satisfies all Priority 1, 2, and 3 guidelines, for "AAA" compliance of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. In addition, Geology110.com/110.html satisfies Section 508, Subpart B, Subsection 1194.22, Guidelines A-P of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as revised in 1998.  As educators for Grossmont Community College we are strongly encouraged to make a commitment to improved accessibility for all students.  Students with disabilities, including learning disabilities, should contact me as soon as possible to discuss accommodating any special needs. Contact the DSPS Office to attend an information meeting. The DSPS Office can be reached at (619) 644-7112

• This site will work with any browser and screen size. It will work best in a current browser with all features enabled and with your monitor at default settings.
• This site will respect your font size settings. Follow your browser's instructions to change the font size. For example:
  • Internet Explorer for Windows:
    • In the View menu, choose Text Size.
    • In the Text Size sub-menu, choose the desired size.
  • Firefox
    • In the View menu, choose Text Size.
    • In the Text Size sub-menu, choose Increase or Decrease.

Browser Support

Geology110.com expects this site will work in any browser on any computer with any monitor; if you can't use the site, let us know how it doesn't work for you.

It will look and work better in a browser that follows current Web standards, with JavaScript enabled, and true color. Recommended browsers include:

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6 (or later) for Windows®
• Netscape® 6.1 (or later)
• Mozilla (all versions)
• Firefox (all versions)

It will also look best with a monitor sized at 1024 by 768 up to 1280 by 1024 pixels

PDAs and other small devices

PalmTM and other Personal Digital Assistants (PDA), iPod® devices, and cell phones (WAP): Geology110.com does not guarantee material will display properly or be accessible for the Palm OS® operating system, Windows® Pocket PC® operating system, or other PDAs.  Additionally, only a few features will support cell phones or Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) or iPod devices.

Access for Users with Visual Disabilities

"D" Pages:

For each photo image, video, or audio file, there will be provided an alternate text image tag (supported with browsers with the alternative text function) and/or a "D" link and/or a caption. Following the "D" link will take you to a second page containing a long description of the image or media file.

Low vision:

If you have difficulty reading the text links positioned over backgrounds, you can go to the Geology 110.com Site Map to access links for all pages, and external links that are included in the content pages of this site. The Site Map can help you navigate to content more easily by allowing you to bypass image-filled pages. In the upper right corner of each page you will find a link to the site's home page and a direct link to the Site Map.

Non-HTML pages:

Pages that contain proprietary formats, like Adobe's Portable Document Format, or PDF, will either be accessible, contain links to accessible PDF files, alternate text, HTML, or provide contact information for obtaining documents in an accessible format.

Pronunciation:

Please note that some screen readers pronounce the instructor's name Jaime as "jaim".  The correct pronunciation of the instructor's name is "Jay me".  Geologic terms, locations, and names that have been found to be mispronounced by screen readers are contained in a list.  The list will provide you with the term and its phonic spelling.  View the list of mispronounced words

Access for Users with Mobility Disabilities

Tab sequence:

Pressing the TAB key will move you through links on the Web pages. If your browser supports it, tabs will move you in a specific sequence which gets you to the content you seek faster. If you are using a screen reader, the tab key will move you through the content links first, without having to listen to the site navigation over and over again. If you are low-vision, and not using a screen reader, be aware that using the tab key may result in the page appearing to jump around as your browser moves the page to each tab location.

For content pages, here is the normal tab sequence:

• the URL for Grossmont College, home page, site map, accessibility
• horizontal links to the main pages
• left menu bar including links to tool that you may need to download, and the site's disclaimer
• content links
• footer links for back to the top of the page, contacting the instructor, and the website map. 

Video and Audio info

There are some video and audio files, or clips, on the Geology 110 website. These clips are for the enhancement of our site. It is not necessary to view them in order to use this site and they do not contain mandatory information. Depending on a number of factors, you may or may not be able to play them. These factors include your operating system, the processing speed of your computer, the amount of RAM, type of connection to the Internet and which media player your computer has, if any.

