Volume 102 ∙ Sept.

2, 2010 ∙ Number 2

Berry A tradition of service...

website
aims for
accessibility
Thomas Yungerberg
Staff Writer

With a slogan of Experience It

Firsthand, Berry’s website strives
to maintain accessibility for every
student.
However, a recent study
backed by the National Science
Foundation has determined that
the Web accessibility of many col-
lege websites to those with dis-
abilities was “strikingly low.”
This is because of advancing
technologies that make certain
features of a website unusable
for some individuals with visual
or hearing impairments. Flash
applications and sub menus trig-
gered by mouse interaction may
look nice, but according to the
previously mentioned study, they
are also very difficult to navi-
gate for those using impairment Tyler quackenbush, Staff Photographer

programs.
Freshman Koby Boatright,
who has stationary night blind-
ness, said he has encountered
such problems before when surf-
ing the web.
“A lot of sites have scroll down
or drop down menus now,” Boa-
tright said. “Some sites use too
much of them and looking for a
specific link becomes difficult.”
Such features and applications
are not found on Berry’s website,
however. Leading individuals in
Berry’s Electronic Communica-
tion Services, who run the col-
lege’s website, have taken a strict
policy against it.
“We don’t use Flash in any
situation that would make it dif-
ficult to navigate the site with al-
ternate means,” Cameron Jordan,
director of E-Communication Ser-
vices, said.
The tools used to navigate the
internet differ with individuals
who have different impairments.
Those that would have the most
issues with navigating a website
would be individuals who are
blind, said Martha Van Cise, Di-
rector of the Academic Support
Center.
The college’s largest freshman class in history participated in the annual First-Year Service Day August 28. More than 650
students canvassed the Rome/Floyd County area to perform more than 20 separate, unique service projects for local non-profits,
churches, cemeteries and individuals.
College welcomes new director of news services
Kelly Dickerson
Deputy News Editor
The Office of Public Relations and Market-
ing has hired Chris Reinolds Kozelle as the
new Director of News and Editorial Services.
Kozelle began working at Berry on August
16, replacing Rick Woodall. Woodall has taken
a job in the Office of Advancement. She comes
from a background of more than 20 years in
newspapers and online publications.
As director of news and editorial services,
Kozelle is in charge of writing news releases
about things happening around Berry and
assigning some of those releases to student
workers to write.
“Recently I wrote the news release for Cof-
fee in the Commons, something that will be
happening in the Kilpatrick Commons soon,”
Kozelle said.
Kozelle also monitors when Berry is men-
tioned in outside news sources.
“Every morning I receive Google alerts
and other notifications so that I can monitor
Kozelle also is in charge of the “Around
Berry” section of the Berry College website.
“The Around Berry section uses both pic-
tures and text to show the major events that
have recently happened around Berry,” Ko-
zelle said. “This week is focused on the start
of the semester activities like move-in day
and the new faces talent show. Next week will
highlight first year service day.”
Kozelle is also in charge of researching
Berry itself.
“My job is to find untold stories about Ber-
ry, things that haven’t been reported on yet,”
Kozelle said.
Kozelle chose to apply to Berry because her
proximity to, and the reputation of, Berry.
“I live in Cherokee county, so Berry is pret-
ty close. I also knew the outstanding reputa-
tion that Berry has,” Kozelle said. “I talked to
several people who had been here and worked
here and all of them said that they didn’t just
like Berry, they loved it.”
Kozelle said she was initially attracted to
the field of journalism and public relations candler hobbs, Asst. Photo Editor

any stories that appear that mention Berry
College,” Kozelle said. “I then forward those
stories to student workers and keep copies to
see “accessibility” P. 3 have on record.”
because of her writing ability, creativity and
desire to have a meaningful occupation.
“I was always good at writing and I wanted
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to find a meaningful way to use my ability.

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