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Americans With Disabilities Act Information
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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.
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Usability First - Accessibility
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Includes background information on Accessibility and lists computer related accessibility aids according to types of disability.
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Viewable With Any Browser
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Campaign for a Non-Browser Specific WWW. Resources, more information and links about this effort.
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Accessible Web Authoring Resources and Education Center
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The AWARE center is a resource developed by the HTML Writer's Guild to assist all web writers to create more accessible web sites.
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WebAIM - Web Accessibility in Mind
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Information, training, resources, guidelines and standards for Web accessibility and disability access to the Web.
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Color-Blind Design Evaluation
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Online tool to show what your site colors look like to color-blind people.
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Henry's Hints on Web Access
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Discusses the invisible image techniques for text only browsers.
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Joeclark.org
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Accessibility info and Weblogs from the writer Joe Clark
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Could Helen Keller Read Your Page?
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Technical tips on improving the accessibility of a web page.
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Accessible Webpage Design: Resources
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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.
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Web Accessibility Survey
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Some data collected on the accessibility of college and university web pages.
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Self Direction Community Project
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Providing online disability awareness training.
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Webdisabilities.com
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Listing of web companies that have been awarded a kite mark for considering the disabled user.
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Freedom Scientific
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Developer of JAWS for Windows Screen Reader, MAGic Screen Magnification software, the PAC Mate accessible Pocket PC, and WYNN literacy software.
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Section508.gov
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Official website for Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act.
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Macromedia - Accessibility
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Learn how to make your site more accessible when using Macromedia software.
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Accessibility Guide
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A guide designed to help webmasters comply with web accessibility guidelines, with special emphasis on HTML techniques.
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AiSquared
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Developers of tools for seeing or hearing content from your computer.
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UI Access
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Resource for universal interface design and accessibility that provides techniques to support developing and implementing strategies.
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ALT texts in IMG
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Detailed techniques for using the ALT tag.
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Dive into Accessibility
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A comprehensive 30 day guide to making your website more accessible. Can be downloaded as a PDF.
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Designing More Usable Web Sites
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Research and links from the Trace Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Design Your Web Content for Accessibility
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Short article by Bryan D. Caplovitz covering audience, guidelines, and validation.
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UnBounded Access
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Provider of web accessibility technology, services and research.
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Introduction to Accessible Web Design
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Article introducing accessible Web design and initiatives to improve accessibility.
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Accessible eLearning For All
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The ALFA Project is being developed to allow educational content providers to create eLearning on any subject and in any language.
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HTML4.com
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Information on web accessibility, usability and web standards.
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The Wave
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Helps you check if your page is accessible to people with disabilities. New version includes tests for section 508.
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AnitraPavka.com
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Personal weblog with views on accessibility issues, news, and accessibility events.
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AccessifyForum.com
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Discussion forum regarding site building, news, and legal issues relating to accessibility.
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AccessibleNet.org
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Accessible directory of links and resources to help Policy Makers and Web Designers make informed decisions about Web accessibility.
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How to Make Website Content Accessible
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Articles with advice and tips on making website content universally accessible.
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ICDRI: Accessibility on the Web
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Article defining accessibility and arguing its importance from ethical and economic perspectives. Covers basic techniques for design and testing.
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EServer TC Library: Accessibility
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A rapidly-growing annotated bibliography of reviewed and rated online resources in accessible and universally-usable design.
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SightWeaver
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SightWeaver is a tool for repairing HTML tables, to make them more accessible.
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Webmates
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The purpose of Webmates is to assist other webmasters in their personal efforts to comply with the current standards regarding coding, accessibility and usability.
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ATPM.com - Web Accessibility
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Article by Raena Armitage. Addresses why Web accessibility matters, and gives some practical tips to apply to your Web sites right now.
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ATPM.com: Putting Curb Cuts and Wider Doors on the Internet: Toward Web Site Accessibility
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Article by Sylvester Roque and Kimberly Nyles-Roque. Covers disabilities that can affect the internet experience, and gives advice on how to improve sites and avoid causing problems for users.
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The Alliance for Technology Access: Web Accessibility
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Extensive articles with many links to resources to educate and help with planning and creating accessible web pages.
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Euroaccessibility
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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.
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TechDis Accessibility & Usability Resource
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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.
