Accommodation Resources: Technology

DO-IT Publications

Working Together: Computers and People with Sensory Impairments

2015, 2007

People with visual and hearing impairments demonstrate computer technology for school and work.
Access to Technology in the Workplace: In Our Own Words

2014, 2004

Employees with disabilities share how accessible technology benefits them in the workplace.
Communication Access Realtime Translation: CART Services for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People

2014

Educators tell how Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) provides access to auditory communication for individuals who are deaf.
IT Accessibility: What Web Developers Have to Say

2013

Web designers and developers discuss strategies for creating websites that are accessible to all users.
IT Accessibility: What Campus Leaders Have to Say (15-minute Version)

2012

University presidents, chief information officers, and other (IT) leaders discuss the importance of and strategies for making IT accessible campus-wide.

AccessIT

The National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education
ADA.gov

Information and technical assistance from the U.S. Department of Justice on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Law and regulations provided by the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its 2008 amendments
Bridging the Digital Divide in Postsecondary Education: Technology Access for Youth with Disabilities

Information about access to technology in postsecondary education
BuyAccessible.gov

Information on buying accessible technology compiled by the US General Service Administration.
Closing the Gap

Computer technology in special education and rehabilitation
Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI Access)

Offers online training on accessible information technology for persons with disabilities.
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)

Resources and general information on disabilities and technology
Section 508 Standards for Electronic and Information Technology

United States Access Board - Section 508 standards for electronics and information technology.
United States Department of Education - Office of the Chief Information Officer

Requirements for accessible electronic and information technology.