To increase the usability of your Web site for visitors that rely on Lift or screen readers like JAWS, all Webmasters should provide a link to Lift for transcoding of their sites. This code varies based on the type of Web pages that comprise your Web site. You must decide if you want to have the graphic keyhole symbol or the words Text Only show. Placement is also at the discretion of the Webmaster. In many cases, such links appear at the top of the page.

Note: If you use a template, then the code will appear on each page. If not, this process will need to be done on each page separately.

For departmental sites not using .asp or .cfm

1. Text only label –
   <a href=http://ada.kent.edu/tt/http://www.kent.edu>Text Only</a>
   
2. Text only symbol -
   <a href=http://ada.kent.edu/tt/http://www.kent.edu>
   <img alt="Keyhole symbol leads to text only Web site"
   src="http://cms.kent.edu/images/home/keyhole.gif"></a>
   * Remember to replace the www.kent.edu url with your Web site’s url

For .asp:

1. Text only label -
   <a href=http://ada.kent.edu/tt/http://<%Response.Write
   (Request.ServerVariables("server_name"))%><%Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables("script_name"))%>>Text Version</a>
2. Text only symbol (keyhole graphic) –
   <a href=http://ada.kent.edu/tt/http://<%Response.Write
   (Request.ServerVariables("server_name"))%><%Response.Write(Request.ServerVariables("script_name"))%>><img alt="Keyhole symbol leads to text only Web site" src="http://cms.kent.edu/images/home/keyhole.gif"></a>
   * Download the http://cms.kent.edu/images/home/keyhole.gif to the server on which your site is housed and link to image vs. above url

For .cfm:

1. Text only label -
   <a href="http://ada.kent.edu/tt/http://<cfoutput>#cgi.server_name##cgi.script_name#
   </cfoutput>">Text Only</a>
2. Text only symbol (keyhole graphic) –
   <a href="http://ada.kent.edu/tt/http://<cfoutput>#cgi.server_name##cgi.script_name#
   </cfoutput>"><img alt="Keyhole symbol leads to text only Web site" src="http://cms.kent.edu/images/home/keyhole.gif"></a>

Beyond this simple measure, Webmasters should use alt tags for all images, avoid Flash and blinking text and encourage content contributors to either properly tag PDFs or provide materials in both a PDF and .txt or .doc
format.

Resources:

Guide to Web Standards

Guide to Web Standards: ADA Compliance Section

e-Inside Article: How Your Department Can Improve Web Accessibility

PowerPoint Presentation About Web Accessibility