Additional resources to assist you getting it right the first time
Accessible Web Design - weekly tips http://www.mcu.org.uk/weeklytips/
WebAim Accessibility Techniques & Concepts http://www.webaim.org/techniques/
[ Free online accessibility tutorials ]
[ Accessibility topics tutorials ]
[ Online classes ]
[ Online web accessibility evaluators/validators ]
[ Web accessibility tools and utilities ]
[ Software for people with disabilities ]
Free online accessibility tutorials
1. How-To: Accessible Web Design http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cade/ade/howto/index.html
2. Making Educational Software and Web Sites Accessible - http://ncam.wgbh.org/cdrom/guideline/
3. WebAim Introduction to Web Accessibility http://www.webaim.org/intro/intro
4. SitePoint - Introduction To Accessible Web Design, by Nigel Peck http://www.sitepoint.com/article/952
5. SitePoint - Do-It-Yourself Accessibility by Nicky Danino http://www.sitepoint.com/article/744
6. Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center http://www.ittatc.org/training/webcourse/
(Free registration required)
7. Bobby Report Explanation Files http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/html/en/browsereport.jsp
8. HiSoftware® Understanding Accessibility http://www.hisoftware.com/uaen/WebHelp/uaen.htm
9. Web Accessibility Learning Modules http://www.csufresno.edu/webaccess/learningmodules/
10. Dive Into Accessibility http://diveintoaccessibility.org/
11. Juicy Studio Accessibility Tutorial http://www.juicystudio.com/tutorial/access...lity/index.html
12. Designing Universally Accessible WWW Resources for People with Disabilities http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/courses/2002-02-REHAB711NC/
13. Making Your Site Accessible http://uaweb.arizona.edu/styleguide/accessible.shtml
14. W3C Example for Checkpoint http://www.w3.org/WAI/wcag-curric/sam1-0.htm
15. Accessibility http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/accessibility/index.html
16. WebDevTips Accessibility Tutorial http://www.webdevtips.com/webdevtips/html/...ity/index.shtml
17. The National Center on Low-Incidence Disabilities (NCLID) http://vision.unco.edu/AccessibleDesign/
18. JimThatcher.com - U.S Section 508 http://www.jimthatcher.com/webcourse1.htm
19. School Web Accessibility http://www.tsbvi.edu/technology/web/508/0a.htm
Free adaptive technology tutorials
Adaptive Technology Tutorials http://snow.utoronto.ca/technology/tutorials/index.html
Accessibility topics tutorials
1. Readability and Accessibility
W3C/WAI Guideline 14. Ensure that documents are clear and simple http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/wai-pageauth.html#gl-facilitate-comprehension
Readability and its Implications for Web Content Accessibility http://wats.ca/resources/determiningreadability/1
2. Accessible Anchors (links) Accessible Anchors
http://www.webdevtips.com/webdevtips/html/accessibility/links.shtml
Skipping over navigation links http://infocentre.frontend.com/servlet/Infocentre/Infocentre?page=article&id=150
3. Building Accessible Forms General rules for web forms http://www.webdevtips.com/webdevtips/html/accessibility/form_rules.shtml
Forms and Accessibility http://www.seotoolbox.com/htmlchat/forms.html
Better Accessible Forms http://www.accessify.com/tutorials/better-accessible-forms.asp
Forms Accessibility http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/forms/formsaccessibility.html
Designing Accessible Forms http://www.netmechanic.com/s/vol5/accessibility_no19.htm
Forms Refresher http://www.cookiecrook.com/AIR/2003/train/forms.php
4. Designing Accessible Tables
How to Create Accessible Tables http://www.webaim.org/howto/tables/
Designing Accessible Tables http://www.graphic-design.com/Web/Tips/nm_0109.html
Table Manners http://www.mcu.org.uk/articles/tables.html
Building accessible tables http://www.evolt.org/article/Building_accessible_tables/4090/42090/
Accessible Tables http://www.jimthatcher.com/webcourse9.htm
Favourite Tips http://www.graphic-design.com/Web/Tips/nm_0109.html
5. Using Alt Tags
Providing text equivalents for images http://diveintoaccessibility.org/day_30_
creating_an_accessibility_statement.html
Improving accessibility with accesskey in HTML forms and links http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/accesskey.html
Limited Number of possible accesskey values http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2003AprJun/0117.html
Effective Alt Text http://infocentre.frontend.com/servlet/Infocentre?
