{"588476":{"#nid":"588476","#data":{"type":"news","title":"AMAC Helping Georgia Make State\u0027s Websites Accessible","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center is working with the state of Georgia to make the state\u0026rsquo;s websites accessible. John Rempel, a quality control and training specialist at AMAC, audited the websites for the state.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHe was recently \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/news.wabe.org\/post\/georgia-aims-make-its-websites-accessible-all\u0022\u003Efeatured in an article\u003C\/a\u003E on Atlanta\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/wabe.org\/\u0022\u003Ewabe.org\u003C\/a\u003E talking about what it means to make a website accessible to those with disabilities. One way is through the use of alternative tags on photos. For those persons with visual impairment using screen readers, the device reads the alternative tag, or description of photos, to the user.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAMAC is the perfect research center to assist the state. The research and service center at Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/design.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Design\u003C\/a\u003E, provides practical solutions for challenges faced by individuals with disabilities. The center offers services to help organizations bring their websites into compliance with accessibility laws.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe center also provides accessibility services to individuals, educational organizations, nonprofits as well as government and corporate entities. Learn more about the AMAC research center at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/amacresearch.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eamacresearch.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Many of AMAC\u0026rsquo;s research-driven services are provided through \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.amacusg.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eamacusg.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/news.wabe.org\/post\/georgia-aims-make-its-websites-accessible-all\u0022\u003ERead the WABE article here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAMAC Accessibility is working with the state of Georgia to make the state\u0026rsquo;s websites accessible.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"AMAC Accessibility is working with the state of Georgia to make the state\u2019s websites accessible."}],"uid":"32550","created_gmt":"2017-03-08 20:56:57","changed_gmt":"2017-03-23 18:56:00","author":"Malrey Head","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-03-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-03-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"588475":{"id":"588475","type":"image","title":"John Rempel","body":null,"created":"1489006343","gmt_created":"2017-03-08 20:52:23","changed":"1489006343","gmt_changed":"2017-03-08 20:52:23","alt":"","file":{"fid":"224245","name":"John.Rempel.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/John.Rempel.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/John.Rempel.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":26467,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/John.Rempel.jpg?itok=8lTChQsJ"}}},"media_ids":["588475"],"groups":[{"id":"582211","name":"AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center"},{"id":"1233","name":"CATEA - Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access"},{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1225","name":"School of Industrial Design"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMalrey Head\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmalrey.head@design.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}