Resources on Accessible Web Design

We encourage developers of web pages to consider the full spectrum of visitors to their sites. Listed below are some resources that may be helpful in creating pages that are accessible to everyone, including those who have disabilities.

DO-IT Publications, Videos, and Searchable Knowledge Base

AccessWeb - resources for - designing web pages that are universally accessible.
Technology and Universal Design - a collection of resources on the procurement and development of accessible technology.
AccessIT, the National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education - features a searchable Knowledge Base of frequently asked questions, case studies, and promising practices.

Other Resources on Accessible Web Design

A-Prompt (Accessibility Prompt) - a collaboration between the ATRC and the TRACE Center.
Access at Adobe.
Accessibility and VRML.
Accessibility Online Resource, Australian Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
Accessible Web Authoring Resources and Education center (AWARE).
Accessible Web Resources and the Law, by Thornton Wilson, Assistant Attorney General, University of Washington.
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre Web Resources.
Authoring Accessible Web Pages, the Employment Equity Positive Measures Program Directorate of the Public Service Commission of Canada.
Bobby, Center for Applied Special Technology program.
Best Viewed With Any Browser Campaign for a Non Browser Specific WWW.
BETSIE - a server-side solution for creating on the fly text-only version using a Perl script.
The Center on Information Technology Accommodation - how to make technology, including Web resources, accessible.
Checkpoint Checker.
Checklist of Design Requirements, State of Connecticut Web Site Accessibility Committee.
Color Blindness and Links.
Color Contrast and Partial Sight.
Compatibility & Accessibility, Could Helen Keller Read Your Page?
Dehanced for Lynx.
Jakob Nielsen's useit.com web site with some articles on usability and design.
Trace R&D Center Web Accessibility Resources.
The Trace Center's Designing Universal/Accessible Web Sites.
The Intuitive Systems Guidelines for Web Design - interface design and usability online.
Java Accessibility Program, Trace R&D.
Java Accessibility Utilities, Sun Microsystems.
Making UW Web Sites Accessible for Everyone.
Microsoft Introduction to Accessible Web Pages.
NCAM - National Center for Accessible Media.
Presentation (web-based) on accessible design from EEI Communications.
TOM - The Text Only Maker tool to increase accessibility of Web sites.
W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
WebAble Web accessibility links.
Web Accessibility, UCLA's Disabilities and Computing Program.
WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind).
World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design - a DO-IT publication.
WebWatch Discussion list for the discussion of the use of the Web by people with disabilities.

Web Video Captioning

Creating Video Products that are Accessible to People with Sensory Impairments.
CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM).
WGBH Descriptive Video Service.
Trace Center R&D's Multimedia and Virtual Reality Access.

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