Universal Web Accessibility

RESOURCES

Web Resources

1) Jim Thatcher.com
Contains a tutorial on complying with Section 508 Web standards, tips on what NOT to do to make sites accessible, etc.

2) webaim.org/ and the WebAIM Accessibility Training
Contains many Resources and How-to Guides on Web Accessibility

3)cita.rehab.uiuc
4)Trace at the University of Wisconsinl
Two excellent guides

5)NetMechanic Web Accessibility
Includes a section on "Accessibility in 5 Steps"

6Distance Education Guidelines developed for the Chancellor’s Office in 1999

7)California Community Colleges High Tech Center Training Unit, Web Accessibility Division
Resources on web accessibility

8) Section 508 , Section 508 Guide and 508 Overview for Program Review
The federal law that requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology be accessible to people with disabilities

9)Accessibility features of Macromedia MX 2004 software;
Explains the accessibility features and contains links to how- to info and other accessibility issues.
An excellent tutorial on how to use Macromedia Dreamweaver MX to address some common accessibility issues.

10) Working with Adobe Acrobat

11) EASI's Web Design Access Kit
A starter kit to help in designing accessible Web Pages by EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information), a provider of online training on accessible information technology for persons with disabilities.

12) Web Accessibility PowerPoint Presentation

13) AccessIT Accessible University Mock Site

14) Microsoft Accessibility

15) Web Accessibility Initiative

Books

• Clark, Joe. Building Accessible Web Sites. Indianapolis, Indiana: New Riders, 2003.

• Thatcher, Jim et al. Constructing Accessible Web Sites. Birmingham, England: glasshaus Ltd., 2002.