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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.
http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/
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UsableAccess.com
Web accessibility and usability resources including articles, news, discussion, and research.
Focuses on both theory and practice of user-centered design.
http://www.usableaccess.com/
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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.
http://www.opensourcetutorials.com/tutorials/Design-And-Layout/Accessibility/basic-wai/page1.html
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W3 Compliant Sites
A collection of web standards compliant web sites and their designers.
http://w3csites.com
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STC AccessAbility SIG - Internet Accessibility
Information about accessibility to the Internet. Points to many articles, websites and tools to
help create and analyze digital documents.
http://www.stcsig.org/sn/internet.shtml
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Web accessibility resources
Offers tips, tricks, tutorials, links and information about Web accessibility, including UK legal
requirements.
http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-accessibility/
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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.
http://www.techdis.ac.uk/seven/
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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.
http://www.euroaccessibility.org/
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The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) - Designing and Understanding Accessible WWW Pages
Extensive articles with many links to resources to educate and help with planning and creating
accessible web pages.
http://www.ataccess.org/rresources/Webaccess.html
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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.
http://www.atpm.com/8.11/accessibility.shtml
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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.
http://www.atpm.com/10.01/web-accessibility.shtml
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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.
http://excellentsite.org/webmates/
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AccessRamp Dot Org
A collection of web accessibility resources, and information about consulting services for
accessible design.
http://www.accessramp.org
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SightWeaver
SightWeaver is a tool for repairing HTML tables, to make them more accessible.
http://www.mackers.com/projects/sightweaver/
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EServer TC Library: Accessibility
A rapidly-growing annotated bibliography of reviewed and rated online resources in accessible and
universally-usable design.
http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Accessibility
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ICDRI: Accessibility on the Web
Article defining accessibility and arguing its importance from ethical and economic perspectives.
Covers basic techniques for design and testing.
http://www.icdri.org/WebAccess/accessibility_and_web_JKD.htm
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Accessible Web Design
Articles supporting the campaign for making the web universally accessible.
http://www.mardiros.net/accessible-web-design.html
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AccessibleNet.org
Accessible directory of links and resources to help Policy Makers and Web Designers make informed
decisions about Web accessibility.
http://www.accessiblenet.org
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AccessifyForum.com
Discussion forum regarding site building, news, and legal issues relating to accessibility.
http://www.accessifyforum.com/
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AnitraPavka.com
Personal weblog with views on accessibility issues, news, and accessibility events.
http://www.anitrapavka.com/
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The Wave
Helps you check if your page is accessible to people with disabilities. New version includes tests
for section 508.
http://www.wave.webaim.org/index.jsp
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HTML4.com
Information on web accessibility, usability and web standards.
http://www.html4.com/
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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.
http://www.alfaproject.co.uk
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Introduction to Accessible Web Design
Article introducing accessible Web design and initiatives to improve accessibility.
http://www.miswebdesign.com/resources/articles/accessibility-intro.html
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Tunna-resources
Website design tips for new and disabled webmasters.
http://www.tunna-resources.co.uk
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UnBounded Access
Provider of web accessibility technology, services and research.
http://www.ubaccess.com
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Design Your Web Content for Accessibility
Short article by Bryan D. Caplovitz covering audience, guidelines, and validation.
http://home.austin.rr.com/accessibility/
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Accessify.com
Tools, links and resources on Website accessibility.
http://www.accessify.com/
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Designing More Usable Web Sites
Research and links from the Trace Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
http://www.trace.wisc.edu/world/web/
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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.
http://www.cio-dpi.gc.ca/clf-upe/1/1_e.asp
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Web Accessibility and Universal Design
List of resources based around accessibility issues, guides, check lists and legal issues.
http://template.bsd.uchicago.edu/accessibility.html
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Dive into Accessibility
A comprehensive 30 day guide to making your website more accessible. Can be downloaded as a PDF.
http://www.diveintoaccessibility.org/
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ALT texts in IMG
Detailed techniques for using the ALT tag.
http://ppewww.ph.gla.ac.uk/%7Eflavell/alt/alt-text.html
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Adobe - Accessibility
Learn how to make your site more accessible when using Adobe software.
