Improving Web Accessibility

The Center for Accessible Technology (CforAT) and California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) are working together to raise awareness of and improve web accessibility for Californians with disabilities.

We have launched the California Digital Inclusion Program (CDIP), a joint-initiative of CforAT— CETF to provide recognition and no-cost technical assistance to organizations interested in improving their web accessibility.

2010 California Digital Inclusion Program

The organizations that participate in the program and make accessibility enhancements to their websites will be eligible to win a Digital Inclusion Award at the 2010 Celebration.

CDIP Staff will review parrticipants' websites and suggest a tailored accessibility project in consultation with each organization.

Organizations interested in participating must:

1. Be based in California or providing services/products in California
2. Identify a primary staff person for CDIP staff to work with
3. Commit to completing at least one accessibility project during April - October 2010.

Participating organizations will achieve accessibility improvements by participating in the program and committing an average of 5 staff hours per month from April through October. Organizations with significant resources may be able to devote more staff hours and successfully complete an even larger-scale web accessibility project through the Program.

Members of the public may also nominate organizations for participation. CDIP staff will then invite nominated organizations to apply.

Click here for the online application to participate in the Program

You can also nominate an organization for inclusion in the program.

For more information, email us.

Past Awards

The California Digital Inclusion Program has completed two cycles, and worked with some companies and organizations that have done great work on enahncing the accessibility of their websites.

The 2009 Winners were:

• San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)
• Intel Corporation
• TechSoup Global

Read about the 2009 award winners.

The 2008 Award Winners were:

• San Francisco State University
• SeamlessWeb
• Gap Inc.
• The California State University

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