Accessibility

Section 508: The Road to Accessibility  Section 508 website to access resources for understanding and implementing the requirements of Section 508.

Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Web Accessiblity for Section 508  This course was written for the Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center, funded in support of Section 508 by NIDRR and GSA at Georgia Institute of Technology, Center for Rehabilitation Technology.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0  from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These guidelines explain how to make Web content accessible to people with disabilities.

Web Accessibility Information  from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI).

A-Prompt (Accessibility Prompt)   is a software tool designed to improve the usability of HTML documents by evaluating Web pages for accessibility barriers and then providing developers with a fast and easy way to make the necessary repairs.

Knowbility  connects people with disabilities to greater opportunities by advancing barrier-free information technology.

Web Accessibility and Usability SRRPUB11 - World Wide Web Design Standards and Coding Guidelines from DIR

Information Technology Technical Assistance & Training Center  ITTATC promotes the development of accessible electronic and information technology by providing technical assistance, training and information.

Human Factors International  Usable Web and Application Design Company. Good reference articles on usability can be found on this website.

Usability and Accessibility  Operated by the Communication Technologies Branch (CTB) of the National Cancer Institute.

Visualization and Usability Group (VUG) Accessibility   VUG conducts research in information visualization, virtual environments, related HCI technologies, and the evaluation of these technologies in order to demonstrate the utility and feasibility of visual displays of information to industry and government.

Design for Inclusion: Creating a New Marketplace Just published by the National Council on Disability (NCD). While the focus is on the design of electronic and information technology (E&IT) products and services, the same issues should be considered in obtaining products and services, and in Web design.