http://access.adobe.com/
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Ogston.com
Advice, guides and reviews from web accessibility specialist, Matthew Ogston.
http://www.ogston.com
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UI Access
Resource for universal interface design and accessibility that provides techniques to support
developing and implementing strategies.
http://www.uiaccess.com
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AiSquared
Developers of tools for seeing or hearing content from your computer.
http://www.aisquared.com/
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Making Your Web Content Accessible
Essay on the 'case for accessibility'.
http://www.pathcom.com/~kujira/intro.htm
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Web Alert
Campaign for an independent and accessible WWW for everyone regardless of the browser that they
use.
http://amigaphil.planetinternet.be/WebAlert.html
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IBM Accessibility Center
Information on IBM's 'accessible' products and services.
http://www-3.ibm.com/able/
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Accessibility Guide
A guide designed to help webmasters comply with web accessibility guidelines, with special emphasis
on HTML techniques.
http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/accessibility/index.html
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Macromedia - Accessibility
Learn how to make your site more accessible when using Macromedia software.
http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/accessibility/
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Campaign for Accessible Web Sites
Site created to offer free advice and information for webmasters who want to make their sites
accessible to all.
http://caws.mybravenet.com/
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Microsoft - Accessibility
Information about Microsoft accessibility products and services.
http://www.microsoft.com/enable
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Section508.gov
Official website for Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act.
http://www.section508.gov
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Freedom Scientific
Developer of JAWS for Windows Screen Reader and MAGic Screen Magnification Software.
http://www.freedomscientific.com/
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Webdisabilities.com
Listing of web companies that have been awarded a kite mark for considering the disabled user.
http://www.webdisabilities.com/
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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.
http://www.remotecaptioning.com
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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.
http://www.internetcaptioning.com
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Self Direction Community Project
Providing online disability awareness training.
http://www.selfdirection.org
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Web Accessibility Survey
Some data collected on the accessibility of college and university web pages.
http://library.uwsp.edu/aschmetz/Accessible/websurveys.htm
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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.
http://library.uwsp.edu/aschmetz/Accessible/pub_resources.htm
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Accessible Web Page Design
List of resources for building accessible websites.
http://www.makoa.org/web-desi.htm
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RNIB Campaign for Good Web Design
Royal National Institute for the Blind's campaign for accessible web design.
http://www.rnib.org.uk/digital/
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Could Helen Keller Read Your Page?
Technical tips on improving the accessibility of a web page.
http://www.pantos.org/atw/35412.html
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Frontend Usability Engineering and Interface Design
An article on accessibility, including reasons to create an accessible web site and common causes
of inaccessible design.
http://www.frontend.com/usability_infocentre/usability_tips/features/website_accessibility.html
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RetroAccess
Website evaluation/correction tool that checks your website code against accessibility standards
and guides you through the repair of problems.
http://www.retroaccess.com/
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Joeclark.org
Accessibility info and Weblogs from the writer Joe Clark
http://www.joeclark.org
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Henry's Hints on Web Access
Discusses the invisible image techniques for text only browsers.
http://www.ga.unc.edu/~hes/access-hes.html
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Color-Blind Design Evaluation
Online tool to show what your site colors look like to color-blind people.
http://newmanservices.com/colorblind
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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.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/07/web.site.accessibility.idg/index.html
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WebAIM - Web Accessibility in Mind
Information, training, resources, guidelines and standards for Web accessibility and disability
access to the Web.
http://www.webaim.org
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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.
http://aware.hwg.org/
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Access.Edu
Information pertaining to the creation of accessible Web sites, evaluation tools, tutorials.
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/access
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Viewable With Any Browser
Campaign for a Non-Browser Specific WWW. Resources, more information and links about this effort.
http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/
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Usability First - Accessibility
Includes background information on Accessibility and lists computer related accessibility aids
according to types of disability.
http://www.usabilityfirst.com/accessibility/index.txl
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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.
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/
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Web Accessibility Initiative
Guidelines and resources from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
http://www.w3.org/WAI/
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