access=no&page=article&rows=5&id=181
On the length of alt texts http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/html/alt.html#length
Making web graphics accessible http://www.evolt.org/article/Alt_and_beyond_
Making_web_graphics_accessible/4090/44510/index.html
Revealing Accesskey Information http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2003/reveal-accesskey/
6. Using Accesskeys
Improving accessibility with accesskey in HTML forms and links http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/accesskey.html
Device Independence http://snow.utoronto.ca/access/resources/keys.html
Use numbers for accesskeys http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2003AprJun/0117.html
Revealing Accesskey Information http://devedge.netscape.com/viewsource/2003/reveal-accesskey/
Alt and beyond: Making web graphics accessible http://www.evolt.org/article/Alt_and_beyond_
Making_web_graphics_accessible/4090/44510/index.htmlUnlocking Hidden Navigation http://www.alistapart.com/stories/accesskeys/
7. Using Tabindex
W3C/WAI about Tabindex http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/TS/html401/cp0101/0101-TABINDEX.html
8. Using Longdesc
Demonstration of the LONGDESC attribute and the "d" link http://wats.ca/resources/longdesc/31
Attribute for <IMG ...> LONGDESC = "URL" http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/images/_IMG_LONGDESC.html
Making images more useful http://www.webdevtips.com/webdevtips/html/accessibility/images.shtml
9. Using Colours
Colours Tutorial http://www.ergogero.com/FAQ/cfaqhome.html
Type and colour http://www.joeclark.org/book/sashay/serialization/Chapter09.html
Hex/RGB Converting Tutorial and vice versa http://www.htmlcenter.com/tutorials/tutorials.cfm/111/General/
10. Use Relative or Absolute Font Sizes?
Care With Font Size http://www.w3.org/2003/07/30-font-size
Font sizes http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/99/41/index3a_page3.html?tw=design
Using relative font sizes http://diveintoaccessibility.org/day_26_using_relative_font_sizes.html
Accessible web text - sizing up the issues http://www.mcu.org.uk/articles/textsize.html
Font size: the 'font-size' and 'font-size-adjust' properties http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/fonts.html#font-size-props
What's wrong with the FONT element? http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~mudws/font.html
Size matters http://www.alistapart.com/stories/sizematters/
Making Text Legible http://www.lighthouse.org/print_leg.htm
11. Animated Graphics and Seizures
How to Create Accessible Graphics http://www.webaim.org/howto/graphics/accessiblegraphics5
12. Skip Navigation or to Content link
Skip repetitive navigation links http://oc.nci.nih.gov/web508/tip2.html
Skipping over navigation links http://diveintoaccessibility.org/day_11_
skipping_over_navigation_links.html
Skip to Main Content Link http://www.washington.edu/accessit/AU/tutorial/ins.html
Skip Navigation Links http://www.cio-dpi.gc.ca/clf-upe/6/skip_e.asp
13. Creating Accessible PDF Files
How to Create Accessible Adobe PDF Files Booklet http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_booklet.html
14. Creating Accessible PowerPoint Files
PowerPoint - The Recommended Method http://www.webaim.org/howto/powerpoint/
Free online books
"Building accessible websites" by Joe Clark http://www.joeclark.org/book/sashay/serialization/
Online classes
1. HWG-IWA WebSite Design Class - Accessibility http://www.hwg.org/services/classes/access...litydesign.html
2. Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI) http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
3. REHAB711NC: Designing Universally Accessible Web Resources http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/courses/2003-09...11NC/index.html
