The Americans with Disabilities Act

1990
Asiah Abdulla
Cis:221
9/13/2017
 This presentation discusses the 1990 act of
Congress known as the Americans with
Disabilities Act and, in particular, the section of
that act known as Title II
 Mental Illness

Serious Mental Illness

20% of youth ages live with mental health condition

11% of youth have mood disorder

10% of youth have a behavior or conduct disorder

8% of youth have an anxiety disorder

 Title II makes State and local governments and other official bodies
responsible for complying with the provisions of the ADA.
 For the hearing-impaired, the video may not offer
enough explanation of what is going on. Adding
captions can explain the visual part of the
presentation.
https://youtu.be/ln8NHzVfJkQ
 Whenever an image is used to illustrate text, the alt
tag should describe whats on the image. Screen
readers for the blind and visually impaired will read
out this text and thus make your image accessible.
https://youtu.be/vnTUuoxopiQ
 The purpose of making a piece of text blink or flash
is to add emphasis to the words. But for the visually
handicapped, the message does not register with
them; they will miss the point.
 A simple technology, consisting of a straw through
which the user can send two separate input signals
to a device: a positive-pressure signal (puff) and a
negative-pressure signal
(suck, or sip), allowing those
with no use of the hands to still
work with technological devices.
When the alt tag is added to a graphic
image, it provides a verbal description
of that image and renders it in audio
form, so that blind users of the
technology can receive an audible
description of the graphics contents.
Real writer and Reader of th box
comprehensive reading and writing assistance
sollution for people with dyslexia and or
dysgraphia.