- Americans With Disabilities Act Information - http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/
The US Dept. of Justice's resource page for the ADA. Voluminous, and not limited to computer and Internet issues, but at least it should be fairly authoritative, if you're willing to wade through the material.
- Usability First - Accessibility - http://www.usabilityfirst.com/accessibility/index.txl
Includes background information on Accessibility and lists computer related accessibility aids according to types of disability.
- Viewable With Any Browser - http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/
Campaign for a Non-Browser Specific WWW. Resources, more information and links about this effort.
- WebAIM - Web Accessibility in Mind - http://www.webaim.org
Information, training, resources, guidelines and standards for Web accessibility and disability access to the Web.
- Henry's Hints on Web Access - http://www.ga.unc.edu/~hes/access-hes.html
Discusses the invisible image techniques for text only browsers.
- Joeclark.org - http://www.joeclark.org
Accessibility info and Weblogs from the writer Joe Clark
- RetroAccess - http://www.retroaccess.com/
Website evaluation/correction tool that checks your website code against accessibility standards and guides you through the repair of problems.
- Accessible Webpage Design: Resources - http://library.uwsp.edu/aschmetz/Accessible/pub_resources.htm
Site created to promote awareness about the need for accessible web design and to steer those who wish to learn more about the topic into the right direction.
- Web Accessibility Survey - http://library.uwsp.edu/aschmetz/Accessible/websurveys.htm
Some data collected on the accessibility of college and university web pages.
- Internet Captioning Professionals - http://www.internetcaptioning.com
Internet captioning of live audio and video webcasts for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals or anyone requiring instantaneous voice-to-text conversion.
- Webdisabilities.com - http://www.webdisabilities.com/
Listing of web companies that have been awarded a kite mark for considering the disabled user.
- Freedom Scientific - http://www.freedomscientific.com/
Developer of JAWS for Windows Screen Reader and MAGic Screen Magnification Software.
- Section508.gov - http://www.section508.gov
Official website for Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act.
- Microsoft - Accessibility - http://www.microsoft.com/enable/
Information about Microsoft accessibility products and services.
- Macromedia - Accessibility - http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/accessibility/
Learn how to make your site more accessible when using Macromedia software.
- Accessibility Guide - http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/accessibility/index.html
A guide designed to help webmasters comply with web accessibility guidelines, with special emphasis on HTML techniques.
- AiSquared - http://www.aisquared.com/
Developers of tools for seeing or hearing content from your computer.
- UI Access - http://www.uiaccess.com
Resource for universal interface design and accessibility that provides techniques to support developing and implementing strategies.
- ALT texts in IMG - http://ppewww.ph.gla.ac.uk/%7Eflavell/alt/alt-text.html
Detailed techniques for using the ALT tag.
- Dive into Accessibility - http://www.diveintoaccessibility.org/
A comprehensive 30 day guide to making your website more accessible. Can be downloaded as a PDF.
- Accessify.com - http://www.accessify.com/
Tools, links and resources on Website accessibility.
- UnBounded Access - http://www.ubaccess.com
Provider of web accessibility technology, services and research.
- Introduction to Accessible Web Design - http://www.miswebdesign.com/resources/articles/accessibility-intro.html
Article introducing accessible Web design and initiatives to improve accessibility.
- Accessible eLearning For All - http://www.alfaproject.co.uk
The ALFA Project is being developed to allow educational content providers to create eLearning on any subject and in any language.
- HTML4.com - http://www.html4.com/
Information on web accessibility, usability and web standards.
- The Wave - http://www.wave.webaim.org/index.jsp
Helps you check if your page is accessible to people with disabilities. New version includes tests for section 508.
- AnitraPavka.com - http://www.anitrapavka.com/
Personal weblog with views on accessibility issues, news, and accessibility events.
- AccessifyForum.com - http://www.accessifyforum.com/
Discussion forum regarding site building, news, and legal issues relating to accessibility.
- AccessibleNet.org - http://www.accessiblenet.org
Accessible directory of links and resources to help Policy Makers and Web Designers make informed decisions about Web accessibility.
- ICDRI: Accessibility on the Web - http://www.icdri.org/WebAccess/accessibility_and_web_JKD.htm
Article defining accessibility and arguing its importance from ethical and economic perspectives. Covers basic techniques for design and testing.
- EServer TC Library: Accessibility - http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Accessibility
A rapidly-growing annotated bibliography of reviewed and rated online resources in accessible and universally-usable design.
- SightWeaver - http://www.mackers.com/projects/sightweaver/
SightWeaver is a tool for repairing HTML tables, to make them more accessible.
