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» ALT texts in IMG - Detailed techniques for using the ALT tag.
» 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.
» Access.Edu - Information pertaining to the creation of accessible Web sites, evaluation tools, tutorials.
» AccessRamp Dot Org - A collection of web accessibility resources, and information about consulting services for accessible design.
» Accessibility Guide - A guide designed to help webmasters comply with web accessibility guidelines, with special emphasis on HTML techniques.
» 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.
» Accessible Web Design - Articles supporting the campaign for making the web universally accessible.
» 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.
» 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.
» AccessibleNet.org - Accessible directory of links and resources to help Policy Makers and Web Designers make informed decisions about Web accessibility.
» Accessify.com - Tools, links and resources on Website accessibility.
» AccessifyForum.com - Discussion forum regarding site building, news, and legal issues relating to accessibility.
» Adobe - Accessibility - Learn how to make your site more accessible when using Adobe software.
» AiSquared - Developers of tools for seeing or hearing content from your computer.
» 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.
» AnitraPavka.com - Personal weblog with views on accessibility issues, news, and accessibility events.
» Campaign for Accessible Web Sites - Site created to offer free advice and information for webmasters who want to make their sites accessible to all.
» Color-Blind Design Evaluation - Online tool to show what your site colors look like to color-blind people.
» Could Helen Keller Read Your Page? - Technical tips on improving the accessibility of a web page.
» Design Your Web Content for Accessibility - Short article by Bryan D. Caplovitz covering audience, guidelines, and validation.
» Designing More Usable Web Sites - Research and links from the Trace Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
» Dive into Accessibility - A comprehensive 30 day guide to making your website more accessible. Can be downloaded as a PDF.
» EServer TC Library: Accessibility - A rapidly-growing annotated bibliography of reviewed and rated online resources in accessible and universally-usable design.
» 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.
» 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.
» Freedom Scientific - Developer of JAWS for Windows Screen Reader and MAGic Screen Magnification Software.
» Frontend Usability Engineering and Interface Design - An article on accessibility, including reasons to create an accessible web site and common causes of inaccessible design.
» 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.
» HTML4.com - Information on web accessibility, usability and web standards.
» Henry's Hints on Web Access - Discusses the invisible image techniques for text only browsers.
» IBM Accessibility Center - Information on IBM's 'accessible' products and services.
» ICDRI: Accessibility on the Web - Article defining accessibility and arguing its importance from ethical and economic perspectives. Covers basic techniques for design and testing.
» 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.
» Introduction to Accessible Web Design - Article introducing accessible Web design and initiatives to improve accessibility.
» Joeclark.org - Accessibility info and Weblogs from the writer Joe Clark
» Library Hi Tech 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.
» Macromedia - Accessibility - Learn how to make your site more accessible when using Macromedia software.
» Making Your Web Content Accessible - Essay on the 'case for accessibility'.
» Microsoft - Accessibility - Information about Microsoft accessibility products and services.
» Ogston.com - Advice, guides and reviews from a web accessibility specialist.
» 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.
» RNIB Campaign for Good Web Design - Royal National Institute for the Blind's campaign for accessible web design.
» 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.
» RetroAccess - Website evaluation/correction tool that checks your website code against accessibility standards and guides you through the repair of problems.
» 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.
» Section508.gov - Official website for Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act.
» Self Direction Community Project - Providing online disability awareness training.
» SightWeaver - SightWeaver is a tool for repairing HTML tables, to make them more accessible.
» 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.
» 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.
» The Wave - Helps you check if your page is accessible to people with disabilities. New version includes tests for section 508.
» Tunna-resources - Website design tips for new and disabled webmasters.
» UI Access - Resource for universal interface design and accessibility that provides techniques to support developing and implementing strategies.
» UnBounded Access - Provider of web accessibility technology, services and research.
» Usability First - Accessibility - Includes background information on Accessibility and lists computer related accessibility aids according to types of disability.
» UsableAccess.com - Web accessibility and usability resources including articles, news, discussion, and research. Focuses on both theory and practice of user-centered design.
» Viewable With Any Browser - Campaign for a Non-Browser Specific WWW. Resources, more information and links about this effort.
» W3 Compliant Sites - A collection of web standards compliant web sites and their designers.
» Web Accessibility Initiative - Guidelines and resources from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
» Web Accessibility Survey - Some data collected on the accessibility of college and university web pages.
» Web Accessibility and Universal Design - List of resources based around accessibility issues, guides, check lists and legal issues.
» Web Alert - Campaign for an independent and accessible WWW for everyone regardless of the browser that they use.
» Web accessibility resources - Offers tips, tricks, tutorials, links and information about Web accessibility, including UK legal requirements.
» 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.
» WebAIM - Web Accessibility in Mind - Information, training, resources, guidelines and standards for Web accessibility and disability access to the Web.
» Webdisabilities.com - Listing of web companies that have been awarded a kite mark for considering the disabled user.
» 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.