Finding Additional Resources on Web Accessibility
Organizations Providing Accessibility Resources
- Access Board – Federal Accessibility
Guidelines
An independent Federal agency that develops accessibility requirements
including Section 508 standards.
(http://www.access-board.gov)
- Assistive Technology Resources
Provides information about assistive technologies that meet the needs
of a broad range of disabilities.
(http://www.assistivetech.net)
- CAST – Center for Applied Special
Technology
Advances access to learning
for people with disabilities by developing learning
models and tools that are usable by a wide variety of learners.
(http://www.cast.org)
- Do-IT – University of
Washington Resource Center
A program that offers resources for students and faculty
to improve post-secondary education for people with disabilities.
(http://www.washington.edu/doit)
- Disability and Business
Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
Regional centers that provide information, training, and technical
assistance to help individuals and entities understand and comply with
ADA and related disability legislation.
(http://www.adata.org/dbtac.html)
- EASI – Equal
Access to Software and Information
Provides online training in accessible information
technology.
(http://www.rit.edu/~easi/law/weblaw.htm)
- Jim Thatcher.com
– Web
Accessibility for Section 508
An online course that explores web accessibility specifically for
Section 508.
(http://www.jimthatcher.com/webcourse1.htm)
- Joe Clark AccessiBlog
Articles and links to resources related to accessibility.
(http://www.joeclark.org/accessiblog/home.html)
- National Center for Accessible Media
Produces resources relating
to expanding access to media for people with disabilities.
(http://ncam.wgbh.org/)
- Resources
for Persons with Disabilities
List of links to free and affordable assistive technology software.
(http://www.disabilityresources.org/AT-SHAREWARE.html)
- NCAM Rich Media
Accessibility
Collection of tools and resources for developers and users seeking
ways to make rich media accessible.
(http://ncam.wgbh.org/richmedia)
- Universal Interface Access
Offers articles about universal interface design and usable accessibility in general.
(http://www.uiaccess.com)
- Trace Center – University
of Wisconsin-Madison
Center in the UW-Madison College
of Engineering focused on universal design and ways to
make information technologies more usable by people with
disabilities.
(http://www.trace.wisc.edu/)
- US Government Disability
Information
The comprehensive Federal web site of disability-related government
resources.
(http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/)
- W3C – World
Wide Web Consortium Resources
Organization that creates standards for the web by developing specifications,
guidelines,
software,
and
tools.
(http://www.w3.org)
- WAI –
Web Access Laws
Compiled
Links to accessibility laws and policies in
the Unites States and other countries.
(http://www.w3.org/WAI/Policy/)
- Web
Accessibility Surveys
Studies involving the collection of accessibility data about web
sites and online resources in education
(http://library.uwsp.edu/aschmetz/Accessible/websurveys.htm)
- Web
Accessibility Suggestions
Links to general accessibility resources.
(http://www.dcp.ucla.edu/resources/accessibility.htm)
- WebAIM
– Web
Accessibility in Mind
Offers articles, tutorials, and software to help developers and faculty create accessible web content.
(http://www.webaim.org)
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