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Accessibility

This category is for sites related to Web Accessibility only.

Business related services can be found here:
Computers/Internet/Web_Design_and_Development/Accessibility/Companies_and_Consultants

Sites for web usability can be found here:
Computers/Internet/Web_Design_and_Development/Web_Usability

Sites for assistive technology (non-web related) can be found here:
Society/Disabled/Assistive_Technology

Other related categories are listed below.

Sites in Accessibility

Web Accessibility Initiative
Guidelines and resources from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Americans With Disabilities Act Information
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
Includes background information on Accessibility and lists computer related accessibility aids according to types of disability.

Viewable With Any Browser
Campaign for a Non-Browser Specific WWW. Resources, more information and links about this effort.

Access.Edu
Information pertaining to the creation of accessible Web sites, evaluation tools, tutorials.

Accessible Web Authoring Resources and Education Center
The AWARE center is a resource developed by the HTML Writer's Guild to assist all web writers to create more accessible web sites.

WebAIM - Web Accessibility in Mind
Information, training, resources, guidelines and standards for Web accessibility and disability access to the Web.

CNN: Web Sites are Locking out the Disabled
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.

Color-Blind Design Evaluation
Online tool to show what your site colors look like to color-blind people.

Henry's Hints on Web Access
Discusses the invisible image techniques for text only browsers.

Joeclark.org
Accessibility info and Weblogs from the writer Joe Clark

RetroAccess
Website evaluation/correction tool that checks your website code against accessibility standards and guides you through the repair of problems.

Could Helen Keller Read Your Page?
Technical tips on improving the accessibility of a web page.

RNIB Campaign for Good Web Design
Royal National Institute for the Blind's campaign for accessible web design.

Accessible Web Page Design
List of resources for building accessible websites.

Accessible Webpage Design: Resources
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
Some data collected on the accessibility of college and university web pages.

Self Direction Community Project
Providing online disability awareness training.

Internet Captioning Professionals
Internet captioning of live audio and video webcasts for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals or anyone requiring instantaneous voice-to-text conversion.

Remote Captioning
Remote captioning over the Internet of live events for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals or anyone requiring instantaneous voice-to-text conversion.

Webdisabilities.com
Listing of web companies that have been awarded a kite mark for considering the disabled user.

Freedom Scientific
Developer of JAWS for Windows Screen Reader and MAGic Screen Magnification Software.

Section508.gov
Official website for Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act.

Microsoft - Accessibility
Information about Microsoft accessibility products and services.

Campaign for Accessible Web Sites
Site created to offer free advice and information for webmasters who want to make their sites accessible to all.

Macromedia - Accessibility
Learn how to make your site more accessible when using Macromedia software.

Accessibility Guide
A guide designed to help webmasters comply with web accessibility guidelines, with special emphasis on HTML techniques.

IBM Accessibility Center
Information on IBM's 'accessible' products and services.

Web Alert
Campaign for an independent and accessible WWW for everyone regardless of the browser that they use.

Making Your Web Content Accessible
Essay on the 'case for accessibility'.

AiSquared
Developers of tools for seeing or hearing content from your computer.

UI Access
Resource for universal interface design and accessibility that provides techniques to support developing and implementing strategies.

Ogston.com
Advice, guides and reviews from a web accessibility specialist.

Adobe - Accessibility
Learn how to make your site more accessible when using Adobe software.

ALT texts in IMG
Detailed techniques for using the ALT tag.

Dive into Accessibility
A comprehensive 30 day guide to making your website more accessible. Can be downloaded as a PDF.

Web Accessibility and Universal Design
List of resources based around accessibility issues, guides, check lists and legal issues.

Government of Canada: Accessibility
Official standards and guidelines for Government of Canada Web sites, as part of the Treasury Board's "Common Look and Feel" initiative.

Designing More Usable Web Sites
Research and links from the Trace Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Accessify.com
Tools, links and resources on Website accessibility.

Design Your Web Content for Accessibility
Short article by Bryan D. Caplovitz covering audience, guidelines, and validation.

UnBounded Access
Provider of web accessibility technology, services and research.

Tunna-resources
Website design tips for new and disabled webmasters.

Introduction to Accessible Web Design
Article introducing accessible Web design and initiatives to improve accessibility.

Accessible eLearning For All
The ALFA Project is being developed to allow educational content providers to create eLearning on any subject and in any language.

HTML4.com
Information on web accessibility, usability and web standards.

The Wave
Helps you check if your page is accessible to people with disabilities. New version includes tests for section 508.

AnitraPavka.com
Personal weblog with views on accessibility issues, news, and accessibility events.

AccessifyForum.com
Discussion forum regarding site building, news, and legal issues relating to accessibility.

AccessibleNet.org
Accessible directory of links and resources to help Policy Makers and Web Designers make informed decisions about Web accessibility.

Accessible Web Design
Articles supporting the campaign for making the web universally accessible.

ICDRI: Accessibility on the Web
Article defining accessibility and arguing its importance from ethical and economic perspectives. Covers basic techniques for design and testing.

EServer TC Library: Accessibility
A rapidly-growing annotated bibliography of reviewed and rated online resources in accessible and universally-usable design.

SightWeaver
SightWeaver is a tool for repairing HTML tables, to make them more accessible.

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
Article by Raena Armitage. Addresses why Web accessibility matters, and gives some practical tips to apply to your Web sites right now.

ATPM.com: Putting Curb Cuts and Wider Doors on the Internet: Toward Web Site Accessibility
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.

The Alliance for Technology Access: Web Accessibility
Extensive articles with many links to resources to educate and help with planning and creating accessible web pages.

Euroaccessibility
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
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
Offers tips, tricks, tutorials, links and information about Web accessibility, including UK legal requirements.

Society for Technical Communication: Internet Accessibility
Information about accessibility to the Internet. Points to many articles, websites and tools to help create and analyze digital documents.

W3 Compliant Sites
A collection of web standards compliant web sites and their designers.

Opensourcetutorials.com: Web Accessibility Is Similar To Search Engine Optimization
Matthew Drouin explains how web accessibility is similar to SEO along with the 5 essential actions to take to make a site accessible.

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
Outlines approaches for preliminary review web site accessibility and for evaluation of conformance to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.

Library Hi Tech Volume 20, Number 2, 2002
Special issue: Accessibility of web-based information resources for people with disabilities. Read abstracts online; pay for access to full articles.

The Guild of Accessible Web Designers
An association of organisations and accessible web designers and developers promoting accessible web design standards.

Flapback Accessibility Demonstration
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
An overview of website access for people with disabilities, and an overview of UK law and the Disability Discrimination Act.

Web Page Accessibility Section 508 Checklist
Checklist of Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility Section 508 Guidelines

Digital Web Magazine: Accessibility
Web accessibility articles by various authors.