- Webmates - http://excellentsite.org/webmates/
The purpose of Webmates is to assist other webmasters in their personal efforts to comply with the current standards regarding coding, accessibility and usability.
- ATPM.com - Web Accessibility - http://www.atpm.com/10.01/web-accessibility.shtml
Article by Raena Armitage. Addresses why Web accessibility matters, and gives some practical tips to apply to your Web sites right now.
- Euroaccessibility - http://www.euroaccessibility.org/
Launched to foster European cooperation toward a harmonised methodology for evaluating the accessibility of web sites. Members, committees and task forces, working rules, objectives, and FAQ.
- TechDis Accessibility & Usability Resource - http://www.techdis.ac.uk/seven/
Provides information on the technical and practical aspects of accessibility (including usability issues) and its evaluation, and information on how disabled users access the Internet.
- Web Credible: Accessibility Resources - http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-accessibility/
Offers tips, tricks, tutorials, links and information about Web accessibility, including UK legal requirements.
- W3 Compliant Sites - http://w3csites.com
A collection of web standards compliant web sites and their designers.
- UsableAccess.com - http://www.usableaccess.com/
Web accessibility and usability resources including articles, news, discussion, and research. Focuses on both theory and practice of user-centered design.
- Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility - http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/
Outlines approaches for preliminary review web site accessibility and for evaluation of conformance to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
- Flapback Accessibility Demonstration - http://www.islandnet.com/~robertal/access.htm
A review of browsers, tools and design principles for creating user-sensitive, device-independent web pages. Finger-spelling and morse code are employed to argue for an internet on-ramp serving desktop, handheld and special surfers alike.
- Web Accessibility - http://www.web-accessibility.co.uk
An overview of website access for people with disabilities, and an overview of UK law and the Disability Discrimination Act.
- alphaWorks : aDesigner - http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/adesigner
Disability simulator software that helps Web designers ensure that their pages are accessible and usable by the visually impaired. (IBM ID required to download.)
- 508 Spot - http://www.508Spot.com/
Guides and resources to help build applications with accessibility and usability.
- Adobe - Accessibility - http://www.adobe.com/enterprise/accessibility/main.html
Learn how to make your site more accessible when using Adobe software.
- CNN: Web Sites are Locking out the Disabled - http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/07/web.site.accessibility.idg/index.html
Office buildings have wheelchair ramps and TV has closed captioning, but many Web sites are inaccessible to people with disabilities. Things don't have to be that way.
- Access.Edu - http://access.ed.uiuc.edu/
Information pertaining to the creation of accessible Web sites, evaluation tools, tutorials.
- RNIB Campaign for Good Web Design - http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_goodwebdesign.hcsp
Royal National Institute for the Blind's campaign for accessible web design.
- Library Hi Tech Volume 20, Number 2, 2002 - http://thesius.emeraldinsight.com/vl=6172910/cl=30/nw=1/rpsv/cw/www/mcb/07378831/v20n2/contp1-1.htm
Special issue: Accessibility of web-based information resources for people with disabilities. Read abstracts online; pay for access to full articles.
- Access Matters - http://www.access-matters.com/
Bob Easton searches for accessibility best practices.
- TDT - Accessibility - http://users.adelphia.net/~djhudson819/accessibility/
The Design Times Section 508 guidelines, checklists, information, and tools to help build applications with accessibility and usability.
- Standards-schmandards - http://www.standards-schmandards.com
Weblog about web standards, accessibility and usability.
- All About Access - http://blog.carrolltech.org/
A blog about web accessibility and issues involving access technology at large, including but not limited to screen readers, operating systems and productivity software.
- Government of Canada: Accessibility - http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/clf-nsi/inter/inter-01-tb_e.asp
Official standards and guidelines for Government of Canada Web sites, as part of the Treasury Board's "Common Look and Feel" initiative.
- Accessibility Wizard - http://www.binaryblue.com.au/access_wizard/
A tool for web developers and project teams. It breaks down the WAI Checkpoints into individual tasks for each job role in a development team.
- RNIB Web Access Centre - http://www.webaccesscentre.com/
A free online resource centre to help designers and managers create accessible web sites. Also links to consultancy services.
- USPS Section 508 Handbook in HTML - http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/hand/as508/welcome.htm
Explains the requirements of Section 508 and sets forth, in broad outline, the Postal Service's policies on how to comply with them.
- Accessibility Color Wheel - http://gmazzocato.altervista.org/colorwheel/wheel.php
A tool to help choose a color pair with good contrast and suitable for text and background of accessible sites. It simulates also various kinds of color-blindness.
- Web Design Standards Project - http://www.webdesignstandards.co.uk/
Offers advice, articles and tutorials for standards compliant web site design including accessibility, xhtml and css.
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