Online web accessibility evaluators/validators
1. Webnauts Net (All-In-One) http://www.webnauts.net/check.html - Page conforms W3C/WAI-AAA Guidelines!
2. Bobby http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/html/en/index.jsp
3. Web Aim Waive http://wave.webaim.org/index.jsp
4. CynthiaSays http://www.cynthiasays.com/
5. UsableNet http://www.usablenet.com/
6. Watchfire http://webxact.watchfire.com/
Web accessibility tools and utilities
1. A-Prompt Web Accessibility Verifier http://aprompt.snow.utoronto.ca/
2. A-Prompt Web Accessibility Verifier (German) http://www.wob11.de/publikationen/aprompt/programm.html
3. HiSoftware® Accessible Form Creator http://www.hisoftware.com/access/valueadd9.html
4. Accessify Acrobot - Abbreviation and Acronym Generator http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-wizards...bot/default.asp
5. Accessify accessible form builder (version 2) http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-wizards...r-version-2.asp
6. Accessify Pop-up Window Generator http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-wizards/pop-up-window-generator.asp
7. NCAM Media Access Generator (MAGpie) http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie/
Software for people with disabilities
Windows Shareware and Freeware for People with Disabilities http://www.at-center.com/windows.html
Colour testing tools
1. Considering the Colour Blind Design Evaluation http://manservices.com/colorblind/default.asp
2. Colour Contrast Analyser http://www.juicystudio.com/services/colourcontrast.asp
3. Colour Picker and Tester http://www.tesspub.com/colours.html
4. Color Metric Converter http://colorpro.com/info/tools/convert.htm
5. Colour transformations - Decimal http://more.btexact.com/people/rigdence/colours/colours1.html
6. Colours confused with neutrals (Hex) http://more.btexact.com/people/rigdence/colours/neutrals_hex.html
Books for web accessibility
1. Maximum Accessibility - Making Your Web Site More Usable for Everyone, by J. Slatin & S. Rush http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201774224/
2. Building accessible websites, by Joe Clark http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/073571150X/
3. WEB Accessibility for People with Disabilities, by M. G. Paciello http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1929629087/
4. Accessible Web Sites, by Jim Thatcher and others http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/
5. Computer and Web Resources for People with Disabilities, by Stephen Hawking http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0897933001/
Some useful resources for accessibility
1. How People with disabilities use the Web
W3C - How People with Disabilities Use the Webhttp://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/PWD-Use-Web/20010104
How do disabled people use computers? http://www.joeclark.org/book/sashay/serialization/Chapter03.html
Disability and the Web http://www.techdis.ac.uk/seven/disability_and_the_web.html
Browse tips by physical disability http://diveintoaccessibility.org/by_disability.html
How People with Disabilities Use The Web http://www.blackwidows.org.uk/resources/access/web-usage.html#colour-blind
2. A Guide to Making Documents Accessible to People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired by Jennifer Sutton.
The inclusion of products or services in the body of this guide and the accompanying appendices should not be viewed as an endorsement by the American Council of the Blind. Resources have been compiled for informational purposes only, and the American Council of the Blind makes no guarantees regarding the accessibility or quality of the cited references. More: http://www.acb.org/accessible-formats.html
3. Accessibility Statement
Creating an accessibility statement http://diveintoaccessibility.org/day_30_
creating_an_accessibility_statement.html
Writing and posting the policy http://www.joeclark.org/book/sashay/
serialization/Chapter14.html#h2-1085
4. Words With Dignity - describing people with a disability
Terms suggested to describe persons with a disability http://wats.ca/resources/wordswithdignity/35
Treating Users with Disabilities as People http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20011111.html
Guidelines for Reporting and Writing about People with Disabilities http://www.lsi.ku.edu/lsi/internal/guidelines.html
5. Convincing Clients to Pay for Accessibility
Why Accessible Web Design is important for Business http://www.scotconnect.com/show.php?contentid=81
Accessible Web sites are attractive http://www.accessify.com/articles/attractive-accessible-sites.asp
Auxiliary Benefits of Accessible Web Design http://www.w3.org/WAI/bcase/benefits.html
Accessibility Arguments Revisited http://infocentre.frontend.com/servlet/Infocentre?
access=no&page=article&rows=5&id=301
Buy standards compliant Web sites http://www.w3.org/QA/2002/07/WebAgency-Requirements
Websites: think the way your customers think http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/nt/2003/nt_2003_09_08_ibm.htm
Promoting and Advertising Your Accessibility http://nadc.ucla.edu/Promoting.htm
6. Accessibility in Distance Education
A Resource for Faculty in Online Teaching http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cade/ade/index.html
7. Guidelines
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/
Trace Center Collation of Access Board's 508 FINAL RULE and GUIDES http://trace.wisc.edu/docs/2002-508-collation/index.shtml?style=default