About media players:

Geology 110.com does not endorse any player or recommend one type of player over another. It is recommended that you use a player you already have on your computer. If you purchased a computer that uses the Windows 2000, ME, XP, or later operating systems, you most likely have the Windows Media Player. If you have a Macintosh® computer, you probably have the QuickTime player. You may also have more than one player. The live lectures require that you have the QuickTime player. A link is provided below to download QuickTime free.  Those using some versions of the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser may not be able to play QuickTime files without downloading the latest version of the QuickTime player.If you use a Macintosh® computer, you may not be able to access some of the Windows Media Player clips on this site. Please use one of the other players. If you don't have a media player, you will need to download one to view media clips on this site.  Both players have free versions available for download. Each link below should take you to a site where you may download the indicated player.  You may have to make some choices and supply information to be able to download the player. When the download is complete, an installer program will be downloaded to your computer. You must then use the installer to install the player. You may be required to make some more choices to complete this procedure. Normally, a sample movie will play to indicate the player was correctly installed. If you have any problems downloading or installing a specific player, refer to the information supplied by the player manufacturer on their site.

Neither Geology110.com nor Grossmont College are responsible for any problems incurred by the download or installation of software to your computer.

These links were current at the time this page was published. They are subject to change at any time. If you find a link that doesn't work, please let the Geology110.com Webmaster know

.QuickTime Player download  Windows Media Player download

About Lecture Accessibility

Real-time lectures will broadcast via the internet using Adobe Acrobat Connect. You will be able to participate in these lectures through your web browser.  Caption Colorado will provide rapid text captioning during the live lectures.   Detailed information will be provided for connecting to the live lectures.

Lectures for Review: (non-live)

HTML presentations of all PowerPoint lectures will be available for review.  The following information will aid you in navigating the lectures and is also contained in the upper right corner of each lecture as a help link.

Access Keys

Navigation

p = Previous Slide

n = Next Slide

Skip to Content

A link used by various assistive technologies, such as screen readers, to allow users to skip over the navigation.

Table of Contents

A list of links that will take you directly to any slide in the presentation.

View All Slides

This displays all of the Slides and Lecturer's Notes in one long page.

Contents of this Slide

This shows all of the individual items on a slide. It can be used to directly access text, images, and charts on the slide. Normally, these items are present on each page but are hidden from view. They are typically used by assistive technologies such as screen readers.

For further information or help, please visit http://www.lecshare.com

Screen readers:

The Geology 110.com web site is designed for use with a screen reader, a program that reads the web page content aloud. This site has been tested as working when using Freedom Scientific® JAWS® for Windows, version 8.0, together with Internet Explorer 6. (If you are using JAWS, this site works best in Classic Mode.)

Contact Geology 110.com Webmaster  If you have any problems playing clips from this site or wish to let us know about your experience viewing clips, videos, and other media at this site.  Please email the Geology 110.com Webmaster.

PDF info

PDF files require the free Adobe® Reader® for viewing.

Full or basic version?

We suggest that you choose the full version. It includes PDF accessibility features and a text search.

Many PDFs on this site, but not all, can be viewed on Macintosh OS X using the Preview application.

Word document and Excel spreadsheet info

Microsoft® Word and Microsoft Excel files require Microsoft Office 2000 or later, or any office document program which is capable of reading Microsoft Word or Excel 2000 documents.

Free programs capable of reading these documents include:

• Microsoft Word Viewer (Windows only),
• The OpenOffice.org® application (Windows, Unix, Linux, Macintosh OS X),
• The NeoOffice®/J application (Macintosh OS X, supports Office 2007 Word Docs and Excel macros), and.

Reading Word files in another program may result in problems with the appearance of the document, but the document will generally be readable.

About accessibility

When a Word document is provided, every effort will be made to also provide a PDF file.

PowerPoint presentation info

Microsoft PowerPoint® files require Microsoft PowerPoint, or any presentation program which is capable of reading Microsoft PowerPoint documents.

Free programs capable of reading Microsoft PowerPoint documents include:

• Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer (Windows only). The Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer does not provide access to speaker notes, which may be present in some presentations.
• The OpenOffice.org application (Windows, Unix, Linux, Mac OS X).
• The NeoOffice/J application (Macintosh OS X).

E-Text Book:

Users with disabilities may experience difficulty with accessing the current version of the E-text through CourseSmart. CourseSmart apologizes for any inconvenience and request your patience while they develops an online application that will provide an accessible eTextbook user experience.

Suggestions

If you have any suggestions for improving accessibility of the Geology 110.com web site, please contact the Geology 110 webmaster.

Acknowledgements

The Geology 110.com website receives accessibility assistance from the Alternate Media/Assistive Technology Specialist at Grossmont College.