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Web Credible: Accessibility Resources
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Offers tips, tricks, tutorials, links and information about Web accessibility, including UK legal requirements.
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Society for Technical Communication: Internet Accessibility
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Information about accessibility to the Internet. Points to many articles, websites and tools to help create and analyze digital documents.
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W3 Compliant Sites
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A collection of web standards compliant web sites and their designers.
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Opensourcetutorials.com: Web Accessibility Is Similar To Search Engine Optimization
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Matthew Drouin explains how web accessibility is similar to SEO along with the 5 essential actions to take to make a site accessible.
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UsableAccess.com
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Web accessibility and usability resources including articles, news, discussion, and research. Focuses on both theory and practice of user-centered design.
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Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility
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Outlines approaches for preliminary review web site accessibility and for evaluation of conformance to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
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The Guild of Accessible Web Designers
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An association of organisations and accessible web designers and developers promoting accessible web design standards.
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Flapback Accessibility Demonstration
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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.
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Web Accessibility
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An overview of website access for people with disabilities, and an overview of UK law and the Disability Discrimination Act.
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Web Page Accessibility Section 508 Checklist
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Checklist of Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility Section 508 Guidelines
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Digital Web Magazine: Accessibility
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Web accessibility articles by various authors.
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alphaWorks : aDesigner
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Disability simulator software that helps Web designers ensure that their pages are accessible and usable by the visually impaired. (IBM ID required to download.)
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508 Spot
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Guides and resources to help build applications with accessibility and usability.
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Adobe - Accessibility
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Learn how to make your site more accessible when using Adobe software.
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CNN: Web Sites are Locking out the Disabled
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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.
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Accessible Web Page Design
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List of resources for building accessible websites.
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Access.Edu
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Information pertaining to the creation of accessible Web sites, evaluation tools, tutorials.
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RNIB Campaign for Good Web Design
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Royal National Institute for the Blind's campaign for accessible web design.
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Library Hi Tech Volume 20, Number 2, 2002
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Special issue: Accessibility of web-based information resources for people with disabilities. Read abstracts online; pay for access to full articles.
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Access Matters
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Bob Easton searches for accessibility best practices.
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Searchenginewatch - Don't Disable Your Site for Handicapped Users
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Article by Matt Bailey. Designers of web sites that are not accessible to disabled users are overlooking a market segment of millions of searchers and potential buyers.
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TDT - Accessibility
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The Design Times Section 508 guidelines, checklists, information, and tools to help build applications with accessibility and usability.
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Standards-schmandards
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Weblog about web standards, accessibility and usability.
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All About Access
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A blog about web accessibility and issues involving access technology at large, including but not limited to screen readers, operating systems and productivity software.
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Government of Canada: Accessibility
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Official standards and guidelines for Government of Canada Web sites, as part of the Treasury Board's "Common Look and Feel" initiative.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Accessibility
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Links to information on web accessibility and resources for building sites that are accessible to all users regardless of disability.
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Accessibility Wizard
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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.
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RNIB Web Access Centre
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A free online resource centre to help designers and managers create accessible web sites. Also links to consultancy services.
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USPS Section 508 Handbook in HTML
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Explains the requirements of Section 508 and sets forth, in broad outline, the Postal Service's policies on how to comply with them.
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USPS Section 508 Technical Reference Guide in HTML
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Technical Reference guide in support of USPS AS-508, detailing techniques and technical approaches to Section 508 and accessibility.
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Accessibility Color Wheel
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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.
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Web Design Standards Project
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Offers advice, articles and tutorials for standards compliant web site design including accessibility, xhtml and css.
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AskAlice
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Free report provides an assessment of a site's accessibility, and information on how to improve.
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CNN.com - Analysis: Web sites are locking out the disabled
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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.
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AI Squared
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Assistive vision software developer. Products include ZoomText, VisAbility and BigShot Magnifier. Trial software, distributors, support and updates.
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Web Site Accessibility Testing Service (WATS) For Government of Canada Web Designers
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Describes the testing service, how it's administered and who does it and things to know before submitting the site.
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Webdisabilities.com
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Listing of web companies that have been awarded a kite mark for considering the disabled user.
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AccessifyForum.com
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Discussion forum regarding site building, news, and legal issues relating to accessibility.
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